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SSCI is the abbreviation for the United States Senate committee responsible for overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies and activities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate committee
United States Senate committee
abbreviation
abbreviation SSCI
canIssue subpoenas
country United States
createdBy United States Senate
establishedAfter investigations of U.S. intelligence abuses in the 1970s
establishedInYear 1976
hasCommitteeType select committee
hasMajorityPartyMembers members of the majority party in the U.S. Senate
hasMinorityPartyMembers members of the minority party in the U.S. Senate
hasNumberOfMembers 16
hasOversightType legislative oversight
hasParentOrganization United States Senate
hasSubcommittee Subcommittee on the Strategic Forces and Intelligence (historical or ad hoc, as applicable)
hasWebsite https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/
holds closed hearings
open hearings
jurisdiction United States federal government
legislativeChamber United States Senate
meetsAt United States Capitol
oversees Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence activities
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Reconnaissance Office
National Security Agency
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
United States Intelligence Community
predecessor Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities
publishes committee reports on intelligence matters
reportsTo United States Senate
responsibility ensuring intelligence activities comply with U.S. law
oversight of U.S. intelligence activities
protection of U.S. intelligence sources and methods
review of intelligence budgets
review of intelligence programs
standsFor Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
subjectArea counterterrorism
covert action oversight
intelligence policy
national security


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