Director of Central Intelligence Directive 1/1

The Authorities and Responsibilities of
the Director of Central Intelligence
as Head of the U.S. Intelligence Community

(Effective 19 November 1998)

This directive is promulgated pursuant to Sections 102 and 103(c) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (NSA), and Executive Order 12333.

A. Purpose

This directive establishes a system of DCI Directives (DCIDs) and subsidiary issuances, provides a summary of DCI authorities and responsibilities, assigns responsibility for the execution of certain DCI authorities and responsibilities and provides for a process for the creation and coordination of DCI directives and subsidiary issuances. The goal of this system of directives is to enable the Director of Central Intelligence to provide timely, coordinated and clear guidance and direction to the Intelligence Community. The process established is based on the authorities and responsibilities of the DCI as head of the US Intelligence Community, as assigned by the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, Executive Orders 12333, 12951, 12958, and other statutes, Presidential directives, and National Security Council Intelligence Directives (NSCIDs).

B. The Authorities and Responsibilities of the Director of Central Intelligence Related to the U.S. Intelligence Community

The list of authorities and responsibilities of the DCI in this DCID is intended to be illustrative. Readers are directed to the citations for controlling language. In all cases, the language in the original citation is controlling. This DCID is not intended to act in derogation or arrogation of the authorities and responsibilities of the DCI or the head of any other agency, department or organization contained in statute, Executive Order, Presidential directive or NSCID. Furthermore this DCID is not intended to act in derogation or arrogation of any authorities and responsibilities of the DCI or the head of any other agency, department or organization which may not be listed herein. By way of example, this DCID does not derogate or arrogate any of the authorities of the Secretary of Defense found in §105 of the National Security Act; 50 United States Code (hereafter USC) section 403-5.

C. Assignment of Responsibility for the Execution of the DCI's Responsibilities as Head of the Intelligence Community.

D. System of DCI Directives (DCIDs).


Footnotes:

1. The "appropriate congressional committees" for this purpose are defined in section 109 of the National Security Act to be: the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives. (NSA § 109(c); 50 USC 404d(c)).

2. These excerpts discuss only the unclassified provisions of PDD-49. Readers are directed to the PDD for a complete listing of authorities and responsibilities. PDD-49, III also sets out authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense, the Department of Energy and ACDA with respect to National Security space activities.

3. As used in this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (NSA § 112(e); 50 USC 404g(e)).

4. A "special access program" is a program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same classification level.


Source: CIA hardcopy courtesy of Jeffrey T. Richelson
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
MORI Document ID Number: 578554
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