Other Foreign and Defense Agencies Chapter 17 Section 2 Other Foreign and Defense Agencies

C.I.A. Central Intelligence Agency Est. 1947 by Congress Serves under the National Security Council President nominates its director 3 major tasks Coordinate information-gathering of State, Defense and other federal agencies Analyze and evaluate data collected Brief the President and NSC

C.I.A. Central Intelligence Agency Gathers information Open sources Espionage Congress hides funds National Security Act 1947 CIA can not operate inside of the U.S.

INS Immigration and Naturalization Service Persons who come to live and work May become naturalized citizens Department of Justice Administers benefits WORK PERMITS Political asylum naturalization

INS Immigration and Naturalization Service 1864- 1st federal immigration office 1891- Ellis Island, Most famous Focus shifted to illegal immigrants Oversees 300+ ports of entry

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Admin Created by Congress in 1958 Peaceful purposes Medicines, astronomy, physics, communications, civilian uses Setbacks Challenger explosion 1986 Mars failures 1999

Selective Service Draft Conscription or compulsory military service Used during Civil War Selective Service Act 1917 Selective Service and training Act of 1940 Peacetime Draft

Selective Service Selective Service Act of 1948 1948-1973 more than 5 million men drafted Opposition to Vietnam helped end the draft Not in effect today but law is still on the books Males, 18-26 years old, Executive order by Jimmy Carter Congress must renew the presidential authority to re-activate the draft