-- aad Cr (23 mY ee he aS WET DCID No. 1/18 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NOC. 1/18 RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (Effective 18 May 1976) . 1. Provision for honor and merit awards for exceptional service to the U.S. Intelligence Community is hereby estabJished pursuant to the responsibilities assigned to the Director of Central Intelligence in Executive Order 11905 and National Security Council Intelligence Directives, and to Public Law 85-763 which provides that the heads of departments and agencies may confer honor or monetary awards on those whose superior accomplishments 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. 2. Intelligence Community medais and awards Intelligence Community honor and merit awards to be con- ; ferred by the Director of Central Inteliigence upon the recom- a mendation of the National Foreign Intelligence Board are as follows:~ a. The National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal may be awarded for distinguished meritorious service or achicve- ment to the United States in a duty of great responsibility within the Intelligence Community, the oustanding accomplish- ment of which distinctly benefits the interests of the United States and constitutes a major contribution to the foreign intelligence mission of the Intelligence Community. b. The National Intelligence Medal of Achievement may be awarded for 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 to the Intelligence Community's mission to provide the intelligence required for national policies and the national . security. 1. This directive supersedes DCID No. 1/18 effective 12 July 1975.
ee ens Se ee: Oe ae DCID No. 1/18. Cc. The Intelligence Community Certificate of Distinction may be awarded for sustained superior performance of duty of high value to the Intelligence Community, or for a significant Single act of special merit. 3. Presidential awards The foregoing listing of Intelligence Community awards is in. addition to the following Presidential Awards for which personnel. :~ of the Intelligence Community also may be eligible: 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 records of recommendations, actions taken and presentation of 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. Ss. Honor-and Merit Awards Board The National Security Medal The Presidential Medal of Freedom —— . The President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service 4. Relation to departmental and ageucy awards i a. The Intelligence Community medals and awards established in this directive are intended to enable snecific 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 2 comparable medal or award by the individual organization to which the person Ps receiving the award is assigned on a career basis, but such - dual recognition is not precluded. fey Cc. 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. ~~ “ The National Foreign Intelligence Board will serve as the
- < a _. Le ee ITY tn a ~ we +e [. ae rv ae (8 0 ~ T . \ DCID No. l/l 6. Procedures a. Recommendations for Intelligence. Community, Awards - may be initiated at any level in any organization of the Intelligence Community. . b. Recommendations initiated in their respective organizations will be forwarded by the Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community, cr by individual members of the National Foreign Intelligence Board . to the Executive Secretary of the National Foreign Intelligence Board. ; c. No particular format is prescribed, but each recommendation should include the following: . 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 for the t same performance or service .-- . . The title and signature of the chief of the intelli- gence organization submitting the recommendation . 7. Presentation , - ___ 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 te the Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community. Presentation of the Intelligence Community Certificate of Distinction will be made either by the ; Deputy te the Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence ! Community or the head of the organization to which the person receiving the award is assigned. . . George Bush ; Director of Central Intelligence z