SEC. 331. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF MEMORANDA 
OF UNDERSTANDING TO FACILITATE INTEL-
LIGENCE-SHARING. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for Intelligence and Analysis, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
Program Manager of the Information Sharing Environ-
ment, shall submit to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an 
assessment of the efficacy of the memoranda of under-
standing signed between Federal, State, local, tribal, and 
territorial agencies to facilitate intelligence-sharing within 
and separate from the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Such 
assessment shall include— 
(1) any language within such memoranda of un-
derstanding that prohibited or may be construed to 
prohibit intelligence-sharing between Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and territorial agencies; and 
(2) any recommendations for memoranda of un-
derstanding to better facilitate intelligence-sharing 
between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
agencies.
SEC. 332. REPORT ON FOREIGN MAN-MADE ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC PULSE WEAPONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees and the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
threat posed by man-made electromagnetic pulse weapons 
to United States interests through 2025, including threats 
from foreign countries and foreign non-State actors. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 333. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTER-
RORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, 
AND DEFEAT AL-QAEDA, ITS AFFILIATED 
GROUPS, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHER-
ENTS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive 
report on the United States counterterrorism strat-
egy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, its 
affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.
(2) COORDINATION.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be prepared in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of De-
fense, and the head of any other department or 
agency of the United States Government that has 
responsibility for activities directed at combating al- 
Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and 
adherents. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A definition of— 
(i) al-Qaeda core, including a list of 
which known individuals constitute al- 
Qaeda core; 
(ii) an affiliated group of al-Qaeda, 
including a list of which known groups 
constitute an affiliate group of al-Qaeda; 
(iii) an associated group of al-Qaeda, 
including a list of which known groups 
constitute an associated group of al-Qaeda; 
(iv) an adherent of al-Qaeda, includ-
ing a list of which known groups constitute 
an adherent of al-Qaeda; and
(v) a group aligned with al-Qaeda, in-
cluding a description of what actions a 
group takes or statements it makes that 
qualify it as a group aligned with al-Qaeda. 
(B) An assessment of the relationship be-
tween all identified al-Qaeda affiliated groups, 
associated groups, and adherents with al-Qaeda 
core. 
(C) An assessment of the strengthening or 
weakening of al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, as-
sociated groups, and adherents, from January 
1, 2010, to the present, including a description 
of the metrics that are used to assess strength-
ening or weakening and an assessment of the 
relative increase or decrease in violent attacks 
attributed to such entities. 
(D) An assessment of whether or not an 
individual can be a member of al-Qaeda core if 
such individual is not located in Afghanistan or 
Pakistan. 
(E) An assessment of whether or not an 
individual can be a member of al-Qaeda core as 
well as a member of an al-Qaeda affiliated 
group, associated group, or adherent. 
(F) A definition of defeat of core al-Qaeda.
(G) An assessment of the extent or coordi-
nation, command, and control between core al- 
Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, 
and adherents, specifically addressing each such 
entity. 
(H) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
counterterrorism operations against core al- 
Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, 
and adherents, and whether such operations 
have had a sustained impact on the capabilities 
and effectiveness of core al-Qaeda, its affiliated 
groups, associated groups, and adherents. 
(4) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate.
SEC. 334. REPORT ON RETRAINING VETERANS IN CYBERSE-
CURITY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, shall submit to Congress recommendations for re-
training veterans and retired members of elements of the 
intelligence community in cybersecurity. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
SEC. 401. GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS TO THE CEN-
TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 12 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3512) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing ‘‘GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘by the Director as a gift 
to the Agency’’ after ‘‘accepted’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this subsection’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this section,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a),’’;
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘this section,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a),’’; 
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(7) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f)(1) The Director may engage in fundraising in 
an official capacity for the benefit of nonprofit organiza-
tions that provide support to surviving family members of 
deceased Agency employees or that otherwise provide sup-
port for the welfare, education, or recreation of Agency 
employees, former Agency employees, or their family mem-
bers. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘fundraising’ means 
the raising of funds through the active participation in the 
promotion, production, or presentation of an event de-
signed to raise funds and does not include the direct solici-
tation of money by any other means.’’. 
SEC. 402. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECU-
RITY AGENCY. 
(a) ELEVATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL STATUS.— 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended—
(1) in section 8G(a)(2), by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Security Agency,’’; and 
(2) in section 12— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the 
National Security Agency,’’ after ‘‘the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the 
National Security Agency,’’ after ‘‘the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration,’’. 
(b) DATE OF APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the resignation, reassignment, or 
removal of the Inspector General of the National Security 
Agency appointed pursuant to section 8G of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) as in effect before 
the date of the enactment of this Act and serving on such 
date, the President shall nominate a person for appoint-
ment, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
as Inspector General of the National Security Agency 
under section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) consistent with the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
(c) TRANSITION RULE.—An individual serving as In-
spector General of the National Security Agency on the 
date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to an appoint-
ment made under section 8G of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)— 
(1) may continue so serving until the President 
makes an appointment under section 3(a) of such 
Act with respect to the National Security Agency 
consistent with the amendments made by subsection 
(a); and 
(2) shall, while serving under paragraph (1), re-
main subject to the provisions of section 8G of such 
Act that, immediately before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, applied with respect to the Inspec-
tor General of the National Security Agency and 
suffer no reduction in pay. 
(d) SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
THE NA-
TIONAL SECURITY AGENCY.—The Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after 
section 8J the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8K. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE NA-
TIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is a General Counsel 
to the Inspector General of the National Security 
Agency, who shall be appointed by the Inspector 
General of the National Security Agency.
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The General Counsel to the In-
spector General of the National Security Agency 
shall— 
‘‘(A) serve as the chief legal officer of the 
Office of the Inspector General of the National 
Security Agency; 
‘‘(B) provide legal services only to the In-
spector General of the National Security Agen-
cy; 
‘‘(C) prescribe professional rules of ethics 
and responsibilities for employees and officers 
of, and contractors to, the Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the National Security Agency; 
‘‘(D) perform such functions as the Inspec-
tor General may prescribe; and 
‘‘(E) serve at the discretion of the Inspec-
tor General. 
‘‘(3) OFFICE
OF
THE
GENERAL
COUNSEL.— 
There is an Office of the General Counsel to the In-
spector General of the National Security Agency. 
The Inspector General may appoint to the Office to 
serve as staff of the General Counsel such legal 
counsel as the Inspector General considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(b) TESTIMONY.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO COMPEL.—The Inspector 
General of the National Security Agency is author-
ized to require by subpoena the attendance and tes-
timony of former employees of the National Security 
Agency or contractors, former contractors, or former 
detailees to the National Security Agency as nec-
essary in the performance of functions assigned to 
the Inspector General by this Act. 
‘‘(2) REFUSAL TO OBEY.—A subpoena issued 
under this subsection, in the case of contumacy or 
refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any 
appropriate United States district court. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Inspector General 
shall notify the Attorney General 7 days before 
issuing any subpoena under this section. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS ON INVESTIGATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY REASONS.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATIONS
OF
PROHIBITIONS.—Not 
later than 7 days after the date on which the Inspec-
tor General of the National Security Agency receives 
notice or a statement under section 8G(d)(2)(C) of 
the reasons the Secretary of Defense is prohibiting 
the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, 
or completing any audit or investigation, the Inspec-
tor General shall submit to the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate an evalua-
tion of such notice or such statement. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION
IN
SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.— 
The Inspector General shall include in the semi-
annual report prepared by the Inspector General in 
accordance with section 5(a) a description of the in-
stances in which the Secretary of Defense prohibited 
the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, 
or completing any audit or investigation during the 
period covered by such report.’’. 
TITLE V—SECURITY CLEARANCE 
REFORM 
SEC. 501. CONTINUOUS EVALUATION AND SHARING OF DE-
ROGATORY INFORMATION REGARDING PER-
SONNEL WITH ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED IN-
FORMATION. 
Section 102A(j) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3024(j)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SENSITIVE 
COMPARTMENTED
INFORMATION’’ and inserting 
‘‘CLASSIFIED INFORMATION’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) ensure that the background of each em-
ployee or officer of an element of the intelligence 
community, each contractor to an element of the in-
telligence community, and each individual employee 
of such a contractor who has been determined to be 
eligible for access to classified information is mon-
itored on a continual basis under standards devel-
oped by the Director, including with respect to the 
frequency of evaluation, during the period of eligi-
bility of such employee or officer of an element of 
the intelligence community, such contractor, or such 
individual employee to such a contractor to deter-
mine whether such employee or officer of an element 
of the intelligence community, such contractor, and 
such individual employee of such a contractor con-
tinues to meet the requirements for eligibility for ac-
cess to classified information; and 
‘‘(6) develop procedures to require information 
sharing between elements of the intelligence commu-
nity concerning potentially derogatory security infor-
mation regarding an employee or officer of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community, a contractor to 
an element of the intelligence community, or an indi-
vidual employee of such a contractor that may im-
pact the eligibility of such employee or officer of an 
element of the intelligence community, such con-
tractor, or such individual employee of such a con-
tractor for a security clearance.’’. 
SEC. 502. REQUIREMENTS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—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: 
‘‘(x) REQUIREMENTS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY CONTRACTORS.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence, in consultation with the head of each department 
of the Federal Government that contains an element of 
the intelligence community and the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency, shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that— 
‘‘(A) any contractor to an element of the 
intelligence community with access to a classi-
fied network or classified information develops 
and operates a security plan that is consistent
with standards established by the Director of 
National Intelligence for intelligence community 
networks; and 
‘‘(B) each contract awarded by an element 
of the intelligence community includes provi-
sions requiring the contractor comply with such 
plan and such standards; 
‘‘(2) conduct periodic assessments of each secu-
rity plan required under paragraph (1)(A) to ensure 
such security plan complies with the requirements of 
such paragraph; and 
‘‘(3) ensure that the insider threat detection ca-
pabilities and insider threat policies of the intel-
ligence community apply to facilities of contractors 
with access to a classified network.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered 
into or renewed after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 503. TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY 
CLEARANCE PROCESSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
conduct an analysis of the relative costs and benefits of
potential improvements to the process for investigating 
persons who are proposed for access to classified informa-
tion and adjudicating whether such persons satisfy the cri-
teria for obtaining and retaining access to such informa-
tion. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF ANALYSIS.—In conducting the 
analysis required by subsection (a), the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall evaluate the costs and benefits as-
sociated with— 
(1) the elimination of manual processes in secu-
rity clearance investigations and adjudications, if 
possible, and automating and integrating the ele-
ments of the investigation process, including— 
(A) the clearance application process; 
(B) case management; 
(C) adjudication management; 
(D) investigation methods for the collec-
tion, analysis, storage, retrieval, and transfer of 
data and records; and 
(E) records management for access and 
eligibility determinations; 
(2) the elimination or reduction, if possible, of 
the use of databases and information sources that 
cannot be accessed and processed automatically elec-
tronically, or modification of such databases and in-
formation sources, to enable electronic access and 
processing; 
(3) the use of government-developed and com-
mercial technology for continuous monitoring and 
evaluation of government and commercial data 
sources that can identify and flag information perti-
nent to adjudication guidelines and eligibility deter-
minations; 
(4) the standardization of forms used for rou-
tine reporting required of cleared personnel (such as 
travel, foreign contacts, and financial disclosures) 
and use of continuous monitoring technology to ac-
cess databases containing such reportable informa-
tion to independently obtain and analyze reportable 
data and events; 
(5) the establishment of an authoritative central 
repository of personnel security information that is 
accessible electronically at multiple levels of classi-
fication and eliminates technical barriers to rapid 
access to information necessary for eligibility deter-
minations and reciprocal recognition thereof; 
(6) using digitally processed fingerprints, as a 
substitute for ink or paper prints, to reduce error 
rates and improve portability of data;
(7) expanding the use of technology to improve 
an applicant’s ability to discover the status of a 
pending security clearance application or reinvestiga-
tion; and 
(8) using government and publicly available 
commercial data sources, including social media, 
that provide independent information pertinent to 
adjudication guidelines to improve quality and time-
liness, and reduce costs, of investigations and re-
investigations. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report on the analysis 
required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 504. REPORT ON RECIPROCITY OF SECURITY CLEAR-
ANCES. 
The head of the entity selected pursuant to section 
3001(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(b)) shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report each year 
through 2017 that describes for the preceding year— 
(1) the periods of time required by authorized 
adjudicative agencies for accepting background in-
vestigations and determinations completed by an au-
thorized investigative entity or authorized adjudica-
tive agency; 
(2) the total number of cases in which a back-
ground investigation or determination completed by 
an authorized investigative entity or authorized ad-
judicative agency is accepted by another agency; 
(3) the total number of cases in which a back-
ground investigation or determination completed by 
an authorized investigative entity or authorized ad-
judicative agency is not accepted by another agency; 
and 
(4) such other information or recommendations 
as the head of the entity selected pursuant to such 
section 3001(b) considers appropriate. 
SEC. 505. IMPROVING THE PERIODIC REINVESTIGATION 
PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until December 31, 2017, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
transmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
strategic plan for updating the process for periodic re-
investigations consistent with a continuous evaluation pro-
gram.
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the costs and benefits associ-
ated with conducting periodic reinvestigations; 
(2) an analysis of the costs and benefits associ-
ated with replacing some or all periodic reinvestiga-
tions with a program of continuous evaluation; 
(3) a determination of how many risk-based 
and ad hoc periodic reinvestigations are necessary on 
an annual basis for each component of the Federal 
Government with employees with security clearances; 
(4) an analysis of the potential benefits of ex-
panding the Government’s use of continuous evalua-
tion tools as a means of improving the effectiveness 
and efficiency of procedures for confirming the eligi-
bility of personnel for continued access to classified 
information; and 
(5) an analysis of how many personnel with 
out-of-scope background investigations are employed 
by, or contracted or detailed to, each element of the 
intelligence community. 
(c) PERIODIC REINVESTIGATIONS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘periodic reinvestigations’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3001(a) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
U.S.C. 3341(a)). 
SEC. 506. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives. 
TITLE VI—TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CENTRAL IN-
TELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949. 
Section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
1949 (50 U.S.C. 3521) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘section 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(E), by striking ‘‘pro-
vider.’’ and inserting ‘‘provider’’.
SEC. 602. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL SE-
CURITY ACT OF 1947 RELATING TO THE PAST 
ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS. 
Section 101(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3021(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7); 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (6); and 
(4) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘the Chairman of the Munitions Board, and 
the Chairman of the Research and Development 
Board,’’. 
SEC. 
603. 
TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS 
TO 
THE 
INTEL-
LIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2013. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 506 of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
277; 126 Stat. 2478) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Section 606(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Paragraph (5) of section 605’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, as redesignated by section 
310(a)(4)(B) of this Act,’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–277). 
Passed the House of Representatives May 30, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4681 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 
and 2015 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis-
ability System, and for other purposes.