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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 regula-
tions 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 community 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees a report on any rates of pay established for such 
element under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall contain for each element of the intel-
ligence 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
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of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 113A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 113B. Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or math 
positions.’’. 
SEC. 306. MANAGEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) MULTI-SECTOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on October 1, 
2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall im-
prove management of the workforce of the intelligence 
community by enabling elements of the intelligence 
community to build and maintain an appropriate 
mix between employees of the United States Govern-
ment and core contractors. 
(2) BRIEFING
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
July 1, 2017, and each 120 days thereafter until July 
1, 2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
brief the congressional intelligence committees on the 
initiative required by paragraph (1). 
(b) MANAGEMENT BASED ON WORKLOAD REQUIRE-
MENTS AND AUTHORIZED FUNDING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 
2018, the personnel levels of the intelligence commu-
nity shall be managed each fiscal year on the basis 
of—
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(A) the workload required to carry out the 
functions and activities of the intelligence com-
munity; and 
(B) the funds made available to the intel-
ligence community in accordance with section 
504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3094). 
(2) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRAINTS OR LIMITA-
TIONS.—Beginning on October 1, 2018, the manage-
ment of such personnel in the intelligence community 
in any fiscal year shall not be subject to an externally 
imposed constraint or limitation expressed in terms 
of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent posi-
tions, or maximum number of employees. 
(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall issue a written 
report and provide a briefing to the congressional intel-
ligence committees on— 
(1) the methodology used to calculate the number 
of civilian and contractor full-time equivalent posi-
tions in the intelligence community; 
(2) the cost analysis tool used to calculate per-
sonnel costs in the intelligence community; and
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(3) the plans of the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the head of each element of the intelligence 
community to implement a multi-sector workforce as 
required by subsections (a) and (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a written report on the accuracy of intel-
ligence community data for the numbers and costs associ-
ated with the civilian and contractor workforce in each ele-
ment of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 307. NOTIFICATION OF REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF 
FACILITIES TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 602(a)(2) of the Intelligence 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. 308. GUIDANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND ENTERTAIN-
MENT INDUSTRY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENGAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘engagement’’—
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(A) means any significant interaction be-
tween an element of the intelligence community 
and an entertainment industry entity for the 
purposes of contributing to an entertainment 
product intended to be heard, read, viewed, or 
otherwise experienced by the public; and 
(B) does not include routine inquiries made 
by the press or news media to the public affairs 
office of an intelligence community. 
(2) ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘‘entertainment industry entity’’ means an enti-
ty that creates, produces, promotes, or distributes a 
work of entertainment intended to be heard, read, 
viewed, or otherwise experienced by an audience, in-
cluding— 
(A) theater productions, motion pictures, 
radio broadcasts, television broadcasts, podcasts, 
webcasts, other sound or visual recording, music, 
or dance; 
(B) books and other published material; and 
(C) such other entertainment activity, as 
determined by the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(b) DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GUID-
ANCE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall issue, and release to the 
public, guidance regarding engagements by elements 
of the intelligence community with entertainment in-
dustry entities. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The guidance required by para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) permit an element of the intelligence 
community to conduct engagements, if the head 
of the element, or a designee of such head, pro-
vides prior approval; and 
(B) require an unclassified annual report to 
the congressional intelligence committees regard-
ing engagements. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each report required by sub-
section (b)(2)(B) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the nature and duration of 
each engagement included in the review. 
(2) The cost incurred by the United States Gov-
ernment for each such engagement. 
(3) A description of the benefits to the United 
States Government for each such engagement. 
(4) A determination of whether any information 
was declassified, and whether any classified informa-
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tion was improperly disclosed, or each such engage-
ment. 
(5) A description of the work produced through 
each such engagement. 
SEC. 309. 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 Director of 
National Intelligence shall develop and implement a 
uniform policy for each covered office of an inspector 
general to better ensure the independence 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 cov-
ered office of an inspector general personally and 
substantially participated in during previous 
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;
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(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 waivers 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;
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(v) the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency; and 
(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 Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall provide the con-
gressional 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 subparagraph 
(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 intelligence 
community, including the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Intelligence Community, to rotate to a po-
sition 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
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a rotation that may impact the independence of such 
office.’’. 
SEC. 310. 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 classified or 
unclassified annex to such a Directive, Guidance, or other 
document, that assigns tasks, roles, or responsibilities to the 
intelligence community or an element of the intelligence 
community. 
(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees the following: 
(1) Not later than 15 days after the date that a 
covered policy document is issued, a written 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 imple-
mentation of a covered policy document or imple-
ments a covered policy document, a copy of such
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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 community 
or that is in effect on such date— 
(A) a written notice that includes the date 
such covered policy document was issued and a 
summary of the subject matter addressed by such 
covered policy document; and 
(B) if the Director has issued any guidance 
or direction on implementation of such covered 
policy document or is implementing such covered 
policy document, a copy of the guidance or direc-
tion or a written description of such implemen-
tation. 
SEC. 311. NOTIFICATION OF MEMORANDA OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of the in-
telligence community shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees a copy of each memorandum of under-
standing or other agreement regarding significant oper-
ational activities or policy between or among such element
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and any other entity or entities of the United States Gov-
ernment— 
(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 require 
an element of the intelligence community to submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees any memorandum or 
agreement that is solely administrative in nature, including 
a memorandum or agreement regarding joint duty or other 
routine personnel assignments. 
SEC. 312. 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. 313. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLASSIFICA-
TION REVIEWS. 
In reviewing and processing a request by a person for 
the mandatory declassification of information pursuant to
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Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive order, or 
any provision of law, the head of an element of the intel-
ligence 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 Information 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:
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‘‘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 ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent 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 Direc-
tor are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To carry out the mission referred to in sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(2) To act as chairperson of the National Coun-
terintelligence Policy Board established under section 
811 of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhance-
ments Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381). 
‘‘(3) To act as head of the National Counterintel-
ligence 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
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and functions of the Director and the National Coun-
terintelligence and Security Center under section 
904.’’. 
(2) TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Intelligence Au-
thorization 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 902. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(3) TECHNICAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (a) of section 401 of the In-
telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (di-
vision 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 subsection (b) of 
such section, such amendment shall be deemed to not 
have taken effect. 
(b) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
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 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
AND SECURITY CENTER.’’; and
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(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 National 
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 Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(d)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Execu-
tive, the functions of the Office of the National 
Counterintelligence Executive’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence 
and Security Center, the functions of the Na-
tional 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
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(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 Counter-
intelligence 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 Office’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Se-
curity Center may consist of personnel employed 
by the Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence 
and Security Center’’. 
(4) TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER CERTAIN 
ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS.—Section 904(g) of the Coun-
terintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Office shall be treat-
ed as operational files of the Central Intelligence 
Agency for purposes of section 701 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431)’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security Center
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shall be treated as operational files of the Central In-
telligence 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 Counterintel-
ligence 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 Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2383), as amended by subsection 
(a)(2), is further amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 904 and inserting the following: 
‘‘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 National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center’’ after ‘‘National 
Counterterrorism Center’’.
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(d) DIRECTOR
OF
THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER WITHIN THE OFFICE OF 
THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Paragraph 
(8) of section 103(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3025(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(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 National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting ‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTER-
INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking the subsection heading 
and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR
OF
THE
NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY 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 ‘‘Direc-
tor of the National Counterintelligence and
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Security Center appointed under section 
902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement 
Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence 
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 following: 
‘‘Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(f) COORDINATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security 
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 Counterintel-
ligence 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 ‘‘Direc-
tor of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center.’’; and
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(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
National Counterintelligence and Security Cen-
ter’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘by the Office of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive under sec-
tion 904(e)(2) of that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘pursu-
ant to section 904(d)(2) of that Act (50 U.S.C. 
3383(d)(2))’’. 
(g) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS 
OF ESPIONAGE PROSECUTIONS.—Section 341(b) of the In-
telligence 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 Executive,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security Cen-
ter,’’. 
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), as amended by section 303, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(z) ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARDING 
PROPOSED INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES.—(1)
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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 
materials, the Director shall submit to the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representative 
copies of such analytic materials, including any supple-
ments or amendments to such analysis made by the Direc-
tor. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the completion of 
consideration by the United States Government of any in-
vestment described in paragraph (1), the Director shall de-
termine whether such investment will have an operational 
impact on the intelligence community, and, if so, shall sub-
mit a report on such impact to the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Each 
such report shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the operational impact of the in-
vestment on the intelligence community; and 
‘‘(B) describe any actions that have been or will 
be taken to mitigate such impact.’’.
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SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
PRIVATE ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE 
VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNIZE ONLINE VIOLENT EX-
TREMIST CONTENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and consistent with the protec-
tion of intelligence sources and methods, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall publish on a publicly available 
Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, insignia, 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 pub-
lished under subsection (a) every 180 days or more fre-
quently 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
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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 Com-
mittee 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 In-
telligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an officer 
or employee appointed in accordance with subparagraph 
(A) as a law enforcement officer solely for purposes of sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, if such officer or employee is appointed to a 
position with responsibility for investigating suspected of-
fenses against the criminal laws of the United States.
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‘‘(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 officers. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 
8335(b), and 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the In-
spector General may exercise the functions, powers, and du-
ties of an agency head or appointing authority with respect 
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. 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 In-
vestigation shall submit to the congressional intelligence
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committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives a comprehensive strategic workforce report re-
garding initiatives to effectively integrate information tech-
nology 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 experi-
ences in vital areas, including encryption, cryptog-
raphy, and big data analytics. 
(2) An assessment of whether officers of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation who possess such skills 
are fully integrated into the Bureau’s work, including 
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 tech-
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nical expertise with the investigative process and on 
emerging concerns in cyber-related issues. 
SEC. 422. 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 Re-
connaissance Office to address how to carry out cov-
ered space-based environmental monitoring missions. 
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 nec-
essary 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-acquisi-
tion activities, including with respect to requests for 
information, analyses of alternatives, study contracts,
1648 
modeling and simulation, and other activities the Di-
rector determines necessary to develop such plan. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than July 1, 2017, 
and except as provided in subsection (c), the Director 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees 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 Evaluation, shall 
certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the 
amounts of funds identified under subsection (a)(1)(C) as 
being necessary to transfer are appropriate and include 
funding for positions and personnel to support program of-
fice costs. 
(c) WAIVER BASED ON REPORT AND CERTIFICATION 
OF AIR FORCE ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office may waive the require-
ment to develop a plan under subsection (a), if the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology, and Logis-
tics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
by not later than July 1, 2017) that contains— 
(1) a certification that the Secretary of the Air 
Force is carrying out a formal acquisition program
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that has received Milestone A approval to address the 
cloud characterization and theater weather imagery 
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) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ 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) COVERED
SPACE-BASED
ENVIRONMENTAL 
MONITORING
MISSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered space- 
based environmental monitoring missions’’ means the 
acquisition programs necessary to meet the national 
security requirements for cloud characterization and 
theater weather imagery. 
(3) MILESTONE A APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘Mile-
stone A approval’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code.
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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 in-
tended 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 Federation has 
been hidden or not acknowledged publicly, 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.
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(H) Terrorist acts. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
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 influ-
ence. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Each head of an agen-
cy or department of the Government set out 
under subparagraph (B) shall appoint one mem-
ber of the committee established by subsection (b) 
from among officials of such agency or depart-
ment who occupy a position that is required to
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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 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 established 
by subsection (b) shall be as follows: 
(1) To counter active measures by Russia to 
exert covert influence, including by exposing false-
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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 committee 
consider appropriate. 
(g) BUDGET REQUEST.—A request for funds required 
for the functioning of the committee established by sub-
section (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 annu-
ally thereafter, and consistent with the protection of 
intelligence sources and methods, the committee estab-
lished by subsection (b) shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report describing 
steps being taken by the committee to counter active 
measures by Russia to exert covert influence. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following:
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(A) A summary of the active measures by 
the Russian Federation to exert covert influence 
during the previous year, including significant 
incidents and notable trends. 
(B) A description of the key initiatives of 
the committee. 
(C) A description of the implementation of 
the committee’s initiatives by the head of an 
agency or department of the Government set out 
under subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(D) An analysis of the impact of the com-
mittee’s initiatives. 
(E) Recommendations for changes to the 
committee’s initiatives from the previous year. 
(3) SEPARATE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The 
requirement to submit an annual report under para-
graph (1) is in addition to any other reporting re-
quirements with respect to Russia.
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SEC. 502. STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAVEL PROTOCOLS 
AND PROCEDURES OF ACCREDITED DIPLO-
MATIC AND CONSULAR PERSONNEL OF THE 
RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
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) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall, in coordination with the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, establish a mandatory advance notifica-
tion regime governing all travel by accredited diplomatic 
and consular personnel of the Russian Federation in the 
United States and take necessary action to secure full com-
pliance by Russian personnel and address any noncompli-
ance. 
(c) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—The Secretary of 
State, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
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and the Director of National Intelligence shall develop writ-
ten mechanisms to share information— 
(1) on travel by accredited diplomatic and con-
sular personnel of the Russian Federation who are in 
the United States; and 
(2) on any known or suspected noncompliance by 
such personnel with the regime required by subsection 
(b). 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly 
thereafter, and consistent with the protection of intelligence 
sources and methods— 
(1) the Secretary of State shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a written report de-
tailing the number of notifications submitted under 
the regime required by subsection (b); and 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a written 
report detailing the number of known or suspected 
violations of such requirements by any accredited dip-
lomatic and consular personnel of the Russian Fed-
eration.
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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 CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
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 ‘‘covered 
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.—
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(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 Congress 
a study to determine the feasibility of creating an in-
telligence sharing arrangement and database to pro-
vide covered state parties with imagery that is com-
parable, delivered more frequently, and in equal or 
higher resolution than imagery available through the 
database established under the Open Skies Treaty. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall include an evaluation of the following: 
(A) The methods by which the United States 
could collect and provide imagery, including 
commercial satellite imagery, national technical 
means, and through other intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance platforms, under an 
information sharing arrangement and database 
referred to in paragraph (1). 
(B) The ability of other covered state parties 
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,
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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 Republic 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 parties 
of being parties to the Open Skies Treaty, in-
cluding Open Skies Treaty plane maintenance, 
aircraft fuel, crew expenses, mitigation measures 
necessary associated with Russian Federation 
overflights of the United States or covered state 
parties, and new sensor development and acqui-
sition. 
(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 para-
graph (1). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
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the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress the report de-
scribed in this subsection. 
(2) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report required 
by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An intelligence assessment of 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 Trea-
ty. 
(C) A list of intelligence exchanges with cov-
ered state parties that have been updated on the 
information described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) and the date and form such information 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.
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TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 601. 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, who 
was transferred or released from United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Director of National In-
telligence shall— 
(1)(A) complete a declassification review of intel-
ligence reports regarding past terrorist activities of 
that individual prepared by the National Counterter-
rorism 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 re-
port or reports that contain the same or similar in-
formation regarding the individual’s past terrorist ac-
tivities; 
(2) make available to the public—
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(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 declassification 
review, an unclassified summary which shall be 
prepared by the President of measures being 
taken by the country to which the individual 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 com-
mittees a report setting out the results of the declas-
sification review, including a description of intel-
ligence reports covered by the review that were not de-
classified. 
(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 Intel-
ligence shall submit the report required by subsection 
(a)(3), which shall include the results of the declas-
sification review completed for each individual de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, who was transferred or released from
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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 in-
dividual 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 facil-
ity at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, in-
cluding, 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.
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(5) Any admission of any matter specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (4). 
(6) A description of the intelligence supporting 
any matter specified in paragraphs (1) through (5), 
including the extent to which such intelligence was 
corroborated, the level of confidence held by the intel-
ligence community, and any dissent or reassessment 
by an element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 602. 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 Museum 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
may establish at a publicly accessible location at Fort 
George G. Meade the ‘Cyber Center for Education and Inno-
vation-Home of the National Cryptologic Museum’ (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, its prede-
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cessor or successor organizations, and the history of 
cryptology. 
‘‘(3) The Center may contain meeting, conference, and 
classroom facilities that will be used to support such edu-
cation, 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 National 
Cryptologic Museum Foundation (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Foundation’), a nonprofit organization, for the 
design, construction, and operation of the Center. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—(1) If the Foundation 
constructs the Center pursuant to an agreement with the 
Foundation under subsection (b), upon satisfactory comple-
tion of the Center’s construction or any phase thereof, as 
determined by the Secretary, and upon full satisfaction by 
the Foundation of any other obligations pursuant 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 Sec-
retary may accept services from the Foundation in connec-
tion with the design construction, and operation of the Cen-
ter. For purposes of this section and any other provision
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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 Sec-
retary 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 materiel.
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‘‘(4) Amounts in the Fund shall be available without 
fiscal year limitation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 449 of title 10, United States 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. 603. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Director of the National Security Agency, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on national security systems. 
(c) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (b) shall include information related to—
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(1) national security systems or components 
thereof that have been decertified and are still in 
operational use; 
(2) extension requests and the current status of 
any national security systems still in use or compo-
nents thereof that have been decertified and are still 
in use; 
(3) national security systems known to not be in 
compliance with the policies, principles, standards, 
and guidelines issued by the Committee on National 
Security Systems established pursuant to National 
Security Directive 42, signed by the President on 
July 5, 1990; and 
(4) organizations which have not provided access 
or information to the Director of the National Secu-
rity Agency that is adequate to enable the Director to 
make a determination as to whether such organiza-
tions are in compliance with the policies, principles, 
standards, and guidelines issued by such Committee 
on National Security Systems. 
SEC. 604. 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 support
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functions across multiple elements of the intelligence 
community. 
(2) The use of joint facilities provides more op-
portunities for operational collaboration and informa-
tion sharing among elements of the intelligence com-
munity. 
(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 written certification that, to the best of the 
knowledge of the head of such element, all prospective 
joint facilities in the vicinity have been considered 
and the element is unable to identify a joint facility 
that meets the operational requirements of such ele-
ment; and 
(2) a written statement listing the reasons for 
not participating in the prospective joint facilities 
considered by the element. 
SEC. 605. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means the congressional intelligence commit-
1670 
tees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(b) UPDATE
TO STRATEGY
FOR COMPREHENSIVE 
INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL 
SECURITY OVERHEAD SATELLITE ARCHITECTURE.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 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 a written update to the strategy 
required by section 312 of the Intelligence 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 DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 
180 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 ap-
propriate committees of Congress a plan to function-
ally integrate the governance, operations, analysis, 
collection, policy, and acquisition activities related to 
space and counterspace carried out by the intelligence 
community. The plan shall include analysis of no
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fewer than 2 alternative constructs to implement this 
plan, and an assessment of statutory, policy, organi-
zational, programmatic, and resources changes that 
may be required to implement each alternative con-
struct. 
(2) APPOINTMENT
BY
THE
DIRECTOR
OF
NA-
TIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall appoint a single official to 
oversee development of the plan required by para-
graph (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
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(F) other entities as identified by the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence in coordination with 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SPACE WORKFORCE.— 
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 a workforce 
plan to recruit, develop, and retain personnel in the intel-
ligence 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, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress concept of operations and requirements doc-
uments for the Joint Interagency Combined Space 
Operations Center by the date that is the earlier of— 
(A) the completion of the experimental 
phase of such Center; or
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(B) 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Director of the 
National Reconnaissance Office and the Commander 
of the United States Strategic Command, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence and 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, shall pro-
vide to the appropriate committees of Congress brief-
ings providing updates on activities and progress of 
the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations 
Center to begin 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. Such briefings shall be quarterly for 
the first year following enactment, and annually 
thereafter. 
SEC. 
606. 
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 Director 
of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional intel-
ligence committees on a proposed plan to monitor advances 
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—
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(1) a description of the approach the elements of 
the intelligence community will take to make use of 
organic life science and biotechnology expertise, with-
in and outside the intelligence community on a rou-
tine 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 advances 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 intel-
ligence 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 briefing on the 
role of the intelligence community in the event of a biologi-
cal attack on the United States, including an assessment 
of the capabilities and gaps in technical capabilities that
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exist to address the potential circumstance of a novel un-
known pathogen. 
SEC. 607. REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS. 
(a) COVERED STUDIES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered studies’’ means the studies that the Director 
of National Intelligence requested that the elements of the 
intelligence community produce in the course of producing 
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 implement 
a proactive discretionary declassification program 
distinct from the systematic, automatic, and manda-
tory declassification review programs outlined in part 
2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, includ-
ing section 2001.35 of such part. 
(3) A study of the benefits and drawbacks of im-
plementing a single classification guide that could be 
used by all elements of the intelligence community in
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SEC. 608. IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION 
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 Intel-
ligence 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 com-
mittees a report with— 
(A) the findings of the Director with respect 
to the review conducted under paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) the recommendations developed under 
paragraph (2). 
(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED ACCESS 
PROGRAMS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once 
each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
certify in writing to the congressional intelligence 
committees whether the creation, validation, or sub-
stantial 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 informa-
tion 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. 609. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
that includes the following:
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(1) An assessment of the actions each element of 
the intelligence community has completed to imple-
ment the recommendations made by the National 
Commission for the Review of the Research and De-
velopment Programs of the United States Intelligence 
Community established under section 1002 of the In-
telligence 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. 610. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
and provide briefing on a plan, with milestones and bench-
marks, to implement an Intelligence Community Research 
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 Intel-
ligence Community, including an assessment— 
(1) of the funding and modification to existing 
authorities needed to allow for the implementation of 
such Corps; and
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(2) of additional legislative authorities, if any, 
necessary to undertake such implementation. 
SEC. 611. 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 Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees a report by the intelligence community regarding 
covered academic programs. Such report shall include— 
(1) a description of the extent to which the Di-
rector and the heads of the elements of the intelligence 
community independently collect information on cov-
ered academic programs, including with respect 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;
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(2) to the extent that the Director and the heads 
independently collect the information described in 
paragraph (1), a chart, table, or other compilation il-
lustrating such information for each covered academic 
program and element of the intelligence community, 
as appropriate, during the three-year period pre-
ceding 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 report— 
(A) whether the Director and the heads can 
begin collecting such information during fiscal 
year 2017; and 
(B) the personnel, tools, and other resources 
required by the Director and the heads to inde-
pendently 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.);
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(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 Excellence 
in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense of the 
National Security Agency and the Department 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. 612. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOY-
EES 
DETAILED 
TO 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
COUNCIL. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees a classified 
written 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. 613. 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
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days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, con-
sistent with the protection of intelligence sources and meth-
ods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees 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 ter-
rorist 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 whereabouts 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 include 
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.
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(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 In-
telligence; 
(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.
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SEC. 614. 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 Home-
land Security for Intelligence and Analysis, in consultation 
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 with-
in, the software, communications networks, computer net-
works, 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 subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any recent and significant 
cyberattacks or cybersecurity threats directed against 
software, communications networks, computer net-
works, or other systems employed by the entities and 
concerns described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
subsection (a).
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(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 Support 
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; 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 
and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 615. 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 intel-
ligence committees a report on reprisals made against cov-
ered 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 reprisals. 
(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of estab-
lishing a prohibition on reprisals against covered con-
tractor 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
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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 intelligence 
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. 
Attest: 
Clerk.