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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2810 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1638

Sec. 1638. Establishment of chairman’s controlled activity within Joint Staff for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall— undertake the roles, missions, and responsibilities of, and an equal or greater number of personnel billets than the amount of such billets previously prescribed for the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance of United States Strategic Command; and not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish an organization within the Joint Staff— that is designated as a chairman’s controlled activity; for which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall serve as the joint functional manager; and which shall synchronize cross-combatant command intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance plans and develop strategies integrating all joint service-provided and allied intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to satisfy combatant command intelligence needs for the Department of Defense.
The Secretary of Defense shall designate the Secretary of the Air Force as the executive agent and sponsor for funding for the organization established under subsection (a)(2).
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