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acknowledge the military service of the Women’s Airforce 
Service Pilots (referred to in this section as ‘‘WASPs’’) of World 
War II and ‘‘the service of any person in any other similarly 
situated group the members of which rendered service to the 
Armed Forces of the United States in a capacity considered 
civilian employment or contractual service at the time such 
service was rendered’’. 
(28) On November 23, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed 
the legislation described in paragraph (27) into law as the 
GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 91 Stat. 
1433). 
(29) The Signal Corps telephone operators applied for, and 
were granted, status as veterans in 1979. 
(30) Only 33 of the operators who had returned home 
after the war were still alive to receive their Victory Medals 
and official discharge papers, which were finally awarded in 
1979. 
(31) One of the women, Olive Shaw from Massachusetts, 
returned to the United States after the war, where she worked 
on the professional staff of Congresswoman Edith Nourse 
Rogers. Shaw lived to receive her honorable discharge and 
was the first burial when the Massachusetts National Cemetery 
opened on October 11, 1980. Shaw’s uniform is on display 
at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas 
City, Missouri. 
(32) Upon receipt of her honorable discharge at a ceremony 
in her home in Marine City, Michigan, ‘‘Hello Girl’’ Oleda 
Joure Christides raised the paper to her lips and kissed it. 
The only thing Christides ever wanted from the Federal Govern-
ment was a flag on her coffin. 
(33) On July 1, 2009, President Barack Obama signed 
into law Public Law 111–40 (123 Stat. 1958), which awarded 
the WASPs the Congressional Gold Medal for their service 
to the United States. 
(34) For their role as pioneers who paved the way for 
all women in uniform, and for service that was essential to 
victory in World War I, the ‘‘Hello Girls’’ merit similar recogni-
tion. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.— 
(1) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall 
make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of 
Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor 
of the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Hello Girls’’), in recognition of those 
operators’— 
(A) pioneering military service; 
(B) devotion to duty; and 
(C) 60-year struggle for— 
(i) recognition as soldiers; and 
(ii) veterans’ benefits. 
(2) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the award 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury 
(referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike the 
gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, 
to be determined by the Secretary. 
(3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—After the award of the gold medal 
under paragraph (1), the medal shall be given to the 
Smithsonian Institution, where the medal shall be available 
for display, as appropriate, and made available for research. 
(B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold 
medal received under subparagraph (A) available else-
where, particularly at— 
(i) appropriate locations associated with— 
(I) the Army Signal Corps; 
(II) the Women in Military Service for America 
Memorial; 
(III) the U.S. Army Women’s Museum; and 
(IV) the National World War I Museum and 
Memorial; and 
(ii) any other location determined appropriate by 
the Smithsonian Institution. 
(c) DUPLICATE MEDALS.—Under such regulations as the Sec-
retary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates 
in bronze of the gold medal struck under subsection (b) at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, 
dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
(d) NATIONAL MEDALS.— 
(1) NATIONAL MEDALS.—Medals struck under this section 
are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(2) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134 of 
title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this 
Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is authorized 
to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise 
Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs 
of the medals struck under this Act. 
(2) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the sale 
of duplicate bronze medals authorized under subsection (c) 
shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise 
Fund. 
SEC. 5704. EXTENSION OF COMPETITIVE SERVICE STATUS AUTHORITY 
FOR EMPLOYEES OF A LEAD INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATION. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 419(d)(5) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
SEC. 5705. READMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS. 
Subsection (a) of section 484C of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091c(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SERVICE IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.— 
In this section, the term ‘service in the uniformed services’ means 
service (whether voluntary or involuntary) on active duty in the 
Armed Forces, including such service by a member of the National 
Guard or Reserve.’’.
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DIVISION F—INTELLIGENCE AUTHOR-
IZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the ‘‘Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this division 
is as follows: 
Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 6002. Definitions. 
Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement. 
TITLE LXI—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 6102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
Sec. 6104. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 6105. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
TITLE LXII—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE LXIII—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Intelligence Community Generally 
Sec. 6301. Improvements relating to conflicts of interest in the Intelligence Innova-
tion Board. 
Sec. 6302. National Threat Identification and Prioritization Assessment and Na-
tional Counterintelligence Strategy. 
Sec. 6303. 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 Department of Home-
land Security. 
Sec. 6304. Improvements to advisory board of National Reconnaissance Office. 
Sec. 6305. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants. 
Sec. 6306. Expenditure of funds for certain intelligence and counterintelligence ac-
tivities of the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 6307. Codification of the National Intelligence Management Council. 
Sec. 6308. Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence. 
Sec. 6309. Formalized counterintelligence training for Department of Energy per-
sonnel. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Central Intelligence Agency 
Sec. 6311. Requirements for the Special Victim Investigator. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 6321. Extension of requirement for annual report on strikes undertaken by the 
United States against terrorist targets outside areas of active hostilities. 
Sec. 6322. Budget transparency for open-source intelligence activities. 
Sec. 6323. Report on the mission effect of civilian harm. 
TITLE LXIV—COUNTERING FOREIGN THREATS 
Subtitle A—People’s Republic of China 
Sec. 6401. Assessment of current status of biotechnology of People’s Republic of 
China. 
Sec. 6402. Report on the economic outlook of China. 
Sec. 6403. Intelligence sharing with law enforcement agencies on synthetic opioid 
precursor chemicals originating in People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 6404. Report on efforts of the People’s Republic of China to evade United 
States transparency and national security regulations. 
Sec. 6405. Assessment on recruitment of Mandarin speakers. 
Subtitle B—The Russian Federation 
Sec. 6411. Report on Russian Federation sponsorship of acts of international ter-
rorism.
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Sec. 6412. Assessment of likely course of war in Ukraine. 
Sec. 6413. Ukraine lessons learned working group. 
Subtitle C—International Terrorism 
Sec. 6421. Assessment and report on the threat of ISIS-Khorasan to the United 
States. 
Subtitle D—Other Foreign Threats 
Sec. 6431. Assessment of visa-free travel to and within Western Hemisphere by na-
tionals of countries of concern. 
Sec. 6432. Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence review of visitors and as-
signees. 
Sec. 6433. Assessment of the lessons learned by the intelligence community with 
respect to the Israel-Hamas war. 
Sec. 6434. Central Intelligence Agency intelligence assessment on Tren de Aragua. 
Sec. 6435. Assessment of Maduro regime’s economic and security relationships with 
state sponsors of terrorism and foreign terrorist organizations. 
Sec. 6436. Continued congressional oversight of Iranian expenditures supporting 
foreign military and terrorist activities. 
Sec. 6437. Analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment into the 
United States. 
TITLE LXV—EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 
Sec. 6501. Intelligence strategy to counter foreign adversary efforts to utilize bio-
technologies in ways that threaten United States national security. 
Sec. 6502. Improvements to the roles, missions, and objectives of the National 
Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center. 
Sec. 6503. Enhancing capabilities to detect foreign adversary threats relating to bi-
ological data. 
Sec. 6504. Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Security Center. 
Sec. 6505. Sense of Congress encouraging intelligence community to increase pri-
vate sector capital partnerships and partnership with Federal partners 
to secure enduring technological advantages. 
Sec. 6506. Enhancement of authority for intelligence community public-private tal-
ent exchanges. 
Sec. 6507. Sense of Congress on hostile foreign cyber actors. 
Sec. 6508. Deeming ransomware threats to critical infrastructure as national intel-
ligence priority. 
Sec. 6509. Enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary practices in 
critical mineral projects. 
TITLE LXVI—SECURITY CLEARANCES AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS 
Subtitle A—Security Clearances and Controlled Access Program Improvements 
Sec. 6601. Security clearances held by certain former employees of intelligence com-
munity. 
Sec. 6602. Limitation on availability of funds for new controlled access programs. 
Sec. 6603. Limitation on transfers from controlled access programs. 
Sec. 6604. Data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations. 
Subtitle B—Workforce Improvements 
Sec. 6611. Enabling intelligence community integration. 
Sec. 6612. Appointment of spouses of certain Federal employees. 
Sec. 6613. Plan for staffing the intelligence collection positions of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency. 
Sec. 6614. Congressional notifications and summaries of misconduct regarding em-
ployees within the intelligence community. 
Sec. 6615. Modification to waiver for post-service employment restrictions. 
Sec. 6616. Intelligence community recruitment for certain security-cleared sepa-
rating military members. 
Sec. 6617. Strategy to strengthen intelligence community recruitment efforts in the 
United States territories. 
Sec. 6618. Pilot program on establishing a geospatial workforce development pro-
gram. 
TITLE LXVII—WHISTLEBLOWERS 
Sec. 6701. Improvements to urgent concerns submitted to Inspectors General of the 
Intelligence Community. 
Sec. 6702. Protection for individuals making authorized disclosures to inspectors 
general of elements of the intelligence community.