tribution of the Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the 
Schedule, within the executive branch. 
(c) EARMARKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations, the joint explanatory 
statement to accompany the conference report on the 
bill H.R. 5959 of the One Hundred Tenth Congress, 
or the classified annex to this Act, shall be construed 
to authorize or require the expenditure of funds for an 
earmarked purpose. 
(2) EARMARKED
PURPOSE
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘earmarked purpose’’ means a 
provision or report language included primarily at 
the request of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commis-
sioner of the House of Representatives or a Senator 
providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific 
amount of discretionary budget authority, credit au-
thority, or other spending authority for a contract, 
loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other 
expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a spe-
cific State, locality, or Congressional district, other 
than through a statutory or administrative formula- 
driven or competitive award process. 
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SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—With the approval 
of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Director of National Intelligence may authorize employ-
ment of civilian personnel in excess of the number author-
ized for fiscal year 2009 by the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in section 102(a) if the Director of 
National Intelligence determines that such action is nec-
essary to the performance of important intelligence func-
tions, except that the number of personnel employed in ex-
cess of the number authorized under such section may not, 
for any element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 per-
cent of the number of civilian personnel authorized under 
such Schedule for such element. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COM-
MITTEES.—The Director of National Intelligence shall no-
tify the congressional intelligence committees in writing at 
least 15 days prior to each exercise of an authority de-
scribed 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 Intel-
ligence for fiscal year 2009 the sum of $648,842,000. Within 
such amount, funds identified in the classified Schedule of 
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Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) for advanced 
research and development shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The elements 
within the Intelligence Community Management Account of 
the Director of National Intelligence are authorized 772 
full-time or full-time equivalent personnel as of September 
30, 2009. Personnel serving in such elements may be perma-
nent employees of the Office of the Director of National In-
telligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
United States Government. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITIES.—The authorities 
available to the Director of National Intelligence under sec-
tion 103 are also available to the Director for the adjust-
ment of personnel levels within the Intelligence Community 
Management Account. 
(d) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Intelligence Community Management Account 
by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Community Management Account for 
fiscal year 2009 such additional amounts as are spec-
ified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts 
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for advanced research and development shall remain 
available until September 30, 2010. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) for 
elements of the Intelligence Community Management 
Account as of September 30, 2009, there are author-
ized such additional personnel for the Community 
Management Account as of that date as are specified 
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to 
in section 102(a). 
SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF COVERT ACTION 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 25 percent of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Na-
tional Intelligence Program for covert actions may be obli-
gated or expended until the date on which each member of 
the congressional intelligence committees has been fully and 
currently briefed on all authorizations for covert actions in 
effect on April 24, 2008. 
(b) COVERT ACTION DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covert action’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 503(g) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 413b(e)). 
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SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 
‘‘5 AND OUT’’ PROGRAM OF THE FEDERAL BU-
REAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated in this 
Act may be used to implement the program of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation requiring the mandatory reassign-
ment of a supervisor of the Bureau after such supervisor 
serves in a management position for 5 years (commonly 
known as the ‘‘5 and out’’ program). 
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 Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fis-
cal year 2009 the sum of $279,200,000. 
SEC. 202. TECHNICAL MODIFICATION TO MANDATORY RE-
TIREMENT PROVISION OF THE CENTRAL IN-
TELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT ACT. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 235(b)(1) of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2055(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘receiving compensation under the 
Senior Intelligence Service pay schedule at the rate’’ and 
inserting ‘‘who is at the Senior Intelligence Service rank’’. 
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TITLE 
III—GENERAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Personnel Matters 
SEC. 301. 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. 302. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY IN NONREIMBURSABLE 
DETAILS 
TO 
ELEMENTS 
OF 
THE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Except as provided in section 113 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404h) and section 904(g)(2) 
of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (title 
IX of Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 402c(g)(2)) and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, in any fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2008 an officer or employee of the United 
States or member of the Armed Forces may be detailed to 
the staff of an element of the intelligence community funded 
through the Community Management Account from another 
element of the United States Government on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the Direc-
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tor of National Intelligence and the head of the detailing 
element (or the designees of such officials), for a period not 
to exceed 2 years. 
SEC. 303. MULTI-LEVEL SECURITY CLEARANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102A of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(s) MULTI-LEVEL SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall be responsible for ensur-
ing that the elements of the intelligence community adopt 
a multi-level security clearance approach in order to enable 
the intelligence community to make more effective and effi-
cient use of persons proficient in foreign languages or with 
cultural, linguistic, or other subject matter expertise that 
is critical to national security.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall issue guidelines to the intelligence commu-
nity on the implementation of subsection (s) of section 102A 
of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection 
(a), not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 304. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRAVEL ON 
COMMON CARRIERS FOR INTELLIGENCE COL-
LECTION PERSONNEL. 
(a) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 116(b) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404k(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Director’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as designated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘may only 
delegate’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘may del-
egate the authority in subsection (a) to the head of 
any other element of the intelligence community.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) The head of an element of the intelligence commu-
nity to whom the authority in subsection (a) is delegated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may further delegate such au-
thority to such senior officials of such element as are speci-
fied in guidelines prescribed by the Director of National In-
telligence for purposes of this paragraph.’’. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF GUIDELINES TO CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe 
and submit to the congressional intelligence committees the 
guidelines referred to in paragraph (2) of section 116(b) 
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of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 305. ANNUAL PERSONNEL LEVEL ASSESSMENTS FOR 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 506A the following new section: 
‘‘ANNUAL PERSONNEL LEVEL ASSESSMENT FOR THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
‘‘SEC. 506B. (a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE.—The 
Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with 
the head of the element of the intelligence community con-
cerned, prepare an annual personnel level assessment for 
such element of the intelligence community that assesses the 
personnel levels for each such element for the fiscal year fol-
lowing the fiscal year in which the assessment is submitted. 
‘‘(b) SCHEDULE.—Each assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted to the congressional intel-
ligence committees each year along with the budget sub-
mitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—Each assessment required by sub-
section (a) submitted during a fiscal year shall contain, at 
a minimum, the following information for the element of 
the intelligence community concerned: 
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‘‘(1) The budget submission for personnel costs 
for the upcoming fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) The dollar and percentage increase or de-
crease of such costs as compared to the personnel costs 
of the current fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The dollar and percentage increase or de-
crease of such costs as compared to the personnel costs 
during the prior 5 fiscal years. 
‘‘(4) The number of personnel positions requested 
for the upcoming fiscal year. 
‘‘(5) The numerical and percentage increase or 
decrease of such number as compared to the number 
of personnel positions of the current fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) The numerical and percentage increase or 
decrease of such number as compared to the number 
of personnel positions during the prior 5 fiscal years. 
‘‘(7) The best estimate of the number and costs 
of contractors to be funded by the element for the up-
coming fiscal year. 
‘‘(8) The numerical and percentage increase or 
decrease of such costs of contractors as compared to 
the best estimate of the costs of contractors of the cur-
rent fiscal year. 
‘‘(9) The numerical and percentage increase or 
decrease of such costs of contractors as compared to 
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the cost of contractors, and the number of contractors, 
during the prior 5 fiscal years. 
‘‘(10) A written justification for the requested 
personnel and contractor levels. 
‘‘(11) The number of intelligence collectors and 
analysts employed or contracted by each element of 
the intelligence community. 
‘‘(12) A list of all contractors that have been the 
subject of an investigation completed by the Inspector 
General of any element of the intelligence community 
during the preceding fiscal year, or are or have been 
the subject of an investigation by such an Inspector 
General during the current fiscal year. 
‘‘(13) A statement by the Director of National 
Intelligence that, based on current and projected fund-
ing, the element concerned will have sufficient— 
‘‘(A) internal infrastructure to support the 
requested personnel and contractor levels; 
‘‘(B) training resources to support the re-
quested personnel levels; and 
‘‘(C) funding to support the administrative 
and operational activities of the requested per-
sonnel levels.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
the first section of that Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 506A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 506B. Annual personnel level assessment for the intelligence community.’’. 
SEC. 306. COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than No-
vember 1, 2008, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
describing the use of personal services contracts across the 
intelligence community, the impact of such contractors on 
the intelligence community workforce, plans for conversion 
of contractor employment into government employment, 
and the accountability mechanisms that govern the per-
formance of such contractors. 
(b) CONTENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(A) a description of any relevant regula-
tions or guidance issued by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence or the head of an element of 
the intelligence community relating to minimum 
standards required regarding the hiring, train-
ing, security clearance, and assignment of con-
tract personnel and how those standards may 
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differ from those for government employees per-
forming substantially similar functions; 
(B) an identification of contracts where the 
contractor is performing a substantially similar 
functions to a government employee; 
(C) an assessment of costs incurred or sav-
ings achieved by awarding contracts for the per-
formance of such functions referred to in sub-
paragraph (B) instead of using full-time employ-
ees of the elements of the intelligence community 
to perform such functions; 
(D) an assessment of the appropriateness of 
using contractors to perform the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (2); 
(E) an estimate of the number of contracts, 
and the number of personnel working under such 
contracts, related to the performance of activities 
described in paragraph (2); 
(F) a comparison of the compensation of 
contract employees and government employees 
performing substantially similar functions; 
(G) an analysis of the attrition of govern-
ment personnel for contractor positions that pro-
vide substantially similar functions; 
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(H) a description of positions that will be 
converted from contractor employment to govern-
ment employment; 
(I) an analysis of the oversight and ac-
countability mechanisms applicable to personal 
services contracts awarded for intelligence activi-
ties by each element of the intelligence commu-
nity during fiscal years 2006 and 2007; 
(J) an analysis of procedures in use in the 
intelligence community for conducting oversight 
of contractors to ensure identification and pros-
ecution of criminal violations, financial waste, 
fraud, or other abuses committed by contractors 
or contract personnel; and 
(K) an identification of best practices for 
oversight and accountability mechanisms appli-
cable to personal services contracts. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) Intelligence collection. 
(B) Intelligence analysis. 
(C) Covert actions, including rendition, de-
tention, and interrogation activities. 
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SEC. 307. REPORT ON PROPOSED PAY FOR PERFORMANCE 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON PAY FOR PERFORMANCE UNTIL 
REPORT.—The Director of National Intelligence and the 
head of an element of the intelligence community may not 
implement a plan that provides compensation to personnel 
of that element of the intelligence community based on per-
formance until the date that is 45 days after the date on 
which the Director of National Intelligence submits a report 
for that element under subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to Congress a report on performance-based 
compensation for each element of the intelligence commu-
nity, including, with respect to each such element— 
(1) a description of a proposed employee advi-
sory group to advise management on the implementa-
tion and management of a pay for performance sys-
tem in that element, including the scope of responsi-
bility of the group and the plan for the element for 
ensuring diversity in the selection of members of the 
advisory group; 
(2) a certification that all managers who will 
participate in setting performance standards and pay 
pool administration have been trained on the imple-
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menting guidance of the system and the criteria upon 
which the certification is granted; and 
(3) a description of an external appeals mecha-
nism for employees who wish to appeal pay decisions 
to someone outside the management chain of the ele-
ment employing such employee. 
SEC. 308. REPORT ON PLANS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY 
WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than No-
vember 1, 2008, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
coordination with the heads of the elements of the intel-
ligence community, shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report on the plans of each element 
to increase diversity within the intelligence community. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include specific implementation plans to increase di-
versity within each element of the intelligence community, 
including— 
(1) specific implementation plans for each such 
element designed to achieve the goals articulated in 
the strategic plan of the Director of National Intel-
ligence on equal employment opportunity and diver-
sity; 
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(2) specific plans and initiatives for each such 
element to increase recruiting and hiring of diverse 
candidates; 
(3) specific plans and initiatives for each such 
element to improve retention of diverse Federal em-
ployees at the junior, midgrade, senior, and manage-
ment levels; 
(4) a description of specific diversity awareness 
training and education programs for senior officials 
and managers of each such element; and 
(5) a description of performance metrics to 
measure the success of carrying out the plans, initia-
tives, and programs described in paragraphs (1) 
through (4). 
SEC. 309. REPORT ON SECURITY CLEARANCE DETERMINA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘REPORT ON SECURITY CLEARANCE DETERMINATIONS 
‘‘SEC. 508. Not later than February 1 of each year, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
submit to Congress a report on security clearance deter-
minations completed or ongoing during the preceding fiscal 
year that have taken longer than one year to complete. Such 
report shall include— 
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‘‘(1) the number of security clearance determina-
tions for positions as employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment that required more than one year to com-
plete; 
‘‘(2) the number of security clearance determina-
tions for contractors that required more than one year 
to complete; 
‘‘(3) the agencies that investigated and adju-
dicated such determinations; and 
‘‘(4) the cause of significant delays in such deter-
minations.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 507 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 508. Report on security clearance determinations.’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 311. 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. 312. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY UNDER THE NATIONAL 
SECURITY ACT OF 1947. 
Subparagraph (L) of section 3(4) of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘other’’ the second place it appears. 
SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DIFFERENT INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 504(a)(3) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(3)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) the use of such funds for such activity sup-
ports an emergent need, improves program effective-
ness, or increases efficiency; and’’. 
SEC. 314. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY 
INFORMATION. 
(a) INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSURE OF UN-
DERCOVER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND AGENTS.— 
(1) DISCLOSURE OF AGENT AFTER ACCESS TO 
INFORMATION IDENTIFYING AGENT.—Subsection (a) of 
section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 421) is amended by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘15 years’’. 
(2) DISCLOSURE OF AGENT AFTER ACCESS TO 
CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.—Subsection (b) of such 
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section is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10 years’’. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL REPORT ON PROTEC-
TION OF INTELLIGENCE IDENTITIES.—The first sentence of 
section 603(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 423(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘including an as-
sessment of the need for any modification of this title for 
the purpose of improving legal protections for covert 
agents,’’ after ‘‘measures to protect the identities of covert 
agents,’’. 
SEC. 315. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO DELETE INFORMA-
TION ABOUT RECEIPT AND DISPOSITION OF 
FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS. 
Paragraph (4) of section 7342(f) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4)(A) In transmitting such listings for an element 
of the intelligence community, the head of such element may 
delete the information described in subparagraph (A) or (C) 
of paragraph (2) or in subparagraph (A) or (C) of para-
graph (3) if the head of such element certifies in writing 
to the Secretary of State that the publication of such infor-
mation could adversely affect United States intelligence 
sources or methods. 
‘‘(B) Any information not provided to the Secretary 
of State pursuant to the authority in subparagraph (A) 
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shall be transmitted to the Director of National Intelligence 
who shall keep a record of such information. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘intelligence commu-
nity’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).’’. 
SEC. 316. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE DETAINEE 
TREATMENT ACT OF 2005 AND RELATED PRO-
VISIONS OF THE MILITARY COMMISSIONS 
ACT OF 2006. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than November 1, 
2008, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive 
report on all measures taken by the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence and by each element, if any, of the 
intelligence community with relevant responsibilities to 
comply with the provisions of the Detainee Treatment Act 
of 2005 (title X of division A of Public Law 109–148; 119 
Stat. 2739) and related provisions of the Military Commis-
sions Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–366; 120 Stat. 2600). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the detention or interroga-
tion methods, if any, that have been determined to 
comply with section 1003 of the Detainee Treatment 
Act of 2005 (119 Stat. 2739; 42 U.S.C. 2000dd) and 
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section 6 of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 
(120 Stat. 2632; 18 U.S.C. 2441 note) (including the 
amendments made by such section 6), and, with re-
spect to each such method— 
(A) an identification of the official making 
such determination; and 
(B) a statement of the basis for such deter-
mination. 
(2) A description of the detention or interroga-
tion methods, if any, the use of which has been dis-
continued pursuant to the Detainee Treatment Act of 
2005 or the Military Commission Act of 2006, and, 
with respect to each such method— 
(A) an identification of the official making 
the determination to discontinue such method; 
and 
(B) a statement of the basis for such deter-
mination. 
(3) A description of any actions that have been 
taken to implement section 1004 of the Detainee 
Treatment Act of 2005 (119 Stat. 2740; 42 U.S.C. 
2000dd–1), and, with respect to each such action— 
(A) an identification of the official taking 
such action; and 
(B) a statement of the basis for such action. 
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(4) Any other matters that the Director considers 
necessary to fully and currently inform the congres-
sional intelligence committees about the implementa-
tion of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and re-
lated provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 
2006. 
(5) An appendix containing— 
(A) all guidelines for the application of the 
Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and related pro-
visions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 
to the detention or interrogation activities, if 
any, of any element of the intelligence commu-
nity; and 
(B) all legal justifications of the Depart-
ment of Justice, including any office thereof, 
about the meaning or application of the Detainee 
Treatment Act of 2005 or related provisions of 
the Military Commissions Act of 2006 with re-
spect to the detention or interrogation activities, 
if any, of any element of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in classified form. 
(d) SUBMISSION
TO
THE CONGRESSIONAL ARMED 
SERVICES COMMITTEES.—To the extent that the report re-
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quired by subsection (a) addresses an element of the intel-
ligence community within the Department of Defense, that 
portion of the report, and any associated material that is 
necessary to make that portion understandable, shall also 
be submitted by the Director of National Intelligence to the 
congressional armed services committees. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional armed 
services committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 317. INCORPORATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Each requirement to submit a report to the congres-
sional intelligence committees that is included in the classi-
fied annex to this Act is hereby incorporated into this Act 
and is hereby made a requirement in law. 
SEC. 318. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
ON
COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE INITIATIVES.—Section 1102(b) of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 442a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
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(b) REPORT AND CERTIFICATION UNDER TERRORIST 
IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.—Section 343 of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (50 
U.S.C. 404n–2) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 
(h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively. 
(c) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
COUNTERDRUG
INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS.—Section 826 of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 
116 Stat. 2429; 21 U.S.C. 873 note) is repealed. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 507(a)(2) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 415b(a)(2)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (D). 
SEC. 319. ENHANCEMENT OF CRITICAL SKILLS TRAINING 
PROGRAM. 
(a) NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY.—Subsection (e) of 
section 16 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 
U.S.C. 402 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(1) When an em-
ployee’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(2) Agency efforts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Agency efforts’’. 
(b) OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Security Act of 
1947 is amended by inserting after section 1021 (50 
U.S.C. 441m) the following new section: 
‘‘INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ACQUISITION OF CRITICAL 
SKILLS 
‘‘SEC. 1022. (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an appro-
priate department may assign civilian employees of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community that is a component of 
such appropriate department as students at accredited pro-
fessional, technical, and other institutions of higher learn-
ing for training at the undergraduate level in skills critical 
to effective performance of the mission of such element of 
the intelligence community. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The head of an appro-
priate department may pay, directly or by reimbursement 
to employees, expenses incident to assignments under sub-
section (a), in any fiscal year only to the extent that appro-
priated funds are available for such purpose. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for assignment 
under subsection (a), an employee of an element of the 
intelligence community must agree in writing— 
‘‘(A) to continue in the service of such ele-
ment for the period of the assignment and to 
complete the educational course of training for 
which the employee is assigned; 
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‘‘(B) to continue in the service of such ele-
ment following completion of the assignment for 
a period of one-and-a-half years for each year of 
the assignment or part thereof; 
‘‘(C) to reimburse the United States for the 
total cost of education (excluding the employee’s 
pay and allowances) provided under this section 
to the employee if, prior to the employee’s com-
pleting the educational course of training for 
which the employee is assigned, the assignment 
or the employee’s employment with such element 
is terminated either by such element due to mis-
conduct by the employee or by the employee vol-
untarily; and 
‘‘(D) to reimburse the United States if, after 
completing the educational course of training for 
which the employee is assigned, the employee’s 
employment with such element is terminated ei-
ther by such element due to misconduct by the 
employee or by the employee voluntarily, prior to 
the employee’s completion of the service obliga-
tion period described in subparagraph (B), in an 
amount that bears the same ratio to the total 
cost of the education (excluding the employee’s 
pay and allowances) provided to the employee as 
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the unserved portion of the service obligation pe-
riod described in subparagraph (B) bears to the 
total period of the service obligation described in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) DEBT OWING THE UNITED STATES.—Subject 
to paragraph (3), the obligation to reimburse the 
United States under an agreement described in para-
graph (1), including interest due on such obligation, 
is for all purposes a debt owing the United States. 
‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) BANKRUPTCY.—A discharge in bank-
ruptcy under title 11, United States Code, shall 
not release a person from an obligation to reim-
burse the United States required under an agree-
ment described in paragraph (1) if the final de-
cree of the discharge in bankruptcy is issued 
within five years after the last day of the com-
bined period of service obligation described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) RELEASE.—The head of an appro-
priate department may release a person, in 
whole or in part, from the obligation to reim-
burse the United States under an agreement de-
scribed in paragraph (1) when, in the discretion 
of such head of an appropriate department, such 
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head of an appropriate department determines 
that equity or the interests of the United States 
so require. 
‘‘(C) MONTHLY PAYMENTS.—The head of an 
appropriate department shall permit an em-
ployee assigned under this section who, prior to 
commencing a second academic year of such as-
signment, voluntarily terminates the assignment 
or the employee’s employment with the element of 
the intelligence community that is a component 
of such appropriate department, to satisfy the 
employee’s obligation under an agreement de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to reimburse the United 
States by reimbursement according to a schedule 
of monthly payments which results in completion 
of reimbursement by a date five years after the 
date of termination of the assignment or employ-
ment or earlier at the option of the employee. 
‘‘(d) RECRUITMENT.—Efforts by an element of the in-
telligence community to recruit individuals at educational 
institutions for participation in the undergraduate train-
ing program established by this section shall be made open-
ly and according to the common practices of universities 
and employers recruiting at such institutions. 
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‘‘(e) INAPPLICATION OF PROVISIONS ON TRAINING.— 
Chapter 41 of title 5 and subsections (a) and (b) of section 
3324 of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply with 
respect to this section. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—A head of the appropriate de-
partment assigning employees in accordance with this sec-
tion may issue such regulations as such head of the appro-
priate department considers necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(g) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) COMPONENT.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence shall be considered a component of 
such Office; and 
‘‘(B) the Central Intelligence Agency shall 
be considered a component of such Agency. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to modify, affect, 
or supercede any provision of law requiring or other-
wise authorizing or providing for a training program 
described in this section. 
‘‘(h) APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘appropriate department’ means— 
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‘‘(1) with respect to the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence; 
‘‘(2) with respect to the Central Intelligence 
Agency, Central Intelligence Agency; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to an element of the intelligence 
community other than the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence and the Central Intelligence 
Agency, the department of the Federal Government of 
which such element of the intelligence community is 
a component.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in the first section of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1021 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1022. Intelligence community acquisition of critical skills.’’. 
SEC. 320. COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY INI-
TIATIVE ADVISORY PANEL. 
Not later than February 1, 2009, the President shall 
submit to Congress a report on options for creating an advi-
sory panel comprised of representatives of Congress, the Ex-
ecutive Branch, and the private sector to make policy and 
procedural recommendations for— 
(1) information security for the Federal Govern-
ment; 
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(2) critical infrastructure; 
(3) the authorities, roles, responsibilities of the 
intelligence community, Department of Homeland Se-
curity, and Department of Defense for purposes of 
supporting the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity 
Initiative as described in National Security Policy 
Directive 54/Homeland Security Policy Directive 23 
entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Policy’’ signed by the Presi-
dent on January 8, 2008; and 
(4) other matters related to paragraphs (1) 
through (3) as the President considers appropriate. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON COLOCATION 
OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 403–3(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘WITH’’ and inserting ‘‘OF 
HEADQUARTERS WITH HEADQUARTERS OF’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the headquarters of’’ before ‘‘the 
Office’’; and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘any other element’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the headquarters of any other element’’. 
SEC. 402. MEMBERSHIP OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE ON THE TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Subparagraph (F) of section 115(b)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) The Director of National Intel-
ligence.’’. 
SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 103E of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 403–3e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (7); 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) assist the Director in establishing goals for 
basic, applied, and advanced research to meet the 
technology needs of the intelligence community; 
‘‘(6) submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees an annual report on the science and tech-
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nology strategy of the Director that shows resources 
mapped to the goals of the intelligence community; 
and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and prioritize’’ after 
‘‘coordinate’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘;’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) identify basic, advanced, and applied 
research programs to be executed by elements of 
the intelligence community; and’’. 
SEC. 404. LEADERSHIP AND LOCATION OF CERTAIN OF-
FICES AND OFFICIALS. 
(a) NATIONAL COUNTER PROLIFERATION CENTER.— 
Section 119A(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 404o–1(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the 
National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004, 
the’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The head of the National 
Counter Proliferation Center shall be the Director of 
the National Counter Proliferation Center, who shall 
be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(3) LOCATION.—The National Counter Pro-
liferation Center shall be located within the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS.—Section 103(c) of that Act (50 U.S.C. 
403–3(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (13); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) The Chief Information Officer of the Intel-
ligence Community. 
‘‘(10) The Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community. 
‘‘(11) 
The 
Director 
of 
the 
National 
Counterterrorism Center. 
‘‘(12) The Director of the National Counter Pro-
liferation Center.’’. 
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SEC. 405. PLAN TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF 
THE DATA CENTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY RE-
PORTS. 
(a) PLAN.—The Director of National Intelligence shall 
develop a plan to implement the recommendations of the 
report submitted to Congress under section 1 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to study and promote the use of energy effi-
cient computer servers in the United States’’ (Public Law 
109–431; 120 Stat. 2920) across the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later then November 1, 
2008, the Director of National Intelligence shall sub-
mit to the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port containing the plan developed under subsection 
(a). 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may con-
tain a classified annex. 
SEC. 406. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON NUCLEAR PROGRAMS 
OF IRAN, SYRIA, AND NORTH KOREA. 
(a) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended 
by title III, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON THE NUCLEAR PROGRAMS OF 
IRAN, SYRIA, AND NORTH KOREA 
‘‘SEC. 509. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Not 
less frequently than every 180 days, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on the intentions and capabilities of 
the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic, 
and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with regard 
to the nuclear programs of each such country. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the Islamic Repub-
lic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of nuclear weapons programs 
of each such country; 
‘‘(2) an evaluation, consistent with existing re-
porting standards and practices, of the sources upon 
which the intelligence used to prepare the assessment 
described in paragraph (1) is based, including the 
number of such sources and an assessment of the reli-
ability of each such source; 
‘‘(3) a summary of any intelligence related to 
any such program gathered or developed since the 
previous report was submitted under subsection (a), 
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including intelligence collected from both open and 
clandestine sources for each such country; and 
‘‘(4) a discussion of any dissents, caveats, gaps 
in knowledge, or other information that would reduce 
confidence in the assessment described in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.—The Direc-
tor of National Intelligence may submit a National Intel-
ligence Estimate on the intentions and capabilities of the 
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic, or the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in lieu of a report 
required by subsection (a) for that country. 
‘‘(d) FORM.—Each report submitted under subsection 
(a) may be submitted in classified form.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY DATE.—The first report re-
quired to be submitted under section 509 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947, as added by paragraph 
(1), shall be submitted not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 508 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 509. Semiannual reports on the nuclear programs of Iran, Syria, and 
North Korea.’’. 
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SEC. 407. TITLE OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 103G of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 403–3g) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘of the Intel-
ligence Community’’ after ‘‘Chief Information Offi-
cer’’. 
SEC. 408. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 103G the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
‘‘SEC. 103H. (a) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—There is within the Office of 
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the Director of National Intelligence an Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the Intelligence Community. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office of the In-
spector General of the Intelligence Community is to— 
‘‘(1) create an objective and effective office, ap-
propriately accountable to Congress, to initiate and 
conduct independently investigations, inspections, 
and audits on matters within the responsibility and 
authority of the Director of National Intelligence; 
‘‘(2) recommend policies designed— 
‘‘(A) to promote economy, efficiency, and ef-
fectiveness in the administration and implemen-
tation of matters within the responsibility and 
authority of the Director of National Intelligence; 
and 
‘‘(B) to prevent and detect fraud and abuse 
in such matters; 
‘‘(3) provide a means for keeping the Director of 
National Intelligence fully and currently informed 
about— 
‘‘(A) problems and deficiencies relating to 
matters within the responsibility and authority 
of the Director of National Intelligence; and 
‘‘(B) the necessity for, and the progress of, 
corrective actions; and 
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‘‘(4) in the manner prescribed by this section, 
ensure that the congressional intelligence committees 
are kept similarly informed of— 
‘‘(A) significant problems and deficiencies 
relating to matters within the responsibility and 
authority of the Director of National Intelligence; 
and 
‘‘(B) the necessity for, and the progress of, 
corrective actions. 
‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.—(1) There is an Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community, who shall be the head of the Office of the In-
spector General of the Intelligence Community, who shall 
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The nomination of an individual for appointment 
as Inspector General shall be made— 
‘‘(A) without regard to political affiliation; 
‘‘(B) solely on the basis of integrity, compliance 
with the security standards of the intelligence commu-
nity, and prior experience in the field of intelligence 
or national security; and 
‘‘(C) on the basis of demonstrated ability in ac-
counting, financial analysis, law, management anal-
ysis, public administration, or auditing. 
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‘‘(3) The Inspector General shall report directly to and 
be under the general supervision of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
‘‘(4) The Inspector General may be removed from office 
only by the President. The President shall immediately 
communicate in writing to the congressional intelligence 
committees the reasons for the removal of any individual 
from the position of Inspector General. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to sub-
sections (g) and (h), it shall be the duty and responsibility 
of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community— 
‘‘(1) to provide policy direction for, and to plan, 
conduct, supervise, and coordinate independently, the 
investigations, inspections, and audits relating to 
matters within the responsibility and authority of the 
Director of National Intelligence to ensure they are 
conducted efficiently and in accordance with applica-
ble law and regulations; 
‘‘(2) to keep the Director of National Intelligence 
fully and currently informed concerning violations of 
law and regulations, violations of civil liberties and 
privacy, fraud and other serious problems, abuses, 
and deficiencies that may occur in matters within the 
responsibility and authority of the Director, and to 
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report the progress made in implementing corrective 
action; 
‘‘(3) to take due regard for the protection of in-
telligence sources and methods in the preparation of 
all reports issued by the Inspector General, and, to 
the extent consistent with the purpose and objective of 
such reports, take such measures as may be appro-
priate to minimize the disclosure of intelligence 
sources and methods described in such reports; and 
‘‘(4) in the execution of the duties and respon-
sibilities under this section, to comply with generally 
accepted government auditing standards. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES.—(1) The Director 
of National Intelligence may prohibit the Inspector General 
of the Intelligence Community from initiating, carrying 
out, or completing any investigation, inspection, or audit 
if the Director determines that such prohibition is necessary 
to protect vital national security interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) If the Director exercises the authority under para-
graph (1), the Director shall submit an appropriately clas-
sified statement of the reasons for the exercise of such au-
thority within 7 days to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees. 
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‘‘(3) The Director shall advise the Inspector General 
at the time a report under paragraph (2) is submitted, and, 
to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence 
sources and methods, provide the Inspector General with a 
copy of such report. 
‘‘(4) The Inspector General may submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees any comments on a report 
of which the Inspector General has notice under paragraph 
(3) that the Inspector General considers appropriate. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES.—(1) The Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community shall have direct and prompt ac-
cess to the Director of National Intelligence when necessary 
for any purpose pertaining to the performance of the duties 
of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Inspector General shall have access to any 
employee, or any employee of a contractor, of any element 
of the intelligence community whose testimony is needed for 
the performance of the duties of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(B) The Inspector General shall have direct access to 
all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, rec-
ommendations, or other material which relate to the pro-
grams and operations with respect to which the Inspector 
General has responsibilities under this section. 
‘‘(C) The level of classification or compartmentation 
of information shall not, in and of itself, provide a suffi-
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cient rationale for denying the Inspector General access to 
any materials under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) Failure on the part of any employee, or any em-
ployee of a contractor, of any element of the intelligence 
community to cooperate with the Inspector General shall 
be grounds for appropriate administrative actions by the 
Director or, on the recommendation of the Director, other 
appropriate officials of the intelligence community, includ-
ing loss of employment or the termination of an existing 
contractual relationship. 
‘‘(3) The Inspector General is authorized to receive and 
investigate complaints or information from any person con-
cerning the existence of an activity constituting a violation 
of laws, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross 
waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe-
cific danger to the public health and safety. Once such com-
plaint or information has been received from an employee 
of the Federal Government— 
‘‘(A) the Inspector General shall not disclose the 
identity of the employee without the consent of the 
employee, unless the Inspector General determines 
that such disclosure is unavoidable during the course 
of the investigation or the disclosure is made to an of-
ficial of the Department of Justice responsible for de-
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termining whether a prosecution should be under-
taken; and 
‘‘(B) no action constituting a reprisal, or threat 
of reprisal, for making such complaint may be taken 
by any employee in a position to take such actions, 
unless the complaint was made or the information 
was disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or 
with willful disregard for its truth or falsity. 
‘‘(4) The Inspector General shall have authority to ad-
minister to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, 
or affidavit, whenever necessary in the performance of the 
duties of the Inspector General, which oath, affirmation, or 
affidavit when administered or taken by or before an em-
ployee of the Office of the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community designated by the Inspector General 
shall have the same force and effect as if administered or 
taken by, or before, an officer having a seal. 
‘‘(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
Inspector General is authorized to require by subpoena the 
production of all information, documents, reports, answers, 
records, accounts, papers, and other data and documentary 
evidence necessary in the performance of the duties and re-
sponsibilities of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(B) In the case of departments, agencies, and other 
elements of the United States Government, the Inspector 
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General shall obtain information, documents, reports, an-
swers, records, accounts, papers, and other data and evi-
dence for the purpose specified in subparagraph (A) using 
procedures other than by subpoenas. 
‘‘(C) The Inspector General may not issue a subpoena 
for, or on behalf of, any other element of the intelligence 
community, including the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
‘‘(D) In the case of contumacy or refusal to obey a 
subpoena issued under this paragraph, the subpoena shall 
be enforceable by order of any appropriate district court 
of the United States. 
‘‘(g) COORDINATION AMONG INSPECTORS GENERAL OF 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—(1)(A) In the event of a mat-
ter within the jurisdiction of the Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community that may be subject to an inves-
tigation, inspection, or audit by both the Inspector General 
of the Intelligence Community and an Inspector General, 
whether statutory or administrative, with oversight respon-
sibility for an element or elements of the intelligence com-
munity, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Commu-
nity and such other Inspector or Inspectors General shall 
expeditiously resolve the question of which Inspector Gen-
eral shall conduct such investigation, inspection, or audit. 
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‘‘(B) In attempting to resolve a question under sub-
paragraph (A), the Inspectors General concerned may re-
quest the assistance of the Intelligence Community Inspec-
tors General Forum established under subparagraph (C). In 
the event of a dispute between an Inspector General within 
an agency or department of the United States Government 
and the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community 
that has not been resolved with the assistance of the Forum, 
the Inspectors General shall submit the question to the Di-
rector of National Intelligence and the head of the agency 
or department for resolution. 
‘‘(C) There is established the Intelligence Community 
Inspectors General Forum which shall consist of all statu-
tory or administrative Inspectors General with oversight re-
sponsibility for an element or elements of the intelligence 
community. The Inspector General of the Intelligence Com-
munity shall serve as the chair of the Forum. The Forum 
shall have no administrative authority over any Inspector 
General, but shall serve as a mechanism for informing its 
members of the work of individual members of the Forum 
that may be of common interest and discussing questions 
about jurisdiction or access to employees, employees of a 
contractor, records, audits, reviews, documents, rec-
ommendations, or other materials that may involve or be 
of assistance to more than 1 of its members. 
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‘‘(2) The Inspector General conducting an investiga-
tion, inspection, or audit covered by paragraph (1) shall 
submit the results of such investigation, inspection, or audit 
to any other Inspector General, including the Inspector 
General of the Intelligence Community, with jurisdiction to 
conduct such investigation, inspection, or audit who did not 
conduct such investigation, inspection, or audit. 
‘‘(h) STAFF AND OTHER SUPPORT.—(1) The Inspector 
General of the Intelligence Community shall be provided 
with appropriate and adequate office space at central and 
field office locations, together with such equipment, office 
supplies, maintenance services, and communications facili-
ties and services as may be necessary for the operation of 
such offices. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to applicable law and the policies of 
the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General 
shall select, appoint, and employ such officers and employ-
ees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the 
Inspector General. The Inspector General shall ensure that 
any officer or employee so selected, appointed, or employed 
has security clearances appropriate for the assigned duties 
of such officer or employee. 
‘‘(B) In making selections under subparagraph (A), 
the Inspector General shall ensure that such officers and 
employees have the requisite training and experience to en-
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able the Inspector General to carry out the duties of the 
Inspector General effectively. 
‘‘(C) In meeting the requirements of this paragraph, 
the Inspector General shall create within the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community a career 
cadre of sufficient size to provide appropriate continuity 
and objectivity needed for the effective performance of the 
duties of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to the concurrence of the Director, the 
Inspector General may request such information or assist-
ance as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and 
responsibilities of the Inspector General from any depart-
ment, agency, or other element of the United States Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(B) Upon request of the Inspector General for infor-
mation or assistance under subparagraph (A), the head of 
the department, agency, or element concerned shall, insofar 
as is practicable and not in contravention of any existing 
statutory restriction or regulation of the department, agen-
cy, or element, furnish to the Inspector General, or to an 
authorized designee, such information or assistance. 
‘‘(C) The Inspector General of the Intelligence Commu-
nity may, upon reasonable notice to the head of any element 
of the intelligence community, conduct, as authorized by 
this section, an investigation, inspection, or audit of such 
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element and may enter into any place occupied by such 
element for purposes of the performance of the duties of the 
Inspector General. 
‘‘(i) REPORTS.—(1)(A) The Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community shall, not later than January 31 
and July 31 of each year, prepare and submit to the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence a classified, and, as appro-
priate, unclassified semiannual report summarizing the ac-
tivities of the Office of the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community during the immediately preceding 6- 
month period ending December 31 (of the preceding year) 
and June 30, respectively. The Inspector General of the In-
telligence Community shall provide any portion of the re-
port involving a component of a department of the United 
States Government to the head of that department simulta-
neously with submission of the report to the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence. 
‘‘(B) Each report under this paragraph shall include, 
at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(i) A list of the title or subject of each investiga-
tion, inspection, or audit conducted during the period 
covered by such report, including a summary of the 
progress of each particular investigation, inspection, 
or audit since the preceding report of the Inspector 
General under this paragraph. 
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‘‘(ii) A description of significant problems, 
abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration 
and implementation of programs and operations of 
the intelligence community, and in the relationships 
between elements of the intelligence community, iden-
tified by the Inspector General during the period cov-
ered by such report. 
‘‘(iii) A description of the recommendations for 
corrective or disciplinary action made by the Inspec-
tor General during the period covered by such report 
with respect to significant problems, abuses, or defi-
ciencies identified in clause (ii). 
‘‘(iv) A statement whether or not corrective or 
disciplinary action has been completed on each sig-
nificant recommendation described in previous semi-
annual reports, and, in a case where corrective action 
has been completed, a description of such corrective 
action. 
‘‘(v) A certification whether or not the Inspector 
General has had full and direct access to all informa-
tion relevant to the performance of the functions of 
the Inspector General. 
‘‘(vi) A description of the exercise of the sub-
poena authority under subsection (f)(5) by the Inspec-
tor General during the period covered by such report. 
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‘‘(vii) Such recommendations as the Inspector 
General considers appropriate for legislation to pro-
mote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the ad-
ministration and implementation of matters within 
the responsibility and authority of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, and to detect and eliminate fraud 
and abuse in such matters. 
‘‘(C) Not later than the 30 days after the date of receipt 
of a report under subparagraph (A), the Director shall 
transmit the report to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees together with any comments the Director considers 
appropriate. The Director shall transmit to the committees 
of the Senate and of the House of Representatives with ju-
risdiction over a department of the United States Govern-
ment any portion of the report involving a component of 
such department simultaneously with submission of the re-
port to the congressional intelligence committees. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Inspector General shall report imme-
diately to the Director whenever the Inspector General be-
comes aware of particularly serious or flagrant problems, 
abuses, or deficiencies relating to matters within the respon-
sibility and authority of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
‘‘(B) The Director shall transmit to the congressional 
intelligence committees each report under subparagraph (A) 
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within 7 calendar days of receipt of such report, together 
with such comments as the Director considers appropriate. 
The Director shall transmit to the committees of the Senate 
and of the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over 
a department of the United States Government any portion 
of each report under subparagraph (A) that involves a prob-
lem, abuse, or deficiency related to a component of such de-
partment simultaneously with transmission of the report to 
the congressional intelligence committees. 
‘‘(3) In the event that— 
‘‘(A) the Inspector General is unable to resolve 
any differences with the Director affecting the execu-
tion of the duties or responsibilities of the Inspector 
General; 
‘‘(B) an investigation, inspection, or audit car-
ried out by the Inspector General focuses on any cur-
rent or former intelligence community official who— 
‘‘(i) holds or held a position in an element 
of the intelligence community that is subject to 
appointment by the President, whether or not by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
including such a position held on an acting 
basis; 
‘‘(ii) holds or held a position in an element 
of the intelligence community, including a posi-
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tion held on an acting basis, that is appointed 
by the Director of National Intelligence; or 
‘‘(iii) holds or held a position as head of an 
element of the intelligence community or a posi-
tion covered by subsection (b) or (c) of section 
106; 
‘‘(C) a matter requires a report by the Inspector 
General to the Department of Justice on possible 
criminal conduct by a current or former official de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(D) the Inspector General receives notice from 
the Department of Justice declining or approving 
prosecution of possible criminal conduct of any cur-
rent or former official described in subparagraph (B); 
or 
‘‘(E) the Inspector General, after exhausting all 
possible alternatives, is unable to obtain significant 
documentary information in the course of an inves-
tigation, inspection, or audit, 
the Inspector General shall immediately notify and submit 
a report on such matter to the congressional intelligence 
committees. 
‘‘(4) Pursuant to title V, the Director shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees any report or 
findings and recommendations of an investigation, inspec-
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tion, or audit conducted by the office which has been re-
quested by the Chairman or Vice Chairman or Ranking Mi-
nority Member of either committee. 
‘‘(5)(A) An employee of an element of the intelligence 
community, an employee assigned or detailed to an element 
of the intelligence community, or an employee of a con-
tractor to the intelligence community who intends to report 
to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an 
urgent concern may report such complaint or information 
to the Inspector General. 
‘‘(B) Not later than the end of the 14-calendar day 
period beginning on the date of receipt from an employee 
of a complaint or information under subparagraph (A), the 
Inspector General shall determine whether the complaint or 
information appears credible. Upon making such a deter-
mination, the Inspector General shall transmit to the Direc-
tor a notice of that determination, together with the com-
plaint or information. 
‘‘(C) Upon receipt of a transmittal from the Inspector 
General under subparagraph (B), the Director shall, within 
7 calendar days of such receipt, forward such transmittal 
to the congressional intelligence committees, together with 
any comments the Director considers appropriate. 
‘‘(D)(i) If the Inspector General does not find credible 
under subparagraph (B) a complaint or information sub-
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mitted under subparagraph (A), or does not transmit the 
complaint or information to the Director in accurate form 
under subparagraph (B), the employee (subject to clause 
(ii)) may submit the complaint or information to Congress 
by contacting either or both of the congressional intelligence 
committees directly. 
‘‘(ii) An employee may contact the intelligence com-
mittees directly as described in clause (i) only if the em-
ployee— 
‘‘(I) before making such a contact, furnishes to 
the Director, through the Inspector General, a state-
ment of the employee’s complaint or information and 
notice of the employee’s intent to contact the congres-
sional intelligence committees directly; and 
‘‘(II) obtains and follows from the Director, 
through the Inspector General, direction on how to 
contact the intelligence committees in accordance with 
appropriate security practices. 
‘‘(iii) A member or employee of 1 of the congressional 
intelligence committees who receives a complaint or infor-
mation under clause (i) does so in that member or employ-
ee’s official capacity as a member or employee of such com-
mittee. 
‘‘(E) The Inspector General shall notify an employee 
who reports a complaint or information to the Inspector 
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General under this paragraph of each action taken under 
this paragraph with respect to the complaint or informa-
tion. Such notice shall be provided not later than 3 days 
after any such action is taken. 
‘‘(F) An action taken by the Director or the Inspector 
General under this paragraph shall not be subject to judi-
cial review. 
‘‘(G) In this paragraph, the term ‘urgent concern’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, viola-
tion of law or Executive order, or deficiency relating 
to the funding, administration, or operation of an in-
telligence activity involving classified information, 
but does not include differences of opinions con-
cerning public policy matters. 
‘‘(ii) A false statement to Congress, or a willful 
withholding from Congress, on an issue of material 
fact relating to the funding, administration, or oper-
ation of an intelligence activity. 
‘‘(iii) An action, including a personnel action 
described in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code, constituting reprisal or threat of reprisal 
prohibited under subsection (f)(3)(B) of this section in 
response to an employee’s reporting an urgent concern 
in accordance with this paragraph. 
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‘‘(H) In support of this paragraph, Congress makes the 
findings set forth in paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 
701(b) of the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protec-
tion Act of 1998 (title VII of Public Law 105–272; 5 U.S.C. 
App. 8H note). 
‘‘(6) In accordance with section 535 of title 28, United 
States Code, the Inspector General shall report to the Attor-
ney General any information, allegation, or complaint re-
ceived by the Inspector General relating to violations of 
Federal criminal law that involves a program or operation 
of an element of the intelligence community, or in the rela-
tionships between the elements of the intelligence commu-
nity, consistent with such guidelines as may be issued by 
the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of such 
section. A copy of each such report shall be furnished to 
the Director. 
‘‘(j) SEPARATE BUDGET ACCOUNT.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall, in accordance with procedures 
to be issued by the Director in consultation with the con-
gressional intelligence committees, include in the National 
Intelligence Program budget a separate account for the Of-
fice of Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. 
‘‘(k) CONSTRUCTION
OF DUTIES REGARDING ELE-
MENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Except as resolved 
pursuant to subsection (g), the performance by the Inspector 
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General of the Intelligence Community of any duty, respon-
sibility, or function regarding an element of the intelligence 
community shall not be construed to modify or effect the 
duties and responsibilities of any other Inspector General, 
whether statutory or administrative, having duties and re-
sponsibilities relating to such element.’’. 
(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 relat-
ing to section 103G the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 103H. Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY TO ESTAB-
LISH POSITION.—Section 8K of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is repealed. 
(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Inspector General of the Intelligence Commu-
nity.’’. 
SEC. 409. ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO-
FICIENCY IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended 
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by section 406 of this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
‘‘SEC. 510. Not later than February 1 of each year, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees a report on the pro-
ficiency in foreign languages and, if appropriate, in foreign 
dialects of each element of the intelligence community, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) the number of positions authorized for such 
element that require foreign language proficiency and 
the level of proficiency required; 
‘‘(2) an estimate of the number of such positions 
that each element will require during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the submission of the re-
port; 
‘‘(3) the number of positions authorized for such 
element that require foreign language proficiency that 
are filled by— 
‘‘(A) military personnel; and 
‘‘(B) civilian personnel; 
‘‘(4) the number of applicants for positions in 
such element in the previous fiscal year that indicated 
foreign language proficiency, including the foreign 
language indicated and the proficiency level; 
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‘‘(10) an assessment of the foreign language ca-
pacity and capabilities of the intelligence community 
as a whole; and 
‘‘(11) recommendations for eliminating required 
reports relating to foreign-language proficiency that 
the Director of National Intelligence considers out-
dated or no longer relevant.’’. 
(2) REPORT DATE.—Section 507(a)(1) of such 
Act (50 U.S.C. 415b(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (N) as 
subparagraph (J); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) The annual report on foreign language pro-
ficiency in the intelligence community required by 
section 510.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of such Act is further amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 509 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 510. Report on foreign language proficiency in the intelligence commu-
nity.’’. 
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SEC. 410. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNTER-
INTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE. 
(a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.—Section 904 
of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (title 
IX of Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 402c) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (d), (h), (i), and (j); 
and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (k), 
(l), and (m) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and 
(i), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 904 is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(2) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(1)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’. 
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SEC. 411. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON WEAP-
ONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to Congress a National Intelligence 
Estimate on the history, status, and projected development 
of any weapons of mass destruction development program 
undertaken by the Government of Syria, or by any person 
on behalf of the Government of Syria. 
(b) FORM.—The National Intelligence Estimate re-
quired under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified 
form. 
SEC. 412. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES DEDI-
CATED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. 
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 on 
intelligence collection resources dedicated to Iraq and Af-
ghanistan during fiscal years 2007 and 2008. Such report 
shall include detailed information on fiscal, human, tech-
nical, and other intelligence collection resources. 
SEC. 413. OMBUDSMAN FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SE-
CURITY CLEARANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
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after section 103H, as added by section 409 of this Act, the 
following new section: 
‘‘OMBUDSMAN FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SECURITY 
CLEARANCES 
‘‘SEC. 103I. (a) APPOINTMENT.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall appoint an ombudsman for intel-
ligence community security clearances. 
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The head of an 
element of the intelligence community shall provide a per-
son applying for a security clearance through or in coordi-
nation with such element with contact information for the 
ombudsman appointed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than November 1 of each 
year, the ombudsman appointed under subsection (a) shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
containing— 
‘‘(1) the number of persons applying for a secu-
rity clearance who have contacted the ombudsman 
during the preceding 12 months; and 
‘‘(2) a summary of the concerns, complaints, and 
questions received by the ombudsman from persons 
applying for security clearances.’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT DATE.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall appoint an ombudsman for intelligence 
community security clearances under section 103I(a) of the 
National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), 
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not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 103H the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 103I. Ombudsman for intelligence community security clearances.’’. 
SEC. 414. SECURITY CLEARANCE RECIPROCITY. 
(a) AUDIT.—The Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community shall conduct an audit of the reciprocity of se-
curity clearances in the intelligence community. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a report containing the results of 
the audit conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall 
include an assessment of the time required to obtain a recip-
rocal security clearance for— 
(1) an employee of an element of the intelligence 
community detailed to another element of the intel-
ligence community; 
(2) an employee of an element of the intelligence 
community seeking permanent employment with an-
other element of the intelligence community and; 
(3) a contractor seeking permanent employment 
with an element of the intelligence community. 
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SEC. 415. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS 
REGULATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2009, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees a report assessing— 
(1) the threat to national security presented by 
the efforts of foreign countries to acquire, through es-
pionage, diversion, or other means, sensitive equip-
ment and technology, and the degree to which United 
States export controls (including the International 
Traffic in Arms Regulations) are adequate to defeat 
such efforts; and 
(2) the extent to which United States export con-
trols are well matched to the scope of the foreign 
threat such controls are designed to defeat and wheth-
er other means could more successfully defeat such 
threats. 
(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS 
DEFINED.—The term ‘‘International Traffic in Arms Regu-
lations’’ means those regulations contained in parts 120 
through 130 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations). 
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SEC. 416. REPORT ON NUCLEAR TRAFFICKING. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2009, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 
report on the illicit trade of nuclear and radiological mate-
rial and equipment. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include, for a period of time including at 
least the preceding three years— 
(1) details of all known or suspected cases of the 
illicit sale, transfer, brokering, or transport of nuclear 
or radiological material or equipment useful for the 
production of nuclear or radiological material or nu-
clear explosive devices; 
(2) an assessment of the countries that represent 
the greatest risk of nuclear trafficking activities; and 
(3) a discussion of any dissents, caveats, gaps in 
knowledge, or other information that would reduce 
confidence in the assessment referred to in paragraph 
(2). 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassi-
fied summary. 
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SEC. 417. STUDY ON REVOKING PENSIONS OF PERSONS 
WHO COMMIT UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES 
OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall conduct a study on the feasibility of revoking the pen-
sions of personnel in the intelligence community who com-
mit unauthorized disclosures of classified information, in-
cluding whether revoking such pensions is feasible under ex-
isting law or under the administrative authority of the Di-
rector of National Intelligence or any other head of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 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 containing the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency 
SEC. 421. REVIEW OF COVERT ACTION PROGRAMS BY IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413b) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g) 
and transferring such subsection to the end; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS OF COVERT AC-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency 
shall conduct an audit of each covert action at least 
every 3 years. Such audits shall be conducted subject 
to the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) of sub-
section (b) of section 17 of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q). 
‘‘(2) TERMINATED, SUSPENDED PROGRAMS.—The 
Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency 
is not required to conduct an audit under paragraph 
(1) of a covert action that has been terminated or sus-
pended if such covert action was terminated or sus-
pended prior to the last audit of such covert action 
conducted by the Inspector General and has not been 
restarted after the date on which such audit was com-
pleted. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
completion of an audit conducted pursuant to para-
graph (1), the Inspector General of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intel-
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ligence committees a report containing the results of 
such audit.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title V of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 501(f) (50 U.S.C. 413(f)), by strik-
ing ‘‘503(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘503(g)’’; 
(2) in section 502(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. 413b(a)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘503(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘503(g)’’; and 
(3) in section 504(c) (50 U.S.C. 414(c)), by 
striking ‘‘503(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘503(g)’’. 
SEC. 422. INAPPLICABILITY TO DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OF REQUIREMENT 
FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS IN 
AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
Section 114A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 404i–1) is amended by striking ‘‘the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency,’’. 
SEC. 423. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLES 
OF CERTAIN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN-
CY POSITIONS. 
Section 17(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(d)(3)(B)(ii)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘Executive Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘Associate Deputy Director’’; 
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘Deputy Direc-
tor for Operations’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
National Clandestine Service’’; 
(3) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘Deputy Di-
rector for Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of In-
telligence’’; 
(4) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘Deputy Direc-
tor for Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
Support’’; and 
(5) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘Deputy Direc-
tor for Science and Technology’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of Science and Technology’’. 
SEC. 424. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEC-
TION 105 OF THE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZA-
TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004. 
Section 105(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–177; 117 Stat. 2603; 
31 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or in section 313 of such title,’’ 
after ‘‘subsection (a)),’’. 
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SEC. 425. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF PRIVATE CONTRAC-
TORS FOR INTERROGATIONS INVOLVING PER-
SONS IN THE CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF THE 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
shall not expend or obligate funds for payment to any con-
tractor to conduct the interrogation of a detainee or pris-
oner in custody or under the effective control of the Central 
Intelligence Agency. 
(b) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency may request, and the Director of 
National Intelligence may grant, a written waiver of 
the requirement under subsection (a) if the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency determines that— 
(A) no employee of the Federal Government 
is— 
(i) capable of performing such interro-
gation; and 
(ii) available to perform such interro-
gation; and 
(B) such interrogation is in the national in-
terest of the United States and requires the use 
of a contractor. 
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(2) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF CER-
TAIN LAWS.—Any contractor conducting an interro-
gation pursuant to a waiver under paragraph (1) 
shall be subject to all laws on the conduct of interro-
gations that would apply if an employee of the Fed-
eral Government were conducting the interrogation. 
Subtitle C—Defense Intelligence 
Components 
SEC. 431. INTEGRATION OF THE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
FIELD ACTIVITY INTO THE DEFENSE INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than November 1, 2008, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence and armed services commit-
tees a report outlining the process by which the Counter-
intelligence Field Activity is to be integrated into the De-
fense Intelligence Agency. Such report shall include— 
(1) a description of the nature of any law en-
forcement authorities to be delegated to the Defense 
Intelligence Agency; 
(2) the authority under which the delegation of 
authority referred to in paragraph (1) would occur; 
and 
(3) the guidelines for the implementation of such 
law enforcement authorities. 
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(b) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
AND
ARMED 
SERVICES COMMITTEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘con-
gressional intelligence and armed services committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; and 
(3) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
Subtitle D—Other Elements 
SEC. 441. CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF COAST GUARD 
AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
AS ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY. 
Section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 401a(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Coast Guard,’’ after 
‘‘the Marine Corps,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the Drug Enforcement 
Administration,’’ after ‘‘the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing the Office of Intelligence of the Coast Guard’’. 
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SEC. 442. REPORT ON TRANSFORMATION OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL BU-
REAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion shall submit to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees a report describing the Director’s long term vision for 
transforming the intelligence capabilities of the Bureau and 
the progress of the internal reforms of the Bureau intended 
to achieve that vision. Such report shall include— 
(1) the direction, strategy, and goals for trans-
forming the intelligence capabilities of the Bureau; 
(2) a description of what the fully functional in-
telligence and national security functions of the Bu-
reau should entail; 
(3) a candid assessment of the effect of internal 
reforms at the Bureau and whether such reforms have 
moved the Bureau towards achieving the goals of the 
Director for the intelligence and national security 
functions of the Bureau; and 
(4) an assessment of how well the Bureau per-
forms tasks that are critical to the effective func-
tioning of the Bureau as an intelligence agency, in-
cluding— 
(A) identifying new intelligence targets 
within the scope of the national security func-
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tions of the Bureau, outside the parameters of an 
existing case file or ongoing investigation; 
(B) collecting intelligence domestically, in-
cluding collection through human and technical 
sources; 
(C) recruiting human sources; 
(D) training Special Agents to spot, assess, 
recruit, and handle human sources; 
(E) working collaboratively with other Fed-
eral departments and agencies to jointly collect 
intelligence on domestic counterterrorism and 
counterintelligence targets; 
(F) producing a common intelligence pic-
ture of domestic threats to the national security 
of the United States; 
(G) producing high quality and timely in-
telligence analysis; 
(H) integrating intelligence analysts into 
its intelligence collection operations; and 
(I) sharing intelligence information with 
intelligence community partners. 
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TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—General Intelligence 
Matters 
SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE 
REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1007 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 2442) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 1, 2004’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take ef-
fect as if included in the enactment of such section 
1007. 
(3) COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The membership of the 
National Commission for the Review of the Re-
search and Development Programs of the United 
States Intelligence Community established under 
subsection (a) of section 1002 of such Act (Public 
Law 107–306; 116 Stat. 2438) (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall be con-
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sidered vacant and new members shall be ap-
pointed in accordance with such section 1002, as 
amended by subparagraph (B). 
(B) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 1002(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘The Deputy Director of Central Intel-
ligence for Community Management.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Principal Deputy Director of Na-
tional Intelligence.’’. 
(4) CLARIFICATION OF DUTIES.—Section 1002(i) 
of such Act is amended in the matter preceding para-
graph (1) by striking ‘‘including—’’ and inserting 
‘‘including advanced research and development pro-
grams and activities. Such review shall include—’’. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for the Intelligence Com-
munity Management Account, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall make $2,000,000 available to 
the Commission to carry out title X of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2437). 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available to 
the Commission pursuant to paragraph (1) shall re-
main available until expended. 
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SEC. 502. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 
OF 1947. 
(a) GENERAL CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—Section 
501(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
413(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In carrying out paragraph (1), the President shall 
provide to the congressional intelligence committees all in-
formation necessary to assess the lawfulness, effectiveness, 
cost, benefit, intelligence gain, budgetary authority, and 
risk of an intelligence activity, including— 
‘‘(A) the legal authority under which the intel-
ligence activity is being or was conducted; 
‘‘(B) any legal issues upon which guidance was 
sought in carrying out or planning the intelligence 
activity, including dissenting legal views; 
‘‘(C) any specific operational concerns arising 
from the intelligence activity, including the risk of 
disclosing intelligence sources or methods; 
‘‘(D) the likelihood that the intelligence activity 
will exceed the planned or authorized expenditure of 
funds or other resources; and 
‘‘(E) the likelihood that the intelligence activity 
will fail.’’. 
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(b) REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN COVERT 
ACTIONS.—Section 502 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 413a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) REQUEST.—Information or material pro-
vided in accordance with subsection (a) shall be made 
available to each member of the congressional intel-
ligence committees, unless the President requests that 
access to the information or material be limited after 
determining that limiting such access is essential to 
meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital in-
terests of the United States. A request under this 
paragraph and the extraordinary circumstances re-
ferred to in this paragraph shall be detailed in writ-
ing to the Chair and ranking minority member of the 
congressional intelligence committees. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.—If the President submits a 
request under paragraph (1), the Chair and ranking 
minority member of each congressional intelligence 
committee may jointly determine whether and how to 
limit access to the information or material within 
such committee. If the Chair and ranking minority 
member of such committee are unable to agree on 
whether or how to limit such access, access to the in-
formation or material will be limited. Any informa-
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tion or material to which access is limited shall subse-
quently be made available to each member of the con-
gressional intelligence communities at the earliest 
possible time and shall include a detailed statement 
of the reasons for not providing prior access.’’. 
(c) APPROVAL OF COVERT ACTIONS.—Section 503(d) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413b(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) The President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(d)(1) The President’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, an activity shall 
constitute a ‘significant undertaking’ if the activity— 
‘‘(A) involves the potential for loss of life; 
‘‘(B) requires an expansion of existing authori-
ties, including authorities relating to research, devel-
opment, or operations; 
‘‘(C) results in the expenditure of significant 
funds or other resources; 
‘‘(D) requires notification under section 504; 
‘‘(E) gives rise to a significant risk of disclosing 
intelligence sources or methods; or 
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‘‘(F) could cause serious damage to the diplo-
matic relations of the United States if such activity 
were disclosed without authorization.’’. 
SEC. 503. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE ON TER-
RORIST ASSETS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 118 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404m) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SEMIANNUAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SEMI-
ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘semiannual basis’’ and 
inserting ‘‘annual basis’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘preceding six-month 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘preceding year’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 507 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 415b) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(L) The annual report on financial intelligence 
on terrorist assets required by section 118.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6). 
SEC. 504. NOTICE OF INTELLIGENCE REGARDING NORTH 
KOREA AND CHINA. 
Section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 413) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) A notification to the congressional intelligence 
committees regarding intelligence information relating to 
North Korea or China after all or part of the information 
has been communicated to the governments of North Korea 
or China, respectively, shall not be construed to fulfill the 
duty under this title to keep the congressional intelligence 
committees fully and currently informed of the intelligence 
activities of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 505. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF INTEL-
LIGENCE RESOURCES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the resources authorized 
under this Act should not be diverted from human intel-
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ligence collection and other intelligence programs designed 
to combat al Qaeda in order to study global climate change. 
Subtitle B—Technical Amendments 
SEC. 511. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CENTRAL IN-
TELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949. 
Section 5(a)(1) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act 
of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘au-
thorized under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 102(a), 
subsections (c)(7) and (d) of section 103, subsections (a) and 
(g) of section 104, and section 303 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403(a)(2), (3), 403–3(c)(7), (d), 
403–4(a), (g), and 405)’’ and inserting ‘‘authorized under 
section 104A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 403–4a)’’. 
SEC. 512. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE 
MULTIYEAR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1403 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1991 (50 U.S.C. 404b) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOREIGN’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘foreign’’ each place it appears. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE.—That section is further amended— 
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(3) In section 705(e)(2)(D)(i) (50 U.S.C. 
432c(e)(2)(D)(i)), by striking ‘‘responsible’’ and in-
serting ‘‘responsive’’. 
SEC. 515. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE INTELLIGENCE 
REFORM AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT 
OF 2004. 
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO NATIONAL SECURITY INTEL-
LIGENCE REFORM ACT OF 2004.—The National Security 
Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108– 
458; 118 Stat. 3643) is amended as follows: 
(1) 
In 
section 
1016(e)(10)(B) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
485(e)(10)(B)), by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ the 
second place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of 
Justice’’. 
(2) In section 1071(e), by striking ‘‘(1)’’. 
(3) In section 1072(b), in the subsection heading 
by inserting ‘‘AGENCY’’ after ‘‘INTELLIGENCE’’. 
(b) OTHER AMENDMENTS TO INTELLIGENCE REFORM 
AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.—The Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 3638) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 2001 (28 U.S.C. 532 note)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘of’’ 
before ‘‘an institutional culture’’; 
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(B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘the 
National Intelligence Director in a manner con-
sistent with section 112(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Director of National Intelligence in a manner 
consistent with applicable law’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘shall,’’ in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) and insert-
ing ‘‘shall’’. 
(2) In section 2006 (28 U.S.C. 509 note)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the spe-
cific’’ and inserting ‘‘specific’’. 
SEC. 516. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE 
SCHEDULE. 
(a) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL II.—Section 5313 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to the Director of Central Intelligence and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.’’. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL III.—Section 5314 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to the Deputy Directors of Central Intelligence 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.’’. 
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(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to the General Counsel of the Office of the 
National Intelligence Director and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘General Counsel of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence.’’. 
SEC. 517. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NA-
TIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘National Imagery and Mapping Agency’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘National Geospatial-Intel-
ligence Agency’’. 
(b) TITLE 44.—Title 44, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1336— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘National 
Imagery and Mapping Agency’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘National 
Geospatial-Intel-
ligence Agency’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘National Imagery and 
Mapping Agency’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy’’; and 
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(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 13, by striking the item relating to section 
1336 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1336. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: special publications.’’. 
(c) SECTION 201 OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT 
OF 2002.—Section 201(f)(2)(E) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Imagery and Mapping Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 418 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5959 
[Report No. 110–665] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 
MAY 21, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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