General Management Laws and the 9/11 Commission's Proposed Office of National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
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General Management Laws and the
9/11 Commission’s Proposed Office of
National Intelligence Director (NID) and
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Updated October 5, 2004
(name redacted) and (name redacted), Coordinators
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress
General Management Laws and the 9/11 Commission’s
Proposed Office of National Intelligence Director (NID)
and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Summary
To improve the organization and capabilities of the U.S. intelligence
community, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(9/11 Commission) recommended, among other things, that two entities be
established — a National Intelligence Director (NID) and a National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). The commission said that the NID should be
located within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), and said the NCTC
should report to the NID. Legislation designed to create these entities would place
them either within the EOP (e.g., H.R. 5024 and H.R. 5050) or within an independent
entity outside of the EOP (e.g., S. 2845, H.R. 10, H.R. 5150, S. 2774, and H.R.
5040).
Questions have been raised regarding a number of issues associated with the
establishment of the NID and the NCTC. One set of such questions centers on
whether these proposed entities would be covered by various “general management
laws” — broad statutes designed to regulate the activities, procedures, and
administration of all or most executive branch agencies in such areas as regulatory
and information management, financial management, procurement, and strategic
planning. Earlier in 2004, CRS published a compendium of these general
management laws and a companion report on major themes from these laws, with
possible management policy options (CRS Report RL30795, General Management
Laws: A Compendium; and CRS Report RL32388, General Management Laws:
Major Themes and Management Policy Options).
This report examines whether more than 50 general management laws (e.g., the
Administrative Procedure Act, the Inspector General Act, and the Competition in
Contracting Act) would cover the NID and the NCTC under two scenarios: (1) if the
entities were established within the EOP, and (2) if the entities were established as
or within independent entities in the executive branch. The analysis focuses on the
coverage of the selected management laws, not on whether the laws are likely to
affect or apply to the NID or the NCTC. Also, some of the laws allow exemptions
or contain other provisions that can affect their coverage.
In general, the report indicates that more of these management laws would
appear to cover the NID and NCTC if they were created as independent entities in the
executive branch than if they were placed within the EOP. In many cases, it was
unclear whether the statutes’ definitions of covered “agencies” included entities
within the EOP. The report also indicates that Congress, if it so desires, could
indicate that the NID and the NCTC would be covered by these management laws by
either (1) amending the text of each of the management laws or (2) delineating in the
statute creating the entities the particular management laws that should cover them.
This report will be updated if additional information becomes available about
the coverage of the management laws or if legislation creating the NID and the
NCTC (or similar entities) is enacted.
Contents
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Legislation to Restructure the Intelligence Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
NID and NCTC and the Coverage of General Management Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
General Management Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Table Showing Coverage of Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Table Structure and Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Summary of Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Considerations Regarding Table Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
“Coverage” Versus “Application” of the Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Coverage Sometimes Unclear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exemptions from Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Certain Provisions Can Affect Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Congress Could Indicate Whether Management Laws Cover NID and NCTC . . . 8
Amending the Management Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Identification of Management Laws in Statute Creating NID/NCTC . . . . . . 9
Evaluating Options: Standardization vs. Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
List of Tables
Table 1. Coverage of General Management Laws and the
9/11 Commission’s Proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General Management Laws and the
9/11 Commission’s Proposed Office of
National Intelligence Director (NID) and
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11
Commission), established by the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(P.L. 107-306; 116 Stat. 2383, at 2408), criticized the structure of the U.S.
intelligence community.1 To improve the intelligence community’s organization and
capabilities, the commission recommended (among other things) that two entities be
established — a National Intelligence Director (NID) and a National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). The commission said the NID should be located
within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), and said the NCTC should report
to the NID. Legislation designed to create these entities would place them either
within the EOP or within an independent entity outside the EOP.
This report examines whether more than 50 general management laws (e.g., the
Administrative Procedure Act, the Inspector General Act, and the Competition in
Contracting Act) would cover the NID and the NCTC under two scenarios: (1) if the
entities were established within the EOP, and (2) if the entities were established as
or within independent entities in the executive branch. The report also discusses how
Congress, if it so desires, can indicate that these proposed entities would be covered
by these management laws. First, however, the report provides some background
information on the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations and recent efforts to
restructure the intelligence community.
Background
The 9/11 Commission questioned whether the U.S. government, and the
intelligence community in particular, are organized adequately to direct resources
and build the intelligence capabilities that the U.S. will need to counter terrorism, and
to address the broader range of national security challenges in the coming decade.
The commission recommended, among other things, that
[t]he current position of Director of Central Intelligence should be replaced
by a National Intelligence Director with two main areas of responsibility: (1)
to oversee national intelligence centers on specific subjects of interest across
1
U.S. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, The 9/11
Commission Report (Washington: GPO, July 22, 2004), p. 399.
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the U.S. government and (2) to manage the national intelligence program
and oversee the agencies that contribute to it.2
The commission said the NID would be the principal intelligence advisor to the
President, and “would submit a unified budget for national intelligence that reflects
priorities chosen by the National Security Council, an appropriate balance among the
varieties of technical and human intelligence collection, and analysis.”3 The
commission said the NID should be located in the EOP, would have a “relatively
small staff of several hundred people,” would be confirmed by the Senate, and would
testify before Congress.4 The commission also recommended
the establishment of a National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), built on
the foundation of the existing Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC).
Breaking the older mold of national government organization, this NCTC
should be a center for joint operational planning and joint intelligence,
staffed by personnel from the various agencies. The head of the NCTC
should have authority to evaluate the performance of the people assigned to
the Center.5
The commission said the head of the NCTC should be appointed by the President,
be confirmed by the Senate, testify before Congress, be equivalent in rank to a deputy
head of a cabinet department, and report to the NID within the EOP.6 The NCTC
would override the current arrangement, in which the principal players — the Central
Intelligence Agency and the Departments of Defense and Justice — were seen by the
commission as operating without effective coordination and cooperation.
Legislation to Restructure the Intelligence Community
The 9/11 Commission’s recommendations and several subsequent legislative
initiatives are the most recent contributions to a debate on structural reform of the
intelligence community that began nearly 50 years ago.7 During the 107th and 108th
Congresses and before release of the 9/11 Commission’s report, several Members of
Congress introduced legislation that would establish a position of Director of
National Intelligence, or would strengthen the authority of the Director of Central
Intelligence.8
2
Ibid., p. 411.
3
Ibid., p. 412.
4
Ibid., p. 414.
5
Ibid., p. 403.
6
Ibid., p. 405.
7
This report identifies legislation introduced as of Sept. 24, 2004. For a discussion of this
debate, see CRS Report RL32500, Proposals for Intelligence Reorganization, 1949-2004,
by (name redacted) ; CRS Report RL32506, The Position of Director of National
Intelligence: Issues for Congress, by (name redacted); and CRS Report RL32501, 9/11
Commission Recommendations: New Structures and Organization, by (name redacted).
8
See, for example, S. 2645 (107th Cong.), introduced June 19, 2002. For legislation in the
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After release of the 9/11 Commission’s report, further legislation was
introduced.9 For example, on September 7, 2004, a bipartisan group of Senators
introduced legislation (S. 2774) to implement the recommendations made by the 9/11
Commission. In particular, the legislation would create an Office of the NID and the
NCTC. However, in contrast to the commission’s recommendation, the legislation
would place the NID and the NCTC within an independent entity (the National
Intelligence Authority), not within the EOP.10 A House companion bill (H.R. 5040)
was introduced on September 9, 2004, by Representative Christopher Shays (with 32
cosponsors).
On September 8, 2004, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (with 117
cosponsors) introduced a bill (H.R. 5024) to implement the recommendations of the
9/11 Commission, including the establishment of the NID and NCTC. In contrast to
the bills mentioned above (and consistent with the recommendations of the
Commission), the legislation would place the proposed entities within the EOP.
Another bill (H.R. 5050), introduced on September 9, 2004, by Representative Sheila
Jackson-Lee, would establish a Director of National Intelligence within the EOP.
On September 23, 2004, Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph
Lieberman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs introduced legislation
(S. 2845) that would place the proposed entities in a National Intelligence Authority,
which would be an independent establishment in the executive branch, but not within
the EOP. A similar bill (H.R. 5150) was introduced on September 24, 2004, by
Representatives Christopher Shays and Carolyn Maloney.
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert introduced a bill (H.R. 10) on September
24, 2004, with 16 cosponsors, that would create an NID and NCTC that would not
be located in the EOP.
8
(...continued)
108th Congress, see S. 6, introduced on January 7, 2003; S. 190, introduced on January 17,
2004; S. 1520, introduced on July 31, 2003; H.R. 4104, introduced on April 1, 2004; and
H.R. 4584, introduced on June 16, 2004. For a discussion of these legislative proposals, see
CRS Report RL32506, The Position of Director of National Intelligence: Issues for
Congress, by (name redacted).
9
For a chronology and brief discussion of these bills, see CRS Report RL32501, 9/11
Commission Recommendations: New Structures and Organization, by (name redacted).
For side-by-side comparisons of these and other bills from the 108th Congress, see CRS
Report RL32600, Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms,
Roberts Draft Bill, H.R. 4104, S. 190, S. 1520, S. 6, H.R. 4584, and Current Law, and CRS
Report RL32601, Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, S.
2845, S. 2774, H.R. 5024, Administration Proposal, H.R. 10, Current Law, both by (name
redacted).
10
According to a news report, the 9/11 Commission’s vice chairman, Lee H. Hamilton, “said
he withdrew the panel’s proposal that the new national intelligence director be part of the
executive office of the president, citing opposition from both the White House and
Congress.” Helen Dewar and Charles Babington, “Intelligence Retooling on Agenda as
Congress Returns,” Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2004, p. A4.
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On August 27, 2004, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13355,
which was intended to strengthen the position of the Director of Central
Intelligence.11 On the same day, he also issued Executive Order 13354, which
established the NCTC, over which the Director of Central Intelligence “shall have
authority, direction, and control.”12 On September 8, 2004, President Bush indicated
that the Administration sought legislation that would establish the NID position
within the Executive Branch, but not within the EOP.
NID and NCTC and the Coverage of
General Management Laws
General Management Laws
Questions have been raised regarding a number of issues associated with the
establishment of the NID and the NCTC. One set of such questions centers on
whether these proposed entities would be covered by various “general management
laws” — broad statutes designed to regulate the activities, procedures, and
administration of all or most executive branch agencies in such areas as regulatory
and information management, financial management, procurement, and strategic
planning. Earlier in 2004, CRS published a compendium of these general
management laws and a companion report on major themes from these laws, with
possible management policy options.13
To determine the coverage of these management laws in relation to the proposed
NID and NCTC, CRS examined the scope of the laws under two scenarios — if the
entities were established (1) within the EOP or (2) as or within independent entities
in the executive branch. In both scenarios, CRS assumed that the entities would be
established by Congress. This review included more than 50 such laws, but did not
include laws related to human resource management (Title 5 of the United States
Code) or intergovernmental relations (e.g., the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act).
Table Showing Coverage of Laws
Table Structure and Contents. A table indicating the coverage of each
management law in each scenario is included at the end of this report. The first
column of the table identifies the general management laws and their locations in the
table of contents for the previously mentioned compendium of these laws. The next
three columns provide CRS’s best judgment regarding the coverage of each of the
laws if the NID and the NCTC were established in the EOP — that is, whether (1)
11
Executive Order 13355, “Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community,” 69
Federal Register 53593, Sept. 1, 2004.
12
Executive Order 13354, “National Counterterrorism Center,” 69 Federal Register 53589,
Sept. 1, 2004.
13
CRS Report RL30795, General Management Laws: A Compendium, coordinated by
(name redacted); and CRS Report RL32388, General Management Laws: Major Themes
and Management Policy Options, by (name redacted).
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the entities appear to be covered by the law; (2) the entities do not appear to be
covered by the law; or (3) it is not clear if the entities would be covered. The next
three columns indicate CRS’s best judgments regarding the coverage of these laws
if the NID and NCTC were established as independent entities within the executive
branch. The last column indicates the CRS subject matter experts who may be
contacted for further information about each of the general management laws. (For
legal issues that relate to definitions of “agency,” (name
redacted) (7-....) and (name
redacted) (7-....), in CRS’s American Law
Division, are also available for further
information and assistance.)
Summary of Findings. In general, this analysis indicated that more of these
general management laws would appear to cover the NID and the NCTC if they were
created as or within independent entities in the executive branch than if they were
established within the EOP. In many cases, it was unclear whether the statutes’
definitions of covered “agencies” included entities within the EOP. Therefore, if
Congress chose to establish the proposed entities, the coverage of these management
laws would appear to depend on where the entities were established.
Within the EOP. If the NID and the NCTC were established within the EOP,
about half (26) of the general management laws included in this report would appear
to cover, in whole or in part, the proposed entities.14 Eleven of the laws would not
appear to cover the entities within the EOP, and it was not clear whether they would
be covered by 18 of the laws. For example, several of the statutes indicated they
covered any “department, agency, or instrumentality” of the U.S. government, but it
was not clear whether this construction would include the EOP or any of its
constituent parts. Of the 11 laws that did not appear to cover the entities, four did not
cover the entities because the laws had expired. (These laws were included in the
CRS compendium because of continuing congressional interest in the subjects.) In
other of these “not covered” cases, the laws (e.g., the Inspector General Act of 1978
and the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982) specifically list the
covered agencies, and do not include the EOP; nor would they include the proposed
entities.
Independent Entities. If the NID and the NCTC were established as or
within independent entities in the executive branch, more than 75% (42) of the
general management laws would appear to cover, in whole or in part, the proposed
entities. In many cases, where it was unclear that a particular management law
covered an “instrumentality” or “independent entity” within the EOP, it was more
clear that the law would cover an independent agency or other entity within the
executive branch. Of the 12 laws that did not appear to cover the entities, four would
not do so because the laws have expired, and others did not appear to cover the
entities because they were not included in a list of covered agencies. In only one case
was it unclear whether the management law would apply to an independent entity.
14
Some laws have provisions in which determinations of coverage are mixed. For example,
in the EOP scenario, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 has some provisions that would not
cover the proposed entities, but also has provisions in which coverage is not clear.
Conversely, in the independent agencies scenario, some provisions of the act would appear
to cover the proposed entities, but others would not.
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Considerations Regarding Table Contents
Several points are important to consider with regard to the table’s contents: (1)
the analysis focuses on the coverage of the selected management laws with respect
to the NID and the NCTC, not whether the laws are likely to affect or apply to these
proposed entities; (2) the coverage of some of the laws in these scenarios is unclear;
(3) Congress has previously exempted certain agencies from the coverage of some
of the management laws; and (4) certain provisions in some of the laws may affect
their coverage.
“Coverage” Versus “Application” of the Laws. This report focuses on
whether an entity is covered by a statute, not on whether the law is likely to affect or
apply to the entity’s operations. For example, the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
specifically identifies the EOP in its definition of a covered “agency.” Therefore, if
the NID and the NCTC were created as part of the EOP, we concluded that they
would be covered by the PRA. However, if these entities never imposed any
paperwork requirements on the public that triggered the PRA’s requirements, the act
would not affect or apply to their operations. Similarly, the National Environmental
Policy Act might cover these entities (particularly if they were established as
independent entities within the executive branch), but they might never take actions
that triggered the requirement in the act for an environmental impact statement.
Coverage Sometimes Unclear. CRS determined whether the selected
management laws would appear to cover the NID and the NCTC in particular
scenarios based on the definitions and other terms provided in these laws — most
commonly, how the terms “agency” or “executive agency” were defined. In some
cases, however, determining the coverage of these management laws was difficult.
As noted previously, this difficulty was most common in determining whether certain
statutes applied to entities within the EOP. For example, the Federal Records Act
covers any “independent establishment” in the executive branch, but this term is not
defined in the act. Given the nature and missions of the various offices within the
EOP (i.e., to help develop and implement the policies and programs of the President),
it is not clear whether the NID or the NCTC would be considered “independent
establishments” for purposes of the act if established within the EOP. In some cases,
the coverage of these management laws might turn on the interpretations of the
courts.
It should also be noted that coverage of the NID and the NCTC would not be
ensured even in instances where the statutory definition either seems broad enough
to include the EOP, or specifically includes the EOP within its ambit. For example,
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) defines “agency” to include “each authority
of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to
review by another agency.”15 While this definition could arguably apply to any
governmental entity, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
has established that “the APA confers agency status on any administrative unit with
15
5 U.S.C. § 551(1).
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substantial independent authority in the exercise of specific functions.”16 This
standard has been of particular importance in the context of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), even though the act specifically includes the EOP in its
definition of “agency.”17 In Meyer v. Bush, for instance, the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia determined that the Task Force on Regulatory
Relief was not subject to FOIA even though it was located in the EOP, based on the
fact that its duties were advisory in nature and that it “was not a body with
‘substantial independent authority’ to direct executive branch officials.”18
Accordingly, the determination in the attached chart that the APA and FOIA would
appear to cover the NID and the NCTC as part of the EOP is predicated upon the
assumption that these entities would, in fact, be imbued with “substantial
independent authority” in the exercise of their functions.19
Exemptions from Coverage. As the attached table indicates, many of the
management laws that CRS examined would appear to cover the proposed NID and
NCTC as part of the EOP, as independent entities, or in either situation. Congress
could, however, exempt one or both of these entities from the coverage of certain
laws — just as it has done for other entities engaged in sensitive or intelligencerelated activities. For example, Congress specifically exempted the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) from requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Section 4 of 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1), from “law and regulations relating to the
expenditure of government funds” (50 U.S.C. § 403j(b)), and from the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA; 5 U.S.C. § 306(f)).20 Some of the management
laws also allow other entities to exempt certain agencies or activities from coverage.
For example, GPRA allows the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to exempt
agencies with annual outlays of $20 million or less from certain requirements.
16
Soucie v. David, 448 F.2d 1067, 1073 (1971).
17
5 U.S.C. § 552(f)(1).
18
Meyer v. Bush, 981 F.2d 1288, 1297 (D.C. Cir. 1993).
19
This standard is likewise applicable to the Privacy Act, which incorporates the definition
of “agency” as used in FOIA.
20
GPRA is codified at 5 U.S.C. prec. § 301, § 306; 31 U.S.C. § 1101 and nt, §1105, §§
1115-1119, prec. § 9701, §§ 9703-9704; 39 U.S.C. prec. § 2001, §§ 2801-2805. If precedent
were followed, it is possible that the NID and the NCTC would be excluded from GPRA’s
coverage. According to the 9/11 Commission report, the NCTC would “be built on the
foundation of the existing Terrorist Threat Integration Center” (p. 403), which is located in
the CIA. The CIA was excluded from GPRA’s coverage by 5 U.S.C. § 306(f). According
to GPRA’s legislative history, the CIA was excluded largely because most of its budget is
classified, and because the GPRA plans and reports it would prepare would be classified (S.
Rep. 103-58, Government Performance and Results Act of 1993). OMB reported to
Congress in 1997 that “OMB consulted with the Agency leadership about this matter, and
the CIA agreed to comply voluntarily with the basic provisions of GPRA” (The Government
Performance and Results Act, Report to the President and Congress from the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, May 1997.) Congress subsequently enacted P.L.
104-293, the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY1997, to require performance reports on
intelligence activities, requirements, and evaluations (Secs. 803 and 808 of P.L. 104-293).
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Certain Provisions Can Affect Coverage. For some of the general
management laws included in the attached table, even though these laws would
normally cover the proposed NID and NCTC, certain provisions could affect this
coverage. For example, the entry for the Davis-Bacon Act notes that, while the act
would appear to cover the NID and the NCTC (either as part of the EOP or as
independent entities), the President can suspend the act during a “national
emergency.” Also, the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990 technically does
not cover the EOP, but a 1999 amendment to the act created a separate CFO for the
EOP. The President can, under this amendment, determine what authority and
functions apply to the CFO for the EOP. Although the table notes several of these
provisions, it should not be relied upon to highlight all important nuances in the
coverage of general management laws.21
Congress Could Indicate Whether
Management Laws Cover NID and NCTC
If Congress decided to create the NID and the NCTC and wanted to indicate that
these entities should be covered by certain management laws, two general approaches
would be available — (1) amending the text of each of the relevant management laws
to indicate that the entities being created should be considered covered by these laws,
or (2) including a provision in the statute creating these entities indicating which of
the management laws cover them. Although either of these general approaches
would accomplish this objective, each has particular advantages and disadvantages.
Amending the Management Laws
In the first approach, Congress, after creating the NID and the NCTC, could
consider amending the text of selected general management laws to indicate clearly
that they cover the new entities. For example, the Chief Financial Officers (CFO)
Act of 1990 lists the agencies covered by its requirements at 31 U.S.C. § 901(b). If
Congress wanted to have the CFO Act cover one or both new entities, Congress
could add the entity or entities to this list, and thereby put the complete list of
covered agencies at one location in the United States Code. Similar action would be
required for each of the statutes that Congress considers relevant. A possible
advantage of this approach would be that, in comparison to the second alternative,
it would be easier for an interested party to determine the coverage of a specific
general management law when specific agencies were delineated. However, this
approach also could have several disadvantages. For example, making changes in
statutory language to dozens of particular statutes would likely be significantly more
difficult than the alternative approach, and more likely to result in jurisdictional
issues among congressional committees.
21
As alternatives, see CRS Report RL30795, General Management Laws: A Compendium,
coordinated by (name redacted), or call the CRS experts listed in the table.
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Identification of Management Laws
in Statute Creating NID/NCTC
In the second approach, Congress could specifically delineate the particular
management laws that should cover the NID and the NCTC in the statute creating
them. This listing of management laws could include all such laws that Congress
considers relevant (including those that already would appear to cover the proposed
entities) in order to clearly establish congressional intent. Alternatively, the listing
could focus only on either those statutes that do not appear to cover the new entities,
or those for which coverage is uncertain.
In either case, the statute creating the entities could state that they “shall be
considered to be covered by the requirements of ...,” with a listing of all relevant
management laws provided (e.g., the Federal Register Act and the APA). Or, more
specifically, the statute could include language defining a covered “agency” (or other
term, depending on the specific management laws) by referring to the definitions in
the management laws themselves, such as the following:
The [NID/NCTC] shall be considered to be a covered “agency” for purposes of
the Administrative Procedure Act, as defined at 5 U.S.C. 551(1); ... [add other
applicable management laws and code citations].
Some potential advantages of this general approach include relative ease of
statutory drafting and fewer jurisdictional issues than with the first approach
(amending each management law). However, this approach might make it more
difficult for an interested party to determine the coverage of a given law (particularly
for those laws that list the covered agencies), because to do so, the party would have
to find all provisos of interest, which might be included in many parts of the United
States Code. For example, if the statute creating the NID and the NCTC indicated
that one or both of the entities should be covered by the CFO Act, an interested party
attempting to compile a list of agencies with CFOs would have to know to examine
not only the CFO Act, but also the statute creating the new entities.
Evaluating Options:
Standardization vs. Customization
When considering whether these general management laws should cover the
proposed NID and NCTC, if any, or whether alternative or new management-related
laws should be enacted, Congress might consider an issue that it has previously
confronted when reorganizing or creating agencies — whether all (or virtually all)
these management laws should cover all (or virtually all) agencies, or whether each
agency should be governed by a customized set of these laws. Some assert that the
laws should cover as many agencies as possible, arguing that less coverage would
lessen the laws’ importance and influence, and would potentially make it more
difficult for Congress to hold the President and agencies accountable for their
administration. Others contend that each agency is sufficiently different to merit
individualized attention, and that there should be no presumption of coverage with
regard to any specific agency — particularly with regard to intelligence agencies or
other entities that deal with sensitive or classified information. For analysis and
CRS-10
discussion of potential advantages and disadvantages of approaches to these
decisions, see CRS Report RL32388, General Management Laws: Major Themes
and Management Policy Options, pp. 13-15.
CRS-11
Table 1. Coverage of General Management Laws and the 9/11 Commission’s Proposals
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal Register
Act
(I.A. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (44 U.S.C. §
1501) for
required or
authorized
publication of
designated
documents (44
U.S.C. § 1505).)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (44 U.S.C. §
1501) for required
or authorized
publication of
designated
documents (44
U.S.C. § 1505).)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-12
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Administrative
Procedure Act
(APA) (I.B. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The definition
of “agency” in
the act (5 U.S.C.
§ 551(1)) covers
each authority of
the government,
“whether or not
it is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.”
However, if
either proposed
entity were
strictly advisory
in nature, it
would not be
covered.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The definition
of “agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C. §
551(1)) covers
each authority of
the government,
“whether or not it
is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.”
However, if either
proposed entity
were strictly
advisory in
nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....;
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-13
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal Records
Act and Related
Chapters of
Title 44
(I.C. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act
covers any
“executive
agency,” which
is defined (40
U.S.C. § 472(a))
as any executive
department or
“independent
establishment” in
the executive
branch. It
appears that an
entity within the
EOP would not
be considered an
“independent
establishment,”
but it is not
clear.)
X (The act covers
any “executive
agency,” which is
defined (40
U.S.C. § 472(a))
as any executive
department or
“independent
establishment” in
the executive
branch. An
independent entity
would likely be
considered an
“independent
establishment.”)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-14
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Congressional
Review of
Regulations Act
(CRA) (I.D. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The definition
of “agency” in
the act refers to
the definition in
the APA (5
U.S.C. § 551(1)),
which covers
each authority of
the government,
“whether or not
it is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As
with the APA,
however, if
either
organization
were strictly
advisory in
nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The definition
of “agency” in the
act refers to the
definition in the
APA (5 U.S.C. §
551(1)), which
covers each
authority of the
government,
“whether or not it
is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As with
the APA,
however, if either
organization were
strictly advisory
in nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-15
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Freedom of
Information Act
(I.E. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C. §
552(f)), which
specifically
includes the
EOP. As with the
APA, however, if
either
organization
were strictly
advisory in
nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C. §
552(f)), which
includes any
“establishment” in
the executive
branch. As with
the APA,
however, if either
organization were
strictly advisory
in nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-16
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Privacy Act
(I.F. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C. §
552a(a)(1),
referencing 5
U.S.C. § 552(f)),
which
specifically
includes the
EOP. As with the
APA, however, if
either
organization
were strictly
advisory in
nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C. §
552a(a)(1),
referencing 5
U.S.C. § 552(f)),
which includes
any
“establishment” in
the executive
branch. As with
the APA,
however, if either
organization were
strictly advisory
in nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-17
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal
Advisory
Committee Act
(I.G. in
RL30795)
Government in
the Sunshine
Act (I.H. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
Not Covered
X (Would not
cover the proposed
entities unless
established as
collegially headed
executive branch
agencies with two
or more members,
most of whom are
appointed by the
President and
confirmed by the
Senate.)
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C. §
551(1)), although
Congress
currently exempts
advisory
committees used
by the CIA.)
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C. §
551(1)), although
Congress
currently
exempts advisory
committees used
by the CIA.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
X (Would not
cover the proposed
entities unless
established as
collegially headed
executive branch
agencies with two
or more members,
most of whom are
appointed by the
President and
confirmed by the
Senate.)
Henry
Hogue,
7-....
CRS-18
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Paperwork
Reduction Act
(I.I. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (44 U.S.C. §
3502), which
specifically
includes the
EOP.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (Falls within
the definition of
“agency” in the
act (44 U.S.C. §
3502), which
includes virtually
any
“establishment” in
the executive
branch.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-19
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Regulatory
Flexibility Act
of 1980 (I.J. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The definition
of “agency” in
the act refers to
the definition in
the APA (5
U.S.C. § 551(1)),
which covers
each authority of
the government,
“whether or not
it is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As
with the APA,
however, if
either
organization
were strictly
advisory in
nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The definition
of “agency” in the
act refers to the
definition in the
APA (5 U.S.C. §
551(1)), which
covers each
authority of the
government,
“whether or not it
is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As with
the APA,
however, if either
organization were
strictly advisory
in nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Curtis
Copeland,
7-....
CRS-20
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Negotiated
Rulemaking Act
(I.K. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The definition
of “agency” in
the act (5 U.S.C.
§ 562(1)) refers
to the definition
in the APA (5
U.S.C. § 551(1)),
which covers
each authority of
the government,
“whether or not
it is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As
with the APA,
however, if
either
organization
were strictly
advisory in
nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The definition
of “agency” in the
act (5 U.S.C.§
562(1)) refers to
the definition in
the APA (5
U.S.C. § 551(1)),
which covers each
authority of the
government,
“whether or not it
is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As with
the APA,
however, if either
organization were
strictly advisory
in nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Curtis
Copeland,
7-....
CRS-21
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The
requirements in
42 U.S.C. § 4332
cover “all
agencies of the
Federal
Government,”
which is not
defined. It is not
clear whether
“all agencies”
includes the
EOP.)
X (The
requirements in
42 U.S.C. § 4332
cover “all
agencies of the
Federal
Government,” and
other independent
agencies are
covered by the
act.)
Harry
(name
redacted),
7-....
X (Section 201 of
the act says the
definitions in the
PRA generally
apply, which
defines “agency”
(44 U.S.C. §
3502(1)) as
including virtually
any establishment
in the executive
branch.)
(name red
acted),
7-....;
(name reda
cted),
7-....
National
Environmental
Policy Act (I.L.
in RL30795)
E-Government
Act (Titles II,
III, V) (I.M. in
RL30795)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
X (Section 201
of the act says
the definitions in
the PRA
generally apply,
which defines
“agency” (44
U.S.C. §
3502(1)) as
including the
EOP.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
CRS-22
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Federal
Information
Security
Management
Act of 2002
(I.N. in
RL30795)
X (The act
amends the PRA,
which
specifically
defines “agency”
(44 U.S.C. §
3502) as
including the
EOP.)
X (The act
amends the PRA,
which defines
“agency” (44
U.S.C. § 3502) to
include virtually
any establishment
in the executive
branch.)
John
Moteff,
7-....
Data Quality
Act
(Information
Quality Act)
(I.O. in
RL30795)
X (The act
amends the PRA,
which
specifically
defines “agency”
(44 U.S.C. §
3502) as
including the
EOP.)
X (The act
amends the PRA,
which defines
“agency” (44
U.S.C. § 3502) to
include virtually
any establishment
in the executive
branch.)
Curtis
Copeland,
7-....;
Michael
Simpson,
7-....
CRS-23
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Inspector
General Act of
1978 (II.A. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
X (The act (5
U.S.C. App., § 11)
lists the specific
departments and
agencies that are
covered; it does
not include either
the EOP and would
not include the
proposed entities.
However, note 50
U.S.C. § 403q
establishing an
inspector general
for the CIA.)
Not Clear
Not Covered
X (The act (5
U.S.C. App., § 11)
lists the specific
departments and
agencies that are
covered, and would
not include the
proposed entities.
However, note 50
U.S.C. § 403q
establishing an
inspector general
for the CIA.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Frederick
Kaiser,
7-....
CRS-24
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Government
Performance
and Results Act
of 1993 (II.B. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (GPRA
defines “agency”
(5 U.S.C. §
306(f), 31 U.S.C.
§ 1115(f), and 5
U.S.C. § 105) as
“an Executive
department, a
Government
corporation, and
an independent
establishment,”
but exempts the
CIA due to its
classified
activities. It is
not clear if this
definition
includes the
EOP. OMB may
exempt agencies
with annual
outlays of $20
million or less.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
X (GPRA defines
“agency” (5 U.S.C.
§ 306(f), 31 U.S.C.
§ 1115(f), and 5
U.S.C. § 105) as
“an Executive
department, a
Government corporation, and an
independent establishment,” but
exempts the CIA
due to its classified
activities. P.L.
104-293, Sections
803 and 808, have
separate reporting
requirements for
intelligence agencies. OMB may
exempt agencies
with annual outlays
of $20 million or
less.)
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-25
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Clinger-Cohen
Act of 1996
(II.C. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
Covered
Not Covered
X (Different
provisions of the
Clinger-Cohen Act
(e.g., 40 U.S.C.
1425(c)) identify
different sets of
agencies as being
covered (e.g., 5
U.S.C. § 101, 31
U.S.C. § 901(b)).
However, these
provisions do not
indicate that EOP
is covered.)
X (Provisions of
the act (e.g., 40
U.S.C. § 1421 et
seq.) that cover
an “executive
agency” (defined
at 40 U.S.C. §
1401, which
points to 41
U.S.C. § 403(1))
cover an
“independent
establishment.”
It is unclear if an
entity within the
EOP is
considered an
“independent
establishment.”)
X (Provisions of
the act (e.g., 40
U.S.C. § 1421 et
seq.) that cover an
“independent
establishment”
(included in the
definition of
“executive
agency” defined
at 40 U.S.C. §
1401, which
points to 41
U.S.C. § 403(1))
would appear to
cover these
independent
entities.)
X (Provisions of
the act that cover
specified
departments or
agencies (e.g.,
CFO Act agencies
as identified in 31
U.S.C. § 901(b))
do not apply to
other independent
entities in the
executive branch.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name reda
cted),
7-....
CRS-26
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Antideficiency
Act (III.A. in
RL30795)
X (The act
covers any
“officer or
employee of the
United States
Government” (31
U.S.C. §
1341(a)(1)),
which
presumably
includes the
EOP.)
X (The act covers
any “officer or
employee of the
United States
Government” (31
U.S.C. §
1341(a)(1)),
which presumably
includes
independent
entities in the
executive branch.)
Virginia
McMurtry,
7-....
Budget and
Accounting Act
of 1921 (III.B.
in RL30795)
X (Unless
otherwise
provided for, the
proposed
entities’ budgets
would be
covered by the
act in the same
way as other
parts of the
EOP.)
X (Unless
otherwise
provided for, the
proposed entities’
budgets would be
covered by the act
in the same way
as other
independent
entities in the
executive branch.)
(name re
dacted),
7-....
CRS-27
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Budget and
Accounting
Procedures Act
of 1950 (III.C.
in RL30795)
Balanced
Budget and
Emergency
Deficit Control
Act (III.D. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
Not Covered
X (This law
expired at the end
of FY2002.)
Not Clear
(name redacted),
7-....
X (The act is
generally
applicable to
federal agencies.
However, note 50
U.S.C. § 403j(b)
exempting the
CIA from laws
and regulations
relating to the
expenditure of
government
funds.)
X (The act is
generally
applicable to
federal agencies.
However, note
50 U.S.C. §
403j(b)
exempting the
CIA from laws
and regulations
relating to the
expenditure of
government
funds.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
X (This law
expired at the end
of FY2002.)
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-28
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Clear
X (These laws
expired at the end
of FY2002.)
Budget
Enforcement
Acts of 1990
and 1997 (III.E.
in RL30795)
Congressional
Budget and
Impoundment
Act (III.F. in
RL30795)
Not Covered
X (The entities’
budgets would be
covered by the
act in the same
way as other
parts of the
EOP.)
Not Covered
X (These laws
expired at the end
of FY2002.)
X (The entities’
budgets would be
covered by the act
in the same way
as other
independent
entities in the
executive branch.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....;
Bill
Heniff,
7-....
(name re
dacted),
7-....
CRS-29
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Chief Financial
Officers Act of
1990 (III.G. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The original
act listed (in 31
U.S.C. § 901(b))
specific covered
departments and
agencies, but did
not include the
EOP and would
not include the
proposed
entities.
However, the
EOP has a
statutory CFO
(31 U.S.C. §
901(c)(1)-(4)),
distinct from the
original CFO Act
agencies. The
authority and
functions of the
EOP CFO are at
the discretion of
the President.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
Not Covered
X (The act lists (in
31 U.S.C. §
901(b)) the specific
departments and
agencies that are
covered, and would
not include these
entities.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Virginia
McMurtry,
7-....
CRS-30
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Government
Management
Reform Act of
1994 (III.H. in
RL30795)
Accountability
of Tax Dollars
Act of 2002
(III.I. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Covered
Covered
Not Covered
X (Certain
provisions of the
act (e.g., direct
deposit of federal
wage, salary, and
retirement
payments) cover
all agencies,
including the
EOP.)
X (The financial
reporting
requirements in
section 405 cover
only agencies
listed in 31 U.S.C.
§ 901(b). The EOP
is not listed, nor
would the
proposed entities
be listed.)
X (Certain
provisions of the
act (e.g., direct
deposit of federal
wage, salary, and
retirement
payments) cover
all agencies,
including the
independent
entities.)
X (The financial
reporting
requirements in
section 405 cover
only agencies
listed in 31 U.S.C.
§ 901(b). The
proposed entities
would not be
listed.)
Not Clear
X (Definition of
a “covered
executive
agency” (31
U.S.C. § 3515(f))
suggests that the
act would cover
the proposed
entities in the
EOP, but
ultimately is
unclear.
X (Definition of a
“covered
executive agency”
(31 U.S.C. §
3515(f)) indicates
that the act would
cover the
proposed entities.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Virginia
McMurtry,
7-....
Virginia
McMurtry,
7-....
CRS-31
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Federal
Managers’
Financial
Integrity Act of
1982 (III.J. in
RL30795)
X (The act refers to
the definition of
“agency” in 31
U.S.C. § 901(b),
which lists specific
agencies that are
covered and does
not include either
the EOP or these
proposed entities.)
X (The act refers to
the definition of
“agency” in 31
U.S.C. § 901(b),
which lists specific
agencies that are
covered and would
not include the
proposed entities.)
Frederick
Kaiser,
7-....
Federal
Financial
Management
Improvement
Act of 1996
(III.K. in
RL30795)
X (This act covers
only CFO Act
agencies (see 31
U.S.C. § 901(b)),
which do not
include either the
EOP or these
proposed entities.)
X (This act covers
only CFO Act
agencies (see 31
U.S.C. § 901(b)),
which would not
include the
proposed entities.)
Virginia
McMurtry,
7-....
CRS-32
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal Credit
Reform Act of
1990
(III.L. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The act (2
U.S.C. § 661a)
covers any
“disbursement of
funds by the
Government to a
non-Federal
borrower under a
contract that
requires
repayment of
such funds with
or without
interest.”
Therefore it
appears to cover
such activities
within the EOP.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The act (2
U.S.C. § 661a)
covers any
“disbursement of
funds by the
Government to a
non-Federal
borrower under a
contract that
requires
repayment of such
funds with or
without interest.”
Therefore it
appears to cover
such activities by
independent
entities within the
executive branch.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
James
Bickley,
7-....
CRS-33
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal Claims
Collection Act
of 1966; Debt
Collection Act
of 1982; Debt
Collection
Improvement
Act of 1996
(III.M., III.N.,
and III.P. in
RL30795)
(These statutes
have been
combined
because the
1982 and 1996
acts amend the
1966 act.)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The statutes
broadly cover
“executive,
legislative, and
judicial
agencies,” but it
is unclear
whether this
includes
elements of the
EOP.)
X (The statutes
broadly cover
“executive,
legislative, and
judicial agencies,”
so they appear to
cover independent
entities within the
executive branch.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Thomas
Nicola,
7-....
CRS-34
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal Debt
Collection
Procedures Act
of 1990 (III.O.
in RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (This statute
broadly covers
any “agency,
department,
commission,
board, or other
entity of the U.S.
or an
instrumentality
of the U.S.,” but
it is unclear
whether this
includes
elements of the
EOP.)
X (This statute
broadly covers
any “agency,
department,
commission,
board, or other
entity of the U.S.
or an
instrumentality of
the U.S.”)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Thomas
Nicola,
7-....
CRS-35
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Improper
Payments
Information Act
of 2002 (III.Q.
in RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (This act
covers
“executive
agencies” per 31
U.S.C. § 102,
which broadly
defines the term
as a “department,
agency, or
instrumentality”
of the U.S.
government, but
it is not clear
whether this
includes the
EOP.)
X (This act covers
“executive
agencies” per 31
U.S.C. § 102,
which broadly
defines the term
as a “department,
agency, or
instrumentality”
of the U.S.
government.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Virginia
McMurtry,
7-....
CRS-36
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Cash
Management
Improvement
Act of 1990
(III.R. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (This act
covers
“executive
agencies” per 31
U.S.C. § 102,
which broadly
defines the term
as a “department,
agency, or
instrumentality”
of the U.S.
government, but
it is not clear
whether this
includes the
EOP.)
X (This act covers
“executive
agencies” per 31
U.S.C. § 102,
which broadly
defines the term
as a “department,
agency, or
instrumentality”
of the U.S.
government.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-37
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (This act
covers
“executive
agencies” per 31
U.S.C. § 102,
which broadly
defines the term
as a “department,
agency, or
instrumentality”
of the U.S.
government, but
it is not clear
whether this
includes the
EOP.)
X (This act covers
“executive
agencies” per 31
U.S.C. § 102,
which broadly
defines the term
as a “department,
agency, or
instrumentality”
of the U.S.
government.)
Not Covered
User Fee Act of
1951 (III.S. in
RL30795)
Government
Corporation
Control Act
(IV.A. in
RL30795)
X (This act (31
U.S.C. § 9101)
covers government
corporations,
which does not
include entities
within the EOP.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Frederick
Kaiser,
7-....
X (This act (31
U.S.C. § 9101)
covers government
corporations,
which does not
include
independent
entities in the
executive branch.)
Kevin
Kosar,
7-....
CRS-38
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Clear
X (The act (5
U.S.C. § 3345)
covers all advice
and consent
positions, and
specifically
mentions the
EOP.)
Not Covered
X (Reorganization
authority expired
in 1984 and would
therefore not be in
effect.)
X (Reorganization
authority expired
in 1984 and would
therefore not be in
effect.)
Reorganization
Act of 1977, as
Amended
(IV.B. in
RL30795)
Federal
Vacancies
Reform Act of
1998 (IV.C. in
RL30795)
Not Covered
X (The act (5
U.S.C. § 3345)
covers all advice
and consent
positions.)
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Henry
Hogue,
7-....
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-39
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Public
Buildings Act
(V.A. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act
covers
“executive
agencies,” which
is defined (40
U.S.C. § 3301)
as an executive
department or
independent
establishment in
the executive
branch of the
federal
government. It
is unclear
whether this
includes the
EOP.)
X (The act covers
“executive
agencies,” which
is defined (40
U.S.C. § 3301) as
an executive
department or
independent
establishment in
the executive
branch of the
federal
government.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-40
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal
Acquisition
Streamlining
Act (V.B. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act (40
U.S.C. § 102)
defines an
executive agency
as an executive
department or
independent
establishment, or
a wholly owned
government
corporation. It
does not indicate
that the EOP is
included.)
X (The act (40
U.S.C. § 102)
defines an
executive agency
as including
independent
establishments.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name red
acted),
7-....
CRS-41
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal
Activities
Inventory
Reform (FAIR)
Act of 1998
(V.C. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act
defines covered
“agencies” by
referring to 5
U.S.C. § 104 on
independent
establishments,
but excludes the
Government
Accountability
Office (GAO),
government
corporations, and
others. It is
unclear if an
entity within the
EOP is
considered an
“independent
establishment.”)
X (The act defines
covered
“agencies” by
referring to, e.g.,
5 U.S.C. § 104
(GAO and
independent
establishments
other than the
Postal Service and
the Postal Rate
Commission), but
specifically
excludes GAO,
government
corporations, and
others. Therefore,
if the proposed
entities were
independent
agencies, they
would appear to
be covered by the
act.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-42
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Services
Acquisition
Reform Act
(SARA) of
2003 (V.D. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act
defines the term
“executive
agency” by
referring to 5
U.S.C. § 101, §
102, and §
104(1)
(independent
establishments),
and wholly
owned
corporations
subject to
Chapter 91of
Title 31. It is
unclear if an
entity within the
EOP would be
considered an
“independent
establishment.”)
X (The act defines
the term
“executive
agency” by
referring to 5
U.S.C. 104(1)
(independent
establishments),
which appears to
include
independent
agencies in the
executive branch.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-43
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Competition in
Contracting Act
(V.E. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act (41
U.S.C. § 252)
directs
“executive
agencies” to
make purchases
and contracts for
services in
accordance with
its provisions. It
is not clear
whether this
definition
includes the
EOP.)
X (The act (41
U.S.C. § 252)
directs “executive
agencies” to make
purchases and
contracts for
services in
accordance with
its provisions.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Michael
Seitzinger,
7-....
CRS-44
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Davis-Bacon
Act (V.F. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The act
generally covers
all contracts in
excess of $2,000
to which the
federal
government is a
party. However,
the act may not
cover instances
when funds are
channeled
through a nonfederal entity
(e.g., a state
revolving fund).
Also, the
President can
suspend the act
during a
“national
emergency” (not
defined).
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The act
generally covers
all contracts in
excess of $2,000
to which the
federal
government is a
party. However,
the act may not
cover instances
when funds are
channeled through
a non-federal
entity (e.g., a state
revolving fund).
Also, the
President can
suspend the act
during a
“national
emergency” (not
defined).
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
William
Whittaker,
7-....;
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-45
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Walsh-Healey
Act (V.F. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act (41
U.S.C. § 35)
indicates that it
covers (among
others) any
“agency or
instrumentality
of the United
States.”
However, it may
not be fully clear
whether entities
within the EOP
are covered.)
X (The act covers
any “agency or
instrumentality of
the United
States,” so it
would likely
cover the
proposed entities.
However, the act
does not cover
certain types of
purchases, and
may not cover
instances when
funds are
channeled through
a non-federal
entity or when
requirements
“will seriously
impair the
conduct of
Government
business.”)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
William
Whittaker,
7-....;
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-46
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
McNamaraO’Hara Service
Contract Act
(V.F. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The act (41
U.S.C. § 351)
generally covers
all contracts in
excess of $2,500
entered into by
the United
States, “the
principal purpose
of which is to
furnish services
in the United
States through
the use of service
employees.”
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The act (41
U.S.C. § 351)
generally covers
all contracts in
excess of $2,500
entered into by
the United States,
“the principal
purpose of which
is to furnish
services in the
United States
through the use of
service
employees.”
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
William
Whittaker,
7-....;
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-47
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Prompt
Payment Act
(V.G. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The definition
of “agency” in
the act refers to
the definition in
the APA (5
U.S.C. § 551(1)),
which covers
each authority of
the government,
“whether or not
it is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As
with the APA,
however, if
either
organization
were strictly
advisory in
nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The definition
of “agency” in the
act refers to the
definition in the
APA (5 U.S.C. §
551(1)), which
covers each
authority of the
government,
“whether or not it
is within or
subject to review
by another
agency.” As with
the APA,
however, if either
organization were
strictly advisory
in nature, it would
not be covered.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
John
Luckey,
7-....
CRS-48
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
Not Covered
Not Clear
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
Ethics in
Government
Act (VII.B. in
RL30795)
X (The financial
disclosure
requirements in
the act (5 U.S.C.
App.) generally
cover each
officer or
employee in the
executive branch
above GS-15 in
the General
Schedule (or
equivalent).)
X (The financial
disclosure
requirements in
the act (5 U.S.C.
App.) generally
cover each officer
or employee in
the executive
branch above GS15 in the General
Schedule (or
equivalent).)
(name r
edacted),
7-....
Ethics Reform
Act of 1989
(VII.C. in
RL30795)
X (The act
amended the
Ethics in
Government Act,
so its coverage is
the same as
above.)
X (The act
amended the
Ethics in
Government Act,
so its coverage is
the same as
above.)
(name r
edacted),
7-....
CRS-49
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Lobbying with
Appropriated
Monies Act
(VII.D. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Covered
X (The act (18
U.S.C. § 1913)
generally covers
“money
appropriated by
any enactment of
Congress.”
Therefore, it
appears to cover
entities within
the EOP as long
as they receive
appropriated
funds.)
Not Covered
Not Clear
X (The act (18
U.S.C. § 1913)
generally covers
“money
appropriated by
any enactment of
Congress.”
Therefore, it
appears to cover
independent
entities within the
executive branch
as long as they
receive
appropriated
funds.)
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....
CRS-50
General
Management
Law (location
in CRS Report
RL30795)
Federal Tort
Claims Act
(VII.E. in
RL30795)
If the Office of the National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) were
established ...
... in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the
NID and the NCTC appear to be:
... as independent entities, outside the EOP, but in the
executive branch, the NID and the NCTC appear to be:
Covered
Not Clear
Covered
X (The act (28
U.S.C. § 2671)
covers a wide
range of entities,
including
“executive
departments” and
“independent
establishments of
the United
States,” but is
not clear about
whether the EOP
falls within these
categories.)
X (The act (28
U.S.C. § 2671)
covers
“independent
establishments” of
the U.S.
government.)
Not Covered
Not Covered
CRS
Analyst,
Telephone
Number
Not Clear
(name
redacted),
7-....
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