[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2596 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2596
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2015
Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on
Intelligence
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AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments.
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--General Matters
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. Prior congressional notification of initiations of certain
new special access programs.
Sec. 304. Prior congressional notification of transfers of funds for
certain intelligence activities.
Sec. 305. Designation of lead intelligence officer for tunnels.
Sec. 306. Clarification of authority of Privacy and Civil Liberties
Oversight Board.
Sec. 307. Reporting process required for tracking certain requests for
country clearance.
Sec. 308. Prohibition on sharing of certain information in response to
foreign government inquiries.
Sec. 309. National Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center.
Sec. 310. Intelligence community business system transformation.
Sec. 311. Inclusion of Inspector General of Intelligence Community in
Council of Inspectors General on Integrity
and Efficiency.
Sec. 312. Authorities of the Inspector General for the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 313. Provision of information and assistance to Inspector General
of the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 314. Clarification relating to information access by Comptroller
General.
Sec. 315. Use of homeland security grant funds in conjunction with
Department of Energy national laboratories.
Sec. 316. Technical amendments relating to pay under title 5, United
States Code.
Sec. 317. Inclusion of Hispanic-serving institutions in grant program
to enhance recruiting of intelligence
community workforce.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba
Sec. 321. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of
individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 322. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities
in United States to house detainees
transferred from United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 323. Prohibition on use of funds to transfer or release
individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to combat
zones.
Subtitle C--Reports
Sec. 331. Reports to Congress on individuals formerly detained at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 332. Reports on foreign fighters.
Sec. 333. Reports on prisoner population at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 334. Report on use of certain business concerns.
Sec. 335. Repeal of certain reporting requirements.
Sec. 336. Report on hiring of graduates of Cyber Corps Scholarship
Program by intelligence community.
Sec. 337. Report on effects of data breach of Office of Personnel
Management.
Sec. 338. Assessment on funding of political parties and
nongovernmental organizations by the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 339. Report on continuous evaluation of security clearances.
Sec. 340. Report on strategy, efforts, and resources to detect, deter,
and degrade Islamic State revenue
mechanisms.
Sec. 341. Report on national security cooperation between United
States, India, and Israel.
Sec. 342. Cyber attack standards of measurement study.
Sec. 343. Report on wildlife trafficking.
Sec. 344. Report on terrorist use of social media.
Sec. 345. Report on United States counterterrorism strategy to disrupt,
dismantle, and defeat ISIL, al-Qaeda, and
their affiliated groups, associated groups,
and adherents.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(a) Congressional Intelligence Committees.--The term
``congressional intelligence committees'' means--
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
(b) Intelligence Community.--The term ``intelligence community''
has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the following elements of the United States Government:
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(5) The National Security Agency.
(6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force.
(7) The Coast Guard.
(8) The Department of State.
(9) The Department of the Treasury.
(10) The Department of Energy.
(11) The Department of Justice.
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(16) The Department of Homeland Security.
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Levels.--The amounts
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, subject to section
103, the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2016, for
the conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed in
paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those specified in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill
H.R. 2596 of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress.
(b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
(1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made
available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives,
and to the President.
(2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph
(3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of
the classified Schedule of Authorizations, or of appropriate
portions of the Schedule, within the executive branch.
(3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly
disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any
portion of such Schedule except--
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));
(B) to the extent necessary to implement the
budget; or
(C) as otherwise required by law.
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Authority for Increases.--The Director of National Intelligence
may authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number
authorized for fiscal year 2016 by the classified Schedule of
Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) if the Director of
National Intelligence determines that such action is necessary to the
performance of important intelligence functions, except that the number
of personnel employed in excess of the number authorized under such
section may not, for any element of the intelligence community, exceed
3 percent of the number of civilian personnel authorized under such
schedule for such element.
(b) Treatment of Certain Personnel.--The Director of National
Intelligence shall establish guidelines that govern, for each element
of the intelligence community, the treatment under the personnel levels
authorized under section 102(a), including any exemption from such
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in--
(1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program;
(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or
(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time training.
(c) Notice to Congressional Intelligence Committees.--The Director
of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence
committees in writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an
authority described in subsection (a).
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the
Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2016 the sum of
$501,850,000. Within such amount, funds identified in the classified
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) for advanced
research and development shall remain available until September 30,
2017.
(b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the
Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National
Intelligence are authorized 785 positions as of September 30, 2016.
Personnel serving in such elements may be permanent employees of the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence or personnel detailed
from other elements of the United States Government.
(c) Classified Authorizations.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence
Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management
Account for fiscal year 2016 such additional amounts as are
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred
to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts for advanced
research and development shall remain available until September
30, 2017.
(2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the
personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the
Intelligence Community Management Account as of September 30,
2016, there are authorized such additional personnel for the
Community Management Account as of that date as are specified
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in
section 102(a).
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2016 the sum of
$514,000,000.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--General Matters
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW.
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement,
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 law.
SEC. 302. 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 States.
SEC. 303. PRIOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF INITIATIONS OF CERTAIN
NEW SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for the intelligence community for fiscal year 2016 may be
used to initiate any new special access program pertaining to any
intelligence or intelligence-related activity or covert action unless
the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, as
appropriate, submits to the congressional intelligence committees and
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, by not later than 30 days before initiating such a program,
written notification of the intention to initiate the program.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence or
the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, may waive subsection
(a) with respect to the initiation of a new special access
program if the Director or Secretary, as the case may be,
determines that an emergency situation makes it impossible or
impractical to provide the notice required under such
subsection by the date that is 30 days before such initiation.
(2) Notice.--If the Director or Secretary issues a waiver
under paragraph (1), the Director or Secretary, as the case may
be, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees
and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, by not later than 48 hours
after the initiation of the new special access program covered
by the waiver, written notice of the waiver and a justification
for the waiver, including a description of the emergency
situation that necessitated the waiver.
(c) Special Access Program Defined.--In this section, the term
``special access program'' has the meaning given such term in Executive
Order No. 13526 as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 304. PRIOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FOR
CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for the intelligence community for fiscal year 2016 may be
used to initiate a transfer of funds from the Joint Improvised
Explosive Device Defeat Fund or the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
to be used for intelligence activities unless the Director of National
Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, submits to
the congressional intelligence committees, by not later than 30 days
before initiating such a transfer, written notice of the transfer.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence or
the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, may waive subsection
(a) with respect to the initiation of a transfer of funds if
the Director or Secretary, as the case may be, determines that
an emergency situation makes it impossible or impractical to
provide the notice required under such subsection by the date
that is 30 days before such initiation.
(2) Notice.--If the Director or Secretary issues a waiver
under paragraph (1), the Director or Secretary, as the case may
be, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees,
by not later than 48 hours after the initiation of the transfer
of funds covered by the waiver, written notice of the waiver
and a justification for the waiver, including a description of
the emergency situation that necessitated the waiver.
SEC. 305. DESIGNATION OF LEAD INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FOR TUNNELS.
(a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
designate an official to manage the collection and analysis of
intelligence regarding the tactical use of tunnels by state and
nonstate actors.
(b) Annual Report.--Not later than the date that is 10 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter until
the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as
such term is defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States
Code) a report describing--
(1) trends in the use of tunnels by foreign state and
nonstate actors; and
(2) collaboration efforts between the United States and
partner countries to address the use of tunnels by adversaries.
SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
OVERSIGHT BOARD.
Section 1061(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(g)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(5) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to authorize the Board, or any agent thereof, to gain
access to information that an executive branch agency deems
related to covert action, as such term is defined in section
503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3093(e)).''.
SEC. 307. REPORTING PROCESS REQUIRED FOR TRACKING CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR
COUNTRY CLEARANCE.
(a) In General.--By not later than September 30, 2016, the Director
of National Intelligence shall establish a formal internal reporting
process for tracking requests for country clearance submitted to
overseas Director of National Intelligence representatives by
departments and agencies of the United States. Such reporting process
shall include a mechanism for tracking the department or agency that
submits each such request and the date on which each such request is
submitted.
(b) Congressional Briefing.--By not later than December 31, 2016,
the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional
intelligence committees on the progress of the Director in establishing
the process required under subsection (a).
SEC. 308. PROHIBITION ON SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES.
(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act for any element of the intelligence community may be used
to respond to, share, or authorize the sharing of any non-public
information related to intelligence activities carried out by the
United States in response to a legislative or judicial inquiry from a
foreign government into the intelligence activities of the United
States.
(b) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 30 days after an
element of the intelligence community receives a legislative or
judicial inquiry from a foreign government related to intelligence
activities carried out by the United States, the element shall submit
to the congressional intelligence committees written notification of
the inquiry.
(c) Clarification Regarding Collaboration With Foreign Partners.--
The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not be construed as limiting
routine intelligence activities with foreign partners, except in any
case in which the central focus of the collaboration with the foreign
partner is to obtain information for, or solicit a response to, a
legislative or judicial inquiry from a foreign government related to
intelligence activities carried out by the United States.
SEC. 309. NATIONAL CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 119B as section 119C; and
(2) by inserting after section 119A the following new
section:
``SEC. 119B. CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION CENTER.
``(a) Establishment.--There is within the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence a Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center.
``(b) Director.--There is a Director of the Cyber Threat
Intelligence Integration Center, who shall be the head of the Cyber
Threat Intelligence Integration Center, and who shall be appointed by
the Director of National Intelligence.
``(c) Primary Missions.--The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration
Center shall--
``(1) serve as the primary organization within the Federal
Government for analyzing and integrating all intelligence
possessed or acquired by the United States pertaining to cyber
threats;
``(2) ensure that appropriate departments and agencies of
the Federal Government have full access to and receive all-
source intelligence support needed to execute the cyber threat
intelligence activities of such agencies and to perform
independent, alternative analyses;
``(3) disseminate cyber threat analysis to the President,
the appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal
Government, and the appropriate committees of Congress;
``(4) coordinate cyber threat intelligence activities of
the departments and agencies of the Federal Government; and
``(5) conduct strategic cyber threat intelligence planning
for the Federal Government.
``(d) Limitations.--The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration
Center--
``(1) may not have more than 50 permanent positions;
``(2) in carrying out the primary missions of the Center
described in subsection (c), may not augment staffing through
detailees, assignees, or core contractor personnel or enter
into any personal services contracts to exceed the limitation
under paragraph (1); and
``(3) shall be located in a building owned or operated by
an element of the intelligence community as of the date of the
enactment of this section.
``(e) Reports.--Not later than 10 months after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the
Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center shall
submit a report to Congress that includes the following:
``(1) With respect to the year covered by the report, a
detailed description of cyber threat trends, as compiled by the
Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center.
``(2) With respect to the year covered by the report, a
detailed description of the coordination efforts by the Cyber
Threat Intelligence Integration Center between departments and
agencies of the Federal Government, including the Department of
Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of
Homeland Security.
``(3) Recommendations for better collaboration between such
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendments.--The table of contents in the
first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended by
section 102 of this title, is further amended by striking the item
relating to section 119B and inserting the following new items:
``Sec. 119B. Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center.
``Sec. 119C. National intelligence centers.''.
SEC. 310. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BUSINESS SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION.
Section 506D of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3100)
is amended to read as follows:
``intelligence community business system transformation
``Sec. 506D. (a) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--(1) Subject
to paragraph (3), no funds appropriated to any element of the
intelligence community may be obligated for an intelligence community
business system transformation that will have a total cost in excess of
$3,000,000 unless the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence
Community makes a certification described in paragraph (2) with respect
to such intelligence community business system transformation.
``(2) The certification described in this paragraph for an
intelligence community business system transformation is a
certification made by the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence
Community that the intelligence community business system
transformation--
``(A) complies with the enterprise architecture under
subsection (b) and such other policies and standards that the
Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community
considers appropriate; or
``(B) is necessary--
``(i) to achieve a critical national security
capability or address a critical requirement; or
``(ii) to prevent a significant adverse effect on a
project that is needed to achieve an essential
capability, taking into consideration any alternative
solutions for preventing such adverse effect.
``(3) With respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2010, the
amount referred to in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) shall be equal to the sum of--
``(A) the amount in effect under such paragraph (1) for the
preceding fiscal year (determined after application of this
paragraph), plus
``(B) such amount multiplied by the annual percentage
increase in the Consumer Price Index (all items; U.S. city
average) as of September of the previous fiscal year.
``(b) Enterprise Architecture for Intelligence Community Business
Systems.--(1) The Director of National Intelligence shall develop and
implement an enterprise architecture to cover all intelligence
community business systems, and the functions and activities supported
by such business systems. The enterprise architecture shall be
sufficiently defined to effectively guide, constrain, and permit
implementation of interoperable intelligence community business system
solutions, consistent with applicable policies and procedures
established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
``(2) The enterprise architecture under paragraph (1) shall include
the following:
``(A) An information infrastructure that will enable the
intelligence community to--
``(i) comply with all Federal accounting, financial
management, and reporting requirements;
``(ii) routinely produce timely, accurate, and
reliable financial information for management purposes;
``(iii) integrate budget, accounting, and program
information and systems; and
``(iv) provide for the measurement of performance,
including the ability to produce timely, relevant, and
reliable cost information.
``(B) Policies, procedures, data standards, and system
interface requirements that apply uniformly throughout the
intelligence community.
``(c) Responsibilities for Intelligence Community Business System
Transformation.--The Director of National Intelligence shall be
responsible for the entire life cycle of an intelligence community
business system transformation, including review, approval, and
oversight of the planning, design, acquisition, deployment, operation,
and maintenance of the business system transformation.
``(d) Intelligence Community Business System Investment Review.--
(1) The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall
establish and implement, not later than 60 days after October 7, 2010,
an investment review process for the intelligence community business
systems for which the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence
Community is responsible.
``(2) The investment review process under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) meet the requirements of section 11312 of title 40,
United States Code; and
``(B) specifically set forth the responsibilities of the
Chief Information Office of the Intelligence Community under
such review process.
``(3) The investment review process under paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
``(A) Review and approval by an investment review board
(consisting of appropriate representatives of the intelligence
community) of each intelligence community business system as an
investment before the obligation of funds for such system.
``(B) Periodic review, but not less often than annually, of
every intelligence community business system investment.
``(C) Thresholds for levels of review to ensure appropriate
review of intelligence community business system investments
depending on the scope, complexity, and cost of the system
involved.
``(D) Procedures for making certifications in accordance
with the requirements of subsection (a)(2).
``(e) Relation to Annual Registration Requirements.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed to alter the requirements of section
8083 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law
108-287; 118 Stat. 989), with regard to information technology systems
(as defined in subsection (d) of such section).
``(f) Relationship to Defense Business Enterprise Architecture.--
Intelligence community business system transformations certified under
this section shall be deemed to be in compliance with section 2222 of
title 10, United States Code. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to exempt funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense for activities other than an intelligence
community business system transformation from the requirements of such
section 2222, to the extent that such requirements are otherwise
applicable.
``(g) Relation to Clinger-Cohen Act.--(1) Executive agency
responsibilities in chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, for
any intelligence community business system transformation shall be
exercised jointly by--
``(A) the Director of National Intelligence and the Chief
Information Officer of the Intelligence Community; and
``(B) the head of the executive agency that contains the
element of the intelligence community involved and the chief
information officer of that executive agency.
``(2) The Director of National Intelligence and the head of the
executive agency referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding to carry out the requirements of this
section in a manner that best meets the needs of the intelligence
community and the executive agency.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `enterprise architecture' has the meaning
given that term in section 3601(4) of title 44, United States
Code.
``(2) The terms `information system' and `information
technology' have the meanings given those terms in section
11101 of title 40, United States Code.
``(3) The term `intelligence community business system'
means an information system, including a national security
system, that is operated by, for, or on behalf of an element of
the intelligence community, including a financial system, mixed
system, financial data feeder system, and the business
infrastructure capabilities shared by the systems of the
business enterprise architecture, including people, process,
and technology, that build upon the core infrastructure used to
support business activities, such as acquisition, financial
management, logistics, strategic planning and budgeting,
installations and environment, and human resource management.
``(4) The term `intelligence community business system
transformation' means--
``(A) the acquisition or development of a new
intelligence community business system; or
``(B) any significant modification or enhancement
of an existing intelligence community business system
(other than necessary to maintain current services).
``(5) The term `national security system' has the meaning
given that term in section 3552(b) of title 44, United States
Code.''.
SEC. 311. INCLUSION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN
COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND
EFFICIENCY.
Section 11(b)(1)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public
Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence'' and inserting ``the Intelligence
Community''.
SEC. 312. AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
(a) Information and Assistance.--Paragraph (9) of section 17(e) of
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(9)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(9)(A) The Inspector General may request such information or
assistance as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and
responsibilities of the Inspector General provided by this section from
any Federal, State, or local governmental agency or unit thereof.
``(B) Upon request of the Inspector General for information or
assistance from a department or agency of the Federal Government, the
head of the department or agency involved, insofar as practicable and
not in contravention of any existing statutory restriction or
regulation of such department or agency, shall furnish to the Inspector
General, or to an authorized designee, such information or assistance.
``(C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to provide any new
authority to the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct intelligence
activity in the United States.
``(D) In this paragraph, the term `State' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or
possession of the United States.''.
(b) Technical Amendments Relating to Selection of Employees.--
Paragraph (7) of such section (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Subject to applicable
law''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Consistent with budgetary and personnel resources allocated
by the Director, the Inspector General has final approval of--
``(i) the selection of internal and external candidates for
employment with the Office of Inspector General; and
``(ii) all other personnel decisions concerning personnel
permanently assigned to the Office of Inspector General,
including selection and appointment to the Senior Intelligence
Service, but excluding all security-based determinations that
are not within the authority of a head of other Central
Intelligence Agency offices.''.
SEC. 313. PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTOR GENERAL
OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 103H(j)(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3033) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``any department,
agency, or other element of the United States Government'' and
inserting ``any Federal, State (as defined in section 804), or
local governmental agency or unit thereof''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``from a department,
agency, or element of the Federal Government'' before ``under
subparagraph (A)''.
SEC. 314. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO INFORMATION ACCESS BY COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.
Section 348(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010 (Public Law 111-259; 124 Stat. 2700; 50 U.S.C. 3308) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Requests by certain congressional committees.--
Consistent with the protection of classified information, the
directive issued under paragraph (1) shall not prohibit the
Comptroller General from obtaining information necessary to
carry out the following audits or reviews:
``(A) An audit or review carried out--
``(i) at the request of the congressional
intelligence committees; or
``(ii) pursuant to--
``(I) an intelligence authorization
Act;
``(II) a committee report or joint
explanatory statement accompanying an
intelligence authorization Act; or
``(III) a classified annex to a
committee report or joint explanatory
statement accompanying an intelligence
authorization Act.
``(B) An audit or review pertaining to intelligence
activities of the Department of Defense carried out--
``(i) at the request of the congressional
defense committees (as defined in section
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code); or
``(ii) pursuant to a national defense
authorization Act.''.
SEC. 315. USE OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES.
Section 2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
609(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting
``including by working in conjunction with a National Laboratory (as
defined in section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15801(3)),'' after ``plans,''.
SEC. 316. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PAY UNDER TITLE 5, UNITED
STATES CODE.
Section 5102(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ``or'';
(2) by inserting after clause (vii) the following new
clause:
``(viii) the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence;''; and
(3) in clause (x), by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon.
SEC. 317. INCLUSION OF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN GRANT PROGRAM
TO ENHANCE RECRUITING OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE.
Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. ) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, Hispanic-
serving institutions, and'' after ``universities''; and
(B) in the subsection heading for such subsection,
by striking ``Historically Black'' and inserting
``Certain Minority-Serving''; and
(2) in subsection (g)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following
new paragraph (5):
``(5) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
serving institution' has the meaning given that term in section
502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1101a(a)(5)).''.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba
SEC. 321. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF
INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available to an element of the intelligence community may be used
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
and ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the
transfer or release, to or within the United States, its territories,
or possessions, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other individual detained
at Guantanamo (as such term is defined in section 322(c)).
SEC. 322. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES
IN UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) In General.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available to an element of the intelligence community
may be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to construct or modify any
facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house
any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or
imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of
Defense.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(c) Individual Detained at Guantanamo Defined.--In this section,
the term ``individual detained at Guantanamo'' means any individual
located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of
October 1, 2009, who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the control of the
Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
SEC. 323. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER OR RELEASE
INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO COMBAT ZONES.
(a) In General.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available to an element of the intelligence community
may be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained in the
custody or under the control of the Department of Defense at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a combat zone.
(b) Combat Zone Defined.--In this section, the term ``combat zone''
means any area designated as a combat zone for purposes of section 112
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which the income of a member
of the Armed Forces was excluded during 2014, 2015, or 2016 by reason
of the member's service on active duty in such area.
Subtitle C--Reports
SEC. 331. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY DETAINED AT
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) Additional Matters for Inclusion in Reports.--Subsection (c) of
section 319 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law
111-32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by adding after
paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs:
``(6) A summary of all contact by any means of
communication, including telecommunications, electronic or
technical means, in person, written communications, or any
other means of communication, regardless of content, between
any individual formerly detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, and any individual known or suspected to be
associated with a foreign terrorist group.
``(7) A description of whether any of the contact described
in the summary required by paragraph (6) included any
information or discussion about hostilities against the United
States or its allies or partners.
``(8) For each individual described in paragraph (4), the
period of time between the date on which the individual was
released or transferred from Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, and the date on which it is confirmed that the individual
is suspected or confirmed of reengaging in terrorist
activities.
``(9) The average period of time described in paragraph (8)
for all the individuals described in paragraph (4).''.
(b) Form.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding at
the end the following: ``The reports may be submitted in classified
form.''.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed to terminate, alter,
modify, override, or otherwise affect any reporting of information
required under section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note), as in
effect immediately before the enactment of this section.
SEC. 332. REPORTS ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the Director of
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from Syria and to
and from Iraq. The Director shall define the term ``foreign fighter''
in such reports.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report submitted under subsection
(a) shall include each of the following:
(1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled
to Syria or Iraq since January 1, 2011, the total number of
foreign fighters in Syria or Iraq as of the date of the
submittal of the report, the total number of foreign fighters
whose countries of origin have a visa waiver program described
in section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1187), the total number of foreign fighters who have left Syria
or Iraq, the total number of female foreign fighters, and the
total number of deceased foreign fighters.
(2) The total number of United States persons who have
traveled or attempted to travel to Syria or Iraq since January
1, 2011, the total number of such persons who have arrived in
Syria or Iraq since such date, and the total number of such
persons who have returned to the United States from Syria or
Iraq since such date.
(3) The total number of foreign fighters in Terrorist
Identities Datamart Environment and the status of each such
foreign fighter in that database, the number of such foreign
fighters who are on a watchlist, and the number of such foreign
fighters who are not on a watchlist.
(4) The total number of foreign fighters who have been
processed with biometrics, including face images, fingerprints,
and iris scans.
(5) Any programmatic updates to the foreign fighter report
since the last report was issued, including updated analysis on
foreign country cooperation, as well as actions taken, such as
denying or revoking visas.
(6) A worldwide graphic that describes foreign fighters
flows to and from Syria, with points of origin by country.
(c) Additional Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that
includes--
(1) with respect to the travel of foreign fighters to and
from Iraq and Syria, a description of the intelligence sharing
relationships between the United States and member states of
the European Union and member states of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization; and
(2) an analysis of the challenges impeding such
intelligence sharing relationships.
(d) Form.--The reports submitted under subsections (a) and (c) may
be submitted in classified form.
(e) Termination.--The requirement to submit reports under
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 333. REPORTS ON PRISONER POPULATION AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the Director of
the Defense Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence, shall submit to the Members of Congress
specified in subsection (b) a report on the prisoner population at the
detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
(b) Specified Members and Committees of Congress.--The Members of
Congress specified in this subsection are the following:
(1) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
(2) The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
(3) The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate.
(4) The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(5) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(6) The minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(7) The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
(8) The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(9) The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(c) Matters To Be Included.--Each report submitted under subsection
(a) shall include each of the following:
(1) The name and country of origin of each prisoner
detained at the detention facility at United States Naval
Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of the date of such report.
(2) A current summary of the evidence, intelligence, and
information used to justify the detention of each prisoner
listed under paragraph (1) at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(3) A current accounting of all the measures taken to
transfer each prisoner listed under paragraph (1) to the
individual's country of citizenship or another country.
(4) A current description of the number of individuals
released or transferred from detention at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are confirmed or suspected
of returning to terrorist activities after such release or
transfer.
(5) An assessment of any efforts by foreign terrorist
organizations to recruit individuals released from detention at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(6) A summary of all contact by any means of communication,
including telecommunications, electronic or technical means, in
person, written communications, or any other means of
communication, regardless of content, between any individual
formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, and any individual known or suspected to be
associated with a foreign terrorist group.
(7) A description of whether any of the contact described
in the summary required by paragraph (6) included any
information or discussion about hostilities against the United
States or its allies or partners.
(8) For each individual described in paragraph (4), the
period of time between the date on which the individual was
released or transferred from United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the date on which it is confirmed
that the individual is suspected or confirmed of reengaging in
terrorist activities.
(9) The average period of time described in paragraph (8)
for all the individuals described in paragraph (4).
SEC. 334. REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN BUSINESS CONCERNS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the congressional intelligence communities a report on the
representation, as of the date of the report, of covered business
concerns among the contractors that are awarded contracts by elements
of the intelligence community for goods, equipment, tools, and
services.
(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The representation of covered business concerns as
described in subsection (a), including such representation by--
(A) each type of covered business concern; and
(B) each element of the intelligence community.
(2) If, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director does not record and monitor the statistics required to
carry out this section, a description of the actions taken by
the Director to ensure that such statistics are recorded and
monitored beginning in fiscal year 2016.
(3) The actions the Director plans to take during fiscal
year 2016 to enhance the awarding of contracts to covered
business concerns by elements of the intelligence community.
(c) Covered Business Concerns Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered business concerns'' means the following:
(1) Minority-owned businesses.
(2) Women-owned businesses.
(3) Small disadvantaged businesses.
(4) Service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
(5) Veteran-owned small businesses.
SEC. 335. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Quadrennial Audit of Positions Requiring Security Clearances.--
Section 506H of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3104) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(a) and (b), respectively.
(b) Reports on Role of Analysts at FBI and FBI Information
Sharing.--Section 2001(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3700; 28 U.S.C.
532 note) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
(c) Report on Outside Employment by Officers and Employees of
Intelligence Community.--
(1) In general.--Section 102A(u) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended--
(A) by striking ``(1) The Director'' and inserting
``The Director''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2).
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 507 of
such Act (50 U.S.C. 3106(a)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (5); and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
(5).
(3) Technical amendment.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section
507 is amended by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting
``subsection (a)''.
(d) Reports on Nuclear Aspirations of Non-state Entities.--Section
1055 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (50
U.S.C. 2371) is repealed.
(e) Reports on Espionage by People's Republic of China.--Section
3151 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (42
U.S.C. 7383e) is repealed.
(f) Reports on Security Vulnerabilities of National Laboratory
Computers.--Section 4508 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2659) is repealed.
SEC. 336. REPORT ON HIRING OF GRADUATES OF CYBER CORPS SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation,
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on
the employment by the intelligence community of graduates of the Cyber
Corps Scholarship Program. The report shall include the following:
(1) The number of graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholarship
Program hired by each element of the intelligence community.
(2) A description of how each element of the intelligence
community recruits graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholar
Program.
(3) A description of any processes available to the
intelligence community to expedite the hiring or processing of
security clearances for graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholar
Program.
(4) Recommendations by the Director to improve the hiring
by the intelligence community of graduates of the Cyber Corps
Scholarship Program, including any recommendations for
legislative action to carry out such improvements.
(b) Cyber Corps Scholarship Program Defined.--In this section, the
term ``Cyber Corps Scholarship Program'' means the Federal Cyber
Scholarship-for-Service Program under section 302 of the Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442).
SEC. 337. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DATA BREACH OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.
(a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the
congressional intelligence committees a report on the data breach of
the Office of Personnel Management disclosed in June 2015.
(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The effects, if any, of the data breach on the
operations of the intelligence community abroad, including the
types of operations, if any, that have been negatively affected
or entirely suspended or terminated as a result of the data
breach.
(2) An assessment of the effects of the data breach to each
element of the intelligence community.
(3) An assessment of how foreign persons, groups, or
countries may use the data collected by the data breach
(particularly regarding information included in background
investigations for security clearances), including with respect
to--
(A) recruiting intelligence assets;
(B) influencing decision-making processes within
the Federal Government, including regarding foreign
policy decisions; and
(C) compromising employees of the Federal
Government and friends and families of such employees
for the purpose of gaining access to sensitive national
security and economic information.
(4) An assessment of which departments or agencies of the
Federal Government use the best practices to protect sensitive
data, including a summary of any such best practices that were
not used by the Office of Personnel Management.
(5) An assessment of the best practices used by the
departments or agencies identified under paragraph (4) to
identify and fix potential vulnerabilities in the systems of
the department or agency.
(c) Briefing.--The Director of National Intelligence shall provide
to the congressional intelligence committees an interim briefing on the
report under subsection (a), including a discussion of proposals and
options for responding to cyber attacks.
(d) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 338. ASSESSMENT ON FUNDING OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence
community assessment on the funding of political parties and
nongovernmental organizations in former Soviet states and countries in
Europe by the Russian Federation and the security and intelligence
services of the Russian Federation since January 1, 2006. Such
assessment shall include the following:
(1) The country involved, the entity funded, the security
service involved, and the intended effect of the funding.
(2) An evaluation of such intended effects, including with
respect to--
(A) undermining the political cohesion of the
country involved;
(B) undermining the missile defense of the United
States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and
(C) undermining energy projects that could provide
an alternative to Russian energy.
(b) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
(1) The congressional intelligence communities.
(2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate.
SEC. 339. REPORT ON CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense
committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States
Code) a report on the continuous evaluation of security clearances of
employees, officers, and contractors of the intelligence community. The
report shall include the following:
(1) The status of the continuous evaluation program of the
intelligence community, including a timeline for the
implementation of such program.
(2) A comparison of such program to the automated
continuous evaluation system of the Department of Defense.
(3) Identification of any possible efficiencies that could
be achieved by the intelligence community leveraging the
automated continuous evaluation system of the Department of
Defense.
SEC. 340. REPORT ON STRATEGY, EFFORTS, AND RESOURCES TO DETECT, DETER,
AND DEGRADE ISLAMIC STATE REVENUE MECHANISMS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
intelligence community should dedicate necessary resources to defeating
the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic State.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the
intelligence committees a report on the strategy, efforts, and
resources of the intelligence community that are necessary to detect,
deter, and degrade the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic State.
SEC. 341. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITED
STATES, INDIA, AND ISRAEL.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees a report on possibilities for
growing national security cooperation between the United States, India,
and Israel.
SEC. 342. CYBER ATTACK STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT STUDY.
(a) Study Required.--The Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Secretary of Defense,
shall carry out a study to determine appropriate standards that--
(1) can be used to measure the damage of cyber incidents
for the purposes of determining the response to such incidents;
and
(2) include a method for quantifying the damage caused to
affected computers, systems, and devices.
(b) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Preliminary findings.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services,
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland
Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives the initial findings of the study
required under subsection (a).
(2) Report.--Not later than 360 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives a report containing the complete findings of
such study.
(3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (2)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex.
SEC. 343. REPORT ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 365 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b) a
report on wildlife trafficking.
(b) Specified Members and Committees of Congress.--The
congressional committees specified in this subsection are the
following:
(1) Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(2) Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(3) Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate.
(4) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives.
(5) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(6) Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Matters To Be Included.--The report submitted under subsection
(a) shall include each of the following:
(1) An assessment of the major source, transit, and
destination countries for wildlife trafficking products or
their derivatives and how such products or derivatives are
trafficked.
(2) An assessment of the efforts of those countries
identified as major source, transit, and destination countries
to counter wildlife trafficking and to adhere to their
international treaty obligations relating to endangered or
threatened species.
(3) An assessment of critical vulnerabilities that can be
used to counter wildlife trafficking.
(4) An assessment of the extent of involvement of
designated foreign terrorist organizations and transnational
criminal organizations in wildlife trafficking.
(5) An assessment of key actors and facilitators, including
government officials, that are supporting wildlife trafficking.
(6) An assessment of the annual net worth of wildlife
trafficking globally and the financial flows that enables
wildlife trafficking.
(7) An assessment of the impact of wildlife trafficking on
key wildlife populations.
(8) An assessment of the effectiveness of efforts taken to
date to counter wildlife trafficking.
(9) An assessment of the effectiveness of capacity-building
efforts by the United States Government.
(10) An assessment of the impact of wildlife trafficking on
the national security of the United States.
(11) An assessment of the level of coordination between
United States intelligence and law enforcement agencies on
intelligence related to wildlife trafficking, the capacity of
those agencies to process and act on that intelligence
effectively, existing barriers to effective coordination, and
the degree to which relevant intelligence is shared with and
acted upon by bilateral and multilateral law enforcement
partners.
(12) An assessment of the gaps in intelligence capabilities
to assess transnational wildlife trafficking networks and steps
currently being taken, in line with the Implementation Plan to
the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking, to
remedy such information gaps.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 344. REPORT ON TERRORIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b) a
report that represents the coordinated assessment of the intelligence
community on terrorist use of social media.
(b) Specified Members and Committees of Congress.--The
congressional committees specified in this subsection are the
following:
(1) Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(2) Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(3) Committee on Judiciary of the Senate.
(4) Committee on Homeland and Government Affairs of the
Senate.
(5) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives.
(6) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(7) Committee on Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(8) Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Matters To Be Included.--The report submitted under subsection
(a) shall include each of the following:
(1) An assessment of what role social media plays in
radicalization in the United States and elsewhere.
(2) An assessment of how terrorists and terrorist
organizations are using social media, including trends.
(3) An assessment of the intelligence value of social media
posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations.
(4) An assessment of the impact on the national security of
the United States of the public availability of terrorist
content on social media for fundraising, radicalization, and
recruitment.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 345. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT,
DISMANTLE, AND DEFEAT ISIL, AL-QAEDA, AND THEIR
AFFILIATED GROUPS, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a comprehensive report on the United States
counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), al-Qaeda, and
their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.
(2) Coordination.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the
Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other department or
agency of the United States Government that has responsibility
for activities directed at combating ISIL, al-Qaeda, and their
affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.
(3) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include each of the following:
(A) A definition of--
(i) al-Qaeda core, including a list of
which known individuals constitute al-Qaeda
core;
(ii) ISIL, including a list of which known
individuals constitute ISIL leadership;
(iii) an affiliated group of ISIL or al-
Qaeda, including a list of which known groups
constitute an affiliate group of ISIL or al-
Qaeda;
(iv) an associated group of ISIL or al-
Qaeda, including a list of which known groups
constitute an associated group of ISIL or al-
Qaeda;
(v) an adherent of ISIL or al-Qaeda,
including a list of which known groups
constitute an adherent of ISIL or al-Qaeda; and
(vi) a group aligned with ISIL or al-Qaeda,
including a description of what actions a group
takes or statements it makes that qualify it as
a group aligned with ISIL or al-Qaeda.
(B) An assessment of the relationship between all
identified ISIL or al-Qaeda affiliated groups,
associated groups, and adherents with ISIL leadership
or al-Qaeda core.
(C) An assessment of the strengthening or weakening
of ISIL or al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated
groups, and adherents, from January 1, 2010, to the
present, including a description of the metrics that
are used to assess strengthening or weakening and an
assessment of the relative increase or decrease in
violent attacks attributed to such entities.
(D) An assessment of whether or not an individual
can be a member of al-Qaeda core if such individual is
not located in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
(E) An assessment of whether or not an individual
can be a member of al-Qaeda core as well as a member of
an al-Qaeda affiliated group, associated group, or
adherent.
(F) A definition of defeat of ISIL or core al-
Qaeda.
(G) An assessment of the extent or coordination,
command, and control between ISIL or core al-Qaeda and
their affiliated groups, associated groups, and
adherents, specifically addressing each such entity.
(H) An assessment of the effectiveness of
counterterrorism operations against ISIL or core al-
Qaeda, their affiliated groups, associated groups, and
adherents, and whether such operations have had a
sustained impact on the capabilities and effectiveness
of ISIL or core al-Qaeda, their affiliated groups,
associated groups, and adherents.
(4) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate.
Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 2015.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.