SEC. 1014. ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS
RESPONSIBLE FOR INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES.
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Section 106 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
403-6) is amended by striking all after the heading and
inserting the following:
``(a) Recommendation of DNI in Certain Appointments.--(1)
In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in
paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence shall
recommend to the President an individual for nomination to fill
the vacancy.
``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions:
``(A) The Principal Deputy Director of National
Intelligence.
``(B) The Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency.
``(b) Concurrence of DNI in Appointments to Positions in
the Intelligence Community.--(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 obtain the concurrence of the Director of National
Intelligence before appointing an individual to fill the
vacancy or recommending to the President an individual to be
nominated to fill the vacancy. If the Director does not concur
in the recommendation, the head of the department or agency
concerned may not fill the vacancy or make the recommendation
to the President (as the case may be). In the case in which the
Director does not concur in such a recommendation, the Director
and the head of the department or agency concerned may advise
the President directly of the intention to withhold concurrence
or to make a recommendation, as the case may be.
``(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 Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency.
``(D) The Assistant Secretary of State for
Intelligence and Research.
``(E) The Director of the Office of Intelligence of
the Department of Energy.
``(F) The Director of the Office of
Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.
``(G) The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis of the Department of the Treasury.
``(H) The Executive Assistant Director for
Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or
any successor to that position.
``(I) The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
for Information Analysis.
``(c) Consultation With DNI in Certain Positions.--(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 National
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 Commandant of the Coast Guard
for Intelligence.''.
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