Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
PL 112-277 (S.3454), enacted 01/14/2013

126 STAT. 2468 
PUBLIC LAW 112–277—JAN. 14, 2013 
Public Law 112–277 
112th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence- 
related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—BUDGET AND PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. 
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 303. Non-reimbursable details. 
Sec. 304. Automated insider threat detection program. 
Sec. 305. Software licensing. 
Sec. 306. Strategy for security clearance reciprocity. 
Sec. 307. Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 compliance. 
Sec. 308. Subcontractor notification process. 
Sec. 309. Modification of reporting schedule. 
Sec. 310. Repeal of certain reporting requirements. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
Sec. 401. Working capital fund amendments. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 501. Homeland Security Intelligence Program. 
Sec. 502. Extension of National Commission for the Review of the Research and 
Development Programs of the United States Intelligence Community. 
Sec. 503. Protecting the information technology supply chain of the United States. 
Sec. 504. Notification regarding the authorized public disclosure of national intel-
ligence. 
Sec. 505. Technical amendments related to the Office of the Director of National In-
telligence. 
Sec. 506. Technical amendment for definition of intelligence agency. 
Sec. 507. Budgetary effects. 
Intelligence 
Authorization 
Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013. 
Jan. 14, 2013 
[S. 3454] 
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PUBLIC LAW 112–277—JAN. 14, 2013 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
TITLE I—BUDGET AND PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2013 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the following elements of the United States Govern-
ment: 
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(5) The National Security Agency. 
(6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the 
Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. 
(7) The Coast Guard. 
(8) The Department of State. 
(9) The Department of the Treasury. 
(10) The Department of Energy. 
(11) The Department of Justice. 
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 
(16) The Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL LEVELS.— 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, 
subject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as of Sep-
tember 30, 2013, for the conduct of the intelligence activities of 
the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, 
are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
prepared to accompany the bill S. 3454 of the One Hundred Twelfth 
Congress. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE
OF AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY TO COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The classi-
fied Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 
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classified Schedule of Authorizations, or of appropriate portions 
of the Schedule, within the executive branch. 
(3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President shall not pub-
licly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
portion of such Schedule except— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 
U.S.C. 415c); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; 
or 
(C) as otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence may authorize the employment of civilian personnel in 
excess of the number of positions for fiscal year 2013 authorized 
by the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
102(a) if the Director of National Intelligence determines that such 
action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence 
functions, except that the number of personnel employed in excess 
of the number authorized under such section may not, for any 
element of the intelligence community, exceed 3 percent of the 
number of civilian personnel authorized under such section for 
such element. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PERSONNEL.—The Director of 
National Intelligence shall establish guidelines that govern, for 
each element of the intelligence community, the treatment under 
the personnel levels authorized under section 102(a), including any 
exemption from such personnel levels, of employment or assignment 
in— 
(1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program; 
(2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or 
(3) details, joint duty, or long term, full-time training. 
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.— 
The Director of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional 
intelligence committees in writing at least 15 days prior to the 
initial exercise of an authority described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management 
Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 
2013 the sum of $540,721,000. Within such amount, funds identified 
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
102(a) for advanced research and development shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014. 
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The elements within the 
Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of 
National Intelligence are authorized 835 positions as of September 
30, 2013. Personnel serving in such elements may be permanent 
employees of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
or personnel detailed from other elements of the United States 
Government. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 
Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are 
authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management 
Deadline. 
Guidelines. 
Determination. 
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126 STAT. 2471 
PUBLIC LAW 112–277—JAN. 14, 2013 
Account for fiscal year 2013 such additional amounts as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred 
to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts for advanced 
research and development shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addition to the per-
sonnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the Intel-
ligence Community Management Account as of September 30, 
2013, there are authorized such additional personnel for the 
Community Management Account as of that date as are speci-
fied in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to 
in section 102(a). 
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIREMENT 
AND 
DIS-
ABILITY SYSTEM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2013 
the sum of $514,000,000. 
TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY MATTERS 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be 
deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence 
activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or 
the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retire-
ment, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased 
by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary 
for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 303. NON-REIMBURSABLE DETAILS. 
Section 113A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
404h–1) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘two years.’’ and inserting ‘‘three years.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end ‘‘A non-reimbursable detail made 
under this section shall not be considered an augmentation 
of the appropriations of the receiving element of the intelligence 
community.’’. 
SEC. 304. AUTOMATED INSIDER THREAT DETECTION PROGRAM. 
Section 402 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 112–18; 50 U.S.C. 403–1 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2012,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 1, 2013,’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 1, 2014,’’. 
SEC. 305. SOFTWARE LICENSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, each chief information officer for an 
element of the intelligence community, in consultation with the 
Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall— 
(1) conduct an inventory of software licenses held by such 
element, including utilized and unutilized licenses; and 
(2) report the results of such inventory to the Chief 
Information Officer of the Intelligence Community. 
(b) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.—The Chief Information Officer 
of the Intelligence Community shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, provide to the congressional intelligence committees 
a copy of each report received by the Chief Information Officer 
under subsection (a)(2), along with any comments the Chief 
Information Officer wishes to provide; and 
(2) transmit any portion of a report submitted under para-
graph (1) involving a component of a department of the United 
States Government to the committees of the Senate and of 
the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over such depart-
ment simultaneously with submission of such report to the 
congressional intelligence committees. 
SEC. 306. STRATEGY FOR SECURITY CLEARANCE RECIPROCITY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The President shall develop a strategy and 
a schedule for carrying out the requirements of section 3001(d) 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(50 U.S.C. 435b(d)). Such strategy and schedule shall include— 
(1) a process for accomplishing the reciprocity required 
under such section for a security clearance issued by a depart-
ment or agency of the Federal Government, including reci-
procity for security clearances that are issued to both persons 
who are and who are not employees of the Federal Government; 
and 
(2) a description of the specific circumstances under which 
a department or agency of the Federal Government may not 
recognize a security clearance issued by another department 
or agency of the Federal Government. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
inform Congress of the strategy and schedule developed under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 307. IMPROPER PAYMENTS ELIMINATION AND RECOVERY ACT 
OF 2010 COMPLIANCE. 
(a) PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of National Intelligence, 
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the National 
Security Agency shall each develop a corrective action plan, 
with major milestones, that delineates how the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence and each such Agency will 
achieve compliance, not later than September 30, 2013, with 
the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 
Deadlines. 
Deadline. 
President. 
Schedule. 
50 USC 435b 
note. 
Reports. 
Inventory. 
Deadline. 
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126 STAT. 2473 
PUBLIC LAW 112–277—JAN. 14, 2013 
(Public Law 111–204; 124 Stat. 2224), and the amendments 
made by that Act. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) each Director referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees the 
corrective action plan required by such paragraph; and 
(B) the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 
the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 
and the Director of the National Security Agency shall 
each submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives the corrective action plan required by 
paragraph (1) with respect to the applicable Agency. 
(b) REVIEW BY INSPECTORS GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the comple-
tion of a corrective action plan required by subsection (a)(1), 
the Inspector General of each Agency required to develop such 
a plan, and in the case of the Director of National Intelligence, 
the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, shall 
provide to the congressional intelligence committees an assess-
ment of such plan that includes— 
(A) the assessment of the Inspector General of whether 
such Agency or Office is or is not likely to reach compliance 
with the requirements of the Improper Payments Elimi-
nation and Recovery Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–204; 
124 Stat. 2224), and the amendments made by that Act, 
by September 30, 2013; and 
(B) the basis of the Inspector General for such assess-
ment. 
(2) ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION OF REVIEWS OF CERTAIN INSPEC-
TORS GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the completion 
of a corrective action plan required by subsection (a)(1), the 
Inspector General of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the 
Inspector General of the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency, and the Inspector General of the National Security 
Agency shall each submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives the assessment of the applicable plan 
provided to the congressional intelligence committees under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 308. SUBCONTRACTOR NOTIFICATION PROCESS. 
Not later than October 1, 2013, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 
a report assessing the method by which contractors at any tier 
under a contract entered into with an element of the intelligence 
community are granted security clearances and notified of classified 
contracting opportunities within the Federal Government and rec-
ommendations for the improvement of such method. Such report 
shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the current method by which contrac-
tors at any tier under a contract entered into with an element 
of the intelligence community are notified of classified con-
tracting opportunities; 
(2) an assessment of any problems that may reduce the 
overall effectiveness of the ability of the intelligence community 
Assessments. 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
Assessment. 
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to identify appropriate contractors at any tier under such a 
contract; 
(3) an assessment of the role the existing security clearance 
process has in enhancing or hindering the ability of the intel-
ligence community to notify such contractors of contracting 
opportunities; 
(4) an assessment of the role the current security clearance 
process has in enhancing or hindering the ability of contractors 
at any tier under a contract entered into with an element 
of the intelligence community to execute classified contracts; 
(5) a description of the method used by the Director of 
National Intelligence for assessing the effectiveness of the 
notification process of the intelligence community to produce 
a talented pool of subcontractors; 
(6) a description of appropriate goals, schedules, milestones, 
or metrics used to measure the effectiveness of such notification 
process; and 
(7) recommendations for improving such notification 
process. 
SEC. 309. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING SCHEDULE. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.— 
Section 103H(k)(1)(A) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 403–3h(k)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘January 31 and July 31’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 31 and April 30’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31 (of the preceding year) and 
June 30,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30 and March 31,’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
THE
CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 17(d)(1) of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(d)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘January 31 and July 31’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 31 and April 30’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31 (of the preceding year) 
and June 30,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30 and March 
31,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Not later than the dates each year 
provided for the transmittal of such reports in section 
507 of the National Security Act of 1947,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than 30 days after the date of the receipt of 
such reports,’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 507(b) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 415b(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), as 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively. 
SEC. 310. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ACQUISITION
OF
TECHNOLOGY
RELATING
TO
WEAPONS 
OF
MASS
DESTRUCTION
AND
ADVANCED
CONVENTIONAL
MUNI-
TIONS.—Section 721 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1997 (50 U.S.C. 2366) is repealed. 
(2) SAFETY AND SECURITY OF RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES 
AND NUCLEAR MILITARY FORCES.—Section 114 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404i) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (d); and 
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(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUDGET 
INFORMATION.—Section 506D of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 415a–6) is amended by striking subsection 
(e). 
(4) MEASURES
TO
PROTECT
THE
IDENTITIES
OF
COVERT 
AGENTS.—Title VI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 421 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) by striking section 603; and 
(B) by redesignating sections 604, 605, and 606 as 
sections 603, 604, and 605, respectively. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT SUBMISSION DATES.—Section 507 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 415b) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking subparagraphs (A), (C), and 
(D); 
(II) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (E), 
(F), (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (A), (B), 
(C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and 
(III) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘section 114(c).’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
114(a).’’; and 
(ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The date for the submittal to the congressional intel-
ligence committees of the annual report on the threat of attack 
on the United States from weapons of mass destruction required 
by section 114(b) shall be the date each year provided in sub-
section (c)(1)(B).’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘each’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘an’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 
OF 1947.—The table of contents in the first section of the 
National Security Act of 1947 is amended by striking the items 
relating to sections 603, 604, 605, and 606 and inserting the 
following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 603. Extraterritorial jurisdiction. 
‘‘Sec. 604. Providing information to Congress. 
‘‘Sec. 605. Definitions.’’. 
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO THE 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
SEC. 401. WORKING CAPITAL FUND AMENDMENTS. 
Section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 403u) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘program.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘program; and’’; and 
50 USC 424–426. 
50 USC 423. 
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(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) authorize such providers to make known their services 
to the entities specified in section (a) through Government 
communication channels.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The authority in paragraph (1)(D) does not include the 
authority to distribute gifts or promotional items.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘from the sale 
or exchange of equipment or property of a central service 
provider’’ and inserting ‘‘from the sale or exchange of equip-
ment, recyclable materials, or property of a central service 
provider.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsections (b)(1)(D) and (f)(2)’’. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 501. HOMELAND SECURITY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM. 
There is established within the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity a Homeland Security Intelligence Program. The Homeland 
Security Intelligence Program constitutes the intelligence activities 
of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department that 
serve predominantly departmental missions. 
SEC. 502. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW 
OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF 
THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 1007(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Not later than one year after the date on which all 
members of the Commission are appointed pursuant to section 
701(a)(3) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Not later than March 31, 2013,’’. 
SEC. 503. PROTECTING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPLY 
CHAIN OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that— 
(1) identifies foreign suppliers of information technology 
(including equipment, software, and services) that are linked 
directly or indirectly to a foreign government, including— 
(A) by ties to the military forces of a foreign govern-
ment; 
(B) by ties to the intelligence services of a foreign 
government; or 
(C) by being the beneficiaries of significant low interest 
or no interest loans, loan forgiveness, or other support 
by a foreign government; and 
(2) assesses the vulnerability to malicious activity, 
including cyber crime or espionage, of the telecommunications 
networks of the United States due to the presence of technology 
produced by suppliers identified under paragraph (1). 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
Assessment. 
6 USC 121a. 
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(c) TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS OF THE UNITED STATES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘telecommunications networks 
of the United States’’ includes— 
(1) telephone systems; 
(2) Internet systems; 
(3) fiber optic lines, including cable landings; 
(4) computer networks; and 
(5) smart grid technology under development by the Depart-
ment of Energy. 
SEC. 504. NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE AUTHORIZED PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—In the event of an authorized disclosure 
of national intelligence or intelligence related to national security 
to the persons or entities described in subsection (b), the government 
official responsible for authorizing the disclosure shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees on a timely basis a 
notification of the disclosure if— 
(1) at the time of the disclosure— 
(A) such intelligence is classified; or 
(B) is declassified for the purpose of the disclosure; 
and 
(2) the disclosure will be made by an officer, employee, 
or contractor of the Executive branch. 
(b) PERSONS OR ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The persons or entities 
described in this subsection are as follows: 
(1) Media personnel. 
(2) Any person or entity, if the disclosure described in 
subsection (a) is made with the intent or knowledge that such 
information will be made publicly available. 
(c) CONTENT.—Each notification required under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) provide the specific title and authority of the individual 
authorizing the disclosure; 
(2) if applicable, provide the specific title and authority 
of the individual who authorized the declassification of the 
intelligence disclosed; and 
(3) describe the intelligence disclosed, including the classi-
fication of the intelligence prior to its disclosure or declassifica-
tion and the rationale for making the disclosure. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—The notification requirement in this section 
does not apply to a disclosure made— 
(1) pursuant to any statutory requirement, including to 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’); 
(2) in connection with a civil, criminal, or administrative 
proceeding; 
(3) as a result of a declassification review process under 
Executive Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 435 note) or any successor 
order; or 
(4) to any officer, employee, or contractor of the Federal 
government or member of an advisory committee to an element 
of the intelligence community who possesses an active security 
clearance and a need to know the specific national intelligence 
or intelligence related to national security, as defined in section 
3(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(5)). 
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(e) SUNSET.—The notification requirements of this section shall 
cease to be effective for any disclosure described in subsection 
(a) that occurs on or after the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 505. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF THE 
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) PERSONNEL PRACTICES.—Section 2302(a)(2)(C) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(ii)(I) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central 
Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National 
Security Agency, the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, and the National Reconnaissance Office; and 
‘‘(II) as determined by the President, any executive 
agency or unit thereof the principal function of which is 
the conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence 
activities, provided that the determination be made prior 
to a personnel action; or’’. 
(b) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.—Section 3132(a)(1)(B) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence,’’ after ‘‘the Central Intelligence 
Agency,’’. 
SEC. 506. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FOR DEFINITION OF INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 606(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
426) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘intelligence agency’ means the elements 
of the intelligence community, as that term is defined in section 
3(4).’’. 
SEC. 507. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Determination. 
President. 
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PUBLIC LAW 112–277—JAN. 14, 2013 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3454: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–192 (Select Comm. on Intelligence). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 
Dec. 28, considered and passed Senate. 
Dec. 31, considered and passed House. 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Approved January 14, 2013. 
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