,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #dej #aai? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #dhgf  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june  
#bc1 #bjbf,mr4 ,w>n] introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read ! fir/ "t  ,june #bd1  
#bjbf,read ! second "t & plac$ on !     
cal5d>  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve h&l+ (   
vacancies ( ! ,director ( ,national     
,intellig5ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,d
 ,n ,int]f]e 9 our ,intellig5ce ,act (  
#bjbf or ! ,,dnii ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4    
,vacancies 9 position ( ,director (     
,national ,intellig5ce  7a7 ,vacancies  
fill$ by ,pr9cipal ,deputy ,director    
,not)/&+ sections #ccde ?r\gh #ccdi;d ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly 
ref]r$ to z ! ,f$]al ,vacancies ,re=m   
,act ( #aiih71 or any o!r provision (   
law1 ! ,pr9cipal ,deputy ,director (    
,national ,intellig5ce1 if appo9t$ by ! 
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate1 9 accordance ) section          
#ajc;,a7a77#a7 ( ! ,national ,security  
,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4             

#cjbf7;a77#a771 %all act =1 & ex]cise ! 
p[]s (1 ! ,director ( ,national         
,intellig5ce dur+ ! abs5ce or disability
 ( ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce 
or dur+ a vacancy 9 ! position (        
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce 9    
accordance ) section #ajc;,a7a77#f7 ( ! 
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg4  7b7  
,cont+5cy dur+ vacancy ( bo? ! ,director
 ( ,national ,intellig5ce & ! ,pr9cipal 
,deputy ,director ( ,national           
,intellig5ce ,not)/&+ ! ,f$]al          
,vacancies ,re=m ,act ( #aiih1 or any   
o!r provision ( law1 if1 & only if1 !   
,pr9cipal ,deputy ,director ( ,national 
,intellig5ce appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 by 
& ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 9     
accordance ) section #ajc;,a7a77#a7 ( ! 
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjbf7;a77#a77 dies1 resigns1 
or is o!rwise unable to p]=m ! functions
 & duties ( ! (fice dur+ a vacancy 9 !  
position ( ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce1 ! ,presid5t %all direct to
 p]=m ! functions & duties ( ! ,director

 ( ,national ,intellig5ce tempor>ily 9  
an act+ capacity an individual :o-- 7#a7
 s]ves 9 an (fice )9 ! ,(fice ( !       
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce = :i*
 appo9tm5t is requir$ to be made by !   
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 is appo9t$ to su* (fice 
by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t
 ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7 ,cont+5cy dur+ a      
vacancy ( all ,s5ate confirm$ (fices )9 
! ,(fice ( ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce ,not)/&+ ! ,f$]al          
,vacancies ,re=m ,act ( #aiih1 or any   
o!r provision ( law1 if1 & only if1 all 
(fices )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (      
,national ,intellig5ce = :i* appo9tm5t  
is requir$ to be made by ! ,presid5t1 by
 & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 are  
vacant1 ! ,presid5t %all direct to p]=m 
! functions & duties ( ! ,director (    
,national ,intellig5ce tempor>ily 9 an  
act+ capacity an individual :o-- 7#a7   
s]ves 9 an (fice ( any elem5t ( !       
intellig5ce community = :i* appo9tm5t is
 requir$ to be made by ! ,presid5t1 by &

 ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7
 is appo9t$ to su* (fice by ! ,presid5t1
 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate4   
7d7 ,exclusivity ,if1 & only if1 no o!r 
individual meets ! requirem5ts (        
subsections 7a71 7b71 or 7c71 !         
,presid5t1 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al      
,vacancies ,re=m ,act ( #aiih1 may      
direct an individual to p]=m ! functions
 & duties ( ! ,director ( ,national     
,intellig5ce tempor>ily 9 an act+       
capacity4  ,june #bd1 #bjbf,read !      
second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>