trolled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in major part, 
by any government of a foreign country if such employ-
ment, representation, or provision of advice or services re-
lates to national security, intelligence, the military, or in-
ternal security’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 304(a)(1) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3073a(a)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’. 
SEC. 420. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENCE EX-
PERTS GROUP. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act to the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity may be obligated or expended to support the Intel-
ligence Experts Group of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, or any successor group. 
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SEC. 421. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE OVERT HUMAN 
INTELLIGENCE AND OPEN SOURCE INTEL-
LIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAMS OF THE 
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘covered ac-
tivity’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the Overt Human Intel-
ligence Collection Program, an interview for in-
telligence collection purposes with any indi-
vidual, including a United States person, who 
has been criminally charged, arraigned, or taken 
into the custody of a Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agency, but whose guilt with respect 
to such criminal matters has not yet been adju-
dicated, unless the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis has obtained the consent of the 
interviewee following consultation with counsel; 
(B) with respect to either the Overt Human 
Intelligence Collection Program or the Open 
Source Intelligence Collection Program, any col-
lection targeting journalists in the performance 
of their journalistic functions; and 
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(C) with respect to the Overt Human Intel-
ligence Collection Program, an interview for in-
telligence collection purposes with a United 
States person where the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis lacks a reasonable belief based on facts 
and circumstances that the United States person 
may possess significant foreign intelligence (as 
defined in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(2) OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Overt Human Intelligence 
Collection Program’’ means the program established 
by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for In-
telligence and Analysis pursuant to Policy Instruc-
tion 907 of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 
issued on June 29, 2016, or any successor program. 
(3) OPEN
SOURCE
INTELLIGENCE
COLLECTION 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Open Source Collection Intel-
ligence Program’’ means the program established by 
the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intel-
ligence and Analysis for the purpose of collecting in-
telligence and information for potential production 
and reporting in the form of Open Source Informa-
tion Reports as reflected in Policy Instruction 900 of 
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the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, issued on Jan-
uary 13, 2015, or any successor program. 
(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 
States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen; 
(B) an alien known by the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis to be a permanent resident 
alien; 
(C) an unincorporated association substan-
tially composed of United States citizens or per-
manent resident aliens; or 
(D) a corporation incorporated in the 
United States, except for a corporation directed 
and controlled by a foreign government or gov-
ernments. 
(5) UNITED
STATES
PERSON
INFORMATION 
(USPI).—The term ‘‘United States person informa-
tion’’— 
(A) means information that is reasonably 
likely to identify 1 or more specific United 
States persons; and 
(B) may be either a single item of informa-
tion or information that, when combined with 
other available information, is reasonably likely 
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to identify one or more specific United States 
persons. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
COVERED ACTIVITIES OF OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION PROGRAM AND OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION PROGRAM.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act may be made available to the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 
Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity. 
(c) LIMITATION ON PERSONNEL.—None of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used by 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
of Homeland Security to increase, above the staffing level 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (divi-
sion G of Public Law 118–31), the number of personnel as-
signed to the Open Source Intelligence Division who work 
exclusively or predominantly on domestic terrorism issues. 
(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
OTHER
INTELLIGENCE
OVER-
SIGHT.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
limiting or superseding the authority of any official 
within the Department of Homeland Security to con-
duct legal, privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties over-
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sight of the intelligence activities of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis. 
(2) SHARING AND RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE IN-
FORMATION.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit, or to limit the authority of, per-
sonnel of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the 
Department of Homeland Security from sharing in-
telligence information with, or receiving information 
from— 
(A) foreign, State, local, Tribal, or terri-
torial governments (or any agency or subdivision 
thereof); 
(B) the private sector; or 
(C) other elements of the Federal Govern-
ment, including the components of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 422. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE PENDING SUBMISSION OF IN-
FORMATION REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS RE-
LATING 
TO 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
STAFFING, DETAILS, AND ASSIGNMENTS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence, not more than 
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95 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Director of National Intelligence submits to the 
congressional intelligence committees the document required 
to be established by the Director under section 7307(b) of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (50 
U.S.C. 3025 note). 
Subtitle B—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 431. FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE INTERAGENCY 
GUIDANCE. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall pro-
vide to the congressional intelligence committees the inter-
agency guidance that governs engagement with social media 
companies for each element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 432. FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE STANDARD OPER-
ATING PROCEDURES. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion shall provide to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees the most recently updated standard operating proce-
dures document, without restrictions, that governs the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation’s engagements with social 
media companies. 
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SEC. 433. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN EXECU-
TIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees a briefing with respect to intelligence support pro-
vided to executive branch departments and agencies that are 
not a part of the intelligence community in accordance with 
Intelligence Community Directive 404 (relating to Execu-
tive Branch Intelligence Customers), or successor directive. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A list of United States Government depart-
ments and agencies that have a Federal Senior Intel-
ligence Coordinator, an Intelligence Point of Contact, 
or a Federal Intelligence Coordination Office. 
(2) A description of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence’s insight into how departments 
and agencies that have individuals holding a position 
described in paragraph (1) are selected for such posi-
tion, and what role the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence plays in that process, if any. 
(3) An assessment of the successes, shortcomings, 
effectiveness, utility, and future planning for engag-
ing with executive branch customers pursuant to In-
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telligence Community Directive 404 or any successor 
directive. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Federal 
Senior Intelligence Coordinator’’, ‘‘Intelligence Point of 
Contact’’, and ‘‘Federal Intelligence Coordination Office’’ 
have the meaning given such terms in Intelligence Commu-
nity Directive 404. 
SEC. 434. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RECRUITMENT FOR 
CERTAIN 
SECURITY-CLEARED 
SEPARATING 
MILITARY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Intelligence Community Chief 
Human Capital Officer shall, not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, develop a human re-
sources strategy for enhancing the recruitment into the in-
telligence community of covered military members. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy developed under sub-
section (a) shall address— 
(1) a requirement for each intelligence commu-
nity element to facilitate job applications for quali-
fied covered military members on each element’s job 
application portal, on USA Jobs, or other appro-
priate hiring platform; 
(2) additional authorities or policy waivers re-
quired to overcome identified barriers to enhancing 
the recruitment into the intelligence community of 
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covered military members to include those military 
members with technical training and experience in 
lieu of a bachelor’s degree; and 
(3) in consultation with military services, the 
development of best practices for matching job appli-
cations from among covered military members who 
have transferable qualifying backgrounds, skills, or ex-
pertise to relevant intelligence occupational specialties 
within the Federal civilian intelligence community 
workforce, to include coordinating intelligence com-
munity recruiting events and hiring blitzes. 
(c) BRIEFING AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later 
than 30 days after the development of the strategy under 
subsection (a), the Intelligence Community Chief Human 
Capital Officer shall provide to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a briefing regarding the strategy devel-
oped under subsection (a), including a plan for how each 
element of the intelligence community intends to implement 
such strategy. 
(d) COVERED MILITARY MEMBER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered military member’’ means any 
servicemember transitioning out of military service who 
holds a current top-secret security clearance. 
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SEC. 435. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IN THE 
UNITED STATES TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence, acting through the Intelligence Community Chief 
Human Capital Officer, shall, in coordination with the 
human capital offices of such elements of the intelligence 
community as determined appropriate, develop an intel-
ligence community-wide strategy to strengthen efforts to re-
cruit qualified individuals residing in the United States 
territories. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence, acting through the Intelligence 
Community Chief Human Capital Officer, shall provide to 
the congressional intelligence committees a briefing with re-
spect to the strategy developed under subsection (a), includ-
ing with respect to a plan for the implementation of such 
strategy. 
(c) UNITED STATES TERRITORIES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘United States territories’’ means Puerto 
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
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SEC. 436. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON STRIKES UNDERTAKEN BY THE 
UNITED STATES AGAINST TERRORIST TAR-
GETS 
OUTSIDE 
AREAS 
OF 
ACTIVE 
HOS-
TILITIES. 
Section 1723(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1811) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘May 1 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2027’’. 
SEC. 437. ADVISABILITY AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON UP-
DATING INTELLIGENCE SHARING REGULA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in coordination with each head of an element 
of the intelligence community, shall assess the advisability 
and feasibility of revising applicable policies and regula-
tions with respect to the sharing of intelligence by an ele-
ment of the intelligence community with foreign govern-
ments to incorporate the principles described under sub-
section (b). 
(b) PRINCIPLES.—The principles to be assessed for ad-
visability and feasibility shall be the following: 
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(1) The intelligence community may not share 
actionable intelligence with another country unless 
the intelligence community receives such credible and 
reliable written assurances from a representative of 
the country that the country shall use the intelligence 
in accordance with applicable international law. 
(2) Any policies authorizing the sharing of ac-
tionable intelligence shall require special protections 
to reduce the risk of violations of applicable inter-
national law as a consequence of sharing such intel-
ligence. 
(3) Any policies authorizing the sharing of ac-
tionable intelligence with another country shall re-
quire the element of the intelligence community con-
cerned to document the risks and benefits of requiring 
the country receiving the intelligence to make credible 
and reliable written assurances that the country, 
when using the intelligence, will conduct only lethal 
or capture operations that comply with policy stand-
ards of the United States with respect to detainee 
treatment and direct action counterterrorism oper-
ations outside areas of active hostilities. 
(4) If the head of an element of the intelligence 
community receives or conducts an assessment calling 
into question the credibility or reliability of written 
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assurances provided by another country to comply 
with applicable international law with respect to the 
intelligence, the head shall, within 45 days of receiv-
ing or conducting the assessment— 
(A) inform the Director of National Intel-
ligence and, as appropriate, the Secretary of De-
fense; and 
(B) take appropriate action to assess fur-
ther and remediate the situation, which may in-
clude suspending further sharing of intelligence 
or receiving further assurances from the country 
of compliance with applicable international law. 
(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 intel-
ligence committees a report on the advisability and feasi-
bility of incorporating the principles described in subsection 
(b) into regulations on the sharing of intelligence by an ele-
ment of the intelligence community, including the degree 
to which the current practices of each element of the intel-
ligence community for the sharing of intelligence are con-
sistent with such principles. 
(d) ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘actionable intelligence’’ means informa-
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tion sufficiently detailed and timely to permit, assist, or 
allow an action or operation in the near-term. 
SEC. 438. BUDGET TRANSPARENCY FOR OPEN-SOURCE IN-
TELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) BUDGET SUMMARIES TO DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall submit to the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence a complete and comprehensive summary 
of all budget information with respect to the element’s open- 
source intelligence activities. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report compiling the information in 
the summaries submitted to the Director pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(c) OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘open-source intelligence’’ means intel-
ligence derived exclusively from publicly or commercially 
available information that addresses specific intelligence 
priorities, requirements, or gaps. 
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SEC. 439. ENHANCING PUBLIC-PRIVATE SHARING ON MA-
NIPULATIVE ADVERSARY PRACTICES IN CRIT-
ICAL MINERAL PROJECTS. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall, in consultation with the heads of such 
Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate, not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, develop a strategy to improve the sharing between the 
Federal Government and private entities of information 
and intelligence to mitigate the threat that foreign adver-
sary illicit activities and tactics pose to United States per-
sons in foreign jurisdictions on projects relating to energy 
generation and storage, including with respect to critical 
minerals inputs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall cover—— 
(1) how best to assemble and transmit informa-
tion to United States persons— 
(A) to protect against foreign adversary il-
licit tactics and activities relating to critical 
mineral projects abroad, including foreign adver-
sary efforts to undermine such United States 
projects abroad; 
(B) to mitigate the risk that foreign adver-
sary government involvement in the ownership 
and control of entities engaging in deceptive or 
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illicit activities pose to the interests of the 
United States; and 
(C) to inform on economic espionage and 
other threats from foreign adversaries to the 
rights of owners of intellectual property, includ-
ing owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights, 
and trade secrets, and other sensitive informa-
tion, with respect to such property; and 
(2) how best to receive information from United 
States persons on threats to United States interests in 
the critical mineral space. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Director completes 
developing the strategy pursuant to subsection (a), the Di-
rector shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), or provide such committees a 
briefing on, a plan for implementing the strategy, which 
shall include a description of risks, benefits, opportunities, 
and drawbacks. 
SEC. 440. BRIEFING ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR 
ADDRESSING THREATS FROM KNOWN OR 
SUSPECTED TERRORISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, representatives from the 
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Department of Homeland Security, which shall include rep-
resentatives from Customs and Border Protection, Home-
land Security Investigations, and the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis, and representatives from the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, which shall include representatives from 
the Threat Screening Center, shall jointly provide a briefing 
to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to 
existing policies and procedures for handling encounters 
with known or suspected terrorists at the borders of the 
United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under sub-
section (a) shall include a description of the following: 
(1) The existing processes for handling encoun-
ters with individuals at or between ports of entry, to 
include the difference in process for individuals en-
countered at and between ports of entry. 
(2) The existing processes for the handling and 
sharing of potentially derogatory information con-
cerning individuals who are known or suspected ter-
rorists. 
(3) The existing processes for managing asylum 
claims of known or suspected terrorists. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 441. ASSESSMENT ON INTELLIGENCE RELATIONSHIP 
BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the heads of such elements of 
the intelligence community as the Director determines ap-
propriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report assessing the intelligence relationship 
between Israel and Egypt that includes an assessment of 
intelligence failures with respect to either country and with 
respect to intelligence sharing between the two countries 
that contributed to the attack on Israel by Hamas on Octo-
ber 7, 2023. 
(b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the state, strengths, and 
limitations of any intelligence relationship between 
Egypt and Israel, especially with respect to Hamas 
and Gaza. 
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(2) The role of the United States, if any, in the 
relationship and an identification of the areas in 
which the participation of the United States would 
most strengthen the relationship and improve co-
operation between Egypt and Israel going forward. 
(3) A review of the failures in national and re-
gional intelligence analysis, collection, and sharing 
that occurred before the attack on Israel by Hamas on 
October 7, 2023, and any lessons learned for future 
intelligence activities. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form. 
SEC. 442. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC CO-
ERCION BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION AND 
STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC 
RESILIENCE OF COUNTRIES IN THE INDO-PA-
CIFIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Intelligence and Research, in consultation with Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency and the heads of other 
elements of the intelligence community determined appro-
priate by the Assistant Secretary, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report assessing the eco-
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nomic coercion efforts by the People’s Republic of China in 
the Indo-Pacific region and strategies that would enhance 
the resilience of countries in the Indo-Pacific region to eco-
nomic coercion by the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of recent economic coercion ef-
forts by the People’s Republic of China against coun-
tries in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(2) An analysis of the effectiveness of economic 
coercion efforts against countries in the Indo-Pacific 
region by the People’s Republic of China in achieving 
the stated or assumed goals of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(3) An assessment of measures that would dis-
suade the People’s Republic of China from engaging 
in acts of economic coercion in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion and would encourage actions supporting the eco-
nomic prosperity and security of the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
(4) An assessment of measures, including trade 
diversion or regional trade agreements, that would di-
minish the sway and influence of the market of the 
People’s Republic of China with respect to countries 
in the Indo-Pacific region. 
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(5) An analysis of measures that would help 
countries in the Indo-Pacific region to build supply 
chains independent of the People’s Republic of China. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on the 
Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(2) INDO-PACIFIC NATIONS.—The term ‘‘Indo-Pa-
cific region’’ includes the following countries: 
(A) Australia. 
(B) Bangladesh. 
(C) Brunei. 
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(CC) Singapore. 
(DD) Solomon Islands. 
(EE) Sri Lanka. 
(FF) Thailand. 
(GG) Timor-Leste. 
(HH) Tonga. 
(II) Tuvalu. 
(JJ) Vanuatu. 
(KK) Vietnam. 
SEC. 443. REPORT ON THE MISSION EFFECT OF CIVILIAN 
HARM. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council 
and in coordination with the heads of the elements of the 
intelligence community determined appropriate by the Di-
rector, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report examining the extent to which civilian 
harm that occurs during counterterrorism operations in-
forms analyses of the intelligence community on the mission 
success of campaigns to degrade, disrupt, or defeat foreign 
terrorist organizations. 
(b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
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(1) The methodology of the intelligence commu-
nity for measuring the effect of civilian harm. 
(2) The extent to which analysts of the intel-
ligence community apply such methodology when as-
sessing the degree to which a terrorist group is de-
graded, disrupted, or defeated. 
(3) A framework to enable analysts to assess, as 
objectively as possible, the effect that civilian harm 
has had on the mission of degrading, disrupting, or 
defeating a terrorist group, or an explanation of why 
such framework cannot be generated. 
(4) The extent to which dissenting opinions of 
analysts of the intelligence community are included 
or highlighted in final written products presented to 
senior policymakers of the United States. 
(5) Recommendations to improve the quality of 
future intelligence community analyses by accounting 
for the effects of civilian harm on efforts to success-
fully degrade, disrupt, or defeat a foreign terrorist 
group. 
(c) FORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report under subsection 
(a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so sub-
mitted, the report shall include an unclassified sum-
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mary of key findings that is consistent with the pro-
tection of intelligence sources and methods. 
(2) ANNEX.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include a classified annex that provides an in-
ventory of the following: 
(A) Collection gaps and challenges that may 
affect the analysis of the success or failure of 
campaigns against terrorist groups. 
(B) Actions taken by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence to mitigate such gaps and 
challenges. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(3) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 444. REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Coun-
cil, shall, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of 
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the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis and the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees a report on the economic out-
look of the People’s Republic of China, which shall include 
alternative analyses of the economic projections of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) Assessments of the strengths and weaknesses 
of the economy of the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding the potential effects of debt, demographics, 
and China’s international relationships. 
(2) Potential challenges for the People’s Republic 
of China to sustain economic growth and the poten-
tial for global effects as a result. 
(3) The implications of the economic future of 
the People’s Republic of China on the country’s for-
eign and defense policy. 
SEC. 445. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO AS-
SESSMENTS REGARDING THE NORTHERN TRI-
ANGLE AND MEXICO. 
Section 5522 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
2152) is repealed. 
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TITLE 
V—MATTERS 
RELATING 
TO DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 
AND 
OVERHEAD 
ARCHITEC-
TURE 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR IN-
CREASED EFFORT AND RESOURCES IN THE 
FIELD OF GEOMATICS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the intelligence community and the broader 
United States Government require professionals with 
advanced training in geomatics and geodesy and that 
the preservation of these skillsets is crucial to advanc-
ing geospatial intelligence tradecraft for the United 
States for national security and military operations; 
(2) the intelligence community should use exist-
ing authorities to engage in novel ways with aca-
demic and industry partners to ensure the intelligence 
community’s demand signal for geomatics and geod-
esy professionals is received by the largest possible 
number of United States citizens while also seeking to 
foster a culture of academic excellence and research to 
propel the field of geomatics forward at the pace of 
innovation; 
(3) by engaging with academic and industry 
partners the intelligence community can help speed 
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the reversal of the current trend wherein the United 
States not only produces fewer geomatics scientists 
and engineers compared to its global competitors and 
potential adversaries, but such competitors and adver-
saries also provide them with training and expertise 
that could be used against the United States; 
(4) there is abundant opportunity for the intel-
ligence community to advance its growing need for 
geomatics and geodesy professionals by partnering 
with American universities and researchers with 
proven experience in diverse fields who can lead the 
way to solving the United States most vexing 
geomatics challenges; and 
(5) the intelligence community must balance the 
increasing demand for recruiting the best geomatics 
and geodesy talent while still ensuring a dedicated 
and patriotic workforce with allegiance to the Con-
stitution and the United States Government. 
SEC. 502. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR INTEL-
LIGENCE OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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