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### Psychic Research
After *Parade* published "[[Psychic Spying]]" on August 7, 1977, the committee asked the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] for a briefing. [[David Brandwein]], director of the [[Office of Technical Service]], gave three staff members "a short oral history of OTS efforts in the field, dating back to 1961" on November 16, 1977, and left them a written outline of the work classified SECRET, the unclassified article on the research at [[Stanford Research Institute]] and "a brief article on Mr. [[Pat Price]]." He handled most of the office's briefing of Representative [[Charlie Rose]] on February 9, 1978.[^3] On October 25, 1978, Rose, as chairman of the committee's evaluation subcommittee, wrote to [[Ruth Davis]] of the Defense Department that "we have a strong obligation also to learn what Soviet research is underway" and that he would "like to see the [[Department of Defense]] undertake those efforts deemed necessary and appropriate to investigate remote viewing and other related phenomena."[^4] On March 28, 1995, the CIA sent its status responses on the [[Stargate Project|Star Gate]] program to the committee's chairman, [[Larry Combest]], during the [[1995 transfer of Star Gate to the CIA]].[^6]
After *Parade* published "[[Psychic Spying]]" on August 7, 1977, the committee asked the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] for a briefing. [[David Brandwein]], director of the [[Office of Technical Service]], gave three staff members "a short oral history of OTS efforts in the field, dating back to 1961" on November 16, 1977, and left them a written outline of the work classified SECRET, the unclassified article on the research at [[Stanford Research Institute]] and "a brief article on Mr. [[Pat Price]]." He handled most of the office's briefing of Representative [[Charlie Rose]] on February 9, 1978.[^3] On October 25, 1978, Rose, as chairman of the committee's evaluation subcommittee, wrote to [[Ruth Davis]] of the Defense Department that "we have a strong obligation also to learn what Soviet research is underway" and that he would "like to see the [[Department of Defense]] undertake those efforts deemed necessary and appropriate to investigate remote viewing and other related phenomena."[^4] On March 28, 1995, the CIA sent its status responses on the [[Stargate Project|Star Gate]] program to the committee's chairman, [[Larry Combest]], during the [[1995 transfer of Star Gate to the CIA]].[^5]
### Other Records
In March 1998 CIA Inspector General [[Fred Hitz]] testified to the committee on the agency's relationships with Contra supporters involved in drug trafficking.[^10] On May 11, 2000, the committee released a unanimously adopted report on the allegations of [[Gary Webb]]'s [[Dark Alliance]] series, finding that the evidence did not support the implication "that the CIA was responsible for the crack epidemic in [[Los Angeles]] or anywhere else in the United States to further the cause of the Contra war in [[Central America]]."[^9] In 2021 classified versions of the intelligence community's assessment of domestic violent extremism were briefed to the House and Senate intelligence committees.[^7] [[Jim Himes]], its ranking member in 2026, appeared that year on a leaked membership list of [[Peter Thiel]]'s Dialog society.[^8]
In March 1998 CIA Inspector General [[Fred Hitz]] testified to the committee on the agency's relationships with Contra supporters involved in drug trafficking.[^6] On May 11, 2000, the committee released a unanimously adopted report on the allegations of [[Gary Webb]]'s [[Dark Alliance]] series, finding that the evidence did not support the implication "that the CIA was responsible for the crack epidemic in [[Los Angeles]] or anywhere else in the United States to further the cause of the Contra war in [[Central America]]."[^7] In 2021 classified versions of the intelligence community's assessment of domestic violent extremism were briefed to the House and Senate intelligence committees.[^8] [[Jim Himes]], its ranking member in 2026, appeared that year on a leaked membership list of [[Peter Thiel]]'s Dialog society.[^9]
### Chairmen
Larry Combest chaired the committee in the 104th Congress.[^10] [[Porter Goss]] chaired the committee from the 105th Congress: the Congressional Directory of June 1997 lists "Porter J. Goss, of Florida, Chairman," and the Directory of June 1999 lists him as chairman with [[Jerry Lewis]] as vice chairman.[^11] He remained chairman through the 107th Congress, when the committee's Republican members included [[Randy Cunningham]], and signed a January 29, 2003 letter as chairman for the 107th and 108th Congresses.[^12][^13] The committee's June 21, 2004 report on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, submitted by Goss, states that "the Directorate of Operations (DO) needs fixing" and records the majority's rejection of a Chalabi document-request amendment by [[Anna Eshoo]] and of [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s amendment to create a Director of National Intelligence.[^14]
### Footnotes
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[^2]: Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities. *Final Report,* S. Rept. 94-755, 1976, as cited on the Church Committee page.
[^3]: Brandwein, David S., memorandum for the record, "Briefing for House Permanent Select Committee re OTS Involvement in ESP Research," OTS memo 287-77, November 17, 1977, CIA-RDP96-00787R000200020020-8; Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Legislative Counsel, "Briefing of Representative Charles Rose," February 9, 1978, OLC 78-0576, CIA-RDP81M00980R000600250087-4.
[^4]: Davis, Ruth M., memorandum for Dr. Jack Vorona, "'Remote Viewing' Project," November 20, 1978, with the letter of Charlie Rose, Chairman, Subcommittee on Evaluation, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 25, 1978.
[^5]: "COMBEST, Larry Ed," History, Art and Archives, U.S. House of Representatives. https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/COMBEST,-Larry-Ed-(C000653)/
[^6]: Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs to Larry Combest, Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 28, 1995, CIA-RDP96-00791R000100040002-2.
[^7]: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security. "Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021." Unclassified summary, March 17, 2021.
[^8]: Cameron, Dell, and Yulia Almazova. "Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel's Secretive 'Dialog' Society." *WIRED,* June 16, 2026.
[^9]: *Survey of Activities of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence During the 106th Congress,* H. Rept. 106-1054, 2001, "CIA Drug Trafficking Investigation," citing the committee print *Report on the Central Intelligence Agency's Alleged Involvement in Crack Cocaine Trafficking in the Los Angeles Area,* February 2000. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-106hrpt1054/html/CRPT-106hrpt1054.htm
[^10]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998, epilogue.
[^5]: Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs to Larry Combest, Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 28, 1995, CIA-RDP96-00791R000100040002-2.
[^6]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998, epilogue.
[^7]: *Survey of Activities of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence During the 106th Congress,* H. Rept. 106-1054, 2001, "CIA Drug Trafficking Investigation," citing the committee print *Report on the Central Intelligence Agency's Alleged Involvement in Crack Cocaine Trafficking in the Los Angeles Area,* February 2000. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-106hrpt1054/html/CRPT-106hrpt1054.htm
[^8]: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security. "Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021." Unclassified summary, March 17, 2021.
[^9]: Cameron, Dell, and Yulia Almazova. "Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel's Secretive 'Dialog' Society." *WIRED,* June 16, 2026.
[^10]: "COMBEST, Larry Ed," History, Art and Archives, U.S. House of Representatives. https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/COMBEST,-Larry-Ed-(C000653)/
[^11]: Congressional Directory, 105th Congress, June 1997 (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-1997-06-04/html/CDIR-1997-06-04-HOUSECOMMITTEES-2.htm) and 106th Congress, June 1999 (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-1999-06-15/html/CDIR-1999-06-15-HOUSECOMMITTEES-2.htm).
[^12]: H. Rept. 107-792, front matter, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence membership, 107th Congress. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRPT-107hrpt792/pdf/GPO-CRPT-107hrpt792.pdf
[^13]: Graham, Goss, Shelby and Pelosi to Tenet, January 29, 2003. https://archive.org/download/declasspart4/declasspart4_djvu.txt
[^14]: H. Rept. 108-558, June 21, 2004. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-108hrpt558/html/CRPT-108hrpt558.htm