I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3494 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2019 
Mr. SCHIFF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Intelligence community management account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 303. Paid parental leave. 
Sec. 304. Intelligence community public-private talent exchange. 
Sec. 305. Assessment of contracting practices to identify certain security and 
counterintelligence concerns. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Sec. 401. Establishment of Climate Security Intelligence Center. 
Sec. 402. Transfer of National Intelligence University to the Office of the Di-
rector of National Intelligence. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Sec. 501. Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United 
States by the Communist Party of China. 
Sec. 502. Report on repression of ethnic Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang re-
gion of the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 503. Report on efforts by People’s Republic of China to influence election 
in Taiwan. 
Sec. 504. Assessment of legitimate and illegitimate financial and other assets 
of Vladimir Putin. 
Sec. 505. Assessments of intentions of political leadership of the Russian Fed-
eration. 
Sec. 506. Report on death of Jamal Khashoggi. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL EFFORTS AGAINST DOMESTIC TERRORISM 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. Annual strategic intelligence assessment of and comprehensive report 
on domestic terrorism. 
TITLE VII—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 701. Increased transparency regarding counterterrorism budget of the 
United States. 
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Sec. 702. Task force on illicit financing of espionage and foreign influence oper-
ations. 
Sec. 703. Study on role of retired and former personnel of intelligence commu-
nity with respect to certain foreign intelligence operations. 
Sec. 704. Report by Director of National Intelligence on fifth-generation wire-
less network technology. 
Sec. 705. Establishment of 5G prize competition. 
Sec. 706. Establishment of deepfakes prize competition. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2020 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
the United States Government: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
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(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
(6) The Department of the Army, the Depart-
ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 
Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the 
conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed 
in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations pre-
pared to accompany this Act. 
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TITLE 
III—GENERAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 303. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
(1) help the intelligence community recruit and 
retain a dynamic, multi-talented, and diverse work-
force capable of meeting the security goals of the 
United States; and 
(2) establish best practices and processes for 
other elements of the Federal Government seeking to 
pursue similar policies. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 304 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 305. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. 
‘‘(a) PAID PARENTAL LEAVE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a civilian employee of an element 
of the intelligence community shall have available a total 
of 12 administrative workweeks of paid parental leave in 
the event of the birth of a son or daughter of the employee, 
or placement of a son or daughter with the employee for 
adoption or foster care in order to care for such son or 
daughter. Such paid parental leave shall be used during 
the 12-month period beginning on the date of the birth 
or placement. Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to modify or otherwise affect the eligibility of an employee 
of an element of the intelligence community for benefits 
relating to leave under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF PARENTAL LEAVE REQUEST.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
‘‘(1) an element of the intelligence community 
shall accommodate an employee’s leave request 
under subsection (a), including a request to use such 
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leave intermittently or to create a reduced work 
schedule, to the extent that the requested leave 
schedule does not unduly disrupt operations; and 
‘‘(2) to the extent that an employee’s requested 
leave described in paragraph (1) arises out of med-
ical necessity related to a serious health condition 
connected to the birth of a son or daughter, the em-
ploying element shall handle the scheduling con-
sistent with the treatment of employees who are 
using leave under subparagraph (C) or (D) of sec-
tion 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) RULES RELATING TO PAID LEAVE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law— 
‘‘(1) an employee may not be required to first 
use all or any portion of any unpaid leave available 
to the employee before being allowed to use the paid 
parental leave described in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) paid parental leave under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropria-
tion or fund available for salaries or expenses 
for positions within the employing element; 
‘‘(B) may not be considered to be annual 
or vacation leave for purposes of section 5551 
or 5552 of title 5, United States Code, or for 
any other purpose; 
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‘‘(C) if not used by the employee before the 
end of the 12-month period described in sub-
section (a) to which the leave relates, may not 
be available for any subsequent use and may 
not be converted into a cash payment; 
‘‘(D) may be granted only to the extent 
that the employee does not receive a total of 
more than 12 weeks of paid parental leave in 
any 12-month period beginning on the date of 
a birth or placement; 
‘‘(E) may not be granted— 
‘‘(i) in excess of a lifetime aggregate 
total of 30 administrative workweeks based 
on placements of a foster child for any in-
dividual employee; or 
‘‘(ii) in connection with temporary fos-
ter care placements expected to last less 
than 1 year; 
‘‘(F) may not be granted for a child being 
placed for foster care or adoption if such leave 
was previously granted to the same employee 
when the same child was placed with the em-
ployee for foster care in the past; 
‘‘(G) shall be used in increments of hours 
(or fractions thereof), with 12 administrative 
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workweeks equal to 480 hours for employees 
with a regular full-time work schedule and con-
verted to a proportional number of hours for 
employees with part-time, seasonal, or uncom-
mon tours of duty; and 
‘‘(H) may not be used during off-season 
(nonpay status) periods for employees with sea-
sonal work schedules. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees an implementation plan 
that includes— 
‘‘(1) processes and procedures for implementing 
the paid parental leave policies under subsections (a) 
through (c); 
‘‘(2) an explanation of how the implementation 
of subsections (a) through (c) will be reconciled with 
policies of other elements of the Federal Govern-
ment, including the impact on elements funded by 
the National Intelligence Program that are housed 
within agencies outside the intelligence community; 
and 
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‘‘(3) all costs or operational expenses associated 
with the implementation of subsections (a) through 
(c). 
‘‘(e) DIRECTIVE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
Director of National Intelligence submits the implementa-
tion plan under subsection (d), the Director of National 
Intelligence shall issue a written directive to implement 
this section, which directive shall take effect on the date 
of issuance. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees an annual report that— 
‘‘(1) details the number of employees of each 
element of the intelligence community who applied 
for and took paid parental leave under subsection 
(a) during the year covered by the report; 
‘‘(2) details the number of— 
‘‘(A) employees of each element of the in-
telligence community stationed abroad who ap-
plied for and took paid parental leave under 
subsection (a) during the year covered by the 
report; and 
‘‘(B) employees of each element of the in-
telligence community stationed abroad who ap-
plied for paid parental leave but such applica-
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tion was not granted because of an undue im-
pact on operations as specified in subsection 
(b)(1); and 
‘‘(3) includes updates on major implementation 
challenges or costs associated with paid parental 
leave. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF SON OR DAUGHTER.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘son or daughter’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 6381 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in the matter preceding section 2 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3002) is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 304 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 305. Paid parental leave.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Section 305 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947, as added by subsection (b), shall apply 
with respect to leave taken in connection with the birth 
or placement of a son or daughter that occurs on or after 
the date on which the Director of National Intelligence 
issues the written directive under subsection (e) of such 
section 305. 
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SEC. 304. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
TALENT EXCHANGE. 
(a) POLICIES, PROCESSES, AND PROCEDURES RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall develop policies, processes, and procedures to 
facilitate the rotation of personnel of the intelligence com-
munity to the private sector, and personnel from the pri-
vate sector to the intelligence community. 
(b) DETAIL AUTHORITY.—Under policies developed 
by the Director pursuant to subsection (a), pursuant to 
a written agreement with a private-sector organization, 
and with the consent of the employee, a head of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community may arrange for the 
temporary detail of an employee of such element to such 
private-sector organization, or from such private-sector or-
ganization to such element under this section. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A head of an element of the 
intelligence community exercising the authority of 
the head under subsection (a) shall provide for a 
written agreement among the element of the intel-
ligence community, the private-sector organization, 
and the employee concerned regarding the terms and 
conditions of the employee’s detail under this sec-
tion. The agreement— 
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(A) shall require that the employee of the 
element, upon completion of the detail, serve in 
the element, or elsewhere in the civil service if 
approved by the head of the element, for a pe-
riod that is at least equal to the length of the 
detail; 
(B) shall provide that if the employee of 
the element fails to carry out the agreement, 
such employee shall be liable to the United 
States for payment of all non-salary and benefit 
expenses of the detail, unless that failure was 
for good and sufficient reason, as determined 
by the head of the element; 
(C) shall contain language informing such 
employee of the prohibition on sharing, using, 
or otherwise improperly handling classified of 
unclassified non-public information for the ben-
efit or advantage of the private-sector organiza-
tion; 
(D) shall contain language governing the 
handling of classified information by such em-
ployee during the detail; and 
(E) shall contain language requiring the 
employee to acknowledge the obligations of the 
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employee under section 1905 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(2) AMOUNT
OF
LIABILITY.—An amount for 
which an employee is liable under paragraph (1) 
shall be treated as a debt due the United States. 
(3) WAIVER.—The head of an element of the 
intelligence community may waive, in whole or in 
part, collection of a debt described in paragraph (2) 
based on a determination that the collection would 
be against equity and good conscience and not in the 
best interests of the United States, after taking into 
account any indication of fraud, misrepresentation, 
fault, or lack of good faith on the part of the em-
ployee. 
(d) TERMINATION.—A detail under this section may, 
at any time and for any reason, be terminated by the head 
of the element of the intelligence community concerned or 
the private-sector organization concerned. 
(e) DURATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A detail under this section 
shall be for a period of not less than 3 months and 
not more than 2 years, renewable up to a total of 
3 years. 
(2) LONGER PERIODS.—A detail under this sec-
tion may be for a period in excess of 2 years, but 
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not more than 3 years, if the head of the element 
making the detail determines that such detail is nec-
essary to meet critical mission or program require-
ments. 
(3) LIMITATION.—No employee of an element 
of the intelligence community may be detailed under 
this section for more than a total of 5 years, inclu-
sive of all such details. 
(f) STATUS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DETAILED TO 
PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee of an element 
of the intelligence community who is detailed to a 
private-sector organization under this section shall 
be considered, during the period of detail, to be on 
a regular work assignment in the element. The writ-
ten agreement established under subsection (c)(1) 
shall address the specific terms and conditions re-
lated to the employee’s continued status as a Fed-
eral employee. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing a tem-
porary detail of an employee of an element of the in-
telligence community to a private-sector organiza-
tion, the head of the element shall— 
(A) certify that the temporary detail of 
such employee shall not have an adverse or neg-
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ative impact on mission attainment or organiza-
tional capabilities associated with the detail; 
and 
(B) in the case of an element of the intel-
ligence community in the Department of De-
fense, ensure that the normal duties and func-
tions of such employees are not, as a result of 
and during the course of such temporary detail, 
performed or augmented by contractor per-
sonnel in violation of the provisions of section 
2461 of title 10, United States Code. 
(g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PRIVATE-SECTOR 
EMPLOYEES.—An employee of a private-sector organiza-
tion who is detailed to an element of the intelligence com-
munity under this section— 
(1) shall continue to receive pay and benefits 
from the private-sector organization from which such 
employee is detailed and shall not receive pay or 
benefits from the element, except as provided in 
paragraph (2); 
(2) is deemed to be an employee of the element 
for the purposes of— 
(A) chapters 73 and 81 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
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(B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 
603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of 
title 18, United States Code; 
(C) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of 
title 31, United States Code; 
(D) chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort 
Claims Act’’), and any other Federal tort liabil-
ity statute; 
(E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.); and 
(F) chapter 21 of title 41, United States 
Code; 
(3) may perform work that is considered inher-
ently governmental in nature only when requested in 
writing by the head of the element; 
(4) may not be used to circumvent any limita-
tion or restriction on the size of the workforce of the 
element; 
(5) shall be subject to the same requirements 
applicable to an employee performing the same func-
tions and duties proposed for performance by the 
private sector employee; and 
(6) in the case of an element of the intelligence 
community in the Department of Defense, may not 
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be used to circumvent the provisions of section 2461 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(h) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
CHARGING
CERTAIN 
COSTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—A private-sec-
tor organization may not charge an element of the intel-
ligence community or any other agency of the Federal 
Government, as direct costs under a Federal contract, the 
costs of pay or benefits paid by the organization to an 
employee detailed to an element of the intelligence commu-
nity under this section for the period of the detail and 
any subsequent renewal periods. 
(i) ADDITIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
MATTERS.—In 
carrying out this section, the Director, pursuant to proce-
dures developed under subsection (a)— 
(1) shall, to the degree practicable, ensure that 
small business concerns are represented with respect 
to details authorized by this section; 
(2) may, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, establish criteria for elements of the intelligence 
community to use appropriated funds to reimburse 
small business concerns for the salaries and benefits 
of its employees during the periods when the small 
business concern agrees to detail its employees to 
the intelligence community under this section; 
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(3) shall take into consideration the question of 
how details under this section might best be used to 
help meet the needs of the intelligence community, 
including with respect to the training of employees; 
(4) shall take into consideration areas of pri-
vate-sector expertise that are critical to the intel-
ligence community; and 
(5) shall establish oversight mechanisms to de-
termine whether the public-private exchange author-
ized by this section improves the efficiency and effec-
tiveness of the intelligence community. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DETAIL.—The term ‘‘detail’’ means, as ap-
propriate in the context in which such term is 
used— 
(A) the assignment or loan of an employee 
of an element of the intelligence community to 
a private-sector organization without a change 
of position from the intelligence community ele-
ment that employs the individual; or 
(B) the assignment or loan of an employee 
of a private-sector organization to an element of 
the intelligence community without a change of 
position from the private-sector organization 
that employs the individual. 
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(2) 
PRIVATE-SECTOR
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘private-sector organization’’ means— 
(A) a for-profit organization; or 
(B) a not-for-profit organization. 
(3) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3703(e)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 305. ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTING PRACTICES TO 
IDENTIFY CERTAIN SECURITY AND COUNTER-
INTELLIGENCE CONCERNS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) CONTRACTING PRACTICES.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall conduct an assessment of 
the authorities, policies, processes, and standards 
used by the elements of the intelligence community 
to ensure that the elements appropriately weigh se-
curity and counterintelligence risks in awarding a 
contract to a contractor that— 
(A) carries out any joint research and de-
velopment activities with a covered foreign 
country; or 
(B) performs any contract or other agree-
ment entered into with a covered foreign coun-
try. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of whether the authori-
ties, policies, processes, and standards specified 
in paragraph (1) sufficiently identify security 
and counterintelligence concerns. 
(B) Identification of any authority gaps in 
such authorities, policies, processes, and stand-
ards that prevent the intelligence community 
from considering the activities specified in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) when 
evaluating offers for a contract. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Director shall consult with each head 
of an element of the intelligence community. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on the assessment under sub-
section (a)(1). 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The assessment under subsection 
(a)(1). 
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(B) An identification of any known con-
tractors that have— 
(i) carried out activities specified in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
(a)(1); and 
(ii) submitted an offer for a contract 
with an element of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(C) A description of the steps that the Di-
rector and the heads of the elements of the in-
telligence community took to identify contrac-
tors under subparagraph (B). 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(c) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means the 
government, or any entity affiliated with the military or 
intelligence services of, the following foreign countries: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China. 
(2) The Russian Federation. 
(3) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(4) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
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TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLIMATE SECURITY INTEL-
LIGENCE CENTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The evidence for human-induced climate 
change is clear and undeniable. 
(2) According to the 2019 Worldwide Threat 
Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, cli-
mate change will fuel competition for resources and 
cause economic distress and social discontent 
through 2019 and beyond. 
(3) In 2016, the National Intelligence Council 
found that ‘‘climate change and its resulting effects 
are likely to pose wide-ranging national security 
challenges for the United States and other countries 
over the next 20 years.’’. 
(4) The impacts of climate change— 
(A) threaten the national security infra-
structure of the United States both domestically 
and abroad; 
(B) negatively impact the readiness and 
operations of the Armed Forces; and 
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(C) contribute to the conditions that lead 
to subnational, national, regional, and global in-
stability. 
(5) The intelligence community has previously 
analyzed, studied, and engaged in public-private 
partnerships to improve understanding about the ef-
fects of climate change on national security, how-
ever, such efforts were undertaken in a sporadic 
manner because of inconsistent commitments to im-
proving understanding of those effects. 
(6) The United States needs to be fully pre-
pared to respond to the threats to, and harmful im-
pacts on, national security from climate change, but 
is not fully prepared at the present time. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 119C. CLIMATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence a Climate Security 
Intelligence Center. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR
OF
CLIMATE
SECURITY
INTEL-
LIGENCE CENTER.—There is a Director of the Climate 
Security Intelligence Center, who shall be the head of the 
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Climate Security Intelligence Center, and who shall be ap-
pointed by the Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF CENTER.—The duties of the Climate 
Security Intelligence Center shall be as follows: 
‘‘(1) To serve as the primary organization with-
in the intelligence community for— 
‘‘(A) analyzing climate security; 
‘‘(B) assessing the global influence and 
leadership of the United States with respect to 
climate policies of other countries, international 
organizations, and transnational groups; and 
‘‘(C) identifying and disseminating infor-
mation regarding climate intelligence indica-
tions and warnings. 
‘‘(2) To assess and determine best practices 
with respect to the analysis of climate security, in-
cluding identifying publicly available information 
and intelligence acquired through clandestine means 
that enable such analysis. 
‘‘(3) To assess and identify best practices with 
respect to prior efforts of the intelligence community 
to analyze climate security, including— 
‘‘(A) the Measurements of Earth Data for 
Environmental Analysis program of the Central 
Intelligence Agency; 
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‘‘(B) the Center on Climate Change and 
National Security of the Central Intelligence 
Agency; and 
‘‘(C) climate security-related activities of 
the Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(4) To use the best practices identified under 
paragraphs (2) and (3) to inform the work of the 
Climate Security Intelligence Center. 
‘‘(5) To consult, as appropriate, with other ele-
ments of the intelligence community and elements of 
the Federal Government that are not elements of the 
intelligence community to avoid duplication of exist-
ing efforts. 
‘‘(6) To perform such other duties as the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall specify. 
‘‘(d) SEPARATE BUDGET ACCOUNT.—The Director 
of National Intelligence shall include in the National Intel-
ligence Program budget a separate line item for the Cli-
mate Security Intelligence Center. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and biennially thereafter, the 
Director of the Climate Security Intelligence Center shall 
submit to the Director of National Intelligence and the 
congressional intelligence committees a report on the ac-
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tivities conducted by the Center for the period covered by 
the report. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CLIMATE SECURITY.—The term ‘climate 
security’ means the effects of climate change on the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The national security of the United 
States, including national security infrastruc-
ture. 
‘‘(B) Subnational, national, and regional 
political stability. 
‘‘(C) The security of allies and partners of 
the United States. 
‘‘(D) Ongoing or potential political vio-
lence, including unrest, rioting, guerrilla war-
fare, insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, 
civil war, and interstate war. 
‘‘(2) CLIMATE INTELLIGENCE INDICATIONS AND 
WARNINGS.—The term ‘climate intelligence indica-
tions and warnings’ means developments relating to 
climate security with the potential to— 
‘‘(A) imminently and substantially alter 
the political stability or degree of human secu-
rity in a country or region; or 
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‘‘(B) imminently and substantially threat-
en— 
‘‘(i) the national security of the 
United States; 
‘‘(ii) the military, political, or eco-
nomic interests of allies and partners of 
the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) citizens of the United States 
abroad. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘critical infrastructure’ has the meaning given that 
term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures 
Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The term ‘national security infrastructure’ means 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Military installations and other facili-
ties of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(B) Facilities of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
‘‘(C) Non-Department of Defense or intel-
ligence community facilities that contribute to 
or otherwise support operations of the Depart-
ment of Defense or the intelligence community. 
‘‘(D) Critical infrastructure.’’. 
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