Skip to content

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 44 — National Security

§ 3032. Chief Information Officer

Statutory text

(a)

Chief Information Officer

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 shall be within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community who shall be appointed by the Director. The Chief Information Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.

(b)

Duties and responsibilities

Subject to the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall—

(1)

manage activities relating to the information technology infrastructure and enterprise architecture requirements of the intelligence community;

(2)

have procurement approval authority over all information technology items related to the enterprise architectures of all intelligence community components;

(3)

direct and manage all information technology-related procurement for the intelligence community; and

(4)

ensure that all expenditures for information technology and research and development activities are consistent with the intelligence community enterprise architecture and the strategy of the Director for such architecture.

(c)

Prohibition on simultaneous service as other chief information officer

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

(d)

Prohibition on simultaneous service as Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Officer

An individual serving in the position of Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community or chief information officer of any other element of the intelligence community shall not concurrently serve as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer under section 3034b of this title and as the chief data officer of any other element of the intelligence community.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–487 title III § 303(a)(1) · 118 Stat. 3939

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3032

    July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 103G, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title III, § 303(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3944

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 103G, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title III, § 303(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3944

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Title I of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended by section 1011(a) of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004, is further amended by inserting after section 103F the following new section: “Sec. 103G. “chief information officer (a) Chief Information Officer.— To assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director under this Act and other applicable provisions of law, there shall be within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Chief Information Officer who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. “(b) Chief Information Officer of Intelligence Community.— The Chief Information Officer shall serve as the chief information officer of the intelligence community. “(c) Duties and Responsibilities.— Subject to the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the Chief Information Officer shall— “(1) manage activities relating to the information technology infrastructure and enterprise architecture requirements of the intelligence community; “(2) have procurement approval authority over all information technology items related to the enterprise architectures of all intelligence community components; “(3) direct and manage all information technology-related procurement for the intelligence community; and “(4) ensure that all expenditures for information technology and research and development activities are consistent with the intelligence community enterprise architecture and the strategy of the Director for such architecture. “(d) Prohibition on Simultaneous Service as Other Chief Information Officer.— An individual serving in the position of Chief Information Officer may not, while so serving, serve as the chief information officer of any other department or agency, or component thereof, of the United States Government.” .

  2. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

    Pub. L. 111–259 § 404(1) · 124 Stat. 2654

    1. Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(a)

      Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(1), inserted “of the Intelligence Community” after “Chief Information Officer”

    2. Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(a)

      Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(1), substituted “President.” for “President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(1), inserted “of the Intelligence Community” after “Chief Information Officer” and substituted “President.” for “President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting “of the Intelligence Community” after “Chief Information Officer”; and (B) by striking “President,” and all that follows and inserting “President.”;

  3. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

    Pub. L. 111–259 § 404(2) · 124 Stat. 2654

    1. Redesignated · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(2)–(4), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively

    2. Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(2)–(4), inserted “of the Intelligence Community” after “Chief Information Officer” in two places

    3. Struck · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(2)–(4), struck out former subsec. (b). Text of former subsec. (b) read as follows: “The Chief Information Officer shall serve as the chief information officer of the intelligence community.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(2)–(4), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, inserted “of the Intelligence Community” after “Chief Information Officer” in two places, and struck out former subsec. (b). Text of former subsec. (b) read as follows: “The Chief Information Officer shall serve as the chief information officer of the intelligence community.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively;

  4. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Pub. L. 116–92 § 6405 · 133 Stat. 1198

    Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(a)

    Pub. L. 116–92, § 6405, inserted at end “The Chief Information Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6405, inserted at end “The Chief Information Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.”

  5. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Pub. L. 116–92 § 6304 · 133 Stat. 1198

    Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(a)

    Pub. L. 116–92, § 6304, substituted “by the Director” for “by the President”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–92, § 6304, substituted “by the Director” for “by the President”.

  6. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

    Pub. L. 118–31 div. G title III § 7310(a) · 137 Stat. 136

    Added · 50 U.S.C. § 3032(d)

    Pub. L. 118–31 added subsec. (d)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 118–31 added subsec. (d).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Prohibition on Simultaneous Service as Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Officer.— Section 103G of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3032) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Prohibition on Simultaneous Service as Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Officer.— An individual serving in the position of Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community or chief information officer of any other element of the intelligence community shall not concurrently serve as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer under section 103K and as the chief data officer of any other element of the intelligence community.” .

7 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

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 403–3g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments2010–2023 · 3 rounds

2023

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 118–31 added subsec. (d).

2019

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6405, inserted at end “The Chief Information Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.”

Pub. L. 116–92, § 6304, substituted “by the Director” for “by the President”.

2010

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(1), inserted “of the Intelligence Community” after “Chief Information Officer” and substituted “President.” for “President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.”

Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 111–259, § 404(2)–(4), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, inserted “of the Intelligence Community” after “Chief Information Officer” in two places, and struck out former subsec. (b). Text of former subsec. (b) read as follows: “The Chief Information Officer shall serve as the chief information officer of the intelligence community.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 108–487, title III, § 303(b), , 118 Stat. 3944, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on the effective date of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 [see section 1097 of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transfer, Termination, and Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title], as provided in section 801 of this Act [set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendments note under section 2656f of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse].”

Credits

1947–2023 · 4 acts
  1. 1947July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 103G, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title III, § 303(a)(1), , 118 Stat. 3944
  2. 2010amended Pub. L. 111–259, title IV, § 404, , 124 Stat. 2709
  3. 2019Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXIII, § 6304, title LXIV, § 6405, , 133 Stat. 2188, 2196
  4. 2023Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7310(a), , 137 Stat. 1028.
Show as published

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 103G, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title III, § 303(a)(1), , 118 Stat. 3944; amended Pub. L. 111–259, title IV, § 404, , 124 Stat. 2709; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXIII, § 6304, title LXIV, § 6405, , 133 Stat. 2188, 2196; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7310(a), , 137 Stat. 1028.)

Parsed from the official OLRC USLM XML in data/usc_all/usc50.xml · release point 119-108 · OLRC build 2026-09-09

USLM identifier /us/usc/t50/s3032