Russia, and any other foreign country in the 
Arab Gulf region (or elsewhere) determined rel-
evant by the Director, respectively). 
(C) The detection, and prevention of, any 
increased threat to the United States homeland 
or United States entities abroad as a result of 
the withdrawal of the United States Armed 
Forces from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021, 
including any such increased threat resulting 
from al-Qaeda or any affiliates thereof, the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and ash Sham-Khorasan or 
any affiliates thereof, or any other similar inter-
national terrorist group, using Afghanistan as a 
safe harbor. 
(2) A detailed description of any plans, strate-
gies, or efforts to improve the collection posture de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A), including by filling any 
gaps identified pursuant to such paragraph. 
(3) An assessment of the effect of publicly doc-
umenting abuses engaged in by the Taliban, and a 
description of the efforts of the intelligence commu-
nity to support other departments and agencies in 
the Federal Government with respect to the collec-
tion and documentation of such abuses. 
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(4) An assessment of the relationship between 
the intelligence community and countries in the cov-
ered region, including an assessment of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Intelligence and information sharing 
with such countries. 
(B) Any change in the collection posture of 
the intelligence community with respect to the 
nuclear activities of such countries as a result 
of the withdrawal of the United States Armed 
Forces from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021. 
(C) The collection posture of the intel-
ligence community with respect to the presence 
of such countries in Afghanistan (including fi-
nancial contributions to the Taliban, political 
relations with the Taliban, military presence in 
Afghanistan, economic presence in Afghanistan, 
and diplomatic presence in Afghanistan) and 
the understanding of the intelligence community 
regarding the potential risks, or benefits, of any 
such presence, contributions, or relations. 
(D) The ability of the intelligence commu-
nity to use the airspace of any such countries. 
(5) An assessment of any financial contribu-
tions to the Taliban from foreign countries (particu-
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larly from China, Iran, Russia, and any other for-
eign country in the Arab Gulf region (or elsewhere) 
determined relevant by the Director, respectively) 
made during the year preceding the withdrawal of 
the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan 
on August 31, 2021. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassi-
fied summary. 
(d) BIANNUAL UPDATES.—On a biannual basis dur-
ing the 5-year period following the date of the submission 
of the report under subsection (a), the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the 
elements of the intelligence community determined rel-
evant by the Director, shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees an update to such report. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED REGION.—The term ‘‘covered re-
gion’’ includes the following countries: 
(A) India. 
(B) Iran. 
(C) Pakistan. 
(D) Saudi Arabia. 
(E) Tajikistan. 
(F) Turkey. 
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(G) Turkmenistan. 
(H) Uzbekistan. 
(2) 
UNITED
STATES
ENTITY.—The 
term 
‘‘United States entity’’ means a citizen of the United 
States, an embassy or consulate of the United 
States, or an installation, facility, or personnel of 
the United States Government. 
SEC. 603. REPORT ON THREAT POSED BY EMERGING CHI-
NESE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis and the Direc-
tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees a report on 
the threat to the national security of the United States 
posed by emerging Chinese technology companies. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the threat to the national 
security of the United States posed by emerging 
Chinese technology companies, including with re-
spect to— 
(A) the practices of the companies and 
their relationships to the government of China; 
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(B) the security of the communications, 
data, and commercial interests of the United 
States; and 
(C) the privacy interests of United States 
persons. 
(2) An assessment of the ability of the United 
States to counter any such threat, including with re-
spect to different tools that could counter such a 
threat. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall in-
clude an unclassified executive summary. 
(d) EMERGING CHINESE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘emerging Chinese 
technology companies’’ means a Chinese technology com-
pany, including a company listed on the Science and Tech-
nology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, 
that the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intel-
ligence and Analysis determines poses a significant threat 
to the national security of the United States. 
SEC. 604. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of elements of 
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the intelligence community that the Director determines 
appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report containing the following: 
(1) Details on the cooperation between China 
and the United Arab Emirates regarding defense, 
security, technology, and other strategically sensitive 
matters that implicate the national security interests 
of the United States. 
(2) The most recent, as of the date of the re-
port, quarterly assessment by the intelligence com-
munity of measures that the United Arab Emirates 
has implemented to safeguard technology of the 
United States and the reliability of any assurances 
by the United Arab Emirates (with respect to both 
current assurances and assurances being considered 
as of the date of the report). 
(3) A certification by the Director regarding 
whether such assurances described in paragraph (2) 
are viable and sufficient to protect technology of the 
United States from being transferred to China or 
other third parties. 
(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall in-
clude an unclassified executive summary. 
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SEC. 605. REPORT ON PROPAGATION OF EXTREMIST 
IDEOLOGIES FROM SAUDI ARABIA. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2022, the 
Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port on the threat of extremist ideologies propagated from 
Saudi Arabia and the failure of the Government of Saudi 
Arabia to prevent the propagation of such ideologies. Such 
report shall include a detailed description of— 
(1) the role of governmental and nongovern-
mental entities and individuals of Saudi Arabia in 
promoting, funding, and exporting ideologies, includ-
ing so-called ‘‘Wahhabist ideology’’, that inspire ex-
tremism or extremist groups in other countries; and 
(2) the strategic consequences for vital national 
security interests of the United States as a result of 
such promotion, funding, or export. 
(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 606. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS BY UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of 
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the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees a report on 
how covered countries respond to sanctions imposed by the 
United States. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of whether sanctions im-
posed by the United States on entities, individuals, 
or the governments of covered countries have caused 
those countries to alter their behavior. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of— 
(A) continuing such sanctions; and 
(B) imposing additional sanctions. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall in-
clude an unclassified executive summary. 
(d) COVERED COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered country’’ means— 
(1) China; 
(2) Iran; 
(3) Russia; and 
(4) any other foreign country the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis 
determines appropriate. 
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TITLE VII—REPORTS AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 701. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SECURITY VETTING OF 
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Intelligence and Security may establish a pilot 
program to identify risks associated with individuals who 
are performing unclassified research funded by the De-
partment of Defense who would not otherwise undergo 
Federal personnel vetting. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under this section, the Under Secretary of Defense for In-
telligence and Security may— 
(1) identify the size of the population to be vet-
ted under the pilot program; 
(2) establish a process to obtain information 
from individuals to be vetted under the pilot pro-
gram; 
(3) determine the criteria to evaluate national 
security risks to research funded by the Department 
of Defense from individuals who are participating in 
such research; 
(4) establish a process to conduct vetting, in-
cluding referrals to appropriate counterintelligence 
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and law enforcement entities, for the population to 
be screened under the pilot program; and 
(5) carry out the process described in para-
graph (4) with respect to the population to be 
screened under the pilot program. 
(c) REPORT.—Before commencing the pilot program 
under this section, the Under Secretary of Defense for In-
telligence and Security shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing details of the 
planned elements of the pilot program under subsection 
(b). 
(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not less frequently than annually 
during the 3-year period beginning on the date that is 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing on the status of the pilot program under this sec-
tion. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to conduct the 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
and 
(2) the congressional defense committees (as 
such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code). 
SEC. 702. PERIODIC REPORT ON POSITIONS IN THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE CON-
DUCTED WITHOUT ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION, NETWORKS, OR FACILITIES. 
Section 6610 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Mat-
thew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352e) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this Act and not less frequently 
than once every 5 years thereafter,’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act, and biennially thereafter,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Such report shall take into account the po-
tential effect of maintaining continuity of operations 
during a covered national emergency (as defined by 
section 303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (division W of Public Law 116– 
260)) and the assessed needs of the intelligence com-
munity to maintain such continuity of operations.’’. 
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SEC. 
703. 
ANNUAL 
REPORTS 
ON 
CERTAIN 
CYBER 
VULNERABILITIES 
PROCURED 
BY 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY AND FOREIGN COM-
MERCIAL 
PROVIDERS 
OF 
CYBER 
VULNERABILITIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Title XI of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section (and con-
forming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act 
accordingly): 
‘‘SEC. 
1111. 
ANNUAL 
REPORTS 
ON 
CERTAIN 
CYBER 
VULNERABILITIES 
PROCURED 
BY 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY AND FOREIGN COM-
MERCIAL 
PROVIDERS 
OF 
CYBER 
VULNERABILITIES. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—On an annual basis 
through 2026, the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees a report containing information on foreign com-
mercial providers and the cyber vulnerabilities procured by 
the intelligence community through foreign commercial 
providers. 
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‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the period covered by the 
report, the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of each cyber vulnerability 
procured through a foreign commercial provider, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) a description of the vulnerability; 
‘‘(B) the date of the procurement; 
‘‘(C) whether the procurement consisted of 
only that vulnerability or included other 
vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(D) the cost of the procurement; 
‘‘(E) the identity of the commercial pro-
vider and, if the commercial provider was not 
the original supplier of the vulnerability, a de-
scription of the original supplier; 
‘‘(F) the country of origin of the vulner-
ability; and 
‘‘(G) an assessment of the ability of the in-
telligence community to use the vulnerability, 
including whether such use will be operationally 
or for research and development, and the ap-
proximate timeline for such use. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of foreign commercial pro-
viders that— 
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‘‘(A) pose a significant threat to the na-
tional security of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) have provided cyber vulnerabilities to 
any foreign government that— 
‘‘(i) has used the cyber vulnerabilities 
to target United States persons, the 
United States Government, journalists, or 
dissidents; or 
‘‘(ii) has an established pattern or 
practice of violating human rights or sup-
pressing dissent. 
‘‘(3) An assessment of whether the intelligence 
community has conducted business with the foreign 
commercial providers identified under paragraph (2) 
during the 5-year period preceding the date of the 
report. 
‘‘(c) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) may 
be submitted in classified form. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL PROVIDER.—The term ‘com-
mercial provider’ means any person that sells, or 
acts as a broker, for a cyber vulnerability. 
‘‘(2) CYBER VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘cyber 
vulnerability’ means any tool, exploit, vulnerability, 
or code that is intended to compromise a device, net-
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work, or system, including such a tool, exploit, vul-
nerability, or code procured by the intelligence com-
munity for purposes of research and development.’’. 
(b) FIRST REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency shall jointly submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees the first report required 
under section 1111 of the National Security Act of 1947, 
as added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 
704. 
BRIEFING 
ON 
TRAININGS 
RELATING 
TO 
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence 
committees a briefing on the feasibility and benefits of 
providing training described in subsection (b). 
(b) TRAINING DESCRIBED.—Training described in 
this subsection is training that meets the following cri-
teria: 
(1) 
The 
training 
is 
on 
cryptocurrency, 
blockchain technology, or both subjects. 
(2) The training may be provided through part-
nerships with universities or private sector entities. 
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SEC. 705. REPORT ON PROSPECTIVE ABILITY TO ADMIN-
ISTER COVID–19 VACCINES AND OTHER MED-
ICAL INTERVENTIONS TO CERTAIN INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence and Security, in consultation with the elements of 
the intelligence community and relevant public health 
agencies of the United States, shall jointly develop and 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port on the prospective ability of the intelligence commu-
nity to administer COVID–19 vaccines, and such other 
medical interventions as may be relevant in the case of 
a future covered national emergency, to covered personnel 
(particularly with respect to essential covered personnel 
and covered personnel deployed outside of the United 
States). 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include an assessment of the following: 
(1) The prospective ability of the elements of 
the intelligence community to administer COVID–19 
vaccines (including subsequent booster shots for 
COVID–19), to covered personnel, and whether ad-
ditional authorities or resources are necessary for, or 
may otherwise facilitate, such administration. 
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(4) A summary of the findings of the survey 
under subsection (c). 
(c) SURVEY.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and prior to submitting the 
report under subsection (a), the Director and the Under 
Secretary shall jointly conduct a survey to determine the 
process by which each element of the intelligence commu-
nity has administered COVID–19 vaccines to covered per-
sonnel, to inform continued medical care relating to 
COVID–19 and future responses to covered national emer-
gencies. Such survey shall address, with respect to each 
element, the following: 
(1) The timeline of the element with respect to 
the administration of COVID–19 vaccines prior to 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The process by which the element deter-
mined when covered personnel would become eligible 
to receive the COVID–19 vaccine (including if cer-
tain categories of such personnel became eligible be-
fore others). 
(3) A general approximation of the percentage 
of covered personnel of the element that received the 
COVID–19 vaccine from the element versus through 
an alternative means (such as a private sector enti-
ty, foreign government, State, or local government), 
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particularly with respect to covered personnel de-
ployed outside of the United States. 
(4) Any challenges encountered by the element 
with respect to the administration of COVID–19 
vaccines prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(5) Any other feedback determined relevant for 
purposes of the survey. 
(d) PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the 
report and survey requirements under this section, the Di-
rector, the Under Secretary, and the heads of the elements 
of the intelligence community shall ensure, to the extent 
practicable, the preservation of medical privacy and the 
anonymity of data. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘covered national emergency’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 303 of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (50 U.S.C. 
3316b). 
(2) COVERED PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘covered 
personnel’’ means personnel who are— 
(A) employees of, or otherwise detailed or 
assigned to, an element of the intelligence com-
munity; and 
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(B) funded under the National Intelligence 
Program or the Military Intelligence Program. 
(3) ESSENTIAL
COVERED
PERSONNEL.—The 
term ‘‘essential covered personnel’’ means covered 
personnel deemed essential to— 
(A) continuity of operations of the intel-
ligence community; 
(B) continuity of operations of the United 
States Government; or 
(C) other purposes related to the national 
security of the United States. 
(4) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 706. REPORT ON POTENTIAL INCLUSION WITHIN IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OF THE OFFICE OF 
NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees a report on the potential advantages 
and disadvantages of adding the Office of National Secu-
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rity of the Department of Health and Human Services as 
a new element of the intelligence community. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the following: 
(A) The likelihood that the addition of the 
Office of National Security as a new element of 
the intelligence community would increase 
connectivity between other elements of the intel-
ligence community working on health security 
topics and the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(B) The likelihood that such addition 
would increase the flow of raw intelligence and 
finished intelligence products to officials of the 
Department of Health and Human Services. 
(C) The likelihood that such addition 
would facilitate the flow of information relating 
to health security topics to intelligence analysts 
of various other elements of the intelligence 
community working on such topics. 
(D) The extent to which such addition 
would clearly demonstrate to both the national 
security community and the public health com-
munity that health security is national security. 
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(E) Any anticipated impediments to such 
addition relating to additional budgetary over-
sight by the executive branch or Congress. 
(F) Any other significant advantages or 
disadvantages of such addition, as identified by 
either the Director of National Intelligence or 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(2) A joint recommendation by the Director of 
National Intelligence and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services as to whether to add the Office 
of National Security as a new element of the intel-
ligence community. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 707. REPORTS RELATING TO INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) REPORT ON RESPONSES BY INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL TO SUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees a report on 
allegations of reprisal or abuse of authority deter-
mined to be substantiated by the Inspector General 
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of the Defense Intelligence Agency during the 5-year 
period preceding the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each al-
legation determined to be substantiated during the 
5-year period specified in such paragraph, a descrip-
tion of the following: 
(A) Details of each substantiated allega-
tion. 
(B) The rank or grade of the individuals 
involved in the allegation. 
(C) Any disciplinary action recommended 
by the Inspector General in response to the alle-
gation, or, if the Inspector General rec-
ommended no disciplinary action be taken in re-
sponse, any justification for such recommenda-
tion. 
(D) Any disciplinary action taken by the 
relevant manager of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency in response to the allegation. 
(E) Whether the relevant manager re-
duced, or declined to take, a disciplinary action 
recommended by the Inspector General in re-
sponse to the allegation. 
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(F) Any justification from the relevant 
manager regarding the decision to take, reduce, 
or decline to take, a disciplinary action rec-
ommended by the Inspector General in response 
to the allegation. 
(G) The process by which Defense Intel-
ligence Agency management reviews and makes 
decisions regarding disciplinary actions in re-
sponse to substantiated allegations, including— 
(i) the criteria applied by management 
in making the decision to take, reduce, or 
decline to take, a disciplinary action; 
(ii) a description of which managers 
have the authority to make such decisions, 
including the rank or grade of the man-
agers; and 
(iii) a description of any formal or in-
formal appeals processes available with re-
spect to such decisions. 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(b) REPORT ON PROCESSES FOR ENSURING INDE-
PENDENCE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
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(1) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees and the Coun-
cil of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency established under section 11 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) a report on the 
processes of the Defense Intelligence Agency for en-
suring the independence of the position of the In-
spector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include a description of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The selection criteria used by the Di-
rector in the appointment of the Inspector Gen-
eral. 
(B) The methods used by the Director to 
ensure the independence of the position of the 
Inspector General, including— 
(i) the process for vetting candidates 
for such position for independence from 
leadership of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency and from officials occupying posi-
tions in the Defense Intelligence Senior 
Executive Service; and 
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(ii) the process for evaluating such 
candidates for conflicts of interest. 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(c) ASSESSMENT BY COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
Efficiency shall— 
(A) conduct an assessment of the effective-
ness of the selection criteria and methods speci-
fied in subsection (b)(2) with respect to the po-
sition of the Inspector General of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency; and 
(B) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report containing the results of 
such assessment. 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 708. REPORT ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
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telligence, in coordination with the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of En-
ergy, and any other head of an element of the intelligence 
community that the Director of National Intelligence de-
termines relevant, shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report on rare earth elements. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment coordinated by the National 
Intelligence Council of— 
(A) long-term trends in the global rare 
earth element industry; 
(B) the national security, economic, and 
industrial risks to the United States, and to the 
partners and allies of the United States, with 
respect to relying on foreign countries for rare 
earth mining and the processing or production 
of rare earth elements; 
(C) the intentions of foreign governments 
with respect to limiting, reducing, or ending ac-
cess of the United States or the partners and 
allies of the United States to— 
(i) rare earth elements; or 
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(ii) any aspect of the rare earth min-
ing, processing, or production chain; and 
(D) opportunities for the United States, 
and for the partners and allies of the United 
States, to assure continued access to— 
(i) rare earth elements; and 
(ii) the rare earth mining, processing, 
or production chain. 
(2) A description of— 
(A) any relevant procurement, use, and 
supply chain needs of the intelligence commu-
nity with respect to rare earth elements; 
(B) any relevant planning or efforts by the 
intelligence community to assure secured access 
to rare earth magnets; 
(C) any assessed vulnerabilities or risks to 
the intelligence community with respect to rare 
earth elements; 
(D) any relevant planning or efforts by the 
intelligence community to coordinate with de-
partments and agencies of the United States 
Government that are not elements of the intel-
ligence community on securing the rare earth 
element supply chain; and 
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(E) any previous or anticipated efforts by 
the Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk 
Management Task Force established under sec-
tion 6306 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Mat-
thew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 
U.S.C. 3370) with respect to rare earth ele-
ments. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) RARE EARTH ELEMENTS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘rare earth elements’’ includes products 
that contain rare earth elements, including rare earth 
magnets. 
SEC. 709. REPORT ON PLAN TO FULLY FUND THE INFORMA-
TION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM AND 
NEXT GENERATION ENCRYPTION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the resources necessary to fully fund the Infor-
mation Systems Security Program during the period cov-
ered by the most recent future-years defense program sub-
mitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code— 
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(1) to address the cybersecurity requirements of 
the Department of Defense; and 
(2) for the adoption of next generation 
encryption into existing and future systems. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment by the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the Department of Defense, in coordination 
with the chiefs of the Armed Forces and in consulta-
tion with the Director of the National Security 
Agency, of the additional resources required to fund 
the Information Systems Security Program at a level 
that satisfies current and anticipated cybersecurity 
requirements of the Department. 
(2) An identification of any existing funding not 
currently aligned to the Program that is more ap-
propriately funded through the Program. 
(3) A strategic plan, developed in coordination 
with the chiefs of the Armed Forces and in consulta-
tion with the Director of the National Security 
Agency, that provides options, timelines, and re-
quired funding by the Armed Forces or a component 
of the Department, for the adoption of next genera-
tion encryption into existing and future systems. 
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(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary submits the report under sub-
section (a), the Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment and the Director of the National Security Agency 
shall jointly provide to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a briefing on the report. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 710. REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND 
UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspectors 
General of the National Security Agency, Intelligence 
Community, and Department of Defense shall jointly com-
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plete a review of the National Security Agency and the 
United States Cyber Command. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection 
(a) shall include assessment of the following: 
(1) Whether and what resources, authorities, 
activities, missions, facilities, and personnel are ap-
propriately being delineated and used to conduct the 
intelligence and cybersecurity missions at the Na-
tional Security Agency as well as the cyber offense 
and defense missions of the United States Cyber 
Command. 
(2) The extent to which current resource-shar-
ing arrangements between the National Security 
Agency and the United States Cyber Command lead 
to conflicts of interest in directing intelligence collec-
tion in support of United States Cyber Command 
missions rather than foreign intelligence collection. 
(3) The intelligence analysis and production 
conducted by the United States Cyber Command 
using National Security Agency authorities, with a 
focus on analytic integrity and intelligence oversight 
to ensure proper analysis is informing mission oper-
ations. 
(4) The number of personnel detailed from the 
National Security Agency to the United States 
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