I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5077 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2016 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations for Privacy and Civil Liberties Over-
sight Board. 
Sec. 304. Modification of certain whistleblowing procedures. 
Sec. 305. Reports on major defense intelligence acquisition programs. 
Sec. 306. Modifications to certain requirements for construction of facilities. 
Sec. 307. Information on activities of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board. 
Sec. 308. Clarification of authorization of certain activities of the Department 
of Energy. 
Sec. 309. Technical correction to Executive Schedule. 
Sec. 310. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
Sec. 401. Analyses and impact statements by Director of National Intelligence 
regarding actions by Committee on Foreign Investment in the 
United States. 
Sec. 402. National Counterintelligence and Security Center. 
Sec. 403. Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in recog-
nizing online violent extremist content. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency and Other Elements 
Sec. 411. Enhanced death benefits for employees of the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
Sec. 412. Pay and retirement authorities of the Inspector General of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency. 
Sec. 413. Clarification of authority, direction, and control over the information 
assurance directorate of the National Security Agency. 
Sec. 414. Living quarters allowance for employees of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency. 
Sec. 415. Plan on assumption of certain weather missions by the National Re-
connaissance Office. 
Sec. 416. Modernization of security clearance information technology architec-
ture. 
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TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA 
Sec. 501. Declassification of information on past terrorist activities of detainees 
transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, after signing of Executive Order 13492. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 601. Report on intelligence community employees detailed to National Se-
curity Council. 
Sec. 602. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter 
flows. 
Sec. 603. Report on information relating to academic programs, scholarships, 
fellowships, and internships sponsored, administered, or used 
by the intelligence community. 
Sec. 604. Report on cybersecurity threats to seaports of the United States and 
maritime shipping. 
Sec. 605. Report on counter-messaging activities. 
Sec. 606. Report on reprisals against contractors of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
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TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
the United States Government: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
(6) The Department of the Army, the Depart-
ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 
Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
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(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL 
LEVELS.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under section 101 and, subject to section 103, the author-
ized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2017, for the 
conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed 
in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations pre-
pared to accompany this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 
suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations, or of appropriate portions of the Sched-
ule, within the executive branch. 
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(3) LIMITS
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The President 
shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex-
cept— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement 
the budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of 
National Intelligence may authorize employment of civil-
ian personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal 
year 2017 by the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a) if the Director of National In-
telligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
performance of important intelligence functions, except 
that the number of personnel employed in excess of the 
number authorized under such section may not, for any 
element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 percent 
of the number of civilian personnel authorized under such 
schedule for such element. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—The Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall establish guidelines 
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that govern, for each element of the intelligence commu-
nity, the treatment under the personnel levels authorized 
under section 102(a), including any exemption from such 
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in— 
(1) a student program, trainee program, or 
similar program; 
(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annu-
itant; or 
(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time 
training. 
(c) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees in 
writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an au-
thority described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National In-
telligence for fiscal year 2017 the sum of $518,596,000. 
Within such amount, funds identified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) 
for advanced research and development shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
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(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
thorized 787 positions as of September 30, 2017. Per-
sonnel serving in such elements may be permanent em-
ployees of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
United States Government. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2017 such additional amounts 
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in section 102(a). Such addi-
tional amounts for advanced research and develop-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) 
for elements of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account as of September 30, 2017, there are 
authorized such additional personnel for the Com-
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munity Management Account as of that date as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
referred to in section 102(a). 
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
for fiscal year 2017 the sum of $514,000,000. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 
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any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRI-
VACY 
AND 
CIVIL 
LIBERTIES 
OVERSIGHT 
BOARD. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Sub-
section (m) of section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(m)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZATION
REQUIRED.— 
Appropriated funds available to the Board may be 
obligated or expended to carry out activities under 
this section only if such funds were specifically au-
thorized by Congress for use for such activities for 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘specifically authorized by Congress’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 504(e) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(e)).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board for fiscal year 2017 the sum of 
$10,081,000 to carry out the activities of the Board under 
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section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(m)). 
SEC. 304. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN WHISTLEBLOWING 
PROCEDURES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWING PROCE-
DURES
AVAILABLE
TO
CERTAIN
PERSONNEL.—Sub-
section (a)(1)(A) of section 8H of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Security Agency,’’ the following: ‘‘including any such em-
ployee who is assigned or detailed to a combatant com-
mand or other element of the Federal Government,’’. 
(b) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.— 
(1) ROLE OF DIRECTOR.—Section 17(d)(5) of 
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking clause (ii); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(i) Not’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to the Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to the intelligence committees’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘the intelligence 
committees’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II), striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General, in consultation with the 
Director,’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 17(d)(5) of such Act is further 
amended— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (G), respectively. 
(B) Section 3001(j)(1)(C)(ii) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)(C)(ii)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (D), and 
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(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (C), 
and (G)’’. 
(c) OTHER ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.— 
(1) ROLE OF HEADS.—Section 8H of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1) Not’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to the head of the es-
tablishment’’ and inserting ‘‘to the intel-
ligence committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
head of the establishment’’ and inserting 
‘‘the intelligence committees’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘the head of the establishment, 
through the Inspector General,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Inspector General’’; 
and 
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head of the element of the intelligence community, the Di-
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Director 
of National Intelligence, as the case may be, of a com-
plaint or information otherwise authorized by law. 
SEC. 305. REPORTS ON MAJOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 506J the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 506K. REPORTS ON MAJOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AT EACH MILE-
STONE APPROVAL. 
‘‘(a) REPORT ON MILESTONE A.—Not later than 15 
days after granting Milestone A or equivalent approval for 
a major defense intelligence acquisition program, the mile-
stone decision authority for the program shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining a brief summary of the following: 
‘‘(1) The estimated cost and schedule for the 
program established by the military department con-
cerned, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost and total life- 
cycle cost; and 
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‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone and initial operational capability. 
‘‘(2) The independent estimated cost for the 
program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) 
of title 10, United States Code, and any independent 
estimated schedule for the program, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost and total life- 
cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone and initial operational capability. 
‘‘(3) A summary of the technical risks, includ-
ing cybersecurity risks and supply chain risks, asso-
ciated with the program, as determined by the mili-
tary department concerned, including identification 
of any critical technologies that need to be matured. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the sufficiency review con-
ducted by the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation of the Department of Defense of 
the analysis of alternatives performed for the pro-
gram (as referred to in section 2366a(b)(6) of such 
title). 
‘‘(5) Any other information the milestone deci-
sion authority considers relevant. 
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‘‘(b) REPORT ON MILESTONE B.—Not later than 15 
days after granting Milestone B or equivalent approval for 
a major defense intelligence acquisition program, the mile-
stone decision authority for the program shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining a brief summary of the following: 
‘‘(1) The estimated cost and schedule for the 
program established by the military department con-
cerned, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone, initial operational test and evalua-
tion, and initial operational capability. 
‘‘(2) The independent estimated cost for the 
program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) 
of title 10, United States Code, and any independent 
estimated schedule for the program, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for each program 
milestone, initial operational test and evalua-
tion, and initial operational capability. 
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‘‘(3) A summary of the technical risks, includ-
ing cybersecurity risks and supply chain risks, asso-
ciated with the program, as determined by the mili-
tary department concerned, including identification 
of any critical technologies that have not been suc-
cessfully demonstrated in a relevant environment. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the sufficiency review con-
ducted by the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation of the analysis of alternatives per-
formed for the program pursuant to section 
2366a(b)(6) of such title. 
‘‘(5) A statement of whether the preliminary 
design review for the program described in section 
2366b(a)(1) of such title has been completed. 
‘‘(6) Any other information the milestone deci-
sion authority considers relevant. 
‘‘(c) REPORT ON MILESTONE C.—Not later than 15 
days after granting Milestone C or equivalent approval for 
a major defense intelligence acquisition program, the mile-
stone decision authority for the program shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining a brief summary of the following: 
‘‘(1) The estimated cost and schedule for the 
program established by the military department con-
cerned, including— 
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‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for initial oper-
ational test and evaluation and initial oper-
ational capability. 
‘‘(2) The independent estimated cost for the 
program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) 
of title 10, United States Code, and any independent 
estimated schedule for the program, including— 
‘‘(A) the dollar values estimated for the 
program acquisition unit cost, average procure-
ment unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and 
‘‘(B) the planned dates for initial oper-
ational test and evaluation and initial oper-
ational capability. 
‘‘(3) The cost and schedule estimates approved 
by the milestone decision authority for the program. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the production, manufac-
turing, and fielding risks, including cybersecurity 
risks and supply chain risks, associated with the 
program. 
‘‘(5) Any other information the milestone deci-
sion authority considers relevant. 
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‘‘(d) INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY OR FULL OP-
ERATING CAPABILITY.—Not later than 15 days after a 
major defense intelligence acquisition program reaches ini-
tial operating capability or full operating capability, the 
milestone decision authority for the program shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees of the program 
reaching such capability. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—At the request of 
any of the appropriate congressional committees, the mile-
stone decision authority shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees further information or under-
lying documentation for the information in a report sub-
mitted under subsection (a), (b), or (c), including the inde-
pendent cost and schedule estimates and the independent 
technical risk assessments referred to in those subsections. 
‘‘(f) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any informa-
tion required under this section has been included in an-
other report or assessment previously submitted to the 
congressional intelligence committees under sections 
506A, 506C, or 506E, the milestone decision authority 
may provide a list of such reports and assessments at the 
time of submitting a report required under this section 
instead of including such information in such report. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the congressional intelligence com-
mittees and the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘major defense intelligence acqui-
sition program’ means a major defense acquisition 
program (as defined in section 2430 of title 10, 
United States Code) that relates to intelligence or 
intelligence-related activities. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) of title 
10, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) The terms ‘Milestone B approval’ and 
‘Milestone C approval’ have the meaning given those 
terms in section 2366(e) of such title. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘milestone decision authority’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) 
of such title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
506J the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 506K. Reports on major defense intelligence acquisition programs at each 
milestone approval.’’. 
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SEC. 306. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES. 
(a) INCLUSION IN BUDGET REQUESTS OF CERTAIN 
PROJECTS.—Section 8131 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–335; 50 
U.S.C. 3303) is repealed. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Section 602(a)(2) of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public 
Law 103–359; 50 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘improvement project to’’ and inserting ‘‘project for 
the improvement, repair, or modification of’’. 
SEC. 307. INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES OF PRIVACY AND 
CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Section 1061(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(d)) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—In addition to the re-
ports submitted to Congress under subsection 
(e)(1)(B), the Board shall ensure that each offi-
cial and congressional committee specified in 
subparagraph (B) is kept fully and currently in-
formed of the activities of the Board, including 
any significant anticipated activities. 
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‘‘(B) OFFICIALS
AND
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES
SPECIFIED.—The officials and 
congressional committees specified in this sub-
paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(i) The Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
‘‘(ii) The head of any element of the 
intelligence community (as defined in sec-
tion 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) the activities of 
which are, or are anticipated to be, the 
subject of the review or advice of the 
Board. 
‘‘(iii) The Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 308. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY. 
Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy shall be deemed to be authorized to be 
appropriated for such activities, including for purposes of 
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section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3094). 
SEC. 309. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHED-
ULE. 
Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to ‘‘Director of the 
National Counter Proliferation Center.’’. 
SEC. 310. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLAS-
SIFICATION REVIEWS. 
In reviewing and processing a request by a person 
for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant 
to Executive Order 13526, a successor executive order, or 
any other provision of law, the head of an element of the 
intelligence community— 
(1) may not charge the person reproduction 
fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head 
would charge the person for reproduction required in 
the course of processing a request for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘ ‘‘Freedom of Infor-
mation Act’’); and 
(2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in 
the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees 
under such section 552. 
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TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIREC-
TOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARD-
ING ACTIONS BY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN 
INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 721(b)(4) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESSIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—Not later than 5 
days after the completion of a review or an in-
vestigation of a covered transaction under this 
subsection that concludes action under this sec-
tion, the Director shall submit to the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate an analysis 
under subparagraph (A) relating to such cov-
ered transaction previously provided to the 
Committee, including any supplements or 
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amendments to such analysis made by the Di-
rector. 
‘‘(F) IMPACT
STATEMENTS.—Not later 
than 60 days after the completion of a review 
or an investigation of a covered transaction 
under this subsection that concludes action 
under this section, the Director shall determine 
whether the covered transaction will have an 
operational impact on the intelligence commu-
nity, and, if so, shall submit a report on such 
impact to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. Each such report shall— 
‘‘(i) describe the operational impact of 
the covered transaction on the intelligence 
community; and 
‘‘(ii) describe any actions that have 
been or will be taken to mitigate such im-
pact.’’. 
SEC. 402. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY CENTER. 
(a) REDESIGNATION
OF
OFFICE
OF
NATIONAL 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE.—Section 904 of the 
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Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counter-
intelligence Executive’’ each place it appears (includ-
ing in the section heading) and inserting ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence 
Executive’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the National Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Center’’; and 
(3) in the headings of subsections (b) and (c), 
by striking ‘‘of Office’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Center’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ‘‘by 
the Office’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘that the 
Office’’ and inserting ‘‘that the Center’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘by the Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Center’’; 
(6) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘of the Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Center’’; and 
(7) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘of the Of-
fice’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘of the 
Center’’. 
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(b) REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE EXECUTIVE.—Section 902 of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 3382) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘the Director’), who shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate.’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence 
Executive’’ each place it appears (including the sec-
tion heading) and inserting ‘‘Director of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counter-
intelligence Executive’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
SECURITY
ACT
OF
1947.—The 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 102A(f)(2), by inserting 
after ‘‘Counterterrorism Center’’ the following: 
‘‘, the National Counterproliferation Center, 
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and the National Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Center,’’; 
(B) in section 103(c)(8), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive (including 
the Office of the National Counterintelligence 
Executive)’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; 
and 
(C) in section 103F, by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive’’ each place it ap-
pears (including in the headings) and inserting 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence 
and Security Center’’. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 1995.—Section 811 of the Counterintel-
ligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 
(title VIII of Public Law 103–359; 50 U.S.C. 3381) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsections (b) and (c)(1), by strik-
ing ‘‘The National Counterintelligence Execu-
tive’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘to the National Coun-
terintelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
the Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Office of the National 
Counterintelligence Executive’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Se-
curity Center’’. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT
FOR 
FISCAL
YEAR
2004.—Section 341(b) of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–177; 28 U.S.C. 519 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Office of the National Coun-
terintelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 103F 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Cen-
ter.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING STYLE.—Any new language in-
serted or added to a provision of law by the amendments 
made by this section shall conform to the typeface and 
typestyle of the matter in which the language is so in-
serted or added. 
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(f) TECHNICAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) of section 401 of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of 
Public Law 114–113) shall not take effect, or, if the date 
of the enactment of this Act is on or after the effective 
date specified in subsection (b) of such section, such 
amendment shall be deemed to not have taken effect. 
SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
PRIVATE ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE 
VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNIZE ONLINE VIOLENT 
EXTREMIST CONTENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall publish on a publicly available Internet 
website a list of all logos, symbols, insignia, and other 
markings commonly associated with, or adopted by, an or-
ganization designated by the Secretary of State as a for-
eign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
(b) UPDATES.—The Director shall update the list 
published under subsection (a) every 180 days or more 
frequently as needed. 
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Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency and Other Elements 
SEC. 411. ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3511) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘BENEFITS AVAILABLE IN EVENT OF THE DEATH OF AN 
EMPLOYEE 
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director may pay 
death benefits substantially similar to those authorized for 
members of the Foreign Service pursuant to the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) or any other 
provision of law. The Director may adjust the eligibility 
for death benefits as necessary to meet the unique require-
ments of the mission of the Agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Regulations issued pursuant to 
this section shall be submitted to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
before such regulations take effect.’’. 
SEC. 412. PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17(e)(7) of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an offi-
cer or employee appointed in accordance with subpara-
graph (A) as a law enforcement officer solely for purposes 
of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, if such officer or employee is ap-
pointed to a position with responsibility for investigating 
suspected offenses against the criminal laws of the United 
States. 
‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Inspector General 
shall ensure that any authority under such clause is exer-
cised in a manner consistent with section 3307 of title 5, 
United States Code, as it relates to law enforcement offi-
cers. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 
8335(b), and 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the 
Inspector General may exercise the functions, powers, and 
duties of an agency head or appointing authority with re-
spect to the Office.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of 
section 17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)), as added by subsection (a), 
may not be construed to confer on the Inspector General 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, or any other officer 
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or employee of the Agency, any police or law enforcement 
or internal security functions or authorities. 
SEC. 413. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY, DIRECTION, AND 
CONTROL OVER THE INFORMATION ASSUR-
ANCE DIRECTORATE OF THE NATIONAL SE-
CURITY AGENCY. 
Section 142(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D). 
SEC. 414. LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding sections 1603 
and 1605 of title 10, United States Code, and subchapter 
III of chapter 59 of title 5, a civilian employee of the De-
fense Intelligence Agency who is assigned to a directorate 
of 
a 
geographic 
combatant 
command 
that 
is 
headquartered outside of the United States may not re-
ceive a living quarters allowance. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to a pay period beginning on or after the date that 
is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 415. PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER 
MISSIONS BY THE NATIONAL RECONNAIS-
SANCE OFFICE. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Reconnaissance Office shall develop a plan for the 
National Reconnaissance Office to address how to 
carry out covered space-based environmental moni-
toring missions. Such plan shall include— 
(A) a description of the related national se-
curity requirements for such missions; 
(B) a description of the appropriate man-
ner to meet such requirements; and 
(C) the amount of funds that would be 
necessary to be transferred from the Air Force 
to the National Reconnaissance Office during 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out 
such plan. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Director may conduct pre-acqui-
sition activities, including with respect to requests 
for information, analyses of alternatives, study con-
tracts, modeling and simulation, and other activities 
the Director determines necessary to develop such 
plan. 
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(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than the date on 
which the President submits to Congress the budget 
for fiscal year 2018 under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, the Director shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the plan 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Director 
of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination 
with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation of the Department of Defense, shall certify to the 
appropriate congressional committees that the amounts of 
funds identified under subsection (a)(1)(C) as being nec-
essary to transfer are appropriate and include funding for 
positions and personnel to support program office costs. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; and 
(B) the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
United States Code). 
(2) The term ‘‘covered space-based environ-
mental monitoring missions’’ means the acquisition 
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programs necessary to meet the national security re-
quirements for cloud characterization and theater 
weather imagery. 
SEC. 416. MODERNIZATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCE IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall support the Secretary of Defense in the ef-
forts of the Secretary to develop and implement an infor-
mation technology system (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘System’’) to— 
(1) modernize and sustain the security clear-
ance information architecture of the National Back-
ground Investigations Bureau and the Department 
of Defense; 
(2) support decisionmaking processes for the 
evaluation and granting of personnel security clear-
ances; 
(3) improve cyber security capabilities with re-
spect to sensitive security clearance data and proc-
esses; 
(4) reduce the complexity and cost of the secu-
rity clearance process; 
(5) provide information to managers on the fi-
nancial and administrative costs of the security 
clearance process; 
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