[Executive Orders]

Executive Order 13355 of August 27, 2004

Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 103(c)(8) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (Act), and in order to further strengthen the effective conduct of United States intelligence activities and protect the territory, people, and interests of the United States of America, including against terrorist attacks, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Strengthening the Authority of the Director of Central Intelligence. The Director of Central Intelligence (Director) shall perform the functions set forth in this order to ensure an enhanced joint, unified national intelligence effort to protect the national security of the United States. Such functions shall be in addition to those assigned to the Director by law, Executive Order, or Presidential directive.

Sec. 2. Strengthened Role in National Intelligence. Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981, as amended, is further amended as follows:

(a) Subsection 1.5(a) is amended to read:

(b) Subsection 1.5(b) is amended to read:

(c) Subsection 1.5(g) is amended to read:

(d) Subsection 1.5(m) is amended to read:

(e) Subsection 1.6(a) is amended to read:

Sec. 3. Strengthened Control of Intelligence Funding. Executive Order 12333 is further amended as follows:

(a) Subsections 1.5(n), (o), and (p) are amended to read as follows:

Sec. 4. Strengthened Role in Selecting Heads of Intelligence Organizations. With respect to a position that heads an organization within the Intelligence Community:

(a) if the appointment to that position is made by the head of the department or agency or a subordinate thereof, no individual shall be appointed to such position without the concurrence of the Director;

(b) if the appointment to that position is made by the President alone, any recommendation to the President to appoint an individual to that position shall be accompanied by the recommendation of the Director with respect to the proposed appointment; and

(c) if the appointment to that position is made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, any recommendation to the President for nomination of an individual for that position shall be accompanied by the recommendation of the Director with respect to the proposed nomination.

Sec. 5. Strengthened Control of Standards and Qualifications. The Director shall issue, after coordination with the heads of departments and agencies with an organization in the Intelligence Community, and not later than 120 days after the date of this order, and thereafter as appropriate, standards and qualifications for persons engaged in the performance of United States intelligence activities, including but not limited to:

(a) standards for training, education, and career development of personnel within organizations in the Intelligence Community, and for ensuring compatible personnel policies and an integrated professional development and education system across the Intelligence Community, including standards that encourage and facilitate service in multiple organizations within the Intelligence Community and make such rotated service a factor to be considered for promotion to senior positions;

(b) standards for attracting and retaining personnel who meet the requirements for effective conduct of intelligence activities;

(c) standards for common personnel security policies among organizations within the Intelligence Community; and

(d) qualifications for assignment of personnel to centers established under section 1.5(g)(2) of Executive Order 12333, as amended by section 2 of this order.

Sec. 6. Technical Corrections. Executive Order 12333 is further amended as follows:

(a) The preamble is amended by, after ``amended'', inserting ``(Act)''.

(b) Subsection 1.3(a)(4) is amended by, after ``governments'', inserting ``and organizations''.

(c) Subsection 1.4(a) is amended by, after ``needed by the President'', inserting ``and, in the performance of Executive functions, the Vice President,''.

(d) Subsection 1.7(c) is amended by striking ``the Director of Central Intelligence and'' and by striking ``their respective'' and inserting ``its''.

(e) Subsection 1.8(c) is amended by, after ``agreed upon'', inserting ``by''.

(f) Subsection 1.8(i) is amended by striking ``and through'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``through''.

(g) Subsection 1.10 is amended by:

(h) Subsection 2.4(c)(1) is amended by striking ``present of former'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``present or former''.

(i) Subsection 3.1 is amended by:

(j) Subsection 3.4(b) is amended by striking ``visably'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``visibly''.

(k) Subsection 3.4(f) is amended:

Sec. 7. General Provisions.

(a) This order and the amendments made by this order:

(b) Nothing in section 4 of this order limits or otherwise affects--

(c) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect any authority to provide intelligence to the President, the Vice President in the performance of Executive functions, and other officials in the executive branch.

(d) This order and amendments made by this order are intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government and are not intended to, and do not, create any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

August 27, 2004.