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handle is hein.crs/crsmthaaaoh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22112 April 11, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Director of National Intelligence: Statutory Authorities Richard A Best, Jr.; Alfred Cumming; and Todd Masse Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade and Domestic Social Policy Summary In passing the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) in late 2004, Congress approved the most comprehensive reform of the U.S. Intelligence Community since its establishment over 50 years ago. Principal among enacted changes was the establishment of a new position of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to manage the Intelligence Community. Some observers have questioned whether the new statute provides the DNI the necessary authorities to effectively manage the Community. In examining the DNI's authorities, it is clear that they are substantially stronger than those held by the former Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), but whether the DNI has sufficient management authority to implement mandated reforms will depend on several factors. They include the DNI' s determination to assert his new powers, the extent to which the DNI receives presidential and congressional support, and the DNI's ability to successfully establish a transparent intelligence budget process that will permit him to make and effectively enforce informed budget decisions. This suggests close and continuous congressional oversight of the reform process. This Report will be updated as new information becomes available. Background On March 17, 2005, President Bush forwarded to the Senate the nomination of Ambassador John Negroponte to fill the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) established by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458; hereafter, the Intelligence Reform Act). There has been considerable media speculation as to whether the new DNI will have the authority necessary to effectively manage the Intelligence Community, which has long been viewed by many observers as more of a loose confederation of 15 separate intelligence entities than an integrated community. However, even if the degree of the DNI's enhanced authority remains uncertain, the Director's responsibilities are clearer than have been those of Directors of Central Intelligence (DCIs). Congressional Research Service + The Library of Congress

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