RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERTAINING TO THE NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.

SEC. 706. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERTAINING TO THE NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM. (a) In General.—The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 104 (as added by section 705) the following new sections: “responsibilities of the secretary of defense pertaining to the national foreign intelligence program“Sec. 105. (a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall— “(1) ensure that the budgets of the elements of the intelligence community within the Department of Defense are adequate to satisfy the overall intelligence needs of the Department of Defense, including the needs of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the unified and specified commands and, wherever such elements are performing government wide functions, the needs of other departments and agencies; “(2) ensure appropriate implementation of the policies and resource decisions of the Director of Central Intelligence by elements of the Department of Defense within the National Foreign Intelligence Program; “(3) ensure that the tactical intelligence activities of the Department of Defense complement and are compatible with intelligence activities under the National Foreign Intelligence Program; “(4) ensure that the elements of the intelligence community within the Department of Defense are responsive and timely with respect to satisfying the needs of operational military forces; “(5) eliminate waste and unnecessary duplication 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 the Performance of Specific Functions.—Consistent with sections 103 and 104 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure— 106 STAT. 3195 “(1) through the National Security Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified organization for the conduct of signals intelligence activities and shall ensure that the product is disseminated in a timely manner to authorized recipients; “(2) through a central imagery authority (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), with appropriate representation from the intelligence community, the continued operation of an effective unified organization within the Department of Defense for carrying out tasking of imagery collection, for the coordination of imagery processing and exploitation activities, and for ensuring the dissemination of imagery in a timely manner to authorized recipients; “(3) through the National Reconnaissance Office (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified organization for the research and development, acquisition, and operation of overhead reconnaissance systems necessary to satisfy the requirements of all elements of the intelligence community; “(4) through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified system within the Department of Defense for the production of timely, objective military and military-related intelligence, based upon all sources available to the intelligence community, and shall ensure the appropriate dissemination of such intelligence to authorized recipients; “(5) through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), effective management of Department of Defense human intelligence activities, including defense attaches; and “(6) that the military departments maintain sufficient capabilities to collect and produce intelligence to meet— “(A) the requirements of the Director of Central Intelligence; “(B) the requirements of the Secretary of Defense or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; “(C) the requirements of the unified and specified combatant commands and of joint operations: and “(D) the specialized requirements of the military departments for intelligence necessary to support tactical commanders, military planners, the research and development process, the acquisition of military equipment, and training and doctrine. “(c) Use of Elements of Department of Defense.—The Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the functions described in this section, may use such elements of the Department of Defense as may be appropriate for the execution of those functions, in addition to, or in lieu of, the elements identified in this section. “administrative provisions pertaining to defense elements within the intelligence community“Sec. 106. (a) Consultations With Regard to Certain Appointments.—The Secretary of Defense shall undertake appro-106 STAT. 3196priate consultations with the Director of Central Intelligence before the appointment of any individual as head of the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, or the Defense Intelligence Agency. “(b) Appointment of Head of Central Imagery Authority.—The Secretary shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the Director, the head of the central imagery authority within the Department of Defense.”. (b) Amendment to Table of Contents.—The table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104 (as added by section 705(b)) the following new items: “Sec. 105. Responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense pertaining to the National Foreign Intelligence Program. “Sec. 106. Administrative provisions pertaining to defense elements within the intelligence community.”.