I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7856 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2020 
Mr. SCHIFF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Intelligence community management account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 303. Notice of intelligence community provision of support for Federal, 
State, local, or tribal government response to civil disobedience 
or domestic civil disturbances. 
Sec. 304. Notice of intelligence community engagement in activities pursuant to 
presidential emergency action documents. 
Sec. 305. Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American 
sources. 
Sec. 306. Limitation on construction of facilities to be used primarily by intel-
ligence community. 
Sec. 307. Intelligence community student loan repayment programs. 
Sec. 308. Paid leave for a serious health condition. 
Sec. 309. Requirements for certain employment activities by former intelligence 
officers and employees. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Sec. 401. Clarification of authority of National Reconnaissance Office. 
Sec. 402. Establishment of Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity. 
Sec. 403. Placement on the Executive Schedule for Department of Defense di-
rectors of the National Security Agency and the National Re-
connaissance Office. 
Sec. 404. Expansion of personnel management authority to attract experts in 
science and engineering. 
Sec. 405. Special access programs: congressional oversight. 
Sec. 406. Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent Award for distinguished fe-
male personnel of the National Security Agency. 
Sec. 407. Department of Homeland Security intelligence and cybersecurity di-
versity fellowship program. 
Sec. 408. Climate Security Advisory Council and Climate Security Intelligence 
Center. 
TITLE V—INSPECTORS GENERAL OF ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY AND PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS 
Sec. 501. Independence of Inspectors General of the intelligence community. 
Sec. 502. Designation of acting inspectors general of the intelligence commu-
nity in cases of vacancies. 
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Sec. 503. Authority of inspectors general of the intelligence community to de-
termine matters of urgent concern. 
Sec. 504. Limitation on sharing of intelligence community whistleblower com-
plaints with persons named in such complaints. 
Sec. 505. Disclosures to Congress. 
Sec. 506. Prohibition against disclosure of whistleblower identity as reprisal 
against whistleblower disclosure by employees and contractors 
in intelligence community. 
Sec. 507. Conforming amendments and coordination with other provisions of 
law. 
Sec. 508. Severability. 
TITLE VI—MATTERS RELATING TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 
Sec. 601. Modifications to duties of Director of Science and Technology. 
Sec. 602. Annual reports on research and development for scientific and tech-
nological advancements. 
Sec. 603. Improvement of education in science, technology, engineering, arts, 
and mathematics. 
Sec. 604. Quarterly reports on cyber intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance activities of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 605. Process for identifying cyber threat intelligence needs and priorities. 
Sec. 606. Reviews of intelligence community cyber threat sharing posture and 
National Security Directive 42. 
Sec. 607. Feasibility study on cybersecurity policies of contractors of owner or 
operators of national security systems . 
Sec. 608. Artificial intelligence research and development. 
Sec. 609. Seedling investment in next-generation microelectronics in support of 
artificial intelligence. 
TITLE VII—PROTECTION OF ELECTIONS FROM FOREIGN 
INFLUENCE 
Subtitle A—Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections 
Sec. 701. Federal campaign reporting of foreign contacts. 
Sec. 702. Federal campaign foreign contact reporting compliance system. 
Sec. 703. Criminal penalties. 
Sec. 704. Report to congressional intelligence committees. 
Sec. 705. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections 
Sec. 711. Clarification of application of foreign money ban. 
Sec. 712. Requiring acknowledgment of foreign money ban by political commit-
tees. 
TITLE VIII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Subtitle A—Saudi Arabia and the Middle East 
Sec. 801. Limitation on availability of funds until submission of required report 
on murder of Jamal Khashoggi. 
Sec. 802. Prohibition on availability of funds for intelligence sharing relating to 
certain air strikes in Yemen. 
Sec. 803. Report on understanding and mitigating civilian harm from use of 
certain weapons systems in Yemen. 
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Sec. 804. Report on prevention of proliferation of sensitive unmanned aerial ve-
hicles and related technology. 
Sec. 805. Report on understanding potential for and preventing nuclear pro-
liferation in the middle east. 
Sec. 806. Report on propagation of extremist ideologies from Saudi Arabia. 
Sec. 807. Report on financial influence operations of Saudi Arabia, the United 
Arab Emirates, and Qatar. 
Subtitle B—People’s Republic of China 
Sec. 811. Annual reports on security services of the People’s Republic of China 
in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 
Sec. 812. Research partnership on activities of People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 813. Report on the pharmaceutical and personal protective equipment reg-
ulatory practices of the People’s Republic of China. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Other Countries 
Sec. 821. National Intelligence Estimate on situation in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 822. Assessment regarding tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. 
TITLE IX—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 901. Annual reports on worldwide threats. 
Sec. 902. Annual intelligence assessments on relationship between women and 
violent extremism. 
Sec. 903. Annual report on Climate Security Advisory Council. 
Sec. 904. Improvements to funding for National Security Education program. 
Sec. 905. Report on best practices to protect privacy, civil liberties, and civil 
rights of Chinese Americans. 
Sec. 906. National Intelligence Estimate on threat of global pandemic disease. 
Sec. 907. Modification of requirement for briefings on national security effects 
of emerging infectious disease and pandemics. 
Sec. 908. Report on open-source science and technology intelligence collection 
and analysis within the intelligence community. 
Sec. 909. Independent study on open-source intelligence. 
Sec. 910. Survey on Open Source Enterprise. 
Sec. 911. Intelligence assessment and reports on violent transnational White 
supremacist extremism. 
Sec. 912. Wireless supply chain innovation grant program. 
Sec. 913. Sense of Congress regarding Third Option Foundation. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
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(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2021 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
the United States Government: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
(6) The Department of the Army, the Depart-
ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 
Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
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(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the 
conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed 
in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations pre-
pared to accompany this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 
suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of ap-
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propriate portions of such Schedule, within the exec-
utive branch. 
(3) LIMITS
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The President 
shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex-
cept— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement 
the budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National In-
telligence for fiscal year 2021 the sum of $683,000,000. 
(b) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2021 such additional amounts as are 
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specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a). 
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
$514,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
TITLE 
III—GENERAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
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as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 303. NOTICE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROVI-
SION OF SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL, STATE, 
LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE 
TO CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE OR DOMESTIC CIVIL 
DISTURBANCES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) it is essential that the people of the United 
States have trust and confidence in the legitimacy of 
the Armed Forces and the intelligence community, 
which are obligated to protect the rights of all the 
people of the United States; 
(2) in a democracy, intelligence activities must 
not only be legitimate, they must also be perceived 
as legitimate; 
(3) intelligence support to domestic-focused ac-
tivities by the Armed Forces or Federal law enforce-
ment components involved in responding to protests, 
including to monitor, assess, or otherwise track 
Americans who are taking to the streets or otherwise 
engaging in constitutionally protected activity within 
the United States, is inappropriate in all but the 
most extreme circumstances; 
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(4) although all elements of the intelligence 
community are authorized under Executive Order 
12333 to provide assistance to law enforcement that 
is ‘‘not precluded by applicable law’’, activities that 
may be appropriate in the context of routine crimi-
nal investigations may nevertheless be inappropriate 
in the context of law enforcement response to pro-
test or civil disturbances. 
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Title V of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 513. NOTICE OF PROVISION OF SUPPORT FOR FED-
ERAL, STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERN-
MENT RESPONSE TO CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 
OR DOMESTIC CIVIL DISTURBANCES. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 72 hours 
before a covered agency provides support for any Federal, 
State, local, or Tribal government response to a civil dis-
obedience or domestic civil disturbance, the head of the 
agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees and the covered recipients notice of the provision 
of such support. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT OF NOTICE.—Notice provided under 
subsection (a) with respect to the provision of support 
shall include each of the following: 
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‘‘(1) The date on which the requested support 
was approved. 
‘‘(2) The entity requesting the support. 
‘‘(3) The type of support requested. 
‘‘(4) A detailed description of the support that 
the select agency intends to provide. 
‘‘(5) A brief description of the legal basis for 
providing the support. 
‘‘(6) If the provision of such support requires 
notice to be provided under section 1055(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328), all the content of such 
notice. 
‘‘(7) Any other facts or circumstances that the 
head of the covered agency determines are relevant. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF NOTICE.—Not later 
than 72 hours after the date on which any notice is pro-
vided under subsection (a), the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall make the notice publicly available on the 
internet website of the Director of National Intelligence 
and the internet website of the agency or agencies making 
the notification. If the notice is classified as provided 
under subsection (d), a redacted unclassified notice shall 
be made publicly available under this subsection. 
‘‘(d) FORM OF NOTICE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a notice under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Director of National 
Intelligence makes a determination in writing that 
the protection of sources and methods requires that 
a notice under subsection (a) be classified, the notice 
may be submitted in classified form but shall be ac-
companied by a notice redacted to remove classified 
information. The authority to make a determination 
under this paragraph may not be delegated. 
‘‘(e) EMERGENCY WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National 
Intelligence may waive the requirement to submit 
advance notice under subsection (a) if the Director 
determines that the support is to be provided in as-
sociation with any Federal, State, local, or Tribal 
government response to— 
‘‘(A) armed insurrection; 
‘‘(B) an act of foreign terrorism; 
‘‘(C) an act of domestic terrorism; 
‘‘(D) a response to a natural disaster; or 
‘‘(E) another extreme circumstance consti-
tuting a grave threat. 
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‘‘(2) NOTICE.—If the Director issues a waiver 
under paragraph (1), notice under subsection (a) 
shall be provided as soon as practicable after the 
provision of support and, in any event, no later than 
48 hours after the provision of such support. 
‘‘(3) NONDELEGATION.—The authority to issue 
a waiver and the authority to make a determination 
under paragraph (1) may not be delegated. 
‘‘(f) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees quarterly reports that include a 
description of any assistance provided by a covered 
agency to law enforcement authorities. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—Each report re-
quired under this subsection shall include, for each 
instance in which assistance was provided— 
‘‘(A) the date on which the assistance was 
requested; 
‘‘(B) the entity requesting the assistance; 
‘‘(C) the type of assistance requested; 
‘‘(D) detailed description of the assistance 
that the covered agency intends to or did pro-
vide; 
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‘‘(E) a brief description of the legal basis 
for providing the assistance; 
‘‘(F) the date on which notice for such as-
sistance was provided under subsection (a) and 
the date on which such notice was made pub-
licly available under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(G) any other facts or circumstances that 
the Director determines are relevant. 
‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered agency’ means any ele-
ment of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘civil disobedience’ means— 
‘‘(A) a protest, rally, march, demonstra-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) an active, professed refusal of a cit-
izen to obey a law, demand, order, or command 
of a government. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘domestic civil disturbance’ 
means any activity arising from a mass act (includ-
ing a protest, demonstration, riot, or strike) in 
which the participants become hostile toward author-
ity, including— 
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‘‘(A) the exercise of first amendment rights 
by protesters; 
‘‘(B) violence or property destruction inci-
dent to protests; and 
‘‘(C) obstruction of publicly available 
spaces, including obstruction of roads or camp-
ing symbolically in public places. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘support’ includes pre-deploy-
ment intelligence support provided to members of 
the Armed Forces responding or preparing to re-
spond to a civil disobedience or domestic civil dis-
turbance. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations; 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of support provided by a 
select agency within the Department of De-
fense, the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘covered recipient’ means— 
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‘‘(A) the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community; 
‘‘(B) the inspector general of the agency 
providing support; and 
‘‘(C) the Attorney General.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 512 the following 
new item: 
‘‘513. Notice of provision of support for Federal, State, local, or Tribal govern-
ment response to civil disobedience or domestic civil disturb-
ances.’’. 
SEC. 304. NOTICE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ENGAGE-
MENT IN ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO PRESI-
DENTIAL EMERGENCY ACTION DOCUMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any element of the intelligence 
community receives direction from the President to engage 
in any activity pursuant to a presidential emergency action 
document or an equivalent or successor document, the 
head of such element shall, not later than 72 hours before 
engaging in such activity, submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees a written notice under this section. 
(b) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—A notice under sub-
section (a) with respect to any direction to engage in an 
activity, shall include each of the following: 
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(1) A summary of the presidential emergency 
action document or equivalent document pursuant to 
which the activity is directed. 
(2) A detailed description of the activity or ac-
tivities that the element of the intelligence commu-
nity has been directed to undertake. 
(3) The date on which the President directed 
the element to undertake such activity. 
(4) An identification of any other government 
departments or agencies involved in the activity and 
a description of the roles of any such department or 
agency with respect to such activity. 
(c) FORM OF NOTICE.—A notice under this section 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex only to the extent necessary to protect 
against identified, specific threats to the national security 
of the United States. 
(d) DELAY OF NOTICE.—If the head of an element 
of the intelligence community that is required to provide 
notice under subsection (a) determines it is necessary, and 
in the event of a specific threat to the national security 
of the United States caused by a national emergency, the 
head of the element may delay the submittal of such notice 
by a period not to exceed five days. If the head of an ele-
ment delays the submittal of such notice under this sub-
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section, the head shall advise the chair and ranking mem-
bers of the congressional intelligence committees of the ac-
tivity covered by the notice as soon as possible but not 
later than 24 hours after the element has commenced the 
activity. 
(e) PRESIDENTIAL
EMERGENCY
ACTION
DOCU-
MENT.—In this section, the term ‘‘presidential emergency 
action document’’ means— 
(1) each of the approximately 56 documents de-
scribed as presidential emergency action documents 
in the budget justification materials for the Office of 
Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice sub-
mitted to Congress in support of the budget of the 
President for fiscal year 2018; and 
(2) any other pre-coordinated legal document in 
existence before, on, or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act that— 
(A) is designated as a presidential emer-
gency action document; or 
(B) is designed to implement a presidential 
decision or transmit a presidential request when 
an emergency disrupts normal governmental or 
legislative processes. 
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‘‘(3) such waiver is necessary for the national 
security interests of the United States based on an 
urgent and compelling need. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
ELEMENT
OF
THE
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘covered element 
of the intelligence community’ means an element of 
the intelligence community that is not an element of 
the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
SECURITY
SATELLITE.—The 
term ‘national security satellite’ means a satellite 
weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is 
to support the national security or intelligence needs 
of the United States Government. 
‘‘(3) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United 
States’ means the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, and the territories and possessions of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1108 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1109. Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American 
sources.’’. 
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SEC. 306. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY. 
Section 602(a)(2) of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit a notification’’ and inserting 
‘‘the head of such component, in coordination with 
and subject to the approval of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall submit a notification’’. 
SEC. 307. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STUDENT LOAN RE-
PAYMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) student loan repayment programs are a cru-
cial tool in attracting and retaining talented individ-
uals to the intelligence community, particularly indi-
viduals from diverse backgrounds; 
(2) generous student loan repayment programs 
help the intelligence community compete with the 
private sector for talented employees; 
(3) departments and agencies containing ele-
ments of the intelligence community have authority 
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to establish student loan repayment programs either 
under section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, 
or under the delegable authority of the Director of 
National Intelligence under section 102A(n)(1) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024(n)(1)); 
(4) although the Director should use the au-
thority under such section 102A(n)(1) sparingly, 
and should be exceedingly sparing in delegating such 
authority to an element of the intelligence commu-
nity, the Director should approve well-predicated re-
quests for such authority in the student loan repay-
ment context if an element of the intelligence com-
munity can articulate an impediment to establishing 
or enhancing a program under section 5379 of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(5) student loan repayment programs estab-
lished by an element of the intelligence community 
should provide flexibility to intelligence community 
employees, including employees who pursue loan-fi-
nanced education in the middle of their careers or 
after the day on which they first become intelligence 
community employees. 
(b) STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM STAND-
ARDS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
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actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
or a designee of the Director who is an employee of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall estab-
lish minimum standards for the repayment of student 
loans of employees of elements of the intelligence commu-
nity by such elements of the intelligence community. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the standards established under subsection (b). Such re-
port shall include— 
(1) an explanation of why such minimum stand-
ards were established; and 
(2) how such standards advance the goals of— 
(A) attracting and retaining a talented in-
telligence community workforce; 
(B) competing with private sector compa-
nies for talented employees; and 
(C) promoting the development of a diverse 
workforce. 
(d) FAILURE TO MEET STANDARDS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the standards required 
under subsection (b) are established, the head of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community that does not meet 
such standards shall submit to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees a report containing an explanation for 
why such element does not meet such standards and an 
identification of any additional authority or appropriations 
required to for the element to meet such standards. 
(e) SUBMITTAL OF REGULATIONS AND POLICIES TO 
CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the standards required under subsection (b) are es-
tablished, the head of an element of the intelligence com-
munity shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a copy of all internal regulations and policies gov-
erning the student loan repayment program of that ele-
ment as well as copies of such policies redacted to remove 
classified information. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; 
(3) with respect to an element of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of De-
fense, the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives; 
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(4) with respect to an element of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of Jus-
tice, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and House of Representatives; 
(5) with respect to an element of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of Home-
land Security, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives; 
(6) with respect to an element of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of State, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; 
(7) with respect to an element of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of En-
ergy, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and 
(8) with respect to an element of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of the 
Treasury, the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
and the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
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(g) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each of the reports re-
quired under subsections (c) and (d) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 308. PAID LEAVE FOR A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
(1) help the intelligence community recruit and 
retain a dynamic, multi-talented, and diverse work-
force capable of meeting the security goals of the 
United States; and 
(2) establish best practices and processes for 
other elements of the Federal Government seeking to 
pursue similar policies. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF PAID LEAVE FOR A SERIOUS 
HEALTH CONDITION FOR EMPLOYEES OF ELEMENTS OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 304 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 305. PAID LEAVE FOR A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDI-
TION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
PAID
SERIOUS
HEALTH
CONDITION 
LEAVE.—The term ‘paid serious health condition 
leave’ means paid leave taken under subsection (b). 
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‘‘(2) SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION.—The term 
‘serious health condition’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 6381 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) SON OR DAUGHTER.—The term ‘son or 
daughter’ has the meaning given the term in section 
6381 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(b) PAID SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION LEAVE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a civilian em-
ployee of an element of the intelligence community shall 
have available a total of 12 administrative workweeks of 
paid leave during any 12-month period for one or more 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) In order to care for the spouse, or a son, 
daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such spouse, 
son, daughter, or parent has a serious health condi-
tion. 
‘‘(2) Because of a serious health condition that 
makes the employee unable to perform the functions 
of the employee’s position. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION 
LEAVE REQUEST.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, an element of the intelligence community shall ac-
commodate an employee’s leave schedule request under 
subsection (b), including a request to use such leave inter-
mittently or on a reduced leave schedule, to the extent that 
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the requested leave schedule does not unduly disrupt agen-
cy operations. 
‘‘(d) RULES RELATING TO PAID LEAVE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law— 
‘‘(1) an employee of an element of the intel-
ligence community may not be required to first use 
all or any portion of any unpaid leave available to 
the employee before being allowed to use paid seri-
ous health condition leave; and 
‘‘(2) paid serious health condition leave— 
‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropria-
tion or fund available for salaries or expenses 
for positions within the employing element; 
‘‘(B) may not be considered to be annual 
or vacation leave for purposes of section 5551 
or 5552 of title 5, United States Code, or for 
any other purpose; 
‘‘(C) if not used by the employee before the 
end of the 12-month period described in sub-
section (b) to which the leave relates, may not 
be available for any subsequent use and may 
not be converted into a cash payment; 
‘‘(D) may be granted only to the extent 
that the employee does not receive a total of 
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more than 12 weeks of paid serious health con-
dition leave in any 12-month period; 
‘‘(E) shall be used in increments of hours 
(or fractions thereof), with 12 administrative 
workweeks equal to 480 hours for employees of 
elements of the intelligence community with a 
regular full-time work schedule and converted 
to a proportional number of hours for employ-
ees of such elements with part-time, seasonal, 
or uncommon tours of duty; and 
‘‘(F) may not be used during off-season 
(nonpay status) periods for employees of such 
elements with seasonal work schedules. 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY
WITH
SERIOUS
HEALTH 
CONDITION LEAVE UNDER TITLE 5.—The Director 
of National Intelligence shall carry out this section 
in a manner consistent, to the extent appropriate, 
with the administration of leave taken under section 
6382 of title 5, United States Code, for a reason de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection 
(a)(1) of that section. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to 
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tive to implement this section, which directive shall 
take effect on the date of issuance. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees an annual report that— 
‘‘(1) details the number of employees of each 
element of the intelligence community who applied 
for and took paid serious health condition leave dur-
ing the year covered by the report; and 
‘‘(2) includes updates on major implementation 
challenges or costs associated with paid serious 
health condition leave.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of such Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 304 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 305. Paid serious health condition leave.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Section 305 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947, as added by subsection (b), shall apply 
with respect to leave taken in connection with a serious 
health condition (as defined in subsection (a) of such sec-
tion 305) that occurs or continues to exist on or after the 
date on which the Director of National Intelligence issues 
the written directive under subsection (e)(3) of such sec-
tion 305. 
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‘‘(A) REPORTING COVERED POST-SERVICE 
EMPLOYMENT.—The regulations required under 
paragraph (1) shall provide that an agreement 
contain provisions requiring each employee oc-
cupying a covered intelligence position to, dur-
ing the 5-year period beginning on the date on 
which such employee ceases to occupy such cov-
ered intelligence position— 
‘‘(i) report covered post-service em-
ployment to the head of the element of the 
intelligence community that employed such 
employee in such covered intelligence posi-
tion upon accepting such covered post-serv-
ice employment; and 
‘‘(ii) annually (or more frequently if 
the head of such element considers it ap-
propriate) report covered post-service em-
ployment to the head of such element. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—Each re-
port by an employee under subparagraph (A) 
shall include the following information: 
‘‘(i) The name of the employer. 
‘‘(ii) The foreign government, includ-
ing the specific foreign individual, agency, 
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or entity, for whom the covered post-serv-
ice employment is being performed. 
‘‘(iii) The title and role of the covered 
post-service position. 
‘‘(iv) The nature of the services pro-
vided as part of the covered post-service 
employment. 
‘‘(v) All financial compensation and 
benefits received or promised for the cov-
ered post-service employment. 
‘‘(vi) A self-certification that none of 
the services provided as part of the covered 
post-service employment violate Federal 
law, infringe upon the privacy rights of 
United States persons, or constitute abuses 
of human rights. 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) CRIMINAL
PENALTIES.—A former em-
ployee who knowingly and willfully violates sub-
section (a) or who knowingly and willfully fails to 
make a required report under subsection (b) shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code, or impris-
oned for not more than 5 years, or both. Each re-
port under subsection (b) shall be subject to section 
1001 of title 18, United States Code. 
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‘‘(2) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The head of an 
element of the intelligence community shall revoke 
the security clearance of a former employee if the 
former employee knowingly and willfully fails to 
make a required report under subsection (b) or 
knowingly and willfully makes a false report under 
subsection. 
‘‘(d) TRAINING.—The head of each element of the in-
telligence community shall provide training on the report-
ing requirements under subsection (b) to each employee 
who ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 31 
of each year, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees a report on covered post-service employment 
occurring during the year covered by the report. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of former employees who 
occupy a covered post-service position, broken 
down by— 
‘‘(i) the name of the employer; 
‘‘(ii) the foreign government, includ-
ing by the specific foreign individual, agen-
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cy, or entity, for whom the covered post- 
service employment is being performed; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the nature of the services pro-
vided as part of the covered post-service 
employment. 
‘‘(B) A certification by the Director that— 
‘‘(i) each element of the intelligence 
community maintains adequate systems 
and processes for ensuring that former em-
ployees are submitting reports required 
under subsection (b); 
‘‘(ii) to the knowledge of the heads of 
the elements of the intelligence community, 
all former employees who occupy a covered 
post-service position are in compliance with 
this section; 
‘‘(iii) the services provided by former 
employees who occupy a covered post-serv-
ice position do not— 
‘‘(I) pose a current or future 
threat to the national security of the 
United States; or 
‘‘(II) pose a counterintelligence 
risk; and 
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‘‘(iv) the Director and the heads of 
such elements are not aware of any cred-
ible information or reporting that any indi-
vidual described in clause (iii) has engaged 
in activities that violate Federal law, in-
fringe upon the privacy rights of United 
States persons, or constitute abuses of 
human rights. 
‘‘(3) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the annual re-
ports under subsection (e), if a head of an element of the 
intelligence community determines that the circumstances 
described in either clause (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (2) of 
such subsection occur with respect to a former employee 
described in those clauses, the head shall notify the con-
gressional intelligence committees of such determination 
by not later than 7 days after making such determination. 
The notification shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) The name of the former employee. 
‘‘(2) The name of the employer. 
‘‘(3) The foreign government, including the spe-
cific foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom 
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the covered post-service employment is being per-
formed. 
‘‘(4) As applicable, a description of— 
‘‘(A) the risk to national security, the 
counterintelligence risk, or both; and 
‘‘(B) the activities that may violate Fed-
eral law, infringe upon the privacy rights of 
United States persons, or constitute abuses of 
human rights. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED INTELLIGENCE POSITION.—The 
term ‘covered intelligence position’ means a position 
within an element of the intelligence community 
that, based on the level of access of a person occu-
pying such position to information regarding sen-
sitive intelligence sources or methods or other excep-
tionally sensitive matters, the head of such element 
determines should be subject to the requirements of 
this section. 
‘‘(2) COVERED POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.— 
The term ‘covered post-service employment’ means 
direct or indirect employment by, representation of, 
or any provision of advice or services relating to na-
tional security, intelligence, the military, or internal 
security to the government of a foreign country or 
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any company, entity, or other person whose activities 
are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, con-
trolled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in major 
part, by any government of a foreign country. 
‘‘(3) COVERED POST-SERVICE POSITION.—The 
term ‘covered post-service position’ means a position 
of employment described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’, with 
respect to an employee occupying a covered intel-
ligence position, includes an officer or official of an 
element of the intelligence community, a contractor 
of such an element, a detailee to such an element, 
or a member of the Armed Forces assigned to such 
an element. 
‘‘(5) FORMER EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘former 
employee’ means an individual— 
‘‘(A) who was an employee occupying a 
covered intelligence position; and 
‘‘(B) who is subject to the requirements 
under subsections (a) or (b). 
‘‘(6) GOVERNMENT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY.— 
The term ‘government of a foreign country’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1(e) of the For-
eign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 
611(e)).’’. 
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(2) REVISED REGULATIONS.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
head of each element of the intelligence commu-
nity shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees updated regulations issued 
under such section 304, as amended by para-
graph (1). 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees— 
(i) a written certification for each 
head of an element of the intelligence com-
munity who has issued the updated regula-
tions under such section 304, as amended 
by paragraph (1); and 
(ii) for each head of an element of the 
intelligence community who has not issued 
such updated regulations, an explanation 
for the failure to issue such updated regu-
lations. 
(3) INITIAL REPORT.—In the first report sub-
mitted by the Director of National Intelligence 
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under subsection (e) of such section 304, as amend-
ed by paragraph (1), the Director shall include an 
assessment of the licensing requirements under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
and recommendations with respect to strengthening 
the activities regulated under such section 304. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such Act is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 304 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Requirements for certain employment activities by former intel-
ligence officers and employees.’’. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF NATIONAL RE-
CONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 
Section 106A of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3041a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Director 
of National Intelligence may not transfer any element of 
the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force. 
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Nothing in chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, 
shall affect the authorities, duties, or responsibilities of 
the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, in-
cluding with respect to the authority of the Director to 
operate a unified organization to carry out the research, 
development, test, evaluation, acquisition, launch, deploy-
ment, and operations of overhead reconnaissance systems 
and related data processing facilities of the National Re-
connaissance Office.’’. 
SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE OMBUDS-
MAN FOR ANALYTIC OBJECTIVITY. 
(a) OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN FOR ANALYTIC OB-
JECTIVITY.—The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 
(50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 24. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN FOR ANALYTIC OB-
JECTIVITY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Agency an Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objec-
tivity (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’), which 
shall be headed by an Ombudsman. The Ombudsman shall 
be appointed by the Director from among the senior staff 
officers of the Agency. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Om-
budsman shall— 
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‘‘(1) on an annual basis, conduct a survey of 
analytic objectivity among officers and employees of 
the Agency; 
‘‘(2) implement a procedure by which any offi-
cer or employee of the Agency may submit to the Of-
fice a complaint alleging politicization, bias, lack of 
objectivity, or other issues relating to a failure of 
tradecraft in analysis conducted by the Agency; 
‘‘(3) except as provided in paragraph (4), upon 
receiving a complaint submitted pursuant to para-
graph (2), take reasonable action to investigate the 
complaint, make a determination as to whether the 
incident 
described 
in 
the 
complaint 
involved 
politicization, bias, or lack of objectivity, and pre-
pare a report that— 
‘‘(A) summarizes the facts relevant to the 
complaint; 
‘‘(B) documents the determination of the 
Ombudsman with respect to the complaint; and 
‘‘(C) contains a recommendation for reme-
dial action; 
‘‘(4) if a complaint submitted pursuant to para-
graph (2) alleges politicization, bias, or lack of ob-
jectivity in the collection of intelligence information, 
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refer the complaint to the official responsible for su-
pervising collection operations of the Agency; and 
‘‘(5) continuously monitor changes in areas of 
analysis that the Ombudsman determines involve a 
heightened risk of politicization, bias, or lack of ob-
jectivity, to ensure that any change in the analytic 
line arises from proper application of analytic 
tradecraft and not as a result of politicization, bias, 
or lack of objectivity. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—(1) On an annual basis, the Om-
budsman shall submit to the intelligence committees a re-
port on the results of the survey conducted pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1) with respect to the most recent fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) On an annual basis, the Ombudsman shall sub-
mit to the intelligence committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) the number of complaints of submitted 
pursuant to subsection (b)(2) during the most recent 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the nature of such com-
plaints, the actions taken by the Office or any other 
relevant element or component of the Agency with 
respect to such complaints, and the resolution of 
such complaints. 
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‘‘(3) On a quarterly basis, the Ombudsman shall sub-
mit to the intelligence committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a list of the areas of analysis monitored 
during the most recent calendar quarter pursuant to 
subsection (b)(5); and 
‘‘(B) a brief description of the methods by 
which the Office has conducted such monitoring. 
‘‘(d) INTELLIGENCE
COMMITTEES
DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘intelligence committees’ means the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate.’’. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Ombudsman for Analytic and Collection Ob-
jectivity of the Central Intelligence Agency shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Ombudsman 
for Analytic Objectivity of the Central Intelligence Agency 
established by section 24(a) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), as added 
by subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT ON SURVEYS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 
AND 2019.—Not later than 10 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intel-
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ligence committees any reports previously prepared by the 
Ombudsman for Analytic and Collection Objectivity with 
respect to the surveys of analytic objectivity conducted for 
fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
SEC. 403. PLACEMENT ON THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTORS OF 
THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND THE 
NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to the Executive Secretary, National Space Council the 
following new items: 
‘‘Director of the National Security Agency. 
‘‘Director of the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to— 
(1) any individual who is appointed to serve as 
the Director of the National Security Agency on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any individual who is appointed to serve as 
the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 404. EXPANSION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AU-
THORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE 
AND ENGINEERING. 
Section 1599h of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) NGA.—The Director of the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may carry out a pro-
gram of personnel management authority provided 
in subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of 
eminent experts in science or engineering for re-
search and development projects and to enhance the 
administration and management of the Agency.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) 
in 
the 
case 
of 
the 
National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, appoint individ-
uals to a total of not more than 7 positions in 
the Agency, of which not more than 2 such po-
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sitions may be positions of administration or 
management in the Agency;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘or the 
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, or the Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’. 
SEC. 405. SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS: CONGRESSIONAL 
OVERSIGHT. 
Section 119 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means the following: 
‘‘(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Defense Sub-
committee of the Committee on Appropriations, of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee 
on 
Appropriations, 
and 
the 
Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appro-
priations, of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) With respect to a special access program 
or a new special access program covered by a report 
or notification under this section that the Secretary 
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of Defense determines to be an intelligence or intel-
ligence-related special access program, and with re-
spect to any other special access program or new 
special access program covered by a report or notifi-
cation under this section or any other matters that 
the Secretary determines appropriate, the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives and the Select Committee on In-
telligence of the Senate.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘defense committees’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’. 
SEC. 406. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SHANNON KENT 
AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED FEMALE PER-
SONNEL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGEN-
CY. 
The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 21. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SHANNON KENT 
AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED FEMALE PER-
SONNEL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency shall establish an honorary award 
for the recognition of female personnel of the National Se-
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curity Agency for distinguished career contributions in 
support of the mission of the Agency as civilian employees 
or members of the Armed Forces assigned to the Agency. 
The award shall be known as the ‘Senior Chief Petty Offi-
cer Shannon Kent Award’ and shall consist of a design 
determined appropriate by the Director. 
‘‘(b) AWARD.—The Director shall award the Senior 
Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent Award to female civil-
ian employees, members of the Armed Forces, or former 
civilian employees or members, whom the Director deter-
mines meet the criteria under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 407. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTEL-
LIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY DIVERSITY 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Subtitle D of title XIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 3301 note et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1333. INTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY DIVER-
SITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out an in-
telligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) under which 
an eligible individual may— 
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‘‘(1) participate in a paid internship at the De-
partment that relates to intelligence, cybersecurity, 
or some combination thereof; 
‘‘(2) receive tuition assistance from the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(3) upon graduation from an institution of 
higher education and successful completion of the 
Program (as defined by the Secretary), receive an 
offer of employment to work in an intelligence or cy-
bersecurity position of the Department that is in the 
excepted service. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 
the Program, an individual shall— 
‘‘(1) be a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) as of the date of submitting the applica-
tion to participate in the Program— 
‘‘(A) have a cumulative grade point aver-
age of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale; and 
‘‘(B) be a sophomore, junior, or senior 
at— 
‘‘(i) a historically Black college or uni-
versity or a minority-serving institution; or 
‘‘(ii) an institution of higher education 
that is not a historically Black college or 
university or a minority-serving institution 
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and be an active participant in a minority- 
serving organization of such institution. 
‘‘(c) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.—If an individual 
who receives an offer of employment under subsection 
(a)(3) accepts such offer, the Secretary shall appoint, 
without regard to provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
33 of title 5, United States Code, (except for section 3328 
of such title) such individual to the position specified in 
such offer. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and on an an-
nual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the Program. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the most recent 
year, the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of outreach efforts by 
the Secretary to raise awareness of the Pro-
gram among institutions of higher education in 
which eligible individuals are enrolled. 
‘‘(B) Information on specific recruiting ef-
forts conducted by the Secretary to increase 
participation in the Program. 
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‘‘(C) The number of individuals partici-
pating in the Program, listed by the institution 
of higher education in which the individual is 
enrolled at the time of participation, and infor-
mation on the nature of such participation, in-
cluding on whether the duties of the individual 
under the Program relate primarily to intel-
ligence or to cybersecurity. 
‘‘(D) The number of individuals who ac-
cepted an offer of employment under the Pro-
gram and an identification of the element with-
in the Department to which each individual was 
appointed. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—The term ‘excepted 
service’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2103 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 
university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B 
institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(5) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu-
tion of higher education described in section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1332 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1333. Intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program.’’. 
SEC. 408. CLIMATE SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND CLI-
MATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE CENTER. 
(a) CLIMATE SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(1) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—Section 120 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) is 
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amended by striking subsection (d) and redesig-
nating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Subsection 
(c)(4) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘secu-
rity indicators’’ and inserting ‘‘intelligence indica-
tions’’. 
(b) PLAN FOR CLIMATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE 
CENTER.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the chair of the Climate Security 
Advisory Council established under section 120 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees a written plan 
to permanently establish within the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence a Climate Security Intelligence 
Center (to be headed by a Director appointed by the Di-
rector of National Intelligence) to fulfil each of the duties 
described in subsection (c). Such plan shall include the 
following: 
(1) Recommendations for the Center, developed 
based on findings by the Climate Security Advisory 
Council in carrying out its duties and responsibil-
ities, that relate to— 
(A) the scope of the mission, duties, re-
sponsibilities, and functions of the Center; 
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(B) the composition and staffing of the 
Center with personnel from agencies of the 
Federal Government, including through the de-
tail of nonintelligence community personnel to 
the Center; and 
(C) approaches to data-sharing, informa-
tion exchanges, and other types of collaboration 
(at the appropriate level of classification), on 
matters relating to climate security and envi-
ronmental science between the Center and— 
(i) elements of the Federal Govern-
ment that are not elements of the intel-
ligence community; and 
(ii) other key stakeholders in the sci-
entific enterprise of the United States, in-
cluding institutions of higher education, 
Federal research laboratories (including 
the national security laboratories), private 
industry, and nonprofit research organiza-
tions. 
(2) A proposed process for transferring from 
the Climate Security Advisory Council to the Center 
the functions currently carried out by such Council, 
including a timeline for the transfer and a statement 
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on the feasibility of establishing the Center and com-
pleting the transfer by the end of 2022. 
(3) A request for any resources, facilities, per-
sonnel, or authorities that the Climate Security Ad-
visory Council determines necessary to ensure that, 
upon establishment, the Center and its Director may 
fulfil the duties described in subsection (c). 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties described in this subsection 
are the following: 
(1) To serve as the primary organization within 
the intelligence community for— 
(A) analyzing climate security threats and 
the climate influence of the United States; and 
(B) identifying and disseminating climate 
intelligence indications and warnings. 
(2) To assess and identify best practices in the 
analysis of climate security, including identifying 
publicly available information and clandestinely col-
lected intelligence that enables such analysis. 
(3) To assess and identify best practices with 
respect to prior efforts of the intelligence community 
to analyze climate security, including— 
(A) the Measurements of Earth Data for 
Environmental Analysis program of the Central 
Intelligence Agency; 
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(B) the Center on Climate Change and 
National Security of the Central Intelligence 
Agency; and 
(C) climate security-related activities of the 
Director of National Intelligence. 
(4) To use the best practices identified under 
paragraphs (2) and (3) to inform the work of the 
Climate Security Intelligence Center. 
(5) To consult, as appropriate, with other ele-
ments of the intelligence community and Federal 
agencies to avoid duplication of existing efforts. 
(6) To carry out any functions transferred pur-
suant to the process proposed in subsection (b)(2). 
(7) To perform such other duties as the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall specify. 
(d) STUDY
ON ADVISORY COUNCIL MODEL
FOR 
STRATEGIC OR TRANSNATIONAL THREATS.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the heads of other ele-
ments of the intelligence community determined ap-
propriate by the Director, shall conduct a study on 
the effectiveness of the Climate Security Advisory 
Council as a potential model for future advisory 
councils that— 
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(A) focus on optimizing the collection and 
analysis of intelligence relating to strategic or 
transnational threats to the national security of 
the United States (including threats posed by 
disease outbreaks, pandemics, or other global 
health threats); and 
(B) are composed of elements of the intel-
ligence community and relevant elements of the 
Federal Government that are not elements of 
the intelligence community. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
report containing the findings of the study under 
paragraph (1). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLIMATE
SECURITY.—The term ‘‘climate 
security’’ means the effects of climate change on the 
following: 
(A) The national security of the United 
States. 
(B) Infrastructure that enhances the na-
tional security of the United States, including— 
(i) military installations, Department 
of Defense facilities, intelligence commu-
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nity facilities, and other physical facilities 
that contribute to or otherwise support op-
erations of the intelligence community or 
the Department of Defense; and 
(ii) critical infrastructure of the 
United States (as defined in subsection (e) 
of the Critical Infrastructures Protection 
Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))). 
(C) Subnational, national, regional, and 
global politics, governance, and political sta-
bility. 
(D) The security of allies and partners of 
the United States. 
(E) Ongoing or potential political violence, 
including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare, in-
surgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil 
war, and interstate war. 
(2) CLIMATE
INFLUENCE
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—The term ‘‘climate influence of the United 
States’’ means the global influence and leadership of 
the United States with respect to the climate policies 
of other countries, international organizations, and 
transnational groups. 
(3) CLIMATE INTELLIGENCE INDICATIONS AND 
WARNINGS.—The term ‘‘climate intelligence indica-
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tions and warnings’’ means climate security develop-
ments with the potential to— 
(A) imminently and substantially alter the 
political stability or degree of human security in 
a state or region; or 
(B) threaten the United States, the mili-
tary, political, or economic interests of allies or 
coalition partners of the United States, or citi-
zens of the United States abroad. 
TITLE V—INSPECTORS GENERAL 
OF ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
AND 
PROTECTION 
OF 
WHISTLE-
BLOWERS 
SEC. 501. INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new title: 
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‘‘TITLE XII—MATTERS REGARD-
ING 
INSPECTORS 
GENERAL 
OF ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
‘‘Subtitle A—Inspectors General 
‘‘SEC. 1201. INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
‘‘(a) REMOVAL.—A covered Inspector General may be 
removed from office only by the President. The President 
may remove a covered Inspector General only for any of 
the following grounds: 
‘‘(1) Permanent incapacity. 
‘‘(2) Inefficiency. 
‘‘(3) Neglect of duty. 
‘‘(4) Malfeasance. 
‘‘(5) Conviction of a felony or conduct involving 
moral turpitude. 
‘‘(6) Substantial violations of laws, rules, or 
regulations. 
‘‘(7) Gross mismanagement. 
‘‘(8) Gross waste of funds. 
‘‘(9) Abuse of authority. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.—A covered Inspector 
General may be placed on administrative leave only by the 
President. The President may place a covered Inspector 
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General on administrative leave only for any of the 
grounds specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The President may not remove 
a covered Inspector General under subsection (a) or place 
a covered Inspector General on administrative leave under 
subsection (b) unless— 
‘‘(1) the President transmits in writing to the 
congressional intelligence committees a notification 
of such removal or placement, including a detailed 
explanation of the grounds for such removal or 
placement 
and 
the 
evidence 
supporting 
such 
grounds; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to the removal of a covered 
Inspector General, a period of 30 days elapses fol-
lowing the date of such transmittal. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the President notifies a covered Inspector Gen-
eral of being removed under subsection (a) or placed on 
administrative leave under subsection (b), the office of 
that Inspector General shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a report identifying— 
‘‘(1) each complaint, investigation, inspection, 
audit, or other review or inquiry, including any in-
formation, allegation, or complaint reported to the 
Attorney General in accordance with section 535 of 
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title 28, United States Code, that the Inspector Gen-
eral was working on as of the date of such removal 
or placement; and 
‘‘(2) the status of each such complaint, inves-
tigation, inspection, audit, or other review or in-
quiry. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit a personnel action of 
a covered Inspector General otherwise authorized by law, 
other than transfer or removal. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.—The term ‘ad-
ministrative leave’ includes any other type of paid or 
unpaid non-duty status. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—The 
term ‘covered Inspector General’ includes an indi-
vidual performing the functions and duties of a cov-
ered Inspector General in an acting capacity.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 3 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
3003) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘covered Inspector General’ 
means each Inspector General of an element of the 
intelligence community, including the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Intelligence Community.’’. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of the National Security Act of 1947 is 
amended by adding after the items relating to title XI the 
end the following new items: 
‘‘TITLE XII—MATTERS REGARDING INSPECTORS GENERAL OF 
ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
‘‘SUBTITLE A—INSPECTORS GENERAL 
‘‘Sec. 1201. Independence of inspectors general.’’. 
SEC. 502. DESIGNATION OF ACTING INSPECTORS GENERAL 
OF 
THE 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
IN 
CASES OF VACANCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the National Security 
Act of 1947, as added by section 501, is amended by in-
serting after section 1201 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1203. DESIGNATION OF ACTING INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN 
CASES OF VACANCIES. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—If a covered Inspector General 
dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is otherwise unable 
to perform the functions and duties of the office of that 
Inspector General, the President may only direct an indi-
vidual specified in subsection (b) to perform the functions 
and duties of that Inspector General in an acting capacity 
until an individual is appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve as In-
spector General. 
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‘‘(b) INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN SERVE IN ACTING CA-
PACITY.—The following individuals may serve as an acting 
Inspector General pursuant to subsection (a): 
‘‘(1) The individual who holds the most senior 
position in that Office of the Inspector General as 
a career appointee in the Senior Intelligence Service, 
the Senior National Intelligence Service, or other ap-
plicable senior executive service. 
‘‘(2) An individual who is serving as an inspec-
tor general of another department, agency, or other 
element of the Federal Government whose appoint-
ment to that position was made by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of the National Security Act of 1947 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1201, as added by section 501, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1203. Designation of acting Inspectors General of the intelligence com-
munity in cases of vacancies.’’. 
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE 
MATTERS OF URGENT CONCERN. 
(a) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947, as added by section 501, is 
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amended by inserting after section 1203, as added 
by section 502, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1205. DETERMINATION OF MATTERS OF URGENT 
CONCERN. 
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION.—Each covered Inspector 
General shall have sole authority to determine whether any 
complaint or information reported to the Inspector Gen-
eral is a matter of urgent concern. Such determination is 
final and conclusive. 
‘‘(b) FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS.—In 
addition to any other matter which is considered an urgent 
concern pursuant to section 103H(k)(5)(G), section 
17(d)(5)(G) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)), or other applicable pro-
vision of law, the term ‘urgent concern’ includes a serious 
or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or Executive 
order, or deficiency relating to foreign interference in elec-
tions in the United States.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of the National Security Act 
of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1203, as added by section 502, the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1205. Determination of matters of urgent concern.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) 
INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—Section 
103H(k)(5)(G) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)) is amended by striking 
‘‘In this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘In accordance 
with section 1205, in this paragraph’’. 
(2) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.—Section 
17(d)(5)(G) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act 
of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘In this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘In ac-
cordance with section 1205 of the National Security 
Act of 1947, in this paragraph’’. 
(c) REPORTS
ON UNRESOLVED DIFFERENCES.— 
Paragraph (3) of section 103H(k) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) With respect to each report submitted pursuant 
to paragraph (A)(i), the Inspector General shall include 
in the report, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) a general description of the unresolved dif-
ferences, the particular duties or responsibilities of 
the Inspector General involved, and, if such dif-
ferences relate to a complaint or information under 
paragraph (5), a description of the complaint or in-
formation and the entities or individuals identified in 
the complaint or information; and 
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‘‘(ii) to the extent such differences can be at-
tributed not only to the Director but also to any 
other official, department, agency, or office within 
the executive branch, or a component thereof, the ti-
tles of such official, department, agency, or office.’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.—Section 102A(f)(1) of (50 
U.S.C. 3024(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The authority of the Director of National 
Intelligence under subparagraph (A) includes coordi-
nating and supervising activities undertaken by ele-
ments of the intelligence community for the purpose 
of protecting the United States from any foreign in-
terference in elections in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 504. LIMITATION ON SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS 
WITH 
PERSONS 
NAMED 
IN 
SUCH 
COM-
PLAINTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the National Security 
Act of 1947, as added by section 501, is further amended 
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by inserting after section 1205, as added by section 503, 
the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Protections for 
Whistleblowers 
‘‘SEC. 1223. LIMITATION ON SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS 
WITH 
PERSONS 
NAMED 
IN 
SUCH 
COM-
PLAINTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any em-
ployee or officer of the Federal Government to knowingly 
and willfully share any whistleblower disclosure informa-
tion with any individual named as a subject of the whistle-
blower disclosure and alleged in the disclosure to have en-
gaged in misconduct, unless— 
‘‘(1) the whistleblower consented, in writing, to 
such sharing before the sharing occurs; 
‘‘(2) a covered Inspector General to whom such 
disclosure is made— 
‘‘(A) determines that such sharing is un-
avoidable and necessary to advance an inves-
tigation, audit, inspection, or evaluation by the 
Inspector General; and 
‘‘(B) notifies the whistleblower of such 
sharing before the sharing occurs; or 
‘‘(3) an attorney for the Government— 
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‘‘(A) determines that such sharing is un-
avoidable and necessary to advance an inves-
tigation by the attorney; and 
‘‘(B) notifies the whistleblower of such 
sharing before the sharing occurs. 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Any person who violates subsection 
(a) shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(c) WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE INFORMATION 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘whistleblower disclo-
sure information’ means, with respect to a whistleblower 
disclosure— 
‘‘(1) the disclosure; 
‘‘(2) confirmation of the fact of the existence of 
the disclosure; or 
‘‘(3) the identity, or other identifying informa-
tion, of the whistleblower who made the disclosure.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—The National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended as fol-
lows: 
(A) Section 1104 is— 
(i) transferred to title XII of such 
Act, as added by section 501; 
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(ii) inserted before section 1223 of 
such Act, as added by this section; and 
(iii) redesignated as section 1221. 
(B) Section 1106 is— 
(i) amended by striking ‘‘section 
1104’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 1221’’; 
(ii) transferred to title XII of such 
Act, as added by section 501; 
(iii) inserted after section 1223 of 
such Act, as added by this section; and 
(iv) redesignated as section 1225. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of the National Security Act 
of 1947 is amended— 
(A) by striking the items relating to sec-
tion 1104 and section 1106; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1205 the following new items: 
‘‘SUBTITLE B—PROTECTIONS FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS 
‘‘Sec. 1221. Prohibited personnel practices in the intelligence community. 
‘‘Sec. 1223. Limitation on sharing of intelligence community whistleblower com-
plaints with persons named in such complaints. 
‘‘Sec. 1225. Inspector General external review panel.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
3003), as amended by section 501, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(9) The term ‘whistleblower’ means a person 
who makes a whistleblower disclosure. 
‘‘(10) The term ‘whistleblower disclosure’ 
means a disclosure that is protected under section 
1221 of this Act or section 3001(j)(1) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5331 of the 
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 
and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 
3033 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 1104 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1221 of the National Security Act of 
1947’’. 
SEC. 505. DISCLOSURES TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the National Security 
Act of 1947, as added by section 501, is further amended 
by inserting after section 1225, as designated by section 
504(b), the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1227. PROCEDURES REGARDING DISCLOSURES TO 
CONGRESS. 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) OBLIGATION
TO
PROVIDE
SECURITY
DI-
RECTION UPON REQUEST.—Upon the request of a 
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whistleblower, the head of the relevant element of 
the intelligence community, acting through the cov-
ered Inspector General for that element, shall fur-
nish on a confidential basis to the whistleblower in-
formation regarding how the whistleblower may di-
rectly contact the congressional intelligence commit-
tees, in accordance with appropriate security prac-
tices, regarding a complaint or information of the 
whistleblower pursuant to section 103H(k)(5)(D) or 
other appropriate provision of law. 
‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE.—Unless a whistleblower 
who makes a request under paragraph (1) provides 
prior consent, a covered Inspector General may not 
disclose to the head of the relevant element of the 
intelligence community— 
‘‘(A) the identity of the whistleblower; or 
‘‘(B) the element at which such whistle-
blower is employed, detailed, or assigned as a 
contractor employee. 
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT OF OBLIGATION.—If a covered In-
spector General determines that the head of an element 
of the intelligence community denied a request by a whis-
tleblower under subsection (a), directed the whistleblower 
not to contact the congressional intelligence committees, 
or unreasonably delayed in providing information under 
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such subsection, the covered Inspector General shall notify 
the congressional intelligence committees of such denial, 
direction, or unreasonable delay. 
‘‘(c) PERMANENT SECURITY OFFICER.—The head of 
each element of the intelligence community may designate 
a permanent security officer in the element to provide to 
whistleblowers the information under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of the National Security Act of 1947 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1225, as added by section 504(b), the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1227. Procedures regarding disclosures to Congress.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
103H(k)(5)(D)(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(D)(i)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The employee may request information 
pursuant to section 1227 with respect to contacting such 
committees.’’. 
SEC. 506. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF WHIS-
TLEBLOWER 
IDENTITY 
AS 
REPRISAL 
AGAINST WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE BY 
EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS IN INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) 
of section 1221 of the National Security Act of 1947, as 
designated by section 504(b)(1)(A), is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub-
paragraph (K); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) a knowing and willful disclosure re-
vealing the identity or other personally identifi-
able information of such employee or such con-
tractor employee without the express written 
consent of such employee or such contractor 
employee or if the Inspector General determines 
it is necessary for the exclusive purpose of in-
vestigating a complaint or information received 
under section 8H of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 8H); or’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO DETAILEES.—Such subsection 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’, with 
respect to an agency or a covered intelligence com-
munity element, includes an individual who has been 
detailed to such agency or covered intelligence com-
munity element.’’. 
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(c) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL DIS-
CLOSURE
OF WHISTLEBLOWER IDENTITY.—Subsection 
(d) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the President shall provide 
for the enforcement of this section. 
‘‘(2) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR UNLAW-
FUL, WILLFUL
DISCLOSURE
OF
WHISTLEBLOWER 
IDENTITY.—In a case in which an employee of an 
agency, or other employee or officer of the Federal 
Government, takes a personnel action described in 
subsection (a)(3)(J) against an employee of a cov-
ered intelligence community element as a reprisal in 
violation of subsection (b) or in a case in which a 
contractor employee takes a personnel action de-
scribed in such subsection against another con-
tractor employee as a reprisal in violation of sub-
section (c), the employee or contractor employee 
against whom the personnel action was taken may 
bring a private action for all appropriate remedies, 
including injunctive relief and compensatory and pu-
nitive damages, against the employee or contractor 
employee who took the personnel action, in a Fed-
eral district court of competent jurisdiction within 
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180 days of when the employee or contractor em-
ployee first learned of or should have learned of the 
violation.’’. 
SEC. 507. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND COORDINATION 
WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 
(a) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 103H(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3033(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The provisions of title XII shall apply to the In-
spector General with respect to the removal of the Inspec-
tor General, a vacancy in the position of the Inspector 
General, and any other matter relating to the Inspector 
General as specifically provided for in such title.’’. 
(b) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.—Paragraph 
(6) of section 17(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act 
of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(6) The provisions of title XII of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 shall apply to the Inspector General with 
respect to the removal of the Inspector General, a vacancy 
in the position of the Inspector General, and any other 
matter relating to the Inspector General as specifically 
provided for in such title.’’. 
(c) OTHER ELEMENTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947, as added by section 501, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after section 1205, as 
added by section 503, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1207. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF 
LAW. 
‘‘No provision of law that is inconsistent with any 
provision of this title shall be considered to supersede, re-
peal, or otherwise modify a provision of this title unless 
such other provision of law specifically cites a provision 
of this title in order to supersede, repeal, or otherwise 
modify that provision of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of the National Security Act 
of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1205, as added by section 503, the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1207. Coordination with other provisions of law.’’. 
SEC. 508. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title, any amendment made 
by this title, or the application thereof to any person or 
circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder 
of the title, of any such amendments, and of the applica-
tion of such provisions to other persons and circumstances 
shall not be affected thereby. 
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TITLE VI—MATTERS RELATING 
TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 
SEC. 601. MODIFICATIONS TO DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS.—Section 103E of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3030) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 103E. DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR
OF
SCIENCE
AND
TECH-
NOLOGY.—There is a Director of Science and Tech-
nology within the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence who shall be appointed by and shall re-
port directly to the Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
APPOINTMENT.— 
The Director of Science and Technology shall be ap-
pointed from among Federal employees and shall 
have a professional background and experience ap-
propriate for the duties of the Director of Science 
and Technology. 
‘‘(3) 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Director 
of 
Science and Technology shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(A) leading the strategic vision for and 
prioritization of covered activities of the intel-
ligence community; and 
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‘‘(A) lead the development and oversee the 
planning of a long-term strategy for covered ac-
tivities of the intelligence community; and 
‘‘(B) lead the prioritization of such activi-
ties; 
‘‘(6) share knowledge to help ensure that the 
intelligence community has the scientific and techno-
logical expertise necessary to fulfill national and 
military intelligence priorities relating to the 
progress of foreign adversaries in covered activities; 
and 
‘‘(7) perform other such duties as may be as-
signed by the Director of National Intelligence or 
specified by law. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE.—There is within the Office 
of the Director of Science and Technology a Na-
tional Intelligence Science and Technology Com-
mittee, which shall be chaired by the Director of 
Science and Technology. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be 
composed of one representative from each element of 
the intelligence community, who is— 
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‘‘(A) the principal science and technology 
advisor to the head of the element; or 
‘‘(B) an appropriate senior official des-
ignated by the head of the element. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co-
ordinate the covered activities of the intelligence 
community, including by— 
‘‘(A) identifying gaps in authorities or re-
sources that impact the ability of the intel-
ligence community to advance such activities; 
‘‘(B) assisting the Director of Science and 
Technology in developing recommendations for 
the Director of National Intelligence on the 
prioritization of such activities; 
‘‘(C) assisting the Director of Science and 
Technology in identifying changes to existing 
programs and resources necessary for the ad-
vancement of such activities; 
‘‘(D) developing and maintaining a central-
ized process by which the Committee may— 
‘‘(i) document the scientific and tech-
nological needs of each element of the in-
telligence community; 
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‘‘(ii) document any anticipated or 
planned projects, programs, or related ac-
tivities to address such needs; and 
‘‘(iii) provide information and regular 
updates to other members of the Com-
mittee on ongoing covered activities of the 
intelligence community and related projects 
and programs (including information and 
updates on work sponsored at federally 
funded research and development centers), 
in order to avoid duplicative efforts among 
the elements of the intelligence community; 
and 
‘‘(E) maintaining comprehensive and per-
sistent visibility into capabilities, assets, and 
talents in science, technology, or engineering 
that— 
‘‘(i) are available to the intelligence 
community at federally funded research 
and development centers; and 
‘‘(ii) may address the needs docu-
mented pursuant to subparagraph (D)(i). 
‘‘(4) INTELLIGENCE
ANALYSES.—The Com-
mittee may provide scientific and technological ex-
pertise and advice on analyses conducted by the in-
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telligence community on scientific and technological 
research and development achievements of foreign 
adversaries that affect the national security of the 
United States, including by— 
‘‘(A) coordinating with (and deconflicting 
with as appropriate) the National Intelligence 
Officer for Science and Technology of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence with re-
spect to threats posed by such achievements; 
‘‘(B) identifying investments and advance-
ments made by foreign adversaries in pursuit of 
such achievements and communicating the iden-
tifications to policymakers and the Armed 
Forces of the United States; 
‘‘(C) providing intelligence to assist na-
tional and military customers in identifying and 
prioritizing technically and operationally fea-
sible applications of such achievements; 
‘‘(D) advising policymakers and the Armed 
Forces of the United States on vulnerabilities of 
the United States that may be revealed, ex-
ploited, or otherwise implicated by foreign ad-
versaries through such achievements; and 
‘‘(E) collaborating with the heads of com-
ponents of elements of the intelligence commu-
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nity, including the Open Source Enterprise and 
the Department of Defense Open Source Coun-
cil (or any related successor component) and 
other appropriate entities, to analyze and ex-
ploit open-source science and technology intel-
ligence. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—On an annual basis, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees— 
‘‘(A) a report on the efforts of the Na-
tional Intelligence Science and Technology 
Committee; and 
‘‘(B) a report that— 
‘‘(i) addresses the status of covered 
activities of the intelligence community, in-
cluding any advancements made with re-
spect to such activities; and 
‘‘(ii) includes a submission from the 
head of each element of the intelligence 
community describing any covered activi-
ties sponsored by that element at a feder-
ally funded research and development cen-
ter during the most recent calendar year. 
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‘‘(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph 
(1)(C) shall be submitted in classified form. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘covered 
activities’ means scientific and technological research 
and development activities. 
‘‘(2) OPEN-SOURCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘open-source science and 
technology intelligence’ means information of intel-
ligence value regarding scientific and technological 
developments that appears in print or electronic 
form, including radio, television, newspapers, jour-
nals, the internet, commercial databases, videos, 
graphics, drawings, or any other publicly available 
source.’’. 
(b) INITIAL REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT ON EFFORTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit the 
first report under section 103E(d)(1)(A) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, as amended by sub-
section (a). 
(2) REPORTS ON ASSESSMENT AND COVERED 
ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na-
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tional Intelligence shall submit the first reports 
under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
103E(d)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947, as 
amended by subsection (a). 
SEC. 602. ANNUAL REPORTS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL 
ADVANCEMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS.—Title XI of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.), as amended by section 
305, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 1110. ANNUAL REPORTS ON RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT 
FOR 
SCIENTIFIC 
AND 
TECHNO-
LOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—On an annual basis, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on research and devel-
opment activities conducted by adversaries of the United 
States regarding scientific and technological advance-
ments. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in classified form. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means the following: 
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‘‘(1) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The Select Committee on Intelligence and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
at the beginning of the National Security Act of 1947 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1109, as added by section 305, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1110. Annual reports on research and development for scientific and 
technological advancements.’’. 
(c) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall submit the first report under sec-
tion 1109 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 603. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
ARTS, 
AND 
MATHEMATICS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Subtitle A of title X of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1003. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
ARTS, 
AND 
MATHEMATICS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ includes a department or agency of the Federal 
Government, a State, a political subdivision of a 
State, an individual, and a not-for-profit or other or-
ganization in the private sector. 
‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘educational institution’ includes any public or pri-
vate elementary school or secondary school, institu-
tion of higher education, college, university, or any 
other profit or nonprofit institution that is dedicated 
to improving science, technology, engineering, the 
arts, mathematics, business, law, medicine, or other 
fields that promote development and education relat-
ing to science, technology, engineering, the arts, 
mathematics, business, law, and medicine. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other ter-
ritory or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each head of an element of 
the intelligence community shall, on a continuing basis— 
‘‘(1) identify actions that the head may take to 
improve education in the scientific, technology, engi-
neering, the arts, and mathematics (known as 
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‘STEAM’) skills necessary to meet the long-term na-
tional security needs of the United States for per-
sonnel proficient in such skills; and 
‘‘(2) establish and conduct programs to carry 
out such actions. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an element of 
the intelligence community, in support of educational 
programs in science, technology, engineering, the 
arts, and mathematics, may— 
‘‘(A) award grants to eligible entities; 
‘‘(B) provide cash awards and other items 
to eligible entities; 
‘‘(C) accept voluntary services from eligible 
entities; 
‘‘(D) support national competition judging, 
other educational event activities, and associ-
ated award ceremonies in connection with such 
educational programs; and 
‘‘(E) enter into one or more education 
partnership agreements with educational insti-
tutions in the United States for the purpose of 
encouraging and enhancing study in science, 
technology, engineering, the arts, and mathe-
matics disciplines at all levels of education. 
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‘‘(2) 
EDUCATION
PARTNERSHIP
AGREE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
NATURE
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
VIDED.—Under an education partnership agree-
ment entered into with an educational institu-
tion under paragraph (1)(E), the head of an 
element of the intelligence community may pro-
vide assistance to the educational institution 
by— 
‘‘(i) loaning equipment to the edu-
cational institution for any purpose and 
duration in support of such agreement that 
the head considers appropriate; 
‘‘(ii) making personnel available to 
teach science courses or to assist in the de-
velopment of science courses and materials 
for the educational institution; 
‘‘(iii) providing sabbatical opportuni-
ties for faculty and internship opportuni-
ties for students; 
‘‘(iv) involving faculty and students of 
the educational institution in projects of 
that element of the intelligence community, 
including research and technology transfer 
or transition projects; 
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‘‘(v) cooperating with the educational 
institution in developing a program under 
which students may be given academic 
credit for work on projects of that element 
of the intelligence community, including re-
search and technology transfer for transi-
tion projects; and 
‘‘(vi) providing academic and career 
advice and assistance to students of the 
educational institution. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIES.—In entering into edu-
cation partnership agreements under paragraph 
(1)(E), the head of an element of the intel-
ligence community shall prioritize entering into 
education partnership agreements with the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Historically Black colleges and 
universities and other minority-serving in-
stitutions, as described in section 371(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
‘‘(ii) Educational institutions serving 
women, members of minority groups, and 
other groups of individuals who tradition-
ally are involved in the science, technology, 
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engineering, arts, and mathematics profes-
sions in disproportionately low numbers. 
‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF ADVISOR.—Each head of an 
element of the intelligence community shall designate one 
or more individuals within that element to advise and as-
sist the head regarding matters relating to science, tech-
nology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics education 
and training. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—Each head of an element of 
the intelligence community (other than the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence) shall carry out this section in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
at the beginning of the National Security Act is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1002 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1003. Improvement of education in science, technology, engineering, arts, 
and mathematics.’’. 
SEC. 604. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CYBER INTELLIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AC-
TIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), is amended by in-
serting after section 503 the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 503A. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CYBER INTEL-
LIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAIS-
SANCE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
‘‘On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees and 
the congressional defense committees (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) a report on 
the cyber intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ac-
tivities of the Department of Defense, and any other mat-
ters the Secretary determines appropriate, that occurred 
during the quarter preceding the date of the submission 
of the report.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 503 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 503A. Quarterly reports on cyber intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance activities of the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 605. PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING CYBER THREAT IN-
TELLIGENCE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. 
(a) SOLICITATION AND COMPILATION OF INFORMA-
TION.— 
(1) PROCESS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and Sector-Specific 
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Agencies the Director determines appropriate, shall 
establish a formal process to solicit and compile in-
formation needs of covered entities to improve the 
defenses of such entities against foreign cybersecu-
rity threats. 
(2) RECURRENT
INPUT.—The Director shall 
ensure that the information compiled under para-
graph (1) is current by continuing to solicit and 
compile information under such paragraph as fol-
lows: 
(A) By not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Director first establishes the 
process under such paragraph. 
(B) On a biennial basis thereafter. 
(b) EVALUATION.—Using the information solicited 
and compiled under subsection (a), and using any other 
intelligence information and processes, the Director, in co-
ordination with the Secretary, shall conduct an evaluation 
with respect to the intelligence needs relating to foreign 
cybersecurity threats. Such evaluation shall— 
(1) identify common technologies or inter-
dependencies that are likely to be targeted by na-
tion-state adversaries; 
(2) identify foreign intelligence gaps regarding 
foreign cybersecurity threats to covered entities; 
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(3) identify and execute methods of empowering 
Sector-Specific Agencies to— 
(A) identify specific critical lines of busi-
nesses, technologies, and processes within their 
respective sectors; and 
(B) coordinate directly with the intelligence 
community regarding sector-specific cybersecu-
rity threat; and 
(4) consider whether to enhance or adjust na-
tional intelligence collection and analysis priorities. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Director conducts the evaluation 
under subsection (b), and annually thereafter, the Direc-
tor and the Secretary shall jointly submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that— 
(1) assesses how the cybersecurity threat infor-
mation obtained from covered entities is shaping in-
telligence collection and dissemination activities; 
(2) evaluates the success of the intelligence 
community in sharing relevant, actionable cybersecu-
rity threat intelligence with such entities; and 
(3) addresses any legislative or policy changes 
necessary to enhance the cybersecurity of such enti-
ties. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional intelligence commit-
tees. 
(B) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
ENTITIES.—The term ‘‘covered 
entities’’ means owners and operators of critical in-
frastructure. 
(3) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
(4) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term ‘‘cy-
bersecurity threat’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2201(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 651(3)). 
(5) 
SECTOR-SPECIFIC
AGENCY.—The 
term 
‘‘Sector-Specific Agency’’ has the meaning given 
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that term in section 2201(5) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651(5)). 
SEC. 606. REVIEWS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CYBER 
THREAT SHARING POSTURE AND NATIONAL 
SECURITY DIRECTIVE 42. 
(a) REVIEW OF CYBERSECURITY THREATS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence, after coordinating with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, shall conduct a review of appli-
cable laws, policies, procedures, and resources of the 
intelligence community that apply to the intelligence 
community’s understanding of cybersecurity threats 
to covered entities. Such review shall address the 
ability of the intelligence community to share cyber 
threat information with the Federal departments 
and agencies responsible for providing warning and 
indicators to covered entities to enable them to de-
fend against such threats. 
(2) CONTENTS
OF
REVIEW.—The review re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include a consider-
ation of each of the following: 
(A) The capabilities and limitations of the 
intelligence community in collection on foreign 
adversary malicious cyber activity targeting cov-
ered entities. 
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(B) The ability of the intelligence commu-
nity to share cyber threat intelligence informa-
tion with covered entities. 
(C) Procedures for the sanitization and de-
classification of intelligence, including the effi-
ciency of such procedures. 
(D) Which criteria and procedures should 
be implemented to identify intelligence commu-
nity products for expedited sharing. 
(E) Current and projected national intel-
ligence requirements that relate to cybersecurity 
threats to covered entities. 
(F) Budgetary changes to ensure that the 
intelligence community is postured to provide 
adequate indicators and warning of cybersecu-
rity threats to covered entities. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2021, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the review re-
quired under this subsection. 
(B) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report re-
quired under subparagraph (A) may be sub-
mitted in classified or unclassified form. If such 
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report is submitted in unclassified form, it may 
include a classified annex. 
(b) REVIEW
OF NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVE 
42.—Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port containing the results of a review of the implementa-
tion and effectiveness of National Security Directive 42, 
with a specific focus on the role of the National Manager 
for National Security Systems. Such review shall in-
clude— 
(1) an appraisal of the National Manager’s au-
thorities and resources; 
(2) consideration of the definition of ‘‘national 
security system’’; and 
(3) recommendations to improve the cybersecu-
rity posture of national security assets, including 
such assets controlled or accessed by covered enti-
ties. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED
ENTITIES.—The term ‘‘covered 
entities’’ means— 
(A) owners and operators of critical infra-
structure; and 
(B) academic institutions in the United 
States, corporations incorporated in the United 
States, and corporations operating inside the 
United States. 
SEC. 607. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CYBERSECURITY POLI-
CIES OF CONTRACTORS OF OWNER OR OPER-
ATORS OF NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS . 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 
Security Agency shall conduct a feasibility study with re-
spect to requiring contractors (including subcontractors) 
of departments or agencies of the Federal Government 
that own or operate national security systems to imple-
ment mandatory cybersecurity policies or defensive meas-
ures. The study shall include— 
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(1) the estimated cost to the Federal Govern-
ment of deploying such mandatory cybersecurity 
policies or defensive measures; 
(2) whether there are sufficient legal and policy 
authorities in place to implement such mandatory 
cybersecurity policies or defensive measures; 
(3) a description of enforcement mechanisms 
for such mandatory cybersecurity policies or defen-
sive measures; and 
(4) the timeline for implementation of such 
mandatory cybersecurity policies or defensive meas-
ures. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter 
during the one-year period following the date of such en-
actment, the Director shall provide to the congressional 
intelligence committees and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a briefing on the study. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEFENSIVE MEASURES.—The term ‘‘defen-
sive measures’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Shar-
ing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501). 
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(2) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘national security system’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3542 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 608. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) All elements of the intelligence commu-
nity employ artificial intelligence in some form, 
and the artificial intelligence research and de-
velopment efforts of many of the elements over-
lap; 
(B) the elements do not adequately share 
resources, expertise, and data and often fail to 
make even closely related systems interoperate; 
(C) siloed artificial intelligence research 
and development inefficiently splits resources 
across the intelligence community leading to du-
plicative and less effective capabilities; 
(D) developing state-of-the-art artificial in-
telligence capabilities requires large quantities 
of training data, computing power, and subject 
matter expertise; 
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(E) research and development is the larg-
est cost driver for artificial intelligence capabili-
ties but once developed, artificial intelligence 
capabilities are generally inexpensive to provide 
to more users; 
(F) the Director of National Intelligence 
has addressed similar challenges in the realm of 
information technology through the IC IT En-
terprise initiative; 
(G) the IC IT Enterprise initiative has 
successfully consolidated capabilities like cloud 
computing and identity management into intel-
ligence community-wide capabilities, primarily 
by selecting executive agents from within the 
intelligence community to take the lead in their 
respective areas of interest and excellence; and 
(H) the Augmenting Intelligence through 
Machines initiative of the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence has centralized stra-
tegic thinking in its strategy for augmenting in-
telligence using machines but has not suffi-
ciently coordinated the artificial intelligence and 
machine learning research programs of the in-
telligence community to encourage efficiency 
and avoid duplication of effort. 
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(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) consolidating the resources of the intel-
ligence community regarding artificial intel-
ligence research and development to carry out 
intelligence community-wide efforts would yield 
economies of scale and improve mission out-
comes; and 
(B) the Augmenting Intelligence through 
Machines initiative of the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence should lead such ef-
forts. 
(b) AI PROJECT IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the 
Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community, 
the Chief Data Officer of the Intelligence Community, the 
Director of Science and Technology of the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of ele-
ments of the intelligence community the Director deter-
mines appropriate, shall identify research areas, applica-
tions, supporting technologies, and infrastructure regard-
ing artificial intelligence that— 
(1) would advance the mission of multiple ele-
ments of the intelligence community, with an empha-
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sis in areas that are already being worked on by 
multiple elements; 
(2) can be either assigned to an executive agent 
or addressed by a joint research and development ef-
fort; and 
(3) have the potential to significantly impact in-
telligence outcomes or the efficiency of the intel-
ligence community. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—With respect to each re-
search area, application, supporting technology, or 
infrastructure identified under subsection (b), the 
Director shall develop an implementation plan to 
consolidate research and development, program man-
agement, acquisition, and sustainment into an intel-
ligence community-wide effort that results in intel-
ligence community-wide capabilities. Each such plan 
shall include— 
(A) an outline of the most significant bar-
riers to creating effective, intelligence commu-
nity-wide artificial intelligence capabilities; and 
(B) recommendations to overcome such 
barriers. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Director identifies a re-
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search area, application, supporting technology, or 
infrastructure under subsection (b), the Director 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees the plan under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 609. SEEDLING INVESTMENT IN NEXT-GENERATION 
MICROELECTRONICS IN SUPPORT OF ARTIFI-
CIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) developing faster, more energy efficient, and 
more resilient computing is important to the future 
of the national security of the United States and the 
leadership by the United States in artificial intel-
ligence; and 
(2) multidisciplinary teams co-designing micro-
electronics for artificial intelligence will lead to un-
precedented capabilities that will help ensure that 
the United States maintains its superiority in this 
worldwide competition for economic and national se-
curity. 
(b) AWARDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the 
Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects 
Activity, shall award contracts or grants, or enter into 
transactions other than contracts, to encourage microelec-
tronics research. 
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(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Director shall award con-
tracts or grants to, or enter into transactions other than 
contracts with, entities under subsection (b) to carry out 
any of the following: 
(1) Advanced engineering and applied research 
into novel computing models, materials, devices, ar-
chitectures, or algorithms to enable the advancement 
of artificial intelligence and machine learning. 
(2) Research efforts to— 
(A) overcome challenges with engineering 
and applied research of microelectronics, includ-
ing with respect to the physical limits on tran-
sistors, electrical interconnects, and memory 
elements; or 
(B) promote long-term advancements in 
computing technologies, including by fostering a 
unified and multidisciplinary approach encom-
passing research and development into algo-
rithm design, computing architectures, micro-
electronic devices and circuits, and the chem-
istry and physics of new materials. 
(3) Any other activity the Director determines 
would promote the development of microelectronics 
research. 
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(d) AWARD AMOUNTS.—In awarding contracts or 
grants, or entering into transactions other than contracts, 
under subsection (b), the Director may award not more 
than a total of $15,000,000. 
TITLE 
VII—PROTECTION 
OF 
ELECTIONS FROM FOREIGN 
INFLUENCE 
Subtitle A—Foreign Influence 
Reporting in Elections 
SEC. 701. FEDERAL CAMPAIGN REPORTING OF FOREIGN 
CONTACTS. 
(a) INITIAL NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) DISCLOSURE OF REPORTABLE FOREIGN CON-
TACTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE
OBLIGATION
TO
NOTIFY.— 
Not later than 1 week after a reportable foreign con-
tact, each political committee shall notify the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation and the Commission of 
the reportable foreign contact and provide a sum-
mary of the circumstances with respect to such re-
portable foreign contact. The Federal Bureau of In-
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vestigation, not later than 1 week after receiving a 
notification from a political committee under this 
paragraph, shall submit to the political committee, 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate written or elec-
tronic confirmation of receipt of the notification. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL
OBLIGATION
TO
NOTIFY.— 
Not later than 3 days after a reportable foreign con-
tact— 
‘‘(A) each candidate and each immediate 
family member of a candidate shall notify the 
treasurer or other designated official of the 
principal campaign committee of such candidate 
of the reportable foreign contact and provide a 
summary of the circumstances with respect to 
such reportable foreign contact; and 
‘‘(B) each official, employee, or agent of a 
political committee shall notify the treasurer or 
other designated official of the committee of the 
reportable foreign contact and provide a sum-
mary of the circumstances with respect to such 
reportable foreign contact. 
‘‘(3) REPORTABLE FOREIGN CONTACT.—In this 
subsection: 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘reportable 
foreign contact’ means any direct or indirect 
contact or communication that— 
‘‘(i) is between— 
‘‘(I) a candidate, an immediate 
family member of the candidate, a po-
litical committee, or any official, em-
ployee, or agent of such committee; 
and 
‘‘(II) an individual that the per-
son described in subclause (I) knows, 
has reason to know, or reasonably be-
lieves is a covered foreign national; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the person described in clause 
(i)(I) knows, has reason to know, or rea-
sonably believes involves— 
‘‘(I) an offer or other proposal 
for a contribution, donation, expendi-
ture, disbursement, or solicitation de-
scribed in section 319; or 
‘‘(II) coordination or collabora-
tion with, an offer or provision of in-
formation or services to or from, or 
persistent and repeated contact with, 
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a covered foreign national in connec-
tion with an election. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) CONTACTS IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY 
AS ELECTED OFFICIAL.—The term ‘report-
able foreign contact’ shall not include any 
contact or communication with a covered 
foreign national by an elected official or an 
employee of an elected official solely in an 
official capacity as such an official or em-
ployee. 
‘‘(ii) CONTACTS
FOR
PURPOSES
OF 
ENABLING
OBSERVATION
OF
ELECTIONS 
BY
INTERNATIONAL
OBSERVERS.—The 
term ‘reportable foreign contact’ shall not 
include any contact or communication with 
a covered foreign national by any person 
which is made for purposes of enabling the 
observation of elections in the United 
States by a foreign national or the obser-
vation of elections outside of the United 
States by a candidate, political committee, 
or any official, employee, or agent of such 
committee. 
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‘‘(iii) EXCEPTIONS
NOT
APPLICABLE 
IF
CONTACTS
OR
COMMUNICATIONS
IN-
VOLVE
PROHIBITED
DISBURSEMENTS.—A 
contact or communication by an elected of-
ficial or an employee of an elected official 
shall not be considered to be made solely 
in an official capacity for purposes of 
clause (i), and a contact or communication 
shall not be considered to be made for pur-
poses of enabling the observation of elec-
tions for purposes of clause (ii), if the con-
tact or communication involves a contribu-
tion, donation, expenditure, disbursement, 
or solicitation described in section 319. 
‘‘(C) COVERED
FOREIGN
NATIONAL
DE-
FINED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the 
term 
‘covered 
foreign 
national’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) a foreign principal (as de-
fined in section 1(b) of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 
U.S.C. 611(b))) that is a government 
of a foreign country or a foreign polit-
ical party; 
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‘‘(II) any person who acts as an 
agent, representative, employee, or 
servant, or any person who acts in 
any other capacity at the order, re-
quest, or under the direction or con-
trol, of a foreign principal described in 
subclause (I) or of a person any of 
whose activities are directly or indi-
rectly supervised, directed, controlled, 
financed, or subsidized in whole or in 
major part by a foreign principal de-
scribed in subclause (I); or 
‘‘(III) any person included in the 
list of specially designated nationals 
and blocked persons maintained by 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
of the Department of the Treasury 
pursuant to authorities relating to the 
imposition of sanctions relating to the 
conduct of a foreign principal de-
scribed in subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) CLARIFICATION REGARDING AP-
PLICATION TO CITIZENS OF THE UNITED 
STATES.—In the case of a citizen of the 
United States, subclause (II) of clause (i) 
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applies only to the extent that the person 
involved acts within the scope of that per-
son’s status as the agent of a foreign prin-
cipal described in subclause (I) of clause 
(i). 
‘‘(4) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘immediate family member’ 
means, with respect to a candidate, a parent, parent- 
in-law, spouse, adult child, or sibling.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to report-
able foreign contacts which occur on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) INFORMATION INCLUDED ON REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(b) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 30104(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (7); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) for any reportable foreign contact (as de-
fined in subsection (j)(3))— 
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‘‘(A) the date, time, and location of the 
contact; 
‘‘(B) the date and time of when a des-
ignated official of the committee was notified of 
the contact; 
‘‘(C) the identity of individuals involved; 
and 
‘‘(D) a description of the contact, including 
the nature of any contribution, donation, ex-
penditure, disbursement, or solicitation involved 
and the nature of any activity described in sub-
section (j)(3)(A)(ii)(II) involved.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to reports 
filed on or after the expiration of the 60-day period 
which begins on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 702. FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FOREIGN CONTACT RE-
PORTING COMPLIANCE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) REPORTABLE FOREIGN CONTACTS COMPLIANCE 
POLICY.— 
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‘‘(1) REPORTING.—Each political committee 
shall establish a policy that requires all officials, em-
ployees, and agents of such committee to notify the 
treasurer or other appropriate designated official of 
the committee of any reportable foreign contact (as 
defined in section 304(j)) not later than 3 days after 
such contact was made. 
‘‘(2) 
RETENTION
AND
PRESERVATION
OF 
RECORDS.—Each political committee shall establish 
a policy that provides for the retention and preserva-
tion of records and information related to reportable 
foreign contacts (as so defined) for a period of not 
less than 3 years. 
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon filing its state-
ment of organization under section 303(a), and 
with each report filed under section 304(a), the 
treasurer of each political committee (other 
than an authorized committee) shall certify 
that— 
‘‘(i) the committee has in place poli-
cies that meet the requirements of para-
graphs (1) and (2); 
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‘‘(ii) the committee has designated an 
official to monitor compliance with such 
policies; and 
‘‘(iii) not later than 1 week after the 
beginning of any formal or informal affili-
ation with the committee, all officials, em-
ployees, and agents of such committee 
will— 
‘‘(I) receive notice of such poli-
cies; 
‘‘(II) be informed of the prohibi-
tions under section 319; and 
‘‘(III) sign a certification affirm-
ing their understanding of such poli-
cies and prohibitions. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED
COMMITTEES.—With 
respect to an authorized committee, the can-
didate shall make the certification required 
under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to political 
committees which file a statement of organization 
under section 303(a) of the Federal Election Cam-
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paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30103(a)) on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION RULE FOR EXISTING COMMIT-
TEES.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each political committee 
under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
shall file a certification with the Federal Election 
Commission that the committee is in compliance 
with the requirements of section 302(j) of such Act 
(as added by subsection (a)). 
SEC. 703. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
Section 309(d)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(d)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) Any person who knowingly and willfully com-
mits a violation of subsection (j) or (b)(9) of section 304 
or section 302(j) shall be fined not more than $500,000, 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(F) Any person who knowingly and willfully conceals 
or destroys any materials relating to a reportable foreign 
contact (as defined in section 304(j)) shall be fined not 
more than $1,000,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both.’’. 
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SEC. 704. REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port relating to notifications received by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation under section 304(j)(1) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 
701(a) of this Act). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following with respect 
to notifications described in subsection (a): 
(1) The number of such notifications received 
from political committees during the year covered by 
the report. 
(2) A description of protocols and procedures 
developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation re-
lating to receipt and maintenance of records relating 
to such notifications. 
(3) With respect to such notifications received 
during the year covered by the report, a description 
of any subsequent actions taken by the Director re-
sulting from the receipt of such notifications. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional intel-
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ligence committees’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
SEC. 705. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by 
this subtitle shall be construed— 
(1) to impede legitimate journalistic activities; 
or 
(2) to impose any additional limitation on the 
right to express political views or to participate in 
public discourse of any individual who— 
(A) resides in the United States; 
(B) is not a citizen of the United States or 
a national of the United States, as defined in 
section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)); and 
(C) is not lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence, as defined by section 101(a)(20) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(20)). 
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Subtitle B—Foreign Influence 
Reporting in Elections 
SEC. 711. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FOREIGN 
MONEY BAN. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PROVISION 
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AS CONTRIBUTION OR DONA-
TION OF A THING OF VALUE.—Section 319 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PROVISION 
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AS CONTRIBUTION OR DONA-
TION OF A THING OF VALUE.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a ‘contribution or donation of money or other thing 
of value’ includes the provision of opposition research, 
polling, or other non-public information relating to a can-
didate for election for a Federal, State, or local office for 
the purpose of influencing the election, regardless of 
whether such research, polling, or information has mone-
tary value, except that nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to treat the mere provision of an opinion about 
a candidate as a thing of value for purposes of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FOREIGN 
MONEY BAN TO ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS 
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OF THINGS OF VALUE AND TO ALL SOLICITATIONS OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS
AND
DONATIONS
OF
THINGS
OF 
VALUE.—Section 319(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30121(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘promise 
to make a contribution or donation’’ and inserting 
‘‘promise to make such a contribution or donation’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘donation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘donation of money or other thing of 
value, or to make an express or implied promise to 
make such a contribution or donation,’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive (di-
rectly or indirectly) a contribution or donation de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
(1), or to solicit, accept, or receive (directly or indi-
rectly) an express or implied promise to make such 
a contribution or donation, from a foreign na-
tional.’’. 
(c) ENHANCED
PENALTY
FOR
CERTAIN
VIOLA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 309(d)(1) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(d)(1)), as amended by section 
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703, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G)(i) Any person who knowingly and willfully com-
mits a violation of section 319 which involves a foreign 
national which is a government of a foreign country or 
a foreign political party, or which involves a thing of value 
consisting of the provision of opposition research, polling, 
or other non-public information relating to a candidate for 
election for a Federal, State, or local office for the purpose 
of influencing the election, shall be fined under title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 
years, or both. 
‘‘(ii) In clause (i), each of the terms ‘government of 
a foreign country’ and ‘foreign political party’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1 of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as Amended (22 U.S.C. 
611).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to viola-
tions committed on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 712. REQUIRING ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FOREIGN 
MONEY BAN BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES. 
(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY FEDERAL ELEC-
TION COMMISSION.—Section 303 of the Federal Election 
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Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30103) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF
FOREIGN
MONEY 
BAN.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION BY COMMISSION.—Not later 
than 30 days after a political committee files its 
statement of organization under subsection (a), and 
biennially thereafter until the committee terminates, 
the Commission shall provide the committee with a 
written explanation of section 319. 
‘‘(2) ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving the written explanation of 
section 319 under paragraph (1), the committee 
shall transmit to the Commission a signed cer-
tification that the committee has received such 
written explanation and has provided a copy of 
the explanation to all members, employees, con-
tractors, and volunteers of the committee. 
‘‘(B) PERSON
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
SIGNA-
TURE.—The certification required under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be signed— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate, by the candidate; or 
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‘‘(ii) in the case of any other political 
committee, by the treasurer of the com-
mittee.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION FOR EXISTING 
COMMITTEES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to political 
committees which file statements of organization 
under section 303 of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30103) on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION FOR EXISTING COMMITTEES.— 
(A) NOTIFICATION BY FEDERAL ELECTION 
COMMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Election Commission shall provide each political 
committee under such Act with the written ex-
planation of section 319 of such Act, as re-
quired under section 303(e)(1) of such Act (as 
added by subsection (a)). 
(B) ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY COMMITTEE.— 
Not later than 30 days after receiving the writ-
ten explanation under subparagraph (A), each 
political committee under such Act shall trans-
mit to the Federal Election Commission the 
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signed certification, as required under section 
303(e)(2) of such Act (as added by subsection 
(a)). 
TITLE VIII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Subtitle A—Saudi Arabia and the 
Middle East 
SEC. 801. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNTIL 
SUBMISSION OF REQUIRED REPORT ON MUR-
DER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI. 
(a) FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) There is a strong bipartisan conviction, 
shared widely throughout the legislative and ex-
ecutive branches of the United States Govern-
ment and elsewhere, that ensuring full account-
ability for the brutal murder on October 2, 
2018, of Jamal Khashoggi, a former Wash-
ington Post columnist and resident of the 
United States, is in the public interest and also 
the national interest of the United States. 
(B) Section 5714 of the Damon Paul Nel-
son and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 
and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 
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133 Stat. 2173) required the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence to submit to Congress a writ-
ten report in ‘‘unclassified form’’ that includes 
‘‘identification of those who carried out, partici-
pated in, ordered, or were otherwise complicit in 
or 
responsible 
for 
the 
death 
of 
Jamal 
Khashoggi.’’. 
(C) Section 1277 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1701) likewise obligated 
the Director to submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate a written report on the as-
sessment of the intelligence community regard-
ing Mr. Khashoggi’s brutal murder. 
(D) Such section 1277 specifically called, 
among other things, for a determination and 
presentation of evidence with respect to the ad-
vance knowledge and role of any current or 
former official of the Government of Saudi Ara-
bia or any current or former senior Saudi polit-
ical figure over the directing, ordering, or tam-
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pering 
of 
evidence 
in 
relation 
to 
Mr. 
Khashoggi’s murder. 
(E) Such section 1277 also required the 
Director to submit a list of foreign persons 
whom the Director has high confidence were re-
sponsible for, complicit in, or otherwise know-
ingly and materially assisted the murder, or im-
peded its impartial investigation, or who or-
dered or otherwise directed an act or acts con-
tributing to or causing the murder. 
(F) Contrary to the unambiguous and law-
ful command of Congress under such sections 
5714 and 1277, the Director did not produce 
any unclassified report as required by either 
such section, and instead, on February 20, 
2020, the Director submitted to such commit-
tees a classified report, which the Director re-
ferred to as an ‘‘annex’’. 
(G) The evident belief of the Director that 
no unclassified information can be produced in 
accordance with the directives of Congress is 
dubious, in light of the extensive body of cred-
ible, unclassified reporting available regarding 
the murder of Mr. Khashoggi, and the roles and 
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culpability of officials at the highest levels of 
the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Director of National Intelligence 
should reasonably have been able to produce an un-
classified report pursuant to section 5714 of the 
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard In-
telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 
2019, and 2020 and section 1277 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 that 
did not alter or obscure, in any way, the intelligence 
community’s core determinations, its presentation of 
evidence, or identification of relevant persons, as re-
quired, without putting sources and methods at risk. 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2021 for any element 
of the intelligence community may be obligated or 
expended for the purposes described in paragraph 
(2) until the date on which the Director of National 
Intelligence makes public the covered annex pursu-
ant to subsection (d). 
(2) PURPOSES DESCRIBED.—The purposes de-
scribed in this paragraph are any engagement or 
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interaction of any kind with the General Intelligence 
Presidency of the Government of Saudi Arabia, or 
any other intelligence or security service of the Gov-
ernment of Saudi Arabia, including with respect to 
supporting, partnering, assisting, or otherwise co-
operating, directly or indirectly with the General In-
telligence Presidency or such services. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to sharing information with or 
receiving from the Government of Saudi Arabia re-
garding— 
(A) a threat of death or serious bodily 
harm to any person; or 
(B) law enforcement activities, including 
with respect to cooperation between the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation and the Government of 
Saudi Arabia. 
(c) DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector, acting through the National Intelligence 
Council, shall complete a declassification review of 
the covered annex. 
(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—The declassification 
review under paragraph (1) shall— 
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(A) be conducted in accordance with sec-
tion 1.7 of Executive Order No. 13526 (75 Fed. 
Reg. 707; relating to classified national security 
information) with respect to requiring that in 
no case shall information be classified, continue 
to be maintained as classified, or fail to be de-
classified in order to— 
(i) conceal violations of law; 
(ii) prevent embarrassment to a per-
son, organization, or agency; or 
(iii) prevent or delay the release of in-
formation that does not require protecting 
in the interest of the national security; 
(B) evaluate and take into consideration 
the full body of credible, open-source reporting 
available to the intelligence community regard-
ing the murder of Jamal Khashoggi; and 
(C) make public as much information con-
tained in the covered annex as possible. 
(d) PUBLICATION AND SUBMISSION.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—Following the declassifica-
tion review of the covered annex under subsection 
(c), the Director shall make public on the internet 
website of the Director the covered annex. If the de-
classification review determines that any information 
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ated with the national security division of the Hong 
Kong Police Force. 
‘‘(2) A description of the command and control 
structures of such security services, including infor-
mation regarding the extent to which such security 
services are controlled by the Government of the 
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(3) A description of the working relationship 
and coordination mechanisms of the Chinese security 
services with the police force of the Hong Kong Spe-
cial Administrative Region. 
‘‘(4) A description of the activities conducted by 
Chinese security services operating within the Hong 
Kong Special Administrative Region, including— 
‘‘(A) information regarding the extent to 
which such security services, and officers associ-
ated with the national security division of the 
Hong Kong Police Force, are engaged in front-
line policing, serving in advisory and assistance 
roles, or both; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the likelihood of 
such security services conducting renditions of 
individuals from the Hong Kong Special Ad-
ministrative Region to China and a listing of 
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