110 STAT. 2676 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 10 USC 441 note. SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "National Imagery and Mapping Agency Act of 1996". 10 USC 441 note. SEC. 1102. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) There is a need within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community of the United States to provide a single agency focus for the growing number and diverse types of customers for imagery and geospatial information resources within the Government, to ensure visibility and accountability for those resources, and to harness, leverage, and focus rapid technological developments to serve the imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information customers. (2) There is a need for a single Government agency to solicit and advocate the needs of that growing and diverse pool of customers. (3) A single combat support agency dedicated to imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information could act as a foc£d point for support of all imagery intelligence and geospatial information customers, including customers in the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and related agencies outside of the Department of Defense. (4) Such an agency would best serve the needs of the imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information customers if it were organized— (A) to carry out its mission responsibilities under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and (B) to carry out its responsibilities to national intelligence customers in accordance with policies and priorities established by the Director of Central Intelligence. SEC. 1103. ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE IN APPOINTMENT AND EVALUATION OF CERTAIN INTEL- LIGENCE OFFICIALS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 201 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
- §201. Certain intelligence officials: consultation and
concurrence regarding appointments; evaluation of performance "(a) CONSULTATION REGARDING APPOINTMENT. —Before submitting a recommendation to the President regarding the appointment of an individual to the position of Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Director of Central Intelligence regarding the recommendation. "(b) CONCURRENCE IN APPOINTMENT.—(1) Before submitting a recommendation to the President regarding the appointment of an individual to a position referred to in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall seek the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence in the recommendation. If the Director does not concur in the recommendation, the Secretary may make the recommendation to the President without the Director's concur-
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