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applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(8) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet as necessary 
to carry out its purpose and duties under this section, 
but shall meet in person not less frequently than on a 
quarterly basis. A majority of the members of the Board 
shall constitute a quorum. 
(B) CLOSED MEETINGS.—Meetings of the Board may 
be closed to the public only to protect national security. 
(d) STAFF.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—To the extent and in such amounts as 
specifically provided in advance in appropriations Act for the 
purposes detailed in this section, the Board shall be supported 
by full-time staff with requisite experience to assist the Board 
in carrying out its purpose and duties under this section in 
such number as the Director of National Intelligence determines 
appropriate. Such staff may be appointed by the Director of 
National Intelligence or detailed or otherwise assigned from 
another element of the intelligence community. 
(2) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Staff of the Board, shall, as 
a condition of appointment, detail, or assignment to the Board, 
as the case may be, hold appropriate security clearances for 
access to the classified records and materials to be reviewed 
by the staff, and shall follow the guidance and practices on 
security under applicable Executive orders and Presidential 
or agency directives. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
after the date on which the Board is established, and once 
every 2 years thereafter until the date on which the Board 
terminates under subsection (i), the Board shall submit to 
the Director of National Intelligence and the congressional intel-
ligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives a report on the activities of the Board, 
which shall include, with respect to the period covered by 
the report, the following: 
(A) An assessment of the efforts of the intelligence 
community taken during such period to accelerate the adop-
tion of competitive emerging technologies by the intel-
ligence community, including such efforts taken with 
respect to the culture, organizational structures, processes, 
or functions of the intelligence community. 
(B) Recommendations on how the intelligence commu-
nity may make further progress to accelerate such adoption, 
including recommendations on changes to the culture, 
organizational structures, processes, and functions of the 
intelligence community necessary for such accelerated 
adoption. 
(C) Any other matters the Board or the Director of 
National Intelligence determines appropriate. 
(2) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) may be sub-
mitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include 
an unclassified executive summary. 
(f) TERMINATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Board shall terminate on September 30, 2026. 
(2) RENEWAL.—The Director of National Intelligence may 
renew the Board for an additional 2-year period following the 
date of termination specified in paragraph (1) if the Director 
notifies the congressional intelligence committees, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of such 
renewal. 
(g) CHARTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall establish a charter for the Board, consistent with 
this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The charter established pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Mandatory processes for identifying potential con-
flicts of interest, including the submission of initial and 
periodic financial disclosures by Board members. 
(B) The vetting of potential conflicts of interest by 
the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. 
(C) The establishment of a process and associated 
protections for any whistleblower alleging a violation of 
applicable conflict of interest, Federal contracting, or other 
provision of law. 
SEC. 7507. PROGRAMS FOR NEXT-GENERATION MICROELECTRONICS 
IN SUPPORT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through 
the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, 
shall establish or otherwise oversee a program to advance microelec-
tronics research. 
(b) RESEARCH FOCUS.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall ensure that the research carried out under the program estab-
lished under subsection (a) is focused on the following: 
(1) Advanced engineering and applied research into next- 
generation computing models, materials, devices, architectures, 
and algorithms to enable the advancement of artificial intel-
ligence and machine learning. 
(2) Efforts to— 
(A) overcome challenges with engineering and applied 
research of microelectronics, including with respect to the 
physical limits on transistors, electrical interconnects, and 
memory elements; 
(B) promote long-term advancements in computing 
technologies, including by fostering a unified and multi-
disciplinary approach encompassing research and develop-
ment into— 
(i) next-generation algorithm design; 
(ii) next-generation compute capability; 
(iii) generative and adaptive artificial intelligence 
for design applications; 
(iv) photonics-based microprocessors, including 
electrophotonics; 
(v) the chemistry and physics of new materials;
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(vi) optical communication networks, including 
electrophotonics; and 
(vii) safety and controls for generative artificial 
intelligence applications for the intelligence commu-
nity. 
(3) Any other activity the Director determines would pro-
mote the development of microelectronics research for future 
technologies, including optical communications or quantum 
technologies. 
(c) CONSIDERATION, CONSULTATION, AND COLLABORATION.—In 
carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the 
Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(1) consider the national strategy developed pursuant to 
subsection (a)(3)(A)(i) of section 9906 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (15 U.S.C. 4656); 
(2) consult with the Secretary of Commerce; and 
(3) actively collaborate with relevant Government agencies 
and programs, including the programs established under sub-
section (c), (d), (e), and (f) of such section 9906 (15 U.S.C. 
4656), academic institutions, and private industry to leverage 
expertise and resources in conducting research. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for the National Intelligence Program of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence may be made available 
to carry out the program established under subsection (a). 
(e) BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of the Intelligence 
Advanced Research Projects Activity shall provide to the congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, and, consistent with the protection of intelligence 
sources and methods, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives, regular briefings on— 
(1) the progress, achievements, and outcomes of the pro-
gram established under subsection (a); 
(2) the collaborations conducted pursuant to subsection (c); 
and 
(3) recommendations for future research priorities. 
SEC. 7508. PROGRAM FOR BEYOND 5G. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of National Intelligence, 
acting through the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research 
Projects Activity, may initiate or otherwise carry out a program 
dedicated to research and development efforts relevant to 6G tech-
nology and any successor technologies, but only if such efforts 
are specific to potential applications of 6G technology (or any suc-
cessor technologies) for the intelligence community or for other 
national security purposes. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In carrying out any 
program under subsection (a), the Director shall consult and coordi-
nate with— 
(1) relevant— 
(A) heads of Federal departments and agencies, 
including the Administrator of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration;
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(B) interagency bodies, such as the Committee for the 
Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States 
Telecommunications Sector; 
(C) private sector entities; 
(D) institutions of higher learning; and 
(E) federally funded research and development centers; 
and 
(2) such other individuals and entities as the Director 
determines appropriate. 
(c) 6G TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘6G 
technology’’ means hardware, software, or other technologies 
relating to sixth-generation wireless networks. 
SEC. 
7509. 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
COMMERCIAL 
REMOTE 
SENSING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States benefits from a robust commercial 
remote sensing industry that supports a science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics academic pipeline, enables 
skilled manufacturing jobs, and fosters technological innova-
tion; 
(2) commercial remote sensing capabilities complement and 
augment dedicated Government remote sensing capabilities, 
both when integrated into Government architectures and lever-
aged as stand-alone services; 
(3) the Director of National Intelligence and Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence and Security should serve 
as the United States Government leads for commercial remote 
sensing procurement and seek to accommodate commercial 
remote sensing needs of the intelligence community, the Depart-
ment of Defense, and Federal civil organizations under the 
preview of the cognizant functional managers; and 
(4) a transparent, sustained investment by the United 
States Government in commercial remote sensing capabilities— 
(A) is required to strengthen the United States 
commercial remote sensing commercial industry; and 
(B) should include electro-optical, synthetic aperture 
radar, hyperspectral, and radio frequency detection and 
other innovative phenemonology that may have national 
security applications. 
(b) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security shall jointly develop guidance requiring the Commercial 
Strategy Board or, if that is not feasible, such other entities within 
the intelligence community and the Department of Defense that 
the Director and the Under Secretary determine appropriate, to 
perform, on a recurring basis, the following functions related to 
commercial remote sensing: 
(1) Validation of the current and long-term commercial 
remote sensing capability needs, as determined by the relevant 
functional managers, of the Department of Defense, the intel-
ligence community, and Federal civil users under the preview 
of the cognizant functional managers. 
(2) Development of commercial remote sensing require-
ments documents that are unclassified and releasable to United 
States commercial industry.