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50 U.S.C. § 3520 — General Counsel of Central Intelligence Agency
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**(a) Appointment** There is a General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
**(b) Chief legal officer** The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Central Intelligence Agency.
**(c) Functions** The General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe.
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**(a) Appointment** There is a General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
**(b) Chief legal officer** The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Central Intelligence Agency.
**(c) Functions** The General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency shall perform such functions as the Director 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 403r–1, comprising section 306 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990, Pub. L. 101–193, was editorially reclassified as [section 3518a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3518a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403t, comprising section 20 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, was editorially reclassified as [section 3520 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3520&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3520
(d)(1) of section 19 [probably should be ‘‘19A’’] of the
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C.
3519) [50 U.S.C. 3519b], as added by subsection (b).’’
§ 3520. General Counsel of Central Intelligence
Agency
(a) Appointment
There is a General Counsel of the Central In-
telligence Agency, appointed from civilian life
by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(b) Chief legal officer
The General Counsel is the chief legal officer
of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) Functions
The General Counsel of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency shall perform such functions as
the Director may prescribe.
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 20, as added Pub. L.
104–293, title VIII, § 813(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
3483;
amended
Pub.
L.
108–458,
title
I,
§ 1071(b)(2)(D), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3690.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 403t of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as this section.
AMENDMENTS
2004—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–458 struck out ‘‘of Cen-
tral Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Director’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2004 AMENDMENT
For Determination by President that amendment by
Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memo-
randum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005,
70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this
title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later
than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise
expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L.
108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment;
Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this
title.
APPLICABILITY OF APPOINTMENT REQUIREME
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