US Intelligence Community Law Sourcebook, 2014 Edition

Now updated for 2014, The U.S Intelligence Community Law Sourcebook, is your complete guide to important national security law source material, including relevant federal statutes, intelligence authorization acts, executive orders, attorney general and the director of national intelligence guidelines, and proposed significant legislation affecting the U.S. intelligence community.

As with prior editions, this year, we continue to develop and strengthen the volume in accord with the feedback we receive from leading national security law practitioners. Adding content, this 5th edition now includes

• President Barack Obama's remarks on issues of national security and signals intelligence
• Congressional Statements by key intelligence officials
• New Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Directive and Framework
• New Privacy and Surveillance Reports and Guidelines, and more!

This comprehensive collection of the laws, rules and regulations governing the United States Intelligence Community, and the carefully chosen context material is an invaluable resource for lawyers, academics, journalists and corporate officers alike.

Contents Include:

I. CONTEXT AND COMMENTARY This section provides a selection of relevant new commentary on law related to the US Intelligence Community in 2013 and 2014, in the form of relevant U.S. Government officials' publicly available speeches or remarks. It is designed to provide context of public issues that professionals in the field faced during the current publication period. Includes President Barack Obama's Remarks on National Security and Law.

II. STATUTES, ORDERS, AND POLICY DOCUMENTS This section provides a selected overview of laws, executive orders, and policy related to the U.S. Intelligence Community in 2014. It is designed to provide a general picture of the law of the community.

III. CONGRESS AND SIGNIFICANT PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN 2013 Not law, this section includes bills currently in Congress which could have significant impact on the intelligence community in 2014.