; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking President both places that term appears and inserting Director of National Intelligence . (b) Program manager Section 1016(f)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 6 U.S.C. 485(f)(1) ) is amended by striking The individual designated as the program manager shall serve as program manager until removed from service or replaced by the President (at the President's sole discretion). and inserting Beginning on the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 , each individual designated as the program manager shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. . 1403. Technical modification to the executive schedule Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. . V Reports and other matters 1501. Period of overseas assignments for certain foreign service officers (a) Length of period of assignment Subsection (a) of section 502 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3982 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) In making assignments under paragraph (1), and in accordance with section 903, and, if applicable, section 503, the Secretary shall assure that a member of the Service may serve at a post for a period of not more than six consecutive years. . (b) Foreign language deployment requirements Section 702 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4022 ) is amended by— (1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d)