118 STAT. 3657 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 ‘‘(A) shall not be subject to supervision or control by the Secretary of Defense or by any officer or employee of the Depart- ment of Defense; ‘‘(B) shall not exercise, by reason of the officer’s status as a commissioned officer, any supervision or control with respect to any of the military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense except as otherwise authorized by law; and ‘‘(C) shall not be counted against the numbers and percent- ages of commissioned officers of the rank and grade of such officer authorized for the military department of that officer. ‘‘(5) Except as provided in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (4), the appointment of an officer of the Armed Forces to a position specified in paragraph (2) shall not affect the status, position, rank, or grade of such officer in the Armed Forces, or any emolu- ment, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to or arising out of such status, position, rank, or grade. ‘‘(6) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces on active duty who is appointed to a position specified in paragraph (2), while serving in such position and while remaining on active duty, shall continue to receive military pay and allowances and shall not receive the pay prescribed for such position. Funds from which such pay and allowances are paid shall be reimbursed from funds available to the Director of National Intelligence. ‘‘NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL ‘‘SEC. 103B. (a) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL.—There is a National Intelligence Council. ‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—(1) The National Intelligence Council shall be composed of senior analysts within the intelligence community and substantive experts from the public and private sector, who shall be appointed by, report to, and serve at the pleasure of, the Director of National Intelligence. ‘‘(2) The Director shall prescribe appropriate security require- ments for personnel appointed from the private sector as a condition of service on the Council, or as contractors of the Council or employees of such contractors, to ensure the protection of intel- ligence sources and methods while avoiding, wherever possible, unduly intrusive requirements which the Director considers to be unnecessary for this purpose. ‘‘(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The National Intel- ligence Council shall— ‘‘(A) produce national intelligence estimates for the United States Government, including alternative views held by ele- ments of the intelligence community and other information as specified in paragraph (2); ‘‘(B) evaluate community-wide collection and production of intelligence by the intelligence community and the require- ments and resources of such collection and production; and ‘‘(C) otherwise assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director under section 102A. ‘‘(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the Council satisfies the needs of policymakers and other consumers of intelligence. ‘‘(d) SERVICE AS SENIOR INTELLIGENCE ADVISERS.—Within their respective areas of expertise and under the direction of the Director Requirements. Establishment. 50 USC 403–3b. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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