Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency and reports to the Director of National Intelligence. The CIA director's responsibilities include:


 * Collecting intelligence through human sources and by other appropriate means, except that he shall have no police, subpoena, or law enforcement powers or internal security functions;


 * Correlating and evaluating intelligence related to the national security and providing appropriate dissemination of such intelligence;


 * Providing overall direction for and coordination of the collection of national intelligence outside the United States through human sources by elements of the Intelligence Community authorized to undertake such collection and, in coordination with other departments, agencies, or elements of the U.S. Government which are authorized to undertake such collection, ensuring that the most effective use is made of resources and that appropriate account is taken of the risks to the United States and those involved in such collection; and


 * Performing such other functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national security as the President or the Director of National Intelligence may direct.