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Posted by George W. Maschke
- Apr 20, 2003, 06:04 AMSenate Bill 22, the Justice Enhancement and Domestic Security Act of 2003, requires, among other things, the establishment of an "FBI Counterintelligence Polygraph Program."
Contradictorily, however, the legislation requires that in establishing the program, the Attorney General should take into account the results of the National Academy of Sciences' polygraph review (which found that polygraph screening is completely invalid, and that reliance on it is a potential danger to national security).
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) introduced S.B. 22 on 7 January 2003, and it is has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The history of S.B. 22 is tracked on-line here:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.00022:
The Senate now has a Republican majority, and it seems unlikely that the Judiciary Committee will ever take action on Senate Bill 22, whose co-sponsors were apparently all Democrats:
Sen Biden Jr., Joseph R. [DE]
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA]
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY]
Sen Corzine, Jon [NJ]
Sen Dayton, Mark [MN]
Sen Durbin, Richard J. [IL]
Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA]
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT]
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD]
Sen Murray, Patty [WA]
Sen Reed, John F. [RI]
Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD]
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY]
Nonetheless, four of these sponsors (linked and bolded above) are members of the Judiciary Committee, which has oversight responsibility for the Department of Justice (including the FBI). This would be a good opportunity to bring to their attention the findings of the National Academy of Sciences, and its inconsistency with the bill's language directing that a counterintelligence polygraph program be established in the FBI. Contact information for these Senators is available on their websites.
Contradictorily, however, the legislation requires that in establishing the program, the Attorney General should take into account the results of the National Academy of Sciences' polygraph review (which found that polygraph screening is completely invalid, and that reliance on it is a potential danger to national security).
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) introduced S.B. 22 on 7 January 2003, and it is has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The history of S.B. 22 is tracked on-line here:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.00022:
The Senate now has a Republican majority, and it seems unlikely that the Judiciary Committee will ever take action on Senate Bill 22, whose co-sponsors were apparently all Democrats:
Sen Biden Jr., Joseph R. [DE]
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA]
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY]
Sen Corzine, Jon [NJ]
Sen Dayton, Mark [MN]
Sen Durbin, Richard J. [IL]
Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA]
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT]
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD]
Sen Murray, Patty [WA]
Sen Reed, John F. [RI]
Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD]
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY]
Nonetheless, four of these sponsors (linked and bolded above) are members of the Judiciary Committee, which has oversight responsibility for the Department of Justice (including the FBI). This would be a good opportunity to bring to their attention the findings of the National Academy of Sciences, and its inconsistency with the bill's language directing that a counterintelligence polygraph program be established in the FBI. Contact information for these Senators is available on their websites.