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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.  1/31 
COMMITTEES  OF  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  " 
(Effective  18  May  1976) 
,  Pursuant  to  Section  102  of  the  National  Security  Act  of 
1947,  Executive  Order  11905  and  National  Security  Council 
Intelligence  Directives,  it  is  hereby  directed  that  the  composition, 
organization  and  general  rules  of  procedure  for  committees  of  the 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence  are  hereby  established. 
1.  Purpose 
The  purpose  of- this  directive  is  to  standardize  matters 
app-licable  to  all  committees  established  by  Director  of  Central 
Intelligence  Directives  in  support  of  the  Director's  Intelligence 
Community  responsibilities. 
2.  Composition  and  Organization 
a.   Each  committee  will  consist  of  a  chairman  designated  - 
by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  and  normally  of 
designated  representatives  of  the  chiefs  of  the  organizations 
.  which  are  members  of  the  United  States  Intelligence  Community, 
as  defined  in  Section  2.(b)  of  Executive  Order  11905.   The 
committee  chairman  may  invite  a  representative  of  the  chief 
of  any  other  organization  having  functions  related  to  the 
national  security  to  participate  with-  the  committee  whenever 
matters  within  the  purview  of  that  organization  are  to  be 
discussed.   With  approval  of  the  Director  of  Central  Intelli- 
gence, a  committee  chairman  may  grant  associate  membership 
to  the  representative  of  any  non-Intelligence  Community 
organization  that  has  a  continuing  involvement  with  the  work 
of  the  committee. 
1.    This  directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  1/3  effective  3  December  1974.
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b.  Each  committee  will  be  supported  as  necessary  by 
subcommittees,  working  groups,  advisory  groups  or  other 
supporting  units  as  approved  by  the  committee  chairman  or 
as  provided  in  applicable  DCIDs.   The  chairmen  of  supporting 
elements  will  be  designated  by  the  parent  committee  chairman. 
Membership  on  the  subcommittees  or  other  supporting  elements 
of  a  committee  need  not  be  limited  to  member  agencies  of  the 
committee  but  may  be  extended  by  the  parent  committee  chair- 
man to  representation  from  other  departments  and  agencies 
having  related  functional  responsibilities  or  support 
capabilities. 
c.  Each  committee  will  have  a  secretariat  to  be 
provided  by  the  Central  Intelligence  Agency,  or  a  full- 
time  support  staff  to  be  manned  by  the  various  organizations 
of  the  Intelligence  Community  under  arrangements  approved 
by  the  DCT. 
3.    Rules  of  Procedure  - 
a.  Each  committee  shall  meet  upon  the  call  of  the 
chairman  or  at  the  request  of  any  of  its  members.   Items 
may  be  placed  on  the  agenda  of  a  committee  by  the  DCI,  by 
the  Deputy  to  the  DCI  for  the  Intelligence  Community,  or 
by  the  chairman  or  any  member  of  the  committee. 
b.  The  committees  and  their  subordinate  groups  will 
seek  to  reach  decisions  and  recommendations  by  agreement. 
Statements  of  decisions  and  recommendations  of  the  committee 
will  be  formulated  by  the  chairman  with  consideration  given 
to  views  of  the  member.   At  the  request  of  a  dissenting 
member,  the  chairman  will  refer  the  decision  or  recommendation 
along  with  the  dissenting  opinion  or  opinions  to  the  appro- 
priate higher  authority. 
c.  Each  committee  shall  exercise  primary  responsibilities 
with  respect  to  matters  assigned  to  it  as  set  forth  in  the 
DCID  establishing  the  committee,  and  shall  coordinate  with 
other  committees  established  by  DCIDs  in  areas  of  joint  or 
overlapping  concern.  '   •         ' 
d.  Overview  of  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
committees,  on  behalf  of  the  Director,  will  be  exercised  by 
his  Deputy  for  the  Intelligence  Community. 
e.  Each  committee  shall  submit  an  annual  report  to 
the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  upon  his  call,-  and  such 
other  reports  as  the  Director  may  request. 
George  Bush 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
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