,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjai,ms4 ,stefanik 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,wenstrup1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 and ,mr4 ,nunes7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg to direct the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation to provide to the congressional intelligence committees briefings regarding counterintelligence activities of the ,bureau1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,briefings on counterintelligence activities of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7a7 ,in general ,title ,v of section #eja of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #eab4 ,briefings on counterintelligence activities of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7a7 ,quarterly briefings ,not less frequently than once each quarter1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the counterintelligence activities of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 ,such briefings shall include1 at a minimum1 an overview and update of-- 7#a7 the counterintelligence posture of the ,bureau2 7#b7 counterintelligence investigations2 and 7#c7 any other information relating to the counterintelligence activities of the ,bureau that the ,director determines necessary4 7b7 ,notifications ,in addition to the quarterly briefings under subsection 7a71 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall promptly notify the congressional intelligence committees of any counterintelligence investigation carried out by the ,bureau regarding any of the following3 7#a7 ,a candidate who seeks nomination for election1 or election1 to a ,federal office4 7#b7 ,a political campaign of a candidate who seeks nomination for election1 or election1 to a ,federal office4 7#c7 ,an individual known to be associated with a political campaign of a candidate who seeks nomination for election1 or election1 to a ,federal office4 7c7 ,guidelines ,the ,director1 in coordination with the ,attorney ,general and in consultation with the congressional intelligence committees1 shall develop guidelines governing the scope of the briefings provided under subsection 7a7 and the notifications under subsection 7b74 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents at the beginning of such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #eaa the following new item3 ,sec4 #eab4 ,briefings on counterintelligence activities of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 4