I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4127 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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 
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 
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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. 
Sec. 3. Budgetary effects. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
Sec. 105. Clarification regarding authority for flexible personnel management 
among elements of intelligence community. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 303. Provision of information and assistance to Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community. 
Sec. 304. Inclusion of Inspector General of Intelligence Community in Council 
of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. 
Sec. 305. Clarification of authority of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board. 
Sec. 306. Enhancing government personnel security programs. 
Sec. 307. Notification of changes to retention of call detail record policies. 
Sec. 308. Personnel information notification policy by the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
Sec. 309. Designation of lead intelligence officer for tunnels. 
Sec. 310. Reporting process required for tracking certain requests for country 
clearance. 
Sec. 311. Study on reduction of analytic duplication. 
Sec. 312. Strategy for comprehensive interagency review of the United States 
national security overhead satellite architecture. 
Sec. 313. Cyber attack standards of measurement study. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
Sec. 401. Appointment and confirmation of the National Counterintelligence 
Executive. 
Sec. 402. Technical amendments relating to pay under title 5, United States 
Code. 
Sec. 403. Analytic objectivity review. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency and Other Elements 
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Sec. 411. Authorities of the Inspector General for the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
Sec. 412. Prior congressional notification of transfers of funds for certain intel-
ligence activities. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to Russia 
Sec. 501. Notice of deployment or transfer of Club–K container missile system 
by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 502. Assessment on funding of political parties and nongovernmental orga-
nizations by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 503. Assessment on the use of political assassinations as a form of 
statecraft by the Russian Federation. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Other Countries 
Sec. 511. Report on resources and collection posture with regard to the South 
China Sea and East China Sea. 
Sec. 512. Use of locally employed staff serving at a United States diplomatic 
facility in Cuba. 
Sec. 513. Inclusion of sensitive compartmented information facilities in United 
States diplomatic facilities in Cuba. 
Sec. 514. Report on use by Iran of funds made available through sanctions re-
lief. 
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 de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 602. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the 
United States to house detainees transferred from United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 603. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain countries 
of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guan-
tanamo Bay, Cuba. 
TITLE VII—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Reports 
Sec. 701. Repeal of certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 702. Reports on foreign fighters. 
Sec. 703. Report on strategy, efforts, and resources to detect, deter, and de-
grade Islamic State revenue mechanisms. 
Sec. 704. Report on United States counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, dis-
mantle, and defeat the Islamic State, al-Qa’ida, and their affili-
ated groups, associated groups, and adherents. 
Sec. 705. Report on effects of data breach of Office of Personnel Management. 
Sec. 706. Report on hiring of graduates of Cyber Corps Scholarship Program 
by intelligence community. 
Sec. 707. Report on use of certain business concerns. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
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Sec. 711. Use of homeland security grant funds in conjunction with Depart-
ment of Energy national laboratories. 
Sec. 712. Inclusion of certain minority-serving institutions in grant program to 
enhance recruiting of intelligence community workforce. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘congressional 
intelligence 
committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intel-
ligence community’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2016 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
the United States Government: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(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. 
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(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL 
LEVELS.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under section 101 and, subject to section 103, the author-
ized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2016, 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 bill. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 
suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations, or of appropriate portions of the Sched-
ule, within the executive branch. 
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(3) LIMITS
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The President 
shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex-
cept— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement 
the budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of 
National Intelligence may authorize employment of civil-
ian personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal 
year 2016 by the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a) if the Director of National In-
telligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
performance of important intelligence functions, except 
that the number of personnel employed in excess of the 
number authorized under such section may not, for any 
element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 percent 
of the number of civilian personnel authorized under such 
schedule for such element. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—The Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall establish guidelines 
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that govern, for each element of the intelligence commu-
nity, the treatment under the personnel levels authorized 
under section 102(a), including any exemption from such 
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in— 
(1) a student program, trainee program, or 
similar program; 
(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annu-
itant; or 
(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time 
training. 
(c) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees in 
writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an au-
thority described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National In-
telligence for fiscal year 2016 the sum of $516,306,000. 
Within such amount, funds identified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) 
for advanced research and development shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017. 
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(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
thorized 785 positions as of September 30, 2016. Per-
sonnel serving in such elements may be permanent em-
ployees of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
United States Government. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2016 such additional amounts 
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in section 102(a). Such addi-
tional amounts for advanced research and develop-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) 
for elements of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account as of September 30, 2016, there are 
authorized such additional personnel for the Com-
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munity Management Account as of that date as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
referred to in section 102(a). 
SEC. 105. CLARIFICATION REGARDING AUTHORITY FOR 
FLEXIBLE 
PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT 
AMONG ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY. 
(a) CLARIFICATION.—Section 102A(v) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(v)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) A covered department may appoint an in-
dividual to a position converted or established pursu-
ant to this subsection without regard to the civil- 
service laws, including parts II and III of title 5, 
United States Code.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an appointment 
under section 102A(v) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(v)) made on or after the date of 
the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–87) and to any pro-
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ceeding pending on or filed after the date of the enactment 
of this section that relates to such an appointment. 
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
for fiscal year 2016 the sum of $514,000,000. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
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SEC. 303. PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE 
TO INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 103H(j)(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(j)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘any de-
partment, agency, or other element of the United 
States Government’’ and inserting ‘‘any Federal, 
State (as defined in section 804), or local govern-
mental agency or unit thereof’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘from a 
department, agency, or element of the Federal Gov-
ernment’’ before ‘‘under subparagraph (A)’’. 
SEC. 304. INCLUSION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY IN COUNCIL OF IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EF-
FICIENCY. 
Section 11(b)(1)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence’’ and inserting ‘‘the Intelligence Community’’. 
SEC. 305. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF PRIVACY AND 
CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Section 1061(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(g)) is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) ACCESS.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to authorize the Board, or any agent 
thereof, to gain access to information regarding an 
activity covered by section 503(a) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(a)).’’. 
SEC. 306. ENHANCING GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL SECU-
RITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) ENHANCED SECURITY CLEARANCE PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part III of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘Subpart J—Enhanced Personnel Security Programs 
‘‘CHAPTER 110—ENHANCED PERSONNEL 
SECURITY PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘11001. Enhanced personnel security programs. 
‘‘SEC. 
11001. 
ENHANCED 
PERSONNEL 
SECURITY 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) 
ENHANCED
PERSONNEL
SECURITY
PRO-
GRAM.—The Director of National Intelligence shall direct 
each agency to implement a program to provide enhanced 
security review of covered individuals— 
‘‘(1) in accordance with this section; and 
‘‘(2) not later than the earlier of— 
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‘‘(A) the date that is 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which the backlog of 
overdue periodic reinvestigations of covered in-
dividuals is eliminated, as determined by the 
Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(b) COMPREHENSIVENESS.— 
‘‘(1) SOURCES
OF
INFORMATION.—The en-
hanced personnel security program of an agency 
shall integrate relevant and appropriate information 
from various sources, including government, publicly 
available, and commercial data sources, consumer 
reporting agencies, social media, and such other 
sources as determined by the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
‘‘(2) TYPES
OF
INFORMATION.—Information 
obtained and integrated from sources described in 
paragraph (1) may include— 
‘‘(A) information relating to any criminal 
or civil legal proceeding; 
‘‘(B) financial information relating to the 
covered individual, including the credit worthi-
ness of the covered individual; 
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‘‘(C) publicly available information, wheth-
er electronic, printed, or other form, including 
relevant security or counterintelligence informa-
tion about the covered individual or information 
that may suggest ill intent, vulnerability to 
blackmail, compulsive behavior, allegiance to 
another country, change in ideology, or that the 
covered individual lacks good judgment, reli-
ability, or trustworthiness; and 
‘‘(D) data maintained on any terrorist or 
criminal watch list maintained by any agency, 
State or local government, or international or-
ganization. 
‘‘(c) REVIEWS OF COVERED INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The enhanced per-
sonnel security program of an agency shall re-
quire that, not less than 2 times every 5 years, 
the head of the agency shall conduct or request 
the conduct of automated record checks and 
checks of information from sources under sub-
section (b) to ensure the continued eligibility of 
each covered individual to access classified in-
formation and hold a sensitive position unless 
more frequent reviews of automated record 
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checks and checks of information from sources 
under subsection (b) are conducted on the cov-
ered individual. 
‘‘(B) SCOPE OF REVIEWS.—Except for a 
covered individual who is subject to more fre-
quent reviews to ensure the continued eligibility 
of the covered individual to access classified in-
formation and hold a sensitive position, the re-
views under subparagraph (A) shall consist of 
random or aperiodic checks of covered individ-
uals, such that each covered individual is sub-
ject to at least 2 reviews during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the agency 
implements the enhanced personnel security 
program of an agency, and during each 5-year 
period thereafter. 
‘‘(C) INDIVIDUAL REVIEWS.—A review of 
the information relating to the continued eligi-
bility of a covered individual to access classified 
information and hold a sensitive position under 
subparagraph (A) may not be conducted until 
after the end of the 120-day period beginning 
on the date the covered individual receives the 
notification required under paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(2) RESULTS.—The head of an agency shall 
take appropriate action if a review under paragraph 
(1) finds relevant information that may affect the 
continued eligibility of a covered individual to access 
classified information and hold a sensitive position. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION
FOR
COVERED
INDIVID-
UALS.—The head of an agency shall ensure that 
each covered individual is adequately advised of the 
types of relevant security or counterintelligence in-
formation the covered individual is required to re-
port to the head of the agency. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to affect the authority of an agen-
cy to determine the appropriate weight to be given 
to information relating to a covered individual in 
evaluating the continued eligibility of the covered in-
dividual. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT.—Noth-
ing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting 
the authority of the President to direct or perpet-
uate periodic reinvestigations of a more comprehen-
sive nature or to delegate the authority to direct or 
perpetuate such reinvestigations. 
‘‘(6) EFFECT
ON
OTHER
REVIEWS.—Reviews 
conducted under paragraph (1) are in addition to in-
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vestigations and reinvestigations conducted pursuant 
to section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341). 
‘‘(d) AUDIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 2 years after the 
date of the implementation of the enhanced per-
sonnel security program of an agency under sub-
section (a), the Inspector General of the agency shall 
conduct at least 1 audit to assess the effectiveness 
and fairness, which shall be determined in accord-
ance with performance measures and standards es-
tablished by the Director of National Intelligence, to 
covered individuals of the enhanced personnel secu-
rity program of the agency. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSIONS
TO
DNI.—The results of 
each audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted to the Director of National Intelligence to 
assess the effectiveness and fairness of the enhanced 
personnel security programs across the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341); 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘consumer reporting agency’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 603 of the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in-
dividual employed by an agency or a contractor of 
an agency who has been determined eligible for ac-
cess to classified information or eligible to hold a 
sensitive position; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘enhanced personnel security pro-
gram’ means a program implemented by an agency 
at the direction of the Director of National Intel-
ligence under subsection (a); and’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of chapters for part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end following: 
‘‘Subpart J—Enhanced Personnel Security Programs 
‘‘110. Enhanced personnel security programs ........................................ 11001’’. 
(b) RESOLUTION OF BACKLOG OF OVERDUE PERI-
ODIC REINVESTIGATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall develop and implement a plan to 
eliminate the backlog of overdue periodic reinvestiga-
tions of covered individuals. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
plan 
developed 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
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(A) use a risk-based approach to— 
(i) identify high-risk populations; and 
(ii) prioritize reinvestigations that are 
due or overdue to be conducted; and 
(B) use random automated record checks 
of covered individuals that shall include all cov-
ered individuals in the pool of individuals sub-
ject to a one-time check. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means 
an individual who has been determined eligible 
for access to classified information or eligible to 
hold a sensitive position. 
(B) The term ‘‘periodic reinvestigations’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
3001(a)(7) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341(a)(7)). 
SEC. 307. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO RETENTION OF 
CALL DETAIL RECORD POLICIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO RETAIN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 
learning that an electronic communication service 
provider that generates call detail records in the or-
dinary course of business has changed the policy of 
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the provider on the retention of such call detail 
records to result in a retention period of less than 
18 months, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall notify, in writing, the congressional intelligence 
committees of such change. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
report identifying each electronic communication 
service provider that has, as of the date of the re-
port, a policy to retain call detail records for a pe-
riod of 18 months or less. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CALL DETAIL RECORD.—The term ‘‘call de-
tail record’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 501(k) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(k)). 
(2) ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION
SERVICE 
PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘electronic communication 
service provider’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 701(b)(4) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881(b)(4)). 
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SEC. 308. PERSONNEL INFORMATION NOTIFICATION POL-
ICY BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
(a) DIRECTIVE REQUIRED.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall issue a directive containing a writ-
ten policy for the timely notification to the congressional 
intelligence committees of the identities of individuals oc-
cupying senior level positions within the intelligence com-
munity. 
(b) SENIOR LEVEL POSITION.—In identifying posi-
tions that are senior level positions in the intelligence com-
munity for purposes of the directive required under sub-
section (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall con-
sider whether a position— 
(1) constitutes the head of an entity or a sig-
nificant component within an agency; 
(2) is involved in the management or oversight 
of matters of significant import to the leadership of 
an entity of the intelligence community; 
(3) provides significant responsibility on behalf 
of the intelligence community; 
(4) requires the management of a significant 
number of personnel or funds; 
(5) requires responsibility management or over-
sight of sensitive intelligence activities; and 
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(6) is held by an individual designated as a sen-
ior intelligence management official as such term is 
defined in section 368(a)(6) of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–259; 50 U.S.C. 404i–1 note). 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Director shall ensure that 
each notification under the directive issued under sub-
section (a) includes each of the following: 
(1) The name of the individual occupying the 
position. 
(2) Any previous senior level position held by 
the individual, if applicable, or the position held by 
the individual immediately prior to the appointment. 
(3) The position to be occupied by the indi-
vidual. 
(4) Any other information the Director deter-
mines appropriate. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—The directive 
issued under subsection (a) and any amendment to such 
directive shall be consistent with the provisions of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). 
(e) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees the direc-
tive issued under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 309. DESIGNATION OF LEAD INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 
FOR TUNNELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall designate an official to manage the collection 
and analysis of intelligence regarding the tactical use of 
tunnels by state and nonstate actors. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the date that 
is 10 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and biennially thereafter until the date that is 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees and the congressional defense 
committees (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code) a report describing— 
(1) trends in the use of tunnels by foreign state 
and nonstate actors; and 
(2) collaboration efforts between the United 
States and partner countries to address the use of 
tunnels by adversaries. 
SEC. 310. REPORTING PROCESS REQUIRED FOR TRACKING 
CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR COUNTRY CLEAR-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—By not later than September 30, 
2016, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish 
a formal internal reporting process for tracking requests 
for country clearance submitted to overseas Director of 
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National Intelligence representatives by departments and 
agencies of the United States. Such reporting process shall 
include a mechanism for tracking the department or agen-
cy that submits each such request and the date on which 
each such request is submitted. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—By not later than 
December 31, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall brief the congressional intelligence committees on the 
progress of the Director in establishing the process re-
quired under subsection (a). 
SEC. 311. STUDY ON REDUCTION OF ANALYTIC DUPLICA-
TION. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 
2016, the Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(A) carry out a study to evaluate and 
measure the incidence of duplication in finished 
intelligence analysis products; and 
(B) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on the findings of such 
study. 
(2) 
METHODOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
methodology used to carry out the study required by 
this subsection shall be able to be repeated for use 
in other subsequent studies. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a)(1)(B) shall include— 
(1) detailed information— 
(A) relating to the frequency of duplication 
of finished intelligence analysis products; and 
(B) that describes the types of, and the 
reasons for, any such duplication; and 
(2) a determination as to whether to make the 
production of such information a routine part of the 
mission of the Analytic Integrity and Standards 
Group. 
(c) CUSTOMER IMPACT PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees a plan for revising analytic 
practice, tradecraft, and standards to ensure customers 
are able to clearly identify— 
(1) the manner in which intelligence products 
written on similar topics and that are produced con-
temporaneously differ from one another in terms of 
methodology, sourcing, or other distinguishing ana-
lytic characteristics; and 
(2) the significance of that difference. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to impose any requirement that would interfere 
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with the production of an operationally urgent or other-
wise time-sensitive current intelligence product. 
SEC. 312. STRATEGY FOR COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY 
REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL 
SECURITY OVERHEAD SATELLITE ARCHITEC-
TURE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall collaborate with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
to develop a strategy, with milestones and benchmarks, 
to ensure that there is a comprehensive interagency review 
of policies and practices for planning and acquiring na-
tional security satellite systems and architectures, includ-
ing the capabilities of commercial systems and partner 
countries, consistent with the National Space Policy issued 
on June 28, 2010. Such strategy shall, where applicable, 
account for the unique missions and authorities vested in 
the Department of Defense and the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall ensure that the United States national security 
overhead satellite architecture— 
(1) meets the needs of the United States in 
peace time and is resilient in war time; 
(2) is fiscally responsible; 
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(3) accurately takes into account cost and per-
formance tradeoffs; 
(4) meets realistic requirements; 
(5) produces excellence, innovation, competition, 
and a robust industrial base; 
(6) aims to produce in less than 5 years innova-
tive satellite systems that are able to leverage com-
mon, standardized design elements and commercially 
available technologies; 
(7) takes advantage of rapid advances in com-
mercial technology, innovation, and commercial-like 
acquisition practices; 
(8) is open to innovative concepts, such as dis-
tributed, disaggregated architectures, that could 
allow for better resiliency, reconstitution, replenish-
ment, and rapid technological refresh; and 
(9) emphasizes deterrence and recognizes the 
importance of offensive and defensive space control 
capabilities. 
(c) REPORT ON STRATEGY.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 28, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of 
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the House of Representatives a report on the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a). 
SEC. 313. CYBER ATTACK STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT 
STUDY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of National In-
telligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, and the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a study 
to determine appropriate standards that— 
(1) can be used to measure the damage of cyber 
incidents for the purposes of determining the re-
sponse to such incidents; and 
(2) include a method for quantifying the dam-
age caused to affected computers, systems, and de-
vices. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PRELIMINARY FINDINGS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the initial 
findings of the study required under subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 360 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall submit to the appro-
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priate congressional committees a report containing 
the complete findings of such study. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(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. 
(4) The Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
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TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF THE NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 902(a) of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a National 
Counterintelligence Executive who shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PAY 
UNDER TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 5102(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) by inserting after clause (vii) the following 
new clause: 
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‘‘(viii) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence;’’; and 
(3) in clause (x), by striking the period and in-
serting a semicolon. 
SEC. 403. ANALYTIC OBJECTIVITY REVIEW. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall assign the Chief of the Analytic Integrity and 
Standards Group to conduct a review of finished intel-
ligence products produced by the Central Intelligence 
Agency to assess whether the reorganization of the Agen-
cy, announced publicly on March 6, 2015, has resulted in 
any loss of analytic objectivity. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 6, 2017, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees, in writing, the results 
of the review required under subsection (a), including— 
(1) an assessment comparing the analytic objec-
tivity of a representative sample of finished intel-
ligence products produced by the Central Intelligence 
Agency before the reorganization and a representa-
tive sample of such finished intelligence products 
produced after the reorganization, predicated on the 
products’ communication of uncertainty, expression 
of alternative analysis, and other underlying evalua-
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tive criteria referenced in the Strategic Evaluation of 
All-Source Analysis directed by the Director; 
(2) an assessment comparing the historical re-
sults of anonymous surveys of Central Intelligence 
Agency and customers conducted before the reorga-
nization and the results of such anonymous surveys 
conducted after the reorganization, with a focus on 
the analytic standard of objectivity; 
(3) a metrics-based evaluation measuring the 
effect that the reorganization’s integration of oper-
ational, analytic, support, technical, and digital per-
sonnel and capabilities into Mission Centers has had 
on analytic objectivity; and 
(4) any recommendations for ensuring that ana-
lysts of the Central Intelligence Agency perform 
their functions with objectivity, are not unduly con-
strained, and are not influenced by the force of pref-
erence for a particular policy. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency and Other Elements 
SEC. 411. AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE.—Paragraph (9) 
of section 17(e) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
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1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(9)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(9)(A) The Inspector General may request such in-
formation or assistance as may be necessary for carrying 
out the duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General 
provided by this section from any Federal, State, or local 
governmental agency or unit thereof. 
‘‘(B) Upon request of the Inspector General for infor-
mation or assistance from a department or agency of the 
Federal Government, the head of the department or agen-
cy involved, insofar as practicable and not in contravention 
of any existing statutory restriction or regulation of such 
department or agency, shall furnish to the Inspector Gen-
eral, or to an authorized designee, such information or as-
sistance. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
provide any new authority to the Central Intelligence 
Agency to conduct intelligence activity in the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) In this paragraph, the term ‘State’ means each 
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession 
of the United States.’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SELEC-
TION OF EMPLOYEES.—Paragraph (7) of such section (50 
U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Subject to appli-
cable law’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Consistent with budgetary and personnel re-
sources allocated by the Director, the Inspector General 
has final approval of— 
‘‘(i) the selection of internal and external can-
didates for employment with the Office of Inspector 
General; and 
‘‘(ii) all other personnel decisions concerning 
personnel permanently assigned to the Office of In-
spector General, including selection and appointment 
to the Senior Intelligence Service, but excluding all 
security-based determinations that are not within 
the authority of a head of other Central Intelligence 
Agency offices.’’. 
SEC. 
412. 
PRIOR 
CONGRESSIONAL 
NOTIFICATION 
OF 
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INTEL-
LIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
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this Act or otherwise made available for the intelligence 
community for fiscal year 2016 may be used to initiate 
a transfer of funds from the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund or the Counterterrorism Partnerships 
Fund to be used for intelligence activities unless the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, 
as appropriate, submits to the congressional intelligence 
committees, by not later than 30 days before initiating 
such a transfer, written notice of the transfer. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence or the Secretary of Defense, as appro-
priate, may waive subsection (a) with respect to the 
initiation of a transfer of funds if the Director or 
Secretary, as the case may be, determines that an 
emergency situation makes it impossible or imprac-
tical to provide the notice required under such sub-
section by the date that is 30 days before such initi-
ation. 
(2) NOTICE.—If the Director or Secretary 
issues a waiver under paragraph (1), the Director or 
Secretary, as the case may be, shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees, by not later 
than 48 hours after the initiation of the transfer of 
funds covered by the waiver, written notice of the 
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waiver and a justification for the waiver, including 
a description of the emergency situation that neces-
sitated the waiver. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to 
Russia 
SEC. 501. NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENT OR TRANSFER OF 
CLUB–K CONTAINER MISSILE SYSTEM BY THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees written notice if the intelligence commu-
nity receives intelligence that the Russian Federation 
has— 
(1) deployed, or is about to deploy, the Club– 
K container missile system through the Russian 
military; or 
(2) transferred or sold, or intends to transfer or 
sell, the Club–K container missile system to another 
state or non-state actor. 
(b) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Director submits a notice under subsection (a), 
the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
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committees a written update regarding any intelligence 
community engagement with a foreign partner on the de-
ployment and impacts of a deployment of the Club–K con-
tainer missile system to any potentially impacted nation. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(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. 502. ASSESSMENT ON FUNDING OF POLITICAL PAR-
TIES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an intelligence community assessment on the 
funding of political parties and nongovernmental organiza-
tions in former Soviet states and countries in Europe by 
the Russian Security Services since January 1, 2006. 
Such assessment shall include the following: 
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(1) The country involved, the entity funded, the 
security service involved, and the intended effect of 
the funding. 
(2) An evaluation of such intended effects, in-
cluding with respect to— 
(A) undermining the political cohesion of 
the country involved; 
(B) undermining the missile defense of the 
United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization; and 
(C) undermining energy projects that could 
provide an alternative to Russian energy. 
(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(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. 
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SEC. 503. ASSESSMENT ON THE USE OF POLITICAL ASSAS-
SINATIONS AS A FORM OF STATECRAFT BY 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an intelligence com-
munity assessment on the use of political assassinations 
as a form of statecraft by the Russian Federation since 
January 1, 2000. 
(b) CONTENT.—The assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a list of Russian politicians, businessmen, 
dissidents, journalists, current or former government 
officials, foreign heads-of-state, foreign political lead-
ers, foreign journalists, members of nongovern-
mental organizations, and other relevant individuals 
that the intelligence community assesses were assas-
sinated by Russian Security Services, or agents of 
such services, since January 1, 2000; and 
(2) for each individual described in paragraph 
(1), the country in which the assassination took 
place, the means used, associated individuals and or-
ganizations, and other background information re-
lated to the assassination of the individual. 
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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(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. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Other Countries 
SEC. 511. REPORT ON RESOURCES AND COLLECTION POS-
TURE WITH REGARD TO THE SOUTH CHINA 
SEA AND EAST CHINA SEA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 an intelligence community assessment on the 
resources used for collection efforts and the collection pos-
ture of the intelligence community with regard to the 
South China Sea and East China Sea. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The intelligence community assess-
ment required by subsection (a) shall provide detailed in-
formation related to intelligence collection by the United 
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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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(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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