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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,"u ,secret>y 
( ,def5se = ,intellig5ce & ,security to 
provide to ! congressional def5se       
committees a brief+ on *all5ges relat+  
to in=mation op]ations1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,brief+ on *all5ges      
relat+ to in=mation op]ations  7a7      
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,in=mation op]ations play a        
critical role 9 ! ability = ,unit$      
,/ates policymak]s1 intellig5ce         
pr(essionals1 national security         
op]ators1 & o!rs to influ5ce op]ational 
environm5ts 9 key !at]s worldwide4  7#b7
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in=mation support op]ations1 all[ !     
,unit$ ,/ates to be proactive1 %ap+     
ev5ts r ?an react+ to !m4  7#c7 ,h[ev]1 
p]si/5t *all5ges rema9 across ! endur+1 
delib]ate1 & dynamic "t horizons1       

includ+-- 7,a7 lack ( aw>5ess &         
situational und]/&+ ( ! in=mation       
environm5t2  7,b7 lack ( und]/&+ (      
influ5ce messag+ "t horizons2 &  7,c7   
lack ( support to t>get audi5ce analysis
 & assessm5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates op]ational 
ef=ts 9 ! in=mation environm5t4  7b7    
,brief+ ,! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =    
,intellig5ce & ,security %all provide to
 ! congressional def5se committees a    
brief+ on concrete /eps tak5 by !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to address *all5ges 
relat+ to in=mation op]ations1 9        
p>tn]%ip ) ! intellig5ce community1 s   
,unit$ ,/ates in=mation op]ations are   
bett] integrat$ across ! :ole (         
,gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m congressional      
def5se committees has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m      
intellig5ce community has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #c7d7 ( ! ,national   
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
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