[20041014]RS21908_参议院情报特别委员会：期限限制和转让限制.pdf

1 The provision was struck during floor consideration after passage of S.Res. 445.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21908Updated October 14, 2004Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Term Limits and Assignment Limitationsname redactedSpecialist on the CongressGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe 2005 Intelligence Authorization bill (S. 2386) as reported by the SenateIntelligence Committee contains a provision repealing term limits for committeemembers.1 The 9/11 Commission Report recommended that the eight-year term limitfor 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 agreedto October 9, by a vote of 79-6, eliminated term limits for Intelligence Committeemembers.The 9/11 Commission also recommended that the committee be smaller, seven ornine members (it currently has 17 voting members), and four of the members who serveon the Intelligence Committee should also serve on the Committees on Armed Services,Judicia