(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs; 
(E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 
and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations; and 
(2) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security; 
(E) the Committee on Financial Services; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations.
SEC. 603. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACA-
DEMIC PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOW-
SHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED, AD-
MINISTERED, 
OR 
USED 
BY 
THE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to Congress a report by the intel-
ligence 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 intel-
ligence community independently collect information 
on covered academic programs, including with re-
spect to— 
(A) the number of applicants for such pro-
grams; 
(B) the number of individuals who have 
participated in such programs; and 
(C) the number of individuals who have 
participated in such programs and were hired 
by an element of the intelligence community 
after completing such program; 
(2) to the extent that the Director and the 
heads independently collect the information de-
scribed in paragraph (1), a chart, table, or other
compilation illustrating such information for each 
covered academic program and element of the intel-
ligence community, as appropriate, during the 3-year 
period preceding the date of the report; and 
(3) to the extent that the Director and the 
heads do not independently collect the information 
described in paragraph (1) as of the date of the re-
port— 
(A) whether the Director and the heads 
can begin collecting such information during 
fiscal year 2017; and 
(B) the personnel, tools, and other re-
sources required by the Director and the heads 
to independently collect such information. 
(b) COVERED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered academic programs’’ 
means— 
(1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service 
Program under section 302 of the Cybersecurity En-
hancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442); 
(2) the National Security Education Program 
under the David L. Boren National Security Edu-
cation Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.);
(3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
Transformation Defense Education Program under 
section 2192a of title 10, United States Code; 
(4) the National Centers of Academic Excel-
lence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense 
of the National Security Agency and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; and 
(5) any other academic program, scholarship 
program, fellowship program, or internship program 
sponsored, administered, or used by an element of 
the intelligence community. 
SEC. 604. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEA-
PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARI-
TIME SHIPPING. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, and 
consistent with the protection of sources and methods, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber 
vulnerabilities within, the software, communications net-
works, computer networks, or other systems employed 
by—
(1) entities conducting significant operations at 
seaports in the United States; 
(2) the maritime shipping concerns of the 
United States; and 
(3) entities conducting significant operations at 
transshipment points in the United States. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any recent and significant 
cyberattacks 
or 
cybersecurity 
threats 
directed 
against software, communications networks, com-
puter networks, or other systems employed by the 
entities and concerns described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a). 
(2) An assessment of— 
(A) any planned cyberattacks directed 
against such software, networks, and systems; 
(B) any significant vulnerabilities to such 
software, networks, and systems; and 
(C) how such entities and concerns are 
mitigating such vulnerabilities. 
(3) An update on the status of the efforts of 
the Coast Guard to include cybersecurity concerns in 
the National Response Framework, Emergency Sup-
port Functions, or both, relating to the shipping or 
ports of the United States. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 605. REPORT ON COUNTER-MESSAGING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, con-
sistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the counter-messaging activities of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security with respect to the Islamic 
State and other extremist groups. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of whether, and to what ex-
tent, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
ducting counter-messaging activities with respect to
the Islamic State and other extremist groups, 
consults or coordinates with the Secretary of State, 
regarding the counter-messaging activities under-
taken by the Department of State with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups, includ-
ing counter-messaging activities conducted by the 
Global Engagement Center of the Department of 
State. 
(2) Any criteria employed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for selecting, developing, promul-
gating, or changing the counter-messaging approach 
of the Department of Homeland Security, including 
any counter-messaging narratives, with respect to 
the Islamic State and other extremist groups. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate.
SEC. 606. REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS 
OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community, consistent with the protection of 
sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on reprisals made against 
covered contractor employees. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of the number of known or 
suspected reprisals made against covered contractor 
employees during the 5-year period preceding the 
date of the report. 
(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of estab-
lishing in law a prohibition on reprisals against cov-
ered contractor employees as a means of encour-
aging such contractors to make protected disclo-
sures. 
(3) A description of any challenges associated 
with establishing in law such a prohibition, including 
with respect to the nature of the relationship be-
tween the Federal Government, the contractor, and 
the covered contractor employee. 
(4) A description of any approaches taken by 
the Federal Government to account for reprisals
against non-intelligence community contractors who 
make protected disclosures, including pursuant to 
section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, and 
sections 4705 and 4712 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(5) Any recommendations the Inspector General 
determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; and 
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered contractor employee’’ 
means an employee of a contractor of an element of 
the intelligence community. 
(3) The term ‘‘reprisal’’ means the discharge, 
demotion, or other discriminatory personnel action 
made against a covered contractor employee for 
making a disclosure of information that would be a
disclosure protected by law if the contractor were an 
employee of the Federal Government. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5077 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem, and for other purposes.