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for assisting the head of such element in the identification and 
adoption of technology to advance mission needs. 
(d) PROHIBITION OF DUAL APPOINTMENT.—Any chief technology 
officer designated pursuant to subsection (a) may not concurrently 
serve as the chief information officer, the chief data officer, or 
the principal science officer of any element of the intelligence 
community. 
SEC. 7505. REQUIREMENT TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL SECURITY 
CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(B) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(C) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘covered 
contract or agreement’’, with respect to an entity, means a 
contract or other agreement between that entity and an element 
of the intelligence community the performance of which requires 
a specified number of covered persons to hold a security clear-
ance. 
(3) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered person’’, with 
respect to an entity, means a contractor or employee of that 
entity. 
(b) PLAN AND STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than April 1, 2024, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall— 
(A) complete a study on the feasibility and advisability 
of implementing a program to authorize additional security 
clearances for certain contractors as described in subsection 
(c); 
(B) develop a plan to implement the program described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 
(i) a report on the findings of the Director with 
respect to the study completed pursuant to subpara-
graph (A); and 
(ii) the plan developed pursuant to subparagraph 
(B). 
(2) STUDY ELEMENTS.—The study completed pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(A) shall address the following: 
(A) For contracts agreed to after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, how private entities that contract with 
the intelligence community would make payments for addi-
tional clearances for their employees and how the intel-
ligence community would receive payments. 
(B) A list of and changes to provisions of law required 
in order to fully implement the program required by sub-
section (c) and achieve the intent indicated in subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph. 
(C) Such considerations as the Director may have for 
carrying out the program required by subsection (c) and 
achieving the intent indicated in subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph.
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(c) PROGRAM TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL SECURITY CLEARANCES 
FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.— Subject to the limitations described 
in subsection (d), the Director shall establish a program under 
which— 
(1) any entity that enters into a covered contract or agree-
ment with an element of the intelligence community may des-
ignate an additional number of covered persons who may 
submit an application for a security clearance; 
(2) the appropriate authorized investigative agency and 
authorized adjudicative agency, as such terms are defined in 
section 3001(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(a)), shall— 
(A) upon receiving such an application— 
(i) conduct an appropriate investigation of the 
background of the additional covered person; and 
(ii) make a determination as to whether the addi-
tional covered person is eligible for access to classified 
information; and 
(B) if the determination under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
is favorable, upon any of the specified number of covered 
persons required to hold a security clearance for the 
performance of work under that covered contract or agree-
ment becoming unable to perform such work, make a deter-
mination as to whether the additional covered person has 
a demonstrated need-to-know under Executive Order 12968 
(60 Fed. Reg. 40245; relating to access to classified informa-
tion), or any successor thereto, or Executive Order 10865 
(25 Fed. Reg. 1583; relating to safeguarding classified 
information within industry), or any successor thereto 
(without requiring an additional investigation to be con-
ducted under subparagraph (A)(i)); and 
(3) if the additional covered person receives a favorable 
determination regarding the need-to-know under paragraph 
(2)(B) and signs an approved nondisclosure agreement, the 
additional covered person may perform such work in lieu of 
such covered person. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—The limitations described in this subsection 
are as follows: 
(1) LIMITATION ON NUMBER DESIGNATED PER CONTRACT.— 
The additional number designated by an entity under the pro-
gram established pursuant to subsection (c) for each covered 
contract or agreement may not exceed the greater of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) 10 percent of the number of security clearances 
required to be held by covered persons to perform work 
under the covered contract or agreement. 
(B) 1 person. 
(2) LIMITATION ON NUMBER DESIGNATED PER ENTITY.—The 
total additional number designated by an entity under the 
program established pursuant to subsection (c) may not exceed 
the greater of the following: 
(A) 10 percent of the sum total number of security 
clearances required to be held by covered persons to per-
form work under all covered contracts or agreements of 
the entity. 
(B) 1 person. 
(e) PROHIBITIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—No application for a security clearance 
may be submitted by a covered person of an entity or granted 
pursuant to the program established under subsection (c) in 
excess of the limitations under subsection (d) applicable to 
such entity. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON BEARING COSTS.—No head of an element 
of the intelligence community may bear any cost associated 
with granting or maintaining a security clearance the applica-
tion for which is submitted pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed as requiring the head of an element of the intelligence 
community to grant any covered person access to classified informa-
tion if a favorable determination of eligibility to access such classi-
fied information is not made with respect to such person. 
SEC. 7506. INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION BOARD.— 
There is established in the executive branch of the Federal Govern-
ment a board to be known as the Intelligence Innovation Board 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Board is to provide to the 
Director of National Intelligence and the heads of the other elements 
of the intelligence community advice and recommendations on 
changes to the culture, organizational structures, processes, and 
functions of the intelligence community necessary to address the 
adoption of emerging technologies by the intelligence community 
and to accelerate such adoption. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Board shall be com-
posed of 9 members appointed by the Director of National 
Intelligence, after consultation with the Chair and Ranking 
Member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Chair and Vice Chair 
of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, from 
among citizens of the United States— 
(A) who are not officers or employees of an element 
of the intelligence community; 
(B) who are eligible to hold an appropriate security 
clearance; 
(C) who have demonstrated academic, government, 
business, or other expertise relevant to the mission and 
functions of the intelligence community; and 
(D) who the Director of National Intelligence deter-
mines— 
(i) meet at least 1 of the qualifications described 
in paragraph (2); and 
(ii) do not present any active or potential conflict 
of interest. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The qualifications described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(i) A proven track record of sound judgment in 
leading or governing a large and complex private sector 
corporation or organization. 
(ii) A proven track record as a distinguished aca-
demic or researcher at an accredited institution of
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higher education (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). 
(iii) 
Demonstrated 
experience 
in 
identifying 
emerging technologies and facilitating the adoption of 
such technologies into the operations of large organiza-
tions in either the public or private sector. 
(iv) Demonstrated experience in developing new 
technology. 
(v) Demonstrated experience in technical evalua-
tions of commercial products. 
(vi) Demonstrated expertise in privacy and civil 
liberties implications associated with emerging tech-
nologies. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP
STRUCTURE.—The Director shall 
ensure that no more than 4 concurrently serving members 
of the Board qualify for membership on the Board based 
predominately on a single qualification set forth under 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) CHAIR.—The Board shall have a Chair, who shall be 
appointed by the Director of National Intelligence from among 
the members of the Board, after consultation with the Chair 
and Ranking Member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Chair 
and Vice Chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate. 
(4) NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Director of National Intelligence appoints a 
member to the Board under paragraph (1), or appoints a 
member of the Board as Chair under paragraph (3), the Director 
shall notify the congressional intelligence committees, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of such 
appointment in writing. 
(5) TERMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), each member of the Board shall be appointed for 
a term of 2 years. 
(B) VACANCIES.—A member of the Board appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the 
term for which the predecessor of the member was 
appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of 
that term. A vacancy in the Board shall not affect the 
powers of the Board and shall be filled in the manner 
in which the original appointment was made. 
(C) REAPPOINTMENTS.—A member of the Board may 
not be reappointed for an additional term, unless the 
Director of National Intelligence certifies to the congres-
sional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives that reappointment 
for a single additional term is vital to the completion of 
an ongoing project or initiative of the Board. 
(6) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board 
shall serve without pay. 
(7) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Board may 
reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses, subject to a 
process established by the Director and in accordance with