CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Central Intelligence Agency.An independent federal agency that compiles intelligence information, conducts counterintelligence activities outside the United States, and advises the President and the National Security Council on matters of foreign intelligence and national security. • It was created by the National Security Act of 1947.50 USCA §§ 401 et seq. — Abbr.CIA. See NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. [Blacks Law 8th]