New Zepuha wrote:Mediciano wrote:The National Intelligencery Establishment Act
Category: International Relations | Urgency: High | Author: Senator Marius Kruger (Ind.) | Co-Sponsors: Britanno, The Grand Republic of Hannover, Venaleria, Oneracon
The Aurentine Senate,
WORRIED that our nation has no method for the early detections of threats against Aurentina, or any method through which to surmise the intents and motivations of foreign entities,
NOTING that this is a critical weakness in the maintenance of national security and the safety of the Aurentine people,
ALSO NOTING that without a means to surmise the intents and motivations of foreign entities, we cannot in good faith, and on an equal field parlay with any other nation which possesses a foreign intelligence gathering organization, as they will be better informed as to our status than we to theirs,
WARNING that any nation existing in the information rich world of today requires a method for the conducting of espionage and counterespionage operations covertly and on behalf of the nation's goals and objectives,
HEREBY CREATES
(1) the National Intelligencery which will:(A) Be charged with conducting operations to gather foreign intelligence.
(B) Be charged with conducting operations of counterintelligence domestically and abroad.
(C) Be charged with informing the President, and other members of the Council, on all issues foreign and domestic.
(D) Be fobidden from conducting espionage or intelligence gathering, except with the express intent of counterespionage and with the knowledge of the President, within the borders of the Aurentine Commonwealth.
(E) Be composed solely of citizens of the Aurentine Commonwealth who have undergone government background check at the highest level of scrutiny, and whose loyalty to the state is deemed unquestionable.
(2) the Council, which will(A) be composed of the President, the Vice President, the Prime Minister, the Minister for Defense and the the Director of the National Intelligencery,
(B) be tasked with interpreting and acting on intelligence provided by the intelligence community
(C) be solely responsible for the actions of the Intelligencery, as long as those actions were performed with their knowledge.
(3) the Office of the Director of the National Intelligencery, who will(A) be selected from the senate, or any other governing body, by the President.
(B) be tasked with the responsibility to direct the actions of the Intelligencery.
(C) be tasked with the responsibility of reporting all actions of the Intelligencery to the Council in weekly updates, or however more often is required by the situation.
(D) be tasked with the responsibility of reporting to the President any intelligence deemed too sensitive for even the entire Council, at the Director's discretion.
(4) the National Reconnaissance Office, which will(A) be tasked with collecting intelligence as it pertains to the military.
(B) be tasked with consolidating all relevant information into a ten page "Bi-Daily Military Intelligence Dossier" which will be presented to the President and the Minister of Defense every two days, or however more often is required by the situation.
(C) be tasked with informing the President and the Minister of Defence on the status of global foreign military operations in an in-depth format before any Aurentine military operation.
(D) be tasked with using the sensory assets of the Commonwealth Armed Forces in the collection of military data, at the President's and the Minister of Defense's discretion.
(E) be constrained and accountable to all current laws governing the use of the military, but will not be a branch or organization that falls under the category of a "military organization."
DEFINITIONS
(1) The term "intelligence" includes foreign intelligence and counterintelligence.
(2) The term "foreign intelligence" means information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
(3) The term "counterintelligence" means information gathered, and activities conducted, to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
(4) The term "intelligence community" includes the following:(A) The Office of the Director of the National Intelligencery
(B) The National Intelligencery
(C) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(D) Other offices within the Ministry of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs.
(E) The intelligence elements of the Commonwealth Army, the Commonwealth Navy, the Commonwealth Air Force, the Gendarmerie and the National Police Force
(F) The Office of the President of Aurentina
(5) The term "foreign entity" means:(A) a foreign principal, except that the term “foreign national” shall not include any individual who is a citizen of the Aurentine Commonwealth.
(B) an individual who is not a citizen of the Aurentine Commonwealth or a national of the Aurentine Commonwealth and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or voting in national elections.
(C) a government or private organization which is incorporated under the laws of a different state or nation, and which is registered and conducts business in a nation other than the Aurentine Commonwealth.
(6) The term "military organization" refers to any organization operated and controlled by the Ministry of Defense with the purpose of ensuring the safety of Aurentina or its assets through means of violence and armed conflict.
I ask that this be re-added to the queue.
You only have four sponsors, isn't 5 the required minimum?
No, it's four.