STUDY ON THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION.

SEC. 816. STUDY ON THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION. (a) Study.—The Director of Central Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, conduct a study on the future of intelligence collection. The study shall address whether collection resources can be managed in a more consolidated, integrated manner. The study is not limited to, but should include, specific examination of the following: (1) Establishing within the Intelligence Community a single agency with responsibility for— (A) the clandestine collection of intelligence through human sources and other clandestine techniques; (B) covert action; and (C) representing the Director of Central Intelligence in liaison with foreign intelligence and security services. (2) Establishing a single agency for the conduct of technical intelligence collection activities, including— (A) signals intelligence (SIGINT), imagery intelligence (IMINT), and measurement and signatures intelligence (MASINT); (B) first-phase (or initial) exploitation of the results of such collection: (C) dissemination of such collection in a timely manner; (D) development of processing and exploitation technologies to support these functions; and (E) serving as the sole agent within the Intelligence Community for— (i) the specification of technical requirements for such reconnaissance systems as may be needed to meet the signals intelligence, imagery intelligence, and measurement and signatures intelligence collection requirements of the Intelligence Community; and (ii) the operation and final disposition of such systems. 110 STAT. 3486 (3) Establishing a single agency— (A) to serve as the sole agent within the Intelligence Community for the conduct of research, development, test, and evaluation, for procurement, and for launch of satellite reconnaissance systems that may be required to satisfy the intelligence collection requirements of the Intelligence Community; and (B) to serve as the primary agent within the Intelligence Community for the conduct of research, development, test, evaluation and for procurement of reconnaissance, surveillance, and sensor systems, including airborne and maritime reconnaissance capabilities within the National Foreign Intelligence Program and the Joint Military Intelligence Program. (b) criteria.—The study under subsection (a) shall— (1) take into account current and future technological capabilities and intelligence requirements; (2) take into account the costs and benefits associated with establishing each of the agencies described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) as well as the costs and benefits of maintaining the current system of distinct “collection stove-pipes”; and (3) examine establishing each of the agencies described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) both on their individual merits and also with a view toward having such agencies co-exist as an entire new organizational structure. (c) Report.—Not later than April 15, 1997, the Director of Central Intelligence shall submit a report on the study to the following: (1) The President. (2) The Secretary of Defense. (3) The Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (4) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives.