50 USC § 3043a - National intelligence strategy

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s3043a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 3043a - National intelligence strategy"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3043a"
section_name: "National intelligence strategy"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 108A, as added Pub. L. 113–293, title III, § 303(a), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3994.)"
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# § 3043a. National intelligence strategy

**(a)** **In general** 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.

**(b)** **Requirements** Each national intelligence strategy required by subsection (a) shall—

**(1)** delineate a national intelligence strategy consistent with—

**(A)** the most recent national security strategy report submitted pursuant to section 3043 of this title;

**(B)** the strategic plans of other relevant departments and agencies of the United States; and

**(C)** other relevant national-level plans;

**(2)** address matters related to national and military intelligence, including counterintelligence;

**(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)** 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)** assess current, emerging, and future threats to the intelligence community, including threats from foreign intelligence and security services and insider threats;

**(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)** identify sources of strategic, institutional, programmatic, fiscal, and technological risk; and

**(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.

**(c)** **Submission to Congress** 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.

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**Source Credit**: (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 108A, as added Pub. L. 113–293, title III, § 303(a), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3994.)