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10 U.S.C. § 137 — Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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**(a)** There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
**(b)** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall—
(1) have responsibility for the overall direction and supervision for policy, program planning and execution, and use of resources, for the activities of the Department of Defense that are part of the Military Intelligence Program;
(2) execute the functions for the National Intelligence Program of the Department of Defense under section 105 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3038](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3038&num=0&edition=prelim)), as delegated by the Secretary of Defense;
(3) have responsibility for the overall direction and supervision for policy, program planning and execution, and use of resources, for personnel security, physical security, industrial security, and the protection of classified information and controlled unclassified information, related activities of the Department of Defense; and
(4) perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the area of intelligence.
**(c)** The protection of privacy and civil liberties in accordance with Federal law and the regulations and directives of the Department of Defense shall be a top priority for the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
**(d)** The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
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**(a)** There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
**(b)** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall—
(1) have responsibility for the overall direction and supervision for policy, program planning and execution, and use of resources, for the activities of the Department of Defense that are part of the Military Intelligence Program;
(2) execute the functions for the National Intelligence Program of the Department of Defense under section 105 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3038](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3038&num=0&edition=prelim)), as delegated by the Secretary of Defense;
(3) have responsibility for the overall direction and supervision for policy, program planning and execution, and use of resources, for personnel security, physical security, industrial security, and the protection of classified information and controlled unclassified information, related activities of the Department of Defense; and
(4) perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the area of intelligence.
**(c)** The protection of privacy and civil liberties in accordance with Federal law and the regulations and directives of the Department of Defense shall be a top priority for the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
**(d)** The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
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**(a)** There is a General Counsel of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
**(b)** The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department of Defense. He shall perform such functions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
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**(a) Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer** There is an Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.
**(b) Requirement relating to appointment** An individual appointed as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall have a professional background and experience appropriate for the duties of the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer. In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.
**(c) Duties** The Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall—
(1) act as the chief representative of the Director of National Intelligence for data issues within the intelligence community;
(2) coordinate, to the extent practicable and advisable, with the Chief Data Officer of the Department of Defense to ensure consistent data policies, standards, and procedures between the intelligence community and the Department of Defense;
(3) assist the Director of National Intelligence regarding data elements of the budget of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and
(4) perform other such duties relating to data as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified in law.
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**(a)**
(1) There are six Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
(2) The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) The officials authorized under this section shall be the only Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
**(b)** Each Deputy Under Secretary of Defense shall be the first assistant to an Under Secretary of Defense and shall assist such Under Secretary in the performance of the duties of the position of such Under Secretary and shall act for, and exercise the powers of, such Under Secretary when such Under Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office.
**(c)**
(1) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(2) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(3) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(4) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
(5) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(6) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, who shall be appointed from among persons who have extensive expertise in intelligence matters.
**(d)** The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense take precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Under Secretaries of Defense. The Deputy Under Secretaries shall take precedence among themselves in the order prescri
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**(a)**
(1) There is an Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
(2) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.
**(b)** The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is the agency Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense for the purposes of chapter 9 of title 31. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall perform the duties assigned to the Under Secretary in [section 2222 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2222&num=0&edition=prelim) and such additional duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
**(c)** The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall advise and assist the Secretary of Defense—
(1) in performing such budgetary and fiscal functions and duties, and in exercising such budgetary and fiscal powers, as are needed to carry out the powers of the Secretary;
(2) in supervising and directing the preparation of budget estimates of the Department of Defense;
(3) in establishing and supervising the execution of principles, policies, and procedures to be followed in connection with organizational and administrative matters relating to—
(A) the preparation and execution of budgets;
(B) fiscal, cost, operating, and capital property accounting; and
(C) progress and statistical reporting;
(4) in establishing and supervising the execution of policies and pr
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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) ISR Integration Council.—**
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall establish an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Integration Council—
(A) to assist the Secretary of Defense in carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under section 105(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3038(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3038/a&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) to assist the Under Secretary with respect to matters relating to—
(i) integration of intelligence and counterintelligence capabilities and activities under [section 137(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section137/b&num=0&edition=prelim) of the military departments, intelligence agencies of the Department of Defense, and relevant combatant commands; and
(ii) coordination of related developmental activities of such departments, agencies, and combatant commands; and
(C) to otherwise provide a means to facilitate such integration and coordination.
(2) The Council shall be composed of—
(A) the Under Secretary, who shall chair the Council;
(B) the directors of the intelligence agencies of the Department of Defense;
(C) the senior intelligence officers of the armed forces and the regional and functional combatant commands;
(D) the Director for Intelligence of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and
(E) the Director for Operations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(3) The Under Secretary shall invite the participation of the Director of National Intelligence (or a representative of the Director) in the proceedings of the Council.
(4) The Under Secretary may designate additional participants to attend the proceedings of the Council, as the
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**(a) Selection of Associate Director** The Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs shall be selected by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, from among commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who are general or flag officers.
**(b) Support for activities**
(1) **In general** — In order to improve the provision of support to, and the receipt of support from, the Central Intelligence Agency, and to improve deconfliction of the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 11 See Change of Name note below. shall ensure that the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs has access to, and support from, offices, agencies, and programs of the Department necessary for the purposes of the Associate Director as follows:
(A) To facilitate and coordinate Department of Defense support for the Central Intelligence Agency requested by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and approved by the Secretary, including oversight of Department of Defense military and civilian personnel detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency.
(B) To prioritize, communicate, and coordinate Department of Defense requests for, and the provision of support to, the Department of Defense from the Central Intelligence Agency, including support requested by and provided to the commanders of the combatant commands and subordinate task forces and commands.
(2) **Policies** — The Under Secretary shall develop and supervise the implementation of policies to integrate and communicate Department of Defense requirements and requests for support from th
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Page 194
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
[§ 136a
sioned officer of a regular component of the armed
forces.’’
1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 1066(a)(1), inserted
‘‘advice and’’ after ‘‘by and with the’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65, § 923(a), added subsec. (d).
1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted ‘‘Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)’’ for ‘‘Comptroller’’.
[§ 136a. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX,
§ 901(b)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4317]
Section, added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title IX,
§ 901(a)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1193; amended Pub. L.
111–84, div. A, title IX, § 906(c)(1)(C), (2)(C), Oct. 28, 2009,
123 Stat. 2427, established the position of Principal Dep-
uty Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 136a was renumbered section 139 of
this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Jan. 1, 2011, see section 901(p) of Pub.
L. 111–383, set out as an Effective Date of 2011 Amend-
ment note under section 131 of this title.
§ 137. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
and Security
(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence and Security, appointed from civil-
ian life by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. A person may not be
appointed as Under Secretary within seven
years after relief from active duty as a commis-
sioned officer of a regular component of an
armed force.
(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and
control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Secu-
rity shall—
(1) have responsibility for the overall direc-
tion and supervision for policy, program plan-
ning and execution, and use of resources
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3038
§ 3038. Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense
pertaining to National Intelligence Program
(a) In general
Consistent with sections 3023 and 3024 of this
title, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Director of National Intelligence,
shall—
(1) ensure that the budgets of the elements
of the intelligence community within the De-
partment of Defense are adequate to satisfy
the overall intelligence needs of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including the needs of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
commanders of the unified and specified com-
mands and, wherever such elements are per-
forming governmentwide functions, the needs
of other departments and agencies;
(2) ensure appropriate implementation of the
policies and resource decisions of the Director
by elements of the Department of Defense
within the National Intelligence Program;
(3) ensure that the tactical intelligence ac-
tivities of the Department of Defense com-
plement and are compatible with intelligence
activities under the National Intelligence Pro-
gram;
(4) ensure that the elements of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of
Defense are responsive and timely with re-
spect to satisfying the needs of operational
military forces;
(5) eliminate waste and unnecessary duplica-
tion among the intelligence activities of the
Department of Defense; and
(6) ensure that intelligence activities of the
Department of Defense are conducted jointly
where appropriate.
(b) Responsibility for performance of specific
functions
Consistent with sections 3023 and 3024 of this
title, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure—
(1) through the National Security Agency
(except as otherwise directed by the President
or the
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