PUBLIC LAW 102-496—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3195 "(1) through the National Security Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified organization for the conduct of signals intelligence activities and shall ensure that the product is disseminated in a timely manner to authorized recipients; "(2) through a central imagery authority (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), with appropriate representation from the intelligence community, the continuea operation of an effective unified organization within the Department of Defense for carrying out tasking of imagery collection, for the coordination of imagery processing and exploitation activities, and for ensuring the dissemination of imagery in a timely manner to authorized recipients; "(3) through the National Reconnaissance Office (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified organization for the research and development, acquisition, and operation of overhead reconnaissance systems necessary to satisfy the requirements of all elements of the intelligence community; "(4) through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified system within the Department of Defense for the production of timely, objective military and military-related intelligence, based upon all sources available to the intelligence community, and shall ensure the appropriate dissemination of such intelligence to authorized recipients; "(5) through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), effective management of Department of Defense human intelligence activities, including defense attaches; and "(6) that the military departments maintain sufficient capabilities to collect and produce intelligence to meet— "(A) the requirements of the Director of Central Intelligence; "(B) the requirements of the Secretary of Defense or the Ch£drman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; "(C) the requirements of the unified and specified combatant commands and ofjoint operations; and "(D) the specialized requirements of the military departments for intelligence necessary to support tactical commanders, military planners, the research and development process, the acquisition of military equipment, and training and doctrine. "(c) USE OF ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. —The Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the functions described in this section, may use such elements of the Department of Defense as may be appropriate for the execution of those functions, in addition to, or in lieu of, the elements identified in this section. "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO DEFENSE ELEMENTS WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY "SEC. 106. (a) CONSULTATIONS WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN 50 USC 403-6. APPOINTMENTS. —^liie Secretary of Defense shall undertake appro-
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