---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3524"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3524"
heading: "Support for the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3524"
units:
  - "Chapter 46 — Central Intelligence Agency"
---

# §3524. Support for the Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs

- (a) **Selection of Associate Director—** The Associate [Director](/usc/50/3501.md?p=2) of the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1) for Military Affairs shall be selected by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the [Director](/usc/50/3501.md?p=2) of the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1), from among commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who are general or flag officers.
- (b) **Support for activities—**
  - (1) **In general—** In order to improve the provision of support to, and the receipt of support from, the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1), and to improve deconfliction of the activities of the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1) and the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence[^1] shall ensure that the Associate [Director](/usc/50/3501.md?p=2) of the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1) for Military Affairs has access to, and support from, offices, [agencies](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1), and programs of the Department necessary for the purposes of the Associate [Director](/usc/50/3501.md?p=2) as follows:
    - (A) To facilitate and coordinate Department of Defense support for the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1) requested by the [Director](/usc/50/3501.md?p=2) of the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1) and approved by the Secretary, including oversight of Department of Defense military and civilian personnel detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1).
    - (B) To prioritize, communicate, and coordinate Department of Defense requests for, and the provision of support to, the Department of Defense from the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1), including support requested by and provided to the commanders of the combatant commands and subordinate task forces and commands.
  - (2) **Policies—** The Under Secretary shall develop and supervise the implementation of policies to integrate and communicate Department of Defense requirements and requests for support from the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/50/3501.md?p=1) that are coordinated by the Associate [Director](/usc/50/3501.md?p=2) pursuant to [paragraph (1)(B)](#b-1-B).

## Footnotes

[^1]: See Change of Name note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1054, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2398.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence redesignated and references deemed to refer to Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, see section 1621(a) of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a note under section 137 of Title 10, Armed Forces.