United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

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United States Senate committee intelligence oversight committee

The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate responsible for overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies and activities, including their budgets, operations, and compliance with law.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence	6
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities	1
Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities	1
Subcommittee on the Strategic Forces and Intelligence (historical or ad hoc, as applicable)	1
United States Senate Committee on Intelligence	1
United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Senate committee ⓘ intelligence oversight committee ⓘ
canHold	closed hearings ⓘ public hearings ⓘ
canIssue	subpoenas ⓘ
canRequest	classified briefings ⓘ
chamber	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	SSCI ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	authorization of appropriations for intelligence activities ⓘ legislative proposals relating to U.S. intelligence ⓘ oversight of covert action findings ⓘ oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance ⓘ oversight of intelligence-related civil liberties and privacy issues ⓘ
hasMemberType	United States senator ⓘ
hasSubstructure	majority staff ⓘ minority staff ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States Intelligence Community ⓘ surface form: U.S. intelligence community counterintelligence activities ⓘ covert action programs ⓘ intelligence activities of the United States ⓘ intelligence budget authorization ⓘ national intelligence programs ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Senate ⓘ
meetsAt	United States Capitol ⓘ
oversees	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Defense Intelligence Agency ⓘ Department of Homeland Security intelligence activities ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence activities ⓘ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ National Security Agency ⓘ Office of the Director of National Intelligence ⓘ intelligence elements of the Department of Defense ⓘ intelligence elements of the Department of Energy ⓘ intelligence elements of the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ intelligence elements of the Department of Justice ⓘ intelligence elements of the Department of State ⓘ intelligence elements of the Department of the Treasury ⓘ
partOf	legislative branch of the United States government ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Senate ⓘ
responsibleFor	assessing effectiveness of U.S. intelligence programs ⓘ ensuring U.S. intelligence activities comply with U.S. law ⓘ informing the Senate about intelligence matters ⓘ monitoring intelligence operations ⓘ protecting sources and methods of intelligence ⓘ reviewing intelligence budgets ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 → conductedBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

SSCI → hasSubcommittee → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

subject surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

this entity surface form: Subcommittee on the Strategic Forces and Intelligence (historical or ad hoc, as applicable)

John Warner → memberOf → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on Intelligence

Church Committee → officialName → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities

Central Intelligence Agency → oversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

Defense Intelligence Agency → oversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

DCIA → oversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

subject surface form: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

FISA Amendments Act of 2008 → oversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act → oversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

National Security Agency → oversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

USIC → oversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Intelligence Community

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

SSCI → predecessor → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

subject surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities

Church Committee → shortName → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities

SSCI → standsFor → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency → subjectToOversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

United States Intelligence Community → subjectToOversightBy → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → worksWith → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ