,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bde ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bh1 #bjai,mr4 ,burr 7for himself and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,a ,,bill ,to authorize appropriations for fiscal year #bjai for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the ,united ,states ,government1 the ,community ,management ,account1 and the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement and ,disability ,system4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,damon ,paul ,nelson and ,matthew ,young ,pollard ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,years #bjah and #bjai4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4,sec4 #c4 ,explanatory statement4,,title ,i--,intelligence activities,sec4 #aja4 ,authorization of appropriations4,sec4 #ajb4 ,classified ,schedule of ,authorizations4,sec4 #ajc4 ,intelligence ,community ,management ,account4,,title ,,ii--,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement and ,disability ,system,sec4 #bja4 ,authorization of appropriations4,sec4 #bjb4 ,computation of annuities for employees of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4,,title ,,iii--,general intelligence community matters,sec4 #cja4 ,restriction on conduct of intelligence activities4,sec4 #cjb4 ,increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law4,sec4 #cjc4 ,modification of special pay authority for science1 technology1 engineering1 or mathematics positions and addition of special pay authority for cyber positions4,sec4 #cjd4 ,modification of appointment of ,chief ,information ,officer of the ,intelligence ,community4,sec4 #cje4 ,director of ,national ,intelligence review of placement of positions within the intelligence community on the ,executive ,schedule4,sec4 #cjf4 ,supply ,chain and ,counterintelligence ,risk ,management ,task ,force4,sec4 #cjg4 ,consideration of adversarial telecommunications and cybersecurity infrastructure when sharing intelligence with foreign governments and entities4,sec4 #cjh4 ,cyber protection support for the personnel of the intelligence community in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack4,sec4 #cji4 ,modification of authority relating to management of supply-chain risk4,sec4 #caj4 ,limitations on determinations regarding certain security classifications4,sec4 #caa4 ,joint ,intelligence ,community ,council4,sec4 #cab4 ,intelligence community information technology environment4,sec4 #cac4 ,report on development of secure mobile voice solution for intelligence community4,sec4 #cad4 ,policy on minimum insider threat standards4,sec4 #cae4 ,submission of intelligence community policies4,sec4 #caf4 ,expansion of intelligence community recruitment efforts4,,title ,,iv--,matters relating to elements of the intelligence community,subtitle ,a--,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence,sec4 #dja4 ,authority for protection of current and former employees of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4,sec4 #djb4 ,designation of the program manager-information sharing environment4,sec4 #djc4 ,technical modification to the executive schedule4,sec4 #djd4 ,chief ,financial ,officer of the ,intelligence ,community4,sec4 #dje4 ,chief ,information ,officer of the ,intelligence ,community4,subtitle ,b--,central ,intelligence ,agency,sec4 #daa4 ,central ,intelligence ,agency subsistence for personnel assigned to austere locations4,sec4 #dab4 ,expansion of security protective service jurisdiction of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4,sec4 #dac4 ,repeal of foreign language proficiency requirement for certain senior level positions in the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4,subtitle ,c--,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence of ,department of ,energy,sec4 #dba4 ,consolidation of ,department of ,energy ,offices of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence4,sec4 #dbb4 ,establishment of ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center4,sec4 #dbc4 ,repeal of ,department of ,energy ,intelligence ,executive ,committee and budget reporting requirement4,subtitle ,d--,other elements,sec4 #dca4 ,plan for designation of counterintelligence component of ,defense ,security ,service as an element of intelligence community4,sec4 #dcb4 ,notice not required for private entities4,sec4 #dcc4 ,framework for roles1 missions1 and functions of ,defense ,intelligence ,agency4,sec4 #dcd4 ,establishment of advisory board for ,national ,reconnaissance ,office4,sec4 #dce4 ,collocation of certain ,department of ,homeland ,security personnel at field locations4,,title ,v--,election matters,sec4 #eja4 ,report on cyber attacks by foreign governments against ,united ,states election infrastructure4,sec4 #ejb4 ,review of intelligence community's posture to collect against and analyze ,russian efforts to influence the ,presidential election4,sec4 #ejc4 ,assessment of foreign intelligence threats to ,federal elections4,sec4 #ejd4 ,strategy for countering ,russian cyber threats to ,united ,states elections4,sec4 #eje4 ,assessment of significant ,russian influence campaigns directed at foreign elections and referenda4,sec4 #ejf4 ,foreign counterintelligence and cybersecurity threats to ,federal election campaigns4,sec4 #ejg4 ,information sharing with ,state election officials4,sec4 #ejh4 ,notification of significant foreign cyber intrusions and active measures campaigns directed at elections for ,federal offices4,sec4 #eji4 ,designation of counterintelligence officer to lead election security matters4,,title ,,vi--,security clearances,sec4 #fja4 ,definitions4,sec4 #fjb4 ,reports and plans relating to security clearances and background investigations4,sec4 #fjc4 ,improving the process for security clearances4,sec4 #fjd4 ,goals for promptness of determinations regarding security clearances4,sec4 #fje4 ,security ,executive ,agent4,sec4 #fjf4 ,report on unified1 simplified1 ,governmentwide standards for positions of trust and security clearances4,sec4 #fjg4 ,report on clearance in person concept4,sec4 #fjh4 ,budget request documentation on funding for background investigations4,sec4 #fji4 ,reports on reciprocity for security clearances inside of departments and agencies4,sec4 #faj4 ,intelligence community reports on security clearances4,sec4 #faa4 ,periodic report on positions in the intelligence community that can be conducted without access to classified information1 networks1 or facilities4,sec4 #fab4 ,information sharing program for positions of trust and security clearances4,sec4 #fac4 ,report on protections for confidentiality of whistleblower-related communications4,,title ,,vii--,reports and other matters,subtitle ,a--,matters relating to ,russia and other foreign powers,sec4 #gja4 ,limitation relating to establishment or support of cybersecurity unit with the ,russian ,federation4,sec4 #gjb4 ,report on returning ,russian compounds4,sec4 #gjc4 ,assessment of threat finance relating to ,russia4,sec4 #gjd4 ,notification of an active measures campaign4,sec4 #gje4 ,notification of travel by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the ,russian ,federation in the ,united ,states4,sec4 #gjf4 ,report on outreach strategy addressing threats from ,united ,states adversaries to the ,united ,states technology sector4,sec4 #gjg4 ,report on ,iranian support of proxy forces in ,syria and ,lebanon4,sec4 #gjh4 ,annual report on ,iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities4,sec4 #gji4 ,expansion of scope of committee to counter active measures and report on establishment of ,foreign ,malign ,influence ,center4,subtitle ,b--,reports,sec4 #gaa4 ,technical correction to ,inspector ,general study4,sec4 #gab4 ,reports on authorities of the ,chief ,intelligence ,officer of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4,sec4 #gac4 ,report on cyber exchange program4,sec4 #gad4 ,review of intelligence community whistleblower matters4,sec4 #gae4 ,report on role of ,director of ,national ,intelligence with respect to certain foreign investments4,sec4 #gaf4 ,report on surveillance by foreign governments against ,united ,states telecommunications networks4,sec4 #gag4 ,biennial report on foreign investment risks4,sec4 #gah4 ,modification of certain reporting requirement on travel of foreign diplomats4,sec4 #gai4 ,semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized disclosures of classified information4,sec4 #gbj4 ,congressional notification of designation of covered intelligence officer as persona non grata4,sec4 #gba4 ,reports on intelligence community participation in vulnerabilities equities process of ,federal ,government4,sec4 #gbb4 ,inspectors ,general reports on classification4,sec4 #gbc4 ,reports on global water insecurity and national security implications and briefing on emerging infectious disease and pandemics4,sec4 #gbd4 ,annual report on memoranda of understanding between elements of intelligence community and other entities of the ,united ,states ,government regarding significant operational activities or policy4,sec4 #gbe4 ,study on the feasibility of encrypting unclassified wireline and wireless telephone calls4,sec4 #gbf4 ,modification of requirement for annual report on hiring and retention of minority employees4,sec4 #gbg4 ,reports on intelligence community loan repayment and related programs4,sec4 #gbh4 ,repeal of certain reporting requirements4,sec4 #gbi4 ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community report on senior executives of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4,sec4 #gcj4 ,briefing on ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation offering permanent residence to sources and cooperators4,sec4 #gca4 ,intelligence assessment of ,north ,korea revenue sources4,sec4 #gcb4 ,report on possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorist actors4,sec4 #gcc4 ,inclusion of disciplinary actions in annual report relating to section #gjb of the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh4,subtitle ,c--,other matters,sec4 #gda4 ,public ,interest ,declassification ,board4,sec4 #gdb4 ,securing energy infrastructure4,sec4 #gdc4 ,bug bounty programs4,sec4 #gdd4 ,modification of authorities relating to the ,national ,intelligence ,university4,sec4 #gde4 ,technical and clerical amendments to the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg4,sec4 #gdf4 ,technical amendments related to the ,department of ,energy4,sec4 #gdg4 ,sense of ,congress on notification of certain disclosures of classified information4,sec4 #gdh4 ,sense of ,congress on consideration of espionage activities when considering whether or not to provide visas to foreign individuals to be accredited to a ,united ,nations mission in the ,united ,states4,sec4 #gdi4 ,sense of ,congress on ,wiki,leaks4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,congressional intelligence committees ,the term congressional intelligence committees has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74 7#b7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in such section4 #c4 ,explanatory statement ,the explanatory statement regarding this ,act1 printed in the ,senate section of the ,congressional ,record1 by the ,chairman of the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate1 shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this ,act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference4 ,i ,intelligence activities #aja4 ,authorization of appropriations 7a7 ,fiscal year #bjai ,funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year #bjai for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following elements of the ,united ,states ,government3 7#a7 ,the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7#b7 ,the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 7#c7 ,the ,department of ,defense4 7#d7 ,the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency4 7#e7 ,the ,national ,security ,agency4 7#f7 ,the ,department of the ,army1 the ,department of the ,navy1 and the ,department of the ,air ,force4 7#g7 ,the ,coast ,guard4 7#h7 ,the ,department of ,state4 7#i7 ,the ,department of the ,treasury4 7#aj7 ,the ,department of ,energy4 7#aa7 ,the ,department of ,justice4 7#ab7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7#ac7 ,the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration4 7#ad7 ,the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office4 7#ae7 ,the ,national ,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency4 7#af7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7b7 ,fiscal year #bjah ,funds that were appropriated for fiscal year #bjah for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the elements of the ,united ,states set forth in subsection 7a7 are hereby authorized4 #ajb4 ,classified ,schedule of ,authorizations 7a7 ,specifications of amounts ,the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section #aja for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#af7 of section #aja1 are those specified in the classified ,schedule of ,authorizations prepared to accompany this ,act4 7b7 ,availability of classified schedule of authorizations 7#a7 ,availability ,the classified ,schedule of ,authorizations referred to in subsection 7a7 shall be made available to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 and to the ,president4 7#b7 ,distribution by the ,president ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 the ,president shall provide for suitable distribution of the classified ,schedule of ,authorizations referred to in subsection 7a71 or of appropriate portions of such ,schedule1 within the executive branch4 7#c7 ,limits on disclosure ,the ,president shall not publicly disclose the classified ,schedule of ,authorizations or any portion of such ,schedule except-- 7,a7 as provided in section #fja7;a7 of the ,implementing ,recommendations of the #i_/aa ,commission ,act of #bjjg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjf7;a772 7,b7 to the extent necessary to implement the budget2 or 7,c7 as otherwise required by law4 #ajc4 ,intelligence ,community ,management ,account 7a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated for the ,intelligence ,community ,management ,account of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence for fiscal year #bjai the sum of #ebb1dbd1jjj4 7b7 ,classified authorization of appropriations ,in addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the ,intelligence ,community ,management ,account by subsection 7a71 there are authorized to be appropriated for the ,intelligence ,community ,management ,account for fiscal year #bjai such additional amounts as are specified in the classified ,schedule of ,authorizations referred to in section #ajb7;a74 ,,ii ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement and ,disability ,system #bja4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated for the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement and ,disability ,fund #ead1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai4 #bjb4 ,computation of annuities for employees of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency 7a7 ,computation of annuities 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bba of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bjca7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#c77;,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 1 as determined by using the annual rate of basic pay that would be payable for full-time service in that position42 7,b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,c77i71 by striking #ab-month and inserting #b-year2 7,c7 in subsection 7f77#b71 by striking one year and inserting two years2 7,d7 in subsection 7g77#b71 by striking one year each place such term appears and inserting two years2 7,e7 by redesignating subsections 7h71 7i71 7j71 7k71 and 7l7 as subsections 7i71 7j71 7k71 7l71 and 7m71 respectively2 and 7,f7 by inserting after subsection 7g7 the following3 7h7 ,conditional election of insurable interest survivor annuity by participants married at the time of retirement 7#a7 ,authority to make designation ,subject to the rights of former spouses under subsection 7b7 and section #bbb1 at the time of retirement a married participant found by the ,director to be in good health may elect to receive an annuity reduced in accordance with subsection 7f77#a77;,b7 and designate in writing an individual having an insurable interest in the participant to receive an annuity under the system after the participant's death1 except that any such election to provide an insurable interest survivor annuity to the participant's spouse shall only be effective if the participant's spouse waives the spousal right to a survivor annuity under this ,act4 ,the amount of the annuity shall be equal to #ee percent of the participant's reduced annuity4 7#b7 ,reduction in participant's annuity ,the annuity payable to the participant making such election shall be reduced by #aj percent of an annuity computed under subsection 7a7 and by an additional #e percent for each full #e years the designated individual is younger than the participant4 ,the total reduction under this subparagraph may not exceed #dj percent4 7#c7 ,commencement of survivor annuity ,the annuity payable to the designated individual shall begin on the day after the retired participant dies and terminate on the last day of the month before the designated individual dies4 7#d7 ,recomputation of participant's annuity on death of designated individual ,an annuity that is reduced under this subsection shall1 effective the first day of the month following the death of the designated individual1 be recomputed and paid as if the annuity had not been so reduced4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act ,the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bjja et seq47 is amended-- 7i7 in section #bcb7;b77#a7 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;b77#a771 by striking #bba7;h71 and inserting #bba7;i712 and 7ii7 in section #beb7;h77#d7 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bjhb7;h77#d771 by striking #bba7k7 and inserting #bba7l74 7,b7 ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi ,subsection 7a7 of section #ad of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cead7;a77 is amended by striking #bba7;h77#b71 #bba7;i71 #bba7l71 and inserting #bba7;i77#b71 #bba7;j71 #bba7m714 7b7 ,annuities for former spouses ,subparagraph 7,b7 of section #bbb7;b77#e7 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcb7;b77#e77;,b77 is amended by striking one year and inserting two years4 7c7 ,prior service credit ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section #beb7;b77#c7 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bjhb7;b77#c77;,a77 is amended by striking ,october #a1 #aiij both places that term appears and inserting ,march #ca1 #aiia4 7d7 ,reemployment compensation ,section #bgc of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #baac7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as subsections 7c7 and 7d71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following3 7b7 ,part-,time reemployed annuitants ,the ,director shall have the authority to reemploy an annuitant on a part-time basis in accordance with section #hcdd7l7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7e7 ,effective date and application ,the amendments made by subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 and subsection 7c7 shall take effect as if enacted on ,october #bh1 #bjji1 and shall apply to computations or participants1 respectively1 as of such date4 ,,iii ,general intelligence community matters #cja4 ,restriction on conduct of intelligence activities ,the authorization of appropriations by this ,act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the ,constitution or the laws of the ,united ,states4 #cjb4 ,increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law ,appropriations authorized by this ,act for salary1 pay1 retirement1 and other benefits for ,federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law4 #cjc4 ,modification of special pay authority for science1 technology1 engineering1 or mathematics positions and addition of special pay authority for cyber positions ,section #aac;,b of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjdi;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending subsection 7a7 to read as follows3 7a7 ,special rates of pay for positions requiring expertise in science1 technology1 engineering1 or mathematics 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding part ,,iii of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 the head of each element of the intelligence community may1 for #a or more categories of positions in such element that require expertise in science1 technology1 engineering1 or mathematics-- 7,a7 establish higher minimum rates of pay2 and 7,b7 make corresponding increases in all rates of pay of the pay range for each grade or level1 subject to subsection 7b7 or 7c71 as applicable4 7#b7 ,treatment ,the special rate supplements resulting from the establishment of higher rates under paragraph 7#a7 shall be basic pay for the same or similar purposes as those specified in section #ecje7;j7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 2 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7b7 through 7f7 as subsections 7c7 through 7g71 respectively2 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following3 7b7 ,special rates of pay for cyber positions 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding subsection 7c71 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency may establish a special rate of pay-- 7,a7 not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level ,,ii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecac of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 if the ,director certifies to the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel and ,readiness1 that the rate of pay is for positions that perform functions that execute the cyber mission of the ,agency2 or 7,b7 not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for the ,vice ,president of the ,united ,states under section #ajd of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 if the ,director certifies to the ,secretary of ,defense1 by name1 individuals that have advanced skills and competencies and that perform critical functions that execute the cyber mission of the ,agency4 7#b7 ,pay limitation ,employees receiving a special rate under paragraph 7#a7 shall be subject to an aggregate pay limitation that parallels the limitation established in section #ecjg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that-- 7,a7 any allowance1 differential1 bonus1 award1 or other similar cash payment in addition to basic pay that is authorized under title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 7or any other applicable law in addition to title #e of such ,code1 excluding the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq477 shall also be counted as part of aggregate compensation2 and 7,b7 aggregate compensation may not exceed the rate established for the ,vice ,president of the ,united ,states under section #ajd of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,limitation on number of recipients ,the number of individuals who receive basic pay established under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 may not exceed #ajj at any time4 7#d7 ,limitation on use as comparative reference ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 special rates of pay and the limitation established under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 may not be used as comparative references for the purpose of fixing the rates of basic pay or maximum pay limitations of qualified positions under section #aeii;f of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or section #bbf of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #adg74 2 7#d7 in subsection 7c71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,a minimum and inserting ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 a minimum2 7#e7 in subsection 7d71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#b71 by inserting or 7b7 after by subsection 7a72 and 7#f7 in subsection 7g71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag and inserting ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of the ,damon ,paul ,nelson and ,matthew ,young ,pollard ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,years #bjah and #bjai2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting or 7b7 after subsection 7a74 #cjd4 ,modification of appointment of ,chief ,information ,officer of the ,intelligence ,community ,section #ajc;,g7a7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb7;a77 is amended by striking ,president and inserting ,director4 #cje4 ,director of ,national ,intelligence review of placement of positions within the intelligence community on the ,executive ,schedule 7a7 ,review ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 shall conduct a review of positions within the intelligence community regarding the placement of such positions on the ,executive ,schedule under subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,in carrying out such review1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 shall determine-- 7#a7 the standards under which such review will be conducted2 7#b7 which positions should or should not be on the ,executive ,schedule2 and 7#c7 for those positions that should be on the ,executive ,schedule1 the level of the ,executive ,schedule at which such positions should be placed4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date on which the review under subsection 7a7 is completed1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives an unredacted report describing the standards by which the review was conducted and the outcome of the review4 #cjf4 ,supply ,chain and ,counterintelligence ,risk ,management ,task ,force 7a7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means the following3 7#a7 ,the congressional intelligence committees4 7#b7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,requirement ,to establish ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall establish a ,supply ,chain and ,counterintelligence ,risk ,management ,task ,force to standardize information sharing between the intelligence community and the acquisition community of the ,united ,states ,government with respect to the supply chain and counterintelligence risks4 7c7 ,members ,the ,supply ,chain and ,counterintelligence ,risk ,management ,task ,force established under subsection 7b7 shall be composed of-- 7#a7 a representative of the ,defense ,security ,service of the ,department of ,defense2 7#b7 a representative of the ,general ,services ,administration2 7#c7 a representative of the ,office of ,federal ,procurement ,policy of the ,office of ,management and ,budget2 7#d7 a representative of the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 7#e7 a representative of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 7#f7 the ,director of the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center2 and 7#g7 any other members the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines appropriate4 7d7 ,security clearances ,each member of the ,supply ,chain and ,counterintelligence ,risk ,management ,task ,force established under subsection 7b7 shall have a security clearance at the top secret level and be able to access sensitive compartmented information4 7e7 ,annual report ,the ,supply ,chain and ,counterintelligence ,risk ,management ,task ,force established under subsection 7b7 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report that describes the activities of the ,task ,force during the previous year1 including identification of the supply chain and counterintelligence risks shared with the acquisition community of the ,united ,states ,government by the intelligence community4 #cjg4 ,consideration of adversarial telecommunications and cybersecurity infrastructure when sharing intelligence with foreign governments and entities ,whenever the head of an element of the intelligence community enters into an intelligence sharing agreement with a foreign government or any other foreign entity1 the head of the element shall consider the pervasiveness of telecommunications and cybersecurity infrastructure1 equipment1 and services provided by adversaries of the ,united ,states1 particularly ,china and ,russia1 or entities of such adversaries in the country or region of the foreign government or other foreign entity entering into the agreement4 #cjh4 ,cyber protection support for the personnel of the intelligence community in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,personal accounts ,the term personal accounts means accounts for online and telecommunications services1 including telephone1 residential internet access1 email1 text and multimedia messaging1 cloud computing1 social media1 health care1 and financial services1 used by personnel of the intelligence community outside of the scope of their employment with elements of the intelligence community4 7#b7 ,personal technology devices ,the term personal technology devices means technology devices used by personnel of the intelligence community outside of the scope of their employment with elements of the intelligence community1 including networks to which such devices connect4 7b7 ,authority ,to provide cyber protection support 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to a determination by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director may provide cyber protection support for the personal technology devices and personal accounts of the personnel described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,at-risk personnel ,the personnel described in this paragraph are personnel of the intelligence community-- 7,a7 who the ,director determines to be highly vulnerable to cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities because of the positions occupied by such personnel in the intelligence community2 and 7,b7 whose personal technology devices or personal accounts are highly vulnerable to cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities4 7c7 ,nature of cyber protection support ,subject to the availability of resources1 the cyber protection support provided to personnel under subsection 7b7 may include training1 advice1 assistance1 and other services relating to cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities4 7d7 ,limitation on support ,nothing in this section shall be construed-- 7#a7 to encourage personnel of the intelligence community to use personal technology devices for official business2 or 7#b7 to authorize cyber protection support for senior intelligence community personnel using personal devices1 networks1 and personal accounts in an official capacity4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the provision of cyber protection support under subsection 7b74 ,the report shall include-- 7#a7 a description of the methodology used to make the determination under subsection 7b77#b72 and 7#b7 guidance for the use of cyber protection support and tracking of support requests for personnel receiving cyber protection support under subsection 7b74 #cji4 ,modification of authority relating to management of supply-chain risk 7a7 ,modification of effective date ,subsection 7f7 of section #cji of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-hg2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccbi note7 is amended by striking the date that is #ahj days after4 7b7 ,repeal of sunset ,such section is amended by striking subsection 7g74 7c7 ,reports ,such section1 as amended by subsection 7b71 is further amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7f71 as amended by subsection 7a71 as subsection 7g72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7e7 the following3 7f7 ,annual reports 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of the ,damon ,paul ,nelson and ,matthew ,young ,pollard ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,years #bjah and #bjai and not less frequently than once each calendar year thereafter1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall1 in consultation with each head of a covered agency1 submit to the congressional intelligence committees 7as defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc771 a report that details the determinations and notifications made under subsection 7c7 during the most recently completed calendar year4 7#b7 ,initial report ,the first report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall detail all the determinations and notifications made under subsection 7c7 before the date of the submittal of the report4 4 #caj4 ,limitations on determinations regarding certain security classifications 7a7 ,prohibition ,an officer of an element of the intelligence community who has been nominated by the ,president for a position that requires the advice and consent of the ,senate may not make a classification decision with respect to information related to such officer's nomination4 7b7 ,classification determinations 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 in a case in which an officer described in subsection 7a7 has been nominated as described in such subsection and classification authority rests with the officer or another officer who reports directly to such officer1 a classification decision with respect to information relating to the officer shall be made by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7#b7 ,nominations of ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,in a case described in paragraph 7#a7 in which the officer nominated is the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the classification decision shall be made by the ,principal ,deputy ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7c7 ,reports ,whenever the ,director or the ,principal ,deputy ,director makes a decision under subsection 7b71 the ,director or the ,principal ,deputy ,director1 as the case may be1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report detailing the reasons for the decision4 #caa4 ,joint ,intelligence ,community ,council 7a7 ,meetings ,section #aja;,a7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbb7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking regular2 and 7#b7 by inserting as the ,director considers appropriate after ,council4 7b7 ,report on function and utility of the ,joint ,intelligence ,community ,council 7#a7 ,in general ,no later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,executive ,office of the ,president and members of the ,joint ,intelligence ,community ,council1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the function and utility of the ,joint ,intelligence ,community ,council4 7#b7 ,contents ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the number of physical or virtual meetings held by the ,council per year since the ,council's inception4 7,b7 ,a description of the effect and accomplishments of the ,council4 7,c7 ,an explanation of the unique role of the ,council relative to other entities1 including with respect to the ,national ,security ,council and the ,executive ,committee of the intelligence community4 7,d7 ,recommendations for the future role and operation of the ,council4 7,e7 ,such other matters relating to the function and utility of the ,council as the ,director considers appropriate4 7#c7 ,form ,the report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #cab4 ,intelligence community information technology environment 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,core service ,the term core service means a capability that is available to multiple elements of the intelligence community and required for consistent operation of the intelligence community information technology environment4 7#b7 ,intelligence community information technology environment ,the term intelligence community information technology environment means all of the information technology services across the intelligence community1 including the data sharing and protection environment across multiple classification domains4 7b7 ,roles and responsibilities 7#a7 ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall be responsible for coordinating the performance by elements of the intelligence community of the intelligence community information technology environment1 including each of the following3 7,a7 ,ensuring compliance with all applicable environment rules and regulations of such environment4 7,b7 ,ensuring measurable performance goals exist for such environment4 7,c7 ,documenting standards and practices of such environment4 7,d7 ,acting as an arbiter among elements of the intelligence community related to any disagreements arising out of the implementation of such environment4 7,e7 ,delegating responsibilities to the elements of the intelligence community and carrying out such other responsibilities as are necessary for the effective implementation of such environment4 7#b7 ,core service providers ,providers of core services shall be responsible for-- 7,a7 providing core services1 in coordination with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence2 and 7,b7 providing the ,director with information requested and required to fulfill the responsibilities of the ,director under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,use of core services 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 each element of the intelligence community shall use core services when such services are available4 7,b7 ,exception ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may provide for a written exception to the requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 if the ,director determines there is a compelling financial or mission need for such exception4 7c7 ,management accountability ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall designate and maintain one or more accountable executives of the intelligence community information technology environment to be responsible for-- 7#a7 management1 financial control1 and integration of such environment2 7#b7 overseeing the performance of each core service1 including establishing measurable service requirements and schedules2 7#c7 to the degree feasible1 ensuring testing of each core service of such environment1 including testing by the intended users1 to evaluate performance against measurable service requirements and to ensure the capability meets user requirements2 and 7#d7 coordinate transition or restructuring efforts of such environment1 including phaseout of legacy systems4 7d7 ,security plan ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall develop and maintain a security plan for the intelligence community information technology environment4 7e7 ,long-,term roadmap ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and during each of the second and fourth fiscal quarters thereafter1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a long-term roadmap that shall include each of the following3 7#a7 ,a description of the minimum required and desired core service requirements1 including-- 7,a7 key performance parameters2 and 7,b7 an assessment of current1 measured performance4 7#b7 ,implementation milestones for the intelligence community information technology environment1 including each of the following3 7,a7 ,a schedule for expected deliveries of core service capabilities during each of the following phases3 7i7 ,concept refinement and technology maturity demonstration4 7ii7 ,development1 integration1 and demonstration4 7iii7 ,production1 deployment1 and sustainment4 7iv7 ,system retirement4 7,b7 ,dependencies of such core service capabilities4 7,c7 ,plans for the transition or restructuring necessary to incorporate core service capabilities4 7,d7 ,a description of any legacy systems and discontinued capabilities to be phased out4 7#c7 ,such other matters as the ,director determines appropriate4 7f7 ,business plan ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and during each of the second and fourth fiscal quarters thereafter1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a business plan that includes each of the following3 7#a7 ,a systematic approach to identify core service funding requests for the intelligence community information technology environment within the proposed budget1 including multiyear plans to implement the long-term roadmap required by subsection 7e74 7#b7 ,a uniform approach by which each element of the intelligence community shall identify the cost of legacy information technology or alternative capabilities where services of the intelligence community information technology environment will also be available4 7#c7 ,a uniform effort by which each element of the intelligence community shall identify transition and restructuring costs for new1 existing1 and retiring services of the intelligence community information technology environment1 as well as services of such environment that have changed designations as a core service4 7g7 ,quarterly presentations ,beginning not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees quarterly updates regarding ongoing implementation of the intelligence community information technology environment as compared to the requirements in the most recently submitted security plan required by subsection 7d71 long-term roadmap required by subsection 7e71 and business plan required by subsection 7f74 7h7 ,additional notifications ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall provide timely notification to the congressional intelligence committees regarding any policy changes related to or affecting the intelligence community information technology environment1 new initiatives or strategies related to or impacting such environment1 and changes or deficiencies in the execution of the security plan required by subsection 7d71 long-term roadmap required by subsection 7e71 and business plan required by subsection 7f74 7i7 ,sunset ,the section shall have no effect on or after ,september #cj1 #bjbd4 #cac4 ,report on development of secure mobile voice solution for intelligence community 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency and the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a classified report on the feasibility1 desirability1 cost1 and required schedule associated with the implementation of a secure mobile voice solution for the intelligence community4 7b7 ,contents ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall include1 at a minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,the benefits and disadvantages of a secure mobile voice solution4 7#b7 ,whether the intelligence community could leverage commercially available technology for classified voice communications that operates on commercial mobile networks in a secure manner and identifying the accompanying security risks to such networks4 7#c7 ,a description of any policies or community guidance that would be necessary to govern the potential solution1 such as a process for determining the appropriate use of a secure mobile telephone and any limitations associated with such use4 #cad4 ,policy on minimum insider threat standards 7a7 ,policy required ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall establish a policy for minimum insider threat standards that is consistent with the ,national ,insider ,threat ,policy and ,minimum ,standards for ,executive ,branch ,insider ,threat ,programs4 7b7 ,implementation ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the head of each element of the intelligence community shall implement the policy established under subsection 7a74 #cae4 ,submission of intelligence community policies 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,electronic repository ,the term electronic repository means the electronic distribution mechanism1 in use as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 or any successor electronic distribution mechanism1 by which the ,director of ,national ,intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence committees information4 7#b7 ,policy ,the term policy1 with respect to the intelligence community1 includes unclassified or classified-- 7,a7 directives1 policy guidance1 and policy memoranda of the intelligence community2 7,b7 executive correspondence of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence2 and 7,c7 any equivalent successor policy instruments4 7b7 ,submission of policies 7#a7 ,current policy ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees using the electronic repository all nonpublicly available policies issued by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence for the intelligence community that are in effect as of the date of the submission4 7#b7 ,continuous updates ,not later than #ae days after the date on which the ,director of ,national ,intelligence issues1 modifies1 or rescinds a policy of the intelligence community1 the ,director shall-- 7,a7 notify the congressional intelligence committees of such addition1 modification1 or removal2 and 7,b7 update the electronic repository with respect to such addition1 modification1 or removal4 #caf4 ,expansion of intelligence community recruitment efforts ,in order to further increase the diversity of the intelligence community workforce1 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with heads of elements of the ,intelligence ,community1 shall create1 implement1 and submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written plan to ensure that rural and underrepresented regions are more fully and consistently represented in such elements' employment recruitment efforts4 ,upon receipt of the plan1 the congressional committees shall have #fj days to submit comments to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence before such plan shall be implemented4 ,,iv ,matters relating to elements of the intelligence community ,a ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence #dja4 ,authority for protection of current and former employees of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,section #e7;a77#d7 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cejf7;a77#d77 is amended by striking such personnel of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence as the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may designate2 and inserting current and former personnel of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and their immediate families as the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may designate24 #djb4 ,designation of the program manager-information sharing environment 7a7 ,information sharing environment ,section #ajaf7;b7 of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dhe7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,president and inserting ,director of ,national ,intelligence2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,president both places that term appears and inserting ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7b7 ,program manager ,section #ajaf7;f77#a7 of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dhe7;f77#a77 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 7at the ,president's sole discretion74 and inserting ,beginning on the date of the enactment of the ,damon ,paul ,nelson and ,matthew ,young ,pollard ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,years #bjah and #bjai1 each individual designated as the program manager shall be appointed by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence44 #djc4 ,technical modification to the executive schedule ,section #ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,director of the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center4 4 #djd4 ,chief ,financial ,officer of the ,intelligence ,community ,section #ajc;,i7a7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcd7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,the ,chief ,financial ,officer shall report directly to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence44 #dje4 ,chief ,information ,officer of the ,intelligence ,community ,section #ajc;,g7a7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,the ,chief ,information ,officer shall report directly to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence44 ,b ,central ,intelligence ,agency #daa4 ,central ,intelligence ,agency subsistence for personnel assigned to austere locations ,subsection 7a7 of section #e of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cejf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #djc-d;a741 and inserting 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #djc-d;a712 7#b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking and at the end2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph 7#h73 7#h7 ,upon the approval of the ,director1 provide1 during any fiscal year1 with or without reimbursement1 subsistence to any personnel assigned to an overseas location designated by the ,agency as an austere location4 4 #dab4 ,expansion of security protective service jurisdiction of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,subsection 7a7 of section #ae of the ,central ,intelligence ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceae7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking policemen and inserting police officers2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #ejj feet2 and inserting #ejj yards22 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking #ejj feet4 and inserting #ejj yards44 #dac4 ,repeal of foreign language proficiency requirement for certain senior level positions in the ,central ,intelligence ,agency 7a7 ,repeal of foreign language proficiency requirement ,section #ajd;,a of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcf7 is amended by striking subsection 7g74 7b7 ,conforming repeal of report requirement ,section #faa of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjje 7,public ,law #ajh-dhg7 is amended by striking subsection 7c74 ,c ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence of ,department of ,energy #dba4 ,consolidation of ,department of ,energy ,offices of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence 7a7 ,in general ,section #bae of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gadd;b7 is amended to read as follows3 #bae4 ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms intelligence community and ,national ,intelligence ,program have the meanings given such terms in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74 7b7 ,in general ,there is in the ,department an ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence4 ,such office shall be under the ,national ,intelligence ,program4 7c7 ,director 7#a7 ,the head of the ,office shall be the ,director of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence1 who shall be an employee in the ,senior ,executive ,service1 the ,senior ,intelligence ,service1 the ,senior ,national ,intelligence ,service1 or any other ,service that the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 considers appropriate4 ,the ,director of the ,office shall report directly to the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall select an individual to serve as the ,director from among individuals who have substantial expertise in matters relating to the intelligence community1 including foreign intelligence and counterintelligence4 7d7 ,duties 7#a7 ,subject to the authority1 direction1 and control of the ,secretary1 the ,director shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the ,secretary may prescribe4 7#b7 ,the ,director shall be responsible for establishing policy for intelligence and counterintelligence programs and activities at the ,department4 4 7b7 ,conforming repeal ,section #baf of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gadd;c7 is hereby repealed4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents at the beginning of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act is amended by striking the items relating to sections #bae and #baf and inserting the following new item3 #bae4 ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence4 4 #dbb4 ,establishment of ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center ,section #bae of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gadd;b71 as amended by section #dba1 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center 7#a7 7,a7 ,the ,president shall establish an ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center1 taking into account all appropriate government tools to analyze and disseminate intelligence relating to the security of the energy infrastructure of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary shall appoint the head of the ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center4 7,c7 ,the ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center shall be located within the ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence4 7#b7 ,in establishing the ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center1 the ,director of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence shall address the following missions and objectives to coordinate and disseminate intelligence relating to the security of the energy infrastructure of the ,united ,states3 7,a7 ,establishing a primary organization within the ,united ,states ,government for analyzing and integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the ,united ,states pertaining to the security of the energy infrastructure of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,ensuring that appropriate departments and agencies have full access to and receive intelligence support needed to execute the plans or activities of the agencies1 and perform independent1 alternative analyses4 7,c7 ,establishing a central repository on known and suspected foreign threats to the energy infrastructure of the ,united ,states1 including with respect to any individuals1 groups1 or entities engaged in activities targeting such infrastructure1 and the goals1 strategies1 capabilities1 and networks of such individuals1 groups1 or entities4 7,d7 ,disseminating intelligence information relating to the security of the energy infrastructure of the ,united ,states1 including threats and analyses1 to the ,president1 to the appropriate departments and agencies1 and to the appropriate committees of ,congress4 7#c7 ,the ,president may waive the requirements of this subsection1 and any parts thereof1 if the ,president determines that such requirements do not materially improve the ability of the ,united ,states ,government to prevent and halt attacks against the energy infrastructure of the ,united ,states4 ,such waiver shall be made in writing to ,congress and shall include a description of how the missions and objectives in paragraph 7#b7 are being met4 7#d7 ,if the ,president decides not to exercise the waiver authority granted by paragraph 7#c71 the ,president shall submit to ,congress from time to time updates and plans regarding the establishment of an ,energy ,infrastructure ,security ,center4 4 #dbc4 ,repeal of ,department of ,energy ,intelligence ,executive ,committee and budget reporting requirement ,section #bad of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gadd;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7a7 ,duty of ,secretary4--2 and 7#b7 by striking subsections 7b7 and 7c74 ,d ,other elements #dca4 ,plan for designation of counterintelligence component of ,defense ,security ,service as an element of intelligence community ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives a plan to designate the counterintelligence component of the ,defense ,security ,service of the ,department of ,defense as an element of the intelligence community by not later than ,january #a1 #bjai4 ,such plan shall-- 7#a7 address the implications of such designation on the authorities1 governance1 personnel1 resources1 information technology1 collection1 analytic products1 information sharing1 and business processes of the ,defense ,security ,service and the intelligence community2 and 7#b7 not address the personnel security functions of the ,defense ,security ,service4 #dcb4 ,notice not required for private entities ,section #ceec of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7j7 as subsection 7k72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7i7 the following3 7j7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to require the ,secretary to provide notice to any private entity before the ,secretary issues a binding operational directive under subsection 7b77#b74 4 #dcc4 ,framework for roles1 missions1 and functions of ,defense ,intelligence ,agency 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,secretary of ,defense shall jointly establish a framework to ensure the appropriate balance of resources for the roles1 missions1 and functions of the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency in its capacity as an element of the intelligence community and as a combat support agency4 ,the framework shall include supporting processes to provide for the consistent and regular reevaluation of the responsibilities and resources of the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency to prevent imbalanced priorities1 insufficient or misaligned resources1 and the unauthorized expansion of mission parameters4 7b7 ,matters for inclusion ,the framework required under subsection 7a7 shall include each of the following3 7#a7 ,a lexicon providing for consistent definitions of relevant terms used by both the intelligence community and the ,department of ,defense1 including each of the following3 7,a7 ,defense intelligence enterprise4 7,b7 ,enterprise manager4 7,c7 ,executive agent4 7,d7 ,function4 7,e7 ,functional manager4 7,f7 ,mission4 7,g7 ,mission manager4 7,h7 ,responsibility4 7,i7 ,role4 7,j7 ,service of common concern4 7#b7 ,an assessment of the necessity of maintaining separate designations for the intelligence community and the ,department of ,defense for intelligence functional or enterprise management constructs4 7#c7 ,a repeatable process for evaluating the addition1 transfer1 or elimination of defense intelligence missions1 roles1 and functions1 currently performed or to be performed in the future by the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency1 which includes each of the following3 7,a7 ,a justification for the addition1 transfer1 or elimination of a mission1 role1 or function4 7,b7 ,the identification of which1 if any1 element of the ,federal ,government performs the considered mission1 role1 or function4 7,c7 ,in the case of any new mission1 role1 or function-- 7i7 an assessment of the most appropriate agency or element to perform such mission1 role1 or function1 taking into account the resource profiles1 scope of responsibilities1 primary customers1 and existing infrastructure necessary to support such mission1 role1 or function2 and 7ii7 a determination of the appropriate resource profile and an identification of the projected resources needed and the proposed source of such resources over the future-years defense program1 to be provided in writing to any elements of the intelligence community or the ,department of ,defense affected by the assumption1 transfer1 or elimination of any mission1 role1 or function4 7,d7 ,in the case of any mission1 role1 or function proposed to be assumed1 transferred1 or eliminated1 an assessment1 which shall be completed jointly by the heads of each element affected by such assumption1 transfer1 or elimination1 of the risks that would be assumed by the intelligence community and the ,department if such mission1 role1 or function is assumed1 transferred1 or eliminated4 7,e7 ,a description of how determinations are made regarding the funding of programs and activities under the ,national ,intelligence ,program and the ,military ,intelligence ,program1 including-- 7i7 which programs or activities are funded under each such ,program2 7ii7 which programs or activities should be jointly funded under both such ,programs and how determinations are made with respect to funding allocations for such programs and activities2 and 7iii7 the thresholds and process for changing a program or activity from being funded under one such ,program to being funded under the other such ,program4 #dcd4 ,establishment of advisory board for ,national ,reconnaissance ,office 7a7 ,establishment ,section #ajf;,a of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjda;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,advisory board 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office an advisory board 7in this section referred to as the ,board74 7#b7 ,duties ,the ,board shall-- 7,a7 study matters relating to the mission of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 including with respect to promoting innovation1 competition1 and resilience in space1 overhead reconnaissance1 acquisition1 and other matters2 and 7,b7 advise and report directly to the ,director with respect to such matters4 7#c7 ,members 7,a7 ,number and appointment 7i7 ,in general ,the ,board shall be composed of #e members appointed by the ,director from among individuals with demonstrated academic1 government1 business1 or other expertise relevant to the mission and functions of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office4 7ii7 ,notification ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,director appoints a member to the ,board1 the ,director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 of such appointment4 7,b7 ,terms ,each member shall be appointed for a term of #b years4 ,except as provided by subparagraph 7,c71 a member may not serve more than #c terms4 7,c7 ,vacancy ,any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term4 ,a member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office4 7,d7 ,chair ,the ,board shall have a ,chair1 who shall be appointed by the ,director from among the members4 7,e7 ,travel expenses ,each member shall receive travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,f7 ,executive ,secretary ,the ,director may appoint an executive secretary1 who shall be an employee of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 to support the ,board4 7#d7 ,meetings ,the ,board shall meet not less than quarterly1 but may meet more frequently at the call of the ,director4 7#e7 ,reports ,not later than ,march #ca of each year1 the ,board shall submit to the ,director and to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the activities and significant findings of the ,board during the preceding year4 7#f7 ,nonapplicability of certain requirements ,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the ,board4 7#g7 ,termination ,the ,board shall terminate on the date that is #c years after the date of the first meeting of the ,board4 4 7b7 ,initial appointments ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office shall appoint the initial #e members to the advisory board under subsection 7d7 of section #ajf;,a of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjda;a71 as added by subsection 7a74 #dce4 ,collocation of certain ,department of ,homeland ,security personnel at field locations 7a7 ,identification of opportunities for collocation ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis shall identify1 in consultation with the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 and the heads of such other elements of the ,department of ,homeland ,security as the ,under ,secretary considers appropriate1 opportunities for collocation of officers of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis in the field outside of the greater ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 area in order to support operational units from ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 and other elements of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7b7 ,plan for collocation ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that includes a plan for collocation as described in subsection 7a74 ,v ,election matters #eja4 ,report on cyber attacks by foreign governments against ,united ,states election infrastructure 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,e7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,congressional leadership ,the term congressional leadership includes the following3 7,a7 ,the majority leader of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means any ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,report required ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis shall submit to congressional leadership and the appropriate congressional committees a report on cyber attacks and attempted cyber attacks by foreign governments on ,united ,states election infrastructure in ,states and localities in connection with the #bjaf ,presidential election in the ,united ,states and such cyber attacks or attempted cyber attacks as the ,under ,secretary anticipates against such infrastructure4 ,such report shall identify the ,states and localities affected and shall include cyber attacks and attempted cyber attacks against voter registration databases1 voting machines1 voting-related computer networks1 and the networks of ,secretaries of ,state and other election officials of the various ,states4 7c7 ,form ,the report submitted under subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #ejb4 ,review of intelligence community's posture to collect against and analyze ,russian efforts to influence the ,presidential election 7a7 ,review required ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall-- 7#a7 complete an after action review of the posture of the intelligence community to collect against and analyze efforts of the ,government of ,russia to interfere in the #bjaf ,presidential election in the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the findings of the ,director with respect to such review4 7b7 ,elements ,the review required by subsection 7a7 shall include1 with respect to the posture and efforts described in paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection1 the following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of whether the resources of the intelligence community were properly aligned to detect and respond to the efforts described in subsection 7a77#a74 7#b7 ,an assessment of the information sharing that occurred within elements of the intelligence community4 7#c7 ,an assessment of the information sharing that occurred between elements of the intelligence community4 7#d7 ,an assessment of applicable authorities necessary to collect on any such efforts and any deficiencies in those authorities4 7#e7 ,a review of the use of open source material to inform analysis and warning of such efforts4 7#f7 ,a review of the use of alternative and predictive analysis4 7c7 ,form of report ,the report required by subsection 7a77#b7 shall be submitted to the congressional intelligence committees in a classified form4 #ejc4 ,assessment of foreign intelligence threats to ,federal elections 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,congressional leadership ,the term congressional leadership includes the following3 7,a7 ,the majority leader of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,security vulnerability ,the term security vulnerability has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,cybersecurity ,information ,sharing ,act of #bjae 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja74 7b7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the heads of other relevant elements of the intelligence community1 shall-- 7#a7 commence not later than #a year before any regularly scheduled ,federal election occurring after ,december #ca1 #bjah1 and complete not later than #ahj days before such election1 an assessment of security vulnerabilities of ,state election systems2 and 7#b7 not later than #ahj days before any regularly scheduled ,federal election occurring after ,december #ca1 #bjah1 submit a report on such security vulnerabilities and an assessment of foreign intelligence threats to the election to-- 7,a7 congressional leadership2 and 7,b7 the appropriate congressional committees4 7c7 ,update ,not later than #ij days before any regularly scheduled ,federal election occurring after ,december #ca1 #bjah1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall-- 7#a7 update the assessment of foreign intelligence threats to that election2 and 7#b7 submit the updated assessment to-- 7,a7 congressional leadership2 and 7,b7 the appropriate congressional committees4 #ejd4 ,strategy for countering ,russian cyber threats to ,united ,states elections 7a7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means the following3 7#a7 ,the congressional intelligence committees4 7#b7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#d7 ,the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 7#e7 ,the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,requirement for a strategy ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall develop a whole-of-government strategy for countering the threat of ,russian cyber attacks and attempted cyber attacks against electoral systems and processes in the ,united ,states1 including ,federal1 ,state1 and local election systems1 voter registration databases1 voting tabulation equipment1 and equipment and processes for the secure transmission of election results4 7c7 ,elements of the strategy ,the strategy required by subsection 7b7 shall include the following elements3 7#a7 ,a whole-of-government approach to protecting ,united ,states electoral systems and processes that includes the agencies and departments indicated in subsection 7b7 as well as any other agencies and departments of the ,united ,states1 as determined appropriate by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7#b7 ,input solicited from ,secretaries of ,state of the various ,states and the chief election officials of the ,states4 7#c7 ,technical security measures1 including auditable paper trails for voting machines1 securing wireless and internet connections1 and other technical safeguards4 7#d7 ,detection of cyber threats1 including attacks and attempted attacks by ,russian government or nongovernment cyber threat actors4 7#e7 ,improvements in the identification and attribution of ,russian government or nongovernment cyber threat actors4 7#f7 ,deterrence1 including actions and measures that could or should be undertaken against or communicated to the ,government of ,russia or other entities to deter attacks against1 or interference with1 ,united ,states election systems and processes4 7#g7 ,improvements in ,federal ,government communications with ,state and local election officials4 7#h7 ,public education and communication efforts4 7#i7 ,benchmarks and milestones to enable the measurement of concrete steps taken and progress made in the implementation of the strategy4 7d7 ,congressional briefing ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall jointly brief the appropriate congressional committees on the strategy developed under subsection 7b74 #eje4 ,assessment of significant ,russian influence campaigns directed at foreign elections and referenda 7a7 ,russian influence campaign defined ,in this section1 the term ,russian influence campaign means any effort1 covert or overt1 and by any means1 attributable to the ,russian ,federation directed at an election1 referendum1 or similar process in a country other than the ,russian ,federation or the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,assessment required ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing an analytical assessment of the most significant ,russian influence campaigns1 if any1 conducted during the #c-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this ,act1 as well as the most significant current or planned such ,russian influence campaigns1 if any4 ,such assessment shall include-- 7#a7 a summary of such significant ,russian influence campaigns1 including1 at a minimum1 the specific means by which such campaigns were conducted1 are being conducted1 or likely will be conducted1 as appropriate1 and the specific goal of each such campaign2 7#b7 a summary of any defenses against or responses to such ,russian influence campaigns by the foreign state holding the elections or referenda2 7#c7 a summary of any relevant activities by elements of the intelligence community undertaken for the purpose of assisting the government of such foreign state in defending against or responding to such ,russian influence campaigns2 and 7#d7 an assessment of the effectiveness of such defenses and responses described in paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c74 7c7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7b7 may be submitted in classified form1 but if so submitted1 shall contain an unclassified summary4 #ejf4 ,foreign counterintelligence and cybersecurity threats to ,federal election campaigns 7a7 ,reports required 7#a7 ,in general ,as provided in paragraph 7#b71 for each ,federal election1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis and the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 shall make publicly available on an internet website an advisory report on foreign counterintelligence and cybersecurity threats to election campaigns for ,federal offices4 ,each such report shall include1 consistent with the protection of sources and methods1 each of the following3 7,a7 ,a description of foreign counterintelligence and cybersecurity threats to election campaigns for ,federal offices4 7,b7 ,a summary of best practices that election campaigns for ,federal offices can employ in seeking to counter such threats4 7,c7 ,an identification of any publicly available resources1 including ,united ,states ,government resources1 for countering such threats4 7#b7 ,schedule for submittal ,a report under this subsection shall be made available as follows3 7,a7 ,in the case of a report regarding an election held for the office of ,senator or ,member of the ,house of ,representatives during #bjah1 not later than the date that is #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,in the case of a report regarding an election for a ,federal office during any subsequent year1 not later than the date that is #a year before the date of the election4 7#c7 ,information to be included ,a report under this subsection shall reflect the most current information available to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence regarding foreign counterintelligence and cybersecurity threats4 7b7 ,treatment of campaigns subject to heightened threats ,if the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis jointly determine that an election campaign for ,federal office is subject to a heightened foreign counterintelligence or cybersecurity threat1 the ,director and the ,under ,secretary1 consistent with the protection of sources and methods1 may make available additional information to the appropriate representatives of such campaign4 #ejg4 ,information sharing with ,state election officials 7a7 ,state defined ,in this section1 the term ,state means any ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,security clearances 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall support the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 and any other official of the ,department of ,homeland ,security designated by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in sponsoring a security clearance up to the top secret level for each eligible chief election official of a ,state or the ,district of ,columbia1 and additional eligible designees of such election official as appropriate1 at the time that such election official assumes such position4 7#b7 ,interim clearances ,consistent with applicable policies and directives1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may issue interim clearances1 for a period to be determined by the ,director1 to a chief election official as described in paragraph 7#a7 and up to #a designee of such official under such paragraph4 7c7 ,information sharing 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall assist the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis and the ,under ,secretary responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection1 cybersecurity1 and other related programs of the ,department 7as specified in section #ajc7;a77#a77;,h7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aac7;a77#a77;,h777 with sharing any appropriate classified information related to threats to election systems and to the integrity of the election process with chief election officials and such designees who have received a security clearance under subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,coordination ,the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis shall coordinate with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,under ,secretary responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection1 cybersecurity1 and other related programs of the ,department 7as specified in section #ajc7;a77#a77;,h7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aac7;a77#a77;,h777 to facilitate the sharing of information to the affected ,secretaries of ,state or ,states4 #ejh4 ,notification of significant foreign cyber intrusions and active measures campaigns directed at elections for ,federal offices 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,active measures campaign ,the term active measures campaign means a foreign semi-covert or covert intelligence operation4 7#b7 ,candidate1 election1 and political party ,the terms candidate1 election1 and political party have the meanings given those terms in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja74 7#c7 ,congressional leadership ,the term congressional leadership includes the following3 7,a7 ,the majority leader of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#d7 ,cyber intrusion ,the term cyber intrusion means an electronic occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes1 without lawful authority1 electronic election infrastructure1 or the integrity1 confidentiality1 or availability of information within such infrastructure4 7#e7 ,electronic election infrastructure ,the term electronic election infrastructure means an electronic information system of any of the following that is related to an election for ,federal office3 7,a7 ,the ,federal ,government4 7,b7 ,a ,state or local government4 7,c7 ,a political party4 7,d7 ,the election campaign of a candidate4 7#f7 ,federal office ,the term ,federal office has the meaning given that term in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja74 7#g7 ,high confidence ,the term high confidence1 with respect to a determination1 means that the determination is based on high-quality information from multiple sources4 7#h7 ,moderate confidence ,the term moderate confidence1 with respect to a determination1 means that a determination is credibly sourced and plausible but not of sufficient quality or corroborated sufficiently to warrant a higher level of confidence4 7#i7 ,other appropriate congressional committees ,the term other appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,determinations of significant foreign cyber intrusions and active measures campaigns ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall jointly carry out subsection 7c7 if such ,directors and the ,secretary jointly determine-- 7#a7 that on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 a significant foreign cyber intrusion or active measures campaign intended to influence an upcoming election for any ,federal office has occurred or is occurring2 and 7#b7 with moderate or high confidence1 that such intrusion or campaign can be attributed to a foreign state or to a foreign nonstate person1 group1 or other entity4 7c7 ,briefing 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ad days after making a determination under subsection 7b71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall jointly provide a briefing to the congressional leadership1 the congressional intelligence committees and1 consistent with the protection of sources and methods1 the other appropriate congressional committees4 ,the briefing shall be classified and address1 at a minimum1 the following3 7,a7 ,a description of the significant foreign cyber intrusion or active measures campaign1 as the case may be1 covered by the determination4 7,b7 ,an identification of the foreign state or foreign nonstate person1 group1 or other entity1 to which such intrusion or campaign has been attributed4 7,c7 ,the desirability and feasibility of the public release of information about the cyber intrusion or active measures campaign4 7,d7 ,any other information such ,directors and the ,secretary jointly determine appropriate4 7#b7 ,electronic election infrastructure briefings ,with respect to a significant foreign cyber intrusion covered by a determination under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 shall offer to the owner or operator of any electronic election infrastructure directly affected by such intrusion1 a briefing on such intrusion1 including steps that may be taken to mitigate such intrusion4 ,such briefing may be classified and made available only to individuals with appropriate security clearances4 7#c7 ,protection of sources and methods ,this subsection shall be carried out in a manner that is consistent with the protection of sources and methods4 #eji4 ,designation of counterintelligence officer to lead election security matters 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall designate a national counterintelligence officer within the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center to lead1 manage1 and coordinate counterintelligence matters relating to election security4 7b7 ,additional responsibilities ,the person designated under subsection 7a7 shall also lead1 manage1 and coordinate counterintelligence matters relating to risks posed by interference from foreign powers 7as defined in section #aja of the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja77 to the following3 7#a7 ,the ,federal ,government election security supply chain4 7#b7 ,election voting systems and software4 7#c7 ,voter registration databases4 7#d7 ,critical infrastructure related to elections4 7#e7 ,such other ,government goods and services as the ,director of ,national ,intelligence considers appropriate4 ,,vi ,security clearances #fja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,f7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,g7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,h7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,appropriate industry partners ,the term appropriate industry partner means a contractor1 licensee1 or grantee 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 of ,executive ,order #abhbi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to ,national ,industrial ,security ,program77 that is participating in the ,national ,industrial ,security ,program established by such ,executive order4 7#c7 ,continuous vetting ,the term continuous vetting has the meaning given such term in ,executive ,order #acdfg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to reforming processes related to suitability for government employment1 fitness for contractor employees1 and eligibility for access to classified national security information74 7#d7 ,council ,the term ,council means the ,security1 ,suitability1 and ,credentialing ,performance ,accountability ,council established pursuant to such ,executive order1 or any successor entity4 7#e7 ,security ,executive ,agent ,the term ,security ,executive ,agent means the officer serving as the ,security ,executive ,agent pursuant to section #hjc of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg1 as added by section #fje4 7#f7 ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent ,the term ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent means the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management acting as the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent in accordance with ,executive ,order #acdfg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to reforming processes related to suitability for government employment1 fitness for contractor employees1 and eligibility for access to classified national security information71 or any successor entity4 #fjb4 ,reports and plans relating to security clearances and background investigations 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 ensuring the trustworthiness and security of the workforce1 facilities1 and information of the ,federal ,government is of the highest priority to national security and public safety2 7#b7 the ,president and ,congress should prioritize the modernization of the personnel security framework to improve its efficiency1 effectiveness1 and accountability2 7#c7 the current system for security clearance1 suitability and fitness for employment1 and credentialing lacks efficiencies and capabilities to meet the current threat environment1 recruit and retain a trusted workforce1 and capitalize on modern technologies2 and 7#d7 changes to policies or processes to improve this system should be vetted through the ,council to ensure standardization1 portability1 and reciprocity in security clearances across the ,federal ,government4 7b7 ,accountability plans and reports 7#a7 ,plans ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners the following3 7,a7 ,a plan1 with milestones1 to reduce the background investigation inventory to #bjj1jjj1 or an otherwise sustainable steady-level1 by the end of year #bjbj4 ,such plan shall include notes of any required changes in investigative and adjudicative standards or resources4 7,b7 ,a plan to consolidate the conduct of background investigations associated with the processing for security clearances in the most effective and efficient manner between the ,national ,background ,investigation ,bureau and the ,defense ,security ,service1 or a successor organization4 ,such plan shall address required funding1 personnel1 contracts1 information technology1 field office structure1 policy1 governance1 schedule1 transition costs1 and effects on stakeholders4 7#b7 ,report on the future of personnel security 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,chairman of the ,council1 in coordination with the members of the ,council1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a report on the future of personnel security to reflect changes in threats1 the workforce1 and technology4 7,b7 ,contents ,the report submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the following3 7i7 ,a risk framework for granting and renewing access to classified information4 7ii7 ,a discussion of the use of technologies to prevent1 detect1 and monitor threats4 7iii7 ,a discussion of efforts to address reciprocity and portability4 7iv7 ,a discussion of the characteristics of effective insider threat programs4 7v7 ,an analysis of how to integrate data from continuous evaluation1 insider threat programs1 and human resources data4 7vi7 ,recommendations on interagency governance4 7#c7 ,plan for implementation ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,chairman of the ,council1 in coordination with the members of the ,council1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a plan to implement the report's framework and recommendations submitted under paragraph 7#b77;,a74 7#d7 ,congressional notifications ,not less frequently than quarterly1 the ,security ,executive ,agent shall make available to the public a report regarding the status of the disposition of requests received from departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government for a change to1 or approval under1 the ,federal investigative standards1 the national adjudicative guidelines1 continuous evaluation1 or other national policy regarding personnel security4 #fjc4 ,improving the process for security clearances 7a7 ,reviews ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent1 in coordination with the members of the ,council1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a report that includes the following3 7#a7 ,a review of whether the information requested on the ,questionnaire for ,national ,security ,positions 7,standard ,form #hf7 and by the ,federal ,investigative ,standards prescribed by the ,office of ,personnel ,management and the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence appropriately supports the adjudicative guidelines under ,security ,executive ,agent ,directive #d 7known as the ,national ,security ,adjudicative ,guidelines74 ,such review shall include identification of whether any such information currently collected is unnecessary to support the adjudicative guidelines4 7#b7 ,an assessment of whether such questionnaire1 standards1 and guidelines should be revised to account for the prospect of a holder of a security clearance becoming an insider threat4 7#c7 ,recommendations to improve the background investigation process by-- 7,a7 simplifying the ,questionnaire for ,national ,security ,positions 7,standard ,form #hf7 and increasing customer support to applicants completing such questionnaire2 7,b7 using remote techniques and centralized locations to support or replace field investigation work2 7,c7 using secure and reliable digitization of information obtained during the clearance process2 7,d7 building the capacity of the background investigation labor sector2 and 7,e7 replacing periodic reinvestigations with continuous evaluation techniques in all appropriate circumstances4 7b7 ,policy1 strategy1 and implementation ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent shall1 in coordination with the members of the ,council1 establish the following3 7#a7 ,a policy and implementation plan for the issuance of interim security clearances4 7#b7 ,a policy and implementation plan to ensure contractors are treated consistently in the security clearance process across agencies and departments of the ,united ,states as compared to employees of such agencies and departments4 ,such policy shall address-- 7,a7 prioritization of processing security clearances based on the mission the contractors will be performing2 7,b7 standardization in the forms that agencies issue to initiate the process for a security clearance2 7,c7 digitization of background investigation-related forms2 7,d7 use of the polygraph2 7,e7 the application of the adjudicative guidelines under ,security ,executive ,agent ,directive #d 7known as the ,national ,security ,adjudicative ,guidelines72 7,f7 reciprocal recognition of clearances across agencies and departments of the ,united ,states1 regardless of status of periodic reinvestigation2 7,g7 tracking of clearance files as individuals move from employment with an agency or department of the ,united ,states to employment in the private sector2 7,h7 collection of timelines for movement of contractors across agencies and departments2 7,i7 reporting on security incidents and job performance1 consistent with section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,privacy ,act of #aigd71 that may affect the ability to hold a security clearance2 7,j7 any recommended changes to the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulations 7,,far7 necessary to ensure that information affecting contractor clearances or suitability is appropriately and expeditiously shared between and among agencies and contractors2 and 7,k7 portability of contractor security clearances between or among contracts at the same agency and between or among contracts at different agencies that require the same level of clearance4 7#c7 ,a strategy and implementation plan that-- 7,a7 provides for periodic reinvestigations as part of a security clearance determination only on an as-needed1 risk-based basis2 7,b7 includes actions to assess the extent to which automated records checks and other continuous evaluation methods may be used to expedite or focus reinvestigations2 and 7,c7 provides an exception for certain populations if the ,security ,executive ,agent-- 7i7 determines such populations require reinvestigations at regular intervals2 and 7ii7 provides written justification to the appropriate congressional committees for any such determination4 7#d7 ,a policy and implementation plan for agencies and departments of the ,united ,states1 as a part of the security clearance process1 to accept automated records checks generated pursuant to a security clearance applicant's employment with a prior employer4 7#e7 ,a policy for the use of certain background materials on individuals collected by the private sector for background investigation purposes4 7#f7 ,uniform standards for agency continuous evaluation programs to ensure quality and reciprocity in accepting enrollment in a continuous vetting program as a substitute for a periodic investigation for continued access to classified information4 #fjd4 ,goals for promptness of determinations regarding security clearances 7a7 ,reciprocity defined ,in this section1 the term reciprocity means reciprocal recognition by ,federal departments and agencies of eligibility for access to classified information4 7b7 ,in general ,the ,council shall reform the security clearance process with the objective that1 by ,december #ca1 #bjba1 #ij percent of all determinations1 other than determinations regarding populations identified under section #fjc7;b77#c77;,c71 regarding-- 7#a7 security clearances-- 7,a7 at the secret level are issued in #cj days or fewer2 and 7,b7 at the top secret level are issued in #ij days or fewer2 and 7#b7 reciprocity of security clearances at the same level are recognized in #b weeks or fewer4 7c7 ,certain reinvestigations ,the ,council shall reform the security clearance process with the goal that by ,december #ca1 #bjba1 reinvestigation on a set periodicity is not required for more than #aj percent of the population that holds a security clearance4 7d7 ,equivalent metrics 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,council develops a set of performance metrics that it certifies to the appropriate congressional committees should achieve substantially equivalent outcomes as those outlined in subsections 7b7 and 7c71 the ,council may use those metrics for purposes of compliance within this provision4 7#b7 ,notice ,if the ,council uses the authority provided by paragraph 7#a7 to use metrics as described in such paragraph1 the ,council shall1 not later than #cj days after communicating such metrics to departments and agencies1 notify the appropriate congressional committees that it is using such authority4 7e7 ,plan ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a plan to carry out this section4 ,such plan shall include recommended interim milestones for the goals set forth in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 for #bjai1 #bjbj1 and #bjba4 #fje4 ,security ,executive ,agent 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,viii of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating sections #hjc and #hjd as sections #hjd and #hje1 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after section #hjb the following3 #hjc4 ,security ,executive ,agent 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 or such other officer of the ,united ,states as the ,president may designate1 shall serve as the ,security ,executive ,agent for all departments and agencies of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,security ,executive ,agent are as follows3 7#a7 ,to direct the oversight of investigations1 reinvestigations1 adjudications1 and1 as applicable1 polygraphs for eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position made by any ,federal agency4 7#b7 ,to review the national security background investigation and adjudication programs of ,federal agencies to determine whether such programs are being implemented in accordance with this section4 7#c7 ,to develop and issue uniform and consistent policies and procedures to ensure the effective1 efficient1 timely1 and secure completion of investigations1 polygraphs1 and adjudications relating to determinations of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position4 7#d7 ,unless otherwise designated by law1 to serve as the final authority to designate a ,federal agency or agencies to conduct investigations of persons who are proposed for access to classified information or for eligibility to hold a sensitive position to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for obtaining and retaining access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position1 as applicable4 7#e7 ,unless otherwise designated by law1 to serve as the final authority to designate a ,federal agency or agencies to determine eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position in accordance with ,executive ,order #abifh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to access to classified information74 7#f7 ,to ensure reciprocal recognition of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position among ,federal agencies1 including acting as the final authority to arbitrate and resolve disputes among such agencies involving the reciprocity of investigations and adjudications of eligibility4 7#g7 ,to execute all other duties assigned to the ,security ,executive ,agent by law4 7c7 ,authorities ,the ,security ,executive ,agent shall-- 7#a7 issue guidelines and instructions to the heads of ,federal agencies to ensure appropriate uniformity1 centralization1 efficiency1 effectiveness1 timeliness1 and security in processes relating to determinations by such agencies of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position1 including such matters as investigations1 polygraphs1 adjudications1 and reciprocity2 7#b7 have the authority to grant exceptions to1 or waivers of1 national security investigative requirements1 including issuing implementing or clarifying guidance1 as necessary2 7#c7 have the authority to assign1 in whole or in part1 to the head of any ,federal agency 7solely or jointly7 any of the duties of the ,security ,executive ,agent described in subsection 7b7 or the authorities described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 provided that the exercise of such assigned duties or authorities is subject to the oversight of the ,security ,executive ,agent1 including such terms and conditions 7including approval by the ,security ,executive ,agent7 as the ,security ,executive ,agent determines appropriate2 and 7#d7 define and set standards for continuous evaluation for continued access to classified information and for eligibility to hold a sensitive position4 4 7b7 ,report on recommendations for revising authorities ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,chairman of the ,council submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report required by section #fjb7;b77#b77;,a71 the ,chairman shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees such recommendations as the ,chairman may have for revising the authorities of the ,security ,executive ,agent4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ajc;,h7j77#d77;,a7 of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcc7;j77#d77;,a77 is amended by striking in section #hjd and inserting in section #hje4 7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in the matter preceding section #b of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb7 is amended by striking the items relating to sections #hjc and #hjd and inserting the following3 ,sec4 #hjc4 ,security ,executive ,agent4,sec4 #hjd4 ,exceptions4,sec4 #hje4 ,definitions4 4 #fjf4 ,report on unified1 simplified1 ,governmentwide standards for positions of trust and security clearances ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent1 in coordination with the other members of the ,council1 shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a report regarding the advisability and the risks1 benefits1 and costs to the ,government and to industry of consolidating to not more than #c tiers for positions of trust and security clearances4 #fjg4 ,report on clearance in person concept 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that to reflect the greater mobility of the modern workforce1 alternative methodologies merit analysis to allow greater flexibility for individuals moving in and out of positions that require access to classified information1 while still preserving security4 7b7 ,report required ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a report that describes the requirements1 feasibility1 and advisability of implementing a clearance in person concept described in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,clearance in person concept ,the clearance in person concept-- 7#a7 permits an individual who once held a security clearance to maintain his or her eligibility for access to classified information1 networks1 and facilities for up to #c years after the individual's eligibility for access to classified information would otherwise lapse2 and 7#b7 recognizes1 unless otherwise directed by the ,security ,executive ,agent1 an individual's security clearance and background investigation as current1 regardless of employment status1 contingent on enrollment in a continuous vetting program4 7d7 ,contents ,the report required under subsection 7b7 shall address-- 7#a7 requirements for an individual to voluntarily remain in a continuous evaluation program validated by the ,security ,executive ,agent even if the individual is not in a position requiring access to classified information2 7#b7 appropriate safeguards for privacy2 7#c7 advantages to government and industry2 7#d7 the costs and savings associated with implementation2 7#e7 the risks of such implementation1 including security and counterintelligence risks2 7#f7 an appropriate funding model2 and 7#g7 fairness to small companies and independent contractors4 #fjh4 ,budget request documentation on funding for background investigations 7a7 ,in general ,as part of the fiscal year #bjbj budget request submitted to ,congress pursuant to section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,president shall include exhibits that identify the resources expended by each agency during the prior fiscal year for processing background investigations and continuous evaluation programs1 disaggregated by tier and whether the individual was a ,government employee or contractor4 7b7 ,contents ,each exhibit submitted under subsection 7a7 shall include details on-- 7#a7 the costs of background investigations or reinvestigations2 7#b7 the costs associated with background investigations for ,government or contract personnel2 7#c7 costs associated with continuous evaluation initiatives monitoring for each person for whom a background investigation or reinvestigation was conducted1 other than costs associated with adjudication2 7#d7 the average per person cost for each type of background investigation2 and 7#e7 a summary of transfers and reprogrammings that were executed in the previous year to support the processing of security clearances4 #fji4 ,reports on reciprocity for security clearances inside of departments and agencies 7a7 ,reciprocally recognized defined ,in this section1 the term reciprocally recognized means reciprocal recognition by ,federal departments and agencies of eligibility for access to classified information4 7b7 ,reports to ,security ,executive ,agent ,the head of each ,federal department or agency shall submit an annual report to the ,security ,executive ,agent that-- 7#a7 identifies the number of individuals whose security clearances take more than #b weeks to be reciprocally recognized after such individuals move to another part of such department or agency2 and 7#b7 breaks out the information described in paragraph 7#a7 by type of clearance and the reasons for any delays4 7c7 ,annual report ,not less frequently than once each year1 the ,security ,executive ,agent shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to industry partners an annual report that summarizes the information received pursuant to subsection 7b7 during the period covered by such report4 #faj4 ,intelligence community reports on security clearances ,section #ejf;,h of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cajd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by adding and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 and 7,c7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as subsection 7c72 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following3 7b7 ,intelligence community reports 7#a7 7,a7 ,not later than ,march #a of each year1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives regarding the security clearances processed by each element of the intelligence community during the preceding fiscal year4 7,b7 ,the ,director shall submit to the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives such portions of the report submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 as the ,director determines address elements of the intelligence community that are within the ,department of ,defense4 7,c7 ,each report submitted under this paragraph shall separately identify security clearances processed for ,federal employees and contractor employees sponsored by each such element4 7#b7 ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall include1 for each element of the intelligence community for the fiscal year covered by the report1 the following3 7,a7 ,the total number of initial security clearance background investigations sponsored for new applicants4 7,b7 ,the total number of security clearance periodic reinvestigations sponsored for existing employees4 7,c7 ,the total number of initial security clearance background investigations for new applicants that were adjudicated with notice of a determination provided to the prospective applicant1 including-- 7i7 the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated favorably and granted access to classified information2 and 7ii7 the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated unfavorably and resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance4 7,d7 ,the total number of security clearance periodic background investigations that were adjudicated with notice of a determination provided to the existing employee1 including-- 7i7 the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated favorably2 and 7ii7 the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated unfavorably and resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance4 7,e7 ,the total number of pending security clearance background investigations1 including initial applicant investigations and periodic reinvestigations1 that were not adjudicated as of the last day of such year and that remained pending1 categorized as follows3 7i7 ,for #ahj days or shorter4 7ii7 ,for longer than #ahj days1 but shorter than #ab months4 7iii7 ,for #ab months or longer1 but shorter than #ah months4 7iv7 ,for #ah months or longer1 but shorter than #bd months4 7v7 ,for #bd months or longer4 7,f7 ,for any security clearance determinations completed or pending during the year preceding the year for which the report is submitted that have taken longer than #ab months to complete-- 7i7 an explanation of the causes for the delays incurred during the period covered by the report2 and 7ii7 the number of such delays involving a polygraph requirement4 7,g7 ,the percentage of security clearance investigations1 including initial and periodic reinvestigations1 that resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance4 7,h7 ,the percentage of security clearance investigations that resulted in incomplete information4 7,i7 ,the percentage of security clearance investigations that did not result in enough information to make a decision on potentially adverse information4 7#c7 ,the report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7c71 as redesignated1 by striking subsection 7a77#a7 and inserting subsections 7a77#a7 and 7b74 #faa4 ,periodic report on positions in the intelligence community that can be conducted without access to classified information1 networks1 or facilities ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and not less frequently than once every #e years thereafter1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that reviews the intelligence community for which positions can be conducted without access to classified information1 networks1 or facilities1 or may only require a security clearance at the secret level4 #fab4 ,information sharing program for positions of trust and security clearances 7a7 ,program required 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent shall establish and implement a program to share between and among agencies of the ,federal ,government and industry partners of the ,federal ,government relevant background information regarding individuals applying for and currently occupying national security positions and positions of trust1 in order to ensure the ,federal ,government maintains a trusted workforce4 7#b7 ,designation ,the program established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be known as the ,trusted ,information ,provider ,program 7in this section referred to as the ,program74 7b7 ,privacy safeguards ,the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent shall ensure that the ,program includes such safeguards for privacy as the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent consider appropriate4 7c7 ,provision of information to the ,federal ,government ,the ,program shall include requirements that enable investigative service providers and agencies of the ,federal ,government to leverage certain pre-employment information gathered during the employment or military recruiting process1 and other relevant security or human resources information obtained during employment with or for the ,federal ,government1 that satisfy ,federal investigative standards1 while safeguarding personnel privacy4 7d7 ,information and records ,the information and records considered under the ,program shall include the following3 7#a7 ,date and place of birth4 7#b7 ,citizenship or immigration and naturalization information4 7#c7 ,education records4 7#d7 ,employment records4 7#e7 ,employment or social references4 7#f7 ,military service records4 7#g7 ,state and local law enforcement checks4 7#h7 ,criminal history checks4 7#i7 ,financial records or information4 7#aj7 ,foreign travel1 relatives1 or associations4 7#aa7 ,social media checks4 7#ab7 ,such other information or records as may be relevant to obtaining or maintaining national security1 suitability1 fitness1 or credentialing eligibility4 7e7 ,implementation plan 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a plan for the implementation of the ,program4 7#b7 ,elements ,the plan required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,mechanisms that address privacy1 national security1 suitability or fitness1 credentialing1 and human resources or military recruitment processes4 7,b7 ,such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent consider appropriate to carry out or improve the ,program4 7f7 ,plan for pilot program on two-,way information sharing 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a plan for the implementation of a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expanding the ,program to include the sharing of information held by the ,federal ,government related to contract personnel with the security office of the employers of those contractor personnel4 7#b7 ,elements ,the plan required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,mechanisms that address privacy1 national security1 suitability or fitness1 credentialing1 and human resources or military recruitment processes4 7,b7 ,such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent consider appropriate to carry out or improve the pilot program4 7g7 ,review ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent and the ,suitability and ,credentialing ,executive ,agent shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a review of the plans submitted under subsections 7e77#a7 and 7f77#a7 and utility and effectiveness of the programs described in such plans4 #fac4 ,report on protections for confidentiality of whistleblower-related communications ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,security ,executive ,agent shall1 in coordination with the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the controls employed by the intelligence community to ensure that continuous vetting programs1 including those involving user activity monitoring1 protect the confidentiality of whistleblower-related communications4 ,,vii ,reports and other matters ,a ,matters relating to ,russia and other foreign powers #gja4 ,limitation relating to establishment or support of cybersecurity unit with the ,russian ,federation 7a7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,limitation 7#a7 ,in general ,no amount may be expended by the ,federal ,government1 other than the ,department of ,defense1 to enter into or implement any bilateral agreement between the ,united ,states and the ,russian ,federation regarding cybersecurity1 including the establishment or support of any cybersecurity unit1 unless1 at least #cj days prior to the conclusion of any such agreement1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on such agreement that includes the elements required by subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,department of ,defense agreements ,any agreement between the ,department of ,defense and the ,russian ,federation regarding cybersecurity shall be conducted in accordance with section #abcb of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh71 as amended by section #abca of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ia74 7c7 ,elements ,if the ,director submits a report under subsection 7b7 with respect to an agreement1 such report shall include a description of each of the following3 7#a7 ,the purpose of the agreement4 7#b7 ,the nature of any intelligence to be shared pursuant to the agreement4 7#c7 ,the expected value to national security resulting from the implementation of the agreement4 7#d7 ,such counterintelligence concerns associated with the agreement as the ,director may have and such measures as the ,director expects to be taken to mitigate such concerns4 7d7 ,rule of construction ,this section shall not be construed to affect any existing authority of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 or another head of an element of the intelligence community1 to share or receive foreign intelligence on a case-by-case basis4 #gjb4 ,report on returning ,russian compounds 7a7 ,covered compounds defined ,in this section1 the term covered compounds means the real property in ,new ,york1 the real property in ,maryland1 and the real property in ,san ,francisco1 ,california1 that were under the control of the ,government of ,russia in #bjaf and were removed from such control in response to various transgressions by the ,government of ,russia1 including the interference by the ,government of ,russia in the #bjaf election in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,requirement for report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives 7only with respect to the unclassified report71 a report on the intelligence risks of returning the covered compounds to ,russian control4 7c7 ,form of report ,the report required by this section shall be submitted in classified and unclassified forms4 #gjc4 ,assessment of threat finance relating to ,russia 7a7 ,threat finance defined ,in this section1 the term threat finance means-- 7#a7 the financing of cyber operations1 global influence campaigns1 intelligence service activities1 proliferation1 terrorism1 or transnational crime and drug organizations2 7#b7 the methods and entities used to spend1 store1 move1 raise1 conceal1 or launder money or value1 on behalf of threat actors2 7#c7 sanctions evasion2 and 7#d7 other forms of threat finance activity domestically or internationally1 as defined by the ,president4 7b7 ,report required ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,treasury for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing an assessment of ,russian threat finance4 ,the assessment shall be based on intelligence from all sources1 including from the ,office of ,terrorism and ,financial ,intelligence of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7c7 ,elements ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall include each of the following3 7#a7 ,a summary of leading examples from the #c-year period preceding the date of the submittal of the report of threat finance activities conducted by1 for the benefit of1 or at the behest of-- 7,a7 officials of the ,government of ,russia2 7,b7 persons subject to sanctions under any provision of law imposing sanctions with respect to ,russia2 7,c7 ,russian nationals subject to sanctions under any other provision of law2 or 7,d7 ,russian oligarchs or organized criminals4 7#b7 ,an assessment with respect to any trends or patterns in threat finance activities relating to ,russia1 including common methods of conducting such activities and global nodes of money laundering used by ,russian threat actors described in paragraph 7#a7 and associated entities4 7#c7 ,an assessment of any connections between ,russian individuals involved in money laundering and the ,government of ,russia4 7#d7 ,a summary of engagement and coordination with international partners on threat finance relating to ,russia1 especially in ,europe1 including examples of such engagement and coordination4 7#e7 ,an identification of any resource and collection gaps4 7#f7 ,an identification of-- 7,a7 entry points of money laundering by ,russian and associated entities into the ,united ,states2 7,b7 any vulnerabilities within the ,united ,states legal and financial system1 including specific sectors1 which have been or could be exploited in connection with ,russian threat finance activities2 and 7,c7 the counterintelligence threat posed by ,russian money laundering and other forms of threat finance1 as well as the threat to the ,united ,states financial system and ,united ,states efforts to enforce sanctions and combat organized crime4 7#g7 ,any other matters the ,director determines appropriate4 7d7 ,form of report ,the report required under subsection 7b7 may be submitted in classified form4 #gjd4 ,notification of an active measures campaign 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,congressional leadership ,the term congressional leadership includes the following3 7,a7 ,the majority leader of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,requirement for notification ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in cooperation with the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and the head of any other relevant agency1 shall notify the congressional leadership and the ,chairman and ,vice ,chairman or ,ranking ,member of each of the appropriate congressional committees1 and of other relevant committees of jurisdiction1 each time the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines there is credible information that a foreign power has1 is1 or will attempt to employ a covert influence or active measures campaign with regard to the modernization1 employment1 doctrine1 or force posture of the nuclear deterrent or missile defense4 7c7 ,content of notification ,each notification required by subsection 7b7 shall include information concerning actions taken by the ,united ,states to expose or halt an attempt referred to in subsection 7b74 #gje4 ,notification of travel by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the ,russian ,federation in the ,united ,states ,in carrying out the advance notification requirements set out in section #ejb of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aae-ca2 #aca ,stat4 #hbe2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;a note71 the ,secretary of ,state shall-- 7#a7 ensure that the ,russian ,federation provides notification to the ,secretary of ,state at least #b business days in advance of all travel that is subject to such requirements by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the ,russian ,federation in the ,united ,states1 and take necessary action to secure full compliance by ,russian personnel and address any noncompliance2 and 7#b7 provide notice of travel described in paragraph 7#a7 to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation within #a hour of receiving notice of such travel4 #gjf4 ,report on outreach strategy addressing threats from ,united ,states adversaries to the ,united ,states technology sector 7a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7#c7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report detailing outreach by the intelligence community and the ,defense ,intelligence ,enterprise to ,united ,states industrial1 commercial1 scientific1 technical1 and academic communities on matters relating to the efforts of adversaries of the ,united ,states to acquire critical ,united ,states technology1 intellectual property1 and research and development information4 7c7 ,contents ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a review of the current outreach efforts of the intelligence community and the ,defense ,intelligence ,enterprise described in subsection 7b71 including the type of information conveyed in the outreach4 7#b7 ,a determination of the appropriate element of the intelligence community to lead such outreach efforts4 7#c7 ,an assessment of potential methods for improving the effectiveness of such outreach1 including an assessment of the following3 7,a7 ,those critical technologies1 infrastructure1 or related supply chains that are at risk from the efforts of adversaries described in subsection 7b74 7,b7 ,the necessity and advisability of granting security clearances to company or community leadership1 when necessary and appropriate1 to allow for tailored classified briefings on specific targeted threats4 7,c7 ,the advisability of partnering with entities of the ,federal ,government that are not elements of the intelligence community and relevant regulatory and industry groups described in subsection 7b71 to convey key messages across sectors targeted by ,united ,states adversaries4 7,d7 ,strategies to assist affected elements of the communities described in subparagraph 7,c7 in mitigating1 deterring1 and protecting against the broad range of threats from the efforts of adversaries described in subsection 7b71 with focus on producing information that enables private entities to justify business decisions related to national security concerns4 7,e7 ,the advisability of the establishment of a ,united ,states ,governmentwide task force to coordinate outreach and activities to combat the threats from efforts of adversaries described in subsection 7b74 7,f7 ,such other matters as the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may consider necessary4 7d7 ,consultation encouraged ,in preparing the report required by subsection 7b71 the ,director is encouraged to consult with other government agencies1 think tanks1 academia1 representatives of the financial industry1 or such other entities as the ,director considers appropriate4 7e7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex as necessary4 #gjg4 ,report on ,iranian support of proxy forces in ,syria and ,lebanon 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,arms or related material ,the term arms or related material means-- 7,a7 nuclear1 biological1 chemical1 or radiological weapons or materials or components of such weapons2 7,b7 ballistic or cruise missile weapons or materials or components of such weapons2 7,c7 destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons2 7,d7 defense articles or defense services1 as those terms are defined in paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 respectively1 of section #dg of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgid72 7,e7 defense information1 as that term is defined in section #fdd of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdjc72 or 7,f7 items designated by the ,president for purposes of the ,united ,states ,munitions ,list under section #ch7;a77#a7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7;a77#a774 7b7 ,report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on ,iranian support of proxy forces in ,syria and ,lebanon and the threat posed to ,israel1 other ,united ,states regional allies1 and other specified interests of the ,united ,states as a result of such support4 7c7 ,matters for inclusion ,the report required under subsection 7b7 shall include information relating to the following matters with respect to both the strategic and tactical implications for the ,united ,states and its allies3 7#a7 ,a description of arms or related materiel transferred by ,iran to ,hizballah since ,march #bjaa1 including the number of such arms or related materiel and whether such transfer was by land1 sea1 or air1 as well as financial and additional technological capabilities transferred by ,iran to ,hizballah4 7#b7 ,a description of ,iranian and ,iranian-controlled personnel1 including ,hizballah1 ,shiite militias1 and ,iran's ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps forces1 operating within ,syria1 including the number and geographic distribution of such personnel operating within #cj kilometers of the ,israeli borders with ,syria and ,lebanon4 7#c7 ,an assessment of ,hizballah's operational lessons learned based on its recent experiences in ,syria4 7#d7 ,a description of any rocket-producing facilities in ,lebanon for nonstate actors1 including whether such facilities were assessed to be built at the direction of ,hizballah leadership1 ,iranian leadership1 or in consultation between ,iranian leadership and ,hizballah leadership4 7#e7 ,an analysis of the foreign and domestic supply chains that significantly facilitate1 support1 or otherwise aid ,hizballah's acquisition or development of missile production facilities1 including the geographic distribution of such foreign and domestic supply chains4 7#f7 ,an assessment of the provision of goods1 services1 or technology transferred by ,iran or its affiliates to ,hizballah to indigenously manufacture or otherwise produce missiles4 7#g7 ,an identification of foreign persons that are based on credible information1 facilitating the transfer of significant financial support or arms or related materiel to ,hizballah4 7#h7 ,a description of the threat posed to ,israel and other ,united ,states allies in the ,middle ,east by the transfer of arms or related material or other support offered to ,hizballah and other proxies from ,iran4 7d7 ,form of report ,the report required under subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #gjh4 ,annual report on ,iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities 7a7 ,annual report required ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to ,congress a report describing ,iranian expenditures in the previous calendar year on military and terrorist activities outside the country1 including each of the following3 7#a7 ,the amount spent in such calendar year on activities by the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1 including activities providing support for-- 7,a7 ,hizballah2 7,b7 ,houthi rebels in ,yemen2 7,c7 ,hamas2 7,d7 proxy forces in ,iraq and ,syria2 or 7,e7 any other entity or country the ,director determines to be relevant4 7#b7 ,the amount spent in such calendar year for ballistic missile research and testing or other activities that the ,director determines are destabilizing to the ,middle ,east region4 7b7 ,form ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #gji4 ,expansion of scope of committee to counter active measures and report on establishment of ,foreign ,malign ,influence ,center 7a7 ,scope of committee ,to counter active measures 7#a7 ,in general ,section #eja of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-ca2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja note7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsections 7a7 through 7h7-- 7i7 by inserting 1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 or other nation state after ,russian ,federation each place it appears2 and 7ii7 by inserting 1 ,china1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1 or other nation state after ,russia each place it appears2 and 7,b7 in the section heading1 by inserting 1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 or other nation state after ,russian ,federation4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended by striking the item relating to section #eja and inserting the following new item3 ,sec4 #eja4 ,committee to counter active measures by the ,russian ,federation1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 and other nation states to exert covert influence over peoples and governments4 4 7b7 ,report required 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with such elements of the intelligence community as the ,director considers relevant1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a center1 to be known as the ,foreign ,malign ,influence ,response ,center1 that-- 7,a7 is comprised of analysts from all appropriate elements of the intelligence community1 including elements with related diplomatic and law enforcement functions2 7,b7 has access to all intelligence and other reporting acquired by the ,united ,states ,government on foreign efforts to influence1 through overt and covert malign activities1 ,united ,states political processes and elections2 7,c7 provides comprehensive assessment1 and indications and warning1 of such activities2 and 7,d7 provides for enhanced dissemination of such assessment to ,united ,states policy makers4 7#b7 ,contents ,the ,report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a discussion of the desirability of the establishment of such center and any barriers to such establishment4 7,b7 ,such recommendations and other matters as the ,director considers appropriate4 ,b ,reports #gaa4 ,technical correction to ,inspector ,general study ,section #aajja7;d7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,audit and inserting ,review2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking audit and inserting review2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking audit and inserting review4 #gab4 ,reports on authorities of the ,chief ,intelligence ,officer of the ,department of ,homeland ,security 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,homeland ,security ,intelligence ,enterprise ,the term ,homeland ,security ,intelligence ,enterprise has the meaning given such term in ,department of ,homeland ,security ,instruction ,number #bfd-ja-jja1 or successor authority4 7b7 ,report required ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on the authorities of the ,under ,secretary4 7c7 ,elements ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall include each of the following3 7#a7 ,an analysis of whether the ,under ,secretary has the legal and policy authority necessary to organize and lead the ,homeland ,security ,intelligence ,enterprise1 with respect to intelligence1 and1 if not1 a description of-- 7,a7 the obstacles to exercising the authorities of the ,chief ,intelligence ,officer of the ,department and the ,homeland ,security ,intelligence ,council1 of which the ,chief ,intelligence ,officer is the chair2 and 7,b7 the legal and policy changes necessary to effectively coordinate1 organize1 and lead intelligence activities of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#b7 ,a description of the actions that the ,secretary has taken to address the inability of the ,under ,secretary to require components of the ,department1 other than the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department to-- 7,a7 coordinate intelligence programs2 and 7,b7 integrate and standardize intelligence products produced by such other components4 #gac4 ,report on cyber exchange program 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the potential establishment of a fully voluntary exchange program between elements of the intelligence community and private technology companies under which-- 7#a7 an employee of an element of the intelligence community with demonstrated expertise and work experience in cybersecurity or related disciplines may elect to be temporarily detailed to a private technology company that has elected to receive the detailee2 and 7#b7 an employee of a private technology company with demonstrated expertise and work experience in cybersecurity or related disciplines may elect to be temporarily detailed to an element of the intelligence community that has elected to receive the detailee4 7b7 ,elements ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the feasibility of establishing the exchange program described in such subsection4 7#b7 ,identification of any challenges in establishing the exchange program4 7#c7 ,an evaluation of the benefits to the intelligence community that would result from the exchange program4 #gad4 ,review of intelligence community whistleblower matters 7a7 ,review of whistleblower matters ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community1 in consultation with the inspectors general for the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 the ,national ,security ,agency1 the ,national ,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency1 the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency1 and the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 shall conduct a review of the authorities1 policies1 investigatory standards1 and other practices and procedures relating to intelligence community whistleblower matters1 with respect to such inspectors general4 7b7 ,objective of review ,the objective of the review required under subsection 7a7 is to identify any discrepancies1 inconsistencies1 or other issues1 which frustrate the timely and effective reporting of intelligence community whistleblower matters to appropriate inspectors general and to the congressional intelligence committees1 and the fair and expeditious investigation and resolution of such matters4 7c7 ,conduct of review ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community shall take such measures as the ,inspector ,general determines necessary in order to ensure that the review required by subsection 7a7 is conducted in an independent and objective fashion4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #bgj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written report containing the results of the review required under subsection 7a71 along with recommendations to improve the timely and effective reporting of intelligence community whistleblower matters to inspectors general and to the congressional intelligence committees and the fair and expeditious investigation and resolution of such matters4 #gae4 ,report on role of ,director of ,national ,intelligence with respect to certain foreign investments 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community determined appropriate by the ,director1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the role of the ,director in preparing analytic materials in connection with the evaluation by the ,federal ,government of national security risks associated with potential foreign investments into the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,elements ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a description of the current process for the provision of the analytic materials described in subsection 7a72 7#b7 an identification of the most significant benefits and drawbacks of such process with respect to the role of the ,director1 including the sufficiency of resources and personnel to prepare such materials2 and 7#c7 recommendations to improve such process4 #gaf4 ,report on surveillance by foreign governments against ,united ,states telecommunications networks 7a7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means the following3 7#a7 ,the congressional intelligence committees4 7#b7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing-- 7#a7 any attempts known to the intelligence community by foreign governments to exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities in ,united ,states telecommunications networks 7including ,signaling ,system ,no4 #g7 to target for surveillance ,united ,states persons1 including employees of the ,federal ,government2 and 7#b7 any actions1 as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 taken by the intelligence community to protect agencies and personnel of the ,united ,states ,government from surveillance conducted by foreign governments4 #gag4 ,biennial report on foreign investment risks 7a7 ,intelligence community interagency working group 7#a7 ,requirement to establish ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall establish an intelligence community interagency working group to prepare the biennial reports required by subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,chairperson ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall serve as the chairperson of such interagency working group4 7#c7 ,membership ,such interagency working group shall be composed of representatives of each element of the intelligence community that the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines appropriate4 7b7 ,biennial report on foreign investment risks 7#a7 ,report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and not less frequently than once every #b years thereafter1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives a report on foreign investment risks prepared by the interagency working group established under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,elements ,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include identification1 analysis1 and explanation of the following3 7,a7 ,any current or projected major threats to the national security of the ,united ,states with respect to foreign investment4 7,b7 ,any strategy used by a foreign country that such interagency working group has identified to be a country of special concern to use foreign investment to target the acquisition of critical technologies1 critical materials1 or critical infrastructure4 7,c7 ,any economic espionage efforts directed at the ,united ,states by a foreign country1 particularly such a country of special concern4 #gah4 ,modification of certain reporting requirement on travel of foreign diplomats ,section #ejb7;d77#b7 of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-ca7 is amended by striking the number and inserting a best estimate4 #gai4 ,semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized disclosures of classified information 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,xi of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cbca et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aaje4 ,semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized disclosures of classified information 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered official ,the term covered official means-- 7,a7 the heads of each element of the intelligence community2 and 7,b7 the inspectors general with oversight responsibility for an element of the intelligence community4 7#b7 ,investigation ,the term investigation means any inquiry1 whether formal or informal1 into the existence of an unauthorized public disclosure of classified information4 7#c7 ,unauthorized disclosure of classified information ,the term unauthorized disclosure of classified information means any unauthorized disclosure of classified information to any recipient4 7#d7 ,unauthorized public disclosure of classified information ,the term unauthorized public disclosure of classified information means the unauthorized disclosure of classified information to a journalist or media organization4 7b7 ,intelligence community reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,not less frequently than once every #f months1 each covered official shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on investigations of unauthorized public disclosures of classified information4 7#b7 ,elements ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with respect to the preceding #f-month period1 the following3 7,a7 ,the number of investigations opened by the covered official regarding an unauthorized public disclosure of classified information4 7,b7 ,the number of investigations completed by the covered official regarding an unauthorized public disclosure of classified information4 7,c7 ,of the number of such completed investigations identified under subparagraph 7,b71 the number referred to the ,attorney ,general for criminal investigation4 7c7 ,department of ,justice reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,not less frequently than once every #f months1 the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for ,national ,security of the ,department of ,justice1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the status of each referral made to the ,department of ,justice from any element of the intelligence community regarding an unauthorized disclosure of classified information made during the most recent #cfe-;day period or any referral that has not yet been closed1 regardless of the date the referral was made4 7#b7 ,contents ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 for each referral covered by the report1 at a minimum1 the following3 7,a7 ,the date the referral was received4 7,b7 ,a statement indicating whether the alleged unauthorized disclosure described in the referral was substantiated by the ,department of ,justice4 7,c7 ,a statement indicating the highest level of classification of the information that was revealed in the unauthorized disclosure4 7,d7 ,a statement indicating whether an open criminal investigation related to the referral is active4 7,e7 ,a statement indicating whether any criminal charges have been filed related to the referral4 7,f7 ,a statement indicating whether the ,department of ,justice has been able to attribute the unauthorized disclosure to a particular entity or individual4 7d7 ,form of reports ,each report submitted under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may have a classified annex4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in the first section of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aajd the following new item3 ,sec4 #aaje4 ,semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized disclosures of classified information4 4 #gbj4 ,congressional notification of designation of covered intelligence officer as persona non grata 7a7 ,covered intelligence officer defined ,in this section1 the term covered intelligence officer means-- 7#a7 a ,united ,states intelligence officer serving in a post in a foreign country2 or 7#b7 a known or suspected foreign intelligence officer serving in a ,united ,states post4 7b7 ,requirement for reports ,not later than #gb hours after a covered intelligence officer is designated as a persona non grata1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives a notification of that designation4 ,each such notification shall include-- 7#a7 the date of the designation2 7#b7 the basis for the designation2 and 7#c7 a justification for the expulsion4 #gba4 ,reports on intelligence community participation in vulnerabilities equities process of ,federal ,government 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process document ,the term ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process document means the executive branch document entitled ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process dated ,november #ae1 #bjag4 7#b7 ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process ,the term ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process means the interagency review of vulnerabilities1 pursuant to the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process document or any successor document4 7#c7 ,vulnerability ,the term vulnerability means a weakness in an information system or its components 7for example1 system security procedures1 hardware design1 and internal controls7 that could be exploited or could affect confidentiality1 integrity1 or availability of information4 7b7 ,reports on process and criteria under ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written report describing-- 7,a7 with respect to each element of the intelligence community-- 7i7 the title of the official or officials responsible for determining whether1 pursuant to criteria contained in the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process document or any successor document1 a vulnerability must be submitted for review under the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process2 and 7ii7 the process used by such element to make such determination2 and 7,b7 the roles or responsibilities of that element during a review of a vulnerability submitted to the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process4 7#b7 ,changes to process or criteria ,not later than #cj days after any significant change is made to the process and criteria used by any element of the intelligence community for determining whether to submit a vulnerability for review under the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process1 such element shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report describing such change4 7#c7 ,form of reports ,each report submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7c7 ,annual reports 7#a7 ,in general ,not less frequently than once each calendar year1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a classified report containing1 with respect to the previous year-- 7,a7 the number of vulnerabilities submitted for review under the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process2 7,b7 the number of vulnerabilities described in subparagraph 7,a7 disclosed to each vendor responsible for correcting the vulnerability1 or to the public1 pursuant to the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process2 and 7,c7 the aggregate number1 by category1 of the vulnerabilities excluded from review under the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process1 as described in paragraph #e4d of the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process document4 7#b7 ,unclassified information ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include an unclassified appendix that contains-- 7,a7 the aggregate number of vulnerabilities disclosed to vendors or the public pursuant to the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process2 and 7,b7 the aggregate number of vulnerabilities disclosed to vendors or the public pursuant to the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,process known to have been patched4 7#c7 ,non-duplication ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may forgo submission of an annual report required under this subsection for a calendar year1 if the ,director notifies the intelligence committees in writing that1 with respect to the same calendar year1 an annual report required by paragraph #d4c of the ,vulnerabilities ,equities ,policy and ,process document already has been submitted to ,congress1 and such annual report contains the information that would otherwise be required to be included in an annual report under this subsection4 #gbb4 ,inspectors ,general reports on classification 7a7 ,reports required ,not later than ,october #a1 #bjai1 each ,inspector ,general listed in subsection 7b7 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that includes1 with respect to the department or agency of the ,inspector ,general1 analyses of the following3 7#a7 ,the accuracy of the application of classification and handling markers on a representative sample of finished reports1 including such reports that are compartmented4 7#b7 ,compliance with declassification procedures4 7#c7 ,the effectiveness of processes for identifying topics of public or historical importance that merit prioritization for a declassification review4 7b7 ,inspectors ,general listed ,the ,inspectors ,general listed in this subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community4 7#b7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 7#c7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,national ,security ,agency4 7#d7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency4 7#e7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office4 7#f7 ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,national ,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency4 #gbc4 ,reports on global water insecurity and national security implications and briefing on emerging infectious disease and pandemics 7a7 ,reports on global water insecurity and national security implications 7#a7 ,reports required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and not less frequently than once every #e years thereafter1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the implications of water insecurity on the national security interest of the ,united ,states1 including consideration of social1 economic1 agricultural1 and environmental factors4 7#b7 ,assessment scope and focus ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include an assessment of water insecurity described in such subsection with a global scope1 but focus on areas of the world-- 7,a7 of strategic1 economic1 or humanitarian interest to the ,united ,states-- 7i7 that are1 as of the date of the report1 at the greatest risk of instability1 conflict1 human insecurity1 or mass displacement2 or 7ii7 where challenges relating to water insecurity are likely to emerge and become significant during the #e-year or the #bj-year period beginning on the date of the report2 and 7,b7 where challenges relating to water insecurity are likely to imperil the national security interests of the ,united ,states or allies of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,consultation ,in researching a report required by paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall consult with-- 7,a7 such stakeholders within the intelligence community1 the ,department of ,defense1 and the ,department of ,state as the ,director considers appropriate2 and 7,b7 such additional ,federal agencies and persons in the private sector as the ,director considers appropriate4 7#d7 ,form ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7b7 ,briefing on emerging infectious disease and pandemics 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,briefing ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the anticipated geopolitical effects of emerging infectious disease 7including deliberate1 accidental1 and naturally occurring infectious disease threats7 and pandemics1 and their implications on the national security of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,content ,the briefing under paragraph 7#b7 shall include an assessment of-- 7,a7 the economic1 social1 political1 and security risks1 costs1 and impacts of emerging infectious diseases on the ,united ,states and the international political and economic system2 7,b7 the economic1 social1 political1 and security risks1 costs1 and impacts of a major transnational pandemic on the ,united ,states and the international political and economic system2 and 7,c7 contributing trends and factors to the matters assessed under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74 7#d7 ,examination of response capacity ,in examining the risks1 costs1 and impacts of emerging infectious disease and a possible transnational pandemic under paragraph 7#c71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall also examine in the briefing under paragraph 7#b7 the response capacity within affected countries and the international system4 ,in considering response capacity1 the ,director shall include-- 7,a7 the ability of affected nations to effectively detect and manage emerging infectious diseases and a possible transnational pandemic2 7,b7 the role and capacity of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations to respond to emerging infectious disease and a possible pandemic1 and their ability to coordinate with affected and donor nations2 and 7,c7 the effectiveness of current international frameworks1 agreements1 and health systems to respond to emerging infectious diseases and a possible transnational pandemic4 7#e7 ,form ,the briefing under paragraph 7#b7 may be classified4 #gbd4 ,annual report on memoranda of understanding between elements of intelligence community and other entities of the ,united ,states ,government regarding significant operational activities or policy ,section #caa of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccac7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as subsection 7c72 and 7#b7 by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,each year1 concurrent with the annual budget request submitted by the ,president to ,congress under section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 each head of an element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that lists each memorandum of understanding or other agreement regarding significant operational activities or policy entered into during the most recently completed fiscal year between or among such element and any other entity of the ,united ,states ,government4 7b7 ,provision of documents ,each head of an element of an intelligence community who receives a request from the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate or the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives for a copy of a memorandum of understanding or other document listed in a report submitted by the head under subsection 7a7 shall submit to such committee the requested copy as soon as practicable after receiving such request4 4 #gbe4 ,study on the feasibility of encrypting unclassified wireline and wireless telephone calls 7a7 ,study required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall complete a study on the feasibility of encrypting unclassified wireline and wireless telephone calls between personnel in the intelligence community4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,director completes the study required by subsection 7a71 the ,director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the ,director's findings with respect to such study4 #gbf4 ,modification of requirement for annual report on hiring and retention of minority employees 7a7 ,expansion of period of report ,subsection 7a7 of section #aad of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjej7 is amended by inserting and the preceding #e fiscal years after fiscal year4 7b7 ,clarification on disaggregation of data ,subsection 7b7 of such section is amended1 in the matter before paragraph 7#a71 by striking disaggregated data by category of covered person from each element of the intelligence community and inserting data1 disaggregated by category of covered person and by element of the intelligence community14 #gbg4 ,reports on intelligence community loan repayment and related programs 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 there should be established1 through the issuing of an ,intelligence ,community ,directive or otherwise1 an intelligence community-wide program for student loan repayment1 student loan forgiveness1 financial counseling1 and related matters1 for employees of the intelligence community2 7#b7 creating such a program would enhance the ability of the elements of the intelligence community to recruit1 hire1 and retain highly qualified personnel1 including with respect to mission-critical and hard-to-fill positions2 7#c7 such a program1 including with respect to eligibility requirements1 should be designed so as to maximize the ability of the elements of the intelligence community to recruit1 hire1 and retain highly qualified personnel1 including with respect to mission-critical and hard-to-fill positions2 and 7#d7 to the extent possible1 such a program should be uniform throughout the intelligence community and publicly promoted by each element of the intelligence community to both current employees of the element as well as to prospective employees of the element4 7b7 ,report on potential intelligence community-,wide program 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in cooperation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community and the heads of any other appropriate department or agency of the ,federal ,government1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on potentially establishing and carrying out an intelligence community-wide program for student loan repayment1 student loan forgiveness1 financial counseling1 and related matters1 as described in subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,matters included ,the report under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 at a minimum1 the following3 7,a7 ,a description of the financial resources that the elements of the intelligence community would require to establish and initially carry out the program specified in paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,a description of the practical steps to establish and carry out such a program4 7,c7 ,the identification of any legislative action the ,director determines necessary to establish and carry out such a program4 7c7 ,annual reports on established programs 7#a7 ,covered programs defined ,in this subsection1 the term covered programs means any loan repayment program1 loan forgiveness program1 financial counseling program1 or similar program1 established pursuant to title ,x of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #caia et seq47 or any other provision of law that may be administered or used by an element of the intelligence community4 7#b7 ,annual reports required ,not less frequently than once each year1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the covered programs4 ,each such report shall include1 with respect to the period covered by the report1 the following3 7,a7 ,the number of personnel from each element of the intelligence community who used each covered program4 7,b7 ,the total amount of funds each element expended for each such program4 7,c7 ,a description of the efforts made by each element to promote each covered program pursuant to both the personnel of the element of the intelligence community and to prospective personnel4 #gbh4 ,repeal of certain reporting requirements 7a7 ,correcting long-,standing material weaknesses ,section #cfh of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaj-bei2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjea note7 is hereby repealed4 7b7 ,interagency threat assessment and coordination group ,section #baj;,d of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abdk7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7c72 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7d7 through 7i7 as subsections 7c7 through 7h71 respectively2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7c71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#i74 7c7 ,inspector ,general report ,section #h;,h of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7g72 and 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7h7 and 7i7 as subsections 7g7 and 7h71 respectively4 #gbi4 ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community report on senior executives of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence 7a7 ,senior ,executive ,service position defined ,in this section1 the term ,senior ,executive ,service position has the meaning given that term in section #cacb7;a77#b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and includes any position above the ,,gs-#ae1 step #aj1 level of the ,general ,schedule under section #eccb of such title4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the number of ,senior ,executive ,service positions in the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7c7 ,matters included ,the report under subsection 7b7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,the number of required ,senior ,executive ,service positions for the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7#b7 ,whether such requirements are reasonably based on the mission of the ,office4 7#c7 ,a discussion of how the number of the ,senior ,executive ,service positions in the ,office compare to the number of senior positions at comparable organizations4 7d7 ,cooperation ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall provide to the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community any information requested by the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community that is necessary to carry out this section by not later than #ad calendar days after the date on which the ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community makes such request4 #gcj4 ,briefing on ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation offering permanent residence to sources and cooperators ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the ability of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation to offer1 as an inducement to assisting the ,bureau1 permanent residence within the ,united ,states to foreign individuals who are sources or cooperators in counterintelligence or other national security-related investigations4 ,the briefing shall address the following3 7#a7 ,the extent to which the ,bureau may make such offers1 whether independently or in conjunction with other agencies and departments of the ,united ,states ,government1 including a discussion of the authorities provided by section #aja7;a77#ae77,s7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77,s771 section #g of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cejh71 and any other provision of law under which the ,bureau may make such offers4 7#b7 ,an overview of the policies and operational practices of the ,bureau with respect to making such offers4 7#c7 ,the sufficiency of such policies and practices with respect to inducing individuals to cooperate with1 serve as sources for such investigations1 or both4 7#d7 ,whether the ,director recommends any legislative actions to improve such policies and practices1 particularly with respect to the counterintelligence efforts of the ,bureau4 #gca4 ,intelligence assessment of ,north ,korea revenue sources 7a7 ,assessment required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for ,intelligence and ,research and the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,treasury for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall produce an intelligence assessment of the revenue sources of the ,north ,korean regime4 ,such assessment shall include revenue from the following sources3 7#a7 ,trade in coal1 iron1 and iron ore4 7#b7 ,the provision of fishing rights to ,north ,korean territorial waters4 7#c7 ,trade in gold1 titanium ore1 vanadium ore1 copper1 silver1 nickel1 zinc1 or rare earth minerals1 and other stores of value4 7#d7 ,trade in textiles4 7#e7 ,sales of conventional defense articles and services4 7#f7 ,sales of controlled goods1 ballistic missiles1 and other associated items4 7#g7 ,other types of manufacturing for export1 as the ,director of ,national ,intelligence considers appropriate4 7#h7 ,the exportation of workers from ,north ,korea in a manner intended to generate significant revenue1 directly or indirectly1 for use by the government of ,north ,korea4 7#i7 ,the provision of nonhumanitarian goods 7such as food1 medicine1 and medical devices7 and services by other countries4 7#aj7 ,the provision of services1 including banking and other support1 including by entities located in the ,russian ,federation1 ,china1 and ,iran4 7#aa7 ,online commercial activities of the ,government of ,north ,korea1 including online gambling4 7#ab7 ,criminal activities1 including cyber-enabled crime and counterfeit goods4 7b7 ,elements ,the assessment required under subsection 7a7 shall include an identification of each of the following3 7#a7 ,the sources of ,north ,korea's funding4 7#b7 ,financial and non-financial networks1 including supply chain management1 transportation1 and facilitation1 through which ,north ,korea accesses the ,united ,states and international financial systems and repatriates and exports capital1 goods1 and services4 7#c7 ,the global financial institutions1 money services business1 and payment systems that assist ,north ,korea with financial transactions4 7c7 ,submittal to ,congress ,upon completion of the assessment required under subsection 7a71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a copy of such assessment4 #gcb4 ,report on possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorist actors 7a7 ,short title ,this section may be cited as the ,stop ,terrorist ,use of ,virtual ,currencies ,act4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall submit to ,congress a report on the possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorist actors4 ,such report shall include the following elements3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the means and methods by which international terrorist organizations and ,state sponsors of terrorism use virtual currencies4 7#b7 ,an assessment of the use by terrorist organizations and ,state sponsors of terrorism of virtual currencies compared to the use by such organizations and ,states of other forms of financing to support operations1 including an assessment of the collection posture of the intelligence community on the use of virtual currencies by such organizations and ,states4 7#c7 ,a description of any existing legal impediments that inhibit or prevent the intelligence community from collecting information on or helping prevent the use of virtual currencies by international terrorist organizations and ,state sponsors of terrorism and an identification of any gaps in existing law that could be exploited for illicit funding by such organizations and ,states4 7c7 ,form of report ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #gcc4 ,inclusion of disciplinary actions in annual report relating to section #gjb of the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh ,section #gjg7;b77#a77;,g77ii7 of the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahha;f7b77#a77;,g77ii77 is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following3 1 including whether disciplinary actions were taken as a result of such an incident of noncompliance and the extent of such disciplinary actions4 ,c ,other matters #gda4 ,public ,interest ,declassification ,board ,section #gaj7;b7 of the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-efg2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note7 is amended by striking ,december #ca1 #bjah and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbh4 #gdb4 ,securing energy infrastructure 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,covered entity ,the term covered entity means an entity identified pursuant to section #i7;a7 of ,executive ,order #acfcf of ,february #ab1 #bjac 7#gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #aagdb71 relating to identification of critical infrastructure where a cybersecurity incident could reasonably result in catastrophic regional or national effects on public health or safety1 economic security1 or national security4 7#c7 ,exploit ,the term exploit means a software tool designed to take advantage of a security vulnerability4 7#d7 ,industrial control system ,the term industrial control system means an operational technology used to measure1 control1 or manage industrial functions1 and includes supervisory control and data acquisition systems1 distributed control systems1 and programmable logic or embedded controllers4 7#e7 ,national ,laboratory ,the term ,national ,laboratory has the meaning given the term in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74 7#f7 ,program ,the term ,program means the pilot program established under subsection 7b74 7#g7 ,secretary ,except as otherwise specifically provided1 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 7#h7 ,security vulnerability ,the term security vulnerability means any attribute of hardware1 software1 process1 or procedure that could enable or facilitate the defeat of a security control4 7b7 ,pilot program for securing energy infrastructure ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a #b-year control systems implementation pilot program within the ,national ,laboratories for the purposes of-- 7#a7 partnering with covered entities in the energy sector 7including critical component manufacturers in the supply chain7 that voluntarily participate in the ,program to identify new classes of security vulnerabilities of the covered entities2 and 7#b7 evaluating technology and standards1 in partnership with covered entities1 to isolate and defend industrial control systems of covered entities from security vulnerabilities and exploits in the most critical systems of the covered entities1 including-- 7,a7 analog and nondigital control systems2 7,b7 purpose-built control systems2 and 7,c7 physical controls4 7c7 ,working group ,to evaluate program standards and develop strategy 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a working group-- 7,a7 to evaluate the technology and standards used in the ,program under subsection 7b77#b72 and 7,b7 to develop a national cyber-informed engineering strategy to isolate and defend covered entities from security vulnerabilities and exploits in the most critical systems of the covered entities4 7#b7 ,membership ,the working group established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be composed of not fewer than #aj members1 to be appointed by the ,secretary1 at least #a member of which shall represent each of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,department of ,energy4 7,b7 ,the energy industry1 including electric utilities and manufacturers recommended by the ,energy ,sector coordinating councils4 7,c7 7i7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 or 7ii7 the ,industrial ,control ,systems ,cyber ,emergency ,response ,team4 7,d7 ,the ,north ,american ,electric ,reliability ,corporation4 7,e7 ,the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission4 7,f7 7i7 ,the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence2 or 7ii7 the intelligence community 7as defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc774 7,g7 7i7 ,the ,department of ,defense2 or 7ii7 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for ,homeland ,security and ,america's ,security ,affairs4 7,h7 ,a ,state or regional energy agency4 7,i7 ,a national research body or academic institution4 7,j7 ,the ,national ,laboratories4 7d7 ,reports on the ,program 7#a7 ,interim report ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which funds are first disbursed under the ,program1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an interim report that-- 7,a7 describes the results of the ,program2 7,b7 includes an analysis of the feasibility of each method studied under the ,program2 and 7,c7 describes the results of the evaluations conducted by the working group established under subsection 7c77#a74 7#b7 ,final report ,not later than #b years after the date on which funds are first disbursed under the ,program1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final report that-- 7,a7 describes the results of the ,program2 7,b7 includes an analysis of the feasibility of each method studied under the ,program2 and 7,c7 describes the results of the evaluations conducted by the working group established under subsection 7c77#a74 7e7 ,exemption from disclosure ,information shared by or with the ,federal ,government or a ,state1 ,tribal1 or local government under this section-- 7#a7 shall be deemed to be voluntarily shared information2 7#b7 shall be exempt from disclosure under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any provision of any ,state1 ,tribal1 or local freedom of information law1 open government law1 open meetings law1 open records law1 sunshine law1 or similar law requiring the disclosure of information or records2 and 7#c7 shall be withheld from the public1 without discretion1 under section #eeb7;b77#c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any provision of any ,state1 ,tribal1 or local law requiring the disclosure of information or records4 7f7 ,protection from liability 7#a7 ,in general ,a cause of action against a covered entity for engaging in the voluntary activities authorized under subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 shall not lie or be maintained in any court2 and 7,b7 shall be promptly dismissed by the applicable court4 7#b7 ,voluntary activities ,nothing in this section subjects any covered entity to liability for not engaging in the voluntary activities authorized under subsection 7b74 7g7 ,no new regulatory authority for ,federal agencies ,nothing in this section authorizes the ,secretary or the head of any other department or agency of the ,federal ,government to issue new regulations4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,pilot ,program ,there is authorized to be appropriated #aj1jjj1jjj to carry out subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,working ,group and ,report ,there is authorized to be appropriated #a1ejj1jjj to carry out subsections 7c7 and 7d74 7#c7 ,availability ,amounts made available under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall remain available until expended4 #gdc4 ,bug bounty programs 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,bug bounty program ,the term bug bounty program means a program under which an approved computer security specialist or security researcher is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities within the information system of an agency or department of the ,united ,states in exchange for compensation4 7#c7 ,information system ,the term information system has the meaning given that term in section #cejb of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,bug bounty program plan 7#a7 ,requirement ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to appropriate committees of ,congress a strategic plan for appropriate agencies and departments of the ,united ,states to implement bug bounty programs4 7#b7 ,contents ,the plan required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 an assessment of-- 7i7 the ,hack the ,pentagon pilot program carried out by the ,department of ,defense in #bjaf and subsequent bug bounty programs in identifying and reporting vulnerabilities within the information systems of the ,department of ,defense2 and 7ii7 private sector bug bounty programs1 including such programs implemented by leading technology companies in the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 recommendations on the feasibility of initiating bug bounty programs at appropriate agencies and departments of the ,united ,states4 #gdd4 ,modification of authorities relating to the ,national ,intelligence ,university 7a7 ,civilian faculty members2 employment and compensation 7#a7 ,in general ,section #aeie7;c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,the ,national ,intelligence ,university4 4 7#b7 ,compensation plan ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall provide each person employed as a full-time professor1 instructor1 or lecturer at the ,national ,intelligence ,university on the date of the enactment of this ,act an opportunity to elect to be paid under the compensation plan in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act 7with no reduction in pay7 or under the authority of section #aeie of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,acceptance of faculty research grants ,section #bafa of such title is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,acceptance of faculty research grants ,the ,secretary of ,defense may authorize the ,president of the ,national ,intelligence ,university to accept qualifying research grants in the same manner and to the same degree as the ,president of the ,national ,defense ,university under section #bafe7;e7 of this title4 4 7c7 ,pilot program on admission of private sector civilians ,to receive instruction 7#a7 ,pilot program required 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall commence carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasability and advisability of permitting eligible private sector employees who work in organizations relevant to national security to receive instruction at the ,national ,intelligence ,university4 7,b7 ,duration ,the ,secretary shall carry out the pilot program during the #c-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program4 7,c7 ,existing program ,the ,secretary shall carry out the pilot program in a manner that is consistent with section #bafg of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,d7 ,number of participants ,no more than the equivalent of #ce full-time student positions may be filled at any one time by private sector employees enrolled under the pilot program4 7,e7 ,diplomas and degrees ,upon successful completion of the course of instruction in which enrolled1 any such private sector employee may be awarded an appropriate diploma or degree under section #bafa of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,eligible private sector employees 7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of this subsection1 an eligible private sector employee is an individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in providing to the ,department of ,defense1 the intelligence community1 or other ,government departments or agencies significant and substantial intelligence or defense-related systems1 products1 or services or whose work product is relevant to national security policy or strategy4 7,b7 ,limitation ,under this subsection1 a private sector employee admitted for instruction at the ,national ,intelligence ,university remains eligible for such instruction only so long as that person remains employed by the same firm1 holds appropriate security clearances1 and complies with any other applicable security protocols4 7#c7 ,annual certification by ,secretary of ,defense ,under the pilot program1 private sector employees may receive instruction at the ,national ,intelligence ,university during any academic year only if1 before the start of that academic year1 the ,secretary of ,defense determines1 and certifies to the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 that providing instruction to private sector employees under this section during that year will further the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,pilot program requirements ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that-- 7,a7 the curriculum in which private sector employees may be enrolled under the pilot program is not readily available through other schools and concentrates on national security-relevant issues2 and 7,b7 the course offerings at the ,national ,intelligence ,university are determined by the needs of the ,department of ,defense and the intelligence community4 7#e7 ,tuition ,the ,president of the ,national ,intelligence ,university shall charge students enrolled under the pilot program a rate that-- 7,a7 is at least the rate charged for employees of the ,united ,states outside the ,department of ,defense1 less infrastructure costs2 and 7,b7 considers the value to the school and course of the private sector student4 7#f7 ,standards of conduct ,while receiving instruction at the ,national ,intelligence ,university1 students enrolled under the pilot program1 to the extent practicable1 are subject to the same regulations governing academic performance1 attendance1 norms of behavior1 and enrollment as apply to ,government civilian employees receiving instruction at the university4 7#g7 ,use of funds 7,a7 ,in general ,amounts received by the ,national ,intelligence ,university for instruction of students enrolled under the pilot program shall be retained by the university to defray the costs of such instruction4 7,b7 ,records ,the source1 and the disposition1 of such funds shall be specifically identified in records of the university4 7#h7 ,reports 7,a7 ,annual reports ,each academic year in which the pilot program is carried out1 the ,secretary shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the number of eligible private sector employees participating in the pilot program4 7,b7 ,final report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the conclusion of the pilot program1 the ,secretary shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the findings of the ,secretary with respect to the pilot program4 ,such report shall include-- 7i7 the findings of the ,secretary with respect to the feasability and advisability of permitting eligible private sector employees who work in organizations relevant to national security to receive instruction at the ,national ,intelligence ,university2 and 7ii7 a recommendation as to whether the pilot program should be extended4 #gde4 ,technical and clerical amendments to the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7a7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents at the beginning of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting after the item relating to section #b the following new item3 ,sec4 #c4 ,definitions4 2 7#b7 by striking the item relating to section #ajg2 7#c7 by striking the item relating to section #aac;,b and inserting the following new item3 ,sec4 #aac;,b4 ,special pay authority for science1 technology1 engineering1 or mathematics positions4 2 7#d7 by striking the items relating to sections #bjb1 #bjc1 #bjd1 #bjh1 #bji1 #baj1 #baa1 #bab1 #bac1 and #bad2 and 7#e7 by inserting after the item relating to section #caa the following new item3 ,sec4 #cab4 ,repealing and saving provisions4 4 7b7 ,other technical corrections ,such ,act is further amended-- 7#a7 in section #ajb;,a-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,g7 of paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7g71 by moving the margins of such subparagraph #b ems to the left2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7v71 by moving the margins of such paragraph #b ems to the left2 7#b7 in section #ajf-- 7,a7 by inserting ,sec4 #ajf4 before 7a72 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,i7 of paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7b71 by moving the margins of such subparagraph #b ems to the left2 7#c7 by striking section #ajg2 7#d7 in section #ajh7;c71 by striking in both a classified and an unclassified form and inserting to ,congress in classified form1 but may include an unclassified summary2 7#e7 in section #aab7;c77#a71 by striking section #ajc7;c77#g7 and inserting section #ajb;,a7i72 7#f7 by amending section #bja to read as follows3 #bja4 ,department of ,defense ,except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this ,act or other provisions of law1 the provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be applicable to the ,department of ,defense4 2 7#g7 in section #bje1 by redesignating subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as subsections 7a7 and 7b71 respectively2 7#h7 in section #bjf1 by striking 7a72 7#i7 in section #bjg1 by striking 7c72 7#aj7 in section #cjh7;a71 by striking this ,act and inserting sections #b1 #aja1 #ajb1 #ajc1 and #cjc of this ,act2 7#aa7 by redesignating section #daa as section #cab2 7#ab7 in section #ejc-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e7 of subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by moving the margins of such paragraph #b ems to the left2 and 7ii7 by moving the margins of subparagraph 7,b7 of such paragraph #b ems to the left2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7d71 by moving the margins of such paragraph #b ems to the left2 and 7#ac7 in subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 of section #ejd1 by moving the margins of such subparagraph #b ems to the right4 #gdf4 ,technical amendments related to the ,department of ,energy 7a7 ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration ,act 7#a7 ,clarification of functions of the ,administrator for ,nuclear ,security ,subsection 7b7 of section #cbab of the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bdjb7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking paragraphs 7#aa7 and 7#ab72 and 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 through 7#ai7 as paragraphs 7#aa7 through 7#ag71 respectively4 7#b7 ,counterintelligence programs ,section #cbcc7;b7 of the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bdbc7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,administration and inserting ,department2 and 7,b7 by inserting ,intelligence and after the ,office of4 7b7 ,atomic ,energy ,defense ,act ,section #debd7;b77#b7 of the ,atomic ,energy ,defense ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bfgd7;b77#b77 is amended by inserting ,intelligence and after ,the ,director of4 7c7 ,national ,security ,act of #aidg ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #ajf7;b7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjda7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by inserting and ,counterintelligence after ,office of ,intelligence2 7#b7 by striking subparagraph 7,f72 7#c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,g71 7,h71 and 7,i7 as subparagraphs 7,f71 7,g71 and 7,h71 respectively2 and 7#d7 in subparagraph 7,h71 as so redesignated1 by realigning the margin of such subparagraph #b ems to the left4 #gdg4 ,sense of ,congress on notification of certain disclosures of classified information 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,adversary foreign government ,the term adversary foreign government means the government of any of the following foreign countries3 7,a7 ,north ,korea4 7,b7 ,iran4 7,c7 ,china4 7,d7 ,russia4 7,e7 ,cuba4 7#b7 ,covered classified information ,the term covered classified information means classified information that was-- 7,a7 collected by an element of the intelligence community2 or 7,b7 provided by the intelligence service or military of a foreign country to an element of the intelligence community4 7#c7 ,established intelligence channels ,the term established intelligence channels means methods to exchange intelligence to coordinate foreign intelligence relationships1 as established pursuant to law by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 or other head of an element of the intelligence community4 7#d7 ,individual in the executive branch ,the term individual in the executive branch means any officer or employee of the executive branch1 including individuals-- 7,a7 occupying a position specified in article ,,ii of the ,constitution2 7,b7 appointed to a position by an individual described in subparagraph 7,a72 or 7,c7 serving in the civil service or the ,senior ,executive ,service 7or similar service for senior executives of particular departments or agencies74 7b7 ,findings ,congress finds that section #ejb of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjib7 requires elements of the intelligence community to keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed about all intelligence activities of the ,united ,states1 and to furnish to the congressional intelligence committees any information or material concerning intelligence activities 99 99 99 which is requested by either of the congressional intelligence committees in order to carry out its authorized responsibilities44 7c7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 section #ejb of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjib71 together with other intelligence community authorities1 obligates an element of the intelligence community to submit to the congressional intelligence committees written notification1 by not later than #g days after becoming aware1 that an individual in the executive branch has disclosed covered classified information to an official of an adversary foreign government using methods other than established intelligence channels2 and 7#b7 each such notification should include-- 7,a7 the date and place of the disclosure of classified information covered by the notification2 7,b7 a description of such classified information2 7,c7 identification of the individual who made such disclosure and the individual to whom such disclosure was made2 and 7,d7 a summary of the circumstances of such disclosure4 #gdh4 ,sense of ,congress on consideration of espionage activities when considering whether or not to provide visas to foreign individuals to be accredited to a ,united ,nations mission in the ,united ,states ,it is the sense of the ,congress that the ,secretary of ,state1 in considering whether or not to provide a visa to a foreign individual to be accredited to a ,united ,nations mission in the ,united ,states1 should consider-- 7#a7 known and suspected intelligence activities1 espionage activities1 including activities constituting precursors to espionage1 carried out by the individual against the ,united ,states1 foreign allies of the ,united ,states1 or foreign partners of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 the status of an individual as a known or suspected intelligence officer for a foreign adversary4 #gdi4 ,sense of ,congress on ,wiki,leaks ,it is the sense of ,congress that ,wiki,leaks and the senior leadership of ,wiki,leaks resemble a nonstate hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such a service by the ,united ,states4