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(U) SID's Interactions with Congress: Part II - Budget Jargon and
RFIs (repost)
FROM: SIGINT Communications
Run Date: 12/29/2003
(U) Budget Jargon
(U//FOUO) As with everything else, the budget process has its own vocabulary. Here are a few
terms you may hear:
Fence : When NSA funding is fenced, it means we cannot spend those dollars until we
satisfy certain requirements levied on us by Congress. Fences are associated with
Congressional Directed Actions (CDAs).
With/Without Prejudice : When a cut is taken "with prejudice", it means that NSA
must take the cut from a specified project/program. If a cut is taken "without prejudice",
we have the option of funding that program/project at the level we requested and taking
that cut from elsewhere in the budget.
A not A : Appropriated not Authorized. This occurs when the Appropriators provide
funding for programs, but the Authorizers do not give NSA the authority to spend it.
Hollow Authority : This occurs when the Authorizers give NSA the authority to spend
funds, however, the Appropriators do not provide us the with the dollars.
Congressional Member/Staffer : The "member" is the senator or congressman. The
"staffer" is just that--one of his staff. The staffers are led by a "staff director". Sensitive
classified information is sometimes shared only with the staff director and members of
Congress--not with the staffers-- to limit distribution as much as possible.
(U) Which Congressional Staffers Do We Usually Deal With?
(U//FOUO) SID often works with specific congressional staffers, as follows:
HPSCI: Riley Perdue (majority staffer) and Beth Larson (minority staffer)
SSCI: Jim Barnett
HAC-Defense: Steve Nixon
SAC-Defense: Jennifer Chartrand
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