§ 137. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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(a)There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
(b)Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall—
(1)have responsibility for the overall direction and supervision for policy, program planning and execution, and use of resources, for the activities of the Department of Defense that are part of the Military Intelligence Program;
(2)execute the functions for the National Intelligence Program of the Department of Defense under section 105 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3038), as delegated by the Secretary of Defense;
(3)have responsibility for the overall direction and supervision for policy, program planning and execution, and use of resources, for personnel security, physical security, industrial security, and the protection of classified information and controlled unclassified information, related activities of the Department of Defense; and
(4)perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the area of intelligence.
(c)The protection of privacy and civil liberties in accordance with Federal law and the regulations and directives of the Department of Defense shall be a top priority for the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
(d)The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2619; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, § 904(3), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1512; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVI, § 1621, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2117; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(d), (e)(1)(A)(ii), (C), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1732, 1733; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title IX, § 901(f)(3), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1868.)
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- Sec. 925PLAN FOR INCORPORATION OF ENTERPRISE QUERY AND CORRELATION CAPABILITY INTO THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ENTERPRISE
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- Sec. 1621REDESIGNATION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE AS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
- Sec. 1071TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS
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- Public Law 111–383To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–433To reorganize the Department of Defense and strengthen civilian authority in the Department of Defense, to improve the military advice provided to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense, to place clear responsibility on the commanders of the unified and specified
- Public Law 107–314To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
- Public Law 112–81To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
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- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018Public Law 115-91
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019Public Law 115-232
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Public Law 116-92
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022Public Law 117-81
- Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015Public Law 113-291
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- Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(2)
- 116 Stat. 2619
- 131 Stat. 1512
- 132 Stat. 2117
- 133 Stat. 1732
- 135 Stat. 1868
- section 138b of this title
- Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title IX, § 925
- 125 Stat. 1540
- Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, § 901(d)
- 116 Stat. 2620
- 128 Stat. 3509
- Pub. L. 108–458
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