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(3) Development of a cost estimate that is unclassified 
and releasable to United States commercial industry, covering 
at least 5 years, associated with fulfilling the requirements 
contained in the commercial remote sensing requirements docu-
ments referred developed under paragraph (2). 
(c) FUNDING LEVELS.—In the case of any fiscal year for which 
a cost estimate is developed under subsection (b)(3) and for which 
the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) requests a level 
of funding for the procurement of commercial remote sensing 
requirements that is less than the amount identified in the cost 
estimate, the President shall include with the budget an explanation 
for the difference. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the implementation of subsection 
(b). 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the congressional defense committees; 
(C) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 7510. REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
DIRECTIVES APPROPRIATELY ACCOUNT FOR ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS IN 
INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing 
on whether intelligence community directives in effect as of the 
date such briefing is provided furnish intelligence community 
analysts with sufficient guidance and direction with respect to 
the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in 
intelligence products produced by the intelligence community. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) a determination by the Director as to— 
(A) whether Intelligence Community Directive 203, 
Analytic Standards, Intelligence Community Directive 206, 
Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Analytic Prod-
ucts, and any other intelligence community directive 
related to the production and dissemination of intelligence 
products by the intelligence community in effect as of the 
date the briefing under subsection (a) is provided furnish 
intelligence community analysts with sufficient guidance 
and direction on how to properly use, provide sourcing 
information about, and otherwise provide transparency to 
customers regarding the use of artificial intelligence and
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machine learning tools in intelligence products produced 
by the intelligence community; and 
(B) whether any intelligence community directive 
described in subparagraph (A) requires an update to pro-
vide such guidance and direction; and 
(2) with respect to the determination under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) in the case the Director makes a determination 
that no update to an intelligence community directive 
described in such paragraph is required, an explanation 
regarding why such intelligence community directives cur-
rently provide sufficient guidance and direction to intel-
ligence community analysts; and 
(B) in the case the Director makes a determination 
that an update to an intelligence community directive 
described in such paragraph is required, a plan and pro-
posed timeline to update any such intelligence community 
directive. 
(c) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Subtitle B—Next-generation Energy, 
Biotechnology, and Artificial Intelligence 
SEC. 7511. EXPANDED ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC AND 
TECHNOLOGICAL 
CAPABILITIES 
OF 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND RELATED BRIEFING. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees 
a briefing on the status of the implementation by the Director 
of section 6503 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263), including— 
(1) the expected timeline for establishing the working group 
required by subsection (a) of such section; 
(2) the expected timeline for such working group to submit 
to Congress the first assessment required by subsection (c)(2) 
of such section; and 
(3) whether any elements of the assessment described in 
subsection (c)(3) of such section, as amended by subsection 
(b), should be prepared in consultation with other working 
groups or entities within the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
(b) 
MODIFICATIONS.—Section 
6503(c) 
of 
the 
Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 
117–263) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs,’’ after ‘‘Transpor-
tation,’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘the Committee 
on Oversight and Accountability,’’ after ‘‘and Means,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) A detailed assessment, prepared in consultation 
with all elements of the working group— 
‘‘(i) of the investments made by the People’s 
Republic of China in— 
‘‘(I) artificial intelligence; 
‘‘(II) next-generation energy technologies, espe-
cially small modular reactors and advanced bat-
teries; and 
‘‘(III) biotechnology; and 
‘‘(ii) that identifies— 
‘‘(I) competitive practices of the People’s 
Republic of China relating to the technologies 
described in clause (i); 
‘‘(II) opportunities to counter the practices 
described in subclause (I); 
‘‘(III) countries the People’s Republic of China 
is targeting for exports of civil nuclear technology; 
‘‘(IV) countries best positioned to utilize civil 
nuclear technologies from the United States in 
order to facilitate the commercial export of those 
technologies; 
‘‘(V) United States vulnerabilities in the 
supply chain of these technologies; and 
‘‘(VI) opportunities to counter the export by 
the People’s Republic of China of civil nuclear tech-
nologies globally. 
‘‘(J) An identification and assessment of any unmet 
resource or authority needs of the working group that 
affect the ability of the working group to carry out this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 7512. ASSESSMENT OF USING CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY CAPABILITIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall, in consultation with the heads of such other elements 
of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, 
conduct an assessment of capabilities identified by the Intelligence 
Community Continuity Program established pursuant to section 
E(3) of Intelligence Community Directive 118, or any successor 
directive, or such other intelligence community facilities or intel-
ligence community capabilities as may be determined by the 
Director to be critical to United States national security, that have 
unique energy needs— 
(1) to ascertain the feasibility and advisability of using 
civil nuclear reactors to meet such needs; and 
(2) to identify such additional technologies, infrastructure, 
or authorities needed, or other potential obstacles, to commence 
use of a nuclear reactor to meet such needs. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report, which may 
be in classified form, on the findings of the Director with
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respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 7513. POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) POLICIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (a)(1), not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Director 
of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the 
elements of the intelligence community, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, and such other officials 
as the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate, 
shall establish the policies described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) POLICIES DESCRIBED.—The policies described in this 
paragraph are policies for the acquisition, adoption, develop-
ment, use, coordination, and maintenance of artificial intel-
ligence capabilities that— 
‘‘(A) establish a lexicon relating to the use of machine 
learning and artificial intelligence developed or acquired 
by elements of the intelligence community; 
‘‘(B) establish minimum guidelines for evaluating the 
performance of models developed or acquired by elements 
of the intelligence community, such as by— 
‘‘(i) specifying conditions for the continuous moni-
toring of artificial intelligence capabilities for perform-
ance, including the conditions for retraining or retiring 
models based on performance; 
‘‘(ii) documenting performance objectives, including 
specifying how performance objectives shall be devel-
oped and contractually enforced for capabilities pro-
cured from third parties; 
‘‘(iii) specifying the manner in which models should 
be audited, as necessary, including the types of docu-
mentation that should be provided to any auditor; and 
‘‘(iv) specifying conditions under which models 
used by elements of the intelligence community should 
be subject to testing and evaluation for vulnerabilities 
to techniques meant to undermine the availability, 
integrity, or privacy of an artificial intelligence capa-
bility;
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‘‘(C) establish minimum guidelines for tracking depend-
encies in adjacent systems, capabilities, or processes 
impacted by the retraining or sunsetting of any model 
described in subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(D) establish minimum documentation requirements 
for capabilities procured from third parties, aligning such 
requirements, as necessary, with existing documentation 
requirements applicable to capabilities developed by ele-
ments of the intelligence community; 
‘‘(E) establish minimum standards for the documenta-
tion of imputed, augmented, or synthetic data used to 
train any model developed, procured, or used by an element 
of the intelligence community; and 
‘‘(F) provide guidance on the acquisition and usage 
of models that have previously been trained by a third 
party for subsequent modification and usage by such an 
element. 
‘‘(3) POLICY
REVIEW
AND
REVISION.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall annually review or revise each policy 
established under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6712(b)(1) of such Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3024 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 6702(b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 6702(c)’’. 
TITLE VI—CLASSIFICATION REFORM 
Sec. 7601. Short title. 
Sec. 7602. Promoting efficient declassification review. 
Sec. 7603. Training to promote sensible classification. 
Sec. 7604. Improvements to Public Interest Declassification Board. 
Sec. 7605. Implementation of technology for classification and declassification. 
Sec. 7606. Studies and recommendations on necessity of security clearances. 
SEC. 7601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sensible Classification Act 
of 2023’’. 
SEC. 7602. PROMOTING EFFICIENT DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever an agency is processing a request 
pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’) or the mandatory 
declassification review provisions of Executive Order 13526 (50 
U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to classified national security informa-
tion), or successor order, and identifies responsive classified records 
that are more than 25 years of age as of December 31 of the 
year in which the request is received, the head of the agency 
shall, in accordance with existing processes to protect national 
security under the Freedom of Information Act and the mandatory 
review provisions of Executive Order 12526, review the record and 
process the record for declassification and release by the National 
Declassification Center of the National Archives and Records 
Administration, unless the head of agency— 
(1) makes a certification to Congress, including the congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the
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Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, that the declassifica-
tion of certain components within the record would be harmful 
to the protection of sources and methods or national security, 
pursuant to existing processes; and 
(2) provides an explanation to Congress, including the 
congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, for such 
certification. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply regardless of 
whether or not the record described in such subsection is in the 
legal custody of the National Archives and Records Administration. 
SEC. 7603. TRAINING TO PROMOTE SENSIBLE CLASSIFICATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) OVER-CLASSIFICATION.—The term ‘‘over-classification’’ 
means classification at a level that exceeds the minimum level 
of classification that is sufficient to protect the national security 
of the United States. 
(2) SENSIBLE CLASSIFICATION.—The term ‘‘sensible classi-
fication’’ means classification at a level that is the minimum 
level of classification that is sufficient to protect the national 
security of the United States. 
(b) TRAINING REQUIRED.—Each head of an agency with classi-
fication authority shall conduct training for employees of the agency 
with classification authority to hold employees accountable for over- 
classification and to promote sensible classification. 
SEC. 7604. IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION 
BOARD. 
Section 703 of the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 
(50 U.S.C. 3355a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) A member of the Board whose term has expired may 
continue to serve until the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date that a successor is appointed and sworn 
in; and 
‘‘(B) the date that is 1 year after the date of the expiration 
of the term. 
‘‘(6) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the term 
of a member of the Board ends, the appointing authority of the 
member shall submit to Congress a plan to appoint a successor.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Any employee’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) In addition to any employees detailed to the Board under 
paragraph (1), the Board may, subject to the availability of funds, 
hire not more than 12 staff members.’’.
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SEC. 7605. IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY FOR CLASSIFICATION 
AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
Government (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, the Public Interest Declassification Board, the Director 
of the Information Security Oversight Office, and the head of the 
National Declassification Center of the National Archives and 
Records Administration— 
(1) research a technology-based solutions— 
(A) to support efficient and effective systems for classi-
fication and declassification; and 
(B) to be implemented on an interoperable and fed-
erated basis across the Federal Government; and 
(2) submit to the President and Congress, including the 
congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, recommenda-
tions regarding a technology-based solutions described in para-
graph (1). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
a classified report describing actions taken to implement the rec-
ommendations under subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 7606. STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON NECESSITY OF SECU-
RITY CLEARANCES. 
(a) AGENCY STUDIES ON NECESSITY OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.— 
(1) STUDIES
REQUIRED.—The head of each agency that 
grants security clearances to personnel of such agency shall 
conduct a study on the necessity of such clearances. 
(2) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, each head of an agency that 
conducts a study under paragraph (1) shall submit to Con-
gress, including the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, a report 
on the findings of the agency head with respect to such 
study, which the agency head may classify as appropriate. 
(B) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted by 
the head of an agency under subparagraph (A) shall 
include, for such agency, the following: 
(i) The number of personnel eligible for access 
to information up to the ‘‘Top Secret’’ level.
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(ii) The number of personnel eligible for access 
to information up to the ‘‘Secret’’ level. 
(iii) Information on any reduction in the number 
of personnel eligible for access to classified information 
based on the study conducted under paragraph (1). 
(iv) A description of how the agency head will 
ensure that the number of security clearances granted 
by such agency will be kept to the minimum required 
for the conduct of agency functions, commensurate with 
the size, needs, and mission of the agency. 
(3) INDUSTRY.—This subsection shall apply to the Secretary 
of Defense in the Secretary’s capacity as the Executive Agent 
for the National Industrial Security Program, and the Secretary 
shall treat contractors, licensees, and grantees as personnel 
of the Department of Defense for purposes of the studies and 
reports required by this subsection. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW OF SENSITIVE 
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall— 
(1) review the number of personnel eligible for access to 
sensitive compartmented information; and 
(2) submit to Congress, including the congressional intel-
ligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives, a report on how the Director 
will ensure that the number of such personnel is limited to 
the minimum required. 
(c) AGENCY REVIEW OF SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
head of an agency who is authorized to establish a special access 
program by Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating 
to classified national security information), or successor order, 
shall— 
(1) review the number of personnel of the agency eligible 
for access to such special access programs; and 
(2) submit to Congress, including the congressional intel-
ligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives, a report on how the agency 
head will ensure that the number of such personnel is limited 
to the minimum required. 
(d) SECRETARY OF ENERGY REVIEW OF Q AND L CLEARANCES.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Energy shall— 
(1) review the number of personnel of the Department 
of Energy granted Q and L access; and 
(2) submit to Congress, including the congressional intel-
ligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services, the
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives, a report on how the Secretary 
will ensure that the number of such personnel is limited to 
the minimum required 
(e) INDEPENDENT REVIEWS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which a study is completed under subsection (a) or a 
review is completed under subsections (b) through (d), the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall each review the 
study or review, as the case may be. 
TITLE VII—SECURITY CLEARANCE AND 
TRUSTED WORKFORCE 
Sec. 7701. Review of shared information technology services for personnel vetting. 
Sec. 7702. Timeliness standard for rendering determinations of trust for personnel 
vetting. 
Sec. 7703. Annual report on personnel vetting trust determinations. 
Sec. 7704. Survey to assess strengths and weaknesses of Trusted Workforce 2.0. 
SEC. 7701. REVIEW OF SHARED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
FOR PERSONNEL VETTING. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a review of the 
extent to which the intelligence community can use information 
technology services shared among the intelligence community for 
purposes of personnel vetting, including with respect to human 
resources, suitability, and security. 
SEC. 7702. TIMELINESS STANDARD FOR RENDERING DETERMINATIONS 
OF TRUST FOR PERSONNEL VETTING. 
(a) TIMELINESS STANDARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, acting through the 
Security Executive Agent and the Suitability and Credentialing 
Executive Agent, establish and publish in such public venue 
as the President considers appropriate, new timeliness perform-
ance standards for processing personnel vetting trust deter-
minations in accordance with the Federal personnel vetting 
performance management standards. 
(2) QUINQUENNIAL REVIEWS.—Not less frequently than once 
every 5 years, the President shall, acting through the Security 
Executive Agent and the Suitability and Credentialing Execu-
tive Agent—
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(A) review the standards established pursuant to para-
graph (1); and 
(B) pursuant to such review— 
(i) update such standards as the President con-
siders appropriate; and 
(ii) publish in the Federal Register such updates 
as may be made pursuant to clause (i). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3001 of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341) is amended by striking subsection (g). 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than quarterly, the 
Security Executive Agent and the Suitability and Credentialing 
Executive Agent shall jointly make available to the public a 
quarterly report on the compliance of Executive agencies (as 
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) with 
the standards established pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—Each report made available pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall disaggregate, to the greatest extent 
practicable, data by appropriate category of personnel risk and 
between Government and contractor personnel. 
(c) COMPLEMENTARY STANDARDS
FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY.—The Director of National Intelligence may, in consultation 
with the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance 
Accountability Council established pursuant to Executive Order 
13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes related 
to suitability for Government employment, fitness for contractor 
employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security 
information) establish for the intelligence community standards 
complementary to those established pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 7703. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL VETTING TRUST DETER-
MINATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF PERSONNEL VETTING TRUST DETERMINA-
TION.—In this section, the term ‘‘personnel vetting trust determina-
tion’’ means any determination made by an executive branch agency 
as to whether an individual can be trusted to perform job functions 
or to be granted access necessary for a position. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 2024, and 
annually thereafter for 5 years, the Director of National Intelligence, 
acting as the Security Executive Agent, and the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management, acting as the Suitability and 
Credentialing Executive Agent, in coordination with the Security, 
Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council, 
shall jointly make available to the public a report on specific types 
of personnel vetting trust determinations made during the fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is made available, 
disaggregated, to the greatest extent possible, by the following: 
(1) Determinations of eligibility for national security-sen-
sitive positions, separately noting— 
(A) the number of individuals granted access to classi-
fied national security information; and 
(B) the number of individuals determined to be eligible 
for but not granted access to classified national security 
information. 
(2) Determinations of suitability or fitness for a public 
trust position.
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(3) Status as a Government employee, a contractor 
employee, or other category. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Section 3001 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
U.S.C. 3341) is amended by striking subsection (h). 
SEC. 7704. SURVEY TO ASSESS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF 
TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and once every 2 years thereafter until 2029, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall administer a survey to such 
sample of Federal agencies, Federal contractors, and other persons 
that require security clearances to access classified information 
as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to assess— 
(1) the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation 
of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative; and 
(2) the effectiveness of vetting Federal personnel while 
managing risk during the onboarding of such personnel. 
TITLE VIII—ANOMALOUS HEALTH 
INCIDENTS 
Sec. 7801. Improved funding flexibility for payments made by the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for qualifying injuries to the brain. 
Sec. 7802. Clarification of requirements to seek certain benefits relating to injuries 
to the brain. 
Sec. 7803. Intelligence community implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021 au-
thorities. 
Sec. 7804. Report and briefings on Central Intelligence Agency handling of anoma-
lous health incidents. 
SEC. 7801. IMPROVED FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS MADE 
BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FOR QUALI-
FYING INJURIES TO THE BRAIN. 
Section 19A(d) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 
(50 U.S.C. 3519b(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Payment under paragraph (2) in 
a fiscal year may be made using any funds— 
‘‘(i) appropriated specifically for payments under 
such paragraph; or 
‘‘(ii) reprogrammed in accordance with section 504 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094). 
‘‘(B) BUDGET.—For each fiscal year, the Director shall 
include with the budget justification materials submitted 
to Congress in support of the budget of the President 
for that fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, an estimate of the funds required 
in that fiscal year to make payments under paragraph 
(2).’’. 
SEC. 7802. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO SEEK CERTAIN 
BENEFITS RELATING TO INJURIES TO THE BRAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19A(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3519b(d)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Payments made’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Payments made’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) RELATION
TO
CERTAIN
FEDERAL
WORKERS
COM-
PENSATION LAWS.—Without regard to the requirements in 
sections (b) and (c), covered employees need not first seek 
benefits provided under chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
Code, to be eligible solely for payment authorized under 
paragraph (2) of this subsection.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency shall— 
(1) revise applicable regulations to conform with the amend-
ment made by subsection (a); and 
(2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
copies of such regulations, as revised pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 7803. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IMPLEMENTATION OF HAVANA 
ACT OF 2021 AUTHORITIES. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (c), not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
each head of an element of the intelligence community that has 
not already done so shall— 
(1) issue regulations and procedures to implement the 
authorities provided by section 19A(d) of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3519b(d)) and section 
901(i) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)) to provide pay-
ments under such sections, to the degree that such authorities 
are applicable to the head of the element; and 
(2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee 
on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives copies of such regulations. 
(b) REPORTING.—Not later than 210 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, each head of an element of the intel-
ligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees, the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a report on— 
(1) the estimated number of individuals associated with 
their element that may be eligible for payment under the 
authorities described in subsection (a)(1); 
(2) an estimate of the obligation that the head of the 
intelligence community element expects to incur in fiscal year 
2025 as a result of establishing the regulations pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1); and 
(3) any perceived barriers or concerns in implementing 
such authorities.
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(c) ALTERNATIVE REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each head of an element 
of the intelligence community (other than the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency) who believes that the authorities described 
in subsection (a)(1) are not currently relevant for individuals associ-
ated with their element, or who are not otherwise in position 
to issue the regulations and procedures required by subsection 
(a)(1) shall provide written and detailed justification to the congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives to explain this position. 
SEC. 7804. REPORT AND BRIEFINGS ON CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY HANDLING OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means the Central Intel-
ligence Agency. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(3) QUALIFYING INJURY.—The term ‘‘qualifying injury’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 19A(d)(1) of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3519b(d)(1)). 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on the handling of anomalous health incidents by the 
Agency. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 
include the following: 
(1) PRIORITY CASES.— 
(A) A detailed list of priority cases of anomalous health 
incidents, including any cases that the Agency has assessed 
as potentially resulting from an external stimulus or the 
actions of a foreign actor, including, for each case, locations, 
dates, times, and circumstances of the anomalous health 
incidents. 
(B) For each priority case listed in accordance with 
subparagraph (A)— 
(i) an explanation as to why such case was deter-
mined to be a priority case; 
(ii) a description of each entity assigned to inves-
tigate the case; 
(iii) a detailed explanation of each credible alter-
native explanation that the Agency assigned to the 
incident, including whether each individual affected 
by the incident was informed about and provided with 
an opportunity to appeal such credible alternative 
explanation; and
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(iv) a detailed account of the input, data, evidence, 
or opinions the Agency has received from other agen-
cies or components of the Federal Government that 
the Agency may have used to reach a conclusion on 
such case. 
(C) For each priority case of an anomalous health 
incident determined to largely display the core characteris-
tics of an anomalous health incident established by the 
Intelligence Community Experts Panel, including each case 
for which the Agency does not have a credible alternative 
explanation, a detailed description of such case. 
(2) ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENT SENSORS.— 
(A) A list of all types of sensors that the Agency has 
developed or deployed with respect to reports of anomalous 
health incidents, including, for each type of sensor, the 
deployment location, the date and the duration of the 
employment of such type of sensor, and, if applicable, the 
reason for removal. 
(B) A list of entities to which the Agency has provided 
unrestricted access to data from sensors associated with 
anomalous health incidents. 
(C) A list of requests for support the Agency has 
received from elements of the Federal Government 
regarding sensor development, testing, or deployment, and 
a description of the support provided in each case. 
(D) A description of each emitter signature that the 
Agency prioritizes as a threat obtained by sensors associ-
ated with anomalous health incidents in Agency holdings 
since 2016, and an explanation of such prioritization. 
(d) ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS.—Concurrent with the submission 
of the report required by subsection (b), the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress— 
(1) a report on the length of time, from the time of initial 
application, for an applicant for payment under the Expanded 
Care Program of the Central Intelligence Agency to receive 
a determination from the Agency, disaggregated by qualifying 
injuries and qualifying injuries to the brain; 
(2) copies of all informational and instructional materials 
provided to employees of and other individuals affiliated with 
the Agency, with respect to applying for the Expanded Care 
Program; and 
(3) copies of Agency guidance provided to employees of 
and other individuals affiliated with the Agency, with respect 
to reporting and responding to a suspected anomalous health 
incident, and the roles and responsibilities of each element 
of the Agency tasked with responding to a report of an anoma-
lous health incident. 
(e) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency shall brief the appropriate committees of Con-
gress on the report required by subsection (b). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
BRIEFINGS.—Upon request of the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Director shall brief such 
committees on anomalous health incidents.
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(3) 
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Director 
shall 
ensure 
that 
employees and other personnel of the Agency are made avail-
able for briefings under this subsection. 
TITLE IX—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 7901. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 7902. Extension of title VII of FISA. 
SEC. 7901. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—The National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102A(n) (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)) by redesignating 
the second paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); 
(2) in section 503(c)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3093(c)(3)), by striking 
‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’; 
(3) in section 805(6) (50 U.S.C. 3164(6)), by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 101 (a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 101’’; and 
(4) in section 1102A (50 U.S.C. 3232a)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(4)(C)(iv), by striking ‘‘wavier’’ and 
inserting ‘‘waiver’’. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.— 
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division 
F of Public Law 117–263) is amended— 
(1) in section 6422(b) (50 U.S.C. 3334l(b)), by striking 
‘‘Congressional’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional’’; and 
(2) in section 6732(b) (50 U.S.C. 3024 note; 136 Stat. 3583), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’. 
(c) DAVID L. BOREN NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION ACT OF 
1991.—The David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 
1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 802(j)(6) (50 U.S.C. 1902(j)(6))— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 
(2) in section 803(d)(9)(D) (50 U.S.C. 1903(d)(9)(D)), by 
striking ‘‘Local’’ and inserting ‘‘local’’; and 
(3) in section 808(4)(A) (50 U.S.C. 1908(4)(A)), by striking 
‘‘a agency’’ and inserting ‘‘an agency’’. 
(d) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT ACT.—The 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2001 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 211(c)(2)(B) (50 U.S.C. 2021(c)(2)(B)), by 
striking ‘‘subsection 241(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 241(c)’’; 
(2) in section 263(g)(1) (50 U.S.C. 2093(g)(1)), by striking 
‘‘Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘fund’’; 
(3) in section 271(b) (50 U.S.C. 2111(b)), by striking ‘‘section 
231(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 231(c)’’; and 
(4) in section 304(c) (50 U.S.C. 2154(c))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘title 50’’ and 
inserting ‘‘title 5’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sections’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section’’.
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section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before 
any such amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 7902. EXTENSION OF TITLE VII OF FISA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(b) of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) (Public Law 110–261; 50 U.S.C. 1881 
note), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘April 
19, 2024’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) (Public Law 110–261; 18 U.S.C. 2511 
note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘April 19, 2024’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 404(b) of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 
is amended in paragraph (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘DECEMBER 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 19, 2024’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.