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(A) the use of a deception technology or other purpose-
ful feeding of false or misleading information to an attacker 
accessing such system; or 
(B) proportional action taken in response to an unlaw-
ful breach. 
(2) CONTINUOUS
ACTIVITY
SECURITY
TESTING.—The term 
‘‘continuous 
activity 
security 
testing’’ 
means 
continuous 
experimentation conducted by an element of the intelligence 
community on an information system of such element to 
evaluate the resilience of such system against a malicious 
attack or condition that could compromise such system for 
the purpose of improving design, resilience, and incident 
response with respect to such system. 
(3) DECEPTION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘deception tech-
nology’’ means an isolated digital environment, system, or plat-
form containing a replication of an active information system 
with realistic data flows to attract, mislead, and observe an 
attacker. 
(4) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY
INFORMATION
ENVIRON-
MENT.—The term ‘‘intelligence community information environ-
ment’’ has the meaning given the term in Intelligence Commu-
nity Directive 121, or any successor document. 
(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘national laboratory’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 
(6) NATIONAL MANAGER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.— 
The term ‘‘National Manager for National Security Systems’’ 
means the Director of National Security, or successor official, 
serving as the National Manager for National Security Systems 
pursuant to National Security Directive 42, or any successor 
document. 
(7) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘national secu-
rity system’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3552 
of title 44, United States Code. 
(8) PROACTIVE
CYBERSECURITY
INITIATIVES.—The term 
‘‘proactive cybersecurity initiatives’’ means actions performed 
periodically and continuously within an organization, focused 
on identifying and eliminating vulnerabilities within the net-
work infrastructure, preventing security breaches, and evalu-
ating the effectiveness of the business security posture in real- 
time, including threat hunting, endpoint and network moni-
toring, and cybersecurity awareness and training. 
TITLE LXIV—MATTERS RELATING TO 
ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence 
SEC. 6401. MODIFICATIONS TO RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 
OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024), as amended by section 6314, is further amended—
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(1) in subsection (c)(5)(C), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ and inserting ‘‘require’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, independent of political consider-
ations,’’ after ‘‘tradecraft’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows; 
‘‘(3) ensure that substantial differences in analytic judg-
ment are fully considered, brought to the attention of policy-
makers, and documented in analytic products; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and shall establish 
and enforce policies to protect,’’ after ‘‘protect’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘guidelines’’ and 
inserting ‘‘requirements’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Each head of an element of the intelligence community 
shall ensure that any congressionally mandated report submitted 
to Congress by the head, other than such a report submitted solely 
to the congressional intelligence committees, shall be consistent 
with the protection of intelligence sources and methods in accord-
ance with the policies established by the Director under paragraph 
(1), regardless of whether the provision of law mandating the report 
explicitly requires such protection. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter 
any congressional leadership’s or congressional committee’s jurisdic-
tion or access to information from any element of the intelligence 
community under the rules of either chamber of Congress.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (x), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘the head of each department of the Federal 
Government that contains an element of the intelligence 
community and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the heads of the elements of the intelligence 
community’’. 
SEC. 6402. ANNUAL SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE PRIORITIES FRAMEWORK. 
Section 102A(p) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024(p)) is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Not later than October 1 of each year, the President, 
acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and 
the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives a copy of the most recently updated 
National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence (or any such successor mecha-
nism).’’. 
SEC. 6403. DISPOSITION OF RECORDS OF OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 1096(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Upon’’;
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Any 
records of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
that are maintained by the agency as a service for the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence under section 1535 
of title 31, United States Code, (popularly known as the 
‘Economy Act’) may be treated as the records of the agency 
when dispositioned as required by law, and any disclosure 
of such records between the two agencies shall not be subject 
to any otherwise applicable legal consent requirements or 
disclosure accounting requirements.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The records of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence may not be dispositioned pursuant to paragraph (1) without 
the authorization of the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency 
SEC. 6411. CLARIFICATION REGARDING PROTECTION OF CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FUNCTIONS. 
Section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 3507) is amended by striking ‘‘, functions’’ and inserting 
‘‘or functions of the Agency, or of the’’. 
SEC. 6412. EXPANSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
AUTHORITY TO PAY PERSONNEL OF CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES TO THE BRAIN. 
Section 2(d)(1) of the Helping American Victims Afflicted by 
Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–46) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and not less fre-
quently than once each year thereafter for 5 years’’ after ‘‘Not 
later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) Detailed information about the number of 
covered employees, covered individuals, and covered 
dependents who reported experiencing vestibular, 
neurological, or related injuries, including those 
broadly termed ‘anomalous health incidents’. 
‘‘(v) The number of individuals who have sought 
benefits under any provision of section 19A of the 
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
3519b). 
‘‘(vi) The number of covered employees, covered 
individuals, and covered dependents who are unable 
to perform all or part of their professional duties as 
a result of injuries described in clause (iv). 
‘‘(vii) An updated analytic assessment coordinated 
by the National Intelligence Council regarding the 
potential causes and perpetrators of anomalous health 
incidents, as well as any and all dissenting views 
within the intelligence community, which shall be 
included as appendices to the assessment.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting 
‘‘Each’’.
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SEC. 6413. HISTORICAL ADVISORY PANEL OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
Congress expresses its appreciation— 
(1) to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for 
reconstituting the Historical Advisory Panel; and 
(2) for the important work of the Historical Advisory Panel, 
especially for— 
(A) the efforts of the Panel to aid with the declassifica-
tion of materials that enrich the historical national security 
record; and 
(B) the assistance of the Panel in liaison with the 
scholarly community. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Historical Advisory Panel 
shall report directly to the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
(c) HISTORICAL ADVISORY PANEL DEFINED.—The term ‘‘Histor-
ical Advisory Panel’’ means the panel of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, regardless of the name of the panel, that assists in con-
ducting declassification reviews and providing other assistance with 
respect to matters of historical interest. 
SEC. 6414. AUTHORITY OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TO PRO-
VIDE PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Paragraph (4) of section 5(a) of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3506(a)), as amended 
by section 6303, is further amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) Authorize personnel designated by the Director to carry 
firearms to the extent necessary for the performance of the Agency’s 
authorized functions, except that, within the United States, such 
authority shall be limited to the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) the training of Agency personnel and other authorized 
persons in the use of firearms; 
‘‘(B) the protection of classified materials and information; 
‘‘(C) the protection of installations and property of the 
Agency; 
‘‘(D) the protection of— 
‘‘(i) current and former Agency personnel and their 
immediate families; 
‘‘(ii) individuals nominated by the President to the 
position of Director (including with respect to an individual 
whom a President-elect (as defined in section 3(c) of the 
Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) 
has declared an intent to nominate) and their immediate 
families; and 
‘‘(iii) defectors and their immediate families, and other 
persons in the United States under Agency auspices; and 
‘‘(E) with respect to the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, the protection of— 
‘‘(i) installations and property of the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence; 
‘‘(ii) the Director of National Intelligence and the imme-
diate family of the Director; 
‘‘(iii) current and former personnel of the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence and their immediate 
families as the Director of National Intelligence may des-
ignate; and