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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–155 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2596) TO AUTHORIZE 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 FOR INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT, AND THE CENTRAL 

INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM, AND 

FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JUNE 15, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLLINS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 315] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 315, by a 7 to 3 vote, report the same to the House with 

the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2596, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, under a structured 

rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The resolution 

waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment 

an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 

of Rules Committee Print 114–19 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against 

that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution 

makes in order only those further amendments printed in this report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 

this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 

time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 

and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution 

waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this 

report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 


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Section 2 of the resolution provides that the motion to reconsider 

the vote on the question of concurring in the matter comprising the 

remainder of title II of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1314 may 

continue to be postponed through the legislative day of Thursday, 

July 30, 2015. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waiver of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (‘‘Ramseyer’’), requiring a committee report accompanying a bill amending or repealing 

statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute affected. 

The waiver is provided because the submission provided by the 

committee was insufficient to meet the standards established by 

the rule in its current form. The Committee on Rules continues to 

work with the House Office of Legislative Counsel and committees 

to determine the steps necessary to comply with the updated rule. 

The waiver of all points of order against the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute made in order as original text includes a 

waiver of clause 7 of rule XVI, which requires that no motion or 

proposition on a subject different from that under consideration 

shall be admitted under color of amendment. It is important to 

note that the provisions that make this waiver necessary were contained in the bill as reported by the Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not aware of 

any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

It is important to note that the estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to the Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence and the Committee on the Budget is incomplete due 

to the fact that CBO is only permitted to score the unclassified portions of the bill. Because the estimate is incomplete, the Chair of 

the Committee on the Budget is unable to accurately advise the 

Chair on budget related points of order. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 71 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to provide that if the 

House reconsiders the vote on Trade Adjustment Assistance, the 

House shall also reconsider the vote on Trade Promotion Authority. 

Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 72 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to make in order and provide 

the appropriate waivers for amendment #15, offered by Rep. Speier 

(CA) and Rep. Quigley (IL) and Rep. Amash (MI), which reinstates 

whistleblower protections for IC contractors. Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 73 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to make in order and provide 

the appropriate waivers for amendment #27, offered by Rep. 

Schweikert (AZ) and Rep. Hastings (FL), which expresses a sense 

of Congress that that the United States should increase intelligence cooperation with the Republic of Tunisia to assist in combating the growing terrorist threat from the Islamic State of Iraq 

and the Levant and other terrorist organizations. Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 74 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Israel (NY), Lamborn (CO), Graham (FL): Requires the Director of National Intelligence to provide a report to the congressional 

intelligence and defense committees on the trends related to tunnel 

use by our adversaries and an update on collaborative efforts with 

partner countries. The report is due 10 months after enactment 

and biennially for the next four years. (10 minutes) 


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2. Israel (NY), Hanna (NY): Requires the Director of National Intelligence to provide report to the congressional intelligence and defense committees on the cyber threat trends identified by the Cyber 

Threat Intelligence Integration Center, an assessment of collaborative efforts between federal agencies, and recommendations to 

improve those collaborative efforts. The report is due 10 months 

after enactment and annually for the next three years. (10 minutes) 

3. Crowley (NY), Serrano (NY), Curbelo (FL): Allows the Director 

of National Intelligence to provide grants to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education for the purpose of offering advanced foreign language programs deemed in the immediate interest of the 

intelligence community and for study abroad and cultural immersion programs. (10 minutes) 

4. Keating (MA), McCaul (TX), Katko (NY), Loudermilk (GA): Requires report on intelligence sharing with members of the EU and 

NATO regarding the travel of foreign fighters to and from Iraq and 

Syria and an analysis of the challenges impeding coordinated intelligence efforts. (10 minutes) 

5. Keating (MA): Restores reporting requirement on the progress 

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in implementing information-sharing principles. (10 minutes) 

6. Schiff (CA), Smith, Adam (WA): Strikes four sections of the bill 

which add new restrictions to prevent the Administration from 

closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. (10 minutes) 

7. Rooney (FL), Sewell (AL): Requires a report detailing the Intelligence Community’s utilization of the National Science Foundation’s CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program. The report 

shall include a description of how each element of the Intelligence 

Community recruits CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program 

graduates, a description of processes available to expedite IC hiring 

and security clearance of CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program graduates, and any changes to legislative authorities needed 

to improve IC access to new graduates in cybersecurity and related 

fields. (10 minutes) 

8. Moulton (MA): Requires a report and briefing regarding the 

impacts on the intelligence community (IC) of the recently disclosed 

cyber breach at OPM. The report must analyze how the breach 

may negatively impact the IC—including personnel and operations—and best practices for data security in the IC that OPM 

should follow. (10 minutes) 

9. Turner (OH), Rogers, Mike (AL), Engel (NY): Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress on 

the funding of political parties and NGOs in former Soviet states 

by the Russian Federation and the security and intelligence services of the Russian Federation. The report shall be submitted in 

unclassified form and allows for a classified annex. (10 minutes) 

10. Farr (CA): Requires an ODNI report on continuous evaluation of security clearance. (10 minutes) 

11. Sinema (AZ), Fitzpatrick (PA): Expresses the sense of Congress that the Intelligence Community should dedicate necessary 

resources to defeating, the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic 

State. Directs the DNI to submit a report on the strategy efforts, 

and resources of the Intelligence Community that are necessary to 


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detect, deter, and degrade the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic 

State. (10 minutes) 

12. Crowley (NY), Bera (CA), Engel (NY), Chabot (OH), Holding 

(NC), Schweikert (AZ), Nadler (NY): Requires a report from the 

DNI on possibilities for growing national security cooperation between the US, Israel, and India.. (10 minutes) 

13. Wilson, Joe (SC): Directs the Director of National Intelligence 

to study how we measure cyber attacks and report to the relevant 

committees in both a classified and unclassified format. (10 minutes) 

14. Poe (TX), Keating (MA): Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on the nexus between terrorist 

groups and wildlife trafficking, how wildlife trafficking impacts 

U.S. national security, and key actors and facilitators of wildlife 

trafficking. (10 minutes) 

15. Poe (TX), Keating (MA): Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report that represents the coordinated assessment of the intelligence community on how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media, the intelligence value 

of social media posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations, and 

the impact on the national security of the United States of the public availability of terrorist content on social media. (10 minutes) 

16. Poe (TX): Requires the Director of National Intelligence to 

submit to Congress a strategy to defeat ISIL and al-Qaeda. (10 

minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ISRAEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 12, line 10, strike ‘‘The Director’’ and insert ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director’’. 

Page 12, after line 13, insert the following: 

(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 10 months 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter until the date that is four years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 

to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional 

defense committees (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(16) 

of title 10, United States Code) a report describing— 

(1) trends in the use of tunnels by foreign state and nonstate 

actors; and 

(2) collaboration efforts between the United States and partner countries to address the use of tunnels by adversaries. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ISRAEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 16, after line 24, insert the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 10 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for three years, 

the Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center 

shall submit a report to Congress that includes the following: 


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‘‘(1) With respect to the year covered by the report, a detailed 

description of cyber threat trends, as compiled by the Cyber 

Threat Intelligence Integration Center. 

‘‘(2) With respect to the year covered by the report, a detailed 

description of the coordination efforts by the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center between departments and agencies of the Federal Government, including the Department of 

Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of 

Homeland Security. 

‘‘(3) Recommendations for better collaboration between such 

departments and agencies of the Federal Government.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CROWLEY

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 29, after line 17, insert the following: 

SEC. 317. INCLUSION OF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN GRANT 

PROGRAM TO ENHANCE RECRUITING OF INTELLIGENCE 

COMMUNITY WORKFORCE. 

Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. ) is 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, Hispanic-serving institutions, and’’ after ‘‘universities’’; and 

(B) in the subsection heading for such subsection, by 

striking ‘‘HISTORICALLY BLACK’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN

MINORITY-SERVING’’; and 

(2) in subsection (g)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 

paragraph (5): 

‘‘(5) HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term ‘Hispanicserving institution’ has the meaning given that term in section 

502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1101a(a)(5)).’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KEATING

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 35, after line 17, insert the following new subsection (and 

redesignate the subsequent subsections accordingly): 

(c) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 

that includes— 

(1) with respect to the travel of foreign fighters to and from 

Iraq and Syria, a description of the intelligence sharing relationships between the United States and member states of the 

European Union and member states of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization; and 

(2) an analysis of the challenges impeding such intelligence 

sharing relationships. 

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5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KEATING

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 41, line 8, strike ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and insert ‘‘paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3)’’. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHIFF OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike sections 321, 322, 323, and 331. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROONEY OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON HIRING OF GRADUATES OF CYBER CORPS 

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall 

submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the 

employment by the intelligence community of graduates of the 

Cyber Corps Scholarship Program. The report shall include the following: 

(1) The number of graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholarship 

Program hired by each element of the intelligence community. 

(2) A description of how each element of the intelligence community recruits graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholar Program. 

(3) A description of any processes available to the intelligence community to expedite the hiring or processing of security clearances for graduates of the Cyber Corps Scholar Program. 

(4) Recommendations by the Director to improve the hiring 

by the intelligence community of graduates of the Cyber Corps 

Scholarship Program, including any recommendations for legislative action to carry out such improvements. 

(b) CYBER CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Cyber Corps Scholarship Program’’ means the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program under section 302 of 

the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442). 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOULTON

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DATA BREACH OF OFFICE OF 

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the congressional 

intelligence committees a report on the data breach of the Office 

of Personnel Management disclosed in June 2015. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 


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(1) The effects, if any, of the data breach on the operations 

of the intelligence community abroad, including the types of 

operations, if any, that have been negatively affected or entirely suspended or terminated as a result of the data breach. 

(2) An assessment of the effects of the data breach to each 

element of the intelligence community. 

(3) An assessment of how foreign persons, groups, or countries may use the data collected by the data breach (particularly regarding information included in background investigations for security clearances), including with respect to— 

(A) recruiting intelligence assets; 

(B) influencing decision-making processes within the 

Federal Government, including regarding foreign policy decisions; and 

(C) compromising employees of the Federal Government 

and friends and families of such employees for the purpose 

of gaining access to sensitive national security and economic information. 

(4) An assessment of which departments or agencies of the 

Federal Government use the best practices to protect sensitive 

data, including a summary of any such best practices that were 

not used by the Office of Personnel Management. 

(5) An assessment of the best practices used by the departments or agencies identified under paragraph (4) to identify 

and fix potential vulnerabilities in the systems of the department or agency. 

(c) BRIEFING.—The Director of National Intelligence shall provide 

to the congressional intelligence committees an interim briefing on 

the report under subsection (a), including a discussion of proposals 

and options for responding to cyber attacks. 

(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER OF

OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following: 

SEC. 3ll. ASSESSMENT ON FUNDING OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND 

NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS BY THE RUSSIAN 

FEDERATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence 

community assessment on the funding of political parties and nongovernmental organizations in former Soviet states and countries 

in Europe by the Russian Federation and the security and intelligence services of the Russian Federation since January 1, 2006. 

Such assessment shall include the following: 

(1) The country involved, the entity funded, the security 

service involved, and the intended effect of the funding. 

(2) An evaluation of such intended effects, including with respect to— 

(A) undermining the political cohesion of the country involved; 


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(B) undermining the missile defense of the United States 

and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 

(C) undermining energy projects that could provide an 

alternative to Russian energy. 

(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the following: 

(1) The congressional intelligence communities. 

(2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FARR OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF SECURITY 

CLEARANCES. 

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense 

committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 

States Code) a report on the continuous evaluation of security 

clearances of employees, officers, and contractors of the intelligence 

community. The report shall include the following: 

(1) The status of the continuous evaluation program of the 

intelligence community, including a timeline for the implementation of such program. 

(2) A comparison of such program to the automated continuous evaluation system of the Department of Defense. 

(3) Identification of any possible efficiencies that could be 

achieved by the intelligence community leveraging the automated continuous evaluation system of the Department of Defense. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SINEMA

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 42, after line 12, insert the following: 

SEC. 336. REPORT ON STRATEGY, EFFORTS, AND RESOURCES TO DETECT, DETER, AND DEGRADE ISLAMIC STATE REVENUE 

MECHANISMS. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the intelligence community should dedicate necessary resources to defeating the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic State. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 

to the intelligence committees a report on the strategy, efforts, and 

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tect, deter, and degrade the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic 

State. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CROWLEY

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 42, after line 12, insert the following: 

SEC. 336. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN 

UNITED STATES, INDIA, AND ISRAEL. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on possibilities for 

growing national security cooperation between the United States, 

India, and Israel. 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Page 42, after line 12, insert the following: 

SEC. 336. CYBER ATTACK STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT STUDY. 

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of National Intelligence, in 

consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director 

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a study to determine appropriate standards 

that— 

(1) can be used to measure the damage of cyber incidents for 

the purposes of determining the response to such incidents; 

and 

(2) include a method for quantifying the damage caused to 

affected computers, systems, and devices. 

(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— (1) PRELIMINARY FINDINGS.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 

Intelligence shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services, 

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 

and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the House of Representatives the initial findings 

of the study required under subsection (a). 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 360 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and 

the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 

Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland 

Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

of the House of Representatives a report containing the complete findings of such study. 

(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph (2) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 

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14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POE OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 42, after line 12, insert the following: 

SEC. 336. REPORT ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING. 

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 365 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b) a report on wildlife trafficking. 

(b) SPECIFIED MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The 

congressional committees specified in this subsection are the following: 

(1) Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

(2) Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

(3) Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. 

(4) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

of Representatives. 

(5) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(6) Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 

(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

(1) An assessment of the major source, transit, and destination countries for wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives and how such products or derivatives are trafficked. 

(2) An assessment of the efforts of those countries identified 

as major source, transit, and destination countries to counter 

wildlife trafficking and to adhere to their international treaty 

obligations relating to endangered or threatened species. 

(3) An assessment of critical vulnerabilities that can be used 

to counter wildlife trafficking. 

(4) An assessment of the extent of involvement of designated 

foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations in wildlife trafficking. 

(5) An assessment of key actors and facilitators, including 

government officials, that are supporting wildlife trafficking. 

(6) An assessment of the annual net worth of wildlife trafficking globally and the financial flows that enables wildlife 

trafficking. 

(7) An assessment of the impact of wildlife trafficking on key 

wildlife populations. 

(8) An assessment of the effectiveness of efforts taken to date 

to counter wildlife trafficking. 

(9) An assessment of the effectiveness of capacity-building efforts by the United States Government. 

(10) An assessment of the impact of wildlife trafficking on 

the national security of the United States. 

(11) An assessment of the level of coordination between 

United States intelligence and law enforcement agencies on intelligence related to wildlife trafficking, the capacity of those 

agencies to process and act on that intelligence effectively, existing barriers to effective coordination, and the degree to 


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which relevant intelligence is shared with and acted upon by 

bilateral and multilateral law enforcement partners. 

(12) An assessment of the gaps in intelligence capabilities to 

assess transnational wildlife trafficking networks and steps 

currently being taken, in line with the Implementation Plan to 

the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking, to 

remedy such information gaps. 

(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POE OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 42, after line 12, insert the following: 

SEC. 336. REPORT ON TERRORIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b) a report that represents the coordinated assessment of 

the intelligence community on terrorist use of social media. 

(b) SPECIFIED MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The 

congressional committees specified in this subsection are the following: 

(1) Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

(2) Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

(3) Committee on Judiciary of the Senate. 

(4) Committee on Homeland and Government Affairs of the 

Senate. 

(5) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

of Representatives. 

(6) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(7) Committee on Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 

(8) Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 

(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

(1) An assessment of what role social media plays in 

radicalization in the United States and elsewhere. 

(2) An assessment of how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media, including trends. 

(3) An assessment of the intelligence value of social media 

posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations. 

(4) An assessment of the impact on the national security of 

the United States of the public availability of terrorist content 

on social media for fundraising, radicalization, and recruitment. 

(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POE OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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SEC. 336. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, AND DEFEAT ISIL, ALQAEDA, AND THEIR AFFILIATED GROUPS, ASSOCIATED 

GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS. 

(a) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive report on the United States counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq 

and the Levant (ISIL), al-Qaeda, and their affiliated groups, 

associated groups, and adherents. 

(2) COORDINATION.—The report required by paragraph (1) 

shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the 

Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other department or 

agency of the United States Government that has responsibility for activities directed at combating ISIL, al-Qaeda, and 

their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. 

(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include each of the following: 

(A) A definition of— 

(i) al-Qaeda core, including a list of which known individuals constitute al-Qaeda core; 

(ii) ISIL, including a list of which known individuals 

constitute ISIL leadership; 

(iii) an affiliated group of ISIL or al-Qaeda, including a list of which known groups constitute an affiliate 

group of ISIL or al-Qaeda; 

(iv) an associated group of ISIL or al-Qaeda, including a list of which known groups constitute an associated group of ISIL or al-Qaeda; 

(v) an adherent of ISIL or al-Qaeda, including a list 

of which known groups constitute an adherent of ISIL 

or al-Qaeda; and 

(vi) a group aligned with ISIL or al-Qaeda, including 

a description of what actions a group takes or statements it makes that qualify it as a group aligned with 

ISIL or al-Qaeda. 

(B) An assessment of the relationship between all identified ISIL or al-Qaeda affiliated groups, associated groups, 

and adherents with ISIL leadership or al-Qaeda core. 

(C) An assessment of the strengthening or weakening of 

ISIL or al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, 

and adherents, from January 1, 2010, to the present, including a description of the metrics that are used to assess 

strengthening or weakening and an assessment of the relative increase or decrease in violent attacks attributed to 

such entities. 

(D) An assessment of whether or not an individual can 

be a member of al-Qaeda core if such individual is not located in Afghanistan or Pakistan. 

(E) An assessment of whether or not an individual can 

be a member of al-Qaeda core as well as a member of an 

al-Qaeda affiliated group, associated group, or adherent. 

(F) A definition of defeat of ISIL or core al-Qaeda. 


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(G) An assessment of the extent or coordination, command, and control between ISIL or core al-Qaeda and their 

affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, specifically addressing each such entity. 

(H) An assessment of the effectiveness of counterterrorism operations against ISIL or core al-Qaeda, their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and 

whether such operations have had a sustained impact on 

the capabilities and effectiveness of ISIL or core al-Qaeda, 

their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. 

(4) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Armed 

Services of the House of Representatives; and 

(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services of 

the Senate. 

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