(b) DEGREE-GRANTING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) REGULATIONS.—Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Director of National Intelligence, the 
President of the National Intelligence University 
may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the 
University, confer appropriate degrees upon grad-
uates who meet the degree requirements. 
(2) LIMITATION.—A degree may not be con-
ferred under this section unless— 
(A) the appropriate head of a Department 
of the Federal Government has recommended 
approval of the degree in accordance with any 
Federal policy applicable to the granting of aca-
demic degrees by departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government; and 
(B) the University is accredited by the ap-
propriate civilian academic accrediting agency 
or organization to award the degree, as deter-
mined by such appropriate head of a Depart-
ment. 
(c) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—When seeking to establish 
degree-granting authority under this section, the Di-
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rector shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees— 
(A) a copy of the self-assessment question-
naire required by the Federal policy specified in 
subsection (b)(2)(A); and 
(B) any subsequent recommendations and 
rationale of the appropriate head of a Depart-
ment specified in such subsection regarding es-
tablishing such degree-granting authority. 
(2) MODIFICATION.—Upon any modification or 
redesignation of existing degree-granting authority, 
the Director shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report containing the rationale 
for the proposed modification or redesignation and 
any subsequent recommendation described in para-
graph (1)(B) with respect to the proposed modifica-
tion or redesignation. 
(3) ACTIONS ON NONACCREDITATION.—The Di-
rector shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report containing an explanation of 
any action by the appropriate academic accrediting 
agency or organization not to accredit the University 
to award any new or existing degree. 
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(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Effective 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 2161 of title 
10, United States Code, is repealed. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 501. ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY 
THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA. 
(a) REPORTS.—Title XI of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1105. ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY 
THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—On an annual basis, the Direc-
tor of the National Counterintelligence and Security Cen-
ter shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees a report on the influence operations and campaigns 
in the United States conducted by the Communist Party 
of China. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the organization of the 
United Front Work Department of the People’s Re-
public of China, or the successors of the United 
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Front Work Department, and the links between the 
United Front Work Department and the Central 
Committee of the Communist Party of China. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of the degree to which or-
ganizations that are associated with or receive fund-
ing from the United Front Work Department, par-
ticularly such entities operating in the United 
States, are formally tasked by the Chinese Com-
munist Party or the Government of China. 
‘‘(3) A description of the efforts by the United 
Front Work Department and subsidiary organiza-
tions of the United Front Work Department to tar-
get, coerce, and influence foreign populations, par-
ticularly those of ethnic Chinese descent. 
‘‘(4) An assessment of attempts by the Chinese 
Embassy, consulates, and organizations affiliated 
with the Chinese Communist Party (including, at a 
minimum, the United Front Work Department) to 
influence the United States-based Chinese Student 
Scholar Associations. 
‘‘(5) A description of the evolution of the role 
of the United Front Work Department under the 
leadership of the President of China. 
‘‘(6) An assessment of the activities of the 
United Front Work Department designed to influ-
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ence the opinions of elected leaders of the United 
States, or candidates for elections in the United 
States, with respect to issues of importance to the 
Chinese Communist Party. 
‘‘(7) A listing of all known organizations affili-
ated with the United Front Work Department that 
are operating in the United States as of the date of 
the report. 
‘‘(8) With respect to reports submitted after the 
first report, an assessment of the change in goals, 
tactics, techniques, and procedures of the influence 
operations and campaigns conducted by the Chinese 
Communist Party. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Director shall coordinate with the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security 
Agency, and any other relevant head of an element of the 
intelligence community. 
‘‘(d) FORM.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
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is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1105 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1105. Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the 
United States by the Communist Party of China.’’. 
(c) INITIAL REPORT.—The Director of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees the first report 
under section 1106 of the National Security Act of 1947, 
as added by subsection (a), by not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. REPORT ON REPRESSION OF ETHNIC MUSLIM MI-
NORITIES IN THE XINJIANG REGION OF THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 150 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on activity by the People’s Republic 
of China to repress ethnic Muslim minorities in the 
Xinjiang region of China. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the number of individuals 
detained in ‘‘political reeducation camps’’, and the 
conditions in such camps for detainees, in the 
Xinjiang region of China, including whether detain-
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ees endure torture, forced renunciation of faith, or 
other mistreatment. 
(2) A description, as possible, of the geographic 
location of such camps. 
(3) A description, as possible, of the methods 
used by China to ‘‘reeducate’’ detainees and the ele-
ments of China responsible for such ‘‘reeducation’’. 
(4) A description of any forced labor in such 
camps, and any labor performed in regional factories 
for low wages under the threat of being sent back 
to ‘‘political reeducation camps’’. 
(5) An assessment of the level of access China 
grants to foreign persons observing the situation in 
Xinjiang and a description of measures used to im-
pede efforts to monitor the conditions in Xinjiang. 
(6) An assessment of the surveillance, detection, 
and control methods used by China to target ethnic 
minorities, including new ‘‘high-tech’’ policing mod-
els and a description of any civil liberties or privacy 
protections provided under such models. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall carry out subsection (a) in coordination with 
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Direc-
tor of the National Security Agency, the Director of the 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the head of 
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any other agency of the Federal Government that the Di-
rector of National Intelligence determines appropriate. 
(d) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 503. REPORT ON EFFORTS BY PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA TO INFLUENCE ELECTION IN TAIWAN. 
(a) REPORT.—Consistent with section 3(c) of the 
Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 
3302(c)), not later than 45 days after the date of the elec-
tion for the President and Vice President of Taiwan in 
2020, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees a report on 
any— 
(1) influence operations conducted by China to 
interfere in or undermine such election; and 
(2) efforts by the United States to disrupt such 
operations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any significant efforts by 
the intelligence community to coordinate technical 
and material support for Taiwan to identify, disrupt, 
and combat influence operations specified in sub-
section (a)(1). 
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(2) A description of any efforts by the United 
States Government to build the capacity of Taiwan 
to disrupt external efforts that degrade a free and 
fair election process. 
(3) An assessment of whether and to what ex-
tent China conducted influence operations specified 
in subsection (a)(1), and, if such operations oc-
curred— 
(A) a comprehensive list of specific govern-
mental and nongovernmental entities of China 
that were involved in supporting such oper-
ations and a description of the role of each such 
entity; and 
(B) an identification of any tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures used in such operations. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 504. ASSESSMENT OF LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE 
FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSETS OF VLADIMIR 
PUTIN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should do more to expose the 
corruption of Vladimir Putin, whose ill-gotten wealth is 
perhaps the most powerful global symbol of his dishonesty 
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and his persistent efforts to undermine the rule of law and 
democracy in the Russian Federation. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an assessment, based on all sources of intel-
ligence, on the net worth and financial and other assets, 
legitimate as well as illegitimate, of Russian President 
Vladimir Putin and his family members, including— 
(1) the estimated net worth of Vladimir Putin 
and his family members; 
(2) a description of their legitimately and ille-
gitimately obtained assets, including all real, per-
sonal, and intellectual property, bank or investment 
or similar accounts, and any other financial or busi-
ness interests or holdings, including those outside of 
Russia; 
(3) the details of the legitimately and illegit-
imately obtained assets, including real, personal, and 
intellectual property, bank or investment or similar 
accounts, and any other financial or business inter-
ests or holdings, including those outside of Russia, 
that are owned or controlled by, accessible to, or 
otherwise maintained for the benefit of Vladimir 
Putin, including their nature, location, manner of 
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acquisition, value, and publicly named owner (if 
other than Vladimir Putin); 
(4) the methods used by Vladimir Putin or oth-
ers acting at his direction, with his knowledge, or for 
his benefit, to conceal Putin’s interest in his ac-
counts, holdings, or other assets, including the es-
tablishment of ‘‘front’’ or shell companies and the 
use of intermediaries; and 
(5) an identification of the most significant sen-
ior Russian political figures, oligarchs, and any other 
persons who have engaged in activity intended to 
conceal the true financial condition of Vladimir 
Putin. 
(c) FORM.—The assessment required under sub-
section (b) shall be submitted either— 
(1) in unclassified form to the extent consistent 
with the protection of intelligence sources and meth-
ods, and may include a classified annex; or 
(2) simultaneously as both an unclassified 
version and a classified version. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
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