HR 4165 · 102th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
National Security Act of 1992
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Committee Hearings Held.(1992-04-02)
Plain Language Summary
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National Security Act of 1992 - Title I: Intelligence Community Generally - Subtitle A: Director of National Intelligence - Redesignates the office of the Director of Central Intelligence as the Director of National Intelligence. Requires such Director to act as the principal intelligence adviser to the President and the National Security Council (NSC) and to be the head of the Intelligence Community (IC). Requires the Director to provide intelligence to the President, and, when directed by law or as otherwise appropriate, to the: (1) heads of executive departments and agencies; (2) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; and (3) Senate and House of Representatives and appropriate committees thereof. Requires such intelligence to be timely and objective. Outlines intelligence responsibilities of the Director as head of the IC. Requires the Director to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. Subtitle B: The Intelligence Community - Lists as elements of the IC: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) the National Security Agency; (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) the National Imagery Agency; (5) the Reconnaissance S…
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