50 U.S.C. § 403
Section 403 · Intelligence Community contracting
Current version, with additions and removals from the December 4, 1991 version.
Current — October 7, 2010
As of December 4, 1991
(a) In general
The Director of Central Intelligence shall direct that elements of the Intelligence Community, whenever compatible with the national security interests of the United States and consistent with the operational and security concerns related to the conduct of intelligence activities, and where fiscally sound, shall award contracts in a manner that would maximize the procurement of products in the United States. For purposes of this provision, the term “Intelligence Community” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph 3.4(f) of Executive Order 12333, dated December 4, 1981, or successor orders.
The Director of National Intelligence shall direct that elements of the intelligence community, whenever compatible with the national security interests of the United States and consistent with the operational and security concerns related to the conduct of intelligence activities, and where fiscally sound, shall award contracts in a manner that would maximize the procurement of products in the United States.
(b) Intelligence community defined
In this section, the term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in section 401a(4) of this title.