Trump administration says intelligence provision exempting it from congressional oversight isn't meant to circumvent Congress but concerns persist about how broadly it was written.https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-says-intelligence-provision-isnt-meant-to-circumvent-congress-1516817227 …
Whether it was meant to circumvent Congress or not, it could be used that way. The law should be clear that intelligence oversight and budgetary powers rest with Congress, as it has for decades.