I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5167 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. CRAWFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
(c) 
AUTOMATIC
EXECUTION
OF
CLERICAL 
CHANGES.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, when 
an amendment made by this Act amends an Act to add 
a section or larger organizational unit to that Act, repeals 
or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in that 
Act, or amends the designation or heading of a section 
or larger organizational unit in that Act, that amendment 
also shall have the effect of amending any table of con-
tents of that Act to alter the table to conform to the 
changes made by the amendment. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
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(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2026 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the 
conduct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Gov-
ernment are those specified in the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations prepared to accompany this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 
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suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of ap-
propriate portions of such Schedule, within the exec-
utive branch of the Federal Government. 
(3) LIMITS
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The President 
shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex-
cept— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement 
the budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National In-
telligence for fiscal year 2026 the sum of $642,000,000. 
(b) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
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count for fiscal year 2026 such additional amounts as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a). 
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
$514,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
TITLE 
III—GENERAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
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as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
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