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50 U.S.C. § 3044 — Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence-related activities
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**(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 and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.
(F) The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the
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**(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 and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.
(F) The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury.
(G) The Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any successor to that position.
(H) The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and 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.
(C) The Assistant Attorney General designated as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security under [section 507A of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section507A&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Of the Assistant Attorneys General appointed under section 506, one shall serve, upon the designation of the President, as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security.
**(b)** The Assistant Attorney General for National Security shall—
(1) serve as the head of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice under [section 509A of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section509a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) serve as primary liaison to the Director of National Intelligence for the Department of Justice; and
(3) perform such other duties as the Attorney General may prescribe.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered element of the intelligence community** — The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an element of the intelligence community that is not an element of the Department of Defense.
(2) **National security satellite** — The term “national security satellite” means a satellite weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security or intelligence needs of the United States Government.
(3) **United States** — The term “United States” means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
**(b) Requirement** Beginning January 1, 2021, except as provided in subsection (c), a covered element of the intelligence community may not award a contract for a national security satellite if the satellite uses a star tracker that is not produced in the United States, including with respect to both the software and the hardware of the star tracker.
**(c) Exception** The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may waive the requirement under subsection (b) if, on a case-by-case basis, the head certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that—
(1) there is no available star tracker produced in the United States that meets the mission and design requirements of the national security satellite for which the star tracker will be used;
(2) the cost of a star tracker produced in the United States is unreasonable, based on a market survey; or
(3) such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States based on an urgent and compelling need.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 404d, comprising former section 109 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3044 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3044&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3045
§ 3044. Software licensing
(a) Requirement for inventories of software li-
censes
The chief information officer of each element
of the intelligence community, in consultation
with the Chief Information Officer of the Intel-
ligence Community, shall biennially—
(1) conduct an inventory of all existing soft-
ware licenses of such element, including uti-
lized and unutilized licenses;
(2) assess the actions that could be carried
out by such element to achieve the greatest
possible economies of scale and associated cost
savings in software procurement and usage,
including—
(A) increasing the centralization of the
management of software licenses;
(B) increasing the regular tracking and
maintaining of comprehensive inventories of
software licenses using automated discovery
and inventory tools and metrics;
(C) analyzing software license data to in-
form investment decisions; and
(D) providing appropriate personnel with
sufficient software licenses management
training; and
(3) submit to the Chief Information Officer
of the Intelligence Community each inventory
required by paragraph (1) and each assessment
required by paragraph (2).
(b) Inventories by the Chief Information Officer
of the Intelligence Community
The Chief Information Officer of the Intel-
ligence Community, based on the inventories
and assessments required by subsection (a),
shall biennially—
(1) compile an inventory of all existing soft-
ware licenses of the intelligence community,
including utilized and unutilized licenses;
(2) assess the actions that could be carried
out by the intelligence community to achieve
the greatest possible economies of scale and
associated cost savings in software procure-
ment and usage, including—
(A) i
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