II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6393 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 1, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 303. Support to nonprofit organizations assisting intelligence community 
employees. 
Sec. 304. Promotion of science, technology, engineering, and math education in 
the intelligence community. 
Sec. 305. Retention of employees of the intelligence community who have 
science, technology, engineering, or math expertise. 
Sec. 306. Modifications to certain requirements for construction of facilities. 
Sec. 307. Protections for independent inspectors general of certain elements of 
the intelligence community. 
Sec. 308. Modification of certain whistleblowing procedures. 
Sec. 309. Congressional oversight of policy directives and guidance. 
Sec. 310. Notification of memoranda of understanding. 
Sec. 311. Technical correction to Executive Schedule. 
Sec. 312. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
Sec. 401. Designation of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center. 
Sec. 402. Analyses and impact statements by Director of National Intelligence 
regarding investment into the United States. 
Sec. 403. Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in recog-
nizing online violent extremist content. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency 
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Sec. 411. Enhanced death benefits for personnel of the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
Sec. 412. Pay and retirement authorities of the Inspector General of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
Sec. 421. Clarification of authority, direction, and control over the information 
assurance directorate of the National Security Agency. 
Sec. 422. Enhancing the technical workforce for the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. 
Sec. 423. Plan on assumption of certain weather missions by the National Re-
connaissance Office. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Sec. 501. Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to 
exert covert influence over peoples and governments. 
Sec. 502. Limitation on travel of accredited diplomats and consulars of the 
Russian Federation in the United States from their diplomatic 
post. 
Sec. 503. Study and report on enhanced intelligence and information sharing 
with Open Skies Treaty member states. 
TITLE VI—PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
Sec. 601. Information on activities of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board. 
Sec. 602. Authorization of appropriations for Privacy and Civil Liberties Over-
sight Board. 
TITLE VII—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 701. Declassification review with respect to detainees transferred from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 702. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum. 
Sec. 703. Oversight of national security systems. 
Sec. 704. Joint facilities certification. 
Sec. 705. Leadership and management of space activities. 
Sec. 706. Advances in life sciences and biotechnology. 
Sec. 707. Reports on declassification proposals. 
Sec. 708. Improvement in Government classification and declassification. 
Sec. 709. Report on implementation of research and development recommenda-
tions. 
Sec. 710. Report on Intelligence Community Research and Development Corps. 
Sec. 711. Report on information relating to academic programs, scholarships, 
fellowships, and internships sponsored, administered, or used 
by the intelligence community. 
Sec. 712. Report on intelligence community employees detailed to National Se-
curity Council. 
Sec. 713. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter 
flows. 
Sec. 714. Report on cybersecurity threats to seaports of the United States and 
maritime shipping. 
Sec. 715. Report on counter-messaging activities. 
Sec. 716. Report on reprisals against contractors of the intelligence community. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
the United States Government: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
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(6) The Department of the Army, the Depart-
ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 
Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, sub-
ject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as 
of September 30, 2017, for the conduct of the intelligence 
activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through 
(16) of section 101, are those specified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this 
Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.— 
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(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 
suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of ap-
propriate portions of such Schedule, within the exec-
utive branch. 
(3) LIMITS
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The President 
shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex-
cept— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement 
the budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of 
National Intelligence may authorize employment of civil-
ian personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal 
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year 2017 by the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a) if the Director of National In-
telligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
performance of important intelligence functions, except 
that the number of personnel employed in excess of the 
number authorized under such section may not, for any 
element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 percent 
of the number of civilian personnel authorized under such 
schedule for such element. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—The Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall establish guidelines 
that govern, for each element of the intelligence commu-
nity, the treatment under the personnel levels authorized 
under section 102(a), including any exemption from such 
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in— 
(1) a student program, trainee program, or 
similar program; 
(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annu-
itant; or 
(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time 
training. 
(c) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees in 
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writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an au-
thority described in subsection (a). 
(d) CONTRACTOR CONVERSIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—In addition 
to the authority under subsection (a), the Director 
of National Intelligence may authorize employment 
of civilian personnel in an element of the intelligence 
community in excess of the number authorized for 
fiscal year 2017 by the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in section 102(a), as such 
number may be increased pursuant to subsection 
(a), if— 
(A) the Director determines that the in-
crease under this paragraph is necessary to 
convert the performance of any function of the 
element by contractors to performance by civil-
ian personnel; and 
(B) the number of civilian personnel of the 
element employed in excess of the number au-
thorized under such section 102(a), as such 
number may be increased pursuant to both sub-
section (a) and this paragraph, does not exceed 
10 percent of the number of civilian personnel 
authorized under such schedule for the element. 
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(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—Not less than 30 days prior to exer-
cising the authority described in paragraph (1), the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees, in writing— 
(A) notification of exercising such author-
ity; 
(B) justification for making the conversion 
described in subparagraph (A) of such para-
graph; and 
(C) certification that such conversion is 
cost effective. 
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National In-
telligence for fiscal year 2017 the sum of $559,796,000. 
Within such amount, funds identified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) 
for advanced research and development shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
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thorized 787 positions as of September 30, 2017. Per-
sonnel serving in such elements may be permanent em-
ployees of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
United States Government. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2017 such additional amounts 
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in section 102(a). Such addi-
tional amounts for advanced research and develop-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) 
for elements of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account as of September 30, 2017, there are 
authorized such additional personnel for the Com-
munity Management Account as of that date as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
referred to in section 102(a). 
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TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
for fiscal year 2017 the sum of $514,000,000. 
TITLE 
III—GENERAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
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SEC. 303. SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS-
SISTING 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Sec-
tion 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(y) FUNDRAISING.—(1) The Director of National 
Intelligence may engage in fundraising in an official ca-
pacity for the benefit of nonprofit organizations that— 
‘‘(A) provide support to surviving family mem-
bers of a deceased employee of an element of the in-
telligence community; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise provide support for the welfare, 
education, or recreation of employees of an element 
of the intelligence community, former employees of 
an element of the intelligence community, or family 
members of such employees. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘fundraising’ means 
the raising of funds through the active participation in the 
promotion, production, or presentation of an event de-
signed to raise funds and does not include the direct solici-
tation of money by any other means. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 7 days after the date the Director 
engages in fundraising authorized by this subsection or 
at the time the decision is made to participate in such 
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fundraising, the Director shall notify the congressional in-
telligence committees of such fundraising. 
‘‘(4) The Director, in consultation with the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations 
to carry out the authority provided in this subsection. 
Such regulations shall ensure that such authority is exer-
cised in a manner that is consistent with all relevant eth-
ical constraints and principles, including the avoidance of 
any prohibited conflict of interest or appearance of impro-
priety.’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR
OF
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY.—Section 12(f) of the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3512(f)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than the date that is 7 days after the 
date the Director engages in fundraising authorized by 
this subsection or at the time the decision is made to par-
ticipate in such fundraising, the Director shall notify the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives of the fundraising.’’. 
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SEC. 304. PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI-
NEERING, AND MATH EDUCATION IN THE IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR 
STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Along 
with the budget for fiscal year 2018 submitted by the 
President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit a five-year investment strategy for outreach and 
recruiting efforts in the fields of science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics (STEM), to include cybersecu-
rity and computer literacy. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
PLANS FOR STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVI-
TIES.—For each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
the head of each element of the intelligence community 
shall submit an investment plan along with the materials 
submitted as justification of the budget request of such 
element that supports the strategy required by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 305. RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATH EX-
PERTISE. 
(a) SPECIAL RATES OF PAY FOR CERTAIN OCCUPA-
TIONS
IN
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The Na-
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tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 113A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 113B. SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR SCIENCE, TECH-
NOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
OR 
MATH 
POSI-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SET SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.— 
Notwithstanding part III of title 5, United States Code, 
the head of each element of the intelligence community 
may establish higher minimum rates of pay for one or 
more categories of positions in such element that require 
expertise in science, technology, engineering, or math 
(STEM). 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM SPECIAL RATE OF PAY.—A minimum 
rate of pay established for a category of positions under 
subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum rate of basic 
pay (excluding any locality-based comparability payment 
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or simi-
lar provision of law) for the position in that category of 
positions without the authority of subsection (a) by more 
than 30 percent, and no rate may be established under 
this section in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION
OF REMOVAL FROM SPECIAL 
RATE OF PAY.—If the head of an element of the intel-
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ligence community removes a category of positions from 
coverage under a rate of pay authorized by subsection (a) 
after that rate of pay takes effect— 
‘‘(1) the head of such element shall provide no-
tice of the loss of coverage of the special rate of pay 
to each individual in such category; and 
‘‘(2) the loss of coverage will take effect on the 
first day of the first pay period after the date of the 
notice. 
‘‘(d) REVISION OF SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.—Subject 
to the limitations in this section, rates of pay established 
under this section by the head of the element of the intel-
ligence community may be revised from time to time by 
the head of such element and the revisions have the force 
and effect of statute. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The head of each element of 
the intelligence community shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out this section with respect to such element, which 
shall, to the extent practicable, be comparable to the regu-
lations promulgated to carry out section 5305 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, 
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the head of each element of the intelligence commu-
nity shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on any rates of pay established 
for such element under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by 
paragraph (1) shall contain for each element of the 
intelligence community— 
‘‘(A) a description of any rates of pay es-
tablished under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the number of positions in such ele-
ment that will be subject to such rates of pay.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents in the first section of the National Security 
Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 113A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 113B. Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or math 
positions.’’. 
SEC. 306. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES. 
(a) INCLUSION IN BUDGET REQUESTS OF CERTAIN 
PROJECTS.—Section 8131 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3303) is repealed. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Section 602(a)(2) of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 
3304(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘improvement project 
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to’’ and inserting ‘‘project for the improvement, repair, or 
modification of’’. 
SEC. 307. PROTECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS 
GENERAL OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES OF 
AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall develop and im-
plement a uniform policy for each covered office of 
an inspector general to better ensure the independ-
ence of each such office. Such policy shall include— 
(A) provisions to prevent any conflict of in-
terest related to a matter any employee of a 
covered office of an inspector general personally 
and substantially participated in during pre-
vious employment; 
(B) standards to ensure personnel of a cov-
ered office of an inspector general are free both 
in fact and in appearance from personal, exter-
nal, and organizational impairments to inde-
pendence; 
(C) provisions to permit the head of each 
covered office of an inspector general to waive 
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the application of the policy with respect to an 
individual if such head— 
(i) prepares a written and signed jus-
tification for such waiver that sets out, in 
detail, the need for such waiver, provided 
that such a waiver shall not be issued for 
in fact impairments to independence; and 
(ii) submits to the congressional intel-
ligence committees each such justification; 
and 
(D) any other protections the Director de-
termines appropriate. 
(2) COVERED OFFICE OF AN INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered office of an in-
spector general’’ means— 
(A) the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Intelligence Community; and 
(B) the office of an inspector general for— 
(i) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence; 
(ii) the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(iii) the National Security Agency; 
(iv) the Defense Intelligence Agency; 
(v) 
the 
National 
Geospatial-Intel-
ligence Agency; or 
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(vi) the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice. 
(3) BRIEFING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMITTEES.—Prior to the date that the 
policy required by paragraph (1) takes effect, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall provide the 
congressional intelligence committees a briefing on 
such policy. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ROTATION OF EMPLOYEES OF AN 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 102A(l)(3) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(3)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The mechanisms prescribed under subpara-
graph (A) and any other policies of the Director— 
‘‘(i) may not require an employee of an office 
of inspector general for an element of the intel-
ligence community, including the Office of the In-
spector General of the Intelligence Community, to 
rotate to a position in an office or organization of 
such an element over which such office of inspector 
general exercises jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be implemented in a manner that ex-
empts employees of an office of inspector general 
from a rotation that may impact the independence 
of such office.’’. 
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SEC. 308. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN WHISTLEBLOWING 
PROCEDURES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWING PROCE-
DURES
AVAILABLE
TO
CERTAIN
PERSONNEL.—Sub-
section (a)(1)(A) of section 8H of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Security Agency,’’ the following: ‘‘including any such em-
ployee who is assigned or detailed to a combatant com-
mand or other element of the Federal Government,’’. 
(b) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.— 
(1) ROLE OF DIRECTOR.—Section 17(d)(5) of 
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking clause (ii); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(i) Not’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to the Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to the intelligence committees’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘the intelligence 
committees’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
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(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General, in consultation with the 
Director,’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 17(d)(5) of 
such Act is further amended— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (G), respectively. 
(B) INTELLIGENCE
REFORM
AND
TER-
RORISM
PREVENTION
ACT
OF
2004.—Section 
3001(j)(1)(C)(ii) of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341(j)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (A), (D), and (H)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (A), (C), and (G)’’. 
(c) OTHER ELEMENTS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.— 
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(1) ROLE OF HEADS.—Section 8H of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1) Not’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to the head of the es-
tablishment’’ and inserting ‘‘to the intel-
ligence committees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
head of the establishment’’ and inserting 
‘‘the intelligence committees’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘the head of the establishment, 
through the Inspector General,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Inspector General’’; 
and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the head of the establish-
ment, through the Inspector General,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Inspector General, 
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in consultation with the head of the 
establishment,’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 8H 
of such Act is further amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (i) as subsections (c) through (h), re-
spectively; and 
(C) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsections (a) through (e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsections (a) through (d)’’. 
(d) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103H(k)(5) of the 
National 
Security 
Act 
of 
1947 
(50 
U.S.C. 
3033(k)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘to 
the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘to the congres-
sional intelligence committees’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘the congressional 
intelligence committees’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
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(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘the Director, through the Inspector 
General,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inspec-
tor General, in consultation with the 
Director,’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
103H(k)(5) of such Act is further amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), 
respectively. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—None of the amend-
ments made by this section may be construed to prohibit 
or otherwise affect the authority of an Inspector General 
of an element of the intelligence community, the Inspector 
General of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Inspec-
tor General of the Intelligence Community to notify the 
head of the element of the intelligence community, the Di-
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Director 
of National Intelligence, as the case may be, of a com-
plaint or information otherwise authorized by law. 
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SEC. 309. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF POLICY DIREC-
TIVES AND GUIDANCE. 
(a) COVERED POLICY DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered policy document’’ means any 
classified or unclassified Presidential Policy Directive, 
Presidential Policy Guidance, or other similar policy docu-
ment issued by the President, including any annex to such 
a Directive, Guidance, or other document, that assigns 
takes, roles, or responsibilities the intelligence community. 
(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees the following: 
(1) Not later than 15 days after the date that 
a covered policy document is issued, a notice of the 
issuance and a summary of the subject matter ad-
dressed by such covered policy document. 
(2) Not later than 15 days after the date that 
the Director issues any guidance or direction on im-
plementation of a covered policy document or imple-
ments a covered policy document, a copy of such 
guidance or direction or a description of such imple-
mentation. 
(3) Not later than 15 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, for any covered policy docu-
ment issued prior to such date that is being imple-
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mented by any element of the intelligence commu-
nity or that is in effect on such date— 
(A) a notice that includes the date such 
covered policy document was issued and a sum-
mary of the subject matter addressed by such 
covered policy document; and 
(B) if the Director has issued any guid-
ance or direction on implementation of such 
covered policy document or is implementing 
such covered policy document, a copy of the 
guidance or direction or a description of such 
implementation. 
SEC. 310. NOTIFICATION OF MEMORANDA OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a copy of each memorandum of 
understanding or other agreement regarding significant 
operational activities or policy between or among such ele-
ment and any other entity or entities of the United States 
Government— 
(1) for such a memorandum or agreement that 
is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
not later than 60 days after such date; and 
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(2) for such a memorandum or agreement en-
tered into after such date, in a timely manner and 
not more than 60 days after the date such memo-
randum or other agreement is entered into. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
MEMORANDUM
OR
AGREE-
MENT.—Nothing in this section may be construed to re-
quire an element of the intelligence community to submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees any memo-
randum or agreement that is solely administrative in na-
ture, including a memorandum or agreement regarding 
joint duty or other routine personnel assignments. 
SEC. 311. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHED-
ULE. 
Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to ‘‘Director of the 
National Counter Proliferation Center.’’. 
SEC. 312. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLAS-
SIFICATION REVIEWS. 
In reviewing and processing a request by a person 
for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant 
to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive 
order, or any other provision of law, the head of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community— 
(1) may not charge the person reproduction 
fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head 
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would charge the person for reproduction required in 
the course of processing a request for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’’); and 
(2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in 
the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees 
under such section 552. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 902 of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3382) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 902. DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Director’), who shall be 
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appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Director shall be 
to serve as the head of national counterintelligence for the 
United States Government. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—Subject to the direction and control 
of the Director of National Intelligence, the duties of the 
Director are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To carry out the mission referred to in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) To act as chairperson of the National 
Counterintelligence Policy Board established under 
section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security 
Enhancements Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381). 
‘‘(3) To act as head of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center established under 
section 904. 
‘‘(4) To participate as an observer on such 
boards, committees, and entities of the executive 
branch as the Director of National Intelligence con-
siders appropriate for the discharge of the mission 
and functions of the Director and the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center under sec-
tion 904.’’. 
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(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2383) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 902 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 902. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(3) 
TECHNICAL
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) of section 401 of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113) shall not 
take effect, or, if the date of the enactment of this 
Act is on or after the effective date specified in sub-
section (b) of such section, such amendment shall be 
deemed to not have taken effect. 
(b) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 904 of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting 
‘‘NATIONAL
COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and 
(c) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF CENTER.—The Director of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be the 
head of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center. 
‘‘(c) LOCATION OF CENTER.—The National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center shall be located in the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—Section 904(d) of the Coun-
terintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(d)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Exec-
utive, the functions of the Office of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center, the functions of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘In con-
sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘At the direction 
of’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (6), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center’’. 
(3) PERSONNEL.—Section 904(f) of the Coun-
terintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Office 
of the National Counterintelligence Executive 
may consist of personnel employed by the Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center may consist of per-
sonnel employed by the Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’. 
(4) TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER CER-
TAIN ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS.—Section 904(g) of the 
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 
U.S.C. 3383(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Office shall 
be treated as operational files of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for purposes of section 701 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security 
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Center shall be treated as operational files of the 
Central Intelligence Agency for purposes of section 
701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3141)’’. 
(5) OVERSIGHT BY CONGRESS.—Section 904(h) 
of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 
(50 U.S.C. 3383(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counter-
intelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’ both places 
that term appears. 
(6) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2383), as amended by sub-
section (a)(2), is further amended by striking the 
item relating to section 904 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 904. National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(c) OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CEN-
TERS.—Section 102A(f)(2) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(2)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, the National Counterproliferation Center, and the Na-
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tional Counterintelligence and Security Center’’ after 
‘‘National Counterterrorism Center’’. 
(d) DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER WITHIN THE OFFICE 
OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Para-
graph (8) of section 103(c) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) The Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center.’’. 
(e) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 103F of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting ‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUN-
TERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking the subsection heading 
and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR
OF
THE NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SE-
CURITY CENTER.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘National Counter-
intelligence Executive under section 902 of 
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the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act 
of 2002 (title IX of Public Law 107–306; 
50 U.S.C. 402b et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center appointed 
under section 902 of the Counterintel-
ligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 
U.S.C. 3382)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in the first section of the National 
Security Act of 1947 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 103F and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Cen-
ter.’’. 
(f) COORDINATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Se-
curity Enhancements Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive under section 902 of 
the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center appointed under 
section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement 
Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive.’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the National Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Center.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘by the Office of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive under sec-
tion 904(e)(2) of that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
suant to section 904(d)(2) of that Act (50 
U.S.C. 3383(d)(2))’’. 
(g) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY AS-
PECTS OF ESPIONAGE PROSECUTIONS.—Section 341(b) of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–177, 28 U.S.C. 519 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counterintelligence Ex-
ecutive,’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center,’’. 
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SEC. 402. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIREC-
TOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARD-
ING INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(y) ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARD-
ING
PROPOSED
INVESTMENT
INTO
THE
UNITED 
STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 20 days 
after the completion of a review or an investigation 
of any proposed investment into the United States 
for which the Director has prepared analytic mate-
rials, the Director shall submit to the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representative copies of such analytic materials, 
including any supplements or amendments to such 
analysis made by the Director. 
‘‘(2) IMPACT STATEMENTS.—Not later than 60 
days after the completion of consideration by the 
United States Government of any investment de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Director shall deter-
mine whether such investment will have an oper-
ational impact on the intelligence community, and, if 
so, shall submit a report on such impact to the Se-
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lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. Each such report shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the operational impact of the 
investment on the intelligence community; and 
‘‘(B) describe any actions that have been 
or will be taken to mitigate such impact.’’. 
SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
PRIVATE ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE 
VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNIZE ONLINE VIOLENT 
EXTREMIST CONTENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and consistent with the 
protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall publish on a publicly 
available Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, insig-
nia, and other markings commonly associated with, or 
adopted by, an organization designated by the Secretary 
of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189(a)). 
(b) UPDATES.—The Director shall update the list 
published under subsection (a) every 180 days or more 
frequently as needed. 
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Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency 
SEC. 411. ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL 
OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3511) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘BENEFITS AVAILABLE IN EVENT OF THE DEATH OF 
PERSONNEL 
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director may pay 
death benefits substantially similar to those authorized for 
members of the Foreign Service pursuant to the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) or any other 
provision of law. The Director may adjust the eligibility 
for death benefits as necessary to meet the unique require-
ments of the mission of the Agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Regulations issued pursuant to 
this section shall be submitted to the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
before such regulations take effect.’’. 
SEC. 412. PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17(e)(7) of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an offi-
cer or employee appointed in accordance with subpara-
graph (A) as a law enforcement officer solely for purposes 
of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, if such officer or employee is ap-
pointed to a position with responsibility for investigating 
suspected offenses against the criminal laws of the United 
States. 
‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Inspector General 
shall ensure that any authority under such clause is exer-
cised in a manner consistent with section 3307 of title 5, 
United States Code, as it relates to law enforcement offi-
cers. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 
8335(b), and 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the 
Inspector General may exercise the functions, powers, and 
duties of an agency head or appointing authority with re-
spect to the Office.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of 
section 17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)), as added by subsection (a), 
may not be construed to confer on the Inspector General 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, or any other officer 
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or employee of the Agency, any police or law enforcement 
or internal security functions or authorities. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
SEC. 421. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY, DIRECTION, AND 
CONTROL OVER THE INFORMATION ASSUR-
ANCE DIRECTORATE OF THE NATIONAL SE-
CURITY AGENCY. 
Section 142(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D). 
SEC. 422. ENHANCING THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR 
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Building on the basic cyber 
human capital strategic plan provided to the congressional 
intelligence committees in 2015, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and updated 
two years thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a comprehensive strategic workforce 
report regarding initiatives to effectively integrate infor-
mation technology expertise in the investigative process. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment, including measurable bench-
marks, of progress on initiatives to recruit, train, 
and retain personnel with the necessary skills and 
experiences in vital areas, including encryption, cryp-
tography, and big data analytics. 
(2) An assessment of whether officers of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation who possess such 
skills are fully integrated into the Bureau’s work, in-
cluding Agent-led investigations. 
(3) A description of the quality and quantity of 
the collaborations between the Bureau and private 
sector entities on cyber issues, including the status 
of efforts to benefit from employees with experience 
transitioning between the public and private sectors. 
(4) An assessment of the utility of reinstituting, 
if applicable, and leveraging the Director’s Advisory 
Board, which was originally constituted in 2005, to 
provide outside advice on how to better integrate 
technical expertise with the investigative process and 
on emerging concerns in cyber-related issues. 
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SEC. 423. PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER 
MISSIONS BY THE NATIONAL RECONNAIS-
SANCE OFFICE. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Director of the National Reconnais-
sance Office shall develop a plan for the National 
Reconnaissance Office to address how to carry out 
covered space-based environmental monitoring mis-
sions. Such plan shall include— 
(A) a description of the related national se-
curity requirements for such missions; 
(B) a description of the appropriate man-
ner to meet such requirements; and 
(C) the amount of funds that would be 
necessary to be transferred from the Air Force 
to the National Reconnaissance Office during 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out 
such plan. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Director may conduct pre-acqui-
sition activities, including with respect to requests 
for information, analyses of alternatives, study con-
tracts, modeling and simulation, and other activities 
the Director determines necessary to develop such 
plan. 
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(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than July 1, 2017, 
and except as provided in subsection (c), the Direc-
tor shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the plan under paragraph (1). 
(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Director 
of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination 
with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation, shall certify to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the amounts of funds identified under sub-
section (a)(1)(C) as being necessary to transfer are appro-
priate and include funding for positions and personnel to 
support program office costs. 
(c) WAIVER BASED ON REPORT AND CERTIFICATION 
OF AIR FORCE ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office may waive the re-
quirement to develop a plan under subsection (a), if the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology, 
and Logistics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report by not later than July 1, 2017, that con-
tains— 
(1) a certification that the Secretary of the Air 
Force is carrying out a formal acquisition program 
that has received milestone A approval to address 
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the cloud characterization and theater weather im-
agery requirements of the Department of Defense; 
and 
(2) an identification of the cost, schedule, re-
quirements, and acquisition strategy of such acquisi-
tion program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; and 
(B) the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
United States Code). 
(2) The term ‘‘covered space-based environ-
mental monitoring missions’’ means the acquisition 
programs necessary to meet the national security re-
quirements for cloud characterization and theater 
weather imagery. 
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TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 501. COMMITTEE TO COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO EXERT COV-
ERT INFLUENCE OVER PEOPLES AND GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT 
COVERT
INFLUENCE.—The term ‘‘active measures 
by Russia to exert covert influence’’ means activities 
intended to influence a person or government that 
are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest 
of, political leaders or the security services of the 
Russian Federation and the role of the Russian Fed-
eration has been hidden or not acknowledged pub-
licly, including the following: 
(A) Establishment or funding of a front 
group. 
(B) Covert broadcasting. 
(C) Media manipulation. 
(D) Disinformation and forgeries. 
(E) Funding agents of influence. 
(F) Incitement and offensive counterintel-
ligence. 
(G) Assassinations. 
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(H) Terrorist acts. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the executive branch an interagency committee to counter 
active measures by the Russian Federation to exert covert 
influence. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Each head of an 
agency or department of the United States Gov-
ernment set out under subparagraph (B) shall 
appoint one member of the committee estab-
lished by subsection (b) from among officials of 
such agency or department who occupy a posi-
tion that is required to be appointed by the 
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President, with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
(B) HEAD
OF
AN
AGENCY
OR
DEPART-
MENT.—The head of an agency or department 
of the United States Government set out under 
this subparagraph are the following: 
(i) The Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(ii) The Secretary of State. 
(iii) The Secretary of Defense. 
(iv) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
(v) The Attorney General. 
(vi) The Secretary of Energy. 
(vii) The Director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation. 
(viii) The head of any other agency or 
department of the United States Govern-
ment designated by the President for pur-
poses of this section. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The committee shall meet on a reg-
ular basis. 
(e) DUTIES.—The duties of the committee estab-
lished by subsection (b) shall be as follows: 
(1) To counter active measures by Russia to 
exert covert influence, including by exposing false-
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hoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights 
abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by 
the security services or political elites of the Russian 
Federation or their proxies. 
(2) Such other duties as the President may des-
ignate for purposes of this section. 
(f) STAFF.—The committee established by subsection 
(b) may employ such staff as the members of such com-
mittee consider appropriate. 
(g) BUDGET REQUEST.—A request for funds re-
quired for the functioning of the committee established by 
subsection (b) may be included in each budget for a fiscal 
year submitted by the President pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, and consistent with the protection 
of intelligence sources and methods, the committee 
established by subsection (b) shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report describing 
steps being taken by the committee to counter active 
measures by Russia to exert covert influence. 
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(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under 
paragraph (1) shall include a summary of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Active measures by Russia to exert 
covert influence during the previous year, in-
cluding significant incidents and notable trends. 
(B) Key initiatives of the committee. 
(C) Implementation of the committee’s ini-
tiatives by the heads of the agencies and de-
partments of the United States Government 
specified in subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(D) Analysis of the success of such initia-
tives. 
(E) Changes to such initiatives from the 
previous year. 
(3) SEPARATE
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
The requirement to submit an annual report under 
paragraph (1) is in addition to any other reporting 
requirements with respect to Russia. 
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SEC. 502. LIMITATION ON TRAVEL OF ACCREDITED DIP-
LOMATS AND CONSULARS OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 
THEIR DIPLOMATIC POST. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(b) QUARTERLY
LIMITATION
ON
TRAVEL
DIS-
TANCE.—Accredited diplomatic personnel and consulars of 
the Russian Federation in the United States may not be 
permitted to travel a distance in excess of 25 miles from 
their diplomatic post in the United States in a calendar 
quarter unless, on or before the last day of the preceding 
calendar quarter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation has certified in writing to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that during the preceding cal-
endar quarter the Bureau did not identify any violations 
by accredited diplomatic personnel and consulars of the 
Russian Federation of applicable requirements to notify 
the United States Government in connection with travel 
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by such diplomatic personnel and consulars of a distance 
in excess of 25 miles from their diplomatic post in the 
United States. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (b) shall apply to 
each calendar quarter that begins more than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation may waive any travel dis-
tance limitation imposed by subsection (b) if the Di-
rector determines that such a waiver will further the 
law enforcement or national security interests of the 
United States. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days 
after issuing a waiver under paragraph (1), the Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
notification that such waiver has been issued and the 
justification for the issuance of such waiver. 
SEC. 503. STUDY AND REPORT ON ENHANCED INTEL-
LIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH 
OPEN SKIES TREATY MEMBER STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED STATE PARTY.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered state party’’ means a foreign country, that— 
(A) was a state party to the Open Skies 
Treaty on February 22, 2016; and 
(B) is not the Russian Federation or the 
Republic of Belarus. 
(3) OPEN
SKIES
TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open 
Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, 
done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into 
force January 1, 2002. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall conduct 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
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gress a study to determine the feasibility of creating 
an intelligence sharing arrangement and database to 
provide covered state parties with imagery that is 
comparable, delivered more frequently, and in equal 
or higher resolution than imagery available through 
the database established under the Open Skies Trea-
ty. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall include an evaluation of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The methods by which the United 
States could collect and provide imagery, in-
cluding commercial satellite imagery, national 
technical means, and through other intelligence, 
surveillance, 
and 
reconnaissance 
platforms, 
under an information sharing arrangement and 
database referred to in paragraph (1). 
(B) The ability of other covered state par-
ties to contribute imagery to the arrangement 
and database. 
(C) Any impediments to the United States 
and other covered states parties providing such 
imagery, including any statutory barriers, 
insufficiencies in the ability to collect the im-
agery or funding, under such an arrangement. 
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(D) 
Whether 
imagery 
of 
Moscow, 
Chechnya, the international border between 
Russia and Georgia, Kaliningrad, or the Repub-
lic of Belarus could be provided under such an 
arrangement. 
(E) The annual and projected costs associ-
ated with the establishment of such an arrange-
ment and database, as compared with costs to 
the United States and other covered state par-
ties of being parties to the Open Skies Treaty, 
including Open Skies Treaty plane mainte-
nance, aircraft fuel, crew expenses, mitigation 
measures necessary associated with Russian 
Federation overflights over the United States or 
covered state parties, and new sensor develop-
ment and acquisition. 
(3) SUPPORT
FROM
OTHER
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.—Each head of a Federal agency shall provide 
such support to the Director as may be necessary 
for the Director to conduct the study required by 
paragraph (1). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
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Intelligence shall submit the report required by sub-
section (a)(3), which shall include the results of the 
declassification review completed for each individual 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, who was transferred or released 
from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSFER
OR
RELEASE
AFTER
ENACT-
MENT.—Not later than 120 days after the date an 
individual detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act is transferred or released from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, the 
Director shall submit the report required by sub-
section (a)(3) for such individual. 
(c) PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of 
this section, the past terrorist activities of an individual 
shall include all terrorist activities conducted by the indi-
vidual before the individual’s transfer to the detention fa-
cility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
including, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The terrorist organization, if any, with 
which affiliated. 
(2) The terrorist training, if any, received. 
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