,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #dej #aaith         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #dhgf    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mr4 ,warner  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read the first time  ,june #bd1        
#bjbf,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve   
handling of vacancies of the ,director  
of ,national ,intelligence1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,do ,not       
,interfere in our ,intelligence ,act of 
#bjbf or the ,,dnii ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 
,vacancies in position of ,director of  
,national ,intelligence  7a7 ,vacancies 
filled by ,principal ,deputy ,director  
,notwithstanding sections #ccde through 
#ccdi;d of title #e1 ,united ,states    
,code 7commonly referred to as the      
,federal ,vacancies ,reform ,act of     
#aiih71 or any other provision of law1  
the ,principal ,deputy ,director of     
,national ,intelligence1 if appointed by
 the ,president1 by and with the advice 

and consent of the ,senate1 in          
accordance with section #ajc;,a7a77#a7  
of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg
 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbf7;a77#a771 shall   
act for1 and exercise the powers of1 the
 ,director of ,national ,intelligence   
during the absence or disability of the 
,director of ,national ,intelligence or 
during a vacancy in the position of     
,director of ,national ,intelligence in 
accordance with section #ajc;,a7a77#f7  
of the ,national ,security ,act of      
#aidg4  7b7 ,contingency during vacancy 
of both the ,director of ,national      
,intelligence and the ,principal ,deputy
 ,director of ,national ,intelligence   
,notwithstanding the ,federal ,vacancies
 ,reform ,act of #aiih1 or any other    
provision of law1 if1 and only if1 the  
,principal ,deputy ,director of         
,national ,intelligence appointed by the
 ,president1 by and with the advice and 
consent of the ,senate1 in accordance   
with section #ajc;,a7a77#a7 of the      
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  

,u4,s4,c4 #cjbf7;a77#a77 dies1 resigns1 
or is otherwise unable to perform the   
functions and duties of the office      
during a vacancy in the position of the 
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
the ,president shall direct to perform  
the functions and duties of the         
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
temporarily in an acting capacity an    
individual who-- 7#a7 serves in an      
office within the ,office of the        
,director of ,national ,intelligence for
 which appointment is required to be    
made by the ,president1 by and with the 
advice and consent of the ,senate2 and  
7#b7 is appointed to such office by the 
,president1 by and with the advice and  
consent of the ,senate4  7c7            
,contingency during a vacancy of all    
,senate confirmed offices within the    
,office of the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence ,notwithstanding the      
,federal ,vacancies ,reform ,act of     
#aiih1 or any other provision of law1   
if1 and only if1 all offices within the 

,office of the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence for which appointment is  
required to be made by the ,president1  
by and with the advice and consent of   
the ,senate1 are vacant1 the ,president 
shall direct to perform the functions   
and duties of the ,director of ,national
 ,intelligence temporarily in an acting 
capacity an individual who-- 7#a7 serves
 in an office of any element of the     
intelligence community for which        
appointment is required to be made by   
the ,president1 by and with the advice  
and consent of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 is
 appointed to such office by the        
,president1 by and with the advice and  
consent of the ,senate4  7d7            
,exclusivity ,if1 and only if1 no other 
individual meets the requirements of    
subsections 7a71 7b71 or 7c71 the       
,president1 in accordance with the      
,federal ,vacancies ,reform ,act of     
#aiih1 may direct an individual to      
perform the functions and duties of the 
,director of ,national ,intelligence    

temporarily in an acting capacity4      
,june #bd1 #bjbf,read the second time   
and placed on the calendar