Dan Coats: “I strongly support an initiative to establish a Quadrennial Intelligence Review and an independent, nonpartisan National…”

“I strongly support an initiative to establish a Quadrennial Intelligence Review and an independent, nonpartisan National Intelligence Panel. This process can be modeled after the Military Force Structure Review Act of 1986 which passed the Senate by a unanimous vote of 100-0. This Act directed the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and the National Defense Panel (NDP) which conducted comprehensive reviews of all aspects of defense. These reviews have produced a much needed update of our defense strategy, a revised defense program, and a vibrant debate on the course of our defense capabilities. I believe that a process of internal and external comprehensive review fashioned on this QDR and NDP model can be equally effective in the area of intelligence. I intend to work with the Committee to develop a provision establishing a Quadrennial Intelligence Review and an independent National Intelligence Panel for inclusion in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.”