,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eeh #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #heab ,report ,no4 #aah-ffb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bb1 #bjbd,mr4 ,turner introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,september #aa1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #bb1 #bjbd ,a ,,bill ,to authorize appropriations for fiscal year #bjbe for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the ,united ,states ,government1 the ,community ,management ,account1 and the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,retirement and ,disability ,system1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbe4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4,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,title ,,iii--,general ,intelligence ,matters,sec4 #cja4 ,restriction on conduct of intelligence activities4,sec4 #cjb4 ,increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law4,sec4 #cjc4 ,statute of limitation for espionage offenses4,sec4 #cjd4 ,secure communication between ,congress and intelligence community4,sec4 #cje4 ,commission to examine the national security and defense risks to the ,united ,states posed by anomalous health incidents4,title ,,iv--,matters ,relating to ,national ,intelligence ,enterprise,subtitle ,a--,miscellaneous ,authorities and ,limitations,sec4 #dja4 ,congressional notifications and summaries of misconduct regarding employees within the intelligence community4,sec4 #djb4 ,improvements to urgent concerns submitted to ,inspectors ,general of the ,intelligence ,community4,sec4 #djc4 ,protection for individuals making authorized disclosures to ,inspectors ,general of elements of the intelligence community4,sec4 #djd4 ,clarification of authority of certain ,inspectors ,general to receive protected disclosures4,sec4 #dje4 ,codification of the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council4,sec4 #djf4 ,analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment into the ,united ,states4,sec4 #djg4 ,responsibilities and authorities of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4,sec4 #djh4 ,enabling intelligence community integration4,sec4 #dji4 ,protection of intelligence sources and methods4,sec4 #daj4 ,department of ,homeland ,security intelligence support for ,state ,governors4,sec4 #daa4 ,authorization relating to certain intelligence and counterintelligence activities of ,coast ,guard4,sec4 #dab4 ,requirements with respect to access of foreign nationals to ,department of ,energy ,national ,laboratories4,sec4 #dac4 ,formalized counterintelligence training for ,department of ,energy personnel4,sec4 #dad4 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation proactive cyber support4,sec4 #dae4 ,requirements relating to confidential human source program of ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4,sec4 #daf4 ,congressional notice of ,,fbi counterintelligence investigations into individuals who hold or are candidates for ,federal elected office4,sec4 #dag4 ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office at the ,department of ,transportation4,sec4 #dah4 ,ukraine lessons learned ,working ,group4,sec4 #dai4 ,modification to waiver for post-service employment restrictions4,sec4 #dbj4 ,prohibition of funds for ,intelligence ,experts ,group4,sec4 #dba4 ,prohibition on availability of funds for certain activities of the ,overt ,human ,intelligence and ,open ,source ,intelligence ,collection ,programs of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4,sec4 #dbb4 ,limitation on availability of funds for the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence pending submission of information regarding improvements relating to intelligence community staffing1 details1 and assignments4,subtitle ,b--,reports and ,other ,matters,sec4 #dca4 ,foreign malign influence interagency guidance4,sec4 #dcb4 ,foreign malign influence standard operating procedures4,sec4 #dcc4 ,intelligence support for certain executive branch departments and agencies4,sec4 #dcd4 ,intelligence community recruitment for certain security-cleared separating ,military ,members4,sec4 #dce4 ,strategy to strengthen intelligence community recruitment efforts in the ,united ,states territories4,sec4 #dcf4 ,extension of requirement for annual report on strikes undertaken by the ,united ,states against terrorist targets outside areas of active hostilities4,sec4 #dcg4 ,advisability and feasibility study on updating intelligence sharing regulations4,sec4 #dch4 ,budget transparency for open-source intelligence activities4,sec4 #dci4 ,enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary practices in critical mineral projects4,sec4 #ddj4 ,briefing on policies and procedures for addressing threats from known or suspected terrorists4,sec4 #dda4 ,assessment on intelligence relationship between ,egypt and ,israel4,sec4 #ddb4 ,intelligence assessment of economic coercion by the ,people's ,republic of ,china in the ,indo-,pacific region and strategies to enhance the economic resilience of countries in the ,indo-,pacific region4,sec4 #ddc4 ,report on the mission effect of civilian harm4,sec4 #ddd4 ,report on the economic outlook of ,china4,sec4 #dde4 ,repeal of requirement with respect to assessments regarding the ,northern ,triangle and ,mexico4,title ,v--,matters ,relating to ,defense ,intelligence and ,overhead ,architecture,sec4 #eja4 ,sense of ,congress on the need for increased effort and resources in the field of geomatics4,sec4 #ejb4 ,department of ,defense ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official4,sec4 #ejc4 ,extension and modification of ,department of ,defense intelligence and counterintelligence expense authority4,sec4 #ejd4 ,authority of ,army counterintelligence agents4,sec4 #eje4 ,modifications to notification on the provision of ,defense sensitive support4,sec4 #ejf4 ,revision of ,secretary of ,defense authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities4,sec4 #ejg4 ,promulgating guidance related to certain ,department of ,defense contracts4,sec4 #ejh4 ,sense of ,congress on ,space ,force acquisition workforce4,title ,,vi--,matters ,relating to ,central ,intelligence ,agency,sec4 #fja4 ,requirements for the ,special ,victim ,investigator4,sec4 #fjb4 ,reserve for ,contingencies notification requirement4,sec4 #fjc4 ,government ,accountability ,office study and report on modernization initiative of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4,title ,,vii--,matters ,relating to ,technology and ,innovation,sec4 #gja4 ,sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation4,sec4 #gjb4 ,study of intelligence community research security4,sec4 #gjc4 ,report on biotechnology4,sec4 #gjd4 ,data with respect to timeliness of security clearance determinations4,sec4 #gje4 ,data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations4 #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 section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74 ,i ,intelligence ,activities #aja4 ,authorization of appropriations ,funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year #bjbe for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the ,federal ,government4 #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 ,federal ,government 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 branch of the ,federal ,government4 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 #bjbe the sum of #fej1jjj1jjj4 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 #bjbe 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 #bjbe4 ,,iii ,general ,intelligence ,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 ,statute of limitation for espionage offenses 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #bac of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ccjb4 ,espionage offenses ,an indictment may be found or an information may be instituted at any time without limitation for-- 7#a7 a violation of section #iea1 or a conspiracy to violate such section2 7#b7 a violation of section #gid1 or a conspiracy to violate such section2 or 7#c7 a violation of section #adbe1 if the offense was committed to facilitate a violation of section #iea4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #bac of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ccjb4 ,espionage offenses4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ai of the ,internal ,security ,act of #aiej 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #gib note7 is amended by striking 1 #gic1 or #gid and inserting or #gic4 #cjd4 ,secure communication between ,congress and intelligence community ,section #ajb;,a of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7aa7 ,requirements with respect to secure communication between ,congress and intelligence community 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall1 upon the approval of specified congressional leaders-- 7,a7 provide secure communications to support the oversight functions of the congressional intelligence committees1 including through the procurement1 installation1 configuration1 and maintenance of sufficient software1 connectivity1 information technology equipment1 computers1 printers1 and related peripheral equipment to ensure that such committees are able to communicate with the intelligence community through secure data1 voice1 and video communications2 7,b7 ensure that such communications enabled under subparagraph 7,a7 facilitate communication at all classification levels2 7,c7 ensure that the requirements specified in subparagraph 7,a7 are met in conformity with applicable standards for the protection of national security information2 and 7,d7 ensure that any security limitations or controls associated with use of capabilities pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 are consistent with such limitations or controls imposed within the executive branch and do not impede effective and efficient oversight of the intelligence community by ,congress4 7#b7 ,governance ,the ,director1 in coordination with specified congressional leaders1 shall establish governance and security policies applicable to the connectivity1 equipment1 and software provided under this subsection and shall review and update such policies periodically1 as appropriate1 to address counterintelligence threats and technological changes4 7#c7 ,treatment as congressional records ,any data created1 stored1 or transmitted by the congressional intelligence committees through networks1 equipment1 or software provided under paragraph 7#a7 is a congressional record and shall not be treated as an agency record for purposes of section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 7commonly known as the the ,freedom of ,information ,act7 or any other law4 7#d7 ,documentation of cost ,the ,director shall document the funding required to satisfy this subsection within each annual budget submission to ,congress1 including any anticipated upgrades or recapitalization expenditures over the #e-year period that begins on ,october #a of the fiscal year for which year-by-year proposed funding is included4 7#e7 ,specified congressional leaders defined ,in this subsection1 the term specified congressional leaders means-- 7,a7 the ,speaker and the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the majority leader and the minority leader of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 the ,chair and ,ranking ,member of the congressional intelligence committees4 4 #cje4 ,commission to examine the national security and defense risks to the ,united ,states posed by anomalous health incidents 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established1 not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 an independent commission to be known as the ,national ,security ,commission on ,anomalous ,health ,incidents 7referred to in this section as the ,commission7 to review anomalous health incidents affecting ,united ,states ,government personnel and their dependents for the purpose of comprehensively addressing the national security and defense risks to the ,united ,states posed by anomalous health incidents4 7b7 ,membership 7#a7 ,composition ,the ,commission shall be composed of #i members appointed as follows3 7,a7 ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall appoint #a member4 7,b7 ,the ,chair of the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #a member4 7,c7 ,the ,ranking ,member of the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #a member4 7,d7 ,the ,chair of the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #a member4 7,e7 ,the ,ranking ,member of the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #a member4 7,f7 ,the ,chair of the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate shall appoint #a member4 7,g7 ,the ,vice ,chair of the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate shall appoint #a member4 7,h7 ,the ,chair of the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate shall appoint #a member4 7,i7 ,the ,ranking ,member of the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate shall appoint #a member4 7#b7 ,initial appointments ,members shall be appointed to the ,commission under paragraph 7#a7 not later than #cj days after the establishment of the ,commission under subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,effect of lack of appointment by deadline ,if one or more appointments under paragraph 7#a7 is not made by the appointment date specified in paragraph 7#b71 the authority to make such appointment or appointments shall expire1 and the number of members of the ,commission shall be reduced by the number equal to the number of appointments so not made4 7#d7 ,qualifications ,it is the sense of ,congress that each member of the ,commission appointed under paragraph 7#a7 should-- 7,a7 have significant professional experience in national security1 such as a position in-- 7i7 the intelligence community2 7ii7 the ,department of ,defense2 7iii7 the scientific community2 7iv7 a medical institution2 or 7v7 an academic or scholarly institution2 and 7,b7 be eligible to receive the appropriate security clearance to effectively evaluate their duties4 7#e7 ,prohibitions ,a member of the ,commission appointed under paragraph 7#a7 may not-- 7,a7 be a current member of ,congress2 7,b7 be a former member of ,congress who served in ,congress after ,january #a1 #bjag2 7,c7 be a current or former registrant under the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq472 7,d7 have previously received medical treatment for symptoms related to a suspected anomalous health incident1 or have a dependent who previously received medical treatment for symptoms related to a suspected anomalous health incident2 or 7,e7 have served1 with direct involvement1 in actions by or sponsored by the executive branch of the ,united ,states ,government to investigate or respond to reports of anomalous health incidents4 7#f7 ,chair and ,vice ,chair ,the ,commission shall select a ,chair and a ,vice ,chair from among the members of the ,commission4 7#g7 ,terms ,members shall be appointed for the life of the ,commission4 ,a vacancy in the ,commission shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made4 ,the ,chair and ,vice ,chair shall report any vacancy in the ,commission to the appropriate congressional committees immediately upon learning that there will be a vacancy in the ,commission4 7#h7 ,meetings 7,a7 ,initial meeting ,not later than #cj days after the date on which all members of the ,commission have been appointed1 the ,commission shall hold the first meeting of the ,commission4 7,b7 ,frequency ,the ,commission shall meet at the call of the ,chair and ,vice ,chair4 7,c7 ,quorum ,a majority of the members of the ,commission shall constitute a quorum1 but a lesser number of members may hold meetings4 7c7 ,duties 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall carry out the review described in paragraph 7#b74 ,in carrying out such review1 the ,commission shall consider both the events known as anomalous health incidents themselves1 and the response to such incidents by the ,united ,states ,government and other nations' governments for the purpose of comprehensively addressing the national security and defense risks to the ,united ,states posed by the causes of1 and responses to1 anomalous health incidents4 7#b7 ,scope of the review ,in conducting the review under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall consider the following3 7,a7 ,a historical review of the ,united ,states ,government's response to anomalous health incidents to identify a more effective1 standardized model that can be applied to complex challenges to ensure all perspectives are fully and fairly presented to policy makers1 mitigate real or perceived undue influence on analytical judgments1 and effectively gather and act on intelligence and information to address complex national security challenges4 7,b7 ,a historical review of the ,united ,states ,government's provision of support and medical care to ,united ,states personnel and their dependents impacted by anomalous health incidents4 7,c7 ,whether a review of all information on collected reports of anomalous health incidents can inform the development of a categorization mechanism which can inform appropriate steps to be taken following future reports4 7,d7 ,whether available data points to the involvement of an external actor in some or all reported anomalous health incidents4 7,e7 ,whether known or novel mechanisms an adversary might use against ,united ,states personnel or their dependents might explain some or all reported anomalous health incidents4 7,f7 ,whether comparable information1 data1 and reports on other intelligence questions led to similar analytic judgments4 7,g7 ,any other matters the ,commission deems relevant to the common defense of the ,nation4 7d7 ,reports 7#a7 ,initial briefing ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall brief the ,president1 or the ,president's designee1 and the appropriate congressional committees on the progress of the activities of the ,commission as of the date of such briefing4 7#b7 ,annual report 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the initial meeting of the ,commission1 and annually thereafter1 the ,commission shall submit to the ,president and the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the progress of the activities of the ,commission as of the date of such report1 including any findings1 recommendations1 or lessons learned endorsed by the ,commission4 7,b7 ,briefing ,on the date of the submission of each annual report required under this paragraph1 the ,commission shall brief the ,president1 or the ,president's designee1 and the appropriate congressional committees4 7#c7 ,final report 7,a7 ,submission ,not later than #c years after the date of the establishment of the ,commission under subsection 7a71 the ,commission shall submit to the ,president and the appropriate congressional committees a final report on the findings of the ,commission and such recommendations that the ,commission may have for action by ,congress and the ,federal ,government1 which shall address the following3 7i7 ,whether known or novel mechanisms an adversary might use against ,united ,states personnel or their dependents might explain some or all reported anomalous health incidents4 7ii7 ,whether available data points to the involvement of an external actor in some or all reported anomalous health incidents4 7iii7 ,whether the ,united ,states ,government's provision of support and medical care is sufficient to appropriately address the impacts of anomalous health incidents on affected personnel4 7iv7 ,effectively structuring ,united ,states ,government responses to distinct1 complex national security issues such as reports of anomalous health incidents4 7v7 ,research and development to improve the medical response and potential harm mitigation techniques for anomalous health incidents4 7vi7 ,how analytic integrity and structured analytical techniques impacted the ,united ,states ,government's response to anomalous health incidents4 7vii7 ,what the anomalous health incidents situation says about the counterintelligence posture of the ,united ,states ,government4 7viii7 ,future policy recommendations for anomalous health incidents or other health incidents with a potential counterintelligence nexus4 7,b7 ,addenda ,any member of the ,commission may submit an addendum to the report required under subparagraph 7,a7 setting forth the separate views of such member with respect to any matter considered by the ,commission4 7,c7 ,briefing ,on the date of the submission of the final report required under this paragraph1 the ,commission shall brief the appropriate congressional committees4 7#d7 ,form of reports ,reports submitted under this subsection shall be made publicly available but may include a classified annex4 7e7 ,powers of commission 7#a7 ,hearings and evidence ,the ,commission may1 for the purpose of carrying out this section-- 7,a7 hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places1 take such testimony1 receive such evidence1 and administer such oaths as the ,commission considers necessary to fulfill the ,commission's duties2 and 7,b7 subject to paragraph 7#b77;,a71 require1 by subpoena or otherwise1 the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books1 records1 correspondence1 cables1 memoranda1 papers1 documents1 and any other information as the ,commission considers necessary to fulfill the ,commission's duties4 7#b7 ,subpoenas 7,a7 ,issuance 7i7 ,in general ,a subpoena may be issued under this subsection only-- 7,i7 by the agreement of the ,chair and the ,vice ,chair2 or 7,,ii7 by the affirmative vote of a majority of the ,commission4 7ii7 ,signature ,subject to clause 7i7-- 7,i7 subpoenas issued under this subsection may be issued under the signature of the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the ,commission1 or any member designated by a majority of the ,commission2 and 7,,ii7 subpoenas issued under this subsection may be served by any person designated by the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the ,commission1 or by a member designated by a majority of the ,commission4 7,b7 ,enforcement 7i7 ,in general ,in the case of contumacy or failure to obey a subpoena issued under this subsection1 the ,united ,states district court for the judicial district in which the subpoenaed person resides1 is served1 or may be found1 or where the subpoena is returnable1 may issue an order requiring such person to appear at any designated place to testify or to produce documentary or other evidence4 ,any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt of that court4 7ii7 ,additional enforcement ,in the case of any failure of any witness to comply with any subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority of this section1 the ,commission may1 by majority vote1 certify a statement of fact constituting such failure to the appropriate ,united ,states attorney1 who may bring the matter before the grand jury for its action1 under the same statutory authority and procedures as if the ,united ,states attorney had received a certification under sections #ajb through #ajd of the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aib through #aid74 7,c7 ,privilege claims ,claims of common-law privileges made by any witness are applicable only at the discretion of the ,chair and ,vice ,chair4 7f7 ,information from ,federal agencies 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission is authorized to secure directly from any executive department1 bureau1 agency1 board1 commission1 office1 independent establishment1 or instrumentality of the ,federal ,government such books1 records1 correspondence1 cables1 memoranda1 papers1 documents1 and any other information for the purposes of this section4 7#b7 ,cooperation ,in carrying out its duties1 the ,commission shall receive the full and timely cooperation of any executive department1 bureau1 agency1 board1 commission1 office1 independent establishment1 or instrumentality of the ,federal ,government in providing the ,commission with analysis1 briefings1 and other information necessary for the fulfillment of the ,commission's duties4 7#c7 ,furnishing information ,upon receipt of a written request made by the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the ,commission1 or by vote of a majority of the ,commission1 the head of the department1 bureau1 agency1 board1 commission1 office1 independent establishment1 or instrumentality of the ,federal ,government shall expeditiously furnish such books1 records1 correspondence1 cables1 memoranda1 papers1 documents1 and any other information to the ,commission4 ,claims of common-law privileges made by any executive department1 bureau1 agency1 board1 commission1 office1 independent establishment1 or instrumentality of the ,federal ,government are applicable only at the discretion of the ,chair and ,vice ,chair4 7#d7 ,receipt1 handling1 storage1 and dissemination ,such books1 records1 correspondence1 cables1 memoranda1 papers1 documents1 and any other information received by the ,commission shall only be received1 handled1 stored1 and disseminated by members of the ,commission and its staff consistent with all applicable statutes1 regulations1 and ,executive orders4 7#e7 ,protection of classified information ,a department1 bureau1 agency1 board1 commission1 office1 independent establishment1 or instrumentality of the ,federal ,government shall respond to requests submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 in a manner consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods4 7g7 ,support from ,federal agencies 7#a7 ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall provide to the ,commission1 on a nonreimbursable basis1 such administrative services1 funds1 staff1 facilities1 and other support services as are necessary for the performance of the duties of the ,commission under this section4 7#b7 ,secretary of ,defense ,the ,secretary of ,defense may provide the ,commission1 on a nonreimbursable basis1 with such administrative services1 staff1 and other support services as the ,commission may request4 7#c7 ,other departments and agencies ,in addition to the assistance set forth in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 other departments and agencies of the ,united ,states may provide the ,commission such services1 funds1 facilities1 staff1 and other support as such departments and agencies consider advisable and as may be authorized by law4 7h7 ,treatment of information relating to national security 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall assume responsibility for the handling and disposition of any information related to the national security of the ,united ,states that is received1 considered1 or used by the ,commission under this section4 7#b7 ,information provided by congressional intelligence committees ,any information related to the national security of the ,united ,states that is provided to the ,commission by a congressional intelligence committee may not be further provided or released without the approval of the chairman of such committee4 7#c7 ,access after termination of commission ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 after the termination of the ,commission under subsection 7m71 only the members and designated staff of the appropriate congressional committees1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence 7and the designees of the ,director71 and such other officials of the executive branch of the ,federal ,government as the ,president may designate shall have access to information related to the national security of the ,united ,states that is received1 considered1 or used by the ,commission4 7i7 ,postal services ,the ,commission may use the ,united ,states mail in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government4 7j7 ,gifts ,no member or staff of the ,commission may receive a gift or benefit by reason of the service of such member or staff on the ,commission4 7k7 ,commission personnel matter 7#a7 ,compensation of members 7,a7 ,nongovernment employees ,each member of the ,commission who is not otherwise employed by the ,federal ,government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for each day 7including travel time7 during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the ,commission4 7,b7 ,government employees ,a member of the ,commission who is an officer or employee of the ,federal ,government shall serve without additional pay 7or benefits in the nature of compensation7 for service as a member of the ,commission4 7#b7 ,travel expenses ,a member of the ,commission shall be allowed travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the ,commission4 7#c7 ,staff 7,a7 ,appointment and compensation of staff ,the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the ,commission1 in accordance with rules agreed upon by the ,commission1 shall appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the ,commission to carry out its duties1 without regard to the provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 governing appointments in the competitive service1 and without regard to the provisions of chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such title relating to classification and ,general ,schedule pay rates1 except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf of such title4 7,b7 ,security clearances ,all staff of the ,commission and all experts and consultants employed by the ,commission shall possess a security clearance in accordance with applicable provisions of law concerning the handling of classified information4 7#d7 ,detail of government employees ,a ,federal ,government employee1 with the appropriate security clearance to conduct their duties1 may be detailed to the ,commission without reimbursement1 and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege4 7#e7 ,procurement of temporary and intermittent services ,the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the ,commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf of that title4 7l7 ,funding 7#a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated funds to the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations acts for the purposes detailed in this section4 7#b7 ,availability in general ,subject to paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall make available to the ,commission such amounts as the ,commission may require for purposes of the activities of the ,commission under this section4 7#c7 ,duration of availability ,amounts made available to the ,commission under paragraph 7#b7 shall remain available until expended or upon termination under subsection 7m71 whichever occurs first4 7m7 ,termination ,the ,commission shall terminate #ij days after the date on which the ,commission submits the final report required under subsection 7d77#c71 but in no event later than three years after the date of establishment in subsection 7a74 7n7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate4 ,,iv ,matters ,relating to ,national ,intelligence ,enterprise ,a ,miscellaneous ,authorities and ,limitations #dja4 ,congressional notifications and summaries of misconduct regarding employees within the intelligence community 7a7 ,annual reports for calendar years #bjbd1 #bjbe1 and #bjbf ,not later than #fj days after the end of calendar years #bjbd1 #bjbe1 and #bjbf1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on civilian employees in the intelligence community placed on administrative leave pending possible adverse personnel action during that calendar year4 7b7 ,elements ,each report under subsection 7a7 shall include1 for the calendar year covered by the report1 the following3 7#a7 ,the total number of employees who were placed on administrative leave pending possible adverse personnel action1 disaggregated by intelligence community element and pay grade4 7#b7 ,the number of employees placed on paid administrative leave pending possible adverse personnel action4 7#c7 ,the number of employees placed on administrative leave pending possible adverse personnel action whose leave has exceeded #cfe days1 disaggregated by paid and unpaid status4 7c7 ,notification of referral to ,department of ,justice ,if a referral is made to the ,department of ,justice from any element of the intelligence community regarding an allegation of misconduct against a civilian employee of the intelligence community1 the head of the element of the intelligence community that employs the covered employee shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of the referral not later than #aj days after the date on which such referral is made4 #djb4 ,improvements to urgent concerns submitted to ,inspectors ,general of the ,intelligence ,community 7a7 ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community ,section #ajc;,h7k77#e7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcc7k77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting in writing before to the ,inspector ,general2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,not later than the end of the #ad-;calendar-day period beginning on the date of receipt from an employee of a complaint or information under subparagraph 7,a71 the and inserting 7i7 ,the2 7,b7 by striking whether the complaint or information and inserting whether a complaint or information under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,the ,inspector ,general shall comply with clause 7i7 with respect to a complaint or information under subparagraph 7,a7 not later than the end of the #ad-;calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee who reported the complaint or information confirms to the ,inspector ,general that the employee reported the complaint or information to the ,inspector ,general with the intent to report to ,congress the complaint or information4 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,j7 ,in this paragraph1 the term employee includes a former employee1 if the complaint or information reported under subparagraph 7,a7 arises from or relates to the period during which the former employee was an employee4 4 7b7 ,inspector ,general of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,section #ag7;d77#e7 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceag7;d77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting in writing before to the ,inspector ,general2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77i7-- 7,a7 by striking ,not later than the end of the #ad-;calendar day period beginning on the date of receipt from an employee of a complaint or information under subparagraph 7,a71 the and inserting ,the2 and 7,b7 by striking whether the complaint or information and inserting whether a complaint or information under subparagraph 7,a72 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting subparagraph 7,a72 7#d7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause 7iii72 and 7,b7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the following3 7ii7 ,the ,inspector ,general shall comply with clause 7i7 with respect to a complaint or information under subparagraph 7,a7 not later than the end of the #ad-;calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee who reported the complaint or information confirms to the ,inspector ,general that the employee reported the complaint or information to the ,inspector ,general with the intent to report to ,congress the complaint or information4 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,i7 ,in this paragraph1 the term employee includes a former employee or former contractor1 if the complaint or information reported under subparagraph 7,a7 arises from or relates to the period during which the former employee or former contractor was an employee or contractor1 as the case may be4 4 7c7 ,inspectors ,general of other elements of the intelligence community ,section #daf of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,employee ,the term employee includes a former employee or former contractor1 if the complaint or information reported pursuant to this section arises from or relates to the period during which the former employee or former contractor was an employee or contractor1 as the case may be4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting in writing after may report the complaint or information each place it appears2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,not later than the end of the #ad-;calendar day period beginning on the date of receipt of an employee complaint or information under subsection 7b71 the and inserting ,the2 and 7ii7 by striking whether the complaint or information and inserting whether a complaint or information reported under subsection 7b72 and 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,deadline for compliance ,the ,inspector ,general shall comply with paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a complaint or information reported under subsection 7b7 not later than the end of the #ad-;calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee who reported the complaint or information confirms to the ,inspector ,general that the employee reported the complaint or information to the ,inspector ,general with the intent to report to ,congress the complaint or information4 4 #djc4 ,protection for individuals making authorized disclosures to ,inspectors ,general of elements of the intelligence community 7a7 ,inspector ,general of the ,intelligence ,community ,section #ajc;,h7g77#c7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcc7;g77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking ,the ,inspector ,general is authorized and inserting 7,a7 ,the ,inspector ,general is authorized2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 7i7 ,an individual may disclose classified information to the ,inspector ,general in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures established under section #ajb;,a or #hjc of this ,act1 chapter #ab of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bafa et seq471 ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to ,classified ,national ,security ,information71 or any applicable provision of law4 7ii7 ,a disclosure under clause 7i7 of classified information by an individual without appropriate clearance or authority to access such classified information at the time of the disclosure shall be treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a covered provision if the disclosure-- 7,i7 does not include the access1 handling1 retention1 or storage of such classified information2 and 7,,ii7 is otherwise made in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures for such classified information4 7iii7 ,in this subparagraph1 the term covered provision means-- 7,i7 any otherwise applicable nondisclosure agreement2 7,,ii7 any otherwise applicable regulation or order issued under the authority of chapter #ah of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbga et seq47 or ,executive ,order #acebf2 7,,iii7 section #gih of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7,,iv7 any other provision of law with respect to the unauthorized disclosure of national security information4 4 7b7 ,inspector ,general of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,section #ag7;e77#c7 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceag7;e77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking ,the ,inspector ,general is authorized and inserting 7,a7 ,the ,inspector ,general is authorized2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 7i7 ,an individual may disclose classified information to the ,inspector ,general in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures established under section #ajb;,a or #hjc of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd1 #cafb;a71 chapter #ab of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bafa et seq471 ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to ,classified ,national ,security ,information71 or any applicable provision of law4 7ii7 ,a disclosure under clause 7i7 of classified information by an individual without appropriate clearance or authority to access such classified information at the time of the disclosure shall be treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a covered provision if the disclosure-- 7,i7 does not include the access1 handling1 retention1 or storage of such classified information2 and 7,,ii7 is otherwise made in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures for such classified information1 7iii7 ,in this subparagraph1 the term covered provision means-- 7,i7 any otherwise applicable nondisclosure agreement2 7,,ii7 any otherwise applicable regulation or order issued under the authority of chapter #ah of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbga et seq47 or ,executive ,order #acebf2 7,,iii7 section #gih of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7,,iv7 any other provision of law with respect to the unauthorized disclosure of national security information4 4 7c7 ,other ,inspectors ,general of elements of the intelligence community ,section #daf of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,protection for individuals making authorized disclosures 7#a7 ,in general ,an individual may disclose classified information to an ,inspector ,general of an element of the intelligence community in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures established under section #ajb;,a or #hjc of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd1 #cafb;a71 chapter #ab of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bafa et seq471 ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to ,classified ,national ,security ,information71 or any applicable provision of law4 7#b7 ,disclosure without clearance or authority ,a disclosure under paragraph 7#a7 of classified information by an individual without appropriate clearance or authority to access such classified information at the time of the disclosure shall be treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a covered provision if the disclosure-- 7,a7 does not include the access1 handling1 retention1 or storage of such classified information2 and 7,b7 is otherwise made in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures for such classified information4 7#c7 ,definition of covered provision ,in this subsection1 the term covered provision means-- 7,a7 any otherwise applicable nondisclosure agreement2 7,b7 any otherwise applicable regulation or order issued under the authority of chapter #ah of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbga et seq47 or ,executive ,order #acebf2 7,c7 section #gih of title #ah2 or 7,d7 any other provision of law with respect to the unauthorized disclosure of national security information4 7#d7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74 4 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section1 or the amendments made by this section1 may be construed to limit or modify the obligation of an individual to appropriately store1 handle1 or disseminate classified information in accordance with applicable security guidance and procedures1 including with respect to the removal of classified information4 #djd4 ,clarification of authority of certain ,inspectors ,general to receive protected disclosures ,section #aajd of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4 #cbcd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by inserting or covered intelligence community element after the appropriate inspector general of the employing agency2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 by inserting or covered intelligence community element after the appropriate inspector general of the employing or contracting agency4 #dje4 ,codification of the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council 7a7 ,establishment of ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council 7#a7 ,in general ,title ,i of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #ajc,l the following 7and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such ,act accordingly73 #ajc,m4 ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council 7a7 ,establishment ,there is within the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence a ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council4 7b7 ,composition 7#a7 ,the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council shall be composed of senior officials within the intelligence community and substantive experts from the public or private sector1 who shall be appointed by1 report to1 and serve at the pleasure of1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7#b7 ,the ,director shall prescribe appropriate security requirements for personnel appointed from the private sector as a condition of service on the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council1 or as contractors of the ,council or employees of such contractors1 to ensure the protection of intelligence sources and methods while avoiding1 wherever possible1 unduly intrusive requirements which the ,director considers to be unnecessary for this purpose4 7c7 ,duties and responsibilities ,members of the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council shall work with each other and with other elements of the intelligence community to ensure proper coordination and to minimize duplication of effort1 in addition to the following duties and responsibilities3 7#a7 ,provide integrated mission input to support the processes and activities of the intelligence community1 including with respect to intelligence planning1 programming1 budgeting1 and evaluation processes4 7#b7 ,identify and pursue opportunities to integrate or coordinate collection and counterintelligence efforts4 7#c7 ,in concert with the responsibilities of the ,national ,intelligence ,council1 ensure the integration and coordination of analytic and collection efforts4 7#d7 ,develop and coordinate intelligence strategies in support of budget planning and programming activities4 7#e7 ,advise the ,director of ,national ,intelligence on the development of the ,national ,intelligence ,priorities ,framework of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence 7or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of programs and activities74 7#f7 ,in concert with the responsibilities of the ,national ,intelligence ,council1 support the role of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence as principal advisor to the ,president on intelligence matters4 7#g7 ,inform the elements of the intelligence community of the activities and decisions related to missions assigned to the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council4 7#h7 ,maintain awareness1 across various functions and disciplines1 of the mission-related activities and budget planning of the intelligence community4 7#i7 ,evaluate1 with respect to assigned mission objectives1 requirements1 and unmet requirements1 the implementation of the budget of each element of the intelligence community4 7#aj7 ,provide oversight on behalf of1 and make recommendations to1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence on the extent to which the activities1 program recommendations1 and budget proposals made by elements of the intelligence community sufficiently address mission objectives1 intelligence gaps1 and unmet requirements4 7d7 ,mission management of members ,members of the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council1 under the direction of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall serve as mission managers to ensure integration among the elements of the intelligence community and across intelligence functions1 disciplines1 and activities for the purpose of achieving unity of effort and effect1 including through the following responsibilities3 7#a7 ,planning and programming efforts4 7#b7 ,budget and program execution oversight4 7#c7 ,engagement with elements of the intelligence community and with policymakers in other agencies4 7#d7 ,workforce competencies and training activities4 7#e7 ,development of capability requirements4 7#f7 ,development of governance fora1 policies1 and procedures4 7e7 ,staff2 availability 7#a7 ,staff ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall make available to the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council such staff as may be necessary to assist the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council in carrying out the responsibilities described in this section4 7#b7 ,availability ,under the direction of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council shall make reasonable efforts to advise and consult with officers and employees of other departments or agencies1 or components thereof1 of the ,united ,states ,government not otherwise associated with the intelligence community4 7f7 ,support from elements of the intelligence community ,the heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall provide appropriate support to the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council1 including with respect to intelligence activities1 as required by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 4 7#b7 ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,section #ajc7;c7 of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbe7 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ad7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#ae71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following3 7#e7 ,the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council4 4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress with respect to ,china mission ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,director of ,national ,intelligence should create a role in the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council for a ,national ,intelligence ,manager dedicated to the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7c7 ,report to ,congress on strategic competition 7#a7 ,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 elements of the intelligence community determined relevant by the ,director1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on strategic competition4 7#b7 ,matters ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,lessons learned by the intelligence community with respect to strategic competition from the reorganizations implemented consequent to-- 7i7 the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorist ,prevention ,act2 7ii7 the creation of the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center2 and 7iii7 any other reorganization effort within or among elements of the intelligence community4 7,b7 ,examination of the potential effects of a new national intelligence center established to-- 7i7 integrate all-source intelligence analysis efforts with respect to the activities1 plans1 and intentions of strategic adversaries2 7ii7 synchronize collection efforts among the intelligence community2 7iii7 optimize resource investments in the intelligence community in support of strategic competition2 7iv7 identify options for the ,president1 other departments and agencies of the ,united ,states ,government1 and allies and foreign partners of the ,united ,states to support the standing of the ,united ,states with respect to strategic competition2 and 7v7 integrate other national intelligence centers to deter the efforts of strategic adversaries targeting the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,form ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified appendix4 7d7 ,sense of ,congress with respect to counternarcotics mission ,it is the sense of ,congress that1 consistent with section #gcbe of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbd 7#acg ,stat4 #ajdc71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence should create a role in the ,national ,intelligence ,management ,council for a ,national ,intelligence ,manager dedicated to the counternarcotics mission of the ,united ,states4 #djf4 ,analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment into the ,united ,states ,section #ajb;,a7z7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd7z77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a7 by inserting 1 including with respect to counterintelligence before the semicolon2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,the term a review or an investigation of any proposed investment into the ,united ,states for which the ,director has prepared analytic materials includes a review1 investigation1 assessment1 or analysis conducted by the ,director pursuant to section #g or #aj7;g7 of ,executive ,order #aciac 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #aifdc2 relating to ,establishing the ,committee for the ,assessment of ,foreign ,participation in the ,united ,states ,telecommunications ,services ,sector71 or successor order4 7,b7 ,the term investment includes any activity reviewed1 investigated1 assessed1 or analyzed by the ,director pursuant to section #g or #aj7;g7 of ,executive ,order #aciac1 or successor order4 4 #djg4 ,responsibilities and authorities of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,section #ajb;,a7f77#aj7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd7;f77#aj77 is amended by striking the period and inserting 1 and upon receiving any such direction1 the ,director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees immediately in writing with a description of such other intelligence-related functions directed by the ,president44 #djh4 ,enabling intelligence community integration ,title ,i of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #aac;,b the following new section 7and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such ,act accordingly73 #aac;,c4 ,non-reimbursable transfer of goods and services within intelligence community in certain cases 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,authority ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an element of the intelligence community may1 subject to such guidance or regulations as may be developed by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 provide goods or services to another element of the intelligence community without reimbursement or transfer of funds for such goods or services for the purposes of remote work and hoteling initiatives for intelligence community employees and affiliates4 7#b7 ,prior approval requirement ,a transfer of goods or services under paragraph 7#a7 may not occur without the prior approval of the heads of both the providing and receiving elements of the intelligence community4 7b7 ,hoteling defined ,in this section1 the term hoteling means an alternative work arrangement in which employees of one element of the intelligence community are authorized flexible work arrangements to work part of the time at one or more alternative worksite locations1 as appropriately authorized4 4 #dji4 ,protection of intelligence sources and methods ,section #ajb;,a7i7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd7;i77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraph3 7#c7 7,a7 ,the ,director1 or the ,principal ,deputy ,director acting on behalf of the ,director1 shall be responsible for the creation1 modification1 deconfliction1 and oversight of special access programs 7referred to as controlled access programs7 pertaining to intelligence sources1 methods1 and intelligence activities 7but not including military operational1 strategic1 and tactical programs74 7,b7 ,in carrying out the responsibility under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,director shall-- 7i7 ensure controlled access programs of the intelligence community conform with the requirements identified within ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to classified national security information71 or any successor order2 7ii7 establish controlled access program minimum security requirements and guidance for the implementation of such requirements1 to include general procedures1 personnel security1 physical security1 and control marking requirements2 7iii7 ensure access to controlled access programs is based on a documented need-to-know2 7iv7 require controlled access programs to identify and periodically review ,critical ,program ,information and to develop and periodically review a ,program ,protection ,plan for each controlled access program2 7v7 require periodic reviews of and1 as appropriate1 closure of controlled access programs2 and 7vi7 coordinate with other agencies to deconflict special access programs4 4 #daj4 ,department of ,homeland ,security intelligence support for ,state ,governors 7a7 ,in general ,not less frequently than once per year1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 acting through the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall ensure that an officer of the ,field ,intelligence ,directorate of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security located in each ,state shall engage proactively with senior officials for each ,state1 such as the chief executive or ,homeland ,security ,advisor of such ,state1 with respect to matters concerning homeland security or national security1 consistent with any guidance provided by the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis4 7b7 ,requirement in certain territories of the ,united ,states ,in the case of a territory which does not have a permanent ,field ,intelligence ,directorate officer located in such territory1 the headquarters element of the ,field ,intelligence ,directorate shall designate a ,field ,intelligence ,directorate officer who is responsible for carrying out the requirement under subsection 7a7 with respect to such territory4 7c7 ,state defined ,for purposes of this section1 the term ,state means a ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 and the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 #daa4 ,authorization relating to certain intelligence and counterintelligence activities of ,coast ,guard ,the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard may use up to #a percent of the amounts made available under the ,national ,intelligence ,program 7as such term is defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc77 for each fiscal year for the intelligence and counterintelligence activities of the ,coast ,guard for objects of a confidential1 extraordinary1 or emergency nature1 which may be accounted for solely on the certification of the ,commandant and each such certification shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the amount therein certified4 #dab4 ,requirements with respect to access of foreign nationals to ,department of ,energy ,national ,laboratories 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall designate ,senior ,executive employees of the ,united ,states ,government employed by the ,department of ,energy to have final approval authority with respect to authorizing the access of a foreign national into a ,national ,laboratory in the event that an assessment of the ,director of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence of the ,department of ,energy identifies potential significant risks that are not agreed to by the ,director of the relevant ,national ,laboratory4 7b7 ,briefing ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence of the ,department of ,energy shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing with respect to the progress to enhance the ,united ,states ,government's responsibility for the ,department of ,energy's approval processes with regard to authorizing the access of foreign nationals into ,national ,laboratories1 including with respect to requiring that such decisions are the primary responsibility of ,united ,states ,government leadership1 as opposed to the ,directors of the ,national ,laboratories1 and a plan for implementation of such enhancement4 7c7 ,national ,laboratory defined ,in this section1 the term ,national ,laboratory has the meaning given that term in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74 #dac4 ,formalized counterintelligence training for ,department of ,energy personnel 7a7 ,training ,section #bae7;d7 of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gadd;b7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,the ,director shall develop and implement-- 7,a7 a delineated and standardized training plan with respect to counterintelligence to train all personnel in the ,department2 and 7,b7 a separate delineated and standardized training plan with respect to counterintelligence to train officers in the ,office who have counterintelligence responsibilities4 4 7b7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,counterintelligence of the ,department of ,energy shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the plans developed under section #bae7;d77#c7 of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7as amended by subsection 7a771 including with respect to-- 7#a7 the training content2 7#b7 periodicity2 7#c7 fulfillment rate2 7#d7 internal controls2 and 7#e7 oversight4 #dad4 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation proactive cyber support 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall develop and make available an unclassified interface for use by owners and operators of ,united ,states critical infrastructure to connect with the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation to request cyber-related support4 7b7 ,availability to congressional offices ,the interface described in subsection 7a7 shall be available to congressional offices for purposes of facilitating connection with the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7c7 ,interface requirements ,the interface described in subsection 7a7 shall include information with respect to the following3 7#a7 ,best practices for cyber hygiene1 specifically geared towards owners and operators of critical infrastructure4 7#b7 ,tailored information that is relevant based on the threats to specific sectors of critical infrastructure4 7#c7 ,suggestions for actions owners and operators of critical infrastructure are recommended to take in response to a cyber incident4 7#d7 ,information on the best ways to liaise with the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation for cyber-related issues4 7d7 ,critical infrastructure defined ,the term critical infrastructure has the meaning given that term in the ,critical ,infrastructures ,protection ,act of #bjja 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c74 #dae4 ,requirements relating to confidential human source program of ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7a7 ,operational requirements for confidential human source program 7#a7 ,in general ,no agent of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation may open an individual as a confidential human source before the ,special ,agent in ,charge of the relevant ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation field office has verified the individual's identity4 7#b7 ,prohibition with respect to ,,fbi headquarters ,no ,special ,agent of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation whose principal place of duty is at the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation ,headquarters may open an individual as a confidential human source4 7#c7 ,additional vetting in certain cases ,with respect to a potential or actual confidential human source who is identified as a potential counterintelligence concern or is the subject of an investigation for any criminal or counterintelligence purposes1 a ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation ,headquarters agent shall conduct a validation assessment and report for such source in addition to such source validation requirements as are in effect pursuant to policies and procedures governing the confidential human source program of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7#d7 ,unauthorized illegal activity of confidential human source ,if the handling agent with respect to a confidential human source has reasonable grounds to believe that a confidential human source has engaged in any unauthorized illegal activity1 including any misdemeanor or felony criminal activity-- 7,a7 the agent shall promptly notify a confidential human source coordinator or the assigned ,federal prosecutor2 7,b7 a record of such event shall be recorded in the source's case file2 and 7,c7 the confidential human source will be subject to immediate source validation procedures4 7#e7 ,prohibition on commitments of immunity in civil proceedings ,the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation may not intervene in any way to impact the outcome of any proceeding relating to a civil action or administrative hearing to which a confidential human source managed by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation is a party4 7#f7 ,prohibition with respect to ,members of ,congress ,no agent of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation may open an individual as a confidential human source if such individual is a current ,member of ,congress 7including a ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to the ,congress7 or a candidate in an election for ,federal office4 7#g7 ,effective date ,the requirements of this subsection shall take effect not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act with respect to any confidential human source under the confidential human source program of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7b7 ,annual validation review requirement with respect to field offices 7#a7 ,in general ,each ,special ,agent in ,charge of a ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation field office shall conduct an annual review of each confidential human source who is being managed out of such field office4 7#b7 ,notification requirement ,at the conclusion of each annual review conducted under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall1 on an annual basis1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with respect to-- 7,a7 the number of active confidential human sources managed by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 7,b7 the number of investigations opened as the result of annual reviews of confidential human sources2 7,c7 the number of confidential human sources whose relationship with the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation has been terminated in the last year as a result of an investigation opened as a result of an annual review2 and 7,d7 the amount of funds expended on confidential human sources in the last fiscal year1 including a delineation of funds expended from both ,national ,intelligence ,program and non-,national ,intelligence ,program funds4 7c7 ,oversight ,beginning not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall develop and implement an oversight mechanism within the ,bureau for activities with respect to any confidential human source under the confidential human source program of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation the management of which is funded through the ,national ,intelligence ,program4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 and 7,b7 the ,committees on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,congressional leadership ,the term congressional leadership means-- 7,a7 the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,c7 the majority leader of the ,senate2 7,d7 the minority leader of the ,senate2 7,e7 the ,chair and ,ranking ,member of the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,f7 the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,national ,intelligence ,program ,the term ,national ,intelligence ,program has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74 #daf4 ,congressional notice of ,,fbi counterintelligence investigations into individuals who hold or are candidates for ,federal elected office ,title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section 7and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such ,act accordingly73 #eag4 ,notification requirement with respect to ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation counterintelligence investigations regarding individuals who hold or are candidates for ,federal elected office 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #ecc of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 the delegation of the authorities of the ,attorney ,general1 or any other delegation of authority1 direction1 or policy of the executive branch1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall notify congressional leadership not later than #e days after the commencement of a counterintelligence investigation into an individual who holds an elected ,federal office or an individual who is a candidate in an election for ,federal office4 7b7 ,contents ,a notification under subsection 7a7 shall include1 to the extent consistent with the need to protect the integrity of ongoing counterintelligence investigations or other exceptionally sensitive national security or law enforcement matters1 a summary of the relevant facts associated with the counterintelligence investigation and the identity of the person subject to such investigation4 7c7 ,congressional leadership defined ,in this section1 the term congressional leadership means-- 7#a7 the majority leader of the ,senate2 7#b7 the minority leader of the ,senate2 7#c7 the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 7#d7 the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives2 7#e7 the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#f7 the ,chair and ,ranking ,member of the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 4 #dag4 ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office at the ,department of ,transportation 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,transportation4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,transportation4 7b7 ,establishment of ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office 7#a7 ,agreement with ,secretary of ,transportation ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 acting through the ,director of the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center1 shall seek to enter into an agreement with the ,secretary under which the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,secretary shall establish within the ,department an office1 which shall be known as the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office1 in accordance with this section4 7#b7 ,location ,the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office established pursuant to this section shall be physically located within the headquarters of the ,department and within reasonable proximity to the offices of the leadership of the ,department4 7#c7 ,security ,the ,director of the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center shall be responsible for the protection of classified information and for the establishment and enforcement of all security-related controls within the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office4 7c7 ,personnel 7#a7 ,director 7,a7 ,appointment ,there shall be at the head of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office a ,director who is appointed by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 ,the ,director of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office shall-- 7i7 be supervised and subject to performance evaluations by the ,director of the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center1 in consultation with the ,secretary2 7ii7 be an employee of the intelligence community with significant counterintelligence experience2 and 7iii7 serve for a period of #c years4 7,b7 ,responsibilities ,the ,director of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office shall carry out the following responsibilities3 7i7 ,serving as the head of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office1 with supervisory responsibility for the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office and any other personnel assigned to the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office4 7ii7 ,advising the ,secretary on counterintelligence and intelligence information4 7iii7 ,ensuring that counterintelligence threat information and1 as appropriate1 finished intelligence on topics related to the functions of the ,department1 are provided to appropriate personnel of the department or agency without delay4 7iv7 ,ensuring critical intelligence relevant to the ,secretary is requested and disseminated in a timely manner4 7v7 ,establishing1 as appropriate1 mechanisms for collaboration through which ,department subject matter experts1 including those without security clearances1 can share information and expertise with the intelligence community4 7vi7 ,correlating and evaluating counterintelligence threats identified within intelligence community reporting1 in coordination with the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center1 and providing appropriate dissemination of such intelligence to officials of the ,department with a need-to-know4 7vii7 ,advising the ,secretary on methods to improve the counterintelligence posture of the ,department4 7viii7 ,where appropriate1 supporting the ,department's leadership in engaging with the ,national ,security ,council4 7ix7 ,in coordination with the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center1 establishing counterintelligence partnerships to improve the counterintelligence defense of the ,department4 7#b7 ,deputy ,director ,there shall be within the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office a ,deputy ,director who is appointed by the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 ,the ,deputy ,director shall-- 7,a7 be supervised and subject to performance evaluations by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,national ,counterintelligence and ,security ,center2 7,b7 be a current or former employee of the ,department with significant experience within the ,department2 and 7,c7 serve at the pleasure of the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,other employees 7,a7 ,joint duty assignment ,there shall be within the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office such other employees as the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,secretary1 determines appropriate4 ,employment at the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office is an intelligence community joint duty assignment4 ,a permanent change of station to the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office shall be for a period of not less than #b years4 7,b7 ,supervision ,the ,director of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office shall be responsible for the supervision and management of employees assigned to the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office1 including employees assigned by program elements of the intelligence community and other ,federal departments and agencies1 as appropriate4 7,c7 ,joint duty or assigned personnel reimbursement ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall reimburse a program element of the intelligence community or a ,federal department or agency for any permanent change of station employee assigned to the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7,d7 ,operation under authority of director of national intelligence ,employees assigned to the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office under this paragraph shall operate under the authorities of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence for the duration of their assignment or period of employment within the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office1 except for temporary duty assignment employees4 7,e7 ,incentive pay 7i7 ,in general ,an employee who accepts employment at the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office during the #abj-;day period after the date of the establishment of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office shall receive an incentive payment1 which shall be payable by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in an amount equal to #aj percent of the base annual pay of the employee4 ,such an employee who completes #b years of service in the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office may receive an incentive payment in an amount equal to #aj percent of the base annual pay of the employee if the ,director of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office determines the performance of the employee is exceptional4 7ii7 ,eligibility ,an employee is only eligible for an incentive payment under clause 7i7 if the employee enters into an agreement with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence to serve in the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office for a period of at least #b years4 7d7 ,funding ,to the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations ,acts for the purposes detailed in this subsection1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may expend such sums as are authorized within the ,national ,intelligence ,program of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence for-- 7#a7 the renovation1 furnishing1 and equipping of a ,federal building1 as necessary1 to meet the security and operational requirements of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office2 7#b7 the provision of connectivity to the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office to enable briefings1 secure audio and video communications1 and collaboration between employees of the ,department and the intelligence community at the unclassified1 secret1 and top secret levels2 7#c7 the provision of other information technology systems and devices1 such as computers1 printers1 and phones1 for use by employees of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office2 7#d7 the assignment of employees of the intelligence community to support the operation of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office2 and 7#e7 the provision of other personal services necessary for the operation of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office4 7e7 ,deadline for establishment of the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than ,january #a1 #bjbf1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall seek to establish1 in accordance with this section1 the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office within the ,department4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the plan to establish the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office required under paragraph 7#a74 ,such report shall include the costs and schedule associated with establishing the ,intelligence ,community ,counterintelligence ,office4 #dah4 ,ukraine lessons learned ,working ,group 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,secretary of ,defense shall jointly establish a working group to identify and share lessons that the ,united ,states intelligence community has learned from the ,ukraine conflict4 7b7 ,membership ,the composition of the ,working ,group may include any officer or employee of a department or agency of the ,united ,states ,government determined appropriate by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence or the ,secretary of ,defense4 7c7 ,chair ,the ,working ,group shall be jointly chaired by-- 7#a7 an officer or employee of the ,department of ,defense chosen by the ,secretary of ,defense2 and 7#b7 an officer or employee of an element of the intelligence community chosen by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the head of the element concerned4 7d7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,working ,group shall be the following3 7#a7 ,identify tactical and operational lessons derived from the ,ukraine conflict4 7#b7 ,develop a repeatable process for promulgating such lessons to elements of the ,department of ,defense responsible for the development of joint and service-specific doctrine1 acquisitions decisions1 and capability development4 7#c7 ,provide recommendations on intelligence collection priorities to support the elements of the ,department of ,defense identified under paragraph 7#b74 7e7 ,meetings ,the ,working ,group shall meet not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and quarterly thereafter4 7f7 ,termination 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the ,working ,group shall terminate on the date that is #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,extension ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,secretary of ,defense may extend the termination date under paragraph 7#a7 to a date not later than #d years after the date of the enactment of this ,act if the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,secretary of ,defense jointly-- 7,a7 determine than an extension is appropriate and agree to such extension2 and 7,b7 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of the extension that includes a description of the justification for the extension4 7g7 ,briefs to ,congress ,not later than #bgj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #f months thereafter1 the ,working ,group shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the activities of the ,working ,group4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 and 7,b7 the congressional defense committees4 7#b7 ,congressional defense committees ,the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,working ,group ,the term ,working ,group means the working group described in subsection 7a74 #dai4 ,modification to waiver for post-service employment restrictions 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjd7;a77#b7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjgc;a7a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3 7,a7 ,authority to grant waivers ,the applicable head of an intelligence community element may waive a restriction in paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an employee or former employee who is subject to that restriction only after-- 7i7 the employee or former employee submits to the applicable head of the intelligence community element a written application for such waiver in such form and manner as the applicable head of the intelligence community element determines appropriate2 and 7ii7 the applicable head of the element of the intelligence community determines that granting such waiver will not harm the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 4 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking ,director and inserting applicable head of the intelligence community element2 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking ,director each place it appears and inserting applicable head of the intelligence community element2 and 7#d7 by amending subparagraph 7,e7 to read as follows3 7,e7 ,reporting to ,congress ,on a quarterly basis1 the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written notification of each waiver or revocation that shall include the following3 7i7 ,with respect to a waiver issued to an employee or former employee-- 7,i7 the covered intelligence position held or formerly held by the employee or former employee2 and 7,,ii7 a brief description of the covered post-service employment1 including the employer and the recipient of the representation1 advice1 or services4 7ii7 ,with respect to a revocation of a waiver issued to an employee or former employee-- 7,i7 the details of the waiver1 including any renewals of such waiver1 and the dates of such waiver and renewals2 and 7,,ii7 the specific reasons why the applicable head of the intelligence community element determined that such revocation is warranted4 4 7b7 ,written advisory opinions with respect to post-service employment restrictions ,section #cjd7;d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjgc;a7d77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,written advisory opinions ,upon request from a current employee who occupies a covered intelligence position or a former employee who previously occupied a covered intelligence position1 the applicable head of the element of the intelligence community concerned may provide a written advisory opinion to such current or former employee regarding whether a proposed employment1 representation1 or provision of advice or services constitutes covered post-service employment as defined in subsection 7g74 4 7c7 ,covered post-service employment ,section #cjd7;g77#b7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjgc;a7g77#b77 is amended by striking relating to national security1 intelligence1 the military1 or internal security to1 the government of a foreign country or any company1 entity1 or other person whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised1 directed1 controlled1 financed1 or subsidized1 in whole or in major part1 by any government of a foreign country and inserting to the government of a foreign country or any company1 entity1 or other person whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised1 directed1 controlled1 financed1 or subsidized1 in whole or in major part1 by any government of a foreign country if such employment1 representation1 or provision of advice or services relates to national security1 intelligence1 the military1 or internal security4 7d7 ,conforming amendments ,section #cjd7;a77#a7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjgc;a7a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 and inserting paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting paragraph 7#b77;,a74 #dbj4 ,prohibition of funds for ,intelligence ,experts ,group ,none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act to the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security may be obligated or expended to support the ,intelligence ,experts ,group of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 or any successor group4 #dba4 ,prohibition on availability of funds for certain activities of the ,overt ,human ,intelligence and ,open ,source ,intelligence ,collection ,programs of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered activity ,the term covered activity means-- 7,a7 with respect to the ,overt ,human ,intelligence ,collection ,program1 an interview for intelligence collection purposes with any individual1 including a ,united ,states person1 who has been criminally charged1 arraigned1 or taken into the custody of a ,federal1 ,state1 or local law enforcement agency1 but whose guilt with respect to such criminal matters has not yet been adjudicated1 unless the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis has obtained the consent of the interviewee following consultation with counsel2 7,b7 with respect to either the ,overt ,human ,intelligence ,collection ,program or the ,open ,source ,intelligence ,collection ,program1 any collection targeting journalists in the performance of their journalistic functions2 and 7,c7 with respect to the ,overt ,human ,intelligence ,collection ,program1 an interview for intelligence collection purposes with a ,united ,states person where the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis lacks a reasonable belief based on facts and circumstances that the ,united ,states person may possess significant foreign intelligence 7as defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc774 7#b7 ,overt ,human ,intelligence ,collection ,program ,the term ,overt ,human ,intelligence ,collection ,program means the program established by the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis pursuant to ,policy ,instruction #ijg of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis1 issued on ,june #bi1 #bjaf1 or any successor program4 7#c7 ,open ,source ,intelligence ,collection ,program ,the term ,open ,source ,collection ,intelligence ,program means the program established by the ,under ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for ,intelligence and ,analysis for the purpose of collecting intelligence and information for potential production and reporting in the form of ,open ,source ,information ,reports as reflected in ,policy ,instruction #ijj of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis1 issued on ,january #ac1 #bjae1 or any successor program4 7#d7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen2 7,b7 an alien known by the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis to be a permanent resident alien2 7,c7 an unincorporated association substantially composed of ,united ,states citizens or permanent resident aliens2 or 7,d7 a corporation incorporated in the ,united ,states1 except for a corporation directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments4 7#e7 ,united ,states person information 7,,uspi7 ,the term ,united ,states person information-- 7,a7 means information that is reasonably likely to identify #a or more specific ,united ,states persons2 and 7,b7 may be either a single item of information or information that1 when combined with other available information1 is reasonably likely to identify one or more specific ,united ,states persons4 7b7 ,prohibition on availability of funds for covered activities of ,overt ,human ,intelligence ,collection ,program and ,open ,source ,intelligence ,collection ,program ,none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this ,act may be made available to the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to conduct a covered activity4 7c7 ,limitation on personnel ,none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this ,act may be used by the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to increase1 above the staffing level in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbd 7division ,g of ,public ,law #aah-ca71 the number of personnel assigned to the ,open ,source ,intelligence ,division who work exclusively or predominantly on domestic terrorism issues4 7d7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,effect on other intelligence oversight ,nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or superseding the authority of any official within the ,department of ,homeland ,security to conduct legal1 privacy1 civil rights1 or civil liberties oversight of the intelligence activities of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis4 7#b7 ,sharing and receiving intelligence information ,nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit1 or to limit the authority of1 personnel of the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security from sharing intelligence information with1 or receiving information from-- 7,a7 foreign1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or territorial governments 7or any agency or subdivision thereof72 7,b7 the private sector2 or 7,c7 other elements of the ,federal ,government1 including the components of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 #dbb4 ,limitation on availability of funds for the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence pending submission of information regarding improvements relating to intelligence community staffing1 details1 and assignments ,of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this ,act or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjbe for the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 not more than #ie percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the ,director of ,national ,intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence committees the document required to be established by the ,director under section #gcjg7;b7 of the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbe note74 ,b ,reports and ,other ,matters #dca4 ,foreign malign influence interagency guidance ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees the interagency guidance that governs engagement with social media companies for each element of the intelligence community4 #dcb4 ,foreign malign influence standard operating procedures ,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 the most recently updated standard operating procedures document1 without restrictions1 that governs the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation's engagements with social media companies4 #dcc4 ,intelligence support for certain executive branch departments and agencies 7a7 ,briefing ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing with respect to intelligence support provided to executive branch departments and agencies that are not a part of the intelligence community in accordance with ,intelligence ,community ,directive #djd 7relating to ,executive ,branch ,intelligence ,customers71 or successor directive4 7b7 ,elements ,the briefing required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a list of ,united ,states ,government departments and agencies that have a ,federal ,senior ,intelligence ,coordinator1 an ,intelligence ,point of ,contact1 or a ,federal ,intelligence ,coordination ,office4 7#b7 ,a description of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence's insight into how departments and agencies that have individuals holding a position described in paragraph 7#a7 are selected for such position1 and what role the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence plays in that process1 if any4 7#c7 ,an assessment of the successes1 shortcomings1 effectiveness1 utility1 and future planning for engaging with executive branch customers pursuant to ,intelligence ,community ,directive #djd or any successor directive4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms ,federal ,senior ,intelligence ,coordinator1 ,intelligence ,point of ,contact1 and ,federal ,intelligence ,coordination ,office have the meaning given such terms in ,intelligence ,community ,directive #djd4 #dcd4 ,intelligence community recruitment for certain security-cleared separating ,military ,members 7a7 ,in general ,the ,intelligence ,community ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer shall1 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 develop a human resources strategy for enhancing the recruitment into the intelligence community of covered military members4 7b7 ,contents ,the strategy developed under subsection 7a7 shall address-- 7#a7 a requirement for each intelligence community element to facilitate job applications for qualified covered military members on each element's job application portal1 on ,,usa ,jobs1 or other appropriate hiring platform2 7#b7 additional authorities or policy waivers required to overcome identified barriers to enhancing the recruitment into the intelligence community of covered military members to include those military members with technical training and experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree2 and 7#c7 in consultation with military services1 the development of best practices for matching job applications from among covered military members who have transferable qualifying backgrounds1 skills1 or expertise to relevant intelligence occupational specialties within the ,federal civilian intelligence community workforce1 to include coordinating intelligence community recruiting events and hiring blitzes4 7c7 ,briefing and implementation plan ,not later than #cj days after the development of the strategy under subsection 7a71 the ,intelligence ,community ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing regarding the strategy developed under subsection 7a71 including a plan for how each element of the intelligence community intends to implement such strategy4 7d7 ,covered military member defined ,in this section1 the term covered military member means any servicemember transitioning out of military service who holds a current top-secret security clearance4 #dce4 ,strategy to strengthen intelligence community recruitment efforts in the ,united ,states territories 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 acting through the ,intelligence ,community ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer1 shall1 in coordination with the human capital offices of such elements of the intelligence community as determined appropriate1 develop an intelligence community-wide strategy to strengthen efforts to recruit qualified individuals residing in the ,united ,states territories4 7b7 ,briefing requirement ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 acting through the ,intelligence ,community ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer1 shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing with respect to the strategy developed under subsection 7a71 including with respect to a plan for the implementation of such strategy4 7c7 ,united ,states territories defined ,in this section1 the term ,united ,states territories means ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa4 #dcf4 ,extension of requirement for annual report on strikes undertaken by the ,united ,states against terrorist targets outside areas of active hostilities ,section #agbc7;a7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4 #ahaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,may #a #bjbj and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbd2 and 7#b7 by striking #bjbb and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbg4 #dcg4 ,advisability and feasibility study on updating intelligence sharing regulations 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with each head of an element of the intelligence community1 shall assess the advisability and feasibility of revising applicable policies and regulations with respect to the sharing of intelligence by an element of the intelligence community with foreign governments to incorporate the principles described under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,principles ,the principles to be assessed for advisability and feasibility shall be the following3 7#a7 ,the intelligence community may not share actionable intelligence with another country unless the intelligence community receives such credible and reliable written assurances from a representative of the country that the country shall use the intelligence in accordance with applicable international law4 7#b7 ,any policies authorizing the sharing of actionable intelligence shall require special protections to reduce the risk of violations of applicable international law as a consequence of sharing such intelligence4 7#c7 ,any policies authorizing the sharing of actionable intelligence with another country shall require the element of the intelligence community concerned to document the risks and benefits of requiring the country receiving the intelligence to make credible and reliable written assurances that the country1 when using the intelligence1 will conduct only lethal or capture operations that comply with policy standards of the ,united ,states with respect to detainee treatment and direct action counterterrorism operations outside areas of active hostilities4 7#d7 ,if the head of an element of the intelligence community receives or conducts an assessment calling into question the credibility or reliability of written assurances provided by another country to comply with applicable international law with respect to the intelligence1 the head shall1 within #de days of receiving or conducting the assessment-- 7,a7 inform the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and1 as appropriate1 the ,secretary of ,defense2 and 7,b7 take appropriate action to assess further and remediate the situation1 which may include suspending further sharing of intelligence or receiving further assurances from the country of compliance with applicable international law4 7c7 ,report to ,congress ,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 a report on the advisability and feasibility of incorporating the principles described in subsection 7b7 into regulations on the sharing of intelligence by an element of the intelligence community1 including the degree to which the current practices of each element of the intelligence community for the sharing of intelligence are consistent with such principles4 7d7 ,actionable intelligence defined ,in this section1 the term actionable intelligence means information sufficiently detailed and timely to permit1 assist1 or allow an action or operation in the near-term4 #dch4 ,budget transparency for open-source intelligence activities 7a7 ,budget summaries to ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence a complete and comprehensive summary of all budget information with respect to the element's open-source intelligence activities4 7b7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report compiling the information in the summaries submitted to the ,director pursuant to subsection 7a74 7c7 ,open-source intelligence defined ,in this section1 the term open-source intelligence means intelligence derived exclusively from publicly or commercially available information that addresses specific intelligence priorities1 requirements1 or gaps4 #dci4 ,enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary practices in critical mineral projects 7a7 ,strategy required ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall1 in consultation with the heads of such ,federal agencies as the ,director considers appropriate1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 develop a strategy to improve the sharing between the ,federal ,government and private entities of information and intelligence to mitigate the threat that foreign adversary illicit activities and tactics pose to ,united ,states persons in foreign jurisdictions on projects relating to energy generation and storage1 including with respect to critical minerals inputs4 7b7 ,elements ,the strategy required by subsection 7a7 shall cover---- 7#a7 how best to assemble and transmit information to ,united ,states persons-- 7,a7 to protect against foreign adversary illicit tactics and activities relating to critical mineral projects abroad1 including foreign adversary efforts to undermine such ,united ,states projects abroad2 7,b7 to mitigate the risk that foreign adversary government involvement in the ownership and control of entities engaging in deceptive or illicit activities pose to the interests of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 to inform on economic espionage and other threats from foreign adversaries to the rights of owners of intellectual property1 including owners of patents1 trademarks1 copyrights1 and trade secrets1 and other sensitive information1 with respect to such property2 and 7#b7 how best to receive information from ,united ,states persons on threats to ,united ,states interests in the critical mineral space4 7c7 ,implementation plan required ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,director completes developing the strategy pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 7as defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc771 or provide such committees a briefing on1 a plan for implementing the strategy1 which shall include a description of risks1 benefits1 opportunities1 and drawbacks4 #ddj4 ,briefing on policies and procedures for addressing threats from known or suspected terrorists 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 representatives from the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 which shall include representatives from ,customs and ,border ,protection1 ,homeland ,security ,investigations1 and the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis1 and representatives from the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 which shall include representatives from the ,threat ,screening ,center1 shall jointly provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to existing policies and procedures for handling encounters with known or suspected terrorists at the borders of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,elements ,the briefing required under subsection 7a7 shall include a description of the following3 7#a7 ,the existing processes for handling encounters with individuals at or between ports of entry1 to include the difference in process for individuals encountered at and between ports of entry4 7#b7 ,the existing processes for the handling and sharing of potentially derogatory information concerning individuals who are known or suspected terrorists4 7#c7 ,the existing processes for managing asylum claims of known or suspected terrorists4 7c7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7#b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#c7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 #dda4 ,assessment on intelligence relationship between ,egypt and ,israel 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the heads of such elements of the intelligence community as the ,director determines appropriate1 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report assessing the intelligence relationship between ,israel and ,egypt that includes an assessment of intelligence failures with respect to either country and with respect to intelligence sharing between the two countries that contributed to the attack on ,israel by ,hamas on ,october #g1 #bjbc4 7b7 ,matters ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the state1 strengths1 and limitations of any intelligence relationship between ,egypt and ,israel1 especially with respect to ,hamas and ,gaza4 7#b7 ,the role of the ,united ,states1 if any1 in the relationship and an identification of the areas in which the participation of the ,united ,states would most strengthen the relationship and improve cooperation between ,egypt and ,israel going forward4 7#c7 ,a review of the failures in national and regional intelligence analysis1 collection1 and sharing that occurred before the attack on ,israel by ,hamas on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 and any lessons learned for future intelligence activities4 7c7 ,form ,the report under subsection 7a7 may be submitted in classified form4 #ddb4 ,intelligence assessment of economic coercion by the ,people's ,republic of ,china in the ,indo-,pacific region and strategies to enhance the economic resilience of countries in the ,indo-,pacific region 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for ,intelligence and ,research1 in consultation with ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency and the heads of other elements of the intelligence community determined appropriate by the ,assistant ,secretary1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the economic coercion efforts by the ,people's ,republic of ,china in the ,indo-,pacific region and strategies that would enhance the resilience of countries in the ,indo-,pacific region to economic coercion by the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7b7 ,matters ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a description of recent economic coercion efforts by the ,people's ,republic of ,china against countries in the ,indo-,pacific region4 7#b7 ,an analysis of the effectiveness of economic coercion efforts against countries in the ,indo-,pacific region by the ,people's ,republic of ,china in achieving the stated or assumed goals of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7#c7 ,an assessment of measures that would dissuade the ,people's ,republic of ,china from engaging in acts of economic coercion in the ,indo-,pacific region and would encourage actions supporting the economic prosperity and security of the ,indo-,pacific region4 7#d7 ,an assessment of measures1 including trade diversion or regional trade agreements1 that would diminish the sway and influence of the market of the ,people's ,republic of ,china with respect to countries in the ,indo-,pacific region4 7#e7 ,an analysis of measures that would help countries in the ,indo-,pacific region to build supply chains independent of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7c7 ,form ,the report under subsection 7a7 may be submitted in classified form4 7d7 ,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 ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the ,select ,committee on the ,strategic ,competition ,between the ,united ,states and the ,chinese ,communist ,party 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 ,indo-,pacific nations ,the term ,indo-,pacific region includes the following countries3 7,a7 ,australia4 7,b7 ,bangladesh4 7,c7 ,brunei4 7,d7 ,burma 7,myanmar74 7,e7 ,cambodia4 7,f7 ,china4 7,g7 ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea4 7,h7 ,federated ,states of ,micronesia4 7,i7 ,fiji4 7,j7 ,french ,polynesia4 7,k7 ,india4 7,l7 ,indonesia4 7,m7 ,japan4 7,n7 ,kiribati4 7,o7 ,laos4 7,p7 ,malaysia4 7,q7 ,maldives4 7,r7 ,mongolia4 7,s7 ,nauru4 7,t7 ,niue4 7,u7 ,nepal4 7,v7 ,new ,zealand4 7,w7 ,palau4 7,x7 ,papua ,new ,guinea4 7,y7 ,philippines4 7,z7 ,republic of ,korea4 7,,aa7 ,republic of ,marshall ,islands4 7,,bb7 ,samoa4 7,,cc7 ,singapore4 7,,dd7 ,solomon ,islands4 7,,ee7 ,sri ,lanka4 7,,ff7 ,thailand4 7,,gg7 ,timor-,leste4 7,,hh7 ,tonga4 7,,ii7 ,tuvalu4 7,,jj7 ,vanuatu4 7,,kk7 ,vietnam4 #ddc4 ,report on the mission effect of civilian harm 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 acting through the ,national ,intelligence ,council and in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community determined appropriate by the ,director1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report examining the extent to which civilian harm that occurs during counterterrorism operations informs analyses of the intelligence community on the mission success of campaigns to degrade1 disrupt1 or defeat foreign terrorist organizations4 7b7 ,matters ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,the methodology of the intelligence community for measuring the effect of civilian harm4 7#b7 ,the extent to which analysts of the intelligence community apply such methodology when assessing the degree to which a terrorist group is degraded1 disrupted1 or defeated4 7#c7 ,a framework to enable analysts to assess1 as objectively as possible1 the effect that civilian harm has had on the mission of degrading1 disrupting1 or defeating a terrorist group1 or an explanation of why such framework cannot be generated4 7#d7 ,the extent to which dissenting opinions of analysts of the intelligence community are included or highlighted in final written products presented to senior policymakers of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,recommendations to improve the quality of future intelligence community analyses by accounting for the effects of civilian harm on efforts to successfully degrade1 disrupt1 or defeat a foreign terrorist group4 7c7 ,form 7#a7 ,in general ,the report under subsection 7a7 may be submitted in classified form1 but if so submitted1 the report shall include an unclassified summary of key findings that is consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods4 7#b7 ,annex ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include a classified annex that provides an inventory of the following3 7,a7 ,collection gaps and challenges that may affect the analysis of the success or failure of campaigns against terrorist groups4 7,b7 ,actions taken by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence to mitigate such gaps and challenges4 7d7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7#b7 the ,subcommittee on ,defense of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#c7 the ,subcommittee on ,defense of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 #ddd4 ,report on the economic outlook of ,china 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 acting through the ,national ,intelligence ,council1 shall1 in coordination with the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,treasury for ,intelligence and ,analysis and the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the economic outlook of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 which shall include alternative analyses of the economic projections of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7b7 ,elements ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of the economy of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including the potential effects of debt1 demographics1 and ,china's international relationships4 7#b7 ,potential challenges for the ,people's ,republic of ,china to sustain economic growth and the potential for global effects as a result4 7#c7 ,the implications of the economic future of the ,people's ,republic of ,china on the country's foreign and defense policy4 #dde4 ,repeal of requirement with respect to assessments regarding the ,northern ,triangle and ,mexico ,section #eebb of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4 #baeb7 is repealed4 ,v ,matters ,relating to ,defense ,intelligence and ,overhead ,architecture #eja4 ,sense of ,congress on the need for increased effort and resources in the field of geomatics ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the intelligence community and the broader ,united ,states ,government require professionals with advanced training in geomatics and geodesy and that the preservation of these skillsets is crucial to advancing geospatial intelligence tradecraft for the ,united ,states for national security and military operations2 7#b7 the intelligence community should use existing authorities to engage in novel ways with academic and industry partners to ensure the intelligence community's demand signal for geomatics and geodesy professionals is received by the largest possible number of ,united ,states citizens while also seeking to foster a culture of academic excellence and research to propel the field of geomatics forward at the pace of innovation2 7#c7 by engaging with academic and industry partners the intelligence community can help speed the reversal of the current trend wherein the ,united ,states not only produces fewer geomatics scientists and engineers compared to its global competitors and potential adversaries1 but such competitors and adversaries also provide them with training and expertise that could be used against the ,united ,states2 7#d7 there is abundant opportunity for the intelligence community to advance its growing need for geomatics and geodesy professionals by partnering with ,american universities and researchers with proven experience in diverse fields who can lead the way to solving the ,united ,states most vexing geomatics challenges2 and 7#e7 the intelligence community must balance the increasing demand for recruiting the best geomatics and geodesy talent while still ensuring a dedicated and patriotic workforce with allegiance to the ,constitution and the ,united ,states ,government4 #ejb4 ,department of ,defense ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i of chapter #ba of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dcj;c4 ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 or a designee of the ,secretary determined by regulations prescribed by the ,secretary1 shall designate a civilian employee of the ,department of ,defense in the ,senior ,executive ,service to serve as the ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official4 7b7 ,responsibilities ,the ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official shall exercise independent oversight of all intelligence1 intelligence-related1 and sensitive activities of the ,department of ,defense1 including activities involving-- 7#a7 tradecraft2 7#b7 the operational use of an individual2 or 7#c7 clandestine operational tactics1 techniques1 and procedures4 7c7 ,access ,the ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official shall have-- 7#a7 complete and unrestricted access to all information concerning any intelligence1 intelligence-related1 or sensitive activity of the ,department of ,defense regardless of classification or compartmentalization1 including special access programs1 from any personnel or organizational entity of the ,department of ,defense1 to the extent necessary to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official2 and 7#b7 direct access to the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,deputy ,secretary of ,defense1 as circumstances require in the determination of the ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official4 7d7 ,review of regulations ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall review and update ,department of ,defense ,directive #eadh4ac1 and any associated or successor regulation or directive1 to conform to this section4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of contents in chapter #ba of such title is amended by adding at the end of subchapter ,i the following new item3 #dcj;c4 ,senior ,intelligence ,oversight ,official4 4 #ejc4 ,extension and modification of ,department of ,defense intelligence and counterintelligence expense authority ,section #ajeg of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4 #aeic7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking #bjbe and inserting #bjcj2 7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking #bjbe and inserting #bjcj2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7e71 by striking #ajj1jjj and inserting #abe1jjj4 #ejd4 ,authority of ,army counterintelligence agents 7a7 ,in general ,section #gcgg of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by inserting and ,army ,counterintelligence ,command before the colon2 and 7#b7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read as follows3 7b7 ,agents to have authority ,subsection 7a7 applies to any employee of the ,department of the ,army who is-- 7#a7 a special agent of the ,army ,criminal ,investigation ,command 7or a successor to that command7 whose duties include conducting1 supervising1 or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the ,department of the ,army2 or 7#b7 a special agent of the ,army ,counterintelligence ,command 7or a successor to that command7 whose duties include conducting1 supervising1 or coordinating counterintelligence investigations in programs and operations of the ,department of the ,army4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #gdg of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section #gcgg and inserting the following new item3 #gcgg4 ,civilian special agents of the ,criminal ,investigation ,command and ,army ,counterintelligence ,command3 authority to execute warrants and make arrests4 4 #eje4 ,modifications to notification on the provision of ,defense sensitive support ,section #ajee of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d72 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#f71 respectively2 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,routine defense sensitive support ,in the event that the provision of defense sensitive support is routine defense sensitive support1 the ,secretary shall provide notification under paragraph 7#a7 on a quarterly basis after providing the support4 2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#d71 as so redesignated-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by inserting and extraordinary security protections after support2 7ii7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by inserting or requires extraordinary security protections after time-sensitive2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting shall after ,secretary2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking may2 7,,ii7 by inserting or after the activity supported concludes after providing the support2 and 7,,iii7 by striking 2 and and inserting 2 or2 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 by striking shall2 and 7,,ii7 by striking notice as soon as practicable after providing such support1 but not later than #dh hours after providing the support and inserting notification simultaneously with the execution of the supported activity2 and 7,e7 in paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated1 by striking paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7 and inserting paragraphs 7#a71 7#c71 and 7#d72 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking defense sensitive support defined and inserting definitions2 7,b7 by striking 1 the term defense sensitive support means support provided by the ,department of ,defense to a non-,department of ,defense ,federal department or agency that requires special protection from disclosure4 and inserting a colon2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#a7 ,the term defense sensitive support means support provided by the ,department of ,defense to a non-,department of ,defense ,federal department or agency that requires special protection from disclosure4 7#b7 ,the term routine defense sensitive support has the meaning given such term elsewhere in the ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbe4 4 #ejf4 ,revision of ,secretary of ,defense authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities 7a7 ,extension of authority ,section #dca7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,december #ca1 #bjbd and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbg4 7b7 ,interagency coordination and support ,section #dca7;b77#a7 of such title is amended to read as follows3 7#a7 be pre-coordinated with the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency using procedures mutually agreed upon by the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,director1 and1 where appropriate1 be supported by the ,director2 and 4 #ejg4 ,promulgating guidance related to certain ,department of ,defense contracts ,not later than ,january #ca1 #bjbe1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall issue guidance on the governance and oversight of the contracts of the ,department of ,defense that support or enable sensitive activities4 #ejh4 ,sense of ,congress on ,space ,force acquisition workforce ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office and the ,united ,states ,space ,force jointly benefit from a robust ,united ,states ,space ,force military and civilian acquisition workforce that includes contracting officers1 acquisition program managers1 engineers1 and program control and finance professionals2 7#b7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives is concerned that the ,united ,states ,space ,force's uneven emphasis on developing space operators and making fewer acquisition professionals available for assignments at the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office can negatively affect the procurement goals of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 particularly in support of ,united ,states ,space ,force requirements2 and 7#c7 a robust ,united ,states ,space ,force acquisition workforce1 that encourages assignment opportunities at the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 both benefits the procurement goals of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office and provides valuable experience that acquisition professionals can apply to future ,united ,states ,space ,force assignments4 ,,vi ,matters ,relating to ,central ,intelligence ,agency #fja4 ,requirements for the ,special ,victim ,investigator ,section #cb7;a7 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cecc7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,no individual appointed as the ,special ,victim ,investigator may1 at the time of such appointment1 be a current employee of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency44 #fjb4 ,reserve for ,contingencies notification requirement ,section #ejd7;a77#b7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjid7;a77#b77 is amended by inserting and1 not later than #aj days after the date of the obligation or expenditure of such funds1 of the activity requiring such obligation or expenditure before the semicolon4 #fjc4 ,government ,accountability ,office study and report on modernization initiative of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency 7a7 ,requirement ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study on the impacts of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency's modernization initiative4 7b7 ,elements ,the study required under subsection 7a7 may include the following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the ,agency's implementation of changes pursuant to the modernization initiative1 including organizational changes and changes to ,agency activities4 7#b7 ,an assessment of how any new administrative requirements made pursuant to the modernization initiative have affected ,agency activities4 7#c7 ,an evaluation of whether the ,agency's implementation of changes pursuant to the modernization initiative have affected the ,agency's ability to anticipate and respond to emerging issues4 7#d7 ,an assessment of the extent to which the ,agency's implementation of changes pursuant to the modernization initiative have-- 7,a7 fostered an organizational climate and structure that allows personnel in analytic and operational fields to take professional risks2 7,b7 grown the role of analytic personnel and provided opportunities for them to become subject matter experts within the analytical career fields2 and 7,c7 changed the number of personnel from analytical fields represented in managerial and policy positions4 7#e7 ,other matters deemed relevant by the ,comptroller ,general4 7c7 ,briefing2 report 7#a7 ,briefing ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the preliminary findings of the study conducted under subsection 7a7 at a time that is mutually agreed upon by the appropriate congressional committees and the ,comptroller ,general4 7#b7 ,report requirement 7,a7 ,submission to ,congress ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection 7a74 7,b7 ,form of report ,the report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,appropriations and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,agency ,the term ,agency means the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 ,,vii ,matters ,relating to ,technology and ,innovation #gja4 ,sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation 7a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,intelligence and ,security shall1 not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbi-- 7#a7 assign responsibility to the ,defense ,counterintelligence and ,security ,agency for the accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities for all components of the ,department of ,defense1 including the military departments1 except with respect to the ,national ,security ,agency1 the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 and the ,national ,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency2 and 7#b7 ensure that the ,defense ,counterintelligence and ,security ,agency has the appropriate staff to successfully carry out such responsibility4 7b7 ,notification with respect to resource requirements ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,intelligence and ,security shall notify the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees with respect to the resource requirements for the ,defense ,counterintelligence and ,security ,agency to carry out the accreditation responsibility under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,submission of report to ,congress ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,intelligence and ,security shall1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 the ,director of the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 and the ,director of the ,national ,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency1 submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate a report not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbg1 on the feasibility of the ,defense ,counterintelligence and ,security ,agency assuming accreditation responsibility with respect to sensitive compartmented information facilities for the ,national ,security ,agency1 the ,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 and the ,national ,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency by ,december #ca1 #bjbi4 7d7 ,congressional defense committees defined ,in this section1 the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 #gjb4 ,study of intelligence community research security 7a7 ,study ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall conduct a study on preventing intelligence community research grant funding from improperly benefiting foreign countries of concern4 7b7 ,elements ,the study under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an evaluation of the intelligence community's current research security practices1 including with respect to the requirements under section #aba of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjfa74 7#b7 ,an evaluation of the feasibility and effects of prohibiting the award of an intelligence community grant for research to any individual or institution if the head of the relevant element of the intelligence community cannot verify that such grantee does not partner1 formally or informally1 with individuals from institutions located in any country of concern1 or with institutions or entities from or located in any country of concern1 subject to a waiver of such prohibition1 on a case by case basis1 by the head or deputy of the element of the intelligence community4 7#c7 ,recommendations for the operational implementation of the prohibition described in paragraph 7#b74 7c7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,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 containing the results of the study conducted under subsection 7a7 and the recommendations required under subsection 7b77#c74 7#b7 ,form ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7d7 ,country of concern defined ,for purposes of this section1 the term country of concern has the meaning given that term in section #a7m77#a7 of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m77#a774 #gjc4 ,report on biotechnology 7a7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than ,june #cj1 #bjbe1 the head of each covered element of the intelligence community shall submit a separate report to the congressional intelligence committees with respect to biotechnology threats and intelligence activities related to biotechnology threats4 7b7 ,matters included ,each report under subsection 7a7 shall include1 with respect to each covered element of the intelligence community1 the following3 7#a7 ,a description of any gaps that exist with respect to intelligence activities that impede such element from fully targeting1 collecting1 and analyzing intelligence related to biotechnology threats4 7#b7 ,a description of any existing formal mechanisms by which the intelligence community provides intelligence and support with respect to biotechnology threats to-- 7,a7 departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government outside the intelligence community2 7,b7 the governments of foreign countries2 and 7,c7 private industry and academic institutions4 7#c7 ,an assessment of any existing mechanisms and manners by which the intelligence community consults with biotechnology experts and other outside experts with related expertise4 7c7 ,covered elements of the intelligence community ,for purposes of this section1 the covered elements of the intelligence community are as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 7#b7 ,the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency4 7#c7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7#d7 ,the ,national ,security ,agency4 7#e7 ,the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 #gjd4 ,data with respect to timeliness of security clearance determinations ,section #ggjb of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cceb;h7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,data with respect to timeliness of security clearance determinations 7#a7 ,in general ,with respect to each report on compliance with timeliness standards for rendering determinations of trust for personnel vetting prepared pursuant to subsection 7b71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall make available to the congressional intelligence committees as soon as practicable the raw data with respect to the timeliness of security clearance determinations used to prepare each such report in machine-readable format for each element of the intelligence community that collects such data4 7#b7 ,form and classification justification ,the data provided to the congressional intelligence committees under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible and shall contain a justification for the classification of any such data provided1 which shall include citations to the applicable classification guide which explain the reason any such data is classified4 4 #gje4 ,data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations ,section #ggjb of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cceb;h71 as amended by section #gjd1 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations 7#a7 ,in general ,with respect to each report on compliance with timeliness standards for rendering determinations of trust for personnel vetting prepared pursuant to subsection 7b71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall make available to the congressional intelligence committees as soon as practicable the raw data with respect to the timeliness of polygraph examinations used to prepare each such report in machine-readable format for each element of the intelligence community that collects such data4 7#b7 ,form and classification justification ,the data provided to the congressional intelligence committees under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible and shall contain a justification for the classification of any such data provided1 which shall include citations to the applicable classification guide which explain the reason any such data is classified4 4 ,september #aa1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed