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[CITE: 50USC403-6]

 
                   TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                      CHAPTER 15--NATIONAL SECURITY
 
            SUBCHAPTER I--COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
 
Sec. 403-6. Appointment of officials responsible for 
        intelligence-related activities
        

(a) Concurrence of DCI in certain appointments

    (1) In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in paragraph 
(2), the Secretary of Defense shall obtain the concurrence of the 
Director of Central Intelligence before recommending to the President an 
individual for appointment to the position. If the Director does not 
concur in the recommendation, the Secretary may make the recommendation 
to the President without the Director's concurrence, but shall include 
in the recommendation a statement that the Director does not concur in 
the recommendation.
    (2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions:
        (A) The Director of the National Security Agency.
        (B) The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
        (C) The Director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.

(b) Consultation with DCI in certain appointments

    (1) In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in paragraph 
(2), the head of the department or agency having jurisdiction over the 
position shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence before 
appointing an individual to fill the vacancy or recommending to the 
President an individual to be nominated to fill the vacancy.
    (2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions:
        (A) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
        (B) The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and 
    Research.
        (C) The Director of the Office of Nonproliferation and National 
    Security of the Department of Energy.

    (3) In the event of a vacancy in the position of the Assistant 
Director, National Security Division of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
provide timely notice to the Director of Central Intelligence of the 
recommendation of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of 
an individual to fill the position in order that the Director of Central 
Intelligence may consult with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation before the Attorney General appoints an individual to fill 
the vacancy.

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 106, as added Pub. L. 102-496, 
title VII, Sec. 706(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3195; amended Pub. L. 
103-359, title V, Sec. 501(a)(3), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3428; Pub. L. 
104-293, title VIII, Sec. 815(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3484.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-293 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions relating to appointment of individuals responsible for 
intelligence-related activities for provisions relating to 
administrative provisions pertaining to defense elements within the 
intelligence community.
    1994--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-359 substituted ``Central Imagery 
Office'' for ``central imagery authority'' in heading and text.


                           Similar Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in subsecs. (a) and (b) of this section 
are contained in section 201(a) and (b) of Title 10, Armed Forces.
