50 U.S.C. § 403-5 : US Code - Section 403-5: Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense pertaining to National Intelligence Program

Search 50 U.S.C. § 403-5 : US Code - Section 403-5: Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense pertaining to National Intelligence Program

(a) In general
Consistent with sections 403 and 403-1 of this title, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall -
(1) ensure that the budgets of the elements of the intelligence
community within the Department of Defense are adequate to
satisfy the overall intelligence needs of the Department of
Defense, including the needs of the chairman (!1) of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the unified and specified
commands and, wherever such elements are performing
governmentwide functions, the needs of other departments and
agencies;
(2) ensure appropriate implementation of the policies and
resource decisions of the Director by elements of the Department
of Defense within the National Intelligence Program;
(3) ensure that the tactical intelligence activities of the
Department of Defense complement and are compatible with
intelligence activities under the National Intelligence Program;
(4) ensure that the elements of the intelligence community
within the Department of Defense are responsive and timely with
respect to satisfying the needs of operational military forces;
(5) eliminate waste and unnecessary duplication among the
intelligence activities of the Department of Defense; and
(6) ensure that intelligence activities of the Department of
Defense are conducted jointly where appropriate.
(b) Responsibility for performance of specific functions
Consistent with sections 403 and 403-1 of this title, the
Secretary of Defense shall ensure -
(1) through the National Security Agency (except as otherwise
directed by the President or the National Security Council), the
continued operation of an effective unified organization for the
conduct of signals intelligence activities and shall ensure that
the product is disseminated in a timely manner to authorized
recipients;
(2) through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (except
as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security
Council), with appropriate representation from the intelligence
community, the continued operation of an effective unified
organization within the Department of Defense -
(A) for carrying out tasking of imagery collection;
(B) for the coordination of imagery processing and
exploitation activities;
(C) for ensuring the dissemination of imagery in a timely
manner to authorized recipients; and
(D) notwithstanding any other provision of law, for -
(i) prescribing technical architecture and standards
related to imagery intelligence and geospatial information
and ensuring compliance with such architecture and standards;
and
(ii) developing and fielding systems of common concern
related to imagery intelligence and geospatial information;
(3) through the National Reconnaissance Office (except as
otherwise directed by the President or the National Security
Council), the continued operation of an effective unified
organization for the research and development, acquisition, and
operation of overhead reconnaissance systems necessary to satisfy
the requirements of all elements of the intelligence community;
(4) through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as
otherwise directed by the President or the National Security
Council), the continued operation of an effective unified system
within the Department of Defense for the production of timely,
objective military and military-related intelligence, based upon
all sources available to the intelligence community, and shall
ensure the appropriate dissemination of such intelligence to
authorized recipients;
(5) through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as
otherwise directed by the President or the National Security
Council), effective management of Department of Defense human
intelligence activities, including defense attaches; and
(6) that the military departments maintain sufficient
capabilities to collect and produce intelligence to meet -
(A) the requirements of the Director of National
Intelligence;
(B) the requirements of the Secretary of Defense or the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
(C) the requirements of the unified and specified combatant
commands and of joint operations; and
(D) the specialized requirements of the military departments
for intelligence necessary to support tactical commanders,
military planners, the research and development process, the
acquisition of military equipment, and training and doctrine.
(c) Use of elements of Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the functions described
in this section, may use such elements of the Department of Defense
as may be appropriate for the execution of those functions, in
addition to, or in lieu of, the elements identified in this
section.