DCID  No.  1/18 
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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO .  1/181 
RECOGNITION  OF  EXCEPTIONAL  SERVICE  TO  THE 
~  U.S.  INTELLIGENCE  COMMUNITY 
[T     .  (Effective  18  May  1976) 
~       %  1.    Provision  for  honor  and  merit  awards  for  exceptional 
tj    service  to  the  U.S.  Intelligence  Community  is  hereby  established 
pursuant  to  the  responsibilities  assigned  to  the  Director  of 
p    Central  Intelligence  in  Executive  Order  11905  and  National  Security 
M    Council  Intelligence  Directives,  and  to  Public  Law  83-763  which 
■"*    provides  that  the  heads  of  departments  and  agencies  may  confer 
honor  or  monetary  awards  on  those  whose  superior  accomplishments 
?a    or  other  personal  efforts  contribute  to  the  efficiency,  economy 
or  other  improvements  of  Government  operations  or  who  perform 
special  acts  or  services  in  the  public  interest. 
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L*         2.    Intelligence  Community  medals  and  awards 
■f  .^      Intelligence  Community  honor  and  merit  awards  "to  be  con- 
^    ferred  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  upon  the  recom- 
*  /    mendation  of  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board  are  as 
v    follows : * 
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m  '  a-   ^he  National  Intelligence  Distinguished  Service  Medal 
may  be  awarded  for  distinguished  meritorious  service  or  achieve- 
{  :         ment  to  the  United  States  in  a  duty  of  great  responsibility 
u*         within  the  Intelligence  Community,  the  oustanding  accomplish- 
ment of  which  distinctly  benefits  the  interests  of  the  United 
l_.         States  and  constitutes  a  major  contribution  to  the  foreign 
H         intelligence  mission  of  the  Intelligence  Community* 
b.    The  National  Intelligence  Medal  of  Achievement 
may  be  awarded  ror  especially  meritorious  conduct  in  the 
performance  of  outstanding  service  to  the  United  States 
as.  a  member  of  the  Intelligence  Community.   The  National 
Intelligence  Medal  of  Achievement  recognizes  performance 
_      •   of  an" especially  difficult  duty  in  a  clearly  exceptional 
manner.   The  service  being  recognized  must  relate -directly 
rg         to  the  Intelligence  Community's  mission  to  provide  the 
S         intelligence  required  for  national  policies  and  the  national 
w         security. 
This  directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  1/18  effective  12  July  1975 
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c.    The  Intelligence  Community  Certificate  of  Distinction 
|  may  be  awarded  for  sustained  superior  performance  ol:  duty  of 
j  high  value  to  the  Intelligence  Community,  or  for  a  significant 
i  single  act  of  special  merit. 
j  3.    Presidential  awards 
The  foregoing  listing  of  Intelligence  Community  awards  is  in  . 
;      addition  to  the  following  Presidential  Awards  for  which  personnel-  -'v- 
?      of  the  Intelligence  Community  also  may  be  eligible: 
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|  The  National  Security  Medal 
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i  The  Presidential  Medal  of  Freedom  .   • 
The  President's  Award  for  Distinguished  Federal  Civilian  Service 
4.    Relation  to  departmental  and  ageacy  awards  ; 
a.    The  Intelligence  Community  medals  and  awards  • 
established  in  this  directive  are  intended  to  enable  specific  \ 
recognition  of  services  of  particular  benefit  to  the  United 
States  in  the  execution  of  the  Intelligence  Community  mission* 
and  do  not  replace  any  of  the  medals  and  awards  for  which 
(        provision  is  made  in  departmental  or  agency  regulations* 
*  b.    Normally,  the  same  exceptional  duty  performance 
which  results  in  the  presentation  of  an  Intelligence  Community 
medal  or  award  will  not  be  the  basis  for  a  comparable  medal 
or  award  by  the  individual  organization  to  which  the  person 
receiving  the  award  is  assigned  on  a  career  basis,  but  such 
dual  recognition  is  not  precluded. 
c.    Provision  for  authority  to  wear  decorations  by 
military  personnel  and  entry  of  such  award  on  official  records 
will  be  as  determined  by  the  individual  Military  Departments  * 
5.    Honor- and  Merit  Awards  Board 
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The  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board  will  serve  as  the 
Honor  and  Merit  Awards  Board  for  consideration  of  recommendation     * 
of  the  award  of  Intelligence  Community  medals.   The  Executive 
Secretary  of  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board  will  maintain  z 
records  of  recommendations,  actions  taken  and  presentation  of       I 
Intelligence  Community  Awards.   The  Director  of  Central  Intelli- 
gence may,  if  he  so  elects,  approve  award  of  the  Intelligence 
Community  Certificate  of  Distinction  without  prior  referral  to  the 
National  Foreign  -Intelligence  Board. 
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6.    Procedures 
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^  a.    Recommendations  for  Intelligence-  Community,  Awards  - 
'^j  may  be  initiated  at  any  level  in  any  organization  of-  the 
Intelligence  Community, 
Lj  b.    Recommendations  initiated  in  their  respective 
^         organizations  will  be  forwarded  by  the  Deputy  to  the  Director 
of  Central  Intelligence  for  the  Intelligence  Community,  or  by 
ti  individual  members  of  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board 
"to  the  Executive  Secretary  of  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence 
Board. 
H  c.   No  particular  format  is  prescribed,  but  each 
w\         recommendation  should  include  the  following: 
%  ji  Title  of  the  recommended  award 
Name,  position  title,  grade  and  organization 
assignment  of  the  nominee 
Inclusive  dates  of  the  time  period  to  which  the 
proposed  award  is  applicable 
A  narrative  description  of  the  performance  or 
service  warranting  the  award 
A  proposed  unclassified  citation 
Indication  as  to  whether  another  award  is  being 
recommended  within  the  particular  department  or 
agency  to  which  the  nominee  is  assigned  f.or  the 
same  performance  or  service 
The  title  and  signature  of  the  chief  of  the  intelli 
gence  organization  submitting  the  recommendation 
7«    Presentation 
p*    *     Presentation  of  the  National  Intelligence  Distinguished  Service 
—     Medal  and  the.  National  Intelligence  .Medal  of  Achievement  will  be 
made  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence,  or,  if  circumstances 
prevent  such,  by  the  Deputy  to  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
^     for  the  Intelligence  Community.   Presentation  of  the  Intelligence 
Community  Certificate  of  Distinction  will  be  made  either  by  the 
Deputy  to  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  for  the  Intelligence  ; 
K     Community  or  the  head  of  the  organization^ to  which  the  person 
<Jm  receiving  the  award  is  assigned. 
George  Bush 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence