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50 U.S.C. § 3501 — Definitions
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When used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Agency” means the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) “Director” means the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(3) “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, council, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment, in the executive branch of the Government.
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When used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Agency” means the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) “Director” means the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(3) “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, council, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment, in the executive branch of the Government.
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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “Government” means the Government of the United States;
(2) “agency” means an Executive agency and the Library of Congress, but does not include a Government controlled corporation;
(3) “employee” means an employee in or under an agency and more specifically defined by regulations prescribed by the President;
(4) “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia;
(5) “continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii; and
(6) “foreign area” means—
(A) the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and
(B) any other area outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and territories and possessions of the United States.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403–8, comprising section 313 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, Pub. L. 106–120, was editorially reclassified as [section 3325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3325&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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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**(a) Support Authorized.—** The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency may provide support in accordance with this section to the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may accept support provided under this section.
**(b) Administrative and Contract Services.—**
(1) In furtherance of the national intelligence effort, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency may provide administrative and contract services to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as if that agency were an organizational element of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(2) Services provided under paragraph (1) may include the services of security police. For purposes of section 15 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ([50 U.S.C. 3515](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3515&num=0&edition=prelim)), an installation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency that is provided security police services under this section shall be considered an installation of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) Support provided under this subsection shall be provided under terms and conditions agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
**(c) Detail of Personnel.—** The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency may detail personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency indefinitely to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency without regard to any limitation on the duration of interagency details of Federal Government personnel.
**(d) Reimbursable or Nonreimbursable Support.—** Support under this section may be provided and accepted on either a reimbursable basis or a nonreimbursable basis.
**(e) Authority To Transfer Funds.—
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**(a) Appointment**
(1) **In general**
(A) *Director*
(i) *In general* — There shall be at the head of the Office a Director who shall hold the same rank and status as the head of an executive department listed in [section 101 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section101&num=0&edition=prelim).
(ii) *Appointment* — The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the President.
(B) *Deputy Director* — There shall be a Deputy Director who shall report directly to the Director, and who shall be appointed by the President, and shall serve at the pleasure of the President.
(C) *Coordinators* — The following coordinators shall be appointed by the Director:
(i) Performance Budget Coordinator, as described in subsection (c)(5).
(ii) Interdiction Coordinator, as described in [section 1710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1710&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iii) Emerging and Continuing Threats Coordinator, as described in [section 1708 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1708&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iv) State, Local, and Tribal Affairs Coordinator, to carry out the activities described in subsection (j).
(v) Demand Reduction Coordinator, as described in subparagraph (D).
(D) *Demand Reduction Coordinator* — The Director shall designate or appoint a United States Demand Reduction Coordinator to be responsible for the activities described in [section 1701(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1701/3&num=0&edition=prelim). For purposes of carrying
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**(a) Provision of intelligence**
(1) The Director of National Intelligence shall be responsible for ensuring that national intelligence is provided—
(A) to the President;
(B) to the heads of departments and agencies of the executive branch;
(C) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders;
(D) to the Senate and House of Representatives and the committees thereof; and
(E) to such other persons as the Director of National Intelligence determines to be appropriate.
(2) Such national intelligence should be timely, objective, independent of political considerations, and based upon all sources available to the intelligence community and other appropriate entities.
**(b) Access to intelligence** Unless otherwise directed by the President, the Director of National Intelligence shall have access to all national intelligence and intelligence related to the national security which is collected by any Federal department, agency, or other entity, except as otherwise provided by law or, as appropriate, under guidelines agreed upon by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence.
**(c) Budget authorities**
(1) With respect to budget requests and appropriations for the National Intelligence Program, the Director of National Intelligence shall—
(A) based on intelligence priorities set by the President, provide to the heads of departments containing agencies or organizations within the intelligence community, and to the heads of such agencies and organizations, guidance for developing the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such agencies and organizations;
(B) based on budget proposals provided to the Director of National Intelligence by the heads of agencies and organizations within the intelligen
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**(a) Special policemen: functions and powers; regulations: promulgation and enforcement**
(1) The Director may authorize Agency personnel within the United States to perform the same functions as officers and agents of the Department of Homeland Security, as provided in [section 1315(b)(2) of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section1315/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), with the powers set forth in that section, except that such personnel shall perform such functions and exercise such powers—
(A) within the Agency Headquarters Installation and the property controlled and occupied by the Federal Highway Administration located immediately adjacent to such Installation;
(B) in the streets, sidewalks, and the open areas within the zone beginning at the outside boundary of such Installation and property and extending outward 500 yards;
(C) within any other Agency installation and protected property;
(D) within an installation owned, or contracted to be occupied for a period of one year or longer, by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and
(E) in the streets, sidewalks, and open areas within the zone beginning at the outside boundary of any installation or property referred to in subparagraph (C) or (D) and extending outward 500 yards.
(2) The performance of functions and exercise of powers under subparagraph (B) or (E) of paragraph (1) shall be limited to those circumstances where such personnel can identify specific and articulable facts giving such personnel reason to believe that the performance of such functions and exercise of such powers is reasonable to protect against physical damage or injury, or threats of physical damage or injury, to Agency installations, property, or employees.
(3) Nothin
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Agency an Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity (in this section referred to as the “Office”).
(2) **Appointment of Ombudsman** — The Office shall be headed by an Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the Director from among current or former senior staff officers of the Agency.
**(b) Duties and responsibilities** The Ombudsman shall—
(1) on an annual basis, conduct a survey of analytic objectivity among officers and employees of the Agency;
(2) implement a procedure by which any officer or employee of the Agency may submit to the Office a complaint alleging politicization, bias, lack of objectivity, or other issues relating to a failure of tradecraft in analysis conducted by the Agency;
(3) except as provided in paragraph (4), upon receiving a complaint submitted pursuant to paragraph (2), take reasonable action to investigate the complaint, make a determination as to whether the incident described in the complaint involved politicization, bias, or lack of objectivity, and prepare a report that—
(A) summarizes the facts relevant to the complaint;
(B) documents the determination of the Ombudsman with respect to the complaint; and
(C) contains a recommendation for remedial action;
(4) if a complaint submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) alleges politicization, bias, or lack of objectivity in the collection of intelligence information, refer the complaint to the official responsible for supervising collection operations of the Agency; and
(5) continuously monitor changes in areas of analysis that the Ombudsman determines involve a heightened risk of politicization, bias, or lack of objectivity, to ensure that any change in the analytic line arises from proper application of ana
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403a, comprising section 1 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, was editorially reclassified as [section 3501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Requirement to list research and development programs**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall maintain a detailed list of the following:
(A) Each classified and unclassified research and development project, and all appropriate details for each such project, including the component of the Department responsible for each such project.
(B) Each task order for a Federally Funded Research and Development Center not associated with a research and development project.
(C) Each task order for a University-based center of excellence not associated with a research and development project.
(D) The indicators developed and tracked by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology with respect to transitioned projects pursuant to subsection (c).
(2) **Exception for certain completed projects** — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a project completed or otherwise terminated before December 23, 2016.
(3) **Updates** — The list required under paragraph (1) shall be updated as frequently as possible, but not less frequently than once per quarter.
(4) **Research and development defined** — For purposes of the list required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide a definition for the term “research and development”.
**(b) Requirement to report to Congress on all projects** Not later than January 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a classified and unclassified report, as applicable, that lists each ongoing classified and unclassified project at the Department, including all appropriate details of each such project.
**(c) Indicators of success of transitioned projects**
(1) **In gener
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