50 U.S.C. § 402b : US Code - Section 402B: National Counterintelligence Executive

Search 50 U.S.C. § 402b : US Code - Section 402B: National Counterintelligence Executive

(a) Establishment
(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.
(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) of
this section.
(2) To act as chairperson of the National Counterintelligence
Policy Board under section 402a of this title.
(3) To act as head of the Office of the National
Counterintelligence Executive under section 402c 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 402c of this
title.