Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Bill: 117-s-2610
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2021-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Agricultural trade
Alternative and renewable resources
Asia
Aviation and airports
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
China
Civil actions and liability
Coast guard
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Currency
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Digital media
Director of National Intelligence
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employee hiring
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal officials
First Amendment rights
Genetics
Germany
Government Operations and Politics
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Higher education
Hong Kong
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Labor standards
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mammals
Manufacturing
Maryland
Medical research
Metals
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Mining
Minority employment
National Security Agency
Neurological disorders
News media and reporting
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Pipelines
Political movements and philosophies
Protection of officials
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Research and development
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Service animals
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites
Student aid and college costs
Subversive activities
Taiwan
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
Transportation employees
U.S. Capitol
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: 

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

 
This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues.
 
For example, the bill
 
 
requires the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to periodically report to Congress and certain agencies;
 
authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to support intelligence community activities related to personnel recruitment and retention, diversity, equity, and inclusion;
 
establishes the position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence Community within the ODNI;
 
prohibits transferring any National Reconnaissance Office element to the Space Force;
 
establishes within the Central Intelligence Agency the Chaplain Corps to provide pastoral services;
 
establishes a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of offering student loan repayment as a recruitment tool for certain Office of Intelligence and Analysis positions;
 
prohibits any intelligence community element from collecting or analyzing a U.S. person's information based solely on activity protected by the First Amendment; 
 
modifies provisions related to submitting whistleblower complaints to Congress; 
 
requires intelligence community elements to immediately provide data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center;
 
requires each executive agency to establish an appeals process for individuals whose access to classified information has been denied or revoked; and
 
requires a policy for the federal government on sharing derogatory information (generally information that may be relevant to the suitability of a federal contractor employee to have access to certain federal facilities) with an individual's employer.
 

action_date: 2021-08-04
text: 

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

 
This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues.
 
For example, the bill
 
 
requires the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to periodically report to Congress and certain agencies;
 
authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to support intelligence community activities related to personnel recruitment and retention, diversity, equity, and inclusion;
 
establishes the position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence Community within the ODNI;
 
prohibits transferring any National Reconnaissance Office element to the Space Force;
 
establishes within the Central Intelligence Agency the Chaplain Corps to provide pastoral services;
 
establishes a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of offering student loan repayment as a recruitment tool for certain Office of Intelligence and Analysis positions;
 
prohibits any intelligence community element from collecting or analyzing a U.S. person's information based solely on activity protected by the First Amendment; 
 
modifies provisions related to submitting whistleblower complaints to Congress; 
 
requires intelligence community elements to immediately provide data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center;
 
requires each executive agency to establish an appeals process for individuals whose access to classified information has been denied or revoked; and
 
requires a policy for the federal government on sharing derogatory information (generally information that may be relevant to the suitability of a federal contractor employee to have access to certain federal facilities) with an individual's employer.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: By Senator Warner from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 117-37. Additional views filed.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: By Senator Warner from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 117-37. Additional views filed.
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Warner. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Warner. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate