Sec. 504. MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURES INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM
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## SEC. 504 MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURES INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM ###
(a)Research Program ####
(1)The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly carry out a program to incorporate the results of basic research on sensors into the measurement and signatures intelligence systems of the United States, to the extent the results of such research are applicable to such systems. ####
(2)In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall act through the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Directorate for MASINT and Technical Collection (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Director”). ###
(b)Program Components The program under subsection
(a)shall review and assess basic research on sensors and technologies conducted both by the United States Government and by non-governmental entities. In carrying out the program, the Director shall protect intellectual property rights, maintain organizational flexibility, and establish research projects, funding levels, and potential benefits in an equitable manner through the Directorate. ###
(c)Advisory Panel ####
(1)The Director shall establish an advisory panel to assist the Director in carrying out the program under subsection (a). ####
(2)The advisory panel shall be headed by the Director who shall determine the selection, review, and assessment of the research projects under the program. ####
(3)#####
(A)The Director shall appoint as members of the advisory panel representatives of each entity of the MASINT community, and may appoint as such members representatives of national laboratories, universities, and private sector entities. #####
(B)For purposes of this subsection the term “**MASINT community**” means academic, professional, industrial, and government entities that are committed towards the advancement of the sciences in measurement and signatures intelligence. #####
(C)The term for a member of the advisory panel shall be established by the Director, but may not exceed a period of 5 consecutive years. #####
(D)Members of the advisory panel may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the advisory panel, but may receive per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. ####
(4)The Director may accept contributions from non-governmental participants on the advisory panel to defray the expenses of the advisory panel. ####
(5)The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the activities of the advisory panel established under this subsection. ###
(d)FOIA Exemption All files in the possession of the Defense Intelligence Agency for purposes of administering the program under this section, including any files of a Federal, State, or local department or agency or of a private sector entity provided to or utilized by the program, shall be exempt from the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, that require publication, disclosure, search, or review in connection therewith.