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On the recordJuly 9, 1997
I offer this amendment to establish a study of the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. This study is designed to explore the involvement and the use of chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf war. Specifically, this amendment requires the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct a study and submit to Congress in both a classified and declassified form a report of its findings. Mr. Chairman, I think it is important to expand a little bit on why I would want such a study.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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govinfo.gov

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Proposing an amendment to study the CIA's involvement with chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf war.

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