(3) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘national intelligence agency’’ means an agen-
cy of the United States that contributes to the na-
tional intelligence program, including the elements of 
the intelligence community. 
(4) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF DI-
RECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Executive Of-
fice of the President a Director of National Intelligence. 
(b) OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRO-
GRAM.—The Director of National Intelligence shall act as 
the principal adviser to the President for intelligence mat-
ters related to the national security and shall oversee 
budget, operations, and personnel of the national intel-
ligence program. 
(c) APPOINTMENT.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(d) 
EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE
I 
COMPENSATION 
RATE.—The Director of National Intelligence shall be 
compensated at the rate of pay applicable under section 
5312 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON POLICYMAKING.—The Director 
of National Intelligence shall not serve as a policymaker. 
SEC. 102. DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
The Director of National Intelligence shall carry out 
the following duties: 
(1) Manage the national intelligence program, 
including oversight of the budget, operations, and 
personnel of the intelligence community. 
(2) Reorganize the intelligence services around 
specific threats, such as terrorism, weapons of mass 
destruction, and hostile countries. 
(3) Oversee national intelligence centers. 
(4) Oversee the national intelligence agencies. 
(5) Advise the President regarding the most rel-
evant and reliable intelligence information. 
(6) Identify national security threats and deter-
mining which secrets are most important to protect. 
(7) Advise the President regarding the coordi-
nate efforts of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity.
(8) Work closely with the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation and the Director of 
Central Intelligence. 
(9) Support the President, and the heads of de-
partments and agencies of the executive branch, the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and senior 
military commanders. 
(10) Establish information sharing and infor-
mation technology policies to maximize data sharing, 
as well as policies to protect the security of informa-
tion. 
(11) Perform such other duties as the President 
may prescribe. 
SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following officials shall assist 
the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the 
duty to manage the national intelligence program: 
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence, who 
shall also serve as the Deputy Director of National 
Intelligence for Foreign Intelligence, shall carry out 
duties with respect to foreign intelligence. 
(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, who shall also serve as the Deputy Director 
of National Intelligence for Military Intelligence,
shall carry out duties with respect to military intel-
ligence. 
(3) The Under Secretary of Homeland Security 
for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protec-
tion, who shall also serve as the Deputy Director of 
National Intelligence for Domestic Intelligence, shall 
carry out duties with respect to domestic intel-
ligence. 
(b) DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE CENTER OPERATIONS.—Each official specified 
in subsection (a), within the respective area of intelligence, 
shall acquire systems and train personnel to execute the 
operations assigned to the official by a director of a na-
tional intelligence center. 
(c) COORDINATION OF AGENCIES OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The head of each national intel-
ligence agency shall coordinate functions of that agency 
with the appropriate area of intelligence specified in sub-
section (a). 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed as modifying the authority or duty of the Sec-
retary of Defense to carry out the Joint Military Intel-
ligence Program and the Tactical Intelligence and Related 
Activities Program.
TITLE II—AUTHORITIES OF THE 
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE 
SEC. 201. AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE OVER MATTERS RELATING TO 
BUDGET. 
The Director of National Intelligence shall have the 
following duties and authorities over matters relating to 
the budget of the national intelligence program: 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFIED BUDGET.—The 
Director of National Intelligence shall prepare an-
nual unified budgets for the national intelligence 
program for inclusion in the budget submission of 
the President under title 31, United States Code, 
that reflect— 
(A) priorities of the National Security 
Council, and 
(B) an appropriate balance among the va-
rieties of technical and human intelligence col-
lection methods and analysis. 
(2) APPROPRIATIONS.—Amounts appropriated 
for the national intelligence program for a year shall 
be made to the Director of National Intelligence. 
The Director of National Intelligence shall allocate