,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cijj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjad,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,schiff7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,select      
,committee on ,intelligence 7,permanent 
,select7  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the      
,intelligence ,authorization ,act for   
,fiscal ,year #bjaj to facilitate access
 by the ,comptroller ,general of the    
,united ,states to information in the   
possession of the intelligence          
community1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,intelligence ,community ,oversight 
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,access to          
information by the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states ,section #cdh of
 the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#ccjh7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsections3  7e7     
,implementation of directive ,in        
carrying out the directive issued under 

subsection 7a77#a71 the head of each    
element of the intelligence community   
shall-- 7#a7 provide the ,comptroller   
,general with timely access to          
information concerning the programs and 
activities of the intelligence community
 for any audit1 investigation1 program  
evaluation1 report1 or review for which 
the ,comptroller ,general considers such
 information necessary2 and  7#b7 in    
providing such access-- 7,a7 cooperate  
with the ,comptroller ,general to the   
fullest extent possible and provide     
timely responses to requests for        
information2  7,b7 not categorically    
deny the ,comptroller ,general access to
 information requested in furtherance of
 an audit or evaluation2  7,c7 carefully
 consider requests for information based
 on consultation with the ,comptroller  
,general2  7,d7 work with the           
,comptroller ,general to explore        
alternative means to accommodate a      
request for access to specific          
information if the head of an element of

 the intelligence community determines  
that such element is unable to provide  
the ,comptroller ,general with access to
 the specific information requested2 and
  7,e7 narrowly construe any limitation 
on access to information by the         
,comptroller ,general described in such 
directive4  7f7 ,congressional          
notification of implementation  7#a7    
,denials of access ,if1 after following 
the requirements of this section and the
 directive issued under subsection      
7a77#a71 the head of an element of the  
intelligence community determines that  
such element cannot comply with a       
request by the ,comptroller ,general for
 access to information1 the head of such
 element shall1 in a timely manner and  
at the same time as the head of such    
element notifies the ,comptroller       
,general of the denial of access to such
 information1 submit to the ,director of
 ,national ,intelligence1 the           
,comptroller ,general1 and ,congress a  
written justification for denying such  

access4  7#b7 ,semiannual reports  7,a7 
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
,the ,director of ,national             
,intelligence shall semiannually submit 
to ,congress and the ,comptroller       
,general in electronic form a report    
describing any instances in which the   
head of an element of the intelligence  
community denied the ,comptroller       
,general access to information that the 
,comptroller ,general requested1        
including the written justification for 
such denial submitted to the            
,comptroller ,general in accordance with
 paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,comptroller     
,general ,not later than #cj days after 
receiving a report in accordance with   
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,comptroller     
,general shall submit to ,congress in   
electronic form a report containing any 
comments the ,comptroller ,general      
considers appropriate in response to    
such report4  4