I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3180 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2017 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Computation of annuities for employees of the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 303. Congressional oversight of intelligence community contractors. 
Sec. 304. Enhanced personnel security programs. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
Sec. 401. Authority for protection of current and former employees of the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence. 
Sec. 402. Designation of the program manager-information sharing environ-
ment. 
Sec. 403. Technical correction to the Executive Schedule. 
Subtitle B—Other Elements 
Sec. 411. Requirements relating to appointment of Director and General Coun-
sel of National Security Agency. 
Sec. 412. Transfer of certain components and functions of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency. 
Sec. 413. Technical amendments related to the Department of Energy. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Sec. 501. Assessment of significant Russian influence campaigns directed at 
foreign elections and referenda. 
Sec. 502. Foreign counterintelligence and cybersecurity threats to Federal elec-
tion campaigns. 
Sec. 503. Assessment of threat finance relating to the Russian Federation. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 601. Period of overseas assignments for certain foreign service officers. 
Sec. 602. Semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized public disclo-
sures of classified information. 
Sec. 603. Intelligence community reports on security clearances. 
Sec. 604. Report on expansion of Security Protective Services jurisdiction. 
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Sec. 605. Report on role of Director of National Intelligence with respect to 
certain foreign investments. 
Sec. 606. Report on geospatial commercial activities for basic and applied re-
search and development. 
Sec. 607. Report on Cyber Exchange Program. 
Sec. 608. Review of intelligence community participation in vulnerabilities equi-
ties process. 
Sec. 609. Review of intelligence community whistleblower matters. 
Sec. 610. Sense of Congress on notifications of certain disclosures of classified 
information. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
the United States Government: 
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(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
(6) The Department of the Army, the Depart-
ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 
Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, sub-
ject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as 
of September 30, 2018, for the conduct of the intelligence 
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activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through 
(16) of section 101, are those specified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this 
Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 
suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of ap-
propriate portions of such Schedule, within the exec-
utive branch. 
(3) LIMITS
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The President 
shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex-
cept— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
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(B) to the extent necessary to implement 
the budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of 
National Intelligence may authorize employment of civil-
ian personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal 
year 2018 by the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a) if the Director of National In-
telligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
performance of important intelligence functions, except 
that the number of personnel employed in excess of the 
number authorized under such section may not, for any 
element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 percent 
of the number of civilian personnel authorized under such 
schedule for such element. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—The Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall establish guidelines 
that govern, for each element of the intelligence commu-
nity, the treatment under the personnel levels authorized 
under section 102(a), including any exemption from such 
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in— 
(1) a student program, trainee program, or 
similar program; 
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(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annu-
itant; or 
(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time 
training. 
(c) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees in 
writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an au-
thority described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National In-
telligence for fiscal year 2018 the sum of $526,900,000. 
Within such amount, funds identified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) 
for advanced research and development shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
thorized 804 positions as of September 30, 2018. Per-
sonnel serving in such elements may be permanent em-
ployees of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
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TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
for fiscal year 2018 the sum of $514,000,000. 
SEC. 202. COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 221 of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 
2031) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘, as deter-
mined by using the annual rate of basic pay 
that would be payable for full-time service in 
that position.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(i), by striking 
‘‘12-month’’ and inserting ‘‘2-year’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘one 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘two years’’; 
(D) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘one 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘two years’’; 
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(E) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), 
(j), (k), and (l) as subsections (i), (j), (k), (l), 
and (m), respectively; and 
(F) by inserting after subsection (g) the 
following: 
‘‘(h) CONDITIONAL ELECTION OF INSURABLE INTER-
EST SURVIVOR ANNUITY BY PARTICIPANTS MARRIED AT 
THE TIME OF RETIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
DESIGNATION.— 
Subject to the rights of former spouses under sub-
section (b) and section 222, at the time of retire-
ment a married participant found by the Director to 
be in good health may elect to receive an annuity re-
duced in accordance with subsection (f)(1)(B) and 
designate in writing an individual having an insur-
able interest in the participant to receive an annuity 
under the system after the participant’s death, ex-
cept that any such election to provide an insurable 
interest survivor annuity to the participant’s spouse 
shall only be effective if the participant’s spouse 
waives the spousal right to a survivor annuity under 
this Act. The amount of the annuity shall be equal 
to 55 percent of the participant’s reduced annuity. 
‘‘(2) REDUCTION IN PARTICIPANT’S ANNUITY.— 
The annuity payable to the participant making such 
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election shall be reduced by 10 percent of an annuity 
computed under subsection (a) and by an additional 
5 percent for each full 5 years the designated indi-
vidual is younger than the participant. The total re-
duction under this subparagraph may not exceed 40 
percent. 
‘‘(3) COMMENCEMENT
OF
SURVIVOR
ANNU-
ITY.—The annuity payable to the designated indi-
vidual shall begin on the day after the retired partic-
ipant dies and terminate on the last day of the 
month before the designated individual dies. 
‘‘(4) RECOMPUTATION OF PARTICIPANT’S AN-
NUITY ON DEATH OF DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL.—An 
annuity which is reduced under this subsection shall, 
effective the first day of the month following the 
death of the designated individual, be recomputed 
and paid as if the annuity had not been so re-
duced.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RE-
TIREMENT
ACT.—The 
Central 
Intelligence 
Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2001 et 
seq.) is amended— 
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(i) in section 232(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 
2052(b)(1)), by striking ‘‘221(h),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘221(i),’’; and 
(ii) in section 252(h)(4) (50 U.S.C. 
2082(h)(4)), by striking ‘‘221(k)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘221(l)’’. 
(B) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT 
OF 1949.—Subsection (a) of section 14 of the 
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 3514(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘221(h)(2), 221(i), 221(l),’’ and inserting 
‘‘221(i)(2), 221(j), 221(m),’’. 
(b) ANNUITIES FOR FORMER SPOUSES.—Subpara-
graph (B) of section 222(b)(5) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2032(b)(5)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘two 
years’’. 
(c) PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 252(b)(3) of the Central Intelligence Agency Re-
tirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2082(b)(3)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 1990’’ both places that term appears 
and inserting ‘‘March 31, 1991’’. 
(d) REEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—Section 273 
of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 
U.S.C. 2113) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) PART-TIME REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS.—The 
Director shall have the authority to reemploy an annuitant 
in a part-time basis in accordance with section 8344(l) of 
title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICATION.—The 
amendments made by subsection (a)(1)(A) and subsection 
(c) shall take effect as if enacted on October 28, 2009, 
and shall apply to computations or participants, respec-
tively, as of such date. 
TITLE 
III—GENERAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
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SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 303. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS. 
(a) OVERSIGHT BY CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 506J the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 506K. OVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
CONTRACTORS. 
‘‘Notwithstanding the terms of any contract awarded 
by the head of an element of the intelligence community, 
the head may not— 
‘‘(1) prohibit a contractor of such element from 
contacting or meeting with either of the congres-
sional intelligence committees (including a member 
or an employee thereof) to discuss matters relating 
to a contract; 
‘‘(2) take any adverse action against a con-
tractor of such element, including by suspending or 
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debarring the contractor or terminating a contract, 
based on the contractor contacting or meeting with 
either of the congressional intelligence committees 
(including a member or an employee thereof) to dis-
cuss matters relating to a contract; or 
‘‘(3) require the approval of the head before a 
contractor of such element contacts or meets with ei-
ther of the congressional intelligence committees (in-
cluding a member or an employee thereof) to discuss 
matters relating to a contract.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in the first section of the National Security 
Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 506J the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 506K. Oversight of intelligence community contractors.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)(1) shall apply with respect to a contract award-
ed by the head of an element of the intelligence community 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 304. ENHANCED PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAMS. 
Section 11001(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘AUDIT’’ and inserting ‘‘REVIEW’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘audit’’ and 
inserting ‘‘review’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘audit’’ and 
inserting ‘‘review’’. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. AUTHORITY FOR PROTECTION OF CURRENT AND 
FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE 
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 5(a)(4) of the Central Intelligence Agency 
Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3506(a)(4)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘such personnel of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence as the Director of National Intelligence 
may designate;’’ and inserting ‘‘current and former per-
sonnel of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence and their immediate families as the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence may designate;’’. 
SEC. 402. DESIGNATION OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER-IN-
FORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT.—Sec-
tion 1016(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘President’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘President’’ 
both places that term appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of National Intelligence’’. 
(b) PROGRAM MANAGER.—Section 1016(f) of the In-
telligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(6 U.S.C. 485(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘The individual 
designated as the program manager shall serve as pro-
gram manager until removed from service or replaced by 
the President (at the President’s sole discretion).’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, each 
individual designated as the program manager shall be ap-
pointed by the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
SEC. 403. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE EXECUTIVE 
SCHEDULE. 
Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence and Se-
curity.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Other Elements 
SEC. 411. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF 
DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF NA-
TIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. 
(a) DIRECTOR OF NSA.—Subsection (a) of section 
2 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (Public 
Law 86–36; 50 U.S.C. 3602) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) An individual appointed as the Director of the 
National Security Agency shall be a civilian and may not 
be an individual who, at the time of such appointment, 
is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces. This para-
graph shall not apply to an individual appointed by the 
President to serve concurrently as the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command.’’. 
(b) GENERAL COUNSEL OF NSA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) There is a General Counsel of the National 
Security Agency. 
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‘‘(2) The General Counsel of the National Security 
Agency shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 2 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 
(Public Law 86–36; 50 U.S.C. 3602) shall apply 
with respect to any person who is appointed to serve 
as General Counsel of the National Security Agency 
on or after January 21, 2021. 
SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS AND FUNC-
TIONS 
OF 
THE 
DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY. 
(a) NATIONAL CENTER FOR CREDIBILITY ASSESS-
MENT.— 
(1) TRANSFER
REQUIRED.—Effective on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, there is transferred from the Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency to the Di-
rector of National Intelligence all functions and all 
assigned responsibilities performed by the National 
Center for Credibility Assessment. 
(2) TRANSITION PLAN.— 
(A) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Defense Intel-
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ligence Agency and the Director of National In-
telligence shall jointly brief the congressional in-
telligence committees and the congressional de-
fense committees on the plan to carry out the 
transfer required under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMITTAL OF FORMAL PLAN.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall jointly submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees and the 
congressional defense committees a formal plan 
for the transfer required under paragraph (1). 
(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency may not 
obligate or expend any funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the National Center for Credibility As-
sessment for fiscal year 2018 after the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Any such funds that are unobligated or unexpended 
as of such date shall be transferred to the Director 
of the National Intelligence. 
(b) INFORMATION REVIEW TASK FORCE.— 
(1) TRANSFER
REQUIRED.—Effective on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, there is transferred from the Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency to the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff all functions 
performed by the Information Review Task Force 
and all assigned responsibilities performed by the In-
formation Review Task Force. Upon such transfer, 
such Task Force shall be designated as a chairman’s 
controlled activity. 
(2) TRANSITION PLAN.— 
(A) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency and the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall jointly brief the congres-
sional intelligence committees and the congres-
sional defense committees on the plan to carry 
out the transfer required under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMITTAL OF FORMAL PLAN.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees and the 
congressional defense committees a formal plan 
for the transfer required under paragraph (1). 
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(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency may not 
obligate or expend any funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the Information Review Task Force for 
fiscal year 2018 after the date that is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. Any such 
funds that are unobligated or unexpended as of such 
date shall be transferred to the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(c) IDENTITY INTELLIGENCE PROJECT OFFICE.— 
(1) ELIMINATION.—Effective on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 
shall eliminate the Identity Intelligence Project Of-
fice, including all functions and assigned responsibil-
ities performed by the Identity Intelligence Project 
Office. All personnel and assets pertaining to such 
Office shall be transferred to other elements of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, as determined by the 
Director. 
(2) TRANSITION PLAN.— 
(A) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency shall brief the congressional in-
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telligence committees and the congressional de-
fense committees on the plan to carry out the 
elimination required under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMITTAL OF FORMAL PLAN.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees and the congres-
sional defense committees a formal plan for the 
elimination required under paragraph (1). 
(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency may not 
obligate or expend any funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the Identity Intelligence Project Office 
for fiscal year 2018 after the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. Any 
such funds that are unobligated or unexpended as of 
such date shall be transferred to other elements of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency, as determined by 
the Director. 
(d) WATCHLISTING BRANCH.— 
(1) TRANSFER
REQUIRED.—Effective on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, there is transferred from the Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency to the Di-
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rector for Intelligence of the Joint Staff all functions 
and all assigned responsibilities performed by the 
Watchlisting Branch. 
(2) TRANSITION PLAN.— 
(A) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency and the Director for Intelligence 
of the Joint Staff shall jointly brief the congres-
sional intelligence committees and the congres-
sional defense committees on the plan to carry 
out the transfer required under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMITTAL OF FORMAL PLAN.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Director for Intel-
ligence of the Joint Staff shall jointly submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees and 
the congressional defense committees a formal 
plan for the transfer required under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency may not 
obligate or expend any funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the Watchlisting Branch for fiscal year 
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2018 after the date that is 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. Any such funds that 
are unobligated or unexpended as of such date shall 
be transferred to the Director for Intelligence of the 
Joint Staff. 
(e) COUNTER THREAT FINANCE.— 
(1) ELIMINATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall elimi-
nate the Counter Threat Finance analysis function 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency. All personnel 
and assets pertaining to such function shall be 
transferred to other elements of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency, as determined by the Director. 
(2) TRANSITION PLAN.— 
(A) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency shall brief the congressional in-
telligence committees and the congressional de-
fense committees on the plan to eliminate the 
Counter Threat Finance analysis function 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMITTAL OF FORMAL PLAN.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees and the congres-
sional defense committees a formal plan to 
eliminate such function under paragraph (1). 
(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency may not 
obligate or expend any funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the Counter Threat Finance analysis 
function for fiscal year 2018 after the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Any such funds that are unobligated or unexpended 
as of such date shall be transferred to other ele-
ments of the Defense Intelligence Agency, as deter-
mined by the Director. 
(f) UNDERGROUND
FACILITIES
ANALYSIS
CEN-
TER.— 
(1) TRANSFER
REQUIRED.—Effective on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, there is transferred from the Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency to the Di-
rector of National Intelligence all functions and all 
assigned responsibilities performed by the Under-
ground Facilities Analysis Center. 
(2) TRANSITION PLAN.— 
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(A) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency and the Director of National In-
telligence shall jointly brief the congressional in-
telligence committees and the congressional de-
fense committees on the plan to carry out the 
transfer required under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMITTAL OF FORMAL PLAN.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall jointly submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees and the 
congressional defense committees a formal plan 
for the transfer required under paragraph (1). 
(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency may not 
obligate or expend any funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the Underground Facilities Analysis Cen-
ter for fiscal year 2018 after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Any such funds that are unobligated or unexpended 
as of such date shall be transferred to the Director 
of National Intelligence. 
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(g) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY.— 
(1) TRANSFER
REQUIRED.—Effective on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, there is transferred from the Di-
rector of the Defense Intelligence Agency to the Di-
rector of National Intelligence all functions and all 
assigned responsibilities performed by the National 
Intelligence University. 
(2) TRANSITION PLAN.— 
(A) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency and the Director of National In-
telligence shall jointly brief the congressional in-
telligence committees and the congressional de-
fense committees on the plan to carry out the 
transfer required under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMITTAL OF FORMAL PLAN.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall jointly submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees and the 
congressional defense committees a formal plan 
for the transfer required under paragraph (1). 
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