To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3779
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2013-12-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Latest action: action_date: 2013-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of National Intelligence to report annually to the congressional intelligence committees on violations of law or executive order by personnel of an element of the intelligence community and on actions taken in response.</p> <BR>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3779 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2013 Mr. Himes (for himself and Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) A BILL To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.

1. Annual report on violations of law or executive order (a) In general Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 509. Annual report on violations of law or executive order (a) Annual reports required The Director of National Intelligence shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on violations of law or executive order by personnel of an element of the intelligence community that were identified during the previous calendar year. (b) Elements Each report required under subsection (a) shall include a description of, and any action taken in response to, any violation of law or executive order (including Executive Order 12333 ( 50 U.S.C. 3001 note)) by personnel of an element of the intelligence community in the course of such employment that, during the previous calendar year, was determined by the director, head, general counsel, or inspector general of any element of the intelligence community to have occurred or more than likely to have occurred. . (b) Initial report The first report required under section 509 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by adding after the section relating to section 508 the following: Sec. 509. Annual report on violations of law or executive order. .