,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjba,mrs4 
,murphy ( ,florida 7= h]self & ,ms4     
,salaz>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to notify ,congress if !        
,secret>y det]m9es1 ) high confid5ce1 t 
a =eign gov]nm5t or =eign (ficial has   
tak51 or plans to take1 /eps int5d$ to  
cause ! dea? (1 or s]i\s bodily injury  
to1 a memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$     
,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,deadly ,escalation by ,=eign 
,entities ,notification & ,disclosure   
,act or ! ,,def5d ,act4  #b4            
,notification ( c]ta9 ?reats to ,unit$  
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces by =eign gov]nm5ts   
7a7 ,det]m9ation t =eign gov]nm5t int5ds
 ,to cause ! dea? ( or s]i\s bodily     
injury to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,!     
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all c>ry out !     
notification requirem5ts "u subsection  
7b7 :5ev] ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) 

! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1   
det]m9es ) high confid5ce t1 on or aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 an      
(ficial ( a =eign gov]nm5t plans or     
takes "s o!r sub/antial /ep t is int5d$ 
to cause ! dea? (1 or s]i\s bodily      
injury to1 any memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,arm$ ,=ces1 :e!r ?r\gh direct means or 
indirect means1 includ+ ?r\gh a promise 
or agreem5t by ! =eign gov]nm5t to pay  
any?+ ( pecuni>y value to an individual 
or organization 9 ex*ange = caus+ su*   
dea? or injury4  7b7 ,notice to         
,congress  7#a7 ,notification ,except z 
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 n lat] ?an #ad 
days aft] mak+ a det]m9ation "u         
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all notify 
! congressional lead]%ip1 !             
congressional intellig5ce committees &1 
consi/5t ) ! protection ( s\rces &      
me?ods1 ! appropriate congressional     
committees ( su* det]m9ation4 ,su*      
notification %all include1 at a m9imum1 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a description ( ! nature
 & ext5t ( ! ef=t by ! =eign gov]nm5t to

 t>get memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$   
,=ces4  7,b7 ,an assessm5t ( :at        
specific (ficials1 ag5ts1 entities1 &   
dep>tm5ts )9 ! =eign gov]nm5t ord]$1    
au?oriz$1 or _h k ( ! ef=t4  7,c7 ,an   
assessm5t ( ! motivations ( ! =eign     
gov]nm5t = und]tak+ su* an ef=t4  7,d7  
,an assessm5t ( :e!r ! ef=t ( ! =eign   
gov]nm5t 0 a sub/antial factor 9 ! dea? 
or s]i\s bodily injury ( any memb] ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,e7 ,any   
o!r in=mation ! ,secret>y det]m9es      
appropriate4  7#b7 ,option = brief+ ,^u 
! reque/ ( a congressional recipi5t     
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 aft] be+       
notifi$ ( a det]m9ation "u su* p>agraph1
 ! ,secret>y %all provide to ! recipi5t 
a brief+ on ! cont5ts ( ! notification4 
7#c7 ,protection ( s\rces & me?ods ,?is 
subsection %all be c>ri$ out 9 a mann] t
 is consi/5t ) ! protection ( s\rces &  
me?ods4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,! t]m any?+ ( pecuni>y value has 
! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section            
#aieh7;b77#a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m appropriate        
congressional committees means ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & 
! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,!       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate4  7#c7 ,! t]ms congressional     
intellig5ce committees & intellig5ce    
community h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9      
section #c ( ! ,national ,security ,act 
( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74  7#d7 ,! 
t]m congressional lead]%ip includes !   
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! majority lead] ( !      
,s5ate4  7,b7 ,! m9ority lead] ( !      
,s5ate4  7,c7 ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,! m9ority lead] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#e7 ,!   
t]m det]m9es ) high confid5ce-- 7,a7    
means t ! (ficial mak+ ! det]m9ation--  
7i7 has conclud$ t ! judgm5ts 9 !       
det]m9ation are bas$ on s\nd analytic   
argum5tation & high-quality1 consi/5t   
report+ f multiple s\rces1 includ+ ?r\gh
 cl&e/9ely obta9$ docum5ts1 cl&e/9e &   

op5 s\rce report+1 & 9-dep? exp]tise2   
7ii7 ) respect to su* judgm5ts1 has     
conclud$ t ! intellig5ce community has  
few intellig5ce gaps & few assumptions  
und]ly+ ! analytic l9e & t ! intellig5ce
 community has conclud$ t ! pot5tial =  
deception is l[2 &  7iii7 has exam9$    
long-/&+ analytic judgm5ts & consid]$   
alt]natives 9 mak+ ! det]m9ation2 b     
7,b7 does n mean t ! (ficial mak+ !     
det]m9ation has conclud$ t ! judgm5ts 9 
! det]m9ation are fact or c]ta9ty4  7#f7
 ,! t]m direct means means )\t ! use (  
int]m$i>ies4  7#g7 ,! t]m =eign gov]nm5t
 means ! gov]nm5t ( a =eign c\ntry ) :i*
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is at peace4  7#h7 ,!  
t]m indirect means means ?r\gh1 or ) !  
assi/ance (1 int]m$i>ies4