Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Term Limits and Assignment Limitations (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Oct. 14, 2004 |
| Report Number |
RS21908 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Judy Schneider, Government and Finance Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
The 2005 Intelligence Authorization bill ( S. 2386 ) as reported by the Senate Intelligence
Committee contains a provision repealing term limits for committee members.
(1) The 9/11
Commission Report recommended that the eight-year term limit for members serving on the
Intelligence Committee be abolished. S.Res. 445 , introduced by Rules and
Administration Committee Chairman Trent Lott on October 1, 2004, reported from that committee
by a vote of 12-0 on October 5, 2004, and agreed to October 9, by a vote of 79-6, eliminated term
limits for Intelligence Committee members.
The 9/11 Commission also recommended that the committee be smaller, seven or nine
members
(it currently has 17 voting members), and four of the members who serve on the Intelligence
Committee should also serve on the Committees on Armed Services, Judiciary, or Foreign Relations,
or the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. The bipartisan working group of Senators also
recommended designated membership representation from the Appropriations, Armed Services,
Foreign Relations, and Judiciary Committees. S. Res. 445 provides that the committee have no more
than 15 members and designates that two members each from the Committees on Appropriations,
Armed Services, Judiciary, and Foreign Relations serve on the Intelligence Committee..
This report addresses issues related to the impact on the Intelligence Committee if term limits
are abolished and other assignment questions addressed in S. Res. 445. This report will be updated
as events warrant.
1. Â The provision was struck during floor consideration after
passage of S.Res. 445.
