50 U.S.C. § 403-6 : US Code - Section 403-6: Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence- related activities

Search 50 U.S.C. § 403-6 : US Code - Section 403-6: Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence- related activities

(a) Recommendation of DNI in certain appointments
(1) In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in
paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence shall
recommend to the President an individual for nomination to fill the
vacancy.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions:
(A) The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
(B) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) Concurrence of DNI in appointments to positions in the
intelligence community
(1) In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in
paragraph (2), the head of the department or agency having
jurisdiction over the position shall obtain the concurrence of the
Director of National Intelligence before appointing an individual
to fill the vacancy or recommending to the President an individual
to be nominated to fill the vacancy. If the Director does not
concur in the recommendation, the head of the department or agency
concerned may not fill the vacancy or make the recommendation to
the President (as the case may be). In the case in which the
Director does not concur in such a recommendation, the Director and
the head of the department or agency concerned may advise the
President directly of the intention to withhold concurrence or to
make a recommendation, as the case may be.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions:
(A) The Director of the National Security Agency.
(B) The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
(C) The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency.
(D) The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and
Research.
(E) The Director of the Office of Intelligence of the
Department of Energy.
(F) The Director of the Office of Counterintelligence of the
Department of Energy.
(G) The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of
the Department of the Treasury.
(H) The Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation or any successor to that
position.
(I) The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for
Information Analysis.
(c) Consultation with DNI in certain positions
(1) In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in
paragraph (2), the head of the department or agency having
jurisdiction over the position shall consult with the Director of
National Intelligence before appointing an individual to fill the
vacancy or recommending to the President an individual to be
nominated to fill the vacancy.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions:
(A) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
(B) The Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard for
Intelligence.