PUBLIC LAW 104-293—OCT. 11, 1996 110 STAT. 3483 "Assistant Directors of Central Intelligence (3).". SEC. 813. GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. (a) IN GENERAL. — The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY "SEC. 20. (a) There is a General Counsel of the Central Intel- 50 USC 403t. ligence Agency, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(b) The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. "(c) The General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency shall perform such functions as the Director of Central Intelligence may prescribe.". (b) APPLICABILITY OF APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS. — The 50 USC 403t requirement established by section 20 of the Central Intelligence ^°^- Agency Act of 1949, as added by subsection (a), for the appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of an individual to the position of General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency shall apply as follows: (1) To any vacancy in such position that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) To the incumbent serving in such position on the date of the enactment of this Act as of the date that is six months after such date of enactment, if such incumbent has served in such position continuously between such date of enactment and the date that is six months after such date of enactment. (c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE IV PAY LEVEL.— Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 812 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: "General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.". SEC. 814. ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. (a) IN GENERAL.— Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105 the following new section: "ASSISTANCE TO UNITED STATES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES "SEC. 105A. (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. —Subject 50 USC 403-5a. to subsection (b), elements of the intelligence community may, upon the request of a United States law enforcement agency, collect information outside the United States about individuals who are not United States persons. Such elements may collect such information notwithstanding that the law enforcement agency intends to use the information collected for purposes of a law enforcement investigation or counterintelligence investigation. "(b) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE BY ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. —(1) With respect to elements within the Department of Defense, the authority in subsection (a) applies only to the following: "(A) The National Security Agency. "(B) The National Reconnaissance Office. "(C) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
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