TERMS OF REFERENCE

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 TERMS OF REFERENCE (U)
 I.       (U) BACKGROUND
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 (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS)  IAW a Congressionally Directed Action of
 January 1994      (enclosure 1), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
 has prepared a draft multi-year research and development program
 plan, subject to rigorous scientific and technical oversight, to
 demonstrate the scientific validity of the STAR GATE program.
 The focus of the plan is to ascertain whether results of military
 and intelligence value can be obtained in a cost-effective manner
 using anomalous mental phenomena (AMP).
 II.      (U) APPROACH
 (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) In order to,fulfill Congressional
 Direction, the DIA proposes to convene a scientific Evaluation
 Panel (SEP) composed of representatives from each of the Service
 Scientific Advisory Boards.  The purpose of the SEP is to review
 and validate the methodology outlined in the plan in order to
 address the cost-effectiveness and performance criteria for the
 STAR GATE program.   Specifically, the SEP is to review and
 validate the STAR GATE program's research and development
 objectives and, to propose recommendations as to which objectives
 should be pursued and the program scope required to achieve those
 objectives.   If the SEP determines that objectives in the plan
 are viable and executable, the General Defense Intelligence
 Program (GDIP) Manager will complete this initiative with others
 for limited available resources remaining in the program.
 III.     (U)  PURPOSE
 (U) The purpose of this Terms of Reference (TOR) paper is
 to familiarize the SEP with proposed program objectives,
 scientific oversight methodology, program management, and
 anticipated contract deliverables.  The proposed plan focuses on:
 - Identifying the underlying mechanisms of AMP.
 - Establishing the limits of operational usefulness
 of AMP.
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 - Determining the degree to which foreign activities
 in AMP represent a threat to national security.
 - Developing countermeasures to neutralize this
 - Using research findings to improve operational
 -  Developing data fusion criteria to integrate AMP
 results with other intelligence sources.
 (U) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS
 a. (C/NF) Congressional direction for the STAR GATE-
 program stresses the need for an even balance between foreign
 assessments, operational activities and research, with the
 overall architecture of the program such that the three areas are
 interrelated and supportive in support of on-going DoD and DIA
 intelligence collection, analysis, and production functions.
 b.   (U) Specifically, it is planned to use the first six
 months of the contract to hold meetings with AMP experts around
 the country to ascertain which research goals have the highest
 probability of success and to determine the best methods for
 conducting the required research.   On the basis of these
 meetings; the schedule, budget, and performance criteria for the
 balance of the program will be finalized.
 c.   (U) Subject to adequate funding, recommendations of
 the above working groups, and general DIA guidance, the proposed
 research and development program will address the following
 generic issues:
 1.   (U)  BASIC RESEARCH
 a.   (U) The objective of basic research is to
 understand the fundamental, underlying mechanisms of remote
 viewing (RV)  or anomalous cognition (AC).
 b.   (U) The basic research goals are:
 - To determine the fundamental nature of
 an AC source, i.e., a quantitative, intrinsic. description of AC
 targets.
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 - To determine how AC information
 traverses space and time from the source to the detector (i.e.,
 the remote viewer).
 - To determine how AC information is
 sensed by the viewer.
 2. (U) APPLIED RESEARCH
 a.   (U) The objective of applied research is to
 bridge the gap between pure research data and the applications of
 that data, specifically, to improve the quality of AC data.
 b.   (U) The applied research goals are:
 - To identify individuals who possess
 either a high-quality natural AC ability or a trainable one.
 - To create a set of training manuals
 and/or procedures that will be efficient and effective in
 teaching and evaluating RV skills.
 - To establish a realistic certification
 program for currently assigned personnel.
 - To develop a system to categorize
 potential AC targets with regard to their inherent AC
 "visibility" since it has been shown that all potential targets
 are not equally amenable to AC.
 - To design a series of instructions for
 conducting AC sessions that are optimized for each particular
 application.
 - To provide meaningful absolute measures
 of the information that is transferred by AC, i.e.,
 interpretative analysis of the AC data.
 -  (S/NF/LIMDIS)  To develop methods of data
 fusion which will most effectively incorporate AC data into the
 overall intelligence collection, analysis, and production
 process.
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 3.   (U)  FOREIGN ASSESSMENT
 a.   (S/NF) The assessment of parapsychological
 activities presents some rather unique challenges.   For example,
 if the task were to evaluate Russian developments in laser
 weapons, there is no shortage of Western high-tech companies or
 national laboratories to which one could turn to for detailed
 technical analytical support.   In parapsychology, however, there
 is no equivalent group within the USG with such expertise.   It is
 essential, therefore, to have external R&D support to provide
 specialized technical assistance in evaluating foreign R&D
 activities including the replication of foreign experimental
 claims.
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 (U)  PROGRAM OVERSIGHT
 a.   (U)  PROGRAM OVERSIGHT METHODOLOGY
 1.   (U)  PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/OVERSIGHT
 (S/NF) DIA, as executive agent, proposes to
 implement a management structure that fosters a proactive,
 responsive, and creative environment for this activity.    Both
 the external research and in-house activities will be centered in
 the Technology Assessment and Support Activity under the
 supervision of the Chief, Office for Ground Forces (DIA/PAG).
 2.   (U)  SCIENTIFIC OVERSIGHT
 (S/NF) Scientific oversight will be provided by
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 3.   (U) CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT
 (U) A contractor sponsored Scientific Oversight
 Committee (SOC), consisting of scientists from the following
 disciplines:   physics, astronomy, statistics, neuroscience, and
 psychology, will be tasked with the following:
 a.   (U) Reviewing and approving all experimental
 protocols prior to the collection of experimental data.
 b.   (U) Reviewing all experimental final reports
 as if they were submissions to technical scientific journals.
 c.   (U) Proposing directions for further
 research.
 d.   (U) Conducting un-announced visits to 'view
 experiments in progress.
 (U) A contractor sponsored Human Use Review Board
 will also be formed and charged with the responsibility of assuring
 compliance with all U.S. and DoD regulations with regard to the use
 of humans in experimentation and assuring their safety.  Members
 should represent the health, legal, and spiritual professions IAW
 government guidelines.
 4.   (U)  DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATION CRITERIA
 a.   (U)  SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY
 (S/NF) A thorough review of DoD's activities in
 AMP was conducted in 1987 to evaluate the use of AMP for
 intelligence gathering purposes.  The overall findings of this
 evaluation were that "...the Project Review Group has determined to
 its satisfaction that the work of the Enhanced Human Performance
 Group is scientifically sound...and is providing valuable insight
 into the nature of an anomaly which have a significant impact on
 the DoD."  This research and development plan will both draw from
 and add to this extensive data base to further demonstrate the
 scientific validity and practicality of AMP.
 b.   (U)  PERFORMANCE
 (S/NF) The ability of the STAR GATE program to
 produce results that have an intelligence value can only be
 measured by customer feedback.   STAR GATE has developed feedback
 mechanisms and procedures for customers that should result in a
 method of quantifying this subjective feedback data so that
 operational value added and cost-effectiveness can be measured.
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 VI.      (U)  POTENTIAL RESEARCH RETURNS
 (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) The research pursuits identified in the
 overall research and peer review plan have the potential for
 achieving highly significant results using AMP to address
 problems of national security by pushing the phenomena to their
 natural limits.  This overall result can be achieved by
 accomplishing the aforementioned program plan.goals.
 VII.     (U) DELIVERABLES
 (U) The definition of deliverables is difficult to
 determine at this point -- most of it will be in the form of
 rep     assessment           briefs/trip
 technical
 reports.
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 and applied
 reports, VIII.   (U) R&D PLAN DURATION
 (U) The proposed ongoing R&D effort will be reviewed every,
 two years by the SEP to determine whether the STAR GATE program
 can show results that are cost effective and satisfy reasonable
 performance criteria.
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