Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§430 Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part I— ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter 21— DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS › Subchapter I— GENERAL MATTERS › § 430
Summary
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security must name a civilian or military agent. The agent must report directly to that Under Secretary and work with military and intelligence organizations to apply national capabilities in operations and training, improving warfighter effectiveness.
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Title 10, §430
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(a)The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall designate a civilian employee of the Department or a member of the armed forces to serve as the Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent.
(b)The Executive Agent designated under subsection (a) shall—
(1)report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security;
(2)work with the combatant commands, military departments, and the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) to—
(A)develop methods to increase warfighter effectiveness through the exploitation of national capabilities; and
(B)promote cross-domain integration of such capabilities into military operations, training, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance activities.
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2021—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “and Security” after “for Intelligence”. 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence”.
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10 U.S.C. § 430
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60