Side-by-Side Comparison of 9/11 Commission Intelligence Reforms and Legislative Proposals

Side-by-Side Comparison of 9/11 Commission Intelligence Reforms and Legislative Proposals

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Side-by-Side Comparison of 9/11 Commission
Intelligence Reforms and Legislative Proposals
August 13, 2004
Alfred Cumming
Specialist in Intelligence and National Security
Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Side-by-Side Comparison of 9/11 Commission
Intelligence Reforms and Legislative Proposals
Summary
On July 22, 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The
United States (also known as the 9/11 Commission) released its bipartisan,
unanimous final report containing major recommendations for far-reaching and
fundamental changes to the United States Intelligence Community (IC). Almost 20
months after its creation by P.L. 107-306, the commission, as mandated by its
founding legislation, attempted to present a full and complete accounting of the facts
and circumstances surrounding the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well
as recommendations for corrective measures that can be taken to prevent acts of
terrorism.
Several Members of Congress also have introduced legislative proposals to
reform the IC. Senators Feinstein (S. 190), Bob Graham (S. 1520) and Daschle (S.
6) have introduced legislation that either directly, or as part of broader security
legislation, propose a variety of IC reforms. Representatives Harman (H.R. 4104)
and Goss (H.R. 4584) have introduced comprehensive intelligence reform legislation.
In response to the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations, President Bush has put
forward several proposals with regard to intelligence reform, agreeing with the 9/11
Commission recommendations that the position of the National Intelligence Director,
and the National Counterterrorism Center, be established. The Administration has
yet to propose a detailed legislative reform package.
This report presents a side-by-side comparison of the 9/11 Commission
recommendations; President George W. Bush’s proposals; legislative proposals
contained in legislation introduced by Senators Feinstein, Bob Graham, and Daschle;
Representatives Harman and Goss; and relevant provisions of current statute, if they
exist.
This report will be updated as warranted.

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
List of Tables
Side-by-Side Comparison of Intelligence Community Reforms Proposed by 9/11
Commission, the Bush Administration, Senators Feinstein, Bob Graham
and Daschle, and Representatives Harman and Goss; and Current Statute . . 3

Side-by-Side Comparison of 9/11
Commission Intelligence Reforms and
Legislative Proposals
Introduction
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States
(henceforth referred to as the 9/11 Commission)1 on July 22, 2004, issued its
recommendations for comprehensive reform of the United States Intelligence
Community (IC). The Commission recommended several potentially far-reaching
changes, including the creation of the position of National Intelligence Director
(NID), and a new National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). The Commission
urged that an NID be given a full range of powers not now currently available to the
Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). Those powers would include (1) budget
authority; (2) hire and fire authority over senior IC managers; (3) the ability to set
standards for the IC’s information infrastructure and personnel.2
Senator Feinstein’s legislation (S. 190) proposes that the position of Director of
National Intelligence (DNI) be established. Senator Bob Graham’s bill (S. 1520)
introduced broader legislation that contained DNI language identical to Sen
Feinstein’s. Senator Daschle (S. 6) also introduced broader security legislation
containing almost identical DNI language. All three bills would enhance the DNI’s
budget authorities, including permitting the DNI to unilaterally transfer funds and
personnel between agencies within the IC during the year the intelligence budget is
executed. Under current statute, an IC agency head whose agency would be affected
by such a transfer has the authority to prevent such a transfer. The DNI would
continue to exercise the limited personnel authorities contained in current statute.
Representative Harman’s bill (H.R. 4104) also would establish the position of
a DNI with enhanced funding and personnel transfer authorities, albeit more limited
that those contained in the Senate bills. Rather than provide the DNI unilateral
authority in this area, the Harman language specifies that the President would
1 The National Commission on the Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, informally
known as the 9/11 Commission, was created by congressional legislation and the signature
of President George W. Bush in late 2002 (P.L. 107-306, Nov. 27, 2003). It was chartered
to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks.
The Commission also was mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against
future attacks.
2 See 9/11 Commission Report, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United
States, July 22, 2004, p. 410.

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arbitrate any disagreement between the DNI and an agency head over a DNI-initiated
funds or personnel transfer, provided the agency head submitted his or her objection
to the President in writing. The Harman bill also would “dual hat” the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, who would also serve as the Deputy Director
of National Intelligence. The bill also proposes the creation of a Deputy Director of
National Intelligence for Operations and a Joint Tasking Organization. Finally, the
Harman legislation would provide the DNI some degree of enhanced personnel
authorities over those enjoyed by the DCI under current statute.
Representative Goss’ (H.R. 4584) legislation adopts a different approach to
intelligence reform. Rather than creating the position of NDI, his bill would leave
the DCI in charge of both the CIA and the IC, as is currently the case, while
stengthening some DCI authorities. For example, it would repeal the current
prohibition pertaining to the DCI exercising internal security functions. With regard
to funds and personnel transfer authorities, the bill would strengthen some of the
DCI’s current authority by providing the DCI the unilateral authority to move funds
and personnel. The bill further stipulates that the DCI coordinate such transfers with
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), rather than obtain his
or her approval, as is required under current law. Finally, the Goss bill would
provide the DNI some enhanced personnel authorities.

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Side-by-Side Comparison of Intelligence Community Reforms Proposed by 9/11 Commission, the Bush
Administration, Senators Feinstein, Bob Graham and Daschle, and Representatives Harman and Goss; and Current
Statute
9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
DIRECTOR (NID)
Replace current position
Comparable proposal,
Comparable provision,
Comparable provision,
Establishes
Stipulates that there is a
of Director of Central
except NID would lead
except NID would be
except NID would be
presidentially-
Director of Central
Intelligence with a
a free-standing agency,
named Director of
named Director of
appointed, Senate-
Intelligence who also
Presidentially -
not located in the
National Intelligence
National Intelligence
confirmed position
heads CIA.
appointed, Senate-
Executive Office of the
(DNI). Not located in
(DNI). Not located in
Director of Central
confirmed NID. The
President.
the Executive Office of
the Executive Office of
Intelligence (DCI) who
NID located in the
the President.
the President. [S. 6,
would also head CIA.
Executive Office of the
unlike S. 190 and S.
President. A separate
1520, establishes a ten-
Director would head the
year term for the DNI.]
Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA).
Cabinet Member
NID should not be
No official proposal,
No provision.
Sense of Congress that
No provision.
No provision.
cabinet member.
but oppose concept on
DNI should be cabinet-

the record.
level officer.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
General
Responsibilities
— Oversee national
— President’s
— Head IC.
— Head IC.
— Head CIA.
— Head IC.
intelligence centers, on
principal intelligence
— President’s
— President’s
— Head IC.
— President’s
specific subjects of
advisor.
principal intelligence
principal intelligence
— President’s principal
principal intelligence
interest, including the
— Head Intelligence
advisor.
advisor.
intelligence advisor.
advisor.
proposed National
Community (IC).
— Head CIA.
Counterterrorism Center
— Oversee the NCTC.
(NCTC).
— Oversee the
Intelligence
Community (IC).
— President’s principal
intelligence advisor.
Internal Security
Responsibilities
NID should directly
No proposal.
Retains current
Retains current
Repeals prohibition
Prohibits the DCI as
oversee intelligence
statutory prohibition
statutory provision
preventing DCI as CIA
CIA head from
collection inside the
preventing CIA
preventing CIA director
head from exercising
exercising internal
U.S.
director from
from exercising internal
internal security
security functions.
exercising internal
security functions.
functions.
security functions.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
BUDGET
RESPONSIBILITIES
Budget Submission
NID should submit a
NID would have
DNI would develop an
DNI would develop an
DCI would determine
DCI facilitates the
unified budget for
significant input into
annual intelligence
annual intelligence
the annual intelligence
development of an
national intelligence.
the development of an
budget.
budget.
budget.
annual intelligence

intelligence budget.
budget.
Budget Development
No recommendation.
No specific proposal,
No provision.
The DNI’s budget
No provision.
No provision.
but Administration is
development would
reviewing budget
include review,
authorities.
approval, and
modification of the
execution of IC
budgets, and personnel
and resource allocation.
Budget Execution
“Responsibilities”
No recommendation.
No specific proposal,
No provision.
DNI’s budget
No provision.
No provision.
but Administration is
development includes
reviewing budget
managing and over-
authorities.
seeing the execution
and, if necessary, the
modification of the

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
annual National Foreign
Intelligence Program
(NFIP), including
directing the transfer of
funds or personnel
within the IC.
BUDGET
AUTHORITIES
Budget Approval
NID should approve all
No specific proposal,
Adheres to current
Adheres to current
DCI approves budgets
DCI approves budgets
IC budgets.
but Administration is
statute — DNI
statute — DNI approves
of all IC elements
of all IC elements
reviewing budget
approves budgets of all
budgets of all IC
before provided to
before incorporation
authorities.
IC elements before
elements before
President for
into NFIP.
incorporation into
incorporation into NFIP
transmission to
NFIP
Congress.
Budget
Reprogramming
NID should have
No specific proposal,
Adheres to current
Adheres to current
Adheres to current
No NFIP funds may be
reprogramming
but Administration is
statute — No NFIP
statute — No NFIP
statute, except
reprogrammed without
authority.
reviewing budget
funds may be
funds may be
eliminates: “except in
DNI prior approval,
authorities.
reprogrammed without
reprogrammed without
accordance with DCI-
except in accordance
DNI prior approval,
DNI prior approval,
issued procedures.”
with DCI-issued
except in accordance
except in accordance
procedures.
with DCI-issued
with DCI-issued
procedures.
procedures.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Funds and Personnel
Transfer
No recommendation.
No specific proposal,
Would require
Would require
Requires that DCI
Requires approval
but Administration is
approval of Director of
approval from
coordinate with OMB
from Director OMB,
reviewing budget
Office of Management
Director of OMB, and
director before
and could occur for
authorities.
and Budget (OMB),
periods up to a year.
and transfers could
transfers could occur
proceeding with a
occur for periods up to
for periods up to a
funds or personnel
a year.
year.
transfer. No limit on
period of transfer.
Agency Heads
Objections to Fund
and Personnel
Transfers
DNI should be
No specific proposal,
Would withhold from
Would permit DNI to
Would permit DCI
Would allow agency
permitted to transfer
but Administration is
DNI unilateral fund and
transfer funds and
transfer authority.
heads to stop DCI-
funds and personnel
reviewing budget
personnel transfer
personnel within the
Agency heads could
initiated transfers, so
within the IC over the
authorities.
authority, but would
IC over the objection
object in writing to the
long as they state
objection of agency
provide presidential
decision on objection
of agency heads.
intelligence
objection in writing
heads.
by affected agency
committees, but could
to the DCI.
head to such transfer,
not prevent such
provided objection
transfers.
made in writing the
President.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Transfer Procedures
No recommendation.
No specific proposal,
Would not require the
Would not require the
Would require the
Would require the
but Administration is
DCI to develop
DCI to develop
DCI to develop
DCI to develop
reviewing budget
personnel transfer
personnel transfer
transfer procedures
transfer procedures
authorities.
procedures with
procedures with
with affected agency
with affected agency
affected agency
affected agency
heads.
heads.
heads.
heads.
FBI Funds &
Personnel Transfers
NID should be
authorized to transfer
No proposal.
DNI authorized to
DNI authorized to
DCI is not authorized
DCI is not authorized
funds/personnel from
transfer
transfer
to transfer
to transfer
the FBI.
funds/personnel from
funds/personnel from
funds/personnel from
funds/personnel from
the FBI.
the FBI.
the FBI.
the FBI.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
DIRECT
APPROPRIATION
NID Receives Direct
Appropriation
NID should receive
No specific proposal,
NDI would not
NDI would not
DCI receives direct
DCI does not receive
direct appropriation.
but Administration is
receive direct
receive direct
appropriation.
direct appropriation.
Currently the Sec Def
reviewing budget
appropriation.
appropriation.
receives the appro-
authorities.
priation and disburses
to CIA and national
intelligence agencies.
BUDGET
DISCLOSURE
Overall national
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
intelligence budget
and budgets of
component agencies
should be publicly
disclosed.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
HIRE AND FIRE
AUTHORITY
NID should have
NID would play a
No direct NDI
No NDI hiring/firing
No NDI hire/fire
No DCI hire/fire
hire/fire...authority to
coordinating role
hire/fire authority;
authority... would
authority; However,
authority; However,
approve and submit
and NID concurrence
However, provision
maintain current
provision would
provision calls
nominations to the
would be required in
does strengthen
statute authorities.
strengthen personnel
concurrence and
President for CIA,
recommending IC
NDI’s personnel
authority by
consultation on
Defense Intelligence
appointments, but
selection authorities.
maintaining current
personnel selections.
Agency (DIA), FBI
Administration is
statute requirement for
Intelligence Office,
reviewing hiring and
Joint
DCI/Secretary
Concurrence
National Security
firing authorities.
Recommendations
concurrence, but
Agency (NSA),
NDI/SecDef joint
adding several agency
DCI/SecDef
National
recommendation to
head positions to
concurrence on heads
Reconnaissance Office
the President on
which this would
of NSA, NRO and
(NRO), and Homeland
heads of NSA, NRO
apply. Secretaries in
NGA, but SecDef can
Security Information
and NGA.
affected agencies
override.
Analysis and
could still over-ride
Infrastructure
Concurrence
DNI non-concurrence.
Consultation
Protection (IAIP).
DNI/agency head
Dept. Heads consult
concurrence on other
with DCI on directors
IC appointments, but
of DIA INR, and
agency head can
DOE intelligence
override DNI.
units, but agency
head decides.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Mandatory
FBI Discretionary
FBI Timely Notice
Concurrence on FBI
Consultation
Appointments
DNI/FBI Director
FBI director gives
DNI/FBI Director
make joint
DCI timely notice of
mandatory
recommendation on
FBI intelligence
concurrence on FBI
FBI intelligence
appointments.
intelligence
appointments. AG
appointments.
determines.
Personnel Policy
NID should set IC-
No proposal,
NDI would set IC-
Maintains current
DCI not required to
DCI required to
wide personnel edu-
although NID
wide personnel
statute requiring NDI
consult agency heads
consult agency heads
cation and training
unlikely to have
education and train-
to consult agency
in developing IC
in developing IC
standards and facilitate
authority to set
ing standards and
heads in developing
standards and
personnel standards
assignments across
standards.
require for senior
personnel standards
qualifications
and qualifications.
agency lines and at
promotion service in
and qualifications.
Where appropriate,
national intelligence
more than two
DCI should consider
centers.
positions outside
rotated service in IC
home element.
elements a factor to
consider in senior
promotions.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Information Sharing
Technology Policies
NID should establish
No proposal.
DNI/Secretary of
No provision.
Newly created Assoc.
The National Security
information
Defense develop
Dir. for info
Council shall develop
technology standards
integrated
management would
procedures for
to maximize info
communications
recommend to DCI
effective information
sharing and info
network and
info and technology
sharing.
security.
maximize state/local
standards to maxi-
information sharing.
mize info sharing.
IC STRUCTURE
National
Counterterrorism
Center (NTCT)
Should establish
Establish NCTC, but
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
NTCT, housed in the
located outside of
Executive Office of
President’s executive
the President, and
office. Builds on
overseen by the NID.
existing TTIC.
Build on existing
House outside
Terrorist Threat
President’s Executive
Integration Center
Office.
(TTIC).

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Center for joint
operational planning
and joint intelligence,
staffed by personnel
from various
agencies.
Intelligence Aspects
Pool all-source
analysis; perform
strategic analysis and
net assessment.
Operations Aspects
Perform joint
planning; assign
operations to lead
agencies (State, CIA,
FBI, Defense). Track
plan implementation.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
National Intelligence
Centers
Should establish
No proposal.
Establishes WMD
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
centers on Weapons of
center. To be
Mass Destruction
overseen by NDI.
(WMD), int’l crime
and narcotics,
China/East Asia,
Middle East,
Russia/Eurasia. To be
overseen by NID.
Director of CIA
CIA director should
CIA director heads
CIA director heads
CIA director heads
DCI heads the CIA,
DCI heads the IC and
focus on rebuilding
CIA.
CIA. Ten-year
CIA. Simultaneous
and acting through the
CIA.
Agency’s analytic and
term.
service as DNI
CIA, head the IC.
human intelligence
Simultaneous service
prohibited.
collection capabilities.
as DNI prohibited.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Paramilitary
Operations
DOD should assume
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
from the CIA
responsibility for
directing and
executing paramilitary
operations, clandestine
or covert.
Information Sharing
Establish incentives
No proposal.
No provision, per se,
No provision.
No provision, per se,
No provision, per se,
for sharing; restore
but DNI/Sec Def to
but newly created
but the National
better balance between
develop integrated
Assoc. Dir. for info
Security Council shall
security and shared
communications
management would
develop procedures
knowledge.
network and
recommend to DCI
for effective
maximize state/local
info and technology
information sharing.
info sharing.
standards to maximize
info sharing.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Information
Revolution
President should lead
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
effort to bring national
security institutions
into information
revolution.
Congressional
Oversight
Congress should
Congress should
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision. Senate
consider joint
adopt unspecified
Resolution 400 —
intelligence
oversight reforms.
still in effect today —
committee, or single
created the Senate
committee in each
Select Committee on
house, combining
Intelligence. House
authorizing and
Resolution 658 —
appropriating.
still in effect today —
created the House
Permanent Select
Committee on
Intelligence.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Homeland Security
Congress should
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
create a single,
principal point of
oversight for
homeland security.
Should be permanent
standing committee
with bipartisan staff.
FBI
The FBI should create
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
a specialized and
integrated national
security workforce
consisting of agents,
analysts, linguists, and
surveillance specialists
with a deep expertise
in intelligence and
national security.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Homeland Defense
DOD Aspects
DOD and its oversight
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
committees should
regularly assess
adequacy of Northern
Command strategies
and planning to defend
the U.S. against
military threats.
Dept. of Homeland
Security Aspects
The Dept. of Home-
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
land Security and its
oversight committees
should regularly as-
sess types of threats to
U.S. and determine
adequacy of protection
plans and response
readiness.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
IC MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURE
NID Deputies
The NID should have
No proposal.
Establishes
Establishes
Establishes
Establishes
three deputies —
Presidentially-
Presidentially-
Presidentially-
Presidentially-
foreign intelligence
nominated, Senate-
nominated, Senate-
nominated, Senate-
nominated, Senate-
(CIA head); defense
confirmed Deputy
confirmed Deputy
confirmed Deputy
confirmed Deputy
intelligence (under
DNI, who also would
DNI.
DCI.
DCI.
secretary of defense
serve as Under
for intelligence);and
Secretary of Defense
homeland intelligence
for Intelligence.
(FBI’s exec. asst. dir.
or under secr. of
homeland security for
info. analysis and
infrastructure
protection)

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence
For Community
Management
Recommends
No proposal.
Eliminates position.
Renames this position
Eliminates position.
There is the position
eliminating the
Deputy Director of
for Deputy Director
position.
National Intelligence
of Central
For Community
Intelligence For
Management.
Community
Management.
Deputy DNIs for
Operations &
Resources
No recommendation.
No proposal.
Establishes deputy
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
DNIs for Operations
and for Resources
Associate Directors of
Central Intelligence
No recommendation.
No proposal.
No provision.
No provision.
Would establish eight
No provision.
associate directors for
operations; analysis;
information
management;

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
language and
education; military
support; space;
science and
technology; resources.
Assistant Directors of
Central Intelligence
No recommendation
No proposal.
No proposal.
No proposal.
Would establish five
assistant directors for
central intelligence
for: counterterrorism;
counterintelligence;
couterproliferation;
counternarcotics;
foreign intelligence.
Assistant Directors of
National Intelligence
No recommendation
No proposal.
No provision.
Would establish
No provision.
There are assistant
assistant directors for
directors of central
national intelligence
intelligence for
for collection;
collection; analysis
analysis and
and production;
production;
administration.
administration.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Senior Advisor to the
DNI for Homeland
Security
No recommendation.
No proposal.
Establishes a senior
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
advisor to the DNI
for Homeland
Security.
General Counsel and
Inspector General
No recommendation.
No proposal.
Establishes General
Establishes General
Establishes General
There is an a General
Counsel to the DNI;
Counsel to the DNI;
Counsel and Inspector
Counsel and
and Inspector General
and Inspector General
General of the IC.
Inspector General for
of the IC.
of the IC.
the CIA.
National Intelligence
Council for
Alternative Analysis
Establishes a
No recommendation.
No proposal.
National Intel-
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
ligence Council
Alternative Analysis
Unit to review each
national intelligence
estimate produced by
the National In-
telligence Council.

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
Joint Tasking
Organization
No recommendation
No proposal.
Establishes a joint
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
tasking organization
within the DNI’s
office which would
task IC collection.
The DNI would
appoint tasking
directors from CIA,
NSA, and NGA.
Joint Intelligence
Comptroller
No recommendation.
No proposal.
Would establish joint
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
intelligence
comptroller appointed
jointly by DNI and
Sec. Def. Comptroller
would report directly
to the Under
Secretary of Defense
and provide both the
Sec. Def. and the DNI
NFIP financial
information insofar as

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9/11 Commission
Bush Administration
Harman (H.R. 4104)
Feinstein (S. 190), Bob
Goss (H.R. 4584)
Current Law
Graham (S. 1520),
Daschle (S. 6)
that information
would relate to
elements of the IC
under the jurisdiction
of DOD.
Joint Acquisition
Office
No recommendation.
No proposal.
Would establish a
No provision.
No provision.
No provision.
joint IC acquisition
office headed by a
director jointly
appointed by the DNI
and Sec. Def.