(2) the senior officials, as designated by the Di-
rector, with responsibility for personnel manage-
ment; 
(3) the senior officials, as designated by the Di-
rector, with responsibility for information manage-
ment; 
(4) the senior officials, as designated by the Di-
rector, with responsibility for training and career de-
velopment in the various security disciplines; and 
(5) such other senior officials for the intel-
ligence community as the Director may designate. 
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Director of Security (or a 
representative of the Director of Security) shall be the 
chairperson of the board. 
(d) SUBORDINATE BOARDS.—The Director of Secu-
rity may establish a subordinate board structure to which 
functions of the security career program board may be del-
egated. 
SEC. 305. DESIGNATION OF SECURITY POSITIONS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Director shall designate, by 
regulation, those positions in the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation that are security positions for purposes of this 
Act. 
(b) REQUIRED POSITIONS.—In designating security 
positions under subsection (a), the Director shall include,
at a minimum, all security-related positions in the areas 
of—
(1) personnel security and access control; 
(2) information systems security and informa-
tion assurance; 
(3) physical security and technical surveillance 
countermeasures; 
(4) operational, program, and industrial secu-
rity; and 
(5) information security and classification man-
agement. 
SEC. 306. CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) CAREER PATHS.—The Director shall ensure that 
appropriate career paths for personnel who wish to pursue 
careers in security are identified in terms of the education, 
training, experience, and assignments necessary for career 
progression to the most senior security positions and shall 
make available published information on those career 
paths. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON PREFERENCE
FOR SPECIAL 
AGENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in the 
policy established under paragraph (2), the Attorney 
General shall ensure that no requirement or pref-
erence for a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (referred to in this title as a ‘‘Special 
Agent’’) is used in the consideration of persons for 
security positions. 
(2) POLICY.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish a policy that permits a particular security posi-
tion to be specified as available only to Special 
Agents, if a determination is made, under criteria 
specified in the policy, that a Special Agent— 
(A) is required for that position by law; 
(B) is essential for performance of the du-
ties of the position; or 
(C) is necessary for another compelling 
reason. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than December 15 of 
each year, the Director shall submit to the Attorney 
General a report that lists—
(A) each security position that is restricted 
to Special Agents under the policy established 
under paragraph (2); and 
(B) the recommendation of the Director as 
to whether each restricted security position 
should remain restricted. 
(c) OPPORTUNITIES TO QUALIFY.—The Attorney 
General shall ensure that all personnel, including Special 
Agents, are provided the opportunity to acquire the edu-
cation, training, and experience necessary to qualify for 
senior security positions. 
(d) BEST QUALIFIED.—The Attorney General shall 
ensure that the policies established under this Act are de-
signed to provide for the selection of the best qualified 
individual for a position, consistent with other applicable 
law. 
(e) ASSIGNMENTS POLICY.—The Attorney General 
shall establish a policy for assigning Special Agents to se-
curity positions that provides for a balance between—
(1) the need for personnel to serve in career en-
hancing positions; and 
(2) the need for requiring service in each such 
position for sufficient time to provide the stability 
necessary to carry out effectively the duties of the 
position and to allow for the establishment of re-
sponsibility and accountability for actions taken in 
the position. 
(f) LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT.—In implementing the 
policy established under subsection (b)(2), the Director 
shall provide, as appropriate, for longer lengths of assign-
ments to security positions than assignments to other po-
sitions. 
(g) PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS.—The Director shall 
provide an opportunity for review and inclusion of any
comments on any appraisal of the performance of a person 
serving in a security position by a person serving in a secu-
rity position in the same security career field. 
(h) BALANCED WORKFORCE POLICY.—In the devel-
opment of security workforce policies under this Act with 
respect to any employees or applicants for employment, 
the Attorney General shall, consistent with the merit sys-
tem principles set out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
2301(b) of title 5, take into consideration the need to 
maintain a balanced workforce in which women and mem-
bers of racial and ethnic minority groups are appropriately 
represented in Government service. 
SEC. 307. GENERAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERI-
ENCE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish edu-
cation, training, and experience requirements for each se-
curity position, based on the level of complexity of duties 
carried out in the position. 
(b) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Before being 
assigned to a position as a program manager or deputy 
program manager of a significant security program, a per-
son—
(1) must have completed a security program 
management course that is accredited by the Intel-
ligence Community-Department of Defense Joint Se-