NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE.

SEC. 902. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE. (a) Establishment.—(1) There shall be a National Counterintelligence Executive, who shall be appointed by the President. (2) It is the sense of Congress that the President should seek the views of the Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and Director of Central Intelligence in selecting an individual for appointment as the Executive. (b) Mission.—The mission of the National Counterintelligence Executive shall be to serve as the head of national counterintelligence for the United States Government. (c) Duties.—Subject to the direction and control of the President, the duties of the National Counterintelligence Executive are as follows: (1) To carry out the mission referred to in subsection (b). (2) To act as chairperson of the National Counterintelligence Policy Board under section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103–359; 50 U.S.C. 402a), as amended by section 903 of this Act.116 STAT. 2433 (3) To act as head of the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive under section 904. (4) To participate as an observer on such boards, committees, and entities of the executive branch as the President considers appropriate for the discharge of the mission and functions of the Executive and the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive under section 904.