,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bibd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjag,mr4  
,k5n$y 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4
 ,neal1 ,ms4 ,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1 
,mr4 ,deut*1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1
 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 & ,mr4 ,keat+7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce1 & 9 addition to !         
,committee on ,appropriations1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg to    
e/abli% ! ,national ,russian ,?reat     
,response ,c5t] )9 ! ,(fice ( !         
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,national ,russian   
,?reat ,response ,c5t]  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #aai;,b ! foll[+ new
 section3  #aai;,c4 ,national ,russian  

,?reat ,response ,c5t]  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,!re is )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (     
,national ,intellig5ce a ,national      
,russian ,?reat ,response ,c5t] 79 ?is  
section ref]r$ to z ! ,c5t]74  7b7      
,mission ,! prim>y missions ( ! ,c5t]   
%all be z foll[s3 7#a7 ,to s]ve z !     
prim>y organization 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t = analyz+ & integrat+ all     
intellig5ce possess$ or acquir$ by !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t p]ta9+ to ?reats
 pos$ by ! ,russian ,f$]ation to !      
national security1 political sov]eignty1
 & economic activity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 its allies4  7#b7 ,to syn*ronize !     
ef=ts ( ! intellig5ce community )       
respect to c\nt]+ ef=ts by ,russia to   
und]m9e ! national security1 political  
sov]eignty1 & economic activity ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates & its allies1 includ+ by--
  7,a7 ensur+ t ea* su* elem5t is aw>e (
 & coord9at+ on su* ef=ts2 &  7,b7      
ov]see+ ! developm5t & implem5tation (  
compreh5sive & integrat$ policy         
responses to su* ef=ts4  7#c7 ,9        

coord9ation ) ! relevant elem5ts ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se1 ! intellig5ce community1 & o!r 
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 
7,a7 to develop policy recomm5dations = 
! ,presid5t to detect1 det]1 & respond  
to ! ?reats pos$ by ,russia describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ ) respect to     
cov]t activities pursuant to section    
#ejc2 &  7,b7 to monitor & assess ef=ts 
by ,russia to c>ry out su* ?reats4  7#d7
 ,9 coord9ation ) ! head ( ! ,global    
,engagem5t ,c5t] e/abli%$ by section    
#abhg ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7,public ,law #aad-cbh71 to exam9e      
curr5t & em]g+ ef=ts by ,russia to use  
propag&a & in=mation op]ations relat+ to
 ! ?reats pos$ by ,russia describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a74  7#e7 ,to id5tify & close
 gaps across ! dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ) respect to exp]tise1 
read9ess1 & plann+ to address ! ?reats  
pos$ by ,russia describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a74  7c7 ,director  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t   

,!re is a ,director ( ! ,c5t]1 :o %all  
be ! head ( ! ,c5t]1 & :o %all be       
appo9t$ by ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce1 ) ! concurr5ce ( !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate4 ,! ,director may n   
simultane\sly s]ve 9 any o!r capacity 9 
! executive bran*4  7#b7 ,report+ ,!    
,director ( ! ,c5t] %all directly report
 to ! ,director ( ,national             
,intellig5ce4  7#c7 ,responsibilities ,!
 ,director ( ! ,c5t] %all--  7,a7 ensure
 t ! relevant dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t p>ticipate 9 ! mission 
( ! ,c5t]1 includ+ by recruit+ detailees
 f su* dep>tm5ts & ag5cies 9 accordance 
) subsection 7e77#a72 &  7,b7 h prim>y  
responsibility )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director (
 ,national ,intellig5ce1 = e/abli%+     
requirem5ts = ! collection ( intellig5ce
 relat$ to1 or reg>d+1 ! ?reats pos$ by 
,russia describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a71 9
 accordance ) applicable provisions (   
law & ,executive ord]s4  7d7 ,annual    
reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! direction (

 ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 b
 n less ?an once ea* ye>1 ! ,director ( 
! ,c5t] %all submit to ! appropriate    
congressional committees a report on    
?reats pos$ by ,russia to ! national    
security1 political sov]eignty1 &       
economic activity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &   
its allies4  7#b7 ,matt]s includ$ ,ea*  
report "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 ) 
respect to ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 a 
discussion ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! nature (
 ! ?reats describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7,b7
 ,! ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 
to address su* ?reats4  7,c7 ,! progress
 ( ! ,c5t] 9 a*iev+ its missions4  7,d7 
,recomm5dations ! ,director det]m9es    
necess>y = legislative actions to       
improve ! ability ( ! ,c5t] to a*ieve   
its missions4  7#c7 ,=m ,ea* report "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9        
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         
classifi$ annex4  7e7 ,employees  7#a7  
,detailees ,any ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t        
employee may be detail$ to ! ,c5t] on a 
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis1 &

 su* detail %all be )\t int]ruption or  
loss ( civil s]vice /atus or privilege =
 a p]iod ( n m ?an #h ye>s4  7#b7       
,p]sonal s]vice contractors ,! ,director
 ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 9            
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 may 
hire ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or ali5s z   
p]sonal s]vices contractors = purposes (
 p]sonnel res\rces ( ! ,c5t]1 if--  7,a7
 ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce   
det]m9es t exi/+ p]sonnel res\rces are  
insuffici5t2  7,b7 ! p]iod 9 :i* s]vices
 are provid$ by a p]sonal s]vices       
contractor1 includ+ options1 does n     
exce$ #c ye>s1 unless ! ,director (     
,national ,intellig5ce det]m9es t       
exceptional circum/ances ju/ify an      
ext5sion ( up to #a additional ye>2     
7,c7 n m ?an #aj ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s  
or ali5s are employ$ z p]sonal s]vices  
contractors "u ! au?ority ( ?is p>agraph
 at any "t2 &  7,d7 ! au?ority ( ?is    
p>agraph is only us$ to obta9 specializ$
 skills or exp]i5ce or to respond to    
urg5t ne$s4  7#c7 ,security cle>ances   

,ea* employee detail$ to ! ,c5t] &      
contractor ( ! ,c5t] %all h ! security  
cle>ance appropriate = ! assign$ duties 
( ! employee or contractor4  7f7 ,bo>d  
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a     
,bo>d ( ! ,national ,russian ,?reat     
,response ,c5t] 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,bo>d74  7#b7 ,functions ,! ,bo>d  
%all conduct ov]sight ( ! ,c5t] to      
ensure ! ,c5t] is a*iev+ ! missions ( ! 
,c5t]4 ,9 conduct+ su* ov]sight1 ^u a   
majority vote ( ! memb]s ( ! ,bo>d1 !   
,bo>d may recomm5d to ! ,director (     
,national ,intellig5ce t ! ,director ( !
 ,c5t] %\ld be remov$ = fail+ to a*ieve 
su* missions4  7#c7 ,memb]%ip  7,a7     
,appo9tm5t ,! ,bo>d %all consi/ ( #f    
memb]s4 ,! head ( ea* dep>tm5t or ag5cy 
( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t specifi$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b7 %all appo9t a s5ior    
(ficial f t dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 :o %all  
be a memb] ( ! ,s5ior ,executive        
,s]vice1 z a memb]4  7,b7 ,dep>tm5ts &  
ag5cies repres5t$ ,! dep>tm5t or ag5cy (
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t specifi$ 9 ?is      

subp>agraph are ! foll[+3  7i7 ,!       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7ii7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se4  7iii7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4 
7iv7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury4  7v7 ,!
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4  7vi7 ,!
 ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy4  7#d7     
,meet+s ,! ,bo>d %all meet n less ?an   
biannually & %all be conv5$ by ! memb]  
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7g7    
,int]national engagem5t ,! ,director ( !
 ,c5t] may conv5e biannual conf]5ces to 
coord9ate int]national ef=ts aga9/      
?reats pos$ by ,russia describ$ 9       
subsection 7b77#a74  7h7 ,t]m9ation ,!  
,c5t] %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #h    
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section4  7i7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! congressional intellig5ce
 committees2  7#b7 ! ,committee on      
,=eign ,affairs & ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7#c7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations &
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !     

,s5ate4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
table ( cont5ts at ! beg9n+ ( su* ,act  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 section #aai;,b ! foll[+ new item3     
,sec4 #aai;,c4 ,national ,russian ,?reat
 ,response ,c5t]4  4  7c7 ,con=m+       
am5dm5t ,section #ejg7;a7 ( su* ,act    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cajf7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#f7   
,an annual report submitt$ "u section   
#aai;,c7d77#a74  4  7d7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,9 addition to any o!r au?ority ( 
! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce to 
transf] or reprogram funds1 ! ,director 
may transf] n m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjah & #bjai to c>ry out ! 
functions ( ! ,national ,russian ,?reat 
,response ,c5t] e/abli%$ by section     
#aai;,c ( ! ,national ,security ,act (  
#aidg1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 dur+   
su* fiscal ye>s4  7#b7 ,notice ,!       
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce %all 
notify ! congressional intellig5ce      
committees 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( !    
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej   

,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc77 ( a propos$ transf] "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 n less ?an #ae days prior
 to mak+ su* transf]4  7#c7             
,inapplicability ( reprogramm+          
requirem5ts ,! au?ority to transf]      
am\nts "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be       
subject to any transf] or reprogramm+   
requirem5ts "u any o!r provision ( law4