October 6, 2004 Ordered to be printed as passed S 2845 PP
108th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2845
AN ACT
To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004'.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY
Subtitle A--National Intelligence Authority
Sec. 101. National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 102. National Intelligence Director.
Subtitle B--Responsibilities and Authorities of National Intelligence Director
Sec. 111. Provision of national intelligence.
Sec. 112. Responsibilities of National Intelligence Director.
Sec. 113. Authorities of National Intelligence Director.
Sec. 114. Funding of intelligence activities.
Sec. 115. Enhanced personnel management.
Sec. 116. Security clearances.
Sec. 117. National Intelligence Reserve Corps.
Sec. 118. Appointment and termination of certain officials responsible for intelligence-related activities.
Sec. 119. Reserve for Contingencies.
Subtitle C--Office of the National Intelligence Director
Sec. 121. Office of the National Intelligence Director.
Sec. 122. Deputy national intelligence directors.
Sec. 123. National Intelligence Council.
Sec. 124. General Counsel of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 125. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 126. Privacy Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 127. Chief Information Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 128. Chief Human Capital Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 129. Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 130. Chief Scientist of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 131. National Counterintelligence Executive.
Subtitle D--Additional Elements of National Intelligence Authority
Sec. 141. Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 142. Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority.
Sec. 143. National Counterterrorism Center.
Sec. 144. Counterproliferation Center.
Sec. 145. National intelligence centers.
Sec. 146. Office of alternative analysis.
Subtitle E--Education and Training of Intelligence Community Personnel
Sec. 151. Framework for cross-disciplinary education and training.
Sec. 152. Intelligence Community Scholarship Program.
Sec. 153. Additional education and training requirements.
Subtitle F--Additional Authorities of National Intelligence Authority
Sec. 161. Use of appropriated funds.
Sec. 162. Acquisition and fiscal authorities.
Sec. 163. Personnel matters.
Sec. 164. Ethics matters.
TITLE II--OTHER IMPROVEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Subtitle A--Improvements of Intelligence Activities
Sec. 201. Availability to public of certain intelligence funding information.
Sec. 202. Joint Intelligence Community Council.
Sec. 203. Improvement of intelligence capabilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 204. Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence Career Service.
Sec. 205. Directorate of Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 206. Information sharing.
Sec. 207. Alternative analyses of intelligence by the intelligence community.
Sec. 208. Report on implementation of recommendations of Defense Science Board on preventing and defending against clandestine nuclear attack.
Sec. 209. Use of United States commercial remote sensing space capabilities for imagery and geospatial information requirements.
Sec. 210. Permanent authority for Public Interest Declassification Board.
Subtitle B--Privacy and Civil Liberties
Sec. 211. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Sec. 212. Privacy and Civil Liberties officers.
Subtitle C--Independence of Intelligence Agencies
Sec. 221. Independence of National Intelligence Director.
Sec. 222. Independence of intelligence.
Sec. 223. Independence of National Counterterrorism Center.
Sec. 224. Access of congressional committees to national intelligence.
Sec. 225. Communications with Congress.
Sec. 226. Congressional appeals of classification decisions.
Subtitle D--Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection.
Sec. 231. Short Title.
Sec. 232. Mission of Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 233. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Sec. 234. Protection of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by Office of Inspector General.
Sec. 235. Privacy Officer.
TITLE III--MODIFICATIONS OF LAWS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Conforming and Other Amendments
Sec. 301. Restatement and modification of basic authority on the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 302. Conforming amendments relating to roles of National Intelligence Director and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 303. Other conforming amendments.
Sec. 304. Modifications of counterintelligence and National Security Act of 1947.
Sec. 305. Elements of intelligence community under National Security Act of 1947.
Sec. 306. Redesignation of National Foreign Intelligence Program as National Intelligence Program.
Sec. 307. Conforming amendments on responsibilities of Secretary of Defense pertaining to National Intelligence Program.
Sec. 308. Repeal of superseded authorities.
Sec. 309. Conforming amendments on funding of intelligence activities.
Sec. 310. Modification of definition of Congressional Intelligence Committees under National Security Act of 1947.
Sec. 311. Clerical amendments to National Security Act of 1947.
Sec. 312. Modification of authorities relating to National Counterintelligence Executive.
Sec. 313. Conforming amendment relating to Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
Subtitle B--Transfers and Terminations
Sec. 321. Transfer of Office of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management.
Sec. 322. Transfer of National Counterterrorism Executive.
Sec. 323. Transfer of Terrorist Threat Integration Center.
Sec. 324. Termination of certain positions within the Central Intelligence Agency.
Subtitle C--Other Transition Matters
Sec. 331. Executive Schedule matters.
Sec. 332. Preservation of intelligence capabilities.
Sec. 333. Reorganization.
Sec. 334. National Intelligence Director report on implementation of intelligence community reform.
Sec. 335. Comptroller General reports on implementation of intelligence community reform.
Sec. 336. National Intelligence Council report on methodologies utilized for national intelligence estimates.
Sec. 337. National Intelligence Director report on National Counterterrorism Center.
Sec. 338. Components of National Intelligence Program.
Sec. 339. General references.
Subtitle D--Effective Date
Sec. 341. Effective date.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 351. Severability.
Sec. 352. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
Sec. 401. Watchlist for passengers aboard vessels.
TITLE V--AIR CARGO SAFETY
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Inspection of cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft.
Sec. 503. Air cargo shipping
Sec. 504. Cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft.
Sec. 505. Training program for cargo handlers.
Sec. 506. Cargo carried aboard all-cargo aircraft.
Sec. 507. Passenger identification verification.
TITLE VI--AVIATION SECURITY
Sec. 601. Improved pilot licenses.
Sec. 602. Aircraft charter customer prescreening.
Sec. 603. Aircraft rental customer prescreening.
Sec. 604. Report on rental and charter customer prescreening procedures.
Sec. 605. Aviation security staffing.
Sec. 606. Improved air cargo and airport security.
Sec. 607. Air cargo security measures.
Sec. 608. Explosive detection systems.
Sec. 609. Air marshal program.
Sec. 610. TSA-related baggage claim issues study.
Sec. 611 .Report on implementation of GAO homeland security information sharing recommendations.
Sec. 612. Aviation security research and development.
Sec. 613. Perimeter access technology.
Sec. 614. Bereavement fares.
Sec. 615. Review and revision of prohibited items list.
Sec. 616. Report on protecting commercial aircraft from the threat of man-portable air defense systems.
Sec. 617. Screening devices to detect chemical and plastic explosives.
Sec. 618. Reports on the Federal Air Marshals Program.
Sec. 619. Security of air marshal identity.
Sec. 620. Security monitoring cameras for airport baggage handling areas.
Sec. 621. Effective date.
TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 701. Responsibilities and functions of consular officers.
Sec. 702. Increase in full-time border patrol agents.
Sec. 703. Increase in full-time immigration and customs enforcement investigators.
TITLE VIII--VISA REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 801. In person interviews of visa applicants.
Sec. 802. Visa application requirements.
Sec. 803. Effective date.
TITLE IX--ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY NORTHERN BORDER SECURITY PILOT PROGRAM
Sec. 901. Establishment.
Sec. 902. Program requirements.
Sec. 903. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 904. Report.
Sec. 905. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE X-- 911 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2004.
Subtitle A--THE ROLE OF DIPLOMACY, FOREIGN AID, AND THE MILITARY IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM
Sec. 1001. Findings.
Sec. 1002. Terrorist sanctuaries.
Sec. 1003. Role of Pakistan in countering terrorism.
Sec. 1004. Aid to Afghanistan.
Sec. 1005. The United States-Saudi Arabia relationship.
Sec. 1006. Efforts to combat Islamist terrorism.
Sec. 1007. United States policy toward dictatorships.
Sec. 1008. Promotion of United States values through broadcast media.
Sec. 1009. Expansion of United States scholarship and exchange programs in the Islamic world.
Sec. 1010. International youth opportunity fund.
Sec. 1011. The use of economic policies to combat terrorism.
Sec. 1012. Middle East partnership initiative.
Sec. 1013. Comprehensive coalition strategy for fighting terrorism.
Sec. 1014. Treatment of foreign prisoners.
Sec. 1015. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1016. Financing of terrorism.
Sec. 1017. Report to Congress.
Sec. 1018. Effective Date.
Subtitle B--TERRORIST TRAVEL AND EFFECTIVE SCREENING
Sec. 1021. Counterterrorist travel intelligence.
Sec. 1022. Integrated screening system.
Sec. 1023. Biometric entry and exit data system.
Sec. 1024. Travel documents.
Sec. 1025. Exchange of terrorist information and increased preinspection at foreign airports.
Sec. 1026. Minimum standards for birth certificates.
Sec. 1027. Driver's licenses and personal identification cards.
Sec. 1028. Social security cards.
Sec. 1029. Effective date.
Subtitle C--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
Sec. 1031. Definitions.
Sec. 1032. National strategy for transportation security.
Sec. 1033. Use of watchlists for passenger air transportation screening.
Sec. 1034. Enhanced passenger and cargo screening.
Sec. 1035. Effective date.
Subtitle D--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
Sec. 1041. The incident command system.
Sec. 1042. National capital region mutual aid.
Sec. 1043. Urban area communications capabilities.
Sec. 1044. Private sector preparedness.
Sec. 1045. Critical infrastructure and readiness assessments.
Sec. 1046. Report on northern command and defense of the united states homeland.
Sec. 1047. Effective date.
Subtitle E--HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS
Sec. 1051. Short title.
Sec. 1052. Definitions.
Sec. 1053. Preservation of pre-9/11 grant programs for traditional first responder missions.
Sec. 1054. Interagency committee to coordinate and streamline homeland security grant programs.
Sec. 1056. Threat-based homeland security grant program.
Sec. 1057. Eliminating homeland security fraud, waste, and abuse.
Sec. 1058. Flexibility in unspent homeland security funds.
Sec. 1059. Certification relative to the screening of municipal solid waste transported into the United States.
Subtitle F--PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM
Sec. 1061. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 1062. Findings.
Sec. 1063. Setting a specific date for the availability of spectrum for public safety organizations and creating a deadline for the transition to digital television.
Sec. 1064. Studies of communications capabilities and needs.
Sec. 1065. Statutory authority for the department of homeland security's `safecom' program.
Sec. 1066. Grant program to provide enhanced interoperability of communications for first responders.
Sec. 1067. Digital transition public safety communications grant and consumer assistance fund.
Sec. 1068. Digital transition program.
Sec. 1069. FCC authority to require label requirement for analog television sets.
Sec. 1070. Report on consumer education program requirements.
Sec. 1071. FCC to issue decision in certain proceedings.
Sec. 1072. Definitions.
Sec. 1073. Effective date.
Subtitle G--PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
Sec. 1081. Presidential transition.
TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1101. Amendments to Clinger-Cohen provisions to enhance agency planning for information security needs.
Sec. 1102. Financial disclosure and records.
Sec. 1103. Homeland security geographic information.
Sec. 1704. Urban area communications capabilities.
Sec. 1105. Unified Incident Command Center.
Sec. 1106. Aviation and Transportation Security Act.
Sec. 1107. Liquefied natural gas marine terminals.
Sec. 1108. Report on international air cargo threats.
Sec. 1109. Communication system grants.
Sec. 1110. TSA Field office information technology and telecommunications report.
Sec. 1111. Intelligence community use of NISAC Capabilities.
Sec. 1112. Nationwide interoperable communications network.
Sec. 1113. Communications interoperability.
Sec. 1114. Deadline for completion of certain plans, reports, and assessments.
Sec. 1115. Terrorism financing.
Sec. 1116. Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2004.
Sec. 1117. Biometric standard for VISA applications.
Sec. 1118. Annual report on the allocation of resources within the office of foreign assets control.
Sec. 1119. Congressional oversight of FBI use of translators.
Sec. 1120. Terrorist watch lists.
Sec. 1121. Regional model strategic plan pilot projects.
Sec. 1122. Border surveillance.
Sec. 1123. Enterprise architecture.
Sec. 1124. Report on use of databases.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term `intelligence' includes foreign intelligence and counterintelligence.
(2) The term `foreign intelligence' means information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
(3) The term `counterintelligence' means foreign intelligence gathered, and information gathering and other activities conducted, to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities, but does not include personnel, physical, document, or communications security programs.
(4) The term `intelligence community' includes the following:
(A) The National Intelligence Authority.
(B) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(C) The National Security Agency.
(D) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(E) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(F) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(G) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs.
(H) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Energy, and the Coast Guard.
(I) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State.
(J) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury.
(K) The elements of the Department of Homeland Security concerned with the analysis of intelligence information.
(L) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the National Intelligence Director and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.
(5) The terms `national intelligence' and `intelligence related to the national security'--
(A) each refer to intelligence which pertains, as determined consistent with any guidelines issued by the President, to the interests of more than one department or agency of the Government; and
(B) do not refer to law enforcement activities conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation except to the extent provided for in procedures agreed to by the National Intelligence Director and the Attorney General, or otherwise as expressly provided for in law.
(6) The term `National Intelligence Program'--
(A)(i) refers to all national intelligence programs, projects, and activities of the elements of the intelligence community;
(ii) includes all programs, projects, and activities (whether or not pertaining to national intelligence) of the National Intelligence Authority, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, the Directorate of Intellingence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Office of Information Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security; and
(iii) includes any other program, project, or activity of a department, agency, or element of the United States Government relating to national intelligence unless the National Intelligence Director and the head of the department, agency, or element concerned determine otherwise; but
(B) except as provided in subparagraph (A)(ii), does not refer to any program, project, or activity of the military departments, including any program, project, or activity of the Defense Intelligence Agency that is not part of the National Foreign Intelligence Program as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to acquire intelligence principally for the planning and conduct of joint or tactical military operations by the United States Armed Forces.
(7) The term `congressional intelligence committees' means--
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives;
(C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(8) The term `certified intelligence officer' means a professional employee of an element of the intelligence community who meets standards and qualifications set by the National Intelligence Director.
TITLE I--NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY
Subtitle A--National Intelligence Authority SEC. 101. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT- There is hereby established as an independent establishment in the executive branch of government the National Intelligence Authority.
(b) COMPOSITION- The National Intelligence Authority is composed of the following:
(1) The Office of the National Intelligence Director.
(2) The elements specified in subtitle D.
(3) Such other elements, offices, agencies, and activities as may be established by law or by the President or the National Intelligence Director.
(c) PRIMARY MISSIONS- The primary missions of the National Intelligence Authority are as follows:
(1) To unify and strengthen the efforts of the intelligence community of the United States Government.
(2) To ensure the organization of the efforts of the intelligence community of the United States Government in a joint manner relating to intelligence missions rather than through intelligence collection disciplines.
(3) To provide for the operation of the National Counterterrorism Center and national intelligence centers under subtitle D.
(4) To eliminate barriers that impede coordination of the intelligence, including counterterrorism activities of the United States Government between intelligence activities located abroad and intelligence activities located abroad and foreign intelligence activities located domestically while ensuring the protection of civil liberties.
(5) To establish clear responsibility and accountability for counterterrorism and other intelligence matters relating to the national security of the United States.
(d) SEAL- The National Intelligence Director shall have a seal for the National Intelligence Authority. The design of the seal is subject to the approval of the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.
SEC. 102. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR.
(a) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR- There is a National Intelligence Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION- Any individual nominated for appointment as National Intelligence Director shall have extensive national security expertise.
(c) PROHIBITION ON SIMULTANEOUS SERVICE IN OTHER CAPACITY IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- The individual serving as National Intelligence Director may not, while so serving, serve in any capacity in any other element of the intelligence community, except to the extent that the individual serving as National Intelligence Director does so in an acting capacity.
(d) PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- The National Intelligence Director shall--
(1) serve as head of the intelligence community in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and other applicable provisions of law;
(2) act as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence related to the national security;
(3) serve as the head of the National Intelligence Authority; and
(4) direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program.
(e) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES- In carrying out the duties and responsibilities set forth in subsection (c), the National Intelligence Director shall have the responsibilities set forth in section 112 and the authorities set forth in section 113 and other applicable provisions of law.
Subtitle B--Responsibilities and Authorities of National Intelligence Director SEC. 111. PROVISION OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL- The National Intelligence Director shall be responsible for providing national intelligence--
(1) to the President;
(2) to the heads of other departments and agencies of the executive branch;
(3) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders;
(4) to the Senate and House of Representatives and the committees thereof; and
(5) to such other persons or entities as the President shall direct.
(b) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE- Such national intelligence shall be timely, objective, independent of political considerations, and based upon all sources available to the intelligence community.
SEC. 112. RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR.
(a) IN GENERAL- The National Intelligence Director shall--
(1) determine the annual budget for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States by--
(A) providing to the heads of the departments containing agencies or elements within the intelligence community and that have one or more programs, projects, or activities within the National Intelligence program, and to the heads of such agencies and elements, guidance for development of the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such agencies or elements;
(B) developing and presenting to the President an annual budget for the National Intelligence Program after consultation with the heads of agencies or elements, and the heads of their respective departments, under subparagraph (A);
(C) providing budget guidance to each element of the intelligence community that does not have one or more program, project, or activity within the National Intelligence Program regarding the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of such element; and
(D) participating in the development by the Secretary of Defense of the annual budgets for the military intelligence programs, projects, and activities not included in the National Intelligence Program;
(2) manage and oversee appropriations for the National Intelligence Program, including--
(A) the execution of funds within the National Intelligence Program;
(B) the reprogramming of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the National Intelligence Program; and
(C) the transfer of funds and personnel under the National Intelligence Program;
(3) establish the requirements and priorities to govern the collection, analysis, and dissemination of national intelligence by elements of the intelligence community;
(4) establish collection and analysis requirements for the intelligence community following receipt of intelligence needs and requirements from the consumers of national intelligence, determine collection and analysis priorities, issue and manage collection and analysis tasking, and resolve conflicts in the tasking of elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program, except as otherwise agreed with the Secretary of Defense pursuant to the direction of the President, while ensuring that the elements of the intelligence community are able to conduct independent analyses so as to achieve, to the maximum extent practicable, competitive analyses;
(5) provide advisory tasking on the collection of intelligence to elements of the United States Government having information collection capabilities that are not elements of the intelligence community;
(6) manage and oversee the National Counterterrorism Center under section 143, and establish, manage, and oversee national intelligence centers under section 144;
(7) establish requirements and priorities for foreign intelligence information to be collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and provide assistance to the Attorney General to ensure that information derived from electronic surveillance or physical searches under that Act is disseminated so it may be used efficiently and effectively for foreign intelligence purposes, except that the Director shall have no authority to direct, manage, or undertake electronic surveillance or physical search operations pursuant to that Act unless otherwise authorized by statute or Executive order;
(8) develop and implement, in consultation with the heads of other agencies or elements of the intelligence community, and the heads of their respective departments, personnel policies and programs applicable to the intelligence community that--
(A) encourage and facilitate assignments and details of personnel to the National Counterterrorism Center under section 143, to national intelligence centers under section 144, and between elements of the intelligence community;
(B) set standards for education, training, and career development of personnel of the intelligence community;
(C) encourage and facilitate the recruitment and retention by the intelligence community of highly qualified individuals for the effective conduct of intelligence activities;
(D) ensure that the personnel of the intelligence community is sufficiently diverse for purposes of the collection and analysis of intelligence through the recruitment and training of women, minorities, and individuals with diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds;
(E) make service in more than one element of the intelligence community a condition of promotion to such positions within the intelligence community as the Director shall specify;
(F) ensure the effective management of intelligence community personnel who are responsible for intelligence community-wide matters;
(G) provide for the effective management of human capital within the intelligence community, including--
(i) the alignment of human resource policies and programs of the elements of the intelligence community with the missions, goals, and organizational objectives of such elements and of the intelligence community overall;
(ii) the assessment of workforce characteristics and future needs and the establishment of workforce development strategies to meet those needs based on relevant organizational missions and strategic plans;
(iii) the sustainment of a culture that encourages and allows for the development of a high performing workforce; and
(iv) the alignment of expectations for personnel performance with relevant organizational missions and strategic plans;
(H) are consistent with the public employment principles of merit and fitness set forth under section 2301 of title 5, United States Code; and
(I) include the enhancements required under section 114;
(9) promote and evaluate the utility of national intelligence to consumers within the United States Government;
(10) ensure that appropriate officials of the United States Government and other appropriate individuals have access to a variety of intelligence assessments and analytical views;
(11) direct an element or elements of the intelligence community to conduct competitive analysis of analytic products, particularly products having national importance;
(12) implement policies and procedures to encourage sound analytic methods and tradecraft throughout the elements of the intelligence community and to ensure that the elements of the intelligence community regularly conduct competitive analysis of analytic products, whether such products are produced by or disseminated to such elements;
(13) protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure;
(14) establish requirements and procedures for the classification of intelligence information and for access to classified intelligence information;
(15) establish requirements and procedures for the dissemination of classified information by elements of the intelligence community;
(16) establish intelligence reporting guidelines that maximize the dissemination of information while protecting intelligence sources and methods;
(17) develop, in consultation with the heads of appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government, an integrated communications network that provides interoperable communications capabilities among all elements of the intelligence community and such other entities and persons as the Director considers appropriate;
(18) establish standards for information technology and communications for the intelligence community;
(19) ensure that the intelligence community makes efficient and effective use of open-source information and analysis;
(20) ensure compliance by elements of the intelligence community with the Constitution and all laws, regulations, Executive orders, and implementing guidelines of the United States applicable to the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, including the provisions of the Constitution and all laws, regulations, Executive orders, and implementing guidelines of the United States applicable to the protection of the privacy and civil liberties of United States persons;
(21) eliminate waste and unnecessary duplication within the intelligence community; and
(22) perform such other functions as the President may direct.
(b) UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION- The President, acting through the National Intelligence Director, shall establish uniform standards and procedures for the grant of access to sensitive compartmented information in accordance with section 115.
(c) CONSISTENCY OF PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS WITH CERTAIN OTHER PERSONNEL POLICIES AND STANDARDS-
(1) The personnel policies and programs developed and implemented under subsection (a)(8) with respect to members of the uniformed services shall be consistent with any other personnel policies and standards applicable to the members of the uniformed services.
(2) It is the sense of the Senate that the National Intelligence Director shall seek input from the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland Security in developing and implementing such policies and programs.
(d) PERFORMANCE OF COMMON SERVICES- (1) The National Intelligence Director shall, in consultation with the heads of departments and agencies of the United States Government containing elements within the intelligence community and with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, direct and coordinate the performance by the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program of such services as are of common concern to the intelligence community, which services the National Intelligence Director determines can be more efficiently accomplished in a consolidated manner.
(2) The services performed under paragraph (1) shall include research and development on technology for use in national intelligence missions.
(e) REGULATIONS- The National Intelligence Director may prescribe regulations relating to the discharge and enforcement of the responsibilities of the Director under this section.
SEC. 113. AUTHORITIES OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR.
(a) ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE- Unless otherwise directed by the President, the National Intelligence Director shall have access to all intelligence collected by any department, agency, or other element of the United States Government.
(b) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETS FOR NIP AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES- The National Intelligence Director shall determine the annual budget for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government under section 112(a)(1) by--
(1) providing to the heads of the departments containing agencies or elements within the intelligence community and that have one or more programs, projects, or activities within the National Intelligence program, and to the heads of such agencies and elements, guidance for development of the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such agencies or elements;
(2) developing and presenting to the President an annual budget for the National Intelligence Program after consultation with the heads of agencies or elements, and the heads of their respective departments, under paragraph (1), including, in furtherance of such budget, the review, modification, and approval of budgets of the agencies or elements of the intelligence community with one or more programs, projects, or activities within the National Intelligence Program utilizing the budget authorities in subsection (c)(1);
(3) providing guidance on the development of annual budgets for each element of the intelligence community that does not have any program, project, or activity within the National Intelligence Program utilizing the budget authorities in subsection (c)(2);
(4) participating in the development by the Secretary of Defense of the annual budget for military intelligence programs and activities outside the National Intelligence Program;
(5) receiving the appropriations for the National Intelligence Program as specified in subsection (d) and allotting and allocating funds to agencies and elements of the intelligence community; and
(6) managing and overseeing the execution by the agencies or elements of the intelligence community, and, if necessary, the modification of the annual budget for the National Intelligence Program, including directing the reprogramming and transfer of funds, and the transfer of personnel, among and between elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program utilizing the authorities in subsections (f) and (g).
(c) BUDGET AUTHORITIES- (1)(A) In developing and presenting an annual budget for the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program under subsection (b)(1), the National Intelligence Director shall coordinate, prepare, and present to the President the annual budgets of those elements, in consultation with the heads of those elements.
(B) If any portion of the budget for an element of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program is prepared outside the Office of the National Intelligence Director, the Director--
(i) shall approve such budget before submission to the President; and
(ii) may modify, or may require modifications, of such budget to meet the requirements and priorities of the Director before approving such budget under clause (i).
(C) The budget of an agency or element of the intelligence community with one or more programs, projects, or activities within the National Intelligence Program may not be provided to the President unless the Director has first approved such budget as it pertains to those programs, projects, and activities within the National Intelligence Program.
(2)(A) The Director shall provide guidance for the development of the annual budgets for each agency or element of the intelligence community that does not have any program, project, or activity within the National Intelligence Program.
(B) The heads of the agencies or elements of the intelligence community, and the heads of their respective departments, referred to in subparagraph (A) shall coordinate closely with the Director in the development of the budgets of such agencies or elements, before the submission of their recommendations on such budgets to the President.
(d) JURISDICTION OF FUNDS UNDER NIP- (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and consistent with section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414), any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the National Intelligence Program shall be appropriated to the National Intelligence Authority and, pursuant to subsection (e), under the direct jurisdiction of the National Intelligence Director.
(2) The Director shall manage and oversee the execution by each element of the intelligence community of any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to such element under the National Intelligence Program.
(e) ACCOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF NIP FUNDS- (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in consultation with the National Intelligence Director, establish accounts for the funds under the jurisdiction of the Director under subsection (d) for purposes of carrying out the responsibilities and authorities of the Director under this Act with respect to the National Intelligence Program.
(2) The National Intelligence Director shall--
(A) control and manage the accounts established under paragraph (1); and
(B) with the concurrence of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, establish procedures governing the use (including transfers and reprogrammings) of funds in such accounts.
(3)(A) To the extent authorized by law, a certifying official shall follow the procedures established under paragraph (2)(B) with regard to each account established under paragraph (1). Disbursements from any such account shall only be made against a valid obligation of such account.
(B) In this paragraph, the term `certifying official', with respect to an element of the intelligence community, means an employee of the element who has responsibilities specified in section 3528(a) of title 31, United States Code.
(4) The National Intelligence Director shall allot funds deposited in an account established under paragraph (1) directly to the elements of the intelligence community concerned in accordance with the procedures established under paragraph (2)(B).
(5) Each account established under paragraph (1) shall be subject to chapters 13 and 15 of title 31, United States Code, other than sections 1503 and 1556 of that title.
(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority granted by subsection (g)(3) or by section 5 or 8 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f, 403j).
(f) ROLE IN REPROGRAMMING OR TRANSFER OF NIP FUNDS BY ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- (1) No funds made available under the National Intelligence Program may be reprogrammed or transferred by any agency or element of the intelligence community without the prior approval of the National Intelligence Director except in accordance with procedures issued by the Director.
(2) The head of the department concerned shall consult with the Director before reprogramming or transferring funds appropriated or otherwise made available to an agency or element of the intelligence community that does not have any program, project, or activity within the National Intelligence Program.
(3) The Director shall, before reprogramming funds appropriated or otherwise made available for an element of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program, consult with the head of the department or agency having jurisdiction over such element regarding such reprogramming.
(4)(A) The Director shall consult with the appropriate committees of Congress regarding modifications of existing procedures to expedite the reprogramming of funds within the National Intelligence Program.
(B) Any modification of procedures under subparagraph (A) shall include procedures for the notification of the appropriate committees of Congress of any objection raised by the head of a department or agency to a reprogramming proposed by the Director as a result of consultations under paragraph (3).
(g) TRANSFER OR REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS AND TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL WITHIN NIP- (1) In addition to any other authorities available under law for such purposes, the National Intelligence Director, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and after consultation with the heads of the departments containing agencies or elements within the intelligence community to the extent their subordinate agencies or elements are affected, with the heads of such subordinate agencies or elements, and with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to the extent the Central Intelligence Agency is affected, may--
(A) transfer or reprogram funds appropriated for a program within the National Intelligence Program to another such program;
(B) review, and approve or disapprove, any proposal to transfer or reprogram funds from appropriations that are not for the National Intelligence Program to appropriations for the National Intelligence Program;
(C) in accordance with procedures to be developed by the National Intelligence Director, transfer personnel of the intelligence community funded through the National Intelligence Program from one element of the intelligence community to another element of the intelligence community; and
(D) in accordance with procedures to be developed by the National Intelligence Director and the heads of the departments and agencies concerned, transfer personnel of the intelligence community not funded through the National Intelligence Program from one element of the intelligence community to another element of the intelligence community.
(2) A transfer of funds or personnel may be made under this subsection only if--
(A) the funds or personnel are being transferred to an activity that is a higher priority intelligence activity;
(B) the transfer does not involve a transfer of funds to the Reserve for Contingencies; and
(C) the transfer does not exceed applicable ceilings established in law for such transfers;
(D) the personnel are not uniformed; and
(E) uniformed services personnel, except that the Director may transfer military positions or billets if such transfer is for a period not to exceed three years; and
(E) nothing in section 143(i) or 144(f) shall be construed to authorize the Director to specify or require the head of a department, agency, or element of the United States Government to approve a request for the transfer, assignment, or detail of uniformed services personnel, except that the Director may take such action with regard to military positions or billets if such transfer is for a period not to exceed three years.
(3) Funds transferred under this subsection shall remain available for the same period as the appropriations account to which transferred.
(4) Any transfer of funds under this subsection shall be carried out in accordance with existing procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications for the appropriate congressional committees. Any proposed transfer for which notice is given to the appropriate congressional committees shall be accompanied by a report explaining the nature of the proposed transfer and how it satisfies the requirements of this subsection. In addition, the congressional intelligence committees shall be promptly notified of any transfer of funds made pursuant to this subsection in any case in which the transfer would not have otherwise required reprogramming notification under procedures in effect as of October 24, 1992.
(5)(A) The National Intelligence Director shall promptly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on any transfer of personnel made pursuant to this subsection. The Director shall include in any such report an explanation of the nature of the transfer and how it satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
(B) In this paragraph, the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
(i)(I) the Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(II) the Committee on Appropriations and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives;
(ii) in the case of a transfer of personnel to or from the Department of Defense--
(I) the committees and select committees referred to in clause (i);
(II) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(III) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
(iii) in the case of a transfer of personnel to or from the Federal Bureau of Investigation--
(I) the committees and select committees referred to in clause (i);
(II) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
(III) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(iv) in the case of a transfer of personnel to or from the Department of Homeland Security--
(I) the committees and select committees referred to in clause (i);
(II) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(III) the Select Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
(h) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS- (1) In conforming with section 206, in carrying out section 112(a)(18), the National Intelligence Director shall--
(A) establish standards for information technology and communications across the intelligence community;
(B) develop an integrated information technology network and enterprise architecture for the intelligence community, including interface standards for interoperability to enable automated information-sharing among elements of the intelligence community;
(C) maintain an inventory of critical information technology and communications systems, and eliminate unnecessary or duplicative systems;
(D) establish contingency plans for the intelligence community regarding information technology and communications; and
(E) establish policies, doctrine, training, and other measures necessary to ensure that the intelligence community develops an integrated information technology and communications network that ensures information-sharing.
(2) Consistent with section 206 and the Clinger-Cohen Act (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 642), the Director shall take any action necessary, including the setting of standards for information technology and communications across the intelligence community, to develop an integrated information technology and communications network that ensures information-sharing across the intelligence community.
(i) COORDINATION WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS- In a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), the National Intelligence Director shall oversee and direct the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in coordinating, under section 103(f) of the National Security Act of 1947, the relationships between elements of the intelligence community and the intelligence or security services of foreign governments or international organizations on all matters involving intelligence related to the national security.
(j) OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION COLLECTION- The National Intelligence Director shall establish and maintain within the intelligence community an effective and efficient open-source information collection capability.
(k) ACCESS TO INFORMATION- Except as otherwise directed by the President, the head of any department, agency, or other element of the United States Government shall promptly provide the National Intelligence Director such information in the possession or under the control of such element as the Director may request in order to facilitate the exercise of the authorities and responsibilities of the Director under this Act.
SEC. 114. FUNDING OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
(a) FUNDING OF ACTIVITIES- (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, appropriated funds available to an intelligence agency may be obligated or expended for an intelligence or intelligence-related activity only if--
(A) those funds were specifically authorized by the Congress for use for such activities;
(B) in the case of funds from the Reserve for Contingencies of the National Intelligence Director, and consistent with the provisions of section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413b) concerning any significant anticipated intelligence activity, the National Intelligence Director has notified the appropriate congressional committees of the intent to make such funds available for such activity; or
(C) in the case of funds specifically authorized by the Congress for a different activity--
(i) the activity to be funded is a higher priority intelligence or intelligence-related activity; and
(ii) the National Intelligence Director, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General, as appropriate, has notified the appropriate congressional committees of the intent to make such funds available for such activity.
(2) Nothing in this subsection prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds available to an intelligence agency in accordance with sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United States Code.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER AUTHORITIES- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, appropriated funds available to an intelligence agency may be obligated or expended for an intelligence, intelligence-related, or other activity only if such obligation or expenditure is consistent with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
(c) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) The term `intelligence agency' means any department, agency, or other entity of the United States involved in intelligence or intelligence-related activities.
(2) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
(A)(i) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(B) in the case of a transfer of funds to or from, or a reprogramming within, the Department of Defense--
(i) the committees and select committees referred to in subparagraph (A);
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(iii) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(C) in the case of a transfer of funds to or from, or a reprogramming within, the Federal Bureau of Investigation--
(i) the committees and select committees referred to in subparagraph (A);
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(3) The term `specifically authorized by the Congress' means that--
(A) the activity and the amount of funds proposed to be used for that activity were identified in a formal budget request to the Congress, but funds shall be deemed to be specifically authorized for that activity only to the extent that the Congress both authorized the funds to be appropriated for that activity and appropriated the funds for that activity; or
(B) although the funds were not formally requested, the Congress both specifically authorized the appropriation of the funds for the activity and appropriated the funds for the activity.
SEC. 115. ENHANCED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
(a) REWARDS FOR SERVICE IN CERTAIN POSITIONS- (1) The National Intelligence Director shall prescribe regulations to provide incentives for service on the staff of the national intelligence centers, on the staff of the National Counterterrorism Center, and in other positions in support of the intelligence community management functions of the Director.
(2) Incentives under paragraph (1) may include financial incentives, bonuses, and such other awards and incentives as the Director considers appropriate.
(b) ENHANCED PROMOTION FOR SERVICE UNDER NID- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Intelligence Director shall ensure that personnel of an element of the intelligence community who are assigned or detailed to service under the National Intelligence Director shall be promoted at rates equivalent to or better than personnel of such element who are not so assigned or detailed.
(c) JOINT CAREER MATTERS- (1) In carrying out section 112(a)(8), the National Intelligence Director shall prescribe mechanisms to facilitate the rotation of personnel of the intelligence community through various elements of the intelligence community in the course of their careers in order to facilitate the widest possible understanding by such personnel of the variety of intelligence requirements, methods, and disciplines.
(2) The mechanisms prescribed under paragraph (1) may include the following:
(A) The establishment of special occupational categories involving service, over the course of a career, in more than one element of the intelligence community.
(B) The provision of rewards for service in positions undertaking analysis and planning of operations involving two or more elements of the intelligence community.
(C) The establishment of requirements for education, training, service, and evaluation that involve service in more than one element of the intelligence community.
(3) It is the sense of Congress that the mechanisms prescribed under this subsection should, to the extent practical, seek to duplicate within the intelligence community the joint officer management policies established by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-433) and the amendments on joint officer management made by that Act.
SEC. 116. SECURITY CLEARANCES.
(a) IN GENERAL- The President, in consultation with the National Intelligence Director, the department, agency, or element selected under (b), and other appropriate officials shall--
(1) establish uniform standards and procedures for the grant of access to classified information for employees and contractor personnel of the United States Government who require access to such information;
(2) ensure the consistent implementation of the standards and procedures established under paragraph (1) throughout the departments, agencies, and elements of the United States Government and under contracts entered into by such departments, agencies, and elements;
(3) ensure that an individual who is granted or continued eligibility for access to classified information is treated by each department, agency, or element of the executive branch as eligible for access to classified information at that level for all purposes of each such department, agency, or element, regardless of which department, agency, or element of the executive branch granted or continued the eligibility of such individual for access to classified information;
(4) establish uniform requirements and standards, including for security questionnaires, financial disclosure requirements, and standards for administering polygraph examinations, to be utilized for the performance of security clearance investigations, including by the contractors conducting such investigations; and
(5) ensure that the database established under subsection (b)(2)(B) meets the needs of the intelligence community.
(b) PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATIONS- (1) Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall select a single department, agency, or element of the executive branch to conduct all security clearance investigations of employees and contractor personnel of the United States Government who require access to classified information and to provide and maintain all security clearances of such employees and contractor personnel.
(2) The department, agency, or element selected under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) take all necessary actions to carry out the requirements of this section, including entering into a memorandum of understanding with any agency carrying out responsibilities relating to security clearances or security clearance investigations before the date of the enactment of this Act;
(B) as soon as practicable, establish and maintain a single database for tracking security clearance applications, security clearance investigations, and determinations of eligibility for security clearances, which database shall incorporate applicable elements of similar databases in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(C) ensure that security clearance investigations are conducted in accordance with uniform standards and requirements established under subsection (a)(4), including uniform security questionnaires and financial disclosure requirements.
(c) ADJUDICATION AND GRANT OF SECURITY CLEARANCES- (1) Each agency that adjudicates and grants security clearances as of the date of the enactment of this Act may continue to adjudicate and grant security clearances after that date.
(2) Each agency that adjudicates and grants security clearances shall specify to the department, agency, or element selected under subsection (b) the level of security clearance investigation required for an individual under its jurisdiction.
(3) Upon granting or continuing eligibility for access to classified information to an individual under its jurisdiction, an agency that adjudicates and grants security clearances shall submit to the department, agency, or element selected under subsection (b) notice of that action, including the level of access to classified information granted.
(d) UTILIZATION OF PERSONNEL- There shall be transferred to the department, agency, or element selected under subsection (b) any personnel of any executive agency whose sole function as of the date of the enactment of this Act is the performance of security clearance investigations.
(e) TRANSITION- The President shall take appropriate actions to ensure that the performance of security clearance investigations under this section commences not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 117. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE RESERVE CORPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The National Intelligence Director may provide for the establishment and training of a National Intelligence Reserve Corps (in this section referred to as `National Intelligence Reserve Corps') for the temporary reemployment on a voluntary basis of former employees of elements of the intelligence community during periods of emergency, as determined by the Director.
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS- An individual may participate in the National Intelligence Reserve Corps only if the individual previously served as a full time employee of an element of the intelligence community.
(c) PERSONNEL STRENGTH LEVEL- Congress shall authorize the personnel strength level for the National Intelligence Reserve Corps for each fiscal year.
(d) TERMS OF PARTICIPATION- The National Intelligence Director shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which eligible individuals may participate in the National Intelligence Reserve Corps.
(e) EXPENSES- The National Intelligence Director may provide members of the National Intelligence Reserve Corps transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence for purposes of participating in any training that relates to service as a member of the Reserve Corps.
(f) TREATMENT OF ANNUITANTS- (1) If an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes temporarily reemployed pursuant to this section, such annuity shall not be discontinued thereby.
(2) An annuitant so reemployed shall not be considered an employee for the purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) TREATMENT UNDER NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY PERSONNEL CEILING- A member of the National Intelligence Reserve Corps who is reemployed on a temporary basis pursuant to this section shall not count against any personnel ceiling applicable to the National Intelligence Authority.
SEC. 118. APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES.
(a) RECOMMENDATION OF NID IN CERTAIN APPOINTMENT- In the event of a vacancy in the position of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Intelligence Director shall recommend to the President an individual for nomination to fill the vacancy.
(b) NID RECOMMENDATION OR CONCURRENCE IN CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS- With respect to any position as head of an agency, organization, or element within the intelligence community (other than the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency)--
(1) if the appointment to such position is made by the President, any recommendation to the President to nominate or appoint an individual to such position shall be accompanied by the recommendation of the National Intelligence Director with respect to the nomination or appointment of such individual to such position; and
(2) if the appointment to such position is made by the head of the department containing such agency, organization, or element, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, or a subordinate official of such department or of the Central Intelligence Agency, no individual may be appointed to such position without the concurrence of the National Intelligence Director.
(c) PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY- This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to the fullest extent consistent with the authority of the President under the Constitution relating to nomination, appointment, and supervision of the unitary executive branch.
(d) RECOMMENDATION OF NID ON TERMINATION OF SERVICE- (1) The National Intelligence Director may recommend to the President or the head of the department or agency concerned the termination of service of any individual serving in any position covered by this section.
(2) In the event the Director intends to recommend to the President the termination of service of an individual under paragraph (1), the Director shall seek the concurrence of the head of the department or agency concerned. If the head of the department or agency concerned does not concur in the recommendation, the Director may make the recommendation to the President without the concurrence of the head of the department or agency concerned, but shall notify the President that the head of the department or agency concerned does not concur in the recommendation.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- (1) Section 201 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (a);
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively;
(C) by striking `Director of Central Intelligence' each place it appears and inserting `National Intelligence Director';
(D) in subsection (a), as so redesignated--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking `seek' and inserting `obtain'; and
(II) by striking the second sentence; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(II) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):
`(B) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.'; and
(E) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so redesignated--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):
`(B) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.'.
(2)(A) The heading of such section is amended by striking `consultation and'.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 8 of such title is amended in the item relating to section 201 by striking `consultation and'.
SEC. 119. RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- There is hereby established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the Reserve for Contingencies for the National Intelligence Director and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) ELEMENTS- The Reserve shall consist of the following elements:
(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Reserve.
(2) Any amounts authorized to be transferred to or deposited in the Reserve by law.
(c) AVAILABILITY- Amounts in the Reserve shall be available for such purposes as are provided by law. Any use of funds from the Reserve shall be subject to the direction and approval of the National Intelligence Director and in accordance with procedures issued by the Director.
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES OF CIA- There shall be transferred to the Reserve for Contingencies all unobligated balances of the Reserve for Contingencies of the Central Intelligence Agency as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C--Office of the National Intelligence Director SEC. 121. OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR.
(a) OFFICE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR- There is within the National Intelligence Authority an Office of the National Intelligence Director.
(b) FUNCTION- The function of the Office of the National Intelligence Director is to assist the National Intelligence Director in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director under this Act, the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and other applicable provisions of law, and to carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by the President or by law.
(c) COMPOSITION- The Office of the National Intelligence Director is composed of the following:
(1) The Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director.
(2) Any Deputy National Intelligence Director appointed under section 122(b).
(3) The National Intelligence Council.
(4) The General Counsel of the National Intelligence Authority.
(5) The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the National Intelligence Authority.
(6) The Privacy Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
(7) The Chief Information Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
(8) The Chief Human Capital Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
(9) The Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
(10) The Chief Scientist of the National Intelligence Authority.
(11) The National Counterintelligence Executive (including the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive).
(12) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or the Director may establish or designate in the Office.
(d) STAFF- (1) To assist the National Intelligence Director in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Director, the Director shall employ and utilize in the Office of the National Intelligence Director a professional staff having an expertise in matters relating to such duties and responsibilities, and may establish permanent positions and appropriate rates of pay with respect to that staff.
(2) The staff of the Office of the National Intelligence Director under paragraph (1) shall include the staff of the Office of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management that is transferred to the Office of the National Intelligence Director under section 321.
(e) PROHIBITION ON CO-LOCATION WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- Commencing as of October 1, 2006, the Office of the National Intelligence Director may not be co-located with any other element of the intelligence community.
SEC. 122. DEPUTY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS.
(a) PRINCIPAL DEPUTY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR- (1) There is a Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) In the event of a vacancy in the position of Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director, the National Intelligence Director shall recommend to the President an individual for appointment as Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director.
(3) Any individual nominated for appointment as Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director shall have extensive national security experience and management expertise.
(4) The individual serving as Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director may not, while so serving, serve in any capacity in any other element of the intelligence community, except to the extent that the individual serving as Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director is doing so in an acting capacity.
(5) The Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director shall assist the National Intelligence Director in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director.
(6) The Principal Deputy National Intelligence Director shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the National Intelligence Director during the absence or disability of the National Intelligence Director or during a vacancy in the position of National Director of Intelligence.
(b) DEPUTY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS- (1) There may be not more than four Deputy National Intelligence Directors who shall be appointed by the President.
(2) In the event of a vacancy in any position of Deputy National Intelligence Director established under this subsection, the National Intelligence Director shall recommend to the President an individual for appointment to such position.
(3) Each Deputy National Intelligence Director appointed under this subsection shall have such duties, responsibilities, and authorities as the National Intelligence Director may assign or are specified by law.
SEC. 123. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL.
(a) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL- There is a National Intelligence Council.
(b) COMPOSITION- (1) The National Intelligence Council shall be composed of senior analysts within the intelligence community and substantive experts from the public and private sector, who shall be appointed by, report to, and serve at the pleasure of, the National Intelligence Director.
(2) The Director shall prescribe appropriate security requirements for personnel appointed from the private sector as a condition of service on the Council, or as contractors of the Council or employees of such contractors, to ensure the protection of intelligence sources and methods while avoiding, wherever possible, unduly intrusive requirements which the Director considers to be unnecessary for this purpose.
(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- (1) The National Intelligence Council shall--
(A) produce national intelligence estimates for the United States Government, including alternative views held by elements of the intelligence community and other information as specified in paragraph (2);
(B) evaluate community-wide collection and production of intelligence by the intelligence community and the requirements and resources of such collection and production; and
(C) otherwise assist the National Intelligence Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director under section 111.
(2) The National Intelligence Director shall ensure that the Council satisfies the needs of policymakers and other consumers of intelligence by ensuring that each national intelligence estimate under paragraph (1), and each other National Intelligence Council product--
(A) states separately, and distinguishes between, the intelligence underlying such estimate or product and the assumptions and judgments of analysts with respect to such intelligence and such estimate or product;
(B) describes the quality and reliability of the intelligence underlying such estimate or product;
(C) presents and explains alternative conclusions, if any, with respect to the intelligence underlying such estimate or product and such estimate or product, as the case may be; and
(D) characterizes the uncertainties, if any, and confidence in such estimate or product.
(d) SERVICE AS SENIOR INTELLIGENCE ADVISERS- Within their respective areas of expertise and under the direction of the National Intelligence Director, the members of the National Intelligence Council shall constitute the senior intelligence advisers of the intelligence community for purposes of representing the views of the intelligence community within the United States Government.
(e) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT- Subject to the direction and control of the National Intelligence Director, the National Intelligence Council may carry out its responsibilities under this section by contract, including contracts for substantive experts necessary to assist the Council with particular assessments under this section.
(f) STAFF- The National Intelligence Director shall make available to the National Intelligence Council such staff as may be necessary to permit the Council to carry out its responsibilities under this section.
(g) AVAILABILITY OF COUNCIL AND STAFF- (1) The National Intelligence Director shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the National Intelligence Council and its staff satisfy the needs of policymaking officials and other consumers of intelligence.
(2) The Council shall be readily accessible to policymaking officials and other appropriate individuals not otherwise associated with the intelligence community.
(h) SUPPORT- The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall, as appropriate, furnish such support to the National Intelligence Council, including the preparation of intelligence analyses, as may be required by the National Intelligence Director.
(i) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL PRODUCT- For purposes of this section, the term `National Intelligence Council product' includes a National Intelligence Estimate and any other intelligence community assessment that sets forth the judgment of the intelligence community as a whole on a matter covered by such product.
SEC. 124. GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) GENERAL COUNSEL OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is a General Counsel of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) PROHIBITION ON DUAL SERVICE AS GENERAL COUNSEL OF ANOTHER AGENCY- The individual serving in the position of General Counsel of the National Intelligence Authority may not, while so serving, also serve as the General Counsel of any other department, agency, or element of the United States Government.
(c) SCOPE OF POSITION- The General Counsel of the National Intelligence Authority is the chief legal officer of the National Intelligence Authority.
(d) FUNCTIONS- The General Counsel of the National Intelligence Authority shall perform such functions as the National Intelligence Director may prescribe.
SEC. 125. OFFICER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) OFFICER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is an Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be appointed by the National Intelligence Director.
(b) SUPERVISION- The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the National Intelligence Authority shall report directly to the National Intelligence Director.
(c) DUTIES- The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the National Intelligence Authority shall--
(1) assist the National Intelligence Director in ensuring that the protection of civil rights and civil liberties, as provided in the Constitution, laws, regulations, and Executive orders of the United States, is appropriately incorporated in--
(A) the policies and procedures developed for and implemented by the National Intelligence Authority;
(B) the policies and procedures regarding the relationships among the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program; and
(C) the policies and procedures regarding the relationships between the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program and the other elements of the intelligence community;
(2) oversee compliance by the Authority, and in the relationships described in paragraph (1), with requirements under the Constitution and all laws, regulations, Executive orders, and implementing guidelines relating to civil rights and civil liberties;
(3) review, investigate, and assess complaints and other information indicating possible abuses of civil rights or civil liberties, as provided in the Constitution, laws, regulations, and Executive orders of the United States, in the administration of the programs and operations of the Authority, and in the relationships described in paragraph (1), unless, in the determination of the Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority, the review, investigation, or assessment of a particular complaint or information can better be conducted by the Inspector General;
(4) coordinate with the Privacy Officer of the National Intelligence Authority to ensure that programs, policies, and procedures involving civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy considerations are addressed in an integrated and comprehensive manner; and
(5) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Director or specified by law.
SEC. 126. PRIVACY OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) PRIVACY OFFICER OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is a Privacy Officer of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be appointed by the National Intelligence Director.
(b) DUTIES- (1) The Privacy Officer of the National Intelligence Authority shall have primary responsibility for the privacy policy of the National Intelligence Authority (including in the relationships among the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program and the relationships between the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program and the other elements of the intelligence community).
(2) In discharging the responsibility under paragraph (1), the Privacy Officer shall--
(A) assure that the use of technologies sustain, and do not erode, privacy protections relating to the use, collection, and disclosure of personal information;
(B) assure that personal information contained in Privacy Act systems of records is handled in full compliance with fair information practices as set out in the Privacy Act of 1974;
(C) conduct privacy impact assessments when appropriate or as required by law; and
(D) coordinate with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the National Intelligence Authority to ensure that programs, policies, and procedures involving civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy considerations are addressed in an integrated and comprehensive manner.
SEC. 127. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is a Chief Information Officer of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be appointed by the National Intelligence Director.
(b) DUTIES- The Chief Information Officer of the National Intelligence Authority shall--
(1) assist the National Intelligence Director in implementing the responsibilities and executing the authorities related to information technology under paragraphs (17) and (18) of section 112(a) and section 113(h); and
(2) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Director or specified by law.
SEC. 128. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is a Chief Human Capital Officer of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be appointed by the National Intelligence Director.
(b) DUTIES- The Chief Human Capital Officer of the National Intelligence Authority shall--
(1) have the functions and authorities provided for Chief Human Capital Officers under sections 1401 and 1402 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the National Intelligence Authority; and
(2) advise and assist the National Intelligence Director in exercising the authorities and responsibilities of the Director with respect to the workforce of the intelligence community as a whole.
SEC. 129. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is a Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be designated by the President, in consultation with the National Intelligence Director.
(b) DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS- The designation of an individual as Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority shall be subject to applicable provisions of section 901(a) of title 31, United States Code.
(c) AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS- The Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority shall--
(1) have such authorities, and carry out such functions, with respect to the National Intelligence Authority as are provided for an agency Chief Financial Officer by section 902 of title 31, United States Code, and other applicable provisions of law;
(2) assist the National Intelligence Director in the preparation and execution of the budget of the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program;
(3) assist the Director in participating in the development by the Secretary of Defense of the annual budget for military intelligence programs and activities outside the National Intelligence Program;
(4) provide unfettered access to the Director to financial information under the National Intelligence Program; and
(5) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Director or specified by law.
(d) COORDINATION WITH NIA COMPTROLLER- (1) The Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority shall coordinate with the Comptroller of the National Intelligence Authority in exercising the authorities and performing the functions provided for the Chief Financial Officer under this section.
(2) The National Intelligence Director shall take such actions as are necessary to prevent duplication of effort by the Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority and the Comptroller of the National Intelligence Authority.
(e) INTEGRATION OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS- Subject to the supervision, direction, and control of the National Intelligence Director, the Chief Financial Officer of the National Intelligence Authority shall take appropriate actions to ensure the timely and effective integration of the financial systems of the National Intelligence Authority (including any elements or components transferred to the Authority by this Act), and of the financial systems of the Authority with applicable portions of the financial systems of the other elements of the intelligence community, as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) PROTECTION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT FROM DISCLOSURE- The annual financial statement of the National Intelligence Authority required under section 3515 of title 31, United States Code--
(1) shall be submitted in classified form; and
(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be withheld from public disclosure.
SEC. 130. CHIEF SCIENTIST OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) CHIEF SCIENTIST OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is a Chief Scientist of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be appointed by the National Intelligence Director.
(b) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO APPOINTMENT- An individual appointed as Chief Scientist of the National Intelligence Authority shall have a professional background and experience appropriate for the duties of the Chief Scientist.
(c) DUTIES- The Chief Scientist of the National Intelligence Authority shall--
(1) act as the chief representative of the National Intelligence Director for science and technology;
(2) chair the National Intelligence Authority Science and Technology Committee under subsection (d);
(3) assist the Director in formulating a long-term strategy for scientific advances in the field of intelligence;
(4) assist the Director on the science and technology elements of the budget of the National Intelligence Authority; and
(5) perform other such duties as may be prescribed by Director or by law.
(d) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE- (1) There is within the Office of the Chief Scientist of the National Intelligence Authority a National Intelligence Authority Science and Technology Committee.
(2) The Committee shall be composed of composed of the principal science officers of the National Intelligence Program.
(3) The Committee shall--
(A) coordinate advances in research and development related to intelligence; and
(B) perform such other functions as the Chief Scientist of the National Intelligence Authority shall prescribe.
SEC. 131. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE.
(a) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE- The National Counterintelligence Executive under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (title IX of Public Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 402b et seq.), as amended by section 310 of this Act, is a component of the Office of the National Intelligence Director.
(b) DUTIES- The National Counterintelligence Executive shall perform the duties provided in the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002, as so amended, and such other duties as may be prescribed by the National Intelligence Director or specified by law.
Subtitle D--Additional Elements of National Intelligence Authority SEC. 141. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is an Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority. The Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority and the Office of the Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority shall be subject to the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(b) AMENDMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 RELATING TO INSPECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 8J as section 8K; and
(2) by inserting after section 8I the following new section:
`SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY
`SEC. 8J. (a)(1) Notwithstanding the last 2 sentences of section 3(a), the Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority (in this section referred to as the `Inspector General') shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the National Intelligence Director (in this section referred to as the `Director') with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, which require access to information concerning intelligence or counterintelligence matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security.
`(2) With respect to information described in paragraph (1), the Director may prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any investigation, inspection, or audit, or from issuing any subpoena, if the Director determines that such prohibition is necessary to preserve the vital national security interests of the United States.
`(3) If the Director exercises the authority under paragraph (1) or (2), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees an appropriately classified statement of the reasons for the exercise of such authority within 7 days.
`(4) The Director shall advise the Inspector General at the time a report under paragraph (3) is submitted, and, to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, provide the Inspector General with a copy of such report.
`(5) The Inspector General may submit to the congressional intelligence committees any comments on a report of which the Inspector General has notice under paragraph (4) that the Inspector General considers appropriate.
`(b) In addition to the qualifications for the appointment of the Inspector General under section 3(a), the Inspector General shall be appointed on the basis of prior experience in the field of intelligence or national security.
`(c)(1)(A) In addition to the duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General specified elsewhere in this Act, the Inspector General shall, for the purpose stated in subparagraph (B), provide policy direction for, and conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations relating to--
`(i) the coordination and collaboration among elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program; and
`(ii) the coordination and collaboration between elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program and other elements of the intelligence community.
`(B) The Inspector General shall conduct the activities described in subparagraph (A) to ensure that the coordination and collaboration referred to in that paragraph is conducted efficiently and in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
`(C) Before undertaking any investigation, inspection, or audit under subparagraph (A), the Inspector General shall consult with any other inspector general having responsibilities regarding an element of the intelligence community whose activities are involved in the investigation, inspection, or audit for the purpose of avoiding duplication of effort and ensuring effective coordination and cooperation.
`(2) In addition to the matters of which the Inspector General is required to keep the Director and Congress fully and currently informed under section 4(a), the Inspector General shall--
`(A) keep the Director and Congress fully and currently informed concerning--
`(i) violations of civil liberties and privacy that may occur in the programs and operations of the National Intelligence Authority; and
`(ii) violations of law and regulations, violations of civil liberties and privacy, and fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies that may occur in the coordination and collaboration referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A); and
`(B) report the progress made in implementing corrective action with respect to the matters referred to in subparagraph (A).
`(3) To enable the Inspector General to fully and effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General and the inspectors general of the other elements of the intelligence community shall coordinate their internal audit, inspection, and investigative activities to avoid duplication and ensure effective coordination and cooperation.
`(4) The Inspector General shall take due regard for the protection of intelligence sources and methods in the preparation of all reports issued by the Inspector General, and, to the extent consistent with the purpose and objective of such reports, take such measures as may be appropriate to minimize the disclosure of intelligence sources and methods described in such reports.
`(d)(1) Each semiannual report prepared by the Inspector General under section 5(a) shall--
`(A) include an assessment of the effectiveness of all measures in place in the National Intelligence Authority for the protection of civil liberties and privacy of United States persons; and
`(B) be transmitted by the Director to the congressional intelligence committees.
`(2) In addition the duties of the Inspector General and the Director under section 5(d)--
`(A) the Inspector General shall report immediately to the Director whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to--
`(i) the coordination and collaboration among elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program; and
`(ii) the coordination and collaboration between elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program and other elements of the intelligence community; and
`(B) the Director shall transmit to the congressional intelligence committees each report under subparagraph (A) within 7 calendar days of receipt of such report, together with such comments as the Director considers appropriate.
`(3) Any report required to be transmitted by the Director to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress under section 5(d) shall also be transmitted, within the 7-day period specified in that section, to the congressional intelligence committees.
`(4) In the event that--
`(A) the Inspector General is unable to resolve any differences with the Director affecting the execution of the duties or responsibilities of the Inspector General;
`(B) an investigation, inspection, or audit carried out by the Inspector General should focus on any current or former National Intelligence Authority official who holds or held a position in the Authority that is subject to appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, including such a position held on an acting basis;
`(C) a matter requires a report by the Inspector General to the Department of Justice on possible criminal conduct by a current or former official described in subparagraph (B);
`(D) the Inspector General receives notice from the Department of Justice declining or approving prosecution of possible criminal conduct of any current or former official described in subparagraph (B); or
`(E) the Inspector General, after exhausting all possible alternatives, is unable to obtain significant documentary information in the course of an investigation, inspection, or audit,
the Inspector General shall immediately notify and submit a report on such matter to the congressional intelligence committees.
`(5) Pursuant to title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees any report or findings and recommendations of an investigation, inspection, or audit conducted by the office which has been requested by the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of either committee.
`(e)(1) In addition to the other authorities of the Inspector General under this Act, the Inspector General shall have access to any personnel of the National Intelligence Authority, or any employee of a contractor of the Authority, whose testimony is needed for the performance of the duties of the Inspector General. Whenever such access is, in the judgment of the Inspector General, unreasonably refused or not provided, the Inspector General shall report the circumstances to the Director without delay.
`(2) Failure on the part of any employee or contractor of the National Intelligence Authority to cooperate with the Inspector General shall be grounds for appropriate administrative actions by the Director, including loss of employment or termination of an existing contractual relationship.
`(3) Whenever, in the judgment of the Director, an element of the intelligence community that is part of the National Intelligence Program has unreasonably refused or not provided information or assistance requested by the Inspector General under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 6(a), the Director shall so inform the head of the element, who shall promptly provide such information or assistance to the Inspector General.
`(4) The level of classification or compartmentalization of information shall not, in and of itself, provide a sufficient rationale for denying the Inspector General access to any materials under section 6(a).
`(f) In addition to the authorities and requirements in section 7 regarding the receipt of complaints by the Inspector General--
`(1) the Inspector General is authorized to receive and investigate complaints or information from any person concerning the existence of an activity constituting a violation of laws, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety; and
`(2) once such complaint or information has been received from an employee of the Federal Government--
`(A) the Inspector General shall not disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee, unless the Inspector General determines that such disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation or the disclosure is made to an official of the Department of Justice responsible for determining whether a prosecution should be undertaken; and
`(B) no action constituting a reprisal, or threat of reprisal, for making such complaint may be taken by any employee in a position to take such actions, unless the complaint was made or the information was disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
`(g) In this section, the terms `congressional intelligence committees', `intelligence community', and `National Intelligence Program' have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004.'.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments to Inspector General Act of 1978- (1)(A) Section 8H(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is further amended--
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C):
`(C) An employee of the National Intelligence Authority, of an entity other than the Authority who is assigned or detailed to the Authority, or of a contractor of the Authority who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern may report the complaint or information to the Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority.'.
(B) In support of this paragraph, Congress makes the findings set forth in paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 701(b) of the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 (title VII of Public Law 105-272; 5 U.S.C. App. 8H note).
(2) The Inspector General Act of 1978 is further amended--
(A) in section 8K, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, by striking `8F or 8H' and inserting `8F, 8H, 8I, or 8J'; and
(B) in section 11--
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting `the National Intelligence Director;' after `the Attorney General;'; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting `the National Intelligence Authority,' after `the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,'.
(d) SEPARATE BUDGET ACCOUNT- The National Intelligence Director shall, in accordance with procedures to be issued by the Director in consultation with congressional intelligence committees, include in the National Intelligence Program budget a separate account for the Office of Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority.
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADOPTION OF STANDARDS OF REVIEW- It is the sense of Congress that the Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority, in consultation with other Inspectors General of the intelligence community and the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, should adopt standards for review and related precedent that are generally used by the intelligence community for reviewing whistleblower reprisal complaints made under sections 7 and 8J(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
SEC. 142. OMBUDSMAN OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY.
(a) OMBUDSMAN OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY- There is within the National Intelligence Authority an Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority who shall be appointed by the National Intelligence Director.
(b) DUTIES- The Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority shall--
(1) counsel, arbitrate, or offer recommendations on, and have the authority to initiate inquiries into, real or perceived problems of politicization, biased reporting, or lack of objective analysis within the National Intelligence Authority, or any element of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program, or regarding any analysis of national intelligence by any element of the intelligence community;
(2) monitor the effectiveness of measures taken to deal with real or perceived politicization, biased reporting, or lack of objective analysis within the Authority, or any element of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program, or regarding any analysis of national intelligence by any element of the intelligence community; and
(3) conduct regular and detailed reviews of the analytic product or products of the Authority, or any element of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program, or of any analysis of national intelligence by any element of the intelligence community, with such reviews to be conducted so as to ensure that analysis is timely, objective, independent of political considerations, based upon all sources available to the intelligence community, and performed in a manner consistent with sound analytic methods and tradecraft, including reviews for purposes of determining whether or not--
(A) such product or products state separately, and distinguish between, the intelligence underlying such product or products and the assumptions and judgments of analysts with respect to the intelligence and such product or products;
(B) such product or products describe the quality and reliability of the intelligence underlying such product or products;
(C) such product or products present and explain alternative conclusions, if any, with respect to the intelligence underlying such product or products;
(D) such product or products characterizes the uncertainties, if any, and the confidence in such product or products; and
(E) the analyst or analysts responsible for such product or products had appropriate access to intelligence information from all sources, regardless of the source of the information, the method of collection of the information, the elements of the intelligence community that collected the information, or the location of such collection.
(c) ANALYTIC REVIEW UNIT- (1) There is within the Office of the Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority an Analytic Review Unit.
(2) The Analytic Review Unit shall assist the Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority in performing the duties and responsibilities of the Ombudsman set forth in subsection (b)(3).
(3) The Ombudsman shall provide the Analytic Review Unit a staff who possess expertise in intelligence analysis that is appropriate for the function of the Unit.
(4) In assisting the Ombudsman, the Analytic Review Unit shall, subject to the direction and control of the Ombudsman, conduct detailed evaluations of intelligence analysis by the following:
(A) The National Intelligence Council.
(B) The elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program.
(C) To the extent involving the analysis of national intelligence, other elements of the intelligence community.
(D) The divisions, offices, programs, officers, and employees of the elements specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C).
(5)(A) The results of the evaluations under paragraph (4) shall be provided to the congressional intelligence committees and to appropriate heads of other departments, agencies, and elements of the executive branch.
(B) The results of the evaluations under paragraph (4) shall also be distributed as appropriate throughout the intelligence community as a method for training intelligence community analysts and promoting the development of sound analytic methods and tradecraft. To ensure the widest possible distribution of the evaluations, the Analytic Review Unit shall, when appropriate, produce evaluations at multiple classification levels.
(6) Upon completion of the evaluations under paragraph (4), the Analytic Review Unit may make such recommendations to the National Intelligence Director and to appropriate heads of the elements of the intelligence community for awards, commendations, additional training, or disciplinary or other actions concerning personnel as the Analytic Review Unit considers appropriate in light of such evaluations. Any recommendation of the Analytic Review Unit under this paragraph shall not be considered binding on the official receiving such recommendation.
(d) ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PERSONNEL- (1) In order to carry out the duties specified in subsection (c), the Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority, the Analytic Review Unit, and other staff of the Office of the Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority shall, unless otherwise directed by the President, have access to all analytic products, operational and field reports, and raw intelligence of any element of the intelligence community, and to any reports or other material of an Inspector General, that might be pertinent to a matter under consideration by the Ombudsman.
(2) The Ombudsman, the Analytic Review Unit, and other staff of the Office shall have access to any employee, or any employee of a contractor, of the intelligence community whose testimony is needed for the performance of the duties of the Ombudsman.
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS- The Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority shall submit to the National Intelligence Director and the congressional intelligence committees on an annual basis a report that includes--
(1) the assessment of the Ombudsman of the current level of politicization, biased reporting, or lack of objective analysis within the National Intelligence Authority, or any element of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program, or regarding any analysis of national intelligence by any element of the intelligence community;
(2) such recommendations for remedial measures as the Ombudsman considers appropriate; and
(3) an assessment of the effectiveness of remedial measures previously taken within the intelligence community on matters addressed by the Ombudsman.
(f) REFERRAL OF CERTAIN MATTERS FOR INVESTIGATION- In addition to carrying out activities under this section, the Ombudsman of the National Intelligence Authority may refer serious cases of misconduct related to politicization of intelligence information, biased reporting, or lack of objective analysis within the intelligence community to the Inspector General of the National Intelligence Authority for investigation.
SEC. 143. NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER.
(a) NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER- There is within the National Intelligence Authority a National Counterterrorism Center.
(b) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER- (1) There is a Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who shall be the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, and who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Any individual nominated for appointment as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall have significant expertise in matters relating to the national security of the United States and matters relating to terrorism that threatens the national security of the United States.
(3) The individual serving as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center may not, while so serving, serve in any capacity in any other element of the intelligence community, except to the extent that the individual serving as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center is doing so in an acting capacity.
(c) SUPERVISION- (1) The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall report to the National Intelligence Director on--
(A) the budget and programs of the National Counterterrorism Center; and
(B) the activities of the Directorate of Intelligence of the National Counterterrorism Center under subsection (g).
(2) The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall report to the President and the National Intelligence Director on the planning and progress of joint counterterroris