,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1         
#bjai,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,re$7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,select        
,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill   
,to e/abli% ! ,malign ,=eign ,influ5ce  
,response ,c5t] 9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,director
 ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,combatt+ ,=eign ,influ5ce 
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (       
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! 
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,=eign p[]s & ag5ts  
are increas+ly t>get+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) 
malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &       
campaigns4  7#b7 ,9 #bjaf1 ,kreml9 &    
,kreml9-l9k$ actors int]f]$ 9 !         
presid5tial election & 9 response !     
intellig5ce community1 includ+ !        
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce 9 !  
#bjai ,_w ,wide ,?reat ,assessm5t1 has  
repeat$ly w>n$ t su* malign =eign       
influ5ce op]ations & campaigns pose a   

gr[+ ?reat to ! national security ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x
 is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 !       
op]ations ( ! ,malign ,=eign ,influ5ce  
,response ,c5t] %\ld be integrat$ )     
exi/+ task =ces at individual ag5cies t 
h m&ates & res\rces :i* are limit$ by _!
 p>ticul> mission & budget 9 ord] to h  
an effective :ole ( gov]nm5t approa* to 
c\nt]+ malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &
 campaigns2  7#b7 ! intellig5ce         
community & ,congress %\ld "w toge!r to 
resolve exi/+ legal limitations on      
elem5ts ( ! intellig5ce community to    
monitor malign =eign influ5ce op]ations 
& campaigns2  7#c7 ! intellig5ce        
community & ,congress %\ld ensure t     
appropriate legal au?orities are 9 place
 to protect ! privacy & civil lib]ties (
 citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7     
lessons le>n$ f po/-#i_/aa c\nt]t]rorism
 exp]i5ces %\ld be appli$ to c\nt]+     
?reats f malign =eign influ5ce op]ations
 & campaigns4  #c4 ,malign ,=eign       
,influ5ce ,response ,c5t]  7a7          

,e/abli%m5t ,! ,national ,security ,act 
( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #aai;,b ! 
foll[+ new section3  #aai;,c4 ,malign   
,=eign ,influ5ce ,response ,c5t]  7a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! congressional
 intellig5ce committees2  7,b7 !        
,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 !      
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & !       
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( !
 ,s5ate2 &  7,c7 ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs1 ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & ! ,committee on ,h\se       
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,malign =eign    
influ5ce op]ations & campaigns ,! t]m   
malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &       
campaigns means ! coord9at$ direct or   
indirect application ( national         
diplomatic1 in=mational1 milit>y1       
economic1 bus9ess1 corruption1          
educational1 & o!r capability by ho/ile 

=eign p[]s to affect attitudes1         
behaviors1 decisions1 or outcomes )9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is 
)9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,director ( ,national   
,intellig5ce a ,malign ,=eign ,influ5ce 
,response ,c5t] 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,c5t]74  7c7 ,missions  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! prim>y missions ( ! ,c5t] %all 
be z foll[s3 7,a7 ,to s]ve z ! prim>y   
organization 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 = analyz+ & integrat+ all intellig5ce  
possess$ or acquir$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t p]ta9+ to malign =eign        
influ5ce op]ations & campaigns4  7,b7   
,to syn*ronize ! ef=ts ( ! intellig5ce  
community ) respect to c\nt]+ malign    
=eign influ5ce op]ations & campaigns to 
und]m9e ! national security1 political  
sov]eignty1 & economies ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ! allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
includ+ by--  7i7 ensur+ t ea* su*      
elem5t is aw>e ( & coord9at+ on su*     
ef=ts2 &  7ii7 ov]see+ ! developm5t &   
implem5tation ( compreh5sive & integrat$
 policy responses to su* ef=ts4  7,c7 ,9

 coord9ation ) ! relevant elem5ts ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se1 ! ,f$]al ,bureau (             
,inve/igation1 ! intellig5ce community1 
& o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates--  7i7 to develop1 9 consultation
 ) ! employee ( ! ,national ,security   
,c\ncil designat$ "u section            
#aja7;g77#a71 policy recomm5dations = ! 
,presid5t to detect1 det]1 & respond to 
malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &       
campaigns includ+ ) respect to cov]t    
activities pursuant to section #ejc2 &  
7ii7 to monitor & assess =eign ef=ts to 
c>ry out su* op]ations & campaigns4     
7,d7 ,9 coord9ation ) ! head ( ! ,global
 ,engagem5t ,c5t] e/abli%$ by section   
#abhg ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfef note71 to exam9e curr5t & em]g+   
=eign ef=ts to use dis9=mation &        
in=mation op]ations relat+ to ! ?reats  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7,e7 ,to     
id5tify & close gaps across ! dep>tm5ts 

& ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ) respect
 to exp]tise1 read9ess1 & plann+ to     
address malign =eign influ5ce op]ations 
& campaigns4  7,f7 ,to make in=mation   
available to ! public1 z ! ,director (  
,national ,intellig5ce consid]s         
appropriate1 reg>d+ tr5ds1 ?reats1 &    
tactics deploy$ by malign =eign influ5ce
 op]ations & campaigns4  7,g7 ,to %>e   
in=mation1 z ! ,director ( ,national    
,intellig5ce consid]s appropriate1 )    
alli$ intellig5ce p>tn]s on malign =eign
 influ5ce op]ations & campaigns & 9 s   
do+ e/abli% a two-way ex*ange (         
in=mation ab\t malign =eign influ5ce    
op]ations & campaigns4  7#b7 ,scope ,!  
prim>y missions ( ! ,c5t] %all apply to 
malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &       
campaigns conduct$ by1 at ! direction (1
 on behalf (1 conspir+ )1 aid+ or abett+
 ! ef=ts1 or act+ ) sub/antial support (
 ! foll[+ c\ntries3  7,a7 ,russia4  7,b7
 ,iran4  7,c7 ,nor? ,korea4  7,d7 ,*9a4 
7,e7 ,su* o!r c\ntries z ! ,director (  
,national ,intellig5ce det]m9es         

appropriate = purposes ( ?is section4   
7#c7 ,limitations & requirem5ts  7,a7   
,o!r provisions ( law ,! ,c5t] %all     
ensure t any actions tak5 pursuant to   
?is subsection are consi/5t ) o!r       
applicable limitations1 includ+         
applicable limitations on ! collection1 
ret5tion1 dissem9ation1 & process+ (    
intellig5ce1 "u ,f$]al law1 includ+ c\rt
 ord]s & ,executive ord]s1 & any        
relevant ag5cy guidel9es or proc$ures4  
7,b7 ,con/itution  7i7 ,consi/5cy ,!    
,c5t] %all ensure t activities und]tak5 
pursuant to ?is section are conduct$    
consi/5t ) protections "u !             
,con/itution4  7ii7 ,collection &       
ma9t5ance ,! ,c5t] may n directly       
collect in=mation or ma9ta9 in=mation   
ab\t a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son solely = !   
purpose ( monitor+ activities protect$  
by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t ( ! ,con/itution or 
! lawful ex]cise ( o!r rights secur$ by 
! ,con/itution or laws ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7,c7 ,articulation ( =eign     
connections & ?reats ,9 receiv+         

in=mation aris+ out ( an in=mation      
collection ef=t 9 :i* ! collection t>get
 is a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son & su*         
in=mation is receiv$ f a relevant       
dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
p>ticipat+ 9 ! mission ( ! ,c5t]1 !     
,c5t] %all take su* /eps z may be       
necess>y to ensure t su* dep>tm5t or    
ag5cy articulates a reasonable belief t 
! p]son is connect$ to a =eign p[] & su*
 p]son & connection pose a ?reat to !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,director  7#a7     
,appo9tm5t ,!re is a ,director1 :o %all 
be ! head ( ! ,c5t]1 & :o %all be       
appo9t$ by ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce1 ) ! concurr5ce ( !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate4 ,! ,director ( !     
,c5t] may n simultane\sly s]ve 9 any o!r
 capacity 9 ! executive bran*4  7#b7    
,report+ ,! ,director ( ! ,c5t] %all    
directly report to ! ,director (        
,national ,intellig5ce4  7#c7           
,responsibilities ,! ,director ( ! ,c5t]
 %all--  7,a7 ensure t ! relevant       
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t

 p>ticipate 9 ! mission ( ! ,c5t]1      
includ+ by recruit+ detailees f su*     
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies 9 accordance )      
subsection 7g77#a72 &  7,b7 h prim>y    
responsibility )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director (
 ,national ,intellig5ce1 = e/abli%+     
requirem5ts = ! collection ( intellig5ce
 relat$ to1 or reg>d+1 malign =eign     
influ5ce op]ations & campaigns1 9       
accordance ) applicable provisions ( law
 & ,executive ord]s4  7e7 ,annual       
reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! direction (
 ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 b
 n less ?an once ea* ye>1 ! ,director ( 
! ,c5t] %all submit to ! appropriate    
congressional committees a report on    
malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &       
campaigns4  7#b7 ,matt]s includ$ ,ea*   
report "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 ) 
respect to ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 a 
discussion ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! nature (
 ! malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &    
campaigns4  7,b7 ,! ability ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to c\nt] & det] su*    

op]ations & campaigns4  7,c7 ,! progress
 ( ! ,c5t] 9 a*iev+ ! missions ( !      
,c5t]4  7,d7 ,su* recomm5dations z !    
,director may det]m9e necess>y =        
legislative action to improve ! ability 
( ! ,c5t] to a*ieve ! missions ( !      
,c5t]4  7,e7 ,any implications ( !      
activities ( ! ,c5t] z may reg>d !      
privacy & civil lib]ties ( ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7,f7 ,recomm5dations--  
7i7 to improve on ! activities ( ! ,c5t]
 ) respect to privacy & civil lib]ties2 
&  7ii7 to improve privacy & civil      
lib]ties safegu>ds ( ! intellig5ce      
community = ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7
 ,=m ,ea* report "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may     
include a classifi$ annex4  7f7 ,annual 
indep5d5t review  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n less 
frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye>1 ! ,inspector
 ,g5]al ( ! ,intellig5ce ,community %all
 conduct an indep5d5t review ( !        
programs & activities ( ! ,c5t] & submit
 to ,congress a report on ! f9d+s ( !   
,inspector ,g5]al ) respect to ! review4

  7#b7 ,matt]s includ$ ,ea* report      
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 
) respect to ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 
! foll[+3  7,a7 ,discussion ( ! progress
 ( ! ,c5t] 9 a*iev+ ! missions ( !      
,c5t]4  7,b7 ,! effectiv5ess ( integrat+
 activities f ag5cies across ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t into ! op]ations ( ! ,c5t]4   
7,c7 ,su* recomm5dations = legislative  
action z ! ,inspector ,g5]al may h to   
improve ! ability ( ! ,c5t] to a*ieve ! 
missions ( ! ,c5t]4  7,d7 ,su*          
recomm5dations z ! ,inspector ,g5]al may
 h = improv+ intellig5ce ga!r+ & %>+    
practices across ! intellig5ce community
 relat+ to ! mission & activities ( !   
,c5t]4  7,e7 ,an assessm5t ( ! effect ( 
! activities ( ! ,c5t] on ! privacy &   
civil lib]ties ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 su* recomm5dations z ! ,inspector      
,g5]al may h to improve safegu>ds to    
privacy & civil lib]ties ( ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,=m ,ea* report "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9        
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         

classifi$ annex4  7g7 ,employees  7#a7  
,detailees ,any ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t        
employee may be detail$ to ! ,c5t] on a 
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis1 &
 su* detail %all be )\t int]ruption or  
loss ( civil s]vice /atus or privilege =
 a p]iod ( n m ?an #h ye>s4  7#b7       
,p]sonal s]vice contractors ,! ,director
 ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 9            
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 may 
hire ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or ali5s z   
p]sonal s]vices contractors = purposes (
 p]sonnel res\rces ( ! ,c5t]1 if--  7,a7
 ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce   
det]m9es t exi/+ p]sonnel res\rces are  
insuffici5t2  7,b7 ! p]iod 9 :i* s]vices
 are provid$ by a p]sonal s]vices       
contractor1 includ+ options1 does n     
exce$ #c ye>s1 unless ! ,director (     
,national ,intellig5ce det]m9es t       
exceptional circum/ances ju/ify an      
ext5sion ( up to #a additional ye>2     
7,c7 n m ?an #aj ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s  
or ali5s are employ$ z p]sonal s]vices  
contractors "u ! au?ority ( ?is p>agraph

 at any "t2 &  7,d7 ! au?ority ( ?is    
p>agraph is only us$ to obta9 specializ$
 skills or exp]i5ce or to respond to    
urg5t ne$s4  7#c7 ,security cle>ances   
,ea* employee detail$ to ! ,c5t] &      
contractor ( ! ,c5t] %all h ! security  
cle>ance appropriate = ! assign$ duties 
( ! employee or contractor4  7h7 ,bo>d  
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a     
,bo>d ( ! ,malign ,=eign ,influ5ce      
,response ,c5t] 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,bo>d74  7#b7 ,functions ,! ,bo>d  
%all conduct ov]sight to ensure ! ,c5t] 
is a*iev+ ! missions ( ! ,c5t]4  7#c7   
,memb]%ip  7,a7 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,bo>d %all
 consi/ ( #h memb]s z foll[s3 7i7 ,"o   
s5ior (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate     
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7ii7   
,"o s5ior (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y (        
,def5se4  7iii7 ,"o s5ior (ficial ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice appo9t$ by !        
,attorney ,g5]al4  7iv7 ,"o s5ior       
(ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury     
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4   

7v7 ,"o s5ior (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,homel& ,security appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y
 ( ,homel& ,security4  7vi7 ,"o s5ior   
(ficial ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy 
appo9t$ by ! ,director ( ! ,c5tral      
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy4  7vii7 ,"o s5ior   
(ficial ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (            
,inve/igation appo9t$ by ! ,director ( !
 ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation4  7viii7
 ,! ,*ief ( ! ,(fice ( ,civil ,lib]ties1
 ,privacy & ,transp>5cy ( ! ,(fice ( !  
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 :o  
%all s]ve z a memb] ( ! ,bo>d )\t       
delegation to any o!r p]son4  7,b7      
,requirem5t ,ea* p]son appo9t$ "u       
clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7vii7 ( subp>agraph   
7,a7 %all be appo9t$ f among memb]s ( ! 
,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice4  7#d7 ,meet+s
 ,! ,bo>d %all meet n less ?an          
semiannually & %all be conv5$ by ! memb]
 appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7#e7  
,outside exp]ts ,! bo>d may conf] )     
appropriate outside exp]ts ) reg>d to   
improv+ ! ability ( ! ,c5t] to safegu>d 
! privacy & civil lib]ties ( ! p ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates4  7i7 ,int]national       
engagem5t ,! ,director ( ! ,c5t] may    
conv5e semiannual conf]5ces to coord9ate
 int]national ef=ts to c\nt] & det]     
malign =eign influ5ce op]ations &       
campaigns4  7j7 ,rule ( con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
au?orize any activity1 includ+ !        
collection1 ret5tion1 or dissem9ation ( 
intellig5ce in=mation1 t 0 n already    
delegat$ to ! ,director ( ,national     
,intellig5ce be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
! ,combatt+ ,=eign ,influ5ce ,act (     
#bjai4  7k7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,c5t] %all    
t]m9ate on ! date t is #h ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,combatt+ ,=eign  
,influ5ce ,act ( #bjai4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts at ! beg9n+ 
( su* ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !    
item relat+ to section #aai;,b ! foll[+ 
new item3 ,sec4 #aai;,c4 ,malign ,=eign 
,influ5ce ,response ,c5t]44  7c7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5t ,section #ejg7;a7 ( su* ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cajf7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#f7   

,an annual report submitt$ "u section   
#aai;,c7e77#a74  4