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 118 STAT. 3649 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 ‘‘(II) resolving conflicts in collection requirements and in the tasking of national collection assets of the elements of the intelligence community; and ‘‘(iii) provide advisory tasking to intelligence elements of those agencies and departments not within the National Intel- ligence Program. ‘‘(B) The authority of the Director of National Intelligence under subparagraph (A) shall not apply— ‘‘(i) insofar as the President so directs; ‘‘(ii) with respect to clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), insofar as the Secretary of Defense exercises tasking authority under plans or arrangements agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence; or ‘‘(iii) to the direct dissemination of information to State government and local government officials and private sector entities pursuant to sections 201 and 892 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121, 482). ‘‘(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall oversee the National Counterterrorism Center and may establish such other national intelligence centers as the Director determines necessary. ‘‘(3)(A) The Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe, in consultation with the heads of other agencies or elements of the intelligence community, and the heads of their respective departments, personnel policies and programs applicable to the intelligence community that— ‘‘(i) encourage and facilitate assignments and details of personnel to national intelligence centers, and between ele- ments of the intelligence community; ‘‘(ii) set standards for education, training, and career development of personnel of the intelligence community; ‘‘(iii) encourage and facilitate the recruitment and retention by the intelligence community of highly qualified individuals for the effective conduct of intelligence activities; ‘‘(iv) ensure that the personnel of the intelligence commu- nity are sufficiently diverse for purposes of the collection and analysis of intelligence through the recruitment and training of women, minorities, and individuals with diverse ethnic, cul- tural, and linguistic backgrounds; ‘‘(v) make service in more than one element of the intel- ligence community a condition of promotion to such positions within the intelligence community as the Director shall specify; and ‘‘(vi) ensure the effective management of intelligence community personnel who are responsible for intelligence community-wide matters. ‘‘(B) Policies prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall not be inconsistent with the personnel policies otherwise applicable to members of the uniformed services. ‘‘(4) The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure compli- ance with the Constitution and laws of the United States by the Central Intelligence Agency and shall ensure such compliance by other elements of the intelligence community through the host executive departments that manage the programs and activities that are part of the National Intelligence Program. ‘‘(5) The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure the elimi- nation of waste and unnecessary duplication within the intelligence community. Policies. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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