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TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of
National Intelligence
SEC. 401. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS
BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.
(a) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.—Subsection (b) of section 102 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘2004,’’ and inserting
‘‘2004 (50 U.S.C. 403 note),’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon and ‘‘and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) conduct accountability reviews of elements
of the intelligence community and the personnel of
such elements, if appropriate.’’.
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(b) TASKING AND OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Subsection
(f) of section 102A of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403–1) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8), as
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6), the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(7)(A) The Director of National Intelligence shall, if
the Director determines it is necessary, or may, if requested
by a congressional intelligence committee, conduct account-
ability reviews of elements of the intelligence community
or the personnel of such elements in relation to significant
failures or deficiencies within the intelligence community.
‘‘(B) The Director of National Intelligence, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General, shall establish guide-
lines and procedures for conducting accountability reviews
under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) The requirements of this paragraph shall not
limit any authority of the Director of National Intelligence
under subsection (m) or with respect to supervision of the
Central Intelligence Agency.’’.
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SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON INTELLIGENCE
INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) AUTHORITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE.—Section 102A(g)(1) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
‘‘(G) in carrying out this subsection, without re-
gard to any other provision of law (other than this
Act and the National Security Intelligence Reform
Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108–458)), expend
funds and make funds available to other department
or agencies of the United States for, and direct the de-
velopment and fielding of, systems of common concern
related to the collection, processing, analysis, exploi-
tation, and dissemination of intelligence information;
and
‘‘(H) for purposes of addressing critical gaps in
intelligence information sharing or access capabili-
ties, have the authority to transfer funds appropriated
for a program within the National Intelligence Pro-
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gram to a program funded by appropriations not
within the National Intelligence Program, consistent
with paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection (d).’’.
(b) AUTHORITIES
OF HEADS
OF OTHER DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the head of any department or agency of the
United States is authorized to receive and utilize funds
made available to the department or agency by the Director
of National Intelligence pursuant to section 102A(g)(1) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1(g)(1)),
as amended by subsection (a), and receive and utilize any
system referred to in such section that is made available
to the department or agency.
SEC. 403. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON DELEGATION
BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE OF THE PROTECTION OF INTEL-
LIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS.
Section 102A(i)(3) of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1(i)(3)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, any Deputy Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, or the Chief Information Officer of the
Intelligence Community’’.
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SEC. 404. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OF
THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(s) ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.—
(1) Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States
Code, or any other provision of law prohibiting the inter-
agency financing of activities described in subparagraph
(A) or (B), upon the request of the Director of National
Intelligence, any element of the intelligence community may
use appropriated funds to support or participate in the
interagency activities of the following:
‘‘(A) National intelligence centers established by
the Director under section 119B.
‘‘(B) Boards, commissions, councils, committees,
and similar groups that are established—
‘‘(i) for a term of not more than two years;
and
‘‘(ii) by the Director.
‘‘(2) No provision of law enacted after the date of the
enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008 shall be construed to limit or supersede the au-
thority in paragraph (1) unless such provision makes spe-
cific reference to the authority in that paragraph.’’.
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SEC. 405. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR FLEXIBLE
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AMONG THE ELE-
MENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403–1), as amended by section 404 of this Act, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
‘‘(t) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH POSITIONS IN EX-
CEPTED SERVICE.—(1) The Director of National Intel-
ligence may, with the concurrence of the head of the depart-
ment or agency concerned and in coordination with the Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management—
‘‘(A) convert such competitive service positions,
and their incumbents, within an element of the intel-
ligence community to excepted service positions as the
Director of National Intelligence determines necessary
to carry out the intelligence functions of such element;
and
‘‘(B) establish the classification and ranges of
rates of basic pay for positions so converted, notwith-
standing otherwise applicable laws governing the clas-
sification and rates of basic pay for such positions.
‘‘(2)(A) At the request of the Director of National Intel-
ligence, the head of a department or agency may establish
new positions in the excepted service within an element of
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such department or agency that is part of the intelligence
community if the Director determines that such positions
are necessary to carry out the intelligence functions of such
element.
‘‘(B) The Director of National Intelligence may estab-
lish the classification and ranges of rates of basic pay for
any position established under subparagraph (A), notwith-
standing otherwise applicable laws governing the classifica-
tion and rates of basic pay for such positions
‘‘(3) The head of the department or agency concerned
is authorized to appoint individuals for service in positions
converted under paragraph (1) or established under para-
graph (2) without regard to the provisions of chapter 33
of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
the competitive service, and to fix the compensation of such
individuals within the applicable ranges of rates of basic
pay established by the Director of National Intelligence.
‘‘(4) The maximum rate of basic pay established under
this subsection is the rate for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(u) PAY AUTHORITY FOR CRITICAL POSITIONS.—(1)
Notwithstanding any pay limitation established under any
other provision of law applicable to employees in elements
of the intelligence community, the Director of National In-
telligence may, in consultation with the Director of the Of-
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fice of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, grant authority to fix the rate
of basic pay for one or more positions within the intel-
ligence community at a rate in excess of any applicable
limitation, subject to the provisions of this subsection. The
exercise of authority so granted is at the discretion of the
head of the department or agency employing the individual
in a position covered by such authority, subject to the provi-
sions of this subsection and any conditions established by
the Director of National Intelligence when granting such
authority.
‘‘(2) Authority under this subsection may be granted
or exercised—
‘‘(A) only with respect to a position which re-
quires an extremely high level of expertise and is crit-
ical to successful accomplishment of an important
mission; and
‘‘(B) only to the extent necessary to recruit or re-
tain an individual exceptionally well qualified for the
position.
‘‘(3) A rate of basic pay may not be fixed under this
subsection at a rate greater than the rate payable for level
II of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5,
United States Code, except upon written approval of the
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Director of National Intelligence or as otherwise authorized
by law.
‘‘(4) A rate of basic pay may not be fixed under this
subsection at a rate greater than the rate payable for level
I of the Executive Schedule under section 5311 of title 5,
United States Code, except upon written approval of the
President in response to a request by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence or as otherwise authorized by law.
‘‘(5) Any grant of authority under this subsection for
a position shall terminate at the discretion of the Director
of National Intelligence.
‘‘(v) EXTENSION OF FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT AUTHORITIES.—(1) Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, in order to ensure the equitable treatment
of employees across the intelligence community, the Director
of National Intelligence may, with the concurrence of the
head of the department or agency concerned, or for those
matters that fall under the responsibilities of the Office of
Personnel Management under statute or Executive Order,
in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, authorize one or more elements of the intel-
ligence community to adopt compensation authority, per-
formance management authority, and scholarship authority
that have been authorized for another element of the intel-
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ligence 
community 
if 
the 
Director 
of 
National
Intelligence—
‘‘(A) determines that the adoption of such au-
thority would improve the management and perform-
ance of the intelligence community, and
‘‘(B) submits to the congressional intelligence
committees, not later than 60 days before such author-
ity is to take effect, notice of the adoption of such au-
thority by such element or elements, including the au-
thority to be so adopted, and an estimate of the costs
associated with the adoption of such authority.
‘‘(2) To the extent that an existing compensation au-
thority within the intelligence community is limited to a
particular category of employees or a particular situation,
the authority may be adopted in another element of the in-
telligence community under this subsection only for employ-
ees in an equivalent category or in an equivalent situation.
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘compensation author-
ity’ means authority involving basic pay (including posi-
tion classification), premium pay, awards, bonuses, incen-
tives, allowances, differentials, student loan repayments,
and special payments, but does not include authorities as
follows:
‘‘(A) Authorities related to benefits such as leave,
severance pay, retirement, and insurance.
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‘‘(B) Authority to grant Presidential Rank
Awards under sections 4507 and 4507a of title 5,
United States Code, section 3151(c) of title 31, United
States Code, and any other provision of law.
‘‘(C) Compensation authorities and performance
management authorities provided under provisions of
law relating to the Senior Executive Service.’’.
SEC. 406. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON CO-LOCATION
OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 403–3(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘WITH’’ and inserting ‘‘OF
HEADQUARTERS WITH HEADQUARTERS OF’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘the headquarters of’’ before ‘‘the
Office’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘any other element’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the headquarters of any other element’’.
SEC. 407. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE OFFICE
OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.
(a) COORDINATION
AND PRIORITIZATION
OF RE-
SEARCH CONDUCTED
BY ELEMENTS
OF INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—Subsection (d) of section 103E of the Na-
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tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–3e) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘and
prioritize’’ after ‘‘coordinate’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(4) In carrying out paragraph (3)(A), the Committee
shall identify basic, advanced, and applied research pro-
grams to be carried out by elements of the intelligence com-
munity.’’.
(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF TECHNOLOGY GOALS.—That
section is further amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as
paragraph (9); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
‘‘(5) assist the Director in establishing goals for
the elements of the intelligence community to meet the
technology needs of the intelligence community;
‘‘(6) under the direction of the Director, establish
engineering standards and specifications applicable to
each acquisition of a major system (as that term is
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defined in section 506A(e)(3)) by the intelligence com-
munity;
‘‘(7) develop 15-year projections and assessments
of the needs of the intelligence community to ensure
a robust Federal scientific and engineering workforce
and the means to recruit such a workforce through in-
tegrated scholarships across the intelligence commu-
nity, including research grants and cooperative work-
study programs;
‘‘(8) ensure that each acquisition program of the
intelligence community for a major system (as so de-
fined) complies with the standards and specifications
established under paragraph (6); and’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) GOALS
FOR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
OF INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—In carrying out subsection (c)(5),
the Director of Science and Technology shall—
‘‘(1) systematically identify and assess the most
significant intelligence challenges that require tech-
nical solutions;
‘‘(2) examine options to enhance the responsive-
ness of research and design programs of the elements
of the intelligence community to meet the require-
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ments of the intelligence community for timely sup-
port; and
‘‘(3) assist the Director of National Intelligence
in establishing research and development priorities
and projects for the intelligence community that—
‘‘(A) are consistent with current or future
national intelligence requirements;
‘‘(B) address deficiencies or gaps in the col-
lection, processing, analysis, or dissemination of
national intelligence;
‘‘(C) take into account funding constraints
in program development and acquisition; and
‘‘(D) address system requirements from col-
lection to final dissemination (also known as
‘end-to-end architecture’).’’.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 2008,
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
Congress a report containing a strategy for the devel-
opment and use of technology in the intelligence com-
munity through 2021.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph
(1) shall include—
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(A) an assessment of the highest priority in-
telligence gaps across the intelligence community
that may be resolved by the use of technology;
(B) goals for advanced research and devel-
opment and a strategy to achieve such goals;
(C) an explanation of how each advanced
research and development project funded under
the National Intelligence Program addresses an
identified intelligence gap;
(D) a list of all current and projected re-
search and development projects by research type
(basic, advanced, or applied) with estimated
funding levels, estimated initiation dates, and es-
timated completion dates; and
(E) a plan to incorporate technology from
research and development projects into National
Intelligence Program acquisition programs.
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1)
may be submitted in classified form.
SEC. 408. TITLE OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 103G of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403–3g) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’; and
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’ the first place it appears.
SEC. 409. RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES OF THE OFFICE
OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title I of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 103G the following new section:
‘‘RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
‘‘SEC. 103H. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established
a fund to be known as the ‘Reserve for Contingencies of the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence’ (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Reserve’).
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—(1) The Reserve shall consist of the
following elements:
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‘‘(A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated to
the Reserve.
‘‘(B) Amounts authorized to be transferred to or
deposited in the Reserve by law.
‘‘(2) No amount may be transferred to the Reserve
under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) during a fiscal
year after the date on which a total of $50,000,000 has been
transferred to or deposited in the Reserve under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of such paragraph.
‘‘(c) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR DEPOSIT.—Amounts
deposited into the Reserve shall be amounts appropriated
to the National Intelligence Program.
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—(1) Amounts in the
Reserve shall be available for such purposes as are provided
by law for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
or the separate elements of the intelligence community for
support of emerging needs, improvements to program effec-
tiveness, or increased efficiency.
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), amounts in the
Reserve may be available for a program or activity if—
‘‘(i) the Director of National Intelligence, con-
sistent with the provisions of sections 502 and 503,
notifies the congressional intelligence committees of
the intention to utilize such amounts for such pro-
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‘‘(ii) 15 calendar days elapses after the date of
such notification.
‘‘(B) In addition to the requirements in subparagraph
(A), amounts in the Reserve may be available for a program
or activity not previously authorized by Congress only with
the approval of the Director the Office of Management and
Budget.
‘‘(3) Use of any amounts in the Reserve shall be subject
to the direction and approval of the Director of National
Intelligence, or the designee of the Director, and shall be
subject to such procedures as the Director may prescribe.
‘‘(4) Amounts transferred to or deposited in the Re-
serve in a fiscal year under subsection (b) shall be available
under this subsection in such fiscal year and the fiscal year
following such fiscal year.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—No funds appropriated prior to
the date of the enactment of this Act may be transferred
to or deposited in the Reserve for Contingencies of the Office
of the Director of National Intelligence established in sec-
tion 103H of the National Security Act of 1947, as added
by subsection (a).
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
103G the following new item:
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‘‘Sec. 103H. Reserve for Contingencies of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.’’.
SEC. 410. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.), as amended
by section 409 of this Act, is further amended by in-
serting after section 103H the following new section:
‘‘INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
‘‘SEC. 103I. (a) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—There is within the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence an Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the Intelligence Community.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office of the In-
spector General of the Intelligence Community is to—
‘‘(1) create an objective and effective office, ap-
propriately accountable to Congress, to initiate and
conduct independently investigations, inspections,
and audits on matters within the responsibility and
authority of the Director of National Intelligence;
‘‘(2) recommend policies designed—
‘‘(A) to promote economy, efficiency, and ef-
fectiveness in the administration and implemen-
tation of matters within the responsibility and