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States with regard to the South China Sea and East 
China Sea, including— 
(1) a review of intelligence community collection 
activities and a description of these activities, includ-
ing the lead agency, key partners, purpose of collec-
tion activity, annual funding and personnel, the 
manner in which the collection is conducted, and 
types of information collected; 
(2) an explanation of how the intelligence com-
munity prioritizes and coordinates collection activi-
ties focused on such region; and 
(3) a description of any collection and 
resourcing gaps and efforts being made to address 
such gaps. 
SEC. 512. USE OF LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF SERVING AT 
A UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY IN 
CUBA. 
(a) SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall ensure that each key supervisory position at a 
United States diplomatic facility in Cuba is occupied 
by a citizen of the United States. 
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(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary of State may 
extend the deadline to carry out paragraph (1) by 
not more than one year if the Secretary submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees written no-
tification and justification of such extension before 
making such extension. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the heads of other appropriate depart-
ments or agencies of the Federal Government, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on— 
(1) the progress made by the Secretary with re-
spect to carrying out subsection (a)(1); and 
(2) the use of locally employed staff in United 
States diplomatic facilities, including— 
(A) the number of such staff; 
(B) the responsibilities of such staff; 
(C) the manner in which such staff are se-
lected, including efforts to mitigate counter-
intelligence threats to the United States; and 
(D) the potential cost and effect on the 
operational capacity of the diplomatic facility if 
the number of such staff was reduced. 
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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 513. INCLUSION OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED IN-
FORMATION FACILITIES IN UNITED STATES 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES IN CUBA. 
(a) RESTRICTED ACCESS SPACE REQUIREMENT.— 
The Secretary of State shall ensure that each United 
States diplomatic facility in Cuba that, after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, is constructed or undergoes a 
construction upgrade includes a sensitive compartmented 
information facility. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Secretary of 
State may waive the requirement under subsection (a) if 
the Secretary— 
(1) determines that such waiver is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States; 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees written justification for such waiver; and 
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(3) a period of 90 days elapses following the 
date of such submission. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 514. REPORT ON USE BY IRAN OF FUNDS MADE AVAIL-
ABLE THROUGH SANCTIONS RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the times specified in sub-
section (b), the Director of National Intelligence, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report as-
sessing the following: 
(1) The monetary value of any direct or indirect 
forms of sanctions relief that Iran has received since 
the Joint Plan of Action first entered into effect. 
(2) How Iran has used funds made available 
through sanctions relief, including the extent to 
which any such funds have facilitated the ability of 
Iran— 
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(A) to provide support for— 
(i) any individual or entity designated 
for the imposition of sanctions for activi-
ties relating to international terrorism pur-
suant to an executive order or by the Of-
fice of Foreign Assets Control of the De-
partment of the Treasury as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act; 
(ii) any organization designated by 
the Secretary of State as a foreign ter-
rorist organization under section 219(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189(a)) as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act; 
(iii) any other terrorist organization; 
or 
(iv) the regime of Bashar al Assad in 
Syria; 
(B) to advance the efforts of Iran or any 
other country to develop nuclear weapons or 
ballistic missiles overtly or covertly; or 
(C) to commit any violation of the human 
rights of the people of Iran. 
(3) The extent to which any senior official of 
the Government of Iran has diverted any funds 
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made available through sanctions relief to be used by 
the official for personal use. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall submit 
the report required by subsection (a) to the appro-
priate congressional committees— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every 180 
days thereafter during the period that the Joint 
Plan of Action is in effect; and 
(B) not later than 1 year after a subse-
quent agreement with Iran relating to the nu-
clear program of Iran takes effect and annually 
thereafter during the period that such agree-
ment remains in effect. 
(2) NONDUPLICATION.—The Director may sub-
mit the information required by subsection (a) with 
a report required to be submitted to Congress under 
another provision of law if— 
(A) the Director notifies the appropriate 
congressional committees of the intention of 
making such submission before submitting that 
report; and 
(B) all matters required to be covered by 
subsection (a) are included in that report. 
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(c) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required by 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Financial Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) JOINT PLAN OF ACTION.—The term ‘‘Joint 
Plan of Action’’ means the Joint Plan of Action, 
signed at Geneva November 24, 2013, by Iran and 
by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the 
People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, 
and the United States, and all implementing mate-
rials and agreements related to the Joint Plan of 
Action, including the technical understandings 
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reached on January 12, 2014, the extension thereto 
agreed to on July 18, 2014, and the extension there-
to agreed to on November 24, 2014. 
TITLE VI—MATTERS RELATING 
TO UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA 
SEC. 601. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available to an element of the intelligence com-
munity may be used during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or 
release, to or within the United States, its territories, or 
possessions, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other de-
tainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after January 20, 
2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
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SEC. 602. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 
OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
HOUSE 
DETAINEES 
TRANS-
FERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STA-
TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to an element of 
the intelligence community may be used during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on December 31, 2016, to construct or modify any 
facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions 
to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the 
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 
under the control of the Department of Defense unless 
authorized by Congress. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘individual detained at 
Guantanamo’’ means any individual located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of Octo-
ber 1, 2009, who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 
and 
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(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the control of 
the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 603. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF IN-
DIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available to an element of the intelligence com-
munity may be used during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or 
release of any individual detained in the custody or under 
the control of the Department of Defense at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or 
control of any country, or any entity within such country, 
as follows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
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TITLE VII—REPORTS AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Reports 
SEC. 701. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) QUADRENNIAL AUDIT OF POSITIONS REQUIRING 
SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Section 506H of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3104) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘The results required under subsection 
(a)(2) and the reports required under subsection 
(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘The reports required under 
subsection (a)(1)’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON ROLE OF ANALYSTS AT FBI.—Sec-
tion 2001(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 
3700; 28 U.S.C. 532 note) is amended by striking para-
graph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
(3). 
(c) REPORT ON OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT BY OFFI-
CERS AND EMPLOYEES OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 102A(u) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(u)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) The Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Director’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) 
of section 507 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3106) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (5). 
(3) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Subsection 
(c)(1) of such section 507 is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(d) REPORTS ON NUCLEAR ASPIRATIONS OF NON- 
STATE ENTITIES.—Section 1055 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (50 U.S.C. 2371) 
is repealed. 
(e) REPORTS ON ESPIONAGE BY PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA.—Section 3151 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7383e) 
is repealed. 
(f) REPORTS
ON SECURITY VULNERABILITIES
OF 
NATIONAL LABORATORY COMPUTERS.—Section 4508 of 
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the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2659) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 702. REPORTS ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 60 
days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port on foreign fighter flows to and from Syria and to 
and from Iraq. The Director shall define the term ‘‘foreign 
fighter’’ in such reports. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report sub-
mitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have traveled to Syria or Iraq since January 1, 
2011, the total number of foreign fighters in Syria 
or Iraq as of the date of the submittal of the report, 
the total number of foreign fighters whose countries 
of origin have a visa waiver program described in 
section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1187), the total number of foreign fight-
ers who have left Syria or Iraq, the total number of 
female foreign fighters, and the total number of de-
ceased foreign fighters. 
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(2) The total number of United States persons 
who have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria or 
Iraq since January 1, 2011, the total number of 
such persons who have arrived in Syria or Iraq since 
such date, and the total number of such persons who 
have returned to the United States from Syria or 
Iraq since such date. 
(3) The total number of foreign fighters in the 
Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment and the 
status of each such foreign fighter in that database, 
the number of such foreign fighters who are on a 
watchlist, and the number of such foreign fighters 
who are not on a watchlist. 
(4) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have been processed with biometrics, including face 
images, fingerprints, and iris scans. 
(5) Any programmatic updates to the foreign 
fighter report since the last report was submitted, 
including updated analysis on foreign country co-
operation, as well as actions taken, such as denying 
or revoking visas. 
(6) A worldwide graphic that describes foreign 
fighters flows to and from Syria, with points of ori-
gin by country. 
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(c) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—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 a report that includes— 
(1) with respect to the travel of foreign fighters 
to and from Iraq and Syria, a description of the in-
telligence sharing relationships between the United 
States and member states of the European Union 
and member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization; and 
(2) an analysis of the challenges impeding such 
intelligence sharing relationships. 
(d) FORM.—The reports submitted under subsections 
(a) and (c) may be submitted in classified form. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit re-
ports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that 
is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 703. REPORT ON STRATEGY, EFFORTS, AND RE-
SOURCES TO DETECT, DETER, AND DEGRADE 
ISLAMIC STATE REVENUE MECHANISMS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the intelligence community should dedicate nec-
essary resources to defeating the revenue mechanisms of 
the Islamic State. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on the strategy, efforts, and resources 
of the intelligence community that are necessary to detect, 
deter, and degrade the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic 
State. 
SEC. 704. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTER-
RORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, 
AND DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE, AL-QA’IDA, 
AND THEIR AFFILIATED GROUPS, ASSOCI-
ATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a comprehensive report on the 
counterterrorism strategy of the United States to 
disrupt, dismantle, and defeat the Islamic State, al- 
Qa’ida, and their affiliated groups, associated 
groups, and adherents. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall be prepared in coordination with the 
Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney 
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(E) An assessment of whether an indi-
vidual can be a member of core al-Qa’ida as 
well as a member of an al-Qa’ida affiliated 
group, associated group, or adherent. 
(F) A definition of defeat of the Islamic 
State or core al-Qa’ida. 
(G) An assessment of the extent or coordi-
nation, command, and control between the Is-
lamic State or core al-Qa’ida and their affiliated 
groups, associated groups, and adherents, spe-
cifically addressing each such entity. 
(H) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
counterterrorism operations against the Islamic 
State or core al-Qa’ida, their affiliated groups, 
associated groups, and adherents, and whether 
such operations have had a sustained impact on 
the capabilities and effectiveness of the Islamic 
State or core al-Qa’ida, their affiliated groups, 
associated groups, and adherents. 
(4) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
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(1) The congressional intelligence committees. 
(2) The Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 705. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DATA BREACH OF OF-
FICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 
to the congressional intelligence committees a report on 
the data breach of the Office of Personnel Management 
disclosed in June 2015. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The effects, if any, of the data breach on 
the operations of the intelligence community abroad, 
including the types of operations, if any, that have 
been negatively affected or entirely suspended or ter-
minated as a result of the data breach. 
(2) An assessment of the effects of the data 
breach on each element of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(3) An assessment of how foreign persons, 
groups, or countries may use the data collected by 
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the data breach (particularly regarding information 
included in background investigations for security 
clearances), including with respect to— 
(A) recruiting intelligence assets; 
(B) influencing decisionmaking processes 
within the Federal Government, including re-
garding foreign policy decisions; and 
(C) compromising employees of the Fed-
eral Government and friends and families of 
such employees for the purpose of gaining ac-
cess to sensitive national security and economic 
information. 
(4) An assessment of which departments or 
agencies of the Federal Government use the best 
practices to protect sensitive data, including a sum-
mary of any such best practices that were not used 
by the Office of Personnel Management. 
(5) An assessment of the best practices used by 
the departments or agencies identified under para-
graph (4) to identify and fix potential vulnerabilities 
in the systems of the department or agency. 
(c) BRIEFING.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees 
an interim briefing on the report under subsection (a), in-
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cluding a discussion of proposals and options for respond-
ing to cyber attacks. 
(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 706. REPORT ON HIRING OF GRADUATES OF CYBER 
CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BY INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees a report on the employment 
by the intelligence community of graduates of the Cyber 
Corps Scholarship Program. The report shall include the 
following: 
(1) The number of graduates of the Cyber 
Corps Scholarship Program hired by each element of 
the intelligence community. 
(2) A description of how each element of the in-
telligence community recruits graduates of the Cyber 
Corps Scholar Program. 
(3) A description of any processes available to 
the intelligence community to expedite the hiring or 
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processing of security clearances for graduates of 
the Cyber Corps Scholar Program. 
(4) Recommendations by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence to improve the hiring by the intel-
ligence community of graduates of the Cyber Corps 
Scholarship Program, including any recommenda-
tions for legislative action to carry out such improve-
ments. 
(b) CYBER CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Cyber Corps Scholar-
ship Program’’ means the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for- 
Service Program under section 302 of the Cybersecurity 
Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442). 
SEC. 707. REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN BUSINESS CON-
CERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on the representation, as of the date 
of the report, of covered business concerns among the con-
tractors that are awarded contracts by elements of the in-
telligence community for goods, equipment, tools, and 
services. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
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(1) The representation of covered business con-
cerns as described in subsection (a), including such 
representation by— 
(A) each type of covered business concern; 
and 
(B) each element of the intelligence com-
munity. 
(2) If, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director does not record and monitor the 
statistics required to carry out this section, a de-
scription of the actions taken by the Director to en-
sure that such statistics are recorded and monitored 
beginning in fiscal year 2016. 
(3) The actions the Director plans to take dur-
ing fiscal year 2016 to enhance the awarding of con-
tracts to covered business concerns by elements of 
the intelligence community. 
(c) COVERED BUSINESS CONCERNS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered business concerns’’ means 
the following: 
(1) Minority-owned businesses. 
(2) Women-owned businesses. 
(3) Small disadvantaged businesses. 
(4) Service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. 
(5) Veteran-owned small businesses. 
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 711. USE OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES. 
Section 2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘including by working 
in conjunction with a National Laboratory (as defined in 
section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801(3))),’’ after ‘‘plans,’’. 
SEC. 712. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN MINORITY-SERVING IN-
STITUTIONS IN GRANT PROGRAM TO EN-
HANCE RECRUITING OF INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY WORKFORCE. 
Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3224) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘histori-
cally black colleges and universities and Pre-
dominantly Black Institutions’’ and inserting 
‘‘historically black colleges and universities, 
Predominantly Black Institutions, Hispanic- 
serving institutions, and Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-serving insti-
tutions’’; and 
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(B) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘HISTORICALLY BLACK’’ and inserting ‘‘CER-
TAIN MINORITY-SERVING’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraphs (5) and (6): 
‘‘(5) 
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)). 
‘‘(6) ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN 
PACIFIC
ISLANDER-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Asian American and Native American Pacific 
Islander-serving institution’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 320(b)(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)(2)).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 309 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4127 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 2, 2015 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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