(c) The Council shall have a staff to be headed by a civilian executive secretary who shall be appointed by the President, and who shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year. 1 The executive secretary, subject to the direction of the Council, is hereby authorized, subject to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, 2 to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Council in connection with the performance of its functions. (d) The Council shall, from time to time, make such recommendations, and such other reports to the President as it deems appropriate or as the President may require. (e) The Chairman (or in his absence the Vice Chairman) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may, in his role as principal military adviser to the National Security Council and subject to the direction of the President, attend and participate in meetings of the National Security Council. (f) The Director of National Drug Control Policy may, in the role of the Director as principal adviser to the National Security Council on national drug control policy, and subject to the direction of the President, attend and participate in meetings of the National Security Council. (g) The President shall establish with the National Security Council a board to be known as the "Board for Low Intensity Conflict". The principal function of the board shall be to coordinate the policies of the United States for low intensity conflict. (h)(1) There is established within the National Security Council a committee to be known as the Committee on Foreign Intelligence (in this subsection referred to as the "Committee”). (2) The Committee shall be composed of the following: (B) The Secretary of State. (C) The Secretary of Defense. (D) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, who shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. (E) Such other members as the President may designate. (3) The function of the Committee shall be to assist the Council in its activities by (A) identifying the intelligence required to address the national security interests of the United States as specified by the President; (B) establishing priorities (including funding priorities) among the programs, projects, and activities that address such interests and requirements; and (C) establishing policies relating to the conduct of intelligence activities of the United States, including appropriate roles and missions for the elements of the intelligence community and appropriate targets of intelligence collection activities. 1 The specification of the salary of the head of the National Security Council staff is obsolete and has been superseded. 2 The Classification Act of 1923 was repealed by the Classification Act of 1949. The Classification Act of 1949 was repealed by the law enacting title 5, United States Code (Public Law 89544, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378), and its provisions were codified as chapter 51 and chapter 53 of title 5. Section 7(b) of that Act (80 Stat. 631) provided: "A reference to a law replaced by sections 1-6 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act." (4) In carrying out its function, the Committee shall- (B) identify on an annual basis, and at such other times as the Council may require, the intelligence required to meet such interests and establish an order of priority for the collection and analysis of such intelligence; and (C) conduct an annual review of the elements of the intelligence community in order to determine the success of such elements in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating the intelligence identified under subparagraph (B). (5) The Committee shall submit each year to the Council and to the Director of Central Intelligence a comprehensive report on its activities during the preceding year, including its activities under paragraphs (3) and (4). (i)(1) There is established within the National Security Council a committee to be known as the Committee on Transnational Threats (in this subsection referred to as the "Committee”). (2) The Committee shall include the following members: (B) The Secretary of State. (C) The Secretary of Defense. (D) The Attorney General. (E) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, who shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. (F) Such other members as the President may designate. (3) The function of the Committee shall be to coordinate and direct the activities of the United States Government relating to combatting transnational threats. (4) In carrying out its function, the Committee shall (A) identify transnational threats; (B) develop strategies to enable the United States Government to respond to transnational threats identified under subparagraph (A); (C) monitor implementation of such strategies; (D) make recommendations as to appropriate responses to specific transnational threats; (E) assist in the resolution of operational and policy differences among Federal departments and agencies in their responses to transnational threats; (F) develop policies and procedures to ensure the effective sharing of information about transnational threats among Federal departments and agencies, including law enforcement agencies and the elements of the intelligence community; and (G) develop guidelines to enhance and improve the coordination of activities of Federal law enforcement agencies and elements of the intelligence community outside the United States with respect to transnational threats. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term "transnational threat" means the following: (A) Any transnational activity (including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the delivery systems for such weapons, and organized crime) that threatens the national security of the United States. (B) Any individual or group that engages in an activity referred to in subparagraph (A). (j) The Director of Central Intelligence (or, in the Director's absence, the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence) may, in the performance of the Director's duties under this Act and subject to the direction of the President, attend and participate in meetings of the National Security Council. (i)1 It is the sense of the Congress that there should be within the staff of the National Security Council a Special Adviser to the President on International Religious Freedom, whose position should be comparable to that of a director within the Executive Office of the President. The Special Adviser should serve as a resource for executive branch officials, compiling and maintaining information on the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom (as defined in section 3 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998), and making policy recommendations. The Special Adviser should serve as liaison with the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Congress and, as advisable, religious nongovernmental organizations. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE SEC. 102. [50 U.S.C. 403] (a) DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE.-There is a Director of Central Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall (1) serve community; as head of the United States intelligence (2) act as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to the national security; and (3) serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. (b) DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. (1) There is a Deputy Director of Central Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) There is a Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (3) Each Deputy Director of Central Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise. (c) MILITARY STATUS OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS.(1)(A) Not more than one of the individuals serving in the positions specified in subparagraph (B) may be a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces, whether in active or retired status. (B) The positions referred to in subparagraph (A) are the following: (i) The Director of Central Intelligence. (ii) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. (iii) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management. (2) It is the sense of Congress that, under ordinary circumstances, it is desirable that one of the individuals serving in the positions specified in paragraph (1)(B)— 1So in law. Probably should be subsection (k). Section 301 of Public Law 105-292, Oct. 27, 1998, inserts a new subsection (i) at the end of section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947. (A) be a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces, whether in active or retired status; or (B) have, by training or experience, an appreciation of military intelligence activities and requirements. (3) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces, while serving in a position specified in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) shall not be subject to supervision or control by the Secretary of Defense or by any officer or employee of the Department of Defense; (B) shall not exercise, by reason of the officer's status as a commissioned officer, any supervision or control with respect to any of the military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense except as otherwise authorized by law; and (C) shall not be counted against the numbers and percentages of commissioned officers of the rank and grade of such officer authorized for the military department of that officer. (4) Except as provided in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3), the appointment of an officer of the Armed Forces to a position specified in paragraph (1)(B) shall not affect the status, position, rank, or grade of such officer in the Armed Forces, or any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to or arising out of any such status, position, rank, or grade. (5) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces on active duty who is appointed to a position specified in paragraph (1)(B), while serving in such position and while remaining on active duty, shall continue to receive military pay and allowances and shall not receive the pay prescribed for such position. Funds from which such pay and allowances are paid shall be reimbursed from funds available to the Director of Central Intelligence. (d) DUTIES OF DEPUTY DIRECTORS.-(1)(A) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence shall assist the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out the Director's responsibilities under this Act. (B) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director of Central Intelligence during the Director's absence or disability or during a vacancy in the position of the Director of Central Intelligence. (2) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management shall, subject to the direction of the Director of Central Intelligence, be responsible for the following: (A) Directing the operations of the Community Management Staff. (B) Through the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection, ensuring the efficient and effective collection of national intelligence using technical means and human sources. (C) Through the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production, conducting oversight of the analysis and production of intelligence by elements of the intelligence community. (D) Through the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Administration, performing community-wide management functions of the intelligence community, including the management of personnel and resources. (3)(A) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence takes precedence in the Office of the Director of Central Intelligence immediately after the Director of Central Intelligence. (B) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management takes precedence in the Office of the Director of Central Intelligence immediately after the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. (e) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. (1) There is an Office of the Director of Central Intelligence. The function of the Office is to assist the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director under this Act and to carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by law. (2) The Office of the Director of Central Intelligence is composed of the following: (A) The Director of Central Intelligence. (B) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. (C) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management. (D) The National Intelligence Council. (E) The Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection. (F) The Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production. (G) The Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Administration. (H) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or the Director of Central Intelligence may establish or designate in the Office. (3) To assist the Director in fulfilling the responsibilities of the Director as head of the intelligence community, the Director shall employ and utilize in the Office of the Director of Central Intelligence a professional staff having an expertise in matters relating to such responsibilities and may establish permanent positions and appropriate rates of pay with respect to that staff. (4) The Office of the Director of Central Intelligence shall, for administrative purposes, be within the Central Intelligence Agency. (f) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FOR COLLECTION. (1) To assist the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out the Director's responsibilities under this Act, there shall be an Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) The Assistant Director for Collection shall assist the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out the Director's collection responsibilities in order to ensure the efficient and effective collection of national intelligence. (g) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTION.-(1) To assist the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out the Director's responsibilities under this Act, there shall be an Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) The Assistant Director for Analysis and Production shall |