U.S. Intelligence Community (IC): Appointment Dates and Appointment Legal Provisions for Selected IC Leadership

This report provides the names and appointment provisions for selected Intelligence Community (IC) senior officials, as reflected in U.S. Code, public laws, executive orders, and custom. Table 1 also includes the committees involved when Senate confirmation is required. As a general rule, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) has jurisdiction over the confirmation of those nominated to ICleadership positions outside the Department of Defense(DOD) while the Senate Armed Services Committee(SASC) has jurisdiction over the confirmation of ICleadership positions inside the DOD. In some cases (e.g., the Directors of the National Security Agency and National Reconnaissance Office), nominations may be referred sequentially to the SSCI and the SASC, with the order of referral depending on the nominees status as a member of the armed forces on active duty. If the nominee is active duty, the nomination begins with the SASC, if not, it begins with the SSCI.