Amendments to Executive Order 12863, Relating to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Changes Intelligence Director Title and Clarifies Advisory Board Management
What it does
Agencies must replace references to 'Director of Central Intelligence' with 'Director of National Intelligence' and add a section limiting legal rights from this order.
Real-world impact
- Requires documents to replace 'Director of Central Intelligence' with the new title.
- Takes effect when the Director of National Intelligence is appointed.
- Clarifies the order cannot create enforceable legal rights against the government.
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Summary
This order updates an earlier order that created the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. It directs that, once the Director of National Intelligence is appointed, every mention of "Director of Central Intelligence" be replaced with "Director of National Intelligence".
It also adds a new section saying the order is meant only to improve internal management and does not create any legal right or benefit that can be enforced against the United States, its agencies, officers, employees, or any other person.
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