§3331 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence must improve how the intelligence community manages its workforce starting October 1, 2018. Agencies must be able to keep the right mix of U.S. government employees and core contractors. Each year, staffing must be set by the work that needs doing and the money provided under section 3094. Staffing cannot be limited by outside caps like man-years, end strength, full-time equivalents, or a maximum headcount. The Director must brief the congressional intelligence committees by July 1, 2017 and every 120 days after that until July 1, 2018. Within 180 days after May 5, 2017, the Director must give a written report and briefing on how FTEs are counted, what cost tool is used, and plans to create the employee/contractor mix. Within 240 days after May 5, 2017, the Inspector General must report to those committees on the accuracy of each element’s workforce numbers and cost data.

Title 50, §3331

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(a)(1)Beginning on October 1, 2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall improve management of the workforce of the intelligence community by enabling elements of the intelligence community to build and maintain an appropriate mix between employees of the United States Government and core contractors.

(2)Not later than July 1, 2017, and each 120 days thereafter until July 1, 2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional intelligence committees on the initiative required by paragraph (1).

(b)(1)Beginning on October 1, 2018, the personnel levels of the intelligence community shall be managed each fiscal year on the basis of—

(A)the workload required to carry out the functions and activities of the intelligence community; and

(B)the funds made available to the intelligence community in accordance with section 3094 of this title.

(2)Beginning on October 1, 2018, the management of such personnel in the intelligence community in any fiscal year shall not be subject to an externally imposed constraint or limitation expressed in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees.

(c)Not later than 180 days after May 5, 2017, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue a written report and provide a briefing to the congressional intelligence committees on—

(1)the methodology used to calculate the number of civilian and contractor full-time equivalent positions in the intelligence community;

(2)the cost analysis tool used to calculate personnel costs in the intelligence community; and

(3)the plans of the Director of National Intelligence and the head of each element of the intelligence community to implement a multi-sector workforce as required by subsections (a) and (b).

(d)Not later than 240 days after May 5, 2017, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written report on the accuracy of intelligence community data for the numbers and costs associated with the civilian and contractor workforce in each element of the intelligence community.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definitions of “intelligence community” and “congressional intelligence committees”, referred to in text, see section 2 of div. N of Pub. L. 115–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.

§3331 Management of Intelligence Community Personnel

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Title 50, §3331

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