{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-intelligence-committee-approves-king-and-rubio-amendment-to-provide-independent-check-on-targeting-decisions", "Senate Intelligence Committee Approves King & Rubio Amendment to Provide Independent Check on Targeting Decisions", "2013-11-06", "2013", "2013-11", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senate Intelligence Committee Approves King & Rubio Amendment to Provide Independent Check on Targeting Decisions\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, November 6, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence yesterday voted to approve an amendment authored by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) that would require an independent alternative analysis, commonly referred to as a \u201cred-team analysis,\u201d be conducted if the government is considering the legality or the use of targeted lethal force against a known U.S. person located outside the U.S. who is involved in international terrorism. The provision, which Senators King and Rubio originally introduced in May as S. 1035, the Targeted Strike Oversight Reform Act of 2013, was adopted as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act.\u00a0 The Committee approved the Authorization Act by a vote of 13-2 on Tuesday.\r\n\u201cOur amendment aims to provide an additional layer of accountability within the decision-making process when the government concludes that a U.S. person is engaged in international terrorism and that lethal force against them may be necessary to prevent an attack,\u201d Senator King said. \u201cIn such a distinctive case, this amendment would ensure that an independent group \u2013 or \u2018red team\u2019 \u2013 reviews the facts and that the details of that review are shared with the Congressional Intelligence Committees. As I have said repeatedly, the executive branch should not serve as the judge, the jury and the executioner in these cases, and I believe this amendment is a vital step forward in balancing our critical national security needs with the basic constitutional rights that we cherish as Americans.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u201cI am pleased that the committee approved this measure to require an additional, independent review before the authorization of any lethal strikes against U.S. Citizens engaged in international terrorism overseas,\u201d Senator Rubio said. \u201cThis commonsense legislation also improves accountability and oversight of counterterrorism policy by requiring this and future administrations to share important information about these programs with Congress and the intelligence community\u2019s inspector general. By approving this measure, we're improving the balance between keeping our country safe from terrorists who plot against our people, and the accountability and oversight that are touchstones of our constitutional democracy.\u201d\r\nThe King-Rubio amendment is identical to S. 1035, the Targeted Strike Oversight Reform Act of 2013, which would ensure independent oversight of cases where the head of a U.S. intelligence agency has determined that a U.S. person is engaged in international terrorism against the U.S., and the government is considering the legality or the use of targeted lethal force against that individual.\u00a0 In such cases, the TSOR Act would trigger several notifications and independent reviews, including:\r\n \r\nNotification to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)\r\n \r\n \r\nRequirement that the DNI establish an independent \u201cred-team,\u201d led by an individual who does not report to the intelligence agency making the determination, to conduct an alternative analysis and report its findings within 15 days\r\n \r\n \r\nNotification to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community\r\n \r\n \r\nNotification to the congressional intelligence committees regarding the identity of the U.S. person and the results of the red-team alternative analysis\r\n \r\nIn early February, Senator King wrote to Senators Feinstein and Chambliss, Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee respectively, requesting that the Committee consider legislation to provide an appropriate check on the executive branch\u2019s procedure for determining whether using lethal force in a foreign country against a U.S. citizen would be lawful.\r\nThe letter was a follow-up to Senator King\u2019s suggestion to John Brennan during his confirmation hearing that an independent alternative analysis in the case of a targeted-strike against an American citizen should be considered. In his response, Mr. Brennan indicated that he and the Administration would be open to a discussion about the Senator\u2019s proposal.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-intelligence-committee-approves-king-and-rubio-amendment-to-provide-independent-check-on-targeting-decisions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6455620061606169, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}