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118 STAT. 3648 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 concerned, may transfer personnel authorized for an element of the intelligence community to another such element for a period of not more than 2 years. ‘‘(B) A transfer of personnel may be made under this paragraph only if— ‘‘(i) the personnel are being transferred to an activity that is a higher priority intelligence activity; and ‘‘(ii) the transfer supports an emergent need, improves program effectiveness, or increases efficiency. ‘‘(C) The Director of National Intelligence shall promptly pro- vide notice of any transfer of personnel made pursuant to this paragraph to— ‘‘(i) the congressional intelligence committees; ‘‘(ii) in the case of the transfer of personnel to or from the Department of Defense, the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and ‘‘(iii) in the case of the transfer of personnel to or from the Department of Justice, to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ‘‘(D) The Director shall include in any notice under subpara- graph (C) an explanation of the nature of the transfer and how it satisfies the requirements of this paragraph. ‘‘(3) It is the sense of Congress that— ‘‘(A) the nature of the national security threats facing the United States will continue to challenge the intelligence community to respond rapidly and flexibly to bring analytic resources to bear against emerging and unforeseen require- ments; ‘‘(B) both the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and any analytic centers determined to be necessary should be fully and properly supported with appropriate levels of per- sonnel resources and that the President’s yearly budget requests adequately support those needs; and ‘‘(C) the President should utilize all legal and administra- tive discretion to ensure that the Director of National Intel- ligence and all other elements of the intelligence community have the necessary resources and procedures to respond promptly and effectively to emerging and unforeseen national security challenges. ‘‘(f) TASKING AND OTHER AUTHORITIES.—(1)(A) The Director of National Intelligence shall— ‘‘(i) establish objectives, priorities, and guidance for the intelligence community to ensure timely and effective collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination (including access by users to collected data consistent with applicable law and, as appropriate, the guidelines referred to in subsection (b) and analytic products generated by or within the intelligence community) of national intelligence; ‘‘(ii) determine requirements and priorities for, and manage and direct the tasking of, collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of national intelligence by elements of the intel- ligence community, including— ‘‘(I) approving requirements (including those require- ments responding to needs provided by consumers) for collection and analysis; and Notice. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4