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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–108 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE 

BILL (H.R. 244) TO ENCOURAGE EFFECTIVE, VOLUNTARY INVESTMENTS 

TO RECRUIT, EMPLOY, AND RETAIN MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE 

SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY WITH ANNUAL FEDERAL 

AWARDS TO EMPLOYERS RECOGNIZING SUCH EFFORTS, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 2, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 305] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 305, by a nonrecord 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 the consideration of the Senate 

amendments to H.R. 244, the HIRE Vets Act. The resolution makes 

in order a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 

Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the Senate 

amendments numbered 2 and 3, and that the House concur in the 

Senate amendment numbered 1 with an amendment consisting of 

the text of Rules Committee Print 115–16 modified by the amendment printed in this report. The resolution waives all points of 

order against consideration of the motion and provides that it shall 

not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The resolution provides that the Senate amendments and the motion shall be 

considered as read. The resolution provides one hour of debate on 

the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record 

not later than May 3, 2017, such material as he may deem explanatory of the Senate amendments and the motion specified in section 1 of the resolution. 

Section 3 of the resolution provides that the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may insert in the Congressional Record not later than May 3, 2017, such material as he may 


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deem explanatory of intelligence authorization measures for the fiscal year 2017. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the motion includes a waiver of the following: • Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation, providing a change in revenues for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that year 

has been agreed to; • Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the 

Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the 

Budget Committee; • Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation that would cause the level of 

total new budget authority for the first fiscal year to be exceeded; • 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; • Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the consideration of 

a bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending 

over the five-year or ten-year period. It is important to note 

that while there is a violation over five years, the bill is fully 

offset over the 10 year window; and • Section 3103 of S. Con. Res. 11, 114th Congress, which 

prohibits changes in mandatory programs in a bill making appropriations for a full fiscal year that, if enacted, would exceed 

the $19,100,000 limit for fiscal year 2017. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO

SENATE AMENDMENT #1 TO H.R. 244 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Inserts the text of the FY 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act. 

TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE

AMENDMENT #1 TO H.R. 244 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Insert after division M the following new division (and redesignate the subsequent division accordingly): 

DIVISION N—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the ‘‘Intelligence 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this division 

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Explanatory statement. 

TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 


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Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 

Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 

Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 

TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 

DISABILITY SYSTEM 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 

Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 

Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 

Sec. 303. Support to nonprofit organizations assisting intelligence community employees. 

Sec. 304. Promotion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education 

in the intelligence community. 

Sec. 305. Retention of employees of the intelligence community who have science, 

technology, engineering, or mathematics expertise. 

Sec. 306. Management of intelligence community personnel. 

Sec. 307. Notification of repair or modification of facilities to be used primarily by 

the intelligence community. 

Sec. 308. Guidance and reporting requirement regarding the interactions between 

the intelligence community and entertainment industry. 

Sec. 309. Protections for independent inspectors general of certain elements of the 

intelligence community. 

Sec. 310. Congressional oversight of policy directives and guidance. 

Sec. 311. Notification of memoranda of understanding. 

Sec. 312. Technical correction to Executive Schedule. 

Sec. 313. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews. 

TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE 

COMMUNITY 

Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National Intelligence 

Sec. 401. Designation of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. 

Sec. 402. Analyses and impact statements by Director of National Intelligence regarding investment into the United States. 

Sec. 403. Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in recognizing 

online violent extremist content. 

Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency 

Sec. 411. Enhanced death benefits for personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency. 

Sec. 412. Pay and retirement authorities of the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency. 

Subtitle C—Other Elements 

Sec. 421. Enhancing the technical workforce for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

Sec. 422. Plan on assumption of certain weather missions by the National Reconnaissance Office. 

TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

Sec. 501. Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to exert 

covert influence over peoples and governments. 

Sec. 502. Strict enforcement of travel protocols and procedures of accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the Russian Federation in the United 

States. 

Sec. 503. Study and report on enhanced intelligence and information sharing with 

Open Skies Treaty member states. 

TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 601. Declassification review with respect to detainees transferred from United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 602. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National 

Cryptologic Museum. 

Sec. 603. Report on national security systems. 

Sec. 604. Joint facilities certification. 

Sec. 605. Leadership and management of space activities. 


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Sec. 606. Advances in life sciences and biotechnology. 

Sec. 607. Reports on declassification proposals. 

Sec. 608. Improvement in Government classification and declassification. 

Sec. 609. Report on implementation of research and development recommendations. 

Sec. 610. Report on Intelligence Community Research and Development Corps. 

Sec. 611. Report on information relating to academic programs, scholarships, fellowships, and internships sponsored, administered, or used by the intelligence community. 

Sec. 612. Report on intelligence community employees detailed to National Security 

Council. 

Sec. 613. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter flows. 

Sec. 614. Report on cybersecurity threats to seaports of the United States and maritime shipping. 

Sec. 615. Report on reprisals against contractors of the intelligence community. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this division: 

(1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means— 

(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

and 

(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the House of Representatives. 

(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the 

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 

SEC. 3. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 

The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in the 

House section of the Congressional Record on or about May 3, 

2017, by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this division as if it were 

a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 

TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2017 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following elements of the United States Government: 

(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 

(3) The Department of Defense. 

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 

(5) The National Security Agency. 

(6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the 

Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. 

(7) The Coast Guard. 

(8) The Department of State. 

(9) The Department of the Treasury. 

(10) The Department of Energy. 

(11) The Department of Justice. 

(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 

(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 

(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 

(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 


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SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 

(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts authorized to be 

appropriated under section 101 and, subject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2017, for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those specified in the 

classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this 

division of this Act. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZA- TIONS.— 

(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. 

(3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President shall not publicly 

disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except— 

(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 

U.S.C. 3306(a)); 

(B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or 

(C) as otherwise required by law. 

SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 

(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of National Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess 

of the number authorized for fiscal year 2017 by the classified 

Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) if the Director of National Intelligence determines that such action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, except that the number of personnel employed in excess of the number authorized under such section may not, for any element of the 

intelligence community, exceed— 

(1) 3 percent of the number of civilian personnel authorized 

under such schedule for such element; or 

(2) 10 percent of the number of civilian personnel authorized 

under such schedule for such element for the purposes of converting the performance of any function by contractors to performance by civilian personnel. 

(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—The Director of National Intelligence shall establish guidelines that govern, for each 

element of the intelligence community, the treatment under the 

personnel levels authorized under section 102(a), including any exemption from such personnel levels, of employment or assignment 

in— 

(1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program; 

(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or 

(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time training. 

(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—Not 

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in subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 

to the congressional intelligence committees— 

(1) a written notice of the exercise of such authority; and 

(2) in the case of an exercise of such authority subject to the 

limitation in subsection (a)(2), a written justification for the 

contractor conversion that includes a comparison of whole of 

government costs. 

SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to 

be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2017 

the sum of $563,588,000. Within such amount, funds identified in 

the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 

102(a) for advanced research and development shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 

(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The elements within the 

Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of 

National Intelligence are authorized 787 positions as of September 

30, 2017. Personnel serving in such elements may be permanent 

employees of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence or 

personnel detailed from other elements of the United States Government. 

(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to 

amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 

Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are 

authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community 

Management Account for fiscal year 2017 such additional 

amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts 

made available for advanced research and development shall 

remain available until September 30, 2018. 

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addition to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the Intelligence Community Management Account as of September 30, 

2017, there are authorized such additional personnel for the 

Community Management Account as of that date as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 

section 102(a). 

TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 

AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM 

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2017 

the sum of $514,000,000. 


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TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 

COMMUNITY MATTERS 

SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 

The authorization of appropriations by this division 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. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 

Appropriations authorized by this division 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. 303. SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES. 

(a) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Section 102A of the 

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(y) FUNDRAISING.—(1) The Director of National Intelligence may 

engage in fundraising in an official capacity for the benefit of nonprofit organizations that— 

‘‘(A) provide support to surviving family members of a deceased employee of an element of the intelligence community; 

or 

‘‘(B) otherwise provide support for the welfare, education, or 

recreation of employees of an element of the intelligence community, former employees of an element of the intelligence 

community, or family members of such employees. 

‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘fundraising’ means the raising 

of funds through the active participation in the promotion, production, or presentation of an event designed to raise funds and does 

not include the direct solicitation of money by any other means. 

‘‘(3) Not later than 7 days after the date the Director engages in 

fundraising authorized by this subsection or at the time the decision is made to participate in such fundraising, the Director shall 

notify the congressional intelligence committees of such fundraising. 

‘‘(4) The Director, in consultation with the Director of the Office 

of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations to carry out the authority provided in this subsection. Such regulations shall ensure 

that such authority is exercised in a manner that is consistent with 

all relevant ethical constraints and principles, including the avoidance of any prohibited conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety.’’. 

(b) DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.—Section 

12(f) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 

3512(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) Not later than the date that is 7 days after the date the Director engages in fundraising authorized by this subsection or at 

the time the decision is made to participate in such fundraising, 

the Director shall notify the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the House of Representatives of the fundraising.’’. 


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SEC. 304. PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Along with the budget for 

fiscal year 2018 submitted by the President pursuant to section 

1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a five-year investment strategy for outreach 

and recruiting efforts in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), to include cybersecurity and computer literacy. 

(b) REQUIREMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PLANS FOR

STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—For each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit an investment plan along with the 

materials submitted as justification of the budget request of such 

element that supports the strategy required by subsection (a). 

SEC. 305. RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, 

OR MATHEMATICS EXPERTISE. 

(a) SPECIAL RATES OF PAY FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 113A the 

following: 

‘‘SEC. 113B. SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 

ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS POSITIONS. 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SET SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.—Notwithstanding part III of title 5, United States Code, the head of each 

element of the intelligence community may establish higher minimum rates of pay for 1 or more categories of positions in such element that require expertise in science, technology, engineering, or 

mathematics (STEM). 

‘‘(b) MAXIMUM SPECIAL RATE OF PAY.—A minimum rate of pay 

established for a category of positions under subsection (a) may not 

exceed the maximum rate of basic pay (excluding any locality-based 

comparability payment under section 5304 of title 5, United States 

Code, or similar provision of law) for the position in that category 

of positions without the authority of subsection (a) by more than 

30 percent, and no rate may be established under this section in 

excess of the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 

‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM SPECIAL RATE OF PAY.—If 

the head of an element of the intelligence community removes a 

category of positions from coverage under a rate of pay authorized 

by subsection (a) after that rate of pay takes effect— 

‘‘(1) the head of such element shall provide notice of the loss 

of coverage of the special rate of pay to each individual in such 

category; and 

‘‘(2) the loss of coverage will take effect on the first day of 

the first pay period after the date of the notice. 

‘‘(d) REVISION OF SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.—Subject to the limitations in this section, rates of pay established under this section by 

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‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The head of each element of the intelligence 

community shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section 

with respect to such element, which shall, to the extent practicable, 

be comparable to the regulations promulgated to carry out section 

5305 of title 5, United States Code. 

‘‘(f) REPORTS.— ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 

after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, the head of each element of the 

intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on any rates of pay established for 

such element under this section. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 

contain for each element of the intelligence community— 

‘‘(A) a description of any rates of pay established under 

subsection (a); and 

‘‘(B) the number of positions in such element that will be 

subject to such rates of pay.’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended 

by inserting after the item relating to section 113A the following: 

‘‘Sec. 113B. Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or math positions.’’. 

SEC. 306. MANAGEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL. 

(a) MULTI-SECTOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on October 1, 2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall improve management of the 

workforce of the intelligence community by enabling elements 

of the intelligence community to build and maintain an appropriate mix between employees of the United States Government and core contractors. 

(2) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 2017, and 

each 120 days thereafter until July 1, 2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional intelligence 

committees on the initiative required by paragraph (1). 

(b) MANAGEMENT BASED ON WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZED FUNDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 2018, the personnel levels of the intelligence community shall be managed 

each fiscal year on the basis of— 

(A) the workload required to carry out the functions and 

activities of the intelligence community; and 

(B) the funds made available to the intelligence community in accordance with section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094). 

(2) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRAINTS OR LIMITATIONS.—Beginning on October 1, 2018, the management of such personnel in 

the intelligence community in any fiscal year shall not be subject to an externally imposed constraint or limitation expressed 

in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees. 

(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue a written report and provide a briefing to the congressional intelligence committees on— 


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(1) the methodology used to calculate the number of civilian 

and contractor full-time equivalent positions in the intelligence 

community; 

(2) the cost analysis tool used to calculate personnel costs in 

the intelligence community; and 

(3) the plans of the Director of National Intelligence and the 

head of each element of the intelligence community to implement a multi-sector workforce as required by subsections (a) 

and (b). 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community 

shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written 

report on the accuracy of intelligence community data for the numbers and costs associated with the civilian and contractor workforce 

in each element of the intelligence community. 

SEC. 307. NOTIFICATION OF REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF FACILITIES 

TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

Section 602(a)(2) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘improvement project to’’ and inserting ‘‘project for the improvement, repair, 

or modification of’’. 

SEC. 308. GUIDANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING 

THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ENGAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘engagement’’— 

(A) means any significant interaction between an element of the intelligence community and an entertainment 

industry entity for the purposes of contributing to an entertainment product intended to be heard, read, viewed, or 

otherwise experienced by the public; and 

(B) does not include routine inquiries made by the press 

or news media to the public affairs office of an intelligence 

community. 

(2) ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entertainment industry entity’’ means an entity that creates, produces, 

promotes, or distributes a work of entertainment intended to 

be heard, read, viewed, or otherwise experienced by an audience, including— 

(A) theater productions, motion pictures, radio broadcasts, television broadcasts, podcasts, webcasts, other 

sound or visual recording, music, or dance; 

(B) books and other published material; and 

(C) such other entertainment activity, as determined by 

the Director of National Intelligence. 

(b) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GUIDANCE.— 

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

the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall issue, and release to the public, guidance regarding engagements by elements of the intelligence community with entertainment industry entities. 

(2) CRITERIA.—The guidance required by paragraph (1) 

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(A) permit an element of the intelligence community to 

conduct engagements, if the head of the element, or a designee of such head, provides prior approval; and 

(B) require an unclassified annual report to the congressional intelligence committees regarding engagements. 

(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each report required by subsection 

(b)(2)(B) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of the nature and duration of each engagement included in the review. 

(2) The cost incurred by the United States Government for 

each such engagement. 

(3) A description of the benefits to the United States Government for each such engagement. 

(4) A determination of whether any information was declassified, and whether any classified information was improperly 

disclosed, or each such engagement. 

(5) A description of the work produced through each such engagement. 

SEC. 309. PROTECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS GENERAL 

OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

(a) LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES OF AN OFFICE OF

INSPECTOR GENERAL.— (1) LIMITATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall develop and implement a uniform policy for each covered 

office of an inspector general to better ensure the independence 

of each such office. Such policy shall include— 

(A) provisions to prevent any conflict of interest related 

to a matter any employee of a covered office of an inspector general personally and substantially participated in 

during previous employment; 

(B) standards to ensure personnel of a covered office of 

an inspector general are free both in fact and in appearance from personal, external, and organizational impairments to independence; 

(C) provisions to permit the head of each covered office 

of an inspector general to waive the application of the policy with respect to an individual if such head— 

(i) prepares a written and signed justification for 

such waiver that sets out, in detail, the need for such 

waiver, provided that waivers shall not be issued for 

in fact impairments to independence; and 

(ii) submits to the congressional intelligence committees each such justification; and 

(D) any other protections the Director determines appropriate. 

(2) COVERED OFFICE OF AN INSPECTOR GENERAL DEFINED.— 

The term ‘‘covered office of an inspector general’’ means— 

(A) the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence 

Community; and 

(B) the office of an inspector general for— 

(i) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; 

(ii) the Central Intelligence Agency; 

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(iv) the Defense Intelligence Agency; 

(v) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and 

(vi) the National Reconnaissance Office. 

(3) BRIEFING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT- TEES.—Prior to the date that the policy required by paragraph 

(1) takes effect, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on 

such policy. 

(b) LIMITATION ON ROTATION OF EMPLOYEES OF AN OFFICE OF IN- SPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 102A(l)(3) of the National Security Act 

of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(D) The mechanisms prescribed under subparagraph (A) and 

any other policies of the Director— 

‘‘(i) may not require an employee of an office of inspector 

general for an element of the intelligence community, including 

the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, to rotate to a position in an office or organization of such 

an element over which such office of inspector general exercises jurisdiction; and 

‘‘(ii) shall be implemented in a manner that exempts employees of an office of inspector general from a rotation that may 

impact the independence of such office.’’. 

SEC. 310. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF POLICY DIRECTIVES AND 

GUIDANCE. 

(a) COVERED POLICY DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘covered policy document’’ means any classified or unclassified Presidential Policy Directive, Presidential Policy Guidance, or 

other similar policy document issued by the President, including 

any classified or unclassified annex to such a Directive, Guidance, 

or other document, that assigns tasks, roles, or responsibilities to 

the intelligence community or an element of the intelligence community. 

(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 

the following: 

(1) Not later than 15 days after the date that a covered policy document is issued, a written notice of the issuance and a 

summary of the subject matter addressed by such covered policy document. 

(2) Not later than 15 days after the date that the Director 

issues any guidance or direction on implementation of a covered policy document or implements a covered policy document, 

a copy of such guidance or direction or a description of such 

implementation. 

(3) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, for any covered policy document issued prior to 

such date that is being implemented by any element of the intelligence community or that is in effect on such date— 

(A) a written notice that includes the date such covered 

policy document was issued and a summary of the subject 

matter addressed by such covered policy document; and 

(B) if the Director has issued any guidance or direction 

on implementation of such covered policy document or is 

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guidance or direction or a written description of such implementation. 

SEC. 311. NOTIFICATION OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of the intelligence 

community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a copy of each memorandum of understanding or other agreement regarding significant operational activities or policy between 

or among such element and any other entity or entities of the 

United States Government— 

(1) for such a memorandum or agreement that is in effect on 

the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 60 days 

after such date; and 

(2) for such a memorandum or agreement entered into after 

such date, in a timely manner and not more than 60 days after 

the date such memorandum or other agreement is entered into. 

(b) ADMINISTRATIVE MEMORANDUM OR AGREEMENT.—Nothing in 

this section may be construed to require an element of the intelligence community to submit to the congressional intelligence committees any memorandum or agreement that is solely administrative in nature, including a memorandum or agreement regarding 

joint duty or other routine personnel assignments. 

SEC. 312. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE. 

Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to ‘‘Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center.’’. 

SEC. 313. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLASSIFICATION REVIEWS. 

In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant to Executive Order 

No. 13526, a successor executive order, or any provision of law, the 

head of an element of the intelligence community— 

(1) may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess of 

the amount of fees that the head would charge the person for 

reproduction required in the course of processing a request for 

information under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 

(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’); 

and 

(2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same 

manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 

552. 

TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 

Subtitle A—Office of the Director of 

National Intelligence 

SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382) is amended to read as 

follows: 

‘‘SEC. 902. DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 

SECURITY CENTER. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a Director of the National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center (referred to in this section 

as the ‘Director’), who shall be appointed by the President, by and 

with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Director shall be to serve as 

the head of national counterintelligence for the United States Government. 

‘‘(c) DUTIES.—Subject to the direction and control of the Director 

of National Intelligence, the duties of the Director are as follows: 

‘‘(1) To carry out the mission referred to in subsection (b). 

‘‘(2) To act as chairperson of the National Counterintelligence Policy Board established under section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 (50 

U.S.C. 3381). 

‘‘(3) To act as head of the National Counterintelligence and 

Security Center established under section 904. 

‘‘(4) To participate as an observer on such boards, committees, and entities of the executive branch as the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate for the discharge of 

the mission and functions of the Director and the National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center under section 904.’’. 

(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

in section 1(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 2383) is amended by 

striking the item relating to section 902 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 902. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 

(3) TECHNICAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

subsection (a) of section 401 of the Intelligence Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113) 

shall not take effect, or, if the date of the enactment of this Act 

is on or after the effective date specified in subsection (b) of 

such section, such amendment shall be deemed to not have 

taken effect. 

(b) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 904 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383) is amended— 

(A) by striking the section heading and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 

CENTER.’’; and 

(B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a National Counterintelligence and Security Center. 

‘‘(b) HEAD OF CENTER.—The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be the head of the National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center. 

‘‘(c) LOCATION OF CENTER.—The National Counterintelligence 

and Security Center shall be located in the Office of the Director 

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(2) FUNCTIONS.—Section 904(d) of the Counterintelligence 

Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(d)) is amended— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive, the functions of 

the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence 

and Security Center, the functions of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; 

(B) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘In consultation with’’ and inserting 

‘‘At the direction of’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Office’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 

(3) PERSONNEL.—Section 904(f) of the Counterintelligence 

Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(f)) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Office of the National 

Counterintelligence Executive may consist of personnel 

employed by the Office’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security Center may consist of personnel 

employed by the Center’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 

(4) TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS.—Section 904(g) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(g)) is amended by striking 

‘‘Office shall be treated as operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency for purposes of section 701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431)’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be treated as 

operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency for purposes of section 701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 3141)’’. 

(5) OVERSIGHT BY CONGRESS.—Section 904(h) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(h)) is 

amended— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive’’ and 

inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; and 

(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’ both places that term appears. 

(6) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

in section 1(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 2383), as amended 

by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by striking the item 

relating to section 904 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 904. National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 

(c) OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTERS.—Section 

102A(f)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

3024(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, the National Counterproliferation Center, and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center’’ after ‘‘National Counterterrorism Center’’. 


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(d) DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL

INTELLIGENCE.—Paragraph (8) of section 103(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(8) The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 

(e) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103F of the National Security Act 

of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031) is amended— 

(A) by striking the section heading and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER’’; 

(B) in subsection (a)— 

(i) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 

‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

AND SECURITY CENTER.—’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (title IX of Public Law 107– 

306; 50 U.S.C. 402b et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 

of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center appointed under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382)’’; 

and 

(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 

(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is 

amended by striking the item relating to section 103F and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 

(f) COORDINATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—Section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act 

of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive under section 902 of the Counterintelligence 

Enhancement Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center appointed 

under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act 

of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382)’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive.’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National 

Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence 

and Security Center’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘by the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive under section 904(e)(2) of that Act’’ 

and inserting ‘‘pursuant to section 904(d)(2) of that Act (50 

U.S.C. 3383(d)(2))’’. 


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(g) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF ESPIONAGE PROSECUTIONS.—Section 341(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–177; 28 U.S.C. 519 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive,’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and 

Security Center,’’. 

SEC. 402. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARDING INVESTMENT INTO 

THE UNITED STATES. 

Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

3024), as amended by section 303, is further amended by adding 

at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(z) ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED

INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES.—(1) Not later than 20 days 

after the completion of a review or an investigation of any proposed 

investment into the United States for which the Director has prepared analytic materials, the Director shall submit to the Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representative copies of 

such analytic materials, including any supplements or amendments 

to such analysis made by the Director. 

‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the completion of consideration 

by the United States Government of any investment described in 

paragraph (1), the Director shall determine whether such investment will have an operational impact on the intelligence community, and, if so, shall submit a report on such impact to the Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Each 

such report shall— 

‘‘(A) describe the operational impact of the investment on the 

intelligence community; and 

‘‘(B) describe any actions that have been or will be taken to 

mitigate such impact.’’. 

SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND PRIVATE 

ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE VIOLENT EXTREMIST 

CONTENT. 

(a) ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNIZE ONLINE VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources 

and methods, the Director of National Intelligence shall publish on 

a publicly available Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, insignia, and other markings commonly associated with, or adopted 

by, an organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 

(b) UPDATES.—The Director shall update the list published under 

subsection (a) every 180 days or more frequently as needed. 

Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency 

SEC. 411. ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 

Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 

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‘‘BENEFITS AVAILABLE IN EVENT OF THE DEATH OF PERSONNEL

‘‘SEC. 11. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director may pay death benefits 

substantially similar to those authorized for members of the Foreign Service pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

3901 et seq.) or any other provision of law. The Director may adjust 

the eligibility for death benefits as necessary to meet the unique 

requirements of the mission of the Agency. 

‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Regulations issued pursuant to this section 

shall be submitted to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives before such regulations take effect.’’. 

SEC. 412. PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR 

GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence 

Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is amended by adding at 

the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an officer or employee appointed in accordance with subparagraph (A) as a law enforcement officer solely for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 

or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, if such officer or employee is appointed to a position with responsibility for investigating suspected offenses against the criminal laws of the United 

States. 

‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Inspector General shall ensure 

that any authority under such clause is exercised in a manner consistent with section 3307 of title 5, United States Code, as it relates 

to law enforcement officers. 

‘‘(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 8335(b), and 

8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the Inspector General may 

exercise the functions, powers, and duties of an agency head or appointing authority with respect to the Office.’’. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of section 

17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 

3517(e)(7)), as added by subsection (a), may not be construed to 

confer on the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, 

or any other officer or employee of the Agency, any police or law 

enforcement or internal security functions or authorities. 

Subtitle C—Other Elements 

SEC. 421. ENHANCING THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Building on the basic cyber human capital strategic plan provided to the congressional intelligence committees in 2015, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and updated two years thereafter, the Director of 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of 

the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

Representatives a comprehensive strategic workforce report regarding initiatives to effectively integrate information technology expertise in the investigative process. 

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(1) An assessment, including measurable benchmarks, of 

progress on initiatives to recruit, train, and retain personnel 

with the necessary skills and experiences in vital areas, including encryption, cryptography, and big data analytics. 

(2) An assessment of whether officers of the Federal Bureau 

of Investigation who possess such skills are fully integrated 

into the Bureau’s work, including Agent-led investigations. 

(3) A description of the quality and quantity of the collaborations between the Bureau and private sector entities on cyber 

issues, including the status of efforts to benefit from employees 

with experience transitioning between the public and private 

sectors. 

(4) An assessment of the utility of reinstituting, if applicable, 

and leveraging the Director’s Advisory Board, which was originally constituted in 2005, to provide outside advice on how to 

better integrate technical expertise with the investigative process and on emerging concerns in cyber-related issues. 

SEC. 422. PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER MISSIONS BY 

THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 

(a) PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the 

Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall develop a 

plan for the National Reconnaissance Office to address how to 

carry out covered space-based environmental monitoring missions. Such plan shall include— 

(A) a description of the related national security requirements for such missions; 

(B) a description of the appropriate manner to meet such 

requirements; and 

(C) the amount of funds that would be necessary to be 

transferred from the Air Force to the National Reconnaissance Office during fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry 

out such plan. 

(2) ACTIVITIES.—In developing the plan under paragraph (1), 

the Director may conduct pre-acquisition activities, including 

with respect to requests for information, analyses of alternatives, study contracts, modeling and simulation, and other 

activities the Director determines necessary to develop such 

plan. 

(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than July 1, 2017, and except as 

provided in subsection (c), the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the plan under paragraph 

(1). 

(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Director of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the amounts of funds identified under 

subsection (a)(1)(C) as being necessary to transfer are appropriate 

and include funding for positions and personnel to support program 

office costs. 

(c) WAIVER BASED ON REPORT AND CERTIFICATION OF AIR FORCE

ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office may waive the requirement to develop a plan under 

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Technology, and Logistics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

Staff jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

report by not later than July 1, 2017) that contains— 

(1) a certification that the Secretary of the Air Force is carrying out a formal acquisition program that has received Milestone A approval to address the cloud characterization and theater weather imagery requirements of the Department of Defense; and 

(2) an identification of the cost, schedule, requirements, and 

acquisition strategy of such acquisition program. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and 

(B) the congressional defense committees (as defined in 

section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code). 

(2) COVERED SPACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING MISSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered space-based environmental monitoring missions’’ means the acquisition programs necessary to 

meet the national security requirements for cloud characterization and theater weather imagery. 

(3) MILESTONE A APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘Milestone A approval’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) of 

title 10, United States Code. 

TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO 

FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

SEC. 501. COMMITTEE TO COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE OVER 

PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT COVERT INFLU- ENCE.—The term ‘‘active measures by Russia to exert covert influence’’ means activities intended to influence a person or government that are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest of, political leaders or the security services of the Russian 

Federation and the role of the Russian Federation has been 

hidden or not acknowledged publicly, including the following: 

(A) Establishment or funding of a front group. 

(B) Covert broadcasting. 

(C) Media manipulation. 

(D) Disinformation and forgeries. 

(E) Funding agents of influence. 

(F) Incitement and offensive counterintelligence. 

(G) Assassinations. 

(H) Terrorist acts. 

(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the executive 

branch an interagency committee to counter active measures by the 

Russian Federation to exert covert influence. 

(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— 

(A) APPOINTMENT.—Each head of an agency or department of the Government set out under subparagraph (B) 

shall appoint one member of the committee established by 

subsection (b) from among officials of such agency or department who occupy a position that is required to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of 

the Senate. 

(B) HEAD OF AN AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.—The head of 

an agency or department of the Government set out under 

this subparagraph are the following: 

(i) The Director of National Intelligence. 

(ii) The Secretary of State. 

(iii) The Secretary of Defense. 

(iv) The Secretary of the Treasury. 

(v) The Attorney General. 

(vi) The Secretary of Energy. 

(vii) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

(viii) The head of any other agency or department of 

the United States Government designated by the 

President for purposes of this section. 

(d) MEETINGS.—The committee shall meet on a regular basis. 

(e) DUTIES.—The duties of the committee established by subsection (b) shall be as follows: 

(1) To counter active measures by Russia to exert covert influence, including by exposing falsehoods, agents of influence, 

corruption, human rights abuses, terrorism, and assassinations 

carried out by the security services or political elites of the 

Russian Federation or their proxies. 

(2) Such other duties as the President may designate for purposes of this section. 

(f) STAFF.—The committee established by subsection (b) may employ such staff as the members of such committee consider appropriate. 

(g) BUDGET REQUEST.—A request for funds required for the functioning of the committee established by subsection (b) may be included in each budget for a fiscal year submitted by the President 

pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 

(h) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, 

the committee established by subsection (b) shall submit to the 

appropriate committees of Congress a report describing steps 

being taken by the committee to counter active measures by 

Russia to exert covert influence. 

(2) CONTENT.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 

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(A) A summary of the active measures by the Russian 

Federation to exert covert influence during the previous 

year, including significant incidents and notable trends. 

(B) A description of the key initiatives of the committee. 

(C) A description of the implementation of the committee’s initiatives by the head of an agency or department of 

the Government set out under subsection (c)(1)(B). 

(D) An analysis of the impact of the committee’s initiatives. 

(E) Recommendations for changes to the committee’s initiatives from the previous year. 

(3) SEPARATE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The requirement to 

submit an annual report under paragraph (1) is in addition to 

any other reporting requirements with respect to Russia. 

SEC. 502. STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAVEL PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES OF ACCREDITED DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 

PERSONNEL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE 

UNITED STATES. 

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

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

(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 

on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 

the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 

(b) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

State shall, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau 

of Investigation and the Director of National Intelligence, establish 

a mandatory advance notification regime governing all travel by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the Russian Federation in the United States and take necessary action to secure full 

compliance by Russian personnel and address any noncompliance. 

(c) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—The Secretary of State, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of 

National Intelligence shall develop written mechanisms to share information— 

(1) on travel by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel 

of the Russian Federation who are in the United States; and 

(2) on any known or suspected noncompliance by such personnel with the regime required by subsection (b). 

(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods— 

(1) the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a written report detailing the number 

of notifications submitted under the regime required by subsection (b); and 

(2) the Secretary of State and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall jointly submit to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a written report detailing the number 

of known or suspected violations of such requirements by any 

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SEC. 503. STUDY AND REPORT ON ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH OPEN SKIES TREATY MEMBER STATES. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) congressional intelligence committees; 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(C) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) COVERED STATE PARTY.—The term ‘‘covered state party’’ 

means a foreign country, that— 

(A) was a state party to the Open Skies Treaty on February 22, 2016; and 

(B) is not the Russian Federation or the Republic of 

Belarus. 

(3) OPEN SKIES TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ 

means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 

1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 

(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

Intelligence shall conduct and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a study to determine the feasibility of creating an intelligence sharing arrangement and database to provide covered state parties with imagery that is comparable, delivered more frequently, and in equal or higher resolution than 

imagery available through the database established under the 

Open Skies Treaty. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by paragraph (1) shall 

include an evaluation of the following: 

(A) The methods by which the United States could collect and provide imagery, including commercial satellite 

imagery, national technical means, and through other intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms, 

under an information sharing arrangement and database 

referred to in paragraph (1). 

(B) The ability of other covered state parties to contribute imagery to the arrangement and database. 

(C) Any impediments to the United States and other covered states parties providing such imagery, including any 

statutory barriers, insufficiencies in the ability to collect 

the imagery or funding, under such an arrangement. 

(D) Whether imagery of Moscow, Chechnya, the international border between Russia and Georgia, Kaliningrad, 

or the Republic of Belarus could be provided under such an 

arrangement. 

(E) The annual and projected costs associated with the 

establishment of such an arrangement and database, as 

compared with costs to the United States and other covered state parties of being parties to the Open Skies Treaty, including Open Skies Treaty plane maintenance, aircraft fuel, crew expenses, mitigation measures necessary 

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United States or covered state parties, and new sensor development and acquisition. 

(3) SUPPORT FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Each head of 

a Federal agency shall provide such support to the Director as 

may be necessary for the Director to conduct the study required by paragraph (1). 

(c) REPORT.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—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 the report described in this subsection. 

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

(1) shall include the following: 

(A) An intelligence assessment of Russian Federation 

warfighting doctrine and the extent to which Russian Federation flights under the Open Skies Treaty contribute to 

such doctrine. 

(B) A counterintelligence analysis as to whether the Russian Federation has, could have, or intends to have the capability to exceed the imagery limits set forth in the Open 

Skies Treaty. 

(C) A list of intelligence exchanges with covered state 

parties that have been updated on the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and the date and 

form such information was provided. 

(d) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The study required by subsection (b) 

and the report required by subsection (c) shall be submitted in an 

unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 

TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER 

MATTERS 

SEC. 601. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO DETAINEES 

TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For each individual detained at United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was transferred or released from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 

the Director of National Intelligence shall— 

(1)(A) complete a declassification review of intelligence reports regarding past terrorist activities of that individual prepared by the National Counterterrorism Center for the individual’s Periodic Review Board sessions, transfer, or release; or 

(B) if the individual’s transfer or release occurred prior to 

the date on which the National Counterterrorism Center first 

began to prepare such reports regarding detainees, such other 

intelligence report or reports that contain the same or similar 

information regarding the individual’s past terrorist activities; 

(2) make available to the public— 

(A) any intelligence reports declassified as a result of the 

declassification review; and 

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mary which shall be prepared by the President of measures being taken by the country to which the individual 

was transferred or released to monitor the individual and 

to prevent the individual from carrying out future terrorist 

activities; and 

(3) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report setting out the results of the declassification review, including a description of intelligence reports covered by the review that were not declassified. 

(b) SCHEDULE.— 

(1) TRANSFER OR RELEASE PRIOR TO ENACTMENT.—Not later 

than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Director of National Intelligence shall submit the report required by subsection (a)(3), which shall include the results of 

the declassification review completed for each individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba, who was transferred or released from United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) TRANSFER OR RELEASE AFTER ENACTMENT.—Not later 

than 120 days after the date an individual detained at United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, on or after the date of 

the enactment of this Act is transferred or released from 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, the Director 

shall submit the report required by subsection (a)(3) for such 

individual. 

(c) PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of this section, the 

past terrorist activities of an individual shall include all terrorist 

activities conducted by the individual before the individual’s transfer to the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, including, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) The terrorist organization, if any, with which affiliated. 

(2) The terrorist training, if any, received. 

(3) The role in past terrorist attacks against United States 

interests or allies. 

(4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the death of United 

States citizens or members of the Armed Forces. 

(5) Any admission of any matter specified in paragraphs (1) 

through (4). 

(6) A description of the intelligence supporting any matter 

specified in paragraphs (1) through (5), including the extent to 

which such intelligence was corroborated, the level of confidence held by the intelligence community, and any dissent or 

reassessment by an element of the intelligence community. 

SEC. 602. CYBER CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVATION-HOME 

OF THE NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC MUSEUM. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE CENTER.—Chapter 

449 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of 

the National Cryptologic Museum 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may establish 

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Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National 

Cryptologic Museum’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’). 

‘‘(2) The Center may be used for the identification, curation, storage, and public viewing of materials relating to the activities of the 

National Security Agency, its predecessor or successor organizations, and the history of cryptology. 

‘‘(3) The Center may contain meeting, conference, and classroom 

facilities that will be used to support such education, training, public outreach, and other purposes as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

‘‘(b) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION.—The Secretary 

may enter into an agreement with the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), 

a nonprofit organization, for the design, construction, and operation 

of the Center. 

‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—(1) If the Foundation constructs 

the Center pursuant to an agreement with the Foundation under 

subsection (b), upon satisfactory completion of the Center’s construction or any phase thereof, as determined by the Secretary, and 

upon full satisfaction by the Foundation of any other obligations 

pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may accept the Center 

(or any phase thereof) from the Foundation, and all right, title, and 

interest in the Center or such phase shall vest in the United 

States. 

‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary may 

accept services from the Foundation in connection with the design 

construction, and operation of the Center. For purposes of this section and any other provision of law, employees or personnel of the 

Foundation shall not be considered to be employees of the United 

States. 

‘‘(d) FEES AND USER CHARGES.—(1) The Secretary may assess 

fees and user charges to cover the cost of the use of Center facilities and property, including rental, user, conference, and concession 

fees. 

‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 

into the fund established under subsection (e). 

‘‘(e) FUND.—(1) Upon the Secretary’s acceptance of the Center 

under subsection (c)(1)) there is established in the Treasury a fund 

to be known as the ‘Cyber Center for Education and InnovationHome of the National Cryptologic Museum Fund’ (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Fund’). 

‘‘(2) The Fund shall consist of the following amounts: 

‘‘(A) Fees and user charges deposited by the Secretary under 

subsection (d). 

‘‘(B) Any other amounts received by the Secretary which are 

attributable to the operation of the Center. 

‘‘(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary for 

the benefit and operation of the Center, including the costs of operation and the acquisition of books, manuscripts, works of art, historical artifacts, drawings, plans, models, and condemned or obsolete combat materiel. 

‘‘(4) Amounts in the Fund shall be available without fiscal year 

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National Cryptologic 

Museum.’’. 

SEC. 603. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. 

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

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

(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 

(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 

Armed Services of the Senate; and 

(3) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the National Security Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit 

to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on national security systems. 

(c) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under subsection (b) shall 

include information related to— 

(1) national security systems or components thereof that 

have been decertified and are still in operational use; 

(2) extension requests and the current status of any national 

security systems still in use or components thereof that have 

been decertified and are still in use; 

(3) national security systems known to not be in compliance 

with the policies, principles, standards, and guidelines issued 

by the Committee on National Security Systems established 

pursuant to National Security Directive 42, signed by the 

President on July 5, 1990; and 

(4) organizations which have not provided access or information to the Director of the National Security Agency that is 

adequate to enable the Director to make a determination as to 

whether such organizations are in compliance with the policies, 

principles, standards, and guidelines issued by such Committee 

on National Security Systems. 

SEC. 604. JOINT FACILITIES CERTIFICATION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Director of National Intelligence set a strategic goal 

to use joint facilities as a means to save costs by consolidating 

administrative and support functions across multiple elements 

of the intelligence community. 

(2) The use of joint facilities provides more opportunities for 

operational collaboration and information sharing among elements of the intelligence community. 

(b) CERTIFICATION.—Before an element of the intelligence community purchases, leases, or constructs a new facility that is 20,000 

square feet or larger, the head of that element of the intelligence 

community shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence— 

(1) a written certification that, to the best of the knowledge 

of the head of such element, all prospective joint facilities in 

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identify a joint facility that meets the operational requirements 

of such element; and 

(2) a written statement listing the reasons for not participating in the prospective joint facilities considered by the element. 

SEC. 605. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE ACTIVITIES. 

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

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

congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed 

Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of 

the House of Representatives. 

(b) UPDATE TO STRATEGY FOR COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY RE- VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY OVERHEAD SAT- ELLITE ARCHITECTURE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

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

consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of 

the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall issue a written update to the strategy required by section 312 of the Intelligence Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 

2919). 

(c) UNITY OF EFFORT IN SPACE OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE INTEL- LIGENCE COMMUNITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— (1) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan 

to functionally integrate the governance, operations, analysis, 

collection, policy, and acquisition activities related to space and 

counterspace carried out by the intelligence community. The 

plan shall include analysis of no fewer than 2 alternative constructs to implement this plan, and an assessment of statutory, 

policy, organizational, programmatic, and resources changes 

that may be required to implement each alternative construct. 

(2) APPOINTMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL- LIGENCE.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall appoint a single 

official to oversee development of the plan required by paragraph (1). 

(3) SCOPE OF PLAN.—The plan required by paragraph (1) 

shall include methods to functionally integrate activities carried out by— 

(A) the National Reconnaissance Office; 

(B) the functional managers for signals intelligence and 

geospatial intelligence; 

(C) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; 

(D) other Intelligence Community elements with spacerelated programs; 

(E) joint interagency efforts; and 

(F) other entities as identified by the Director of National Intelligence in coordination with the Secretary of 

Defense. 

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telligence committees a workforce plan to recruit, develop, and retain personnel in the intelligence community with skills and experience in space and counterspace operations, analysis, collection, 

policy, and acquisition. 

(e) JOINT INTERAGENCY COMBINED SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER.— (1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the National 

Reconnaissance Office and the Commander of the United 

States Strategic Command, in consultation with the Director of 

National Intelligence, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall 

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress concept of 

operations and requirements documents for the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center by the date that is 

the earlier of— 

(A) the completion of the experimental phase of such 

Center; or 

(B) 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Commander of the United States 

Strategic Command, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress briefings providing updates on activities and progress of 

the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center to 

begin 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such 

briefings shall be quarterly for the first year following enactment, and annually thereafter. 

SEC. 606. ADVANCES IN LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional intelligence committees on a 

proposed plan to monitor advances in life sciences and biotechnology to be carried out by the Director. 

(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

shall include— 

(1) a description of the approach the elements of the intelligence community will take to make use of organic life science 

and biotechnology expertise, within and outside the intelligence community on a routine and contingency basis; 

(2) an assessment of the current collection and analytical 

posture of the life sciences and biotechnology portfolio as it relates to United States competitiveness and the global bio-economy, the risks and threats evolving with advances in genetic 

editing technologies, and the implications of such advances on 

future biodefense requirements; and 

(3) an analysis of organizational requirements and responsibilities, including potentially creating new positions. 

(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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, 

the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 

and provide a briefing on the role of the intelligence community in 

the event of a biological attack on the United States, including an 

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that exist to address the potential circumstance of a novel unknown pathogen. 

SEC. 607. REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS. 

(a) COVERED STUDIES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered studies’’ means the studies that the Director of National Intelligence requested that the elements of the intelligence community 

produce in the course of producing the fundamental classification 

guidance review for fiscal year 2017 required by Executive Order 

No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), as follows: 

(1) A study of the feasibility of reducing the number of original classification authorities in each element of the intelligence 

community to the minimum number required and any negative 

impacts that reduction could have on mission capabilities. 

(2) A study of the actions required to implement a proactive 

discretionary declassification program distinct from the systematic, automatic, and mandatory declassification review programs outlined in part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, including section 2001.35 of such part. 

(3) A study of the benefits and drawbacks of implementing 

a single classification guide that could be used by all elements 

of the intelligence community in the nonoperational and more 

common areas of such elements. 

(4) A study of whether the classification level of ‘‘confidential’’ could be eliminated within agency-generated classification 

guides from use by elements of the intelligence community and 

any negative impacts that elimination could have on mission 

success. 

(b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.— 

(1) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence 

committees and provide the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the progress of the elements of the intelligence community in producing the covered studies. 

(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the earlier of 120 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act or June 30, 2017, 

the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report and 

provide a briefing to the congressional intelligence committees 

on— 

(A) the final versions of the covered studies that have 

been provided to the Director by the elements of the intelligence community; and 

(B) a plan for implementation of each initiative included 

in each such covered study. 

SEC. 608. IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION. 

(a) REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall— 

(1) review the system by which the Government classifies 

and declassifies information; 

(2) develop recommendations— 

(A) to make such system a more effective tool for the 

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(B) to improve the sharing of information with partners 

and allies of the Government; and 

(C) to support the appropriate declassification of information; and 

(3) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report with— 

(A) the findings of the Director with respect to the review conducted under paragraph (1); and 

(B) the recommendations developed under paragraph (2). 

(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED ACCESS PROGRAMS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once each year, 

the Director of National Intelligence shall certify in writing to 

the congressional intelligence committees whether the creation, 

validation, or substantial modification, including termination, 

for all existing and proposed controlled access programs, and 

the compartments and subcompartments within each, are substantiated and justified based on the information required by 

paragraph (2). 

(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Each certification pursuant to 

paragraph (1) shall include— 

(A) the rationale for the revalidation, validation, or substantial modification, including termination, of each controlled access program, compartment and subcompartment; 

(B) the identification of a control officer for each controlled access program; and 

(C) a statement of protection requirements for each controlled access program. 

SEC. 609. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 

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 a report that includes the following: 

(1) An assessment of the actions each element of the intelligence community has completed to implement the recommendations made by the National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the United 

States Intelligence Community established under section 1002 

of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note). 

(2) An analysis of the balance between short-, medium-, and 

long-term research efforts carried out by each element of the 

intelligence community. 

SEC. 610. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND 

DEVELOPMENT CORPS. 

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 a report and provide briefing on 

a plan, with milestones and benchmarks, to implement an Intelligence Community Research and Development Corps, as recommended in the Report of the National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the United 

States Intelligence Community, including an assessment— 

(1) of the funding and modification to existing authorities 

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(2) of additional legislative authorities, if any, necessary to 

undertake such implementation. 

SEC. 611. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED, ADMINISTERED, OR USED BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

(a) REPORT.—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 a report by the intelligence community regarding covered academic programs. Such report shall include— 

(1) a description of the extent to which the Director and the 

heads of the elements of the intelligence community independently collect information on covered academic programs, including with respect to— 

(A) the number of applicants for such programs; 

(B) the number of individuals who have participated in 

such programs; and 

(C) the number of individuals who have participated in 

such programs and were hired by an element of the intelligence community after completing such program; 

(2) to the extent that the Director and the heads independently collect the information described in paragraph (1), a 

chart, table, or other compilation illustrating such information 

for each covered academic program and element of the intelligence community, as appropriate, during the three-year period preceding the date of the report; and 

(3) to the extent that the Director and the heads do not independently collect the information described in paragraph (1) as 

of the date of the report— 

(A) whether the Director and the heads can begin collecting such information during fiscal year 2017; and 

(B) the personnel, tools, and other resources required by 

the Director and the heads to independently collect such 

information. 

(b) COVERED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘covered academic programs’’ means— 

(1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program under 

section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 

U.S.C. 7442); 

(2) the National Security Education Program under the 

David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 

U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); 

(3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Defense Education Program under section 2192a of 

title 10, United States Code; 

(4) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense of the National Security 

Agency and the Department of Homeland Security; and 

(5) any other academic program, scholarship program, fellowship program, or internship program sponsored, administered, 

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SEC. 612. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES DETAILED TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. 

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a classified written report listing, by year, the number of employees of an element of the intelligence community who have been detailed to the National Security 

Council during the 10-year period preceding the date of the report. 

SEC. 613. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING TO CONGRESS ON 

FOREIGN FIGHTER FLOWS. 

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from 

terrorist safe havens abroad. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall 

include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the following: 

(1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled or 

are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven 

since 2011, including the countries of origin of such foreign 

fighters. 

(2) The total number of United States citizens present in the 

terrorist safe haven. 

(3) The total number of foreign fighters who have left the 

terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. 

(c) FORM.—The reports submitted under subsection (a) may be 

submitted in classified form. If such a report is submitted in classified form, such report shall also include an unclassified summary. 

(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

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

(1) in the Senate— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 

(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 

(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; 

(E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; 

(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and 

(G) the Committee on Appropriations; and 

(2) in the House of Representatives— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 

(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; 

(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

(D) the Committee on Homeland Security; 

(E) the Committee on Financial Services; 

(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 

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SEC. 614. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEAPORTS OF 

THE UNITED STATES AND MARITIME SHIPPING. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, and consistent with the protection of sources 

and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber 

vulnerabilities within, the software, communications networks, 

computer networks, or other systems employed by— 

(1) entities conducting significant operations at seaports in 

the United States; 

(2) the maritime shipping concerns of the United States; and 

(3) entities conducting significant operations at transshipment points in the United States. 

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

include the following: 

(1) A description of any recent and significant cyberattacks 

or cybersecurity threats directed against software, communications networks, computer networks, or other systems employed 

by the entities and concerns described in paragraphs (1) 

through (3) of subsection (a). 

(2) An assessment of— 

(A) any planned cyberattacks directed against such software, networks, and systems; 

(B) any significant vulnerabilities to such software, networks, and systems; and 

(C) how such entities and concerns are mitigating such 

vulnerabilities. 

(3) An update on the status of the efforts of the Coast Guard 

to include cybersecurity concerns in the National Response 

Framework, Emergency Support Functions, or both, relating to 

the shipping or ports of the United States. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

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

(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 

(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 

(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 615. REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall 

submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on reprisals made against covered contractor employees. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) Identification of the number of known or claimed reprisals made against covered contractor employees during the 3- 

year period preceding the date of the report and any evaluation 

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(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of establishing a prohibition on reprisals against covered contractor employees as a 

means of encouraging such contractors to make protected disclosures. 

(3) A description of any challenges associated with establishing such a prohibition, including with respect to the nature 

of the relationship between the Federal Government, the contractor, and the covered contractor employee. 

(4) A description of any approaches taken by the Federal 

Government to account for reprisals against non-intelligence 

community contractors who make protected disclosures, including pursuant to section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, 

and sections 4705 and 4712 of title 41, United States Code. 

(5) Any recommendations the Inspector General determines 

appropriate. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COVERED CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 

contractor employee’’ means an employee of a contractor of an 

element of the intelligence community. 

(2) REPRISAL.—The term ‘‘reprisal’’ means the discharge or 

other adverse personnel action made against a covered contractor employee for making a disclosure of information that 

would be a disclosure protected by law if the contractor were 

an employee of the Federal Government. 

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