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of contact to obtain information related to, or to report, sexual 
assault or sexual harassment globally. 
‘‘(6) Developing and implementing sexual assault and 
sexual harassment training for all Agency employees that— 
‘‘(A) is designed to strengthen individual knowledge, 
skills, and capacity to prevent and respond to sexual 
assault and sexual harassment; 
‘‘(B) includes onboarding programs, annual refresher 
training, and specialized leadership training; and 
‘‘(C) includes details of the definitions of sexual assault 
and sexual harassment, the distinction between such terms, 
and what does or does not constitute each. 
‘‘(7) Developing and implementing processes and procedures 
applicable to personnel involved in providing the training 
referred to in paragraph (6) that— 
‘‘(A) are designed to ensure seamless policy consistency 
and mechanisms for submitting reports of sexual assault 
and sexual harassment in all training environments; and 
‘‘(B) include requirements for in-person training that— 
‘‘(i) covers the reporting processes for sexual 
assault and sexual harassment that are specific to 
training environments for students and trainers; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be provided at an appropriate time 
during the first 5 days of any extended or residential 
training course. 
‘‘(8) Developing and implementing, in consultation with 
the Victim Advocacy Specialists of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, appropriate training requirements, policies, and proce-
dures applicable to all employees whose professional respon-
sibilities include interaction with people making reports 
alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment. 
‘‘(9) Developing and implementing procedures under which 
current and former employees of the Agency who have reported 
an allegation of sexual assault or sexual harassment may obtain 
documents and records related to such a report, as appropriate 
and upon request. 
‘‘(10) Developing and implementing procedures under which 
an employee who makes a restricted or unrestricted report 
containing an allegation of a sexual assault or sexual harass-
ment may transfer out of the current assignment or location 
of the employee, upon the request of the employee making 
the report. Such procedures shall be consistent with the privi-
lege established in section 31. 
‘‘(11) Developing policies and procedures for the Special 
Victim Investigator, as applicable, to facilitate outside engage-
ment requests of employees reporting allegations of sexual 
assault or sexual harassment as described in sections 31 and 
32. 
‘‘(12) Coordinating the response of the Agency to allegations 
of sexual assault and sexual harassment. 
‘‘(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—Not less frequently than once every 
180 days, the Director shall submit to the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report on the 
activities of all Agency offices responsible for preventing, inves-
tigating, adjudicating, and addressing claims of sexual assault or 
sexual harassment. The Director shall personally review, approve,
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and submit each report under this subsection on a nondelegable 
basis. Each such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) for the period covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) the number of new allegations of sexual assault 
and sexual harassment reported to any Agency office, 
disaggregated by restricted and unrestricted reports; 
‘‘(B) the number of new or ongoing cases in which 
the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention 
Office has provided victim advocacy services; 
‘‘(C) a description of all training activities related to 
sexual assault and sexual harassment carried out Agency- 
wide, and the number of such trainings conducted; and 
‘‘(2) for the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and 
ending on the last day of the period covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) the total number of allegations of sexual assault 
and sexual harassment; 
‘‘(B) the disposition of each report of such an allegation; 
‘‘(C) any corrective action taken in response to each 
such report; 
‘‘(D) the number of such allegations that were not 
substantiated; and 
‘‘(E) the number of employee reassignment and reloca-
tion requests, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of such requests that were granted; 
‘‘(ii) the number of such requests that were denied; 
and 
‘‘(iii) for any such request that was denied, the 
position of the individual who denied the request and 
the reason for denial. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The policies developed pursuant to this 
section shall apply to each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Any employee of the Agency. 
‘‘(B) Any person other than an Agency employee who 
alleges they were sexually assaulted or harassed at a 
facility associated with the Agency or during the perform-
ance of a function associated with the Agency. If such 
person is an employee of an industrial contractor, the con-
tracting officer for the relevant contract shall coordinate 
with the contractually identified representative for the 
prime contractor in a manner consistent with section 31. 
‘‘(2) RELATION
TO
EXISTING
REGULATIONS.—The policies 
developed pursuant to this section for handling allegations 
of sexual harassment shall be in addition to the requirements 
of part 1614 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or suc-
cessor regulations.’’. 
(c) REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL 
ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT.—Such Act is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 31. REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF 
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 
‘‘(a) POLICIES RELATING
TO RESTRICTED
AND UNRESTRICTED 
REPORTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall develop and imple-
ment policies, regulations, personnel training, and workforce
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education to establish and provide information about restricted 
reports and unrestricted reports of allegations of sexual assault 
and sexual harassment within the Agency in accordance with 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) WORKFORCE EDUCATION.—Workforce education devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall be designed to clearly inform 
Agency employees of the differences between restricted and 
unrestricted reporting of allegations of sexual assault and 
sexual harassment, and which individual or office within the 
Agency is responsible for receiving each type of report. 
‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
THE
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT/ASSAULT 
RESPONSE AND PREVENTION OFFICE.—To the extent consistent 
with preserving a victim’s complete autonomy, the policies, 
regulations, training, and messaging described in this sub-
section shall— 
‘‘(A) encourage Agency employees to make restricted 
or unrestricted reports of sexual assault and sexual harass-
ment to the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and 
Prevention Office; 
‘‘(B) encourage Agency employees to use the Sexual 
Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Office as the 
primary point of contact and entry point for Agency 
employees to make restricted or unrestricted reports of 
sexual assault and sexual harassment; 
‘‘(C) encourage Agency employees to seek the victim 
advocacy services of the Sexual Harassment/Assault 
Response and Prevention Office after reporting an allega-
tion of sexual assault or sexual harassment, to the extent 
consistent with the victim’s election; and 
‘‘(D) encourage Agency employees and individuals who 
receive disclosures of sexual assault and sexual harassment 
to provide the report to, and receive guidance from, the 
Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention 
Office. 
‘‘(b) ELECTION.—Any person making a report containing an 
allegation of a sexual assault or sexual harassment shall elect 
whether to make a restricted report or an unrestricted report. 
Once an election is made to make an unrestricted report, such 
election may not be changed. 
‘‘(c) UNRESTRICTED REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE.—A person who elects to make an unre-
stricted report containing an allegation of sexual assault or 
sexual harassment may seek the assistance of another employee 
of the Agency with taking the action required under paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) ACTION REQUIRED.—A person electing to make an unre-
stricted report containing an allegation of sexual assault or 
sexual harassment shall submit the report to the Sexual 
Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Office. To the 
extent consistent with the person’s election after consultation 
with the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention 
Office, the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Preven-
tion Office may facilitate the person’s contact with any other 
appropriate Agency official or office, and make available to 
Agency employees the following: 
‘‘(A) A list of physicians and mental health care pro-
viders (including from the private sector, as applicable)
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who have experience with the physical and mental health 
care needs of the Agency workforce. 
‘‘(B) A list of chaplains and religious counselors who 
have experience with the needs of the Agency workforce, 
including information regarding access to the Chaplain 
Corps established under section 26. 
‘‘(C) Information regarding how to select and retain 
private attorneys who have experience with the legal needs 
of the Agency workforce, including detailed information 
on the process for the appropriate sharing of information 
with retained private attorneys. 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The inclusion of any person 
on a list maintained or made available pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2) shall not be construed as an endorsement of such person 
(or any service furnished by such person), and neither the 
Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Office nor 
the Agency shall be liable, as a result of such inclusion, for 
any portion of compensable injury, loss, or damage attributable 
to such person or service. 
‘‘(d) RESTRICTED REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROCESS FOR MAKING REPORTS.—A person who elects 
to make a restricted report containing an allegation of sexual 
assault or sexual harassment shall submit the report to the 
Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Office. 
‘‘(2) ACTION REQUIRED.—A restricted report containing an 
allegation of sexual assault or sexual harassment— 
‘‘(A) shall be treated by the person who receives the 
report in the same manner as a communication covered 
by the privilege set forth in this section; 
‘‘(B) shall not result in a referral to law enforcement 
or commencement of a formal administrative investigation, 
unless the victim elects to change the report from a 
restricted report to an unrestricted report; 
‘‘(C) in a case requiring an employee reassignment, 
relocation, or other mitigation or protective measures, shall 
result only in actions that are managed in a manner to 
limit, to the extent possible, the disclosure of any informa-
tion contained in the report; 
‘‘(D) shall be exempt from any Federal or, to the max-
imum extent permitted by the Constitution, State reporting 
requirements, including the requirements under section 
535(b) of title 28, United States Code, section 17(b)(5) of 
this Act, relevant provisions of Executive Order 12333 (50 
U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence 
activities), or successor order, Executive Order 13462 (50 
U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to President’s intelligence 
advisory board and intelligence oversight board), or suc-
cessor order, title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), title I of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 
et seq.), and sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791 and 794a), except when reporting 
is necessary to prevent or mitigate an imminent threat 
of serious bodily harm. 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The receipt of a restricted 
report submitted under subsection (d) shall not be construed
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as imputing actual or constructive knowledge of an alleged 
incident of sexual assault or sexual harassment to the Agency 
for the purpose of the Agency’s responsibility to exercise reason-
able care to take immediate and appropriate corrective action 
to prevent and correct harassing behavior. 
‘‘(e) PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS WITH AGENCY EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A victim shall be entitled to maintain 
and assert a privilege against disclosure of, and be able to 
prevent any other person from disclosing, any confidential 
communication made between the victim and any employee 
of the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention 
Office, if such communication was made for the purpose of 
facilitating advice or assistance to the victim in accordance 
with this section. A victim may consent to additional disclo-
sures. 
‘‘(2) WHEN A COMMUNICATION IS CONFIDENTIAL.—A commu-
nication is confidential for the purposes of this section if made 
in the course of the relationship between the victim and any 
employee of the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and 
Prevention Office and not intended to be disclosed to third 
persons, other than those to whom disclosure is made in fur-
therance of the provision of advice or assistance to the victim 
or those reasonably necessary for such transmission of the 
communication. 
‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF PRIVILEGE.—The privilege is main-
tained by the victim. A victim may authorize the Sexual Harass-
ment/Assault Response and Prevention Office employee who 
received the communication to assert the privilege on his or 
her behalf, with confidentiality. The Sexual Harassment/ 
Assault Response and Prevention Office employee who received 
the communication may assert the privilege on behalf of the 
victim. The authority of such Sexual Harassment/Assault 
Response and Prevention Office employee to so assert the privi-
lege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.—The privilege shall not apply to prevent 
limited 
disclosures 
necessary 
under 
the 
following 
cir-
cumstances: 
‘‘(A) When the victim is deceased. 
‘‘(B) When the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response 
and Prevention Office employee who received the commu-
nication has a reasonable belief that a victim’s mental 
or emotional condition makes the victim a danger to any 
person, including the victim. 
‘‘(C) When the otherwise privileged communication 
clearly contemplates the future commission of a crime or 
breach of national security, or aiding any individual to 
commit or plan to commit what the victim knew or reason-
able should have known to be a crime or breach of national 
security. 
‘‘(D) When disclosure of a communication is constitu-
tionally required. 
‘‘(5) HANDLING OF EXCEPTIONS.—When the Sexual Harass-
ment/Assault Response and Prevention Office employee deter-
mines that information requires an exception to the privilege, 
the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Office 
employee who received the communication will protect informa-
tion pertaining to the facts and circumstances surrounding
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the underlying sexual assault or sexual harassment allegations 
to the greatest extent possible. 
‘‘(f) INCIDENT REPORTS WHEN VICTIM OR ALLEGED PERPETRATOR 
IS AN AGENCY EMPLOYEE.— 
‘‘(1) INCIDENT REPORTING POLICY.—The Director shall estab-
lish and maintain a policy under which— 
‘‘(A) the head of the Sexual Harassment/Assault 
Response and Prevention Office is required to submit a 
written incident report not later than 8 days after receiving 
an unrestricted report containing an allegation of sexual 
assault or sexual harassment; and 
‘‘(B) each such incident report required under subpara-
graph (A) shall be provided to— 
‘‘(i) the Director of the Agency; 
‘‘(ii) the Chief Operating Officer of the Agency; 
‘‘(iii) the Special Victim Investigator; and 
‘‘(iv) such other individuals as the Director deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an incident report required 
under paragraph (1) is— 
‘‘(A) to record the details about actions taken or in 
progress to provide the necessary care and support to the 
victim of the alleged incident; 
‘‘(B) to document the referral of the allegations to the 
appropriate investigatory or law enforcement agency; and 
‘‘(C) to provide initial formal notification of the alleged 
incident. 
‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—Each incident report required under para-
graph (1) shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The time, date, and location of the alleged sexual 
assault or sexual harassment. 
‘‘(B) An identification of the type of offense or harass-
ment alleged. 
‘‘(C) An identification of the assigned office and location 
of the victim. 
‘‘(D) An identification of the assigned office and location 
of the alleged perpetrator, including information regarding 
whether the alleged perpetrator has been temporarily 
transferred or removed from an assignment or otherwise 
restricted, if applicable. 
‘‘(E) A description of any post-incident actions taken 
in connection with the incident, including— 
‘‘(i) referral to any services available to victims, 
including the date of each referral; 
‘‘(ii) notification of the incident to appropriate 
investigatory organizations, including the organiza-
tions notified and dates of notifications; and 
‘‘(iii) issuance of any personal protection orders 
or steps taken to separate the victim and the alleged 
perpetrator within their place of employment. 
‘‘(F) Such other elements as the Director determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(g) COMMON PERPETRATOR NOTICE REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) UNRESTRICTED REPORTS.—Upon receipt of an incident 
report under subsection (f)(1) containing an allegation of sexual 
assault or sexual harassment against an individual known to 
be the subject of at least one allegation of sexual assault or
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sexual harassment by another reporter, the Special Victim 
Investigator shall notify each of the following of all existing 
allegations against the individual: 
‘‘(A) The Director of the Agency. 
‘‘(B) The Chief Operating Officer of the Agency. 
‘‘(C) The Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and 
Prevention Office. 
‘‘(D) If the individual is an Agency employee, the head 
of the directorate employing the individual and the first- 
level supervisor of the individual. 
‘‘(E) If the individual is an Agency contractor, the 
Acquisition Group Chief and the contracting officer for 
the relevant contract. For industrial contractor personnel, 
the contracting officer shall notify the contractually identi-
fied representative for the prime contractor. 
‘‘(F) The Inspector General of the Agency. 
‘‘(G) Such other individuals as the Director determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTED REPORTS.—In the case of restricted reports 
under subsection (d), the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response 
and Prevention Office shall notify any victims known to have 
filed a restricted report against an individual known to be 
the subject of at least one unrestricted allegation of sexual 
assault or sexual harassment by another reporter that another 
allegation has been made against the same individual who 
is the alleged subject of the victim’s report at the time of 
the victim’s initial report or any time thereafter upon receipt 
of any subsequent unrestricted report under subsection (c) or 
a common perpetrator notice under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY.—The policies developed pursuant to this 
section shall apply to each of the following: 
‘‘(1) Any employee of the Agency. 
‘‘(2) Any person other than an Agency employee who alleges 
they were sexually assaulted or harassed at a facility associated 
with the Agency or during the performance of a function associ-
ated with the Agency. 
‘‘(i) RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a system 
for the tracking and, in accordance with chapter 31 of title 
44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Federal 
Records Act of 1950’), long-term temporary retention of all 
Agency records related to any investigation into an allegation 
of sexual assault or sexual harassment made in an unrestricted 
report, including any related medical documentation. 
‘‘(2) RELATION TO PRIVILEGE.—Any Agency records created 
under the authority of this section are subject to the privileges 
described in this section. Routine records management activities 
conducted by authorized Agency personnel with respect to such 
records, including maintaining, searching, or dispositioning of 
records, shall not result in a waiver of those privileges. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY TO FOIA.—This section shall constitute 
a withholding statute pursuant to section 552(b)(3) of title 
5, United States Code, with respect to any information that 
may reveal the identity of a victim of sexual assault or sexual 
harassment, or any information subject to the privileges 
described in this section.
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‘‘(j) RELATIONSHIP
TO
THE OFFICE
OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITY.—In the case of a restricted report of sexual harass-
ment, such report shall not result in a referral to the Office of 
Equal Employment Opportunity, unless the victim elects to change 
the report from a restricted report to an unrestricted report. In 
the case of an unrestricted report, the Special Victim Investigator, 
the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, law enforcement, 
or any other appropriate investigative body, or any appropriate 
combination thereof, may investigate the unrestricted report, as 
appropriate. Policies and procedures developed pursuant to this 
section are intended to offer victims options in addition to the 
process described in part 1614 of title 29, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or successor regulations. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—The term ‘report’ means a communication— 
‘‘(A) by a victim; 
‘‘(B) that describes information relating to an allegation 
of sexual assault or sexual harassment; 
‘‘(C) to an individual eligible to document an unre-
stricted or restricted report; and 
‘‘(D) that the victim intends to result in formal docu-
mentation of an unrestricted or restricted report. 
‘‘(2) VICTIM.—The term ‘victim’ means a person who alleges 
they have suffered direct physical or emotional harm because 
they were subjected to sexual assault or sexual harassment.’’. 
(d) SPECIAL
VICTIM
INVESTIGATOR.—Such Act is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 32. SPECIAL VICTIM INVESTIGATOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish in the Office 
of Security a Special Victim Investigator, who shall be authorized 
to investigate or facilitate the investigation of unrestricted reports 
containing allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment. 
The person appointed as the Special Victim Investigator shall be 
an appropriately credentialed Federal law enforcement officer and 
may be detailed or assigned from a Federal law enforcement entity. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Investigator shall— 
‘‘(1) at the election of a victim (as defined in section 31(k)), 
be authorized to conduct internal Agency inquiries, investiga-
tions, and other fact-finding activities related to allegations 
of sexual harassment, which may be separate and in addition 
to any inquiry or investigation conducted by the Office of Equal 
Employment Opportunity; 
‘‘(2) conduct and manage internal Agency inquiries, inves-
tigations, and other fact-finding activities related to specific 
allegations of sexual assault; 
‘‘(3) testify in a criminal prosecution in any venue, where 
appropriate; 
‘‘(4) serve as the case agent for a criminal investigation 
in any venue, where appropriate; 
‘‘(5) facilitate engagement with other law enforcement 
relating to such allegations, where appropriate, including 
coordinating on the matter and any related matters with other 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, as
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necessary and appropriate, pursuant to regulations, require-
ments, and procedures developed in consultation with the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, the Department of State’s Diplo-
matic Security Service, or other Federal, State, local, or Tribal 
law enforcement authorities, for any such inquiries, investiga-
tions, or other fact-finding activities; 
‘‘(6) develop and implement policies and procedures nec-
essary for the Special Victim Investigator or any law enforce-
ment partner to conduct effective investigations and also protect 
sensitive information; 
‘‘(7) serve as the primary internal investigative body in 
the Agency for allegations of sexual assault, except that, in 
the case of an allegation of a sexual assault involving an 
employee of the Office of Security, the Special Victim Investi-
gator shall coordinate with the Inspector General or appropriate 
criminal investigators employed by a Federal, State, local, or 
Tribal law enforcement entity, as necessary, to maintain the 
integrity of the investigation and mitigate potential conflicts 
of interest; 
‘‘(8) establish and coordinate clear policies regarding which 
agency should take the lead on conducting, or be the lead 
in coordinating with local law enforcement when applicable, 
investigations of sexual assault and sexual harassment over-
seas; and 
‘‘(9) sharing information with the Sexual Harassment/ 
Assault Response and Prevention Office, including providing 
a copy of materials related to investigations with such 
redactions as deemed necessary, to facilitate the support and 
advocacy of such Office for victims of alleged sexual assault 
or sexual harassment. 
‘‘(c) TIMEFRAME
FOR
INVESTIGATIONS.—The Special Victim 
Investigator shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that any Special Victim Investigator investiga-
tion into an allegation of a sexual assault or sexual harassment 
contained in an unrestricted report submitted under section 
31 is completed by not later than 60 days after the date on 
which the report is referred to the Special Victim Investigator; 
and 
‘‘(2) if the Special Victim Investigator determines that the 
completion of an investigation will take longer than 60 days— 
‘‘(A) not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the report is referred to the Special Victim Investigator, 
submit to the Director a request for an extension that 
contains a summary of the progress of the investigation, 
the reasons why the completion of the investigation 
requires additional time, and a plan for the completion 
of the investigation; and 
‘‘(B) provide to the person who made the report and 
the person against whom the allegation in the report was 
made notice of the extension of the investigation.’’. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency shall— 
(A) complete an Agency climate assessment—