DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE 3/23 (1)

THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL
AND THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OIFFICER

(Effective 1 June 1992)

Pursuant to Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, Executive Order 12333, and other applicable law, the National Intelligence Council, composed of a Chairman, two Vice Chairmen, and National Intelligence Officers (NIOs) along with assistants, and supporting personnel is hereby established.

1. Mission and Composition

The mission, size, and composition of the Nationil Intelligence Council (NIC) are adjustable at the discretion of the Director of Central Intelligence to meet his needs as the principal intelligence advisor to the President and as the senior leader of the US national Intelligence Community.

The NIC and NIOs are the DCI's primary instruments for coordinating the substantive finished intelligence output of the Intelligence Community as a whole; that is, the intelligence products that pool the judgments of the agencies making up the National Foreign Intelligence Board.

The NIOs report directly to the DCI and the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence with the timely cognizance and counsel of the Chairman and Vice Chairmen, NIC.

2. Functions

a. The responsibilities of the NIOs include:

b. The responsibilities of the NIC include:

3. Management

The Chairman and Vice Chairmen, NIC, who are appointed by the DCI, are responsible for the management of the NIC, approval of NIC products, and submission of candidates for NIO positions for approval by the DCI. The Chairman, NIC, will be a member of the Intelligence Community Executive Committee and will chair the National Intelligence Production Board. The Vice Chairmen of the NIC will be responsible for Estimates and Evaluation respectively. The Vice Chairman for Evaluation, NIC, will serve as the vice chairman of the National Intelligence Collection Board.

4. Intelligence Community Support

Intelligence Community production organization will be prepared to make available for the drafting of estimates such analytical support as deemed necessary by the responsible NIO.


Footnotes

1This directive supersedes DCID 3/23, effective 6 March 1991.


Source: CIA hardcopy
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
MORI Document ID Number: 770022
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