A BILL

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CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1
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RIFPUB
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5
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December 16, 2016
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July 21, 2005
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80
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REGULATION
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Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1 To amend the National Security Act of 1947, as amended., and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. Section 102(a) of the National Security Act of 7.947 (50 U .S .C . 403a) is amended to read as follows: "(a) There is established under the National Security Council a Central Intelligence Agency with a Director of Central Intelligence who shall be the head thereof. The Director of Central Intelligence shall have two deputies: a Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agen yy/and a Deputy Director of. Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community. The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director during his absence or disability. Except for those authorities and responsibilities the delega- tion of which is prohibited by law, the Director may, to the extent he deems appropriate, delegate to each of these Deputy Directors ~K respect- ively those authorities and respons:Lbilities vested in him by law or by virtue of his position as Director of Central Intelligence and as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Director and the Dep ity Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1 Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1 . Directors shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals in civilian life or from among the commissioned officers of the armed services whether in active or retired status: Provided, however, that at no time shall the two positions of the Director and the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency be. occupied simultaneously by commissioned officers of the armed services, whether in an active or retired status. SECTION 2. Section 5314 (36) of title 5, United. States Code, is amended by striking the word "Director" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Directors. " Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1 2 Approved For Relea, O IA 14 00957 000100100080-1 a. There is established under the National Security Council a Central Intelligence Agency with a Director of Central Intelligence who shall be the head thereof. There shall be two Deputy Directors of Central Intelligence: The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency, who shall perform such duties relating to the direction of the Central Intelligence Agency as the Director may prescribe, and the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community, who shall perform such duties relating to the intelligence activities of other Government departments and agencies as the Director may prescribe. The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director during his absence or disability. Except for those authorities and responsibilities the delegation of which is prohibited by law, the Director may, to the extent he deems appropriate, delegate to each of these Deputy'Directors respectively those authorities and responsibilities vested in him by law or by virtue of his position as Director of Central Intelligence and as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Director and the Deputy Directors shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals in civilian life or from among the Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1 Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1 commissioned officers of the armed services whether in active or retired status: Provided, however, that at no time shall the two positions of the Director and the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency be occuppied simultaneously by commissioned officers of the armed services, whether in an active or retired status. SECTION 2. Section 5312 (36) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the word "Director" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Directors. " Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957AO00100100080-1 Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1 DATZ OF RMD9'ST TO : Mr. Cary SUSPZNSZ DLTZ FROM : WPB SUBJECT: Two Deputies Legislation NOTE Attached are initial draft, two alternative drafts, and relevant legislation from DOD and State Department. I am still. working on it with OGC. px~ ~- `t COORDIN ATED (list names as w ell as. IAMB OFTICZ ATs NAME 0FlZCE DATE NAM OFFICE DATE NAME OFFICE DATE ACTION REQUIRED BY GLC Any suggestions, Approved For Release 2005/08/03 CIA-RDP79-00957A000100100080-1