The current law says the President may issue an order if he determines that the agency or subdivision has a primary function of intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. The Nelson amendment says no agency shall be excluded because of the President's authority, unless the determination is made that the mission and responsibility of the agency or subdivision has materially changed. You call that supplemental to, or whatever you want to call it, but it was not there before.
Mike Thompson: “The current law says the President may issue an order if he determines that the agency or subdivision has a primary…”
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Discussing the implications of the Nelson amendment on presidential authority regarding intelligence agencies.
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