Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 , December 17 , 2004
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 , December 17 , 2004
From the document: "Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 - Title I: Reform of the Intelligence Community - National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 - Subtitle A: Establishment of Director of National Intelligence - (Sec. 1011) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a Director of National Intelligence (Director), to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Director to have extensive national security expertise. Prohibits the Director from being located within the Executive Office of the President or simultaneously serving as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or any other intelligence community (IC) element.
Gives the Director primary responsibility for: (1) serving as head of the IC; (2) acting as principal adviser for intelligence matters related to national security; and (3) managing, overseeing, and directing the execution of the National Intelligence Program (formerly known as the National Foreign Intelligence Program). Requires the Director to ensure that timely, objective, and independent national intelligence based upon all available sources is provided to: (1) the President; (2) the heads of departments and agencies of the executive branch; (3) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; and (4) the Senate and House of Representatives and congressional committees.
Gives the Director access to all national intelligence and intelligence related to national security collected by Federal entities, unless otherwise directed by the President."
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