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Susan Collins: “I direct the Senator from Ohio to the exact language in the bill. On page 27, starting on line 21: (C) in accordance…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2004
I direct the Senator from Ohio to the exact language in the bill. On page 27, starting on line 21: (C) in accordance with procedures to be developed by the National Intelligence Director, transfer personnel of the intelligence community funded through the National Intelligence Program from one element of the intelligence community to another element of the intelligence community; I think that language is crystal clear that the NID could, indeed, take a linguist from the counterterrorism division of the FBI and transfer that individual to the National Counterterrorism Center, or an analyst from DIA who is funded through the national intelligence program and shift that individual to the counterterrorism center. I think it is very clear.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Discussing the language of a bill related to the National Intelligence Director's authority.

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