Appointment of Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Assistant Directors of National Intelligence

(a) Redesignation of Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence as Deputy Director of National Intelligence (1) In general Subsection (a) of section 103A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3026) is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Principal; and (B) by striking Principal each place it appears. (2) Conforming amendments Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Principal; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking Principal. (3) Additional conforming amendment (A) National Security Act of 1947 Such Act is further amended— (i) in section 103(c)(2) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)(2)), by striking Principal; (ii) in section 103I(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3034(b)(1)), by striking Principal; (iii) in section 106(a)(2)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3041(a)(2)(A)), by striking Principal; and (iv) in section 116(b) (50 U.S.C. 3053(b)), by striking Principal. (B) Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 Section 6310 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3351b) is amended by striking Principal each place it appears. (C) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Section 1683(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(b)(3)) is amended by striking Principal both places it appears. (b) Elimination of Deputy Directors of National Intelligence and establishment of Assistant Directors of National Intelligence (1) In general Section 103A(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3026(b)) is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Deputy and inserting Assistant; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking may and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: is an Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration and an Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Policy and Capabilities, who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking Deputy and inserting Assistant. (2) Conforming amendments The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended— (A) in section 102A(l)(4)(F) (50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(4)(F)), as redesignated by section 402(g)(1)(B), by striking a Deputy and inserting an Assistant; and (B) in section 103(c) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)), by striking paragraph (3). (c) References to Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in law Any reference in law to the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall be treated as a reference to the Deputy Director of National Intelligence. (d) Clerical amendments (1) Section heading Section 103A of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3026) is further amended, in the section heading, by striking Deputy Directors of National Intelligence and inserting Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Assistant Directors of National Intelligence. (2) Table of contents The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103A and inserting the following: Sec. 103A. Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Assistant Directors of National Intelligence..