2016 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 45 - Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities
Subchapter V - Management of Counterintelligence Activities
Sec. 3382 - National Counterintelligence Executive

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Citation 50 U.S.C. § 3382 (2016)
Section Name §3382. National Counterintelligence Executive
Section Text (a) Establishment

There shall be a National Counterintelligence Executive who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b) Mission

The mission of the National Counterintelligence Executive shall be to serve as the head of national counterintelligence for the United States Government.

(c) Duties

Subject to the direction and control of the Director of National Intelligence, the duties of the National Counterintelligence Executive are as follows:

(1) To carry out the mission referred to in subsection (b).

(2) To act as chairperson of the National Counterintelligence Policy Board under section 3381 of this title.

(3) To act as head of the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive under section 3383 of this title.

(4) To participate as an observer on such boards, committees, and entities of the executive branch as the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate for the discharge of the mission and functions of the Executive and the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive under section 3383 of this title.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 107–306, title IX, §902, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2432; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, §1072(d)(1)(B), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3693; Pub. L. 114–113, div. M, title IV, §401(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2920.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 402b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

AMENDMENTS

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–113 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

"(1) There shall be a National Counterintelligence Executive, who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.

"(2) It is the sense of Congress that the Director of National Intelligence should seek the views of the Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in selecting an individual for appointment as the Executive."

2004—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–458, §1072(d)(1)(B)(i), substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "President".

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–458, §1072(d)(1)(B), substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "President" and "Director of the Central Intelligence Agency" for "Director of Central Intelligence".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–458, §1072(d)(1)(B)(i), substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "President" in two places.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 114–113, div. M, title IV, §401(b), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2921, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2015]."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2004 AMENDMENT

For Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title.

PURPOSE

Pub. L. 107–306, title IX, §901(b), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2432, provided that: "The purpose of this title [see Tables for classification] is to facilitate the enhancement of the counterintelligence activities of the United States Government by—

"(1) enabling the counterintelligence community of the United States Government to fulfill better its mission of identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and countering the intelligence threats to the United States;

"(2) ensuring that the counterintelligence community of the United States Government acts in an efficient and effective manner; and

"(3) providing for the integration of all the counterintelligence activities of the United States Government."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 45 - MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES
SUBCHAPTER V - MANAGEMENT OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 3382 - National Counterintelligence Executive
Contains section 3382
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 116 Stat. 2432
118 Stat. 3693
129 Stat. 2920, 2921
Public Law References Public Law 107-306, Public Law 108-458, Public Law 114-113
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