GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

SEC. 813. GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (a) In General.—The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “general counsel of the central intelligence agency “Sec. 20. (a) 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) The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. “(c) The General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency shall perform such functions as the Director of Central Intelligence may prescribe ”. (b) Applicability of Appointment Requirements—The requirement established by section 20 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as added by subsection (a), for the appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of an individual to the position of General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency shall apply as follows: (1) To any vacancy in such position that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) To the incumbent serving in such position on the date of the enactment of this Act as of the date that is six months after such date of enactment, if such incumbent has served in such position continuously between such date of enactment and the date that is six months after such date of enactment. (c) Executive Schedule IV Pay Level.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 812 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.”.