The Congressional Research Service’s report groups the Boren-McCurdy proposal under "Recommendations to Centralize and Strengthen IC Leadership"."The Proposed Authorities of a National Intelligence Director: Issues for Congress and Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 2845, H.R. 10 and Current Law" The following are recommendations for centralization before the Boren–McCurdy proposals, and the descriptions are directly from "The Proposed Authorities of a National Intelligence Director: Issues for Congress and Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 2845, H.R. 10 and Current Law", last updated in 2004:
