‘‘(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than June 30 and Decem-
ber 31 of each year through 2028, the Director of National 
Intelligence and the Attorney General shall jointly provide 
to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on 
the implementation of this section. Such briefing shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) the opinions of the Director and the Attor-
ney General as to the effectiveness of the knowledge 
management system required under subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) a description of any challenges identified by 
the Director or the Attorney General with the knowl-
edge management system required under subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(3) an indication of the level of compliance of 
each element of the intelligence community with the 
requirements of this section; and 
‘‘(4) an assessment of the level of participation 
in the knowledge management system of Federal law 
enforcement agencies.’’. 
SEC. 407. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR POST CLOSINGS ON INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3091 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 517. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR POST CLOSINGS ON INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
a covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, in consultation with the 
heads of the other appropriate elements of the intelligence 
community as determined by the Director, shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees a notice describing 
the impact of the closure on the activities of the intelligence 
community. Such notice shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the impact, if any, of the 
closure on the activities or interests of the intelligence 
community; 
‘‘(2) a plan to mitigate any adverse impacts to 
such elements caused by such closure; and 
‘‘(3) a description of whether, and the extent to 
which, the Director and the heads of the other appro-
priate elements of the intelligence community— 
‘‘(A) were consulted in the decision-making 
process with respect to such closure; and 
‘‘(B) registered any concerns with or objec-
tions to such closure. 
‘‘(b) COVERED CLOSURE OF A DIPLOMATIC OR CON-
SULAR POST DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered 
closure of a diplomatic or consular post’ means the closure 
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of a United States diplomatic or consular post abroad 
that— 
‘‘(1) is anticipated to last for 60 days or longer; 
or 
‘‘(2) has lasted for 60 days or longer.’’. 
SEC. 408. HARMONIZING POLICIES ON THE USE OF CLASSI-
FIED DATA IN TRAINING OR REFINING ARTI-
FICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS. 
(a) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY-WIDE POLICIES.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall issue or update policies that apply 
to the entire intelligence community with respect to the use 
of classified information for the purpose of training or re-
fining artificial intelligence models for use by an element 
of the intelligence community. 
(b) MAXIMUM DATA USAGE.—The policies issued or 
updated under subsection (a) shall seek to maximize to the 
greatest extent practicable the amount of data that can be 
used for training or refining artificial intelligence models, 
including maximizing the amount of information classified 
at the most sensitive levels that may be used for such train-
ing or refining, consistent with the need to protect such in-
formation from unauthorized use and in accordance with 
existing laws. 
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SEC. 409. ACCELERATING REVIEW OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE CAPABILITIES FOR DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence, in consultation with the head of each 
other element of the intelligence community, shall develop 
and promulgate guidance to prioritize the completion of re-
views of authorizations to operate artificial intelligence ca-
pabilities being evaluated within an element of the intel-
ligence community. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE OF LENGTHY REVIEWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of 
the intelligence community shall submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees a notification of 
any review of an authorization to operate artificial 
intelligence capabilities within an element of the in-
telligence community the length of which exceeds a pe-
riod of 60 days. The head of such element shall sub-
mit such notice not later than 7 days after the date 
on which the length of such review exceeds such pe-
riod. 
(2) SUNSET.—The requirements of paragraph 
(1) shall terminate on the date that is five years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 410. ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TECH-
NOLOGY ADOPTION METRICS. 
(a) METRIC DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency, the Director of the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National 
Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of the Defense In-
telligence Agency shall each develop and implement a proc-
ess (which may be different from the processes of the other 
elements) that makes use of a single set of metrics and meth-
odologies to assess, on an agency wide, aggregate basis, the 
adoption, integration, and operational impact of emerging 
technologies, including artificial intelligence, within the re-
spective agencies of those Directors. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The metrics and methodologies 
required under subsection (a) shall include metrics and 
methodologies for assessing— 
(1) safety and security; 
(2) effectiveness and efficiency; and 
(3) the impact of the use of an emerging tech-
nology on risk to mission or likelihood of success of 
mission. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency described 
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in subsection (a) shall provide to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a briefing on the implementation of this 
section, including— 
(1) the metrics established under subsection (a); 
(2) the progress of the element toward meeting 
such metrics; and 
(3) any recommendations of the head of such 
agency for legislative or regulatory reforms to im-
prove technology adoption. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘artifi-
cial intelligence’’ and ‘‘emerging technology’’ have the 
meaning given those terms in section 6701 of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F 
of Public Law 117–263; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note). 
SEC. 411. AI SECURITY PLAYBOOK. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of the National Se-
curity Agency, acting through the Artificial Intelligence Se-
curity Center (or successor office), shall develop strategies 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘AI Security Playbook’’) 
to defend covered AI technologies from technology theft by 
threat actors. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The AI Security Playbook under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of potential vulnerabilities in 
advanced AI data centers and among advanced AI de-
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United States Government in the development or 
oversight of highly advanced AI systems. 
(5) Analysis of how the United States Govern-
ment would be involved to achieve the levels of secu-
rity identified in paragraph (4), including a descrip-
tion of a hypothetical initiative to build covered AI 
technology systems in a highly secure governmental 
environment, considering, at a minimum, cybersecu-
rity protocols, provisions to protect model weights, ef-
forts to mitigate insider threats (including personnel 
vetting and security clearance adjudication processes), 
network access control procedures, counterintelligence 
and anti-espionage measures, and other strategies 
that would be used to reduce threats of technology 
theft by threat actors. 
(c) FORM.—The AI Security Playbook under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) detailed methodologies and intelligence as-
sessments, which may be contained in a classified 
annex; and 
(2) an unclassified portion with general guide-
lines and best practices suitable for dissemination to 
relevant individuals, including in the private sector. 
(d) ENGAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the AI Security 
Playbook under subsection (a), the Director shall— 
(A) engage with prominent AI developers 
and researchers, as determined by the Director, 
to assess and anticipate the capabilities of highly 
advanced AI systems relevant to national secu-
rity, including by— 
(i) conducting a comprehensive review 
of industry documents pertaining to the se-
curity of AI systems with respect to pre-
paredness frameworks, scaling policies, risk 
management frameworks, and other mat-
ters; 
(ii) conducting interviews with subject 
matter experts; 
(iii) hosting roundtable discussions 
and expert panels; and 
(iv) visiting facilities used to develop 
AI; 
(B) to leverage existing expertise and re-
search, collaborate with a federally funded re-
search and development center that has con-
ducted research on strategies to secure AI models 
from nation-state actors and other highly 
resourced actors; and 
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(C) consult, as appropriate, with such other 
departments and agencies of the United States 
Government as the Director determines relevant, 
including the Bureau of Industry and Security 
of the Department of Commerce, the Center for 
AI Standards and Innovation of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—None of the 
activities described in this subsection shall be con-
strued to establish or use an advisory committee sub-
ject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the AI Security Playbook under 
subsection (a), including a summary of progress on 
the development of Playbook, an outline of remaining 
sections, and any relevant insights about AI security. 
(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the Playbook. 
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(3) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (2)— 
(A) shall include— 
(i) an unclassified version suitable for 
dissemination to relevant individuals, in-
cluding in the private sector; and 
(ii) a publicly available version; and 
(B) may include a classified annex. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection 
(b)(4) shall be construed to authorize or require any regu-
latory or enforcement action by the United States Govern-
ment. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The terms ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ and ‘‘AI’’ 
have the meaning given the term ‘‘artificial intel-
ligence’’ in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061). 
(3) The term ‘‘covered AI technologies’’ means 
advanced AI (whether developed by the private sector, 
the United States Government, or a public-private 
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partnership) with critical capabilities that the Direc-
tor determines would pose a grave national security 
threat if acquired or stolen by threat actors, such as 
AI systems that match or exceed human expert per-
formance in relating to chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear matters, cyber offense, model au-
tonomy, persuasion, research and development, and 
self-improvement. 
(4) The term ‘‘technology theft’’ means any un-
authorized acquisition, replication, or appropriation 
of covered AI technologies or components of such tech-
nologies, including models, model weights, architec-
tures, or core algorithmic insights, through any 
means, such as cyber attacks, insider threats, and 
side-channel attacks, or exploitation of public inter-
faces. 
(5) The term ‘‘threat actors’’ means nation-state 
actors and other highly resourced actors capable of 
technology theft. 
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TITLE 
V—MATTERS 
RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Central Intelligence 
Agency 
SEC. 501. GUIDANCE ON NOVEL AND SIGNIFICANT EXPEND-
ITURES FOR PURPOSES OF NOTIFICATION 
UNDER THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN-
CY ACT OF 1949. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(c) of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3510(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2026, the Director shall issue written guidance to en-
sure the timely identification and reporting of novel and 
significant expenditures in accordance with this subsection. 
Such guidance shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a definition of a novel and signifi-
cant expenditure for purposes of this subsection; 
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‘‘(ii) define internal procedures to evaluate ex-
penditures to determine if such expenditures are novel 
and significant using the definition established pursu-
ant to clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) require timely congressional notification 
in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The Director shall regularly review and update 
the guidance issued under this paragraph as appropriate. 
‘‘(C) Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the initial guidance is issued under this paragraph and not 
later than 60 days after the date on which any material 
revisions to such guidance take effect, the Director shall pro-
vide a briefing to the committees specified in paragraph 
(1) with respect to such guidance or such material revi-
sions.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 102A(n)(5) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)(5)) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘of such sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘of such section, including the guidance 
issued under paragraph (2) of such subsection (c)’’. 
SEC. 502. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY OF CENTRAL IN-
TELLIGENCE AGENCY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) AGENCY HEADQUARTERS INSTALLATION.—Sub-
section (a)(1) of section 15 of the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515) is amended by striking 
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‘‘Compound’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Installa-
tion’’. 
(b) UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT.—Such Act is further 
amended by inserting after section 15 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 15A. AUTHORITY REGARDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
TO INTERCEPT.—Notwithstanding 
sections 32, 2511(f), or 3121(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, the Director may take, and may authorize personnel 
of the Agency with assigned duties under section 15 that 
include the security or protection of people, facilities, or as-
sets within the United States to take, the actions described 
in subsection (b)(1) to mitigate a credible threat to safety 
or security posed by an unmanned aircraft system in the 
airspace above any specially designated property. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIONS DESCRIBED TO ENSURE SAFETY 
AND SECURITY.—The actions described in this para-
graph are the following: 
‘‘(A) During the operation of the unmanned 
aircraft system, detect, identify, monitor, and 
track the unmanned aircraft system, without 
prior consent, including by means of intercept or 
other access of a wire communication, an oral 
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communication, or an electronic communication, 
used to control the unmanned aircraft system. 
‘‘(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned 
aircraft system, including by passive or active, 
and by direct or indirect, physical, electronic, 
radio, and electromagnetic means. 
‘‘(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned air-
craft system, without prior consent, including by 
disabling the unmanned aircraft system by 
intercepting, interfering, or causing interference 
with wire, oral, electronic, or radio communica-
tions used to control the unmanned aircraft sys-
tem. 
‘‘(D) Seize or exercise control of the un-
manned aircraft system. 
‘‘(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the un-
manned aircraft system. 
‘‘(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, to 
disable, damage, or destroy the unmanned air-
craft system. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) DURATION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Director may take an action de-
scribed in paragraph (1) only for the period nec-
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essary to mitigate the threat to safety or security 
identified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Director shall comply with the 
guidance developed under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director shall develop 
guidance for carrying out actions described in sub-
section (b)(1) and conducting research, testing, train-
ing, and evaluation under subsection (e) in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Transportation and the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion to ensure that any such use of a system does not 
adversely affect or interfere with the safety and effi-
ciency of the national airspace system. 
‘‘(2) CONTACT
REQUIREMENT.—The guidance 
under paragraph (1) shall include a requirement that 
the Director contact the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration through the appropriate 
channel before carrying out an action described in 
subsection (b)(1) or conducting research, testing, 
training, and evaluation under subsection (e). 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—On an annual basis, the Direc-
tor, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
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Administration, shall review the guidance developed 
under paragraph (1) and make any necessary up-
dates. 
‘‘(d) FORFEITURE.—Any unmanned aircraft system 
described in subsection (a) that is seized by the Director 
is subject to forfeiture to the United States. 
‘‘(e) RESEARCH, TESTING, TRAINING, AND EVALUA-
TION.—The Director may, consistent with section 105(g) of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1805(g)), other Federal laws, and Presidential directives, 
conduct research, testing, training on, and evaluation of 
any equipment, including any electronic equipment, to de-
termine the capability and utility of the equipment prior 
to the use of the equipment for any action described in sub-
section (b)(1). 
‘‘(f) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NOTIFICATION.— 
Not later than 15 days after the date on which the 
Director carries out an action described in subsection 
(b)(1), the Director shall notify the Attorney General 
of such action. 
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date on which the Director car-
ries out an action described in subsection (b)(1), the 
Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
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committees a notification of such action. Such notifi-
cation shall include a description of— 
‘‘(A) the action taken; 
‘‘(B) options considered by the Director to 
mitigate any identified effects to the national 
airspace system relating to such action, includ-
ing the minimization of the use of any tech-
nology that disrupts the transmission of radio or 
electronic signals; and 
‘‘(C) whether any records or materials were 
transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) of subsection (g)(3), including 
the purpose of such transfer under subparagraph 
(B) of such subsection. 
‘‘(g) MAINTENANCE OF MATERIALS.— 
‘‘(1) LIMIT.—Except as provided by paragraph 
(3), in carrying out an action described in subsection 
(b)(1), the Director may maintain records containing 
or regarding the content and dialing, signaling, rout-
ing, and addressing information associated with wire 
communications, oral communications, electronic 
communications, and radio communications, and 
may maintain parts or the whole of an unmanned 
aircraft system, only if such maintenance— 
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‘‘(A) is for the purpose of mitigating the 
threat to safety or security of persons; and 
‘‘(B) does not exceed the period the Director 
determines necessary or 30 days, whichever is 
shorter. 
‘‘(2) DESTRUCTION.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (3), the Director shall destroy any records 
or materials maintained under paragraph (1) at the 
end of the period specified in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) TRANSFER.—If the Attorney General 
determines that the maintenance of records or 
parts or the whole of an unmanned aircraft sys-
tem under paragraph (1) is necessary for a 
longer period than authorized under such para-
graph for a purpose described in subparagraph 
(B) of this paragraph, the Director shall transfer 
the records or parts or the whole of an un-
manned aircraft system, as the case may be, to 
the Attorney General. The Attorney General 
shall— 
‘‘(i) maintain the records or parts or 
the whole of an unmanned aircraft system 
for such purpose; and 
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‘‘(ii) destroy the records or parts or the 
whole of an unmanned aircraft system once 
such purpose no longer applies. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSE DESCRIBED.—A purpose de-
scribed in this subparagraph is any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The investigation or prosecution of 
a violation of law. 
‘‘(ii) To comply with another provision 
of Federal law. 
‘‘(iii) An obligation to preserve mate-
rials during the course of litigation. 
‘‘(4) CERTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY.—Each time the Director car-
ries out an action described in subsection (b)(1), 
the Director shall certify that the Director is in 
compliance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection. The Director may only delegate the 
authority to make such certification to— 
‘‘(i) the General Counsel or the Prin-
cipal Deputy General Counsel; or 
‘‘(ii) the Director of Operations or the 
Deputy Director of Operations. 
‘‘(B) DEPARTMENT
OF
JUSTICE.—Each 
time the Attorney General receives a transfer of 
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records or parts or the whole of an unmanned 
aircraft system under paragraph (3), the Attor-
ney General shall certify the date and purpose of 
the transfer and a description of the records or 
parts or the whole of an unmanned aircraft sys-
tem. 
‘‘(C) RETENTION.—Each certification made 
under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be retained 
by the Director or the Attorney General, respec-
tively, for a period of at least seven years. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as— 
‘‘(1) affecting the authorities described in section 
105(g) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(g)); 
‘‘(2) vesting in the Director any authority of the 
Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration; or 
‘‘(3) vesting in the Secretary or Administrator 
any authority of the Director. 
‘‘(i) BUDGET.—The Director shall submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees, as a part of the budget 
requests of the Agency for each fiscal year after fiscal year 
2026, a consolidated funding display that identifies the 
funding source for the actions described in subsection (b)(1) 
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within the Agency. The funding display shall be in unclas-
sified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(j) SPECIALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES.— 
‘‘(1) LIST.—Specially designated properties cov-
ered by this section are properties listed in the classi-
fied annex accompanying the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2026, or any subsequent In-
telligence Authorization Act, that meet the criteria de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.—On an annual 
basis, the Director shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees proposed modifications to 
the list of specially designated properties under para-
graph (1) based on properties that meet the criteria 
described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA
DESCRIBED.—The criteria de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) The property consists of premises 
owned, leased, or controlled by the Agency or the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
plus a designated perimeter adjacent to the 
premises. 
‘‘(B) The property is identified by the Di-
rector, in coordination, with respect to poten-
tially impacted airspace, with the Secretary of 
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Transportation, through a risk-based assessment, 
as high-risk and a potential target for unlawful 
unmanned aircraft system-related activity. 
‘‘(C) The property is located in the United 
States and is beneath airspace that is restricted 
by a temporary flight restriction, a determina-
tion under section 2209 of the FAA Extension, 
Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 
44802 note), or any other similar restriction de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary of Trans-
portation. 
‘‘(D) The property directly relates to one or 
more functions authorized to be performed by the 
Agency under this Act or the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) ACCESS.—The chairmen and ranking mi-
nority members of the appropriate congressional com-
mittees specified in subsection (l)(1)(B) shall have ac-
cess to the list of specially designated properties under 
paragraph (1), and each chairman and ranking mi-
nority member may designate one staff member of 
such committees who holds the appropriate security 
clearance to have such access. 
‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out this 
section shall terminate on December 31, 2029. 
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‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) The Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) RADIO COMMUNICATION.—The term ‘radio 
communication’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 153). 
‘‘(3) TITLE
TERMS.—The terms ‘electronic 
communication’, ‘intercept’, ‘oral communication’, 
and ‘wire communication’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 2510 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(4) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United States’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 5 of title 
18, United States Code. 
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‘‘(5) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States 
Code.’’. 
Subtitle B—Elements of Department 
of Defense 
SEC. 511. REQUIREMENT TO AVOID DUPLICATION IN PUR-
CHASE OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFOR-
MATION FOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COM-
PONENTS. 
Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 430e. Requirement to avoid duplication in purchase 
of commercially available information 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR REVIEW PRIOR
TO PUR-
CHASE.—Except as provided in subsection (b), a defense in-
telligence component may not purchase commercially avail-
able information until the head of such component deter-
mines the information intended to be purchased is not al-
ready available for use by such component from another de-
fense intelligence component. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—(1) The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security may authorize a defense intel-
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ligence component to purchase information otherwise pro-
hibited by subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) if the purchase is for the purpose of ensur-
ing the quality and veracity of other information 
purchased or the performance of a vendor; 
‘‘(B) to obtain a sample of information to deter-
mine whether the information would be duplicative of 
other information already available to the component; 
‘‘(C) to maintain operational security of author-
ized activities of the Department of Defense; or 
‘‘(D) if enforcing the prohibition would pose a 
significant harm to national security or intelligence 
activities. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence and Security authorizes the pur-
chase of information pursuant to paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives notice of the authorization, in-
cluding a description of the information authorized to be 
purchased and an identification of the exception in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1) that the 
Under Secretary applied to authorize such purchase. 
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‘‘(c) COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘commercially available 
information’ has the meaning given that term in section 
601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2026.’’. 
SEC. 512. OVERSIGHT AND DECONFLICTION OF VENDOR 
SUPPORT TO CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 511 of this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 430f. Oversight and deconfliction of vendor support 
to clandestine activities 
‘‘(a) OVERSIGHT CAPABILITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish, maintain, and continuously update a 
secure capability to facilitate oversight, deconfliction, and 
risk assessments of all commercial vendor support to the 
Department of Defense for clandestine activities, including 
support provided by subcontractors. 
‘‘(b) EXCLUSIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), if 
the Secretary of Defense determines that information con-
cerning a commercial vendor should not be made available 
for use by the capability required by subsection (a) due to 
operational, counterintelligence, or other national security 
concerns, the Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) may exclude such information from use by 
the capability required by subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) not later than 7 days after making a deter-
mination that such information should not be made 
available for use by such capability, shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees, the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives notice of the determination that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) the type or category of vendor that is 
the subject of such information; 
‘‘(B) with respect to such vendor, a synopsis 
of the contract and the scope of work involved; 
and 
‘‘(C) the rationale for excluding such infor-
mation from use by the capability. 
‘‘(c) DECONFLICTION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure the capability required by subsection (a) is used to— 
‘‘(1) deconflict the use of commercial vendors in 
support of clandestine activities of the Department of 
Defense; and 
‘‘(2) assess operational risk and counterintel-
ligence exposure attributable to the use of commercial 
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vendors in support of clandestine activities of the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(d) CLANDESTINE ACTIVITY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘clandestine activity’ means any activity 
where it is intended that the role of the United States Gov-
ernment will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE AND REPORTS.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE AND CERTIFI-
CATION.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(A) implement the requirements of section 
430f of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a) of this section; and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code), the Select Committee on In-
telligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives a certification that such require-
ments have been implemented. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
(A) submit to the committees described in 
paragraph (1)(B) a report containing the plan 
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to implement the requirements of such section 
430f; and 
(B) provide to such committees a briefing 
with respect to such plan. 
(3) PROGRESS
REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the committees 
described in paragraph (1)(B) a briefing describing 
the progress of the Secretary toward implementing the 
requirements of such section 430f. 
SEC. 513. DISESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARDS FOR 
NATIONAL 
GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY AND NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE 
OFFICE. 
(a) NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.— 
(1) REPEAL
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section 6432 of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (Public Law 117–263; 50 U.S.C. 441 note) is 
repealed. 
(2) TERMINATION OF BOARD.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), the advisory board established by such 
section 6432, as in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) shall terminate on the date that is 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
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SEC. 514. EXPANSION OF COMMERCIAL IMAGERY AND DATA 
PROCUREMENT. 
The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office 
may use funds authorized to be appropriated for commer-
cial remote sensing to— 
(1) procure and deliver commercial imagery and 
data, excluding commercial analytics, to satisfy vali-
dated requirements of the Department of Defense or 
the intelligence community; 
(2) procure and deliver commercial imagery and 
data, excluding commercial analytics, for any other 
national security, homeland defense, or civil partner 
use that the Director considers appropriate; and 
(3) improve commercial remote sensing capabili-
ties. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
SEC. 521. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESS-
MENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS BY THE FED-
ERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF CAN-
DIDATES FOR OR HOLDERS OF FEDERAL OF-
FICE. 
Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3091 et seq.), as amended by section 407 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
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‘‘SEC. 518. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESS-
MENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL 
CANDIDATES OR OFFICEHOLDERS. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall submit to congressional leadership, 
the congressional intelligence committees, and the 
chairmen and ranking minority members of the Com-
mittees on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate notice of each counterintelligence 
assessment or investigation of an individual who is— 
‘‘(A) a candidate for Federal office; 
‘‘(B) a holder of Federal office; or 
‘‘(C) a covered congressional employee. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The notice required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the relevant facts associ-
ated with the counterintelligence assessment or 
investigation; and 
‘‘(B) the identity of such individual. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Director may refrain 
from providing a notice under paragraph (1) to an 
individual who is otherwise a recipient of notices 
under such paragraph if that individual is a target 
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of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation 
covered by the notice. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.—The Director shall submit each notice 
under subsection (a) not later than 5 days after the date 
of the commencement of the counterintelligence assessment 
or investigation that is the subject of such notice. With re-
spect to counterintelligence assessments or investigations 
that commenced before the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion and are ongoing as of such date of enactment, the Di-
rector shall submit each notice under subsection (a) not 
later than 5 days after such date of enactment. 
‘‘(c) IDENTIFICATION OF COVERED CONGRESSIONAL 
EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) LISTS.—The Director may use the lists pro-
vided under paragraph (2) to determine whether an 
individual is a covered congressional employee. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION OF LISTS.—The Secretary of the 
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
shall, not less than semiannually, each provide to the 
head of each element of the intelligence community a 
list of covered congressional employees of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, respectively. 
‘‘(3) KNOWN CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.—Not-
withstanding the lack of inclusion of a person on a 
list provided under paragraph (2), if a person that is 
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subject to a counterintelligence assessment or inves-
tigation is known to the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion to be a covered congressional employee at the 
time of such counterintelligence assessment or inves-
tigation, the Director shall carry out this section as 
required when the subject of a counterintelligence as-
sessment or investigation is a covered congressional 
employee. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CANDIDATE; FEDERAL OFFICE.—The terms 
‘candidate’ and ‘Federal office’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 301 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101). 
‘‘(2) COVERED CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEE.—The 
term ‘covered congressional employee’ means an em-
ployee or officer of— 
‘‘(A) the Senate or the House of Representa-
tives; 
‘‘(B) a Senator or a Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress; 
or 
‘‘(C) a committee of the Senate or House of 
Representatives, or a joint committee of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives.’’. 
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SEC. 522. REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EM-
PLOYEES TO REPORT TRAVEL TO COUNTRIES 
OF RISK. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 215(d) of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b(d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Director shall develop and implement re-
quirements for all personnel of the Department of Energy 
that— 
‘‘(A) require such personnel to— 
‘‘(i) report to the Office any personal or of-
ficial travel to a country of risk (as defined in 
section 6432(a) of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (42 U.S.C. 7144b note)) 
or any other country the Director considers ap-
propriate prior to beginning such travel; 
‘‘(ii) at the request of personnel of the Of-
fice, receive briefings with respect to travel to 
such a country prior to beginning such travel; 
and 
‘‘(iii) at the request of personnel of the Of-
fice, participate in debriefings after travel to 
such a country; and 
‘‘(B) prohibit bringing an electronic device pro-
vided by the Department of Energy or that can access 
Department of Energy non-public systems or data to 
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such a country unless travel to such country with 
such electronic device is approved by the Director.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of 
Energy shall provide to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees a briefing on the implementation of paragraph (4) 
of section 215(d) of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b(d)), as added by subsection (a) of this 
section. 
TITLE VI—OPEN-SOURCE 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘commercially available information’’ 
means information that is— 
(A) of a type customarily made available or 
obtainable, sold, leased, or licensed to members of 
the general public or to non-governmental enti-
ties for purposes other than governmental pur-
poses; or 
(B)(i) intended for exclusive government 
use; and 
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(ii) knowingly and voluntarily provided by, 
procured from, or made accessible by a non-gov-
ernmental entity. 
(2) OPEN-SOURCE
INTELLIGENCE.—The term 
‘‘open-source intelligence’’ means intelligence derived 
exclusively from publicly available information or 
commercially available information. 
(3) PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION.—The 
term ‘‘publicly available information’’ means infor-
mation that— 
(A) is published or broadcast for public con-
sumption; 
(B) is available on request to the public, in-
cluding information available by subscription or 
purchase; 
(C) is accessible by the public; 
(D) could be seen or heard by any casual 
observer or member of the public; 
(E) is made available at a meeting open to 
the public; or 
(F) is observed by visiting any place or at-
tending any event that is open to the public. 
SEC. 602. EFFICIENT USE OF OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.), as amended by section 
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404 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
124. 
EFFICIENT 
USE 
OF 
OPEN-SOURCE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
‘‘(a) EFFICIENT USE REQUIRED.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall ensure that the intelligence commu-
nity makes efficient and effective use of open-source intel-
ligence. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Director of National Intelligence, in consulta-
tion with the heads of the other elements of the intel-
ligence community, shall designate an official of the 
intelligence community who shall be responsible for 
the implementation, standardization, and harmoni-
zation of the collection and use of open-source intel-
ligence for each of the following areas: 
‘‘(A) 
Training, 
tradecraft, 
and 
professionalization. 
‘‘(B) Technology innovation and tool devel-
opment. 
‘‘(C) Data acquisition, cataloging, and 
sharing. 
‘‘(D) Collection management and require-
ments. 
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‘‘(E) Partnerships and collaborations with 
entities that are not elements of the intelligence 
community, including with respect to the dis-
semination of open-source intelligence products 
and tools to departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government that are not elements of the 
intelligence community. 
‘‘(F) Standards and governance. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO SELECT SINGLE OFFICIAL 
FOR MULTIPLE AREAS.—The Director of National In-
telligence may designate a single official to be respon-
sible for more than one of the areas identified in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR EFFICIENT 
USE.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall, to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) minimize the duplication of open-source in-
telligence activities and open-source funding alloca-
tions among elements of the intelligence community; 
and 
‘‘(2) ensure that all open-source intelligence ef-
forts undertaken by elements of the intelligence com-
munity are appropriately coordinated, documented, 
and disclosed to the other elements of the intelligence 
community. 
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‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the applicability of any law 
or regulation relating to the privacy or civil liberties of 
United States persons or data pertaining to United States 
persons. 
‘‘(e) OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE DEFINED.—The 
term ‘open-source intelligence’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2026.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1052 of the Na-
tional Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of 
Public Law 108–458; 50 U.S.C. 3367) is repealed. 
SEC. 603. OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE INFORMATION. 
Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3021 et seq.), as amended by section 602 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 125. OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE INFORMATION. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall designate an official within the intelligence 
community to oversee the acquisition and management of 
commercially available information by the elements of the 
intelligence community. 
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‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The official designated under sub-
section (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure there is deconfliction of the acquisi-
tion of commercially available information; 
‘‘(2) prevent unnecessary duplicative acquisi-
tions; 
‘‘(3) maximize interoperability and data sharing 
and minimize acquisitions costs; 
‘‘(4) coordinate information requirements be-
tween elements of the intelligence community and 
vendors providing commercially available informa-
tion to ensure clear and concise specifications that 
outline the necessary features, quality standards, per-
formance indicators, delivery timelines, and any other 
essential details; 
‘‘(5) document such requirements in formats 
common to the elements of the intelligence community 
to ensure a shared understanding of the information 
being requested; 
‘‘(6) establish an evaluation methodology to 
manage procurement metrics; and 
‘‘(7) carry out such additional duties relating to 
the acquisition and management of commercially 
available information by the elements of the intel-
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ligence community as the Director of National Intel-
ligence considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Not later than May 31, 2027, 
and annually thereafter for two years, the official des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall provide to the congres-
sional intelligence committees a briefing on the acquisition 
of commercially available information. 
‘‘(d) COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION DE-
FINED.—The term ‘commercially available information’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 601 of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 604. BUDGET MATTERS RELATING TO OPEN-SOURCE 
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) BUDGET INFORMATION.—Subsection (d) of section 
102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) In addition to other applicable requirements 
under this subsection, the head of an element of the intel-
ligence community may not transfer, reprogram, or other-
wise reduce amounts made available for open-source intel-
ligence activities without the prior approval of the Director 
of National Intelligence, unless such amounts are less than 
any threshold established by the Director under paragraph 
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(1)(A) with respect to requiring prior approval by the Di-
rector for transfers and reprogrammings.’’. 
(b) OVERSIGHT.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) 
as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) The Director of National Intelligence shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct regular oversight of the open-source 
intelligence activities of the elements of the intel-
ligence community and evaluate the effectiveness of 
such activities; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that the budget information pro-
vided under subsection (c)(2) includes information 
with respect to such activities.’’. 
SEC. 605. BUDGET MATERIALS FOR OPEN-SOURCE INFOR-
MATION, 
PUBLICLY 
AVAILABLE 
INFORMA-
TION, AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN-
FORMATION. 
Section 506 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3096) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) With respect to fiscal years 2027 through 
2029 and any additional fiscal years the Director of 
National Intelligence considers appropriate, the ac-
quisition or use for intelligence purposes of publicly 
available information (as defined in section 601 of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026), 
commercially available information (as defined in 
such section), or any other open-source information.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 
PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION, 
COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND OTHER OPEN-SOURCE IN-
FORMATION.—The budget justification materials required 
by paragraph (5) of subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) a summary of the primary activities and 
investments that the amount requested is intended to 
support; 
‘‘(2) a disaggregation of such amount requested 
by program, budget category, expenditure center or 
subproject, and any other appropriate classification, 
as determined by the Director of National Intel-
ligence; 
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‘‘(3) a comparison of the amount requested for 
each program for the fiscal year that is the subject of 
such materials and the amount made available for 
such program during the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(4) the number of full-time equivalent civilian 
and military personnel assigned to open-source intel-
ligence duties by program and across the intelligence 
community; and 
‘‘(5) such other information as the Director of 
National Intelligence considers appropriate.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
graph (2) of this section, by striking ‘‘Amounts set 
forth under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Informa-
tion required under this section’’. 
SEC. 606. STANDARDIZATION OF TRAINING ON COLLEC-
TION OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION 
AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMA-
TION. 
Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3231 et seq.), as amended by section 406 of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1117. STANDARDIZATION OF TRAINING ON COLLEC-
TION OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION 
AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF TRAINING COURSE.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the of-
ficial designated under section 125(a)(1) to be responsible 
for subparagraph (A) of such section, in consultation with 
the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, 
shall establish a training course on the collection of publicly 
available information and commercially available informa-
tion for intelligence purposes. 
‘‘(b) COMPLETION OF COURSE REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of 
the intelligence community shall require all personnel 
of such element whose duties include collection of pub-
licly available information or commercially available 
information for intelligence purposes to satisfactorily 
complete the training course established under sub-
section (a). The head of each such element shall re-
quire the completion of such course— 
‘‘(A) with respect to personnel of such ele-
ment who are serving as such personnel on the 
date on which such training course is estab-
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lished, not later than 180 days after such date; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to individuals who begin 
service as personnel of such element after the 
date on which such training course is estab-
lished, not later than 90 days after beginning 
such service. 
‘‘(2) COMPLETION TRANSFERRABLE.—Subject to 
subsection (c), completion of the training course estab-
lished under subsection (a) while serving in any ele-
ment of the intelligence community shall satisfy the 
requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to serv-
ice in any other element of the intelligence commu-
nity or in the same element of the intelligence com-
munity after a break in service. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL TRAINING.—The head of each ele-
ment of the intelligence community may require personnel 
of such element to complete training in collection or anal-
ysis of open-source intelligence that is in addition to the 
training course required under subsection (a) as the head 
of such element considers appropriate to support the mis-
sion of such element, including requiring recurring comple-
tion of such training course. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘com-
mercially available information’, ‘open-source intelligence’, 
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and ‘publicly available information’ have the meaning 
given those terms in section 601 of the Intelligence Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 607. REQUIREMENT TO PURGE INCIDENTALLY COL-
LECTED PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION 
OR 
COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE 
INFORMA-
TION RELATING TO UNITED STATES PER-
SONS. 
Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3231 et seq.), as amended by section 606 of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 1118. REQUIREMENT TO PURGE INCIDENTALLY COL-
LECTED PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION 
OR 
COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE 
INFORMA-
TION RELATING TO UNITED STATES PER-
SONS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO PURGE.—The head of each ele-
ment of the intelligence community shall purge from such 
element any publicly available information or commer-
cially available information relating to a United States 
person that is incidentally collected by such element. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘commercially available information’ has 
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the meaning given the term in section 601 of the In-
telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—The 
term ‘publicly available information’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 601 of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. 
‘‘(3) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘United States person’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 105A.’’. 
SEC. 608. UPDATE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIREC-
TIVES RELATING TO OPEN-SOURCE INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
(a) UPDATE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall review and update, to ensure the 
effective and efficient use of open-source intelligence— 
(1) the provisions of Intelligence Community Di-
rective 203, Analytic Standards, specifically relating 
to timeliness and the availability of all sources to in-
clude analytic standards for the use of publicly avail-
able information, commercially available information, 
and any other open-source information obtained to 
produce finished intelligence products; 
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(2) Intelligence Community Directive 206, 
Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Analytic 
Products by— 
(A) appending Intelligence Community 
Standard 206–01, Citation and Reference for 
Publicly Available Information, Commercially 
Available Information, and Open Source Intel-
ligence to the Directive; and 
(B) directing elements of the intelligence 
community to review and update tradecraft as 
appropriate and provide training to analysts to 
ensure compliance with such Standard; and 
(3) Intelligence Community Directive 208, Maxi-
mizing the Utility of Analytic Products. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2026 for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account, two percent may not be obli-
gated or expended until the date on which the Director of 
National Intelligence submits to the congressional intel-
ligence committees— 
(1) notice that the updates required by subsection 
(d) of section 7321 of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 
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118–31; 50 U.S.C. 3367 note) have been completed; 
and 
(2) the plan required by subsection (a) of such 
section. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Upon updating the Intelligence 
Community Directives pursuant to subsection (a), the Di-
rector shall submit such updated Directives to the congres-
sional intelligence committees. 
SEC. 609. AUDITS OF EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLICLY AVAIL-
ABLE 
INFORMATION 
AND 
COMMERCIALLY 
AVAILABLE INFORMATION. 
(a) AUDITS REQUIRED.— 
(1) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM.—The 
chief financial officer of each element of the intel-
ligence community shall— 
(A) audit all expenditures under the Na-
tional Intelligence Program for publicly avail-
able information, commercially available infor-
mation, or any other open-source information for 
intelligence purposes; and 
(B) submit an accounting of such expendi-
tures to the Chief Financial Officer of the Intel-
ligence Community. 
(2) MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM.—The 
chief financial officer of each component of the De-
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partment of Defense that uses funds available under 
the Military Intelligence Program shall— 
(A) audit all expenditures under the Mili-
tary Intelligence Program for publicly available 
information, commercially available informa-
tion, or any other open-source information for 
intelligence purposes; and 
(B) submit an accounting of such expendi-
tures to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller). 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—Each audit required under 
this section shall account for all expenditures relating to 
the collection, acquisition, or procurement for intelligence 
purposes of publicly available information, including com-
mercially available information, or any other open-source 
information using funds available under the National Intel-
ligence Program or the Military Intelligence Program. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—The Chief Financial Officer of the 
Intelligence Community and the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) shall each provide to the congressional intel-
ligence committees and the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) 
a briefing on the audits required by subsection (a)— 
(1) not later than June 30, 2026, with respect to 
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2024; 
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(2) not later than June 30, 2027, with respect to 
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2025; 
(3) not later than June 30, 2028, with respect to 
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2026; 
(4) not later than June 30, 2029, with respect to 
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2027; 
(5) not later than June 30, 2030, with respect to 
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2028; and 
(6) not later than June 30, 2031, with respect to 
expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2029. 
SEC. 610. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON PROCUREMENT OF 
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION. 
During fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the head of each 
element of the intelligence community shall, on a quarterly 
basis, provide to the congressional intelligence committees 
a briefing on the obligation of any funds available under 
the National Intelligence Program or the Military Intel-
ligence Program for the procurement of commercially avail-
able information during the preceding fiscal quarter, in-
cluding with respect to the procurement of— 
(1) bulk data; 
(2) application programming interfaces; or 
(3) enterprise or limited software licenses. 
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SEC. 611. STUDY ON ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER AGENCIES 
WITH RESPECT TO OPEN-SOURCE INTEL-
LIGENCE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall conduct a study to determine the 
most effective way to support the open-source intel-
ligence requirements of other departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government. 
(2) INITIATION DATE.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall begin the study required under 
paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.—The 
head of each element of the intelligence community shall 
designate an officer or employee of such element to partici-
pate in the study required under subsection (a). 
(c) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) determine the appropriate principal liaison 
within the intelligence community for other depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Government to en-
gage for assistance in collecting and analyzing open- 
source intelligence; 
(2) determine best practices for each element of 
the intelligence community to— 
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(A) facilitate and develop relationships with 
other departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government to ensure those departments and 
agencies are aware of the availability and proc-
ess for requesting open-source intelligence re-
sources from such element; and 
(B) assist those departments and agencies 
with obtaining the appropriate open-source intel-
ligence resources from such element; 
(3) review technical infrastructure connected to 
the information-sharing environment of the intel-
ligence community that is provided to other depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Government to fa-
cilitate discovery, access, retention, or destruction of 
intelligence or intelligence-related information; and 
(4) determine how the intelligence community 
will resolve information-sharing disputes between an 
element of the intelligence community and another de-
partment or agency of the Federal Government. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the initiation of the study required under subsection (a), 
the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the 
congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the find-
ings of the study. 
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TITLE VII—INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY 
WORKFORCE 
MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 701. UNCLASSIFIED APPRAISALS OF EMPLOYEES OF 
THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPRAISALS.—The National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new title: 
‘‘TITLE XII—INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY 
WORKFORCE 
MAT-
TERS 
‘‘SEC. 1205. UNCLASSIFIED APPRAISALS OF EMPLOYEES OF 
THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
‘‘(a) UNCLASSIFIED APPRAISALS.—The Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) each performance appraisal of an employee 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency includes unclassi-
fied narrative input and unclassified rating scores for 
such employee from each person providing narrative 
input or rating scores for such appraisal; and 
‘‘(2) such unclassified narrative input and un-
classified rating scores are provided to such employee 
in unclassified form. 
‘‘(b) APPRAISALS FOR DEPARTING EMPLOYEES.— 
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‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of the De-
fense Intelligence Agency shall require the completion 
of a performance appraisal of any employee who— 
‘‘(A) terminates employment with the De-
fense Intelligence Agency; and 
‘‘(B) has not received a performance ap-
praisal that was completed in accordance with 
the requirements of subsection (a) during the one 
and a half year period that ends on the date of 
termination of such employment. 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF COMPLETION.—A performance 
appraisal required under paragraph (1) shall be com-
pleted for an employee not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the employee terminates employ-
ment with the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Director of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency may waive the requirements of subsections (a) and 
(b) with respect to any employee whose affiliation with the 
Defense Intelligence Agency is classified.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY DATE.— 
(1) UNCLASSIFIED APPRAISALS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 1205 of the National Security Act of 1947, 
as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply 
with respect to any appraisal of an employee occur-
ring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) APPRAISALS FOR DEPARTING EMPLOYEES.— 
Subsection (b) of such section shall apply with respect 
to any employee who terminates employment with the 
Defense Intelligence Agency on or after such date. 
(c) CONFORMING TRANSFERS.—The National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is further amended 
as follows: 
(1) Sections 1104 and 1106 are— 
(A) transferred to title XII, as added by 
subsection (a) of this section; 
(B) inserted before section 1205, as so 
added; and 
(C) redesignated as sections 1201 and 1202, 
respectively. 
(2) Section 1202, as so redesignated, is amended 
by striking ‘‘1104’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘1201’’. 
SEC. 702. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING POLITICAL OR IDE-
OLOGICAL ACTIVISM WITHIN THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Title XII of the National Security Act of 1947, as 
added and amended by section 701 of this Act, is further 
amended by inserting after section 1202 the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1203. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING POLITICAL OR 
IDEOLOGICAL ACTIVISM WITHIN THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) a covered individual is not required to en-
gage in political or ideological activism as a condi-
tion for obtaining a positive personnel action; and 
‘‘(2) a covered individual is not awarded addi-
tional points or otherwise be determined to be more 
likely to obtain a positive personnel decision based on 
engaging in political or ideological activism. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR MAINTENANCE OF COVER.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply with respect to requirements that 
a covered individual engage in political or ideological activ-
ism for the purposes of maintaining the cover of such indi-
vidual, as determined by the head of the element of the intel-
ligence community that would take a positive personnel ac-
tion. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘covered 
individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) an applicant, employee, or former em-
ployee of an element of the intelligence commu-
nity; 
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‘‘(B) an employee or former employee as-
signed or detailed to an element of the intel-
ligence community; 
‘‘(C) an employee or former employee of a 
contractor of an element of the intelligence com-
munity; or 
‘‘(D) an individual contractor or former in-
dividual contractor of an element of the intel-
ligence community. 
‘‘(2) POLITICAL
OR
IDEOLOGICAL
ACTIVISM.— 
The term ‘political or ideological activism’ means af-
firmatively advocating for beliefs, affiliations, ideals, 
or principles regarding matters of contemporary po-
litical debate or social action, including through 
speech, attendance at events, or membership in orga-
nizations or groups. 
‘‘(3) POSITIVE PERSONNEL ACTION.—The term 
‘positive personnel action’ means, with regard to a 
covered individual, any of the following: 
‘‘(A) An appointment requested by the cov-
ered individual. 
‘‘(B) A promotion requested by the covered 
individual. 
‘‘(C) A decision not to subject the covered 
individual to disciplinary or corrective action. 
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‘‘(D) A detail, transfer, or reassignment, re-
quested by the covered individual. 
‘‘(E) A decision not to subject the covered 
individual to a demotion, suspension, or termi-
nation. 
‘‘(F) A reinstatement or restoration re-
quested by the covered individual. 
‘‘(G) A recommendation or positive per-
formance evaluation. 
‘‘(H) A decision concerning pay, benefits, or 
awards requested by the covered individual. 
‘‘(I) A decision not to order or recommend 
medical testing or examination, including psy-
chiatric testing or examination, that the covered 
individual does not request. 
‘‘(J) The implementation or enforcement 
against the covered individual of any nondisclo-
sure policy, form, or agreement. 
‘‘(K) The granting of the response requested 
by the covered individual with respect to any 
claim of retaliatory action or harassment. 
‘‘(L) A decision not to subject the covered 
individual to an investigation requested, di-
rected, initiated, or conducted for the primary 
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purpose of punishing, harassing, or ostracizing 
an individual for making a protected disclosure. 
‘‘(M) A decision to provide education or 
training if such education or training may rea-
sonably be expected to lead to an appointment, 
promotion, or performance evaluation. 
‘‘(N) Any other significant change in duties, 
responsibilities, or working conditions, requested 
by the covered individual.’’. 
SEC. 703. MERIT-BASED PERSONNEL DECISIONS. 
Title XII of the National Security Act of 1947, as 
added by section 701 and amended by sections 701 and 702 
of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 
1203 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1204. MERIT-BASED PERSONNEL DECISIONS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall ensure that no personnel ac-
tion (as defined in section 1104(a)) by such element is taken 
with a motivating factor of any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A desire to reverse the impacts of societal 
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sex-
ual orientation, transgender status, or national ori-
gin. 
‘‘(2) A desire to provide role models to or aid in 
recruitment of individuals of the same race, color, re-
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ligion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, or 
national origin. 
‘‘(3) A belief or assumption that certain view-
points or experiences can be ascribed to a person 
based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, 
transgender status, or national origin. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit the head of an element 
of the intelligence community from taking into consider-
ation linguistic ability, linguistic background, race, color, 
religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, or na-
tional origin in those certain instances where such factor 
is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably nec-
essary for carrying out the job function, including mainte-
nance of cover.’’. 
SEC. 704. EQUAL TREATMENT IN RECRUITMENT AND TRAIN-
ING OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PER-
SONNEL. 
Section 102A(f)(3)(A)(iv) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(3)(A)(iv)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘through the recruitment’’ and all that follows and in-
serting a semicolon. 
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SEC. 705. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AGENCY SERVICE AS AC-
TIVE-DUTY SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF BENE-
FITS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE.—Title III of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS BENEFITS’’ after ‘‘SYSTEM’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 308. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AGENCY SERVICE AS 
ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF 
BENEFITS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE.—For purposes of the ben-
efits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
under title 38, United States Code, or any other provision 
of law, an injury or illness incurred or aggravated by the 
covered service of a qualifying veteran shall be treated as 
an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in line of duty 
in the active military, naval, air, or space service. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, AIR, OR SPACE 
SERVICE.—The term ‘active military, naval, air, or 
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space service’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
SERVICE.—The term ‘covered 
service’ means service performed by a qualifying vet-
eran that meets the criteria specified in the classified 
annex accompanying the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2026 or any subsequent Intel-
ligence Authorization Act. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFYING
VETERAN.—The term ‘quali-
fying veteran’ means an employee of the Agency who 
is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Section 308 of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement Act, as added by subsection (a), 
shall apply with respect to injuries or illnesses incurred or 
aggravated before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE VIII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 801. NET ASSESSMENTS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XI of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 1107A the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1107B. NET ASSESSMENTS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA. 
‘‘(a) NET ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED.—The Director of 
National Intelligence, acting jointly through the National 
Intelligence Council and the National Intelligence Manage-
ment Council and in consultation with the heads of the 
other elements of the intelligence community, shall conduct 
and regularly update net assessments of the economic, tech-
nological, financial, trade, industrial, and diplomatic 
power of the People’s Republic of China in comparison to 
the United States and the national security implications 
of the activities of the People’s Republic of China in those 
areas. 
‘‘(b) SOURCE INFORMATION.—In conducting and up-
dating net assessments under subsection (a), the Director 
of National Intelligence shall use— 
‘‘(1) open-source information with respect to the 
portion of the assessment relating to the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) all-source information with respect to the 
portion of the assessment relating to the People’s Re-
public of China. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall, consistent with the protection of sources and 
methods, make net assessments required under this section 
readily available and accessible to other departments and 
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agencies of the Federal Government and to the congressional 
intelligence committees.’’. 
(b) FIRST ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall complete and submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees the first net assessment 
required under section 1107B of the National Security Act 
of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 802. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT COUN-
CIL MISSION MANAGER FOR THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Section 103M of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3034d) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGER
FOR
THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and subject to 
paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence 
shall appoint a member of the National Intelligence 
Management Council as the National Intelligence 
Manager for matters relating to the People’s Republic 
of China. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence may waive the requirement 
under paragraph (1) if the Director of National 
Intelligence submits to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a certification that the ap-
pointment described in paragraph (1) would not 
advance the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD OF WAIVER.—A waiver under 
subparagraph (A) shall apply for the two-year 
period beginning on the date on which the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence submits the certifi-
cation described in such subparagraph. The Di-
rector may renew the period of applicability of 
a waiver by submitting additional certifications 
under such subparagraph. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this 
subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2030.’’. 
SEC. 803. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE OF AD-
VANCEMENTS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY BY THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting 
through the National Intelligence Council, shall— 
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(1) produce a National Intelligence Estimate 
with respect to advancements by the People’s Republic 
of China in biotechnology and any other significant 
technology or science sector the Director considers re-
lated; and 
(2) submit such National Intelligence Estimate 
to the congressional intelligence committees. 
SEC. 804. EXTENSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CO-
ORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN ATROCITIES AC-
COUNTABILITY. 
Section 6512 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263; 136 
Stat. 3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘, including with re-
spect to the forcible transfer and deportation of 
Ukrainian children’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 
‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the date that 
is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028. The Director and 
Coordinator shall carry out this section before such 
date regardless of any ceasefire or cessation of armed 
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hostilities by Russia in Ukraine occurring before such 
date.’’. 
SEC. 805. STUDY ON COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS BY INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY OF FOREIGN ATROC-
ITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central In-
telligence Agency, acting through the Center for the Study 
of Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a study describing the historical approach by 
the intelligence community to collect, analyze, and dissemi-
nate relevant intelligence regarding the risk of and commis-
sion of atrocities worldwide since 2010. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
include an examination of the following: 
(1) 
How 
the 
intelligence 
community 
has 
prioritized collection of intelligence regarding the risk 
of and commission of atrocities worldwide since 2010, 
including the placement of such intelligence on the 
National Intelligence Priorities Framework. 
(2) Responsiveness of the intelligence community 
to the requirements of policymakers with respect to 
such intelligence. 
(3) Previous intelligence community-coordinated 
assessments on such intelligence, including national 
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intelligence estimates and individual products and 
product lines, including the Intelligence Community 
Atrocities Watchlist, dedicated to atrocities-related 
topics. 
(4) The assessed utility to policymakers of such 
previous intelligence community assessments and 
products. 
(5) Observable trends with respect to the matters 
described in paragraphs (1) through (4). 
(6) The effects, including the assessed utility to 
policymakers, of the coordinator for Russian atroc-
ities accountability designated under section 6512 of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 
3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025 note). 
(7) The effects, including the assessed utility to 
policymakers, of the coordinator for accountability of 
atrocities of the People’s Republic of China designated 
under section 7401 of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 
118–31; 137 Stat. 1068; 50 U.S.C. 3025 note). 
(8) Any other related matters the Director deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The study under subsection (a) shall con-
tain an unclassified executive summary. 
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SEC. 806. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall ensure that each head of a relevant element 
of the intelligence community, as determined by the Direc-
tor, provides to the Government of Ukraine intelligence sup-
port, including information, intelligence, and imagery col-
lection authorized under the provisions of law applicable 
to the intelligence community, including the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), sufficient to sup-
port and enable robust operations of the Government of 
Ukraine that are specifically intended or reasonably ex-
pected to defend and retake the territory of Ukraine from 
the Russian Federation, unless the Director determines 
there is a compelling interest to not provide such support. 
(b) NOTIFICATIONS.—Each head of an element of the 
intelligence community shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees a notification of any interruption in 
intelligence support provided to the Government of Ukraine 
by that element by not later than 7 days after the date on 
which such interruption begins. 
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TITLE IX—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 901. MODIFICATIONS TO ACCESS TO RESTRICTED 
DATA UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 
1954. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection b. of section 145 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Ex-
cept’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the Presi-
dent, the Vice President, Members of Congress, or a justice 
or judge of the United States (as those terms are defined 
in section 451 of title 28, United States Code). 
‘‘(B) Beginning not later than 90 days after the date 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, 
the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Director 
of National Intelligence, or such other officer of the United 
States acting as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to 
subsection (a) of section 803 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a), shall— 
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‘‘(i) maintain an up-to-date list of each indi-
vidual who holds a position described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) verify that such individual is authorized to 
access Restricted Data by virtue of holding such a po-
sition— 
‘‘(I) in coordination with the appropriate 
security official of the organization of the indi-
vidual, including the Sergeants at Arms of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate with re-
spect to Members of Congress; and 
‘‘(II) in a manner that does not require 
more personally identifying information of the 
individual than the Director of National Intel-
ligence requires to verify access by such individ-
uals to classified information.’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
or such other officer of the United States acting as the Secu-
rity Executive Agent pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
803 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162a), 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of the 
status of carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection b. of sec-
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tion 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 902. REVISIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
OF 
INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION 
ADJUST-
MENTS. 
Section 22 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 
(50 U.S.C. 3620) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the occurrence of an intel-
ligence collection adjustment’’ and inserting 
‘‘that a covered intelligence collection or sharing 
adjustment has occurred’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘notification of the intel-
ligence collection adjustment’’ and inserting 
‘‘summary of such adjustment and the cause of 
such adjustment’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) COVERED
INTELLIGENCE
COLLECTION
OR 
SHARING
ADJUSTMENT.—The term ‘covered intel-
ligence collection or sharing adjustment’ means an ac-
tion or inaction by the National Security Agency that 
results in a significant change to— 
‘‘(A) the quantity of intelligence collected by 
the National Security Agency with respect to a 
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foreign country, foreign organization, or senior 
leader of a foreign country or foreign organiza-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) policies or practices of the National 
Security Agency with respect to the sharing of 
intelligence with a foreign country, organization 
of foreign countries, or organization of countries 
of which the United States is a member.’’. 
SEC. 903. ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM BUDGET 
PROPOSAL. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 506 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3096), as amended by section 
605 of this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2) of such section 605, as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), as added by 
paragraph (3) of such section 605, the following: 
‘‘(c) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DRUG CONTROL PRO-
GRAM BUDGET.—(1) The Director of National Intelligence 
shall annually develop a consolidated Intelligence Commu-
nity Drug Control Program Budget. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Director of National Intelligence submits to the congres-
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sional intelligence committees the classified intelligence 
budget justification materials for a fiscal year under section 
506J, the Director shall submit to such committees a sum-
mary of the consolidated Intelligence Community Drug 
Control Program Budget for that fiscal year. To the extent 
practicable, the Director shall organize such summary in 
a similar manner as the National Drug Control Program 
budget under section 704(c) of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 
1703(c)). 
‘‘(3) Each summary under paragraph (2) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A certification by the Director stating that 
the consolidated Intelligence Community Drug Con-
trol Program Budget is designed to implement the re-
sponsibilities of the intelligence community in sup-
port of the counter-drug efforts of the United States, 
as reflected in the National Drug Control Strategy 
under section 706 of the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 
1705) and the National Interdiction Command and 
Control Plan under section 711(a)(4) of such Act (21 
U.S.C. 1710(a)(4)). 
‘‘(B) A description of the key accomplishments of 
the intelligence community with respect to counter-
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narcotics during the fiscal year in which the sum-
mary is submitted and the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) The total amounts requested for the Na-
tional Intelligence Program for counternarcotics for 
the fiscal year covered by the summary and for the 
previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) Each of the total amounts under subpara-
graph (C), disaggregated by each element of the intel-
ligence community at the expenditure center, project, 
and subproject levels. 
‘‘(E) Any other information the Director deter-
mines appropriate to provide the congressional intel-
ligence committees with a consolidated, comprehen-
sive, and detailed understanding of the amounts, ac-
tivities, and purposes of the amounts requested for the 
National Intelligence Program for counternarcotics 
for the fiscal year covered by the summary. 
‘‘(4) Each head of an element of the intelligence com-
munity shall timely provide to the Director of National In-
telligence the information the Director requires to develop 
each summary under paragraph (2).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section 506 is 
amended in the heading by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘; INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DRUG CONTROL PRO-
GRAM BUDGET’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7320(a) of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (di-
vision G of Public Law 118–31; 50 U.S.C. 3096 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
SEC. 904. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL IN-
TELLIGENCE ON TERRORIST ASSETS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 118 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3055) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 507(a) of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 3106(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (5). 
SEC. 905. REPEAL OF OUTDATED OR UNNECESSARY RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.— 
(1) HIRING AND RETENTION OF MINORITY EM-
PLOYEES.—Section 114 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3050) is repealed. 
(2) FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE CENTER.—Sec-
tion 119C of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3059) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
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(3) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SE-
CURITY PROTECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
GRANT FUNDING.—Section 121 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3061) is amended by 
striking subsection (c). 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT BY DIRECTOR 
OF
NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
FOR
CERTAIN
WORK-
FORCE ACTIVITIES.—Section 1025(c) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3224a) is amended 
by striking ‘‘to—’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘workforce.’’ and inserting ‘‘to the recruitment or re-
tention of the intelligence community workforce.’’. 
(5) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY.—Sub-
title D of title X of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3327 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) by striking section 1033; and 
(B) by redesignating sections 1034 and 
1035 as sections 1033 and 1034, respectively. 
(6) MEASURES
TO
MITIGATE
COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE THREATS FROM PROLIFERATION AND USE OF 
FOREIGN
COMMERCIAL
SPYWARE.—Section 
1102A(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3232a) is amended by inserting ‘‘for five 
years’’ after ‘‘annually thereafter’’. 
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(7) BEST PRACTICES TO PROTECT PRIVACY, CIVIL 
LIBERTIES, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF CHINESE AMERI-
CANS.—Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by striking sec-
tion 1110. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACTS.— 
(1) EXPANSION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR 
CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.—Section 6715 of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3572) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) 
as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(2) TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGIES OF STRATEGIC 
IMPORTANCE TO UNITED STATES.—Section 833 of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(division X of Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 1035) 
is repealed. 
(3) COOPERATIVE
ACTIONS
TO
DETECT
AND 
COUNTER FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.—Section 
5323 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young 
Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public 
Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 3369) is amended— 
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(A) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f); 
and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) 
as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(4) 
ASSESSMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY 
VULNERABILITIES
ASSOCIATED
WITH
CERTAIN
RE-
TIRED
AND
FORMER
PERSONNEL
OF
THE
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Section 5717 of the Damon 
Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 
2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 
3334c) is repealed. 
(5) NATIONAL
SECURITY
EFFECTS
OF
GLOBAL 
WATER INSECURITY AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DIS-
EASE AND PANDEMICS.—Section 6722 of the Damon 
Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 
2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 
3024 note) is repealed. 
(6) COUNTER
ACTIVE
MEASURES
BY
RUSSIA, 
CHINA, IRAN, NORTH
KOREA, OR
OTHER
NATION 
STATE TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE.—Section 501 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (division N of Public Law 115–31; 50 U.S.C. 
3001 note) is amended by striking subsection (h). 
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(c) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) STRIKES AGAINST TERRORIST TARGETS OUT-
SIDE
AREAS
OF
ACTIVE
HOSTILITIES.—Section 
1723(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1811) is amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’. 
(2) MONITORING MINERAL INVESTMENTS UNDER 
BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA.—Section 7003 of the Energy Act of 2020 
(division Z of Public Law 116–260; 50 U.S.C. 3372) 
is repealed. 
(3) PROPOSAL TO MODIFY OR INTRODUCE NEW 
AIRCRAFT OR SENSORS FOR FLIGHT BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION UNDER OPEN SKIES TREATY.—Section 
1242 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3563) 
is repealed. 
(4) EFFORTS
OF
STATE
SPONSORS
OF
TER-
RORISM, OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES, OR ENTITIES 
TO
ILLICITLY
ACQUIRE
SATELLITES
AND
RELATED 
ITEMS.—Section 1261 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
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112–239; 22 U.S.C. 2278 note) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (e). 
(5) COMMERCE WITH, AND ASSISTANCE TO, CUBA 
FROM OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 108 of 
the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–114; 22 
U.S.C. 6038) is repealed. 
SEC. 906. NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CHANGES TO POLI-
CIES 
OR 
PROCEDURES 
GOVERNING 
TER-
RORIST WATCHLIST AND TRANSNATIONAL 
ORGANIZED CRIME WATCHLIST. 
(a) NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CHANGES.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees notice of 
any material change to a policy or procedure relating 
to the terrorist watchlist or the transnational orga-
nized crime watchlist, including any change to the 
policy or procedure for adding or removing a person 
from either watchlist. Each notification under this 
subsection shall include a summary of the material 
changes to such policy or procedure. 
(2) TIMING
OF
NOTIFICATION.—Each notifica-
tion required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
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not later than 30 days after the date on which a ma-
terial change described in paragraph (1) takes effect. 
(b) REQUESTS BY APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—Not 
later than 30 days after receiving a request from an appro-
priate congressional committee, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation shall submit to such committee all 
guidance in effect as of the date of the request that applies 
to or governs the use of the terrorist watchlist or the 
transnational organized crime watchlist. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) TERRORIST
WATCHLIST.—The term ‘‘ter-
rorist watchlist’’ means the Terrorist Screening 
Dataset or any successor or similar watchlist. 
(3) 
TRANSNATIONAL
ORGANIZED
CRIME 
WATCHLIST.—The term ‘‘transnational organized 
crime watchlist’’ means the watchlist maintained 
under the Transnational Organized Crime Actor De-
tection Program or any successor or similar 
watchlist. 
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SEC. 907. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES PERSONS 
ON THE TERRORIST WATCH LIST. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than January 31, 2026, and 
annually thereafter for two years, the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on known or presumed 
United States persons who are included on the terrorist 
watchlist. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the preceding cal-
endar year, the following information: 
(1) The total number of persons who were in-
cluded on the terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and 
the total number of such persons included as of De-
cember 31. 
(2) The total number of known or presumed 
United States persons who were included on the ter-
rorist watchlist as of January 1 and the total number 
of such persons included as of December 31, including 
with respect to each of those dates— 
(A) the number of known or presumed 
United States persons who were included on a no 
fly list; 
(B) the number of known or presumed 
United States persons who were included on a 
selectee list for additional screening; 
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(C) the number of known or presumed 
United States persons who were included on the 
terrorist watchlist as an exception to a reason-
able suspicion standard and who are not subject 
to additional screening, but who are included on 
the list to support specific screening functions of 
the Federal Government; 
(D) the name of each terrorist organization 
with which the known or presumed United 
States persons are suspected of being affiliated 
and the number of such persons who are sus-
pected of affiliating with each such terrorist or-
ganization; and 
(E) an identification of each Federal agency 
that nominated the United States persons to the 
terrorist watchlist and the number of such per-
sons nominated by each Federal agency. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
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(2) TERRORIST
WATCHLIST.—The term ‘‘ter-
rorist watchlist’’ means the Terrorist Screening 
Dataset or any successor or similar watchlist. 
(3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 
States person’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 
SEC. 908. PLAN ON USE OF PROPOSED WEB OF BIOLOGICAL 
DATA. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, 
shall develop a plan on the use by the intelligence commu-
nity of the proposed web of biological data as described in 
recommendation 4.1a of the report titled ‘‘Charting the Fu-
ture of Biotechnology’’ published by the National Security 
Commission on Emerging Biotechnology in April 2025 pur-
suant to section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1929). 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the 
plan under subsection (a). 
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Union Calendar No. 339 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5167 
[Report No. 119–389] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 28, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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