[20071205]RS22078_隐私和公民自由监督委员会：国会的改进.pdf

1 U.S. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, The 9/11 CommissionReport (Washington: GPO, 2004), p. 395.2 Ibid., pp. 394-395.Order Code RS22078Updated December 5, 2007Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: Congressional RefinementsHarold C. RelyeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryAmong the recommendations made by the National Commission on TerroristAttacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) in its final report was the creationof a board within the executive branch to oversee adherence to guidelines on, and thecommitment to defend, civil liberties by the federal government. This CRS reportexamines the realization of this recommendation with the creation of the Privacy andCivil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), and current efforts to refine the mandate andthe mission of the board (H.R. 1, S. 4), and will be updated as events warrant.The final report of the 9/11 Commission recommended that “there should be a boardwithin the executive branch to oversee adherence to the guidelines we recommend andthe commitment the government makes to defend our civil liberties.”1 Thisrecommendation was the third and fi