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United  States  of  America 
DEPARTMENT  OF  COMMERCE 
DEPARTMENT 
ORGANIZATION  ORDER 
10-6 
Amendment  1 
DEPARTMENT 
ORGANIZATION 
ORDER  SERIES 
DATS  Of   I6SUANO 
June  10,   1981 
xmcTivr  date 
June  9,  1981 
SUB.TKT 
OFFICE  OF  THE  GENERAL  COUNSEL 
Department  Organization  Order  10-6  of  June  20,  1963  is  hereby  amended  as 
shown  below.  The  purpose  of  this  amendment  is  to  transfer  to  the  General 
Counsel  the  Office  of  Intelligence  Liaison  (DOO  20-15)  and  the  Office  of 
Regulatory  Policy  (DOO  21-3)  from  the  Assistant  Secretary  for  Administra- 
tion and  the  Assistant  Secretary  for  Policy,  respectively. 
1.  In  pen  and  ink,  renumber  the  existing  Section  6.  as  7.. 
2.  A  new  Section  6.  is  added  to  read  as  follows: 
"SECTION  6.   OFFICES  REPORTING  TO  THE  GENERAL  COUNSEL.  ' 
"In  addition  to  the  Office  of  the  General  Counsel,  the  following 
Departmental  offices  shall  report  and  be  responsible  to  the  General 
Counsel: 
"a.  The  Office  of  Regulatory  Policy;  and 
"b.  The  Office  of  Intelligence  Liaison. " 
3.  The  renumbered  Section  7.  is  retitled  as  "TRANSFERS  AND  EFFECT  ON 
OTHER  ORDERS."  and  the  following  additional  changes  are  incorporated: 
a.  In  pen  and  ink,  designate  the  existing  paragraph  as  ".01." 
b.  New  paragraphs  .02  and  .03  are  added  to  read  as  follows: 
".02  This  Order: 
"a.  Rescinds  Department  Organization  Order  20-15,  Office  of  Intelligence 
Liaison,  which  is  replaced  by  Appendix  A  to  this  Order;  and 
"b.  Rescinds  Department  Organization  Order  21-3,  Office  of  Regulatory 
Policy,  which  is  replaced  by  Appendix  B  to  this  Order.
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".03a.  The  persor-nel,  property,  records/  funds,  and  other  related  assets 
of  the  Office  of  Intelligence  Liaison  are  hereby  transferred  and  assigned 
to  the  General  Counsel. 
"b.  Tbe  Assistant  Secretary  for  Administration  shall,  in  cooperation 
with  the  General  Counsel  and  the  Director,  Bureau  of  Industrial 
Economics,  determine  the  allocation  of  funds,  records,  property, 
positions,  and  personnel  of  the  Office  of  Regulatory  Policy  tetween  the 
Office  of  the  General  Counsel  and  BIE. " 
Secretary  of  Conmerce 
USC0M4-DC  -  81-3309
APPENDIX  A  DOO  10-6 
OFFICE  OF  INTELLIGENCE  LIAISON 
SECTION  1.   PURPOSE. 
This  appendix  prescribes  the  organization  and  functions  of  the  Office 
of  Intelligence  Liaison. 
SECTION  2.  STATUS  AND  LINE  OF  AUTHORITY. 
The  Office  of  Intelligence  Liaison  (the  -Office"),  a  Departmental  office, 
shall  be  headed  by  a  Director  who  shall  report  and  be  responsible  to  the 
General  Counsel. 
SECTION  3.  DEFINITIONS. 
Attachment  1  provides  further  information  on  the  terminology  and  acronyms 
used  in  this  Appendix. 
SECTION  4.   FUNCTIONS. 
.01  Pursuant  to  the  authority  vested  in  the  General  Counsel  by  Depart- 
ment Organization  Order  10-6,  and  subject  to  such  policies  and  directives 
as  the  General  Counsel  may  prescribe,  and  as  further  provided  for  in  the 
Memorandum  of  Understanding  of  May  5,  1977  between  the  Department  and 
the  participating  member  aqencies  of  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence 
Board  (NFIB): 
a.  The  Director,  Office  of  Intelligence  Liaison  shall  be  the  Foreign 
Intelligence  Control  Officer  (FICO)  for  the  Department  and  as  such  will 
be  responsible  for  the  administration  of  all  requirements  for  foreign 
intelligence  products  in  the  Department,  and  will  control  the  receipt 
and  dissemination  of  foreign  intelligence  materials  within  the  Depart- 
ment. 
b.  The  Office  shall  serve  as  the  focal  point  for  foreign  intelligence 
support  within  the  Department,  and  establish  policies  and  procedures 
for  providing  foreign  intelligence  support  to  officials  and  organiza- 
tion components  throughout  the  Department.  To  implement  these  respon- 
sibilities, the  Office  shall  perform  the  functions  enumerated  in 
paragraphs  .02  through  .07  of  this  section. 
. 02  Foreign  Intelligence  Support,  Requirements,  and  Tasking.  The 
Office  shall:
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a.  Provide  day-to-day  foreign  intelligence  support  to  the  Secretary, 
the  Deputy  Secretary,  and  other  key  officials  of  the  Department  having 
policy  or  program  responsibilities  in  the  international  area.  This 
support  shall  include  the  "tasking"  of  the  Intelligence  Ccnmunity  with 
special  requests  and  requirements  for  support  through  briefings,  the 
preparation  of  special  analytical  papers,  and/or  the  collection  of 
additional  foreign  intelligence  information. 
b.  Coordinate  and  serve  as  the  channel  for  the  levying  of  Departmental 
foreign  intelligence  requirements  on  the  Intelligence  Community.  This 
function  shall  generally  include  but  not  be  limited  to  the  transmittal 
of  significant,  periodic  collection  and/or  analytical  tasking  require- 
ments as  determined  by  the  Director,  Office  of  Intelligence  Liaison  in 
conjunction  with  the  affected  Departmental  offices  and  operating  units. 
The  performance  of  this  function  shall  be  consistent  with,  and  in  no  way 
supersede,  the  authorities  and  responsibilities  of  such  Departmental 
offices  and  operating  units  to  maintain  routine  working  relationships  and 
contacts  with  the  Intelligence  Comnunity. 
c.  Maintain  a  continuing  assessment  of  the  Department's  foreign 
intelligence  needs. 
d.  Provide  the  channel  for  Departmental  requests  for  existing  foreign 
intelligence  reports  and  materials  from  the  Intelligence  Community, 
including  memoranda,  maps,  and  similar  data. 
e.  Act  as  the  Department's  central  referent  on  all  foreign  biographic 
information;  this  function  includes  requesting  and  distributing 
biographic  reports,  and  maintaining  the  central  storage  files  and 
distribution  system  for  such  reports. 
f .  Prepare  a  daily  Departmental  foreign  intelligence  summary  for  key 
Department  officials  covering  major  international  developments. 
g.  Promote  and  facilitate  relationships  and  working  level  contacts 
between  Department  analysts  and  r'esk  officers  who  have  responsibilities 
for  international  affairs  matters,  with  their  counterparts  in  the 
Intelligence  Community  to  ensure  that  the  Department  is  fully  aware  of 
and  utilizing  the  capabilities  of  the  foreign  intelligence  agencies  to 
provide  foreign  intelligence  support. 
h.   Provide,  as  required,  special  foreign  intelligence  support  for  key 
Department  officials  traveling  abroad. 
.03  Intelligence  Registry,  Screening  and  Dissemination.  The  Office 
shall: 
a.   Act  as  the  only  accredited  initial  receiving  point  and  registry 
for  foreign  intelligence  materials  in  the  Main  Commerce  Building.  This 
foreign  intelligence  registry  shall  serve  as  the  control  point  for  all 
foreign  intelligence  materials  received  at  the  Main  Commerce  Building.
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b.  In  coordination  with  the  Departmental  Office  of  Investigations  and 
Security,  (OIS),  concur  in  the  selection  of  foreign  intelligence  primary 
control  centers  and  officers  for  Department  facilities  not  located  in  the 
Main  Commerce  Building,  vfaich  are  to  receive  foreign  intelligence  reports 
and  materials,  and  provide,  as  required,  guidance  and  coordination  of 
their  activities. 
c.  In  coordination  with  OIS,  concur  in  the  selection  of  foreign 
intelligence  secondary  control  centers  and  officers  in  the  Department, 
vfriich  are  to  receive  foreign  intelligence  reports  and  materials  through 
the  registry  or  a  primary  control  center,  and  provide,  as  required, 
guidance  and  coordination  of  their  activities. 
d.  Be  responsible  for  the  procedures  by  %rtiich  foreign  intelligence 
reports  and  materials  received  by  the  Department  are  screened  and  dis- 
seminated to  the  appropriate  Department  organization  components  and 
officials. 
.04  Vault  Storage  and  Classified  Reading  Room.  The  Office  ,  in  accor- 
dance with  the  provisions  of  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding,  shall: 
a.  Provide  vault  storage  for  all  Sensitive  Compartmented  Information 
(SCI)  foreign  intelligence  reports  and  materials  received  at  the  Main 
Commerce  Building  from  NFIB  intelligence  agencies. 
b.  Maintain  a  classified  reading  room  and  reference  library  for 
appropriately  cleared  Department  officials.  This  includes  alerting 
appropriate  Departmental  officials  of  the  receipt  at  the  library  of 
sensitive  intelligence  reports  pertinent  to  their  area  of  responsibility. 
.05  Advice,  Liaison,  and  Representation.  The  Office  shall: 
a.  Serve  as  the  principal  source  of  advice  within  the  Department  with 
respect  to  foreign  intelligence  support  matters. 
b.  Serve  as  the  Department's  principal  point  of  liaison  with  the  Intel- 
ligence CatTTTunity  on  foreign  intelligence  matters. 
c.  Provide  appropriate  briefings  and  support  to  the  Department's  repre- 
sentative to  the  NFIB,  and  provide  the  Department's  alternate 
representative  at  NFIB  meetings. 
d.  Represent  the  Department,  or  coordinate  the  representation  of  the 
Department,  as  required,  on  NFIB  committees  or  siibcommittees,  and  other 
interagency  intelligence  carmLttees  dealing  with  national  foreign 
intelligence  matters,  as  appropriate. 
e.  Coordinate  and  serve  as  the  channel  for  intelligence  community 
requests  to  the  Department  (as  an  NFIB  participant)  for  substantive 
contributions  to  NFIB  publications  and  requirements  v#ien  appropriate.
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.06  Compartmented  Security  Clearances.  Tne  Office  and  OIS  shall  coordi- 
nate on  SCI  security  clearance  matters. 
.07  Miscellaneous «  The  Office  shall: 
a.  Maintain  a  secure  telephone  service  in  the  Main  Commerce  Building 
available  for  use  by  Department  officials  needing  to  carry  on  classified 
telephone  conversations  with  other  agencies. 
b.  In  conjunction  with  the  Departmental  Office  of  Information  Manage- 
ment and  OIS,  review  and  approve  all  existing  uses  and  proposals  for 
the  use  of  any  ADP  equipisnt  (including  computers,  word  processing 
devices,  and  related  equipment)  in  the  processing  of  classified  foreign 
intelligence . 
c.  In  consultation  with  the  Departmental  Office  of  Information 
Management,  provide,  operate,  and  maintain  specialized  information 
retrieval  systems  in  support  of  its  mission  to  the  Department.
ATTACHMENT  1  DOO  10-6 
LIST  OF  DEFINITIONS 
1.  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MQU) :  The  interagency  agreement  of 
May  5,  1977,  signed  by  the  Department  of  Commerce,  the  Central  Intelli- 
gence Agency  (CIA) ,  the  State  Department  (Bureau  of  Intelligence  and 
Research  -  INK) ,  the  Defense  Intelligence  Agency  (DIA)  and  the  National 
Security  Agency  (NSA)  which  establishes  the  procedures  and  conditions  under 
wnich  the  "Intelligence  Community"  will  provide  foreign  intelligence  to  the 
Department  of  Commerce  and  the  procedures  by  which  the  Department  will 
receive,  process  and  store  it. 
2.  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board  (NFIB) ;  Formerly  called  the 
United  States  Intelligence  Board  (USIB) ,  it  is  the  formal  structure  of 
the  "Intelligence  Community".  It  is  composed  of  representatives  from 
CIA,  State/INR,  DIA,  NSA,  FBI,  Department  of  Energy  and  Treasury. 
The  Chiefs  of  Intelligence  for  the  three  military  services  also 
sit  on  it  as  observers.  It  is  chaired  by  the  Director  of  Central 
Intelligence,  and  has  some  12  committees  and  numerous  subcommittees. 
3.  Foreign  intelligence;   (For  the  purposes  of  this  order) ,  infor- 
mation  collected  and/or  produced  by  the  NFIB  agencies,  relating  to 
the  capabilities,  intentions  and  activities  of  foreign  powers, 
organizations,  or  persons.  Foreign  intelligence  materials  include 
"Sensitive  Compartmented  Information"  (SCI)  and  collateral  classified 
intelligence  from  NFIB  agencies. 
4.  Foreign  intelligence  support;   (For  purposes  of  this  appendix),  this 
includes  the  control  of  foreign  intelligence;  administration  and  coordi- 
nation of  foreign  intelligence  requirements;  dissemination  of  advice  and 
information  on  foreign  intelligence  matters;  and  other  appropriate  activi- 
ties necessary  for  the  full  Departmental  implementation  of  the  MOD*.  It 
does  not,  however,  include  responsibility  for  the  security  of  foreign 
intelligence  which,  in  tne  Department,  is  assigned  to  CIS. 
5.  Foreign  intelligence  registry;  The  only  point  in  the  Main 
Commerce  Building  accredited,  according  to  MQU  criteria,  for  the 
initial  reception,  logging,  and  control  of  foreign  intelligence 
materials. 
6.  Primary  control  center;  A  secretariat  in  Department  offices  geogra- 
phically separate  from  the  Main  Commerce  Building  (which  cannot  be  served 
in  timely  fashion  by  the  foreign  intelligence  registry)  approved, 
according  to  MOU  criteria,  for  receipt  of  foreign  intelligence 
materials  directly  from  the  NFIB  agencies. 
7.  Secondary  control  center;  A  subsidiary  secretariat  for  process- 
ing foreign  intelligence  materials.  According  to  MOU  criteria,  a 
secondary  control  center  may  receive  or  send  foreign  intelligence 
materials  only  through  a  primary  control  center  or  the  foreign 
intelligence  registry.
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8.  Sensitive  Compartroented  Information  (SCI) ;  Special  categories 
of  classified  intelligence,  which  require  special  security  clearances 
for  access,  special  handling  and  special  storage  facilities  not 
normally  covered  by  CONFIDENTIAL,  SECRET  and  TOP  SECRET  classification 
procedures. 
9.  Collateral  intelligence;  All  other  TOP  SECRET,  SECRET  and  CONFI- 
DENTIAL intelligence.