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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6799 

To reform joint duty requirements in the intelligence community, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 14, 2023 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

A BILL 

To reform joint duty requirements in the intelligence 

community, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Intelligence Commu5 nity Joint Duty Improvements Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE COM7 MUNITY STAFFING, DETAILS, AND ASSIGN8 MENTS. 

9 (a) IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ASSIGNMENTS

10 AND DETAILS.—Section 102A(f)(3)(A) of the National 


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1 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(3)(A)) is amend2 ed— 

3 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik4 ing ‘‘personnel policies’’ and inserting ‘‘binding per5 sonnel policies’’; 

6 (2) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(i) require and facilitate assignments and 

8 details of personnel to national intelligence cen9 ters, and between elements of the intelligence 

10 community over the course of the careers of 

11 such personnel;’’; and 

12 (3) by amending clause (v) to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(v) require service in more than one ele14 ment of the intelligence community as a condi15 tion of promotion to such positions within the 

16 intelligence community as the Director shall 

17 specify, and take requisite steps to ensure com18 pliance among elements of the intelligence com19 munity; and’’. 

20 (b) REQUIRED STAFFING DOCUMENT FOR OFFICE

21 OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.— 

22 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di24 rector of National Intelligence shall establish, and 

25 thereafter shall update as necessary, a single docuVerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Jan 03, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6799.IH H6799

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1 ment setting forth each position within the Office of 

2 the Director of National Intelligence, including any 

3 directorate, center, or office within such Office. 

4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The document under para5 graph (1) shall include, with respect to each position 

6 set forth in the document, the following: 

7 (A) A description of the position. 

8 (B) The directorate, center, office, or other 

9 component of the Office of the Director of Na10 tional Intelligence within which the position is. 

11 (C) The element of the intelligence commu12 nity designated to fill the position, if applicable. 

13 (D) The requisite type and level of skills 

14 for the position, including any special skills or 

15 certifications required. 

16 (E) The requisite security clearance level 

17 for the position. 

18 (F) The paygrade for the position. 

19 (G) Any special pay or incentive pay pay20 able for the position. 

21 (3) INTEGRATED REPRESENTATION.—In estab22 lishing and filling the positions specified in para23 graph (1), the Director of National Intelligence shall 

24 take such steps as may be necessary to ensure the 

25 integrated representation of officers and employees 


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1 from the other elements of the intelligence commu2 nity with respect to such positions. 

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