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 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Explanatory statement. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. 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. 
Sec. 303. Support to nonprofit organizations assisting intelligence community 
employees. 
Sec. 304. Promotion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics edu-
cation in the intelligence community. 
Sec. 305. Retention of employees of the intelligence community who have 
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics expertise. 
Sec. 306. Multi-sector workforce. 
Sec. 307. Notification of repair or modification of facilities to be used primarily 
by the intelligence community. 
Sec. 308. Guidance and reporting requirement regarding the interactions be-
tween the intelligence community and entertainment industry. 
Sec. 309. Protections for independent inspectors general of certain elements of 
the intelligence community. 
Sec. 310. Congressional oversight of policy directives and guidance. 
Sec. 311. Notification of memoranda of understanding. 
Sec. 312. Assistance for nationally significant critical infrastructure. 
Sec. 313. Technical correction to Executive Schedule. 
Sec. 314. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
Sec. 401. Designation of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center. 
Sec. 402. Analyses and impact statements by Director of National Intelligence 
regarding investment into the United States. 
Sec. 403. Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in recog-
nizing online violent extremist content. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency 
Sec. 411. Enhanced death benefits for personnel of the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
Sec. 412. Pay and retirement authorities of the Inspector General of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
Sec. 421. Enhancing the technical workforce for the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. 
Sec. 422. Plan on assumption of certain weather missions by the National Re-
connaissance Office. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Sec. 501. Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to 
exert covert influence over peoples and governments. 
Sec. 502. Travel of accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the Russian 
Federation in the United States. 
Sec. 503. Study and report on enhanced intelligence and information sharing 
with Open Skies Treaty member states. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 601. Declassification review with respect to detainees transferred from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 602. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum. 
Sec. 603. Report on national security systems. 
Sec. 604. Joint facilities certification. 
Sec. 605. Leadership and management of space activities. 
Sec. 606. Advances in life sciences and biotechnology. 
Sec. 607. Reports on declassification proposals. 
Sec. 608. Improvement in Government classification and declassification. 
Sec. 609. Report on implementation of research and development recommenda-
tions. 
Sec. 610. Report on Intelligence Community Research and Development Corps. 
Sec. 611. Report on information relating to academic programs, scholarships, 
fellowships, and internships sponsored, administered, or used 
by the intelligence community. 
Sec. 612. Report on intelligence community employees detailed to National Se-
curity Council. 
Sec. 613. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter 
flows. 
Sec. 614. Report on cybersecurity threats to seaports of the United States and 
maritime shipping.
Sec. 615. Report on programs to counter terrorist narratives. 
Sec. 616. Report on reprisals against contractors of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
SEC. 3. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, print-
ed in the House section of the Congressional Record on 
or about December 8, 2016, by the Chairman of the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives, shall have the same effect with respect 
to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint ex-
planatory statement of a committee of conference.
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
the United States Government: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
(6) The Department of the Army, the Depart-
ment of the Navy, and the Department of the Air 
Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, sub-
ject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as 
of September 30, 2017, for the conduct of the intelligence 
activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through 
(16) of section 101, 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 
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.
(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. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of 
National Intelligence may authorize employment of civil-
ian personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal 
year 2017 by the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a) if the Director of National In-
telligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
performance of important intelligence functions, except 
that the number of personnel employed in excess of the 
number authorized under such section may not, for any 
element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 percent 
of the number of civilian personnel authorized under such 
schedule for such element. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—The Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall establish guidelines
that govern, for each element of the intelligence commu-
nity, the treatment under the personnel levels authorized 
under section 102(a), including any exemption from such 
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in— 
(1) a student program, trainee program, or 
similar program; 
(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annu-
itant; or 
(3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time 
training. 
(c) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees in 
writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an au-
thority described in subsection (a). 
(d) CONTRACTOR CONVERSIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—In addition 
to the authority under subsection (a), the Director 
of National Intelligence may authorize employment 
of civilian personnel in an element of the intelligence 
community in excess of the number authorized for 
fiscal year 2017 by the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations referred to in section 102(a), as such 
number may be increased pursuant to subsection 
(a), if—
(A) the Director determines that the in-
crease under this paragraph is necessary to 
convert the performance of any function of the 
element by contractors to performance by civil-
ian personnel; and 
(B) the number of civilian personnel of the 
element employed in excess of the number au-
thorized under such section 102(a), as such 
number may be increased pursuant to both sub-
section (a) and this paragraph, does not exceed 
10 percent of the number of civilian personnel 
authorized under such schedule for the element. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
COMMITTEES.—Not less than 30 days prior to exer-
cising the authority described in paragraph (1), the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees, in writing— 
(A) notification of exercising such author-
ity; 
(B) justification for making the conversion 
described in subparagraph (A) of such para-
graph; and 
(C) certification that such conversion is 
cost effective.
SEC. 104. 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 2017 the sum of $561,788,000. 
Within such amount, funds identified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) 
for advanced research and development shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
thorized 787 positions as of September 30, 2017. Per-
sonnel serving in such elements may be permanent em-
ployees of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
United States Government. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Man-
agement Account for fiscal year 2017 such addi-
tional amounts as are specified in the classified
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
102(a). Such additional amounts made available for 
advanced research and development shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) 
for elements of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account as of September 30, 2017, there are 
authorized such additional personnel for the Com-
munity Management Account as of that date as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
referred 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 
for fiscal year 2017 the sum of $514,000,000.
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 
as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 303. SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS-
SISTING 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Sec-
tion 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(y) FUNDRAISING.—(1) The Director of National 
Intelligence may engage in fundraising in an official ca-
pacity for the benefit of nonprofit organizations that—
‘‘(A) provide support to surviving family mem-
bers of a deceased employee of an element of the in-
telligence community; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise provide support for the welfare, 
education, or recreation of employees of an element 
of the intelligence community, former employees of 
an element of the intelligence community, or family 
members of such employees. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘fundraising’ means 
the raising of funds through the active participation in the 
promotion, production, or presentation of an event de-
signed to raise funds and does not include the direct solici-
tation of money by any other means. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 7 days after the date the Director 
engages in fundraising authorized by this subsection or 
at the time the decision is made to participate in such 
fundraising, the Director shall notify the congressional in-
telligence committees of such fundraising. 
‘‘(4) The Director, in consultation with the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations 
to carry out the authority provided in this subsection. 
Such regulations shall ensure that such authority is exer-
cised in a manner that is consistent with all relevant eth-
ical constraints and principles, including the avoidance of
any prohibited conflict of interest or appearance of impro-
priety.’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR
OF
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY.—Section 12(f) of the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3512(f)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than the date that is 7 days after the 
date the Director engages in fundraising authorized by 
this subsection or at the time the decision is made to par-
ticipate in such fundraising, the Director shall notify the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives of the fundraising.’’. 
SEC. 304. PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI-
NEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR 
STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Along 
with the budget for fiscal year 2018 submitted by the 
President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit a five-year investment strategy for outreach and 
recruiting efforts in the fields of science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics (STEM), to include cybersecu-
rity and computer literacy.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
PLANS FOR STEM RECRUITING AND OUTREACH ACTIVI-
TIES.—For each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
the head of each element of the intelligence community 
shall submit an investment plan along with the materials 
submitted as justification of the budget request of such 
element that supports the strategy required by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 305. RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, 
OR 
MATHE-
MATICS EXPERTISE. 
(a) SPECIAL RATES OF PAY FOR CERTAIN OCCUPA-
TIONS
IN
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 113A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 113B. SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR SCIENCE, TECH-
NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS 
POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SET SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.— 
Notwithstanding part III of title 5, United States Code, 
the head of each element of the intelligence community 
may establish higher minimum rates of pay for 1 or more 
categories of positions in such element that require exper-
tise in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics 
(STEM). 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM SPECIAL RATE OF PAY.—A minimum 
rate of pay established for a category of positions under 
subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum rate of basic 
pay (excluding any locality-based comparability payment 
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or simi-
lar provision of law) for the position in that category of 
positions without the authority of subsection (a) by more 
than 30 percent, and no rate may be established under 
this section in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION
OF REMOVAL FROM SPECIAL 
RATE OF PAY.—If the head of an element of the intel-
ligence community removes a category of positions from 
coverage under a rate of pay authorized by subsection (a) 
after that rate of pay takes effect— 
‘‘(1) the head of such element shall provide no-
tice of the loss of coverage of the special rate of pay 
to each individual in such category; and 
‘‘(2) the loss of coverage will take effect on the 
first day of the first pay period after the date of the 
notice.
‘‘(d) REVISION OF SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.—Subject 
to the limitations in this section, rates of pay established 
under this section by the head of the element of the intel-
ligence community may be revised from time to time by 
the head of such element and the revisions have the force 
and effect of statute. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The head of each element of 
the intelligence community shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out this section with respect to such element, which 
shall, to the extent practicable, be comparable to the regu-
lations promulgated to carry out section 5305 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, 
the head of each element of the intelligence commu-
nity shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on any rates of pay established 
for such element under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by 
paragraph (1) shall contain for each element of the 
intelligence community— 
‘‘(A) a description of any rates of pay es-
tablished under subsection (a); and
‘‘(B) the number of positions in such ele-
ment that will be subject to such rates of pay.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents in the first section of the National Security 
Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 113A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 113B. Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or math 
positions.’’. 
SEC. 306. MULTI-SECTOR WORKFORCE. 
(a) MULTI-SECTOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall implement a multi-sector workforce 
initiative— 
(A) to improve management of the work-
force of the intelligence community; 
(B) to achieve an appropriate ratio of em-
ployees of the United States Government and 
core contractors in such workforce; and 
(C) to establish processes that enables ele-
ments of the intelligence community to build 
and maintain an appropriate ratio of such em-
ployees and core contractors. 
(2) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall brief the
congressional intelligence committees on the initia-
tive required by paragraph (1). 
(b) MANAGEMENT BASED ON WORKLOAD REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
102 and 103, during each of fiscal years 2017 and 
2018, the personnel of the intelligence community 
shall be managed each fiscal year solely on the basis 
of, and consistent with— 
(A) the workload required to carry out the 
functions and activities of the intelligence com-
munity; and 
(B) the funds made available to the intel-
ligence community for such fiscal year. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRAINTS OR LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tions 102 and 103, the management of the per-
sonnel of the intelligence community in any fis-
cal year shall not be subject to any constraint 
or limitation in terms of man years, end 
strength, positions, or maximum number of em-
ployees.
(B) TERMINATION.—The prohibition on 
constraints and limitations under subparagraph 
(A) shall terminate on September 30, 2018. 
(3) NEW STARTS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(2)(A), any initiation, resumption, or continuation 
by an element of intelligence community of any 
project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program 
element, or subprogram within a program element 
for which an appropriation, fund, or other authority 
was not made available during the previous fiscal 
year may only be carried out if such project, sub-
project, activity, budget activity, program element, 
or subprogram is specifically authorized consistent 
with section 504 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094). 
(c) REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tions 102 and 103, during each of fiscal years 2017 and 
2018 the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure 
that there are employed during a fiscal year employees in 
the number and with the combination of skills and quali-
fications that are necessary to carry out the functions for 
which funds are provided to the intelligence community 
for that fiscal year. 
(d) BRIEFING
AND REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue 
a written report and provide a briefing to the congres-
sional intelligence committees on— 
(1) the methodology used to calculate the num-
ber of civilian and contractor full-time equivalent po-
sitions in the intelligence community; 
(2) the cost analysis tool used to calculate per-
sonnel costs in the intelligence community; and 
(3) the plans of the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the head of each element of the intel-
ligence community to implement a multi-sector 
workforce as required by subsections (a) and (b). 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a written report on the accuracy 
of intelligence community data for the numbers and costs 
associated with the civilian and contractor workforce in 
each element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 307. NOTIFICATION OF REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF 
FACILITIES TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 602(a)(2) of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘improvement project to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘project for the improvement, repair, or modification 
of’’. 
SEC. 308. GUIDANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
AND 
ENTER-
TAINMENT INDUSTRY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENGAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘engagement’’— 
(A) means any significant interaction be-
tween an element of the intelligence community 
and an entertainment industry entity for the 
purposes of contributing to an entertainment 
product intended to be heard, read, viewed, or 
otherwise experienced by the public; and 
(B) does not include routine inquiries 
made by the press or news media to the public 
affairs office of an intelligence community. 
(2) ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ENTITY.—The 
term ‘‘entertainment industry entity’’ means an enti-
ty that creates, produces, promotes, or distributes a 
work of entertainment intended to be heard, read, 
viewed, or otherwise experienced by an audience, in-
cluding— 
(A) theater productions, motion pictures, 
radio 
broadcasts, 
television 
broadcasts,
podcasts, webcasts, other sound or visual re-
cording, music, or dance; 
(B) books and other published material; 
and 
(C) such other entertainment activity, as 
determined by the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GUID-
ANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall issue, and re-
lease to the public, guidance regarding engagements 
by elements of the intelligence community with en-
tertainment industry entities. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The guidance required by para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) permit an element of the intelligence 
community to conduct engagements, if the head 
of the element, or a designee of such head, pro-
vides prior approval; and 
(B) require an unclassified annual report 
to the congressional intelligence committees re-
garding engagements.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each report required by sub-
section (b)(2)(B) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the nature and duration of 
each engagement included in the review. 
(2) The cost incurred by the United States 
Government for each such engagement. 
(3) A description of the benefits to the United 
States Government for each such engagement. 
(4) A determination of whether any information 
was declassified, and whether any classified informa-
tion was improperly disclosed, or each such engage-
ment. 
(5) A description of the work produced through 
each such engagement. 
SEC. 309. PROTECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS 
GENERAL OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES OF 
AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall develop and im-
plement a uniform policy for each covered office of 
an inspector general to better ensure the independ-
ence of each such office. Such policy shall include—
(A) provisions to prevent any conflict of in-
terest related to a matter any employee of a 
covered office of an inspector general personally 
and substantially participated in during pre-
vious employment; 
(B) standards to ensure personnel of a cov-
ered office of an inspector general are free both 
in fact and in appearance from personal, exter-
nal, and organizational impairments to inde-
pendence; 
(C) provisions to permit the head of each 
covered office of an inspector general to waive 
the application of the policy with respect to an 
individual if such head— 
(i) prepares a written and signed jus-
tification for such waiver that sets out, in 
detail, the need for such waiver, provided 
that waivers shall not be issued for in fact 
impairments to independence; and 
(ii) submits to the congressional intel-
ligence committees each such justification; 
and 
(D) any other protections the Director de-
termines appropriate.
(2) COVERED OFFICE OF AN INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered office of an in-
spector general’’ means— 
(A) the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Intelligence Community; and 
(B) the office of an inspector general for— 
(i) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence; 
(ii) the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(iii) the National Security Agency; 
(iv) the Defense Intelligence Agency; 
(v) 
the 
National 
Geospatial-Intel-
ligence Agency; and 
(vi) the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice. 
(3) BRIEFING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMITTEES.—Prior to the date that the 
policy required by paragraph (1) takes effect, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall provide the 
congressional intelligence committees a briefing on 
such policy. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ROTATION OF EMPLOYEES OF AN 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 102A(l)(3) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(3)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) The mechanisms prescribed under subpara-
graph (A) and any other policies of the Director— 
‘‘(i) may not require an employee of an office 
of inspector general for an element of the intel-
ligence community, including the Office of the In-
spector General of the Intelligence Community, to 
rotate to a position in an office or organization of 
such an element over which such office of inspector 
general exercises jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be implemented in a manner that ex-
empts employees of an office of inspector general 
from a rotation that may impact the independence 
of such office.’’. 
SEC. 310. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF POLICY DIREC-
TIVES AND GUIDANCE. 
(a) COVERED POLICY DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered policy document’’ means any 
classified or unclassified Presidential Policy Directive, 
Presidential Policy Guidance, or other similar policy docu-
ment issued by the President, including any classified or 
unclassified annex to such a Directive, Guidance, or other 
document, that assigns tasks, roles, or responsibilities to 
the intelligence community or an element of the intel-
ligence community.
(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional in-
telligence committees the following: 
(1) Not later than 15 days after the date that 
a covered policy document is issued, a written notice 
of the issuance and a summary of the subject matter 
addressed by such covered policy document. 
(2) Not later than 15 days after the date that 
the Director issues any guidance or direction on im-
plementation of a covered policy document or imple-
ments a covered policy document, a copy of such 
guidance or direction or a description of such imple-
mentation. 
(3) Not later than 15 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, for any covered policy docu-
ment issued prior to such date that is being imple-
mented by any element of the intelligence commu-
nity or that is in effect on such date— 
(A) a written notice that includes the date 
such covered policy document was issued and a 
summary of the subject matter addressed by 
such covered policy document; and 
(B) if the Director has issued any guid-
ance or direction on implementation of such 
covered policy document or is implementing
such covered policy document, a copy of the 
guidance or direction or a written description of 
such implementation. 
SEC. 311. NOTIFICATION OF MEMORANDA OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of the 
intelligence community shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a copy of each memorandum of 
understanding or other agreement regarding significant 
operational activities or policy between or among such ele-
ment and any other entity or entities of the United States 
Government— 
(1) for such a memorandum or agreement that 
is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
not later than 60 days after such date; and 
(2) for such a memorandum or agreement en-
tered into after such date, in a timely manner and 
not more than 60 days after the date such memo-
randum or other agreement is entered into. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
MEMORANDUM
OR
AGREE-
MENT.—Nothing in this section may be construed to re-
quire an element of the intelligence community to submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees any memo-
randum or agreement that is solely administrative in na-
ture, including a memorandum or agreement regarding 
joint duty or other routine personnel assignments. 
SEC. 312. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT 
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The term ‘‘covered critical infrastructure’’ means the 
critical infrastructure identified pursuant to section 
9(a) of Executive Order No. 13636 of February 12, 
2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 11742; related to improving 
critical infrastructure cybersecurity). 
(2) COVERED CYBER ASSET.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered cyber asset’’ means an information system or 
industrial control system that is essential to the op-
eration of covered critical infrastructure. 
(3) PROGRAM.—Except as otherwise specifically 
provided, the term ‘‘program’’ means the program 
required by subsection (b). 
(4) SECTOR-SPECIFIC AGENCY.—The term ‘‘sec-
tor-specific agency’’ has the meaning given that term 
in Presidential Policy Directive-21, issued February 
12, 2013 (related to critical infrastructure security 
and resilience), or any successor. 
(5) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘vol-
untary participant’’ means an entity eligible to par-
ticipate in the program under subsection (b) that 
has voluntarily elected to participate in the program. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under 
Secretary 
appointed 
pursuant 
to 
section 
103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)), in consultation with appropriate 
covered critical infrastructure and sector-specific agencies, 
shall carry out a program to provide assistance to covered 
critical infrastructure consistent with subsection (f). 
(c) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the program shall 
be to reduce the risk of regional or national catastrophic 
harm caused by a cyber attack against covered critical in-
frastructure. 
(d) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participation in 
the program by covered critical infrastructure shall be on 
a voluntary basis. 
(e) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) COORDINATION
AND
MANAGEMENT.—The 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall coordinate 
and lead the provision of assistance from appro-
priate elements of the intelligence community to the 
Under Secretary appointed pursuant to section 
103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)) to assist the national cyber-
security and communications integration center es-
tablished under section 227 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148) to fulfill the re-
quirements of this section. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—In the manner required by 
paragraph (1) and subject to the approval of the 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the 
Department of Homeland Security, such assistance 
may include: 
(A) Activities to develop a national strat-
egy to effectively leverage intelligence commu-
nity resources made available to support the 
program. 
(B) Activities to consult with the Director 
of National Intelligence and other appropriate 
intelligence and law enforcement agencies to 
identify within the existing framework gov-
erning intelligence prioritization, intelligence 
gaps and foreign intelligence collection require-
ments relevant to the security of covered cyber 
assets and covered critical infrastructure. 
(C) Activities to improve the detection, 
prevention, and mitigation of espionage con-
ducted by foreign actors against or concerning 
covered critical infrastructure. 
(D) Activities to identify or provide assist-
ance related to the research, design, and devel-
opment of protective and mitigation measures 
for covered cyber assets and the components of 
covered cyber assets. 
(E) Activities to provide technical assist-
ance and input for testing and exercises related 
to covered cyber assets. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING PROGRAMS.—This 
section shall be carried out in a manner consistent with 
the existing roles, responsibilities, authorities, and activi-
ties of the United States Government. 
(g) NO COST TO COVERED CRITICAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE PARTICIPANTS.—A voluntary participant in the pro-
gram that is covered critical infrastructure shall not be 
required to reimburse the United States Government for 
the use of any facility, personnel, contractor, equipment, 
service, or information of the United States Government 
utilized in an activity carried out pursuant to the program. 
(h) PRIORITIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Director 
of National Intelligence shall consider the national signifi-
cance of covered critical infrastructure identified by the 
Under 
Secretary 
appointed 
pursuant 
to 
section
103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)) in the Director’s process for 
prioritizing requirements and effectively allocating the re-
sources of the intelligence community for assisting govern-
ment efforts to help protect critical infrastructure owned 
or operated in the private sector. 
(i) PARTICIPATION APPROVAL.—Participation in the 
program by any private entity shall be subject to the ap-
proval of the Under Secretary appointed pursuant to sec-
tion 103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)), and in the case of any support 
assistance provided by the intelligence community, the ap-
proval of the Director of National Intelligence. 
(j) NO NEW REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed to authorize the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, or any other Federal regulator to promulgate new 
regulations. 
(k) BRIEFING.—Not less frequently than once each 
year, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis 
shall brief the congressional intelligence committees, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, and Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives on progress and chal-
lenges of the program.
(k) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to limit any authority or responsibility of an 
agency or department of the United States under any law 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 313. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHED-
ULE. 
Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to ‘‘Director of the 
National Counter Proliferation Center.’’. 
SEC. 314. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLAS-
SIFICATION REVIEWS. 
In reviewing and processing a request by a person 
for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant 
to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive 
order, or any provision of law, the head of an element of 
the intelligence community— 
(1) may not charge the person reproduction 
fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head 
would charge the person for reproduction required in 
the course of processing a request for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’’); and
(2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in 
the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees 
under such section 552. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence 
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 902 of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3382) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 902. DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Director’), who shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Director shall be 
to serve as the head of national counterintelligence for the 
United States Government.
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—Subject to the direction and control 
of the Director of National Intelligence, the duties of the 
Director are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To carry out the mission referred to in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) To act as chairperson of the National 
Counterintelligence Policy Board established under 
section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security 
Enhancements Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381). 
‘‘(3) To act as head of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center established under 
section 904. 
‘‘(4) To participate as an observer on such 
boards, committees, and entities of the executive 
branch as the Director of National Intelligence con-
siders appropriate for the discharge of the mission 
and functions of the Director and the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center under sec-
tion 904.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2383) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 902 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 902. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’.
(3) 
TECHNICAL
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) of section 401 of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113) shall not 
take effect, or, if the date of the enactment of this 
Act is on or after the effective date specified in sub-
section (b) of such section, such amendment shall be 
deemed to not have taken effect. 
(b) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECU-
RITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 904 of the Counter-
intelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting 
‘‘NATIONAL
COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and 
(c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be a National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF CENTER.—The Director of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be the 
head of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center.
‘‘(c) LOCATION OF CENTER.—The National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center shall be located in the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—Section 904(d) of the Coun-
terintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(d)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Exec-
utive, the functions of the Office of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center, the functions of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘In con-
sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘At the direction 
of’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center’’. 
(3) PERSONNEL.—Section 904(f) of the Coun-
terintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
3383(f)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Office 
of the National Counterintelligence Executive 
may consist of personnel employed by the Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center may consist of per-
sonnel employed by the Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’. 
(4) TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER CER-
TAIN ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS.—Section 904(g) of the 
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 
U.S.C. 3383(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Office shall 
be treated as operational files of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for purposes of section 701 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center shall be treated as operational files of the 
Central Intelligence Agency for purposes of section 
701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3141)’’. 
(5) OVERSIGHT BY CONGRESS.—Section 904(h) 
of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 
(50 U.S.C. 3383(h)) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counter-
intelligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’ both places 
that term appears. 
(6) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–306; 116 Stat. 2383), as amended by sub-
section (a)(2), is further amended by striking the 
item relating to section 904 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 904. National Counterintelligence and Security Center.’’. 
(c) OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CEN-
TERS.—Section 102A(f)(2) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(2)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, the National Counterproliferation Center, and the Na-
tional Counterintelligence and Security Center’’ after 
‘‘National Counterterrorism Center’’. 
(d) DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER WITHIN THE OFFICE 
OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Para-
graph (8) of section 103(c) of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) The Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center.’’. 
(e) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 103F of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting ‘‘DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUN-
TERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking the subsection heading 
and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR
OF
THE NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SE-
CURITY CENTER.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘National Counter-
intelligence Executive under section 902 of 
the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act 
of 2002 (title IX of Public Law 107–306; 
50 U.S.C. 402b et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center appointed 
under section 902 of the Counterintel-
ligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 
U.S.C. 3382)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintel-
ligence and Security Center’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in the first section of the National 
Security Act of 1947 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 103F and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Cen-
ter.’’. 
(f) COORDINATION OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Se-
curity Enhancements Act of 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3381) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive under section 902 of 
the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Counter-
intelligence and Security Center appointed under 
section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement 
Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘National 
Counterintelligence Executive.’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the National Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Center.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Counterintel-
ligence Executive’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘by the Office of the Na-
tional Counterintelligence Executive under sec-
tion 904(e)(2) of that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
suant to section 904(d)(2) of that Act (50 
U.S.C. 3383(d)(2))’’. 
(g) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY AS-
PECTS OF ESPIONAGE PROSECUTIONS.—Section 341(b) of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–177, 28 U.S.C. 519 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Office of the National Counterintelligence Ex-
ecutive,’’ and inserting ‘‘National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center,’’. 
SEC. 402. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIREC-
TOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARD-
ING INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3024), as amended by section 303, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(z) ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARD-
ING
PROPOSED
INVESTMENT
INTO
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—(1) Not later than 20 days after the completion 
of a review or an investigation of any proposed investment 
into the United States for which the Director has prepared 
analytic materials, the Director shall submit to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representative copies of such analytic materials, including 
any supplements or amendments to such analysis made 
by the Director. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the completion of 
consideration by the United States Government of any in-
vestment described in paragraph (1), the Director shall 
determine whether such investment will have an oper-
ational impact on the intelligence community, and, if so, 
shall submit a report on such impact to the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. Each such report shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the operational impact of the in-
vestment on the intelligence community; and
‘‘(B) describe any actions that have been or will 
be taken to mitigate such impact.’’. 
SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
PRIVATE ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE 
VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNIZE ONLINE VIOLENT 
EXTREMIST CONTENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and consistent with the 
protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall publish on a publicly 
available Internet website a list of all logos, symbols, insig-
nia, and other markings commonly associated with, or 
adopted by, an organization designated by the Secretary 
of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189(a)). 
(b) UPDATES.—The Director shall update the list 
published under subsection (a) every 180 days or more 
frequently as needed. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency 
SEC. 411. ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL 
OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3511) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘BENEFITS AVAILABLE IN EVENT OF THE DEATH OF 
PERSONNEL 
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director may pay 
death benefits substantially similar to those authorized for 
members of the Foreign Service pursuant to the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) or any other 
provision of law. The Director may adjust the eligibility 
for death benefits as necessary to meet the unique require-
ments of the mission of the Agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Regulations issued pursuant to 
this section shall be submitted to the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
before such regulations take effect.’’. 
SEC. 412. PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17(e)(7) of the Central 
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an offi-
cer or employee appointed in accordance with subpara-
graph (A) as a law enforcement officer solely for purposes 
of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, if such officer or employee is ap-
pointed to a position with responsibility for investigating 
suspected offenses against the criminal laws of the United 
States. 
‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Inspector General 
shall ensure that any authority under such clause is exer-
cised in a manner consistent with section 3307 of title 5, 
United States Code, as it relates to law enforcement offi-
cers. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 
8335(b), and 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the 
Inspector General may exercise the functions, powers, and 
duties of an agency head or appointing authority with re-
spect to the Office.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of 
section 17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)), as added by subsection (a), 
may not be construed to confer on the Inspector General 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, or any other officer 
or employee of the Agency, any police or law enforcement 
or internal security functions or authorities.
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
SEC. 421. ENHANCING THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR 
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Building on the basic cyber 
human capital strategic plan provided to the congressional 
intelligence committees in 2015, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and updated 
two years thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives a comprehensive strategic workforce re-
port regarding initiatives to effectively integrate informa-
tion technology expertise in the investigative process. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment, including measurable bench-
marks, of progress on initiatives to recruit, train, 
and retain personnel with the necessary skills and 
experiences in vital areas, including encryption, cryp-
tography, and big data analytics. 
(2) An assessment of whether officers of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation who possess such 
skills are fully integrated into the Bureau’s work, in-
cluding Agent-led investigations.
(3) A description of the quality and quantity of 
the collaborations between the Bureau and private 
sector entities on cyber issues, including the status 
of efforts to benefit from employees with experience 
transitioning between the public and private sectors. 
(4) An assessment of the utility of reinstituting, 
if applicable, and leveraging the Director’s Advisory 
Board, which was originally constituted in 2005, to 
provide outside advice on how to better integrate 
technical expertise with the investigative process and 
on emerging concerns in cyber-related issues. 
SEC. 422. PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER 
MISSIONS BY THE NATIONAL RECONNAIS-
SANCE OFFICE. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Director of the National Reconnais-
sance Office shall develop a plan for the National 
Reconnaissance Office to address how to carry out 
covered space-based environmental monitoring mis-
sions. Such plan shall include— 
(A) a description of the related national se-
curity requirements for such missions; 
(B) a description of the appropriate man-
ner to meet such requirements; and
(C) the amount of funds that would be 
necessary to be transferred from the Air Force 
to the National Reconnaissance Office during 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out 
such plan. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Director may conduct pre-acqui-
sition activities, including with respect to requests 
for information, analyses of alternatives, study con-
tracts, modeling and simulation, and other activities 
the Director determines necessary to develop such 
plan. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than July 1, 2017, 
and except as provided in subsection (c), the Direc-
tor shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the plan under paragraph (1). 
(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Director 
of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination 
with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation, shall certify to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the amounts of funds identified under sub-
section (a)(1)(C) as being necessary to transfer are appro-
priate and include funding for positions and personnel to 
support program office costs.
(c) WAIVER BASED ON REPORT AND CERTIFICATION 
OF AIR FORCE ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office may waive the re-
quirement to develop a plan under subsection (a), if the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology, 
and Logistics and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report by not later than July 1, 2017) that con-
tains— 
(1) a certification that the Secretary of the Air 
Force is carrying out a formal acquisition program 
that has received Milestone A approval to address 
the cloud characterization and theater weather im-
agery requirements of the Department of Defense; 
and 
(2) an identification of the cost, schedule, re-
quirements, and acquisition strategy of such acquisi-
tion program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; and
(B) the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
United States Code). 
(2) COVERED
SPACE-BASED
ENVIRONMENTAL 
MONITORING MISSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered space- 
based environmental monitoring missions’’ means 
the acquisition programs necessary to meet the na-
tional security requirements for cloud characteriza-
tion and theater weather imagery. 
(3) MILESTONE A APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘Mile-
stone A approval’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 501. COMMITTEE TO COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO EXERT COV-
ERT INFLUENCE OVER PEOPLES AND GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT 
COVERT
INFLUENCE.—The term ‘‘active measures 
by Russia to exert covert influence’’ means activities 
intended to influence a person or government that 
are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest 
of, political leaders or the security services of the
Russian Federation and the role of the Russian Fed-
eration has been hidden or not acknowledged pub-
licly, including the following: 
(A) Establishment or funding of a front 
group. 
(B) Covert broadcasting. 
(C) Media manipulation. 
(D) Disinformation and forgeries. 
(E) Funding agents of influence. 
(F) Incitement and offensive counterintel-
ligence. 
(G) Assassinations. 
(H) Terrorist acts. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the executive branch an interagency committee to counter 
active measures by the Russian Federation to exert covert 
influence. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Each head of an agency or 
department of the Government set out under para-
graph (2) shall appoint one member of the com-
mittee established by subsection (b) from among of-
ficials of such agency or department who occupy a 
position that is required to be appointed by the 
President, with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) HEAD OF AN AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.— 
The head of an agency or department of the Govern-
ment set out under this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Director of National Intelligence. 
(B) The Secretary of State. 
(C) The Secretary of Defense. 
(D) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
(E) The Attorney General. 
(F) The Secretary of Energy. 
(G) The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation.
(H) The head of any other agency or de-
partment of the United States Government des-
ignated by the President for purposes of this 
section. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The committee shall meet on a reg-
ular basis. 
(e) DUTIES.—The duties of the committee estab-
lished by subsection (b) shall be as follows: 
(1) To counter active measures by Russia to 
exert covert influence, including by exposing false-
hoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights 
abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by 
the security services or political elites of the Russian 
Federation or their proxies. 
(2) Such other duties as the President may des-
ignate for purposes of this section. 
(f) STAFF.—The committee established by subsection 
(b) may employ such staff as the members of such com-
mittee consider appropriate. 
(g) BUDGET REQUEST.—A request for funds re-
quired for the functioning of the committee established by 
subsection (b) may be included in each budget for a fiscal 
year submitted by the President pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, and consistent with the protection 
of intelligence sources and methods, the committee 
established by subsection (b) shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report describing 
steps being taken by the committee to counter active 
measures by Russia to exert covert influence. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A summary of the active measures by 
the Russian Federation to exert covert influence 
during the previous year, including significant 
incidents and notable trends. 
(B) A description of the key initiatives of 
the committee. 
(C) A description of the implementation of 
the committee’s initiatives by the head of an 
agency or department of the Government set 
out under subsection (c)(2). 
(D) An analysis of the impact of the com-
mittee’s initiatives. 
(E) Recommendations for changes to the 
committee’s initiatives from the previous year.
(3) SEPARATE
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
The requirement to submit an annual report under 
paragraph (1) is in addition to any other reporting 
requirements with respect to Russia. 
SEC. 502. TRAVEL OF ACCREDITED DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR PERSONNEL OF THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(b) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary of State shall, in coordination with the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director 
of National Intelligence, establish a mandatory advance 
notification regime governing all travel by accredited dip-
lomatic and consular personnel of the Russian Federation 
in the United States and take necessary action to secure 
full compliance by Russian personnel and address any 
noncompliance.
(c) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—The Secretary of 
State, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
and the Director of National Intelligence shall develop 
written mechanisms to share information— 
(1) on travel by accredited diplomatic and con-
sular personnel of the Russian Federation who are 
in the United States; and 
(2) on any known or suspected noncompliance 
by such personnel with the regime required by sub-
section (b). 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly 
thereafter, and consistent with the protection of intel-
ligence sources and methods— 
(1) the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a written report 
detailing the number of notifications submitted 
under the regime required by subsection (b); and 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
written report detailing the number of known or sus-
pected violations of such requirements by any ac-
credited diplomatic and consular personnel of the 
Russian Federation.
SEC. 503. STUDY AND REPORT ON ENHANCED INTEL-
LIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH 
OPEN SKIES TREATY MEMBER STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED STATE PARTY.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered state party’’ means a foreign country, that— 
(A) was a state party to the Open Skies 
Treaty on February 22, 2016; and 
(B) is not the Russian Federation or the 
Republic of Belarus. 
(3) OPEN
SKIES
TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open 
Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, 
done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into 
force January 1, 2002. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall conduct 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a study to determine the feasibility of creating 
an intelligence sharing arrangement and database to 
provide covered state parties with imagery that is 
comparable, delivered more frequently, and in equal 
or higher resolution than imagery available through 
the database established under the Open Skies Trea-
ty. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall include an evaluation of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The methods by which the United 
States could collect and provide imagery, in-
cluding commercial satellite imagery, national 
technical means, and through other intelligence, 
surveillance, 
and 
reconnaissance 
platforms, 
under an information sharing arrangement and 
database referred to in paragraph (1). 
(B) The ability of other covered state par-
ties to contribute imagery to the arrangement 
and database.
(C) Any impediments to the United States 
and other covered states parties providing such 
imagery, including any statutory barriers, 
insufficiencies in the ability to collect the im-
agery or funding, under such an arrangement. 
(D) 
Whether 
imagery 
of 
Moscow, 
Chechnya, the international border between 
Russia and Georgia, Kaliningrad, or the Repub-
lic of Belarus could be provided under such an 
arrangement. 
(E) The annual and projected costs associ-
ated with the establishment of such an arrange-
ment and database, as compared with costs to 
the United States and other covered state par-
ties of being parties to the Open Skies Treaty, 
including Open Skies Treaty plane mainte-
nance, aircraft fuel, crew expenses, mitigation 
measures necessary associated with Russian 
Federation overflights over the United States or 
covered state parties, and new sensor develop-
ment and acquisition. 
(3) SUPPORT
FROM
OTHER
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.—Each head of a Federal agency shall provide 
such support to the Director as may be necessary
for the Director to conduct the study required by 
paragraph (1). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
the report described in this subsection. 
(2) CONTENT
OF
REPORT.—The report re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An intelligence assessment on Russian 
Federation warfighting doctrine and the extent 
to which Russian Federation flights under the 
Open Skies Treaty contribute to such doctrine. 
(B) A counterintelligence analysis as to 
whether the Russian Federation has, could 
have, or intends to have the capability to exceed 
the imagery limits set forth in the Open Skies 
Treaty. 
(C) A list of intelligence exchanges with 
covered state parties that have been updated on 
the information described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and the date and form such informa-
tion was provided.
(d) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The study required by 
subsection (b) and the report required by subsection (c) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 601. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO 
DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each individual detained at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
who was transferred or released from United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall— 
(1)(A) complete a declassification review of in-
telligence reports regarding past terrorist activities 
of that individual prepared by the National Counter-
terrorism Center for the individual’s Periodic Review 
Board sessions, transfer, or release; or 
(B) if the individual’s transfer or release oc-
curred prior to the date on which the National 
Counterterrorism Center first began to prepare such 
reports regarding detainees, such other intelligence 
report or reports that contain the same or similar
information regarding the individual’s past terrorist 
activities; 
(2) make available to the public— 
(A) any intelligence reports declassified as 
a result of the declassification review; and 
(B) with respect to each individual trans-
ferred or released, for whom intelligence reports 
are declassified as a result of the declassifica-
tion review, an unclassified summary which 
shall be prepared by the President of measures 
being taken by the country to which the indi-
vidual was transferred or released to monitor 
the individual and to prevent the individual 
from carrying out future terrorist activities; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report setting out the results of the de-
classification review, including a description of intel-
ligence reports covered by the review that were not 
declassified. 
(b) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) TRANSFER OR RELEASE PRIOR TO ENACT-
MENT.—Not later than 210 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit the report required by sub-
section (a)(3), which shall include the results of the
declassification review completed for each individual 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, who was transferred or released 
from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSFER
OR
RELEASE
AFTER
ENACT-
MENT.—Not later than 120 days after the date an 
individual detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act is transferred or released from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, the 
Director shall submit the report required by sub-
section (a)(3) for such individual. 
(c) PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of 
this section, the past terrorist activities of an individual 
shall include all terrorist activities conducted by the indi-
vidual before the individual’s transfer to the detention fa-
cility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
including, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The terrorist organization, if any, with 
which affiliated. 
(2) The terrorist training, if any, received. 
(3) The role in past terrorist attacks against 
United States interests or allies.
(4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the 
death of United States citizens or members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(5) Any admission of any matter specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (4). 
(6) A description of the intelligence supporting 
any matter specified in paragraphs (1) through (5), 
including the extent to which such intelligence was 
corroborated, the level of confidence held by the in-
telligence community, and any dissent or reassess-
ment by an element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 602. CYBER CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVA-
TION-HOME OF THE NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC 
MUSEUM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE CEN-
TER.—Chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation- 
Home of the National Cryptologic Mu-
seum 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense may establish at a publicly accessible location at 
Fort George G. Meade the ‘Cyber Center for Education 
and Innovation-Home of the National Cryptologic Mu-
seum’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’).
‘‘(2) The Center may be used for the identification, 
curation, storage, and public viewing of materials relating 
to the activities of the National Security Agency, its prede-
cessor or successor organizations, and the history of 
cryptology. 
‘‘(3) The Center may contain meeting, conference, 
and classroom facilities that will be used to support such 
education, training, public outreach, and other purposes 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(b) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION.— 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Cryptologic Museum Foundation (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Foundation’), a nonprofit organization, 
for the design, construction, and operation of the Center. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—(1) If the Founda-
tion constructs the Center pursuant to an agreement with 
the Foundation under subsection (b), upon satisfactory 
completion of the Center’s construction or any phase 
thereof, as determined by the Secretary, and upon full sat-
isfaction by the Foundation of any other obligations pur-
suant to such agreement, the Secretary may accept the 
Center (or any phase thereof) from the Foundation, and 
all right, title, and interest in the Center or such phase 
shall vest in the United States.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the 
Secretary may accept services from the Foundation in con-
nection with the design construction, and operation of the 
Center. For purposes of this section and any other provi-
sion of law, employees or personnel of the Foundation 
shall not be considered to be employees of the United 
States. 
‘‘(d) FEES AND USER CHARGES.—(1) The Secretary 
may assess fees and user charges to cover the cost of the 
use of Center facilities and property, including rental, 
user, conference, and concession fees. 
‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited into the fund established under subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) FUND.—(1) Upon the Secretary’s acceptance of 
the Center under subsection (c)(1)) there is established 
in the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘Cyber Center 
for Education and Innovation-Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum Fund’ (in this subsection referred to 
as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(2) The Fund shall consist of the following amounts: 
‘‘(A) Fees and user charges deposited by the 
Secretary under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) Any other amounts received by the Sec-
retary which are attributable to the operation of the 
Center.
‘‘(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the 
Secretary for the benefit and operation of the Center, in-
cluding the costs of operation and the acquisition of books, 
manuscripts, works of art, historical artifacts, drawings, 
plans, models, and condemned or obsolete combat mate-
riel. 
‘‘(4) Amounts in the Fund shall be available without 
fiscal year limitation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 449 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum.’’. 
SEC. 603. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Director of the National Security Agency, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on national security systems. 
(c) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (b) shall include information related to— 
(1) national security systems or components 
thereof that have been decertified and are still in 
operational use; 
(2) extension requests and the current status of 
any national security systems still in use or compo-
nents thereof that have been decertified and are still 
in use; 
(3) national security systems known to not be 
in compliance with the policies, principles, stand-
ards, and guidelines issued by the Committee on Na-
tional Security Systems established pursuant to Na-
tional Security Directive 42, signed by the President 
on July 5, 1990; and 
(4) organizations which have not provided ac-
cess or information to the Director of the National 
Security Agency that is adequate to enable the Di-
rector to make a determination as to whether such 
organizations are in compliance with the policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines issued by such 
Committee on National Security Systems. 
SEC. 604. JOINT FACILITIES CERTIFICATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Director of National Intelligence set a 
strategic goal to use joint facilities as a means to 
save costs by consolidating administrative and sup-
port functions across multiple elements of the intel-
ligence community. 
(2) The use of joint facilities provides more op-
portunities for operational collaboration and infor-
mation sharing among elements of the intelligence 
community. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Before an element of the intel-
ligence community purchases, leases, or constructs a new 
facility that is 20,000 square feet or larger, the head of 
that element of the intelligence community shall submit 
to the Director of National Intelligence— 
(1) a written certification that, to the best of 
the knowledge of the head of such element, all pro-
spective joint facilities in the vicinity have been con-
sidered and the element is unable to identify a joint 
facility that meets the operational requirements of 
such element; and
(2) a written statement listing the reasons for 
not participating in the prospective joint facilities 
considered by the element. 
SEC. 605. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means the congressional intelligence 
committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) UPDATE
TO STRATEGY
FOR COMPREHENSIVE 
INTERAGENCY REVIEW
OF
THE UNITED STATES NA-
TIONAL SECURITY OVERHEAD SATELLITE ARCHITEC-
TURE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall issue a written 
update to the strategy required by section 312 of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division 
M of Public Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 2919). 
(c) UNITY OF EFFORT IN SPACE OPERATIONS BE-
TWEEN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a plan to func-
tionally integrate the governance, operations, anal-
ysis, collection, policy, and acquisition activities re-
lated to space and counterspace carried out by the 
intelligence community. The plan shall include anal-
ysis of no fewer than 2 alternative constructs to im-
plement this plan, and an assessment of statutory, 
policy, organizational, programmatic, and resources 
changes that may be required to implement each al-
ternative construct. 
(2) APPOINTMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, shall appoint a single offi-
cial to oversee development of the plan required by 
paragraph (1). 
(3) SCOPE
OF
PLAN.—The plan required by 
paragraph (1) shall include methods to functionally 
integrate activities carried out by— 
(A) the National Reconnaissance Office;
(B) the functional managers for signals in-
telligence and geospatial intelligence; 
(C) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence; 
(D) other Intelligence Community elements 
with space-related programs; 
(E) joint interagency efforts; and 
(F) other entities as identified by the Di-
rector of National Intelligence in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY
SPACE
WORK-
FORCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees a workforce plan to recruit, develop, and retain 
personnel in the intelligence community with skills and ex-
perience in space and counterspace operations, analysis, 
collection, policy, and acquisition. 
(e) JOINT INTERAGENCY COMBINED SPACE OPER-
ATIONS CENTER.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Director 
of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress concept of operations and requirements 
documents for the Joint Interagency Combined 
Space Operations Center by the date that is the ear-
lier of— 
(A) the completion of the experimental 
phase of such Center; or 
(B) 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command, in 
coordination with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, shall provide to the appropriate committees 
of Congress briefings providing updates on activities 
and progress of the Joint Interagency Combined 
Space Operations Center to begin 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. Such briefings 
shall be quarterly for the first year following enact-
ment, and annually thereafter.
SEC. 
606. 
ADVANCES 
IN 
LIFE 
SCIENCES 
AND 
BIO-
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall brief the congressional 
intelligence committees on a proposed plan to monitor ad-
vances in life sciences and biotechnology to be carried out 
by the Director. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the approach the elements 
of the intelligence community will take to make use 
of organic life science and biotechnology expertise 
within and outside the intelligence community on a 
routine and contingency basis; 
(2) an assessment of the current collection and 
analytical posture of the life sciences and bio-
technology portfolio as it relates to United States 
competitiveness and the global bio-economy, the 
risks and threats evolving with advances in genetic 
editing technologies, and the implications of such ad-
vances on future biodefense requirements; and 
(3) an analysis of organizational requirements 
and responsibilities, including potentially creating 
new positions.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report and provide a brief-
ing on the role of the intelligence community in the event 
of a biological attack on the United States, including an 
assessment of the capabilities and gaps in technical capa-
bilities that exist to address the potential circumstance of 
a novel unknown pathogen. 
SEC. 607. REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS. 
(a) COVERED STUDIES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered studies’’ means the studies that the Di-
rector of National Intelligence requested that the elements 
of the intelligence community produce in the course of pro-
ducing the fundamental classification guidance review for 
fiscal year 2017 required by Executive Order No. 13526 
(50 U.S.C. 3161 note), as follows: 
(1) A study of the feasibility of reducing the 
number of original classification authorities in each 
element of the intelligence community to the min-
imum number required and any negative impacts 
that reduction could have on mission capabilities.
(2) A study of the actions required to imple-
ment a proactive discretionary declassification pro-
gram distinct from the systematic, automatic, and 
mandatory declassification review programs outlined 
in part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, including section 2001.35 of such part. 
(3) A study of the benefits and drawbacks of 
implementing a single classification guide that could 
be used by all elements of the intelligence commu-
nity in the nonoperational and more common areas 
of such elements. 
(4) A study of whether the classification level of 
‘‘confidential’’ could be eliminated within agency- 
generated classification guides from use by elements 
of the intelligence community and any negative im-
pacts that elimination could have on mission success. 
(b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PROGRESS
REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit a re-
port to the congressional intelligence committees and 
provide the congressional intelligence committees a 
briefing on the progress of the elements of the intel-
ligence community in producing the covered studies.
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the earlier 
of 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act or June 30, 2017, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit a report and provide a brief-
ing to the congressional intelligence committees on— 
(A) the final versions of the covered stud-
ies that have been provided to the Director by 
the elements of the intelligence community; and 
(B) a plan for implementation of each ini-
tiative included in each such covered study. 
SEC. 608. IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICA-
TION AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND 
DECLASSIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall— 
(1) review the system by which the Government 
classifies and declassifies information; 
(2) develop recommendations— 
(A) to make such system a more effective 
tool for the protection of information relating to 
national security; 
(B) to improve the sharing of information 
with partners and allies of the Government; and
(C) to support the appropriate declassifica-
tion of information; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report with— 
(A) the findings of the Director with re-
spect to the review conducted under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the recommendations developed under 
paragraph (2). 
(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED AC-
CESS PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall certify in writing to the congressional intel-
ligence committees whether the creation, validation, 
or substantial modification, including termination, 
for all existing and proposed controlled access pro-
grams, and the compartments and subcompartments 
within each, are substantiated and justified based on 
the information required by paragraph (2). 
(2) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—Each certifi-
cation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the rationale for the revalidation, vali-
dation, or substantial modification, including
termination, of each controlled access program, 
compartment and subcompartment; 
(B) the identification of a control officer 
for each controlled access program; and 
(C) a statement of protection requirements 
for each controlled access program. 
SEC. 609. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the actions each element 
of the intelligence community has completed to im-
plement the recommendations made by the National 
Commission for the Review of the Research and De-
velopment Programs of the United States Intel-
ligence Community established under section 1002 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note). 
(2) An analysis of the balance between short-, 
medium-, and long-term research efforts carried out 
by each element of the intelligence community.
SEC. 610. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report and provide a briefing on a plan, with milestones 
and benchmarks, to implement an Intelligence Community 
Research and Development Corps, as recommended in the 
Report of the National Commission for the Review of the 
Research and Development Programs of the United States 
Intelligence Community, including an assessment— 
(1) of the funding and modification to existing 
authorities needed to allow for the implementation of 
such Corps; and 
(2) of additional legislative authorities, if any, 
necessary to undertake such implementation. 
SEC. 611. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACA-
DEMIC PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOW-
SHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED, AD-
MINISTERED, 
OR 
USED 
BY 
THE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report by the intelligence community regard-