IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2475
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2005
Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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.
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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 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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. Clarification of delegation of transfer or reprogramming authority. 
Sec. 304. Additional duties for the Director of Science and Technology. 
Sec. 305. Comprehensive inventory of special access programs. 
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on budget execution authority procedures. 
Sec. 307. Sense of Congress with respect to multi-level security clearances. 
Sec. 308. Reports on failure to timely implement the National Counterterrorism 
Center.
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2006 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.
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(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 Department of State. 
(8) The Department of the Treasury. 
(9) The Department of Energy. 
(10) The Department of Justice. 
(11) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(12) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(13) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(14) The Coast Guard. 
(15) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL 
CEILINGS.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under section 101, and the authorized personnel ceilings 
as of September 30, 2006, for the conduct of the intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the elements 
listed in such section, are those specified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill 
H.R. 2475 of the One Hundred Ninth Congress.
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(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.—The Schedule of Authorizations shall be 
made available to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and House of Representatives and to the Presi-
dent. The President shall provide for suitable distribution 
of the Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Sched-
ule, within the executive branch. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—With the ap-
proval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, the Director of National Intelligence may author-
ize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the num-
ber authorized for fiscal year 2006 under section 102 
when the Director of National Intelligence determines that 
such action is necessary to the performance of important 
intelligence functions. 
(b) NOTICE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The 
Director of National Intelligence shall notify promptly the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives whenever the Director exercises the au-
thority granted by this section.
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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 2006 the sum of $446,144,000. 
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, 2007. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
thorized 817 full-time personnel as of September 30, 
2006. Personnel serving in such elements may be perma-
nent employees of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account 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 also authorized to 
be appropriated for the Intelligence Community 
Management Account for fiscal year 2006 such addi-
tional amounts as are specified in the classified
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Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
102(a). Such additional amounts for advanced re-
search and development shall remain available until 
September 30, 2007. 
(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, 2006, there are 
also authorized such additional personnel for such 
elements as of that date as are specified in the clas-
sified Schedule of Authorizations. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—Except as provided in section 
113 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
404h), during fiscal year 2006 any officer or employee of 
the United States or a member of the Armed Forces who 
is detailed to the staff of the Intelligence Community Man-
agement Account from another element of the United 
States Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable 
basis, except that any such officer, employee, or member 
may be detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period 
of less than one year for the performance of temporary 
functions as required by the Director of National Intel-
ligence.
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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 2006 the sum of $244,600,000. 
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 
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
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SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF DELEGATION OF TRANSFER 
OR REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY. 
Paragraph (5)(B) of section 102A(d) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1(d)), as added by 
section 1011(a) of the National Security Intelligence Re-
form Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108–458; 118 
Stat. 3643), is amended by striking ‘‘or agency involved’’ 
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘involved or the Di-
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency (in the case of 
the Central Intelligence Agency)’’. 
SEC. 304. ADDITIONAL DUTIES FOR THE DIRECTOR OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) COORDINATION
AND PRIORITIZATION
OF RE-
SEARCH CONDUCTED
BY ELEMENTS
OF
THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Subsection (d) of section 103E of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–3e), 
as added by section 1011(a) of the National Security In-
telligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108–
458; 118 Stat. 3643), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and prioritize’’ after ‘‘coordi-
nate’’ in paragraph (3)(A); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In carrying out paragraph (3)(A), the Com-
mittee shall identify basic, advanced, and applied research
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programs to be carried out by elements of the intelligence 
community.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY GOALS.—Sec-
tion 103E of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403–3e), as so added, 
is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) assist the Director in establishing goals for 
the elements of the intelligence community to meet 
the technology needs of the community; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) GOALS FOR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF THE IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—In carrying out subsection 
(c)(5), the Director of Science and Technology shall—
‘‘(1) perform systematic identification and as-
sessment of the most significant intelligence chal-
lenges that require technical solutions; and 
‘‘(2) examine options to enhance the responsive-
ness of research and design programs to meet the
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requirements of the intelligence community for time-
ly support.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2006, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress 
a report containing a strategy for the development and 
use of technology in the intelligence community through 
2021. Such report may be submitted in classified form and 
shall include—
(1) an assessment of the highest priority intel-
ligence gaps across the intelligence community that 
may be resolved by the use of technology; 
(2) goals for advanced research and develop-
ment and a strategy to achieve such goals; 
(3) an explanation of how each advanced re-
search and development project funded under the 
National Intelligence Program addresses an identi-
fied intelligence gap; 
(4) a list of all current and projected research 
and development projects by research type (basic, 
advanced, or applied) with estimated funding levels, 
estimated initiation dates, and estimated completion 
dates; and 
(5) a plan to incorporate technology from re-
search and development projects into National Intel-
ligence Program acquisition programs.
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SEC. 305. COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF SPECIAL AC-
CESS PROGRAMS. 
Not later than January 15, 2006, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees (as defined in section 3(7) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(7))) a classi-
fied report providing a comprehensive inventory of all spe-
cial access programs under the National Intelligence Pro-
gram (as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(6))). 
SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BUDGET EXECUTION AU-
THORITY PROCEDURES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence should expeditiously establish the nec-
essary budgetary processes and procedures with the heads 
of the departments containing agencies or organizations 
within the intelligence community, and the heads of such 
agencies and organizations, in order to—
(1) implement the budget execution authorities 
provided under, and submit the reports to Congress 
required by, subsection (c) of section 102A of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1), 
as amended by section 1011(a) of the National Se-
curity Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of 
Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 3643); and
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(2) carry out the duties and authorities of the 
Director of National Intelligence with respect to the 
transfer and reprogramming of funds under the Na-
tional Intelligence Program under subsection (d) of 
such section, as so amended. 
SEC. 307. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO MULTI-
LEVEL SECURITY CLEARANCES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence should promptly establish and oversee 
the implementation of a multi-level security clearance sys-
tem across the intelligence community to leverage the cul-
tural and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and 
individuals proficient in foreign languages critical to na-
tional security. 
SEC. 308. REPORTS ON FAILURE TO TIMELY IMPLEMENT 
THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CEN-
TER. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT ON FAILURE TO MEET DEAD-
LINES IMPOSED UNDER LAW.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall provide written notice to 
Congress explaining the failure of the executive branch to 
implement the National Counterterrorism Center, as es-
tablished under section 119 of the National Security Act 
of 1947, as added by section 1021 of the National Security
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Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; Public 
Law 108–458), by the deadlines imposed under section 
1097(a) of such Act for the implementation of such Cen-
ter, including the failure by the President to nominate an 
individual to serve as Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT MONTHLY UPDATES.—The Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall provide to Congress 
monthly updates to the initial notice to Congress under 
subsection (a) until the National Counterterrorism Center 
is fully implemented and operational.
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.