Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020

Bill: 116-hr-3494
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2019-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: 

Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020 intelligence activities in various U.S. government departments and agencies. It also establishes several intelligence-related programs and calls for reports on various topics.
 
The bill establishes a paid parental leave program for intelligence community employees. The program provides 12 weeks of leave in the 12-month period following the birth or adoption of a child.
 
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report on intelligence community policies for awarding contracts, including research and development contracts, involving certain foreign countries. The report shall assess whether security and counterintelligence risks are being properly considered in such policies.
 
The bill establishes the Climate Security Intelligence Center within the ODNI. The center's duties shall include analyzing climate security (such as climate developments that could substantially affect political stability in a country) and the role of the United States in influencing the climate policies of other countries. 
 
The bill transfers the National Intelligence University from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the ODNI.
 
The bill requires reports on various issues, including (1) Russia's political leaders, (2) the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, (3) China's influence operations in the United States and Taiwan and its repression of ethnic Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region, and (4) domestic terrorism in the United States. 
 
The bill also establishes (1) a task force to study the illicit finance of espionage and foreign influence operations in the United States, and (2) a prize to stimulate research in technology to detect fake video or audio created using machine-learning techniques.

action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2020 intelligence activities in various U.S. government departments and agencies. It also establishes several intelligence-related programs and calls for reports on various topics.
 
The bill establishes a paid parental leave program for intelligence community employees. The program provides 12 weeks of leave in the 12-month period following the birth or adoption of a child.
 
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report on intelligence community policies for awarding contracts, including research and development contracts, involving certain foreign countries. The report shall assess whether security and counterintelligence risks are being properly considered in such policies.
 
The bill establishes the Climate Security Advisory Council within the ODNI to assist the intelligence community in the analysis of climate security issues. 
 
The bill transfers the National Intelligence University from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the ODNI.
 
The bill requires reports on various issues, including (1) Russia's political leaders; (2) the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; (3) China's influence operations in the United States and Taiwan and its repression of ethnic Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region; (4) domestic terrorism in the United States; (5) a plan to reduce the background investigation backlog to 200,000 by the end of 2020; (6) reforms to the security clearance process to reduce decision pendency times; (7) the suitability of the information currently requested for security clearances and recommendations for improving the process; (4) the advisability of having at most three tiers of trust and security clearances; (8) the advisability of a 
clearance in person
 concept, under which an individual is allowed to maintain a security clearance or eligibility for such regardless of employment status; and (9) the advisability of establishing the Foreign Malign Influence Response Center. 
 
The bill also establishes (1) a task force to study the illicit finance of espionage and foreign influence operations in the United States, (2) a prize to stimulate research in technology to detect fake video or audio created using machine-learning techniques, (3) the Energy Infrastructure Center in the Department of Energy to analyze intelligence related to U.S. energy infrastructure security, (4) a board to advise the National Reconnaissance Office, (5) a program for sharing among government agencies and industry partners background information of individuals in or applying for national security positions and positions of trust, and (6) an intelligence community working group to periodically report to Congress on foreign investment-related threats to national security. 
 
The National Security Agency may establish a special rate of pay for certain positions that perform certain cyber-related functions. 
 
The ODNI shall establish a Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task Force to standardize information sharing between the intelligence community and government acquisition community with respect to supply chain and counterintelligence issues.
 
An intelligence community officer nominated by the President for a position requiring the Senate's advice and consent may not make a classification decision with information related to such officer's nomination. 
 
The bill (1) authorizes the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide subsistence to personnel assigned to an austere overseas location, (2) authorizes the CIA to increase compensation to qualified employees (or individuals otherwise affiliated with the CIA) who sustained certain injuries while on foreign assignment, (3) expands CIA security personnel jurisdiction to within 500 yards of any CIA installation or property, and (4) repeals language requirements for certain senior intelligence CIA positions.
 
The bill (1) prohibits the federal government, except for the Department of Defense, from entering into a bilateral agreement with Russia regarding cybersecurity unless the ODNI reports to Congress on the agreement, including actions to address expected counterintelligence concerns; and (2) expands an existing committee tasked with countering Russian covert influence to cover similar activities by any other country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3494.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 31 (Roll no. 492).
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 31 (Roll no. 492).
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3494.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5978-5980)
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3494 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Mr. Schiff moved that the committee rise.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crow amendment No. 31.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Omar amendment No. 29.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Yoho amendment No. 28.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Yoho amendment No. 27.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 26.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 25.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pence amendment No. 24.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rose (NY) amendment No. 23.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rose (NY) amendment No. 22.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 21.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 20.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin (MI) amendment No. 19.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hill (CA) amendment No. 18.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kinzinger amendment No. 17.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brindisi amendment No. 16.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy amendment No. 15.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy amendment No. 14.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 13.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rice amendment No. 12.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kennedy amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Conaway demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment No. 11.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frankel amendment No. 10.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Case amendment No. 9.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 8.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Chabot amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Chabot demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot amendment No. 7.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ruppersberger amendment No. 6.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (MS) amendment No. 5.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hurd amendment No. 4.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Caron (IN) amendment No. 3.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stewart amendment No. 2.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stewart amendment No. 1.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3494.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Jared Huffman to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 491 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 and H. Res. 489 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 under a structured rule; provides for consideration of a resolution relating to House Report 116-125, if called up by direction of the Committee on Overisight and Reform; provides for consideration of a joint resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding the Arms Export Control Act; provides for consideration of H. Res. 489.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 491. (consideration: CR H5858-5910; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5861-5887)
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 491 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 and H. Res. 489 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 under a structured rule; provides for consideration of a resolution relating to House Report 116-125, if called up by direction of the Committee on Overisight and Reform; provides for consideration of a joint resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding the Arms Export Control Act; provides for consideration of H. Res. 489.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 113.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than July 11, 2019 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(t) of rule X.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 116-151, Part I.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 116-151, Part I.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Introduced in House