President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board
Creates Presidential Intelligence Advisory and Oversight Boards
What it does
Agencies and intelligence leaders must provide information and support to the new advisory and oversight boards and act on their recommendations.
Real-world impact
- Requires intelligence leaders to submit reports and explain noncompliance
- Creates unpaid advisory roles with travel reimbursement for board members
- Gives boards authority to assess intelligence activities and recommend corrective actions
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Summary
This order establishes the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) and an Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) within the Executive Office of the President. It sets membership limits—up to 16 for the PIAB and up to 5 for the IOB—requires unpaid service with travel reimbursement, and defines staff and chair roles.
The boards will assess intelligence collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and agency performance, and report recommendations to the President, the Director of National Intelligence, and department heads. Department leaders must provide information, submit reports, and explain any refusal to implement recommendations.
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