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SEC. 1606. USE OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE BUSES FOR 
STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL SATELLITE PAY-
LOADS. 
(a) BRIEFING ON RISKS, BENEFITS, AND COST SAV-
INGS.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, and to any other appropriate con-
gressional committee upon request, a briefing on the 
risks, benefits, and cost savings with respect to 
using small- and medium-size buses for strategic and 
tactical satellite payloads for protected satellite com-
munications programs and next-generation overhead 
persistent infrared systems. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The briefing pro-
vided under paragraph (1) shall address the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Increasing component and subcompo-
nent commonality for power regulation, solar 
arrays, battery technology, thermal control, and 
avionics. 
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(B) The security of the supply chain, in-
cluding a strategy to mitigate risk in such sup-
ply chain. 
(b) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.— 
(1) CERTIFICATIONS.—With respect to each 
analysis of alternatives of new space vehicles relating 
to a program described in paragraph (2), the Direc-
tor for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 
shall certify to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the analysis— 
(A) includes materiel solutions for using 
small- and medium-size buses; and 
(B) considers the relevant operational 
benefits and potential cost savings of using 
small-, medium-, and large-size buses. 
(2) PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The programs de-
scribed in this paragraph are the programs of the 
Department of Defense relating to any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Protected satellite communications. 
(B) Next-generation overhead persistent 
infrared systems. 
(C) Space-based environmental monitoring. 
(c) BRIEFING ON ALTERNATIVE SPACE-BASED AR-
CHITECTURES.—Not later than 240 days after the date 
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of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, and to any other appropriate congres-
sional committee upon request, a briefing on alternative 
space-based architectures for the programs described in 
subsection (b)(2) using small-, medium-, and large-size 
buses. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1607. DESIGNATION OF COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINA-
TION OF MODERNIZATION EFFORTS RELAT-
ING TO MILITARY-CODE CAPABLE GPS RE-
CEIVER CARDS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments and the heads of Defense Agencies the Sec-
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retary determines appropriate, shall designate a compo-
nent of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to be re-
sponsible for coordinating common solutions for the M- 
code modernization efforts among the military depart-
ments, Defense Agencies, and other appropriate elements 
of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The roles and 
responsibilities of the component selected under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) Identify the elements of the Department of 
Defense and the programs of the Department that 
require M-code capable receiver cards and deter-
mine— 
(A) the number of total receiver cards re-
quired by the Department, including the num-
ber required for each such element and pro-
gram and the military departments; 
(B) the timeline, by fiscal year, for each 
program of the Department conducting M-code 
modernization efforts; and 
(C) the projected cost for each such pro-
gram. 
(2) Systematically collect integration test data, 
lessons learned, and design solutions, and share such 
information with other elements of the Department. 
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(3) Identify ways the Department can prevent 
duplication in conducting M-code modernization ef-
forts, and identify, to the extent practicable, poten-
tial cost savings that could be realized by addressing 
such duplication. 
(4) Coordinate the integration, testing, and pro-
curement of M-code capable receiver cards to ensure 
that the Department maximizes the buying power of 
the Department, reduces duplication, and saves re-
sources, where possible. 
(c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
the military departments, the Defense Agencies, and other 
elements of the Department of Defense provide the compo-
nent selected under subsection (a) with the appropriate 
support and resources needed to perform the roles and re-
sponsibilities under subsection (b). 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than March 15, 2019, and 
annually thereafter through 2021, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on M-code modernization efforts. Each re-
port shall include, with respect to the period covered by 
the report, the following: 
(1) The projected cost and schedule, by fiscal 
year, for the Department to acquire M-code capable 
receiver cards. 
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(2) The programs of the Department con-
ducting M-code modernization efforts. 
(3) The number of M-code capable receiver 
cards procured by the Department, the number of 
such receiver cards yet to be procured, and the per-
centage of the M-code modernization efforts com-
pleted by each program identified under paragraph 
(2). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘M-code capable receiver card’’ 
means a Global Positioning System receiver card 
that is capable of receiving military code that pro-
vides enhanced positioning, navigation, and timing 
capabilities and improved resistance to existing and 
emerging threats, such as jamming. 
(2) The term ‘‘M-code modernization efforts’’ 
means the development, integration, testing, and 
procurement programs of the Department of De-
fense relating to developing M-code capable receiver 
cards. 
SEC. 1608. DESIGNATION OF COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINA-
TION OF HOSTED PAYLOAD INFORMATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Using commercially hosted payloads is an 
option for the Department of Defense that should be 
considered in analyses of alternatives, as it could in-
crease cost savings, speed up capability to orbit, and 
contribute 
to 
resilience 
through 
the 
use 
of 
disaggregated space systems by the Department. 
(2) The use by the Department of commercially 
hosted payloads has been limited so far, using com-
mercial satellites to host three experimental payloads 
to date, though the use of hosted payloads could ex-
pand in the future. 
(3) The Department does not have the knowl-
edge the Department needs to determine if commer-
cially hosted payloads are an acquisition approach 
worth pursuing. 
(4) The Department faces challenges in match-
ing payloads to commercial hosts, due to numerous 
logistical challenges to matching payloads to hosts, 
including coordinating the size, weight and power of 
the payload with the commercial host, and aligning 
acquisition and funding timelines between govern-
ment and commercial programs. 
(5) The Comptroller General of the United 
States in preliminary findings concluded that the 
space acquisition culture of the Department lacks 
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sufficient knowledge, such as costs, technical param-
eters, and lessons learned, to determine the benefits 
and address the challenges of using commercially 
hosted payloads and that the existing knowledge is 
fragmented across the Department without any 
plans to consolidate it. 
(6) Programs are not required to report data 
on commercially hosted payloads to any centralized 
office or database, and leveraging cost and technical 
data from hosted payload efforts could inform future 
interested programs and avoid duplication of efforts, 
but currently no such comprehensive data source ex-
ists. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, 
and other Secretaries of the military departments and the 
heads of Defense Agencies the Secretary determines ap-
propriate, shall designate a component of the Department 
of Defense or a military department to be responsible for 
coordinating information, processes, and lessons learned 
relating to using commercially hosted payloads across the 
military departments, Defense Agencies, and other appro-
priate elements of the Department of Defense. The func-
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tions of such designated component shall include, at a 
minimum, the following: 
(1) Systematically collecting information from 
past and planned hosted payload arrangements to 
inform future acquisition planning and space system 
architecture design, including integration test data, 
lessons learned, and design solutions. 
(2) Creating a centralized database for cost, 
technical data, and lessons learned on commercially 
hosted payloads and sharing such information with 
other elements of the Department. 
SEC. 1609. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER MISSION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) JMS.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2019 for the Joint Space Operations Center mission 
system may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Deputy Secretary of Defense makes the certifi-
cation under subsection (c). 
(b) ESBMC2.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2019 for service and management applications of the 
enterprise space battle management command and con-
trol, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex-
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pended until the date on which the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense makes the certification under subsection (c). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Deputy Secretary of De-
fense, without delegation, shall certify to the congressional 
defense committees that the Secretary of the Air Force 
has entered into a contract to operationalize existing, 
proven, best-in-breed commercial space situational aware-
ness processing software to address warfighter require-
ments and fill gaps in current space situational capabili-
ties. 
SEC. 1610. EVALUATION AND ENHANCED SECURITY OF SUP-
PLY 
CHAIN 
FOR 
PROTECTED 
SATELLITE 
COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS AND OVER-
HEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED SYSTEMS. 
(a) 
EVALUATIONS
OF
SUPPLY
CHAIN 
VULNERABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2020, and in accordance with the plan under para-
graph (2)(A), the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
conduct 
evaluations 
of 
the 
supply 
chain 
vulnerabilities of each covered program. 
(2) PLAN.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall 
develop a plan to carry out the evaluations 
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under paragraph (1), including with respect to 
the personnel and resources required to carry 
out such evaluations. 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, and to any other appropriate 
congressional committee upon request, a brief-
ing on the plan under subparagraph (A). 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, on a 
case-by-case basis with respect to a covered pro-
gram, either the requirement to conduct an evalua-
tion under paragraph (1) or the deadline specified in 
such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the con-
gressional defense committees before such date that 
all known supply chain vulnerabilities of such cov-
ered program have minimal consequences for the ca-
pability of such covered program to meet operational 
requirements or otherwise satisfy mission require-
ments. 
(4) RISK
MITIGATION
STRATEGIES.—In car-
rying out an evaluation under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall develop— 
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(A) strategies for mitigating the risks of 
supply chain vulnerabilities identified in the 
course of such evaluation; and 
(B) cost estimates for such strategies. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION
OF CERTAIN SUPPLY CHAIN 
RISK MANAGEMENT EFFORTS.— 
(1) INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a Department of Defense Instruc-
tion, or update such an Instruction, establishing the 
prioritization of supply chain risk management pro-
grams, including supply chain risk management 
threat assessment reporting, to ensure that acquisi-
tion and sustainment programs relating to covered 
programs receive the highest priority of such supply 
chain risk management programs and reporting. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish requirements to carry out supply 
chain risk management threat assessment col-
lections and analyses under acquisition and 
sustainment programs relating to covered pro-
grams. 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, and to any other appropriate 
congressional committee upon request, a brief-
ing on the requirements established under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered programs’’ means pro-
grams of the Department of Defense relating to any 
of the following: 
(A) Protected satellite communications. 
(B) Next-generation overhead persistent 
infrared systems. 
SEC. 1611. REPORT ON PROTECTED SATELLITE COMMU-
NICATIONS. 
Not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on how each of the following programs will 
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meet the requirements for resilience, mission assurance, 
and the nuclear command, control, and communication 
missions of the Department of Defense: 
(1) The evolved strategic satellite program. 
(2) The protected tactical service program. 
(3) The protected tactical enterprise service 
program. 
SEC. 1612. PLAN ON SPACE WARFIGHTING READINESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop, and commence the implementation of, a plan 
that— 
(1) identifies joint mission-essential tasks for 
space as a warfighting domain; 
(2) identifies any additional authorities, or dele-
gated authorities, that would need to accompany the 
employment of forces to meet such mission-essential 
tasks; 
(3) meets the readiness requirements for space 
warfighting, including with respect to equipment, 
training, and personnel, to meet such mission-essen-
tial tasks; and 
(4) considers the contributions by allies and 
partners of the United States with respect to defense 
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space capabilities to increase burden sharing across 
space systems, as appropriate. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, and to any other congres-
sional defense committee upon request, a briefing describ-
ing the authorities identified under subsection (a)(2) that 
the Secretary determines require legislative action. 
SEC. 1613. STUDY ON SPACE-BASED RADIO FREQUENCY 
MAPPING. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense and the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall jointly conduct a 
study on the capabilities of the private sector with respect 
to space-based radio frequency mapping and associated 
operations and services for space-based electromagnetic 
collections. Such study shall address the following: 
(1) The near-term commercial market offerings 
of such operations and services in the United States 
and outside the United States. 
(2) The potential benefits to the United States 
provided by such operations and services. 
(3) The potential risks to the United States 
posed by such operations and services. 
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(4) The sufficiency of existing legal authorities 
available to the Secretary and the Director to ad-
dress such potential risks. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Direc-
tor shall jointly submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing the study 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1614. PLAN TO PROVIDE PERSISTENT WEATHER IM-
AGERY FOR UNITED STATES CENTRAL COM-
MAND. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall de-
velop a plan to provide the United States Central Com-
mand with persistent weather imagery for the area of op-
erations of the Command beginning not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2026. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The plan developed under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A long-term method for providing the 
United States Central Command with persistent 
weather imagery for the area of operations of the 
Command that— 
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(A) does not rely on data provided by a 
foreign government; and 
(B) does not include relocating legacy geo-
stationary operational environmental satellites. 
(2) A description of the costs required to carry 
out the plan. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees the plan developed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1615. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON SPACE LAUNCH LOCA-
TIONS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a feder-
ally funded research and development center to conduct 
a study on space launch locations, including with respect 
to the development and capacity of existing and new loca-
tions, and the vulnerabilities of the use of existing coastal 
locations and new locations. The study shall, at a min-
imum— 
(1) identify how additional locations affect the 
capability of the Department of Defense to rapidly 
reconstitute and improve resilience for defense sat-
ellite system launches; 
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(2) identify the capacities and vulnerabilities of 
current and new space launch locations, in light of 
the rapid increase in using commercial space services 
to support national security space missions and mili-
tary requirements; 
(3) identify partnerships within State govern-
ment-owned and -operated spaceports that should be 
developed to increase launch capacities and enhance 
the space resiliency of the United States; 
(4) provide recommendations on strategic place-
ment for future space launch sites to mitigate 
vulnerabilities presented by coastal launch sites; and 
(5) identify costs associated with additional lo-
cations and whether such costs should be borne by 
the Department of Defense, State governments, or 
private entities. 
(b) SELECTION.—The Secretary may not enter into 
the contract under subsection (a) with a federally funded 
research and development center for which the Air Force 
Space Command or the Launch Centers of the National 
Aeronautical and Space Administration is a sponsor. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO DOD.—Not later than 240 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally 
funded research and development center shall submit to 
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the Secretary a report containing the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees the report under subsection (a), without change. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(3) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 1616. REPORT ON SPACE DEBRIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the risks posed by man-made space debris in 
low-earth orbit, including— 
(1) recommendations with respect to the reme-
diation of such risks; and 
(2) outlines of plans to reduce the incident of 
such space debris. 
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(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 1617. BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERV-
ICING CAPABILITIES. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall jointly provide the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
and to any other appropriate congressional committee 
upon request, a briefing detailing the costs, risks, and 
operational benefits of leveraging commercial satellite 
servicing capabilities for national security satellite sys-
tems. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A prioritized list, with rationale, of oper-
ational and planned assets of the Department of De-
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fense that could be enhanced by satellite servicing 
missions. 
(2) The costs, risks, and benefits of integrating 
satellite servicing capabilities as a part of oper-
ational resilience. 
(3) Potential strategies that could allow future 
national security space systems to leverage commer-
cial in-orbit servicing capabilities where appropriate 
and feasible. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committee’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. ROLE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
INTELLIGENCE. 
Subsection (b) of section 137 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 
of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Intelligence shall— 
‘‘(1) have responsibility for the overall direction 
and supervision for policy, program planning and 
execution, and use of resources, for the activities of 
the Department of Defense that are part of the Mili-
tary Intelligence Program; 
‘‘(2) execute the functions for the National In-
telligence Program of the Department of Defense 
under section 105 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3038), as delegated by the Sec-
retary of Defense; 
‘‘(3) have responsibility for the overall direction 
and supervision for policy, program planning and 
execution, and use of resources, for the information 
security, personnel security, physical security, and 
industrial security related activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
‘‘(4) perform such duties and exercise such 
powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in 
the area of intelligence.’’. 
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SEC. 1622. SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR DUAL NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 80 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1564a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL REVIEW.—(1) In the case of an in-
dividual described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of De-
fense shall develop a process to review foreign preference 
in accordance with the adjudicative guidelines under part 
147 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or such suc-
cessor regulation, before approving a security clearance for 
such individual. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall designate an official of the 
Department of Defense to be responsible for adjudicating 
any derogatory information of an individual described in 
paragraph (3) concerning foreign preference that is dis-
covered after the security clearance of the individual is ap-
proved. 
‘‘(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who is— 
‘‘(A) a national of the United States (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a na-
tional of a foreign state; and 
‘‘(B) either— 
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‘‘(i) a civilian employee or contractor who 
requires access to classified information; or 
‘‘(ii) a member of the armed forces who re-
quires access to classified information. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) In the case of an individual who 
is a national of the United States and also a national of 
a foreign state identified under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary may waive the requirement under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall iden-
tify foreign states that authorize citizens or nationals of 
the United States to serve in positions of trust equivalent 
to positions in the United States Government that require 
access to classified information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1564a the following new 
item: 
‘‘1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals.’’. 
(c) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, and to any other appropriate congres-
sional committee upon request, a briefing on— 
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(A) the process developed under paragraph 
(1) of section 1564b(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a); and 
(B) the official designated under para-
graph (2) of such section 1564b(a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(B) The Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1623. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM. 
(a) ADDITION OF DUAL-NATIONALS.—Subsection (b) 
of section 1564a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PERSONS COVERED.—Except as provided in 
subsection (d), the following persons are subject to this 
section: 
‘‘(1) With respect to persons whose duties are 
described in subsection (c)— 
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‘‘(A) military and civilian personnel of the 
Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) personnel of defense contractors; 
‘‘(C) persons assigned or detailed to the 
Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(D) applicants for a position in the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(2) A person who is— 
‘‘(A) a national of the United States (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) 
and also a national of a foreign state; and 
‘‘(B) either— 
‘‘(i) a civilian employee or contractor 
who requires access to classified informa-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) a member of the armed forces 
who requires access to classified informa-
tion.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS FOR DUAL-NATIONALS.—Subsection 
(e)(2) of such section is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) With respect to persons described in sub-
section (b)(2), to assist in assessing foreign pref-
erence or foreign influence risks, as described in 
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part 147 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulation, or 
such successor regulations.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘in subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (b)(1)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘in sub-
sections (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsections (b)(1)’’. 
SEC. 1624. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) STANDARDIZED BUSINESS PROCESS RULES.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than October 1, 
2020, the Chief Management Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, shall develop 
and implement standardized business process rules 
for the planning, programming, budgeting, and exe-
cution process for the Military Intelligence Program. 
(2) TREATMENT OF DATA.—The Chief Manage-
ment Officer shall develop the standardized business 
process rules under paragraph (1) in accordance 
with section 911 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 
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progress, complete, or, pursuant to paragraph 
(2) of such section, waived. 
(B) FUNDING.—The funding required for 
the fiscal year with respect to which the budget 
is submitted and for at least the four suc-
ceeding fiscal years required to complete the 
pending or in progress cyber vulnerability eval-
uation of each such major weapon system. 
(C) DESCRIPTION.—A description of the 
activities planned in the fiscal year with respect 
to which the budget is submitted and at least 
the four succeeding fiscal years to complete the 
required evaluation for each such major weapon 
system. 
(D) RISK
ANALYSIS.—A description of 
operational or security risks associated with 
cyber vulnerabilities identified as a result of 
such cyber vulnerability evaluations that require 
mitigation. 
(2) MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) STATUS.—Whether activities to ad-
dress identified cyber vulnerabilities of such 
major weapon systems resulting in operational 
or security risks requiring mitigation are pend-
ing, in progress, or complete. 
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(2) LOCATIONS.—If the Secretary carries out 
the pilot program under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall select one National Guard facility at 
which to carry out the pilot program. The Secretary 
shall select a facility that is located in an area that 
meets the following criteria: 
(A) The location has a need for cyber 
training, as measured by both the number of 
members of the Army National Guard that 
would apply for such training and the number 
of units of the Army National Guard that verify 
the unit would apply for such training. 
(B) The location has high capacity infor-
mation and telecommunications infrastructure, 
including high speed fiber optic networks. 
(C) The location has personnel, technology, 
laboratories, and facilities to support proposed 
activities and has the opportunity for ongoing 
training, education, and research. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—If the Secretary carries out the 
pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall en-
sure that the pilot program includes the following activi-
ties: 
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