50 U.S.C. § 403-4a : US Code - Section 403-4A: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Search 50 U.S.C. § 403-4a : US Code - Section 403-4A: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

(a) Director of Central Intelligence Agency
There is a Director of the Central Intelligence Agency who shall
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
(b) Supervision
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall report to
the Director of National Intelligence regarding the activities of
the Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) Duties
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall -
(1) serve as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(2) carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection (d)
of this section.
(d) Responsibilities
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall -
(1) collect intelligence through human sources and by other
appropriate means, except that the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency shall have no police, subpoena, or law
enforcement powers or internal security functions;
(2) correlate and evaluate intelligence related to the national
security and provide appropriate dissemination of such
intelligence;
(3) provide overall direction for and coordination of the
collection of national intelligence outside the United States
through human sources by elements of the intelligence community
authorized to undertake such collection and, in coordination with
other departments, agencies, or elements of the United States
Government which are authorized to undertake such collection,
ensure that the most effective use is made of resources and that
appropriate account is taken of the risks to the United States
and those involved in such collection; and
(4) perform such other functions and duties related to
intelligence affecting the national security as the President or
the Director of National Intelligence may direct.
(e) Termination of employment of CIA employees
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Director
of the Central Intelligence Agency may, in the discretion of the
Director, terminate the employment of any officer or employee of
the Central Intelligence Agency whenever the Director deems the
termination of employment of such officer or employee necessary or
advisable in the interests of the United States.
(2) Any termination of employment of an officer or employee under
paragraph (1) shall not affect the right of the officer or employee
to seek or accept employment in any other department, agency, or
element of the United States Government if declared eligible for
such employment by the Office of Personnel Management.
(f) Coordination with foreign governments
Under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence and
in a manner consistent with section 3927 of title 22, the Director
of the Central Intelligence Agency shall coordinate the
relationships between elements of the intelligence community and
the intelligence or security services of foreign governments or
international organizations on all matters involving intelligence
related to the national security or involving intelligence acquired
through clandestine means.
(g) Foreign language proficiency for certain senior level positions
in Central Intelligence Agency
(1) Except as provided pursuant to paragraph (2), an individual
may not be appointed to a position in the Senior Intelligence
Service in the Directorate of Intelligence or the Directorate of
Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency unless the Director
of the Central Intelligence Agency determines that the individual -

(A) has been certified as having a professional speaking and
reading proficiency in a foreign language, such proficiency being
at least level 3 on the Interagency Language Roundtable Language
Skills Level or commensurate proficiency level using such other
indicator of proficiency as the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency considers appropriate; and
(B) is able to effectively communicate the priorities of the
United States and exercise influence in that foreign language.
(2) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency may, in the
discretion of the Director, waive the application of paragraph (1)
to any position or category of positions otherwise covered by that
paragraph if the Director determines that foreign language
proficiency is not necessary for the successful performance of the
duties and responsibilities of such position or category of
positions.