IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2596 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 17, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. 
Sec. 103. 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 PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—General Matters 
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 303. Prior congressional notification of initiations of certain new special 
access programs. 
Sec. 304. Prior congressional notification of transfers of funds for certain intel-
ligence activities. 
Sec. 305. Designation of lead intelligence officer for tunnels. 
Sec. 306. Clarification of authority of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board. 
Sec. 307. Reporting process required for tracking certain requests for country 
clearance. 
Sec. 308. Prohibition on sharing of certain information in response to foreign 
government inquiries. 
Sec. 309. National Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. 
Sec. 310. Intelligence community business system transformation. 
Sec. 311. Inclusion of Inspector General of Intelligence Community in Council 
of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. 
Sec. 312. Authorities of the Inspector General for the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
Sec. 313. Provision of information and assistance to Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community. 
Sec. 314. Clarification relating to information access by Comptroller General. 
Sec. 315. Use of homeland security grant funds in conjunction with Depart-
ment of Energy national laboratories. 
Sec. 316. Technical amendments relating to pay under title 5, United States 
Code. 
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Sec. 317. Inclusion of Hispanic-serving institutions in grant program to en-
hance recruiting of intelligence community workforce. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba 
Sec. 321. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba. 
Sec. 322. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in United 
States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 323. Prohibition on use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to 
combat zones. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 331. Reports to Congress on individuals formerly detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 332. Reports on foreign fighters. 
Sec. 333. Reports on prisoner population at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 334. Report on use of certain business concerns. 
Sec. 335. Repeal of certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 336. Report on hiring of graduates of Cyber Corps Scholarship Program 
by intelligence community. 
Sec. 337. Report on effects of data breach of Office of Personnel Management. 
Sec. 338. Assessment on funding of political parties and nongovernmental orga-
nizations by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 339. Report on continuous evaluation of security clearances. 
Sec. 340. Report on strategy, efforts, and resources to detect, deter, and de-
grade Islamic State revenue mechanisms. 
Sec. 341. Report on national security cooperation between United States, India, 
and Israel. 
Sec. 342. Cyber attack standards of measurement study. 
Sec. 343. Report on wildlife trafficking. 
Sec. 344. Report on terrorist use of social media. 
Sec. 345. Report on United States counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, dis-
mantle, and defeat ISIL, al-Qaeda, and their affiliated groups, 
associated groups, and adherents. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘congressional 
intelligence 
committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; and 
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(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intel-
ligence community’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2016 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. 
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(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 AND PERSONNEL 
LEVELS.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under section 101 and, subject to section 103, the author-
ized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2016, 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 pre-
pared to accompany the bill H.R. 2596 of the One Hun-
dred Fourteenth Congress. 
(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. 
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(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 
suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au-
thorizations, or of appropriate portions of the Sched-
ule, within the executive 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 2016 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 
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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). 
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-
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telligence for fiscal year 2016 the sum of $501,850,000. 
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, 2017. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele-
ments within the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence are au-
thorized 785 positions as of September 30, 2016. 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 Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2016 such additional amounts 
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in section 102(a). Such addi-
tional amounts for advanced research and develop-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
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(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, 2016, 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 2016 the sum of $514,000,000. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—General Matters 
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 
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as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 
or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 302. 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. 303. PRIOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF INITI-
ATIONS OF CERTAIN NEW SPECIAL ACCESS 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for the intelligence 
community for fiscal year 2016 may be used to initiate 
any new special access program pertaining to any intel-
ligence or intelligence-related activity or covert action un-
less the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary 
of Defense, as appropriate, submits to the congressional 
intelligence committees and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
by not later than 30 days before initiating such a program, 
written notification of the intention to initiate the pro-
gram. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence or the Secretary of Defense, as appro-
priate, may waive subsection (a) with respect to the 
initiation of a new special access program if the Di-
rector or Secretary, as the case may be, determines 
that an emergency situation makes it impossible or 
impractical to provide the notice required under such 
subsection by the date that is 30 days before such 
initiation. 
(2) NOTICE.—If the Director or Secretary 
issues a waiver under paragraph (1), the Director or 
Secretary, as the case may be, shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees and the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, by not later than 48 
hours after the initiation of the new special access 
program covered by the waiver, written notice of the 
waiver and a justification for the waiver, including 
a description of the emergency situation that neces-
sitated the waiver. 
(c) SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘special access program’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in Executive Order No. 13526 as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 
304. 
PRIOR 
CONGRESSIONAL 
NOTIFICATION 
OF 
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INTEL-
LIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for the intelligence 
community for fiscal year 2016 may be used to initiate 
a transfer of funds from the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund or the Counterterrorism Partnerships 
Fund to be used for intelligence activities unless the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, 
as appropriate, submits to the congressional intelligence 
committees, by not later than 30 days before initiating 
such a transfer, written notice of the transfer. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence or the Secretary of Defense, as appro-
priate, may waive subsection (a) with respect to the 
initiation of a transfer of funds if the Director or 
Secretary, as the case may be, determines that an 
emergency situation makes it impossible or imprac-
tical to provide the notice required under such sub-
section by the date that is 30 days before such initi-
ation. 
(2) NOTICE.—If the Director or Secretary 
issues a waiver under paragraph (1), the Director or 
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Secretary, as the case may be, shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees, by not later 
than 48 hours after the initiation of the transfer of 
funds covered by the waiver, written notice of the 
waiver and a justification for the waiver, including 
a description of the emergency situation that neces-
sitated the waiver. 
SEC. 305. DESIGNATION OF LEAD INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 
FOR TUNNELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall designate an official to manage the collection 
and analysis of intelligence regarding the tactical use of 
tunnels by state and nonstate actors. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the date that 
is 10 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and biennially thereafter until the date that is 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees and the congressional defense 
committees (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code) a report describing— 
(1) trends in the use of tunnels by foreign state 
and nonstate actors; and 
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(2) collaboration efforts between the United 
States and partner countries to address the use of 
tunnels by adversaries. 
SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF PRIVACY AND 
CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Section 1061(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(g)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to authorize the Board, or any 
agent thereof, to gain access to information that an 
executive branch agency deems related to covert ac-
tion, as such term is defined in section 503(e) of the 
National 
Security 
Act 
of 
1947 
(50 
U.S.C. 
3093(e)).’’. 
SEC. 307. REPORTING PROCESS REQUIRED FOR TRACKING 
CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR COUNTRY CLEAR-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—By not later than September 30, 
2016, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish 
a formal internal reporting process for tracking requests 
for country clearance submitted to overseas Director of 
National Intelligence representatives by departments and 
agencies of the United States. Such reporting process shall 
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include a mechanism for tracking the department or agen-
cy that submits each such request and the date on which 
each such request is submitted. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—By not later than 
December 31, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall brief the congressional intelligence committees on the 
progress of the Director in establishing the process re-
quired under subsection (a). 
SEC. 308. PROHIBITION ON SHARING OF CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION IN RESPONSE TO FOREIGN GOVERN-
MENT INQUIRIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for any element of the intel-
ligence community may be used to respond to, share, or 
authorize the sharing of any non-public information re-
lated to intelligence activities carried out by the United 
States in response to a legislative or judicial inquiry from 
a foreign government into the intelligence activities of the 
United States. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
30 days after an element of the intelligence community 
receives a legislative or judicial inquiry from a foreign gov-
ernment related to intelligence activities carried out by the 
United States, the element shall submit to the congres-
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sional intelligence committees written notification of the 
inquiry. 
(c) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
COLLABORATION 
WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall not be construed as limiting routine intel-
ligence activities with foreign partners, except in any case 
in which the central focus of the collaboration with the 
foreign partner is to obtain information for, or solicit a 
response to, a legislative or judicial inquiry from a foreign 
government related to intelligence activities carried out by 
the United States. 
SEC. 309. NATIONAL CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE INTE-
GRATION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title I of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 119B as section 
119C; and 
(2) by inserting after section 119A the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 119B. CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION 
CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence a Cyber Threat Intel-
ligence Integration Center. 
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‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—There is a Director of the Cyber 
Threat Intelligence Integration Center, who shall be the 
head of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, 
and who shall be appointed by the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
‘‘(c) PRIMARY MISSIONS.—The Cyber Threat Intel-
ligence Integration Center shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the primary organization within 
the Federal Government for analyzing and inte-
grating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the 
United States pertaining to cyber threats; 
‘‘(2) ensure that appropriate departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government have full access 
to and receive all-source intelligence support needed 
to execute the cyber threat intelligence activities of 
such agencies and to perform independent, alter-
native analyses; 
‘‘(3) disseminate cyber threat analysis to the 
President, the appropriate departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government, and the appropriate 
committees of Congress; 
‘‘(4) coordinate cyber threat intelligence activi-
ties of the departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government; and 
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‘‘(5) conduct strategic cyber threat intelligence 
planning for the Federal Government. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—The Cyber Threat Intelligence 
Integration Center— 
‘‘(1) may not have more than 50 permanent po-
sitions; 
‘‘(2) in carrying out the primary missions of the 
Center described in subsection (c), may not augment 
staffing through detailees, assignees, or core con-
tractor personnel or enter into any personal services 
contracts to exceed the limitation under paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(3) shall be located in a building owned or op-
erated by an element of the intelligence community 
as of the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 10 months after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually 
thereafter for 3 years, the Director of the Cyber Threat 
Intelligence Integration Center shall submit a report to 
Congress that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to the year covered by the re-
port, a detailed description of cyber threat trends, as 
compiled by the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integra-
tion Center. 
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‘‘(2) With respect to the year covered by the re-
port, a detailed description of the coordination ef-
forts by the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration 
Center between departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government, including the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Justice, and the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) Recommendations for better collaboration 
between such departments and agencies of the Fed-
eral Government.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS.—The table 
of contents in the first section of the National Security 
Act of 1947, as amended by section 102 of this title, is 
further amended by striking the item relating to section 
119B and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 119B. Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. 
‘‘Sec. 119C. National intelligence centers.’’. 
SEC. 310. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BUSINESS SYSTEM 
TRANSFORMATION. 
Section 506D of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3100) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BUSINESS SYSTEM 
TRANSFORMATION 
‘‘SEC. 506D. (a) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF 
FUNDS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), no funds appro-
priated to any element of the intelligence community may 
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be obligated for an intelligence community business sys-
tem transformation that will have a total cost in excess 
of $3,000,000 unless the Chief Information Officer of the 
Intelligence Community makes a certification described in 
paragraph (2) with respect to such intelligence community 
business system transformation. 
‘‘(2) The certification described in this paragraph for 
an intelligence community business system transformation 
is a certification made by the Chief Information Officer 
of the Intelligence Community that the intelligence com-
munity business system transformation— 
‘‘(A) complies with the enterprise architecture 
under subsection (b) and such other policies and 
standards that the Chief Information Officer of the 
Intelligence Community considers appropriate; or 
‘‘(B) is necessary— 
‘‘(i) to achieve a critical national security 
capability or address a critical requirement; or 
‘‘(ii) to prevent a significant adverse effect 
on a project that is needed to achieve an essen-
tial capability, taking into consideration any al-
ternative solutions for preventing such adverse 
effect. 
‘‘(3) With respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 
2010, the amount referred to in paragraph (1) in the mat-
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ter preceding subparagraph (A) shall be equal to the sum 
of— 
‘‘(A) the amount in effect under such para-
graph (1) for the preceding fiscal year (determined 
after application of this paragraph), plus 
‘‘(B) such amount multiplied by the annual per-
centage increase in the Consumer Price Index (all 
items; U.S. city average) as of September of the pre-
vious fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) ENTERPRISE
ARCHITECTURE
FOR
INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY BUSINESS SYSTEMS.—(1) The Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall develop and imple-
ment an enterprise architecture to cover all intelligence 
community business systems, and the functions and activi-
ties supported by such business systems. The enterprise 
architecture shall be sufficiently defined to effectively 
guide, constrain, and permit implementation of interoper-
able intelligence community business system solutions, 
consistent with applicable policies and procedures estab-
lished by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
‘‘(2) The enterprise architecture under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An information infrastructure that will en-
able the intelligence community to— 
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‘‘(i) comply with all Federal accounting, fi-
nancial management, and reporting require-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) routinely produce timely, accurate, 
and reliable financial information for manage-
ment purposes; 
‘‘(iii) integrate budget, accounting, and 
program information and systems; and 
‘‘(iv) provide for the measurement of per-
formance, including the ability to produce time-
ly, relevant, and reliable cost information. 
‘‘(B) Policies, procedures, data standards, and 
system interface requirements that apply uniformly 
throughout the intelligence community. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY BUSINESS SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION.—The Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall be responsible for the en-
tire life cycle of an intelligence community business system 
transformation, including review, approval, and oversight 
of the planning, design, acquisition, deployment, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the business system trans-
formation. 
‘‘(d) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BUSINESS SYSTEM 
INVESTMENT REVIEW.—(1) The Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Intelligence Community shall establish and im-
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plement, not later than 60 days after October 7, 2010, 
an investment review process for the intelligence commu-
nity business systems for which the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the Intelligence Community is responsible. 
‘‘(2) The investment review process under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
‘‘(A) meet the requirements of section 11312 of 
title 40, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) specifically set forth the responsibilities of 
the Chief Information Office of the Intelligence 
Community under such review process. 
‘‘(3) The investment review process under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following elements: 
‘‘(A) Review and approval by an investment re-
view board (consisting of appropriate representatives 
of the intelligence community) of each intelligence 
community business system as an investment before 
the obligation of funds for such system. 
‘‘(B) Periodic review, but not less often than 
annually, of every intelligence community business 
system investment. 
‘‘(C) Thresholds for levels of review to ensure 
appropriate review of intelligence community busi-
ness system investments depending on the scope, 
complexity, and cost of the system involved. 
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‘‘(D) Procedures for making certifications in 
accordance with the requirements of subsection 
(a)(2). 
‘‘(e) RELATION
TO ANNUAL REGISTRATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to alter the requirements of section 8083 of the Depart-
ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–287; 118 Stat. 989), with regard to information tech-
nology systems (as defined in subsection (d) of such sec-
tion). 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO DEFENSE BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISE ARCHITECTURE.—Intelligence community business 
system transformations certified under this section shall 
be deemed to be in compliance with section 2222 of title 
10, United States Code. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to exempt funds authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Defense for activities other than an 
intelligence community business system transformation 
from the requirements of such section 2222, to the extent 
that such requirements are otherwise applicable. 
‘‘(g) RELATION TO CLINGER-COHEN ACT.—(1) Exec-
utive agency responsibilities in chapter 113 of title 40, 
United States Code, for any intelligence community busi-
ness system transformation shall be exercised jointly by— 
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‘‘(A) the Director of National Intelligence and 
the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence 
Community; and 
‘‘(B) the head of the executive agency that con-
tains the element of the intelligence community in-
volved and the chief information officer of that exec-
utive agency. 
‘‘(2) The Director of National Intelligence and the 
head of the executive agency referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
to carry out the requirements of this section in a manner 
that best meets the needs of the intelligence community 
and the executive agency. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘enterprise architecture’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3601(4) of title 
44, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘information system’ and ‘infor-
mation technology’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘intelligence community business 
system’ means an information system, including a 
national security system, that is operated by, for, or 
on behalf of an element of the intelligence commu-
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nity, including a financial system, mixed system, fi-
nancial data feeder system, and the business infra-
structure capabilities shared by the systems of the 
business enterprise architecture, including people, 
process, and technology, that build upon the core in-
frastructure used to support business activities, such 
as acquisition, financial management, logistics, stra-
tegic planning and budgeting, installations and envi-
ronment, and human resource management. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘intelligence community business 
system transformation’ means— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition or development of a 
new intelligence community business system; or 
‘‘(B) any significant modification or en-
hancement of an existing intelligence commu-
nity business system (other than necessary to 
maintain current services). 
‘‘(5) The term ‘national security system’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 3552(b) of 
title 44, United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 311. INCLUSION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY IN COUNCIL OF IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EF-
FICIENCY. 
Section 11(b)(1)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence’’ and inserting ‘‘the Intelligence Community’’. 
SEC. 312. AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE.—Paragraph (9) 
of section 17(e) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(9)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(9)(A) The Inspector General may request such in-
formation or assistance as may be necessary for carrying 
out the duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General 
provided by this section from any Federal, State, or local 
governmental agency or unit thereof. 
‘‘(B) Upon request of the Inspector General for infor-
mation or assistance from a department or agency of the 
Federal Government, the head of the department or agen-
cy involved, insofar as practicable and not in contravention 
of any existing statutory restriction or regulation of such 
department or agency, shall furnish to the Inspector Gen-
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eral, or to an authorized designee, such information or as-
sistance. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
provide any new authority to the Central Intelligence 
Agency to conduct intelligence activity in the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) In this paragraph, the term ‘State’ means each 
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession 
of the United States.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SELEC-
TION OF EMPLOYEES.—Paragraph (7) of such section (50 
U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Subject to appli-
cable law’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Consistent with budgetary and personnel re-
sources allocated by the Director, the Inspector General 
has final approval of— 
‘‘(i) the selection of internal and external can-
didates for employment with the Office of Inspector 
General; and 
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‘‘(ii) all other personnel decisions concerning 
personnel permanently assigned to the Office of In-
spector General, including selection and appointment 
to the Senior Intelligence Service, but excluding all 
security-based determinations that are not within 
the authority of a head of other Central Intelligence 
Agency offices.’’. 
SEC. 313. PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE 
TO INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 103H(j)(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘any de-
partment, agency, or other element of the United 
States Government’’ and inserting ‘‘any Federal, 
State (as defined in section 804), or local govern-
mental agency or unit thereof’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘from a 
department, agency, or element of the Federal Gov-
ernment’’ before ‘‘under subparagraph (A)’’. 
SEC. 314. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO INFORMATION AC-
CESS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
Section 348(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–259; 124 Stat. 
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2700; 50 U.S.C. 3308) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) REQUESTS BY CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—Consistent with the protection of 
classified information, the directive issued under 
paragraph (1) shall not prohibit the Comptroller 
General from obtaining information necessary to 
carry out the following audits or reviews: 
‘‘(A) An audit or review carried out— 
‘‘(i) at the request of the congres-
sional intelligence committees; or 
‘‘(ii) pursuant to— 
‘‘(I) an intelligence authorization 
Act; 
‘‘(II) a committee report or joint 
explanatory statement accompanying 
an intelligence authorization Act; or 
‘‘(III) a classified annex to a 
committee report or joint explanatory 
statement accompanying an intel-
ligence authorization Act. 
‘‘(B) An audit or review pertaining to in-
telligence activities of the Department of De-
fense carried out— 
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‘‘(i) at the request of the congres-
sional defense committees (as defined in 
section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code); or 
‘‘(ii) pursuant to a national defense 
authorization Act.’’. 
SEC. 315. USE OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES. 
Section 2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘including by working 
in conjunction with a National Laboratory (as defined in 
section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801(3)),’’ after ‘‘plans,’’. 
SEC. 316. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PAY 
UNDER TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 5102(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) by inserting after clause (vii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(viii) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence;’’; and 
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(3) in clause (x), by striking the period and in-
serting a semicolon. 
SEC. 317. INCLUSION OF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS 
IN GRANT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE RECRUIT-
ING OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORK-
FORCE. 
Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. ) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, His-
panic-serving institutions, and’’ after ‘‘univer-
sities’’; and 
(B) in the subsection heading for such sub-
section, by striking ‘‘HISTORICALLY BLACK’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN MINORITY-SERVING’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) 
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)).’’. 
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 
SEC. 321. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available to an element of the intelligence com-
munity may be used during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or 
release, to or within the United States, its territories, or 
possessions, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other indi-
vidual detained at Guantanamo (as such term is defined 
in section 322(c)). 
SEC. 322. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 
OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN UNITED STATES 
TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to an element of 
the intelligence community may be used during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
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SEC. 323. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO COMBAT ZONES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to an element of 
the intelligence community may be used during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or as-
sist in the transfer or release of any individual detained 
in the custody or under the control of the Department of 
Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to a combat zone. 
(b) COMBAT ZONE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘combat zone’’ means any area designated as a com-
bat zone for purposes of section 112 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 for which the income of a member of 
the Armed Forces was excluded during 2014, 2015, or 
2016 by reason of the member’s service on active duty 
in such area. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 331. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON INDIVIDUALS FOR-
MERLY DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR INCLUSION IN RE-
PORTS.—Subsection (c) of section 319 of the Supple-
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mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 
123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by add-
ing after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) A summary of all contact by any means of 
communication, including telecommunications, elec-
tronic or technical means, in person, written commu-
nications, or any other means of communication, re-
gardless of content, between any individual formerly 
detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
and any individual known or suspected to be associ-
ated with a foreign terrorist group. 
‘‘(7) A description of whether any of the con-
tact described in the summary required by para-
graph (6) included any information or discussion 
about hostilities against the United States or its al-
lies or partners. 
‘‘(8) For each individual described in paragraph 
(4), the period of time between the date on which 
the individual was released or transferred from 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the 
date on which it is confirmed that the individual is 
suspected or confirmed of reengaging in terrorist ac-
tivities. 
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‘‘(9) The average period of time described in 
paragraph (8) for all the individuals described in 
paragraph (4).’’. 
(b) FORM.—Subsection (a) of such section is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The reports may 
be submitted in classified form.’’. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or the amendments made by this section shall be con-
strued to terminate, alter, modify, override, or otherwise 
affect any reporting of information required under section 
319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 
note), as in effect immediately before the enactment of 
this section. 
SEC. 332. REPORTS ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 60 
days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port on foreign fighter flows to and from Syria and to 
and from Iraq. The Director shall define the term ‘‘foreign 
fighter’’ in such reports. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report sub-
mitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have traveled to Syria or Iraq since January 1, 
2011, the total number of foreign fighters in Syria 
or Iraq as of the date of the submittal of the report, 
the total number of foreign fighters whose countries 
of origin have a visa waiver program described in 
section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1187), the total number of foreign fight-
ers who have left Syria or Iraq, the total number of 
female foreign fighters, and the total number of de-
ceased foreign fighters. 
(2) The total number of United States persons 
who have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria or 
Iraq since January 1, 2011, the total number of 
such persons who have arrived in Syria or Iraq since 
such date, and the total number of such persons who 
have returned to the United States from Syria or 
Iraq since such date. 
(3) The total number of foreign fighters in Ter-
rorist Identities Datamart Environment and the sta-
tus of each such foreign fighter in that database, the 
number of such foreign fighters who are on a 
watchlist, and the number of such foreign fighters 
who are not on a watchlist. 
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(4) The total number of foreign fighters who 
have been processed with biometrics, including face 
images, fingerprints, and iris scans. 
(5) Any programmatic updates to the foreign 
fighter report since the last report was issued, in-
cluding updated analysis on foreign country coopera-
tion, as well as actions taken, such as denying or re-
voking visas. 
(6) A worldwide graphic that describes foreign 
fighters flows to and from Syria, with points of ori-
gin by country. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—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 a report that includes— 
(1) with respect to the travel of foreign fighters 
to and from Iraq and Syria, a description of the in-
telligence sharing relationships between the United 
States and member states of the European Union 
and member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization; and 
(2) an analysis of the challenges impeding such 
intelligence sharing relationships. 
(d) FORM.—The reports submitted under subsections 
(a) and (c) may be submitted in classified form. 
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