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HR 3779 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2013 Introduced by: Himes, James A. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Dec 16, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Dec 16, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of National Intelligence to report annually to the congressional intelligence committees on violations of law or executive order by personnel of an element of the intelligence community and on actions taken in response.


What's happening now December 16, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1631 Related bill FISA Improvements Act of 2013
  • S 2741 Related bill Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 16, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3779: To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3779/
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"H.R. 3779: To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3779/.
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H.R. 3779, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3779/.
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[H.R. 3779: To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3779/)
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