Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Bill: 116-s-3905
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Australia
Budget process
Canada
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Chemical and biological weapons
Child care and development
China
Civil actions and liability
Coast guard
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Director of National Intelligence
Disaster relief and insurance
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Europe
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal officials
First Amendment rights
Foreign aid and international relief
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Iran
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Militias and paramilitary groups
Minority education
Minority employment
National Security Agency
New Zealand
Nuclear weapons
Oceania
Personnel records
Political parties and affiliation
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Russia
Sanctions
Science and engineering education
Spacecraft and satellites
Student aid and college costs
Subversive activities
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication
Trade restrictions
United Kingdom
United Nations
Women's education
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

 
This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions.
 
The bill's provisions include 
 
 
requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence agencies to establish continuity of operations plans; 
 
requiring the ODNI to establish the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center; 
 
establishing that disclosure of a whistleblower's personally identifiable information may constitute a personnel action and giving the whistleblower a right to sue if such a personnel action was a reprisal against whistleblowing activity; 
 
establishing that it is unlawful for a federal government employee to share a whistleblower complaint submitted to the intelligence community inspector general with the subject of the complaint, with limited exceptions; 
 
establishing that a qualifying individual shall have a statutory right to appeal a decision related to that individual's access to classified information; 
 
establishing funds for grants to promote U.S. competitiveness in fifth-generation wireless technology supply chains and to support the adoption of secure and trusted telecommunications technologies in key markets globally; and 
 
requiring a presidential campaign to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation of certain foreign contacts. 
 
 
The bill also requires reports on topics including (1) signals intelligence collection priorities, (2) use of student loan repayment benefits by intelligence community personnel, (3) a plan for establishing an intelligence community element in the U.S. Space Force, (4) the corrupt activities of Chinese Communist Party officials and Eastern European oligarchs, and (5) the effect of lifting the United Nations arms embargo on Iran. 
 

 

action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

 
This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions.
 
The bill's provisions include 
 
 
requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence agencies to establish continuity of operations plans; 
 
requiring the ODNI to establish the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center; 
 
establishing that disclosure of a whistleblower's personally identifiable information may constitute a personnel action and giving the whistleblower a right to sue if such a personnel action was a reprisal against whistleblowing activity; 
 
establishing that it is unlawful for a federal government employee to share a whistleblower complaint submitted to the intelligence community inspector general with the subject of the complaint, with limited exceptions; 
 
establishing that a qualifying individual shall have a statutory right to appeal a decision related to that individual's access to classified information; 
 
establishing funds for grants to promote U.S. competitiveness in fifth-generation wireless technology supply chains and to support the adoption of secure and trusted telecommunications technologies in key markets globally; and 
 
requiring a presidential campaign to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation of certain foreign contacts. 
 
 
The bill also requires reports on topics including (1) signals intelligence collection priorities, (2) use of student loan repayment benefits by intelligence community personnel, (3) a plan for establishing an intelligence community element in the U.S. Space Force, (4) the corrupt activities of Chinese Communist Party officials and Eastern European oligarchs, and (5) the effect of lifting the United Nations arms embargo on Iran. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-17
text: By Senator Rubio from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-233. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2020-06-17
text: By Senator Rubio from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-233. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Rubio. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Rubio. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate