Sec. 402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence

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Subsection (c)(7) of section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024 ) is amended by striking

(A)The Director and all that follows through

(B)The Director and inserting The Director . Such section is amended by striking subsection (e). Subsection

(f)of such section is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking and may and all that follows through determines necessary ; and in paragraph (3)(A)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking consultation and inserting coordination ; in clause (iii)— by striking recruitment and retention and inserting recruitment, retention, and training ; and by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , including those with diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds; and ; in clause (vi), by inserting on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence after matters ; by striking clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v); and by redesignating clauses

(iii)and

(vi)as clauses

(i)and (ii), respectively. Paragraph

(7)of such subsection is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking conduct and inserting direct ; in subparagraph (B), by inserting directed before under ; and in subsection (C)(i), by striking conducted and inserting directed . Paragraph (8)(A) of such subsection is amended by striking conduct and inserting direct independent . Paragraph (8)(D) of such subsection is amended by striking carry out and inserting direct independent . Such section is further amended by striking subsection (l). Subsection

(z)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1)— by inserting , or the head of an element of the intelligence community to whom the Director has delegated such review or investigation, after for which the Director ; and by inserting or such head after materials, the Director ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting , or the head of an element of the intelligence community to whom the Director has delegated such review or investigation, after the Director . Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with each head of an element of the intelligence community, submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a plan to reform the acquisition process of each element of the intelligence community so that, to the maximum extent practicable, the process uses existing authorities to expedite acquisitions and includes a preference for acquisition of commercial solutions, consistent with section 3453 of title 10, United States Code, and Executive Order 14265 (90 Fed. Reg. 15621; relating to modernizing defense acquisitions and spurring innovation in the defense industrial base). The plan required by paragraph

(1)shall include an itemization of major planned or pending acquisitions for each element of the intelligence community. Such section is further amended— by redesignating subsections

(f)through

(k)as subsections

(e)through (j), respectively; by redesignating subsections

(m)through

(z)as subsections

(k)through (x), respectively; in subsection (e), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), in paragraph (7), by striking under subsection

(m)and inserting under subsection

(k); and in subsection (v)(3), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking under subsection (f)(8) and inserting under subsection (e)(8) . The National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ) is amended— in section 103(c)(15) ( 50 U.S.C. 3025(c)(15) ), by striking , including national intelligence centers ; and in section 313(1) ( 50 U.S.C. 3079(1) ), by striking with section 102A(f)(8) and inserting with section 102A(e)(8) . Section 7(a)(1)(A) of the Reducing Over-Classification Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3344(a)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking of section 102A(g)(1) and inserting of section 102A(f)(1) . Section 1019(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3364(a) ) is amended by striking out section 102A(h) and inserting out section 102A(g) .

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