50 U.S.C. § 3525 — Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Ob-

Page 915 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3525 1 See Change of Name note below. this subsection. The procedures shall be sub- ject to periodic review by the Internal Rev- enue Service. (i) Regulations The Director of the Central Intelligence Agen- cy shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. The regulations shall ensure that the combination of salary, allowances, and benefits that an employee designated under this section may retain does not significantly exceed, except to the extent determined by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to be necessary to exercise the authority in subsection (b), the combination of salary, allowances, and benefits otherwise received by Federal employees not designated under this section. (j) Finality of decisions Any determinations authorized by this section to be made by the Director of the Central Intel- ligence Agency or the Director’s designee shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to review by any court. (k) Subsequently enacted laws No law enacted after the effective date of this section shall affect the authorities and provi- sions of this section unless such law specifically refers to this section. (June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 23, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title IV, § 402, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3946.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The effective date of this section, referred to in sub- sec. (k), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 108–487, which was approved December 23, 2004. See section 801 of Pub. L. 108–487, set out as an Effective Date of 2004 Amendments note under section 2656f of Title 22, For- eign Relations and Intercourse. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 403w of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 3524. Support for the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Af- fairs (a) Selection of Associate Director The Associate Director of the Central Intel- ligence Agency for Military Affairs shall be se- lected by the Secretary of Defense, with the con- currence of the Director of the Central Intel- ligence Agency, from among commissioned offi- cers 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 Cen- tral 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 1 shall ensure that the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Af- fairs has access to, and support from, offices, agencies, and programs of the Department necessary for the purposes of the Associate Di- rector as follows: (A) To facilitate and coordinate Depart- ment of Defense support for the Central In- telligence Agency requested by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and ap- proved by the Secretary, including oversight of Department of Defense military and civil- ian personnel detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency. (B) To prioritize, communicate, and co- ordinate Department of Defense requests for, and the provision of support to, the Depart- ment of Defense from the Central Intel- ligence 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 su- pervise the implementation of policies to inte- grate and communicate Department of De- fense requirements and requests for support from the Central Intelligence Agency that are coordinated by the Associate Director pursu- ant to paragraph (1)(B). (Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1054, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2398.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence redesig- nated and references deemed to refer to Under Sec- retary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, see sec- tion 1621(a) of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a note under section 137 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 3525. Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Ob- jectivity (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 Ombuds- man, who shall be appointed by the Director from among current or former senior staff offi- cers of the Agency. (b) Duties and responsibilities The Ombudsman shall— (1) on an annual basis, conduct a survey of analytic objectivity among officers and em- ployees of the Agency; (2) implement a procedure by which any offi- cer or employee of the Agency may submit to Page 916 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3526 the Office a complaint alleging politicization, bias, lack of objectivity, or other issues relat- ing to a failure of tradecraft in analysis con- ducted by the Agency; (3) except as provided in paragraph (4), upon receiving a complaint submitted pursuant to paragraph (2), take reasonable action to inves- tigate the complaint, make a determination as to whether the incident described in the com- plaint 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 reme- dial action; (4) if a complaint submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) alleges politicization, bias, or lack of objectivity in the collection of intel- ligence information, refer the complaint to the official responsible for supervising collec- tion operations of the Agency; and (5) continuously monitor changes in areas of analysis that the Ombudsman determines in- volve a heightened risk of politicization, bias, or lack of objectivity, to ensure that any change in the analytic line arises from proper application of analytic tradecraft and not as a result of politicization, bias, or lack of objec- tivity. (c) Reports (1) On an annual basis, the Ombudsman shall submit to the intelligence committees a report on the results of the survey conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(1) with respect to the most re- cent fiscal year. (2) On an annual basis, the Ombudsman shall submit to the intelligence committees a report that includes— (A) the number of complaints of submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(2) during the most recent fiscal year; and (B) a description of the nature of such com- plaints, the actions taken by the Office or any other relevant element or component of the Agency with respect to such complaints, and the resolution of such complaints. (3) On a quarterly basis, the Ombudsman shall submit to the intelligence committees a report that includes— (A) a list of the areas of analysis monitored during the most recent calendar quarter pur- suant to subsection (b)(5); and (B) a brief description of the methods by which the Office has conducted such moni- toring. (d) Intelligence committees defined In this section, the term ‘‘intelligence com- mittees’’ means the Permanent Select Com- mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Select Committee on Intel- ligence of the Senate. (June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 24, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title IV, § 401(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2376.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title IV, § 401(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2377, provided that: ‘‘Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Ombudsman for Analytic and Collection Objectivity of the Central Intelligence Agen- cy shall be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity of the Central In- telligence Agency established by section 24(a) [50 U.S.C. 3525(a)] of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), as added by subsection (a).’’ § 3526. Improvement of education in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathe- matics (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ includes a de- partment or agency of the Federal Govern- ment, a State, a political subdivision of a State, an individual, and a not-for-profit or other organization in the private sector. (2) Educational institution The term ‘‘educational institution’’ includes any public or private elementary school or secondary school, institution of higher edu- cation, college, university, or any other profit or nonprofit institution that is dedicated to improving science, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics, business, law, medi- cine, or other fields that promote development and education relating to science, technology, engineering, the arts, or mathematics. (3) State The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (b) Requirements The Director shall, on a continuing basis— (1) identify actions that the Director may take to improve education in the scientific, technology, engineering, arts, and mathe- matics (known as ‘‘STEAM’’) skills necessary to meet the long-term national security needs of the United States for personnel proficient in such skills; and (2) establish and conduct programs to carry out such actions. (c) Authorities (1) In general The Director, in support of educational pro- grams in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics, may— (A) award grants to eligible entities; (B) provide cash awards and other items to eligible entities; (C) accept voluntary services from eligible entities; (D) support national competition judging, other educational event activities, and asso- ciated award ceremonies in connection with such educational programs; and (E) enter into one or more education part- nership agreements with educational insti-