PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
110 STAT. 2677
rence, but shall include in the recommendation a statement that
the Director does not concur in the recommendation.
"(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 Imagery and Mapping
Agency.
"(c) PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. — (1) The Director of Central
Intelligence shall provide annually to the Secretary of Defense,
for the Secretary's consideration, an evaluation of the performance
of the individuals holding the positions referred to in paragraph
(2) in fulfilling their respective responsibilities with regard to the
National Foreign Intelligence Program.
"(2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
"(A) The Director of the National Security Agency.
"(B) The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
"(C) The Director of the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency. ".
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The item relating to section 201
in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter
8 of such title is amended to read as follows:
"201. Certain intelligence officials: consultation and concurrence regarding appointments; evaluation of performance.".
Subtitle A—Establishment of Agency
SEC. 1111. ESTABLISHMENT.
10 USC 441 note.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT. —There is hereby established in the Department of Defense a Defense Agency to be known as the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency.
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ENTITIES. —The missions and functions of the following elements
of the Department of Defense are transferred to the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency:
(1) The Defense Mapping Agency.
(2) The Central Imagery Office.
(3) Other elements of the Department of Defense as specified in the classified annex to this Act.
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY. —The missions and functions of the following elements
of the Central Intelligence Agency are transferred to the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency:
(1) The National Photographic Interpretation Center.
(2) Other elements of the Central Intelligence Agency as
specified in the classified annex to this Act.
(d) PRESERVATION OF LEVEL AND QUALITY OF IMAGERY INTEL-
LIGENCE SUPPORT TO ALL-SOURCE ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTION. —
In managing the establishment of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Director of Central Intelligence, shall ensure that imagery intelligence support provided to all-source analysis and production is
in no way degraded or compromised.
SEC. 1112. MISSIONS AND AUTHORITY.
(a) AGENCY CHARTER. — Part I of subtitle A of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
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