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Contents
A Comparison of the 9/11 Commission Recommendation,
the Executive Order, H.R. 10, and S. 2845 ....................... 26
B ackground ..................................................1
The Existing Terrorist Threat Integration Center and an NCTC .......... 4
NCTC Institutionalizing Existing Practice? ..................... 5
Issues for Congress ........................................... 6
Does the (Centralization) Remedy Fit the Problem? ............... 6
Centralization and Information Sharing ..................... 6
Centralization and Analysis .............................. 8
Goldwater-Nichols and the Intelligence Community ............. 10
Proposed Joint Operational Planning Role of an NCTC ........... 12
Proposed Intelligence Role of an NCTC ....................... 16
Counterterrorism Analysis: Relative Scarcity of
Human Capital .................................. 18
Codification of the Executive Order? ......................... 19
Proposed Personnel Authorities of an NCTC ................... 21
Proposed Budget Authorities of an NCTC ..................... 22
O p tion s .....................................................23
NCTC with Intelligence Fusion and Joint Operational
Planning Roles ...................................... 23
NCTC Restricted to an Intelligence Role ...................... 23
NCTC Restricted to a Joint Operation Planning Role ............. 24
Status Quo "Plus ........................................24
C onclusion ................................................. 25Appendix I: National Counterterrorism Center -
Side-by-Side Comparison ......................................26
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Masse, Todd. The 9/11 Commission and a National Counterterrorism Center: Issues and Options for Congress, report, October 22, 2004; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822062/m1/3/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.