AMENDING TITLE 36, UNITED STATES CODE, TO DESIGNATE JULY 26 AS UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS DAY.

Amending title 36, United States Code, to designate July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day. Whereas on July 26, 1908, Attorney General Charles Bonaparte ordered newly hired Federal investigators to report to the Office of the Chief Examiner of the Department of Justice, which subsequently was renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Whereas on July 26, 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq. Whereas the National Security Act of 1947, which appears in title 50 of the United States Code, governs the definition, composition, responsibilities, authorities, and oversight of the intelligence community of the United States; Whereas the intelligence community is defined by section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 401a(4) Whereas July 26, 2012, was the 65th anniversary of the signing of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq. Whereas the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 Whereas Congress has previously passed joint resolutions, signed by the President, to designate Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15, Patriot Day on September 11, and other commemorative occasions, to honor the sacrifices of law enforcement officers and of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001; Whereas the United States has increasingly relied upon the men and women of the intelligence community to protect and defend the security of the United States in the decade since the attacks of September 11, 2001; Whereas the men and women of the intelligence community, both civilian and military, have been increasingly called upon to deploy to theaters of war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere since September 11, 2001; Whereas numerous intelligence officers of the elements of the intelligence community have been injured or killed in the line of duty; Whereas intelligence officers of the United States are routinely called upon to accept personal hardship and sacrifice in the furtherance of their mission to protect the United States, to undertake dangerous assignments in the defense of the interests of the United States, to collect reliable information within prescribed legal authorities upon which the leaders of the United States rely in life-and-death situations, and to speak truth to power, Whereas the men and women of the intelligence community have on numerous occasions succeeded in preventing attacks upon the United States and allies of the United States, saving numerous innocent lives; and Whereas intelligence officers of the United States must of necessity often remain unknown and unrecognized for their substantial achievements and successes: Now, therefore, be it 1. Designation of July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day Chapter 1 145. United States Intelligence Professionals Day (a) Designation July 26 is United States Intelligence Professionals Day. (b) Proclamation The President is authorized and requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on— (1) the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and (2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States and interested organizations and individuals to display the flag of the United States on United States Intelligence Professionals Day in honor of the courage, fidelity, sacrifice, and professionalism of the men and women of the intelligence community of the United States. . 2. Conforming amendment The table of contents for chapter 1 145. United States Intelligence Professionals Day.

Summary: Designates July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day.