50 U.S.C. § 3043a — National intelligence strategy

Page 636 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3043a ‘‘(2) The term ‘Executive agency’ has the meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.’’ NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS, PROBLEMS OF COMMAND, CONTROL, AND SAFETY OF SOVIET NU- CLEAR WEAPONS, AND REDUCTION OF NUCLEAR WEAP- ONS Pub. L. 102–172, title VIII, § 8132, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1208, provided for establishment of a National Commission which was to submit to Congress, not later than May 1, 1993, a final report containing an assess- ment and recommendations regarding role of, and re- quirements for, nuclear weapons in security strategy of United States as result of significant changes in former Warsaw Pact, former Soviet Union, and Third World, including possibilities for international cooperation with former Soviet Union regarding such problems, and safeguards to protect against accidental or unauthor- ized use of nuclear weapons, further directed Commis- sion to obtain study from National Academy of Sciences on these matters, further authorized estab- lishment of joint working group comprised of experts from governments of United States and former Soviet Union which was to meet on regular basis and provide recommendations regarding these matters, and further provided for composition of Commission as well as pow- ers, procedures, personnel matters, appropriations, and termination of Commission upon submission of its final report. § 3043a. National intelligence strategy (a) In general Beginning in 2017, and once every 4 years thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a comprehensive national intel- ligence strategy to meet national security ob- jectives for the following 4-year period, or a longer period, if appropriate. (b) Requirements Each national intelligence strategy required by subsection (a) shall— (1) delineate a national intelligence strategy consistent with— (A) the most recent national security strategy report submitted pursuant to sec- tion 3043 of this title; (B) the strategic plans of other relevant departments and agencies of the United States; and (C) other relevant national-level plans; (2) address matters related to national and military intelligence, including counterintel- ligence; (3) identify the major national security mis- sions that the intelligence community is cur- rently pursuing and will pursue in the future to meet the anticipated security environment; (4) describe how the intelligence community will utilize personnel, technology, partner- ships, and other capabilities to pursue the major national security missions identified in paragraph (3); (5) assess current, emerging, and future threats to the intelligence community, includ- ing threats from foreign intelligence and secu- rity services and insider threats; (6) outline the organizational roles and mis- sions of the elements of the intelligence com- munity as part of an integrated enterprise to meet customer demands for intelligence prod- ucts, services, and support; (7) identify sources of strategic, institu- tional, programmatic, fiscal, and techno- logical risk; and (8) analyze factors that may affect the intel- ligence community’s performance in pursuing the major national security missions identi- fied in paragraph (3) during the following 10- year period. (c) Submission to Congress The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence com- mittees a report on each national intelligence strategy required by subsection (a) not later than 45 days after the date of the completion of such strategy. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 108A, as added Pub. L. 113–293, title III, § 303(a), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3994.) § 3043b. Annual reports on worldwide threats (a) Definition of appropriate congressional com- mittees In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- sional committees’’ means— (1) the congressional intelligence commit- tees; and (2) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) Annual reports Not later than the first Monday in February 2021, and each year thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence com- munity, shall submit to the appropriate con- gressional committees a report containing an assessment of the intelligence community with respect to worldwide threats to the national se- curity of the United States. (c) Form Each report under subsection (b) shall be sub- mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex only for the protection of intel- ligence sources and methods relating to the matters contained in the report. (d) Hearings (1) Open hearings Upon request by the appropriate congres- sional committees, the Director (and any other head of an element of the intelligence community determined appropriate by the committees in consultation with the Director) shall testify before such committees in an open setting regarding a report under sub- section (b). (2) Closed hearings Any information that may not be disclosed during an open hearing under paragraph (1) in order to protect intelligence sources and methods may instead be discussed in a closed hearing that immediately follows such open hearing. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 108B, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title VI, § 617(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2400.)