such appropriations among the national intelligence 
agencies. 
(3) REPROGRAMMING.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence may reprogram funds appro-
priated for the national intelligence program to meet 
any unforeseen priority. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE OVER MATTERS RELATING TO 
PERSONNEL. 
The Director of National Intelligence shall have the 
following duties and authorities over matters relating to 
the personnel of national intelligence agencies. 
(1) PERSONNEL
POLICIES.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall put into effect personnel 
policies to establish standards for education and 
training of officers and employees of national intel-
ligence agencies and to facilitate assignments of 
those officers and employees at national intelligence 
centers and across national intelligence agencies. 
(2) EMPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Director of National Intelligence may em-
ploy such individuals in positions within the national 
intelligence program as the Director determines to 
be appropriate. The Director of National Intelligence 
may terminate the employment of any officer or em-
ployee of a national intelligence agency whenever the 
Director deems such termination necessary or advis-
able in the interests of the United States. 
(3) APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE 
FOR
INTELLIGENCE-RELATED
ACTIVITIES.—(A) In 
the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in 
subparagraph (B), the head of the department or 
agency involved shall obtain the concurrence of the 
Director of National Intelligence before recom-
mending to the President an individual for appoint-
ment to the position. 
(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to the following 
positions: 
(i) The Director of Central Intelligence. 
(ii) The Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency. 
(iii) The Director of the National Security 
Agency. 
(iv) The Director of the National Recon-
naissance Office. 
(v) 
The 
Director 
of 
the 
National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 
(vi) The Under Secretary for Information 
Analysis and Infrastructure Protection of the 
Department of Homeland Security.
(vii) The Executive Assistant Director for 
Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion. 
(viii) The Assistant Secretary of State for 
Intelligence and Research. 
(ix) The Director of the Office of Intel-
ligence of the Department of Energy. 
(x) The Director of the Office of Counter-
intelligence of the Department of Energy. 
(xi) The Assistant Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(xii) The head of any other agency with 
national intelligence functions. 
TITLE III—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 
301. 
RESOLUTION 
OF 
AGENCY 
PRIORITY 
DIF-
FERENCES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NSC EXECUTIVE COM-
MITTEE.—There is established in the National Security 
Council an executive committee for the resolution of dif-
ferences in priorities among national intelligence agencies. 
Insofar as the executive committee is unable to resolve a 
priority difference, the President shall resolve the priority 
difference.
(b) INCLUSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE.—The Director of National Intelligence shall 
be a member of the executive committee established under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 302. DUTY OF HEADS OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
CENTERS TO REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR OF 
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Directors of national intelligence centers shall report 
directly to the Director of National Intelligence. 
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