Title: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues.
For example, the bill

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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                                                       Calendar No. 116
117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2610

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and 
 intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
    Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2021

  Mr. Warner, from the Select Committee on Intelligence, reported the 
    following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the 
                                calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and 
 intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
    Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 ``Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''.
    (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

               Subtitle A--Intelligence Community Matters

Sec. 301. Increasing agricultural and commercial intelligence measures.
Sec. 302. Plan for allowing contracts with providers of services 
                            relating to sensitive compartmented 
                            information facilities.
Sec. 303. Plan to establish commercial geospatial intelligence data and 
                            services program office.
Sec. 304. Investment strategy for commercial geospatial intelligence 
                            services acquisition.
Sec. 305. Central Intelligence Agency Acquisition Innovation Center 
                            report, strategy, and plan.
Sec. 306. Improving authorities relating to national 
                            counterintelligence and security.
Sec. 307. Removal of Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence 
                            Community from level IV of the Executive 
                            Schedule.
Sec. 308. Requirements relating to construction of facilities to be 
                            used primarily by intelligence community.
Sec. 309. Director of National Intelligence support for intelligence 
                            community diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
                            accessibility activities.
Sec. 310. Establishment of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of 
                            the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 311. Clarification of authority of National Reconnaissance Office.
Sec. 312. Director of National Intelligence declassification review of 
                            information relating to terrorist attacks 
                            of September 11, 2001.
Sec. 313. Establishment of Chaplain Corps of the Central Intelligence 
                            Agency.
Sec. 314. Pilot program on recruitment and retention in Office of 
                            Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
                            of the Treasury.
Sec. 315. Pilot program on student loan repayment at Office of 
                            Intelligence and Analysis of Department of 
                            the Treasury.
Sec. 316. Prohibition on collection and analysis of United States 
                            persons' information by intelligence 
                            community based on First Amendment-
                            protected activities.
Sec. 317. Sense of the Senate on the use of intelligence community 
                            resources for collection, assessment, and 
                            analysis of information pertaining 
                            exclusively to United States persons absent 
                            a foreign nexus.
      Subtitle B--Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

Sec. 321. Submittal of complaints and information by whistleblowers in 
                            the intelligence community to Congress.
Sec. 322. Definitions and authorities regarding whistleblower 
                            complaints and information of urgent 
                            concern received by Inspectors General of 
                            the intelligence community.
Sec. 323. Harmonization of whistleblower protections.
Sec. 324. Prohibition against disclosure of whistleblower identity as 
                            reprisal against whistleblower disclosure 
                            by employees and contractors in 
                            intelligence community.
  Subtitle C--Reports and Assessments Pertaining to the Intelligence 
                               Community

Sec. 331. Report on efforts to build an integrated hybrid space 
                            architecture.
Sec. 332. Report on Project Maven transition.
Sec. 333. Assessment of intelligence community counternarcotics 
                            capabilities.
Sec. 334. Assessment of intelligence community's intelligence-sharing 
                            relationships with Latin American partners 
                            in counternarcotics.
Sec. 335. Report on United States Southern Command intelligence 
                            capabilities.
Sec. 336. Director of National Intelligence report on trends in 
                            technologies of strategic importance to 
                            United States.
Sec. 337. Report on Nord Stream II companies and intelligence ties.
Sec. 338. Assessment of Organization of Defensive Innovation and 
                            Research activities.
Sec. 339. Report on intelligence community support to Visas Mantis 
                            program.
Sec. 340. Plan for artificial intelligence digital ecosystem.
Sec. 341. Study on utility of expanded personnel management authority.
Sec. 342. Assessment of role of foreign groups in domestic violent 
                            extremism.
Sec. 343. Report on the assessment of all-source cyber intelligence 
                            information, with an emphasis on supply 
                            chain risks.
Sec. 344. Review of National Security Agency and United States Cyber 
                            Command.
Sec. 345. Support for and oversight of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena 
                            Task Force.
Sec. 346. Publication of unclassified appendices from reports on 
                            intelligence community participation in 
                            Vulnerabilities Equities Process.
Sec. 347. Report on future structure and responsibilities of Foreign 
                            Malign Influence Center.
                 Subtitle D--People's Republic of China

Sec. 351. Assessment of posture and capabilities of intelligence 
                            community with respect to actions of the 
                            People's Republic of China targeting 
                            Taiwan.
Sec. 352. Plan to cooperate with intelligence agencies of key 
                            democratic countries regarding 
                            technological competition with People's 
                            Republic of China.
Sec. 353. Assessment of People's Republic of China genomic collection.
Sec. 354. Updates to annual reports on influence operations and 
                            campaigns in the United States by the 
                            Chinese Communist Party.
Sec. 355. Report on influence of People's Republic of China through 
                            Belt and Road Initiative projects with 
                            other countries.
Sec. 356. Study on the creation of an official digital currency by the 
                            People's Republic of China.
Sec. 357. Report on efforts of Chinese Communist Party to erode freedom 
                            and autonomy in Hong Kong.
Sec. 358. Report on targeting of renewable sectors by China.
                  TITLE IV--ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS

Sec. 401. Definition of anomalous health incident.
Sec. 402. Assessment and report on interagency communication relating 
                            to efforts to address anomalous health 
                            incidents.
Sec. 403. Advisory panel on the Office of Medical Services of the 
                            Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 404. Joint task force to investigate anomalous health incidents.
Sec. 405. Reporting on occurrence of anomalous health incidents.
Sec. 406. Access to certain facilities of United States Government for 
                            assessment of anomalous health conditions.
           TITLE V--SECURITY CLEARANCES AND TRUSTED WORKFORCE

Sec. 501. Exclusivity, consistency, and transparency in security 
                            clearance procedures, and right to appeal.
Sec. 502. Federal policy on sharing of derogatory information 
                            pertaining to contractor employees in the 
                            trusted workforce.
Sec. 503. Performance measures regarding timeliness for personnel 
                            mobility.
Sec. 504. Governance of Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.
                  TITLE VI--OTHER INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

Sec. 601. National Technology Strategy.
Sec. 602. Improvements relating to continuity of Privacy and Civil 
                            Liberties Oversight Board membership.
Sec. 603. Air America.
Sec. 604. Access by Comptroller General of the United States to certain 
                            cybersecurity records.
Sec. 605. Reports on intelligence support for and capacity of the 
                            Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and the 
                            House of Representatives and the United 
                            States Capitol Police.
Sec. 606. Study on vulnerability of Global Positioning System to 
                            hostile actions.
Sec. 607. Authority for transportation of federally owned canines 
                            associated with force protection duties of 
                            intelligence community.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term 
        ``congressional intelligence committees'' 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 ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given such term in such section.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the following elements of the United States Government:
            (1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
            (2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
            (3) The Department of Defense.
            (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
            (5) The National Security Agency.
            (6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
        and the Department of the Air Force.
            (7) The Coast Guard.
            (8) The Department of State.
            (9) The Department of the Treasury.
            (10) The Department of Energy.
            (11) The Department of Justice.
            (12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
            (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
            (14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
            (15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
            (16) The Department of Homeland Security.
            (17) The Space Force.

SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Specifications of Amounts.--The amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under section 101 for the conduct of the intelligence 
activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through (17) of 
section 101, are those specified in the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations prepared to accompany this Act.
    (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
            (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 suitable distribution of 
        the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
        subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, 
        within the executive branch of the Federal Government.
            (3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly 
        disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
        portion of such Schedule except--
                    (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
                Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
                of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));
                    (B) to the extent necessary to implement the 
                budget; or
                    (C) as otherwise required by law.

SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the 
Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2022 the sum of 
$615,600,000.
    (b) Classified Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community 
Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for 
fiscal year 2022 such additional amounts as are specified in the 
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a).

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

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 
2022.

                TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

               Subtitle A--Intelligence Community Matters

SEC. 301. INCREASING AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE MEASURES.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 
        the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
        and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Armed 
        Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
        on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal Government entities, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the 
options for the intelligence community to improve intelligence support 
to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if 
necessary.

SEC. 302. PLAN FOR ALLOWING CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDERS OF SERVICES 
              RELATING TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for allowing 
elements of the intelligence community to contract with providers of 
services relating to sensitive compartmented information facilities for 
use of those facilities by businesses and organizations on contracts at 
multiple security levels.
    (c) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (b) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An explanation of how the Director of National 
        Intelligence will leverage the contracting methodology the 
        National Reconnaissance Office has used to provide leased 
        sensitive compartmented information facility space to 
        businesses and organizations.
            (2) Policy and budget guidance to incentivize Federal 
        agencies to implement the plan required by subsection (b).

SEC. 303. PLAN TO ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA AND 
              SERVICES PROGRAM OFFICE.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Plan Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Reconnaissance 
Office and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 
in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
jointly develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
plan to establish an office described in subsection (c).
    (c) Office Described.--An office described in this subsection is a 
co-located joint commercial geospatial intelligence data and services 
program office at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the head 
of which shall be a representative from the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency and the deputy head of which shall be a 
representative from the National Reconnaissance Office.
    (d) Contents.--The plan required by subsection (b) shall include 
the following:
            (1) Milestones for implementation of the plan.
            (2) An updated acquisition strategy that--
                    (A) provides for an annual evaluation of new 
                capabilities with opportunities to contract with or 
                terminate use of commercial providers at least 
                annually; and
                    (B) considers efficiencies to be gained from 
                closely coordinated acquisitions of geospatial 
                intelligence data and services.
            (3) A plan for the establishment of a commercial geospatial 
        intelligence data innovation fund equaling at least 10 percent 
        of the total commercial data investment of the National 
        Reconnaissance Office to enable the rapid procurement of data 
        supporting emerging global mission requirements.

SEC. 304. INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR COMMERCIAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE 
              SERVICES ACQUISITION.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Strategy Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress an investment strategy for the 
acquisition of commercial geospatial intelligence data services and 
analytics by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
    (c) Contents.--The strategy required by subsection (b) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A plan to increase purchases of unclassified geospatial 
        intelligence data services and analytics to meet global mission 
        requirements of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 
        while maximizing enterprise access agreements for procured data 
        and services.
            (2) An articulation of the relationship between geospatial 
        intelligence data and services and how such data and services 
        are purchased, identifying in particular any challenges to 
        procuring such services independent of the underlying data.

SEC. 305. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACQUISITION INNOVATION CENTER 
              REPORT, STRATEGY, AND PLAN.

    (a) Requirement for Report and Strategy.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees--
            (1) a report stating the mission and purpose of the 
        Acquisition Innovation Center of the Agency; and
            (2) a strategy for incorporating the Acquisition Innovation 
        Center into the standard operating procedures and procurement 
        and acquisition practices of the Agency.
    (b) Requirement for Implementation Plan.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall, using 
the findings of the Director with respect to the report submitted under 
subsection (a)(1), submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
an implementation plan that addresses--
            (1) how the Director will ensure the contracting officers 
        of the Agency and the technical representatives of the 
        Acquisition Innovation Center for the contracting officers have 
        access to the technical expertise required to inform 
        requirements development, technology maturity assessments, and 
        monitoring of acquisitions;
            (2) how the plan specifically applies to technical 
        industries, including telecommunications, software, aerospace, 
        and large-scale construction; and
            (3) projections for resources necessary to support the 
        Acquisition Innovation Center, including staff, training, and 
        contracting support tools.

SEC. 306. IMPROVING AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATIONAL 
              COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY.

    (a) Duties of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center.--Section 902(c) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement 
Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) To organize and lead strategic planning for 
        counterintelligence activities in support of National 
        Counterintelligence Strategy objectives and other national 
        counterintelligence priorities by integrating all instruments 
        of national power, including diplomatic, financial, military, 
        intelligence, homeland security, and law enforcement 
        activities, within and among Federal agencies.''.
    (b) Changes to the Functions of the National Counterintelligence 
and Security Center.--
            (1) Evaluation of implementation of national 
        counterintelligence strategy.--Paragraph (3) of section 904(d) 
        of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3383(d)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Implementation of national counterintelligence 
        strategy.--To evaluate on an ongoing basis the implementation 
        of the National Counterintelligence Strategy by the 
        intelligence community and other appropriate elements of the 
        United States Government and to submit to the President, the 
        congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 
        of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), the 
        National Security Council, the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, and the National Counterintelligence 
        Policy Board periodic reports on such evaluation, including a 
        discussion of any shortfalls in the implementation of the 
        Strategy and recommendations for remedies for such 
        shortfalls.''.
            (2) National counterintelligence program budget.--Paragraph 
        (5) of such section is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``oversee and'' before 
                        ``coordinate''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``in furtherance of the 
                        National Counterintelligence Strategy and other 
                        strategic counterintelligence priorities'' 
                        before ``of the Department of Defense''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the National 
                Security Council'' and inserting ``the congressional 
                intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the 
                National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), the 
                National Security Council, the Director of the Office 
                of Management and Budget, and the National 
                Counterintelligence Policy Board''.
            (3) National counterintelligence outreach, watch, and 
        warning.--
                    (A) Counterintelligence vulnerability risk 
                assessments.--Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7) of such 
                section is amended by striking ``surveys of the 
                vulnerability of the United States Government, and the 
                private sector,'' and inserting ``counterintelligence 
                risk assessments and surveys of the vulnerability of 
                the United States''.
                    (B) Outreach.--Subparagraph (B) of such paragraph 
                is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Outreach.--
                            ``(i) Outreach programs and activities.--To 
                        carry out and coordinate, consistent with other 
                        applicable provisions of law and in 
                        consultation with appropriate Federal 
                        departments and agencies, outreach programs and 
                        outreach activities on counterintelligence to 
                        other elements of the United States Government, 
                        State, local, and Tribal governments, foreign 
                        governments and allies of the United States, 
                        the private sector, and United States academic 
                        institutions.
                            ``(ii) Public warnings.--To coordinate the 
                        dissemination to the public of warnings on 
                        intelligence threats to the United States.''.

SEC. 307. REMOVAL OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE INTELLIGENCE 
              COMMUNITY FROM LEVEL IV OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.

    Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community''.

SEC. 308. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES TO BE 
              USED PRIMARILY BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

    Section 602(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3304(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$6,000,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$6,000,000''.

SEC. 309. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR INTELLIGENCE 
              COMMUNITY DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3231 et. seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1111. SUPPORT FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIVERSITY, EQUITY, 
              INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Definition of Covered Workforce Activities.--In this section, 
the term `covered workforce activities' includes--
            ``(1) activities relating to the recruitment or retention 
        of personnel in the workforce of the intelligence community; 
        and
            ``(2) activities relating to the workforce of the 
        intelligence community and diversity, equity, inclusion, or 
        accessibility.
    ``(b) Authority to Support Covered Workforce Activities.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the 
availability of appropriations made available to the Director of 
National Intelligence for covered workforce activities, the Director 
may, with or without reimbursement, support such covered workforce 
activities of the various elements of the intelligence community as the 
Director determines will benefit the intelligence community as a 
whole.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the beginning of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1110 the following:

``Sec. 1111. Support for intelligence community diversity, equity, 
                            inclusion, and accessibility activities.''.

SEC. 310. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICER OF 
              THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 103J (50 
U.S.C. 3034a) the following:

``SEC. 103K. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICER OF THE 
              INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

    ``(a) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence 
Community.--Within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
there is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence 
Community who shall be appointed by the Director of National 
Intelligence.
    ``(b) Duties.--The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the 
Intelligence Community shall--
            ``(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Director of 
        National Intelligence and the Principal Deputy Director of 
        National Intelligence on diversity, equity, and inclusion in 
        the intelligence community;
            ``(2) lead the development and implementation of strategies 
        and initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in 
        the intelligence community; and
            ``(3) perform such other duties, consistent with paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), as may be prescribed by the Director.
    ``(c) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not less frequently than once 
each year, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the 
Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
communities a report on the implementation of the strategies and 
initiatives developed pursuant to subsection (b)(2) and the execution 
of related expenditures.
    ``(d) Prohibition on Simultaneous Service as Other Diversity, 
Equity, and Inclusion or Equal Employment Opportunity Officer.--An 
individual serving in the position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
Officer of the Intelligence Community may not, while so serving, serve 
as either the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer or the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Officer of any other department or agency, or 
component thereof, of the United States Government.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the beginning of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
103J the following:

``Sec. 103K. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the 
                            Intelligence Community.''.
    (c) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be used to increase the number of full-time equivalent 
employees of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in 
order to carry out section 103K of such Act, as added by subsection 
(a).

SEC. 311. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.

    Section 106A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Clarification of Authority.--
            ``(1) Prohibition on transfer of elements.--No element of 
        the National Reconnaissance Office may be transferred to the 
        Space Force.
            ``(2) No effect on authorities.--Nothing in chapter 908 of 
        title 10, United States Code, shall affect the authorities, 
        duties, or responsibilities of the Director of the National 
        Reconnaissance Office, including with respect to the authority 
        of the Director to operate a unified organization to carry out 
        the research, development, test, evaluation, acquisition, 
        launch, deployment, and operations of overhead reconnaissance 
        systems and related data processing facilities of the National 
        Reconnaissance Office.''.

SEC. 312. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF 
              INFORMATION RELATING TO TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 
              11, 2001.

    (a) Declassification Review Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, and the heads of such other elements of the intelligence 
community as the Director of National Intelligence considers 
appropriate, commence a declassification review, which the Director of 
National Intelligence shall complete not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, to determine what additional 
information relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
can be appropriately declassified and shared with the public.
    (b) Information Covered.--The information reviewed under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) Information relating to the direction, facilitation, 
        and other support provided to the individuals who carried out 
        the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
            (2) Information from Operation Encore and the PENTTBOM 
        investigation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives a report on the findings of the Director with respect 
to the declassification review conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 313. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAPLAIN CORPS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
              AGENCY.

    The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 26. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.

    ``(a) Establishment of Chaplain Corps.--There is in the Agency a 
Chaplain Corps for the provision of spiritual or religious pastoral 
services.
    ``(b) Chief of Chaplains.--The head of the Chaplain Corps shall be 
the Chief of Chaplains, who shall be appointed by the Director.
    ``(c) Staff and Administration.--
            ``(1) Staff.--The Director may appoint and fix the 
        compensation of such staff of the Chaplain Corps as the 
        Director considers appropriate, except that the Director may 
        not--
                    ``(A) appoint more than 10 full-time equivalent 
                positions; or
                    ``(B) provide basic pay to any member of the staff 
                of the Chaplain Corps at an annual rate of basic pay in 
                excess of the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 
                as provided in section 5332 of title 5, United States 
                Code.
            ``(2) Administration.--The Director may--
                    ``(A) reimburse members of the staff of the 
                Chaplain Corps for work-related travel expenses;
                    ``(B) provide security clearances to such members; 
                and
                    ``(C) furnish such physical workspace at the 
                headquarters building of the Agency as the Director 
                considers appropriate.''.

SEC. 314. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN OFFICE OF 
              INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
              TREASURY.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Assistant Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis in the Department of the Treasury shall carry 
out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
adjustments of rates of pay to recruit and retain staff for high-demand 
positions in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
of the Treasury.
    (b) Duration.--The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program required by subsection (a) during the 4-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Additional Pay.--Under the pilot program required by subsection 
(a), the Assistant Secretary shall, notwithstanding any provision of 
title 5, United States Code, governing the rates of pay or 
classification of employees in the executive branch, prescribe the rate 
of basic pay for financial and cyber intelligence analyst positions 
designated under subsection (d) at rates--
            (1) not greater than 130 percent of the maximum basic rate 
        of pay and locality pay that such positions would otherwise be 
        eligible for; and
            (2) not greater than the rate of basic pay payable for 
        level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 
        5, United States Code.
    (d) Designated Positions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), under 
        the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Assistant 
        Secretary shall designate not fewer than 5 percent and not more 
        than 25 percent of the total number of positions in the Office, 
        including positions to be filled by new hires, as financial or 
        cyber intelligence analyst positions eligible for the 
        additional pay under subsection (c).
            (2) Current employees.--The Assistant Secretary may 
        designate under paragraph (1) a position filled by an employee 
        who was employed in that position on the day before the date of 
        the enactment of this Act only if the employee was in the top 
        one-third of performance rankings for the position within the 
        Office for the duration of the 2-year period ending on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Briefing on the Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once 
each year thereafter for the duration of the period set forth in 
subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall provide the congressional 
intelligence committees and the Director of National Intelligence with 
a briefing on the pilot program required by subsection (a).
    (f) Report on the Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days before 
the last day of the period set forth in subsection (b), the Assistant 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Director of National Intelligence a report on 
the effectiveness of the pilot program and recommendations on whether 
the pilot program should be extended, modified, or ended.
    (g) Recommendations of Director of National Intelligence.--Not 
later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
recommendations as to--
            (1) which, if any, other elements of the intelligence 
        community would benefit from a program similar to the pilot 
        program required by subsection (a); and
            (2) what, if any, modifications the Director would 
        recommend for such elements.
    (h) Retention of Prescribed Rates of Pay After Termination of Pilot 
Program.--After the period set forth in subsection (b), the Assistant 
Secretary may continue to pay a person, who received pay during such 
period pursuant to a rate of basic pay prescribed under subsection (c), 
at a rate of basic pay not to exceed the rate of basic pay that was in 
effect for the person on the day before the last day of such period, 
until such time as the applicable rate of basic pay for the person 
under the General Schedule exceeds the rate of basic pay that was so in 
effect under subsection (c).

SEC. 315. PILOT PROGRAM ON STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AT OFFICE OF 
              INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

    (a) Pilot Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary for 
        Intelligence and Analysis in the Department of the Treasury 
        shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
        advisability of using repayment of loans on behalf of persons 
        that were used by the persons to finance education as a 
        recruitment incentive for employment at the Office of 
        Intelligence and Analysis of China specialists, data 
        scientists, cyber specialists, and others with any other 
        analytic or technical capabilities that are in high demand by 
        the Office.
    (b) Loan Repayments.--
            (1) In general.--Under the pilot program, the Assistant 
        Secretary may repay the principal, interest, and related 
        expenses of a loan obtained by a covered person to finance 
        education.
            (2) Covered persons.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a 
        covered person is a person who agrees to an offer from the 
        Assistant Secretary to participate in the pilot program before 
        beginning employment in the Office.
            (3) Limitation on total amount.--Under the pilot program, 
        the Assistant Secretary may repay not more than $100,000 on 
        behalf of any one person.
            (4) Limitation on annual amount of payments.--Under the 
        pilot program, the Assistant Secretary may repay not more than 
        $15,000 on behalf of any one person in any one fiscal year.
            (5) Timing and period of payments.--In repaying a loan of a 
        person under the pilot program, the Assistant Secretary shall 
        make payments--
                    (A) on a monthly basis; and
                    (B) only during the period beginning on the date on 
                which the person begins employment with the Office and 
                ending on the date on which the person leaves 
                employment with the Office.
    (c) Duration.--The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program during the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2024.
    (d) Limitation on Number of Participants.--The total number of 
individuals receiving a loan repayment under the pilot program during 
any fiscal year may not exceed 10.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
        Assistant Secretary shall--
                    (A) establish such requirements relating to the 
                academic or specialized training of participants as the 
                Assistant Secretary considers appropriate to ensure 
                that participants are prepared for employment as 
                intelligence analysts; and
                    (B) periodically review the areas of high demand 
                for particular analytic or technical capabilities and 
                determine which academic areas of specialization may be 
                most useful in addressing that demand.
            (2) Use of existing programs.--The Assistant Secretary 
        shall assess the feasibility and advisability of administering 
        the pilot program by leveraging student loan programs of the 
        Department of the Treasury that were in effect on the day 
        before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a preliminary report on the pilot 
        program, including a description of the pilot program and the 
        authorities to be utilized in carrying out the pilot program.
            (2) Annual report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the 
                commencement of the pilot program and annually 
                thereafter until the program ends, the Assistant 
                Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
                intelligence committees and the Director of National 
                Intelligence a report on the pilot program.
                    (B) Contents.--Each report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) a description of the activities under 
                        the pilot program, including the number of 
                        individuals who participated in the pilot 
                        program;
                            (ii) an assessment of the effectiveness of 
                        the pilot program as a recruitment tool; and
                            (iii) such recommendations for legislative 
                        or administrative action as the Assistant 
                        Secretary considers appropriate in light of the 
                        pilot program.
            (3) Recommendations.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        commencement of the pilot program, the Director of National 
        Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
        committees the recommendations of the Director as to which, if 
        any, other elements of the intelligence community would benefit 
        from establishing a loan repayment program similar to the pilot 
        program required by subsection (a), and what, if any, 
        modifications the Director would recommend to the program if it 
        were established.
    (g) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act, $1,300,000 shall be available until expended to carry out this 
section. Of such amounts--
            (1) $1,000,000 shall be available for repayment of loans; 
        and
            (2) $300,000 shall be available for a period of 2 years 
        during the pilot program to hire personnel to administer the 
        pilot program.

SEC. 316. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF UNITED STATES 
              PERSONS' INFORMATION BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BASED ON 
              FIRST AMENDMENT-PROTECTED ACTIVITIES.

    No element of the intelligence community may collect or analyze a 
United States person's information solely upon the basis of an activity 
protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States.

SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE USE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
              RESOURCES FOR COLLECTION, ASSESSMENT, AND ANALYSIS OF 
              INFORMATION PERTAINING EXCLUSIVELY TO UNITED STATES 
              PERSONS ABSENT A FOREIGN NEXUS.

    It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department 
        of Homeland Security do vital work in enforcing the rule of law 
        and safeguarding the people of the United States from harm;
            (2) the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
        2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3638) sought to facilitate 
        greater information sharing between law enforcement and 
        intelligence communities for the purpose of thwarting attacks 
        on the homeland from international terrorist organizations;
            (3) National Intelligence Program funds should be expended 
        only in support of intelligence activities with a foreign nexus 
        consistent with the definition of intelligence provided by 
        Congress in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
        U.S.C. 3003); and
            (4) the intelligence community should not engage in the 
        collection, assessment, or analysis of information that 
        pertains exclusively to United States persons absent a foreign 
        nexus.

      Subtitle B--Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

SEC. 321. SUBMITTAL OF COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION BY WHISTLEBLOWERS IN 
              THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Amendments to Inspector General Act of 1978.--
            (1) Appointment of security officers.--Section 8H of the 
        Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
                (i); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the 
                following:
    ``(h) Appointment of Security Officers.--Each Inspector General 
under this section, including the designees of the Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense pursuant to subsection (a)(3), shall appoint 
within their offices security officers to provide, on a permanent 
basis, confidential, security-related guidance and direction to an 
employee of their respective establishment, an employee assigned or 
detailed to such establishment, or an employee of a contractor of such 
establishment who intends to report to Congress a complaint or 
information, so that such employee can obtain direction on how to 
report to Congress in accordance with appropriate security 
practices.''.
            (2) Procedures.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
        amended--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the employee may 
contact the intelligence committees directly as described in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection or in subsection (a)(4) only if the employee--
            ``(i) before making such a contact, furnishes to the head 
        of the establishment, through the Inspector General (or 
        designee), a statement of the employee's complaint or 
        information and notice of the employee's intent to contact the 
        intelligence committees directly; and
            ``(ii)(I) obtains and follows from the head of the 
        establishment, through the Inspector General (or designee), 
        procedural direction on how to contact the intelligence 
        committees in accordance with appropriate security practices; 
        or
            ``(II) obtains and follows such procedural direction from 
        the applicable security officer appointed under subsection (h).
    ``(B) If an employee seeks procedural direction under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) and does not receive such procedural direction within 30 days, 
or receives insufficient direction to report to Congress a complaint or 
information, the employee may contact the intelligence committees 
directly without obtaining or following the procedural direction 
otherwise required under such subparagraph.''; and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
    ``(3) An employee of an element of the intelligence community who 
intends to report to Congress a complaint or information may report 
such complaint or information to--
            ``(A) the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, a nonpartisan member 
        of the committee staff designated for purposes of receiving 
        complaints or information under this section, or a member of 
        the majority staff and a member of the minority staff of the 
        committee; or
            ``(B) the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Permanent 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives, a nonpartisan member of the committee staff 
        designated for purposes of receiving complaints or information 
        under this section, or a member of the majority staff and a 
        member of the minority staff of the committee.''.
            (3) Clarification of right to report directly to 
        congress.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding 
        at the end the following:
    ``(4) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d), an 
employee of an element of the intelligence community who intends to 
report to Congress a complaint or information may report such complaint 
or information directly to Congress, regardless of whether the 
complaint or information is with respect to an urgent concern--
            ``(A) in lieu of reporting such complaint or information 
        under paragraph (1); or
            ``(B) in addition to reporting such complaint or 
        information under paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Amendments to National Security Act of 1947.--
            (1) Appointment of security officers.--Section 103H(j) of 
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(j)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) The Inspector General shall appoint within the Office of the 
Inspector General security officers as required by subsection (h) of 
section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
            (2) Procedures.--Subparagraph (D) of section 103H(k)(5) of 
        such Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)) is amended--
                    (A) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
    ``(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), an employee may 
contact the congressional intelligence committees directly as described 
in clause (i) only if the employee--
            ``(aa) before making such a contact, furnishes to the 
        Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the 
        employee's complaint or information and notice of the 
        employee's intent to contact the congressional intelligence 
        committees directly; and
            ``(bb)(AA) obtains and follows from the Director, through 
        the Inspector General, procedural direction on how to contact 
        the intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate 
        security practices; or
            ``(BB) obtains and follows such procedural direction from 
        the applicable security officer appointed under section 8H(h) 
        of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
    ``(II) If an employee seeks procedural direction under subclause 
(I)(bb) and does not receive such procedural direction within 30 days, 
or receives insufficient direction to report to Congress a complaint or 
information, the employee may contact the congressional intelligence 
committees directly without obtaining or following the procedural 
direction otherwise required under such subclause.'';
                    (B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
    ``(iii) An employee of an element of the intelligence community who 
intends to report to Congress a complaint or information may report 
such complaint or information to--
            ``(I) the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, a nonpartisan member 
        of the committee staff designated for purposes of receiving 
        complaints or information under this section, or a member of 
        the majority staff and a member of the minority staff of the 
        committee; or
            ``(II) the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Permanent 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives, a nonpartisan member of the committee staff 
        designated for purposes of receiving complaints or information 
        under this section, or a member of the majority staff and a 
        member of the minority staff of the committee.''.
            (3) Clarification of right to report directly to 
        congress.--Subparagraph (A) of such section is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``An employee of''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(ii) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (D), an 
employee of an element of the intelligence community who intends to 
report to Congress a complaint or information may report such complaint 
or information directly to Congress, regardless of whether the 
complaint or information is with respect to an urgent concern--
            ``(A) in lieu of reporting such complaint or information 
        under clause (i); or
            ``(B) in addition to reporting such complaint or 
        information under clause (i).''.
    (c) Amendments to the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.--
            (1) Appointment of security officers.--Section 17(d)(5) of 
        the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
        3517(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(I) The Inspector General shall appoint within the Office of the 
Inspector General security officers as required by subsection (h) of 
section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
            (2) Procedures.--Subparagraph (D) of such section is 
        amended--
                    (A) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
    ``(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), an employee may 
contact the intelligence committees directly as described in clause (i) 
only if the employee--
            ``(aa) before making such a contact, furnishes to the 
        Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the 
        employee's complaint or information and notice of the 
        employee's intent to contact the intelligence committees 
        directly; and
            ``(bb)(AA) obtains and follows from the Director, through 
        the Inspector General, procedural direction on how to contact 
        the intelligence committees in accordance with appropriate 
        security practices; or
            ``(BB) obtains and follows such procedural direction from 
        the applicable security officer appointed under section 8H(h) 
        of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
    ``(II) If an employee seeks procedural direction under subclause 
(I)(bb) and does not receive such procedural direction within 30 days, 
or receives insufficient direction to report to Congress a complaint or 
information, the employee may contact the congressional intelligence 
committees directly without obtaining or following the procedural 
direction otherwise required under such subclause.'';
                    (B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
    ``(iii) An employee of the Agency who intends to report to Congress 
a complaint or information may report such complaint or information 
to--
            ``(I) the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, a nonpartisan member 
        of the committee staff designated for purposes of receiving 
        complaints or information under this section, or a member of 
        the majority staff and a member of the minority staff of the 
        committee; or
            ``(II) the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Permanent 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives, a nonpartisan member of the committee staff 
        designated for purposes of receiving complaints or information 
        under this section, or a member of the majority staff and a 
        member of the minority staff of the committee.''.
            (3) Clarification of right to report directly to 
        congress.--Subparagraph (A) of such section is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``An employee of''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(ii) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (D), an 
employee of the Agency who intends to report to Congress a complaint or 
information may report such complaint or information directly to 
Congress, regardless of whether the complaint or information is with 
respect to an urgent concern--
            ``(A) in lieu of reporting such complaint or information 
        under clause (i); or
            ``(B) in addition to reporting such complaint or 
        information under clause (i).''.

SEC. 322. DEFINITIONS AND AUTHORITIES REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER 
              COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION OF URGENT CONCERN RECEIVED BY 
              INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

    (a) Definition of Urgent Concern.--
            (1) National security act of 1947.--Section 
        103H(k)(5)(G)(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
        U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)(i)) is amended by striking ``within the'' 
        and all that follows through ``policy matters.'' and inserting 
        the following: ``of the Federal Government that is--
                    ``(I) a matter of national security; and
                    ``(II) not a difference of opinion concerning 
                public policy matters.''.
            (2) Inspector general act of 1978.--Paragraph (1)(A) of 
        subsection (i) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 
        1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as redesignated by section 321(a)(1)(A), 
        is amended by striking ``involving'' and all that follows 
        through ``policy matters.'' and inserting the following: ``of 
        the Federal Government that is--
                            ``(i) a matter of national security; and
                            ``(ii) not a difference of opinion 
                        concerning public policy matters.''.
            (3) Central intelligence agency act of 1949.--Section 
        17(d)(5)(G)(i)(I) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
        1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)) is amended by striking 
        ``involving'' and all that follows through ``policy matters.'' 
        and inserting the following: ``of the Federal Government that 
        is--
                            ``(aa) a matter of national security; and
                            ``(bb) not a difference of opinion 
                        concerning public policy matters.''.
    (b) Authority of Inspectors General.--
            (1) Scope of authority of inspector general of the 
        intelligence community.--Section 103H(k)(5) of the National 
        Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(J) The Inspector General shall have authority over any complaint 
or information submitted to the Inspector General from an employee, 
detailee, or contractor, or former employee, detailee, or contractor, 
of the intelligence community.''.
            (2) Authority of inspector general of the intelligence 
        community to determine matters of urgent concern.--Section 
        103H(k)(5)(G) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), as amended by subsection (a)(1), 
                by resdesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) 
                and (bb), respectively;
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
                as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively;
                    (C) in the matter before subclause (I), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(i)'' 
                before ``In this''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(ii) The Inspector General shall have sole authority to determine 
whether any complaint or information reported to the Inspector General 
is a matter of urgent concern under this paragraph.''.
            (3) Authority of inspectors general to determine matters of 
        urgent concern.--Subsection (i) of section 8H of the Inspector 
        General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as redesignated by section 
        321(a)(1)(A), is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), as amended by 
                        subsection (a)(2), by redesignating clauses (i) 
                        and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (A), (B), 
                        and (C) and clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), 
                        respectively;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                    (C) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(1)'' 
                before ``In this''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The Inspector General shall have sole authority to determine 
whether any complaint or information reported to the Inspector General 
is a matter of urgent concern under this section.''.
            (4) Authority of inspector general of central intelligence 
        agency to determine matters of urgent concern.--Section 
        17(d)(5)(G) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
        U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) in subclause (I), as amended by 
                        subsection (a)(3), by redesignating items (aa) 
                        and (bb) as subitems (AA) and (BB), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), 
                        and (III) as items (aa), (bb), and (cc), 
                        respectively;
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
                subclauses (I) and (II), respectively; and
                    (C) in the matter before clause (I), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(i)'' 
                before ``In this''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(ii) The Inspector General shall have sole authority to determine 
whether any complaint or information reported to the Inspector General 
is a matter of urgent concern under this paragraph.''.

SEC. 323. HARMONIZATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.

    (a) Prohibited Personnel Practices in the Intelligence Community.--
            (1) Threats relating to personnel actions.--
                    (A) Agency employees.--Section 1104(b) of the 
                National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(b)) is 
                amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``, or threaten to take or fail to take,'' 
                after ``take or fail to take''.
                    (B) Contractor employees.--Section 1104(c)(1) of 
                such Act (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)) is amended, in the 
                matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or 
                threaten to take or fail to take,'' after ``take or 
                fail to take''.
            (2) Protection for contractor employees against reprisal 
        from agency employees.--Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act (50 
        U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)), as amended by paragraph (1)(B) of this 
        subsection, is further amended, in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of an agency or'' after ``Any 
        employee''.
            (3) Enforcement.--Subsection (d) of section 1104 of such 
        Act (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Enforcement.--The President shall provide for the enforcement 
of this section consistent, to the fullest extent possible, with the 
policies and procedures used to adjudicate alleged violations of 
section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code.''.
    (b) Retaliatory Revocation of Security Clearances and Access 
Determinations.--
            (1) Enforcement.--Section 3001(j) of the Intelligence 
        Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph 
                (9); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) Enforcement.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the President shall provide for the enforcement of 
        this section consistent, to the fullest extent possible, with 
        the policies and procedures used to adjudicate alleged 
        violations of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States 
        Code.''.
            (2) Elimination of deadline for appeal of prohibited 
        reprisal.--Section 3001(j)(4)(A) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
        3341(j)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``within 90 days''.
            (3) Elimination of cap on compensatory damages.--Section 
        3001(j)(4)(B) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(4)(B)) is amended, 
        in the second sentence, by striking ``not to exceed $300,000''.
            (4) Establishing process parity for adverse security 
        clearance and access determinations.--Subparagraph (C) of 
        section 3001(j)(4) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(4)) is 
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Burdens of proof.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), 
                        in determining whether the adverse security 
                        clearance or access determination violated 
                        paragraph (1), the agency shall find that 
                        paragraph (1) was violated if the individual 
                        has demonstrated that a disclosure described in 
                        paragraph (1) was a contributing factor in the 
                        adverse security clearance or access 
                        determination taken against the individual.
                            ``(ii) Circumstantial evidence.--An 
                        individual under clause (i) may demonstrate 
                        that the disclosure was a contributing factor 
                        in the adverse security clearance or access 
                        determination taken against the individual 
                        through circumstantial evidence, such as 
                        evidence that--
                                    ``(I) the official making the 
                                determination knew of the disclosure; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the determination occurred 
                                within a period such that a reasonable 
                                person could conclude that the 
                                disclosure was a contributing factor in 
                                the determination.
                            ``(iii) Defense.--In determining whether 
                        the adverse security clearance or access 
                        determination violated paragraph (1), the 
                        agency shall not find that paragraph (1) was 
                        violated if, after a finding that a disclosure 
                        was a contributing factor, the agency 
                        demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence 
                        that it would have made the same security 
                        clearance or access determination in the 
                        absence of such disclosure.''.
    (c) Correction of Definition of Agency.--Section 3001(a)(1)(B) of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``and'' and inserting ``or''.
    (d) Establishing Consistency With Respect to Protections for 
Disclosures of Mismanagement.--
            (1) Security clearance and access determinations.--Section 
        3001(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
        Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``gross 
                mismanagement'' and inserting ``mismanagement''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``gross 
                mismanagement'' and inserting ``mismanagement''.
            (2) Personnel actions against contractor employees.--
        Section 1104(c)(1)(B) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
        U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``gross 
        mismanagement'' and inserting ``mismanagement''.
    (e) Protected Disclosures to Supervisors.--
            (1) Personnel actions.--
                    (A) Disclosures by agency employees to 
                supervisors.--Section 1104(b) of the National Security 
                Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(b)), as amended by 
                subsection (a)(1)(A), is further amended, in the matter 
                preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``a supervisor in 
                the employee's direct chain of command, or a supervisor 
                of the employing agency with responsibility for the 
                subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including'' 
                before ``the head of the employing agency''.
                    (B) Disclosures by contractor employees to 
                supervisors.--Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
                3234(c)(1)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
                amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``a supervisor in the contractor employee's 
                direct chain of command up to and including'' before 
                ``the head of the contracting agency''.
            (2) Security clearance and access determinations.--Section 
        3001(j)(1)(A) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
        Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)(A)) is amended, in 
        the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``a supervisor in 
        the employee's direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the 
        employing agency with responsibility for the subject matter of 
        the disclosure, up to and including'' before ``the head of the 
        employing agency''.
    (f) Establishing Parity for Protected Disclosures.--Section 1104 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), as amended by subsections (a)(1)(A) 
        and (e)(1)(A)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 
                such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the 
                right;
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as 
                redesignated and moved by subparagraph (B) of this 
                paragraph, by striking ``for a lawful disclosure'' and 
                inserting the following: ``for--
            ``(1) any lawful disclosure''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) any lawful disclosure that complies with--
                    ``(A) subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 
                8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                App.);
                    ``(B) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 
                17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 
                (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)); or
                    ``(C) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 
                103H(k)(5); or
            ``(3) if the actions do not result in the employee 
        unlawfully disclosing information specifically required by 
        Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of 
        national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, any lawful 
        disclosure in conjunction with--
                    ``(A) the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or 
                grievance right granted by any law, rule, or 
                regulation;
                    ``(B) testimony for or otherwise lawfully assisting 
                any individual in the exercise of any right referred to 
                in subparagraph (A); or
                    ``(C) cooperation with or disclosing information to 
                the Inspector General of an agency, in accordance with 
                applicable provisions of law in connection with an 
                audit, inspection, or investigation conducted by the 
                Inspector General.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), as amended by subsections (a) and 
        (e)(1)(B)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such 
                clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
                    (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 
                redesignated and moved by subparagraph (B) of this 
                paragraph, by striking ``for a lawful disclosure'' and 
                inserting the following: ``for--
            ``(A) any lawful disclosure''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) any lawful disclosure that complies with--
                    ``(i) subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 
                8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
                App.);
                    ``(ii) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 
                17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 
                (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)); or
                    ``(iii) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 
                103H(k)(5); or
            ``(C) if the actions do not result in the contractor 
        employee unlawfully disclosing information specifically 
        required by Executive order to be kept classified in the 
        interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, 
        any lawful disclosure in conjunction with--
                    ``(i) the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or 
                grievance right granted by any law, rule, or 
                regulation;
                    ``(ii) testimony for or otherwise lawfully 
                assisting any individual in the exercise of any right 
                referred to in clause (i); or
                    ``(iii) cooperation with or disclosing information 
                to the Inspector General of an agency, in accordance 
                with applicable provisions of law in connection with an 
                audit, inspection, or investigation conducted by the 
                Inspector General.''.
    (g) Clarification Relating to Protected Disclosures.--Section 1104 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Consistent with the protection of 
sources and methods, nothing in subsection (b) or (c) shall be 
construed to authorize--
            ``(1) the withholding of information from Congress; or
            ``(2) the taking of any personnel action against an 
        employee who lawfully discloses information to Congress.
    ``(e) Disclosures.--A disclosure shall not be excluded from this 
section because--
            ``(1) the disclosure was made to an individual, including a 
        supervisor, who participated in an activity that the employee 
        reasonably believed to be covered under subsection (b)(1)(B) or 
        the contractor employee reasonably believed to be covered under 
        subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii);
            ``(2) the disclosure revealed information that had been 
        previously disclosed;
            ``(3) the disclosure was not made in writing;
            ``(4) the disclosure was made while the employee was off 
        duty;
            ``(5) of the amount of time which has passed since the 
        occurrence of the events described in the disclosure; or
            ``(6) the disclosure was made during the normal course of 
        duties of an employee or contractor employee.''.
    (h) Correction Relating to Normal Course Disclosures.--Section 
3001(j)(3) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Disclosures.--'' and all that follows 
        through ``because--'' and inserting ``Disclosures.--A 
        disclosure shall not be excluded from paragraph (1) because--
        '';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
            (3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and moving such 
        subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;
            (4) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``or'' at the end;
            (5) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
        by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) the disclosure was made during the normal 
                course of duties of an employee.''.
    (i) Clarification Relating to Rule of Construction.--Section 
3001(j)(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(2)) is amended by inserting ``or clearance 
action'' after ``personnel action''.
    (j) Clarification Relating to Prohibited Practices.--
            (1) Intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act of 
        2004.--Section 3001(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and 
        Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)), as 
        amended by this section, is further amended by striking 
        ``over'' and inserting ``to take, materially impact, direct 
        others to take, recommend, or approve''.
            (2) National security act of 1947.--
                    (A) Agency employees.--Section 1104(b) of the 
                National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(b)), as 
                amended by this section, is further amended by 
                inserting ``materially impact,'' after ``authority to 
                take,''
                    (B) Contractor employees.--Section 1104(c)(1) of 
                such Act (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)), as amended by this 
                section, is further amended by inserting ``materially 
                impact,'' after ``authority to take,''.
    (k) Technical Correction.--Section 3001(j)(1)(C)(i) of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341(j)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``(h)'' and inserting ``(g)''.
    (l) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
report assessing the extent to which protections provided under 
Presidential Policy Directive 19 (relating to protecting whistleblowers 
with access to classified information) have been codified in statutes.

SEC. 324. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF WHISTLEBLOWER IDENTITY AS 
              REPRISAL AGAINST WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE BY EMPLOYEES 
              AND CONTRACTORS IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3) of such section--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as 
                subparagraph (K); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
                following:
                    ``(J) a knowing and willful disclosure revealing 
                the identity or other personally identifiable 
                information of an employee or contractor employee; 
                or'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g), as 
        redesignated by section 323(g)(1), as subsections (g) and (h), 
        respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (e), as added by section 
        323(g)(2), the following:
    ``(f) Personnel Actions Involving Disclosures of Whistleblower 
Identity.--A personnel action described in subsection (a)(3)(J) shall 
not be considered in violation of subsection (b) or (c) under the 
following circumstances:
            ``(1) The personnel action was taken with the express 
        consent of the employee or contractor employee.
            ``(2) An Inspector General with oversight responsibility 
        for a covered intelligence community element determines that--
                    ``(A) the personnel action was unavoidable under 
                section 103H(g)(3)(A) of this Act (50 U.S.C. 
                3033(g)(3)(A)), section 17(e)(3)(A) of the Central 
                Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
                3517(e)(3)(A)), or section 8M(b)(2)(B) of the Inspector 
                General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);
                    ``(B) the personnel action was made to an official 
                of the Department of Justice responsible for 
                determining whether a prosecution should be undertaken; 
                or
                    ``(C) the personnel action was required by statute 
                or an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.''.
    (b) Applicability to Detailees.--Subsection (a) of section 1104 of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) Employee.--The term `employee', with respect to an 
        agency or a covered intelligence community element, includes an 
        individual who has been detailed to such agency or covered 
        intelligence community element.''.
    (c) Private Right of Action for Unlawful Disclosure of 
Whistleblower Identity.--Subsection (g) of such section, as amended by 
subsection (a)(3) of section 323(a)(3), redesignated by subsection 
(g)(1) of such section, and further redesignated by subsection (a)(2) 
of this section, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Enforcement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the President shall provide for the enforcement of 
        this section.
            ``(2) Harmonization with other enforcement.--To the fullest 
        extent possible, the President shall provide for enforcement of 
        this section in a manner that is consistent with the 
        enforcement of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States 
        Code, especially with respect to policies and procedures used 
        to adjudicate alleged violations of such section.
            ``(3) Private right of action for disclosures of 
        whistleblower identity in violation of prohibition against 
        reprisals.--Subject to paragraph (4), in a case in which an 
        employee of an agency takes a personnel action described in 
        subsection (a)(3)(J) against an employee of a covered 
        intelligence community element as a reprisal in violation of 
        subsection (b) or in a case in which an employee or contractor 
        employee takes a personnel action described in subsection 
        (a)(3)(J) against another contractor employee as a reprisal in 
        violation of subsection (c), the employee or contractor 
        employee against whom the personnel action was taken may, 
        consistent with section 1221 of title 5, United States Code, 
        bring a private action for all appropriate remedies, including 
        injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, in an 
        amount not to exceed $250,000, against the agency of the 
        employee or contracting agency of the contractor employee who 
        took the personnel action, in a Federal district court of 
        competent jurisdiction.
            ``(4) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) Review by inspector general and by external 
                review panel.--Before the employee or contractor 
                employee may bring a private action under paragraph 
                (3), the employee or contractor employee shall exhaust 
                administrative remedies by--
                            ``(i) first, obtaining a disposition of 
                        their claim by requesting review of the 
                        appropriate inspector general; and
                            ``(ii) second, submitting to the Inspector 
                        General of the Intelligence Community a request 
                        for a review of the claim by an external review 
                        panel under section 1106.
                    ``(B) Period to bring action.--The employee or 
                contractor employee may bring a private right of action 
                under paragraph (3) during the 180-day period beginning 
                on the date on which the employee or contractor 
                employee is notified of the final disposition of their 
                claim under section 1106.''.

  Subtitle C--Reports and Assessments Pertaining to the Intelligence 
                               Community

SEC. 331. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO BUILD AN INTEGRATED HYBRID SPACE 
              ARCHITECTURE.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually for 2 years thereafter, the 
Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the efforts of the intelligence 
community to build an integrated hybrid space architecture that 
combines national and commercial capabilities and large and small 
satellites.
    (c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (b) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of how the integrated hybrid space 
        architecture approach is being realized in the overhead 
        architecture of the National Reconnaissance Office.
            (2) An assessment of the benefits to the mission of the 
        National Reconnaissance Office and the cost of integrating 
        capabilities from smaller, proliferated satellites and data 
        from commercial satellites with the national technical means 
        architecture.

SEC. 332. REPORT ON PROJECT MAVEN TRANSITION.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency, in consultation with such other Federal Government 
entities as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the transition of 
Project Maven to operational mission support.
    (c) Plan of Action and Milestones.--The report required by 
subsection (b) shall include a detailed plan of action and milestones 
that identifies--
            (1) the milestones and decision points leading up to the 
        transition of successful geospatial intelligence capabilities 
        developed under Project Maven to the National Geospatial-
        Intelligence Agency; and
            (2) the metrics of success regarding the transition 
        described in paragraph (1) and mission support provided to the 
        National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for each of fiscal 
        years 2022 and 2023.
    (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 333. ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COUNTERNARCOTICS 
              CAPABILITIES.

    (a) Assessment Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, 
in consultation with such other Federal Government entities as the 
Director considers appropriate, submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees an assessment on the status of the intelligence 
community's--
            (1) counternarcotics capabilities and resourcing with 
        regard to intelligence collection and analysis;
            (2) operational support to foreign liaison partners; and
            (3) operational capacity to support the counternarcotics 
        mission of the Federal Government.
    (b) Form.--The assessment required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 334. ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S INTELLIGENCE-SHARING 
              RELATIONSHIPS WITH LATIN AMERICAN PARTNERS IN 
              COUNTERNARCOTICS.

    (a) Assessment Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, 
in consultation with such other Federal Government entities as the 
Director considers appropriate, submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees an assessment on the intelligence-sharing 
relationships of the intelligence community with foreign partners in 
Latin America on counternarcotics matters.
    (b) Form.--The assessment required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 335. REPORT ON UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND INTELLIGENCE 
              CAPABILITIES.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 
in consultation with such other Federal Government entities as the 
Director considers relevant, shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report detailing the status of United States Southern 
Command's intelligence collection, analysis, and operational 
capabilities to support Latin America-based missions.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 336. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON TRENDS IN 
              TECHNOLOGIES OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years until 
the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report 
assessing commercial and foreign trends in technologies the Director 
considers of strategic importance to the national and economic security 
of the United States.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A list of the top technology focus areas that the 
        Director considers to be of the most strategic importance to 
        the United States.
            (2) A list of the top technology focus areas in which 
        countries that are adversarial to the United States are poised 
        to match or surpass the technological leadership of the United 
        States.
    (c) Form.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) may take the 
form of a National Intelligence Estimate and shall be submitted in 
classified form, but may include an unclassified summary.

SEC. 337. REPORT ON NORD STREAM II COMPANIES AND INTELLIGENCE TIES.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
        and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial Services, the 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal Government entities, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on Nord 
Stream II efforts, including:
            (1) an unclassified list of all companies supporting the 
        Nord Stream II project; and
            (2) an updated assessment of current or former ties between 
        Nord Stream's Chief Executive Officer and Russian, East German, 
        or other hostile intelligence agencies.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if 
necessary.

SEC. 338. ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATION OF DEFENSIVE INNOVATION AND 
              RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal Government entities, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the 
activities and objectives of the Organization of Defensive Innovation 
and Research (SPND). This assessment shall include information about 
the composition of the organization, the relationship of its personnel 
to any research on weapons of mass destruction, and any sources of 
financial and material support that such organization receives, 
including from the Government of Iran.
    (c) Form.--The assessment required under subsection (b) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if 
necessary.

SEC. 339. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO VISAS MANTIS 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
        the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the 
        Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
        Intelligence, in consultation with the head of any other 
        appropriate Government entity, shall submit to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress a report on intelligence matters 
        relating to the Visas Mantis program, including efforts by--
                    (A) the intelligence community to provide and plan 
                for effective intelligence support to such program; and
                    (B) hostile intelligence services to exploit such 
                program or any other program by which visas for 
                admission to the United States are issued.
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
        annex, as necessary.

SEC. 340. PLAN FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall--
            (1) develop a plan for the development and resourcing of a 
        modern digital ecosystem that embraces state-of-the-art tools 
        and modern processes to enable development, testing, fielding, 
        and continuous updating of artificial intelligence-powered 
        applications at speed and scale from headquarters to the 
        tactical edge; and
            (2) submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the House of Representatives the plan developed under paragraph 
        (1).
    (b) Contents of Plan.--At a minimum, the plan required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) A roadmap for adopting a hoteling model to allow 
        trusted small- and medium-sized artificial intelligence 
        companies access to classified facilities on a flexible basis.
            (2) An open architecture and an evolving reference design 
        and guidance for needed technical investments in the proposed 
        ecosystem that address issues, including common interfaces, 
        authentication, applications, platforms, software, hardware, 
        and data infrastructure.
            (3) A governance structure, together with associated 
        policies and guidance, to drive the implementation of the 
        reference throughout the intelligence community on a federated 
        basis.
            (4) Recommendations to ensure that use of artificial 
        intelligence and associated data in Federal Government 
        operations comport with rights relating to freedom of 
        expression, equal protection, privacy, and due process.
    (c) Form.--The plan submitted under subsection (a)(2) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 341. STUDY ON UTILITY OF EXPANDED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
and Security and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a study on the utility 
of providing elements of the intelligence community of the Department 
of Defense, other than the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 
personnel management authority to attract experts in science and 
engineering under section 1599h of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 342. ASSESSMENT OF ROLE OF FOREIGN GROUPS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENT 
              EXTREMISM.

    (a) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall--
            (1) complete an assessment to identify the role of foreign 
        groups, including entities, adversaries, governments, or other 
        groups, in domestic violent extremist activities in the United 
        States; and
            (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees the 
        findings of the assessment completed under paragraph (1).
    (b) Form.--The findings submitted under subsection (a)(2) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 343. REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF ALL-SOURCE CYBER INTELLIGENCE 
              INFORMATION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the 
potential to strengthen all-source intelligence integration relating to 
foreign cyber threats, with an emphasis on cyber supply chain risks.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the all-source 
        cyber intelligence integration capabilities of the Office of 
        the Director of National Intelligence and recommendations for 
        such changes as the Director considers necessary to strengthen 
        those capabilities.
            (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Office of the 
        Director of National Intelligence in analyzing and reporting on 
        cyber supply chain risks, including efforts undertaken by the 
        National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
            (3) Mitigation plans for any gaps or deficiencies 
        identified in the assessments included under paragraphs (1) and 
        (2).

SEC. 344. REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND UNITED STATES CYBER 
              COMMAND.

    (a) Review Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
jointly complete a review of the National Security Agency and the 
United States Cyber Command.
    (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall include 
assessment of the following:
            (1) Whether resources, authorities, activities, missions, 
        facilities, and personnel are appropriately being delineated 
        and used to conduct the intelligence and cybersecurity missions 
        at the National Security Agency as well as the cyber offense 
        and defense missions of United States Cyber Command.
            (2) The extent to which current resource-sharing 
        arrangements between the National Security Agency and United 
        States Cyber Command lead to conflicts of interest in directing 
        intelligence collection in support of United States Cyber 
        Command missions rather than foreign intelligence collection.
            (3) The intelligence analysis and production conducted by 
        United States Cyber Command using National Security Agency 
        authorities, with a focus on analytic integrity and 
        intelligence oversight to ensure proper analysis is informing 
        mission operations.
    (c) Report and Brief.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the 
congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 
10, United States Code) a report and provide such committees a briefing 
on the findings of the inspectors general with respect to the review 
completed under subsection (a).

SEC. 345. SUPPORT FOR AND OVERSIGHT OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA 
              TASK FORCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' includes:
                    (A) The congressional intelligence committees.
                    (B) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
                    (C) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Unidentified aerial phenomena task force.--The term 
        ``Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force'' means the task 
        force established by the Department of Defense on August 4, 
        2020, to be led by the Department of the Navy, under the Office 
        of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
        Security.
    (b) Availability of Data on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.--The 
Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall 
each, in coordination with each other, require each element of the 
intelligence community and the Department of Defense with data relating 
to unidentified aerial phenomena to make such data available 
immediately to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and to the 
National Air and Space Intelligence Center.
    (c) Quarterly Reports to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than 
        quarterly thereafter, the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task 
        Force, or such other entity as the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
        may designate to be responsible for matters relating to 
        unidentified aerial phenomena, shall submit to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress quarterly reports on the findings of the 
        Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, or such other 
        designated entity as the case may be.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include, at a minimum, the following:
                    (A) All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-
                related events that occurred during the previous 90 
                days.
                    (B) All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-
                related events that occurred during a time period other 
                than the previous 90 days but were not included in an 
                earlier report.
            (3) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
        be submitted in classified form.

SEC. 346. PUBLICATION OF UNCLASSIFIED APPENDICES FROM REPORTS ON 
              INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN VULNERABILITIES 
              EQUITIES PROCESS.

    Section 6720(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3316a(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(4) Publication.--The Director of National Intelligence 
        shall make available to the public each unclassified appendix 
        submitted with a report under paragraph (1) pursuant to 
        paragraph (2).''.

SEC. 347. REPORT ON FUTURE STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FOREIGN 
              MALIGN INFLUENCE CENTER.

    (a) Assessment and Report Required.--Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall--
            (1) conduct an assessment as to the future structure and 
        responsibilities of the Foreign Malign Influence Center; and
            (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
        report on the findings of the Director with respect to the 
        assessment conducted under paragraph (1).
    (b) Elements.--The assessment conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall include an assessment of whether--
            (1) the Director of the Foreign Malign Influence Center 
        should continue to report directly to the Director of National 
        Intelligence; or
            (2) the Foreign Malign Influence Center should become an 
        element of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center 
        and the Director of the Foreign Malign Influence Center should 
        report to the Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
        Security Center.

                 Subtitle D--People's Republic of China

SEC. 351. ASSESSMENT OF POSTURE AND CAPABILITIES OF INTELLIGENCE 
              COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF CHINA TARGETING TAIWAN.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and 
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall jointly--
            (1) complete an assessment to identify whether the posture 
        and capabilities of the intelligence community are adequate to 
        provide--
                    (A) sufficient indications and warnings regarding 
                actions of the People's Republic of China targeting 
                Taiwan; and
                    (B) policymakers with sufficient lead time to 
                respond to actions described in subparagraph (A); and
            (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the 
        findings of the assessment completed under paragraph (1).
    (c) Form.--The findings submitted under subsection (b)(2) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 352. PLAN TO COOPERATE WITH INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF KEY 
              DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES REGARDING TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITION 
              WITH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a plan to increase cooperation 
with the intelligence agencies of key democratic countries and key 
partners and allies of the United States in order to track and analyze 
the following:
            (1) Technology capabilities and gaps among allied and 
        partner countries of the United States.
            (2) Current capabilities of the People's Republic of China 
        in critical technologies and components.
            (3) The efforts of the People's Republic of China to buy 
        startups, conduct joint ventures, and invest in specific 
        technologies globally.
            (4) The technology development of the People's Republic of 
        China in key technology sectors.
            (5) The efforts of the People's Republic of China relating 
        to standard-setting forums.
            (6) Supply chain vulnerabilities for key technology 
        sectors.

SEC. 353. ASSESSMENT OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GENOMIC COLLECTION.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Labor 
        and Education, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives.
    (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal Government entities, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of the 
People's Republic of China's plans, intentions, capabilities, and 
resources devoted to biotechnology, and the objectives underlying those 
activities. The assessment shall include--
            (1) a detailed analysis of efforts undertaken by the 
        People's Republic of China (PRC) to acquire foreign-origin 
        biotechnology, research and development, and genetic 
        information, including technology owned by United States 
        companies, research by United States institutions, and the 
        genetic information of United States citizens;
            (2) identification of PRC-based organizations conducting or 
        directing these efforts, including information about the ties 
        between those organizations and the PRC government, the Chinese 
        Communist Party, or the People's Liberation Army; and
            (3) a detailed analysis of the intelligence community 
        resources devoted to biotechnology, including synthetic biology 
        and genomic-related issues, and a plan to improve understanding 
        of these issues and ensure the intelligence community has the 
        requisite expertise.
    (c) Form.--The assessment required under subsection (b) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if 
necessary.

SEC. 354. UPDATES TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND 
              CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 
              PARTY.

    Section 1107(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3237(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) A listing of all known Chinese talent recruitment 
        programs operating in the United States as of the date of the 
        report.''.

SEC. 355. REPORT ON INFLUENCE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA THROUGH 
              BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE PROJECTS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on recent 
projects negotiated by the People's Republic of China with other 
countries as part of the Belt and Road Initiative of the People's 
Republic of China. Such report shall include information about the 
types of such projects, costs of such projects, and the potential 
national security implications of such projects.
    (b) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 356. STUDY ON THE CREATION OF AN OFFICIAL DIGITAL CURRENCY BY THE 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives.
    (b) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the short-, medium-, and long-term 
national security risks associated with the creation and use of the 
official digital renminbi of the People's Republic of China, 
including--
            (1) risks arising from potential surveillance of 
        transactions;
            (2) risks related to security and illicit finance; and
            (3) risks related to economic coercion and social control 
        by the People's Republic of China.
    (c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 357. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TO ERODE FREEDOM 
              AND AUTONOMY IN HONG KONG.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on efforts 
of the Chinese Communist Party to stifle political freedoms in Hong 
Kong, influence or manipulate the judiciary of Hong Kong, destroy 
freedom of the press and speech in Hong Kong, and take actions to 
otherwise undermine the democratic processes of Hong Kong.
    (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include an assessment of the implications of the efforts of the Chinese 
Communist Party described in such subsection for international 
business, investors, academic institutions, and other individuals 
operating in Hong Kong.
    (c) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 358. REPORT ON TARGETING OF RENEWABLE SECTORS BY CHINA.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report assessing 
the efforts and advancements of China in the wind power, solar power, 
and electric vehicle battery production sectors (or key components of 
such sectors).
    (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of how China is targeting rare earth 
        minerals and the effect of such targeting on the sectors 
        described in subsection (a).
            (2) Details of the use by the Chinese Communist Party of 
        state-sanctioned forced labor schemes, including forced labor 
        and the transfer of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups, and other 
        human rights abuses in such sectors.
    (c) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

                  TITLE IV--ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS

SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENT.

    In this title, the term ``anomalous health incident'' means an 
unexplained health event characterized by any of a collection of 
symptoms and clinical signs that includes the sudden onset of perceived 
loud sound, a sensation of intense pressure or vibration in the head, 
possibly with a directional character, followed by the onset of 
tinnitus, hearing loss, acute disequilibrium, unsteady gait, visual 
disturbances, and ensuing cognitive dysfunction.

SEC. 402. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATION RELATING 
              TO EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall--
            (1) conduct an assessment of how the various elements of 
        the intelligence community are coordinating or collaborating 
        with each other and with elements of the Federal Government 
        that are not part of the intelligence community in their 
        efforts to address anomalous health incidents; and
            (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
        report on the findings of the Director with respect to the 
        assessment conducted under paragraph (1).
    (b) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 403. ADVISORY PANEL ON THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE 
              CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
establish, under the sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health 
and such other entities as the Director considers appropriate, an 
advisory panel to assess the capabilities, expertise, and 
qualifications of the Office of Medical Services of the Central 
Intelligence Agency in relation to the care and health management of 
personnel of the intelligence community who are reporting symptoms 
consistent with anomalous health incidents.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The advisory panel shall be composed of at 
        least 9 individuals selected by the Director of National 
        Intelligence from among individuals who are recognized experts 
        in the medical profession and intelligence community.
            (2) Diversity.--In making appointments to the advisory 
        panel, the Director shall ensure that the members of the panel 
        reflect diverse experiences in the public and private sectors.
    (c) Duties.--The duties of the advisory panel established under 
subsection (a) are as follows:
            (1) To review the performance of the Office of Medical 
        Services of the Central Intelligence Agency, specifically as it 
        relates to the medical care of personnel of the intelligence 
        community who are reporting symptoms consistent with anomalous 
        health incidents during the period beginning on January 1, 
        2016, and ending on December 31, 2021.
            (2) To assess the policies and procedures that guided 
        external treatment referral practices for Office of Medical 
        Services patients who reported symptoms consistent with 
        anomalous health incidents during the period described in 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) To develop recommendations regarding capabilities, 
        processes, and policies to improve patient treatment by the 
        Office of Medical Services with regard to anomalous health 
        incidents, including with respect to access to external 
        treatment facilities and specialized medical care.
            (4) To prepare and submit a report as required by 
        subsection (e)(1).
    (d) Administrative Matters.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Central Intelligence 
        Agency shall provide the advisory panel established pursuant to 
        subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate information, 
        data, resources, and analysis so that the advisory panel may 
        carry out the duties of the advisory panel under subsection 
        (c).
            (2) Inapplicability of faca.--The requirements of the 
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
        to the advisory panel established pursuant to subsection (a).
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
        which the Director of National Intelligence establishes the 
        advisory panel pursuant to subsection (a), the advisory panel 
        shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence, the 
        Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the 
        congressional intelligence committees a final report on the 
        activities of the advisory panel under this section.
            (2) Elements.--The final report submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and 
        conclusions of the panel, including--
                    (A) a history of anomalous health incidents; and
                    (B) such additional recommendations for legislation 
                or administrative action as the advisory panel 
                considers appropriate.
            (3) Interim report or briefing.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
        National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
        intelligence committees a report or provide such committees a 
        briefing on the interim findings of the advisory panel with 
        respect to the elements set forth in paragraph (2).
            (4) Comments of the director of national intelligence.--Not 
        later than 30 days after receiving the final report of the 
        advisory panel under paragraph (1), the Director of National 
        Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
        committees such comments as the Director may have with respect 
        to such report.

SEC. 404. JOINT TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Joint Task Force Required.--The Director of National 
Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall jointly establish a task force to investigate anomalous health 
incidents.
    (c) Consultation.--In carrying out an investigation under 
subsection (b), the task force established under such subsection shall 
consult with the Secretary of Defense.
    (d) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the task force established under 
        subsection (b) shall complete the investigation required by 
        such subsection and submit to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress a written report on the findings of the task force 
        with respect to such investigation.
            (2) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.

SEC. 405. REPORTING ON OCCURRENCE OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) In General.--Whenever the head of an element of the 
intelligence community becomes aware of a report of an anomalous health 
incident occurring among the employees or contractors of the element, 
the head of the element shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a brief report on the reported incident.

SEC. 406. ACCESS TO CERTAIN FACILITIES OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR 
              ASSESSMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS.

    (a) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure 
that elements of the intelligence community provide to employees of 
elements of the intelligence community and their family members who are 
experiencing symptoms of anomalous health conditions timely access for 
medical assessment to facilities of the United States Government with 
expertise in traumatic brain injury.
    (b) Process for Assessment and Treatment.--The Director of National 
Intelligence shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the 
heads of such Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate to 
ensure there is a process to provide employees and their family members 
described in subsection (a) with timely access to the National Intrepid 
Center of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 
for assessment and, if necessary, treatment, by not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

           TITLE V--SECURITY CLEARANCES AND TRUSTED WORKFORCE

SEC. 501. EXCLUSIVITY, CONSISTENCY, AND TRANSPARENCY IN SECURITY 
              CLEARANCE PROCEDURES, AND RIGHT TO APPEAL.

    (a) Exclusivity of Procedures.--Section 801 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(c) Exclusivity.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and 
subject to sections 801A and 801B, the procedures established pursuant 
to subsection (a) and promulgated and set forth under part 2001 of 
title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, shall 
be the exclusive procedures by which decisions about eligibility for 
access to classified information are governed.''.
    (b) Transparency.--Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(d) Publication.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this subsection, the President shall--
                    ``(A) publish in the Federal Register the 
                procedures established pursuant to subsection (a); or
                    ``(B) submit to Congress a certification that the 
                procedures currently in effect that govern access to 
                classified information as described in subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) are published in the Federal 
                        Register; and
                            ``(ii) comply with the requirements of 
                        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Updates.--Whenever the President makes a revision to 
        a procedure established pursuant to subsection (a), the 
        President shall publish such revision in the Federal Register 
        not later than 30 days before the date on which the revision 
        becomes effective.''.
    (c) Consistency.--
            (1) In general.--Title VIII of the National Security Act of 
        1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
        section 801 the following:

``SEC. 801A. DECISIONS RELATING TO ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the 
        term `Executive agency' in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            ``(2) Classified information.--The term `classified 
        information' includes sensitive compartmented information, 
        restricted data, restricted handling information, and other 
        compartmented information.
            ``(3) Eligibility for access to classified information.--
        The term `eligibility for access to classified information' has 
        the meaning given such term in the procedures established 
        pursuant to section 801(a).
    ``(b) In General.--Each head of an agency that makes a 
determination regarding eligibility for access to classified 
information shall ensure that in making the determination, the head of 
the agency or any person acting on behalf of the head of the agency--
            ``(1) does not violate any right or protection enshrined in 
        the Constitution of the United States, including rights 
        articulated in the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments;
            ``(2) does not discriminate for or against an individual on 
        the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national 
        origin, age, or handicap;
            ``(3) is not carrying out--
                    ``(A) retaliation for political activities or 
                beliefs; or
                    ``(B) a coercion or reprisal described in section 
                2302(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and
            ``(4) does not violate section 3001(j)(1) of the 
        Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
        U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in the 
        matter preceding section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 
        (50 U.S.C. 3002) is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 801 the following:

``Sec. 801A. Decisions relating to access to classified information.''.
    (d) Right to Appeal.--
            (1) In general.--Such title, as amended by subsection (c), 
        is further amended by inserting after section 801A the 
        following:

``SEC. 801B. RIGHT TO APPEAL.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the 
        term `Executive agency' in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            ``(2) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means a 
        person, other than the President and Vice President, currently 
        or formerly employed in, detailed to, assigned to, or issued an 
        authorized conditional offer of employment for a position that 
        requires access to classified information by an agency, 
        including the following:
                    ``(A) A member of the Armed Forces.
                    ``(B) A civilian.
                    ``(C) An expert or consultant with a contractual or 
                personnel obligation to an agency.
                    ``(D) Any other category of person who acts for or 
                on behalf of an agency as determined by the head of the 
                agency.
            ``(3) Eligibility for access to classified information.--
        The term `eligibility for access to classified information' has 
        the meaning given such term in the procedures established 
        pursuant to section 801(a).
            ``(4) Need for access.--The term `need for access' has such 
        meaning as the President may define in the procedures 
        established pursuant to section 801(a).
            ``(5) Reciprocity of clearance.--The term `reciprocity of 
        clearance', with respect to a denial by an agency, means that 
        the agency, with respect to a covered person--
                    ``(A) failed to accept a security clearance 
                background investigation as required by paragraph (1) 
                of section 3001(d) of the Intelligence Reform and 
                Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(d));
                    ``(B) failed to accept a transferred security 
                clearance background investigation required by 
                paragraph (2) of such section;
                    ``(C) subjected the covered person to an additional 
                investigative or adjudicative requirement in violation 
                of paragraph (3) of such section; or
                    ``(D) conducted an investigation in violation of 
                paragraph (4) of such section.
            ``(6) Security executive agent.--The term `Security 
        Executive Agent' means the officer serving as the Security 
        Executive Agent pursuant to section 803.
    ``(b) Agency Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2022, each head of an agency shall, consistent with 
        the interests of national security, establish and publish in 
        the Federal Register a process by which a covered person to 
        whom eligibility for access to classified information was 
        denied or revoked by the agency or for whom reciprocity of 
        clearance was denied by the agency can appeal that denial or 
        revocation within the agency.
            ``(2) Elements.--The process required by paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    ``(A) In the case of a covered person to whom 
                eligibility for access to classified information or 
                reciprocity of clearance is denied or revoked by an 
                agency, the following:
                            ``(i) The head of the agency shall provide 
                        the covered person with a written--
                                    ``(I) detailed explanation of the 
                                basis for the denial or revocation as 
                                the head of the agency determines is 
                                consistent with the interests of 
                                national security and as permitted by 
                                other applicable provisions of law; and
                                    ``(II) notice of the right of the 
                                covered person to a hearing and appeal 
                                under this subsection.
                            ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after 
                        receiving a request from the covered person for 
                        copies of the documents that formed the basis 
                        of the agency's decision to revoke or deny, 
                        including the investigative file, the head of 
                        the agency shall provide to the covered person 
                        copies of such documents as--
                                    ``(I) the head of the agency 
                                determines is consistent with the 
                                interests of national security; and
                                    ``(II) permitted by other 
                                applicable provisions of law, 
                                including--
                                            ``(aa) section 552 of title 
                                        5, United States Code (commonly 
                                        known as the `Freedom of 
                                        Information Act');
                                            ``(bb) section 552a of such 
                                        title (commonly known as the 
                                        `Privacy Act of 1974'); and
                                            ``(cc) such other 
                                        provisions of law relating to 
                                        the protection of confidential 
                                        sources and privacy of 
                                        individuals.
                            ``(iii)(I) The covered person shall have 
                        the opportunity to retain counsel or other 
                        representation at the covered person's expense.
                            ``(II) Upon the request of the covered 
                        person, and a showing that the ability to 
                        review classified information is essential to 
                        the resolution of an appeal under this 
                        subsection, counsel or other representation 
                        retained under this clause shall be considered 
                        for access to classified information for the 
                        limited purposes of such appeal.
                            ``(iv)(I) The head of the agency shall 
                        provide the covered person an opportunity, at a 
                        point in the process determined by the agency 
                        head--
                                    ``(aa) to appear personally before 
                                an adjudicative or other authority, 
                                other than the investigating entity, 
                                and to present to such authority 
                                relevant documents, materials, and 
                                information, including evidence that 
                                past problems relating to the denial or 
                                revocation have been overcome or 
                                sufficiently mitigated; and
                                    ``(bb) to call and cross-examine 
                                witnesses before such authority, unless 
                                the head of the agency determines that 
                                calling and cross-examining witnesses 
                                is not consistent with the interests of 
                                national security.
                            ``(II) The head of the agency shall make, 
                        as part of the security record of the covered 
                        person, a written summary, transcript, or 
                        recording of any appearance under item (aa) of 
                        subclause (I) or of any calling or cross-
                        examining of witnesses under item (bb) of such 
                        subclause.
                            ``(v) On or before the date that is 30 days 
                        after the date on which the covered person 
                        receives copies of documents under clause (ii), 
                        the covered person may request a hearing of the 
                        decision to deny or revoke by filing a written 
                        appeal with the head of the agency.
                    ``(B) A requirement that each review of a decision 
                under this subsection is completed on average not later 
                than 180 days after the date on which a hearing is 
                requested under subparagraph (A)(v).
            ``(3) Agency review panels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each head of an agency shall 
                establish a panel to hear and review appeals under this 
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Membership.--
                            ``(i) Composition.--Each panel established 
                        by the head of an agency under subparagraph (A) 
                        shall be composed of at least 3 employees of 
                        the agency selected by the agency head, two of 
                        whom shall not be members of the security 
                        field.
                            ``(ii) Terms.--A term of service on a panel 
                        established by the head of an agency under 
                        subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 2 years.
                    ``(C) Decisions.--
                            ``(i) Written.--Each decision of a panel 
                        established under subparagraph (A) shall be in 
                        writing and contain a justification of the 
                        decision.
                            ``(ii) Consistency.--Each head of an agency 
                        that establishes a panel under subparagraph (A) 
                        shall ensure that each decision of the panel is 
                        consistent with the interests of national 
                        security and applicable provisions of law.
                            ``(iii) Overturn.--The head of an agency 
                        may overturn a decision of the panel if, not 
                        later than 30 days after the date on which the 
                        panel issues the decision, the agency head 
                        personally exercises the authority granted by 
                        this clause to overturn such decision.
                            ``(iv) Finality.--Each decision of a panel 
                        established under subparagraph (A) or 
                        overturned pursuant to clause (iii) of this 
                        subparagraph shall be final but subject to 
                        appeal and review under subsection (c).
                    ``(D) Access to classified information.--The head 
                of an agency that establishes a panel under 
                subparagraph (A) shall afford access to classified 
                information to the members of the panel as the agency 
                head determines--
                            ``(i) necessary for the panel to hear and 
                        review an appeal under this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) consistent with the interests of 
                        national security.
            ``(4) Representation by counsel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each head of an agency shall 
                ensure that, under this subsection, a covered person 
                appealing a decision of the head's agency under this 
                subsection has an opportunity to retain counsel or 
                other representation at the covered person's expense.
                    ``(B) Access to classified information.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Upon the request of a 
                        covered person appealing a decision of an 
                        agency under this subsection and a showing that 
                        the ability to review classified information is 
                        essential to the resolution of the appeal under 
                        this subsection, the head of the agency shall 
                        sponsor an application by the counsel or other 
                        representation retained under this paragraph 
                        for access to classified information for the 
                        limited purposes of such appeal.
                            ``(ii) Extent of access.--Counsel or 
                        another representative who is cleared for 
                        access under this subparagraph may be afforded 
                        access to relevant classified materials to the 
                        extent consistent with the interests of 
                        national security.
            ``(5) Corrective action.--If, in the course of proceedings 
        under this subsection, the head of an agency or a panel 
        established by the agency head under paragraph (3) decides that 
        a covered person's eligibility for access to classified 
        information was improperly denied or revoked by the agency, the 
        agency shall take corrective action to return the covered 
        person, as nearly as practicable and reasonable, to the 
        position such covered person would have held had the improper 
        denial or revocation not occurred.
            ``(6) Publication of decisions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each head of an agency shall 
                publish each final decision on an appeal under this 
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--In order to ensure 
                transparency, oversight by Congress, and meaningful 
                information for those who need to understand how the 
                clearance process works, each publication under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            ``(i) made in a manner that is consistent 
                        with section 552 of title 5, United States 
                        Code, as amended by the Electronic Freedom of 
                        Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 
                        104-231);
                            ``(ii) published to explain the facts of 
                        the case, redacting personally identifiable 
                        information and sensitive program information; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) made available on a website that is 
                        searchable by members of the public.
    ``(c) Higher Level Review.--
            ``(1) Panel.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of the enactment of the Intelligence 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the Security 
                Executive Agent shall establish a panel to review 
                decisions made on appeals pursuant to the processes 
                established under subsection (b).
                    ``(B) Scope of review and jurisdiction.--After the 
                initial review to verify grounds for appeal, the panel 
                established under subparagraph (A) shall review such 
                decisions only--
                            ``(i) as they relate to violations of 
                        section 801A(b); or
                            ``(ii) to the extent to which an agency 
                        properly conducted a review of an appeal under 
                        subsection (b).
                    ``(C) Composition.--The panel established pursuant 
                to subparagraph (A) shall be composed of three 
                individuals selected by the Security Executive Agent 
                for purposes of the panel, of whom at least one shall 
                be an attorney.
            ``(2) Appeals and timeliness.--
                    ``(A) Appeals.--
                            ``(i) Initiation.--On or before the date 
                        that is 30 days after the date on which a 
                        covered person receives a written decision on 
                        an appeal under subsection (b), the covered 
                        person may initiate oversight of that decision 
                        by filing a written appeal with the Security 
                        Executive Agent.
                            ``(ii) Filing.--A written appeal filed 
                        under clause (i) relating to a decision of an 
                        agency shall be filed in such form, in such 
                        manner, and containing such information as the 
                        Security Executive Agent may require, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) any alleged 
                                        violations of section 801A(b) 
                                        relating to the denial or 
                                        revocation of the covered 
                                        person's eligibility for access 
                                        to classified information; and
                                            ``(bb) any allegations of 
                                        how the decision may have been 
                                        the result of the agency 
                                        failing to properly conduct a 
                                        review under subsection (b); 
                                        and
                                    ``(II) supporting materials and 
                                information for the allegations 
                                described under subclause (I).
                    ``(B) Timeliness.--The Security Executive Agent 
                shall ensure that, on average, review of each appeal 
                filed under this subsection is completed not later than 
                180 days after the date on which the appeal is filed.
            ``(3) Decisions and remands.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, in the course of reviewing 
                under this subsection a decision of an agency under 
                subsection (b), the panel established under paragraph 
                (1) decides that there is sufficient evidence of a 
                violation of section 801A(b) to merit a new hearing or 
                decides that the decision of the agency was the result 
                of an improperly conducted review under subsection (b), 
                the panel shall vacate the decision made under 
                subsection (b) and remand to the agency by which the 
                covered person shall be eligible for a new appeal under 
                subsection (b).
                    ``(B) Written decisions.--Each decision of the 
                panel established under paragraph (1) shall be in 
                writing and contain a justification of the decision.
                    ``(C) Consistency.--The panel under paragraph (1) 
                shall ensure that each decision of the panel is 
                consistent with the interests of national security and 
                applicable provisions of law.
                    ``(D) Finality.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), each decision of the panel 
                        established under paragraph (1) shall be final.
                            ``(ii) Overturn.--The Security Executive 
                        Agent may overturn a decision of the panel if, 
                        not later than 30 days after the date on which 
                        the panel issues the decision, the Security 
                        Executive Agent personally exercises the 
                        authority granted by this clause to overturn 
                        such decision.
                    ``(E) Nature of remands.--In remanding a decision 
                under subparagraph (A), the panel established under 
                paragraph (1) may not direct the outcome of any further 
                appeal under subsection (b).
                    ``(F) Notice of decisions.--For each decision of 
                the panel established under paragraph (1) regarding a 
                covered person, the Security Executive Agent shall 
                provide the covered person with a written notice of the 
                decision that includes a detailed description of the 
                reasons for the decision, consistent with the interests 
                of national security and applicable provisions of law.
            ``(4) Representation by counsel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Security Executive Agent 
                shall ensure that, under this subsection, a covered 
                person appealing a decision under subsection (b) has an 
                opportunity to retain counsel or other representation 
                at the covered person's expense.
                    ``(B) Access to classified information.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Upon the request of the 
                        covered person and a showing that the ability 
                        to review classified information is essential 
                        to the resolution of an appeal under this 
                        subsection, the Security Executive Agent shall 
                        sponsor an application by the counsel or other 
                        representation retained under this paragraph 
                        for access to classified information for the 
                        limited purposes of such appeal.
                            ``(ii) Extent of access.--Counsel or 
                        another representative who is cleared for 
                        access under this subparagraph may be afforded 
                        access to relevant classified materials to the 
                        extent consistent with the interests of 
                        national security.
            ``(5) Access to documents and employees.--
                    ``(A) Affording access to members of panel.--The 
                Security Executive Agent shall afford access to 
                classified information to the members of the panel 
                established under paragraph (1)(A) as the Security 
                Executive Agent determines--
                            ``(i) necessary for the panel to review a 
                        decision described in such paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) consistent with the interests of 
                        national security.
                    ``(B) Agency compliance with requests of panel.--
                Each head of an agency shall comply with each request 
                by the panel for a document and each request by the 
                panel for access to employees of the agency necessary 
                for the review of an appeal under this subsection, to 
                the degree that doing so is, as determined by the head 
                of the agency and permitted by applicable provisions of 
                law, consistent with the interests of national 
                security.
            ``(6) Publication of decisions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each final decision on an 
                appeal under this subsection, the head of the agency 
                with respect to which the appeal pertains and the 
                Security Executive Agent shall each publish the 
                decision, consistent with the interests of national 
                security.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--In order to ensure 
                transparency, oversight by Congress, and meaningful 
                information for those who need to understand how the 
                clearance process works, each publication under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            ``(i) made in a manner that is consistent 
                        with section 552 of title 5, United States 
                        Code, as amended by the Electronic Freedom of 
                        Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 
                        104-231);
                            ``(ii) published to explain the facts of 
                        the case, redacting personally identifiable 
                        information and sensitive program information; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) made available on a website that is 
                        searchable by members of the public.
    ``(d) Period of Time for the Right to Appeal.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
        covered person who has been the subject of a decision made by 
        the head of an agency to deny or revoke eligibility for access 
        to classified information shall retain all rights to appeal 
        under this section until the conclusion of the appeals process 
        under this section.
            ``(2) Waiver of rights.--
                    ``(A) Persons.--Any covered person may voluntarily 
                waive the covered person's right to appeal under this 
                section and such waiver shall be conclusive.
                    ``(B) Agencies.--The head of an agency may not 
                require a covered person to waive the covered person's 
                right to appeal under this section for any reason.
    ``(e) Waiver of Availability of Procedures for National Security 
Interest.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the head of an agency determines that 
        a procedure established under subsection (b) cannot be made 
        available to a covered person in an exceptional case without 
        damaging a national security interest of the United States by 
        revealing classified information, such procedure shall not be 
        made available to such covered person.
            ``(2) Finality.--A determination under paragraph (1) shall 
        be final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other 
        official or by any court.
            ``(3) Reporting.--
                    ``(A) Case-by-case.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In each case in which 
                        the head of an agency determines under 
                        paragraph (1) that a procedure established 
                        under subsection (b) cannot be made available 
                        to a covered person, the agency head shall, not 
                        later than 30 days after the date on which the 
                        agency head makes such determination, submit to 
                        the Security Executive Agent and to the 
                        congressional intelligence committees a report 
                        stating the reasons for the determination.
                            ``(ii) Form.--A report submitted under 
                        clause (i) may be submitted in classified form 
                        as necessary.
                    ``(B) Annual reports.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less frequently than 
                        once each fiscal year, the Security Executive 
                        Agent shall submit to the congressional 
                        intelligence committees a report on the 
                        determinations made under paragraph (1) during 
                        the previous fiscal year.
                            ``(ii) Contents.--Each report submitted 
                        under clause (i) shall include, for the period 
                        covered by the report, the following:
                                    ``(I) The number of cases and 
                                reasons for determinations made under 
                                paragraph (1), disaggregated by agency.
                                    ``(II) Such other matters as the 
                                Security Executive Agent considers 
                                appropriate.
    ``(f) Denials and Revocations Under Other Provisions of Law.--
            ``(1) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
        be construed to limit or affect the responsibility and power of 
        the head of an agency to deny or revoke eligibility for access 
        to classified information or to deny reciprocity of clearance 
        in the interest of national security.
            ``(2) Denials and revocation.--The power and responsibility 
        to deny or revoke eligibility for access to classified 
        information or to deny reciprocity of clearance pursuant to any 
        other provision of law or Executive order may be exercised only 
        when the head of an agency determines that an applicable 
        process established under this section cannot be invoked in a 
        manner that is consistent with national security.
            ``(3) Finality.--A determination under paragraph (2) shall 
        be final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other 
        official or by any court.
            ``(4) Reporting.--
                    ``(A) Case-by-case.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In each case in which 
                        the head of an agency determines under 
                        paragraph (2) that a determination relating to 
                        a denial or revocation of eligibility for 
                        access to classified information or denial of 
                        reciprocity of clearance could not be made 
                        pursuant to a process established under this 
                        section, the agency head shall, not later than 
                        30 days after the date on which the agency head 
                        makes such a determination under paragraph (2), 
                        submit to the Security Executive Agent and to 
                        the congressional intelligence committees a 
                        report stating the reasons for the 
                        determination.
                            ``(ii) Form.--A report submitted under 
                        clause (i) may be submitted in classified form 
                        as necessary.
                    ``(B) Annual reports.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less frequently than 
                        once each fiscal year, the Security Executive 
                        Agent shall submit to the congressional 
                        intelligence committees a report on the 
                        determinations made under paragraph (2) during 
                        the previous fiscal year.
                            ``(ii) Contents.--Each report submitted 
                        under clause (i) shall include, for the period 
                        covered by the report, the following:
                                    ``(I) The number of cases and 
                                reasons for determinations made under 
                                paragraph (2), disaggregated by agency.
                                    ``(II) Such other matters as the 
                                Security Executive Agent considers 
                                appropriate.
    ``(g) Relationship to Suitability.--No person may use a 
determination of suitability under part 731 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or successor regulation, for the purpose of denying a 
covered person the review proceedings of this section where there has 
been a denial or revocation of eligibility for access to classified 
information or a denial of reciprocity of clearance.
    ``(h) Preservation of Roles and Responsibilities Under Executive 
Order 10865 and of the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals.--Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to diminish or otherwise affect the 
procedures in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act for denial and revocation procedures provided to individuals 
by Executive Order 10865 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to safeguarding 
classified information within industry), or successor order, including 
those administered through the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals 
of the Department of Defense under Department of Defense Directive 
5220.6, or successor directive.
    ``(i) Rule of Construction Relating to Certain Other Provisions of 
Law.--This section and the processes and procedures established under 
this section shall not be construed to apply to paragraphs (6) and (7) 
of section 3001(j) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in the 
        matter preceding section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 
        (50 U.S.C. 3002), as amended by subsection (c), is further 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 801A 
        the following:

``Sec. 801B. Right to appeal.''.

SEC. 502. FEDERAL POLICY ON SHARING OF DEROGATORY INFORMATION 
              PERTAINING TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES IN THE TRUSTED 
              WORKFORCE.

    (a) Policy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Security Executive Agent, in coordination 
with the principal members of the Performance Accountability Council 
and the Attorney General, shall issue a policy for the Federal 
Government on sharing of derogatory information pertaining to 
contractor employees engaged by the Federal Government.
    (b) Consent Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The policy issued under subsection (a) 
        shall require, as a condition of accepting a security clearance 
        with the Federal Government, that a contractor employee provide 
        prior written consent for the Federal Government to share 
        covered derogatory information with the chief security officer 
        of the contractor employer that employs the contractor 
        employee.
            (2) Covered derogatory information.--For purposes of this 
        section, covered derogatory information--
                    (A) is information that--
                            (i) contravenes National Security 
                        Adjudicative Guidelines as specified in 
                        Security Executive Agent Directive 4 (appendix 
                        A to part 710 of title 10, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations), or any successor Federal policy;
                            (ii) a Federal Government agency certifies 
                        is accurate and reliable;
                            (iii) is relevant to a contractor's ability 
                        to protect against insider threats as required 
                        by section 1-202 of the National Industrial 
                        Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), or 
                        successor manual; and
                            (iv) may have a bearing on the contractor 
                        employee's suitability for a position of public 
                        trust or to receive credentials to access 
                        certain facilities of the Federal Government; 
                        and
                    (B) shall include any negative information 
                considered in the adjudicative process, including 
                information provided by the contractor employee on 
                forms submitted for the processing of the contractor 
                employee's security clearance.
    (c) Elements.--The policy issued under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) require Federal agencies, except under exceptional 
        circumstances specified by the Security Executive Agent, to 
        share with the contractor employer of a contractor employee 
        engaged with the Federal Government the existence of 
        potentially derogatory information and which National Security 
        Adjudicative Guideline it falls under, with the exception that 
        the Security Executive Agent may waive such requirement in 
        circumstances the Security Executive Agent considers 
        extraordinary;
            (2) require that covered derogatory information shared with 
        a contractor employer as described in subsection (b)(1) be used 
        by the contractor employer exclusively for risk mitigation 
        purposes under section 1-202 of the National Industrial 
        Security Program Operating Manual, or successor manual;
            (3) require Federal agencies to share any mitigation 
        measures in place to address the derogatory information;
            (4) establish standards for timeliness for sharing the 
        derogatory information;
            (5) specify the methods by which covered derogatory 
        information will be shared with the contractor employer of the 
        contractor employee;
            (6) allow the contractor employee, within a specified 
        timeframe, the right--
                    (A) to contest the accuracy and reliability of 
                covered derogatory information;
                    (B) to address or remedy any concerns raised by the 
                covered derogatory information; and
                    (C) to provide documentation pertinent to 
                subparagraph (A) or (B) for an agency to place in 
                relevant security clearance databases;
            (7) establish a procedure by which the contractor employer 
        of the contractor employee may consult with the Federal 
        Government prior to taking any remedial action under section 1-
        202 of the National Industrial Security Program Operating 
        Manual, or successor manual, to address the derogatory 
        information the Federal agency has provided;
            (8) stipulate that the chief security officer of the 
        contractor employer is prohibited from sharing or discussing 
        covered derogatory information with other parties, including 
        nonsecurity professionals at the contractor employer; and
            (9) require companies in the National Industrial Security 
        Program to comply with the policy.
    (d) Consideration of Lessons Learned From Information-sharing 
Program for Positions of Trust and Security Clearances.--In developing 
the policy issued under subsection (a), the Director shall consider, to 
the extent available, lessons learned from actions taken to carry out 
section 6611(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352f(f)).

SEC. 503. PERFORMANCE MEASURES REGARDING TIMELINESS FOR PERSONNEL 
              MOBILITY.

    (a) Policy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
issue a policy for measuring the total time it takes to transfer 
personnel with security clearances and eligibility for access to 
information commonly referred to as ``sensitive compartmented 
information'' (SCI) from one Federal agency to another, or from one 
contract to another in the case of a contractor.
    (b) Requirements.--The policy issued under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) to the degree practicable, cover all personnel who are 
        moving to positions that require a security clearance and 
        access to sensitive compartmented information;
            (2) cover the period from the first time a Federal agency 
        or company submits a request to a Federal agency for the 
        transfer of the employment of an individual with a clearance 
        access or eligibility determination to another Federal agency, 
        to the time the individual is authorized by that receiving 
        agency to start to work in the new position; and
            (3) include analysis of all appropriate phases of the 
        process, including polygraph, suitability determination, 
        fitness determination, human resources review, transfer of the 
        sensitive compartmented information access, and contract 
        actions.
    (c) Updated Policies.--
            (1) Modifications.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
        which the Director issues the policy under subsection (a), the 
        Director shall issue modifications to such policies as the 
        Director determines were issued before the issuance of the 
        policy under such subsection and are relevant to such updated 
        policy, as the Director considers appropriate.
            (2) Recommendations.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        on which the Director issues the policy under subsection (a), 
        the Director shall submit to Congress recommendations for 
        legislative action to update metrics specified elsewhere in 
        statute to measure parts of the process that support transfers 
        described in subsection (a).
    (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after issuing the 
policy required by subsection (a) and not less frequently than once 
each year thereafter until the date that is 3 years after the date of 
such issuance, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the 
implementation of such policy. Such report shall address performance by 
agency and by clearance type in meeting such policy.

SEC. 504. GOVERNANCE OF TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE.

    (a) Governance.--The Director of National Intelligence, acting as 
the Security Executive Agent, and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, acting as the Suitability and Credentialing 
Executive Agent, in coordination with the Deputy Director for 
Management in the Office of Management and Budget, acting as the 
director of the Performance Accountability Council, and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall jointly--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, publish in the Federal Register a policy with 
        guidelines and standards for Federal Government agencies and 
        industry partners to implement the Trusted Workforce 2.0 
        initiative;
            (2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act and not less frequently than once every 6 months 
        thereafter, submit to Congress a report on the timing, 
        delivery, and adoption of Federal Government agencies' 
        policies, products, and services to implement the Trusted 
        Workforce 2.0 initiative, including those associated with the 
        National Background Investigation Service; and
            (3) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, submit to Congress performance management metrics 
        for the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, 
        including performance metrics regarding timeliness, cost, and 
        measures of effectiveness.
    (b) Independent Study on Trusted Workforce 2.0.--
            (1) Study required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
        Intelligence shall enter into an agreement with an entity that 
        is not part of the Federal Government to conduct a study on the 
        effectiveness of the initiatives of the Federal Government 
        known as Trusted Workforce 1.25, 1.5, and 2.0.
            (2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of how effective such initiatives 
                are or will be in determining who should or should not 
                have access to classified information.
                    (B) A comparison of the effectiveness of such 
                initiatives with the system of periodic 
                reinvestigations that was in effect on the day before 
                the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (C) Identification of what is lost from the 
                suspension of universal periodic reinvestigations in 
                favor of a system of continuous vetting.
                    (D) An assessment of the relative effectiveness of 
                Trusted Workforce 1.25, Trusted Workforce 1.5, and 
                Trusted Workforce 2.0.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on 
        the findings from the study conducted under paragraph (1) to 
        the following:
                    (A) The congressional intelligence committees.
                    (B) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
                    (C) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
                    (D) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives.
                    (E) The Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives.

                  TITLE VI--OTHER INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

SEC. 601. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--Each year, the President shall submit to Congress 
a comprehensive report on the technology strategy of the United States 
designed to maintain United States leadership in critical and emerging 
technologies essential to United States national security and economic 
prosperity.
    (b) Elements.--Each National Technology Strategy developed and 
submitted under subsection (a) shall contain at least the following 
elements:
            (1) An assessment of the efforts of the United States 
        Government to preserve United States leadership in key emerging 
        technologies and prevent United States strategic competitors 
        from leveraging advanced technologies to gain strategic 
        military or economic advantages over the United States.
            (2) A review of existing United States Government 
        technology policy, including long-range goals.
            (3) An analysis of technology trends and assessment of the 
        relative competitiveness of United States technology sectors in 
        relation to strategic competitors.
            (4) Identification of sectors critical for the long-term 
        resilience of United States innovation leadership across 
        design, manufacturing, supply chains, and markets.
            (5) Recommendations for domestic policy incentives to 
        sustain an innovation economy and develop specific, high-cost 
        sectors necessary for long-term national security ends.
            (6) Recommendations for policies to protect United States 
        and leadership of allies of the United States in critical areas 
        through targeted export controls, investment screening, and 
        counterintelligence activities.
            (7) Identification of priority domestic research and 
        development areas critical to national security and necessary 
        to sustain United States leadership, and directing funding to 
        fill gaps in basic and applied research where the private 
        sector does not focus.
            (8) Recommendations for talent programs to grow United 
        States talent in key critical and emerging technologies and 
        enhance the ability of the Federal Government to recruit and 
        retain individuals with critical skills into Federal service.
            (9) Methods to foster the development of international 
        partnerships to reinforce domestic policy actions, build new 
        markets, engage in collaborative research, and create an 
        international environment that reflects United States values 
        and protects United States interests.
            (10) A technology annex, which may be classified, to 
        establish an integrated and enduring approach to the 
        identification, prioritization, development, and fielding of 
        emerging technologies.
            (11) Such other information as may be necessary to help 
        inform Congress on matters relating to the technology strategy 
        of the United States and related implications for United States 
        national security.

SEC. 602. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONTINUITY OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL 
              LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERSHIP.

    Paragraph (4) of section 1061(h) of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(h)) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(4) Term.--
                    ``(A) Commencement.--Each member of the Board shall 
                serve a term of 6 years, commencing on the date of the 
                appointment of the member to the Board.
                    ``(B) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed 
                to one or more additional terms.
                    ``(C) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the Board shall be 
                filled in the manner in which the original appointment 
                was made.
                    ``(D) Extension.--Upon the expiration of the term 
                of office of a member, the member may continue to 
                serve, at the election of the member--
                            ``(i) during the period preceding the 
                        reappointment of the member pursuant to 
                        subparagraph (B); or
                            ``(ii) until the member's successor has 
                        been appointed and qualified.''.

SEC. 603. AIR AMERICA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Air America, Incorporated (referred to in this section 
        as ``Air America'') and its related cover corporate entities 
        were wholly owned and controlled by the United States 
        Government and directed and managed by the Department of 
        Defense, the Department of State, and the Central Intelligence 
        Agency from 1950 to 1976.
            (2) Air America, a corporation owned by the Government of 
        the United States, constituted a ``Government corporation'', as 
        defined in section 103 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) It is established that the employees of Air America and 
        the other entities described in paragraph (1) were Federal 
        employees.
            (4) The employees of Air America were retroactively 
        excluded from the definition of the term ``employee'' under 
        section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, on the basis of an 
        administrative policy change in paperwork requirements 
        implemented by the Office of Personnel Management 10 years 
        after the service of the employees had ended and, by extension, 
        were retroactively excluded from the definition of the term 
        ``employee'' under section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, 
        for retirement credit purposes.
            (5) The employees of Air America were paid as Federal 
        employees, with salaries subject to--
                    (A) the General Schedule under subchapter III of 
                chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code; and
                    (B) the rates of basic pay payable to members of 
                the Armed Forces.
            (6) The service and sacrifice of the employees of Air 
        America included--
                    (A) suffering a high rate of casualties in the 
                course of employment;
                    (B) saving thousands of lives in search and rescue 
                missions for downed United States airmen and allied 
                refugee evacuations; and
                    (C) lengthy periods of service in challenging 
                circumstances abroad.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affiliated company.--The term ``affiliated company'', 
        with respect to Air America, includes Air Asia Company Limited, 
        CAT Incorporated, Civil Air Transport Company Limited, and the 
        Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport.
            (2) Qualifying service.--The term ``qualifying service'' 
        means service that--
                    (A) was performed by a United States citizen as an 
                employee of Air America or an affiliated company during 
                the period beginning on January 1, 1950, and ending on 
                December 31, 1976; and
                    (B) is documented in the attorney-certified 
                corporate records of Air America or any affiliated 
                company.
    (c) Treatment as Federal Employment.--Any period of qualifying 
service--
            (1) is deemed to have been service of an employee (as 
        defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) with 
        the Federal Government; and
            (2) shall be treated as creditable service by an employee 
        for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
    (d) Rights.--An individual who performed qualifying service, or a 
survivor of such an individual, shall be entitled to the rights, 
retroactive as applicable, provided to employees and their survivors 
for creditable service under the Civil Service Retirement System under 
subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, with 
respect to that qualifying service.
    (e) Deduction, Contribution, and Deposit Requirements.--The deposit 
of funds in the Treasury of the United States made by Air America in 
the form of a lump-sum payment apportioned in part to the Civil Service 
Disability & Retirement Fund in 1976 is deemed to satisfy the 
deduction, contribution, and deposit requirements under section 8334 of 
title 5, United States Code, with respect to all periods of qualifying 
service.
    (f) Application Time Limit.--Section 8345(i)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be applied with respect to the death of an 
individual who performed qualifying service by substituting ``2 years 
after the effective date under section 603(g) of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'' for ``30 years after the death 
or other event which gives rise to title to the benefit''.
    (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 604. ACCESS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES TO CERTAIN 
              CYBERSECURITY RECORDS.

    Section 5710 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (2 U.S.C. 4111) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Right of Access.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for the purpose of preparing each report required by subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General may obtain from the Architect of the Capitol, 
the Congressional Budget Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of 
Congressional Workplace Rights, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the 
Secretary of the Senate, and the United States Capitol Police, and any 
contractor of any such entity, such records as the Comptroller General 
may require to prepare the report.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Relationship to Existing Authority.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any 
manner any authority of the Comptroller General, except as specifically 
provided for in subsection (d).''.

SEC. 605. REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR AND CAPACITY OF THE 
              SERGEANTS AT ARMS OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES AND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Relevant congressional intelligence committees.--The 
        term ``relevant congressional intelligence committees'' means--
                    (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
                Committee on Rules and Administration, the Committee on 
                Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
                the Senate; and
                    (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
                the Committee on House Administration, the Committee on 
                Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
                the House of Representatives.
            (2) Sergeants at arms.--The term ``Sergeants at Arms'' 
        means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and the 
        Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Report on Intelligence Support.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
        Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        shall submit to the relevant congressional intelligence 
        committees a report on intelligence support provided to the 
        Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include a description of the following:
                    (A) Policies related to the Sergeants at Arms and 
                the United States Capitol Police as customers of 
                intelligence.
                    (B) How the intelligence community, the Federal 
                Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland 
                Security, including the Cybersecurity and 
                Infrastructure Security Agency, are structured, 
                staffed, and resourced to provide intelligence support 
                to the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol 
                Police.
                    (C) The classified electronic and telephony 
                interoperability of the intelligence community, the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of 
                Homeland Security with the Sergeants at Arms and the 
                United States Capitol Police.
                    (D) Any expedited security clearances provided for 
                the Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol 
                Police.
                    (E) Counterterrorism intelligence and other 
                intelligence relevant to the physical security of 
                Congress that are provided to the Sergeants at Arms and 
                the United States Capitol Police, including--
                            (i) strategic analysis and real-time 
                        warning; and
                            (ii) access to classified systems for 
                        transmitting and posting intelligence.
                    (F) Cyber intelligence relevant to the protection 
                of cyber networks of Congress and the personal devices 
                and accounts of Members and employees of Congress, 
                including--
                            (i) strategic and real-time warnings, such 
                        as malware signatures and other indications of 
                        attack; and
                            (ii) access to classified systems for 
                        transmitting and posting intelligence.
            (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (c) Government Accountability Office Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall submit to the relevant congressional 
        intelligence committees a report on the capacity of the 
        Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police to 
        access and use intelligence and threat information relevant to 
        the physical and cyber security of Congress.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the extent to which the 
                Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police 
                have the resources, including facilities, cleared 
                personnel, and necessary training, and authorities to 
                adequately access, analyze, manage, and use 
                intelligence and threat information necessary to defend 
                the physical and cyber security of Congress.
                    (B) The extent to which the Sergeants at Arms and 
                the United States Capitol Police communicate and 
                coordinate threat data with each other and with other 
                local law enforcement entities.
            (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.

SEC. 606. STUDY ON VULNERABILITY OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TO 
              HOSTILE ACTIONS.

    (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Study Required.--The Director of National Intelligence shall, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Commerce, conduct a study on the vulnerability of the Global 
Positioning System (GPS) to hostile actions, as well as any actions 
being undertaken by the intelligence community, the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Commerce, and any other elements of the 
Federal Government to mitigate any risks stemming from the potential 
unavailability of the Global Positioning System.
    (c) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (b) shall 
include net assessments and baseline studies of the following:
            (1) The vulnerability of the Global Positioning System to 
        hostile actions.
            (2) The potential negative effects of a prolonged Global 
        Positioning System outage, including with respect to the entire 
        society, to the economy of the United States, and to the 
        capabilities of the Armed Forces.
            (3) Alternative systems that could back up or replace the 
        Global Positioning System, especially for the purpose of 
        providing positioning, navigation, and timing, to United States 
        civil, commercial, and government users.
            (4) Any actions being planned or undertaken by the 
        intelligence community, the Department of Defense, the 
        Department of Commerce, and other elements of the Federal 
        Government to mitigate any risks to the entire society, to the 
        economy of the United States, and to the capabilities of the 
        Armed Forces, stemming from a potential unavailability of the 
        Global Positioning System.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report in writing 
and provide such committees a briefing on the findings of the Director 
with respect to the study conducted under subsection (b).

SEC. 607. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FEDERALLY OWNED CANINES 
              ASSOCIATED WITH FORCE PROTECTION DUTIES OF INTELLIGENCE 
              COMMUNITY.

    Section 1344(a)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``, or transportation of federally owned canines 
associated with force protection duties of any part of the intelligence 
community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003))'' after ``duties''.
                                                       Calendar No. 116

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2610

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                                 A BILL

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and 
 intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
    Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

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                             August 4, 2021

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar