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50 U.S.C. § 3043a

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  1. (a)Beginning in 2017, and once every 4 years thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a comprehensive national intelligence strategy to meet national security objectives for the following 4-year period, or a longer period, if appropriate.
  2. (b)Each national intelligence strategy required by subsection (a) shall—
    1. (1)delineate a national intelligence strategy consistent with—
      1. (A)the most recent national security strategy report submitted pursuant to section 3043 of this title;
      2. (B)the strategic plans of other relevant departments and agencies of the United States; and
      3. (C)other relevant national-level plans;
    2. (2)address matters related to national and military intelligence, including counterintelligence;
    3. (3)identify the major national security missions that the intelligence community is currently pursuing and will pursue in the future to meet the anticipated security environment;
    4. (4)describe how the intelligence community will utilize personnel, technology, partnerships, and other capabilities to pursue the major national security missions identified in paragraph (3);
    5. (5)assess current, emerging, and future threats to the intelligence community, including threats from foreign intelligence and security services and insider threats;
    6. (6)outline the organizational roles and missions of the elements of the intelligence community as part of an integrated enterprise to meet customer demands for intelligence products, services, and support;
    7. (7)identify sources of strategic, institutional, programmatic, fiscal, and technological risk; and
    8. (8)analyze factors that may affect the intelligence community’s performance in pursuing the major national security missions identified in paragraph (3) during the following 10-year period.
  3. (c)The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on each national intelligence strategy required by subsection (a) not later than 45 days after the date of the completion of such strategy.