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‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the academic liai-
son designated under paragraph (1) shall be as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) To serve as the liaison of the Depart-
ment with the academic community. 
‘‘(B) To conduct annual outreach and edu-
cation activities for the academic community on 
undue foreign influence and threats to Depart-
ment-sponsored academic research of concern. 
‘‘(C) To coordinate and align academic se-
curity policies with Department component 
agencies, the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, the intelligence community, Federal 
science agencies, and Federal regulatory agen-
cies, including agencies involved in export con-
trols. 
‘‘(D) To the extent practicable, to coordinate 
on an annual basis with the intelligence commu-
nity to share, not less frequently than annually, 
with the academic community unclassified infor-
mation, including counterintelligence informa-
tion, on threats from undue foreign influence. 
‘‘(E) Any other related responsibility, as de-
termined by the Secretary in consultation with
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the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering. 
‘‘(F) Any other duty, as determined by the 
Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 6283. SENSE OF SENATE ON UNITED STATES-ISRAEL 
COOPERATION ON PRECISION-GUIDED MUNI-
TIONS. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the Department of Defense has cooperated ex-
tensively with Israel to assist in the procurement of 
precision-guided munitions, and such cooperation 
represents an important example of robust United 
States support for Israel; 
(2) to the extent practicable, the Secretary of De-
fense should take further measures to expedite deliv-
eries of precision-guided munitions to Israel; and 
(3) regularized annual purchases of precision- 
guided munitions by Israel, in accordance with exist-
ing requirements and practices regarding the export 
of defense articles and defense services, coordinated 
with the United States Air Force annual purchase of 
precision-guided munitions, would enhance the secu-
rity of both the United States and Israel by—
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(A) promoting a more efficient use of de-
fense resources by taking advantage of economies 
of scale; 
(B) enabling the United States and Israel to 
address crisis requirements for precision-guided 
munitions in a timely and flexible manner; and 
(C) encouraging the defense industrial base 
to maintain routine production lines of preci-
sion-guided munitions. 
SEC. 6284. BLOCKING DEADLY FENTANYL IMPORTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 481(e) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘in which’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in 
which’’ before ‘‘1,000’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘in which’’ before 
‘‘1,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘in which’’ before 
‘‘5,000’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) that is a significant source of illicit 
synthetic opioids significantly affecting the 
United States;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) assistance that furthers the objectives 
set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 
664(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151n–2(b)); 
‘‘(F) assistance to combat trafficking au-
thorized under the Victims of Trafficking and Vi-
olence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.)); and 
‘‘(G) global health assistance authorized 
under sections 104 through 104C of the Foreign
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Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b through 
22 U.S.C. 2151b–4).’’. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY 
REPORT.—Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(9) A separate section that contains the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An identification of the countries, to 
the extent feasible, that are the most significant 
sources of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogues 
significantly affecting the United States during 
the preceding calendar year. 
‘‘(B) A description of the extent to which 
each country identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) has cooperated with the United States 
to prevent the articles or chemicals described in 
subparagraph (A) from being exported from such 
country to the United States. 
‘‘(C) A description of whether each country 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) has 
adopted and utilizes scheduling or other proce-
dures for illicit drugs that are similar in effect 
to the procedures authorized under title II of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811 et seq.)
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for adding drugs and other substances to the con-
trolled substances schedules; 
‘‘(D) A description of whether each country 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) is fol-
lowing steps to prosecute individuals involved in 
the illicit manufacture or distribution of con-
trolled substance analogues (as defined in section 
102(32) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802(32)); and 
‘‘(E) A description of whether each country 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) requires 
the registration of tableting machines and encap-
sulating machines or other measures similar in 
effect to the registration requirements set forth in 
part 1310 of title 21, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and has not made good faith efforts, in the 
opinion of the Secretary, to improve regulation 
of tableting machines and encapsulating ma-
chines.’’. 
(d) WITHHOLDING OF BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL 
ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 490(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(a)) is 
amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or coun-
try identified pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of 
section 489(a)(8)(A) of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘country 
identified 
pursuant 
to 
section 
489(a)(8)(A), or country thrice identified during 
a 
5-year 
period 
pursuant 
to 
section 
489(a)(9)(A)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or major 
drug-transit country (as determined under sub-
section (h)) or country identified pursuant to 
clause (i) or (ii) of section 489(a)(8)(A) of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘, major drug-transit coun-
try, country identified pursuant to section 
489(a)(8)(A), or country thrice identified during 
a 
5-year 
period 
pursuant 
to 
section 
489(a)(9)(A)’’. 
(2) DESIGNATION OF ILLICIT FENTANYL COUN-
TRIES WITHOUT SCHEDULING PROCEDURES.—Section 
706(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j–1(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘also’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (D); 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) designate each country, if any, identi-
fied under section 489(a)(9) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)(9)) 
that has failed to adopt and utilize scheduling 
procedures for illicit drugs that are comparable 
to the procedures authorized under title II of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811 et seq.) 
for adding drugs and other substances to the con-
trolled substances schedules;’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘so designated’’ and inserting ‘‘des-
ignated under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)’’. 
(3) DESIGNATION OF ILLICIT FENTANYL COUN-
TRIES WITHOUT ABILITY TO PROSECUTE CRIMINALS 
FOR
THE
MANUFACTURE
OR
DISTRIBUTION
OF 
FENTANYL ANALOGUES.—Section 706(2) of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 2291j–1(2)), as amended by paragraph 
(2), is further amended by inserting after subpara-
graph (B) the following:
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‘‘(C) designate each country, if any, identi-
fied under section 489(a)(9) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)(9)) 
that has not taken significant steps to prosecute 
individuals involved in the illicit manufacture 
or distribution of controlled substance analogues 
(as defined in section 102(32) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(32));’’. 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
ASSISTANCE
FOR
DES-
IGNATED COUNTRIES.—Section 706(3) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 2291j–1(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘also des-
ignated under paragraph (2) in the report’’ and in-
serting ‘‘designated in the report under paragraph 
(2)(A) or thrice designated during a 5-year period in 
the report under subparagraph (B) or (C) of para-
graph (2)’’. 
(5) EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATION ON ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 706(5) of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j– 
1(5)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (F); 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following:
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‘‘(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), assist-
ance to promote democracy (as described in sec-
tion 481(e)(4)(E) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)(E))) shall be pro-
vided to countries identified in a report under 
paragraph (1) and designated under subpara-
graph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), to the extent 
such countries are otherwise eligible for such as-
sistance, regardless of whether the President re-
ports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees in accordance with such paragraph. 
‘‘(D) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), as-
sistance to combat trafficking (as described in 
section 481(e)(4)(F) of such Act) shall be pro-
vided to countries identified in a report under 
paragraph (1) and designated under subpara-
graph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), to the extent 
such countries are otherwise eligible for such as-
sistance, regardless of whether the President re-
ports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees in accordance with such paragraph. 
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), global 
health 
assistance 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
481(e)(4)(G) of such Act) shall be provided to 
countries identified in a report under paragraph
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(1) and designated under subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of paragraph (2), to the extent such countries 
are otherwise eligible for such assistance, regard-
less of whether the President reports to the ap-
propriate congressional committees in accordance 
with such paragraph’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘section clause (i) or (ii) of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of section’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6286. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL OP-
ERATIONS-TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP. 
The reference in section 1286(b)(5)(A) to the ‘‘Minister 
of Defense of Israel’’ is deemed to refer to the ‘‘Secretary 
of State and the Minister of Defense of Israel’’. 
Subtitle H—United States-Israel 
Security Assistance 
SEC. 6290. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Israel 
Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 6290A. DEFINITION. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means—
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
CHAPTER 1—SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR 
ISRAEL 
SEC. 6291. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On September 14, 2016, the United States 
and Israel signed a 10-year Memorandum of Under-
standing to reaffirm the importance of continuing an-
nual United States military assistance to Israel and 
cooperative missile defense programs in a way that 
enhances Israel’s security and strengthens the bilat-
eral relationship between the 2 countries. 
(2) The 2016 Memorandum of Understanding re-
flects United States support of Foreign Military Fi-
nancing grant assistance to Israel over a 10-year pe-
riod beginning in fiscal year 2019 and ending in fis-
cal year 2028.
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(3) The 2016 Memorandum of Understanding 
also reflects United States support for funding for co-
operative programs to develop, produce, and procure 
missile, rocket, and projectile defense capabilities dur-
ing such 10-year period at an average funding level 
of $500,000,000 per year, totaling $5,000,000,000 for 
such period. 
SEC. 6292. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to provide assist-
ance to the Government of Israel for the development and 
acquisition of advanced capabilities that Israel requires to 
meet its security needs and to enhance United States capa-
bilities. 
SEC. 6293. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL. 
Section 513(c) of the Security Assistance Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–280; 114 Stat. 856) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2002 and 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 
2026, 2027, and 2028’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘equal to—’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘not less than 
$3,300,000,000.’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(3) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts au-
thorized to be available for Israel under paragraph 
(1) and subsection (b)(1) for fiscal years 2021, 2022, 
2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028 shall be dis-
bursed not later than 30 days after the date of the en-
actment of an Act making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs for the respective fiscal year, or October 31 
of the respective fiscal year, whichever is later.’’. 
SEC. 6294. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AU-
THORITY. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2005.—Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 
1011) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘after September 30, 2025’’. 
(b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT
OF 1961.—Section 
514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2013, 
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025’’. 
SEC. 6295. EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL. 
Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117
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Stat. 576) is amended under the heading ‘‘LOAN GUARAN-
TEES TO ISRAEL’’— 
(1) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’; and 
(2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 6296. TRANSFER OF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS 
TO ISRAEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the 
President is authorized to transfer to Israel precision guid-
ed munitions from reserve stocks for Israel in such quan-
tities as may be necessary for legitimate self-defense of 
Israel and is otherwise consistent with the purposes and 
conditions for such transfers under the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(b) CERTIFICATIONS.—Except in case of emergency, as 
determined by the President, not later than 5 days before 
making a transfer under subsection (a), the President shall 
certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the 
transfer of the precision guided munitions— 
(1) does not affect the ability of the United 
States to maintain a sufficient supply of precision 
guided munitions;
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(2) does not harm the combat readiness of the 
United States or the ability of the United States to 
meet its commitment to allies for the transfer of such 
munitions; 
(3) is necessary for Israel to counter the threat 
of rockets in a timely fashion; and 
(4) is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
SEC. 6297. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RAPID ACQUISITION 
AND DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President should— 
(1) prescribe procedures for the rapid acquisition 
and deployment of precision guided munitions for 
United States counterterrorism missions; or 
(2) assist Israel, which is an ally of the United 
States, to protect itself against direct missile threats. 
SEC. 6298. ELIGIBILITY OF ISRAEL FOR THE STRATEGIC 
TRADE AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION TO CER-
TAIN EXPORT CONTROL LICENSING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Israel has adopted high standards in the field 
of weapons export controls.
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(2) Israel has declared its unilateral adherence to 
the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Australia 
Group, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group. 
(3) Israel is a party to— 
(A) the Protocol for the Prohibition of the 
Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other 
Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of War-
fare, signed at Geneva June 17, 1925 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Geneva Protocol’’); 
(B) the Convention on the Physical Protec-
tion of Nuclear Material, signed at Vienna and 
New York March 3, 1980; and 
(C) the Convention on Prohibitions or Re-
strictions on the Use of Certain Conventional 
Weapons Which may be Deemed to be Exces-
sively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Ef-
fects, signed at Geneva October 10, 1980. 
(4) Section 6(b) of the United States-Israel Stra-
tegic Partnership Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8603 note) 
directs the President, consistent with the commitments 
of the United States under international agreements, 
to take steps so that Israel may be included in the list 
of countries eligible for the strategic trade authoriza-
tion exception under section 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, 
Code of Federal Regulations, to the requirement for a
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license for the export, re-export, or in-country transfer 
of an item subject to controls under the Export Ad-
ministration Regulations. 
(b) BRIEFING ON ELIGIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC TRADE 
AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall brief the appropriate congressional committees by de-
scribing the steps taken to include Israel in the list of coun-
tries eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception 
under section 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, as required under section 6(b) of the United States- 
Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
296). 
CHAPTER 2—ENHANCED UNITED STATES- 
ISRAEL COOPERATION 
SEC. 6299. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
MEMORANDA 
OF 
UNDER-
STANDING TO ENHANCE COOPERATION WITH 
ISRAEL. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the United States 
Agency for International Development and Israel’s Agency 
for International Development Cooperation signed memo-
randa of understanding in 2012, 2017, and 2019 to coordi-
nate the agencies’ respective efforts to promote common de-
velopment goals in third countries.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USAID POL-
ICY.—It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for International De-
velopment should continue to cooperate with Israel to ad-
vance common development goals in third countries across 
a wide variety of sectors, including energy, agriculture, food 
security, democracy, human rights, governance, economic 
growth, trade, education, environment, global health, water, 
and sanitation. 
(c) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Secretary 
of State, acting through the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, may enter 
into memoranda of understanding with Israel to advance 
common goals on energy, agriculture, food security, democ-
racy, human rights, governance, economic growth, trade, 
education, environment, global health, water, and sanita-
tion, with a focus on strengthening mutual ties and co-
operation with nations throughout the world. 
SEC. 6299A. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS AMONG THE UNITED 
STATES, ISRAEL, AND DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES. 
Section 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151d) is amended by striking subsections (e) and 
(f) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated 
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 
to finance cooperative projects among the United States, 
Israel, and developing countries that identify and support 
local solutions to address sustainability challenges relating 
to water resources, agriculture, and energy storage, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) establishing public-private partnerships; 
‘‘(2) supporting the identification, research, de-
velopment testing, and scaling of innovations that 
focus on populations that are vulnerable to environ-
mental and resource-scarcity crises, such as subsist-
ence farming communities; 
‘‘(3) seed or transition-to-scale funding; 
‘‘(4) clear and appropriate branding and mark-
ing of United States funded assistance, in accordance 
with section 641; and 
‘‘(5) accelerating demonstrations or applications 
of local solutions to sustainability challenges, or the 
further refinement, testing, or implementation of in-
novations that have previously effectively addressed 
sustainability challenges. 
‘‘(f) Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (e) 
shall be obligated in accordance with the memoranda of un-
derstanding referred to in subsections (a) and (c) of section
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6299 of the United States-Israel Security Assistance Au-
thorization Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 6299B. JOINT COOPERATIVE PROGRAM RELATED TO 
INNOVATION AND HIGH-TECH FOR THE MID-
DLE EAST REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States should help foster coopera-
tion in the Middle East region by financing and, as 
appropriate, cooperating in projects related to inno-
vation and advanced technologies; and 
(2) projects referred to in paragraph (1) 
should— 
(A) contribute to development and the qual-
ity of life in the Middle East region through the 
application of research and advanced technology; 
and 
(B) contribute to Arab-Israeli cooperation 
by establishing strong working relationships that 
last beyond the life of such projects. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, acting 
through the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, is authorized to seek to establish 
a program between the United States and appropriate re-
gional partners to provide for cooperation in the Middle
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East region by supporting projects related to innovation 
and advanced technologies. 
(c) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—Each project carried 
out under the program established pursuant to subsection 
(b)— 
(1) shall include the participation of at least 1 
entity from Israel and 1 entity from another regional 
partner; and 
(2) shall be conducted in a manner that appro-
priately protects sensitive information, intellectual 
property, the national security interests of the United 
States, and the national security interests of Israel. 
SEC. 6299C. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES- 
ISRAEL ECONOMIC COOPERATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States-Israel economic partner-
ship— 
(A) has achieved great tangible and intan-
gible benefits to both countries; and 
(B) is a foundational component of the 
strong alliance; 
(2) science and technology innovations present 
promising new frontiers for United States-Israel eco-
nomic cooperation, particularly in light of wide-
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spread drought, cybersecurity attacks, and other 
major challenges impacting the United States; and 
(3) the President should regularize and expand 
existing forums of economic dialogue with Israel and 
foster both public and private sector participation. 
SEC. 6299D. COOPERATION ON DIRECTED ENERGY CAPA-
BILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is au-
thorized to carry out research, development, test, and 
evaluation activities, on a joint basis with Israel, to 
establish directed energy capabilities that address 
threats to the United States, deployed forces of the 
United States, or Israel. Any activities carried out 
under this paragraph shall be conducted in a manner 
that appropriately protects sensitive information, in-
tellectual property, the national security interests of 
the United States, and the national security interests 
of Israel. 
(2) REPORT.—The activities described in para-
graph (1) may be carried out after the Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, submits a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that includes—
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(A) a memorandum of agreement between 
the United States and Israel regarding sharing 
of research and development costs for the capa-
bilities described in paragraph (1), and any sup-
porting documents; and 
(B) a certification that the memorandum of 
agreement referred to in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) requires sharing of costs of projects, 
including in-kind support, between the 
United States and Israel; 
(ii) establishes a framework to nego-
tiate the rights to any intellectual property 
developed under the memorandum of agree-
ment; and 
(iii) requires the United States Gov-
ernment to receive semiannual reports on 
expenditure of funds, if any, by the Govern-
ment of Israel, including— 
(I) a description of what the 
funds have been used for and when 
funds were expended; and 
(II) the identification of entities 
that expended such funds. 
(b) SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH ACTIVITIES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is au-
thorized to provide maintenance and sustainment 
support to Israel for the directed energy capabilities 
research, development, test, and evaluation activities 
authorized under subsection (a)(1), including the in-
stallation of equipment that is necessary to carry out 
such research, development, test, and evaluation. 
(2) REPORT.—The support described in para-
graph (1) may not be provided until 15 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, submits a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees that de-
scribes in detail the support to be provided. 
(3) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—The support de-
scribed in paragraph (1) may not be provided unless 
the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Government of Israel 
will contribute to such support— 
(A) an amount not less than the amount of 
support to be so provided; or 
(B) an amount that otherwise meets the best 
efforts of Israel, as mutually agreed to by the 
United States and Israel.
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(c) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit 
a semiannual report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that includes the most recent semiannual report 
provided by the Government of Israel to the United States 
Government. 
SEC. 6299E. PLANS TO PROVIDE ISRAEL WITH NECESSARY 
DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES IN A CON-
TINGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish and 
update, as appropriate, plans to provide Israel with defense 
articles and services that are determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to be necessary for the defense of Israel in a con-
tingency. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the President shall brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding the status of the plans required 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 6299F. OTHER MATTERS OF COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Activities authorized under this 
section shall be carried out with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State and aligned with the National Security 
Strategy of the United States, the United States Govern-
ment Global Health Security Strategy, the Department of
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State Integrated Country Strategies, the USAID Country 
Development Cooperation Strategies, and any equivalent or 
successor plans or strategies, as necessary and appropriate 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 
through 2023 for a bilateral cooperative program with 
the Government of Israel that awards grants for the 
development of health technologies, including health 
technologies listed in paragraph (2), subject to para-
graph (3), with an emphasis on collaboratively ad-
vancing the use of technology and personalized medi-
cine in relation to COVID–19. 
(2) TYPES
OF
HEALTH
TECHNOLOGIES.—The 
health technologies described in this paragraph may 
include technologies such as sensors, drugs and vac-
cinations, respiratory assist devices, diagnostic tests, 
and telemedicine. 
(3) RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDING.—Amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are subject to 
a matching contribution from the Government of 
Israel. 
(4) OPTION
FOR
ESTABLISHING
NEW
PRO-
GRAM.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to para-
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graph (1) may be expended for a bilateral program 
with the Government of Israel that— 
(A) is in existence on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act for the purposes 
described in paragraph (1); or 
(B) is established after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, in accordance with the Agree-
ment between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the 
State of Israel on Cooperation in Science and 
Technology for Homeland Security Matters, done 
at Jerusalem May 29, 2008 (or a successor 
agreement), for the purposes described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) COORDINATOR OF UNITED STATES–ISRAEL RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may designate 
the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of 
Oceans and International Environmental and Sci-
entific Affairs, or another appropriate Department of 
State official, to act as Coordinator of United States- 
Israel Research and Development (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘‘Coordinator’’).
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(2) AUTHORITIES
AND
DUTIES.—The Coordi-
nator, in conjunction with the heads of relevant Fed-
eral Government departments and agencies and in co-
ordination with the Israel Innovation Authority, may 
oversee civilian science and technology programs on a 
joint basis with Israel. 
(d) OFFICE OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY OF 
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Admin-
istration should seek to explore collaboration with 
Israel through the Office of Global Policy and Strat-
egy. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner, 
acting through the head of the Office of Global Policy 
and Strategy, shall submit a report describing the 
benefits to the United States and to Israel of opening 
an office in Israel for the Office of Global Policy and 
Strategy to— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;
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(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(e) UNITED STATES–ISRAEL ENERGY CENTER.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
$4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2023 
to carry out the activities of the United States-Israel En-
ergy Center established pursuant to section 917(d) of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17337(d)). 
(f) UNITED STATES–ISRAEL BINATIONAL INDUSTRIAL 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.—It is the 
sense of Congress that grants to promote covered energy 
projects conducted by, or in conjunction with, the United 
States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Develop-
ment Foundation should be funded at not less than 
$2,000,000 annually under section 917(b) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17337(b)). 
(g) UNITED STATES–ISRAEL COOPERATION ON EN-
ERGY, WATER, HOMELAND SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, AND 
ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 7 of the 
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (22 
U.S.C. 8606) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2023.’’. 
(h) ANNUAL POLICY DIALOGUE.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department of Transportation and 
Israel’s Ministry of Transportation should engage in an an-
nual policy dialogue to implement the 2016 Memorandum 
of Cooperation signed by the Secretary of Transportation 
and the Israeli Minister of Transportation. 
(i) COOPERATION
ON
SPACE
EXPLORATION
AND 
SCIENCE INITIATIVES.—The Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall continue to 
work with the Israel Space Agency to identify and coopera-
tively pursue peaceful space exploration and science initia-
tives in areas of mutual interest, taking all appropriate 
measures to protect sensitive information, intellectual prop-
erty, trade secrets, and economic interests of the United 
States. 
(j) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION RE-
LATING TO DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall sub-
mit a report that describes research and development co-
operation with international partners, such as the State of 
Israel, in the area of desalination technology in accordance
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with section 9(b)(3) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 
(42 U.S.C. 10301 note) to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(k) RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC 
STRESS DISORDER.—It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs should seek to explore collabo-
ration between the Mental Illness Research, Education and 
Clinical Centers of Excellence and Israeli institutions with 
expertise in researching and treating posttraumatic stress 
disorder.
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TITLE 
LXVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle B—Cyberspace Related 
Matters 
SEC. 6611. REPORT ON USE OF ENCRYPTION BY DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY SYS-
TEMS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Con-
gress a report detailing the mission need and efficacy of 
full disk encryption across Non-classified Internet Protocol 
Router Network (NIPRNet) and Secretary Internet Protocol 
Router Network (SIPRNet) endpoint computer systems. 
Such report shall cover matters relating to cost, mission im-
pact, and implementation timeline. 
SEC. 6612. GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION ON USE OF DIRECT 
HIRING PROCESSES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER DATA 
SCIENCE 
AND 
SOFTWARE 
DEVELOPMENT 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall issue guidance to the secretaries of the mili-
tary departments and the heads of the defense components
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on improved use of the direct hiring processes for artificial 
intelligence professionals and other data science and soft-
ware development personnel. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the guidance issued 
under subsection (a) shall be to ensure that organizational 
leaders assume greater responsibility for the results of civil-
ian hiring of artificial intelligence professionals and other 
data science and software development personnel. 
(c) CONTENTS OF GUIDANCE.—At a minimum, the 
guidance required by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) instruct human resources professionals and 
hiring authorities to utilize available direct hiring 
authorities (including excepted service authorities) for 
the hiring of artificial intelligence professionals and 
other data science and software development per-
sonnel, to the maximum extent practicable; 
(2) instruct hiring authorities, when using direct 
hiring authorities, to prioritize utilization of panels 
of subject matter experts over human resources profes-
sionals to assess applicant qualifications and deter-
mine which applicants are best qualified for a posi-
tion; 
(3) authorize and encourage the use of ePortfolio 
reviews to provide insight into the previous work of 
applicants as a tangible demonstration of capabilities
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and contribute to the assessment of applicant quali-
fications by subject matter experts; and 
(4) encourage the use of referral bonuses for re-
cruitment and hiring of highly qualified artificial in-
telligence professionals and other data science and 
software development personnel in accordance with 
volume 451 of Department of Defense Instruction 
1400.25. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date on which the guidance is issued under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the guidance issued pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall address the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The objectives of the guidance and the 
manner in which the guidance seeks to achieve 
those objectives. 
(B) The effect of the guidance on the hiring 
process for artificial intelligence professionals
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and other data science and software development 
personnel, including the effect on— 
(i) hiring time; 
(ii) the use of direct hiring authority; 
(iii) the use of subject matter experts; 
and 
(iv) the quality of new hires, as as-
sessed by hiring managers and organiza-
tional leaders. 
SEC. 6613. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act of 2020’’. 
(b) CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(A) in section 2202(c) (6 U.S.C. 652(c))— 
(i) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (11) 
as paragraph (12); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (10) 
the following: 
‘‘(11) appoint a Cybersecurity State Coordinator 
in each State, as described in section 2215; and’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2215. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall appoint an 
employee of the Agency in each State, with the appropriate 
cybersecurity qualifications and expertise, who shall serve 
as the Cybersecurity State Coordinator. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of a Cybersecurity State Co-
ordinator appointed under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) building strategic relationships across Fed-
eral and, on a voluntary basis, non-Federal entities 
by advising on establishing governance structures to 
facilitate the development and maintenance of secure 
and resilient infrastructure; 
‘‘(2) serving as a Federal cybersecurity risk ad-
visor and coordinating between Federal and, on a vol-
untary basis, non-Federal entities to support prepa-
ration, response, and remediation efforts relating to 
cybersecurity risks and incidents; 
‘‘(3) facilitating the sharing of cyber threat in-
formation between Federal and, on a voluntary basis, 
non-Federal entities to improve understanding of cy-
bersecurity risks and situational awareness of cyberse-
curity incidents; 
‘‘(4) raising awareness of the financial, tech-
nical, and operational resources available from the
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Federal Government to non-Federal entities to in-
crease resilience against cyber threats; 
‘‘(5) supporting training, exercises, and plan-
ning for continuity of operations to expedite recovery 
from cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware; 
‘‘(6) serving as a principal point of contact for 
non-Federal entities to engage, on a voluntary basis, 
with the Federal Government on preparing, man-
aging, and responding to cybersecurity incidents; 
‘‘(7) assisting non-Federal entities in developing 
and coordinating vulnerability disclosure programs 
consistent with Federal and information security in-
dustry standards; and 
‘‘(8) performing such other duties as determined 
necessary by the Director to achieve the goal of man-
aging cybersecurity risks in the United States and re-
ducing the impact of cyber threats to non-Federal en-
tities. 
‘‘(c) FEEDBACK.—The Director shall consult with rel-
evant State and local officials regarding the appointment, 
and State and local officials and other non-Federal entities 
regarding the performance, of the Cybersecurity State Coor-
dinator of a State.’’. 
(2) OVERSIGHT.—The Director of the Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall provide
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to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a 
briefing on the placement and efficacy of the Cyberse-
curity State Coordinators appointed under section 
2215 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(B) not later than 2 years after providing 
the first briefing under this paragraph. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection or the amendments made by this subsection 
shall be construed to affect or otherwise modify the 
authority of Federal law enforcement agencies with 
respect to investigations relating to cybersecurity in-
cidents. 
(4) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2214 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2215. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.’’.
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SEC. 6614. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 
2020’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), as 
amended by section 6613 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2216. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Agency a Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Committee’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall advise, consult with, report to, and make rec-
ommendations to the Director, as appropriate, on the 
development, refinement, and implementation of poli-
cies, programs, planning, and training pertaining to 
the cybersecurity mission of the Agency. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall develop, at the request of the Direc-
tor, recommendations for improvements to ad-
vance the cybersecurity mission of the Agency 
and strengthen the cybersecurity of the United 
States.
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‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
SUBCOMMIT-
TEES.—Recommendations agreed upon by sub-
committees established under subsection (d) for 
any year shall be approved by the Advisory 
Committee before the Advisory Committee sub-
mits to the Director the annual report under 
paragraph (4) for that year. 
‘‘(3) PERIODIC REPORTS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall periodically submit to the Director— 
‘‘(A) reports on matters identified by the 
Director; and 
‘‘(B) reports on other matters identified by 
a majority of the members of the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall submit to the Director an annual re-
port providing information on the activities, 
findings, and recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee, including its subcommittees, for the 
preceding year. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the Director receives 
an annual report for a year under subparagraph 
(A), the Director shall publish a public version
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of the report describing the activities of the Advi-
sory Committee and such related matters as 
would be informative to the public during that 
year, consistent with section 552(b) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(5) FEEDBACK.—Not later than 90 days after 
receiving any recommendation submitted by the Advi-
sory Committee under paragraph (2), (3), or (4), the 
Director shall respond in writing to the Advisory 
Committee with feedback on the recommendation. 
Such a response shall include— 
‘‘(A) with respect to any recommendation 
with which the Director concurs, an action plan 
to implement the recommendation; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any recommendation 
with which the Director does not concur, a jus-
tification for why the Director does not plan to 
implement the recommendation. 
‘‘(6) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Not less 
frequently than once per year after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Director shall provide to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
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Representatives a briefing on feedback from the Advi-
sory Committee. 
‘‘(7) GOVERNANCE RULES.—The Director shall 
establish rules for the structure and governance of the 
Advisory Committee and all subcommittees estab-
lished under subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Cyberse-
curity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 
2020, the Director shall appoint the members of 
the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The membership of 
the Advisory Committee shall consist of not more 
than 35 individuals. 
‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The membership of 
the Advisory Committee shall— 
‘‘(I) consist of subject matter ex-
perts; 
‘‘(II) be geographically balanced; 
and 
‘‘(III) include representatives of 
State, local, and Tribal governments
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and of a broad range of industries, 
which may include the following: 
‘‘(aa) Defense. 
‘‘(bb) Education. 
‘‘(cc) Financial services and 
insurance. 
‘‘(dd) Healthcare. 
‘‘(ee) Manufacturing. 
‘‘(ff) Media and entertain-
ment. 
‘‘(gg) Chemicals. 
‘‘(hh) Retail. 
‘‘(ii) Transportation. 
‘‘(jj) Energy. 
‘‘(kk) 
Information 
Tech-
nology. 
‘‘(ll) Communications. 
‘‘(mm) Other relevant fields 
identified by the Director. 
‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION.—Not less than 1 
member nor more than 3 members may rep-
resent any 1 category under clause (i)(III). 
‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION
OF
MEMBERSHIP 
LIST.—The Advisory Committee shall pub-
lish its membership list on a publicly avail-
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able website not less than once per fiscal 
year and shall update the membership list 
as changes occur. 
‘‘(2) TERM OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member of 
the Advisory Committee shall be 2 years, except 
that a member may continue to serve until a 
successor is appointed. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—The Director may review 
the participation of a member of the Advisory 
Committee and remove such member any time at 
the discretion of the Director. 
‘‘(C) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 
Advisory Committee may be reappointed for an 
unlimited number of terms. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION
ON
COMPENSATION.—The 
members of the Advisory Committee may not receive 
pay or benefits from the United States Government by 
reason of their service on the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(4) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall re-
quire the Advisory Committee to meet not less 
frequently than semiannually, and may convene 
additional meetings as necessary.
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‘‘(B) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—At least one of 
the meetings referred to in subparagraph (A) 
shall be open to the public. 
‘‘(C) ATTENDANCE.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall maintain a record of the persons 
present at each meeting. 
‘‘(5) MEMBER ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which a member is first ap-
pointed to the Advisory Committee and before 
the member is granted access to any classified 
information, the Director shall determine, for the 
purposes of the Advisory Committee, if the mem-
ber should be restricted from reviewing, dis-
cussing, or possessing classified information. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS.—Access to classified mate-
rials shall be managed in accordance with Exec-
utive Order No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (75 
Fed. Reg. 707), or any subsequent corresponding 
Executive Order. 
‘‘(C) PROTECTIONS.—A member of the Ad-
visory Committee shall protect all classified in-
formation in accordance with the applicable re-
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‘‘(2) MEETINGS
AND
REPORTING.—Each sub-
committee shall meet not less frequently than semi-
annually, and submit to the Advisory Committee for 
inclusion in the annual report required under sub-
section (b)(4) information, including activities, find-
ings, and recommendations, regarding subject matter 
considered by the subcommittee. 
‘‘(3) SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.—The chair of 
the Advisory Committee shall appoint members to 
subcommittees and shall ensure that each member ap-
pointed to a subcommittee has subject matter exper-
tise relevant to the subject matter of the sub-
committee.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135), as so amended, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2215 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2216. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 6615. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States continues to face critical 
shortages in the national cybersecurity workforce;
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(2) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency within the Department of Homeland Se-
curity has the responsibility to manage cyber and 
physical risks to our critical infrastructure, including 
by ensuring a national workforce supply to support 
cybersecurity through education, training, and capac-
ity development efforts; 
(3) to reestablish the technology leadership, secu-
rity, and economic competitiveness of the United 
States, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency should create a sustainable pipeline by 
strengthening K–12 cybersecurity outreach and edu-
cation nationwide. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—Section 2202(e)(1) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(R) To encourage and build cybersecurity 
awareness and competency across the United 
States and to develop, attract, and retain the cy-
bersecurity workforce necessary for the cybersecu-
rity related missions of the Department, includ-
ing by— 
‘‘(i) overseeing K–12 cybersecurity edu-
cation and awareness related programs at 
the agency;
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‘‘(ii) leading efforts to develop, attract, 
and retain the cybersecurity workforce nec-
essary for the cybersecurity related missions 
of the Department; 
‘‘(iii) encouraging and building cyber-
security awareness and competency across 
the United States; and 
‘‘(iv) carrying out cybersecurity related 
workforce development activities, including 
through— 
‘‘(I) increasing the pipeline of fu-
ture 
cybersecurity 
professionals 
through programs focused on K–12, 
higher education, and non-traditional 
students; and 
‘‘(II) building awareness of and 
competency in cybersecurity across the 
civilian Federal government work-
force.’’. 
(c) EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CAPACITY DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 2202(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para-
graph (12);
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(2) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) provide education, training, and capacity 
development for Federal and non-Federal entities to 
enhance the security and resiliency of domestic and 
global cybersecurity and infrastructure security; 
and’’. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Sub-
title A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), as amended by section 6614 of this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2217. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Cybersecurity Education 
and Training Assistance Program (referred to in this 
section as ‘CETAP’) is established within the Agency. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of CETAP shall be 
to support the effort of the Agency in building and 
strengthening a national cybersecurity workforce 
pipeline capacity through enabling K–12 cybersecu-
rity education, including by—
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‘‘(A) providing foundational cybersecurity 
awareness and literacy; 
‘‘(B) encouraging cybersecurity career ex-
ploration; and 
‘‘(C) supporting the teaching of cybersecu-
rity skills at the K–12 levels. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out CETAP, the 
Director shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the program— 
‘‘(A) creates and disseminates K–12 cyberse-
curity-focused curricula and career awareness 
materials; 
‘‘(B) conducts professional development ses-
sions for teachers; 
‘‘(C) develops resources for the teaching of 
K–12 cybersecurity-focused curricula; 
‘‘(D) provides direct student engagement op-
portunities through camps and other program-
ming; 
‘‘(E) engages with local and State education 
authorities to promote awareness of the program 
and ensure that offerings align with State and 
local standards;
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‘‘(F) integrates with existing post-secondary 
education and workforce development programs 
at the Department; 
‘‘(G) establishes and maintains national 
standards for K–12 cyber education; 
‘‘(H) partners with cybersecurity and edu-
cation stakeholder groups to expand outreach; 
and 
‘‘(I) any other activity the Director deter-
mines necessary to meet the purpose described in 
subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(2) enable the deployment of CETAP nation-
wide, with special consideration for underserved pop-
ulations or communities. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the establishment of CETAP, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall brief the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives on the program. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each briefing conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) estimated figures on the number of stu-
dents reached and teachers engaged;
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‘‘(B) information on community outreach 
and State engagement efforts; 
‘‘(C) information on new curricula offerings 
and teacher training platforms; and 
‘‘(D) information on coordination with 
post-secondary education and workforce develop-
ment programs at the Department. 
‘‘(d) MISSION PROMOTION.—The Director may use ap-
propriated amounts to purchase promotional and recogni-
tion items and marketing and advertising services to pub-
licize and promote the mission and services of the Agency, 
support the activities of the Agency, and to recruit and re-
tain Agency personnel.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135), as so 
amended, is further amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2216 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.’’. 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 6651. REPORT ON ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE HARD-
ENING OF GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DE-
TERRENT WEAPONS SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
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committees a report on establishing requirements and proto-
cols to ensure that the ground-based strategic deterrent 
weapons system is hardened against electromagnetic pulses. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include a description of the following: 
(1) The testing protocols the ground-based stra-
tegic deterrent program will use for electromagnetic 
pulse testing. 
(2) How requirements for electromagnetic pulse 
hardness will be integrated into the ground-based 
strategic deterrent program. 
(3) Plans for electromagnetic pulse verification 
tests of the ground-based strategic deterrent weapons 
system. 
(4) Plans for electromagnetic pulse testing of 
nonmissile components of the ground-based strategic 
deterrent weapons system. 
(5) Plans to sustain electromagnetic pulse quali-
fication of the ground-based strategic deterrent weap-
ons system.
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TITLE LXVII—NUCLEAR ENERGY 
LEADERSHIP 
SEC. 6701. ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 959A. ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT GOALS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR.—The term 
‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 
prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 
52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations)), with significant improve-
ments compared to the most recent generation of 
fission reactors, including improvements such 
as— 
‘‘(i) additional inherent safety features; 
‘‘(ii) lower waste yields; 
‘‘(iii) improved fuel performance; 
‘‘(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel 
cooling; 
‘‘(v) enhanced reliability;
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‘‘(vi) increased proliferation resistance; 
‘‘(vii) increased thermal efficiency; 
‘‘(viii) reduced consumption of cooling 
water; 
‘‘(ix) the ability to integrate into elec-
tric applications and nonelectric applica-
tions; 
‘‘(x) modular sizes to allow for deploy-
ment that corresponds with the demand for 
electricity; or 
‘‘(xi) operational flexibility to respond 
to changes in demand for electricity and to 
complement integration with intermittent 
renewable energy; and 
‘‘(B) a fusion reactor. 
‘‘(2) 
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The 
term 
‘demonstration project’ means an advanced nuclear 
reactor operated in any manner, including as part of 
the power generation facilities of an electric utility 
system, for the purpose of demonstrating the suit-
ability for commercial application of the advanced 
nuclear reactor. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to direct 
the Secretary, as soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this section, to advance the research and develop-
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ment of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean nuclear 
energy by— 
‘‘(1) demonstrating different advanced nuclear 
reactor technologies that could be used by the private 
sector to produce— 
‘‘(A) emission-free power at a levelized cost 
of electricity of $60 per megawatt-hour or less; 
‘‘(B) heat for community heating, indus-
trial purposes, or synthetic fuel production; 
‘‘(C) remote or off-grid energy supply; or 
‘‘(D) backup or mission-critical power sup-
plies; 
‘‘(2) developing subgoals for nuclear energy re-
search programs that would accomplish the goals of 
the demonstration projects carried out under sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(3) identifying research areas that the private 
sector is unable or unwilling to undertake due to the 
cost of, or risks associated with, the research; and 
‘‘(4) facilitating the access of the private sector— 
‘‘(A) to Federal research facilities and per-
sonnel; and 
‘‘(B) to the results of research relating to 
civil nuclear technology funded by the Federal 
Government.
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‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) enter into agreements to complete not 
fewer than 2 demonstration projects by not later 
than December 31, 2025; and 
‘‘(B) establish a program to enter into 
agreements to complete 1 additional operational 
demonstration project by not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2035. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out dem-
onstration projects under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) include diversity in designs for the ad-
vanced nuclear reactors demonstrated under this 
section, including designs using various— 
‘‘(i) primary coolants; 
‘‘(ii) fuel types and compositions; and 
‘‘(iii) neutron spectra; 
‘‘(B) seek to ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the long-term cost of electricity or 
heat for each design to be demonstrated 
under this subsection is cost-competitive in 
the applicable market;
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‘‘(ii) the selected projects can meet the 
deadline established in paragraph (1) to 
demonstrate first-of-a-kind advanced nu-
clear reactor technologies, for which addi-
tional information shall be considered, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) the technology readiness level 
of a proposed advanced nuclear reactor 
technology; 
‘‘(II) the technical abilities and 
qualifications of teams desiring to 
demonstrate a proposed advanced nu-
clear reactor technology; and 
‘‘(III) the capacity to meet cost- 
share requirements of the Department; 
‘‘(C) ensure that each evaluation of can-
didate technologies for the demonstration projects 
is completed through an external review of pro-
posed designs, which review shall— 
‘‘(i) be conducted by a panel that in-
cludes not fewer than 1 representative of 
each of— 
‘‘(I) an electric utility; and 
‘‘(II) an entity that uses high- 
temperature process heat for manufac-
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turing or industrial processing, such as 
a petrochemical company, a manufac-
turer of metals, or a manufacturer of 
concrete; 
‘‘(ii) include a review of cost-competi-
tiveness and other value streams, together 
with the technology readiness level, of each 
design to be demonstrated under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(iii) not be required for a demonstra-
tion project that receives no financial assist-
ance from the Department for construction 
costs; 
‘‘(D) for federally funded demonstration 
projects, enter into cost-sharing agreements with 
private sector partners in accordance with sec-
tion 988 for the conduct of activities relating to 
the research, development, and demonstration of 
private-sector advanced nuclear reactor designs 
under the program; 
‘‘(E) work with private sector partners to 
identify potential sites, including Department- 
owned sites, for demonstrations, as appropriate; 
‘‘(F) align specific activities carried out 
under demonstration projects carried out under
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this subsection with priorities identified through 
direct consultations between— 
‘‘(i) the Department; 
‘‘(ii) National Laboratories; 
‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(iv) traditional end-users (such as 
electric utilities); 
‘‘(v) potential end-users of new tech-
nologies (such as users of high-temperature 
process heat for manufacturing processing, 
including petrochemical companies, manu-
facturers of metals, or manufacturers of 
concrete); and 
‘‘(vi) developers of advanced nuclear 
reactor technology; and 
‘‘(G) seek to ensure that the demonstration 
projects carried out under paragraph (1) do not 
cause any delay in a deployment of an advanced 
reactor by private industry and the Department 
that is underway as of the date of enactment of 
this section. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 
out demonstration projects under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) identify candidate technologies that—
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‘‘(i) are not developed sufficiently for 
demonstration within the initial required 
timeframe described in paragraph (1)(A); 
but 
‘‘(ii) could be demonstrated within the 
timeframe described in paragraph (1)(B); 
‘‘(B) identify technical challenges to the 
candidate technologies identified in subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(C) support near-term research and devel-
opment to address the highest-risk technical chal-
lenges to the successful demonstration of a se-
lected advanced reactor technology, in accordance 
with— 
‘‘(i) subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) the research and development ac-
tivities under sections 952 and 958; 
‘‘(D) establish such technology advisory 
working groups as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate to advise the Secretary regarding 
the technical challenges identified under sub-
paragraph (B) and the scope of research and de-
velopment programs to address the challenges, in 
accordance with subparagraph (C), to be com-
prised of—
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‘‘(i) private-sector advanced nuclear 
reactor technology developers; 
‘‘(ii) technical experts with respect to 
the relevant technologies at institutions of 
higher education; and 
‘‘(iii) technical experts at the National 
Laboratories. 
‘‘(d) GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
goals for research relating to advanced nuclear reac-
tors facilitated by the Department that support the 
objectives of the program for demonstration projects 
established under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing the goals 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate, 
on an ongoing basis, with members of private indus-
try to advance the demonstration of various designs 
of advanced nuclear reactors. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the goals 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(A) research activities facilitated by the 
Department to meet the goals developed under 
this subsection are focused on key areas of nu-
clear research and deployment ranging from
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basic science to full-design development, safety 
evaluation, and licensing; 
‘‘(B) research programs designed to meet the 
goals emphasize— 
‘‘(i) resolving materials challenges re-
lating to extreme environments, including 
extremely high levels of— 
‘‘(I) radiation fluence; 
‘‘(II) temperature; 
‘‘(III) pressure; and 
‘‘(IV) corrosion; and 
‘‘(ii) qualification of advanced fuels; 
‘‘(C) activities are carried out that address 
near-term challenges in modeling and simulation 
to enable accelerated design and licensing; 
‘‘(D) related technologies, such as tech-
nologies to manage, reduce, or reuse nuclear 
waste, are developed; 
‘‘(E) nuclear research infrastructure is 
maintained or constructed, such as— 
‘‘(i) currently operational research re-
actors at the National Laboratories and in-
stitutions of higher education; 
‘‘(ii) hot cell research facilities;
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‘‘(iii) a versatile fast neutron source; 
and 
‘‘(iv) a molten salt testing facility; 
‘‘(F) basic knowledge of non-light water 
coolant physics and chemistry is improved; 
‘‘(G) advanced sensors and control systems 
are developed; and 
‘‘(H) advanced manufacturing and ad-
vanced construction techniques and materials are 
investigated to reduce the cost of advanced nu-
clear reactors.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 
594; 132 Stat. 3160) is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to section 917, by strik-
ing ‘‘Efficiency’’; 
(2) in the items relating to each of sections 957, 
958, and 959 by inserting ‘‘Sec.’’ before the item 
number; and 
(3) by inserting after the item relating to section 
959 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 959A. Advanced nuclear reactor research and development goals.’’. 
SEC. 6702. NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) (as amended
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by section 6701(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 959B. NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives a 10-year strategic plan for the Office of Nuclear En-
ergy of the Department, in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPONENTS.—The strategic plan under 
this section shall designate— 
‘‘(A) programs that support the planned ac-
complishment of— 
‘‘(i) the goals established under section 
959A; and 
‘‘(ii) the demonstration programs iden-
tified under subsection (c) of that section; 
and 
‘‘(B) programs that— 
‘‘(i) do not support the planned accom-
plishment of demonstration programs, or 
the goals, referred to in subparagraph (A); 
but
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‘‘(ii) are important to the mission of 
the Office of Nuclear Energy, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
PLANNING.—In developing the 
strategic plan under this section, the Secretary shall 
specify expected timelines for, as applicable— 
‘‘(A) the accomplishment of relevant objec-
tives under current programs of the Department; 
or 
‘‘(B) the commencement of new programs to 
accomplish those objectives. 
‘‘(c) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once every 2 
years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives an updated 10- 
year strategic plan in accordance with subsection (b), which 
shall identify, and provide a justification for, any major 
deviation from a previous strategic plan submitted under 
this section.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 
594; 132 Stat. 3160) (as amended by section 6701(b)(3)) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
959A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 959B. Nuclear energy strategic plan.’’.
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SEC. 6703. VERSATILE, REACTOR-BASED FAST NEUTRON 
SOURCE. 
Section 955(c)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16275(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘MIS-
SION NEED’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘determine 
the mission need’’ and inserting ‘‘provide’’. 
SEC. 6704. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) (as amended 
by section 6702(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 960. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HALEU TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE.—The 
term ‘HALEU transportation package’ means a 
transportation package that is suitable for trans-
porting high-assay, low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-ASSAY, LOW-ENRICHED
URANIUM.— 
The term ‘high-assay, low-enriched uranium’ means 
uranium with an assay greater than 5 weight per-
cent, but less than 20 weight percent, of the uranium- 
235 isotope. 
‘‘(3) 
HIGH-ENRICHED
URANIUM.—The 
term 
‘high-enriched uranium’ means uranium with an
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assay of 20 weight percent or more of the uranium- 
235 isotope. 
‘‘(b) HIGH-ASSAY, LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM PRO-
GRAM FOR ADVANCED REACTORS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish a program to make available 
high-assay, low-enriched uranium, through contracts 
for sale, resale, transfer, or lease, for use in commer-
cial or noncommercial advanced nuclear reactors. 
‘‘(2) NUCLEAR
FUEL
OWNERSHIP.—Each lease 
under this subsection shall include a provision estab-
lishing that the high-assay, low-enriched uranium 
that is the subject of the lease shall remain the prop-
erty of the Department, including with respect to re-
sponsibility for the storage, use, or final disposition 
of all radioactive waste created by the irradiation, 
processing, or purification of any leased high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(3) QUANTITY.—In carrying out the program 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall make avail-
able— 
‘‘(A) by December 31, 2022, high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium containing not less than 2 
metric tons of the uranium-235 isotope; and
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‘‘(B) by December 31, 2025, high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium containing not less than 
10 metric tons of the uranium-235 isotope (as 
determined including the quantities of the ura-
nium-235 isotope made available before Decem-
ber 31, 2022). 
‘‘(4) FACTORS
FOR
CONSIDERATION.—In car-
rying out the program under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration— 
‘‘(A) options for providing the high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium under this subsection from 
a stockpile of uranium owned by the Department 
(including the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration), including— 
‘‘(i) fuel that— 
‘‘(I) directly meets the needs of an 
end-user; but 
‘‘(II) has been previously used or 
fabricated for another purpose; 
‘‘(ii) fuel that can meet the needs of an 
end-user after removing radioactive or other 
contaminants that resulted from a previous 
use or fabrication of the fuel for research, 
development, demonstration, or deployment 
activities of the Department (including ac-
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tivities of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration); and 
‘‘(iii) fuel from a high-enriched ura-
nium stockpile, which can be blended with 
lower-assay uranium to become high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium to meet the needs of 
an end-user; and 
‘‘(B) requirements to support molybdenum- 
99 production under the American Medical Iso-
topes Production Act of 2012 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 2211). 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FINAL DISPOSITION OF RADIOACTIVE 
WASTE.—The Secretary shall not barter or other-
wise sell or transfer uranium in any form in ex-
change for services relating to the final disposi-
tion of radioactive waste from uranium that is 
the subject of a lease under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL
SECURITY
NEEDS.—The 
Secretary shall only make available from De-
partment stockpiles under this subsection high- 
assay, low-enriched uranium that is not needed 
for national security. 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The program under this sub-
section shall terminate on the earlier of—
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‘‘(A) January 1, 2035; and 
‘‘(B) the date on which uranium enriched 
up to, but not equal to, 20 weight percent can 
be obtained in the commercial market from do-
mestic suppliers. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that describes actions proposed to 
be carried out by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) under the program under subsection 
(b); or 
‘‘(B) otherwise to enable the commercial use 
of high-assay, low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(2) 
COORDINATION
AND
STAKEHOLDER 
INPUT.—In developing the report under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall seek input from— 
‘‘(A) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
‘‘(B) the National Laboratories; 
‘‘(C) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(D) producers of medical isotopes; 
‘‘(E) a diverse group of entities operating 
in the nuclear energy industry; and
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‘‘(F) a diverse group of technology devel-
opers. 
‘‘(3) COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES.—The re-
port under this subsection shall include estimated 
costs, budgets, and timeframes for enabling the use of 
high-assay, low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(4) 
REQUIRED
EVALUATIONS.—The 
report 
under this subsection shall evaluate— 
‘‘(A) the costs and actions required to estab-
lish and carry out the program under subsection 
(b), including with respect to— 
‘‘(i) proposed preliminary terms for 
the sale, resale, transfer, and leasing of 
high-assay, low-enriched uranium (includ-
ing guidelines defining the roles and respon-
sibilities between the Department and the 
purchaser, transfer recipient, or lessee); and 
‘‘(ii) the potential to coordinate with 
purchasers, transfer recipients, and lessees 
regarding— 
‘‘(I) fuel fabrication; and 
‘‘(II) fuel transport; 
‘‘(B) the potential sources and fuel forms 
available to provide uranium for the program 
under subsection (b);
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‘‘(C) options to coordinate the program 
under subsection (b) with the operation of the 
versatile reactor-based fast neutron source under 
section 955(c)(1); 
‘‘(D) the ability of the domestic uranium 
market to provide materials for advanced nu-
clear reactor fuel; and 
‘‘(E) any associated legal, regulatory, and 
policy issues that should be addressed to enable— 
‘‘(i) the program under subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of a domestic 
industry capable of providing high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium for commercial and 
noncommercial purposes, including with re-
spect to the needs of— 
‘‘(I) the Department; 
‘‘(II) the Department of Defense; 
and 
‘‘(III) the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration. 
‘‘(d) HALEU TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
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shall establish a research, development, and dem-
onstration program under which the Secretary shall 
provide financial assistance, on a competitive basis, 
to establish the capability to transport high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—The focus of the program 
under this subsection shall be to establish 1 or more 
HALEU transportation packages that can be certified 
by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to transport 
high-assay, low-enriched uranium to the various fa-
cilities involved in producing or using nuclear fuel 
containing high-assay, low-enriched uranium, such 
as— 
‘‘(A) enrichment facilities; 
‘‘(B) fuel processing facilities; 
‘‘(C) fuel fabrication facilities; and 
‘‘(D) nuclear reactors.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 
Stat. 594; 132 Stat. 3160) (as amended by section 6702(b)) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
959B the following: 
‘‘Sec. 960. Advanced nuclear fuel security program.’’.
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SEC. 6705. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 313 of the Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (42 U.S.C. 
16274a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 313. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR.—The term 
‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 
prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 
52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations)), with significant improve-
ments compared to the most recent generation of 
fission reactors, including improvements such 
as— 
‘‘(i) additional inherent safety features; 
‘‘(ii) lower waste yields; 
‘‘(iii) improved fuel performance; 
‘‘(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel 
cooling; 
‘‘(v) enhanced reliability; 
‘‘(vi) increased proliferation resistance; 
‘‘(vii) increased thermal efficiency; 
‘‘(viii) reduced consumption of cooling 
water;
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‘‘(ix) the ability to integrate into elec-
tric applications and nonelectric applica-
tions; 
‘‘(x) modular sizes to allow for deploy-
ment that corresponds with the demand for 
electricity; or 
‘‘(xi) operational flexibility to respond 
to changes in demand for electricity and to 
complement integration with intermittent 
renewable energy; and 
‘‘(B) a fusion reactor. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means the 
University Nuclear Leadership Program established 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, the 
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration, and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission shall jointly establish a program, to be known as 
the ‘University Nuclear Leadership Program’. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), amounts made available to carry out the 
Program shall be used to provide financial assistance 
for scholarships, fellowships, and research and devel-
opment projects at institutions of higher education in 
areas relevant to the programmatic mission of the ap-
plicable Federal agency, with an emphasis on pro-
viding the financial assistance with respect to re-
search, development, demonstration, and deployment 
activities for technologies relevant to advanced nu-
clear reactors, including relevant fuel cycle tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), amounts made available to carry out the Pro-
gram may be used to provide financial assistance for 
a scholarship, fellowship, or multiyear research and 
development project that does not align directly with 
a programmatic mission of the applicable Federal 
agency providing the financial assistance, if the activ-
ity for which assistance is provided would facilitate 
the maintenance of the discipline of nuclear science or 
engineering. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program 
for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter—
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‘‘(1) $30,000,000 to the Secretary of Energy; and 
‘‘(2) $15,000,000 to the Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission.’’. 
SEC. 6706. ADJUSTING STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
MANDATED DRAWDOWNS. 
(a) BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT
OF 2015.—Section 
403(a) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
6241 note; Public Law 114–74) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (6); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘20,000,000’’. 
(b) FIXING AMERICA’S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
ACT.—Section 32204(a)(1) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 
6241 note; Public Law 114–94) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘16,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘11,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(C), 
by 
striking 
‘‘25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘30,000,000’’. 
(c) AMERICA’S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT
OF 
2018.—Section 3009(a)(1) of America’s Water Infrastruc-
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ture Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 6241 note; Public Law 115– 
270) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2030.’’ 
(d) BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT
OF 2018.—Section 
30204(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 
U.S.C. 6241 note; Public Law 115–123) is amended by 
striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) 7,500,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(B) 7,500,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) 15,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(D) 30,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2029; and 
‘‘(E) 40,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2030.’’. 
(e) RECONCILIATION ON THE BUDGET FOR 2018.— 
Section 20003(a)(1) of Public Law 115–97 (42 U.S.C. 6241 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘the period of fiscal years 
2026 through 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2030’’.
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TITLE LXXVIII—MILITARY CON-
STRUCTION 
AND 
GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
Program 
SEC. 7801. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR CHILD DE-
VELOPMENT CENTERS AT MILITARY INSTAL-
LATIONS. 
Section 2809(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and annu-
ally thereafter,’’ after ‘‘this Act,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
report’’ and inserting ‘‘a report’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘in 
which the project is included’’ before the period 
at the end. 
SEC. 7802. MODIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION OF GROUND- 
BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT LAUNCH FA-
CILITIES AND LAUNCH CENTERS FOR THE 
AIR FORCE. 
Subsection (e) of section 2802 is deemed to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may expend not more than $15,000,000 for 
the purposes of planning and design to support the 
projects described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) INCREASE.—The amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for military con-
struction for the Air Force is hereby increased by 
$15,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be 
designated to Air Force, Unspecified Worldwide Loca-
tions, Planning and Design. 
‘‘(3) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2021 for operation and 
maintenance for the Army is hereby reduced by 
$15,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
derived from subactivity group 421, Servicewide 
Transportation.’’.
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Subtitle B—Military Family 
Housing 
SEC. 7821. INCLUSION OF ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE 
METRICS IN ANNUAL PUBLICATION ON USE 
OF INCENTIVE FEES FOR PRIVATIZED MILI-
TARY HOUSING PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2891c of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting 
the following: ‘‘Transparency regarding fi-
nances and performance metrics’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘PERFORMANCE METRICS AND’’ before ‘‘USE OF 
INCENTIVE FEES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘publicly 
accessible website, information’’ and inserting 
‘‘publicly accessible website— 
‘‘(A) for each contract for the provision or man-
agement of housing units— 
‘‘(i) an assessment of indicators underlying 
the performance metrics under such contract to 
ensure such indicators adequately measure the 
condition and quality of the home or homes cov-
ered by the contract, including—
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‘‘(I) resident satisfaction; 
‘‘(II) maintenance management; 
‘‘(III) project safety; and 
‘‘(IV) financial management; and 
‘‘(ii) a detailed description of each indicator 
assessed under subparagraph (A), including an 
indication of— 
‘‘(I) the limitations of available survey 
data; 
‘‘(II) how resident satisfaction and 
maintenance management is calculated; and 
‘‘(III) whether data is missing; and 
‘‘(B) information’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter V of chapter 169 of such title 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 2891c 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2891c. Transparency regarding finances and performance metrics.’’.
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Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 7861. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY COMMITTEES 
ON JOINT USE OF CERTAIN LAND WITH-
DRAWN FROM APPROPRIATION UNDER PUB-
LIC LAND LAWS. 
(a) INTERAGENCY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON JOINT 
USE BY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND DEPARTMENT OF 
THE INTERIOR OF NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON RANGES.— 
Section 3011(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 
1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 885) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) INTERGOVERNMENTAL
EXECUTIVE
COM-
MITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 
the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
jointly establish, by memorandum of under-
standing, an intergovernmental executive com-
mittee (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘exec-
utive committee’), for the purpose of exchanging 
views, information, and advice relating to the 
management of the natural and cultural re-
sources of the land described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
The memorandum of understanding entered into 
under subparagraph (A) shall include—
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‘‘(i) a description of the officials and 
other individuals to be invited to partici-
pate as members in the executive committee 
under subparagraph (C); 
‘‘(ii) a description of the duties of the 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the ex-
ecutive committee; and 
‘‘(iii) subject to subparagraphs (D) 
and (E), a procedure for— 
‘‘(I) creating a forum to carry out 
the purpose described in subparagraph 
(A); 
‘‘(II) rotating the Chairperson of 
the executive committee; and 
‘‘(III) scheduling regular meetings 
of the executive committee. 
‘‘(C) MEMBERSHIP.—The executive com-
mittee shall be comprised of— 
‘‘(i) 1 representative of the Nevada De-
partment of Wildlife; 
‘‘(ii) 1 representative of the Nevada 
Department of Conservation and Natural 
Resources;
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‘‘(iii) 1 county commissioner from each 
of Churchill, Lyon, Nye, Mineral, and Per-
shing Counties, Nevada; 
‘‘(iv) 1 representative of each Indian 
tribe in the vicinity of the land described in 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(v) not more than 3 members that the 
Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of 
the Interior jointly determine would ad-
vance the goals and objectives of the execu-
tive committee. 
‘‘(D) CHAIRPERSON
AND
VICE
CHAIR-
PERSON.—The members of the executive com-
mittee shall elect from among the members— 
‘‘(i) 1 member to serve as Chairperson 
of the executive committee; and 
‘‘(ii) 1 member to serve as Vice Chair-
person of the executive committee. 
‘‘(E) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(i) FREQUENCY.—The executive com-
mittee shall meet not less frequently than 3 
times each calendar year. 
‘‘(ii) LOCATION.—The location of the 
meetings of the executive committee shall ro-
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tate to facilitate ease of access for all mem-
bers of the executive committee. 
‘‘(iii) 
PUBLIC
ACCESSIBILITY.—The 
meetings of the executive committee shall— 
‘‘(I) be open to the public; and 
‘‘(II) serve as a forum for the pub-
lic to provide comments regarding the 
natural and cultural resources of the 
land described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(F) CONDITIONS AND TERMS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of 
the executive committee shall serve volun-
tarily and without compensation. 
‘‘(ii) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (II)(bb), each mem-
ber of the executive committee shall be 
appointed for a term of 4 years. 
‘‘(II) ORIGINAL
MEMBERS.—Of 
the members initially appointed to the 
executive committee, the Secretary of 
the Navy and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall select— 
‘‘(aa) 1⁄2 to serve for a term 
of 4 years; and
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‘‘(bb) 1⁄2 to serve for a term 
of 2 years. 
‘‘(iii) REAPPOINTMENT AND REPLACE-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Navy and the 
Secretary of the Interior may reappoint or 
replace, as appropriate, a member of the ex-
ecutive committee if— 
‘‘(I) the term of the member has 
expired; 
‘‘(II) the member has resigned; or 
‘‘(III) the position held by the 
member has changed to the extent that 
the ability of the member to represent 
the group or entity that the member 
represents has been significantly af-
fected. 
‘‘(G) LIAISONS.—The Secretary of the Navy 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall each ap-
point appropriate operational and land manage-
ment personnel of the Department of the Navy 
and the Department of the Interior, respectively, 
to serve as liaisons to the executive committee.’’. 
(b) JOINT ACCESS AND USE BY DEPARTMENT OF THE 
AIR FORCE AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OF NE-
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VADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE AND DESERT NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE REFUGE.— 
(1) UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERV-
ICE AND DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE COORDINA-
TION.—Section 3011(b)(5) of the Military Lands 
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 
Stat. 887) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall jointly establish an interagency 
committee (referred to in this subparagraph 
as the ‘interagency committee’) to facilitate 
coordination, manage public access needs 
and requirements, and minimize potential 
conflict between the Department of the Inte-
rior and the Department of the Air Force 
with respect to joint operating areas within 
the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. 
‘‘(ii) MEMBERSHIP.—The interagency 
committee shall include only the following 
members:
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‘‘(I) 
Representatives 
from 
the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(II) Representatives from the De-
partment of the Air Force. 
‘‘(III) The Project Leader of the 
Desert National Wildlife Refuge Com-
plex. 
‘‘(IV) The Commander of the Ne-
vada Test and Training Range, Nellis 
Air Force Base. 
‘‘(iii) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The 
interagency committee shall biannually sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services, 
Environment and Public Works, and En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committees on Armed Services and 
Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and make available publicly 
online, a report on the activities of the 
interagency committee.’’. 
(2) 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
EXECUTIVE
COM-
MITTEE.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(H) 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
EXECUTIVE 
COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall jointly establish, by memo-
randum of understanding, an intergovern-
mental executive committee (referred to in 
this subparagraph as the ‘executive com-
mittee’) in accordance with this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) PURPOSE.—The executive com-
mittee shall be established for the purposes 
of— 
‘‘(I) exchanging views, informa-
tion, and advice relating to the man-
agement of the natural and cultural re-
sources of the lands withdrawn and re-
served by this section; and 
‘‘(II) discussing and making rec-
ommendations to the interagency com-
mittee established under subparagraph 
(G) with respect to public access needs 
and requirements.
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‘‘(iii) 
COMPOSITION.—The 
executive 
committee shall comprise the following 
members: 
‘‘(I) FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—The 
Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall each ap-
point 1 representative from an inter-
ested Federal agency. 
‘‘(II) STATE
GOVERNMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall jointly in-
vite 1 representative of the Nevada De-
partment of Wildlife. 
‘‘(III) LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly 
invite 1 county commissioner of each 
of Clark, Nye, and Lincoln Counties, 
Nevada. 
‘‘(IV) TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly 
invite 1 representative of each Indian 
tribe in the vicinity of the portions of 
the joint use area of the Desert Na-
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tional Wildlife Refuge where the Sec-
retary of the Interior exercises primary 
jurisdiction. 
‘‘(V) PUBLIC.—The Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall jointly invite not more 
than 3 private individuals who the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of the Air Force jointly deter-
mine would further the goals and objec-
tives of the executive committee. 
‘‘(VI) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of the Air Force may des-
ignate such additional members as the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of the Air Force jointly deter-
mine to be appropriate. 
‘‘(iv) OPERATION.—The executive com-
mittee shall operate in accordance with the 
terms set forth in the memorandum of un-
derstanding under clause (i), which shall 
specify the officials or other individuals to 
be invited to participate in the executive 
committee in accordance with clause (iii).
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‘‘(v) PROCEDURES.—Subject to clauses 
(vi) and (vii), the memorandum of under-
standing under clause (i) shall establish 
procedures for— 
‘‘(I) creating a forum for carrying 
out the purpose described in clause (ii); 
‘‘(II) rotating the Chairperson of 
the executive committee; and 
‘‘(III) scheduling regular meet-
ings. 
‘‘(vi) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR-
PERSON.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The members 
of the executive committee shall elect 
from among the members— 
‘‘(aa) 1 member to serve as 
the Chairperson of the executive 
committee; and 
‘‘(bb) 1 member to serve as 
the Vice Chairperson of the execu-
tive committee. 
‘‘(II) DUTIES.—The duties of each 
of the Chairperson and the Vice Chair-
person shall be included in the memo-
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randum of understanding under clause 
(i). 
‘‘(vii) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(I) FREQUENCY.—The executive 
committee shall meet not less fre-
quently than 3 times each calendar 
year. 
‘‘(II) MEETING
LOCATIONS.—Lo-
cations of meetings of the executive 
committee shall rotate to facilitate ease 
of access for all executive committee 
members. 
‘‘(III) PUBLIC
ACCESSIBILITY.— 
Meetings of the executive committee 
shall— 
‘‘(aa) be open to the public; 
and 
‘‘(bb) provide a forum for the 
public to provide comment regard-
ing the management of, and pub-
lic access to, the Nevada Test and 
Training Range and the Desert 
National Wildlife Refuge. 
‘‘(viii) CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF AP-
POINTMENT.—
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‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Each member 
of the executive committee shall serve 
voluntarily and without compensation. 
‘‘(II) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—Each 
member of the executive committee 
shall be appointed for a term of 4 
years. 
‘‘(bb) ORIGINAL MEMBERS.— 
Notwithstanding item (aa), the 
Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall 
select— 
‘‘(AA) 1⁄2 of the original 
members 
of 
the 
executive 
committee to serve for a term 
of 4 years; and 
‘‘(BB) 1⁄2 of the original 
members 
of 
the 
executive 
committee to serve for a term 
of 2 years. 
‘‘(III) REAPPOINTMENT AND RE-
PLACEMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior and the Secretary of the Air
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Force may reappoint or replace a 
member of the executive committee if— 
‘‘(aa) the term of the member 
has expired; 
‘‘(bb) the member has re-
signed; or 
‘‘(cc) the position held by the 
member has changed to the extent 
that the ability of the member to 
represent the group or entity that 
the member represents has been 
significantly affected. 
‘‘(ix) LIAISONS.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior 
shall each appoint appropriate operational 
and land management personnel of the De-
partment of the Air Force and the Depart-
ment of the Interior, respectively, to partici-
pate in, and serve as liaisons to, the execu-
tive committee.’’. 
SEC. 7862. LEASE EXTENSION FOR BRYAN MULTI-SPORTS 
COMPLEX, WAYNE COUNTY, NORTH CARO-
LINA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
extend to the City of Goldsboro the existing lease of the ap-
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proximately 62-acre Bryan Multi-Sports Complex located 
in Wayne County, North Carolina, for the purpose of oper-
ating a sports and recreation facility for the benefit of both 
the Air Force and the community. 
(b) DURATION.—At the option of the Secretary of the 
Air Force, the lease entered into under this section may be 
extended for up to 30 additional years with a total lease 
period not to exceed 50 years. 
(c) PAYMENTS UNDER THE LEASE.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force may waive the requirement under section 
2667(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to 
the lease entered into under this section if the Secretary de-
termines that the lease enhances the quality of life of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
(d) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the Sense of the Senate 
regarding the conditions governing the extension of the cur-
rent lease for the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex that— 
(1) the Senate has determined it is in the best 
interest of the community and the Air Force to extend 
the lease at no cost; 
(2) the current lease allowed the Air Force to 
close their sports field on Seymour-Johnson Air Force 
Base and resulted in a savings of $15,000 per year 
in utilities and grounds maintenance costs;
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(3) the current sports complex reduces force pro-
tection vulnerability now that the sports complex is 
located outside the fence line of the installation; and 
(4) the facility has improved the quality of life 
for military families stationed at Seymour-Johnson 
Air Force Base by allowing members of the Armed 
Forces and their families to have access to world class 
sports facilities located adjacent to the installation 
and on-base privatized housing with easy access by 
junior enlisted members residing in the dorms. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 7881. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RELOCATION OF JOINT 
SPECTRUM CENTER. 
It is the Sense of Congress that Congress strongly rec-
ommends that the Director of the Defense Information Sys-
tems Agency begin the process for the relocation of the Joint 
Spectrum Center of the Department of Defense to the build-
ing at Fort Meade that is allocated for such center. 
DIVISION F—INTELLIGENCE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2021 
SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Intelligence Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’.
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SEC. 9002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given such 
term in such section. 
TITLE XCI—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 9101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2021 for the conduct of the intelligence and intel-
ligence-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.
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(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. 
(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. 9102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under section 9101 for the con-
duct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 9101, are those speci-
fied in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared 
to accompany this division. 
(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.
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(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject 
to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suit-
able distribution of the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in subsection (a), or of appro-
priate portions of such Schedule, within the executive 
branch of the Federal Government. 
(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 Im-
plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Com-
mission 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. 9103. 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 Intel-
ligence for fiscal year 2021 the sum of $731,200,000. 
(b) CLASSIFIED
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
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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 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 9102(a). 
TITLE 
XCII—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 9201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
$514,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
TITLE XCIII—INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—General Intelligence 
Community Matters 
SEC. 9301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this division 
shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct 
of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise author-
ized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
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SEC. 9302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, 
pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees 
may be increased by such additional or supplemental 
amounts as may be necessary for increases in such com-
pensation or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 9303. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES AND RESPON-
SIBILITIES OF NATIONAL MANAGER FOR NA-
TIONAL 
SECURITY 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY. 
In carrying out the authorities and responsibilities of 
the National Manager for National Security Telecommuni-
cations and Information Systems Security under National 
Security Directive 42 (signed by the President on July 5, 
1990), the National Manager shall not supervise, oversee, 
or execute, either directly or indirectly, any aspect of the 
National Intelligence Program. 
SEC. 9304. CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS FOR CER-
TAIN ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY IN THE CASE OF A NATIONAL EMER-
GENCY. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
NATIONAL
EMER-
GENCY.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered national emer-
gency’’ means the following:
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(1) A major disaster declared by the President 
under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170). 
(2) An emergency declared by the President 
under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5191). 
(3) A national emergency declared by the Presi-
dent under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.). 
(4) A public health emergency declared under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d). 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, the Director 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency, and the Director of the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall each establish con-
tinuity of operations plans for use in the case of covered 
national emergencies for the element of the intelligence com-
munity concerned. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—
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(1) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND 
DIRECTOR
OF
THE
CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
AGEN-
CY.—Not later than 7 days after the date on which 
a covered national emergency is declared, the Director 
of National Intelligence and the Director of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency shall each submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees the plan established 
under subsection (b) for that emergency for the ele-
ment of the intelligence community concerned. 
(2) DIRECTOR
OF
NATIONAL
RECONNAISSANCE 
OFFICE, DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGEN-
CY, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, AND 
DIRECTOR
OF
NATIONAL
GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY.—Not later than 7 days after the date on 
which a covered national emergency is declared, the 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, the 
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Direc-
tor of the National Security Agency, and the Director 
of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall 
each submit the plan established under subsection (b) 
for that emergency for the element of the intelligence 
community concerned to the following: 
(A) The congressional intelligence commit-
tees.
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(B) The Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(d) UPDATES.—During a covered national emergency, 
the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National 
Reconnaissance Office, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agen-
cy, and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency shall each submit any updates to the plans sub-
mitted under subsection (c)— 
(1) in accordance with that subsection; and 
(2) in a timely manner consistent with section 
501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3091). 
SEC. 9305. APPLICATION OF EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL 
III TO POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 
Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Director of the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice.’’.
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SEC. 9306. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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: 
‘‘Subtitle D—National Intelligence 
University 
‘‘SEC. 1031. TRANSFER DATE. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘transfer date’ means the 
date on which the National Intelligence University is trans-
ferred from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the Director 
of National Intelligence under section 5324(a) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub-
lic Law 116–92). 
‘‘SEC. 1032. DEGREE-GRANTING AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the transfer date, 
under regulations prescribed by the Director of National In-
telligence, the President of the National Intelligence Univer-
sity may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the 
University, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who 
meet the degree requirements. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—A degree may not be conferred 
under this section unless— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Education has rec-
ommended approval of the degree in accordance with 
the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic 
Degrees by Federal Agencies; and
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‘‘(2) the University is accredited by the appro-
priate academic accrediting agency or organization to 
award the degree, as determined by the Secretary of 
Education. 
‘‘(c) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIONS
ON
NONACCREDITATION.—Begin-
ning on the transfer date, the Director shall prompt-
ly— 
‘‘(A) notify the congressional intelligence 
committees of any action by the Middle States 
Commission on Higher Education, or other ap-
propriate academic accrediting agency or orga-
nization, to not accredit the University to award 
any new or existing degree; and 
‘‘(B) submit to such committees a report 
containing an explanation of any such action. 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OR REDESIGNATION OF DE-
GREE-GRANTING
AUTHORITY.—Beginning 
on 
the 
transfer date, upon any modification or redesignation 
of existing degree-granting authority, the Director 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees a report containing— 
‘‘(A) the rationale for the proposed modi-
fication or redesignation; and
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‘‘(B) any subsequent recommendation of the 
Secretary of Education with respect to the pro-
posed modification or redesignation. 
‘‘SEC. 1033. FACULTY MEMBERS; EMPLOYMENT AND COM-
PENSATION. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—Beginning on the 
transfer date, the Director of National Intelligence may em-
ploy as many professors, instructors, and lecturers at the 
National Intelligence University as the Director considers 
necessary. 
‘‘(b) COMPENSATION
OF FACULTY MEMBERS.—The 
compensation of persons employed under this section shall 
be as prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(c) COMPENSATION PLAN.—The Director shall pro-
vide each person employed as a professor, instructor, or lec-
turer at the University on the transfer date an opportunity 
to elect to be paid under the compensation plan in effect 
on the day before the transfer date (with no reduction in 
pay) or under the authority of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 1034. ACCEPTANCE OF FACULTY RESEARCH GRANTS. 
‘‘The Director of National Intelligence may authorize 
the President of the National Intelligence University to ac-
cept qualifying research grants in the same manner and 
to the same degree as the President of the National Defense
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University under section 2165(e) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘SEC. 1035. CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT TO THE BOARD 
OF VISITORS. 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall continue to apply to the Board of Visitors of the Na-
tional Intelligence University on and after the transfer 
date.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5324 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1032(b) of the 
National Security Act of 1947’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1024 the following: 
‘‘Subtitle D—National Intelligence University 
‘‘Sec. 1031. Transfer date. 
‘‘Sec. 1032. Degree-granting authority. 
‘‘Sec. 1033. Faculty members; employment and compensation. 
‘‘Sec. 1034. Acceptance of faculty research grants. 
‘‘Sec. 1035. Continued applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the 
Board of Visitors.’’.
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SEC. 9307. REQUIRING FACILITATION OF ESTABLISHMENT 
OF SOCIAL MEDIA DATA AND THREAT ANAL-
YSIS CENTER. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
TO
FACILITATE
ESTABLISH-
MENT.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 5323 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116–92) is amended, by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’. 
(b) DEADLINE
TO FACILITATE ESTABLISHMENT.— 
Such subsection is further amended by striking ‘‘The Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021, the Director’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPORTING.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘If the Director’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the Center, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘180 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021’’.
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(2) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2020 and 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2021 and 2022’’. 
(3) CLERICAL.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘AUTHORITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1), in the paragraph 
heading, by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY’’ and inserting 
‘‘REQUIREMENT’’. 
SEC. 9308. DATA COLLECTION ON ATTRITION IN INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) STANDARDS FOR DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall establish standards for col-
lecting data relating to attrition in the intelligence 
community workforce across demographics, speciali-
ties, and length of service. 
(2) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN CANDIDATES.—The 
Director shall include, in the standards established 
under paragraph (1), standards for collecting data 
from candidates who accepted conditional offers of 
employment but chose to withdraw from the hiring
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process before entering into service, including data 
with respect to the reasons such candidates chose to 
withdraw. 
(b) COLLECTION OF DATA.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each element 
of the intelligence community shall begin collecting data on 
workforce and candidate attrition in accordance with the 
standards established under subsection (a). 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on workforce and candidate attrition 
in the intelligence community that includes— 
(1) the findings of the Director based on the data 
collected under subsection (b); 
(2) recommendations for addressing any issues 
identified in those findings; and 
(3) an assessment of timeliness in processing hir-
ing applications of individuals previously employed 
by an element of the intelligence community, con-
sistent with the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative spon-
sored by the Security Clearance, Suitability, and 
Credentialing Performance Accountability Council.
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SEC. 9309. LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF RESPONSI-
BILITY FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OF IN-
FORMATION-SHARING ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1016(b) of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
485(b)), as amended by section 6402(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter before sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘Director of National In-
telligence’’ and inserting ‘‘President’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Director of 
National Intelligence’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘President’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the President may delegate responsi-
bility for carrying out this subsection. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The President may not 
delegate responsibility for carrying out this sub-
section to the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2020.
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SEC. 9310. IMPROVEMENTS TO PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT. 
Section 6312 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amended 
by striking subsections (e) through (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) LONG-TERM ROADMAP.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the Director of National In-
telligence shall develop and maintain a long-term roadmap 
for the intelligence community information technology envi-
ronment. 
‘‘(f) BUSINESS PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall develop and maintain a business plan to im-
plement the long-term roadmap required by subsection (e).’’. 
SEC. 9311. REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITIES FOR DIREC-
TOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN-
CY TO IMPROVE EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
ARTS, 
AND 
MATHEMATICS. 
The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.) is amended by adding the following:
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‘‘SEC. 24. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, TECH-
NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHE-
MATICS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ 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, institution 
of higher education, college, university, or any other 
profit or nonprofit institution that is dedicated to im-
proving science, technology, engineering, the arts, 
mathematics, business, law, medicine, or other fields 
that promote development and education relating to 
science, technology, engineering, the arts, or mathe-
matics. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall, on a con-
tinuing basis—
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‘‘(1) identify actions that the Director may take 
to improve education in the scientific, technology, en-
gineering, 
arts, 
and 
mathematics 
(known 
as 
‘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 Director, in support of 
educational programs in science, technology, engineer-
ing, 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 associated 
award ceremonies in connection with such edu-
cational programs; and 
‘‘(E) enter into one or more education part-
nership agreements with educational institutions 
in the United States for the purpose of encour-
aging and enhancing study in science, tech-
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nology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics 
disciplines at all levels of education. 
‘‘(2) EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) NATURE OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED.— 
Under an education partnership agreement en-
tered into with an educational institution under 
paragraph (1)(E), the Director may provide as-
sistance 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 Director 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 opportunities 
for students; 
‘‘(iv) involving faculty and students of 
the 
educational 
institution 
in 
Agency 
projects, including research and technology 
transfer or transition projects; 
‘‘(v) cooperating with the educational 
institution in developing a program under
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which students may be given academic cred-
it for work on Agency projects, including re-
search and technology transfer for transi-
tion projects; and 
‘‘(vi) providing academic and career 
advice and assistance to students of the edu-
cational institution. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIES.—In entering into edu-
cation partnership agreements under paragraph 
(1)(E), the Director 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, 
engineering, arts, and mathematics profes-
sions in disproportionately low numbers. 
‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF ADVISOR.—The Director shall 
designate one or more individuals within the Agency to ad-
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vise and assist the Director regarding matters relating to 
science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics 
education and training.’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Reports 
and 
Assess-
ments Pertaining to Intelligence 
Community 
SEC. 9321. ASSESSMENT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
OF THE UNITED STATES ON EFFORTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO IDENTIFY AND 
MITIGATE 
RISKS 
POSED 
TO 
THE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY AND THE DEPARTMENT 
BY THE USE OF DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GE-
NETIC TESTING BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall assess the efforts of the intel-
ligence community and the Department of Defense to iden-
tify and mitigate the risks posed to the intelligence commu-
nity and the Department by the use of direct-to-consumer 
genetic testing by the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES DIRECT-TO- 
CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING COMPANY.—In this sub-
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section, the term ‘‘United States direct-to-consumer 
genetic testing company’’ means a private entity 
that— 
(A) carries out direct-to-consumer genetic 
testing; and 
(B) is organized under the laws of the 
United States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress, including the con-
gressional intelligence committees, the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives, a re-
port on the assessment required by subsection (a). 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (2) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of key national security 
risks and vulnerabilities associated with direct- 
to-consumer genetic testing, including— 
(i) how the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China may be using data pro-
vided by personnel of the intelligence com-
munity and the Department through direct- 
to-consumer genetic tests; and
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(ii) how ubiquitous technical surveil-
lance may amplify those risks. 
(B) An assessment of the extent to which the 
intelligence community and the Department have 
identified risks and vulnerabilities posed by di-
rect-to-consumer genetic testing and have sought 
to mitigate such risks and vulnerabilities, or 
have plans for such mitigation, including the ex-
tent to which the intelligence community has de-
termined— 
(i) in which United States direct-to- 
consumer genetic testing companies the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China 
or entities owned or controlled by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China 
have an ownership interest; and 
(ii) which United States direct-to-con-
sumer genetic testing companies may have 
sold data to the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China or entities owned or con-
trolled by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(C) Such recommendations as the Comp-
troller General may have for action by the intel-
ligence community and the Department to im-
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prove the identification and mitigation of risks 
and vulnerabilities posed by the use of direct-to- 
consumer genetic testing by the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(4) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(c) COOPERATION.—The heads of relevant elements of 
the intelligence community and components of the Depart-
ment shall— 
(1) fully cooperate with the Comptroller General 
in conducting the assessment required by subsection 
(a); and 
(2) provide any information and data required 
by the Comptroller General to conduct the assessment. 
SEC. 9322. REPORT ON USE BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
OF HIRING FLEXIBILITIES AND EXPEDITED 
HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICES TO ASSURE 
QUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE 
OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 
committees a report on how elements of the intelligence com-
munity are exercising hiring flexibilities and expedited
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human resources practices afforded under section 3326 of 
title 5, United States Code, and subpart D of part 315 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation, 
to assure quality and diversity in the workforce of the intel-
ligence community. 
(b) OBSTACLES.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include identification of any obstacles en-
countered by the intelligence community in exercising the 
authorities described in such subsection. 
SEC. 9323. REPORT ON SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIES 
AND REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report on signals intelligence priorities 
and requirements subject to Presidential Policy Directive 
28. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall cover the following: 
(1) The implementation of the annual process for 
advising the Director on signals intelligence priorities 
and requirements described in section 3 of Presi-
dential Policy Directive 28. 
(2) The signals intelligence priorities and re-
quirements as of the most recent annual process.
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(3) The application of such priorities and re-
quirements to the signals intelligence collection efforts 
of the intelligence community. 
(4) The contents of the classified annex ref-
erenced in section 3 of Presidential Policy Directive 
28. 
(c) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 9324. ASSESSMENT OF DEMAND FOR STUDENT LOAN 
REPAYMENT PROGRAM BENEFIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each element 
of the intelligence community shall— 
(1) calculate the number of personnel of that ele-
ment who qualify for a student loan repayment pro-
gram benefit; 
(2) compare the number calculated under para-
graph (1) to the number of personnel who apply for 
such a benefit; 
(3) provide recommendations for how to struc-
ture such a program to optimize participation and 
enhance the effectiveness of the benefit as a retention 
tool, including with respect to the amount of the ben-
efit offered and the length of time an employee receiv-
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ing a benefit is required to serve under a continuing 
service agreement; and 
(4) identify any shortfall in funds or authorities 
needed to provide such a benefit. 
(b) INCLUSION IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET SUB-
MISSION.—The Director of National Intelligence shall in-
clude in the budget justification materials submitted to 
Congress in support of the budget for the intelligence com-
munity for fiscal year 2022 (as submitted with the budget 
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code) a report on the findings of the elements of the 
intelligence community under subsection (a). 
SEC. 9325. ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DE-
MAND FOR CHILD CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements 
of the intelligence community specified in subsection (b), 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
report that includes— 
(1) a calculation of the total annual demand for 
child care by employees of such elements, at or near 
the workplaces of such employees, including a calcula-
tion of the demand for early morning and evening 
child care;
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(2) an identification of any shortfall between the 
demand calculated under paragraph (1) and the child 
care supported by such elements as of the date of the 
report; 
(3) an assessment of options for addressing any 
such shortfall, including options for providing child 
care at or near the workplaces of employees of such 
elements; 
(4) an identification of the advantages, dis-
advantages, security requirements, and costs associ-
ated with each such option; 
(5) a plan to meet, by the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the report— 
(A) the demand calculated under paragraph 
(1); or 
(B) an alternative standard established by 
the Director for child care available to employees 
of such elements; and 
(6) an assessment of needs of specific elements of 
the intelligence community, including any Govern-
ment-provided child care that could be collocated with 
a workplace of employees of such an element and any 
available child care providers in the proximity of 
such a workplace.
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(b) ELEMENTS SPECIFIED.—The elements of the intel-
ligence community specified in this subsection are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(2) The National Security Agency. 
(3) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(4) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(6) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
SEC. 9326. OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE STRATEGIES AND 
PLANS FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR SURVEY AND EVALUATION OF 
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in coordination with the head of each element 
of the intelligence community, shall— 
(1) conduct a survey of the open source intel-
ligence requirements, goals, monetary and property 
investments, and capabilities for each element of the 
intelligence community; and 
(2) evaluate the usability and utility of the Open 
Source Enterprise by soliciting customer feedback and 
evaluating such feedback.
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(b) REQUIREMENT FOR OVERALL STRATEGY AND FOR 
INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY, 
PLAN
FOR
IMPROVING 
USABILITY
OF OPEN SOURCE ENTERPRISE, AND RISK 
ANALYSIS OF CREATING OPEN SOURCE CENTER.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director, in coordination with the head of each element 
of the intelligence community and using the findings of the 
Director with respect to the survey conducted under sub-
section (a), shall— 
(1) develop a strategy for open source intelligence 
collection, analysis, and production that defines the 
overarching goals, roles, responsibilities, and processes 
for such collection, analysis, and production for the 
intelligence community; 
(2) develop a plan for improving usability and 
utility of the Open Source Enterprise based on the 
customer feedback solicited under subsection (a)(2); 
and 
(3) conduct a risk and benefit analysis of cre-
ating an open source center independent of any cur-
rent intelligence community element. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN FOR CENTRALIZED DATA 
REPOSITORY.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and using the findings of the Di-
rector with respect to the survey and evaluation conducted
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under subsection (a), the strategy and plan developed under 
subsection (b), and the risk and benefit analysis conducted 
under such subsection, the Director shall develop a plan for 
a centralized data repository of open source intelligence that 
enables all elements of the intelligence community— 
(1) to use such repository for their specific re-
quirements; and 
(2) to derive open source intelligence advantages. 
(d) REQUIREMENT FOR COST-SHARING MODEL.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and using the findings of the Director with respect to 
the survey and evaluation conducted under subsection (a), 
the strategy and plan developed under subsection (b), the 
risk and benefit analysis conducted under such subsection, 
and the plan developed under subsection (c), the Director 
shall develop a cost-sharing model that leverages the open 
source intelligence investments of each element of the intel-
ligence community for the beneficial use of the entire intel-
ligence community. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Director of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency, and the Director of the National Security Agency
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shall jointly brief the congressional intelligence committees 
on— 
(1) the strategy developed under paragraph (1) 
of subsection (b); 
(2) the plan developed under paragraph (2) of 
such subsection; 
(3) the plan developed under subsection (c); and 
(4) the cost-sharing model developed under sub-
section (d). 
TITLE XCIV—SECURITY CLEAR-
ANCES AND TRUSTED WORK-
FORCE 
SEC. 
9401. 
EXCLUSIVITY, 
CONSISTENCY, 
AND 
TRANS-
PARENCY IN SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCE-
DURES, AND RIGHT TO APPEAL. 
(a) EXCLUSIVITY OF PROCEDURES.—Section 801 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSIVITY.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) and subject to sections 801A and 801B, the procedures 
established pursuant to subsection (a) and promulgated and 
set forth under subpart A of title 32, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, or successor regulations, shall be the exclusive proce-
dures by which decisions about eligibility for access to clas-
sified information are governed.’’.
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(b) TRANSPARENCY.—Such section is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
President shall— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register the 
procedures established pursuant to subsection 
(a); or 
‘‘(B) submit to Congress a certification that 
the procedures currently in effect that govern ac-
cess to classified information as described in sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(i) are published in the Federal Reg-
ister; and 
‘‘(ii) comply with the requirements of 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Whenever the President makes 
a revision to a procedure established pursuant to sub-
section (a), the President shall publish such revision 
in the Federal Register not later than 30 days before 
the date on which the revision becomes effective.’’. 
(c) CONSISTENCY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 801 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 801A. DECISIONS RELATING TO ACCESS TO CLASSI-
FIED INFORMATION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘Executive agency’ in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The term ‘clas-
sified information’ includes sensitive compartmented 
information, restricted data, restricted handling in-
formation, and other compartmented information. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION.—The term ‘eligibility for access to 
classified information’ has the meaning given such 
term in the procedures established pursuant to section 
801(a). 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—Each head of an agency that 
makes a determination regarding eligibility for access to 
classified information shall ensure that in making the deter-
mination, the head of the agency or any person acting on 
behalf of the head of the agency— 
‘‘(1) does not violate any right or protection en-
shrined in the Constitution of the United States, in-
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cluding rights articulated in the First, Fifth, and 
Fourteenth Amendments; 
‘‘(2) does not discriminate for or against an in-
dividual on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, 
sex, national origin, age, or handicap; 
‘‘(3) is not carrying out— 
‘‘(A) retaliation for political activities or 
beliefs; or 
‘‘(B) a coercion or reprisal described in sec-
tion 2302(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(4) does not violate section 3001(j)(1) of the In-
telligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in the matter preceding section 2 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3002) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 801 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 801A. Decisions relating to access to classified information.’’. 
(d) RIGHT TO APPEAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such title, as amended by 
subsection (c), is further amended by inserting after 
section 801A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 801B. RIGHT TO APPEAL. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘Executive agency’ in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘covered per-
son’ means a person, other than the President and 
Vice President, currently or formerly employed in, de-
tailed to, assigned to, or issued an authorized condi-
tional offer of employment for a position that requires 
access to classified information by an agency, includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(B) A civilian. 
‘‘(C) An expert or consultant with a con-
tractual or personnel obligation to an agency. 
‘‘(D) Any other category of person who acts 
for or on behalf of an agency as determined by 
the head of the agency. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION.—The term ‘eligibility for access to 
classified information’ has the meaning given such 
term in the procedures established pursuant to section 
801(a). 
‘‘(4) NEED FOR ACCESS.—The term ‘need for ac-
cess’ has such meaning as the President may define
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in the procedures established pursuant to section 
801(a). 
‘‘(5) RECIPROCITY
OF
CLEARANCE.—The term 
‘reciprocity of clearance’, with respect to a denial by 
an agency, means that the agency, with respect to a 
covered person— 
‘‘(A) failed to accept a security clearance 
background investigation as required by para-
graph (1) of section 3001(d) of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(50 U.S.C. 3341(d)); 
‘‘(B) failed to accept a transferred security 
clearance background investigation required by 
paragraph (2) of such section; 
‘‘(C) subjected the covered person to an ad-
ditional investigative or adjudicative require-
ment in violation of paragraph (3) of such sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(D) conducted an investigation in viola-
tion of paragraph (4) of such section. 
‘‘(6) SECURITY
EXECUTIVE
AGENT.—The term 
‘Security Executive Agent’ means the officer serving 
as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 
803. 
‘‘(b) AGENCY REVIEW.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, each head of an 
agency shall, consistent with the interest of national 
security, establish and publish in the Federal Register 
a process by which a covered person to whom eligi-
bility for access to classified information was denied 
or revoked by the agency or for whom reciprocity of 
clearance was denied by the agency can appeal that 
denial or revocation within the agency. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The process required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a covered person to 
whom eligibility for access to classified informa-
tion or reciprocity of clearance is denied or re-
voked by an agency, the following: 
‘‘(i) The head of the agency shall pro-
vide the covered person with a written— 
‘‘(I) detailed explanation of the 
basis for the denial or revocation as the 
head of the agency determines is con-
sistent with the interests of national se-
curity and as permitted by other ap-
plicable provisions of law; and
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‘‘(II) notice of the right of the cov-
ered person to a hearing and appeal 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) Not later than 30 days after re-
ceiving a request from the covered person 
for copies of the documents that formed the 
basis of the agency’s decision to revoke or 
deny, including the investigative file, the 
head of the agency shall provide to the cov-
ered person copies of such documents as— 
‘‘(I) the head of the agency deter-
mines is consistent with the interests of 
national security; and 
‘‘(II) permitted by other applica-
ble provisions of law, including— 
‘‘(aa) section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘Freedom of Infor-
mation Act’); 
‘‘(bb) section 552a of such 
title (commonly known as the 
‘Privacy Act of 1974’); and 
‘‘(cc) such other provisions of 
law relating to the protection of
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confidential sources and privacy 
of individuals. 
‘‘(iii)(I) The covered person shall have 
the opportunity to retain counsel or other 
representation at the covered person’s ex-
pense. 
‘‘(II) Upon the request of the covered 
person, and a showing that the ability to re-
view classified information is essential to 
the resolution of an appeal under this sub-
section, counsel or other representation re-
tained under this clause shall be considered 
for access to classified information for the 
limited purposes of such appeal. 
‘‘(iv)(I) The head of the agency shall 
provide the covered person an opportunity, 
at a point in the process determined by the 
agency head— 
‘‘(aa) to appear personally before 
an adjudicative or other authority, 
other than the investigating entity, and 
to present to such authority relevant 
documents, materials, and informa-
tion, including evidence that past 
problems relating to the denial or rev-
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ocation have been overcome or suffi-
ciently mitigated; and 
‘‘(bb) to call and cross-examine 
witnesses before such authority, unless 
the head of the agency determines that 
calling and cross-examining witnesses 
is not consistent with the interests of 
national security. 
‘‘(II) The head of the agency shall 
make, as part of the security record of the 
covered person, a written summary, tran-
script, or recording of any appearance 
under item (aa) of subclause (I) or of any 
calling or cross-examining of witnesses 
under item (bb) of such subclause. 
‘‘(v) On or before the date that is 30 
days after the date on which the covered 
person receives copies of documents under 
clause (ii), the covered person may request 
a hearing of the decision to deny or revoke 
by filing a written appeal with the head of 
the agency. 
‘‘(B) A requirement that each review of a 
decision under this subsection is completed on 
average not later than 180 days after the date on
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which a hearing is requested under subpara-
graph (A)(v). 
‘‘(3) AGENCY REVIEW PANELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each head of an agency 
shall establish a panel to hear and review ap-
peals under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(i) COMPOSITION.—Each panel estab-
lished by the head of an agency under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be composed of at least 
three employees of the agency selected by the 
agency head, two of whom shall not be 
members of the security field. 
‘‘(ii) TERMS.—A term of service on a 
panel established by the head of an agency 
under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 2 
years. 
‘‘(C) DECISIONS.— 
‘‘(i) WRITTEN.—Each decision of a 
panel established under subparagraph (A) 
shall be in writing and contain a justifica-
tion of the decision. 
‘‘(ii) CONSISTENCY.—Each head of an 
agency that establishes a panel under sub-
paragraph (A) shall ensure that each deci-
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sion of the panel is consistent with the in-
terests of national security and applicable 
provisions of law. 
‘‘(iii) OVERTURN.—The head of an 
agency may overturn a decision of the panel 
if, not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the panel issues the decision, the 
agency head personally exercises the author-
ity granted by this clause to overturn such 
decision. 
‘‘(iv) FINALITY.—Each decision of a 
panel established under subparagraph (A) 
or overturned pursuant to clause (iii) of 
this subparagraph shall be final. 
‘‘(D) ACCESS
TO
CLASSIFIED
INFORMA-
TION.—The head of an agency that establishes a 
panel under subparagraph (A) shall afford access 
to classified information to the members of the 
panel as the agency head determines— 
‘‘(i) necessary for the panel to hear 
and review an appeal under this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(ii) consistent with the interests of 
national security. 
‘‘(4) REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each head of an agency 
shall ensure that, under this subsection, a covered 
person appealing a decision of the head’s agency 
under this subsection has an opportunity to re-
tain counsel or other representation at the cov-
ered person’s expense. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS
TO
CLASSIFIED
INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of 
a covered person appealing a decision of an 
agency under this subsection and a showing 
that the ability to review classified informa-
tion is essential to the resolution of the ap-
peal under this subsection, the head of the 
agency shall sponsor an application by the 
counsel or other representation retained 
under this paragraph for access to classified 
information for the limited purposes of such 
appeal. 
‘‘(ii) EXTENT OF ACCESS.—Counsel or 
another representative who is cleared for ac-
cess under this subparagraph may be af-
forded access to relevant classified materials 
to the extent consistent with the interests of 
national security.
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‘‘(5) PUBLICATION OF DECISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each head of an agency 
shall publish each final decision on an appeal 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to ensure 
transparency, oversight by Congress, and mean-
ingful information for those who need to under-
stand how the clearance process works, each pub-
lication under subparagraph (A) shall be— 
‘‘(i) made in a manner that is con-
sistent with section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code, as amended by the Electronic 
Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 
1996 (Public Law 104–231); 
‘‘(ii) published to explain the facts of 
the case, redacting personally identifiable 
information and sensitive program infor-
mation; and 
‘‘(iii) made available on a website that 
is searchable by members of the public. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE RIGHT TO APPEAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any covered person who has been the sub-
ject of a decision made by the head of an agency to 
deny or revoke eligibility for access to classified infor-
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mation shall retain all rights to appeal under this 
section until the conclusion of the appeals process 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER OF RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(A) PERSONS.—Any covered person may 
voluntarily waive the covered person’s right to 
appeal under this section and such waiver shall 
be conclusive. 
‘‘(B) AGENCIES.—The head of an agency 
may not require a covered person to waive the 
covered person’s right to appeal under this sec-
tion for any reason. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER OF AVAILABILITY OF PROCEDURES FOR 
NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the head of an agency de-
termines that a procedure established under subsection 
(b) cannot be made available to a covered person in 
an exceptional case without damaging a national se-
curity interest of the United States by revealing clas-
sified information, such procedure shall not be made 
available to such covered person. 
‘‘(2) FINALITY.—A determination under para-
graph (1) shall be final and conclusive and may not 
be reviewed by any other official or by any court. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—
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‘‘(A) CASE-BY-CASE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In each case in 
which the head of an agency determines 
under paragraph (1) that a procedure estab-
lished under subsection (b) cannot be made 
available to a covered person, the agency 
head shall, not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the agency head makes such 
determination, submit to the Security Exec-
utive Agent and to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report stating the rea-
sons for the determination. 
‘‘(ii) 
FORM.—A 
report 
submitted 
under clause (i) may be submitted in classi-
fied form as necessary. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than once each fiscal year, the Security Ex-
ecutive Agent shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees a report on 
the determinations made under paragraph 
(1) during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—Each report sub-
mitted under clause (i) shall include, for the 
period covered by the report, the following:
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‘‘(I) The number of cases and rea-
sons for determinations made under 
paragraph (1), disaggregated by agen-
cy. 
‘‘(II) Such other matters as the 
Security Executive Agent considers ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(e) DENIALS AND REVOCATIONS UNDER OTHER PRO-
VISIONS OF LAW.— 
‘‘(1) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to limit or affect the respon-
sibility and power of the head of an agency to deny 
or revoke eligibility for access to classified informa-
tion or to deny reciprocity of clearance in the interest 
of national security. 
‘‘(2) DENIALS
AND
REVOCATION.—The power 
and responsibility to deny or revoke eligibility for ac-
cess to classified information or to deny reciprocity of 
clearance pursuant to any other provision of law or 
Executive order may be exercised only when the head 
of an agency determines that an applicable process es-
tablished under this section cannot be invoked in a 
manner that is consistent with national security.
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‘‘(3) FINALITY.—A determination under para-
graph (2) shall be final and conclusive and may not 
be reviewed by any other official or by any court. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) CASE-BY-CASE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In each case in 
which the head of an agency determines 
under paragraph (2) that a determination 
relating to a denial or revocation of eligi-
bility for access to classified information or 
denial of reciprocity of clearance could not 
be made pursuant to a process established 
under this section, the agency head shall, 
not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the agency head makes such a deter-
mination under paragraph (2), submit to 
the Security Executive Agent and to the 
congressional intelligence committees a re-
port stating the reasons for the determina-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) 
FORM.—A 
report 
submitted 
under clause (i) may be submitted in classi-
fied form as necessary. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORTS.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than once each fiscal year, the Security Ex-
ecutive Agent shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees a report on 
the determinations made under paragraph 
(2) during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—Each report sub-
mitted under clause (i) shall include, for the 
period covered by the report, the following: 
‘‘(I) The number of cases and rea-
sons for determinations made under 
paragraph (2), disaggregated by agen-
cy. 
‘‘(II) Such other matters as the 
Security Executive Agent considers ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO SUITABILITY.—No person may 
use a determination of suitability under part 731 of title 
5, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation, for 
the purpose of denying a covered person the review pro-
ceedings of this section where there has been a denial or 
revocation of eligibility for access to classified information 
or a denial of reciprocity of clearance. 
‘‘(g) PRESERVATION
OF ROLES
AND RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 10865 AND OF THE DE-
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FENSE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to diminish or otherwise af-
fect the procedures in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act for denial and revocation proce-
dures provided to individuals by Executive Order 10865 (50 
U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to safeguarding classified infor-
mation within industry), or successor order, including those 
administered through the Defense Office of Hearings and 
Appeals of the Department of Defense under Department 
of Defense Directive 5220.6, or successor directive. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO CERTAIN 
OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—This section and the proc-
esses and procedures established under this section shall not 
be construed to apply to paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 
3001(j) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in the matter preceding section 2 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3002), as amended 
by subsection (c), is further amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 801A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 801B. Right to appeal.’’.
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SEC. 9402. ESTABLISHING PROCESS PARITY FOR SECURITY 
CLEARANCE REVOCATIONS. 
Subparagraph (C) of section 3001(j)(4) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
U.S.C. 3341(j)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) BURDENS OF PROOF.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(iii), in determining whether the adverse se-
curity clearance or access determination 
violated paragraph (1), the agency shall 
find that paragraph (1) was violated if the 
individual has demonstrated that a disclo-
sure described in paragraph (1) was a con-
tributing factor in the adverse security 
clearance or access determination taken 
against the individual. 
‘‘(ii) CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.—An 
individual under clause (i) may dem-
onstrate that the disclosure was a contrib-
uting factor in the adverse security clear-
ance or access determination taken against 
the individual through circumstantial evi-
dence, such as evidence that— 
‘‘(I) the official making the deter-
mination knew of the disclosure; and
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‘‘(II) the determination occurred 
within a period such that a reasonable 
person could conclude that the disclo-
sure was a contributing factor in the 
determination. 
‘‘(iii) 
DEFENSE.—In 
determining 
whether the adverse security clearance or 
access determination violated paragraph 
(1), the agency shall not find that para-
graph (1) was violated if, after a finding 
that a disclosure was a contributing factor, 
the agency demonstrates by clear and con-
vincing evidence that it would have made 
the same security clearance or access deter-
mination in the absence of such disclosure.’’. 
SEC. 9403. FEDERAL POLICY ON SHARING OF DEROGATORY 
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CONTRACTOR 
EMPLOYEES IN THE TRUSTED WORKFORCE. 
(a) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Security Executive 
Agent, in coordination with the principal members of the 
Performance Accountability Council and the Attorney Gen-
eral, shall issue a policy for the Federal Government on 
sharing of derogatory information pertaining to contractor 
employees engaged by the Federal Government.
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(b) CONSENT REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The policy issued under sub-
section (a) shall require, as a condition of accepting 
a security clearance with the Federal Government, 
that a contractor employee provide prior written con-
sent for the Federal Government to share covered de-
rogatory information with the chief security officer of 
the contractor employer that employs the contractor 
employee. 
(2) COVERED DEROGATORY INFORMATION.—For 
purposes of this section, covered derogatory informa-
tion— 
(A) is information that— 
(i) contravenes National Security Ad-
judicative Guidelines as specified in Secu-
rity Executive Agent Directive 4 (10 C.F.R. 
710 app. A), or any successor Federal pol-
icy; 
(ii) a Federal Government agency cer-
tifies is accurate and reliable; 
(iii) is relevant to a contractor’s abil-
ity to protect against insider threats as re-
quired by section 1–202 of the National In-
dustrial Security Program Operating Man-
ual (NISPOM), or successor manual; and
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(iv) may have a bearing on the con-
tractor employee’s suitability for a position 
of public trust or to receive credentials to 
access certain facilities of the Federal Gov-
ernment; and 
(B) shall include any negative information 
considered in the adjudicative process, including 
information provided by the contractor employee 
on forms submitted for the processing of the con-
tractor employee’s security clearance. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The policy issued under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) require Federal agencies, except under excep-
tional circumstances specified by the Security Execu-
tive Agent, to share with the contractor employer of 
a contractor employee engaged with the Federal Gov-
ernment the existence of potentially derogatory infor-
mation and which National Security Adjudicative 
Guideline it falls under, with the exception that the 
Security Executive Agent may waive such require-
ment in circumstances the Security Executive Agent 
considers extraordinary; 
(2) require that covered derogatory information 
shared with a contractor employer as described in 
subsection (b)(1) be used by the contractor employer
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exclusively for risk mitigation purposes under section 
1–202 of the National Industrial Security Program 
Operating Manual, or successor manual; 
(3) require Federal agencies to share any mitiga-
tion measures in place to address the derogatory in-
formation; 
(4) establish standards for timeliness for sharing 
the derogatory information; 
(5) specify the methods by which covered deroga-
tory information will be shared with the contractor 
employer of the contractor employee; 
(6) allow the contractor employee, within a spec-
ified timeframe, the right— 
(A) to contest the accuracy and reliability 
of covered derogatory information; 
(B) to address or remedy any concerns 
raised by the covered derogatory information; 
and 
(C) to provide documentation pertinent to 
subparagraph (A) or (B) for an agency to place 
in relevant security clearance databases; 
(7) establish a procedure by which the contractor 
employer of the contractor employee may consult with 
the Federal Government prior to taking any remedial 
action under section 1–202 of the National Industrial
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Security Program Operating Manual, or successor 
manual, to address the derogatory information the 
Federal agency has provided; 
(8) stipulate that the chief security officer of the 
contractor employer is prohibited from sharing or dis-
cussing covered derogatory information with other 
parties, including nonsecurity professionals at the 
contractor employer; and 
(9) require companies in the National Industrial 
Security Program to comply with the policy. 
(d) CONSIDERATION OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM IN-
FORMATION-SHARING PROGRAM FOR POSITIONS OF TRUST 
AND SECURITY CLEARANCES.—In developing the policy 
issued under subsection (a), the Director shall consider, to 
the extent available, lessons learned from actions taken to 
carry out section 6611(f) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92).
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TITLE XCV—REPORTS AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 9501. REPORT ON ATTEMPTS BY FOREIGN ADVER-
SARIES TO BUILD TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
AND CYBERSECURITY EQUIPMENT AND SERV-
ICES FOR, OR TO PROVIDE SUCH EQUIPMENT 
AND SERVICES TO, CERTAIN ALLIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FIVE EYES COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Five Eyes 
country’’ means any of the following: 
(A) Australia. 
(B) Canada. 
(C) New Zealand. 
(D) The United Kingdom. 
(E) The United States.
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National 
Security Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency shall jointly submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on attempts by foreign adver-
saries to build telecommunications and cybersecurity equip-
ment and services for, or to provide such equipment and 
services to, Five Eyes countries. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (b) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of United States intelligence 
sharing and intelligence and military force posture in 
any Five Eyes country that currently uses or intends 
to use telecommunications or cybersecurity equipment 
or services provided by a foreign adversary of the 
United States, including China and Russia. 
(2) A description and assessment of mitigation 
of any potential compromises or risks for any cir-
cumstance described in paragraph (1). 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 
include an unclassified executive summary, and may in-
clude a classified annex.
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SEC. 9502. REPORT ON THREATS POSED BY USE BY FOR-
EIGN GOVERNMENTS AND ENTITIES OF COM-
MERCIALLY AVAILABLE CYBER INTRUSION 
AND SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report on the threats posed by the use 
by foreign governments and entities of commercially avail-
able cyber intrusion and other surveillance technology. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Matters relating to threats described in sub-
section (a) as they pertain to the following: 
(A) The threat posed to United States per-
sons and persons inside the United States. 
(B) The threat posed to United States per-
sonnel overseas. 
(C) The threat posed to employees of the 
Federal Government, including through both offi-
cial and personal accounts and devices. 
(2) A description of which foreign governments 
and entities pose the greatest threats from the use of 
technology described in subsection (a) and the nature 
of those threats.
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(3) An assessment of the source of the commer-
cially available cyber intrusion and other surveillance 
technology that poses the threats described in sub-
section (a), including whether such technology is 
made by United States companies or companies in 
the United States or by foreign companies. 
(4) An assessment of actions taken, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, by the Federal Govern-
ment and foreign governments to limit the export of 
technology described in subsection (a) from the United 
States or foreign countries to foreign governments and 
entities in ways that pose the threats described in 
such subsection. 
(5) Matters relating to how the Federal Govern-
ment, Congress, and foreign governments can most ef-
fectively mitigate the threats described in subsection 
(a), including matters relating to the following: 
(A) Working with the technology and tele-
communications industry to identify and im-
prove the security of consumer software and 
hardware used by United States persons and 
persons inside the United States that is targeted 
by commercial cyber intrusion and surveillance 
software. 
(B) Export controls.
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(C) Diplomatic pressure. 
(D) Trade agreements. 
(c) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 9503. REPORTS ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 
CYBERSPACE SOLARIUM COMMISSION. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each head of 
an agency described in subsection (c) shall submit to the
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appropriate committees of Congress a report on the rec-
ommendations included in the report issued by the Cyber-
space Solarium Commission under section 1652(k) of the 
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 
(c) AGENCIES DESCRIBED.—The agencies described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) The Department of Energy. 
(4) The Department of Commerce. 
(5) The Department of Defense. 
(d) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (b) by the head of an agency described in subsection 
(c) shall include the following: 
(1) An evaluation of the recommendations in the 
report described in subsection (b) that the agency 
identifies as pertaining directly to the agency. 
(2) A description of the actions taken, or the ac-
tions that the head of the agency may consider taking, 
to implement any of the recommendations (including 
a comprehensive estimate of requirements for appro-
priations to take such actions).
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SEC. 
9504. 
ASSESSMENT 
OF 
CRITICAL 
TECHNOLOGY 
TRENDS RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE, MICROCHIPS, AND SEMICONDUC-
TORS AND RELATED SUPPLY CHAINS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall complete a detailed assessment 
of critical technology trends relating to artificial intel-
ligence, microchips, and semiconductors and related supply 
chains. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) EXPORT CONTROLS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An assessment of efforts 
by partner countries to enact and implement ex-
port controls and other technology transfer meas-
ures with respect to artificial intelligence, 
microchips, advanced manufacturing equipment, 
and other artificial intelligence enabled tech-
nologies critical to United States supply chains. 
(B) IDENTIFICATION
OF
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR COOPERATION.—The assessment under sub-
paragraph (A) shall identify opportunities for 
further cooperation with international partners 
on a multilateral and bilateral basis to strength-
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en export control regimes and address technology 
transfer threats. 
(2) SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An assessment of global 
semiconductor supply chains, including areas to 
reduce United States vulnerabilities and maxi-
mize points of leverage. 
(B) ANALYSIS
OF
POTENTIAL
EFFECTS.— 
The assessment under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude an analysis of the potential effects of sig-
nificant geopolitical shifts, including those re-
lated to Taiwan. 
(C) IDENTIFICATION
OF
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR
DIVERSIFICATION.—The assessment under 
subparagraph (A) shall also identify opportuni-
ties for diversification of United States supply 
chains, including an assessment of cost, chal-
lenges, and opportunities to diversify manufac-
turing capabilities on a multinational basis. 
(3) COMPUTING
POWER.—An assessment of 
trends relating to computing power and the effect of 
such trends on global artificial intelligence develop-
ment and implementation, in consultation with the 
Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research 
Projects Activity, the Director of the Defense Ad-
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vanced Research Projects Agency, and the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
including forward-looking assessments of how com-
puting resources may affect United States national 
security, innovation, and implementation relating to 
artificial intelligence. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES 
OF CONGRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the findings of the Director with re-
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spect to the assessment completed under subsection 
(a). 
(3) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 9505. COMBATING CHINESE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
IN THE UNITED STATES AND STRENGTH-
ENING CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTIONS. 
(a) UPDATES TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE 
OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY 
THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.—Section 1107(b) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3237(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (9); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) An identification of influence activities and 
operations employed by the Chinese Communist Party 
against the United States science and technology sec-
tors, specifically employees of the United States Gov-
ernment, researchers, scientists, and students in the 
science and technology sector in the United States.’’. 
(b) PLAN FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DETECTION OF IN-
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FLUENCE ACTIVITIES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
plan— 
(A) to increase public awareness of influ-
ence activities by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China; and 
(B) to publicize mechanisms that members 
of the public can use— 
(i) to detect such activities; and 
(ii) to report such activities to the Bu-
reau. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Director shall consult with the following: 
(A) The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(B) Such other stakeholders outside the in-
telligence community, including professional as-
sociations, institutions of higher education, busi-
nesses, and civil rights and multicultural organi-
zations, as the Director determines relevant.
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(c) RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
INVESTIGATION
TO
STRENGTHEN
RELATIONSHIPS
AND 
BUILD TRUST WITH COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, in consultation with the As-
sistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division 
and the Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer of 
the Department of Justice, shall develop recommenda-
tions to strengthen relationships with communities 
targeted by influence activities of the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China and build trust with 
such communities through local and regional grass-
roots outreach. 
(2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director shall submit to Congress the recommenda-
tions developed under paragraph (1). 
(d) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 1107 (50 U.S.C. 3237)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘Communist Party of 
China’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘Chinese Communist Party’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents before section 2 (50 
U.S.C. 3002), by striking the item relating to section 
1107 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1107. Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United 
States by the Chinese Communist Party.’’. 
SEC. 9506. ANNUAL REPORT ON CORRUPT ACTIVITIES OF 
SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE CHINESE COM-
MUNIST PARTY. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter through 2025, the Director of the Central
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, in consultation with such 
heads of other elements of the intelligence community as the 
Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on— 
(1) the plans of the Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran to acquire military arms if the ban 
on arms transfers to or from such government under 
United Nations Security Council resolutions are lift-
ed; and 
(2) the effect such arms acquisitions may have 
on regional security and stability. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (b) shall include assessments relating to plans of the 
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to acquire addi-
tional weapons, the intention of other countries to provide 
such weapons, and the effect such acquisition and provision 
would have on regional stability, including with respect to 
each of the following: 
(1) The type and quantity of weapon systems 
under consideration for acquisition. 
(2) The countries of origin of such systems.
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(3) Likely reactions of other countries in the re-
gion to such acquisition, including the potential for 
proliferation by other countries in response. 
(4) The threat that such acquisition could 
present to international commerce and energy sup-
plies in the region, and the potential implications for 
the national security of the United States. 
(5) The threat that such acquisition could 
present to the Armed Forces of the United States, of 
countries allied with the United States, and of coun-
tries partnered with the United States stationed in or 
deployed in the region. 
(6) The potential that such acquisition could be 
used to deliver chemical, biological, or nuclear weap-
ons. 
(7) The potential for the Government of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran to proliferate weapons ac-
quired in the absence of an arms embargo to regional 
groups, including Shi’a militia groups backed by such 
government. 
(d) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex.