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50 U.S.C. § 3602 — Director of the Agency and Director of Compliance
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**(a)**
(1) There is a Director of the National Security Agency.
(2) The Director of the National Security Agency shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) The Director of the National Security Agency shall be the head of the National Security Agency and shall discharge such functions and duties as are provided by this chapter or otherwise by law or executive order.
**(b)** There is a Director of Compliance of the National Security Agency, who shall be appointed by the Director of the National Security Agency and who shall be responsible for the programs of compliance over mission activities of the National Security Agency.
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**(a)**
(1) There is a Director of the National Security Agency.
(2) The Director of the National Security Agency shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) The Director of the National Security Agency shall be the head of the National Security Agency and shall discharge such functions and duties as are provided by this chapter or otherwise by law or executive order.
**(b)** There is a Director of Compliance of the National Security Agency, who shall be appointed by the Director of the National Security Agency and who shall be responsible for the programs of compliance over mission activities of the National Security Agency.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 401, comprising section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3002 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3002&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The President may designate positions of importance and responsibility to carry the grade of general or admiral or lieutenant general or vice admiral. The President may assign to any such position an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who is serving on active duty in any grade above colonel or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, any grade above captain. An officer assigned to any such position has the grade specified for that position if he is appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Except as provided in subsection (b), the appointment of an officer to a grade under this section for service in a position of importance and responsibility ends on the date of the termination of the assignment of the officer to that position.
**(b)** An officer who is appointed to the grade of general, admiral, lieutenant general, or vice admiral for service in a position designated under subsection (a) or by law to carry that grade shall continue to hold that grade—
(1) while serving in that position;
(2) while under orders transferring him to another position designated under subsection (a) or by law to carry one of those grades, beginning on the day his assignment to the first position is terminated and ending on the day before the day on which he assumes the second position;
(3) while hospitalized, beginning on the day of the hospitalization and ending on the day he is discharged from the hospital, but not for more than 180 days;
(4) at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, while the officer is awaiting orders after being relieved from the position designated under subsection (a) or by law to carry one of those grades, but not for more than 60 days beginning on the day the officer
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided under subsection (b), the definitions under section 3502 shall apply to this subchapter.
**(b) Additional Definitions.—** As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term “binding operational directive” means a compulsory direction to an agency that—
(A) is for purposes of safeguarding Federal information and information systems from a known or reasonably suspected information security threat, vulnerability, or risk;
(B) shall be in accordance with policies, principles, standards, and guidelines issued by the Director; and
(C) may be revised or repealed by the Director if the direction issued on behalf of the Director is not in accordance with policies and principles developed by the Director.
(2) The term “incident” means an occurrence that—
(A) actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information or an information system; or
(B) constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of law, security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.
(3) The term “information security” means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide—
(A) integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity;
(B) confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and
(C) availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
(4) The term “information technology” has the meaning given that term
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**(a) In General.—** There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the establishment involved or, to the extent such authority is delegated, the officer next in rank below such head, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of the establishment. Neither the head of the establishment nor the officer next in rank below the head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or investigation.
**(b) Removal or Transfer.—** An Inspector General may be removed from office by the President. If an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.
**(c) Not Employee Determining Policy.—** For the purposes of [section 7324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7324&num=0&edition=prelim), an Inspector General shall not be considered to be an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United St
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in order to recruit and retain highly qualified Government physicians, the head of an agency, subject to the provisions of this section, section 5307, and such regulations as the President or his designee may prescribe, may enter into a service agreement with a Government physician which provides for such physician to complete a specified period of service in such agency in return for an allowance for the duration of such agreement in an amount to be determined by the agency head and specified in the agreement, but not to exceed—
(1) $14,000 per annum if, at the time the agreement is entered into, the Government physician has served as a Government physician for twenty-four months or less, or
(2) $30,000 per annum if the Government physician has served as a Government physician for more than twenty-four months.
For the purpose of determining length of service as a Government physician, service as a physician under section 4104 or 4114 11 See References in Text note below. of title 38 or active service as a medical officer in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service under Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ch. 6A) shall be deemed service as a Government physician.
**(b)** An allowance may not be paid pursuant to this section to any physician who—
(1) is employed on less than a half-time or intermittent basis,
(2) occupies an internship or residency training position,
(3) is a reemployed annuitant, or
(4) is fulfilling a scholarship obligation.
**(c)** The head of an agency, pursuant to such regulations, criteria, and conditions as the President or his designee may prescribe, shall determine categories of positions applicable to physicians in such agency with respect to which ther
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**(a) Establishment; applicable personnel provisions**
(1) The Secretary of Defense (or his designee) may by regulation establish a personnel system for senior civilian cryptologic personnel in the National Security Agency to be known as the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service. The regulations establishing the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service shall—
(A) meet the requirements set forth in [section 3131 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3131&num=0&edition=prelim) for the Senior Executive Service;
(B) provide that positions in the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service meet requirements that are consistent with the provisions of section 3132(a)(2) of such title;
(C) provide, without regard to section 2,11 See References in Text note below. rates of pay for the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service that are not in excess of the maximum rate or less than the minimum rate of basic pay established for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of such title, and that are adjusted at the same time and to the same extent as rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service are adjusted;
(D) provide a performance appraisal system for the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service that conforms to the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 43 of such title;
(E) provide for removal consistent with section 3592 of such title, and removal or suspension consistent with subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 7543 of such title (except that any hearing or appeal to which a member of the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service is entitled shall be held or decided pursuant to procedures established by regulations of the Secretary of Defense or his designee);
(F) permit the payment of performance awards to members of
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3602
Sec.
3616.
Transportation of remains of certain employ-
ees.
3617.
National Security Agency Emerging Tech-
nologies Panel.
3618.
Collection of service charges for certification
or validation of information assurance
products.
3619.
Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent
Award for Distinguished Female Personnel.
3620.
Congressional notification of intelligence col-
lection adjustments.
§ 3601. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘National
Security Agency Act of 1959’’.
(Pub. L. 86–36, § 1, as added Pub. L. 96–450, title
IV, § 402(a)(2), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1978.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified in a note under sec-
tion 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification
as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1 of Pub. L. 86–36, May 29, 1959, 73
Stat. 63, amended section 1082 of former Title 5, Execu-
tive Departments and Government Officers and Em-
ployees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 660.
§ 3602. Director of the Agency and Director of
Compliance
(a)(1) There is a Director of the National Secu-
rity Agency.
(2) The Director of the National Security
Agency shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) The Director of the National Security
Agency shall be the head of the National Secu-
rity Agency and shall discharge such functions
and duties as are provided by this chapter or
otherwise by law or executive order.
(b) There is a Director of Compliance of the
National Security Agency, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Director of the National Security
Agency and who shall be responsible for the pro-
grams of compliance over mission activities of
the
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