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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2778 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the establishment 

of a unified combatant command for military intelligence, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 

Mr. CHAMBLISS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 

establishment of a unified combatant command for military intelligence, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR MILI4 TARY INTELLIGENCE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 6 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 167a 

7 the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 167b. Unified combatant command for military in2 telligence 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) With the advice and as4 sistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 

5 President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall estab6 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 

7 command for military intelligence (hereinafter in this sec8 tion referred to as the ‘military intelligence command’). 

9 ‘‘(2) The principle functions of the military intel10 ligence command are— 

11 ‘‘(A) to coordinate all military intelligence ac12 tivities; 

13 ‘‘(B) to develop new military intelligence collec14 tion capabilities; and 

15 ‘‘(C) to represent the Department of Defense in 

16 the intelligence community under the National Intel17 ligence Director. 

18 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES AND CIVILIAN PER19 SONNEL.—(1) Unless otherwise directed by the Secretary 

20 of Defense, all active and reserve military intelligence 

21 forces of the armed forces within the elements of the De22 partment of Defense referred to in subsection (i)(2) shall 

23 be assigned to the military intelligence command. 

24 ‘‘(2) Unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of 

25 Defense, the civilian personnel of the elements of the De-
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1 partment of Defense referred to in subsection (i)(2) shall 

2 be under the military intelligence command. 

3 ‘‘(c) GRADE OF COMMANDER.—The commander of 

4 the military intelligence command shall hold the grade of 

5 general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral 

6 while serving in that position, without vacating his perma7 nent grade. The commander of such command shall be ap8 pointed by the President, by and with the consent of the 

9 Senate, for service in that position. 

10 ‘‘(d) DUTIES OF COMMANDER.—Unless otherwise di11 rected by the President or the Secretary of Defense, the 

12 commander of the military intelligence command shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) carry out intelligence collection and anal14 ysis activities in response to requests from the Na15 tional Intelligence Director; and 

16 ‘‘(2) serve as the principle advisor to the Sec17 retary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

18 of Staff, and the National Intelligence Director on 

19 all matters relating to military intelligence. 

20 ‘‘(e) AUTHORITY OF COMMANDER.—(1) In addition 

21 to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of this title, 

22 the commander of the military intelligence command shall 

23 be responsible for, and shall have the authority to conduct, 

24 all affairs of the command relating to military intelligence 

25 activities. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The commander of the military intelligence com2 mand shall be responsible for, and shall have the authority 

3 to conduct, the following functions relating to military in4 telligence activities: 

5 ‘‘(A) Developing strategy, doctrine, and tactics. 

6 ‘‘(B) Preparing and submitting to the Secretary 

7 of Defense and the National Intelligence Director 

8 recommendations and budget proposals for military 

9 intelligence forces and activities. 

10 ‘‘(C) Exercising authority, direction, and con11 trol over the expenditure of funds for personnel and 

12 activities assigned to the command. 

13 ‘‘(D) Training military and civilian personnel 

14 assigned to or under the command. 

15 ‘‘(E) Conducting specialized courses of instruc16 tion for military and civilian personnel assigned to 

17 or under the command. 

18 ‘‘(F) Validating requirements. 

19 ‘‘(G) Establishing priorities for military intel20 ligence in harmony with national priorities estab21 lished by the National Intelligence Director and ap22 proved by the President. 

23 ‘‘(H) Ensuring the interoperability of intel24 ligence sharing within the Department of Defense 
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1 and within the intelligence community as a whole, as 

2 directed by the National Intelligence Director. 

3 ‘‘(I) Formulating and submitting requirements 

4 to other commanders of the unified combatant com5 mands to support military intelligence activities. 

6 ‘‘(J) Recommending to the Secretary of De7 fense individuals to head the components of the com8 mand. 

9 ‘‘(3) The commander of the military intelligence com10 mand shall be responsible for— 

11 ‘‘(A) ensuring that the military intelligence re12 quirements of the other unified combatant com13 manders are satisfied; and 

14 ‘‘(B) responding to intelligence requirements 

15 levied by the National Intelligence Director. 

16 ‘‘(4)(A) The commander of the military intelligence 

17 command shall be responsible for, and shall have the au18 thority to conduct the development and acquisition of spe19 cialized technical intelligence capabilities. 

20 ‘‘(B) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 

21 of the Secretary of Defense, the commander of the com22 mand, in carrying out the function under subparagraph 

23 (A), shall have authority to exercise the functions of the 

24 head of an agency under chapter 137 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The staff of the com2 mander of the military intelligence command shall include 

3 an inspector general who shall conduct internal audits and 

4 inspections of purchasing and contracting actions through 

5 the command and such other inspector general functions 

6 as may be assigned. 

7 ‘‘(g) BUDGET.—(1) The Secretary of Defense and the 

8 National Intelligence Director shall jointly consult on the 

9 budget of the military intelligence command before sub10 mitting the budget to the President. 

11 ‘‘(2) In addition to the activities of a combatant com12 mander for which funding may be requested under section 

13 166(b) of this title, the budget proposal for the military 

14 intelligence command shall include requests for funding 

15 for— 

16 ‘‘(A) development and acquisition of military in17 telligence collection systems; and 

18 ‘‘(B) acquisition of other material, supplies, or 

19 services that are peculiar to military intelligence ac20 tivities. 

21 ‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

22 prescribe regulations for the activities of the military intel23 ligence command. The regulations shall include authoriza24 tion for the commander of the command to provide for 
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1 operational security of military intelligence forces, civilian 

2 personnel, and activities. 

3 ‘‘(i) IDENTIFICATION OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

4 FORCES.—(1) For purposes of this section, military intel5 ligence forces are the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) The forces of the elements of the Depart7 ment of Defense referred to in paragraph (2) that 

8 carry out military intelligence activities. 

9 ‘‘(B) Any other forces of the armed forces that 

10 are designated as military intelligence forces by the 

11 Secretary of Defense. 

12 ‘‘(2) The elements of the Department of Defense re13 ferred to in this paragraph are as follows: 

14 ‘‘(A) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 

15 ‘‘(B) The National Security Agency. 

16 ‘‘(C) The National Geospatial-Intelligence 

17 Agency. 

18 ‘‘(D) The National Reconnaissance Office. 

19 ‘‘(E) Any intelligence activities or units of the 

20 military departments designated by the Secretary of 

21 Defense for purposes of this section. 

22 ‘‘(j) MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—For 

23 purposes of this section, military intelligence activities in24 clude each of the following insofar as it relates to military 

25 intelligence: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Intelligence collection. 

2 ‘‘(2) Intelligence analysis. 

3 ‘‘(3) Intelligence information management. 

4 ‘‘(4) Intelligence workforce planning. 

5 ‘‘(5) Such other activities as may be specified 

6 by the President or the Secretary of Defense.’’. 

7 ‘‘(k) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this 

8 section, the term ‘intelligence community’ means the ele9 ments of the intelligence community listed or designated 

10 under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 

11 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).’’. 

12 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of that 

13 chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

14 to section 167a the following new item: 

‘‘167b. Unified combatant command for military intelligence.’’. 

15 (b) CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

16 DIRECTOR ON HEADS OF COMPONENTS OF COMMAND.— 

17 The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the National 

18 Intelligence Director on any recommendations made by 

19 the commander of the military intelligence command 

20 under section 167b(e)(2)(J) of title 10, United States 

21 Code (as added by subsection (a)), regarding the heads 

22 of the components of the military intelligence command 

23 before transmitting such recommendations to the Presi24 dent. 

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