,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cdcf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #cj1 #bjac,mr4 ,sanford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,amash1 ,mr4 ,gowdy1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency and the ,inspector ,general of the ,national ,security ,agency to be appointed by the ,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,national ,security ,agency ,act of #aiei 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking section #c2 7#b7 by redesignating section #b as section #c2 and 7#c7 by inserting before section #c 7as so redesignated7 the following new section3 #b4 ,there is a ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 who shall be appointed by the ,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate1 who shall serve as the head of the ,national ,security ,agency4 4 7b7 ,transition rule ,an individual serving as ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency on the date of the enactment of this ,act may continue so serving until the ,president makes an appointment under section #b of the ,national ,security ,agency ,act of #aiei1 as amended by subsection 7a7 of this section4 #b4 ,inspector ,general of the ,national ,security ,agency 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #h;,g7a77#b71 by striking the ,national ,security ,agency12 and 7#b7 in section #ab-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting the ,national ,security ,agency1 after the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency12 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting the ,national ,security ,agency1 after the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration14 7b7 ,transition rule ,an individual serving as ,inspector ,general of the ,national ,security ,agency on the date of the enactment of this ,act pursuant to an appointment made under section #h;,g of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47-- 7#a7 may continue so serving until the ,president makes an appointment under section #c7;a7 of such ,act with respect to the ,national ,security ,agency consistent with the amendments made by subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 shall1 while serving under paragraph 7#a71 remain subject to the provisions of section #h;,g of such ,act that1 immediately before the date of the enactment of this ,act1 applied with respect to the ,inspector ,general of the ,national ,security ,agency and suffer no reduction in pay4