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[H.R. 5167 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 339
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5167
[Report No. 119-389]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 2025
Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
November 28, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
September 8, 2025]
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 2026''.
(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. Intelligence Community Management Account.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REFORM
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Establishment, functions, and authorities of the National
Counterintelligence Center.
Sec. 303. Transition provisions.
Sec. 304. Conforming amendments.
TITLE IV--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Sec. 401. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 402. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.
Sec. 403. Intelligence acquisition enhancement.
Sec. 404. Senior officials for biotechnology.
Sec. 405. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community
systems.
Sec. 406. Knowledge management system for international cartels and
other transnational criminal organizations.
Sec. 407. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on
intelligence activities.
Sec. 408. Harmonizing policies on the use of classified data in
training or refining artificial
intelligence models.
Sec. 409. Accelerating review of artificial intelligence capabilities
for deployment.
Sec. 410. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics.
Sec. 411. AI security playbook.
TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency
Sec. 501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes
of notification under the Central
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.
Sec. 502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency
installations.
Subtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense
Sec. 511. Requirement to avoid duplication in purchase of commercially
available information for defense
intelligence components.
Sec. 512. Oversight and deconfliction of vendor support to clandestine
activities.
Sec. 513. Disestablishment of advisory boards for National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency and National
Reconnaissance Office.
Sec. 514. Expansion of commercial imagery and data procurement.
Subtitle C--Other Elements
Sec. 521. Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of
candidates for or holders of Federal
office.
Sec. 522. Requirement for Department of Energy Employees to report
travel to countries of risk.
TITLE VI--OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
Sec. 601. Definitions.
Sec. 602. Efficient use of open-source intelligence.
Sec. 603. Oversight of acquisition of commercially available
information.
Sec. 604. Budget matters relating to open-source intelligence
activities.
Sec. 605. Budget materials for open-source information, publicly
available information, and commercially
available information.
Sec. 606. Standardization of training on collection of publicly
available information and commercially
available information.
Sec. 607. Requirement to purge incidentally collected publicly
available information or commercially
available information relating to United
States persons.
Sec. 608. Update to intelligence community directives relating to open-
source intelligence.
Sec. 609. Audits of expenditures for publicly available information and
commercially available information.
Sec. 610. Quarterly briefings on procurement of commercially available
information.
Sec. 611. Study on engagement with other agencies with respect to open-
source intelligence requirements.
TITLE VII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE MATTERS
Sec. 701. Unclassified appraisals of employees of the Defense
Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 702. Prohibition on requiring political or ideological activism
within the intelligence community.
Sec. 703. Merit-based personnel decisions.
Sec. 704. Equal treatment in recruitment and training of intelligence
community personnel.
Sec. 705. Treatment of certain Agency service as active-duty service
for purposes of benefits administered by
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE VIII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Sec. 801. Net assessments of the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 802. National Intelligence Management Council mission manager for
the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 803. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in
biotechnology by the People's Republic of
China.
Sec. 804. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian
atrocities accountability.
Sec. 805. Study on collection and analysis by intelligence community of
foreign atrocities.
Sec. 806. Intelligence support for Ukraine.
TITLE IX--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 901. Modifications to access to restricted data under the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954.
Sec. 902. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence
collection adjustments.
Sec. 903. Annual submission of Intelligence Community Drug Control
Program Budget proposal.
Sec. 904. Repeal of annual report on financial intelligence on
terrorist assets.
Sec. 905. Repeal of outdated or unnecessary reporting requirements.
Sec. 906. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures
governing terrorist watchlist and
transnational organized crime watchlist.
Sec. 907. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch
list.
Sec. 908. Plan on use of proposed web of biological data.
(c) Automatic Execution of Clerical Changes.--Except as otherwise
expressly provided, when an amendment made by this Act amends an Act to
add a section or larger organizational unit to that Act, repeals or
transfers a section or larger organizational unit in that Act, or
amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational
unit in that Act, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending
any table of contents of that Act to alter the table to conform to the
changes made by the amendment.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term
``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning given
such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003).
(2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the Federal Government.
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) Specifications of Amounts.--The amounts authorized to be
appropriated under section 101 for the conduct of the intelligence
activities of the Federal Government are those specified in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this Act.
(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 referred to in
subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule,
within the executive branch of the Federal Government.
(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. 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 2026 the sum of
$674,500,000.
(b) Classified 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 Intelligence Community Management Account for
fiscal year 2026 such additional amounts 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 $514,000,000 for fiscal year
2026.
TITLE III--COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REFORM
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Strategic Enhancement of
Counterintelligence and Unifying Reform Efforts Act'' or the ``SECURE
Act''.
SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS, AND AUTHORITIES OF THE NATIONAL
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER.
(a) Clarification of Definition of Counterintelligence.--Section
3(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(3)) is
amended by inserting ``deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, or''
before ``protect against''.
(b) Establishment of National Counterintelligence Center.--The
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after title III the following new title:
``TITLE IV--NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER
``Subtitle A--Organization
``SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT; DIRECTOR.
``(a) Establishment.--There is within the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence a National Counterintelligence Center.
``(b) Director of the National Counterintelligence Center.--
``(1) Appointment.--There is a Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center, who shall be the head of the
National Counterintelligence Center and who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
``(2) Principal advisor for counterintelligence.--The
Director of the National Counterintelligence Center shall serve
as the principal advisor to the President and the Director of
National Intelligence with respect to counterintelligence
matters.
``(3) Reporting.--The Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center shall report to the Director of
National Intelligence.
``SEC. 402. PERSONNEL.
``Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Director
of National Intelligence, the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center may exercise the authorities of the Director
of National Intelligence under subsections (l) and (m) of section 102A
with respect to personnel of the National Counterintelligence Center.
``SEC. 403. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE.
``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center shall establish a task force to be known as
the `National Counterintelligence Task Force' (in this section referred
to as the `Task Force').
``(b) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of the
following:
``(1) The Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center, who shall serve as chair of the Task Force.
``(2) A designee of the head of each element of the
intelligence community.
``(3) A designee of any other department or agency of the
Federal Government that the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center and the head of such department or
agency considers appropriate.
``(4) Such other persons as the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center considers appropriate.
``(c) Duties.--The Task Force shall carry out such duties as are
assigned to the Task Force by the Director.
``Subtitle B--Mission, Duties, and Authorities
``SEC. 411. MISSION.
``The mission of the National Counterintelligence Center shall be
to direct, coordinate, and carry out counterintelligence activities.
``SEC. 412. DUTIES.
``(a) In General.--The Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center shall lead and direct all efforts of the Federal Government with
respect to--
``(1) countering, denying, disrupting, and degrading
intelligence operations by foreign entities;
``(2) deceiving, exploiting, and shaping the intelligence
gathering plans, intentions, operations, and perceived
effectiveness of foreign entities;
``(3) coordinating, deconflicting, authorizing, and
directing the execution of counterintelligence activities by
the intelligence community;
``(4) strategic operational planning for
counterintelligence activities;
``(5) countering foreign influence operations;
``(6) countering foreign denial and deception activities;
``(7) assessing foreign intelligence capabilities and
addressing counterintelligence collection gaps and strategic
threats;
``(8) mitigating counterintelligence risks and
vulnerabilities;
``(9) analyzing and producing counterintelligence products;
``(10) evaluating technical counterintelligence
capabilities and resources;
``(11) evaluating and establishing interagency processes
and methods to resolve counterintelligence anomalies;
``(12) assessing integration shortfalls and leading efforts
to maximize the integration of data and expertise to address
foreign intelligence threats and improve counterintelligence;
``(13) advocating for and providing education and training
relating to counterintelligence and countering foreign
influence operations; and
``(14) such other matters relating to counterintelligence
as the Director of National Intelligence may direct.
``(b) Additional Specific Duties.--In addition to the duties
described in subsection (a), the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center shall--
``(1) establish and prioritize requirements for the
collection, analysis, and dissemination of counterintelligence
information by the intelligence community;
``(2) evaluate the effectiveness of the elements of the
intelligence community in using funds available under the
National Counterintelligence Program to carry out
counterintelligence activities and achieve counterintelligence
goals;
``(3) engage international partners to conduct information
sharing and joint operations and enhance capabilities with
respect to counterintelligence;
``(4) establish doctrine, certification, and tradecraft
standards and requirements for execution of offensive
counterintelligence activities;
``(5) carry out damage assessments under section 415;
``(6) establish a polygraph program for counterintelligence
purposes, including to support damage assessments under section
415 and other departments and agencies of the Federal
Government;
``(7) establish a centralized system for the intelligence
community for the storage of and access to information on
foreign intelligence threat actors;
``(8) support departments and agencies of the Federal
Government that are not elements of the intelligence community
with counterintelligence matters and resources;
``(9) conduct outreach on counterintelligence matters to
State, local, and tribal governments and public- and private-
sector organizations and establish an information-sharing
framework to allow Federal, State, local, and tribal
governments and public- and private-sector organizations to
share information on suspected foreign intelligence threats;
and
``(10) establish procedures, policies, and information-
sharing frameworks for watchlisting, screening, vetting, and
suspicious activity reporting for counterintelligence purposes.
``SEC. 413. AUTHORITY TO DIRECT AND CARRY OUT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
``(a) Authority of Director.--In carrying out the mission and
duties of the National Counterintelligence Center, the Director of the
National Counterintelligence Center may--
``(1) carry out a counterintelligence activity;
``(2) direct the head of an element of the intelligence
community to carry out a counterintelligence activity;
``(3) direct the head of an element of the intelligence
community to receive the concurrence of the Director before
such element carries out a counterintelligence activity;
``(4) access all counterintelligence information, including
investigative and operational information, in the possession of
an element of the intelligence community;
``(5) direct the head of department or agency of the
Federal Government to provide the Director with information the
Director considers necessary to carry out a damage assessment
under section 415 or in any other circumstance where the
Director determines a damage assessment is appropriate;
``(6) direct the head of an element of the intelligence
community to embed within such element an individual designated
by the Director to serve as a liaison between such element and
the Director with respect to counterintelligence activities;
``(7) delegate authority to carry out a counterintelligence
activity to the head of an element of the intelligence
community; and
``(8) transfer funds made available to the National
Counterintelligence Center to another department or agency of
the Federal Government to support counterintelligence
activities of that department or agency.
``(b) Duties of Elements of the Intelligence Community.--The head
of each element of the intelligence community--
``(1) shall carry out each counterintelligence activity
that the Director of the National Counterintelligence Center
directs the head of such element to carry out;
``(2) may not carry out a counterintelligence activity with
respect to which the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center directs the head of such element to
receive the concurrence of the Director before such element
carries out such counterintelligence activity until the head of
such element receives such concurrence;
``(3) provide access to all counterintelligence information
in the possession of such element that is requested by the
Director of the National Counterintelligence Center;
``(4) provide information as the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center considers necessary to carry out a
damage assessment under section 415 or in any other
circumstance where the Director determines a damage assessment
is appropriate;
``(5) embed within such element an individual designated by
the Director to serve as a liaison between such element and the
Director with respect to counterintelligence activities; and
``(6) promptly notify the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center of--
``(A) each counterintelligence investigation
initiated by the head of such element; and
``(B) any intended or pending arrest of a person in
a counterintelligence investigation.
``(c) Clarification of Prosecutorial Discretion.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect the authority of the Attorney
General to prosecute a violation of Federal criminal law.
``Subtitle C--National Counterintelligence Program
``SEC. 421. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the National
Intelligence Program a National Counterintelligence Program consisting
of--
``(1) all strategic counterintelligence activities,
programs, and projects of the National Intelligence Program;
and
``(2) the activities, programs, and projects of the
National Counterintelligence Center.
``(b) Budget.--The Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the
intelligence community, shall develop and determine an annual budget
for the National Counterintelligence Program.
``Subtitle D--Strategies, Reports, and Oversight
``SEC. 431. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OUTLOOK AND LONG-TERM STRATEGY
REPORT.
``Not less than once every five years, the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a national counterintelligence outlook and
long-term strategy report. Such report shall include--
``(1) an overall forecast of the counterintelligence
outlook and long-term strategy for the United States;
``(2) an explanation of the strategic context of the
outlook and strategy;
``(3) an explanation of key drivers and trends of the
outlook and strategy;
``(4) projected counterintelligence capabilities of the
United States and of adversary foreign entities;
``(5) an identification of any risks or uncertainties with
respect to the outlook and strategy;
``(6) an identification of metrics or indicators with
respect to the outlook and strategy; and
``(7) any recommendations of the Director for policy
changes to meet future counterintelligence challenges.
``SEC. 432. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE STRATEGY.
``Not less than once every three years, the Director of the
National Counterintelligence Center shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a strategy to be known as the `National
Counterintelligence Strategy'. Each National Counterintelligence
Strategy shall--
``(1) align the counterintelligence activities of the
intelligence community toward the strategic priorities of the
United States;
``(2) include a plan for implementing the strategy not
later than one year after the date of the submission of the
strategy; and
``(3) include a plan for measuring the execution,
performance, and effectiveness of the strategy during the two-
year period beginning on the date on which the strategy is
implemented.
``SEC. 433. NATIONAL THREAT IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION
ASSESSMENT.
``Not less than once every three years, the Director of the
National Counterintelligence Center, in consultation with the heads of
appropriate department and agencies of the Federal Government and
private-sector entities, shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a strategic planning assessment of the counterintelligence
requirements of the United States to be known as the `National Threat
Identification and Prioritization Assessment'.
``SEC. 434. ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE.
``(a) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 of each year, the
Director of the National Counterintelligence Center, acting through the
National Counterintelligence Task Force, shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees a report describing the
activities of the Task Force during the preceding fiscal year. Such
report shall include--
``(1) a description of counterintelligence campaigns
conducted during the period covered by the report; and
``(2) a description of the efforts of the Task Force to
coordinate counterintelligence campaigns throughout the Federal
Government and the results of such efforts.
``(b) Quarterly Briefing.--The Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center, acting through the National
Counterintelligence Task Force, shall provide to the congressional
intelligence committees a quarterly briefing on the activities of the
Task Force during the preceding quarter.
``(c) Notice of Significant Vulnerabilities or Outcomes.--Not later
than 30 days after the Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center, acting through the National Counterintelligence Task Force,
identifies a significant counterintelligence vulnerability or a
significant outcome of a counterintelligence activity, the Director
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees notice and a
description of such vulnerability or such outcome.''.
(c) National Security Council Participation.--Section 101(c)(2) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021(c)(2)) is amended by
striking ``and the National Cyber Director'' and inserting ``the
National Cyber Director, and the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center''.
(d) Coordination of Counterintelligence Matters With the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.--
(1) Technical correction to existing provision before
transfer.--
(A) Correction.--Section 361(g) of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-
177; 117 Stat. 2625) is amended by striking ``Section
811(c)'' and inserting ``Section 811(e)''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by
subparagraph (A) shall take effect as if included in
the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-177).
(2) Transfer of provision.--Subtitle B of title IV of the
National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of
this section, is amended by adding at the end a new section 414
consisting of--
(A) a heading as follows:
``SEC. 414. COORDINATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE MATTERS WITH THE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.''; AND
(B) a text consisting of paragraphs (1) through (7)
of subsection (e) of section 811 of the
Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of
1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103-359; 50 U.S.C.
3381).
(3) Modifications and conforming amendments.--Section 414
of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by paragraph (2)
of this section, is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as
subsections (a) through (g), respectively (and
redesignating the provisions in each paragraph and
conforming the margins accordingly);
(B) in subsection (a), as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``(a) Except as provided in
paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``(a)
Coordination.--Except as provided in subsection
(e)'';
(ii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated),
by inserting ``and the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center'' after ``the
Federal Bureau of Investigation''; and
(iii) in paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``subparagraph (A)''
and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
(C) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``(b)Except as provided in paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ``(b) Espionage Information.--Except as
provided in subsection (e)'';
(D) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
(i) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(c)
Impact Assessment.--''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(I) by striking ``subparagraph
(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
and
(II) by striking ``investigation
under paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``investigation under subsection (a)'';
(E) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
(i) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(d)
Notification of Full Espionage Investigation.--
''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)'';
(F) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
(i) by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e)
Waiver.--''; and
(ii) by striking ``paragraph (1), (2), or
(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or
(c)'';
(G) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``(f)'' and inserting ``(f) Rule of
Construction.--''; and
(H) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``(g)'' and inserting ``(g) Definitions.--''.
(4) Repeal of existing provision.--Section 811 of the
Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994
(title VIII of Public Law 103-359; 50 U.S.C. 3381) is repealed.
(e) Damage Assessments.--
(1) Transfer of provision.--Section 1105A of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3235a) is--
(A) redesignated as section 415; and
(B) transferred so as to appear after section 414,
as added by subsection (d) of this section.
(2) Modifications.--Section 415 of the National Security
Act of 1947, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended--
(A) by striking ``Director of National
Intelligence'' each place it appears and inserting
``Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
``(d) Requirements for Federal Agencies.--
``(1) In general.--The head of each department or agency of
the Federal Government shall--
``(A) not later than 7 days after the head of such
department or agency becomes aware of any actual or
potential significant unauthorized disclosure or
compromise of classified national intelligence, notify
the Director of the National Counterintelligence Center
of such disclosure or compromise; and
``(B) not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center submits a request to the head of such department
or agency for information the Director considers
necessary to carry out a damage assessment pursuant to
this section, provide the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center such information.
``(2) Notice of noncompliance.--Not later than 30 days
after the date on which the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center determines the head of a department
or agency of the Federal Government has violated the
requirements of paragraph (1), the Director shall notify the
congressional intelligence committees and the Inspector General
of the Intelligence Community of the violation.
``(3) Notice of determination that only single element is
impacted.--Not later than 30 days after the head of a
department or agency of the Federal Government determines that
an actual or potential significant unauthorized disclosure or
compromise of classified national intelligence impacts only
that department or agency, the head of such department or
agency shall provide to the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center notice of that determination.
``(e) Semiannual Reports on Implementation.--On January 31 and July
31 of each year, the Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a
report on actual or potential significant unauthorized disclosures or
compromises of classified national intelligence. Each report shall
include, with respect to the half-year period ending on the December 31
or June 30 preceding the submission of the report, respectively--
``(1) an identification of any actual or potential
unauthorized disclosures or compromises that occurred during
the period covered by the report;
``(2) the status of any action or dispensation with respect
to each unauthorized disclosure or compromise--
``(A) identified in accordance with paragraph (1);
or
``(B) for which notice and a description of the
final resolution has not been provided to the
congressional intelligence committees in a report
required by this subsection; and
``(3) a description of any determinations by the Director
that an unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified
national intelligence was not significant for purposes of
subsection (a)(1).''.
SEC. 303. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
(a) Redesignation of National Counterintelligence and Security
Center.--
(1) Center.--The National Counterintelligence and Security
Center is redesignated as the National Counterintelligence
Center.
(2) Director.--The person serving as the Director of the
National Counterintelligence and Security Center on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve as the
Director of the National Counterintelligence Center until the
date on which a Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center is appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, in accordance with section 401 of
the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 302 of
this Act.
(b) Report on Transition of Security Components.--
(1) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a
report containing the assessment of the Director as to whether
the security functions described in paragraph (3) should be
functions of the Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center or if such functions should be the responsibility of
another official.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence
committees a briefing on the progress of the assessment
required under paragraph (1).
(3) Security functions described.--The security functions
described in this subsection are as follows:
(A) Functions arising from the role of the Director
of National Intelligence as the Security Executive
Agent under section 803 of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a).
(B) Functions arising from the role of the Director
of National Intelligence as joint leader of the
National Insider Threat Task Force.
(C) Functions of the Special Security Directorate
and Center for Security Evaluation of the National
Counterintelligence Center (as so redesignated).
(c) Realignment of Counterintelligence-Related Activities Within
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence shall transfer the functions and personnel of the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence relating to
counterintelligence matters to the National Counterintelligence Center.
(d) Temporary Authority to Transfer Personnel and Reprogram Funds
for Counterintelligence Activities.--
(1) Authority to realign.--During the 180-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this title, subject
to the authority, direction, and control of the Director of
National Intelligence, the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center, in consultation with the heads of
the elements of the intelligence community, may transfer
personnel or transfer or reprogram funds made available under
the National Intelligence Program to carry out title IV of the
National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 302 of this
Act.
(2) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after
transferring personnel or transferring or reprogramming funds
under paragraph (1), the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center shall submit notice of the transfer
or reprogramming to--
(A) the congressional intelligence committees;
(B) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives;
(C) in the case of a transfer or reprogramming to
or from an element of the Department of Defense, the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives; and
(D) in the case of a transfer or reprogramming to
or from the Department of Justice, the Committees on
the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
(e) National Counterintelligence Task Force.--
(1) Clarification on use of existing task force.--Nothing
in this Act shall be construed to require the establishment of
a new National Counterintelligence Task Force under section 403
of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 302
of this Act, if the National Counterintelligence Task Force, as
in existence the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act, satisfies the requirements of such section 403 or is
modified to satisfy such requirements.
(2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
establishment of the National Counterintelligence Task Force
under section 403 of the National Security Act of 1947, as
added by section 302 of this Act, the Director of the National
Counterintelligence Center shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a report containing--
(A) the plans and activities of the Task Force, as
in existence the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act, during the period beginning on January 1,
2020, and ending on the date of the enactment of this
Act; and
(B) the organization, structure, and plans for the
Task Force as established under such section 403.
SEC. 304. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Conforming Repeals.--
(1) National security act of 1947.--Section 103F of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031, 3059) is
repealed.
(2) Counterintelligence enhancement act of 2002.--Sections
902 and 904 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002
(title IX of Public Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 3382, 3383) are
repealed.
(b) References to National Counterintelligence and Security
Center.--
(1) National security act of 1947.--The National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by striking
``National Counterintelligence and Security Center'' each place
it appears and inserting ``National Counterintelligence
Center'' in the following provisions:
(A) Section 102A(f)(2) (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(2)).
(B) Section 102A(f)(8)(F) (50 U.S.C.
3024(f)(8)(F)).
(C) Section 103(c)(9) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)(9)).
(D) Section 1107(a) (50 U.S.C. 3237(a)).
(E) Section 1108(a) (50 U.S.C. 3238(a)).
(2) Other provisions of law.--The following provisions of
law are amended by striking ``National Counterintelligence and
Security Center'' each place it appears and inserting
``National Counterintelligence Center'':
(A) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(B) Section 1322(b)(1)(D) of title 41, United
States Code.
(C) Section 7318 of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118-
31; 50 U.S.C. 3384).
(D) Section 6306(c)(6) of the Damon Paul Nelson and
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of
Public Law 116-92; 50 U.S.C. 3370(c)(6)).
(E) Section 6508(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C.
3371d(a)).
(F) Section 341(b) of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-
177; 28 U.S.C. 519 note).
(c) Budget Materials.--Section 506(a)(4) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3096(a)(4)) is amended by striking
``Counterintelligence'' and inserting ``The National
Counterintelligence Program''.
(d) Transfer of Reporting Provisions.--
(1) Chinese influence operations.--Section 1107 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3237), as amended by
subsection (b) of this section, is--
(A) redesignated as section 435; and
(B) transferred so as to appear after section 434
of such Act, as added by section 302 of this Act.
(2) Russian influence operations.--Section 1108 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3238), as amended by
subsection (b) of this section, is--
(A) redesignated as section 436; and
(B) transferred so as to appear after section 435
of such Act, as redesignated and transferred by
paragraph (1).
TITLE IV--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
SEC. 401. 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. 402. 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. 403. INTELLIGENCE ACQUISITION ENHANCEMENT.
Section 102A(n)(6)(C) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3024(n)(6)(C)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``Subject to section
4022(a)(2) of such title, the Director'' and inserting
``Subject to section 4022(a)(2) of such title and except as
provided in clause (viii) of this subparagraph, the Director,
or the head of an element of the intelligence community to whom
the Director has delegated authority under subparagraph (B),'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(viii) The Director of the National Reconnaissance
Office, if delegated the authority under subparagraph (B), may
exercise the authority under clause (ii) by substituting
`$500,000,000' for `$75,000,000' if the Director of the
National Reconnaissance Office submits to the congressional
intelligence committees notice of an agreement or transaction
of an amount that exceeds $75,000,000 not later than 14 days
before the agreement or transaction is entered into and
certifies that the agreement or transaction is essential to
meet critical national security objectives.''.
SEC. 404. SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY.
(a) Designation Required.--Title I of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 123. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY.
``(a) Designation.--The head of each element of the intelligence
community specified in subsection (b) shall designate a senior official
of such element to serve as the official responsible for the activities
of such element relating to biotechnology.
``(b) Specified Elements.--The elements of the intelligence
community specified in this subsection are the following:
``(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
``(2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
``(3) The National Security Agency.
``(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
``(5) The intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
``(6) The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of
the Department of Energy.
``(7) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the
Department of State.
``(8) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security.
``(c) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 15 days after designating
a senior official under this section, the head of the element of the
intelligence community designating such official shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees notice of the designation.''.
(b) Initial Designation.--The head of each element of the
intelligence community required to designate a senior official of such
element under section 123 of the National Security Act of 1947, as
added by subsection (a) of this section, shall designate such senior
official not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 405. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEEPSEEK ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 1115. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEEPSEEK ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
SYSTEMS.
``(a) Prohibition.--The Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the other heads of the elements of the intelligence
community, shall develop standards and guidelines for elements of the
intelligence community that require the removal of any covered
application from national security systems operated by an element of
the intelligence community, a contractor to an element of the
intelligence community, or another entity on behalf of an element of
the intelligence community.
``(b) Applicability of Information Security Requirements.--The
standards and guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall be
consistent with the information security requirements under subchapter
II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.
``(c) National Security and Research Exceptions.--The standards and
guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall include--
``(1) exceptions for national security purposes and
research activities; and
``(2) risk mitigation standards and guidelines that shall
apply in the case of an exception described in paragraph (1).
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered application.--The term `covered application'
means the DeepSeek application or any successor application or
service developed or provided by High Flyer or any successor
entity.
``(2) National security system.--The term `national
security system' has the meaning given the term in section 3552
of title 44, United States Code.''.
(b) Initial Standards and Guidelines.--The Director of National
Intelligence shall develop the initial standards and guidelines
required under section 1115 of the National Security Act of 1947, as
added by subsection (a) of this section, not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 406. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL CARTELS AND
OTHER TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et
seq.), as amended by section 405 of this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1116. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL CARTELS AND
OTHER TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.
``(a) Requirement for Knowledge Management System.--The Director of
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall
ensure that the intelligence community--
``(1) makes use of the Transnational Organized Crime
Identity Intelligence Platform or a successor knowledge
management system to enable and enhance information management,
information sharing, analysis, and collaboration across the
intelligence community and between the intelligence community
and Federal law enforcement agencies related to international
cartels and other transnational criminal organizations; and
``(2) provides all terrorism information (as defined in
section 1016(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(a))) to the National
Counterterrorism Center, including terrorism information
related to international cartels and other transnational
criminal organizations designated as foreign terrorist
organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or as a Specially Designated
Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701
note) or any successor Executive order.
``(b) Procedures.--The Director of National Intelligence and the
Attorney General shall each or jointly, as appropriate, issue
procedures for collecting, storing, accessing, and disseminating data
under the system described in subsection (a), including with respect to
the organization of such data and security requirements for accessing
such data. Such procedures shall be designed to encourage collaboration
between elements of the intelligence community and between elements of
the intelligence community and Federal law enforcement agencies with
respect to international cartels and other transnational criminal
organizations, including foreign terrorist organizations designated
under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1189) and persons or entities designated as a Specially Designated
Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) or
any successor Executive order.
``(c) Intelligence Community Input.--The head of each element of
the intelligence community shall--
``(1) input all data described in subsection (a)(1) in the
possession of such element into the system described in such
subsection in accordance with the procedures established under
subsection (b); and
``(2) share all terrorism information described in
subsection (a)(2) in the possession of such element with the
National Counterterrorism Center.
``(d) Briefings.--Not later than June 30 and December 31 of each
year through 2028, the Director of National Intelligence and the
Attorney General shall jointly provide to the congressional
intelligence committees a briefing on the implementation of this
section. Such briefing shall include--
``(1) the opinions of the Director and the Attorney General
as to the effectiveness of the knowledge management system
required under subsection (a);
``(2) a description of any challenges identified by the
Director or the Attorney General with the knowledge management
system required under subsection (a);
``(3) an indication of the level of compliance of each
element of the intelligence community with the requirements of
this section; and
``(4) an assessment of the level of participation in the
knowledge management system of Federal law enforcement
agencies.''.
SEC. 407. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POST CLOSINGS ON
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 517. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POST CLOSINGS
ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
``(a) Notice Required.--Not later than 30 days after a covered
closure of a diplomatic or consular post, the Director of National
Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the other appropriate
elements of the intelligence community as determined by the Director,
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a notice
describing the impact of the closure on the activities of the
intelligence community. Such notice shall include--
``(1) a description of the impact, if any, of the closure
on the activities or interests of the intelligence community;
``(2) a plan to mitigate any adverse impacts to such
elements caused by such closure; and
``(3) a description of whether, and the extent to which,
the Director and the heads of the other appropriate elements of
the intelligence community--
``(A) were consulted in the decision-making process
with respect to such closure; and
``(B) registered any concerns with or objections to
such closure.
``(b) Covered Closure of a Diplomatic or Consular Post Defined.--In
this section, the term `covered closure of a diplomatic or consular
post' means the closure of a United States diplomatic or consular post
abroad that--
``(1) is anticipated to last for 60 days or longer; or
``(2) has lasted for 60 days or longer.''.
SEC. 408. HARMONIZING POLICIES ON THE USE OF CLASSIFIED DATA IN
TRAINING OR REFINING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS.
(a) Intelligence Community-wide Policies.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue
or update policies that apply to the entire intelligence community with
respect to the use of classified information for the purpose of
training or refining artificial intelligence models for use by an
element of the intelligence community.
(b) Maximum Data Usage.--The policies issued or updated under
subsection (a) shall seek to maximize to the greatest extent
practicable the amount of data that can be used for training or
refining artificial intelligence models, including maximizing the
amount of information classified at the most sensitive levels that may
be used for such training or refining, consistent with the need to
protect such information from unauthorized use and in accordance with
existing laws.
SEC. 409. ACCELERATING REVIEW OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
FOR DEPLOYMENT.
(a) Guidance Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the head of each other element of the intelligence
community, shall develop and promulgate guidance to prioritize the
completion of reviews of authorizations to operate artificial
intelligence capabilities being evaluated within an element of the
intelligence community.
(b) Congressional Notice of Lengthy Reviews.--
(1) In general.--The head of each element of the
intelligence community shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a notification of any review of an
authorization to operate artificial intelligence capabilities
within an element of the intelligence community the length of
which exceeds a period of 60 days. The head of such element
shall submit such notice not later than 7 days after the date
on which the length of such review exceeds such period.
(2) Sunset.--The requirements of paragraph (1) shall
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 410. ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION METRICS.
(a) Metric Development and Implementation.--Not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the
Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National
Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency shall each develop and implement a process (which may be
different from the processes of the other elements) that makes use of a
single set of metrics and methodologies to assess, on an agency wide,
aggregate basis, the adoption, integration, and operational impact of
emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, within the
respective agencies of those Directors.
(b) Requirements.--The metrics and methodologies required under
subsection (a) shall include metrics and methodologies for assessing--
(1) safety and security;
(2) effectiveness and efficiency; and
(3) the impact of the use of an emerging technology on risk
to mission or likelihood of success of mission.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the head of each agency described in subsection (a) shall
provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the
implementation of this section, including--
(1) the metrics established under subsection (a);
(2) the progress of the element toward meeting such
metrics; and
(3) any recommendations of the head of such agency for
legislative or regulatory reforms to improve technology
adoption.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``artificial
intelligence'' and ``emerging technology'' have the meaning given those
terms in section 6701 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117-263; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note).
SEC. 411. AI SECURITY PLAYBOOK.
(a) Requirement.--The Director of the National Security Agency,
acting through the Artificial Intelligence Security Center (or
successor office), shall develop strategies (in this section referred
to as the ``AI Security Playbook'') to defend covered AI technologies
from technology theft by threat actors.
(b) Elements.--The AI Security Playbook under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Identification of potential vulnerabilities in advanced
AI data centers and among advanced AI developers capable of
producing covered AI technologies, with a focus on
cybersecurity risks and other security challenges that are
unique to protecting covered AI technologies and critical
components of such technologies (such as threat vectors that do
not typically arise, or are less severe, in the context of
conventional information technology systems).
(2) Identification of components or information that, if
accessed by threat actors, would meaningfully contribute to
progress made by the actor with respect to developing covered
AI technologies, including with respect to--
(A) AI models and key components of such models;
(B) core insights relating to the development of
advanced AI systems, including with respect to training
such systems, the inferences made by such systems, and
the engineering of such systems; and
(C) other related information.
(3) Strategies to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber
threats by threat actors targeting covered AI technologies.
(4) Identification of the levels of security, if any, that
would require substantial involvement by the United States
Government in the development or oversight of highly advanced
AI systems.
(5) Analysis of how the United States Government would be
involved to achieve the levels of security identified in
paragraph (4), including a description of a hypothetical
initiative to build covered AI technology systems in a highly
secure governmental environment, considering, at a minimum,
cybersecurity protocols, provisions to protect model weights,
efforts to mitigate insider threats (including personnel
vetting and security clearance adjudication processes), network
access control procedures, counterintelligence and anti-
espionage measures, and other strategies that would be used to
reduce threats of technology theft by threat actors.
(c) Form.--The AI Security Playbook under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) detailed methodologies and intelligence assessments,
which may be contained in a classified annex; and
(2) an unclassified portion with general guidelines and
best practices suitable for dissemination to relevant
individuals, including in the private sector.
(d) Engagement.--
(1) In general.--In developing the AI Security Playbook
under subsection (a), the Director shall--
(A) engage with prominent AI developers and
researchers, as determined by the Director, to assess
and anticipate the capabilities of highly advanced AI
systems relevant to national security, including by--
(i) conducting a comprehensive review of
industry documents pertaining to the security
of AI systems with respect to preparedness
frameworks, scaling policies, risk management
frameworks, and other matters;
(ii) conducting interviews with subject
matter experts;
(iii) hosting roundtable discussions and
expert panels; and
(iv) visiting facilities used to develop
AI;
(B) to leverage existing expertise and research,
collaborate with a federally funded research and
development center that has conducted research on
strategies to secure AI models from nation-state actors
and other highly resourced actors; and
(C) consult, as appropriate, with such other
departments and agencies of the United States
Government as the Director determines relevant,
including the Bureau of Industry and Security of the
Department of Commerce, the Center for AI Standards and
Innovation of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, the Department of Homeland Security, and
the Department of Defense.
(2) Nonapplicability of faca.--None of the activities
described in this subsection shall be construed to establish or
use an advisory committee subject to chapter 10 of title 5,
United States Code.
(e) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the AI
Security Playbook under subsection (a), including a summary of
progress on the development of Playbook, an outline of
remaining sections, and any relevant insights about AI
security.
(2) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the Playbook.
(3) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (2)--
(A) shall include--
(i) an unclassified version suitable for
dissemination to relevant individuals,
including in the private sector; and
(ii) a publicly available version; and
(B) may include a classified annex.
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (b)(4) shall be
construed to authorize or require any regulatory or enforcement action
by the United States Government.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
(2) The terms ``artificial intelligence'' and ``AI'' have
the meaning given the term ``artificial intelligence'' in
section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(3) The term ``covered AI technologies'' means advanced AI
(whether developed by the private sector, the United States
Government, or a public-private partnership) with critical
capabilities that the Director determines would pose a grave
national security threat if acquired or stolen by threat
actors, such as AI systems that match or exceed human expert
performance in relating to chemical, biological, radiological,
and nuclear matters, cyber offense, model autonomy, persuasion,
research and development, and self-improvement.
(4) The term ``technology theft'' means any unauthorized
acquisition, replication, or appropriation of covered AI
technologies or components of such technologies, including
models, model weights, architectures, or core algorithmic
insights, through any means, such as cyber attacks, insider
threats, and side-channel attacks, or exploitation of public
interfaces.
(5) The term ``threat actors'' means nation-state actors
and other highly resourced actors capable of technology theft.
TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency
SEC. 501. GUIDANCE ON NOVEL AND SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES FOR PURPOSES
OF NOTIFICATION UNDER THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT
OF 1949.
(a) In General.--Section 8(c) of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3510(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting ``(1) Not
later than''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Director
shall issue written guidance to ensure the timely identification and
reporting of novel and significant expenditures in accordance with this
subsection. Such guidance shall--
``(i) establish a definition of a novel and significant
expenditure for purposes of this subsection;
``(ii) define internal procedures to evaluate expenditures
to determine if such expenditures are novel and significant
using the definition established pursuant to clause (i); and
``(iii) require timely congressional notification in
accordance with this subsection.
``(B) The Director shall regularly review and update the guidance
issued under this paragraph as appropriate.
``(C) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the initial
guidance is issued under this paragraph and not later than 60 days
after the date on which any material revisions to such guidance take
effect, the Director shall provide a briefing to the committees
specified in paragraph (1) with respect to such guidance or such
material revisions.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 102A(n)(5) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)(5)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``of such section'' and inserting ``of such
section, including the guidance issued under paragraph (2) of such
subsection (c)''.
SEC. 502. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Agency Headquarters Installation.--Subsection (a)(1) of section
15 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515) is
amended by striking ``Compound'' each place it appears and inserting
``Installation''.
(b) Unmanned Aircraft.--Such Act is further amended by inserting
after section 15 the following:
``SEC. 15A. AUTHORITY REGARDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
``(a) Authority to Intercept.--Notwithstanding sections 32,
2511(f), or 3121(a) of title 18, United States Code, the Director may
take, and may authorize personnel of the Agency with assigned duties
under section 15 that include the security or protection of people,
facilities, or assets within the United States to take, the actions
described in subsection (b)(1) to mitigate a credible threat to safety
or security posed by an unmanned aircraft system in the airspace above
any specially designated property.
``(b) Authorized Actions.--
``(1) Actions described to ensure safety and security.--The
actions described in this paragraph are the following:
``(A) During the operation of the unmanned aircraft
system, detect, identify, monitor, and track the
unmanned aircraft system, without prior consent,
including by means of intercept or other access of a
wire communication, an oral communication, or an
electronic communication, used to control the unmanned
aircraft system.
``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft
system, including by passive or active, and by direct
or indirect, physical, electronic, radio, and
electromagnetic means.
``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft
system, without prior consent, including by disabling
the unmanned aircraft system by intercepting,
interfering, or causing interference with wire, oral,
electronic, or radio communications used to control the
unmanned aircraft system.
``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned
aircraft system.
``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned
aircraft system.
``(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, to
disable, damage, or destroy the unmanned aircraft
system.
``(2) Limitation on actions.--
``(A) Duration.--In carrying out subsection (a),
the Director may take an action described in paragraph
(1) only for the period necessary to mitigate the
threat to safety or security identified in subsection
(a).
``(B) Compliance.--In carrying out subsection (a),
the Director shall comply with the guidance developed
under subsection (c).
``(c) Guidance.--
``(1) Development.--The Director shall develop guidance for
carrying out actions described in subsection (b)(1) and
conducting research, testing, training, and evaluation under
subsection (e) in coordination with the Secretary of
Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to ensure that any such use of a system does not
adversely affect or interfere with the safety and efficiency of
the national airspace system.
``(2) Contact requirement.--The guidance under paragraph
(1) shall include a requirement that the Director contact the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration through
the appropriate channel before carrying out an action described
in subsection (b)(1) or conducting research, testing, training,
and evaluation under subsection (e).
``(3) Updates.--On an annual basis, the Director, in
coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall
review the guidance developed under paragraph (1) and make any
necessary updates.
``(d) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system described in
subsection (a) that is seized by the Director is subject to forfeiture
to the United States.
``(e) Research, Testing, Training, and Evaluation.--The Director
may, consistent with section 105(g) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(g)), other Federal laws, and
Presidential directives, conduct research, testing, training on, and
evaluation of any equipment, including any electronic equipment, to
determine the capability and utility of the equipment prior to the use
of the equipment for any action described in subsection (b)(1).
``(f) Notifications.--
``(1) Department of justice notification.--Not later than
15 days after the date on which the Director carries out an
action described in subsection (b)(1), the Director shall
notify the Attorney General of such action.
``(2) Congressional notification.--Not later than 90 days
after the date on which the Director carries out an action
described in subsection (b)(1), the Director shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such
action. Such notification shall include a description of--
``(A) the action taken;
``(B) options considered by the Director to
mitigate any identified effects to the national
airspace system relating to such action, including the
minimization of the use of any technology that disrupts
the transmission of radio or electronic signals; and
``(C) whether any records or materials were
transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to
subparagraph (A) of subsection (g)(3), including the
purpose of such transfer under subparagraph (B) of such
subsection.
``(g) Maintenance of Materials.--
``(1) Limit.--Except as provided by paragraph (3), in
carrying out an action described in subsection (b)(1), the
Director may maintain records containing or regarding the
content and dialing, signaling, routing, and addressing
information associated with wire communications, oral
communications, electronic communications, and radio
communications, and may maintain parts or the whole of an
unmanned aircraft system, only if such maintenance--
``(A) is for the purpose of mitigating the threat
to safety or security of persons; and
``(B) does not exceed the period the Director
determines necessary or 30 days, whichever is shorter.
``(2) Destruction.--Except as provided by paragraph (3),
the Director shall destroy any records or materials maintained
under paragraph (1) at the end of the period specified in
paragraph (1).
``(3) Exception.--
``(A) Transfer.--If the Attorney General determines
that the maintenance of records or parts or the whole
of an unmanned aircraft system under paragraph (1) is
necessary for a longer period than authorized under
such paragraph for a purpose described in subparagraph
(B) of this paragraph, the Director shall transfer the
records or parts or the whole of an unmanned aircraft
system, as the case may be, to the Attorney General.
The Attorney General shall--
``(i) maintain the records or parts or the
whole of an unmanned aircraft system for such
purpose; and
``(ii) destroy the records or parts or the
whole of an unmanned aircraft system once such
purpose no longer applies.
``(B) Purpose described.--A purpose described in
this subparagraph is any of the following:
``(i) The investigation or prosecution of a
violation of law.
``(ii) To comply with another provision of
Federal law.
``(iii) An obligation to preserve materials
during the course of litigation.
``(4) Certifications.--
``(A) Agency.--Each time the Director carries out
an action described in subsection (b)(1), the Director
shall certify that the Director is in compliance with
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection. The Director
may only delegate the authority to make such
certification to--
``(i) the General Counsel or the Principal
Deputy General Counsel; or
``(ii) the Director of Operations or the
Deputy Director of Operations.
``(B) Department of justice.--Each time the
Attorney General receives a transfer of records or
parts or the whole of an unmanned aircraft system under
paragraph (3), the Attorney General shall certify the
date and purpose of the transfer and a description of
the records or parts or the whole of an unmanned
aircraft system.
``(C) Retention.--Each certification made under
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be retained by the
Director or the Attorney General, respectively, for a
period of at least seven years.
``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed as--
``(1) affecting the authorities described in section 105(g)
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1805(g));
``(2) vesting in the Director any authority of the
Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration; or
``(3) vesting in the Secretary or Administrator any
authority of the Director.
``(i) Budget.--The Director shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees, as a part of the budget requests of the Agency
for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, a consolidated funding
display that identifies the funding source for the actions described in
subsection (b)(1) within the Agency. The funding display shall be in
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
``(j) Specially Designated Properties.--
``(1) List.--Specially designated properties covered by
this section are properties listed in the classified annex
accompanying the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2026, or any subsequent Intelligence Authorization Act, that
meet the criteria described in paragraph (3).
``(2) Proposed modifications.--On an annual basis, the
Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees proposed modifications to the list of specially
designated properties under paragraph (1) based on properties
that meet the criteria described in paragraph (3).
``(3) Criteria described.--The criteria described in this
paragraph are the following:
``(A) The property consists of premises owned,
leased, or controlled by the Agency or the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence plus a designated
perimeter adjacent to the premises.
``(B) The property is identified by the Director,
in coordination, with respect to potentially impacted
airspace, with the Secretary of Transportation, through
a risk-based assessment, as high-risk and a potential
target for unlawful unmanned aircraft system-related
activity.
``(C) The property is located in the United States
and is beneath airspace that is restricted by a
temporary flight restriction, a determination under
section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security
Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note), or any other
similar restriction determined appropriate by the
Secretary of Transportation.
``(D) The property directly relates to one or more
functions authorized to be performed by the Agency
under this Act or the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
``(4) Access.--The chairmen and ranking minority members of
the appropriate congressional committees specified in
subsection (l)(1)(B) shall have access to the list of specially
designated properties under paragraph (1), and each chairman
and ranking minority member may designate one staff member of
such committees who holds the appropriate security clearance to
have such access.
``(k) Termination.--The authority to carry out this section shall
terminate on December 31, 2029.
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means the following:
``(A) The Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
``(B) The Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate.
``(2) Radio communication.--The term `radio communication'
has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).
``(3) Title 18 terms.--The terms `electronic
communication', `intercept', `oral communication', and `wire
communication' have the meanings given those terms in section
2510 of title 18, United States Code.
``(4) United states.--The term `United States' has the
meaning given that term in section 5 of title 18, United States
Code.
``(5) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term `unmanned
aircraft system' has the meaning given the term in section
44801 of title 49, United States Code.''.
Subtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense
SEC. 511. REQUIREMENT TO AVOID DUPLICATION IN PURCHASE OF COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
COMPONENTS.
Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 430e. Requirement to avoid duplication in purchase of
commercially available information
``(a) Requirement for Review Prior to Purchase.--Except as provided
in subsection (b), a defense intelligence component may not purchase
commercially available information until the head of such component
determines the information intended to be purchased is not already
available for use by such component from another defense intelligence
component.
``(b) Exception.--(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence and Security may authorize a defense intelligence
component to purchase information otherwise prohibited by subsection
(a)--
``(A) if the purchase is for the purpose of ensuring the
quality and veracity of other information purchased or the
performance of a vendor;
``(B) to obtain a sample of information to determine
whether the information would be duplicative of other
information already available to the component;
``(C) to maintain operational security of authorized
activities of the Department of Defense; or
``(D) if enforcing the prohibition would pose a significant
harm to national security or intelligence activities.
``(2) Not later than 30 days after the Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence and Security authorizes the purchase of information
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives notice of the authorization, including a
description of the information authorized to be purchased and an
identification of the exception in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)
of paragraph (1) that the Under Secretary applied to authorize such
purchase.
``(c) Commercially Available Information Defined.--In this section,
the term `commercially available information' has the meaning given
that term in section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026.''.
SEC. 512. OVERSIGHT AND DECONFLICTION OF VENDOR SUPPORT TO CLANDESTINE
ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United
States Code, as amended by section 511 of this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 430f. Oversight and deconfliction of vendor support to
clandestine activities
``(a) Oversight Capability.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish, maintain, and continuously update a secure capability to
facilitate oversight, deconfliction, and risk assessments of all
commercial vendor support to the Department of Defense for clandestine
activities, including support provided by subcontractors.
``(b) Exclusions.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the Secretary
of Defense determines that information concerning a commercial vendor
should not be made available for use by the capability required by
subsection (a) due to operational, counterintelligence, or other
national security concerns, the Secretary--
``(1) may exclude such information from use by the
capability required by subsection (a); and
``(2) not later than 7 days after making a determination
that such information should not be made available for use by
such capability, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives notice of the determination that includes--
``(A) the type or category of vendor that is the
subject of such information;
``(B) with respect to such vendor, a synopsis of
the contract and the scope of work involved; and
``(C) the rationale for excluding such information
from use by the capability.
``(c) Deconfliction.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the
capability required by subsection (a) is used to--
``(1) deconflict the use of commercial vendors in support
of clandestine activities of the Department of Defense; and
``(2) assess operational risk and counterintelligence
exposure attributable to the use of commercial vendors in
support of clandestine activities of the Department of Defense.
``(d) Clandestine Activity Defined.--In this section, the term
`clandestine activity' means any activity where it is intended that the
role of the United States Government will not be apparent or
acknowledged publicly.''.
(b) Implementation Deadline and Reports.--
(1) Implementation deadline and certification.--Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall--
(A) implement the requirements of section 430f of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a) of this section; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees
(as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United
States Code), the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives a
certification that such requirements have been
implemented.
(2) Submission of plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall--
(A) submit to the committees described in paragraph
(1)(B) a report containing the plan to implement the
requirements of such section 430f; and
(B) provide to such committees a briefing with
respect to such plan.
(3) Progress report.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide to the committees described in paragraph (1)(B) a
briefing describing the progress of the Secretary toward
implementing the requirements of such section 430f.
SEC. 513. DISESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARDS FOR NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.
(a) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.--
(1) Repeal of authority.--Section 6432 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 50
U.S.C. 441 note) is repealed.
(2) Termination of board.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
the advisory board established by such section 6432, as in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act--
(A) shall terminate on the date that is 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act or such
earlier date as the advisory board considers
appropriate; and
(B) until the date of the termination of the
advisory board under paragraph (1), may exercise the
authorities of the advisory board under such section
6432 for the purpose of winding down the operations of
the advisory board.
(b) National Reconnaissance Office.--
(1) Repeal of authority.--Section 106A of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a) is amended by striking
subsection (d).
(2) Termination of board.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
the advisory board established by such subsection (d), as in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act--
(A) shall terminate on the date that is 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act or such
earlier date as the advisory board considers
appropriate; and
(B) until the date of the termination of the
advisory board under paragraph (1), may exercise the
authorities of the advisory board under such subsection
(d) for the purpose of winding down the operations of
the advisory board.
SEC. 514. EXPANSION OF COMMERCIAL IMAGERY AND DATA PROCUREMENT.
The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office may use funds
authorized to be appropriated for commercial remote sensing to--
(1) procure and deliver commercial imagery and data,
excluding commercial analytics, to satisfy validated
requirements of the Department of Defense or the intelligence
community;
(2) procure and deliver commercial imagery and data,
excluding commercial analytics, for any other national
security, homeland defense, or civil partner use that the
Director considers appropriate; and
(3) improve commercial remote sensing capabilities.
Subtitle C--Other Elements
SEC. 521. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF CANDIDATES FOR
OR HOLDERS OF FEDERAL OFFICE.
Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
seq.), as amended by section 407 of this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 518. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS AND
INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CANDIDATES OR OFFICEHOLDERS.
``(a) Notice.--
``(1) Notice required.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall
submit to congressional leadership, the congressional
intelligence committees, and the chairmen and ranking minority
members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Senate notice of each
counterintelligence assessment or investigation of an
individual who is--
``(A) a candidate for Federal office;
``(B) a holder of Federal office; or
``(C) a covered congressional employee.
``(2) Contents.--The notice required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
``(A) a summary of the relevant facts associated
with the counterintelligence assessment or
investigation; and
``(B) the identity of such individual.
``(3) Exception.--The Director may refrain from providing a
notice under paragraph (1) to an individual who is otherwise a
recipient of notices under such paragraph if that individual is
a target of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation
covered by the notice.
``(b) Timing.--The Director shall submit each notice under
subsection (a) not later than 5 days after the date of the commencement
of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation that is the
subject of such notice. With respect to counterintelligence assessments
or investigations that commenced before the date of the enactment of
this section and are ongoing as of such date of enactment, the Director
shall submit each notice under subsection (a) not later than 5 days
after such date of enactment.
``(c) Identification of Covered Congressional Employees.--
``(1) Lists.--The Director may use the lists provided under
paragraph (2) to determine whether an individual is a covered
congressional employee.
``(2) Provision of lists.--The Secretary of the Senate and
the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall, not less than
semiannually, each provide to the head of each element of the
intelligence community a list of covered congressional
employees of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
respectively.
``(3) Known congressional employees.--Notwithstanding the
lack of inclusion of a person on a list provided under
paragraph (2), if a person that is subject to a
counterintelligence assessment or investigation is known to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to be a covered congressional
employee at the time of such counterintelligence assessment or
investigation, the Director shall carry out this section as
required when the subject of a counterintelligence assessment
or investigation is a covered congressional employee.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Candidate; federal office.--The terms `candidate' and
`Federal office' have the meanings given those terms in section
301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30101).
``(2) Covered congressional employee.--The term `covered
congressional employee' means an employee or officer of--
``(A) the Senate or the House of Representatives;
``(B) a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to, Congress; or
``(C) a committee of the Senate or House of
Representatives, or a joint committee of the Senate and
House of Representatives.''.
SEC. 522. REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EMPLOYEES TO REPORT
TRAVEL TO COUNTRIES OF RISK.
(a) Requirement.--Section 215(d) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b(d)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(4) The Director shall develop and implement requirements for all
personnel of the Department of Energy that--
``(A) require such personnel to--
``(i) report to the Office any personal or official
travel to a country of risk (as defined in section
6432(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (42 U.S.C. 7144b note)) or any other
country the Director considers appropriate prior to
beginning such travel;
``(ii) at the request of personnel of the Office,
receive briefings with respect to travel to such a
country prior to beginning such travel; and
``(iii) at the request of personnel of the Office,
participate in debriefings after travel to such a
country; and
``(B) prohibit bringing an electronic device provided by
the Department of Energy or that can access Department of
Energy non-public systems or data to such a country unless
travel to such country with such electronic device is approved
by the Director.''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, 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 implementation
of paragraph (4) of section 215(d) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b(d)), as added by subsection (a) of
this section.
TITLE VI--OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Commercially available information.--The term
``commercially available information'' means information that
is--
(A) of a type customarily made available or
obtainable, sold, leased, or licensed to members of the
general public or to non-governmental entities for
purposes other than governmental purposes; or
(B)(i) intended for exclusive government use; and
(ii) knowingly and voluntarily provided by,
procured from, or made accessible by a non-governmental
entity.
(2) Open-source intelligence.--The term ``open-source
intelligence'' means intelligence derived exclusively from
publicly available information or commercially available
information.
(3) Publicly available information.--The term ``publicly
available information'' means information that--
(A) is published or broadcast for public
consumption;
(B) is available on request to the public,
including information available by subscription or
purchase;
(C) is accessible by the public;
(D) could be seen or heard by any casual observer
or member of the public;
(E) is made available at a meeting open to the
public; or
(F) is observed by visiting any place or attending
any event that is open to the public.
SEC. 602. EFFICIENT USE OF OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE.
(a) In General.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3021 et seq.), as amended by section 404 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 124. EFFICIENT USE OF OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE.
``(a) Efficient Use Required.--The Director of National
Intelligence shall ensure that the intelligence community makes
efficient and effective use of open-source intelligence.
``(b) Designation of Responsible Officials.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the
heads of the other elements of the intelligence community,
shall designate an official of the intelligence community who
shall be responsible for the implementation, standardization,
and harmonization of the collection and use of open-source
intelligence for each of the following areas:
``(A) Training, tradecraft, and
professionalization.
``(B) Technology innovation and tool development.
``(C) Data acquisition, cataloging, and sharing.
``(D) Collection management and requirements.
``(E) Partnerships and collaborations with entities
that are not elements of the intelligence community,
including with respect to the dissemination of open-
source intelligence products and tools to departments
and agencies of the Federal Government that are not
elements of the intelligence community.
``(F) Standards and governance.
``(2) Authority to select single official for multiple
areas.--The Director of National Intelligence may designate a
single official to be responsible for more than one of the
areas identified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph
(1).
``(c) Additional Requirements for Efficient Use.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall, to the
extent practicable--
``(1) minimize the duplication of open-source intelligence
activities and open-source funding allocations among elements
of the intelligence community; and
``(2) ensure that all open-source intelligence efforts
undertaken by elements of the intelligence community are
appropriately coordinated, documented, and disclosed to the
other elements of the intelligence community.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect the applicability of any law or regulation relating
to the privacy or civil liberties of United States persons or data
pertaining to United States persons.
``(e) Open-source Intelligence Defined.--The term `open-source
intelligence' has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1052 of the National Security
Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 50
U.S.C. 3367) is repealed.
SEC. 603. OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION.
Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et
seq.), as amended by section 602 of this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 125. OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION.
``(a) Designation.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
designate an official within the intelligence community to oversee the
acquisition and management of commercially available information by the
elements of the intelligence community.
``(b) Duties.--The official designated under subsection (a) shall--
``(1) ensure there is deconfliction of the acquisition of
commercially available information;
``(2) prevent unnecessary duplicative acquisitions;
``(3) maximize interoperability and data sharing and
minimize acquisitions costs;
``(4) coordinate information requirements between elements
of the intelligence community and vendors providing
commercially available information to ensure clear and concise
specifications that outline the necessary features, quality
standards, performance indicators, delivery timelines, and any
other essential details;
``(5) document such requirements in formats common to the
elements of the intelligence community to ensure a shared
understanding of the information being requested;
``(6) establish an evaluation methodology to manage
procurement metrics; and
``(7) carry out such additional duties relating to the
acquisition and management of commercially available
information by the elements of the intelligence community as
the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate.
``(c) Annual Review.--Not later than May 31, 2027, and annually
thereafter for two years, the official designated under subsection (a)
shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing
on the acquisition of commercially available information.
``(d) Commercially Available Information Defined.--The term
`commercially available information' has the meaning given that term in
section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2026.''.
SEC. 604. BUDGET MATTERS RELATING TO OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Budget Information.--Subsection (d) of section 102A of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) In addition to other applicable requirements under this
subsection, the head of an element of the intelligence community may
not transfer, reprogram, or otherwise reduce amounts made available for
open-source intelligence activities without the prior approval of the
Director of National Intelligence, unless such amounts are less than
any threshold established by the Director under paragraph (1)(A) with
respect to requiring prior approval by the Director for transfers and
reprogrammings.''.
(b) Oversight.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
(11) and (12), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new
paragraph:
``(10) The Director of National Intelligence shall--
``(A) conduct regular oversight of the open-source
intelligence activities of the elements of the intelligence
community and evaluate the effectiveness of such activities;
and
``(B) ensure that the budget information provided under
subsection (c)(2) includes information with respect to such
activities.''.
SEC. 605. BUDGET MATERIALS FOR OPEN-SOURCE INFORMATION, PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION.
Section 506 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3096)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(5) With respect to fiscal years 2027 through 2029 and
any additional fiscal years the Director of National
Intelligence considers appropriate, the acquisition or use for
intelligence purposes of publicly available information (as
defined in section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2026), commercially available information (as
defined in such section), or any other open-source
information.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection:
``(b) Additional Information With Respect to Publicly Available
Information, Commercially Available Information, and Other Open-source
Information.--The budget justification materials required by paragraph
(5) of subsection (a) shall include--
``(1) a summary of the primary activities and investments
that the amount requested is intended to support;
``(2) a disaggregation of such amount requested by program,
budget category, expenditure center or subproject, and any
other appropriate classification, as determined by the Director
of National Intelligence;
``(3) a comparison of the amount requested for each program
for the fiscal year that is the subject of such materials and
the amount made available for such program during the preceding
fiscal year;
``(4) the number of full-time equivalent civilian and
military personnel assigned to open-source intelligence duties
by program and across the intelligence community; and
``(5) such other information as the Director of National
Intelligence considers appropriate.''; and
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of
this section, by striking ``Amounts set forth under subsection
(a)'' and inserting ``Information required under this
section''.
SEC. 606. STANDARDIZATION OF TRAINING ON COLLECTION OF PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION.
Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et
seq.), as amended by section 406 of this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1117. STANDARDIZATION OF TRAINING ON COLLECTION OF PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION.
``(a) Establishment of Training Course.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2026, the official designated under section 125(a)(1)
to be responsible for subparagraph (A) of such section, in consultation
with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall
establish a training course on the collection of publicly available
information and commercially available information for intelligence
purposes.
``(b) Completion of Course Required.--
``(1) In general.--The head of each element of the
intelligence community shall require all personnel of such
element whose duties include collection of publicly available
information or commercially available information for
intelligence purposes to satisfactorily complete the training
course established under subsection (a). The head of each such
element shall require the completion of such course--
``(A) with respect to personnel of such element who
are serving as such personnel on the date on which such
training course is established, not later than 180 days
after such date; and
``(B) with respect to individuals who begin service
as personnel of such element after the date on which
such training course is established, not later than 90
days after beginning such service.
``(2) Completion transferrable.--Subject to subsection (c),
completion of the training course established under subsection
(a) while serving in any element of the intelligence community
shall satisfy the requirement under paragraph (1) with respect
to service in any other element of the intelligence community
or in the same element of the intelligence community after a
break in service.
``(c) Additional Training.--The head of each element of the
intelligence community may require personnel of such element to
complete training in collection or analysis of open-source intelligence
that is in addition to the training course required under subsection
(a) as the head of such element considers appropriate to support the
mission of such element, including requiring recurring completion of
such training course.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `commercially
available information', `open-source intelligence', and `publicly
available information' have the meaning given those terms in section
601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.''.
SEC. 607. REQUIREMENT TO PURGE INCIDENTALLY COLLECTED PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION OR COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION RELATING TO UNITED STATES PERSONS.
Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et
seq.), as amended by section 606 of this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1118. REQUIREMENT TO PURGE INCIDENTALLY COLLECTED PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION OR COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION RELATING TO UNITED STATES PERSONS.
``(a) Requirement to Purge.--The head of each element of the
intelligence community shall purge from such element any publicly
available information or commercially available information relating to
a United States person that is incidentally collected by such element.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Commercially available information.--The term
`commercially available information' has the meaning given the
term in section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026.
``(2) Publicly available information.--The term `publicly
available information' has the meaning given the term in
section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2026.
``(3) United states person.--The term `United States
person' has the meaning given the term in section 105A.''.
SEC. 608. UPDATE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES RELATING TO OPEN-
SOURCE INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Update Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
review and update, to ensure the effective and efficient use of open-
source intelligence--
(1) the provisions of Intelligence Community Directive 203,
Analytic Standards, specifically relating to timeliness and the
availability of all sources to include analytic standards for
the use of publicly available information, commercially
available information, and any other open-source information
obtained to produce finished intelligence products;
(2) Intelligence Community Directive 206, Sourcing
Requirements for Disseminated Analytic Products by--
(A) appending Intelligence Community Standard 206-
01, Citation and Reference for Publicly Available
Information, Commercially Available Information, and
Open Source Intelligence to the Directive; and
(B) directing elements of the intelligence
community to review and update tradecraft as
appropriate and provide training to analysts to ensure
compliance with such Standard; and
(3) Intelligence Community Directive 208, Maximizing the
Utility of Analytic Products.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year
2026 for the Intelligence Community Management Account, two percent may
not be obligated or expended until the date on which the Director of
National Intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence
committees--
(1) notice that the updates required by subsection (d) of
section 7321 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118-31; 50 U.S.C. 3367
note) have been completed; and
(2) the plan required by subsection (a) of such section.
(c) Submission.--Upon updating the Intelligence Community
Directives pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall submit such
updated Directives to the congressional intelligence committees.
SEC. 609. AUDITS OF EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
(a) Audits Required.--
(1) National intelligence program.--The chief financial
officer of each element of the intelligence community shall--
(A) audit all expenditures under the National
Intelligence Program for publicly available
information, commercially available information, or any
other open-source information for intelligence
purposes; and
(B) submit an accounting of such expenditures to
the Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence
Community.
(2) Military intelligence program.--The chief financial
officer of each component of the Department of Defense that
uses funds available under the Military Intelligence Program
shall--
(A) audit all expenditures under the Military
Intelligence Program for publicly available
information, commercially available information, or any
other open-source information for intelligence
purposes; and
(B) submit an accounting of such expenditures to
the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(b) Matters Covered.--Each audit required under this section shall
account for all expenditures relating to the collection, acquisition,
or procurement for intelligence purposes of publicly available
information, including commercially available information, or any other
open-source information using funds available under the National
Intelligence Program or the Military Intelligence Program.
(c) Submission.--The Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence
Community and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall each
provide to the congressional intelligence committees and the
congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title
10, United States Code) a briefing on the audits required by subsection
(a)--
(1) not later than June 30, 2026, with respect to
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2024;
(2) not later than June 30, 2027, with respect to
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2025;
(3) not later than June 30, 2028, with respect to
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2026;
(4) not later than June 30, 2029, with respect to
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2027;
(5) not later than June 30, 2030, with respect to
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2028; and
(6) not later than June 30, 2031, with respect to
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2029.
SEC. 610. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION.
During fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the head of each element of the
intelligence community shall, on a quarterly basis, provide to the
congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the obligation of
any funds available under the National Intelligence Program or the
Military Intelligence Program for the procurement of commercially
available information during the preceding fiscal quarter, including
with respect to the procurement of--
(1) bulk data;
(2) application programming interfaces; or
(3) enterprise or limited software licenses.
SEC. 611. STUDY ON ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO OPEN-
SOURCE INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Study.--
(1) Study required.--The Director of National Intelligence
shall conduct a study to determine the most effective way to
support the open-source intelligence requirements of other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
(2) Initiation date.--The Director of National Intelligence
shall begin the study required under paragraph (1) not later
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Intelligence Community Participation.--The head of each element
of the intelligence community shall designate an officer or employee of
such element to participate in the study required under subsection (a).
(c) Matters Covered.--The study required under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) determine the appropriate principal liaison within the
intelligence community for other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government to engage for assistance in collecting
and analyzing open-source intelligence;
(2) determine best practices for each element of the
intelligence community to--
(A) facilitate and develop relationships with other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government to
ensure those departments and agencies are aware of the
availability and process for requesting open-source
intelligence resources from such element; and
(B) assist those departments and agencies with
obtaining the appropriate open-source intelligence
resources from such element;
(3) review technical infrastructure connected to the
information-sharing environment of the intelligence community
that is provided to other departments and agencies of the
Federal Government to facilitate discovery, access, retention,
or destruction of intelligence or intelligence-related
information; and
(4) determine how the intelligence community will resolve
information-sharing disputes between an element of the
intelligence community and another department or agency of the
Federal Government.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
initiation of the study required under subsection (a), the Director of
National Intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence
committees a briefing on the findings of the study.
TITLE VII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE MATTERS
SEC. 701. UNCLASSIFIED APPRAISALS OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
(a) Requirements for Appraisals.--The National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new title:
``TITLE XII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE MATTERS
``SEC. 1205. UNCLASSIFIED APPRAISALS OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
``(a) Unclassified Appraisals.--The Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency shall ensure that--
``(1) each performance appraisal of an employee of the
Defense Intelligence Agency includes unclassified narrative
input and unclassified rating scores for such employee from
each person providing narrative input or rating scores for such
appraisal; and
``(2) such unclassified narrative input and unclassified
rating scores are provided to such employee in unclassified
form.
``(b) Appraisals for Departing Employees.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency shall require the completion of a
performance appraisal of any employee who--
``(A) terminates employment with the Defense
Intelligence Agency; and
``(B) has not received a performance appraisal that
was completed in accordance with the requirements of
subsection (a) during the one and a half year period
that ends on the date of termination of such
employment.
``(2) Timing of completion.--A performance appraisal
required under paragraph (1) shall be completed for an employee
not later than 30 days after the date on which the employee
terminates employment with the Defense Intelligence Agency.
``(c) Waiver.--The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency may
waive the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) with respect to any
employee whose affiliation with the Defense Intelligence Agency is
classified.''.
(b) Applicability Date.--
(1) Unclassified appraisals.--Subsection (a) of section
1205 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by
subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with respect to any
appraisal of an employee occurring on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Appraisals for departing employees.--Subsection (b) of
such section shall apply with respect to any employee who
terminates employment with the Defense Intelligence Agency on
or after such date.
(c) Conforming Transfers.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is further amended as follows:
(1) Sections 1104 and 1106 are--
(A) transferred to title XII, as added by
subsection (a) of this section;
(B) inserted before section 1205, as so added; and
(C) redesignated as sections 1201 and 1202,
respectively.
(2) Section 1202, as so redesignated, is amended by
striking ``1104'' each place it appears and inserting ``1201''.
SEC. 702. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING POLITICAL OR IDEOLOGICAL ACTIVISM
WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Title XII of the National Security Act of 1947, as added and
amended by section 701 of this Act, is further amended by inserting
after section 1202 the following new section:
``SEC. 1203. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING POLITICAL OR IDEOLOGICAL ACTIVISM
WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
``(a) Prohibition.--The head of each element of the intelligence
community shall ensure that--
``(1) a covered individual is not required to engage in
political or ideological activism as a condition for obtaining
a positive personnel action; and
``(2) a covered individual is not awarded additional points
or otherwise be determined to be more likely to obtain a
positive personnel decision based on engaging in political or
ideological activism.
``(b) Exception for Maintenance of Cover.--Subsection (a) shall not
apply with respect to requirements that a covered individual engage in
political or ideological activism for the purposes of maintaining the
cover of such individual, as determined by the head of the element of
the intelligence community that would take a positive personnel action.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual'
means--
``(A) an applicant, employee, or former employee of
an element of the intelligence community;
``(B) an employee or former employee assigned or
detailed to an element of the intelligence community;
``(C) an employee or former employee of a
contractor of an element of the intelligence community;
or
``(D) an individual contractor or former individual
contractor of an element of the intelligence community.
``(2) Political or ideological activism.--The term
`political or ideological activism' means affirmatively
advocating for beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles
regarding matters of contemporary political debate or social
action, including through speech, attendance at events, or
membership in organizations or groups.
``(3) Positive personnel action.--The term `positive
personnel action' means, with regard to a covered individual,
any of the following:
``(A) An appointment requested by the covered
individual.
``(B) A promotion requested by the covered
individual.
``(C) A decision not to subject the covered
individual to disciplinary or corrective action.
``(D) A detail, transfer, or reassignment,
requested by the covered individual.
``(E) A decision not to subject the covered
individual to a demotion, suspension, or termination.
``(F) A reinstatement or restoration requested by
the covered individual.
``(G) A recommendation or positive performance
evaluation.
``(H) A decision concerning pay, benefits, or
awards requested by the covered individual.
``(I) A decision not to order or recommend medical
testing or examination, including psychiatric testing
or examination, that the covered individual does not
request.
``(J) The implementation or enforcement against the
covered individual of any nondisclosure policy, form,
or agreement.
``(K) The granting of the response requested by the
covered individual with respect to any claim of
retaliatory action or harassment.
``(L) A decision not to subject the covered
individual to an investigation requested, directed,
initiated, or conducted for the primary purpose of
punishing, harassing, or ostracizing an individual for
making a protected disclosure.
``(M) A decision to provide education or training
if such education or training may reasonably be
expected to lead to an appointment, promotion, or
performance evaluation.
``(N) Any other significant change in duties,
responsibilities, or working conditions, requested by
the covered individual.''.
SEC. 703. MERIT-BASED PERSONNEL DECISIONS.
Title XII of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section
701 and amended by sections 701 and 702 of this Act, is further amended
by inserting after section 1203 the following new section:
``SEC. 1204. MERIT-BASED PERSONNEL DECISIONS.
``(a) Requirement.--The head of each element of the intelligence
community shall ensure that no personnel action (as defined in section
1104(a)) by such element is taken with a motivating factor of any of
the following:
``(1) A desire to reverse the impacts of societal
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, transgender status, or national origin.
``(2) A desire to provide role models to or aid in
recruitment of individuals of the same race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, or national
origin.
``(3) A belief or assumption that certain viewpoints or
experiences can be ascribed to a person based on race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, or
national origin.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the head of an element of the intelligence
community from taking into consideration linguistic ability, linguistic
background, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender
status, or national origin in those certain instances where such factor
is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary for
carrying out the job function, including maintenance of cover.''.
SEC. 704. EQUAL TREATMENT IN RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY PERSONNEL.
Section 102A(f)(3)(A)(iv) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3024(f)(3)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ``through the
recruitment'' and all that follows and inserting a semicolon.
SEC. 705. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AGENCY SERVICE AS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE
FOR PURPOSES OF BENEFITS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Active-duty Service.--Title III of the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``and veterans affairs
benefits'' after ``system''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 308. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AGENCY SERVICE AS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE
FOR PURPOSES OF BENEFITS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
``(a) Active-duty Service.--For purposes of the benefits
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under title 38,
United States Code, or any other provision of law, an injury or illness
incurred or aggravated by the covered service of a qualifying veteran
shall be treated as an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in line
of duty in the active military, naval, air, or space service.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Active military, naval, air, or space service.--The
term `active military, naval, air, or space service' has the
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United
States Code.
``(2) Covered service.--The term `covered service' means
service performed by a qualifying veteran that meets the
criteria specified in the classified annex accompanying the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 or any
subsequent Intelligence Authorization Act.
``(3) Qualifying veteran.--The term `qualifying veteran'
means an employee of the Agency who is a veteran (as defined in
section 101 of title 38, United States Code).''.
(b) Application.--Section 308 of the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to
injuries or illnesses incurred or aggravated before, on, or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VIII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SEC. 801. NET ASSESSMENTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) In General.--Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1107A the
following new section:
``SEC. 1107B. NET ASSESSMENTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
``(a) Net Assessments Required.--The Director of National
Intelligence, acting jointly through the National Intelligence Council
and the National Intelligence Management Council and in consultation
with the heads of the other elements of the intelligence community,
shall conduct and regularly update net assessments of the economic,
technological, financial, trade, industrial, and diplomatic power of
the People's Republic of China in comparison to the United States and
the national security implications of the activities of the People's
Republic of China in those areas.
``(b) Source Information.--In conducting and updating net
assessments under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence
shall use--
``(1) open-source information with respect to the portion
of the assessment relating to the United States; and
``(2) all-source information with respect to the portion of
the assessment relating to the People's Republic of China.
``(c) Availability.--The Director of National Intelligence shall,
consistent with the protection of sources and methods, make net
assessments required under this section readily available and
accessible to other departments and agencies of the Federal Government
and to the congressional intelligence committees.''.
(b) First Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
complete and submit to the congressional intelligence committees the
first net assessment required under section 1107B of the National
Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
SEC. 802. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MISSION MANAGER FOR
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Section 103M of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3034d)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) National Intelligence Manager for the People's Republic of
China.--
``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026 and subject to paragraph (2), the Director of
National Intelligence shall appoint a member of the National
Intelligence Management Council as the National Intelligence
Manager for matters relating to the People's Republic of China.
``(2) Waiver.--
``(A) In general.--The Director of National
Intelligence may waive the requirement under paragraph
(1) if the Director of National Intelligence submits to
the congressional intelligence committees a
certification that the appointment described in
paragraph (1) would not advance the national security
interests of the United States.
``(B) Period of waiver.--A waiver under
subparagraph (A) shall apply for the two-year period
beginning on the date on which the Director of National
Intelligence submits the certification described in
such subparagraph. The Director may renew the period of
applicability of a waiver by submitting additional
certifications under such subparagraph.
``(3) Termination.--The requirements of this subsection
shall terminate on December 31, 2030.''.
SEC. 803. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE OF ADVANCEMENTS IN
BIOTECHNOLOGY BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National
Intelligence Council, shall--
(1) produce a National Intelligence Estimate with respect
to advancements by the People's Republic of China in
biotechnology and any other significant technology or science
sector the Director considers related; and
(2) submit such National Intelligence Estimate to the
congressional intelligence committees.
SEC. 804. EXTENSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN
ATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY.
Section 6512 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023 (division F of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025
note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the
period the following: ``, including with respect to the
forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian
children''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``2026'' and
inserting ``2028''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``the date that is 4
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2028. The Director and Coordinator
shall carry out this section before such date regardless of any
ceasefire or cessation of armed hostilities by Russia in
Ukraine occurring before such date.''.
SEC. 805. STUDY ON COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OF
FOREIGN ATROCITIES.
(a) Study.--Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
acting through the Center for the Study of Intelligence, shall submit
to the congressional intelligence committees a study describing the
historical approach by the intelligence community to collect, analyze,
and disseminate relevant intelligence regarding the risk of and
commission of atrocities worldwide since 2010.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include an
examination of the following:
(1) How the intelligence community has prioritized
collection of intelligence regarding the risk of and commission
of atrocities worldwide since 2010, including the placement of
such intelligence on the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework.
(2) Responsiveness of the intelligence community to the
requirements of policymakers with respect to such intelligence.
(3) Previous intelligence community-coordinated assessments
on such intelligence, including national intelligence estimates
and individual products and product lines, including the
Intelligence Community Atrocities Watchlist, dedicated to
atrocities-related topics.
(4) The assessed utility to policymakers of such previous
intelligence community assessments and products.
(5) Observable trends with respect to the matters described
in paragraphs (1) through (4).
(6) The effects, including the assessed utility to
policymakers, of the coordinator for Russian atrocities
accountability designated under section 6512 of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F
of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025 note).
(7) The effects, including the assessed utility to
policymakers, of the coordinator for accountability of
atrocities of the People's Republic of China designated under
section 7401 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 1068; 50
U.S.C. 3025 note).
(8) Any other related matters the Director determines
appropriate.
(c) Form.--The study under subsection (a) shall contain an
unclassified executive summary.
SEC. 806. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure
that each head of a relevant element of the intelligence community, as
determined by the Director, provides to the Government of Ukraine
intelligence support, including information, intelligence, and imagery
collection authorized under the provisions of law applicable to the
intelligence community, including the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), sufficient to support and enable robust
operations of the Government of Ukraine that are specifically intended
or reasonably expected to defend and retake the territory of Ukraine
from the Russian Federation, unless the Director determines there is a
compelling interest to not provide such support.
(b) Notifications.--Each head of an element of the intelligence
community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a
notification of any interruption in intelligence support provided to
the Government of Ukraine by that element by not later than 7 days
after the date on which such interruption begins.
TITLE IX--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 901. MODIFICATIONS TO ACCESS TO RESTRICTED DATA UNDER THE ATOMIC
ENERGY ACT OF 1954.
(a) Requirements.--Subsection b. of section 145 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting ``(1) Except'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the President, the Vice
President, Members of Congress, or a justice or judge of the United
States (as those terms are defined in section 451 of title 28, United
States Code).
``(B) Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary of
Energy, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, or
such other officer of the United States acting as the Security
Executive Agent pursuant to subsection (a) of section 803 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a), shall--
``(i) maintain an up-to-date list of each individual who
holds a position described in subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) verify that such individual is authorized to access
Restricted Data by virtue of holding such a position--
``(I) in coordination with the appropriate security
official of the organization of the individual,
including the Sergeants at Arms of the House of
Representatives and the Senate with respect to Members
of Congress; and
``(II) in a manner that does not require more
personally identifying information of the individual
than the Director of National Intelligence requires to
verify access by such individuals to classified
information.''.
(b) Notification.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with
the Director of National Intelligence, or such other officer of the
United States acting as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to
subsection (a) of section 803 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3162a), shall notify the congressional intelligence committees
of the status of carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section
145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection (a).
SEC. 902. REVISIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE
COLLECTION ADJUSTMENTS.
Section 22 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C.
3620) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``the occurrence of an intelligence
collection adjustment'' and inserting ``that a covered
intelligence collection or sharing adjustment has
occurred''; and
(B) by striking ``notification of the intelligence
collection adjustment'' and inserting ``summary of such
adjustment and the cause of such adjustment''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) Covered intelligence collection or sharing
adjustment.--The term `covered intelligence collection or
sharing adjustment' means an action or inaction by the National
Security Agency that results in a significant change to--
``(A) the quantity of intelligence collected by the
National Security Agency with respect to a foreign
country, foreign organization, or senior leader of a
foreign country or foreign organization; or
``(B) policies or practices of the National
Security Agency with respect to the sharing of
intelligence with a foreign country, organization of
foreign countries, or organization of countries of
which the United States is a member.''.
SEC. 903. ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DRUG CONTROL
PROGRAM BUDGET PROPOSAL.
(a) Requirement.--Section 506 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3096), as amended by section 605 of this Act, is further
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c), as redesignated by
paragraph (2) of such section 605, as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), as added by
paragraph (3) of such section 605, the following:
``(c) Intelligence Community Drug Control Program Budget.--(1) The
Director of National Intelligence shall annually develop a consolidated
Intelligence Community Drug Control Program Budget.
``(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director
of National Intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence
committees the classified intelligence budget justification materials
for a fiscal year under section 506J, the Director shall submit to such
committees a summary of the consolidated Intelligence Community Drug
Control Program Budget for that fiscal year. To the extent practicable,
the Director shall organize such summary in a similar manner as the
National Drug Control Program budget under section 704(c) of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C.
1703(c)).
``(3) Each summary under paragraph (2) shall include the following:
``(A) A certification by the Director stating that the
consolidated Intelligence Community Drug Control Program Budget
is designed to implement the responsibilities of the
intelligence community in support of the counter-drug efforts
of the United States, as reflected in the National Drug Control
Strategy under section 706 of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705) and
the National Interdiction Command and Control Plan under
section 711(a)(4) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 1710(a)(4)).
``(B) A description of the key accomplishments of the
intelligence community with respect to counternarcotics during
the fiscal year in which the summary is submitted and the
previous fiscal year.
``(C) The total amounts requested for the National
Intelligence Program for counternarcotics for the fiscal year
covered by the summary and for the previous fiscal year.
``(D) Each of the total amounts under subparagraph (C),
disaggregated by each element of the intelligence community at
the expenditure center, project, and subproject levels.
``(E) Any other information the Director determines
appropriate to provide the congressional intelligence
committees with a consolidated, comprehensive, and detailed
understanding of the amounts, activities, and purposes of the
amounts requested for the National Intelligence Program for
counternarcotics for the fiscal year covered by the summary.
``(4) Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall
timely provide to the Director of National Intelligence the information
the Director requires to develop each summary under paragraph (2).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--Such section 506 is amended in the heading
by adding at the end the following: ``; intelligence community drug
control program budget''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7320(a) of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118-
31; 50 U.S.C. 3096 note) is amended by striking ``2027'' and inserting
``2026''.
SEC. 904. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE ON
TERRORIST ASSETS.
(a) Repeal.--Section 118 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3055) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 507(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C.
3106(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (5); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
SEC. 905. REPEAL OF OUTDATED OR UNNECESSARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) National Security Act of 1947.--
(1) Hiring and retention of minority employees.--Section
114 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3050) is
repealed.
(2) Foreign malign influence center.--Section 119C of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3059) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (d); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).
(3) Counterintelligence and national security protections
for intelligence community grant funding.--Section 121 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3061) is amended by
striking subsection (c).
(4) Authorization of support by director of national
intelligence for certain workforce activities.--Section 1025(c)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3224a) is
amended by striking ``to--'' and all that follows through
``workforce.'' and inserting ``to the recruitment or retention
of the intelligence community workforce.''.
(5) National intelligence university.--Subtitle D of title
X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3327 et seq.)
is amended--
(A) by striking section 1033; and
(B) by redesignating sections 1034 and 1035 as
sections 1033 and 1034, respectively.
(6) Measures to mitigate counterintelligence threats from
proliferation and use of foreign commercial spyware.--Section
1102A(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3232a) is amended by inserting ``for five years'' after
``annually thereafter''.
(7) Best practices to protect privacy, civil liberties, and
civil rights of chinese americans.--Title XI of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by
striking section 1110.
(b) Intelligence Authorization Acts.--
(1) Expansion of security clearances for certain
contractors.--Section 6715 of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117-263; 136
Stat. 3572) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
(2) Trends in technologies of strategic importance to
united states.--Section 833 of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 117-103; 136
Stat. 1035) is repealed.
(3) Cooperative actions to detect and counter foreign
influence operations.--Section 5323 of the Damon Paul Nelson
and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law
116-92; 50 U.S.C. 3369) is amended--
(A) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
(4) Assessment of homeland security vulnerabilities
associated with certain retired and former personnel of the
intelligence community.--Section 5717 of the Damon Paul Nelson
and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law
116-92; 50 U.S.C. 3334c) is repealed.
(5) National security effects of global water insecurity
and emerging infectious disease and pandemics.--Section 6722 of
the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
(division E of Public Law 116-92; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note) is
repealed.
(6) Counter active measures by russia, china, iran, north
korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence.--
Section 501 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (division N of Public Law 115-31; 50 U.S.C. 3001
note) is amended by striking subsection (h).
(c) Other Provisions of Law.--
(1) Strikes against terrorist targets outside areas of
active hostilities.--Section 1723(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133
Stat. 1811) is amended by striking ``2027'' and inserting
``2026''.
(2) Monitoring mineral investments under belt and road
initiative of people's republic of china.--Section 7003 of the
Energy Act of 2020 (division Z of Public Law 116-260; 50 U.S.C.
3372) is repealed.
(3) Proposal to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors
for flight by the russian federation under open skies treaty.--
Section 1242 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3563) is repealed.
(4) Efforts of state sponsors of terrorism, other foreign
countries, or entities to illicitly acquire satellites and
related items.--Section 1261 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 22
U.S.C. 2278 note) is amended by striking subsection (e).
(5) Commerce with, and assistance to, cuba from other
foreign countries.--Section 108 of the Cuban Liberty and
Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
114; 22 U.S.C. 6038) is repealed.
SEC. 906. NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CHANGES TO POLICIES OR PROCEDURES
GOVERNING TERRORIST WATCHLIST AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED
CRIME WATCHLIST.
(a) Notification of Material Changes.--
(1) Notification required.--The Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees notice of any material change to a
policy or procedure relating to the terrorist watchlist or the
transnational organized crime watchlist, including any change
to the policy or procedure for adding or removing a person from
either watchlist. Each notification under this subsection shall
include a summary of the material changes to such policy or
procedure.
(2) Timing of notification.--Each notification required
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days
after the date on which a material change described in
paragraph (1) takes effect.
(b) Requests by Appropriate Committees.--Not later than 30 days
after receiving a request from an appropriate congressional committee,
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to
such committee all guidance in effect as of the date of the request
that applies to or governs the use of the terrorist watchlist or the
transnational organized crime watchlist.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Terrorist watchlist.--The term ``terrorist watchlist''
means the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or
similar watchlist.
(3) Transnational organized crime watchlist.--The term
``transnational organized crime watchlist'' means the watchlist
maintained under the Transnational Organized Crime Actor
Detection Program or any successor or similar watchlist.
SEC. 907. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES PERSONS ON THE TERRORIST WATCH
LIST.
(a) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2026, and annually
thereafter for two years, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report on known or presumed United States persons who are included on
the terrorist watchlist.
(b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to the preceding calendar year, the following
information:
(1) The total number of persons who were included on the
terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and the total number of
such persons included as of December 31.
(2) The total number of known or presumed United States
persons who were included on the terrorist watchlist as of
January 1 and the total number of such persons included as of
December 31, including with respect to each of those dates--
(A) the number of known or presumed United States
persons who were included on a no fly list;
(B) the number of known or presumed United States
persons who were included on a selectee list for
additional screening;
(C) the number of known or presumed United States
persons who were included on the terrorist watchlist as
an exception to a reasonable suspicion standard and who
are not subject to additional screening, but who are
included on the list to support specific screening
functions of the Federal Government;
(D) the name of each terrorist organization with
which the known or presumed United States persons are
suspected of being affiliated and the number of such
persons who are suspected of affiliating with each such
terrorist organization; and
(E) an identification of each Federal agency that
nominated the United States persons to the terrorist
watchlist and the number of such persons nominated by
each Federal agency.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Terrorist watchlist.--The term ``terrorist watchlist''
means the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or
similar watchlist.
(3) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).
SEC. 908. PLAN ON USE OF PROPOSED WEB OF BIOLOGICAL DATA.
(a) Plan.--The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the heads
of the elements of the intelligence community, shall develop a plan on
the use by the intelligence community of the proposed web of biological
data as described in recommendation 4.1a of the report titled
``Charting the Future of Biotechnology'' published by the National
Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology in April 2025 pursuant to
section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1929).
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional
intelligence committees a briefing on the plan under subsection (a).
Union Calendar No. 339
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5167
[Report No. 119-389]
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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.
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November 28, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed