The Nation : Panel Acts on Terrorism

A House subcommittee, hoping to streamline U.S. anti-terrorist forces, began work on legislation to unify the Green Berets, Army Delta force, Navy Seals and other special forces under a single civilian command. The readiness subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee is planning a Defense Special Operations Agency that would take over control of the elite forces from the individual services, although they would retain their service identities. At the same time, the Air Force Military Airlift Command is completing a proposal for basing long-range aircraft and helicopters abroad so that they could more quickly rush the specialized outfits to the scene of a terrorist action.