RAINC Act

Bill: 114-hr-55
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2015-01-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rightsizing Activities of Intelligence Non-Governmental Contractors Act of 2015 or the RAINC Act</b></p> <p>Requires the Director of National Intelligence: (1) to study the extent to which contractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities and the type of information to which such contractors have access; (2) by December 31, 2015, to submit a report containing the results of the study and a plan for reducing the number of intelligence community contractors with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities, including analysis, by 25%; and (3) by December 31, 2016, to make such reduction.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 55 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2015 Ms. Jackson Lee 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 conduct a study on the use of contractors for intelligence activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rightsizing Activities of Intelligence Non-Governmental Contractors Act of 2015 or RAINC Act . 2. Director of National Intelligence study on the use of contractors in the conduct of intelligence activities (a) Study The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a study to ascertain the extent to which contractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities and the type of information to which such contractors are exposed or have access. (b) Report Not later than December 31, 2015, the Director of Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and (2) a plan for reducing by 25 percent the number of contractors to the intelligence community with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis). (c) Reduction of contractors Not later than December 31, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence shall reduce the number of contractors to the intelligence community with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis) as of the date of the enactment of this Act by 25 percent. (d) Intelligence community defined In this section, the term intelligence community has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).