NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REORGANIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 1977 TITLE III -- NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ACT OF 1977

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 10, 1978
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REORGANIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 1977
TITLE III __ NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ACT OF 1977
Sec. 301.
Short Title
1
Sec. 302.
Statement of Purposes
2
Sec. 303.
Definitions
3
Sec. 30,4.
Establishment of National Security
Agency; Function
6
Sec. 305.
Director; Deputy Director
7
Sec. 306.
Duties of the Director
10
Sec. 307.
General Counsel; Inspector General;
and Other Offices
16
Sec. 308.
General Authorities of the Agency
19
Sec. 309.
Procurement Authority
2I
Sec. 310.
Authorizations for Appropriations
and Expenditures
22
Sec. 311,
Protection of Individual Rights
25
Sec. 312.
Designation of Entities to Request
Foreign Intelligence
29
Sec. 313.
Oversight and Accountability
30
Sec. 314.
Conflicts of Interest
34
Sec. 315.
Access to Signals Intelligence and
Commtmications Securitg Information
Within the National Security Agency
35
Sec. 316.
Travel, Related Expenses, and Death
Gratuities far Certain Agency
Personnel
36
Sec. 317.
Commissary and Mess Services and
Recreation Facilities
47
Sec. 318.
Printing and Binding
48
Sec. 3I9.
Education and Training
49
Sec. 320,
Retirement System
50
Sec. 321.
Patents and Inventions
5I
Sec. 322.
Classification and Declassification of
Signals Intelligence and Commt,aiications
Security Information
52
Sec. 323.
Test and Evaluation
55
Sec. 324.
Miscellaneous Provisions
57
Sec. 325.
Transfer of Personnel, Proper~,~, and
Functions
59
Sec. 326.
Effective Date
60
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That this Act r,~ay b~- cited ~s Che
"Iace;,:i~ence Rec^Ranizatien Ac?t af' 1977",
TITLE III--RATIGRAL SECURITY AGE~JC?
S90RT TITLE
Sec. 301. This tit_e may b? cited as the ";~atiena' ~-curi.v
Avenay Act of 1~?T".
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3er, 302. It is the purpose of this Art to--
(1) aut:iarize, and provide guidance for, these si.,nals
intelliaence and communications serurity activities naressary For
th? conduct of the foreign relations or the protection of th2
national security of the United States;
(2~ insure that such activities are procerly dir2c?ted,
re?ulatecl, coordinated and administered, and are or~aniz?d and
concucted so as to meet, efficient_y and effectively, the
intellig2nee and security requirements of the United States;
(3) establish by '_aw an a3ency to ne known as tna ~:3tioral
Security Kgenay; provide far the appointment of a Ciractor of
~t,4c a;;ency anc conf'ar upon hitr~ the autnaritias necessary to
iu.;.t'iil the duties and respansiailities presrribec in tnis :?tla
and make nim accountable to the President, the Cen,;rass, and tna
people of cne United States; and
(4) establish affective oversight so that the signa_s
intailigenca activities and communications serurity activities of
the Unitad States are conducted so as not to irtfrn4~ upon er
violate the rights guaranteed or protzrted by the Constitution or
:.aws of she L'niFFd States and so as to protect thF urivarv of
Unitad States remmuniratians.
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~cc 3C3. ::s used in this title--
(7 ) Tne tern: "communieatior.s inteliigene~" ::eans t~~'!lr]iC3:
ant lntciii$cnCe 1n2~0.^maL~On d6rlYcd fro.T, fcrel$n comruni~"d~~cns
ny OLnNr than th? intenaeo recipients.
(2) Tne term "electronics intelligence" Teens tecnr,'_c`al ana
into L'igence in