SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 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. 
(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 and, sub-
ject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as 
of September 30, 2017, 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 prepared to accompany this 
Act. 
(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 referred to in subsection (a), or of ap-
propriate portions of such Schedule, within the exec-
utive branch. 
(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 2017 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 
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). 
(d) CONTRACTOR CONVERSIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—In addition 
to the authority under subsection (a), the Director 
of National Intelligence may authorize employment 
of civilian personnel in an element of the intelligence 
community in excess of the number authorized for 
fiscal year 2017 by the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in section 102(a), as such 
number may be increased pursuant to subsection 
(a), if— 
(A) the Director determines that the in-
crease under this paragraph is necessary to 
convert the performance of any function of the 
element by contractors to performance by civil-
ian personnel; and 
(B) the number of civilian personnel of the 
element employed in excess of the number au-
thorized under such section 102(a), as such 
number may be increased pursuant to both sub-
section (a) and this paragraph, does not exceed 
10 percent of the number of civilian personnel 
authorized under such schedule for the element.
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—Not less than 30 days prior to exer-
cising the authority described in paragraph (1), the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees, in writing— 
(A) notification of exercising such author-
ity; 
(B) justification for making the conversion 
described in subparagraph (A) of such para-
graph; and 
(C) certification that such conversion is 
cost effective. 
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 2017 the sum of $559,796,000. 
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, 2018. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
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 2017 the sum of $514,000,000. 
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. SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS-
SISTING 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Sec-
tion 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(y) FUNDRAISING.—(1) The Director of National 
Intelligence may engage in fundraising in an official ca-
pacity for the benefit of nonprofit organizations that— 
‘‘(A) provide support to surviving family mem-
bers of a deceased employee of an element of the in-
telligence community; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise provide support for the welfare, 
education, or recreation of employees of an element 
of the intelligence community, former employees of 
an element of the intelligence community, or family 
members of such employees. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘fundraising’ means 
the raising of funds through the active participation in the 
promotion, production, or presentation of an event de-
signed to raise funds and does not include the direct solici-
tation of money by any other means. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 7 days after the date the Director 
engages in fundraising authorized by this subsection or 
at the time the decision is made to participate in such
fundraising, the Director shall notify the congressional in-
telligence committees of such fundraising. 
‘‘(4) The Director, in consultation with the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations 
to carry out the authority provided in this subsection. 
Such regulations shall ensure that such authority is exer-
cised in a manner that is consistent with all relevant eth-
ical constraints and principles, including the avoidance of 
any prohibited conflict of interest or appearance of impro-
priety.’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR
OF
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY.—Section 12(f) of the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3512(f)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than the date that is 7 days after the 
date the Director engages in fundraising authorized by 
this subsection or at the time the decision is made to par-
ticipate in such fundraising, the Director shall notify the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives of the fundraising.’’.
SEC. 304. PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI-
NEERING, AND MATH EDUCATION IN THE IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR 
STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Along 
with the budget for fiscal year 2018 submitted by the 
President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit a five-year investment strategy for outreach and 
recruiting efforts in the fields of science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics (STEM), to include cybersecu-
rity and computer literacy. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
PLANS FOR STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVI-
TIES.—For each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
the head of each element of the intelligence community 
shall submit an investment plan along with the materials 
submitted as justification of the budget request of such 
element that supports the strategy required by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 305. RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATH EX-
PERTISE. 
(a) SPECIAL RATES OF PAY FOR CERTAIN OCCUPA-
TIONS
IN
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 113A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 113B. SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR SCIENCE, TECH-
NOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
OR 
MATH 
POSI-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SET SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.— 
Notwithstanding part III of title 5, United States Code, 
the head of each element of the intelligence community 
may establish higher minimum rates of pay for one or 
more categories of positions in such element that require 
expertise in science, technology, engineering, or math 
(STEM). 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM SPECIAL RATE OF PAY.—A minimum 
rate of pay established for a category of positions under 
subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum rate of basic 
pay (excluding any locality-based comparability payment 
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or simi-
lar provision of law) for the position in that category of 
positions without the authority of subsection (a) by more 
than 30 percent, and no rate may be established under 
this section in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION
OF REMOVAL FROM SPECIAL 
RATE OF PAY.—If the head of an element of the intel-
ligence community removes a category of positions from 
coverage under a rate of pay authorized by subsection (a) 
after that rate of pay takes effect— 
‘‘(1) the head of such element shall provide no-
tice of the loss of coverage of the special rate of pay 
to each individual in such category; and 
‘‘(2) the loss of coverage will take effect on the 
first day of the first pay period after the date of the 
notice. 
‘‘(d) REVISION OF SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.—Subject 
to the limitations in this section, rates of pay established 
under this section by the head of the element of the intel-
ligence community may be revised from time to time by 
the head of such element and the revisions have the force 
and effect of statute. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The head of each element of 
the intelligence community shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out this section with respect to such element, which 
shall, to the extent practicable, be comparable to the regu-
lations promulgated to carry out section 5305 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017,
the head of each element of the intelligence commu-
nity shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on any rates of pay established 
for such element under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by 
paragraph (1) shall contain for each element of the 
intelligence community— 
‘‘(A) a description of any rates of pay es-
tablished under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the number of positions in such ele-
ment that will be subject to such rates of pay.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents in the first section of the National Security 
Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 113A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 113B. Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or math 
positions.’’. 
SEC. 306. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES. 
(a) INCLUSION IN BUDGET REQUESTS OF CERTAIN 
PROJECTS.—Section 8131 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3303) is repealed. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Section 602(a)(2) of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 
3304(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘improvement project
to’’ and inserting ‘‘project for the improvement, repair, or 
modification of’’. 
SEC. 307. PROTECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS 
GENERAL OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES OF 
AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall develop and im-
plement a uniform policy for each covered office of 
an inspector general to better ensure the independ-
ence of each such office. Such policy shall include— 
(A) provisions to prevent any conflict of in-
terest related to a matter any employee of a 
covered office of an inspector general personally 
and substantially participated in during pre-
vious employment; 
(B) standards to ensure personnel of a cov-
ered office of an inspector general are free both 
in fact and in appearance from personal, exter-
nal, and organizational impairments to inde-
pendence; 
(C) provisions to permit the head of each 
covered office of an inspector general to waive
the application of the policy with respect to an 
individual if such head— 
(i) prepares a written and signed jus-
tification for such waiver that sets out, in 
detail, the need for such waiver, provided 
that such a waiver shall not be issued for 
in fact impairments to independence; and 
(ii) submits to the congressional intel-
ligence committees each such justification; 
and 
(D) any other protections the Director de-
termines appropriate. 
(2) COVERED OFFICE OF AN INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered office of an in-
spector general’’ means— 
(A) the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Intelligence Community; and 
(B) the office of an inspector general for— 
(i) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence; 
(ii) the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(iii) the National Security Agency; 
(iv) the Defense Intelligence Agency; 
(v) 
the 
National 
Geospatial-Intel-
ligence Agency; or
(vi) the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice. 
(3) BRIEFING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMITTEES.—Prior to the date that the 
policy required by paragraph (1) takes effect, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall provide the 
congressional intelligence committees a briefing on 
such policy. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ROTATION OF EMPLOYEES OF AN 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 102A(l)(3) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(3)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The mechanisms prescribed under subpara-
graph (A) and any other policies of the Director— 
‘‘(i) may not require an employee of an office 
of inspector general for an element of the intel-
ligence community, including the Office of the In-
spector General of the Intelligence Community, to 
rotate to a position in an office or organization of 
such an element over which such office of inspector 
general exercises jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be implemented in a manner that ex-
empts employees of an office of inspector general 
from a rotation that may impact the independence 
of such office.’’.
SEC. 308. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN WHISTLEBLOWING 
PROCEDURES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWING PROCE-
DURES
AVAILABLE
TO
CERTAIN
PERSONNEL.—Sub-
section (a)(1)(A) of section 8H of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Security Agency,’’ the following: ‘‘including any such em-
ployee who is assigned or detailed to a combatant com-
mand or other element of the Federal Government,’’. 
(b) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.— 
(1) ROLE OF DIRECTOR.—Section 17(d)(5) of 
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking clause (ii); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(i) Not’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to the Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to the intelligence committees’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘the intelligence 
committees’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)—
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General, in consultation with the 
Director,’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 17(d)(5) of 
such Act is further amended— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (G), respectively. 
(B) INTELLIGENCE
REFORM
AND
TER-
RORISM
PREVENTION
ACT
OF
2004.—Section 
3001(j)(1)(C)(ii) of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341(j)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (A), (D), and (H)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A), (C), and (G)’’. 
(c) OTHER ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.—
(1) ROLE OF HEADS.—Section 8H of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1) Not’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to the head of the es-
tablishment’’ and inserting ‘‘to the intel-
ligence committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
head of the establishment’’ and inserting 
‘‘the intelligence committees’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘the head of the establishment, 
through the Inspector General,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Inspector General’’; 
and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the head of the establish-
ment, through the Inspector General,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Inspector General,
in consultation with the head of the 
establishment,’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 8H 
of such Act is further amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (i) as subsections (c) through (h), re-
spectively; and 
(C) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsections (a) through (e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsections (a) through (d)’’. 
(d) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103H(k)(5) of the 
National 
Security 
Act 
of 
1947 
(50 
U.S.C. 
3033(k)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘to 
the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘to the congres-
sional intelligence committees’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘the congressional 
intelligence committees’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)—
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General, in consultation with the 
Director,’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
103H(k)(5) of such Act is further amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), 
respectively. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—None of the amend-
ments made by this section may be construed to prohibit 
or otherwise affect the authority of an Inspector General 
of an element of the intelligence community, the Inspector 
General of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Inspec-
tor General of the Intelligence Community to notify the 
head of the element of the intelligence community, the Di-
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Director 
of National Intelligence, as the case may be, of a com-
plaint or information otherwise authorized by law.
SEC. 309. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF POLICY DIREC-
TIVES AND GUIDANCE. 
(a) COVERED POLICY DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered policy document’’ means any 
classified or unclassified Presidential Policy Directive, 
Presidential Policy Guidance, or other similar policy docu-
ment issued by the President, including any annex to such 
a Directive, Guidance, or other document, that assigns 
takes, roles, or responsibilities the intelligence community. 
(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees the following: 
(1) Not later than 15 days after the date that 
a covered policy document is issued, a notice of the 
issuance and a summary of the subject matter ad-
dressed by such covered policy document. 
(2) Not later than 15 days after the date that 
the Director issues any guidance or direction on im-
plementation of a covered policy document or imple-
ments a covered policy document, a copy of such 
guidance or direction or a description of such imple-
mentation. 
(3) Not later than 15 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, for any covered policy docu-
ment issued prior to such date that is being imple-
mented by any element of the intelligence commu-
nity or that is in effect on such date— 
(A) a notice that includes the date such 
covered policy document was issued and a sum-
mary of the subject matter addressed by such 
covered policy document; and 
(B) if the Director has issued any guid-
ance or direction on implementation of such 
covered policy document or is implementing 
such covered policy document, a copy of the 
guidance or direction or a description of such 
implementation. 
SEC. 310. NOTIFICATION OF MEMORANDA OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a copy of each memorandum of 
understanding or other agreement regarding significant 
operational activities or policy between or among such ele-
ment and any other entity or entities of the United States 
Government— 
(1) for such a memorandum or agreement that 
is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
not later than 60 days after such date; and
(2) for such a memorandum or agreement en-
tered into after such date, in a timely manner and 
not more than 60 days after the date such memo-
randum or other agreement is entered into. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
MEMORANDUM
OR
AGREE-
MENT.—Nothing in this section may be construed to re-
quire an element of the intelligence community to submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees any memo-
randum or agreement that is solely administrative in na-
ture, including a memorandum or agreement regarding 
joint duty or other routine personnel assignments. 
SEC. 311. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHED-
ULE. 
Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to ‘‘Director of the 
National Counter Proliferation Center.’’. 
SEC. 312. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLAS-
SIFICATION REVIEWS. 
In reviewing and processing a request by a person 
for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant 
to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive 
order, or any other provision of law, the head of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community— 
(1) may not charge the person reproduction 
fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head
would charge the person for reproduction required in 
the course of processing a request for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’’); and 
(2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in 
the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees 
under such section 552. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 902 of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3382) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 902. DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Director’), who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Director shall be 
to serve as the head of national counterintelligence for the 
United States Government. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—Subject to the direction and control 
of the Director of National Intelligence, the duties of the 
Director are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To carry out the mission referred to in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) To act as chairperson of the National 
Counterintelligence Policy Board established under 
section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security 
Enhancements Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381). 
‘‘(3) To act as head of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center established under 
section 904. 
‘‘(4) To participate as an observer on such 
boards, committees, and entities of the executive 
branch as the Director of National Intelligence con-
siders appropriate for the discharge of the mission 
and functions of the Director and the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center under sec-
tion 904.’’.
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2383) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 902 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 902. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(3) 
TECHNICAL
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) of section 401 of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113) shall not 
take effect, or, if the date of the enactment of this 
Act is on or after the effective date specified in sub-
section (b) of such section, such amendment shall be 
deemed to not have taken effect. 
(b) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 904 of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting 
‘‘NATIONAL
COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and 
(c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF CENTER.—The Director of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be the 
head of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center. 
‘‘(c) LOCATION OF CENTER.—The National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center shall be located in the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—Section 904(d) of the Coun-
terintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(d)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Exec-
utive, the functions of the Office of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center, the functions of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘In con-
sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘At the direction 
of’’; and
(C) in paragraph (6), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center’’. 
(3) PERSONNEL.—Section 904(f) of the Coun-
terintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Office 
of the National Counterintelligence Executive 
may consist of personnel employed by the Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center may consist of per-
sonnel employed by the Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’. 
(4) TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER CER-
TAIN ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS.—Section 904(g) of the 
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 
U.S.C. 3383(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Office shall 
be treated as operational files of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for purposes of section 701 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security
Center shall be treated as operational files of the 
Central Intelligence Agency for purposes of section 
701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3141)’’. 
(5) OVERSIGHT BY CONGRESS.—Section 904(h) 
of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 
(50 U.S.C. 3383(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counter-
intelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’ both places 
that term appears. 
(6) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2383), as amended by sub-
section (a)(2), is further amended by striking the 
item relating to section 904 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 904. National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(c) OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CEN-
TERS.—Section 102A(f)(2) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(2)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, the National Counterproliferation Center, and the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center’’ after 
‘‘National Counterterrorism Center’’. 
(d) DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER WITHIN THE OFFICE 
OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Para-
graph (8) of section 103(c) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) The Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center.’’. 
(e) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 103F of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting ‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUN-
TERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking the subsection heading 
and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR
OF
THE NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SE-
CURITY CENTER.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘National Counter-
intelligence Executive under section 902 of
the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act 
of 2002 (title IX of Public Law 107–306; 
50 U.S.C. 402b et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center appointed 
under section 902 of the Counterintel-
ligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 
U.S.C. 3382)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in the first section of the National 
Security Act of 1947 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 103F and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Cen-
ter.’’. 
(f) COORDINATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Se-
curity Enhancements Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive under section 902 of 
the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center appointed under 
section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement 
Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive.’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the National Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Center.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘by the Office of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive under sec-
tion 904(e)(2) of that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
suant to section 904(d)(2) of that Act (50 
U.S.C. 3383(d)(2))’’. 
(g) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY AS-
PECTS OF ESPIONAGE PROSECUTIONS.—Section 341(b) of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–177, 28 U.S.C. 519 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counterintelligence Ex-
ecutive,’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center,’’.
SEC. 402. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIREC-
TOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARD-
ING INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(y) ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARD-
ING
PROPOSED
INVESTMENT
INTO
THE
UNITED 
STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 20 days 
after the completion of a review or an investigation 
of any proposed investment into the United States 
for which the Director has prepared analytic mate-
rials, the Director shall submit to the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representative copies of such analytic materials, 
including any supplements or amendments to such 
analysis made by the Director. 
‘‘(2) IMPACT STATEMENTS.—Not later than 60 
days after the completion of consideration by the 
United States Government of any investment de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Director shall deter-
mine whether such investment will have an oper-
ational impact on the intelligence community, and, if 
so, shall submit a report on such impact to the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. Each such report shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the operational impact of the 
investment on the intelligence community; and 
‘‘(B) describe any actions that have been 
or will be taken to mitigate such impact.’’. 
SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
PRIVATE ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE 
VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNIZE ONLINE VIOLENT 
EXTREMIST CONTENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and consistent with the 
protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall publish on a publicly 
available Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, insig-
nia, and other markings commonly associated with, or 
adopted by, an organization designated by the Secretary 
of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189(a)). 
(b) UPDATES.—The Director shall update the list 
published under subsection (a) every 180 days or more 
frequently as needed.
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency 
SEC. 411. ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL 
OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3511) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘BENEFITS AVAILABLE IN EVENT OF THE DEATH OF 
PERSONNEL 
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director may pay 
death benefits substantially similar to those authorized for 
members of the Foreign Service pursuant to the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) or any other 
provision of law. The Director may adjust the eligibility 
for death benefits as necessary to meet the unique require-
ments of the mission of the Agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Regulations issued pursuant to 
this section shall be submitted to the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
before such regulations take effect.’’. 
SEC. 412. PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17(e)(7) of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7))
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an offi-
cer or employee appointed in accordance with subpara-
graph (A) as a law enforcement officer solely for purposes 
of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, if such officer or employee is ap-
pointed to a position with responsibility for investigating 
suspected offenses against the criminal laws of the United 
States. 
‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Inspector General 
shall ensure that any authority under such clause is exer-
cised in a manner consistent with section 3307 of title 5, 
United States Code, as it relates to law enforcement offi-
cers. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 
8335(b), and 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the 
Inspector General may exercise the functions, powers, and 
duties of an agency head or appointing authority with re-
spect to the Office.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of 
section 17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)), as added by subsection (a), 
may not be construed to confer on the Inspector General 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, or any other officer
or employee of the Agency, any police or law enforcement 
or internal security functions or authorities. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
SEC. 421. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY, DIRECTION, AND 
CONTROL OVER THE INFORMATION ASSUR-
ANCE DIRECTORATE OF THE NATIONAL SE-
CURITY AGENCY. 
Section 142(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D). 
SEC. 422. ENHANCING THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR 
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Building on the basic cyber 
human capital strategic plan provided to the congressional 
intelligence committees in 2015, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and updated 
two years thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a comprehensive strategic workforce 
report regarding initiatives to effectively integrate infor-
mation technology expertise in the investigative process.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment, including measurable bench-
marks, of progress on initiatives to recruit, train, 
and retain personnel with the necessary skills and 
experiences in vital areas, including encryption, cryp-
tography, and big data analytics. 
(2) An assessment of whether officers of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation who possess such 
skills are fully integrated into the Bureau’s work, in-
cluding Agent-led investigations. 
(3) A description of the quality and quantity of 
the collaborations between the Bureau and private 
sector entities on cyber issues, including the status 
of efforts to benefit from employees with experience 
transitioning between the public and private sectors. 
(4) An assessment of the utility of reinstituting, 
if applicable, and leveraging the Director’s Advisory 
Board, which was originally constituted in 2005, to 
provide outside advice on how to better integrate 
technical expertise with the investigative process and 
on emerging concerns in cyber-related issues.
SEC. 423. PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER 
MISSIONS BY THE NATIONAL RECONNAIS-
SANCE OFFICE. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Director of the National Reconnais-
sance Office shall develop a plan for the National 
Reconnaissance Office to address how to carry out 
covered space-based environmental monitoring mis-
sions. Such plan shall include— 
(A) a description of the related national se-
curity requirements for such missions; 
(B) a description of the appropriate man-
ner to meet such requirements; and 
(C) the amount of funds that would be 
necessary to be transferred from the Air Force 
to the National Reconnaissance Office during 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out 
such plan. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Director may conduct pre-acqui-
sition activities, including with respect to requests 
for information, analyses of alternatives, study con-
tracts, modeling and simulation, and other activities 
the Director determines necessary to develop such 
plan.
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than July 1, 2017, 
and except as provided in subsection (c), the Direc-
tor shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the plan under paragraph (1). 
(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Director 
of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination 
with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation, shall certify to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the amounts of funds identified under sub-
section (a)(1)(C) as being necessary to transfer are appro-
priate and include funding for positions and personnel to 
support program office costs. 
(c) WAIVER BASED ON REPORT AND CERTIFICATION 
OF AIR FORCE ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office may waive the re-
quirement to develop a plan under subsection (a), if the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology, 
and Logistics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report by not later than July 1, 2017, that con-
tains— 
(1) a certification that the Secretary of the Air 
Force is carrying out a formal acquisition program 
that has received milestone A approval to address
the cloud characterization and theater weather im-
agery requirements of the Department of Defense; 
and 
(2) an identification of the cost, schedule, re-
quirements, and acquisition strategy of such acquisi-
tion program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; and 
(B) the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
United States Code). 
(2) The term ‘‘covered space-based environ-
mental monitoring missions’’ means the acquisition 
programs necessary to meet the national security re-
quirements for cloud characterization and theater 
weather imagery.
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 501. COMMITTEE TO COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO EXERT COV-
ERT INFLUENCE OVER PEOPLES AND GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT 
COVERT
INFLUENCE.—The term ‘‘active measures 
by Russia to exert covert influence’’ means activities 
intended to influence a person or government that 
are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest 
of, political leaders or the security services of the 
Russian Federation and the role of the Russian Fed-
eration has been hidden or not acknowledged pub-
licly, including the following: 
(A) Establishment or funding of a front 
group. 
(B) Covert broadcasting. 
(C) Media manipulation. 
(D) Disinformation and forgeries. 
(E) Funding agents of influence. 
(F) Incitement and offensive counterintel-
ligence. 
(G) Assassinations.
(H) Terrorist acts. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the executive branch an interagency committee to counter 
active measures by the Russian Federation to exert covert 
influence. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Each head of an 
agency or department of the United States Gov-
ernment set out under subparagraph (B) shall 
appoint one member of the committee estab-
lished by subsection (b) from among officials of 
such agency or department who occupy a posi-
tion that is required to be appointed by the
President, with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
(B) HEAD
OF
AN
AGENCY
OR
DEPART-
MENT.—The head of an agency or department 
of the United States Government set out under 
this subparagraph are the following: 
(i) The Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(ii) The Secretary of State. 
(iii) The Secretary of Defense. 
(iv) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
(v) The Attorney General. 
(vi) The Secretary of Energy. 
(vii) The Director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation. 
(viii) The head of any other agency or 
department of the United States Govern-
ment designated by the President for pur-
poses of this section. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The committee shall meet on a reg-
ular basis. 
(e) DUTIES.—The duties of the committee estab-
lished by subsection (b) shall be as follows: 
(1) To counter active measures by Russia to 
exert covert influence, including by exposing false-
hoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights 
abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by 
the security services or political elites of the Russian 
Federation or their proxies. 
(2) Such other duties as the President may des-
ignate for purposes of this section. 
(f) STAFF.—The committee established by subsection 
(b) may employ such staff as the members of such com-
mittee consider appropriate. 
(g) BUDGET REQUEST.—A request for funds re-
quired for the functioning of the committee established by 
subsection (b) may be included in each budget for a fiscal 
year submitted by the President pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, and consistent with the protection 
of intelligence sources and methods, the committee 
established by subsection (b) shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report describing 
steps being taken by the committee to counter active 
measures by Russia to exert covert influence.
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under 
paragraph (1) shall include a summary of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Active measures by Russia to exert 
covert influence during the previous year, in-
cluding significant incidents and notable trends. 
(B) Key initiatives of the committee. 
(C) Implementation of the committee’s ini-
tiatives by the heads of the agencies and de-
partments of the United States Government 
specified in subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(D) Analysis of the success of such initia-
tives. 
(E) Changes to such initiatives from the 
previous year. 
(3) SEPARATE
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
The requirement to submit an annual report under 
paragraph (1) is in addition to any other reporting 
requirements with respect to Russia.
SEC. 502. LIMITATION ON TRAVEL OF ACCREDITED DIP-
LOMATS AND CONSULARS OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 
THEIR DIPLOMATIC POST. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(b) QUARTERLY
LIMITATION
ON
TRAVEL
DIS-
TANCE.—Accredited diplomatic personnel and consulars of 
the Russian Federation in the United States may not be 
permitted to travel a distance in excess of 25 miles from 
their diplomatic post in the United States in a calendar 
quarter unless, on or before the last day of the preceding 
calendar quarter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation has certified in writing to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that during the preceding cal-
endar quarter the Bureau did not identify any violations 
by accredited diplomatic personnel and consulars of the 
Russian Federation of applicable requirements to notify 
the United States Government in connection with travel
by such diplomatic personnel and consulars of a distance 
in excess of 25 miles from their diplomatic post in the 
United States. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (b) shall apply to 
each calendar quarter that begins more than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation may waive any travel dis-
tance limitation imposed by subsection (b) if the Di-
rector determines that such a waiver will further the 
law enforcement or national security interests of the 
United States. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days 
after issuing a waiver under paragraph (1), the Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
notification that such waiver has been issued and the 
justification for the issuance of such waiver. 
SEC. 503. STUDY AND REPORT ON ENHANCED INTEL-
LIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH 
OPEN SKIES TREATY MEMBER STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED STATE PARTY.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered state party’’ means a foreign country, that— 
(A) was a state party to the Open Skies 
Treaty on February 22, 2016; and 
(B) is not the Russian Federation or the 
Republic of Belarus. 
(3) OPEN
SKIES
TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open 
Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, 
done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into 
force January 1, 2002. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall conduct 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a study to determine the feasibility of creating 
an intelligence sharing arrangement and database to 
provide covered state parties with imagery that is 
comparable, delivered more frequently, and in equal 
or higher resolution than imagery available through 
the database established under the Open Skies Trea-
ty. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall include an evaluation of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The methods by which the United 
States could collect and provide imagery, in-
cluding commercial satellite imagery, national 
technical means, and through other intelligence, 
surveillance, 
and 
reconnaissance 
platforms, 
under an information sharing arrangement and 
database referred to in paragraph (1). 
(B) The ability of other covered state par-
ties to contribute imagery to the arrangement 
and database. 
(C) Any impediments to the United States 
and other covered states parties providing such 
imagery, including any statutory barriers, 
insufficiencies in the ability to collect the im-
agery or funding, under such an arrangement.
(D) 
Whether 
imagery 
of 
Moscow, 
Chechnya, the international border between 
Russia and Georgia, Kaliningrad, or the Repub-
lic of Belarus could be provided under such an 
arrangement. 
(E) The annual and projected costs associ-
ated with the establishment of such an arrange-
ment and database, as compared with costs to 
the United States and other covered state par-
ties of being parties to the Open Skies Treaty, 
including Open Skies Treaty plane mainte-
nance, aircraft fuel, crew expenses, mitigation 
measures necessary associated with Russian 
Federation overflights over the United States or 
covered state parties, and new sensor develop-
ment and acquisition. 
(3) SUPPORT
FROM
OTHER
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.—Each head of a Federal agency shall provide 
such support to the Director as may be necessary 
for the Director to conduct the study required by 
paragraph (1). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
the report described in this subsection. 
(2) CONTENT
OF
REPORT.—The report re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An intelligence assessment on Russian 
Federation warfighting doctrine and the extent 
to which Russian Federation flights under the 
Open Skies Treaty contribute to such doctrine. 
(B) A counterintelligence analysis as to 
whether the Russian Federation has, could 
have, or intends to have the capability to exceed 
the imagery limits set forth in the Open Skies 
Treaty. 
(C) A list of intelligence exchanges with 
covered state parties that have been updated on 
the information described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and the date and form such informa-
tion was provided. 
(d) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The study required by 
subsection (b) and the report required by subsection (c) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex.
TITLE VI—PRIVACY AND CIVIL 
LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
SEC. 601. INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES OF THE PRIVACY 
AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Subsection (e) of section 1061 of the Intelligence Re-
form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ee(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and in-
serting ‘‘REPORTS AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES.—’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES.—In addition 
to the reports submitted under paragraph 
(1)(B), the Board shall ensure that each official 
and congressional committee specified in sub-
paragraph (B) is kept fully and currently in-
formed of the oversight activities of the Board, 
including any significant anticipated oversight 
activities. 
‘‘(B) OFFICIALS
AND
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES
SPECIFIED.—The officials and 
congressional committees specified in this sub-
paragraph are the following:
‘‘(i) The Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
‘‘(ii) The head of any element of the 
intelligence community (as defined in sec-
tion 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) the activities of 
which are, or are anticipated to be, the 
subject of the Board’s oversight activities. 
‘‘(iii) The Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) EXEMPTION FOR STATUTORY ADVICE 
FUNCTION.—This paragraph shall not apply to 
exercises of the Board’s advice function as set 
out in subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(D) PRESERVATION
OF
PRIVILEGE.— 
Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
abridge or require waiver of any applicable 
privilege. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS ON ADVICE TO ELEMENTS OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Whenever an ele-
ment of the intelligence community acts in con-
travention of the advice provided by the Board 
under subsection (d)(1), the Board shall, no less
than 30 days after the action in contravention of the 
Board’s advice, notify the Select Committee on In-
telligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives of the provision of advice and of the ac-
tion by the element of the intelligence community.’’. 
SEC. 602. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRI-
VACY 
AND 
CIVIL 
LIBERTIES 
OVERSIGHT 
BOARD. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Sub-
section (m) of section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(m)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZATION
REQUIRED.— 
Appropriated funds available to the Board may be 
obligated or expended to carry out activities under 
this section only if such funds were specifically au-
thorized by Congress for use for such activities for 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘specifically authorized by Congress’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 504(e) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(e)).’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board for fiscal year 2017 the sum of 
$10,081,000 to carry out the activities of the Board under 
section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee). 
TITLE VII—REPORTS AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 701. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO 
DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each individual detained at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
after September 11, 2001, who was transferred or released 
from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, the Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(1)(A) complete a declassification review of in-
telligence reports regarding past terrorist activities 
of that individual prepared by the National Counter-
terrorism Center for the individual’s Periodic Review 
Board sessions, transfer, or release; or 
(B) if the individual’s transfer or release oc-
curred prior to the date on which the National 
Counterterrorism Center first began to prepare such
reports regarding detainees, such other intelligence 
report or reports that contain the same or similar 
information regarding the individual’s past terrorist 
activities; 
(2) make available to the public— 
(A) any intelligence reports declassified as 
a result of the declassification review; and 
(B) with respect to each individual trans-
ferred or released, for whom intelligence reports 
are declassified as a result of the declassifica-
tion review, an unclassified summary which 
shall be prepared by the President of measures 
being taken by the country to which the indi-
vidual was transferred or released to monitor 
the individual and to prevent the individual 
from carrying out future terrorist activities; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report setting out the results of the de-
classification review, including a description of intel-
ligence reports covered by the review that were not 
declassified. 
(b) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) TRANSFER OR RELEASE PRIOR TO ENACT-
MENT.—Not later than 210 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit the report required by sub-
section (a)(3), which shall include the results of the 
declassification review completed for each individual 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, who was transferred or released 
from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSFER
OR
RELEASE
AFTER
ENACT-
MENT.—Not later than 120 days after the date an 
individual detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act is transferred or released from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, the 
Director shall submit the report required by sub-
section (a)(3) for such individual. 
(c) PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of 
this section, the past terrorist activities of an individual 
shall include all terrorist activities conducted by the indi-
vidual before the individual’s transfer to the detention fa-
cility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
including, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The terrorist organization, if any, with 
which affiliated. 
(2) The terrorist training, if any, received.
(3) The role in past terrorist attacks against 
United States interests or allies. 
(4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the 
death of United States citizens or members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(5) Any admission of any matter specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (4). 
SEC. 702. CYBER CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVA-
TION HOME OF THE NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC 
MUSEUM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE CEN-
TER.—Chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation 
Home of the National Cryptologic Mu-
seum 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense may establish at a publicly accessible location at 
Fort George G. Meade the ‘Cyber Center for Education 
and Innovation Home of the National Cryptologic Mu-
seum’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’). 
‘‘(2) The Center may be used for the identification, 
curation, storage, and public viewing of materials relating 
to the activities of the National Security Agency, any pred-
ecessor or successor organizations of such Agency, and the 
history of cryptology. 
‘‘(3) The Center may contain meeting, conference, 
and classroom facilities that will be used to support such 
education, training, public outreach, and other purposes 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(b) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION.— 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Cryptologic Museum Foundation (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Foundation’), a nonprofit organization, 
for the design, construction, and operation of the Center. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—(1) If the Founda-
tion constructs the Center pursuant to an agreement with 
the Foundation under subsection (b), upon satisfactory 
completion of the Center’s construction or any phase 
thereof, as determined by the Secretary, and upon full sat-
isfaction by the Foundation of any other obligations pur-
suant to such agreement, the Secretary may accept the 
Center (or any phase thereof) from the Foundation, and 
all right, title, and interest in the Center or such phase 
shall vest in the United States. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the 
Secretary may accept services from the Foundation in con-
nection with the design construction, and operation of the 
Center. For purposes of this section and any other provi-
sion of law, employees or personnel of the Foundation 
shall not be considered to be employees of the United 
States. 
‘‘(d) FEES AND USER CHARGES.—(1) The Secretary 
may assess fees and user charges to cover the cost of the 
use of Center facilities and property, including rental, 
user, conference, and concession fees. 
‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited into the fund established under subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) FUND.—(1) Upon the Secretary’s acceptance of 
the Center under subsection (c)(1)) there is established 
in the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘Cyber Center 
for Education and Innovation-Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum Fund’ (in this subsection referred to 
as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(2) The Fund shall consist of the following amounts: 
‘‘(A) Fees and user charges deposited by the 
Secretary under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) Any other amounts received by the Sec-
retary which are attributable to the operation of the 
Center. 
‘‘(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the 
Secretary for the benefit and operation of the Center, in-
cluding the costs of operation and the acquisition of books, 
manuscripts, works of art, historical artifacts, drawings,
plans, models, and condemned or obsolete combat mate-
riel.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 449 of title 10, United State 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum.’’. 
SEC. 703. OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3557 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The head’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES.—The head’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before subsection (c), as des-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BINDING OPERATIONAL DIRECTIVE.—Not-
withstanding section 3552(b), the term ‘binding 
operational directive’ means a compulsory direction 
to an agency that— 
‘‘(A) is for purposes of safeguarding na-
tional security information and information sys-
tems from a known or reasonably suspected in-
formation security threat, vulnerability, or risk; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be in accordance with policies, 
principles, standards, and guidelines issued by 
the Committee. 
‘‘(2) 
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘Committee’ 
means the committee established pursuant to Na-
tional Security Directive 42, signed by the President 
on July 5, 1990. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL MANAGER.—The term ‘National 
Manager’ means the national manager referred to in 
National Security Directive 42, signed by the Presi-
dent on July 5, 1990. 
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT BY NATIONAL MANAGER.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency shall serve as the National 
Manager. 
‘‘(2) REGISTRATION
OF
NATIONAL
SECURITY 
SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each head of an 
agency that operates or exercises control of a 
national security system shall register such sys-
tem and its configuration with the National 
Manager.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The head of an agency 
operating or exercising control of a national se-
curity system may not operate or exercise con-
trol of such national security system until such 
head receives a letter from the National Man-
ager that acknowledges registration of such na-
tional security system. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY TO INSPECT.—The National 
Manager, in consultation with the head of an agency 
that operates or exercises control of a national secu-
rity system, may, as the National Manager considers 
appropriate, inspect such system— 
‘‘(A) for adherence to such standards as 
the Committee may establish for national secu-
rity systems; and 
‘‘(B) to confirm whether the national secu-
rity system coheres with its configuration reg-
istered under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) BINDING OPERATIONAL DIRECTIVES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the National Manager, in 
consultation with the Committee, may issue 
such binding operational directives as the Na-
tional Manager considers appropriate to ensure 
the security of a national security system.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In any case in which 
the National Manager issues an operational di-
rective under subparagraph (A) with respect to 
a national security system operated or con-
trolled by an agency, such operational directive 
shall not be considered binding if the head of 
such agency submits to the National Manager 
a certification that the operational directive 
would degrade national security. 
‘‘(C) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not less fre-
quently than once each year, the National Man-
ager shall submit to the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives a report on the certifications 
submitted to the National Manager under sub-
paragraph (B) in the most recent year pre-
ceding the report.’’. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ROUTINE ADMINIS-
TRATIVE AND BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AS NATIONAL SE-
CURITY SYSTEMS.— 
(1) TITLE 40.—Section 11103(a) of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘sub-
ject to paragraph (2),’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘DEFINITION.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘In this section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘NATIONAL
SECURITY
SYSTEM
DE-
FINED.—In this section’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), re-
spectively, and moving such paragraphs 2 ems 
to the left. 
(2) TITLE 44.—Section 3552(b)(6) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘(A)’’; 
(C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(D) 
by 
redesignating 
subclauses 
(I) 
through (V) as clauses (i) through (v), respec-
tively; and 
(E) in subparagraph (A)(v), as redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subject to subparagraph 
(B),’’. 
SEC. 704. JOINT FACILITIES CERTIFICATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The Director of National Intelligence set a 
strategic goal to use joint facilities as a means to 
save costs by consolidating administrative and sup-
port functions across multiple elements of the intel-
ligence community. 
(2) The use of joint facilities provides more op-
portunities for operational collaboration and infor-
mation sharing among elements of the intelligence 
community. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Before an element of the intel-
ligence community purchases, leases, or constructs a new 
facility that is 20,000 square feet or larger, the head of 
that element of the intelligence community shall submit 
to the Director of National Intelligence— 
(1) a certification that, to the best of the 
knowledge of the head of such element, all prospec-
tive joint facilities in the vicinity have been consid-
ered and the element is unable to identify a joint fa-
cility that meets the operational requirements of 
such element; and 
(2) a statement listing the reasons for not par-
ticipating in the prospective joint facilities consid-
ered by the element.
SEC. 705. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means the congressional intelligence 
committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) UPDATE
TO STRATEGY
FOR COMPREHENSIVE 
INTERAGENCY REVIEW
OF
THE UNITED STATES NA-
TIONAL SECURITY OVERHEAD SATELLITE ARCHITEC-
TURE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall issue an up-
date to the strategy required by section 312 of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division 
M of Public Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 2919). 
(c) UNITY OF EFFORT IN SPACE OPERATIONS BE-
TWEEN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a plan to func-
tionally integrate the governance, operations, anal-
ysis, collection, policy, and acquisition activities re-
lated to space and counterspace carried out by the 
intelligence community. The plan shall include anal-
ysis of no fewer than 2 alternative constructs to im-
plement this plan, and an assessment of statutory, 
policy, organizational, programmatic, and resources 
changes that may be required to implement each al-
ternative construct. 
(2) APPOINTMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, shall appoint a single offi-
cial to oversee development of the plan required by 
paragraph (1). 
(3) SCOPE
OF
PLAN.—The plan required by 
paragraph (1) shall include methods to functionally 
integrate activities carried out by— 
(A) the National Reconnaissance Office; 
(B) the functional managers for signals in-
telligence and geospatial intelligence; 
(C) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence;
(D) other Intelligence Community elements 
with space-related programs; 
(E) joint interagency efforts; and 
(F) other entities as identified by the Di-
rector of National Intelligence in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY
SPACE
WORK-
FORCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a workforce plan to recruit, develop, and retain personnel 
in the intelligence community with skills and experience 
in space and counterspace operations, analysis, collection, 
policy, and acquisition. 
(e) JOINT INTERAGENCY COMBINED SPACE OPER-
ATIONS CENTER.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Director 
of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress concept of operations and requirements 
documents for the Joint Interagency Combined
Space Operations Center by the date that is the ear-
lier of— 
(A) the completion of the experimental 
phase of such Center; or 
(B) 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command, in 
coordination with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, shall provide to the appropriate committees 
of Congress briefings providing updates on activities 
and progress of the Joint Interagency Combined 
Space Operations Center to begin 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. Such briefings 
shall be quarterly for the first year following enact-
ment, and annually thereafter. 
SEC. 
706. 
ADVANCES 
IN 
LIFE 
SCIENCES 
AND 
BIO-
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional 
intelligence committees on a proposed plan to monitor ad-
vances in life sciences and biotechnology to be carried out 
by the Director. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the approach the elements 
of the intelligence community will take to make use 
of organic life science and biotechnology expertise 
within and outside the intelligence community on a 
routine and contingency basis; 
(2) an assessment of the current collection and 
analytical posture of the life sciences and bio-
technology portfolio as it relates to United States 
competitiveness and the global bio-economy, the 
risks and threats evolving with advances in genetic 
editing technologies, and the implications of such ad-
vances on future biodefense requirements; and 
(3) an analysis of organizational requirements 
and responsibilities, including potentially creating 
new positions. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report and provide a brief-
ing on the role of the intelligence community in the event 
of a biological attack on the United States, including an 
assessment of the capabilities and gaps in technical capa-
bilities that exist to address the potential circumstance of 
a novel unknown pathogen. 
SEC. 707. REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS. 
(a) COVERED STUDIES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered studies’’ means the studies that the Di-
rector of National Intelligence requested that the elements 
of the intelligence community produce in the course of pro-
ducing the fundamental classification guidance review for 
fiscal year 2017 required by Executive Order No. 13526 
(50 U.S.C. 3161 note), as follows: 
(1) A study of the feasibility of reducing the 
number of original classification authorities in each 
element of the intelligence community to the min-
imum number required and any negative impacts 
that reduction could have on mission capabilities. 
(2) A study of the actions required to imple-
ment a proactive discretionary declassification pro-
gram distinct from the systematic, automatic, and 
mandatory declassification review programs outlined 
in part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, including section 2001.35 of such part.
(A) the final versions of the covered stud-
ies that have been provided to the Director by 
the elements of the intelligence community; and 
(B) a plan for implementation of each ini-
tiative included in each such covered study. 
SEC. 708. IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICA-
TION AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND 
DECLASSIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall— 
(1) review the system by which the Government 
classifies and declassifies information; 
(2) develop recommendations— 
(A) to make such system a more effective 
tool for the protection of information relating to 
national security; 
(B) to improve the sharing of information 
with partners and allies of the Government; and 
(C) to support the appropriate declassifica-
tion of information; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report with—
(A) the findings of the Director with re-
spect to the review conducted under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the recommendations developed under 
paragraph (2). 
(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED AC-
CESS PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall certify to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees whether the creation, validation, or substantial 
modification, including termination, for all existing 
and proposed controlled access programs, and the 
compartments and subcompartments within each, 
are substantiated and justified based on the infor-
mation required by paragraph (2). 
(2) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—Each certifi-
cation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the rationale for the revalidation, vali-
dation, or substantial modification, including 
termination, of each controlled access program, 
compartment and subcompartment; 
(B) the identification of a control officer 
for each controlled access program; and
(C) a statement of protection requirements 
for each controlled access program. 
SEC. 709. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the actions each element 
of the intelligence community has completed to im-
plement the recommendations made by the National 
Commission for the Review of the Research and De-
velopment Programs of the United States Intel-
ligence Community established under section 1002 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note). 
(2) An analysis of the balance between short-, 
medium-, and long-term research efforts carried out 
by each element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 710. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report and a briefing on a plan, with milestones and
benchmarks, to implement an Intelligence Community Re-
search and Development Corps, as recommended in the 
Report of the National Commission for the Review of the 
Research and Development Programs of the United States 
Intelligence Community, including an assessment— 
(1) of the funding and modification to existing 
authorities needed to allow for the implementation of 
such Corps; and 
(2) of additional legislative authorities, if any, 
necessary to undertake such implementation. 
SEC. 711. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACA-
DEMIC PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOW-
SHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED, AD-
MINISTERED, 
OR 
USED 
BY 
THE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 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 by the intelligence community regard-
ing covered academic programs. Such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) a description of the extent to which the Di-
rector and the heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community independently collect information
on covered academic programs, including with re-
spect to— 
(A) the number of applicants for such pro-
grams; 
(B) the number of individuals who have 
participated in such programs; and 
(C) the number of individuals who have 
participated in such programs and were hired 
by an element of the intelligence community 
after completing such program; 
(2) to the extent that the Director and the 
heads independently collect the information de-
scribed in paragraph (1), a chart, table, or other 
compilation illustrating such information for each 
covered academic program and element of the intel-
ligence community, as appropriate, during the three- 
year period preceding the date of the report; and 
(3) to the extent that the Director and the 
heads do not independently collect the information 
described in paragraph (1) as of the date of the re-
port— 
(A) whether the Director and the heads 
can begin collecting such information during 
fiscal year 2017; and
(B) the personnel, tools, and other re-
sources required by the Director and the heads 
to independently collect such information. 
(b) COVERED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered academic programs’’ 
means— 
(1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service 
Program under section 302 of the Cybersecurity En-
hancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442); 
(2) the National Security Education Program 
under the David L. Boren National Security Edu-
cation Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); 
(3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
Transformation Defense Education Program under 
section 2192a of title 10, United States Code; 
(4) the National Centers of Academic Excel-
lence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense 
of the National Security Agency and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; and 
(5) any other academic program, scholarship 
program, fellowship program, or internship program 
sponsored, administered, or used by an element of 
the intelligence community.
SEC. 712. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EM-
PLOYEES DETAILED TO NATIONAL SECURITY 
COUNCIL. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report listing, by year, the number of employees of an 
element of the intelligence community who have been de-
tailed to the National Security Council during the 10-year 
period preceding the date of the report. 
SEC. 713. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING TO CON-
GRESS ON FOREIGN FIGHTER FLOWS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, con-
sistent with the protection of intelligence sources and 
methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from 
terrorist safe havens abroad. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe 
haven, the following: 
(1) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to 
the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including the 
countries of origin of such foreign fighters.
(2) The total number of United States citizens 
present in the terrorist safe haven. 
(3) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have left the terrorist safe haven or whose where-
abouts are unknown. 
(c) FORM.—The reports submitted under subsection 
(a) may be submitted in classified form. If such a report 
is submitted in classified form, such report shall also in-
clude an unclassified summary. 
(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) in the Senate— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs; 
(E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 
and
(G) the Committee on Appropriations; and 
(2) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security; 
(E) the Committee on Financial Services; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations. 
SEC. 714. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEA-
PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARI-
TIME SHIPPING. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, and 
consistent with the protection of sources and methods, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber 
vulnerabilities within, the software, communications net-
works, computer networks, or other systems employed 
by— 
(1) entities conducting significant operations at 
seaports in the United States;
(2) the maritime shipping concerns of the 
United States; and 
(3) entities conducting significant operations at 
transshipment points in the United States. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any recent and significant 
cyberattacks 
or 
cybersecurity 
threats 
directed 
against software, communications networks, com-
puter networks, or other systems employed by the 
entities and concerns described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a). 
(2) An assessment of— 
(A) any planned cyberattacks directed 
against such software, networks, and systems; 
(B) any significant vulnerabilities to such 
software, networks, and systems; and 
(C) how such entities and concerns are 
mitigating such vulnerabilities. 
(3) An update on the status of the efforts of 
the Coast Guard to include cybersecurity concerns in 
the National Response Framework, Emergency Sup-
port Functions, or both, relating to the shipping or 
ports of the United States.
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 715. REPORT ON COUNTER-MESSAGING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, con-
sistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the counter-messaging activities of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security with respect to the Islamic 
State and other extremist groups. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of whether, and to what ex-
tent, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
ducting counter-messaging activities with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups, 
consults or coordinates with the Secretary of State,
regarding the counter-messaging activities under-
taken by the Department of State with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups, includ-
ing counter-messaging activities conducted by the 
Global Engagement Center of the Department of 
State. 
(2) Any criteria employed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for selecting, developing, promul-
gating, or changing the counter-messaging approach 
of the Department of Homeland Security, including 
any counter-messaging narratives, with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 716. REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS 
OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community, consistent with the protection of 
sources and methods, shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees a report on reprisals made against 
covered contractor employees. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of the number of known or 
claimed reprisals made against covered contractor 
employees during the 3-year period preceding the 
date of the report and any evaluation of such repris-
als. 
(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of estab-
lishing a prohibition on reprisals against covered 
contractor employees as a means of encouraging 
such contractors to make protected disclosures. 
(3) A description of any challenges associated 
with establishing such a prohibition, including with 
respect to the nature of the relationship between the 
Federal Government, the contractor, and the covered 
contractor employee. 
(4) A description of any approaches taken by 
the Federal Government to account for reprisals 
against non-intelligence community contractors who 
make protected disclosures, including pursuant to 
section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, and
sections 4705 and 4712 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(5) Any recommendations the Inspector General 
determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
CONTRACTOR
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term ‘‘covered contractor employee’’ means an em-
ployee of a contractor of an element of the intel-
ligence community. 
(2) REPRISAL.—The term ‘‘reprisal’’ means the 
discharge or other adverse personnel action made 
against a covered contractor employee for making a 
disclosure of information that would be a disclosure 
protected by law if the contractor were an employee 
of the Federal Government. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6393 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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.