PUBLIC LAW 104-293—OCT. 11, 1996 110 STAT. 3485 (2), the head of the department or agency having jurisdiction over the position shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence before appointing an individual to fill the vacancy or recommending, to the President an individual to be nominated to fill the vacancy. "(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions: "(A) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. "(B) The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. "(C) The Director of the Office of Nonproliferation and National Security of the Department of Energy. "(3) In the event of a vacancy in the position of the Assistant Director, National Security Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide timely notice to the Director of Central Intelligence of the recommendation of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of an individual to fill the position in order that the Director of Central Intelligence may consult with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before the Attorney General appoints an individual to fill the vacancy.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. —The table of contents for that Act is amended by striking out the item relating to section 106 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "Sec. 106. Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence-related activities.". SEC. 816. STUDY ON THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION. (a) STUDY.— The Director of Central Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, conduct a study on the future of intelligence collection. The study shall address whether collection resources can be managed in a more consolidated, integrated manner. The study is not limited to, but should include, specific examination of the following: (1) Establishing within the Intelligence Community a single agency with responsibility for— (A) the clandestine collection of intelligence through human sources and other clandestine techniques; (B) covert action; and (C) representing the Director of Central Intelligence in liaison with foreign intelligence and security services. (2) Establishing a single agency for the conduct of technical intelligence collection activities, including— (A) signals intelligence (SIGINT), imagery intelligence (IMINT), and measurement and signatures intelligence (MASINT); (B) first-phase (or initial) exploitation of the results of such collection; (C) dissemination of such collection in a timely manner; (D) development of processing and exploitation technologies to support these functions; and (E) serving as the sole agent within the Intelligence Community for— (i) the specification of technical requirements for such reconnaissance systems as may be needed to meet the signals intelligence, imagery intelligence, and measurement and signatures intelligence collection requirements of the Intelligence Community; and (ii) the operation and final disposition of such systems.
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