(6) strengthen the ties between counterintel-
ligence and personnel security communities; and 
(7) improve system standardization in the secu-
rity clearance process. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall support the Sec-
retary in the efforts of the Secretary to issue guidance 
establishing the respective roles, responsibilities, and obli-
gations of the Secretary and the Director with respect to 
the development and implementation of the System. 
TITLE 
V—MATTERS 
RELATING 
TO UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA 
SEC. 501. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION ON PAST 
TERRORIST 
ACTIVITIES 
OF 
DETAINEES 
TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, AFTER 
SIGNING OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13492. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall— 
(1) in the manner described in the classified 
annex that accompanies this Act— 
(A) complete a declassification review of 
intelligence reports prepared by the National 
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Counterterrorism Center prior to Periodic Re-
view Board sessions or detainee transfers on 
the past terrorist activities of individuals de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, who were transferred or re-
leased from United States Naval Station, Guan-
tanamo Bay, after the signing of Executive 
Order 13492 (relating to the closure of the de-
tention facility at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay); and 
(B) make available to the public any infor-
mation declassified as a result of the declas-
sification review; and 
(2) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report setting forth— 
(A) the results of the declassification re-
view; and 
(B) if any information covered by the de-
classification review was not declassified pursu-
ant to the review, a justification for the deter-
mination not to declassify such information. 
(b) PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of 
this section, the past terrorist activities of an individual 
shall include the terrorist activities conducted by the indi-
vidual before the transfer of the individual to the detention 
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facility 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 
the interests or allies of the United States. 
(4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the 
death of citizens of the United States or members of 
the Armed Forces. 
(5) Any admission of any matter specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (4). 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 601. 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. 
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SEC. 602. 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 congressional intelligence 
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. 
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(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. 
SEC. 603. 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 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report 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 
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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); 
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(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. 604. 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, shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber 
vulnerabilities within, the software, communications net-
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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 
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the National Response Framework, Emergency Sup-
port Functions, or both, relating to the shipping or 
ports of the United States. 
SEC. 605. 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 shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
on the counter-messaging activities of the Department 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. 
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(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. 
SEC. 606. 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 shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence 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 
suspected reprisals made against covered contractor 
employees during the five-year period preceding the 
date of the report. 
(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of estab-
lishing in law a prohibition on reprisals against cov-
ered contractor employees as a means of encour-
aging such contractors to make protected disclo-
sures. 
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(3) A description of any challenges associated 
with establishing in law such a prohibition, including 
with respect to the nature of the relationship be-
tween 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) The term ‘‘covered contractor employee’’ 
means an employee of a contractor of an element of 
the intelligence community. 
(2) The term ‘‘reprisal’’ means the discharge, 
demotion, or other discriminatory 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. 
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