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Sec. 6703. Clarification of authority of certain Inspectors General to receive pro-
tected disclosures. 
TITLE LXVIII—UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA 
Sec. 6801. Comptroller General of the United States review of All-domain Anomaly 
Resolution Office. 
Sec. 6802. Sunset of requirements relating to audits of unidentified anomalous phe-
nomena historical record report. 
TITLE LXIX—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 6901. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements. 
Sec. 6902. Technical amendments. 
SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ 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 ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given such term in such section. 
SEC. 6003. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in 
the House section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman 
of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives and in the Senate section of the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the 
implementation of this division as if it were a joint explanatory 
statement of a committee of conference. 
TITLE LXI—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 6101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2025 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 6102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts authorized to 
be appropriated under section 6101 for the conduct of the intel-
ligence activities of the Federal Government are those specified 
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany 
this division. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE
OF AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of Authoriza-
tions referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available 
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and 
to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection 
(a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the 
executive branch of the Federal Government.
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(3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President shall not pub-
licly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
portion of such Schedule except— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 
U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; 
or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 6103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 
2025 the sum of $666,173,000. 
(b) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 
Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community 
Management Account for fiscal year 2025 such additional amounts 
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred 
to in section 6102(a). 
SEC. 6104. 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 compensation or benefits author-
ized by law. 
SEC. 6105. 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 authorized by the Constitution or 
the laws of the United States. 
TITLE LXII—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIREMENT 
AND 
DIS-
ABILITY SYSTEM 
SEC. 6201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2025.
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TITLE LXIII—INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Intelligence Community 
Generally 
SEC. 6301. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 
IN THE INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION BOARD. 
Section 7506(g) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘active and’’ 
before ‘‘potential’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the Inspector 
General of the Intelligence Community’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
designated agency ethics official’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (D); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) Authority for the designated agency ethics official 
to grant a waiver for a conflict of interest, except that— 
‘‘(i) no waiver may be granted for an active conflict 
of interest identified with respect to the Chair of the 
Board; 
‘‘(ii) every waiver for a potential conflict of interest 
requires review and approval by the Director of 
National Intelligence; and 
‘‘(iii) for every waiver granted, the designated 
agency ethics official shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees notice of the waiver.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF DESIGNATED AGENCY ETHICS OFFICIAL.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘designated agency ethics official’ 
means the designated agency ethics official (as defined in sec-
tion 13101 of title 5, United States Code) in the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
SEC. 6302. NATIONAL THREAT IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION 
ASSESSMENT AND NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
STRATEGY. 
Section 904(f)(3) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act 
of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(f)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
National Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 
SEC. 6303. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
ACTIVITIES OF THE OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE AND 
OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAMS 
OF THE OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘covered activity’’ 
means— 
(A) with respect to the Overt Human Intelligence 
Collection Program, an interview for intelligence collection
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purposes with any individual, including a United States 
person, who has been criminally charged, arraigned, or 
taken into the custody of a Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agency, but whose guilt with respect to such 
criminal matters has not yet been adjudicated, unless the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis has obtained the consent 
of the interviewee following consultation with counsel; 
(B) with respect to either the Overt Human Intelligence 
Collection Program or the Open Source Intelligence Collec-
tion Program, any collection targeting journalists in the 
performance of their journalistic functions; and 
(C) with respect to the Overt Human Intelligence 
Collection Program, an interview for intelligence collection 
purposes with a United States person where the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis lacks a reasonable belief based 
on facts and circumstances that the United States person 
may possess significant foreign intelligence (as defined in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003)). 
(2) OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘Overt Human Intelligence Collection Program’’ 
means the program established by the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis pursuant to 
Policy Instruction 907 of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 
issued on June 29, 2016, or any successor program. 
(3) OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘Open Source Collection Intelligence Program’’ means 
the program established by the Under Secretary of Homeland 
Security for Intelligence and Analysis for the purpose of col-
lecting intelligence and information for potential production 
and reporting in the form of Open Source Information Reports 
as reflected in Policy Instruction 900 of the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis, issued on January 13, 2015, or any successor 
program. 
(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen; 
(B) an alien known by the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis to be a permanent resident alien; 
(C) an unincorporated association substantially com-
posed of United States citizens or permanent resident 
aliens; or 
(D) a corporation incorporated in the United States, 
except for a corporation directed and controlled by a foreign 
government or governments. 
(5) UNITED STATES PERSON INFORMATION (USPI).—The term 
‘‘United States person information’’— 
(A) means information that is reasonably likely to iden-
tify 1 or more specific United States persons; and 
(B) may be either a single item of information or 
information that, when combined with other available 
information, is reasonably likely to identify one or more 
specific United States persons. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
FOR COVERED 
ACTIVITIES OF OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAM 
AND OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this division may be
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made available to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the 
Department of Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity. 
(c) LIMITATION ON PERSONNEL.—None of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this division may be used by the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity to increase, above the staffing level in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118–31), the number 
of personnel assigned to the Open Source Intelligence Division 
who work exclusively or predominantly on domestic terrorism 
issues. 
(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) EFFECT ON OTHER INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed as limiting or superseding 
the authority of any official within the Department of Homeland 
Security to conduct legal, privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties 
oversight of the intelligence activities of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis. 
(2) SHARING AND RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, or to 
limit the authority of, personnel of the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security from 
sharing intelligence information with, or receiving information 
from— 
(A) foreign, State, local, Tribal, or territorial govern-
ments (or any agency or subdivision thereof); 
(B) the private sector; or 
(C) other elements of the Federal Government, 
including the components of the Department of Homeland 
Security. 
SEC. 6304. IMPROVEMENTS TO ADVISORY BOARD OF NATIONAL 
RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 
Section 106A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3041a(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘five members appointed by the 
Director’’ and inserting ‘‘up to 8 members appointed 
by the Director’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and who do not present any 
actual or potential conflict of interest’’ before the period 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE.—The Director shall 
ensure that no more than 2 concurrently serving mem-
bers of the Board qualify for membership on the Board 
based predominantly on a single qualification set forth 
under clause (i).’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as para-
graphs (6) through (8), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) CHARTER.—The Director shall establish a charter for 
the Board that includes the following:
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‘‘(A) Mandatory processes for identifying potential con-
flicts of interest, including the submission of initial and 
periodic financial disclosures by Board members. 
‘‘(B) The vetting of potential conflicts of interest by 
the designated agency ethics official, except that no indi-
vidual waiver may be granted for a conflict of interest 
identified with respect to the Chair of the Board. 
‘‘(C) The establishment of a process and associated 
protections for any whistleblower alleging a violation of 
applicable conflict of interest law, Federal contracting law, 
or other provision of law.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘August 31, 
2027’’. 
SEC. 6305. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE OF 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title X of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3227 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1035. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Director of National Intelligence may 
authorize the President of the National Intelligence University to 
accept qualifying research grants. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFYING GRANTS.—A qualifying research grant under 
this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis 
by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research project 
with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose. 
‘‘(c) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY BE ACCEPTED.—A 
qualifying research grant may be accepted under this section only 
from a Federal agency or from a corporation, fund, foundation, 
educational institution, or similar entity that is organized and oper-
ated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ACCOUNT.—The Director shall 
establish an account for administering funds received as quali-
fying research grants under this section. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The President of the University shall 
use the funds in the account established pursuant to paragraph 
(1) in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations 
and the terms and conditions of the grants received. 
‘‘(e) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such limitations as may 
be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for 
the National Intelligence University may be used to pay expenses 
incurred by the University in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, 
the award of qualifying research grants. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director of National Intelligence shall 
prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents preceding 
section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1034 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1035. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants.’’.
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SEC. 6306. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE AND 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
OF 
THE 
COAST 
GUARD. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may use up to 1 percent 
of the amounts made available for the National Intelligence Pro-
gram (as such term is defined in section 3 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) for each fiscal year for intelligence 
and counterintelligence activities of the Coast Guard relating to 
objects of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature, which 
amounts may be accounted for solely on the certification of the 
Commandant and each such certification shall be considered to 
be a sufficient voucher for the amount contained in the certification. 
SEC. 6307. CODIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGE-
MENT COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT 
COUNCIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 103L the following (and conforming the table of contents 
at the beginning of such Act accordingly): 
‘‘SEC. 103M. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence a National Intelligence Management 
Council. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) The National Intelligence Management Council shall 
be composed of senior officials within the intelligence commu-
nity and substantive experts from the public or private sector, 
who shall be appointed by, report to, and serve at the pleasure 
of, the Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall prescribe appropriate security 
requirements for personnel appointed from the private sector 
as a condition of service on the National Intelligence Manage-
ment Council, or as contractors of the Council or employees 
of such contractors, to ensure the protection of intelligence 
sources and methods while avoiding, wherever possible, unduly 
intrusive requirements which the Director considers to be 
unnecessary for this purpose. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—Members of the National 
Intelligence Management Council shall work with each other and 
with other elements of the intelligence community to ensure proper 
coordination and to minimize duplication of effort, in addition to 
the following duties and responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Provide integrated mission input to support the proc-
esses and activities of the intelligence community, including 
with respect to intelligence planning, programming, budgeting, 
and evaluation processes. 
‘‘(2) Identify and pursue opportunities to integrate or coordi-
nate collection and counterintelligence efforts. 
‘‘(3) In concert with the responsibilities of the National 
Intelligence Council, ensure the integration and coordination 
of analytic and collection efforts. 
‘‘(4) Develop and coordinate intelligence strategies in sup-
port of budget planning and programming activities.
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‘‘(5) Advise the Director of National Intelligence on the 
development of the National Intelligence Priorities Framework 
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any 
successor mechanism established for the prioritization of pro-
grams and activities). 
‘‘(6) In concert with the responsibilities of the National 
Intelligence Council, support the role of the Director of National 
Intelligence as principal advisor to the President on intelligence 
matters. 
‘‘(7) Inform the elements of the intelligence community 
of the activities and decisions related to missions assigned 
to the National Intelligence Management Council. 
‘‘(8) Maintain awareness, across various functions and dis-
ciplines, of the mission-related activities and budget planning 
of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(9) Evaluate, with respect to assigned mission objectives, 
requirements, and unmet requirements, the implementation 
of the budget of each element of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(10) Provide oversight on behalf of, and make rec-
ommendations to, the Director of National Intelligence on the 
extent to which the activities, program recommendations, and 
budget proposals made by elements of the intelligence commu-
nity sufficiently address mission objectives, intelligence gaps, 
and unmet requirements. 
‘‘(d) MISSION MANAGEMENT
OF MEMBERS.—Members of the 
National Intelligence Management Council, under the direction of 
the Director of National Intelligence, shall serve as mission man-
agers to ensure integration among the elements of the intelligence 
community and across intelligence functions, disciplines, and activi-
ties for the purpose of achieving unity of effort and effect, including 
through the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Planning and programming efforts. 
‘‘(2) Budget and program execution oversight. 
‘‘(3) Engagement with elements of the intelligence commu-
nity and with policymakers in other agencies. 
‘‘(4) Workforce competencies and training activities. 
‘‘(5) Development of capability requirements. 
‘‘(6) Development of governance fora, policies, and proce-
dures. 
‘‘(e) STAFF; AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) STAFF.—The Director of National Intelligence shall 
make available to the National Intelligence Management 
Council such staff as may be necessary to assist the National 
Intelligence Management Council in carrying out the respon-
sibilities described in this section. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Under the direction of the Director of 
National Intelligence, the National Intelligence Management 
Council shall make reasonable efforts to advise and consult 
with officers and employees of other departments or agencies, 
or components thereof, of the United States Government not 
otherwise associated with the intelligence community. 
‘‘(f) SUPPORT FROM ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.—The heads of the elements of the intelligence community 
shall provide appropriate support to the National Intelligence 
Management Council, including with respect to intelligence activi-
ties, as required by the Director of National Intelligence.’’.
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(2) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.— 
Section 103(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3025) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (14) as 
paragraphs (6) through (15), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) The National Intelligence Management Council.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO CHINA MISSION.— 
It is the sense of Congress that the Director of National Intelligence 
should create a role in the National Intelligence Management 
Council for a National Intelligence Manager dedicated to the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO COUNTERNARCOTICS 
MISSION.—It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with section 
7325 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(137 Stat. 1043), the Director of National Intelligence should create 
a role in the National Intelligence Management Council for a 
National Intelligence Manager dedicated to the counternarcotics 
mission of the United States. 
SEC. 6308. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE DIRECTOR 
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 102A(f)(10) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3024(f)(10)) is amended by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘, and upon receiving any such direction, the Director shall notify 
the congressional intelligence committees immediately in writing 
with a description of such other intelligence-related functions 
directed by the President.’’. 
SEC. 6309. FORMALIZED COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PERSONNEL. 
(a) TRAINING.—Section 215(d) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3) The Director shall develop and implement— 
‘‘(A) a plan and cost assessment for delineated and 
standardized counterintelligence training for all personnel who 
interact with classified and sensitive military technology and 
dual-use commercial technology in the Department; and 
‘‘(B) a delineated and standardized training plan to train 
officers in the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 
who have counterintelligence responsibilities on counterintel-
ligence skills and practices.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy 
shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing 
on the plans developed under section 215(d)(3) of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (as amended by subsection (a)), 
including with respect to— 
(1) the training content; 
(2) periodicity; 
(3) fulfillment rate; 
(4) internal controls; and 
(5) oversight.