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Agency, in consultation with such heads of the other elements 
of the intelligence community that the Director of National Intel-
ligence determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an intelligence assessment on efforts by 
the People’s Republic of China to increase its influence, through 
overt or covert means, with respect to the political, military, eco-
nomic, or other policies or activities of governments of countries 
and territories in the Middle East in ways that are detrimental 
to the national security interests of the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The intelligence assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A summary of the key relationships that the People’s 
Republic of China has developed, or is seeking to develop, 
with countries and territories in the Middle East, and the 
national security objectives that the People’s Republic of China 
intends to advance through such established or emerging rela-
tionships. 
(2) A description of the relationship between the People’s 
Republic of China and Iran, including in the areas of security 
cooperation and intelligence sharing. 
(3) An identification of the countries and territories in 
the Middle East in which the People’s Republic of China has 
established, or is seeking to establish, a military or intelligence 
presence or military or intelligence partnerships. 
(4) An assessment of how the People’s Republic of China 
seeks to weaken the role, influence, and relationships of the 
United States with respect to countries and territories in the 
Middle East, including through the Global Security Initiative 
of the People’s Republic of China, including through commercial 
engagements and agreements with state-owned enterprises of 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(5) An analysis of whether, and to what degree, efforts 
by the People’s Republic of China to increase its influence 
among countries and territories in the Middle East are designed 
to support the broader strategic interests of the People’s 
Republic of China, including with respect to Taiwan. 
(c) FORM.—The intelligence assessment required under sub-
section (a) may be submitted in classified form. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional intelligence committees. 
(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and 
the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition 
Between the United States and the Chinese Communist 
Party of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.— 
The term ‘‘countries and territories in the Middle East’’ means— 
(A) Algeria; 
(B) Bahrain; 
(C) Egypt; 
(D) Iran; 
(E) Iraq;
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(F) Israel; 
(G) Jordan; 
(H) Kuwait; 
(I) Lebanon; 
(J) Libya; 
(K) Morocco; 
(L) Oman; 
(M) the Palestinian territories; 
(N) Qatar; 
(O) Saudi Arabia; 
(P) Syria; 
(Q) Tunisia; 
(R) the United Arab Emirates; and 
(S) Yemen. 
SEC. 7337. ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH AND 
CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO AGENCY EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency shall conduct an assessment on the availability of the serv-
ices of mental health professionals and chaplains with appropriate 
security clearances to employees of the Agency. Such assessment 
shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the current availability of and demand 
for such services globally; 
(2) an assessment of the feasibility of expanding the avail-
ability of such services; 
(3) information, including a detailed schedule and cost esti-
mate, as to what would be required to increase the availability 
of such services for Agency employees located in the United 
States and abroad; and 
(4) information on the feasibility and advisability of 
requiring that each employee returning from a high risk or 
high threat tour, as designated by the Director, access the 
services of a mental health professional, chaplain, or both, 
at the option of the employee. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 210 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the assessment required by 
subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
(2) CHAPLAIN.—The term ‘‘chaplain’’ means a member of 
the Chaplain Corps, as established under section 26 of the 
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3527), whom 
the Director has certified as meeting common standards for 
professional chaplaincy and board certification by a national 
chaplaincy and pastoral care organization or equivalent. 
(3) MENTAL
HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘‘mental 
health professional’’ means an appropriately trained and cer-
tified professional counselor, medical professional, psychologist,
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psychiatrist, or other appropriate employee, as determined by 
the Director. 
SEC. 7338. ASSESSMENT BY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY ON CERTAIN EFFECTS OF ABRAHAM ACCORDS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, in consultation with the heads of the other elements of 
the intelligence community that the Director determines appro-
priate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
an assessment of the current effects on the intelligence community 
of the agreements between Israel and 4 other foreign countries, 
collectively known as the Abraham Accords, and of the potential 
effects on the intelligence community if the Abraham Accords were 
to be expanded to additional foreign countries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to the agreements referred to in such sub-
section, the following: 
(1) A description of whether, and in what respects, the 
agreement between Israel and Bahrain has resulted in the 
intelligence community obtaining new and valuable insights 
regarding national intelligence priorities. 
(2) A description of whether, and in what respects, the 
agreement between Israel and Morocco has resulted in the 
intelligence community obtaining new and valuable insights 
regarding national intelligence priorities. 
(3) A description of whether, and in what respects, the 
agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has 
resulted in the intelligence community obtaining new and valu-
able insights regarding national intelligence priorities. 
(4) A description of whether, and in what respects, the 
agreement between Israel and Sudan has resulted in the intel-
ligence community obtaining new and valuable insights 
regarding national intelligence priorities. 
(5) An assessment of whether, and in what respects, addi-
tional agreements between Israel and other foreign countries 
to normalize or otherwise enhance relations would result in 
the intelligence community obtaining new and valuable insights 
regarding national intelligence priorities. 
(c) FORM.—The assessment under subsection (a) may be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
(d) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 7339. REPORTING AND INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL 
ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT WITHIN THE CEN-
TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) sexual assault and sexual harassment arise from, and 
are often indicative of, an environment where toxic, provocative, 
and sometimes significantly inappropriate behavior is tolerated; 
(2) when supervisors and senior leaders at headquarters 
and in the field are among the offenders and facilitate a work
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climate in which toxic and disrespectful behavior is tolerated, 
harassment and even assault will often go unaddressed and 
unpunished; 
(3) while establishing clear policies and procedures and 
enhancing training are necessary first steps toward protecting 
victims and establishing stronger internal mechanisms for pre-
venting and responding to future sexual assault and sexual 
harassment within the Central Intelligence Agency, comprehen-
sive culture change driven by Agency leadership will be nec-
essary to accomplish impactful and enduring improvement; and 
(4) it is vital for the Central Intelligence Agency to maintain 
an independent and neutral person with whom all employees 
at all levels, supervisors and non-supervisors, may speak con-
fidentially, informally, and off-the-record about work-related 
concerns or questions. 
(b) SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT WITHIN THE 
AGENCY.—The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 30. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT WITHIN THE 
AGENCY. 
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.—The Director shall carry 
out the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Establishing professional and uniform training for 
employees assigned to working with all aspects of the response 
of the Agency to allegations of sexual assault and sexual harass-
ment. 
‘‘(2) Developing and implementing policies and procedures 
to protect the confidentiality of employees who report sexual 
assault or sexual harassment and to mitigate negative effects 
on the reputation or career of such an employee as a result 
of such a report. 
‘‘(3) Developing and implementing documented standards 
for— 
‘‘(A) appropriate mitigation and protection measures 
for individuals who make allegations of a sexual assault 
or sexual harassment to be put in place while an investiga-
tion proceeds; 
‘‘(B) appropriate employee consequences to be imposed 
based on the findings of an inquiry or investigation into 
a substantiated allegation of sexual assault or sexual 
harassment; 
‘‘(C) appropriate career path protection for all 
employees involved in an incident resulting in a reported 
allegation of sexual assault or sexual harassment while 
an administrative or criminal investigation or review of 
the allegation is pending; and 
‘‘(D) mitigation measures to protect employees and mis-
sion execution while such allegations are being addressed. 
‘‘(4) Articulating and enforcing norms, expectations, prac-
tices, and policies, including with respect to employee pro-
motions and assignments, that are published for the workforce 
and designed to promote a healthy workplace culture that 
is inhospitable to sexual assault and sexual harassment. 
‘‘(5) Developing and issuing workforce messaging to inform 
Agency employees of policies, procedures, resources, and points