§3334q Detail of Individuals From Intelligence Community to Department of Commerce

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence can send civilian intelligence workers to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security to help share usable intelligence about foreign threats to U.S. interests, especially those tied to dual‑use and new technologies. The Director does this through the Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program and after talking with the Secretary of Commerce. The program can post joint positions and arrange temporary assignments. People chosen come from parts of the intelligence community the Director and Commerce agree on. They must know about countries of concern (China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia) and about things like illegal procurement, counterproliferation, emerging and foundational technologies, economic and financial intelligence, information and communications technology, supply chain weaknesses, and counterintelligence. While on the temporary assignment, employees keep their civil service status and benefits with no break.