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assignment (as applicable), intelligence or counterintel-
ligence personnel of such element if the head of such ele-
ment— 
(i) receives written concurrence from the Director 
of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense 
regarding the specific personnel to be detailed or 
assigned; and 
(ii) submits 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 notification describing the 
personnel to be detailed or assigned and the rationale 
for participation in the cross functional team. 
(2) NATIONAL
SECURITY
AGENCY.—In carrying out para-
graph (1) with respect to the National Security Agency, the 
Director of the National Security Agency shall ensure there 
is detailed or assigned to the cross-functional team at least 
1 individual determined appropriate by the Director, who, while 
so detailed or assigned, shall provide such team with technical 
expertise of the National Security Agency relevant to the fulfil-
ment of the duties referred to in paragraph (1). 
(d) ADDITIONAL DETAIL AUTHORITY.—Upon request by the cross- 
functional team, the head of any element of the intelligence commu-
nity may detail to such team personnel of the element to provide 
intelligence, counterintelligence, or related support. 
(e) COVERED ELEMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered element’’ means the following: 
(1) The National Security Agency. 
(2) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the 
Air Force, and the Marine Corps. 
SEC. 7354. COMMERCIAL CLOUD ENTERPRISE NOTIFICATION. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis 
thereafter, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification 
relating to the Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract entered into 
by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November 
2020 for commercial cloud services for the intelligence community, 
which shall include— 
(1) the number and value of all task orders issued under 
such contract, broken down by vendor, for each element of 
the intelligence community; 
(2) the duration of each task order; 
(3) the number of sole source task orders issued compared 
to the number of task orders issued on a competitive basis 
under such contract; and 
(4) with respect to each vendor authorized to provide 
commercial cloud services under such contract, an update on 
the status of the security accreditation and authority to operate 
decision of each vendor. 
(b) DATA SHARING.—The head of each element of the intel-
ligence community shall share such data with the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency as necessary to prepare the notification 
required under subsection (a).
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(c) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit the notification under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 7355. COMMERCIAL CLOUD ENTERPRISE SOLE SOURCE TASK 
ORDER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a semiannual basis 
thereafter, the head of each element of the intelligence community 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a notifica-
tion with respect to any sole source task order awarded by such 
head under the contract relating to the Commercial Cloud Enter-
prise entered into by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
in November 2020 for commercial cloud services for the intelligence 
community. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each notification required under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the task order concerned— 
(1) a description of the order; 
(2) the duration of the order; 
(3) a summary of services provided under the order; 
(4) the value of the order; 
(5) the justification for awarding the order on a sole source 
basis; and 
(6) an identification of the vendor awarded the order. 
(c) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit the notification under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 7356. ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL CLOUD INITIATIVES OF INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall, in coordination with such heads of elements of the intelligence 
community as the Director considers appropriate— 
(1) complete a comprehensive analysis of the commercial 
cloud initiatives of the intelligence community relating to the 
Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract entered into by the 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November 2020; 
and 
(2) provide to the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Committee on the Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
a briefing on the findings of the Director with respect to the 
analysis conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The analysis conducted under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) the current year and 5-year projected costs for commer-
cial cloud utilization for each element of the intelligence commu-
nity, including costs related to data storage, data migration, 
egress fees, and any other commercial cloud services; 
(2) the termination or planned termination, as the case 
may be, of legacy data storage capacity of an element of the 
intelligence community and the projected cost savings resulting 
from such termination; 
(3) efforts underway by the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence and elements of the intelligence commu-
nity to utilize multiple commercial cloud service providers; 
(4) the operational value that elements of the intelligence 
community are achieving through utilization of commercial 
cloud analytic tools and services; and 
(5) how effectively the commercial cloud enterprise is cur-
rently postured to support artificial intelligence workloads of 
intelligence community elements and a description of criteria 
for continuing to rely on legacy data centers for those artificial 
intelligence requirements by an intelligence community ele-
ment. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS CONCERNING 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Subtitle A—People’s Republic of China 
Sec. 7401. Intelligence community coordinator for accountability of atrocities of the 
People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 7402. Interagency working group and report on the malign efforts of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China in Africa. 
Sec. 7403. Amendment to requirement for annual assessment by intelligence com-
munity working group for monitoring the economic and technological ca-
pabilities of the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 7404. Assessments of reciprocity in the relationship between the United States 
and the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 7405. Assessment of threat posed to United States ports by cranes manufac-
tured by countries of concern. 
Sec. 7406. Intelligence assessment of influence operations by People’s Republic of 
China toward Pacific Islands countries. 
Sec. 7407. Independent study on economic impact of military invasion of Taiwan by 
People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 7408. Report by Director of National Intelligence on Uyghur genocide. 
Subtitle B—Other Foreign Countries 
Sec. 7411. Report on efforts to capture and detain United States citizens as hos-
tages. 
Sec. 7412. Intelligence assessments regarding Haiti. 
Sec. 7413. Monitoring Iranian enrichment of uranium-235. 
Subtitle A—People’s Republic of China 
SEC. 7401. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OF ATROCITIES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees;
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) ATROCITY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—The 
term ‘‘atrocity of the People’s Republic of China’’ means a 
crime against humanity, genocide, or a war crime committed 
by a foreign person who is— 
(A) a member, official, or employee of the government 
of the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) a member, official, or employee of the Chinese 
Communist Party; 
(C) a member of the armed forces, security, or other 
defense services of the People’s Republic of China; or 
(D) an agent or contractor of a person specified in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). 
(3) COMMIT.—The term ‘‘commit’’, with respect to an 
atrocity of the People’s Republic of China, includes the planning, 
committing, aiding, and abetting of such atrocity of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means— 
(A) any person or entity that is not a United States 
person; or 
(B) any entity not organized under the laws of the 
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United 
States. 
(5) GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
The term ‘‘government of the People’s Republic of China’’ 
includes the regional governments of Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong 
Kong. 
(6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039(c)). 
(b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
FOR ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OF ATROCITIES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall designate a senior official of the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence to serve as the intelligence 
community coordinator for accountability of atrocities of the 
People’s Republic of China (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Coordinator’’). 
(2) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall oversee the efforts of 
the intelligence community relating to the following: 
(A) Identifying and, as appropriate, disseminating 
within the United States Government, intelligence relating 
to atrocities of the People’s Republic of China. 
(B) Identifying analytic and other intelligence needs 
and priorities of the United States Government with 
respect to the commitment of atrocities of the People’s 
Republic of China.
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(C) Collaborating with appropriate counterparts across 
the intelligence community to ensure appropriate coordina-
tion on, and integration of the analysis of, the commitment 
of atrocities of the People’s Republic of China. 
(D) Ensuring that relevant departments and agencies 
of the United States Government receive appropriate sup-
port from the intelligence community with respect to the 
collection, analysis, preservation, and, as appropriate, 
downgrade and dissemination of intelligence products 
relating to the commitment of atrocities of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(3) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress— 
(A) the name of the official designated as the Coordi-
nator pursuant to paragraph (1); 
(B) the strategy of the intelligence community for the 
prioritization and integration of intelligence relating to 
atrocities of the People’s Republic of China, including a 
detailed description of how the Coordinator shall support 
the implementation of such strategy; and 
(C) the plan of the intelligence community to conduct 
a review of classified and unclassified intelligence reporting 
regarding atrocities of the People’s Republic of China for 
downgrading, dissemination, and, as appropriate, public 
release. 
(4) BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 
than quarterly thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, 
acting through the Coordinator, shall brief the appropriate 
committees of Congress on— 
(A) the analytical findings, changes in collection, and 
other activities of the intelligence community with respect 
to atrocities of the People’s Republic of China; and 
(B) the recipients of intelligence reporting shared 
pursuant to this section in the prior quarter, including 
for the purposes of ensuring that the public is informed 
about atrocities of the People’s Republic of China and to 
support efforts by the United States Government to seek 
accountability for the atrocities of the People’s Republic 
of China, and the date of any such sharing. 
(c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have effect on Sep-
tember 30, 2027. 
SEC. 7402. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP AND REPORT ON THE 
MALIGN EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
IN AFRICA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of National Intelligence, 
in consultation with such heads of elements of the intelligence 
community as the Director considers appropriate, shall estab-
lish an interagency working group within the intelligence 
community to analyze the tactics and capabilities of the People’s 
Republic of China in Africa. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT FLEXIBILITY.—The working group estab-
lished under paragraph (1) may be—
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(A) independently established; or 
(B) to avoid redundancy, incorporated into existing 
working groups or cross-intelligence efforts within the intel-
ligence community. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the working group established 
under subsection (a) shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the specific tactics and capabilities 
of the People’s Republic of China in Africa. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (2) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment and description of efforts by the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China to exploit 
mining and reprocessing operations in Africa. 
(B) An assessment and description of efforts by the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China to provide 
or fund technologies in Africa, including— 
(i) telecommunications and energy technologies, 
such as advanced reactors, transportation, and other 
commercial products; and 
(ii) by requiring that the People’s Republic of China 
be the sole provider of such technologies. 
(C) An assessment of opportunities for mitigation. 
(4) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (2) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex if necessary. 
(c) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall terminate 
on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 7403. AMENDMENT TO REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL ASSESSMENT 
BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP FOR 
MONITORING THE ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL 
CAPABILITIES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Section 6503(c)(3)(D) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the top 200’’ and inserting ‘‘all the known’’. 
SEC. 7404. ASSESSMENTS OF RECIPROCITY IN THE RELATIONSHIP 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for Intel-
ligence and Research, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence and such other heads of elements of the intelligence
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community as the Assistant Secretary considers relevant, shall 
submit to Congress the following: 
(1) A comprehensive assessment that identifies critical 
areas in the security, diplomatic, economic, financial, techno-
logical, scientific, commercial, academic, and cultural spheres 
in which the United States does not enjoy a reciprocal relation-
ship with the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) A comprehensive assessment that describes how the 
lack of reciprocity between the People’s Republic of China and 
the United States in the areas identified in the assessment 
required by paragraph (1) provides advantages to the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(b) FORM OF ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) CRITICAL
AREAS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (a)(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form. 
(2) ADVANTAGES.—The assessment required by subsection 
(a)(2) shall be submitted in classified form. 
SEC. 7405. ASSESSMENT OF THREAT POSED TO UNITED STATES PORTS 
BY CRANES MANUFACTURED BY COUNTRIES OF CON-
CERN. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Oversight and Accountability, the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘country of concern’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 1(m)(1) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2651a(m)(1)). 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of National Intelligence, in 
coordination with such other heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community as the Director considers appropriate and the 
Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an assessment of the threat 
posed to United States ports by cranes manufactured by countries 
of concern and commercial entities of those countries, including 
the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC). 
(c) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the 
appropriate committees of Congress on the findings of the 
assessment required by subsection (b). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report and briefing required by para-
graph (1) shall outline the potential for the cranes described 
in subsection (b) to collect intelligence, disrupt operations at
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United States ports, and impact the national security of the 
United States. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 7406. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT OF INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
BY PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TOWARD PACIFIC 
ISLANDS COUNTRIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Intelligence and Research, in consultation with the heads of the 
other elements of the intelligence community that the Assistant 
Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an assessment of influence operations 
by the People’s Republic of China toward Pacific Islands countries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The intelligence assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of recent and potential future efforts 
by the People’s Republic of China, using either overt or covert 
means, to enhance its security, political, diplomatic, or economic 
ties with Pacific Islands countries. 
(2) An assessment of how the People’s Republic of China 
views the success of its efforts to expand influence in Pacific 
Islands countries, and the importance of such efforts to its 
national security, foreign policy, and economic development 
objectives. 
(3) An identification of Pacific Islands countries in which 
the People’s Republic of China has established, or is seeking 
to establish, an intelligence presence or intelligence partner-
ships. 
(4) An assessment of the degree to which the People’s 
Republic of China is using economic or other forms of coercion 
to pressure the Pacific Islands countries that diplomatically 
recognize Taiwan (the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, 
Nauru, and Tuvalu) into instead recognizing the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(5) An analysis of how specific Pacific Islands countries 
are responding to efforts by the People’s Republic of China 
to increase bilateral engagement. 
(6) An assessment of the influence of the People’s Republic 
of China in the Pacific Islands Forum (the main multilateral 
organization of the region) and of the efforts of the People’s 
Republic of China to establish parallel regional organizations 
and recruit Pacific Islands countries to participate. 
(7) An analysis of opportunities for the United States to 
counter influence operations by the People’s Republic of China 
in the Pacific Islands region that undermine the national secu-
rity or economic interests of the United States. 
(c) FORM.—The intelligence assessment under subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified form. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees;
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and 
the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition 
Between the United States and the Chinese Communist 
Party of the House of Representatives. 
(2) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—The term ‘‘Pacific Islands 
countries’’ includes the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, 
French Polynesia, Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Niue, 
Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. 
SEC. 7407. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MILITARY 
INVASION OF TAIWAN BY PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall seek to enter into a contract with an eligible entity to conduct 
a comprehensive study on the global economic impact of a military 
invasion of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China or certain 
other aggressive or coercive actions taken by the People’s Republic 
of China with respect to Taiwan. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the economic impact globally, in the 
United States, and in the People’s Republic of China that 
would result from an invasion of Taiwan by the People’s 
Republic of China under various potential invasion and 
response scenarios, including with respect to the impact on— 
(A) supply chains; 
(B) trade flows; 
(C) financial markets; 
(D) sovereign debt; and 
(E) gross domestic product, unemployment, and other 
key economic indicators. 
(2) An assessment of the economic impact globally, in the 
United States, and in the People’s Republic of China that 
would result from of an aggressive or coercive military, eco-
nomic, or other action taken by the People’s Republic of China 
with respect to Taiwan that falls short of an invasion, including 
as a result of a blockade of Taiwan. 
(3) The development of economic policy options, to include 
sanctions and supply chain restrictions, designed to cause esca-
lating impacts on the economy of the People’s Republic of 
China during a preconflict phase. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the eligible entity that the Director 
of National Intelligence enters into an agreement with under 
subsection (a) shall submit to the Director a report containing 
the results of the study conducted under such subsection. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date the Director receives the report under paragraph (1), 
the Director shall submit the report to— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees;