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for elements of the intelligence community that currently 
have median onboarding times that exceed 180 days. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan submitted under para-
graph (1) shall include milestones to achieve certain spe-
cific goals with respect to the mean, median, and mode 
time it takes to onboard personnel in the elements of the 
intelligence community described in such paragraph, 
disaggregated by element of the intelligence community. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The heads of the elements of 
the intelligence community, including the Director of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency, shall implement the plan submitted 
under subsection (d) and take all such actions each head con-
siders appropriate and necessary to ensure that by December 
31, 2023, the median duration of the onboard period for new 
employees at each element of the intelligence community is 
equal to less than 180 days. 
SEC. 6602. REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION REQUIRED TO IM-
PLEMENT TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director 
for Management of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall, in the Deputy Director’s capacity as the Chair of the 
Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Ac-
countability Council pursuant to section 2.4 of Executive 
Order 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming
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processes related to suitability for Government employment, 
fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to 
classified national security information), submit to Congress 
a report on the legislative action required to implement the 
Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) Specification of the statutes that require amend-
ment in order to implement the initiative described in 
subsection (a). 
(2) For each statute specified under paragraph (1), 
an indication of the priority for enactment of an amend-
ment. 
(3) For each statute specified under paragraph (1), 
a description of the consequences if the statute is not 
amended. 
SEC. 6603. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF 
POLYGRAPHS IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of 
the Intelligence Community shall conduct an assessment of 
the administration of polygraph evaluations that are needed 
in the intelligence community to meet current annual per-
sonnel hiring requirements.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment completed under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of the number of polygraphers 
currently available at each element of the intelligence 
community to meet the requirements described in sub-
section (a). 
(2) If the demand described in subsection (a) can-
not be met, an identification of the number of 
polygraphers that would need to be hired and certified 
to meet it. 
(3) A review of the effectiveness of alternatives to 
the polygraph, including methods being researched by 
the National Center for Credibility Assessment. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the In-
telligence Community shall brief the congressional intelligence 
committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives on the preliminary findings of the Inspector Gen-
eral with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community shall submit to the committees described 
in subsection (c) a report on the findings of the Inspector
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General with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
SEC. 6604. TIMELINESS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLY-
GRAPHS. 
(a) STANDARDS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall, in the Director’s capacity as 
the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 803(a) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3162a(a)), issue standards for timeliness for Federal 
agencies to administer polygraphs conducted for the pur-
pose of— 
(A) adjudicating decisions regarding eligibility 
for access to classified information (as defined in 
the procedures established pursuant to section 
801(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3161(a))); and 
(B) granting reciprocity pursuant to Security 
Executive Agent Directive 2, or successor directive. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall publish the 
standards issued under paragraph (1) in the Federal 
Register or such other venue as the Director considers 
appropriate.
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on how Federal agencies will comply 
with the standards issued under subsection (a). Such plan 
shall specify the resources required by Federal agencies to 
comply with such standards and the timeline for doing so. 
SEC. 6605. POLICY ON SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR AC-
CESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN 
PERSONNEL. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in the 
Director’s capacity as the Security Executive Agent pursuant 
to section 803(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3162a(a)), issue a policy that allows a private person 
to submit a certain number or proportion of applications, on 
a nonreimbursable basis, for employee access to classified in-
formation for personnel who perform key management and 
oversight functions who may not merit an application due to 
their work under any one contract. 
SEC. 6606. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING FEDERAL 
POLICY 
ON 
SHARING 
OF 
COVERED 
INSIDER 
THREAT INFORMATION. 
Section 806(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–103) is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘contracting agency’’ and inserting ‘‘contractor that em-
ploys the contractor employee’’. 
SEC. 6607. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY REPORT ON USE OF SPACE CERTIFIED AS 
SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FA-
CILITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Commu-
nity shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report on the utilization of space owned or sponsored by an 
element of the intelligence community, located in the conti-
nental United States, that is certified as a sensitive compart-
mented information facility under intelligence community or 
Department of Defense policy. 
SEC. 6608. IMPROVING PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL 
PRACTICES IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH 
RESPECT TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES. 
Section 1104(c)(1)(A) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a supervisor of the contracting 
agency’’ and inserting ‘‘a supervisor of the employing or 
contracting agency or employing contractor’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘contracting agency (or an employee 
designated by the head of that agency for such pur-
pose)’’ and inserting ‘‘employing or contracting agency
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(or an employee designated by the head of that agency 
for that purpose) or employing contractor’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘appropriate inspector general of the 
contracting agency’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate inspector 
general of the employing or contracting agency’’. 
SEC. 6609. DEFINITIONS REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER COM-
PLAINTS AND INFORMATION OF URGENT CON-
CERN RECEIVED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) NATIONAL
SECURITY
ACT
OF
1947.—Section 
103H(k)(5)(G)(i)(I) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ‘‘within 
the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘policy matters.’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘of the Federal Government that is— 
‘‘(aa) a matter of national secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(bb) not a difference of opinion 
concerning public policy matters.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
ACT
OF
1978.—Section 
8H(h)(1)(A)(i) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘involving’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘policy matters.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘of the Federal Government that is— 
‘‘(I) a matter of national security; 
and
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‘‘(II) not a difference of opinion con-
cerning public policy matters.’’. 
(c) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949.— 
Section 17(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)(aa) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)(aa)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘involving’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘policy matters.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘of the Federal 
Government that is— 
‘‘(AA) a matter of national 
security; and 
‘‘(BB) not a difference of 
opinion concerning public policy 
matters.’’. 
TITLE LXVII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 
Subtitle A—General Matters 
SEC. 6701. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘artifi-
cial intelligence’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative 
Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). 
(2) AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE.—The term ‘‘au-
thorization to operate’’ has the meaning given that term 
in Circular Number A-130 of the Office of Management
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and Budget, ‘‘Managing Information as a Strategic Re-
source’’, or any successor document. 
(3) 
CODE-FREE
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE 
ENABLEMENT TOOLS.—The term ‘‘code-free artificial in-
telligence enablement tools’’ means software that pro-
vides an environment in which visual drag-and-drop ap-
plications, or similar tools, allow one or more individuals 
to program applications without linear coding. 
(4) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘commer-
cial product’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
103 of title 41, United States Code. 
(5) COMMERCIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘commercial 
service’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
103a of title 41, United States Code. 
(6) COVERED ITEM OR SERVICE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered item or service’’ means a product, system, or service 
that is not a commercially available off-the-shelf item, a 
commercial service, or a nondevelopmental item, as those 
terms are defined in title 41, United States Code. 
(7) COVERED PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘covered prod-
uct’’ means a commercial software product that involves 
emerging technologies or artificial intelligence. 
(8) EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘emerging 
technology’’ means—
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(A) technology that is in a developmental stage 
or that may be developed during the 10-year period 
beginning on January 1, 2022; or 
(B) any technology included in the Critical and 
Emerging Technologies List published by the White 
House in February 2022, or any successor docu-
ment. 
SEC. 6702. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF 
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDANCE 
FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE.—The Director of National Intelligence, in con-
sultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence 
community or the officials designated under subsection (b), 
shall— 
(1) establish, and periodically conduct reviews of, 
policies, standards, and procedures relating to the acqui-
sition, adoption, development, use, coordination, and 
maintenance of artificial intelligence capabilities and as-
sociated data, frameworks, computing environments, and 
other enablers by the intelligence community (including 
by incorporating and updating such policies based on 
emerging technology capabilities), to accelerate and in-
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crease the adoption of artificial intelligence capabilities 
within the intelligence community; 
(2) ensure policies established or updated pursuant 
to paragraph (1) are consistent with— 
(A) the principles outlined in the guidance of 
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
titled ‘‘Principles of Artificial Intelligence Ethics for 
the Intelligence Community and its Artificial Intel-
ligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Com-
munity’’, or any successor guidance; and 
(B) any other principles developed by the Di-
rector relating to the governance, documentation, 
auditability, or evaluation of artificial intelligence 
systems or the accurate, secure, ethical, and reliable 
adoption or use of artificial intelligence; and 
(3) provide to the heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community guidance for developing the National 
Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such elements 
to facilitate the acquisition, adoption, development, use, 
and maintenance of element-specific artificial intelligence 
capabilities, and to ensure the associated data, frame-
works, computing environments, and other enablers are 
appropriately prioritized. 
(b) DESIGNATED LEADS WITHIN EACH ELEMENT OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Each head of an element
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of the intelligence community, in coordination with the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, shall identify a senior official 
within the element to serve as the designated element lead re-
sponsible for overseeing and coordinating efforts relating to 
artificial intelligence, including through the integration of the 
acquisition, technology, human capital, and financial manage-
ment aspects necessary for the adoption of artificial intel-
ligence solutions. Such designated element leads shall meet 
regularly to consult and coordinate with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence regarding the implementation of this sec-
tion and this title. 
SEC. 6703. DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION.—The Director 
of Science and Technology may— 
(1) conduct reviews of the policies, standards, and 
procedures of the intelligence community that relate to 
emerging technologies and, as appropriate, recommend 
to the Director of National Intelligence changes to such 
policies, standards, and procedures, to accelerate and in-
crease the adoption of emerging technologies by the in-
telligence community; 
(2) make recommendations, in coordination with the 
heads of the elements of the intelligence community, to 
the Director of National Intelligence with respect to the
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budgets of such elements, to accelerate and increase the 
adoption of emerging technologies by such elements; and 
(3) coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering on initiatives, policies, and 
programs carried out jointly between the intelligence 
community and the Department of Defense to accelerate 
and increase the adoption of emerging technologies. 
(b) APPOINTMENT CRITERIA.—Section 103E(b) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3030(b)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In making such ap-
pointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give 
preference to an individual with experience outside of the 
United States Government.’’. 
SEC. 6704. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CHIEF DATA OFFICER. 
Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 103J the 
following new section (and conforming the table of contents 
at the beginning of such Act accordingly): 
‘‘SEC. 103K. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CHIEF DATA OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CHIEF DATA OFFI-
CER.—There is an Intelligence Community Chief Data Offi-
cer within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intel-
ligence.
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO APPOINTMENT.—An 
individual appointed as the Intelligence Community Chief 
Data Officer shall have a professional background and experi-
ence appropriate for the duties of the Intelligence Community 
Chief Data Officer. In making such appointment, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence may give preference to an indi-
vidual with experience outside of the United States Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Intelligence Community Chief Data 
Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) act as the chief representative of the Director 
of National Intelligence for data issues within the intel-
ligence community; 
‘‘(2) coordinate, to the extent practicable and advis-
able, with the Chief Data Officer of the Department of 
Defense to ensure consistent data policies, standards, 
and procedures between the intelligence community and 
the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(3) assist the Director of National Intelligence re-
garding data elements of the budget of the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence; and 
‘‘(4) perform other such duties as may be pre-
scribed by the Director of National Intelligence or speci-
fied in law.’’.
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Subtitle B—Improvements Relating to 
Procurement 
SEC. 6711. ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION AUTHORITY. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS; FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY 
STUDY.— 
(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
5 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees, the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the use of the authority under 
paragraph (5) of section 102A(n) of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)), as added by sub-
section (b). 
(2) FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY STUDY.— 
(A) STUDY.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall conduct a feasibility and advisability 
study on whether to provide to the heads of the ele-
ments of the intelligence community an additional 
transaction authority that is not restricted only to 
basic, applied, and advanced research projects and 
prototype projects (similar to such less restrictive 
additional transaction authorities of the Transpor-
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tation Security Administration and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration). 
(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives the findings of the 
study conducted under subparagraph (A), including, 
if the Director determines a less restrictive addi-
tional transaction authority is advisable pursuant to 
such study, an identification of any legislative solu-
tions or other actions necessary to implement such 
authority. 
(b) ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.—Section 
102A(n) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024(n)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to other acquisition 
authorities, the Director of National Intelligence may ex-
ercise the acquisition authorities referred to in sections 
4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, subject 
to the provisions of this paragraph.
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‘‘(B) DELEGATION.—(i) The Director shall delegate 
the authorities provided by subparagraph (A) to the 
heads of elements of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(ii) The heads of elements of the intelligence com-
munity shall, to the maximum extent practicable, dele-
gate the authority delegated under clause (i) to the offi-
cial of the respective element of the intelligence commu-
nity responsible for decisions with respect to basic, ap-
plied, or advanced research activities or the adoption of 
such activities within such element. 
‘‘(C) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY.—(i) 
For purposes of this paragraph, the limitation in section 
4022(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall not 
apply to elements of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(ii) Subject to section 4022(a)(2) of such title, the 
Director may enter into transactions and agreements 
(other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
grants) of amounts not to exceed $75,000,000 under 
this paragraph to carry out basic, applied, and advanced 
research projects and prototype projects in support of in-
telligence activities. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of this paragraph, the limita-
tions specified in section 4022(a)(2) of such title shall 
apply to the intelligence community in lieu of the De-
partment of Defense, and the Director shall—
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‘‘(I) identify appropriate officials who can 
make the determinations required in subparagraph 
(B)(i) of such section for the intelligence commu-
nity; and 
‘‘(II) brief the congressional intelligence com-
mittees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives in lieu 
of the congressional defense committees, as speci-
fied in subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section. 
‘‘(iv) For purposes of this paragraph, the limitation 
in section 4022(a)(3) of such title shall not apply to ele-
ments of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(v) In carrying out this paragraph, section 
4022(d)(1) of such title shall be applied by substituting 
‘Director of National Intelligence’ for ‘Secretary of De-
fense’. 
‘‘(vi) For purposes of this paragraph, the limita-
tions in section 4022(d)(2) of such title shall not apply 
to elements of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(vii) In addition to the follow-on production con-
tract criteria in section 4022(f)(2) of such title, the fol-
lowing additional criteria shall apply:
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‘‘(I) The authorizing official of the relevant ele-
ment of the intelligence community determines that 
Government users of the proposed production prod-
uct or production service have been consulted. 
‘‘(II) In the case of a proposed production 
product that is software, there are mechanisms in 
place for Government users to provide ongoing feed-
back to participants to the follow-on production 
contract. 
‘‘(III) In the case of a proposed production 
product that is software, there are mechanisms in 
place to promote the interoperability and accessi-
bility with and between Government and commercial 
software providers, including by the promotion of 
open application programming interfaces and re-
quirement of appropriate software documentation. 
‘‘(IV) The award follows a documented market 
analysis as mandated by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulations surveying available and comparable 
products. 
‘‘(V) In the case of a proposed production 
product that is software, the follow-on production 
contract includes a requirement that, for the dura-
tion of such contract (or such other period of time 
as may be agreed to as a term of such contract)—
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‘‘(aa) the participants provide the most 
up-to-date version of the product that is avail-
able in the commercial marketplace and is con-
sistent with security requirements; 
‘‘(bb) there are mechanisms in place for 
the participants to provide timely updates to 
the production product; and 
‘‘(cc) the authority specified in section 
4022(f)(5) of such title shall be exercised by 
the Director in lieu of the Secretary of De-
fense. 
‘‘(D) IMPLEMENTATION POLICY.—The Director, in 
consultation with the heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community, shall— 
‘‘(i) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023, establish and implement an 
intelligence community-wide policy prescribing the 
use and limitations of the authority under this 
paragraph, particularly with respect to the applica-
tion of subparagraphs (B) and (C); 
‘‘(ii) periodically review and update the policy 
established under clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees, the Committee on Appropriations of
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the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives the policy when es-
tablished under clause (i) or updated under clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(E) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
annually, the Director shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
a report detailing the use by the intelligence com-
munity of the authority provided by this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(I) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—Each report 
required by clause (i) shall detail the following: 
‘‘(aa) The number of transactions. 
‘‘(bb) The participants to such trans-
actions. 
‘‘(cc) The purpose of the transaction. 
‘‘(dd) The amount of each trans-
action. 
‘‘(ee) Concerns with the efficiency of 
the policy. 
‘‘(ff) Any recommendations for how 
to improve the process.
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‘‘(II) OTHER
ELEMENTS.—Each report 
required by clause (i) may describe such trans-
actions which have been awarded follow-on pro-
duction contracts either pursuant to the au-
thority provided by this paragraph or another 
acquisition authority available to the intel-
ligence community.’’. 
SEC. 6712. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ADVISABILITY STUDY 
FOR OFFICES OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION. 
(a) PLAN AND STUDY.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the 
elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees, the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives— 
(A) a plan for the establishment of a central-
ized office or offices within each appropriate ele-
ment of the intelligence community, to be known as 
the ‘‘Office of Commercial Integration’’, for the 
purpose of—
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(i) assisting persons desiring to submit an 
offer for a contract with the intelligence com-
munity; and 
(ii) assisting with the procurement of com-
mercial products and commercial services; and 
(B) the findings of a study conducted by the 
Director into the advisability of implementing such 
plan, including an assessment of— 
(i) whether there should be a single Office 
of Commercial Integration for the intelligence 
community or whether each element of the in-
telligence community shall establish such an 
Office; 
(ii) the costs and benefits of the imple-
mentation of such plan; and 
(iii) whether there is within any element 
of the intelligence community an existing office 
or program similar to the proposed Office of 
Commercial Integration. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The materials submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A recommendation by the Director, based 
on the findings of the study under paragraph 
(1)(B), on—
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(i) how the plan under paragraph (1)(A) 
compares to specific alternative actions of the 
intelligence community that could be taken to 
assist persons desiring to submit an offer for 
a contract with the intelligence community and 
assist with the procurement of commercial 
products and commercial services; and 
(ii) whether to implement such plan. 
(B) A proposal for the designation of a senior 
official of the Office of the Director of National In-
telligence who would be responsible for the coordi-
nation across the intelligence community or across 
the Offices of Commercial Integration, depending 
on the findings of the study under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
(C) Draft guidelines that would require the co-
ordination and sharing of best practices and other 
information across the intelligence community. 
(D) A timeline of the steps that would be nec-
essary to establish each Office of Commercial Inte-
gration by the date that is not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(E) An assessment of the personnel require-
ments, and any other resource requirements, that 
would be necessary to establish the Office or Offices
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of Commercial Integration by such date, includ-
ing— 
(i) the amount of personnel necessary for 
the establishment of the Office or Offices of 
Commercial Integration; and 
(ii) the necessary qualifications of any 
such personnel. 
(F) Policies regarding the types of assistance 
that, if an Office or Offices of Commercial Integra-
tion were to be established, could be provided to 
contractors by the Director of such Office, taking 
into account the role of such assistance as an incen-
tive for emerging technology companies to enter 
into contracts with the heads of the elements of the 
intelligence community. 
(G) Eligibility criteria for determining the 
types of offerors or contractors that would be eligi-
ble to receive assistance provided by each Office of 
Commercial Integration. 
(H) Policies regarding outreach efforts that 
would be required to be conducted by the Office or 
Offices of Commercial Integration with respect to 
eligible contractors. 
(I) Policies regarding how the intelligence com-
munity would coordinate with the Director of the
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Federal 
Bureau 
of 
Investigation 
to 
provide 
proactive counterintelligence risk analysis and as-
sistance to entities in the private sector. 
(J) Draft guidelines that would require the Of-
fice or Offices of Commercial Integration to appoint 
and assign personnel with expertise in a range of 
disciplines necessary for the accelerated integration 
of commercial technologies into the intelligence 
community (as determined by the Office or Offices 
of Commercial Integration), including expertise in 
the following: 
(i) Authorizations to operate. 
(ii) Contracting. 
(iii) Facility clearances. 
(iv) Security clearances. 
(K) Such other intelligence community-wide 
policies as the Director of National Intelligence may 
prescribe relating to the improvement of commercial 
integration (and the coordination of such improve-
ments) by and among the elements of the intel-
ligence community. 
(b) PUBLIC WEBSITE ON COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, in coordination with the
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head of the relevant elements of the intelligence commu-
nity (as determined by the Director) and the designated 
element leads under section 6702(b), shall establish a 
publicly accessible website that includes relevant infor-
mation necessary for offerors or contractors to conduct 
business with each element of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(2) INCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
INFORMATION.—If 
there is established an Office or Offices of Commercial 
Integration in accordance with subsection (a), the 
website under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) information, as appropriate, on the ele-
ments under subsection (a)(2) relating to that Of-
fice; and 
(B) contact information for the relevant senior 
officers of the Office or Offices. 
SEC. 6713. PILOT PROGRAM ON DESIGNATED EMERGING TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSITION PROJECTS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall carry out a pilot program to more effectively 
transition promising prototypes or products in a develop-
mental stage to a production stage, through designating eligi-
ble projects as ‘‘Emerging Technology Transition Projects’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall issue guidelines to implement 
the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines issued pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall include the following require-
ments: 
(A) Each head of an element of the intelligence 
community shall submit to the Director of National 
Intelligence a prioritized list of not more than 10 el-
igible projects per year to be considered for designa-
tion by the Director of National Intelligence as 
Emerging Technology Transition Projects during 
the budget formulation process. 
(B) The Director of National Intelligence shall 
designate not more than 10 eligible projects per 
year as Emerging Technology Transition Projects. 
(C) No eligible project may be designated by 
the Director of National Intelligence as an Emerg-
ing Technology Transition Project unless the head 
of an element of the intelligence community includes 
the project in the prioritized list under subpara-
graph (A) and submits to the Director of National 
Intelligence, with respect to the project, each of the 
following:
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(i) A justification of why the product was 
nominated for transition, including a descrip-
tion of the importance of the proposed product 
to the mission of the intelligence community 
and the nominating agency. 
(ii) A certification that the project pro-
vides new technologies or processes, or new ap-
plications of existing technologies, that shall 
enable more effective alternatives to existing 
programs, systems, or initiatives of the intel-
ligence community. 
(iii) A certification that the project pro-
vides future cost savings, significantly reduces 
the time to deliver capabilities to the intel-
ligence community, or significantly improves a 
capability of the intelligence community. 
(iv) A certification that funding is not 
proposed for the project in the budget request 
of the respective covered element for the fiscal 
year following the fiscal year in which the 
project is submitted for consideration. 
(v) A certification in writing by the nomi-
nating head that the project meets all applica-
ble criteria and requirements of the respective 
covered element for transition to production
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and that the nominating head would fund the 
project if additional funds were made available 
for such purpose. 
(vi) A description of the means by which 
the proposed production product shall be incor-
porated into the activities and long-term budg-
et of the respective covered element following 
such transition. 
(vii) A description of steps taken to en-
sure that the use of the product shall reflect 
commercial best practices, as applicable. 
(D) A clear description of the selection of eligi-
ble projects, including specific criteria, that shall in-
clude, at a minimum, the requirements specified in 
subparagraph (C). 
(E) The designation of an official responsible 
for implementing this section and coordinating with 
the heads of the elements of the intelligence com-
munity with respect to the guidelines issued pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) and overseeing the awards of 
funds to Emerging Technology Transition Projects 
with respect to that element. 
(3) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION.—The designa-
tion of an Emerging Technology Transition Project 
under subsection (b) may be revoked at any time by—
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(A) the Director of National Intelligence; or 
(B) the relevant head of a covered element of 
the intelligence community that previously sub-
mitted a project under subsection (b), in consulta-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence. 
(c) BENEFITS OF DESIGNATION.— 
(1) INCLUSION
IN
MULTIYEAR
NATIONAL
INTEL-
LIGENCE PROGRAM PLAN.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall include in the relevant multiyear national 
intelligence program plan submitted to Congress under 
section 1403 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1991 (50 U.S.C. 3301) the planned ex-
penditures, if any, of each designated project during the 
period of its designation. 
(2) INCLUSION
UNDER
SEPARATE
EXHIBIT.—The 
heads of elements of the intelligence community shall en-
sure that each designated project is included in a sepa-
rate budget exhibit in the relevant multiyear national in-
telligence program plan submitted to Congress under 
such section 1403 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (50 U.S.C. 3301) for the pe-
riod of the designation of such project. 
(3) CONSIDERATION IN PROGRAMMING AND BUDG-
ETING.—Each designated project shall be taken into 
consideration by the nominating head in the program-
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ming and budgeting phases of the intelligence planning, 
programming, budgeting, and evaluation process during 
the period of its designation. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—On an annual basis for 
each fiscal year during which the pilot program under 
subsection (a) is carried out, concurrently with the sub-
mission of the budget of the President for that fiscal 
year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report that includes the 
following: 
(A) A description of each designated project. 
(B) A summary of the potential of each des-
ignated project, as specified in subsection (b)(2)(C). 
(C) For each designated project, a description 
of the progress made toward delivering on such po-
tential. 
(D) A description of any funding proposed for 
the designated project in the future-years intel-
ligence program, including by program, appropria-
tion account, expenditure center, and project.
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(E) Such other information on the status of 
such pilot program as the Director considers appro-
priate. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—In the final report submitted 
under paragraph (1) prior to the date of termination 
under subsection (e), the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall include a recommendation on whether to ex-
tend the pilot program under subsection (a) and the ap-
propriate duration of such extension, if any. 
(e) TERMINATION DATE.—The authority to carry out 
the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2027. 
(f) DEFINITION OF COVERED ELEMENT OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
element of the intelligence community’’ means the following: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The National Security Agency. 
(4) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(6) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
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SEC. 6714. HARMONIZATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO OPERATE. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(5) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) PROTOCOL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the 
heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall de-
velop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a single protocol setting forth policies and procedures relating 
to authorizations to operate for Department of Defense or in-
telligence community systems held by industry providers. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The protocol under subsection (b) 
shall be limited to authorizations to operate for Department 
of Defense and intelligence community systems. 
(d) ELEMENTS.—The protocol under subsection (b) shall 
include, at a minimum, the following:
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(1) A policy for reciprocal recognition, as appro-
priate, among the elements of the intelligence community 
and the Department of Defense of authorizations to op-
erate held by commercial providers. Such reciprocal rec-
ognition shall be limited to authorizations to operate for 
systems that collect, process, maintain, use, share, dis-
seminate, or dispose of data classified at an equal or 
lower classification level than the original authorization. 
(2) Procedures under which, subject to such criteria 
as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intel-
ligence jointly with the Secretary of Defense, a provider 
that holds an authorization to operate for a Department 
of Defense or intelligence community system may pro-
vide to the head of an element of the intelligence com-
munity or the Department of Defense the most recently 
updated version of any software, data, or application for 
use on such system without being required to submit an 
application for new or renewed authorization. 
(3) Procedures for the review, renewal, and revoca-
tion of authorizations to operate held by commercial pro-
viders, including procedures for maintaining continuous 
authorizations to operate, subject to such conditions as 
may be prescribed by the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense. 
Such procedures may encourage greater use of modern
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security practices already being adopted by the Depart-
ment of Defense and other Federal agencies, such as 
continuous authorization with system security focused on 
continuous monitoring of risk and security controls, ac-
tive system defense, and the use of an approved mecha-
nism for secure and continuous delivery of software 
(commonly referred to as ‘‘DevSecOps’’). 
(4) A policy for the harmonization of documentation 
requirements for commercial providers submitting appli-
cations for authorizations to operate, with the goal of a 
uniform requirement across the Department of Defense 
and the elements of the intelligence community (subject 
to exceptions established by the Director and the Sec-
retary). Such policy shall include the following require-
ments: 
(A) A requirement for the full disclosure of evi-
dence in the reciprocity process across the Depart-
ment of Defense and the elements of the intel-
ligence community. 
(B) With respect to a system with an existing 
authorization to operate, a requirement for approval 
by the Chief Information Officer or a designated of-
ficial (as the head of the respective element of the 
intelligence community determines appropriate) for 
such system to operate at an equal or higher level
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classification level, to be granted prior to the per-
formance of an additional security assessment with 
respect to such system, and regardless of which ele-
ment of the intelligence community or Department 
of Defense granted the original authorization. 
(5) A requirement to establish a joint secure portal 
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and 
the Department of Defense for the maintenance of 
records, applications, and system requirements for au-
thorizations to operate. 
(6) A plan to examine, and if necessary, address, 
the shortage of intelligence community and Department 
of Defense personnel authorized to support and grant an 
authorization to operate. Such plan shall include— 
(A) a report on the current average wait times 
for 
authorizations 
to 
operate 
and 
backlogs, 
disaggregated by each element of the intelligence 
community and the Department of Defense; 
(B) appropriate recommendations to increase 
pay or implement other incentives to recruit and re-
tain such personnel; and 
(C) a plan to leverage independent third-party 
assessment organizations to support assessments of 
applications for authorizations to operate.
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(7) Procedures to ensure data security and safety 
with respect to the implementation of the protocol. 
(8) A proposed timeline for the implementation of 
the protocol by the deadline specified in subsection (g). 
(e) COORDINATING OFFICIALS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Director of National Intelligence shall des-
ignate an official of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence responsible for implementing this sec-
tion on behalf of the Director and leading coordination 
across the intelligence community for such implementa-
tion; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense shall designate an offi-
cial of the Department of Defense responsible for imple-
menting this section on behalf of the Secretary and lead-
ing coordination across the Department of Defense for 
such implementation; and 
(3) each head of an element of the intelligence com-
munity shall designate an official of that element respon-
sible for implementing this section and overseeing imple-
mentation of the protocol under subsection (b) with re-
spect to the element. 
(f) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—Under the pro-
tocol under subsection (b), no head of a Federal agency may 
commence the operation of a system using an authorization
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to operate granted by another Federal agency without pos-
sessing documentation of the original authorization to oper-
ate. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED.—The protocol under 
subsection (b) shall be implemented not later than January 
1, 2025. 
SEC. 6715. PLAN TO EXPAND SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED IN-
FORMATION FACILITY ACCESS BY CERTAIN CON-
TRACTORS; REPORTS ON EXPANSION OF SECU-
RITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 
(a) PLAN; BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the heads of such other elements 
of the intelligence community as the Director of National 
Intelligence may determine appropriate, shall— 
(A) develop a plan to expand access by con-
tractors of small emerging technology companies to 
sensitive compartmented information facilities for 
the purpose of providing such contractors with a fa-
cility to securely perform work; and 
(B) provide to the congressional intelligence 
committees, the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
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and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on such plan. 
(2) MATTERS.—The plan under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An overview of the existing sensitive com-
partmented information facilities, if any, that may 
be available for the purpose specified in paragraph 
(1). 
(B) An assessment of the feasibility of building 
additional sensitive compartmented information fa-
cilities for such purpose. 
(C) An assessment of the relative costs and 
benefits of repurposing existing, or building addi-
tional, sensitive compartmented information facili-
ties for such purpose. 
(D) The eligibility criteria for determining 
which contractors under this section may be grant-
ed access to sensitive compartmented information 
facilities for such purpose. 
(E) An estimate of the maximum number of 
contractors that may be provided access to sensitive 
compartmented information facilities for such pur-
pose, taking into account the matters specified in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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(F) Policies to ensure the efficient and narrow 
use of sensitive compartmented information facili-
ties for such purpose, including a timeline for the 
length of such use by a contractor under this sec-
tion and a detailed description of the process to ter-
minate access to the sensitive compartmented infor-
mation facility by such contractor upon— 
(i) the expiration of the contract or agree-
ment of the contractor; or 
(ii) a determination that the contractor no 
longer has a need for such access to fulfill the 
terms of such contract or agreement. 
(G) Pricing structures for the use of sensitive 
compartmented information facilities by contractors 
for the purpose specified in paragraph (1). Such 
pricing structures— 
(i) may include free use (for the purpose 
of incentivizing future contracts), with the po-
tential for pricing to increase dependent on the 
length of the contract or agreement, the size of 
the contractor, and the need for such use; and 
(ii) shall ensure that the cumulative cost 
for a contractor to rent and independently cer-
tify a sensitive compartmented information fa-
cility for such purpose does not exceed the
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market average for the Director of National 
Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense to 
build, certify, and maintain a sensitive com-
partmented information facility. 
(H) A security plan for vetting each contractor 
prior to the access of a sensitive compartmented in-
formation facility by the contractor for the purpose 
specified in paragraph (1), and an assessment of 
potential security concerns regarding such access. 
(I) A proposed timeline for the expansion of 
access to sensitive compartmented information fa-
cilities in accordance with paragraph (1). 
(J) Such other matters as the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense con-
siders relevant to such expansion. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CONTRACTORS.—Unless 
the Director of National Intelligence determines the source of 
the financing of a contractor poses a national security risk, 
such source of financing may not be taken into consideration 
in making a determination as to the eligibility of the con-
tractor in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(D). 
(c) REPORTS ON EXPANSION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES 
FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
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after for 3 years, the Director of National Intelligence 
and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly 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 
on the extent to which security clearance requirements 
delay, limit, or otherwise disincentivize emerging tech-
nology companies from entering into contracts with the 
United States Government. 
(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) Statistics on the periods of time between 
the submission of applications for security clear-
ances by employees of emerging technology compa-
nies and the grant of such security clearances, 
disaggregated by the size of the respective company. 
(B) The number of security clearances granted 
to employees of small emerging technology compa-
nies during the period covered by the report. 
(C) The number of applications for security 
clearances submitted by employees of emerging 
technology companies that have yet to be adju-
dicated as of the date on which the report is sub-
mitted.
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(D) A projection, for the year following the 
date on which the report is submitted, of the num-
ber of security clearances necessary for employees 
of emerging technology companies to perform work 
on behalf of the intelligence community during such 
year, and an assessment of the capacity of the intel-
ligence community to meet such demand. 
(E) An identification of each occurrence, dur-
ing the period covered by the report, in which an 
emerging technology company withdrew from or de-
clined to accept a contract with the United States 
Government on the sole basis of delays, limitations, 
or other issues involving security clearances, and a 
description of the types of business the United 
States Government has lost as a result of such oc-
currences. 
(F) Recommendations for expediting the grant 
of security clearances to employees of emerging 
technology companies, including with respect to any 
additional resources, authorities, or personnel that 
the Director of National Intelligence determines 
may be necessary for such expedition. 
(3) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) may 
be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall 
include an unclassified executive summary.
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(d) PROPOSAL CONCURRENT WITH BUDGET SUBMIS-
SION.—At the time that the President submits to Congress 
the budget for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees a proposal to improve the capacity of the workforce re-
sponsible for the investigation and adjudication of security 
clearances, with the goal of reducing the period of time speci-
fied in subsection (c)(2)(A) to fewer than 60 days. Such pro-
posal shall include an identification of any resources the Di-
rector of National Intelligence determines necessary to ex-
pand the number of individuals authorized to conduct poly-
graphs on behalf of the intelligence community, including by 
furnishing necessary training to such individuals. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—The plan, briefing, reports, and 
proposal required by this section shall apply only with respect 
to the intelligence community and the Department of De-
fense. 
SEC. 6716. COMPLIANCE BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH 
REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGU-
LATION RELATING TO COMMERCIALLY AVAIL-
ABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS AND COMMERCIAL 
SERVICES. 
(a) COMPLIANCE POLICY.—
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall implement a policy to ensure 
that each element of the intelligence community complies 
with parts 10 and 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion with respect to any Federal Acquisition Regulation- 
based procurements. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The policy under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) Written criteria for an element of the intel-
ligence community to evaluate when a procurement 
of a covered item or service is permissible, includ-
ing— 
(i) requiring the element to conduct an 
independent market analysis to determine 
whether a commercially available off-the-shelf 
item, nondevelopmental item, or commercial 
service is viable; and 
(ii) a description of the offeror for such 
covered item or service and how the covered 
item or service to be acquired will be integrated 
into existing systems of the intelligence com-
munity.
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(B) A detailed set of performance measures for 
the acquisition personnel of the intelligence commu-
nity that— 
(i) prioritizes adherence to parts 10 and 
12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
(ii) encourages acquisition of commercially 
available off-the-shelf items, nondevelopmental 
items, or commercial services; and 
(iii) incentivizes such personnel of the in-
telligence community that enter into contracts 
for covered items or services only when nec-
essary. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—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 Subcommittee on Defense of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives— 
(A) the policy developed pursuant to paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the plan to implement such policy by not 
later than 1 year after the date of such enactment. 
(4) MARKET ANALYSIS.—In carrying out the inde-
pendent 
market 
analysis 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph
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(2)(A)(i), the Director may enter into a contract with an 
independent market research group with qualifications 
and expertise to find available commercial products or 
commercial services to meet the needs of the intelligence 
community. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 3 years, the Director, in consultation with 
the head of each element of the intelligence community, 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a report on the policy devel-
oped under subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) 
shall include, with respect to the period covered by the 
report, the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the success of the policy, 
including with respect to the progress the elements 
have made in complying with parts 10 and 12 of 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(B) A description of how any market analyses 
are conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(i).
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(C) Any recommendations to improve compli-
ance with such parts 10 and 12. 
SEC. 6717. POLICY ON REQUIRED USER ADOPTION METRICS IN 
CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SOFT-
WARE PRODUCTS. 
(a) POLICY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall establish a policy regarding user adoption 
metrics for contracts and other agreements for the procure-
ment of covered products as follows: 
(1) With respect to a contract or other agreement 
entered into between the head of an element of the intel-
ligence community and a commercial provider for the 
procurement of a covered product for users within the 
intelligence community, a requirement that each such 
contract or other agreement include, as a term of the 
contract or agreement, an understanding of the antici-
pated use of the covered product with a clear metric for 
success and for collecting user adoption metrics, as ap-
propriate, for assessing the adoption of the covered prod-
uct by such users. 
(2) Such exceptions to the requirements under 
paragraph (1) as may be determined appropriate pursu-
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ant to guidance established by the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
(3) A requirement that prior to the procurement of, 
or the continuation of the use of, any covered product 
procured by the head of an element of the intelligence 
community, the head has determined a method for as-
sessing the success of the covered product from user 
adoption metrics. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the policy under subsection (a) is established, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives such policy. 
SEC. 6718. CERTIFICATION RELATING TO INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS. 
(a) CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED.—Prior to the date on 
which the head of an element of the intelligence community 
enters into, renews, or extends a contract for the acquisition 
of an information technology or software system, the head 
shall certify to the Director of National Intelligence the fol-
lowing: 
(1) That the information technology or software 
system is the most up-to-date version of the system
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available or, if it is not, why a more out of date version 
was chosen. 
(2) That the information technology or software 
system is compatible with integrating new and emerging 
technologies, such as artificial intelligence. 
(3) That the information technology or software 
system was thoroughly reviewed and alternative products 
are not superior to meet the requirements of the ele-
ment. 
(b) EXEMPTION.—The Director of National Intelligence 
may exempt elements of the intelligence community, as ap-
propriate, from the requirements under (a) if meeting such 
requirements may pose security or operational risks. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall issue to the heads of 
the elements of the intelligence community, and submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives, guidance to— 
(1) establish guidelines that the heads of the rel-
evant elements of the intelligence community shall use to 
evaluate the criteria required for the certifications under 
subsection (a); 
(2) incentivize each such head to adopt and inte-
grate new and emerging technology within information
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technology and software systems of the element and to 
decommission and replace outdated systems, including 
through potential funding enhancements; and 
(3) incentivize, and hold accountable, personnel of 
the intelligence community with respect to the integra-
tion of new and emerging technology within such sys-
tems, including through the provision of appropriate 
training programs and evaluations. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 6721. REPORTS ON INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE WITHIN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORTS BY ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, each senior official within an element of the 
intelligence community identified as a designated element 
lead pursuant to section 6702(b) shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives a report on the efforts 
of that element to develop, acquire, adopt, and maintain arti-
ficial intelligence to improve intelligence collection and anal-
ysis and optimize internal work flows. Each such report shall 
include the following:
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(1) A description of the authorities of the element 
relating to the use of artificial intelligence. 
(2) A list of any resource or authority necessary to 
accelerate the adoption by the element of artificial intel-
ligence solutions, including commercial products, or per-
sonnel authorities. 
(3) A description of the element’s roles, responsibil-
ities, and authorities for accelerating the adoption by the 
element of artificial intelligence solutions. 
(4) The application of the policies and principles de-
scribed in section 6702(a)(2) to paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3). 
(b) AUDITS BY INSPECTORS GENERAL.— 
(1) AUDITS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, each inspector general with 
oversight responsibility for an element of the intelligence 
community shall conduct and audit, and brief congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on De-
fense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives the find-
ings of the audit, to evaluate the following: 
(A) The efforts of such element to develop, ac-
quire, adopt, and maintain artificial intelligence ca-
pabilities for the purpose of improving intelligence
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collection and analysis in a timely manner and the 
extent to which such efforts are consistent with the 
policies 
and 
principles 
described 
in 
section 
6702(a)(2); 
(B) The degree to which the element has im-
plemented each of the provisions of this title. 
(C) Any administrative or technical barriers to 
the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence by 
such element. 
(2) INPUT REQUIRED.—The results of each audit 
under paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by, and in-
clude input from, organizational units of the respective 
element of the intelligence community that focus on the 
following: 
(A) Acquisitions and contracting. 
(B) Personnel and workforce matters. 
(C) Financial management and budgeting. 
(D) Operations and capabilities. 
(3) AUDIT OF OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE.—With respect to the audit of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence conducted by the 
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community under 
paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall also audit the 
extent to which the Director of National Intelligence co-
ordinates across the intelligence community for the pur-
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pose of ensuring the adoption of best practices, the use 
of shared contracting vehicles for products and services 
that meet common requirements, the sharing of informa-
tion, and the efficient use of resources, relating to artifi-
cial intelligence. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE.— 
(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
3 years, the Director of National Intelligence, in con-
sultation with the heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community, shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives a report on 
the progress of the adoption of artificial intelligence 
within the intelligence community. 
(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph (1) 
shall include, with respect to the year covered by the re-
port, the following: 
(A) A detailed description of the progress of 
each element of the intelligence community in the 
adoption and maintenance of artificial intelligence
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during such year, including a detailed description of 
any— 
(i) artificial intelligence programs or sys-
tems adopted by the element; 
(ii) contracts entered into by the head of 
the element with small- or medium-sized 
emerging technology companies for commercial 
products involving artificial intelligence; and 
(iii) relevant positions established or filled 
within the element. 
(B) A description of any policies of the intel-
ligence community issued during such year that re-
late to the adoption of artificial intelligence within 
the intelligence community, including an assessment 
of the compliance with such policies by the elements 
of the intelligence community. 
(C) A list of recommendations for the efficient, 
accelerated, and comprehensive adoption of artificial 
intelligence across the intelligence community dur-
ing the year following the year covered by the re-
port, including any technological advances in artifi-
cial intelligence that the intelligence community 
should leverage from industry actors. 
(D) An overview of the advances of foreign ad-
versaries in the field of artificial intelligence, and
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steps that may be taken to ensure the United 
States Government outpaces foreign adversaries in 
such field. 
(E) Any gaps in resource or authorities, or 
other administrative or technical barriers, to the 
adoption of artificial intelligence by the intelligence 
community. 
(F) Such other matters as the Director may 
determine appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) may 
be submitted in classified form. 
(4) ENTRY BY CHIEF DATA OFFICER.—Each report 
under paragraph (1) shall include an entry by the Intel-
ligence Community Chief Data Officer that addresses 
each of the matters specified in paragraph (2) with re-
spect to the organization of data for the accelerated 
adoption of artificial intelligence solutions. 
SEC. 6722. REPORT ON POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ESTABLISH-
MENT OF ICWERX. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency, 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
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tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives an assessment of whether the intelligence community 
would benefit from the establishment of a new organization 
to be known as ‘‘ICWERX’’, the mission and activities of 
which would incorporate lessons learned from AFWERX of 
the Air Force (or such successor program), the Defense Inno-
vation Unit of the Department of Defense, In-Q-Tel, and 
other programs sponsored by the Federal Government with a 
focus on accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies 
for mission-relevant applications or innovation. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A review of the existing avenues for small- and 
medium-sized emerging technology companies to provide 
to the intelligence community artificial intelligence or 
other technology solutions, including an identification, 
for each of the 5 years preceding the year in which the 
report is submitted, of the annual number of such com-
panies that have provided the intelligence community 
with such solutions. 
(2) A review of the existing processes by which the 
heads of the elements of the intelligence community ac-
quire and transition commercial research of small- and
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medium-sized emerging technology companies in a proto-
type or other early developmental stage. 
(3) An assessment of— 
(A) whether the intelligence community is cur-
rently postured to incorporate the technological in-
novations of emerging technology companies, includ-
ing in software and hardware; and 
(B) any areas in which the intelligence commu-
nity lacks resources, authorities, personnel, exper-
tise, or institutional mechanisms necessary for such 
incorporation. 
(4) An assessment of whether a potential ICWERX 
would be positioned to— 
(A) assist small emerging technology compa-
nies, and potentially medium-sized emerging tech-
nology companies, in accelerating the procurement 
and fielding of innovative technologies; and 
(B) provide the intelligence community with 
greater access to innovative companies at the fore-
front of emerging technologies. 
(5) An assessment of the potential costs and bene-
fits associated with the establishment of ICWERX in ac-
cordance with subsection (a).
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SEC. 6723. REQUIREMENTS AND REPORT ON WORKFORCE 
NEEDS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RELATING 
TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
MATH, AND RELATED AREAS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the heads of human capital from 
each element of the intelligence community, shall— 
(1) develop a plan for the recruitment and retention 
of personnel to positions the primary duties of which in-
volve the integration, maintenance, or use of artificial in-
telligence (and the retention and training of personnel 
serving in such positions), including with respect to the 
authorities and requirements under section 6732(b); 
(2) develop a plan for the review and evaluation, on 
a continuous basis, of the expertise necessary to accel-
erate the adoption of artificial intelligence and other 
emerging technology solutions; and 
(3) coordinate and share information and best prac-
tices relating to such recruitment and retention within 
the element and across the intelligence community. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than January 1, 2024, 
the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination 
with heads of human capital from each element of the 
intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of
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the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives a single report 
on the workforce needs of each element of the intel-
ligence community relating to emerging technologies, 
with a specific focus on artificial intelligence. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include, with respect to each element of the intel-
ligence community, the following: 
(A) A description of the number and types of 
personnel in work roles whose primary official du-
ties include artificial intelligence responsibilities. 
(B) A detailed description of the plans for each 
element developed pursuant to subsection (a). 
(3) OTHER MATTERS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall also include an assessment of the quality and 
sustainability of the talent pipeline of the intelligence 
community with respect to talent in emerging tech-
nologies, including artificial intelligence. Such assess-
ment shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the education, recruit-
ment, and retention programs (including skills- 
based training and career and technical educational 
programs) available to personnel of the intelligence 
community, regardless of whether such programs
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are administered by the head of an element of the 
intelligence community or the head of another Fed-
eral department or agency, and an analysis of how 
such programs support the quality and sustain-
ability of such talent pipeline. 
(B) A description of the relevant authorities 
available to the heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community to promote the quality and sus-
tainability of such talent pipeline. 
(C) An assessment of any gaps in authorities, 
resources, recruitment or retention incentives, skills- 
based training, or educational programs, that may 
negatively affect the quality or sustainability of 
such talent pipeline. 
(4) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in classified or unclassified form, as appro-
priate. 
(c) INFORMATION ACCESS.—The heads of the elements 
of the intelligence community shall furnish to the Director of 
National Intelligence such information as may be necessary 
for the development of the report under subsection (b).
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Subtitle D—Talent, Education, and 
Training 
SEC. 6731. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AC-
QUISITION CADRE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing a feasibility and advisability 
study on establishing a cadre of personnel who are experts in 
emerging technologies, software development, systems inte-
gration, and acquisition, to improve the adoption of commer-
cial solutions for emerging technologies across the intelligence 
community, particularly as the technologies relate to artificial 
intelligence. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An examination regarding whether a cadre of 
personnel described in subsection (a) would be an effec-
tive and efficient means to substantially improve and ac-
celerate the adoption of commercial artificial intelligence 
and other emerging technology products and services in
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support of the missions of the intelligence community if 
the cadre has the capacity and relevant expertise to— 
(A) accelerate the adoption of emerging tech-
nologies, including with respect to artificial intel-
ligence; 
(B) assist with software development and ac-
quisition; and 
(C) develop training requirements for acquisi-
tion professionals within the elements of the intel-
ligence community. 
(2) An assessment of— 
(A) whether the establishment of the cadre 
would require additional statutory authorities or re-
sources, including to recruit, hire, and retain the 
talent and expertise needed to establish the cadre; 
(B) the benefits, costs, and risks associated 
with the establishment of a cadre; 
(C) a recommendation on whether to establish 
the cadre; and 
(D) if a recommendation to establish the cadre 
is made, a plan for implementation of the cadre, in-
cluding the proposed size of the cadre, how the 
cadre would be resourced, managed, and organized, 
and whether the cadre should be centrally managed
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or reside at individual elements of the intelligence 
community. 
SEC. 6732. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAIN-
ING. 
(a) TRAINING CURRICULUM.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—No later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisi-
tion University and the heads of the elements of the in-
telligence community that the Director and Secretary de-
termine appropriate, shall jointly establish a training 
curriculum for members of the acquisition workforce in 
the Department of Defense (as defined in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code) and the acquisition officials 
within the intelligence community focused on improving 
the understanding and awareness of contracting authori-
ties and procedures for the acquisition of emerging tech-
nologies. 
(2) PROVISION OF TRAINING.—The Director shall 
ensure that the training curriculum under paragraph (1) 
is made available to each element of the intelligence 
community not later than 60 days after the completion 
of the curriculum.
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(3) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2024, the 
Director and Secretary shall jointly submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees, the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a report containing an update 
on the status of the curriculum under paragraph (1). 
(b) AGREEMENTS OFFICERS.—Not later than October 1, 
2024, the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that 
at least 75 percent of the contracting staff within the intel-
ligence community whose primary responsibilities include the 
acquisition of emerging technologies shall have received the 
appropriate training to become warranted as agreements offi-
cers who are given authority to execute and administer the 
transactions authorized by paragraph (5) of section 102A(n) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)), 
as added by section 6711. The training shall include— 
(1) the appropriate courses offered by the Defense 
Acquisition University; 
(2) the training curriculum established under sub-
section (a); and 
(3) best practices for monitoring, identifying, and 
procuring emerging technologies with potential benefit to
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the intelligence community, including commercial serv-
ices and products. 
(c) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordina-
tion with the heads of the elements of the intelligence 
community that the Director determines relevant, shall 
establish and implement training activities designed for 
appropriate mid-career and senior managers across the 
intelligence community to train the managers on how to 
identify, acquire, implement, and manage emerging tech-
nologies as such technologies may be applied to the intel-
ligence community. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the Director establishes the training 
activities under paragraph (1), each head of an element 
of the intelligence community shall certify to the Direc-
tor whether the managers of the element described in 
paragraph (1) have successfully completed the education 
activities. 
(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than January 1, 2024, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the 
congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee 
on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the
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Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives a briefing regarding the training activities estab-
lished under paragraph (1), including— 
(A) an overview of— 
(i) the managers described in paragraph 
(1) who participated in the training activities; 
and 
(ii) what technologies were included in the 
training activities; and 
(B) an identification of other incentives, activi-
ties, resources, or programs the Director determines 
may be necessary to ensure the managers are gen-
erally trained in the most emerging technologies 
and able to retain and incorporate such technologies 
across the intelligence community. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 6741. IMPROVEMENTS TO USE OF COMMERCIAL SOFT-
WARE PRODUCTS. 
(a) POLICY REGARDING PROCUREMENT
OF COMMER-
CIAL SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of 
the intelligence community and appropriate nongovernmental 
experts that the Director determines relevant, shall issue an
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intelligence community-wide policy to ensure the procurement 
of commercial software products by the intelligence commu-
nity is carried out— 
(1) using, to the extent practicable, standardized 
terminology; and 
(2) in accordance with acquisition and operation 
best practices reflecting modern software as a service ca-
pabilities. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The policy issued under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Guidelines for the heads of the elements of the 
intelligence community to determine which contracts for 
commercial software products are covered by the policy, 
including with respect to agreements, authorizations to 
operate, and other acquisition activities. 
(2) Guidelines for using standardized terms in such 
contracts, modeled after commercial best practices, in-
cluding common procedures and language regarding— 
(A) terms for the responsible party and 
timelines for system integration under the contract; 
(B) a mechanism included in each contract to 
ensure the ability of the vendor to provide, and the 
United States Government to receive, continuous 
updates and version control for the software, sub-
ject to appropriate security considerations;
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(C) automatic technological mechanisms for se-
curity and data validation, including security proto-
cols that are predicated on commercial best prac-
tices; and 
(D) procedures to provide incentives, and a 
technical framework, for system integration for new 
commercial software solutions to fit within existing 
workflows and information technology infrastruc-
ture. 
(3) Guidelines and a timeline for enforcing the pol-
icy. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2025, and an-
nually thereafter through 2028, the Director of National In-
telligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of 
the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives a report on the policy issued 
under subsection (a), including the following with respect to 
the period covered by the report: 
(1) An evaluation of compliance with such policy by 
each of the elements of the intelligence community.
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(2) Additional recommendations to better coordi-
nate system integration throughout the intelligence com-
munity using best practices. 
SEC. 
6742. 
CODE-FREE 
ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
ENABLEMENT TOOLS POLICY. 
(a) DRAFT POLICY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security 
Agency, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 
the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 
and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and any 
additional heads of the elements of the intelligence commu-
nity that the Director of National Intelligence determines ap-
propriate, shall draft a potential policy to promote the intel-
ligence community-wide use of code-free artificial intelligence 
enablement tools. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The draft policy under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) The objective for the use by the intelligence 
community of code-free artificial intelligence enablement 
tools. 
(2) A detailed set of incentives for using code-free 
artificial intelligence enablement tools.
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(3) A plan to ensure coordination throughout the 
intelligence community, including consideration of desig-
nating an official of each element of the intelligence 
community to oversee implementation of the policy and 
such coordination. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—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 Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives the following: 
(1) The draft policy under subsection (a). 
(2) A recommendation regarding the feasibility and 
advisability of implementing the draft policy, including 
an assessment of the costs and advantages and dis-
advantages of such implementation. 
(3) An assessment of whether any element of the 
intelligence community already has a similar existing 
policy. 
(4) A specific plan and timeline of the steps that 
would be necessary to implement the draft policy. 
(5) An assessment of the personnel requirements, 
budget requirements, and any other resource require-
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ments, that would be necessary to implement the draft 
policy in the timeline identified in paragraph (4). 
TITLE LXVIII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 6801. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONTINUITY OF PRI-
VACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
MEMBERSHIP. 
Paragraph (4) of section 1061(h) of the Intelligence Re-
form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ee(h)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) TERM.— 
‘‘(A) COMMENCEMENT.—Each member of the 
Board shall serve a term of 6 years, commencing on 
the date of the appointment of the member to the 
Board. 
‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to one or more additional terms. 
‘‘(C) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Board shall 
be filled in the manner in which the original ap-
pointment was made. 
‘‘(D) EXTENSION.—Upon the expiration of the 
term of office of a member, the member may con-
tinue to serve for up to one year after the date of 
expiration, at the election of the member—
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‘‘(i) during the period preceding the re-
appointment of the member pursuant to sub-
paragraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) until the member’s successor has 
been appointed and qualified.’’. 
SEC. 6802. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICE TO 
ADDRESS 
UNIDENTIFIED 
ANOMALOUS 
PHE-
NOMENA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1683 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), as 
amended by title XVI of this Act, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 1683. ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESO-
LUTION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall establish an office within a component of 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, or within a joint 
organization of the Department of Defense and the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence, to carry out 
the duties of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task 
Force, as in effect on December 26, 2021, and such
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other duties as are required by this section, including 
those pertaining to unidentified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The office established under 
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘All-domain Anom-
aly Resolution Office’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE OF-
FICE.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
DIRECTOR.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Director of the All-domain Anom-
aly Resolution Office (in this section referred to as the 
‘Director of the Office’), who shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT
OF
DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.—The 
Deputy Director of the Office shall be appointed by the 
Director of National Intelligence in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 
shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of De-
fense and the Principal Deputy Director of National 
Intelligence.
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‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL AND 
SECURITY MATTERS.—The Director of the Office 
shall report— 
‘‘(i) to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security on all administrative 
matters of the Office; and 
‘‘(ii) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
and the Principal Deputy Director of National 
Intelligence on all operational and security 
matters of the Office. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Developing procedures to synchronize and 
standardize the collection, reporting, and analysis of in-
cidents, including adverse physiological effects, regarding 
unidentified anomalous phenomena across the Depart-
ment of Defense and the intelligence community, in co-
ordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
which shall be provided to the congressional defense 
committees, the congressional intelligence committees, 
and congressional leadership. 
‘‘(2) Developing processes and procedures to ensure 
that such incidents from each component of the Depart-
ment and each element of the intelligence community are
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reported and stored in an appropriate manner that al-
lows for the integration of analysis of such information. 
‘‘(3) Establishing procedures to require the timely 
and consistent reporting of such incidents. 
‘‘(4) Evaluating links between unidentified anoma-
lous phenomena and adversarial foreign governments, 
other foreign governments, or nonstate actors. 
‘‘(5) Evaluating the threat that such incidents 
present to the United States. 
‘‘(6) Coordinating with other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government, as appropriate, in-
cluding the Federal Aviation Administration, the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the De-
partment of Homeland Security, the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science 
Foundation, and the Department of Energy. 
‘‘(7) As appropriate, and in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, consulting with allies and 
partners of the United States to better assess the nature 
and extent of unidentified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(8) Preparing reports for Congress, in both classi-
fied and unclassified form, including under subsection 
(j).
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‘‘(d) RESPONSE TO AND FIELD INVESTIGATIONS OF UN-
IDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly des-
ignate from within their respective organizations an offi-
cial, to be under the direction of the Director of the Of-
fice, responsible for ensuring the appropriate expertise, 
authorities, accesses, data, systems, platforms, and capa-
bilities are available for the rapid response to, and sup-
port for, the conduct of field investigations of incidents 
involving unidentified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(2) ABILITY TO RESPOND.—The Secretary of De-
fense and the Director of National Intelligence shall en-
sure field investigations are supported by personnel with 
the requisite expertise, equipment, transportation, and 
other resources necessary to respond rapidly to incidents 
or patterns of observations involving unidentified anoma-
lous phenomena. 
‘‘(e) SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND OPERATIONAL 
ANALYSES OF DATA ON UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHE-
NOMENA.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall designate one or more line organizations that will 
be primarily responsible for scientific, technical, and
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operational analysis of data gathered by field investiga-
tions conducted pursuant to subsection (d) and data 
from other sources, including with respect to the testing 
of materials, medical studies, and development of theo-
retical models, to better understand and explain uniden-
tified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of National Intelligence shall each issue 
such directives as are necessary to ensure that each line 
organization designated under paragraph (1) has author-
ity to draw on the special expertise of persons outside 
the Federal Government with appropriate security clear-
ances. 
‘‘(f) DATA; INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF DATA AND REPORTING ON 
UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.— 
‘‘(A) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—The Director of 
National Intelligence, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall ensure that each element of 
the intelligence community with data relating to un-
identified anomalous phenomena makes such data 
available immediately to the Office. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING.—The Director of National 
Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall 
each, in coordination with one another, ensure that
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military and civilian personnel of the Department of 
Defense or an element of the intelligence commu-
nity, and contractor personnel of the Department or 
such an element, have access to procedures by 
which the personnel shall report incidents or infor-
mation, including adverse physiological effects, in-
volving or associated with unidentified anomalous 
phenomena directly to the Office. 
‘‘(2) INTELLIGENCE
COLLECTION
AND
ANALYSIS 
PLAN.—The Director of the Office, acting in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
National Intelligence, shall supervise the development 
and execution of an intelligence collection and analysis 
plan to gain as much knowledge as possible regarding 
the technical and operational characteristics, origins, and 
intentions of unidentified anomalous phenomena, includ-
ing with respect to the development, acquisition, deploy-
ment, and operation of technical collection capabilities 
necessary to detect, identify, and scientifically charac-
terize unidentified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(3) USE OF RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES.—In 
developing the plan under paragraph (2), the Director of 
the Office shall consider and propose, as appropriate, the 
use of any resource, capability, asset, or process of the 
Department and the intelligence community.
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‘‘(g) SCIENCE PLAN.—The Director of the Office, on be-
half of the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
Intelligence, shall supervise the development and execution of 
a science plan to develop and test, as practicable, scientific 
theories to— 
‘‘(1) account for characteristics and performance of 
unidentified anomalous phenomena that exceed the 
known state of the art in science or technology, including 
in the areas of propulsion, aerodynamic control, signa-
tures, structures, materials, sensors, countermeasures, 
weapons, electronics, and power generation; and 
‘‘(2) provide the foundation for potential future in-
vestments to replicate or otherwise better understand 
any such advanced characteristics and performance. 
‘‘(h) ASSIGNMENT OF PRIORITY.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, in consultation with and with the rec-
ommendation of the Secretary of Defense, shall assign an ap-
propriate level of priority within the National Intelligence 
Priorities Framework to the requirement to understand, char-
acterize, and respond to unidentified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(i) DETAILEES FROM ELEMENTS
OF
THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The heads of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Secu-
rity Agency, the Department of Energy, the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the intelligence elements of
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the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and 
the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, and 
such other elements of the intelligence community as the Di-
rector of the Office considers appropriate may provide to the 
Office a detailee of the element to be physically located at the 
Office. 
‘‘(j) HISTORICAL RECORD REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 540 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Direc-
tor of the Office shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the congressional intelligence 
committees, and congressional leadership a written 
report detailing the historical record of the United 
States Government relating to unidentified anoma-
lous phenomena, including— 
‘‘(i) the records and documents of the in-
telligence community; 
‘‘(ii) oral history interviews; 
‘‘(iii) open source analysis; 
‘‘(iv) interviews of current and former 
Government officials; 
‘‘(v) classified and unclassified national 
archives including any records any third party
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obtained pursuant to section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
‘‘(vi) such other relevant historical sources 
as the Director of the Office considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—The report 
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) focus on the period beginning on Jan-
uary 1, 1945, and ending on the date on which 
the Director of the Office completes activities 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) include a compilation and itemization 
of the key historical record of the involvement 
of the intelligence community with unidentified 
anomalous phenomena, including— 
‘‘(I) any program or activity that was 
protected by restricted access that has not 
been explicitly and clearly reported to 
Congress; 
‘‘(II) successful or unsuccessful ef-
forts to identify and track unidentified 
anomalous phenomena; and 
‘‘(III) any efforts to obfuscate, ma-
nipulate public opinion, hide, or otherwise 
provide incorrect unclassified or classified
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information about unidentified anomalous 
phenomena or related activities. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO RECORDS OF THE NATIONAL AR-
CHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.—The Archivist 
of the United States shall make available to the Office 
such information maintained by the National Archives 
and Records Administration, including classified infor-
mation, as the Director of the Office considers necessary 
to carry out paragraph (1). 
‘‘(k) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS FROM DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and annu-
ally thereafter for four years, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on unidentified anomalous phe-
nomena. 
‘‘(B) 
ELEMENTS.—Each 
report 
submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect 
to the year covered by the report, the following in-
formation:
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‘‘(i) All reported unidentified anomalous 
phenomena-related events that occurred during 
the one-year period. 
‘‘(ii) All reported unidentified anomalous 
phenomena-related events that occurred during 
a period other than that one-year period but 
were not included in an earlier report. 
‘‘(iii) An analysis of data and intelligence 
received through each reported unidentified 
anomalous phenomena-related event. 
‘‘(iv) An analysis of data relating to un-
identified 
anomalous 
phenomena 
collected 
through— 
‘‘(I) geospatial intelligence; 
‘‘(II) signals intelligence; 
‘‘(III) human intelligence; and 
‘‘(IV) measurement and signature in-
telligence. 
‘‘(v) The number of reported incidents of 
unidentified anomalous phenomena over re-
stricted airspace of the United States during 
the one-year period. 
‘‘(vi) An analysis of such incidents identi-
fied under clause (v).
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‘‘(vii) Identification of potential aerospace 
or other threats posed by unidentified anoma-
lous phenomena to the national security of the 
United States. 
‘‘(viii) An assessment of any activity re-
garding unidentified anomalous phenomena 
that can be attributed to one or more adver-
sarial foreign governments. 
‘‘(ix) Identification of any incidents or 
patterns regarding unidentified anomalous phe-
nomena that indicate a potential adversarial 
foreign government may have achieved a break-
through aerospace capability. 
‘‘(x) An update on the coordination by the 
United States with allies and partners on ef-
forts to track, understand, and address uniden-
tified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(xi) An update on any efforts underway 
on the ability to capture or exploit discovered 
unidentified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(xii) An assessment of any health-related 
effects for individuals that have encountered 
unidentified anomalous phenomena. 
‘‘(xiii) The number of reported incidents, 
and descriptions thereof, of unidentified anom-
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alous phenomena associated with military nu-
clear assets, including strategic nuclear weap-
ons and nuclear-powered ships and submarines. 
‘‘(xiv) In consultation with the Adminis-
trator for Nuclear Security, the number of re-
ported incidents, and descriptions thereof, of 
unidentified anomalous phenomena associated 
with facilities or assets associated with the pro-
duction, transportation, or storage of nuclear 
weapons or components thereof. 
‘‘(xv) In consultation with the Chairman 
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
number of reported incidents, and descriptions 
thereof, of unidentified anomalous phenomena 
or drones of unknown origin associated with 
nuclear power generating stations, nuclear fuel 
storage sites, or other sites or facilities regu-
lated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(xvi) The names of the line organizations 
that have been designated to perform the spe-
cific functions under subsections (d) and (e), 
and the specific functions for which each such 
line organization has been assigned primary re-
sponsibility.
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ing to unidentified anomalous phenomena that occurred 
during the previous 180 days, and events relating to un-
identified anomalous phenomena that were not included 
in an earlier briefing. 
‘‘(4) INSTANCES
IN
WHICH
DATA
WAS
NOT 
SHARED.—For each briefing period, the Director of the 
Office shall jointly provide to the chairman or chair and 
the ranking member or vice chairman of the congres-
sional committees specified in subparagraphs (A) and 
(D) of subsection (n)(1) an enumeration of any in-
stances in which data relating to unidentified anomalous 
phenomena was not provided to the Office because of 
classification restrictions on that data or for any other 
reason. 
‘‘(m) TASK FORCE TERMINATION.—Not later than the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the Office 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall terminate the Un-
identified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. 
‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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‘‘(B) The Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) The Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(D) The Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(E) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘(F) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘congressional defense committees’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘congressional intelligence committees’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERSHIP.—The term 
‘congressional leadership’ means— 
‘‘(A) the majority leader of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the minority leader of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
‘‘(D) the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(5) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘intel-
ligence community’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003). 
‘‘(6) LINE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘line organi-
zation’ means, with respect to a department or agency 
of the Federal Government, an organization that exe-
cutes programs and activities to directly advance the 
core functions and missions of the department or agency 
to which the organization is subordinate, but, with re-
spect to the Department of Defense, does not include a 
component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(7) TRANSMEDIUM
OBJECTS
OR
DEVICES.—The 
term ‘transmedium objects or devices’ means objects or 
devices that are—
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‘‘(A) observed to transition between space and 
the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and 
bodies of water; and 
‘‘(B) not immediately identifiable. 
‘‘(8) UNIDENTIFIED
ANOMALOUS
PHENOMENA.— 
The term ‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’ means— 
‘‘(A) airborne objects that are not immediately 
identifiable; 
‘‘(B) transmedium objects or devices; and 
‘‘(C) submerged objects or devices that are not 
immediately identifiable and that display behavior 
or performance characteristics suggesting that the 
objects or devices may be related to the objects de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 1683 of division A and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1683. Establishment of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.’’. 
SEC. 6803. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUDITS AND BRIEFINGS ON UNIDENTIFIED ANOM-
ALOUS PHENOMENA HISTORICAL RECORD RE-
PORT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘congres-
sional leadership’’ and ‘‘Office’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), as amended by 
section 6802. 
(b) AUDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall identify appropriately 
cleared personnel of the Government Accountability Of-
fice to audit the historical record report process de-
scribed in section 1683 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373), as 
amended by section 6802, including personnel to conduct 
work on-site as appropriate. 
(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—On a quarterly 
basis, and as appropriate and consistent with Govern-
ment Auditing Standards, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall provide the Office with informa-
tion on the findings of any audits conducted by the per-
sonnel identified under paragraph (1). 
(c) VERBAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and semiannually 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
verbally brief the congressional intelligence committees, the 
congressional defense committees, and congressional leader-
ship on the progress of the Office with respect to the histor-
ical record report described in section 1683 of the National
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 
3373), as amended by section 6802, and compliance with leg-
islative requirements. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to restrict access of a committee of Con-
gress under section 719(f) of title 31, United States Code, to 
an audit under subsection (b). 
SEC. 6804. REPORT ON PRECURSOR CHEMICALS USED IN THE 
PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
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Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on licit precursor chemicals originating 
abroad, including in the People’s Republic of China and any 
other country the Director considers appropriate, that are 
bound for use in the illicit production of synthetic opioids in-
tended for distribution in the United States. 
(c) FORM
OF REPORT.—The report submitted under 
subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex produced consistent with the 
protection of sources and methods. 
SEC. 6805. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON MASS MIGRATION IN 
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland 
Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives.
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(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall assess, and submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report on— 
(1) the threats to the interests of the United States 
created or enhanced by, or associated with, the mass mi-
gration of people within the Western Hemisphere, par-
ticularly to the southern border of the United States; 
and 
(2) the use of or the threat of using mass migration 
in the Western Hemisphere by the regimes of Daniel Or-
tega in Nicaragua, Nicola´s Maduro in Venezuela, and 
the regime of Miguel Dı´az-Canel and Rau´l Castro in 
Cuba— 
(A) to effectively curate populations so that 
people who remain in those countries are powerless 
to meaningfully dissent; and 
(B) to enable the increase of remittances from 
migrants residing in the United States as a result 
of the mass migration to help finance the regimes 
in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba. 
(c) FORM
OF REPORT.—The report submitted under 
subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex.
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SEC. 6806. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL NORMS, RULES, AND 
PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE IN SPACE. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the congressional defense committees; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate; and 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the National Space 
Council, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the heads of any 
other agencies as the Chair considers necessary, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on vol-
untary, non-legally binding responsible international norms, 
rules, and principles applicable in space. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report submitted under subsection 
(b) shall—
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(1) identify threats to the interests of the United 
States in space that may be mitigated by voluntary, non- 
legally binding responsible international norms, rules, 
and principles; 
(2) identify opportunities for the United States to 
influence voluntary, non-legally binding responsible inter-
national norms, rules, and principles applicable in space, 
including through bilateral and multilateral engagement; 
(3) assess the willingness of space faring foreign 
nations to adhere to voluntary, non-legally-binding re-
sponsible international norms, rules, or principles appli-
cable in space; 
(4) include a list and description of known or sus-
pected adversary offensive weapon systems that could be 
used to degrade or destroy satellites in orbit during the 
previous five years; 
(5) include a list and description of known or sus-
pected adversary offensive weapon systems in develop-
ment that could be used to degrade or destroy satellites 
that are anticipated to be put operational during the 
course of the next five years; and 
(6) include an analysis of the extent to which adver-
sary space faring foreign nations use civilian and com-
mercial space assets, and civilian and commercial space
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relationship, to advance military and intelligence pro-
grams and activities. 
(d) INPUT FROM COMMERCIAL SPACE SECTOR.—In 
identifying threats under subsection (c)(1), the Chair of the 
National Space Council shall obtain input from the commer-
cial space sector. 
(e) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
SEC. 6807. ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS IM-
POSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION’S INVASION OF UKRAINE. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
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(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after for 2 years, the Director of National Intelligence shall, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, and the heads of such other government agen-
cies as the Director considers appropriate, submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress an assessment of the cumu-
lative and material effects of the sanctions imposed by the 
United States, European countries, and the international 
community with respect to the Russian Federation in re-
sponse to the February 24, 2022, full-scale invasion of 
Ukraine and subsequent actions by the Russian Federation. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment submitted under sub-
section (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of efforts by the Russian Federa-
tion to evade or circumvent sanctions imposed by the 
United States, European countries, or the international 
community through direct or indirect engagement or di-
rect or indirect assistance from— 
(A) the regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua and 
the regime of Nicola´s Maduro in Venezuela; 
(B) the People’s Republic of China; 
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and 
(D) any other country the Director considers 
appropriate.
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(2) An assessment of the cumulative effect of the 
efforts described in paragraph (1), including on the Rus-
sian Federation’s strategic relationship with the regimes 
and countries described in such paragraph. 
(3) A description of the material effect of the sanc-
tions described in subsection (b), including the effect of 
those sanctions on individual sectors of the economy of 
Russia, senior leadership, senior military officers, state- 
sponsored actors, and other state-affiliated actors in the 
Russian Federation that are either directly or inciden-
tally subject to such sanctions. Such description shall in-
clude a discussion of those sanctions that had significant 
effects, as well as those that had no observed effects. 
(4) Methodologies for assessing the effects of dif-
ferent categories of financial and economic sanctions on 
the targets of such action, including with respect to spe-
cific industries, entities, individuals, and transactions. 
(5) A description of evasion techniques, including 
the use of digital assets, used by the Government of 
Russia, entities and persons covered by the sanctions, 
and by other governments, entities, and persons who 
have assisted in the use of such techniques, in response 
to the sanctions.
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(6) A description of any developments by other 
countries in creating alternative payment systems as a 
result of the invasion of Ukraine. 
(7) An assessment of how countries have assessed 
the risk of holding reserves in United States dollars 
since the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine. 
(8) If sufficient collection allows, an assessment of 
the impact of any general licenses issued in relation to 
the sanctions described in subsection (b), including— 
(A) the extent to which authorizations for 
internet-based communications have enabled contin-
ued monetization by Russian influence actors, while 
not silencing human-right activists and independent 
media; and 
(B) the extent to which licenses authorizing en-
ergy-related transactions have affected the Russian 
Federation’s ability to earn hard currency. 
(d) FORM
OF ASSESSMENTS.—Each assessment sub-
mitted under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form and include a classified annex. 
SEC. 6808. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S INVASION OF 
UKRAINE ON FOOD SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means—
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(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the As-
sistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research 
and such other heads of elements of the intelligence com-
munity as the Director determines appropriate, submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress an assess-
ment of the current and potential impact of the invasion 
by Russia of Ukraine on global food security. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the current and potential 
impact of the invasion by Russia of Ukraine on food 
security, disaggregated by region. 
(B) An analysis of the potential for political in-
stability and security crises to occur as a result of 
such food insecurity, disaggregated by region.
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(C) A description of the factors that could re-
duce or increase the effects of such food insecurity 
on political stability and security, disaggregated by 
region. 
(D) An assessment of the efforts of Russia to 
steal grain from illegally occupied territories in 
Ukraine and a list of customers who have purchased 
such stolen grain. 
(E) An assessment of whether Russia has 
taken intentional steps to cause a global food short-
age. 
(3) FORM.—The assessment under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the assessment prepared under subsection (b)(1) is 
completed, the Director of National Intelligence shall brief 
the appropriate committees of Congress on the findings of the 
Director with respect to the assessment. 
SEC. 6809. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL BU-
REAU OF INVESTIGATION TO UNDERTAKE AN EF-
FORT TO IDENTIFY INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SUB-
SCRIBER IDENTITY-CATCHERS. 
Section 5725 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew 
Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
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2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3024 note; Public Law 
116–92) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter before para-
graph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Director of National In-
telligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the Director of National In-
telligence,’’ before ‘‘the Under Secretary’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Directors determine’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation determines’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and 
the heads of such other Federal, State, or local agencies 
as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
determines appropriate, and in accordance with applica-
ble law and policy, shall conduct a pilot program de-
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signed to implement subsection (a)(1)(A) with respect to 
the National Capital Region. 
‘‘(2) COMMENCEMENT; COMPLETION.—The Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall— 
‘‘(A) commence carrying out the pilot program 
required by paragraph (1) not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and 
‘‘(B) complete the pilot program not later than 
2 years after the date on which the Director com-
mences carrying out the pilot program under sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED.—The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify the majority 
leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader 
of the House of Representatives, and the Capitol Police 
Board of— 
‘‘(1) the placement of sensors designed to identify 
International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers capa-
ble of conducting surveillance against the United States 
Capitol or associated buildings and facilities; and 
‘‘(2) the discovery of any International Mobile Sub-
scriber Identity-catchers capable of conducting surveil-
lance against the United States Capitol or associated
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buildings and facilities and any countermeasures against 
such International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph 
(2)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Prior’’ and all that follows through ‘‘In-
vestigation’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation determines that the pilot 
program required by subsection (b)(1) is oper-
ational, the Director’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘within the 
United States’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by the intel-
ligence community’’ and inserting ‘‘deployed by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation’’. 
SEC. 6810. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE 
AND RESEARCH ASSESSMENT OF ANOMALOUS 
HEALTH INCIDENTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Intelligence and Research shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the 
findings relating to the events that have been collectively la-
beled as ‘‘anomalous health incidents’’. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The assessment submitted under sub-
section (b) shall include the following: 
(1) Any diplomatic reporting or other relevant in-
formation on the causation of anomalous health inci-
dents. 
(2) Any diplomatic reporting or other relevant in-
formation on any person or entity who may be respon-
sible for such incidents. 
(3) Detailed plans, including metrics, timelines, and 
measurable goals, for the Bureau of Intelligence and Re-
search to understand anomalous health incidents and 
share findings with other elements of the intelligence 
community.
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SEC. 6811. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORT-
ING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS ON SECURITY SERVICES OF THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINIS-
TRATIVE REGION.—Section 1107A of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3237a) is repealed. 
(b) ANNUAL
UPDATE
TO
REPORT
ON
FOREIGN 
WEAPONIZATION
OF DEEPFAKES
AND DEEPFAKE TECH-
NOLOGY.—Section 5709 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3369a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(d). 
(c) INFORMATION SHARING PERFORMANCE MANAGE-
MENT REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1016 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
485) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (h); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (h) through (k), respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 210(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124g(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 1016(i) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6
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U.S.C. 485(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1016(h) of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(h))’’. 
(d) PERIODIC REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OF PRIVACY OF-
FICERS
AND
CIVIL
LIBERTIES
OFFICERS.—Section 
1062(f)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1(f)(1)) is amended, in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘semi-
annually’’ and inserting ‘‘annually’’. 
(e) BRIEFING ON HIZBALLAH’S ASSETS AND ACTIVITIES 
RELATED TO FUNDRAISING, FINANCING, AND MONEY LAUN-
DERING WORLD-WIDE.—Section 204(b) of the Hizballah 
International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–102; 129 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking ‘‘every 180 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘annually’’. 
(f) INSPECTORS GENERAL REPORTS
ON CLASSIFICA-
TION.—Section 6721(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
2231) is amended by striking ‘‘per year in each of the three’’ 
and inserting ‘‘every two years in each of the six’’. 
(g) REPORT ON EFFORTS OF STATE SPONSORS OF TER-
RORISM, OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES, OR ENTITIES TO IL-
LICITLY ACQUIRE SATELLITES AND RELATED ITEMS.—Sec-
tion 1261(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2019)
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is amended by striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘once every 
two years’’. 
(h) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM ON USE OF INTELLIGENCE 
RESOURCES
IN EFFORTS
TO SANCTION FOREIGN OPIOID 
TRAFFICKERS.—Section 7231(c) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (21 U.S.C. 2331(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
BRIEFINGS’’ after ‘‘REPORTS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON 
PROGRAM.—Not later than’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph— 
(i) by striking ‘‘every 90 days’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘annually’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘90-day period’’ and in-
serting ‘‘year’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘under this paragraph’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under this subparagraph’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) SEMIANNUAL
BRIEFINGS.—On a semi-
annual basis, the Director of National Intelligence 
and the Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy shall jointly brief the appropriate 
congressional committees and leadership on the sta-
tus and accomplishments of the program required 
by subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 6812. INCREASED INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ENGINEERING, 
RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES OF 
MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall develop a plan to promote intelligence-re-
lated engineering, research, and development activities at 
covered institutions for the purpose of contributing to-
ward the research necessary to achieve the intelligence 
advantage of the United States. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of opportunities to support 
engineering, research, and development at covered 
institutions in computer sciences, including artificial 
intelligence, quantum computing, and machine 
learning, and synthetic biology and an assessment 
of opportunities to support the associated workforce
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and physical research infrastructure of such institu-
tions. 
(B) An assessment of opportunities to enhance 
the ability of covered institutions— 
(i) to participate in intelligence-related en-
gineering, research, and development activities; 
and 
(ii) to effectively compete for intelligence- 
related engineering, research and development 
contracts in support of the most urgent re-
search requirements of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(C) An assessment of the activities and invest-
ments the Director determines necessary— 
(i) to expand opportunities for covered in-
stitutions to partner with other research orga-
nizations and educational institutions that the 
intelligence community frequently partners 
with to conduct research; and 
(ii) to increase participation of covered in-
stitutions in intelligence-related engineering, 
research, and development activities. 
(D) Recommendations identifying actions that 
may be taken by the Director, Congress, covered in-
stitutions, and other organizations to increase par-
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ticipation of such institutions in intelligence-related 
engineering, research, and development activities 
and contracts. 
(E) Specific goals, incentives, and metrics to 
increase and measure the capacity of covered insti-
tutions to address the engineering, research, and 
development needs of the intelligence community. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Director shall consult with covered 
institutions and other departments or agencies of the 
United States Government or private sector organiza-
tions that the Director determines appropriate. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees, the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, and make publicly available on the 
internet website of the Director, a report containing the 
plan under paragraph (1). 
(b) ACTIVITIES
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH
AND ENGI-
NEERING CAPACITY.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for such purpose, the Director may establish a program 
to award contracts, grants, or other agreements, on a com-
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petitive basis, and to perform other appropriate activities, for 
any of the following purposes: 
(1) Developing the capability, including the work-
force and the research infrastructure, for covered institu-
tions to more effectively compete for intelligence-related 
engineering, research, and development activities and 
contracts. 
(2) Any other purposes the Director determines ap-
propriate to enhance the capabilities of covered institu-
tions to carry out intelligence-related engineering, re-
search, and development activities and contracts. 
(c) INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN IARPA AND 
COVERED INSTITUTIONS.—The Director shall establish goals 
and incentives to encourage the Intelligence Advanced Re-
search Projects Activity to— 
(1) partner with covered institutions to advance the 
research and development needs of the intelligence com-
munity through partnerships and collaborations with the 
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity; and 
(2) if the Director determines appropriate, foster 
the establishment of similar relationships between such 
institutions and other organizations that have partner-
ships with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects 
Activity.
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(d) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered institution’’ means the following: 
(1) A part B institution (as defined in section 322 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 
(2) An institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965(20 
U.S.C. 1001)) not covered by paragraph (1) at which 
not less than 50 percent of the total student enrollment 
consists of students from ethnic groups that are under-
represented in the fields of science and engineering, as 
determined by the Director of National Intelligence. 
SEC. 6813. REPORTS ON PERSONNEL VETTING PROCESSES AND 
PROGRESS UNDER TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INI-
TIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTHORIZED ADJUDICATIVE AGENCY; AUTHOR-
IZED INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY; PERSONNEL SECURITY IN-
VESTIGATION; PERIODIC REINVESTIGATION.—The terms 
‘‘authorized adjudicative agency’’, ‘‘authorized investiga-
tive agency’’, ‘‘personnel security investigation’’, and 
‘‘periodic reinvestigation’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 3001(a) of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(a)). 
(2) CONTINUOUS VETTING; COUNCIL; SECURITY EX-
ECUTIVE
AGENT.—The terms ‘‘continuous vetting’’,
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‘‘Council’’, and ‘‘Security Executive Agent’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 6601 of the 
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 
and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352). 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than September 30, 2023, and 
annually thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Security 
Executive Agent, in coordination with the Chair and other 
Principals of the Council, shall submit to Congress a report 
on the personnel vetting processes of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (b) shall 
include, with respect to the preceding fiscal year, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An analysis of the timeliness, costs, and other 
related information for the initiations, investigations (in-
cluding initial investigations and any required periodic 
reinvestigations), and adjudications for personnel vetting 
purposes. Such analysis shall include the following: 
(A) The average periods of time taken (from 
the date of an agency’s receipt of a completed secu-
rity clearance application to the date of the ultimate 
disposition and notification to the subject and the 
employer of the subject) by each authorized inves-
tigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency,
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to the greatest extent practicable, to initiate inves-
tigations, conduct investigations, and adjudicate se-
curity clearances, as compared with established 
timeliness objectives. 
(B) The number of initial investigations and 
periodic reinvestigations initiated and adjudicated 
by each authorized investigative agency and author-
ized adjudicative agency, to the extent practicable. 
(C) The number of initial investigations and 
periodic reinvestigations carried over to the fiscal 
year covered by the report from a prior fiscal year 
by each authorized investigative agency and author-
ized adjudicative agency, to the greatest extent 
practicable. 
(D) The number of initial investigations and 
periodic reinvestigations that resulted in a denial or 
revocation of a security clearance by each author-
ized adjudicative agency. 
(E) The costs to the executive branch relating 
to personnel security clearance initiations, investiga-
tions, adjudications, revocations, and continuous 
vetting with respect to such clearances. 
(F) A discussion of any impediments, including 
with respect to resources, personnel, or authorities,
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to the timely processing of personnel security clear-
ances. 
(G) The number of individuals who hold a per-
sonnel security clearance and are enrolled in a pro-
gram of continuous vetting with respect to such 
clearance, and the numbers and types of adverse ac-
tions taken by each authorized adjudicative agency 
as a result of such continuous vetting. 
(H) The number of personnel security clear-
ances awaiting or under investigation (including ini-
tial investigation and periodic reinvestigation) by 
the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and 
Security Agency and each authorized investigative 
agency. 
(I) Such other information as the Security Ex-
ecutive Agent may determine appropriate, including 
any recommendations to improve the effectiveness, 
timeliness, and efficiency of personnel security 
clearance initiations, investigations, and adjudica-
tions. 
(2) An analysis of the status of the implementation 
of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative sponsored by the 
Council, including the following: 
(A) A list of the policies issued by the Council 
for the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, and a list
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of expected issuance dates for planned policies of 
the Council for such initiative. 
(B) A list of the departments and agencies of 
the executive branch that have identified a senior 
implementation official to be accountable for the 
implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initia-
tive, in accordance with the memorandum on trans-
forming Federal personnel vetting issued by the As-
sistant to the President for National Security Af-
fairs on December 14, 2021, including an identifica-
tion of the position of such senior implementation 
official within the respective department or agency. 
(C) A list of the departments and agencies of 
the executive branch that have submitted implemen-
tation plans, and subsequent progress reports, with 
respect to the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, as 
required by the memorandum specified in subpara-
graph (B). 
(D) A summary of the progress that the de-
partments and agencies of the executive branch 
have made implementing the Trusted Workforce 2.0 
initiative. 
(3) An analysis of the transfers between, and recip-
rocal recognition among, the heads of the departments 
and agencies of the executive branch of security clear-
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ance background investigations and determinations and 
other investigations and determinations relating to per-
sonnel vetting (including with respect to trust, suit-
ability, fitness, credentialing, and access). Such analysis 
shall include, with respect to such investigations and de-
terminations, the following: 
(A) The number of employees for whom a prior 
such investigation or determination was recognized 
and accepted by the head of a department or agen-
cy without the head requiring additional investiga-
tive or adjudicative steps, disaggregated by depart-
ment or agency, to the greatest extent practicable. 
(B) The number of employees for whom a prior 
such investigation or determination was not recog-
nized or accepted by the head of a department or 
agency without the head requiring additional inves-
tigative or adjudicative steps, disaggregated by de-
partment or agency, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable. 
(C) The reasons most frequently cited by such 
heads for the failure to recognize or accept a prior 
such investigation or determination, disaggregated 
by department or agency. 
(D) The average number of days for the head 
of a department or agency to recognize and accept
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a prior such investigation or determination (from 
the date the head initiates the process to consider 
the prior investigation or determination for recogni-
tion and acceptance, to the date the head makes a 
final determination on such recognition and accept-
ance), disaggregated by agency, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable. 
(4) A discussion of any impediments, constraints, 
and opportunities relating to— 
(A) the timeliness of the personnel security 
clearance process across the United States Govern-
ment; 
(B) the implementation of the Trusted Work-
force 2.0 initiative; 
(C) the transfer and reciprocal recognition of 
determinations relating to personnel vetting between 
and among departments and agencies; and 
(D) the completeness and provision of data 
from elements of the intelligence community, pursu-
ant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this sub-
section. 
SEC. 6814. REPORTS RELATING TO PROGRAMS OF RECORD OF 
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
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(1) The comprehensive identification of National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency programs and activities, 
to include significant, enduring programs determined by 
the Agency to be ‘‘programs of record’’, is a critical ele-
ment for enabling budget auditability and oversight by 
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Office of Management and Budget, and the congres-
sional intelligence committees. 
(2) In order to improve how the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency justifies and oversees re-
sources in support of core missions and authorities, the 
Agency has committed to establish a deliberate acquisi-
tion structure, modeled after Department of Defense 
best practices, with programs and activities aligned 
under a Program Executive Office structure. 
(3) Establishing an effective Program Executive Of-
fice structure at the National Geospatial-intelligence 
Agency will ensure clearly articulated acquisition efforts 
that have defined requirements and program scope with 
traceability from capabilities to deliverables to Programs 
of Record to budget materials. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) REPORTS
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES AND DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES.—Not later
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than February 1, 2023, the Director of the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, consistent with the pro-
tection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees, the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives reports on the programs and activities 
of the Agency. Such reports shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(A) An identification of any definition for the 
term ‘‘program of record’’ used by the Agency dur-
ing the period beginning October 1, 2017, and end-
ing on the date of the submission of the report. 
(B) A detailed description of each current pro-
gram and activity of the Agency, including each 
current program of record of the Agency. 
(C) A detailed explanation of how funding and 
other information relating to each such program of 
record or other program or activity may be located 
within the budget justification materials submitted 
to Congress. 
(D) An in-process review of the program ele-
ment office planning and implementation efforts.
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(E) Identification of limitations and additional 
support required by the Agency to implement pro-
gram element offices and related changes to finan-
cial management systems. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
AND DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRES-
SIONAL
COMMITTEES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(i) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(iii) the Committee on Armed Services 
and Subcommittee on Defense of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(B) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2023, the Director of the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, consistent with the 
protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the programs and activities of the Agen-
cy that are funded in full or in part under the Mili-
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tary Intelligence Program. Such report shall in-
clude, at a minimum, the following: 
(i) An identification of any definition for 
the term ‘‘program of record’’ used by the 
Agency during the period beginning October 1, 
2017 and ending on the date of the submission 
of the report. 
(ii) A detailed description of each current 
program and activity of the Agency funded in 
full or in part under the Military Intelligence 
Program, including each current program of 
record of the Agency funded in full or in part 
under the Military Intelligence Program. 
(iii) A detailed explanation of how funding 
and other information relating to each such 
program of record or other program or activity 
funded in full or in part under the Military In-
telligence Program may be located within the 
budget justification materials submitted to 
Congress. 
(3) FORM.—Each report under this subsection may 
be submitted in classified form.
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SEC. 6815. PLAN REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA AND THREAT 
ANALYSIS CENTER. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 5323(h) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew 
Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3369(h)). 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
plan to operationalize the Social Media Data and Threat 
Analysis Center in accordance with section 5323 of the 
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 
U.S.C. 3369). 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (b) shall in-
clude a description of how the Social Media Data and Threat 
Analysis Center shall— 
(1) coordinate with social media companies, inde-
pendent organizations and researchers, and other public- 
facing internet-based platforms to determine— 
(A) what categories of data and metadata are 
useful indicators of internet-based foreign malign 
influence activities; and
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(B) how such data and metadata may be 
shared effectively with the Center and with inde-
pendent organizations and researchers while pro-
tecting the privacy and civil liberties of United 
States users of social media platforms and other 
public-facing internet-based platforms; and 
(2) develop criteria under which social media com-
panies and other public-facing internet-based platforms 
share indicators of internet-based foreign malign influ-
ence activities with the Center and independent organi-
zations and researchers, including a description of— 
(A) the timeliness and consistency of such 
sharing of indicators; 
(B) the categories of indicators to be shared; 
and 
(C) the protection, in consultation with the 
head of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and 
Transparency as may be appropriate, of privacy, 
civil liberties, and constitutionally protected activi-
ties of users of social media platforms and other 
public-facing internet-based platforms.
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SEC. 6816. REPORT ON USE OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOCIAL 
MEDIA INFORMATION IN PERSONNEL VETTING 
DETERMINATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS OF CONTINUOUS VETTING, COUNCIL, 
AND SECURITY EXECUTIVE AGENT.—In this section, the 
terms ‘‘continuous vetting’’, ‘‘Council’’, and ‘‘Security Execu-
tive Agent’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 
and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with other heads of the elements of 
the intelligence community that the Director determines ap-
propriate, and in consultation with the other principal mem-
bers of the Council, shall submit to Congress a report regard-
ing the current and planned use of publicly available social 
media information in the personnel vetting and security clear-
ance processes. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of how departments and agencies 
of the United States Government have implemented Se-
curity Executive Agent Directive 5 titled ‘‘Collection, 
Use, and Retention of Publicly Available Social Media 
Information in Personnel Security Background Inves-
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tigations and Adjudications’’, and relevant agency imple-
menting guidance, including Department of Defense In-
struction 1325.06 titled ‘‘Handling Protest, Extremist, 
and Criminal Gang Activities among Members of the 
Armed Forces’’. 
(2) A description of how the use of publicly avail-
able social media in personnel vetting determinations 
and security clearance investigations and adjudications 
is, or will be, captured in the National Background In-
vestigation Services system and other information tech-
nology systems used in the personnel vetting process. 
(3) A description of how publicly available social 
media information is used, and will be used, in contin-
uous vetting and security clearances processes and in-
sider threat programs. 
(4) A description of any privacy or civil liberties 
concerns with the use of publicly available social media 
information in personnel vetting or security clearance de-
terminations, including a discussion of the risks, bene-
fits, and drawbacks of allowing for the voluntary provi-
sion of, or voluntary access to, nonpublicly available so-
cial media information in the regular course of personnel 
vetting and security clearance processes. 
(5) A discussion of the extent to which officials and 
entities of the United States Government responsible for
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privacy and civil liberties matters, including the Chief of 
the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency 
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and 
the civil liberties officers of departments and agencies of 
the United States Government, are involved in the devel-
opment and operation of programs to use social media 
information in personnel vetting and security clearance 
processes. 
(6) A discussion of any impediments, constraints, 
risks, or drawbacks relating to the use of publicly avail-
able social media information in personnel vetting and 
security clearance processes, including— 
(A) challenges associated with implementation 
of Security Executive Agent Directive 5, Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 1325.06, and other rel-
evant guidance; 
(B) the resources required, including with re-
spect to personnel, funding, and information sys-
tems, to gather, assess, and make use of such infor-
mation; and 
(C) an analysis of the costs and benefits of the 
use of publicly available social media information. 
(7) An implementation plan for the future use of 
publicly available social media information, based on rel-
evant findings under paragraphs (1) through (6).
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SEC. 6817. REPORT ON STRENGTHENING WORKFORCE DIVER-
SITY PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the 
intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives a report discussing steps to en-
hance the strategic planning for, measure the progress of, 
and assess barriers to workforce diversity in the intelligence 
community. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A discussion of existing, updated, or new guid-
ance requiring all elements of the intelligence community 
to maintain current and complete diversity strategic 
plans that contain specific objectives, timeframes, and 
responsibilities. 
(2) A discussion of progress made by individual ele-
ments toward maintaining such plans. 
(3) A discussion of existing, updated, or new guid-
ance to ensure individual elements develop performance 
measures to assess the contribution of activities toward 
achieving diversity goals and overall progress.
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(4) A discussion of progress made by individual ele-
ments toward developing measures to assess progress to-
ward achieving diversity management efforts. 
(5) A discussion of existing, updated, or new guid-
ance ensuring that each element routinely identifies and 
takes steps toward eliminating barriers to workforce di-
versity. 
(6) A discussion of steps taken by the Director to 
ensure that individual elements are routinely completing 
required assessments to identify and eliminate barriers 
to diversity. 
(7) A discussion of steps taken by the Director to 
establish specific implementation objectives and time-
frames for the elements that support intelligence com-
munity-wide diversity goals to ensure the elements are 
held accountable for making progress. 
SEC. 6818. REPORT ON TRANSITION OF NATIONAL RECONNAIS-
SANCE OFFICE TO DIGITAL ENGINEERING ENVI-
RONMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Potential foreign adversaries are outpacing the 
United States in the fielding of new generations of space 
systems that dull the edge the United States has enjoyed 
in space.
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(2) A digital engineering environment, also known 
as digital systems engineering, reduces the time to field 
new space systems. 
(3) Digital engineering environment tools enable the 
rapid iterations of requirements and architectures into 
digital system depictions capable of use by private indus-
try to further the design and development of space sys-
tems. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, to maintain a competitive advantage in space, the Na-
tional Reconnaissance Office should transition to a digital en-
gineering environment by not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that con-
tains the following: 
(A) A plan for the transition of the National 
Reconnaissance Office to a digital engineering envi-
ronment. 
(B) An identification of the date by which such 
transition shall be completed.
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(C) A description of the metrics the Director 
plans to use to measure progress made with respect 
to such transition and resulting efficiencies gained. 
(D) A description of the initial pilot programs 
of the National Reconnaissance Office relating to 
digital engineering and the plans to expand such 
pilot programs in scale and scope with respect to 
acquisition carried out under such pilot programs. 
(E) A description of any training requirements 
or certifications necessary to advance a digital engi-
neering environment within the National Reconnais-
sance Office. 
(F) A description of how the Director plans to 
incorporate input and best practices from private 
industry to facilitate and accelerate the transition of 
the National Reconnaissance Office to a digital en-
gineering environment. 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; and
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(2) the congressional defense committees (as de-
fined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States 
Code). 
SEC. 6819. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(A) The congressional intelligence committees. 
(B) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) COMPONENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY.—The term ‘‘component of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’’ means the following compo-
nents of the Department of Homeland Security: 
(A) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency Threat Management Division. 
(B) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency Protection and National Preparedness, Of-
fice of Counterterrorism and Security Preparedness.
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(C) The Transportation Security Administra-
tion Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 
(D) The United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services Fraud Detection and National Se-
curity Directorate, Field Operations Directorate, 
and Collateral Duty Intelligence. 
(E) The United States Customs and Border 
Protection Office of Intelligence. 
(F) The United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement Homeland Security Investiga-
tions, Office of Intelligence, and Special Agent in 
Charge Intelligence Program. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘intel-
ligence activity’’ shall be interpreted consistent with how 
such term is used in section 502 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3092). 
(b) BRIEFING
ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—Con-
sistent with section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3091), not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Intelligence Officer of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall provide the ap-
propriate congressional committees a briefing on the intel-
ligence activities of elements of the Department of Homeland 
Security that are not elements of the intelligence community. 
Such briefing shall include the following:
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(1) A comprehensive description of all intelligence 
activities conducted during the period beginning on Jan-
uary 1, 2018, and ending on the date of the briefing, by 
any component of the Department of Homeland Security 
that conducts intelligence activities. 
(2) With respect to each such intelligence activity, 
a description of the activity, including, at a minimum— 
(A) the nature of the activity; 
(B) the component undertaking the activity; 
(C) the legal authority for such activity; and 
(D) the source of funding for such activity. 
(3) A description and the quantity of any types of 
finished intelligence products, or intelligence information 
reports, produced or contributed to by a component of 
the Department of Homeland Security that conducts in-
telligence activities during the period specified in para-
graph (1). 
(4) An identification of any external or internal 
guidelines, policies, processes, practices, or programs 
governing the collection, retention, analysis, or dissemi-
nation by such a component of information regarding 
United States citizens, lawful permanent residents of the 
United States, or individuals located within the United 
States.
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(c) FORM.—The briefing under subsection (b) may be 
provided in classified form. 
(d) ADDITIONAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Chief Intelligence Officer provides 
the briefing under subsection (b) and not less frequently than 
once each year thereafter, the Chief Intelligence Officer shall 
provide the appropriate congressional committees a briefing 
on any new intelligence activities commenced by any compo-
nent of the Department of Homeland Security and any that 
have been terminated. 
SEC. 6820. REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION EFFORTS OF CEN-
TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence 
Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the declassification efforts of the 
Central Intelligence Agency. Such report shall include— 
(1) an identification of the resources that are dedi-
cated to such efforts; and 
(2) an assessment as to whether such resources are 
sufficient.
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SEC. 6821. REPORT ON NATIONAL SPACE INTELLIGENCE CEN-
TER. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Chief of 
Space Operations, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the National Space Intelligence 
Center. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the status of the National 
Space Intelligence Center since the activation of the 
Center and the implications of the Center being aligned 
under a Field Command rather than a field operating 
agency aligned to the Director of Intelligence, Surveil-
lance, and Reconnaissance of the Space Force. 
(2) A review of the ability of the Center to address 
the full set of national space intelligence analytical de-
mands (including with respect to acquisition and oper-
ational mission requirements of the Space Force, the De-
partment of Defense, the intelligence community, and 
other national customers) while being assigned as a sub-
ordinate to Space Operations Command, a Field Com-
mand, including— 
(A) an assessment of the ability of the Center 
to respond to the broadest space intelligence re-
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quirements as compared to a service specific need; 
and 
(B) a review specifically addressing any per-
ceived mission misalignment, potential mitigating 
measures, or other structural organization concerns. 
(3) An assessment of— 
(A) the current resourcing posture, including 
any additional personnel required as a result of sub-
ordination to a Field Command; and 
(B) the resourcing posture if the Center were 
aligned to the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, 
and Reconnaissance of the Space Force as described 
in paragraph (1). 
(4) Lessons learned since unit activation, including 
with respect to— 
(A) organizational efficiencies and inefficien-
cies; 
(B) financial implications; 
(C) organizational redundancy; 
(D) parity mismatch and synergies with other 
service intelligence centers; and 
(E) lessons learned through comparisons to 
other service intelligence centers organized as a 
field operating agency and aligned under the senior 
intelligence officer of the respective Armed Force.
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(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means the following: 
(1) The congressional intelligence committees. 
(2) The congressional defense committees (as de-
fined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States 
Code). 
SEC. 6822. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE 
ORDER 13556, REGARDING CONTROLLED UNCLAS-
SIFIED INFORMATION. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
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ligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
and Security, in coordination with the heads of other ele-
ments of the intelligence community, shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report on the implemen-
tation by the intelligence community of Executive Order 
13556 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note; relating to controlled unclassi-
fied information). 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the National Security Council should accelerate the proc-
ess of revising or replacing Executive Order 13556. 
SEC. 6823. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) RECOGNITION.—The privately-funded museum to 
honor the intelligence community and special operations 
forces that is planned to be constructed in Ashburn, Virginia, 
may be recognized, upon completion, as the ‘‘National Mu-
seum of Intelligence and Special Operations’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of recognizing the Na-
tional Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations under 
subsection (a) are to— 
(1) commemorate the members of the intelligence 
community and special operations forces who have been 
critical to securing the Nation against enemies of the 
United States for nearly a century;
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(2) preserve and support the historic role that the 
intelligence community and special operations forces 
have played, and continue to play, both in secrecy as well 
as openly, to keep the United States and its values and 
way of life secure; and 
(3) foster a greater understanding of the intel-
ligence community and special operations forces to en-
sure a common understanding, dispel myths, recognize 
those who are not otherwise able to be publicly recog-
nized, and increase science, technology, engineering, and 
math education through museum programs designed to 
promote more interest and greater diversity in recruiting 
with respect to the intelligence and special operations ca-
reer field. 
SEC. 6824. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—The National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), as amended 
by this Act, is further amended as follows: 
(1) In section 105(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3038(a)(1)), by 
striking ‘‘chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chairman’’. 
(2) In section 113B(b) (50 U.S.C. 3049a(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence’’ and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 226 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
147)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2208 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 658)’’. 
(3) In section 118(a) (50 U.S.C. 3055(a)), by strik-
ing ‘‘a annual’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual’’. 
(4) In section 301(j) (50 U.S.C. 3071(j)), by strik-
ing ‘‘and includes’’ and inserting ‘‘and including’’. 
(5) In section 506G(c) (50 U.S.C. 3103(c)), by 
striking ‘‘pursuant section’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
section’’. 
(6) In section 507(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3106(a)(1)), by 
striking ‘‘Generals’’ and inserting ‘‘General’’. 
(7) 
In 
section 
1024(g)(7)(A) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
3224(g)(7)(A)), by striking ‘‘places’’ and inserting 
‘‘place’’. 
(8) 
In 
section 
1104(b)(1)(B) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
3234(b)(1)(B)), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting a semicolon. 
(b) DAMON PAUL NELSON AND MATTHEW YOUNG POL-
LARD
INTELLIGENCE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT
FOR
FISCAL 
YEARS 2018, 2019, AND 2020.—The Damon Paul Nelson 
and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public 
Law 116–92) is amended—
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(1) in section 5704(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3334b(b)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘, and subject to paragraph (3)’’; 
(2) in section 6316 (50 U.S.C. 3334b note), by 
striking ‘‘congressional committees’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
gressional intelligence committees’’; and 
(3) in section 6604 (50 U.S.C. 3352c), by striking 
‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’. 
(c) INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2012.—Section 309(a)(5) of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (50 U.S.C. 3334e) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 3542(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3552’’. 
(d) PUBLIC
INTEREST
DECLASSIFICATION
ACT
OF 
2000.—The Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (50 
U.S.C. 3355 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 703(a)(2) (50 U.S.C. 3355a(a)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘Executive Order 12958’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
ecutive Order 13526’’; 
(2) in section 704(e)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3355b(e)(3)), 
by striking the comma before ‘‘shall’’; 
(3) in section 705(c) (50 U.S.C. 3355c(c)), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–3(c)(6))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
102A(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024(i))’’; and
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(4) in section 706 (50 U.S.C. 3355d), by striking 
‘‘Executive Order No. 12958’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Executive Order 13526’’. 
DIVISION G—HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
TITLE LXXI—HOMELAND 
SECURITY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Strengthening Security in Our Communities 
Sec. 7101. Enhancements to funding and administration of Nonprofit Security 
Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 7102. Preservation of homeland security capabilities. 
Sec. 7103. School and daycare protection. 
Sec. 7104. Cybersecurity grants for schools. 
Sec. 7105. Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend. 
Sec. 7106. Chemical Security Analysis Center. 
Subtitle B—Strengthening DHS Management, Policymaking, and Operations 
Sec. 7111. Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 7112. Homeland Procurement Reform Act. 
Sec. 7113. Daily public report of covered contract awards. 
Sec. 7114. Preference for United States industry. 
Sec. 7115. Department of Homeland Security mentor-prote´ge´ program. 
Sec. 7116. DHS economic security council. 
Subtitle C—Enhancing Cybersecurity Training and Operations 
Sec. 7121. President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition. 
Sec. 7122. Industrial control systems cybersecurity training. 
Sec. 7123. National Computer Forensics Institute reauthorization. 
Sec. 7124. Report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
Subtitle D—Enhancing Transportation and Border Security Operations 
Sec. 7131. TSA reaching across nationalities, societies, and languages to ad-
vance traveler education. 
Sec. 7132. One-stop pilot program. 
Sec. 7133. Report on efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to deter 
vehicular terrorist attacks (Darren Drake). 
Sec. 7134. DHS illicit cross-border tunnel defense. 
Sec. 7135. Providing training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection per-
sonnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary 
exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances. 
Sec. 7136. Reports, evaluations, and research regarding drug interdiction at 
and between ports of entry.
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Subtitle E—Technical Corrections, Conforming Changes, and Improvements 
Sec. 7141. Quadrennial homeland security review technical corrections. 
Sec. 7142. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 7143. CISA technical corrections and improvements. 
Subtitle A—Strengthening Security in 
Our Communities 
SEC. 7101. ENHANCEMENTS TO FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION 
OF NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2009 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or other 
threats’’ before the period at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) determined by the Secretary to be at risk of 
terrorist attacks or other threats.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E), respec-
tively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redes-
ignated, two ems to the right;
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(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘The recipient’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The recipient’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘equipment and inspection and screen-
ing systems’’ and inserting ‘‘equipment, inspection 
and screening systems, and alteration or remodeling 
of existing buildings or physical facilities’’; 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as so 
redesignated, the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) Facility security personnel costs. 
‘‘(D) Expenses directly related to the adminis-
tration of the grant, except that those expenses may 
not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the grant.’’; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) RETENTION.—Each State through which a re-
cipient receives a grant under this section may retain 
not more than 5 percent of each grant for expenses di-
rectly related to the administration of the grant. 
‘‘(3) OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator es-
tablishes target allocations in determining award
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amounts under the Program, a State may request 
a project to use a portion of the target allocation 
for outreach and technical assistance if the State 
does not receive enough eligible applications from 
nonprofit organizations located outside high-risk 
urban areas. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—Any outreach or technical as-
sistance described in subparagraph (A) should 
prioritize underserved communities and nonprofit 
organizations 
that 
are 
traditionally 
underrep-
resented in the Program. 
‘‘(C) PARAMETERS.—In determining grant 
guidelines under subsection (g), the Administrator 
may determine the parameters for outreach and 
technical assistance.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2020 through 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2022 through 2028’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘on the expenditure’’ and in-
serting ‘‘on the following: 
‘‘(1) The expenditure’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The number of applications submitted by eligi-
ble nonprofit organizations to each State.
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‘‘(3) The number of applications submitted by each 
State to the Administrator. 
‘‘(4) The operations of the program office of the 
Program, including staffing resources and efforts with 
respect to subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
(c)(1).’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator 
shall ensure that within the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency a program office for the Program (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘program office’) shall— 
‘‘(1) be headed by a senior official of the Agency; 
and 
‘‘(2) administer the Program (including, where ap-
propriate, in coordination with States), including relat-
ing to— 
‘‘(A) outreach, engagement, education, and 
technical assistance and support to eligible non-
profit organizations described in subsection (b), 
with particular attention to those organizations in 
underserved communities, before, during, and after 
the awarding of grants, including web-based train-
ing videos for eligible nonprofit organizations that
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provide guidance on preparing an application and 
the environmental planning and historic preserva-
tion process; 
‘‘(B) the establishment of mechanisms to en-
sure program office processes are conducted in ac-
cordance with constitutional, statutory, and regu-
latory requirements that protect civil rights and 
civil liberties and advance equal access for members 
of underserved communities; 
‘‘(C) the establishment of mechanisms for the 
Administrator to provide feedback to eligible non-
profit organizations that do not receive grants; 
‘‘(D) the establishment of mechanisms to iden-
tify and collect data to measure the effectiveness of 
grants under the Program; 
‘‘(E) the establishment and enforcement of 
standardized baseline operational requirements for 
States, including requirements for States to elimi-
nate or prevent any administrative or operational 
obstacles that may impact eligible nonprofit organi-
zations described in subsection (b) from receiving 
grants under the Program; 
‘‘(F) carrying out efforts to prevent waste, 
fraud, and abuse, including through audits of grant-
ees; and
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‘‘(G) promoting diversity in the types and loca-
tions of eligible nonprofit organizations that are ap-
plying for grants under the Program. 
‘‘(g) GRANT GUIDELINES.—For each fiscal year, before 
awarding grants under this section, the Administrator— 
‘‘(1) shall publish guidelines, including a notice of 
funding opportunity or similar announcement, as the 
Administrator determines appropriate; and 
‘‘(2) may prohibit States from closing application 
processes before the publication of those guidelines. 
‘‘(h) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork 
Reduction Act’), shall not apply to any changes to the appli-
cation materials, Program forms, or other core Program doc-
umentation intended to enhance participation by eligible non-
profit organizations in the Program. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2028 for grants under this section, of which— 
‘‘(A) $180,000,000 each such fiscal year shall 
be for recipients in high-risk urban areas that re-
ceive funding under section 2003; and
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‘‘(B) $180,000,000 each such fiscal year shall 
be for recipients in jurisdictions that do not so re-
ceive such funding. 
‘‘(2) OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated $18,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2028 for Operations and Support at 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency for costs 
incurred for the management and administration (in-
cluding evaluation) of this section.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement 
with an independent research organization pursuant to 
which the organization will conduct a study that ana-
lyzes and reports on the following: 
(A) The effectiveness of the Nonprofit Security 
Grant Program established under section 2009(a) 
of the Homeland Security Act 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
609a(a)), as amended by subsection (a), for pre-
paredness against terrorist attacks or other threats. 
(B) The risk-based formula and allocations 
under such Program. 
(C) The risk profile of and any identifiable fac-
tors leading to the low participation of traditionally
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underrepresented groups and States under such 
Program. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted to the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Administrator may use funding 
authorized under subsection (j) of section 2009 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a)), as 
amended by subsection (a), to carry out this subsection. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘sections 2003 and 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2003, 2004, and 2009’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 2003 or 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2003, 2004, or 2009’’. 
SEC. 7102. PRESERVATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives. 
(3) COVERED HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILITY.— 
The term ‘‘covered homeland security capability’’ means 
a homeland security capability related to preventing, pre-
paring for, protecting against, or responding to acts of 
terrorism that— 
(A) was developed or otherwise supported 
through grant funding under the UASI before the 
current fiscal year; and 
(B) is at risk of being reduced or eliminated 
without additional Federal financial assistance. 
(4) COVERED
URBAN
AREA.—The term ‘‘covered 
urban area’’ means an urban area that— 
(A) during the current fiscal year did not re-
ceive grant funding under the UASI; and 
(B) requires continued Federal assistance for 
the purpose of preserving a covered homeland secu-
rity capability.
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(6) UASI.—The term ‘‘UASI’’ means the Urban 
Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604). 
(b) REPORT AND PROPOSAL.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
regarding covered homeland security capabilities, includ-
ing a proposal relating to providing Federal assistance to 
covered urban areas to preserve such capabilities that is 
informed by the survey information collected pursuant to 
subsection (c)— 
(A) under which the Administrator would make 
Federal financial assistance available for at least 
three consecutive fiscal years to covered urban 
areas; and 
(B) that would allow covered urban areas to 
transition to other sources funding for such covered 
homeland security capabilities. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO UASI FUNDS.— 
The proposal required under paragraph (1) shall contain 
the following:
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(A) A prohibition on a covered urban area that 
receives Federal financial assistance described in 
paragraph (1)(A) during a fiscal year from also re-
ceiving funds under the UASI during such fiscal 
year. 
(B) A requirement for a covered urban area to 
submit to the Administrator notice of whether such 
covered urban area would elect to receive— 
(i) Federal financial assistance under 
paragraph (1)(A); or 
(ii) funding under the UASI. 
(3) ANALYSIS.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An analysis of whether providing additional 
Federal financial assistance, as described in para-
graph (1)(A), would allow covered urban areas to 
preserve covered homeland security capabilities on a 
long-term basis. 
(B) An analysis of whether legislative changes 
to the UASI are necessary to ensure urban areas 
receiving funds under the UASI are able to preserve 
covered homeland security capabilities on a long- 
term basis. 
(4) OTHER
CONTENTS
OF
PROPOSAL.—The pro-
posal required under paragraph (1) shall—
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(A) set forth eligibility criteria for covered 
urban areas to receive Federal assistance described 
in paragraph (1)(A); 
(B) identify annual funding levels that would 
be required to provide such Federal assistance, in 
accordance with the survey required under sub-
section (c); and 
(C) consider a range of approaches to make 
such Federal assistance available to covered urban 
areas, including— 
(i) modifications to the UASI in a manner 
that would not affect the availability of funding 
to urban areas under the UASI; 
(ii) the establishment of a competitive 
grant program; 
(iii) the establishment of a formula grant 
program; and 
(iv) a timeline for the implementation of 
any such approach and, if necessary, a legisla-
tive proposal to authorize any such approach. 
(c) SURVEY.—In developing the proposal required under 
subsection (b), the Administrator shall, to ascertain the scope 
of Federal financial assistance required, survey the following: 
(1) Urban areas that did not receive grant funding 
under the UASI during the current fiscal year con-
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cerning covered homeland security capabilities that are 
at risk of being reduced or eliminated without additional 
Federal financial assistance. 
(2) Urban areas that received grant funding under 
the UASI during the current fiscal year, but did not re-
ceive such funding during at least one fiscal year of the 
seven fiscal years immediately preceding the current fis-
cal year. 
(3) Any other urban areas the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary may exempt the Ad-
ministrator from the requirements of subchapter I of chapter 
35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), for purposes of carrying 
out subsection (c) if the Secretary determines that complying 
with such requirements would delay the development of the 
proposal required under subsection (b). 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as directing or authorizing the Adminis-
trator to implement the proposal required under subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 7103. SCHOOL AND DAYCARE PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
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mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the following: 
(1) The Department of Homeland Security’s activi-
ties, policies, and plans to enhance the security of early 
childhood education programs, elementary schools, and 
secondary schools during the preceding year that in-
cludes information on the Department’s activities 
through the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse. 
(2) Information on all structures or efforts within 
the Department intended to bolster coordination among 
departmental components and offices involved in car-
rying out paragraph (1) and, with respect to each struc-
ture or effort, specificity on which components and of-
fices are involved and which component or office leads 
such structure or effort. 
(3) A detailed description of the measures used to 
ensure privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties pro-
tections in carrying out these activities. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the sub-
mission of each report required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives a briefing regarding such report and the
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status of efforts to carry out plans included in such report 
for the preceding year. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘early 
childhood education program’’, ‘‘elementary school’’, and 
‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 7104. CYBERSECURITY GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2220 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) GRANTS
AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 
Director may award financial assistance in the form of grants 
or cooperative agreements to States, local governments, insti-
tutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), 
nonprofit organizations, and other non-Federal entities as de-
termined appropriate by the Director for the purpose of fund-
ing cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and 
training programs and initiatives to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the purposes of CETAP; and 
‘‘(2) enhance CETAP to address the national short-
fall of cybersecurity professionals.’’.
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(b) BRIEFINGS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of sec-
tion 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
665f) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) information on any grants or cooperative 
agreements made pursuant to subsection (e), in-
cluding how any such grants or cooperative agree-
ments are being used to enhance cybersecurity edu-
cation for underserved populations or commu-
nities;’’. 
SEC. 7105. TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT 
STIPEND. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Stipend Act’’. 
(b) STIPENDS FOR TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVES-
TIGATIVE UNITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 890C. TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNITS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, shall operate Transnational Crimi-
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nal Investigative Units within Homeland Security Investiga-
tions. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—Each Transnational Criminal In-
vestigative Unit shall be composed of trained foreign law en-
forcement officials who shall collaborate with Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations to investigate and prosecute individuals in-
volved in transnational criminal activity. 
‘‘(c) VETTING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Before 
entry 
into 
a 
Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, and at peri-
odic intervals while serving in such a unit, foreign law 
enforcement officials shall be required to pass certain se-
curity evaluations, which may include a background 
check, a polygraph examination, a urinalysis test, or 
other measures that the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(2) LEAHY VETTING REQUIRED.—No member of a 
foreign law enforcement unit may join a Transnational 
Criminal Investigative Unit if the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, has credible informa-
tion that such foreign law enforcement unit has com-
mitted a gross violation of human rights, consistent with 
the limitations set forth in section 620M of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d).
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‘‘(3) APPROVAL AND CONCURRENCE.—The estab-
lishment and continued support of the Transnational 
Criminal Investigative Units who are assigned under 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall be performed with the approval of 
the chief of mission to the foreign country to which 
the personnel are assigned; 
‘‘(B) shall be consistent with the duties and 
powers of the Secretary of State and the chief of 
mission for a foreign country under section 103 of 
the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802) and section 207 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), 
respectively; and 
‘‘(C) shall not be established without the con-
currence of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Af-
fairs. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Executive Associate Director of 
Homeland Security Investigations shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland
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Security of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
that describes— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
procedures 
used 
for 
vetting 
Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit members 
to include compliance with the vetting required 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) any additional measures that should be 
implemented to prevent personnel in vetted units 
from being compromised by criminal organizations. 
‘‘(d) MONETARY STIPEND.—The Executive Associate 
Director of Homeland Security Investigations is authorized to 
pay vetted members of a Transnational Criminal Investigative 
Unit a monetary stipend in an amount associated with their 
duties dedicated to unit activities. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—The Executive Associate Di-
rector of Homeland Security Investigations, during the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, 
shall provide an annual unclassified briefing to the congres-
sional committees referred to in subsection (c)(4), which may 
include a classified session, if necessary, that identifies— 
‘‘(1) 
the 
number 
of 
vetted 
members 
of 
Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each coun-
try;
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‘‘(2) the amount paid in stipends to such members, 
disaggregated by country; 
‘‘(3) relevant enforcement statistics, such as arrests 
and progress made on joint investigations, in each such 
country; and 
‘‘(4) 
whether 
any 
vetted 
members 
of 
the 
Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in each coun-
try were involved in any unlawful activity, including 
human rights abuses or significant acts of corruption.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 890B the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890C. Transnational Criminal Investigative Units.’’. 
SEC. 7106. CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 323. CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate 
the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional 
laboratory pursuant to the authority under section 308(c)(2), 
which shall be used to conduct studies, analyses, and research 
to assess and address domestic chemical security events.
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‘‘(b) LABORATORY
DESCRIBED.—The laboratory de-
scribed in this subsection is the laboratory known, as of the 
date of enactment of this section, as the Chemical Security 
Analysis Center. 
‘‘(c) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to the author-
ity under section 302(4), the Chemical Security Analysis Cen-
ter shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and develop approaches and mitigation 
strategies to domestic chemical security threats, includ-
ing the development of comprehensive, research-based 
definable goals relating to such approaches and mitiga-
tion strategies; 
‘‘(2) provide an enduring science-based chemical 
threat and hazard analysis capability; 
‘‘(3) provide expertise regarding risk and con-
sequence modeling, chemical sensing and detection, ana-
lytical chemistry, acute chemical toxicology, synthetic 
chemistry and reaction characterization, and nontradi-
tional chemical agents and emerging chemical threats; 
‘‘(4) staff and operate a technical assistance pro-
gram that provides operational support and subject mat-
ter expertise, design and execute laboratory and field 
tests, and provide a comprehensive knowledge repository 
of chemical threat information that is continuously up-
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dated with data from scientific, intelligence, operational, 
and private sector sources; 
‘‘(5) consult, as appropriate, with the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department 
to mitigate, prepare, and respond to threats, hazards, 
and risks associated with domestic chemical security 
events; and 
‘‘(6) carry out such other activities authorized 
under this section as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE.—Nothing in this section amends, 
alters, or affects— 
‘‘(1) the responsibilities of the Countering Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Office of the Department; or 
‘‘(2) the activities or requirements authorized to 
other entities within the Federal Government, including 
the activities and requirements of the Environmental 
Protection Agency under section 112(r) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)), the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), and the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (commonly referred to as ‘Superfund’; 42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security