SEC. 705. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means the congressional intelligence 
committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) UPDATE
TO STRATEGY
FOR COMPREHENSIVE 
INTERAGENCY REVIEW
OF
THE UNITED STATES NA-
TIONAL SECURITY OVERHEAD SATELLITE ARCHITEC-
TURE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall issue an up-
date to the strategy required by section 312 of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division 
M of Public Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 2919). 
(c) UNITY OF EFFORT IN SPACE OPERATIONS BE-
TWEEN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a plan to func-
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tionally integrate the governance, operations, anal-
ysis, collection, policy, and acquisition activities re-
lated to space and counterspace carried out by the 
intelligence community. The plan shall include anal-
ysis of no fewer than 2 alternative constructs to im-
plement this plan, and an assessment of statutory, 
policy, organizational, programmatic, and resources 
changes that may be required to implement each al-
ternative construct. 
(2) APPOINTMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, shall appoint a single offi-
cial to oversee development of the plan required by 
paragraph (1). 
(3) SCOPE
OF
PLAN.—The plan required by 
paragraph (1) shall include methods to functionally 
integrate activities carried out by— 
(A) the National Reconnaissance Office; 
(B) the functional managers for signals in-
telligence and geospatial intelligence; 
(C) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence; 
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(D) other Intelligence Community elements 
with space-related programs; 
(E) joint interagency efforts; and 
(F) other entities as identified by the Di-
rector of National Intelligence in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY
SPACE
WORK-
FORCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a workforce plan to recruit, develop, and retain personnel 
in the intelligence community with skills and experience 
in space and counterspace operations, analysis, collection, 
policy, and acquisition. 
(e) JOINT INTERAGENCY COMBINED SPACE OPER-
ATIONS CENTER.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Director 
of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress concept of operations and requirements 
documents for the Joint Interagency Combined 
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Space Operations Center by the date that is the ear-
lier of— 
(A) the completion of the experimental 
phase of such Center; or 
(B) 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command, in 
coordination with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, shall provide to the appropriate committees 
of Congress briefings providing updates on activities 
and progress of the Joint Interagency Combined 
Space Operations Center to begin 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. Such briefings 
shall be quarterly for the first year following enact-
ment, and annually thereafter. 
SEC. 
706. 
ADVANCES 
IN 
LIFE 
SCIENCES 
AND 
BIO-
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional 
intelligence committees on a proposed plan to monitor ad-
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vances in life sciences and biotechnology to be carried out 
by the Director. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the approach the elements 
of the intelligence community will take to make use 
of organic life science and biotechnology expertise 
within and outside the intelligence community on a 
routine and contingency basis; 
(2) an assessment of the current collection and 
analytical posture of the life sciences and bio-
technology portfolio as it relates to United States 
competitiveness and the global bio-economy, the 
risks and threats evolving with advances in genetic 
editing technologies, and the implications of such ad-
vances on future biodefense requirements; and 
(3) an analysis of organizational requirements 
and responsibilities, including potentially creating 
new positions. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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, the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report and provide a brief-
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ing on the role of the intelligence community in the event 
of a biological attack on the United States, including an 
assessment of the capabilities and gaps in technical capa-
bilities that exist to address the potential circumstance of 
a novel unknown pathogen. 
SEC. 707. REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS. 
(a) COVERED STUDIES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered studies’’ means the studies that the Di-
rector of National Intelligence requested that the elements 
of the intelligence community produce in the course of pro-
ducing the fundamental classification guidance review for 
fiscal year 2017 required by Executive Order No. 13526 
(50 U.S.C. 3161 note), as follows: 
(1) A study of the feasibility of reducing the 
number of original classification authorities in each 
element of the intelligence community to the min-
imum number required and any negative impacts 
that reduction could have on mission capabilities. 
(2) A study of the actions required to imple-
ment a proactive discretionary declassification pro-
gram distinct from the systematic, automatic, and 
mandatory declassification review programs outlined 
in part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, including section 2001.35 of such part. 
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(3) A study of the benefits and drawbacks of 
implementing a single classification guide that could 
be used by all elements of the intelligence commu-
nity in the nonoperational and more common areas 
of such elements. 
(4) A study of whether the classification level of 
‘‘confidential’’ could be eliminated within agency- 
generated classification guides from use by elements 
of the intelligence community and any negative im-
pacts that elimination could have on mission success. 
(b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PROGRESS
REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit a re-
port to the congressional intelligence committees and 
provide the congressional intelligence committees a 
briefing on the progress of the elements of the intel-
ligence community in producing the covered studies. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the earlier 
of 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act or June 30, 2017, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit a report and provide a brief-
ing to the congressional intelligence committees on— 
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(A) the final versions of the covered stud-
ies that have been provided to the Director by 
the elements of the intelligence community; and 
(B) a plan for implementation of each ini-
tiative included in each such covered study. 
SEC. 708. IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICA-
TION AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND 
DECLASSIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall— 
(1) review the system by which the Government 
classifies and declassifies information; 
(2) develop recommendations— 
(A) to make such system a more effective 
tool for the protection of information relating to 
national security; 
(B) to improve the sharing of information 
with partners and allies of the Government; and 
(C) to support the appropriate declassifica-
tion of information; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report with— 
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(A) the findings of the Director with re-
spect to the review conducted under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the recommendations developed under 
paragraph (2). 
(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED AC-
CESS PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall certify to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees whether the creation, validation, or substantial 
modification, including termination, for all existing 
and proposed controlled access programs, and the 
compartments and subcompartments within each, 
are substantiated and justified based on the infor-
mation required by paragraph (2). 
(2) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—Each certifi-
cation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the rationale for the revalidation, vali-
dation, or substantial modification, including 
termination, of each controlled access program, 
compartment and subcompartment; 
(B) the identification of a control officer 
for each controlled access program; and 
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(C) a statement of protection requirements 
for each controlled access program. 
SEC. 709. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the actions each element 
of the intelligence community has completed to im-
plement the recommendations made by the National 
Commission for the Review of the Research and De-
velopment Programs of the United States Intel-
ligence Community established under section 1002 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note). 
(2) An analysis of the balance between short-, 
medium-, and long-term research efforts carried out 
by each element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 710. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report and a briefing on a plan, with milestones and 
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benchmarks, to implement an Intelligence Community Re-
search and Development Corps, as recommended in the 
Report of the National Commission for the Review of the 
Research and Development Programs of the United States 
Intelligence Community, including an assessment— 
(1) of the funding and modification to existing 
authorities needed to allow for the implementation of 
such Corps; and 
(2) of additional legislative authorities, if any, 
necessary to undertake such implementation. 
SEC. 711. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACA-
DEMIC PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOW-
SHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED, AD-
MINISTERED, 
OR 
USED 
BY 
THE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report by the intelligence community regard-
ing covered academic programs. Such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) a description of the extent to which the Di-
rector and the heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community independently collect information 
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(B) the personnel, tools, and other re-
sources required by the Director and the heads 
to independently collect such information. 
(b) COVERED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered academic programs’’ 
means— 
(1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service 
Program under section 302 of the Cybersecurity En-
hancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442); 
(2) the National Security Education Program 
under the David L. Boren National Security Edu-
cation Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); 
(3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
Transformation Defense Education Program under 
section 2192a of title 10, United States Code; 
(4) the National Centers of Academic Excel-
lence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense 
of the National Security Agency and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; and 
(5) any other academic program, scholarship 
program, fellowship program, or internship program 
sponsored, administered, or used by an element of 
the intelligence community. 
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SEC. 712. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EM-
PLOYEES DETAILED TO NATIONAL SECURITY 
COUNCIL. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report listing, by year, the number of employees of an 
element of the intelligence community who have been de-
tailed to the National Security Council during the 10-year 
period preceding the date of the report. 
SEC. 713. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING TO CON-
GRESS ON FOREIGN FIGHTER FLOWS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, con-
sistent with the protection of intelligence sources and 
methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from 
terrorist safe havens abroad. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe 
haven, the following: 
(1) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to 
the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including the 
countries of origin of such foreign fighters. 
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(2) The total number of United States citizens 
present in the terrorist safe haven. 
(3) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have left the terrorist safe haven or whose where-
abouts are unknown. 
(c) FORM.—The reports submitted under subsection 
(a) may be submitted in classified form. If such a report 
is submitted in classified form, such report shall also in-
clude an unclassified summary. 
(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) in the Senate— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs; 
(E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 
and 
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(G) the Committee on Appropriations; and 
(2) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security; 
(E) the Committee on Financial Services; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations. 
SEC. 714. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEA-
PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARI-
TIME SHIPPING. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, and 
consistent with the protection of sources and methods, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber 
vulnerabilities within, the software, communications net-
works, computer networks, or other systems employed 
by— 
(1) entities conducting significant operations at 
seaports in the United States; 
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(2) the maritime shipping concerns of the 
United States; and 
(3) entities conducting significant operations at 
transshipment points in the United States. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any recent and significant 
cyberattacks 
or 
cybersecurity 
threats 
directed 
against software, communications networks, com-
puter networks, or other systems employed by the 
entities and concerns described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a). 
(2) An assessment of— 
(A) any planned cyberattacks directed 
against such software, networks, and systems; 
(B) any significant vulnerabilities to such 
software, networks, and systems; and 
(C) how such entities and concerns are 
mitigating such vulnerabilities. 
(3) An update on the status of the efforts of 
the Coast Guard to include cybersecurity concerns in 
the National Response Framework, Emergency Sup-
port Functions, or both, relating to the shipping or 
ports of the United States. 
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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 715. REPORT ON COUNTER-MESSAGING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, con-
sistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the counter-messaging activities of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security with respect to the Islamic 
State and other extremist groups. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of whether, and to what ex-
tent, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
ducting counter-messaging activities with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups, 
consults or coordinates with the Secretary of State, 
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regarding the counter-messaging activities under-
taken by the Department of State with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups, includ-
ing counter-messaging activities conducted by the 
Global Engagement Center of the Department of 
State. 
(2) Any criteria employed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for selecting, developing, promul-
gating, or changing the counter-messaging approach 
of the Department of Homeland Security, including 
any counter-messaging narratives, with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 716. REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS 
OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
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Intelligence Community, consistent with the protection of 
sources and methods, shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees a report on reprisals made against 
covered contractor employees. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of the number of known or 
claimed reprisals made against covered contractor 
employees during the 3-year period preceding the 
date of the report and any evaluation of such repris-
als. 
(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of estab-
lishing a prohibition on reprisals against covered 
contractor employees as a means of encouraging 
such contractors to make protected disclosures. 
(3) A description of any challenges associated 
with establishing such a prohibition, including with 
respect to the nature of the relationship between the 
Federal Government, the contractor, and the covered 
contractor employee. 
(4) A description of any approaches taken by 
the Federal Government to account for reprisals 
against non-intelligence community contractors who 
make protected disclosures, including pursuant to 
section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, and 
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sections 4705 and 4712 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(5) Any recommendations the Inspector General 
determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
CONTRACTOR
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term ‘‘covered contractor employee’’ means an em-
ployee of a contractor of an element of the intel-
ligence community. 
(2) REPRISAL.—The term ‘‘reprisal’’ means the 
discharge or other adverse personnel action made 
against a covered contractor employee for making a 
disclosure of information that would be a disclosure 
protected by law if the contractor were an employee 
of the Federal Government. 
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