§3034 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence must appoint a Chief Financial Officer for the Intelligence Community. That person works inside the Director’s office and reports straight to the Director. The Chief Financial Officer must be the main adviser on how intelligence money is managed and spent. They help run a community-wide plan for resources. They must make sure the Director’s strategic plan follows the budget limits in the Future Year Intelligence Plans and Long-term Budget Projections required under section 3103 of this title, and that it includes clear goals for a performance-based budget. Before money is spent on any major system at Milestone A or Milestone B, the CFO must get verification that national needs for the strategic plan are set and prioritized under those budget limits. The CFO must also make collection plans fit the budget, approve or coordinate budget statements to Congress, join key mission or acquisition boards, follow chapter 9 of title 31 as applicable, and do other duties the Director assigns. The CFO may not serve as the chief financial officer of any other U.S. department or agency while in this job. Major system — defined in section 3097(e) of this title. Milestone A — defined in section 3103(f) of this title. Milestone B — defined in section 3099(e) of this title.

Title 50, §3034

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(a)To assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director under this chapter and other applicable provisions of law, there is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community who shall be appointed by the Director. The Chief Financial Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.

(b)Subject to the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community shall—

(1)serve as the principal advisor to the Director of National Intelligence and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on the management and allocation of intelligence community budgetary resources;

(2)participate in overseeing a comprehensive and integrated strategic process for resource management within the intelligence community;

(3)ensure that the strategic plan of the Director of National Intelligence—

(A)is based on budgetary constraints as specified in the Future Year Intelligence Plans and Long-term Budget Projections required under section 3103 of this title; and

(B)contains specific goals and objectives to support a performance-based budget;

(4)prior to the obligation or expenditure of funds for the acquisition of any major system pursuant to a Milestone A or Milestone B decision, receive verification from appropriate authorities that the national requirements for meeting the strategic plan of the Director have been established, and that such requirements are prioritized based on budgetary constraints as specified in the Future Year Intelligence Plans and the Long-term Budget Projections for such major system required under section 3103 of this title;

(5)ensure that the collection architectures of the Director are based on budgetary constraints as specified in the Future Year Intelligence Plans and the Long-term Budget Projections required under section 3103 of this title;

(6)coordinate or approve representations made to Congress by the intelligence community regarding National Intelligence Program budgetary resources;

(7)participate in key mission requirements, acquisitions, or architectural boards formed within or by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and

(8)perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence.

(c)The Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community shall serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the intelligence community and, to the extent applicable, shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities specified in chapter 9 of title 31.

(d)An individual serving in the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community may not, while so serving, serve as the chief financial officer of any other department or agency, or component thereof, of the United States Government.

(e)In this section:

(1)The term “major system” has the meaning given that term in section 3097(e) of this title.

(2)The term “Milestone A” has the meaning given that term in section 3103(f) 11 So in original. section 3103 of this title does not contain a subsec. (f). of this title.

(3)The term “Milestone B” has the meaning given that term in section 3099(e) of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, known as the National Security Act of 1947, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 403–3i of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92 inserted at end “The Chief Financial Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.”

§3034 Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community