§ 3041a. Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
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(a)In general There is a Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
(b)Appointment The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c)Functions and duties The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall be the head of the National Reconnaissance Office and shall discharge such functions and duties as are provided by this chapter or otherwise by law or executive order.
(d)Advisory Board
(1)Establishment There is established in the National Reconnaissance Office an advisory board (in this section referred to as the “Board”).
(2)Duties The Board shall—
(A)study matters relating to the mission of the National Reconnaissance Office, including with respect to promoting innovation, competition, and resilience in space, overhead reconnaissance, acquisition, and other matters; and
(B)advise and report directly to the Director with respect to such matters.
(3)Members
(A)Number and appointment
(i)In general The Board shall be composed of up to 8 members appointed by the Director, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, from among individuals with demonstrated academic, government, business, or other expertise relevant to the mission and functions of the National Reconnaissance Office, and who do not present any actual or potential conflict of interest.
(ii)Membership structure The Director shall ensure that no more than 2 concurrently serving members of the Board qualify for membership on the Board based predominantly on a single qualification set forth under clause (i).
(iii)Notification Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director appoints a member to the Board, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10) of such appointment.
(B)Terms Each member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. Except as provided by subparagraph (C), a member may not serve more than three terms.
(C)Vacancy Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.
(D)Chair The Board shall have a Chair, who shall be appointed by the Director from among the members.
(E)Travel expenses Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
(F)Executive secretary The Director may appoint an executive secretary, who shall be an employee of the National Reconnaissance Office, to support the Board.
(4)Meetings The Board shall meet not less than quarterly, but may meet more frequently at the call of the Director.
(5)Charter The Director shall establish a charter for the Board that includes the following:
(A)Mandatory processes for identifying potential conflicts of interest, including the submission of initial and periodic financial disclosures by Board members.
(B)The vetting of potential conflicts of interest by the designated agency ethics official, except that no individual waiver may be granted for a conflict of interest identified with respect to the Chair of the Board.
(C)The establishment of a process and associated protections for any whistleblower alleging a violation of applicable conflict of interest law, Federal contracting law, or other provision of law.
(6)Reports Not later than March 31 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Director and to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the activities and significant findings of the Board during the preceding year.
(7)Nonapplicability of certain requirements The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 1 shall not apply to the Board.
(8)Termination The Board shall terminate on August 31, 2027.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 106A, as added Pub. L. 113–126, title IV, § 411(a), July 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1409; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXIV, § 6433(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2200; Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIV, § 6431, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3532; Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXIII, § 6304, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2473.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 116-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Public Law 117-263James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
- Public Law 118-159Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- Public Law 117-286To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.Dec
- Public Law 113-126Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
statute-compilations
- Sec. 106ADIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
- Sec. 6431MODIFICATION OF ADVISORY BOARD IN NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
- Sec. 6304IMPROVEMENTS TO ADVISORY BOARD OF NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
- Sec. 411APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
- Sec. 6433ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD FOR NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
- Sec. 413EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 117–263To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 117–286To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code
- 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
bill
- Sec. 2435Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 2435Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 2435Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 2435Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 2433Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 2433Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 2433Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 434Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 10434Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 434Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 401Clarification of authority of National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 401Clarification of authority of National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 311Clarification of authority of National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 6431Modification of advisory board in National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 6431Modification of advisory board in National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 6304Improvements to advisory board of National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 4conforming amendments
- Sec. 4conforming amendments
- Sec. 4conforming amendments
- Sec. 305Improvements to advisory board of National Reconnaissance Office
- Sec. 5conforming amendments
- Sec. 513Disestablishment of advisory boards for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Reconnaissance Office
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U.S. Code
public-private-law
- Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014Public Law 113-126
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Public Law 116-92
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Public Law 117-263
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025Public Law 118-159
- To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.DecPublic Law 117-286
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- July 26, 1947, ch. 343
- 128 Stat. 1409
- 133 Stat. 2200
- 136 Stat. 3532
- 138 Stat. 2473
- act July 26, 1947, ch. 343
- 61 Stat. 495
- Pub. L. 92–463
- 86 Stat. 770
- 136 Stat. 4197
- 128 Stat. 1410
- 136 Stat. 4344
- Pub. L. 95–452
- 133 Stat. 2201
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