Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949

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The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 is a U.S. federal law that provided the CIA with administrative and financial authorities, including special procedures for secrecy and funding, enabling it to operate as the nation’s primary foreign intelligence agency.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
intelligence law
affects U.S. foreign intelligence activities
alsoKnownAs An Act to provide for the administration of the Central Intelligence Agency, and for other purposes
appliesTo Central Intelligence Agency
authorityScope administrative
financial
organizational
codifiedIn Title 50 of the United States Code
congressNumber 81st United States Congress
country United States
dateEnacted 1949-06-20
enables CIA to maintain secrecy over its organization and functions
CIA to spend funds without detailed public accounting
enactedBy United States Congress
grantsAuthorityFor confidential fiscal and administrative procedures
expenditure of funds without regard to typical federal limitations
protection of intelligence sources and methods in administrative and financial matters
special procedures for CIA funding
special procedures for secrecy of CIA activities
use of confidential funds
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
language English
legalEffect supplemented the National Security Act of 1947 with detailed CIA authorities
primaryPurpose to enable the CIA to function as the primary U.S. foreign intelligence agency
to provide administrative authorities for the Central Intelligence Agency
to provide financial authorities for the Central Intelligence Agency
providesFor acquisition and disposal of property for intelligence purposes
cover arrangements and protection of CIA organizational details
employment and separation of CIA personnel under special rules
travel and subsistence allowances for CIA employees and sources
publicLawNumber Public Law 81-110
regulates administrative structure of the Central Intelligence Agency
financial management of the Central Intelligence Agency
personnel management of the Central Intelligence Agency
relatedTo National Security Act of 1947
shortName CIA Act of 1949
signedBy Harry S. Truman
signingPresident Harry S. Truman
status in force
subjectMatter funding and budgeting of the Central Intelligence Agency
organization of the Central Intelligence Agency
personnel authorities of the Central Intelligence Agency
secrecy and security of intelligence operations
typeOfLaw national security legislation
yearEnacted 1949

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Security Act of 1947
Public Law 81-110
relatedTo
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ("An Act to provide for the administration of the Central Intelligence Agency, and for other purposes")
alsoKnownAs
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ("CIA Act of 1949")
shortName

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