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Union Calendar No. 558 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8512 
[Report No. 118–662] 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2024 
Mr. TURNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 22, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. 
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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 ‘‘In-
telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
(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. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 303. Statute of limitation for espionage offenses. 
Sec. 304. Secure communication between Congress and intelligence community. 
Sec. 305. Commission to examine the national security and defense risks to the 
United States posed by anomalous health incidents. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
ENTERPRISE 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 401. Congressional notifications and summaries of misconduct regarding em-
ployees within the intelligence community. 
Sec. 402. Improvements to urgent concerns submitted to Inspectors General of the 
Intelligence Community. 
Sec. 403. Protection for individuals making authorized disclosures to Inspectors 
General of elements of the intelligence community. 
Sec. 404. Clarification of authority of certain Inspectors General to receive pro-
tected disclosures. 
Sec. 405. Codification of the National Intelligence Management Council. 
Sec. 406. Analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment into the 
United States. 
Sec. 407. Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence. 
Sec. 408. Enabling intelligence community integration. 
Sec. 409. Protection of intelligence sources and methods. 
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Sec. 410. Department of Homeland Security intelligence support for State Gov-
ernors. 
Sec. 411. Authorization relating to certain intelligence and counterintelligence ac-
tivities of Coast Guard. 
Sec. 412. Requirements with respect to access of foreign nationals to Department 
of Energy National Laboratories. 
Sec. 413. Formalized counterintelligence training for Department of Energy per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 414. Federal Bureau of Investigation proactive cyber support. 
Sec. 415. Requirements relating to confidential human source program of Federal 
Bureau of Investigation. 
Sec. 416. Congressional notice of FBI counterintelligence investigations into indi-
viduals who hold or are candidates for Federal elected office. 
Sec. 417. Intelligence Community Counterintelligence Office at the Department of 
Transportation. 
Sec. 418. Ukraine lessons learned Working Group. 
Sec. 419. Modification to waiver for post-service employment restrictions. 
Sec. 420. Prohibition of funds for Intelligence Experts Group. 
Sec. 421. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain activities of the Overt 
Human Intelligence and Open Source Intelligence Collection 
Programs of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 422. Limitation on availability of funds for the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence pending submission of information regarding 
improvements relating to intelligence community staffing, de-
tails, and assignments. 
Subtitle B—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 431. Foreign malign influence interagency guidance. 
Sec. 432. Foreign malign influence standard operating procedures. 
Sec. 433. Intelligence support for certain executive branch departments and agen-
cies. 
Sec. 434. Intelligence community recruitment for certain security-cleared sepa-
rating Military Members. 
Sec. 435. Strategy to strengthen intelligence community recruitment efforts in the 
United States territories. 
Sec. 436. Extension of requirement for annual report on strikes undertaken by the 
United States against terrorist targets outside areas of active 
hostilities. 
Sec. 437. Advisability and feasibility study on updating intelligence sharing reg-
ulations. 
Sec. 438. Budget transparency for open-source intelligence activities. 
Sec. 439. Enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary practices 
in critical mineral projects. 
Sec. 440. Briefing on policies and procedures for addressing threats from known 
or suspected terrorists. 
Sec. 441. Assessment on intelligence relationship between Egypt and Israel. 
Sec. 442. Intelligence assessment of economic coercion by the People’s Republic of 
China in the Indo-Pacific region and strategies to enhance the 
economic resilience of countries in the Indo-Pacific region. 
Sec. 443. Report on the mission effect of civilian harm. 
Sec. 444. Report on the economic outlook of China. 
Sec. 445. Repeal of requirement with respect to assessments regarding the North-
ern Triangle and Mexico. 
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TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AND 
OVERHEAD ARCHITECTURE 
Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on the need for increased effort and resources in the 
field of geomatics. 
Sec. 502. Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official. 
Sec. 503. Extension and modification of Department of Defense intelligence and 
counterintelligence expense authority. 
Sec. 504. Authority of Army counterintelligence agents. 
Sec. 505. Modifications to notification on the provision of Defense sensitive sup-
port. 
Sec. 506. Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial ac-
tivities as security for intelligence collection activities. 
Sec. 507. Promulgating guidance related to certain Department of Defense con-
tracts. 
Sec. 508. Sense of Congress on Space Force acquisition workforce. 
TITLE VI—MATTERS RELATING TO CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY 
Sec. 601. Requirements for the Special Victim Investigator. 
Sec. 602. Reserve for Contingencies notification requirement. 
Sec. 603. Government Accountability Office study and report on modernization 
initiative of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
TITLE VII—MATTERS RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION 
Sec. 701. Sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation. 
Sec. 702. Study of intelligence community research security. 
Sec. 703. Report on biotechnology. 
Sec. 704. Data with respect to timeliness of security clearance determinations. 
Sec. 705. Data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2025 for the conduct of the intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the con-
duct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Government 
are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authoriza-
tions 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.—Subject 
to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suit-
able distribution of the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in subsection (a), or of appro-
priate portions of such Schedule, within the executive 
branch of the Federal Government. 
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(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 Im-
plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Com-
mission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement the 
budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National Intel-
ligence for fiscal year 2025 the sum of $650,000,000. 
(b) CLASSIFIED
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2025 such additional amounts as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 102(a). 
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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 Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
$514,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
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. 
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SEC. 303. STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR ESPIONAGE OF-
FENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 213 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3302. Espionage offenses 
‘‘An indictment may be found or an information may 
be instituted at any time without limitation for— 
‘‘(1) a violation of section 951, or a conspiracy 
to violate such section; 
‘‘(2) a violation of section 794, or a conspiracy 
to violate such section; or 
‘‘(3) a violation of section 1425, if the offense 
was committed to facilitate a violation of section 
951.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3302. Espionage offenses.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 19 of the In-
ternal Security Act of 1950 (18 U.S.C. 792 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, 793, or 794’’ and inserting ‘‘or 793’’. 
SEC. 304. SECURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONGRESS 
AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3024) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
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‘‘(aa) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SECURE 
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONGRESS AND INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall, upon the approval of specified con-
gressional leaders— 
‘‘(A) provide secure communications to sup-
port the oversight functions of the congressional 
intelligence committees, including through the 
procurement, installation, configuration, and 
maintenance of sufficient software, connectivity, 
information technology equipment, computers, 
printers, and related peripheral equipment to en-
sure that such committees are able to commu-
nicate with the intelligence community through 
secure data, voice, and video communications; 
‘‘(B) ensure that such communications en-
abled under subparagraph (A) facilitate commu-
nication at all classification levels; 
‘‘(C) ensure that the requirements specified 
in subparagraph (A) are met in conformity with 
applicable standards for the protection of na-
tional security information; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that any security limitations or 
controls associated with use of capabilities pur-
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suant to subparagraph (A) are consistent with 
such limitations or controls imposed within the 
executive branch and do not impede effective and 
efficient oversight of the intelligence community 
by Congress. 
‘‘(2) GOVERNANCE.—The Director, in coordina-
tion with specified congressional leaders, shall estab-
lish governance and security policies applicable to the 
connectivity, equipment, and software provided under 
this subsection and shall review and update such poli-
cies periodically, as appropriate, to address counter-
intelligence threats and technological changes. 
‘‘(3) 
TREATMENT
AS
CONGRESSIONAL 
RECORDS.—Any data created, stored, or transmitted 
by the congressional intelligence committees through 
networks, equipment, or software provided under 
paragraph (1) is a congressional record and shall not 
be treated as an agency record for purposes of section 
552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly known 
as the ‘the Freedom of Information Act’) or any other 
law. 
‘‘(4) DOCUMENTATION OF COST.—The Director 
shall document the funding required to satisfy this 
subsection within each annual budget submission to 
Congress, including any anticipated upgrades or re-
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capitalization expenditures over the 5-year period 
that begins on October 1 of the fiscal year for which 
year-by-year proposed funding is included. 
‘‘(5) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘specified con-
gressional leaders’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Speaker and the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(B) the majority leader and the minority 
leader of the Senate; and 
‘‘(C) the Chair and Ranking Member of the 
congressional intelligence committees.’’. 
SEC. 305. COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE NATIONAL SECU-
RITY AND DEFENSE RISKS TO THE UNITED 
STATES POSED BY ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCI-
DENTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, not later 
than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
an independent commission to be known as the National 
Security Commission on Anomalous Health Incidents (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) to review 
anomalous health incidents affecting United States Govern-
ment personnel and their dependents for the purpose of com-
prehensively addressing the national security and defense 
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risks to the United States posed by anomalous health inci-
dents. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 9 members appointed as follows: 
(A) The Director of National Intelligence 
shall appoint 1 member. 
(B) The Chair of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall appoint 1 member. 
(C) The Ranking Member of the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives shall appoint 1 member. 
(D) The Chair of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives shall ap-
point 1 member. 
(E) The Ranking Member of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives shall appoint 1 member. 
(F) The Chair of the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate shall appoint 1 mem-
ber. 
(G) The Vice Chair of the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate shall appoint 1 
member. 
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(H) The Chair of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate shall appoint 1 member. 
(I) The Ranking Member of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate shall appoint 1 
member. 
(2) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Members shall be 
appointed to the Commission under paragraph (1) 
not later than 30 days after the establishment of the 
Commission under subsection (a). 
(3) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT BY DEAD-
LINE.—If one or more appointments under paragraph 
(1) is not made by the appointment date specified in 
paragraph (2), the authority to make such appoint-
ment or appointments shall expire, and the number 
of members of the Commission shall be reduced by the 
number equal to the number of appointments so not 
made. 
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that each member of the Commission appointed under 
paragraph (1) should— 
(A) have significant professional experience 
in national security, such as a position in— 
(i) the intelligence community; 
(ii) the Department of Defense; 
(iii) the scientific community; 
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(iv) a medical institution; or 
(v) an academic or scholarly institu-
tion; and 
(B) be eligible to receive the appropriate se-
curity clearance to effectively evaluate their du-
ties. 
(5) PROHIBITIONS.—A member of the Commis-
sion appointed under paragraph (1) may not— 
(A) be a current member of Congress; 
(B) be a former member of Congress who 
served in Congress after January 1, 2017; 
(C) be a current or former registrant under 
the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 
U.S.C. 611 et seq.); 
(D) have previously received medical treat-
ment for symptoms related to a suspected anom-
alous health incident, or have a dependent who 
previously received medical treatment for symp-
toms related to a suspected anomalous health in-
cident; or 
(E) have served, with direct involvement, in 
actions by or sponsored by the executive branch 
of the United States Government to investigate 
or respond to reports of anomalous health inci-
dents. 
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(6) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission 
shall select a Chair and a Vice Chair from among the 
members of the Commission. 
(7) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for the 
life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission 
shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment was made. 
The Chair and Vice Chair shall report any vacancy 
in the Commission to the appropriate congressional 
committees immediately upon learning that there will 
be a vacancy in the Commission. 
(8) MEETINGS.— 
(A) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which all members of the 
Commission have been appointed, the Commis-
sion shall hold the first meeting of the Commis-
sion. 
(B) FREQUENCY.—The Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chair and Vice Chair. 
(C) QUORUM.—A majority of the members 
of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but 
a lesser number of members may hold meetings. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry 
out the review described in paragraph (2). In car-
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rying out such review, the Commission shall consider 
both the events known as anomalous health incidents 
themselves, and the response to such incidents by the 
United States Government and other nations’ govern-
ments for the purpose of comprehensively addressing 
the national security and defense risks to the United 
States posed by the causes of, and responses to, anom-
alous health incidents. 
(2) SCOPE OF THE REVIEW.—In conducting the 
review under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
consider the following: 
(A) A historical review of the United States 
Government’s response to anomalous health inci-
dents to identify a more effective, standardized 
model that can be applied to complex challenges 
to ensure all perspectives are fully and fairly 
presented to policy makers, mitigate real or per-
ceived undue influence on analytical judgments, 
and effectively gather and act on intelligence and 
information to address complex national security 
challenges. 
(B) A historical review of the United States 
Government’s provision of support and medical 
care to United States personnel and their de-
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pendents impacted by anomalous health inci-
dents. 
(C) Whether a review of all information on 
collected reports of anomalous health incidents 
can inform the development of a categorization 
mechanism which can inform appropriate steps 
to be taken following future reports. 
(D) Whether available data points to the in-
volvement of an external actor in some or all re-
ported anomalous health incidents. 
(E) Whether known or novel mechanisms an 
adversary might use against United States per-
sonnel or their dependents might explain some or 
all reported anomalous health incidents. 
(F) Whether comparable information, data, 
and reports on other intelligence questions led to 
similar analytic judgments. 
(G) Any other matters the Commission 
deems relevant to the common defense of the Na-
tion. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission shall brief the President, or the President’s 
designee, and the appropriate congressional commit-
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tees on the progress of the activities of the Commis-
sion as of the date of such briefing. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the initial meeting of the Com-
mission, and annually thereafter, the Commis-
sion shall submit to the President and the appro-
priate congressional committees a report describ-
ing the progress of the activities of the Commis-
sion as of the date of such report, including any 
findings, recommendations, or lessons learned en-
dorsed by the Commission. 
(B) BRIEFING.—On the date of the submis-
sion of each annual report required under this 
paragraph, the Commission shall brief the Presi-
dent, or the President’s designee, and the appro-
priate congressional committees. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the establishment of the Com-
mission under subsection (a), the Commission 
shall submit to the President and the appro-
priate congressional committees a final report on 
the findings of the Commission and such rec-
ommendations that the Commission may have 
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for action by Congress and the Federal Govern-
ment, which shall address the following: 
(i) Whether known or novel mecha-
nisms an adversary might use against 
United States personnel or their dependents 
might explain some or all reported anoma-
lous health incidents. 
(ii) Whether available data points to 
the involvement of an external actor in 
some or all reported anomalous health inci-
dents. 
(iii) Whether the United States Gov-
ernment’s provision of support and medical 
care is sufficient to appropriately address 
the impacts of anomalous health incidents 
on affected personnel. 
(iv) Effectively structuring United 
States Government responses to distinct, 
complex national security issues such as re-
ports of anomalous health incidents. 
(v) Research and development to im-
prove the medical response and potential 
harm mitigation techniques for anomalous 
health incidents. 
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(vi) How analytic integrity and struc-
tured analytical techniques impacted the 
United States Government’s response to 
anomalous health incidents. 
(vii) What the anomalous health inci-
dents situation says about the counterintel-
ligence posture of the United States Govern-
ment. 
(viii) Future policy recommendations 
for anomalous health incidents or other 
health incidents with a potential counter-
intelligence nexus. 
(B) ADDENDA.—Any member of the Com-
mission may submit an addendum to the report 
required under subparagraph (A) setting forth 
the separate views of such member with respect 
to any matter considered by the Commission. 
(C) BRIEFING.—On the date of the submis-
sion of the final report required under this para-
graph, the Commission shall brief the appro-
priate congressional committees. 
(4) FORM
OF
REPORTS.—Reports submitted 
under this subsection shall be made publicly available 
but may include a classified annex. 
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
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(1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commission 
may, for the purpose of carrying out this section— 
(A) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, re-
ceive such evidence, and administer such oaths 
as the Commission considers necessary to fulfill 
the Commission’s duties; and 
(B) subject to paragraph (2)(A), require, by 
subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testi-
mony of such witnesses and the production of 
such books, records, correspondence, cables, 
memoranda, papers, documents, and any other 
information as the Commission considers nec-
essary to fulfill the Commission’s duties. 
(2) SUBPOENAS.— 
(A) ISSUANCE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A subpoena may be 
issued under this subsection only— 
(I) by the agreement of the Chair 
and the Vice Chair; or 
(II) by the affirmative vote of a 
majority of the Commission. 
(ii) SIGNATURE.—Subject to clause 
(i)— 
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(I) subpoenas issued under this 
subsection may be issued under the sig-
nature of the Chair and Vice Chair of 
the Commission, or any member des-
ignated by a majority of the Commis-
sion; and 
(II) subpoenas issued under this 
subsection may be served by any per-
son designated by the Chair and Vice 
Chair of the Commission, or by a 
member designated by a majority of 
the Commission. 
(B) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of contu-
macy or failure to obey a subpoena issued 
under this subsection, the United States dis-
trict court for the judicial district in which 
the subpoenaed person resides, is served, or 
may be found, or where the subpoena is re-
turnable, may issue an order requiring such 
person to appear at any designated place to 
testify or to produce documentary or other 
evidence. Any failure to obey the order of 
the court may be punished by the court as 
a contempt of that court. 
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(ii) ADDITIONAL
ENFORCEMENT.—In 
the case of any failure of any witness to 
comply with any subpoena or to testify 
when summoned under authority of this sec-
tion, the Commission may, by majority 
vote, certify a statement of fact constituting 
such failure to the appropriate United 
States attorney, who may bring the matter 
before the grand jury for its action, under 
the same statutory authority and procedures 
as if the United States attorney had re-
ceived a certification under sections 102 
through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (2 U.S.C. 192 through 194). 
(C) PRIVILEGE
CLAIMS.—Claims of com-
mon-law privileges made by any witness are ap-
plicable only at the discretion of the Chair and 
Vice Chair. 
(f) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission is authorized 
to secure directly from any executive department, bu-
reau, agency, board, commission, office, independent 
establishment, or instrumentality of the Federal Gov-
ernment such books, records, correspondence, cables, 
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memoranda, papers, documents, and any other infor-
mation for the purposes of this section. 
(2) COOPERATION.—In carrying out its duties, 
the Commission shall receive the full and timely co-
operation of any executive department, bureau, agen-
cy, board, commission, office, independent establish-
ment, or instrumentality of the Federal Government 
in providing the Commission with analysis, briefings, 
and other information necessary for the fulfillment of 
the Commission’s duties. 
(3) FURNISHING INFORMATION.—Upon receipt of 
a written request made by the Chair and Vice Chair 
of the Commission, or by vote of a majority of the 
Commission, the head of the department, bureau, 
agency, board, commission, office, independent estab-
lishment, or instrumentality of the Federal Govern-
ment shall expeditiously furnish such books, records, 
correspondence, cables, memoranda, papers, docu-
ments, and any other information to the Commission. 
Claims of common-law privileges made by any execu-
tive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, 
office, independent establishment, or instrumentality 
of the Federal Government are applicable only at the 
discretion of the Chair and Vice Chair. 
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(4) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND
DIS-
SEMINATION.—Such books, records, correspondence, 
cables, memoranda, papers, documents, and any other 
information received by the Commission shall only be 
received, handled, stored, and disseminated by mem-
bers of the Commission and its staff consistent with 
all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive or-
ders. 
(5) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.— 
A department, bureau, agency, board, commission, of-
fice, independent establishment, or instrumentality of 
the Federal Government shall respond to requests sub-
mitted pursuant to paragraph (2) in a manner con-
sistent with the protection of intelligence sources and 
methods. 
(g) SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) DIRECTOR
OF
NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.— 
The Director of National Intelligence shall provide to 
the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such ad-
ministrative services, funds, staff, facilities, and other 
support services as are necessary for the performance 
of the duties of the Commission under this section. 
(2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary of 
Defense may provide the Commission, on a nonreim-
bursable basis, with such administrative services, 
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staff, and other support services as the Commission 
may request. 
(3) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance set forth in paragraphs (1) 
and (2), other departments and agencies of the United 
States may provide the Commission such services, 
funds, facilities, staff, and other support as such de-
partments and agencies consider advisable and as 
may be authorized by law. 
(h) TREATMENT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO NA-
TIONAL SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall assume responsibility for the handling 
and disposition of any information related to the na-
tional security of the United States that is received, 
considered, or used by the Commission under this sec-
tion. 
(2) INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONGRESSIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE
COMMITTEES.—Any information re-
lated to the national security of the United States 
that is provided to the Commission by a congressional 
intelligence committee may not be further provided or 
released without the approval of the chairman of such 
committee. 
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(3) ACCESS
AFTER
TERMINATION
OF
COMMIS-
SION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
after the termination of the Commission under sub-
section (m), only the members and designated staff of 
the appropriate congressional committees, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence (and the designees of the 
Director), and such other officials of the executive 
branch of the Federal Government as the President 
may designate shall have access to information re-
lated to the national security of the United States 
that is received, considered, or used by the Commis-
sion. 
(i) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use the 
United States mail in the same manner and under the same 
conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government. 
(j) GIFTS.—No member or staff of the Commission 
may receive a gift or benefit by reason of the service of such 
member or staff on the Commission. 
(k) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTER.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(A) NONGOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.—Each 
member of the Commission who is not otherwise 
employed by the Federal Government shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equiva-
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lent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
day (including travel time) during which the 
member is engaged in the actual performance of 
the duties of the Commission. 
(B) GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—A member 
of the Commission who is an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government shall serve without 
additional pay (or benefits in the nature of com-
pensation) for service as a member of the Com-
mission. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF 
STAFF.—The Chair and Vice Chair of the Com-
mission, in accordance with rules agreed upon 
by the Commission, shall appoint and fix the 
compensation of a staff director and such other 
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personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its duties, without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and without regard to the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
such title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay 
fixed under this subsection may exceed the equiv-
alent of that payable to a person occupying a po-
sition at level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title. 
(B) SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—All staff of 
the Commission and all experts and consultants 
employed by the Commission shall possess a se-
curity clearance in accordance with applicable 
provisions of law concerning the handling of 
classified information. 
(4) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.—A 
Federal Government employee, with the appropriate 
security clearance to conduct their duties, may be de-
tailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and 
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of 
civil service status or privilege. 
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(5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The Chair and Vice Chair of 
the Commission may procure temporary and inter-
mittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, at rates for individuals that do 
not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title. 
(l) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated funds to the 
extent and in such amounts as specifically provided 
in advance in appropriations acts for the purposes 
detailed in this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
paragraph (1), the Director of National Intelligence 
shall make available to the Commission such amounts 
as the Commission may require for purposes of the 
activities of the Commission under this section. 
(3) 
DURATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
made available to the Commission under paragraph 
(2) shall remain available until expended or upon ter-
mination under subsection (m), whichever occurs 
first. 
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(m) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
90 days after the date on which the Commission submits 
the final report required under subsection (d)(3), but in no 
event later than three years after the date of establishment 
in subsection (a). 
(n) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
ENTERPRISE 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 401. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS AND SUM-
MARIES OF MISCONDUCT REGARDING EM-
PLOYEES WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2024, 
2025, AND 2026.—Not later than 60 days after the end of 
calendar years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the Director of Na-
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tional Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report on civilian employees in the in-
telligence community placed on administrative leave pend-
ing possible adverse personnel action during that calendar 
year. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include, for the calendar year covered by the report, 
the following: 
(1) The total number of employees who were 
placed on administrative leave pending possible ad-
verse personnel action, disaggregated by intelligence 
community element and pay grade. 
(2) The number of employees placed on paid ad-
ministrative leave pending possible adverse personnel 
action. 
(3) The number of employees placed on adminis-
trative leave pending possible adverse personnel ac-
tion whose leave has exceeded 365 days, disaggregated 
by paid and unpaid status. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF REFERRAL TO DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE.—If a referral is made to the Department of Jus-
tice from any element of the intelligence community regard-
ing an allegation of misconduct against a civilian employee 
of the intelligence community, the head of the element of 
the intelligence community that employs the covered em-
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ployee shall notify the congressional intelligence committees 
of the referral not later than 10 days after the date on which 
such referral is made. 
SEC. 402. IMPROVEMENTS TO URGENT CONCERNS SUB-
MITTED TO INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY.—Section 103H(k)(5) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in writ-
ing’’ before ‘‘to the Inspector General’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than the end of 
the 14-calendar-day period beginning on the date 
of receipt from an employee of a complaint or 
information under subparagraph (A), the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(i) The’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘whether the complaint or 
information’’ and inserting ‘‘whether a com-
plaint or information under subparagraph (A)’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) The Inspector General shall comply with clause 
(i) with respect to a complaint or information under sub-
paragraph (A) not later than the end of the 14-calendar- 
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day period beginning on the date on which the employee 
who reported the complaint or information confirms to the 
Inspector General that the employee reported the complaint 
or information to the Inspector General with the intent to 
report to Congress the complaint or information.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) In this paragraph, the term ‘employee’ includes 
a former employee, if the complaint or information reported 
under subparagraph (A) arises from or relates to the period 
during which the former employee was an employee.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY.—Section 17(d)(5) of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in writ-
ing’’ before ‘‘to the Inspector General’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than the end of 
the 14-calendar day period beginning on the date 
of receipt from an employee of a complaint or 
information under subparagraph (A), the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘whether the complaint or 
information’’ and inserting ‘‘whether a com-
plaint or information under subparagraph (A)’’; 
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(3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) The Inspector General shall comply with clause 
(i) with respect to a complaint or information under sub-
paragraph (A) not later than the end of the 14-calendar- 
day period beginning on the date on which the employee 
who reported the complaint or information confirms to the 
Inspector General that the employee reported the complaint 
or information to the Inspector General with the intent to 
report to Congress the complaint or information.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) In this paragraph, the term ‘employee’ 
includes a former employee or former contractor, 
if the complaint or information reported under 
subparagraph (A) arises from or relates to the 
period during which the former employee or 
former contractor was an employee or contractor, 
as the case may be.’’. 
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(c) INSPECTORS GENERAL OF OTHER ELEMENTS OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Section 416 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ includes 
a former employee or former contractor, if the com-
plaint or information reported pursuant to this sec-
tion arises from or relates to the period during which 
the former employee or former contractor was an em-
ployee or contractor, as the case may be.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘in writing’’ 
after ‘‘may report the complaint or information’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Not later than the end 
of the 14-calendar day period beginning on 
the date of receipt of an employee complaint 
or information under subsection (b), the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘whether the complaint 
or information’’ and inserting ‘‘whether a 
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complaint or information reported under 
subsection (b)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE.—The Inspec-
tor General shall comply with paragraph (1) with re-
spect to a complaint or information reported under 
subsection (b) not later than the end of the 14-cal-
endar-day period beginning on the date on which the 
employee who reported the complaint or information 
confirms to the Inspector General that the employee 
reported the complaint or information to the Inspec-
tor General with the intent to report to Congress the 
complaint or information.’’. 
SEC. 403. PROTECTION FOR INDIVIDUALS MAKING AUTHOR-
IZED DISCLOSURES TO INSPECTORS GEN-
ERAL OF ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY.—Section 103H(g)(3) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(g)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘The Inspector General is author-
ized’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The Inspector General is au-
thorized’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) An individual may disclose classified informa-
tion to the Inspector General in accordance with the appli-
cable security standards and procedures established under 
section 102A or 803 of this Act, chapter 12 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.), Executive 
Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to Classified 
National Security Information), or any applicable provi-
sion of law. 
‘‘(ii) A disclosure under clause (i) of classified infor-
mation by an individual without appropriate clearance or 
authority to access such classified information at the time 
of the disclosure shall be treated as an authorized disclosure 
that does not violate a covered provision if the disclosure— 
‘‘(I) does not include the access, handling, reten-
tion, or storage of such classified information; and 
‘‘(II) is otherwise made in accordance with the 
applicable security standards and procedures for such 
classified information. 
‘‘(iii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘covered provi-
sion’ means— 
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‘‘(I) any otherwise applicable nondisclosure 
agreement; 
‘‘(II) any otherwise applicable regulation or 
order issued under the authority of chapter 18 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) 
or Executive Order 13526; 
‘‘(III) section 798 of title 18, United States Code; 
or 
‘‘(IV) any other provision of law with respect to 
the unauthorized disclosure of national security infor-
mation.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY.—Section 17(e)(3) of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Inspector General is author-
ized’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The Inspector General is au-
thorized’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) An individual may disclose classified informa-
tion to the Inspector General in accordance with the appli-
cable security standards and procedures established under 
section 102A or 803 of the National Security Act of 1947 
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(50 U.S.C. 3024, 3162a), chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.), Executive Order 13526 
(50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to Classified National Secu-
rity Information), or any applicable provision of law. 
‘‘(ii) A disclosure under clause (i) of classified infor-
mation by an individual without appropriate clearance or 
authority to access such classified information at the time 
of the disclosure shall be treated as an authorized disclosure 
that does not violate a covered provision if the disclosure— 
‘‘(I) does not include the access, handling, reten-
tion, or storage of such classified information; and 
‘‘(II) is otherwise made in accordance with the 
applicable security standards and procedures for such 
classified information, 
‘‘(iii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘covered provi-
sion’ means— 
‘‘(I) any otherwise applicable nondisclosure 
agreement; 
‘‘(II) any otherwise applicable regulation or 
order issued under the authority of chapter 18 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) 
or Executive Order 13526; 
‘‘(III) section 798 of title 18, United States Code; 
or 
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‘‘(IV) any other provision of law with respect to 
the unauthorized disclosure of national security infor-
mation.’’. 
(c) OTHER INSPECTORS GENERAL OF ELEMENTS OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Section 416 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) PROTECTION FOR INDIVIDUALS MAKING AUTHOR-
IZED DISCLOSURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual may disclose 
classified information to an Inspector General of an 
element of the intelligence community in accordance 
with the applicable security standards and procedures 
established under section 102A or 803 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024, 3162a), chap-
ter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2161 et seq.), Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 
note; relating to Classified National Security Infor-
mation), or any applicable provision of law. 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE WITHOUT CLEARANCE OR AU-
THORITY.—A disclosure under paragraph (1) of clas-
sified information by an individual without appro-
priate clearance or authority to access such classified 
information at the time of the disclosure shall be 
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treated as an authorized disclosure that does not vio-
late a covered provision if the disclosure— 
‘‘(A) does not include the access, handling, 
retention, or storage of such classified informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) is otherwise made in accordance with 
the applicable security standards and procedures 
for such classified information. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROVISION.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered provision’ means— 
‘‘(A) any otherwise applicable nondisclosure 
agreement; 
‘‘(B) any otherwise applicable regulation or 
order issued under the authority of chapter 18 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2271 
et seq.) or Executive Order 13526; 
‘‘(C) section 798 of title 18; or 
‘‘(D) any other provision of law with re-
spect to the unauthorized disclosure of national 
security information. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003).’’. 
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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or the amendments made by this section, may be con-
strued to limit or modify the obligation of an individual 
to appropriately store, handle, or disseminate classified in-
formation in accordance with applicable security guidance 
and procedures, including with respect to the removal of 
classified information. 
SEC. 404. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN IN-
SPECTORS 
GENERAL 
TO 
RECEIVE 
PRO-
TECTED DISCLOSURES. 
Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S. 3234) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or covered 
intelligence community element’’ after ‘‘the appro-
priate inspector general of the employing agency’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or cov-
ered intelligence community element’’ after ‘‘the ap-
propriate inspector general of the employing or con-
tracting agency’’. 
SEC. 405. CODIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 103L the following (and 
conforming the table of contents at the beginning of 
such Act accordingly): 
‘‘SEC. 
103M. 
NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
MANAGEMENT 
COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence a National Intelligence 
Management Council. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) The National Intelligence Management 
Council shall be composed of senior officials within 
the intelligence community and substantive experts 
from the public or private sector, who shall be ap-
pointed by, report to, and serve at the pleasure of, the 
Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall prescribe appropriate se-
curity requirements for personnel appointed from the 
private sector as a condition of service on the Na-
tional Intelligence Management Council, or as con-
tractors of the Council or employees of such contrac-
tors, to ensure the protection of intelligence sources 
and methods while avoiding, wherever possible, un-
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duly intrusive requirements which the Director con-
siders to be unnecessary for this purpose. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—Members of the 
National Intelligence Management Council shall work with 
each other and with other elements of the intelligence com-
munity to ensure proper coordination and to minimize du-
plication of effort, in addition to the following duties and 
responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Provide integrated mission input to support 
the processes and activities of the intelligence commu-
nity, including with respect to intelligence planning, 
programming, budgeting, and evaluation processes. 
‘‘(2) Identify and pursue opportunities to inte-
grate or coordinate collection and counterintelligence 
efforts. 
‘‘(3) In concert with the responsibilities of the 
National Intelligence Council, ensure the integration 
and coordination of analytic and collection efforts. 
‘‘(4) Develop and coordinate intelligence strate-
gies in support of budget planning and programming 
activities. 
‘‘(5) Advise the Director of National Intelligence 
on the development of the National Intelligence Prior-
ities Framework of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence (or any successor mechanism estab-
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lished for the prioritization of programs and activi-
ties). 
‘‘(6) In concert with the responsibilities of the 
National Intelligence Council, support the role of the 
Director of National Intelligence as principal advisor 
to the President on intelligence matters. 
‘‘(7) Inform the elements of the intelligence com-
munity of the activities and decisions related to mis-
sions assigned to the National Intelligence Manage-
ment Council. 
‘‘(8) Maintain awareness, across various func-
tions and disciplines, of the mission-related activities 
and budget planning of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(9) Evaluate, with respect to assigned mission 
objectives, requirements, and unmet requirements, the 
implementation of the budget of each element of the 
intelligence community. 
‘‘(10) Provide oversight on behalf of, and make 
recommendations to, the Director of National Intel-
ligence on the extent to which the activities, program 
recommendations, and budget proposals made by ele-
ments of the intelligence community sufficiently ad-
dress mission objectives, intelligence gaps, and unmet 
requirements. 
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‘‘(d) MISSION MANAGEMENT OF MEMBERS.—Members 
of the National Intelligence Management Council, under the 
direction of the Director of National Intelligence, shall serve 
as mission managers to ensure integration among the ele-
ments of the intelligence community and across intelligence 
functions, disciplines, and activities for the purpose of 
achieving unity of effort and effect, including through the 
following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Planning and programming efforts. 
‘‘(2) Budget and program execution oversight. 
‘‘(3) Engagement with elements of the intel-
ligence community and with policymakers in other 
agencies. 
‘‘(4) Workforce competencies and training activi-
ties. 
‘‘(5) Development of capability requirements. 
‘‘(6) Development of governance fora, policies, 
and procedures. 
‘‘(e) STAFF; AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) STAFF.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall make available to the National Intel-
ligence Management Council such staff as may be nec-
essary to assist the National Intelligence Management 
Council in carrying out the responsibilities described 
in this section. 
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‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Under the direction of the 
Director of National Intelligence, the National Intel-
ligence Management Council shall make reasonable ef-
forts to advise and consult with officers and employ-
ees of other departments or agencies, or components 
thereof, of the United States Government not other-
wise associated with the intelligence community. 
‘‘(f) SUPPORT FROM ELEMENTS
OF
THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The heads of the elements of the in-
telligence community shall provide appropriate support to 
the National Intelligence Management Council, including 
with respect to intelligence activities, as required by the Di-
rector of National Intelligence.’’. 
(2) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE.—Section 103(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
3025) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) The National Intelligence Management 
Council.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO CHINA 
MISSION.—It is the sense of Congress that the Director of 
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National Intelligence should create a role in the National 
Intelligence Management Council for a National Intel-
ligence Manager dedicated to the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON STRATEGIC COMPETI-
TION.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of 
elements of the intelligence community determined 
relevant by the Director, shall submit to the congres-
sional intelligence committees a report on strategic 
competition. 
(2) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(A) Lessons learned by the intelligence com-
munity with respect to strategic competition 
from the reorganizations implemented consequent 
to— 
(i) the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorist Prevention Act; 
(ii) the creation of the National 
Counterterrorism Center; and 
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(iii) any other reorganization effort 
within or among elements of the intelligence 
community. 
(B) Examination of the potential effects of 
a new national intelligence center established 
to— 
(i) integrate all-source intelligence 
analysis efforts with respect to the activi-
ties, plans, and intentions of strategic ad-
versaries; 
(ii) 
synchronize 
collection 
efforts 
among the intelligence community; 
(iii) optimize resource investments in 
the intelligence community in support of 
strategic competition; 
(iv) identify options for the President, 
other departments and agencies of the 
United States Government, and allies and 
foreign partners of the United States to sup-
port the standing of the United States with 
respect to strategic competition; and 
(v) integrate other national intelligence 
centers to deter the efforts of strategic adver-
saries targeting the United States. 
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(3) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified appendix. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO COUN-
TERNARCOTICS MISSION.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
consistent with section 7325 of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (137 Stat. 1043), the Director 
of National Intelligence should create a role in the National 
Intelligence Management Council for a National Intel-
ligence Manager dedicated to the counternarcotics mission 
of the United States. 
SEC. 406. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS REGARDING 
PROPOSED INVESTMENT INTO THE UNITED 
STATES. 
Section 102A(z) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3024(z)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing with respect to counterintelligence’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘a review or an investigation of 
any proposed investment into the United States for 
which the Director has prepared analytic materials’ 
includes a review, investigation, assessment, or anal-
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ysis conducted by the Director pursuant to section 7 
or 10(g) of Executive Order 13913 (85 Fed. Reg. 
19643; relating to Establishing the Committee for the 
Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United 
States Telecommunications Services Sector), or suc-
cessor order. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘investment’ includes any activity 
reviewed, investigated, assessed, or analyzed by the 
Director pursuant to section 7 or 10(g) of Executive 
Order 13913, or successor order.’’. 
SEC. 407. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE DI-
RECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 102A(f)(10) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(10)) is amended by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘, and upon receiving any such direc-
tion, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence 
committees immediately in writing with a description of 
such other intelligence-related functions directed by the 
President.’’. 
SEC. 408. ENABLING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY INTEGRA-
TION. 
Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 113B 
the following new section (and conforming the table of con-
tents at the beginning of such Act accordingly): 
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‘‘SEC. 113C. NON-REIMBURSABLE TRANSFER OF GOODS AND 
SERVICES WITHIN INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY IN CERTAIN CASES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, an element of the intelligence com-
munity may, subject to such guidance or regulations 
as may be developed by the Director of National Intel-
ligence, provide goods or services to another element 
of the intelligence community without reimbursement 
or transfer of funds for such goods or services for the 
purposes of remote work and hoteling initiatives for 
intelligence community employees and affiliates. 
‘‘(2) PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIREMENT.—A trans-
fer of goods or services under paragraph (1) may not 
occur without the prior approval of the heads of both 
the providing and receiving elements of the intel-
ligence community. 
‘‘(b) HOTELING DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘hoteling’ means an alternative work arrangement in which 
employees of one element of the intelligence community are 
authorized flexible work arrangements to work part of the 
time at one or more alternative worksite locations, as ap-
propriately authorized.’’. 
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SEC. 409. PROTECTION OF INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND 
METHODS. 
Section 102A(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3024(i)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) The Director, or the Principal Deputy Direc-
tor acting on behalf of the Director, shall be responsible for 
the creation, modification, deconfliction, and oversight of 
special access programs (referred to as controlled access pro-
grams) pertaining to intelligence sources, methods, and in-
telligence activities (but not including military operational, 
strategic, and tactical programs). 
‘‘(B) In carrying out the responsibility under subpara-
graph (A), the Director shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure controlled access programs of the in-
telligence community conform with the requirements 
identified within Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 
3161 note; relating to classified national security in-
formation), or any successor order; 
‘‘(ii) establish controlled access program min-
imum security requirements and guidance for the im-
plementation of such requirements, to include general 
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procedures, personnel security, physical security, and 
control marking requirements; 
‘‘(iii) ensure access to controlled access programs 
is based on a documented need-to-know; 
‘‘(iv) require controlled access programs to iden-
tify and periodically review Critical Program Infor-
mation and to develop and periodically review a Pro-
gram Protection Plan for each controlled access pro-
gram; 
‘‘(v) require periodic reviews of and, as appro-
priate, closure of controlled access programs; and 
‘‘(vi) coordinate with other agencies to deconflict 
special access programs.’’. 
SEC. 410. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTEL-
LIGENCE SUPPORT FOR STATE GOVERNORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once per 
year, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence 
and Analysis, shall ensure that an officer of the Field Intel-
ligence Directorate of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 
of the Department of Homeland Security located in each 
State shall engage proactively with senior officials for each 
State, such as the chief executive or Homeland Security Ad-
visor of such State, with respect to matters concerning 
homeland security or national security, consistent with any 
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guidance provided by the Under Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity for Intelligence and Analysis. 
(b) REQUIREMENT IN CERTAIN TERRITORIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES.—In the case of a territory which does not 
have a permanent Field Intelligence Directorate officer lo-
cated in such territory, the headquarters element of the 
Field Intelligence Directorate shall designate a Field Intel-
ligence Directorate officer who is responsible for carrying 
out the requirement under subsection (a) with respect to 
such territory. 
(c) STATE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, 
the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 411. AUTHORIZATION RELATING TO CERTAIN INTEL-
LIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AC-
TIVITIES OF COAST GUARD. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may use up to 
1 percent of the amounts made available under the National 
Intelligence Program (as such term is defined in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) for 
each fiscal year for the intelligence and counterintelligence 
activities of the Coast Guard for objects of a confidential, 
extraordinary, or emergency nature, which may be ac-
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counted for solely on the certification of the Commandant 
and each such certification shall be deemed a sufficient 
voucher for the amount therein certified. 
SEC. 412. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ACCESS OF 
FOREIGN NATIONALS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall des-
ignate Senior Executive employees of the United States 
Government employed by the Department of Energy to have 
final approval authority with respect to authorizing the ac-
cess of a foreign national into a National Laboratory in 
the event that an assessment of the Director of the Office 
of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department 
of Energy identifies potential significant risks that are not 
agreed to by the Director of the relevant National Labora-
tory. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of 
Energy shall provide to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees a briefing with respect to the progress to enhance 
the United States Government’s responsibility for the De-
partment of Energy’s approval processes with regard to au-
thorizing the access of foreign nationals into National Lab-
oratories, including with respect to requiring that such deci-
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sions are the primary responsibility of United States Gov-
ernment leadership, as opposed to the Directors of the Na-
tional Laboratories, and a plan for implementation of such 
enhancement. 
(c) NATIONAL LABORATORY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘National Laboratory’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 
SEC. 413. FORMALIZED COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TRAINING 
FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PERSONNEL. 
(a) TRAINING.—Section 215(d) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The Director shall develop and implement— 
‘‘(A) a delineated and standardized training 
plan with respect to counterintelligence to train all 
personnel in the Department; and 
‘‘(B) a separate delineated and standardized 
training plan with respect to counterintelligence to 
train officers in the Office who have counterintel-
ligence responsibilities.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the 
Department of Energy shall provide to the congressional in-
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telligence committees a briefing on the plans developed 
under section 215(d)(3) of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (as amended by subsection (a)), including with 
respect to— 
(1) the training content; 
(2) periodicity; 
(3) fulfillment rate; 
(4) internal controls; and 
(5) oversight. 
SEC. 414. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION PROACTIVE 
CYBER SUPPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation shall develop and make available 
an unclassified interface for use by owners and operators 
of United States critical infrastructure to connect with the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation to request cyber-related 
support. 
(b) AVAILABILITY TO CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES.—The 
interface described in subsection (a) shall be available to 
congressional offices for purposes of facilitating connection 
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(c) INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS.—The interface de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include information with re-
spect to the following: 
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(1) Best practices for cyber hygiene, specifically 
geared towards owners and operators of critical infra-
structure. 
(2) Tailored information that is relevant based 
on the threats to specific sectors of critical infrastruc-
ture. 
(3) Suggestions for actions owners and operators 
of critical infrastructure are recommended to take in 
response to a cyber incident. 
(4) Information on the best ways to liaise with 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for cyber-related 
issues. 
(d) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given that term 
in the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 
U.S.C. 5195c). 
SEC. 415. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONFIDENTIAL 
HUMAN SOURCE PROGRAM OF FEDERAL BU-
REAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFIDENTIAL 
HUMAN SOURCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No agent of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation may open an individual as a 
confidential human source before the Special Agent in 
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Charge of the relevant Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion field office has verified the individual’s identity. 
(2) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FBI HEAD-
QUARTERS.—No Special Agent of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation whose principal place of duty is at 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters 
may open an individual as a confidential human 
source. 
(3) ADDITIONAL VETTING IN CERTAIN CASES.— 
With respect to a potential or actual confidential 
human source who is identified as a potential coun-
terintelligence concern or is the subject of an inves-
tigation for any criminal or counterintelligence pur-
poses, a Federal Bureau of Investigation Head-
quarters agent shall conduct a validation assessment 
and report for such source in addition to such source 
validation requirements as are in effect pursuant to 
policies and procedures governing the confidential 
human source program of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation. 
(4) UNAUTHORIZED ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OF CON-
FIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCE.—If the handling agent 
with respect to a confidential human source has rea-
sonable grounds to believe that a confidential human 
source has engaged in any unauthorized illegal activ-
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ity, including any misdemeanor or felony criminal 
activity— 
(A) the agent shall promptly notify a con-
fidential human source coordinator or the as-
signed Federal prosecutor; 
(B) a record of such event shall be recorded 
in the source’s case file; and 
(C) the confidential human source will be 
subject to immediate source validation proce-
dures. 
(5) PROHIBITION ON COMMITMENTS OF IMMU-
NITY
IN
CIVIL
PROCEEDINGS.—The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation may not intervene in 
any way to impact the outcome of any proceeding re-
lating to a civil action or administrative hearing to 
which a confidential human source managed by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation is a party. 
(6) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS.—No agent of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation may open an individual as a confiden-
tial human source if such individual is a current 
Member of Congress (including a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress) or a candidate in an 
election for Federal office. 
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(3) SECURITY.—The Director of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be re-
sponsible for the protection of classified information 
and for the establishment and enforcement of all secu-
rity-related controls within the Intelligence Commu-
nity Counterintelligence Office. 
(c) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—There shall be at the 
head of the Intelligence Community Counter-
intelligence Office a Director who is appointed 
by the Director of National Intelligence. The Di-
rector of the Intelligence Community Counter-
intelligence Office shall— 
(i) be supervised and subject to per-
formance evaluations by the Director of the 
National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center, in consultation with the Secretary; 
(ii) be an employee of the intelligence 
community with significant counterintel-
ligence experience; and 
(iii) serve for a period of 3 years. 
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of 
the Intelligence Community Counterintelligence 
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(D) Burma (Myanmar). 
(E) Cambodia. 
(F) China. 
(G) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(H) Federated States of Micronesia. 
(I) Fiji. 
(J) French Polynesia. 
(K) India. 
(L) Indonesia. 
(M) Japan. 
(N) Kiribati. 
(O) Laos. 
(P) Malaysia. 
(Q) Maldives. 
(R) Mongolia. 
(S) Nauru. 
(T) Niue. 
(U) Nepal. 
(V) New Zealand. 
(W) Palau. 
(X) Papua New Guinea. 
(Y) Philippines. 
(Z) Republic of Korea. 
(AA) Republic of Marshall Islands. 
(BB) Samoa. 
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