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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2286 

To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the Director of 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide to the congressional 

intelligence committees briefings regarding counterintelligence activities 

of the Bureau, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. STEWART, Mr. 

CRAWFORD, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. CONAWAY, and 

Mr. NUNES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the 

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide to the congressional intelligence committees briefings 

regarding counterintelligence activities of the Bureau, 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. BRIEFINGS ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AC2 TIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN3 VESTIGATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of section 501 of the Na5 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 512. BRIEFINGS ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVI8 TIES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES9 TIGATION. 

10 ‘‘(a) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not less frequently 

11 than once each quarter, the Director of the Federal Bu12 reau of Investigation shall provide to the congressional in13 telligence committees a briefing on the counterintelligence 

14 activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such 

15 briefings shall include, at a minimum, an overview and up16 date of— 

17 ‘‘(1) the counterintelligence posture of the Bu18 reau; 

19 ‘‘(2) counterintelligence investigations; and 

20 ‘‘(3) any other information relating to the coun21 terintelligence activities of the Bureau that the Di22 rector determines necessary. 

23 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATIONS.—In addition to the quarterly 

24 briefings under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal 

25 Bureau of Investigation shall promptly notify the congres26 sional intelligence committees of any counterintelligence 


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1 investigation carried out by the Bureau regarding any of 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) A candidate who seeks nomination for elec4 tion, or election, to a Federal office. 

5 ‘‘(2) A political campaign of a candidate who 

6 seeks nomination for election, or election, to a Fed7 eral office. 

8 ‘‘(3) An individual known to be associated with 

9 a political campaign of a candidate who seeks nomi10 nation for election, or election, to a Federal office. 

11 ‘‘(c) GUIDELINES.—The Director, in coordination 

12 with the Attorney General and in consultation with the 

13 congressional intelligence committees, shall develop guide14 lines governing the scope of the briefings provided under 

15 subsection (a) and the notifications under subsection 

16 (b).’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

18 at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after 

19 the item relating to section 511 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 512. Briefings on counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation.’’. 

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