[Congressional Record: September 29, 2010 (House)]
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INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1674, I call
up the bill (H.R. 2701) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other
purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and I have a motion at the
desk.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the Senate
amendment.
The text of the Senate amendment is as follows:
Senate amendment:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010''.
(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. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 103. Budgetary provisions.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 201. Technical modification to mandatory retirement provision of
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act.
TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Subtitle A--Personnel Matters
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.
Sec. 302. Enhanced flexibility in nonreimbursable details to elements
of the intelligence community.
Sec. 303. Pay authority for critical positions.
Sec. 304. Award of rank to members of the Senior National Intelligence
Service.
Sec. 305. Annual personnel level assessments for the intelligence
community.
Sec. 306. Temporary personnel authorizations for critical language
training.
Sec. 307. Conflict of interest regulations for intelligence community
employees.
Subtitle B--Education Programs
Sec. 311. Permanent authorization for the Pat Roberts Intelligence
Scholars Program.
Sec. 312. Modifications to the Louis Stokes Educational Scholarship
Program.
Sec. 313. Intelligence officer training program.
Sec. 314. Pilot program for intensive language instruction in African
languages.
Subtitle C--Acquisition Matters
Sec. 321. Vulnerability assessments of major systems.
Sec. 322. Intelligence community business system transformation.
Sec. 323. Reports on the acquisition of major systems.
Sec. 324. Critical cost growth in major systems.
Sec. 325. Future budget projections.
Sec. 326. National Intelligence Program funded acquisitions.
Subtitle D--Congressional Oversight, Plans, and Reports
Sec. 331. Notification procedures.
Sec. 332. Certification of compliance with oversight requirements.
Sec. 333. Report on detention and interrogation activities.
Sec. 334. Summary of intelligence relating to terrorist recidivism of
detainees held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 335. Report and strategic plan on biological weapons.
Sec. 336. Cybersecurity oversight.
Sec. 337. Report on foreign language proficiency in the intelligence
community.
Sec. 338. Report on plans to increase diversity within the intelligence
community.
Sec. 339. Report on intelligence community contractors.
Sec. 340. Study on electronic waste destruction practices of the
intelligence community.
Sec. 341. Review of records relating to potential health risks among
Desert Storm veterans.
Sec. 342. Review of Federal Bureau of Investigation exercise of
enforcement jurisdiction in foreign nations.
Sec. 343. Public release of information on procedures used in narcotics
airbridge denial program in Peru.
Sec. 344. Report on threat from dirty bombs.
Sec. 345. Report on creation of space intelligence office.
Sec. 346. Report on attempt to detonate explosive device on Northwest
Airlines flight 253.
Sec. 347. Repeal or modification of certain reporting requirements.
Sec. 348. Information access by the Comptroller General of the United
States.
Sec. 349. Conforming amendments for report submission dates.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 361. Extension of authority to delete information about receipt
and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations.
Sec. 362. Modification of availability of funds for different
intelligence activities.
Sec. 363. Protection of certain national security information.
Sec. 364. National Intelligence Program budget.
Sec. 365. Improving the review authority of the Public Interest
Declassification Board.
Sec. 366. Authority to designate undercover operations to collect
foreign intelligence or counterintelligence.
Sec. 367. Security clearances: reports; reciprocity.
Sec. 368. Correcting long-standing material weaknesses.
Sec. 369. Intelligence community financial improvement and audit
readiness.
TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sec. 401. Accountability reviews by the Director of National
Intelligence.
Sec. 402. Authorities for intelligence information sharing.
Sec. 403. Location of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Sec. 404. Title and appointment of Chief Information Officer of the
Intelligence Community.
Sec. 405. Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 406. Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 407. Leadership and location of certain offices and officials.
Sec. 408. Protection of certain files of the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence.
Sec. 409. Counterintelligence initiatives for the intelligence
community.
Sec. 410. Inapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act to advisory
committees of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Sec. 411. Membership of the Director of National Intelligence on the
Transportation Security Oversight Board.
Sec. 412. Repeal of certain authorities relating to the Office of the
National Counterintelligence Executive.
Sec. 413. Misuse of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
name, initials, or seal.
Sec. 414. Plan to implement recommendations of the data center energy
efficiency reports.
Sec. 415. Director of National Intelligence support for reviews of
International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export
Administration Regulations.
Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency
Sec. 421. Additional functions and authorities for protective personnel
of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 422. Appeals from decisions involving contracts of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 423. Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 424. Authority to authorize travel on a common carrier.
Sec. 425. Inspector General for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 426. Budget of the Inspector General for the Central Intelligence
Agency.
Sec. 427. Public availability of unclassified versions of certain
intelligence products.
Subtitle C--Defense Intelligence Components
Sec. 431. Inspector general matters.
Sec. 432. Clarification of national security missions of National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for analysis and
dissemination of certain intelligence information.
Sec. 433. Director of Compliance of the National Security Agency.
Subtitle D--Other Elements
Sec. 441. Codification of additional elements of the intelligence
community.
Sec. 442. Authorization of appropriations for Coast Guard National
Tactical Integration Office.
Sec. 443. Retention and relocation bonuses for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Sec. 444. Extension of the authority of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to waive mandatory retirement provisions.
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Sec. 445. Report and assessments on transformation of the intelligence
capabilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
TITLE V--REORGANIZATION OF THE DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
PROGRAM OFFICE
Sec. 501. Reorganization of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service
Program Office.
TITLE VI--FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION COMMISSION ACT
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Establishment and functions of the Commission.
Sec. 604. Members and staff of the Commission.
Sec. 605. Powers and duties of the Commission.
Sec. 606. Report of the Commission.
Sec. 607. Termination.
Sec. 608. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Sec. 609. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 701. Extension of National Commission for the Review of the
Research and Development Programs of the United States
Intelligence Community.
Sec. 702. Classification review of executive branch materials in the
possession of the congressional intelligence committees.
TITLE VIII--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
Sec. 801. Technical amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978.
Sec. 802. Technical amendments to the Central Intelligence Agency Act
of 1949.
Sec. 803. Technical amendments to title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 804. Technical amendments to the National Security Act of 1947.
Sec. 805. Technical amendments relating to the multiyear National
Intelligence Program.
Sec. 806. Technical amendments to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004.
Sec. 807. Technical amendments to the Executive Schedule.
Sec. 808. Technical amendments to section 105 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
Sec. 809. Technical amendments to section 602 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
Sec. 810. Technical amendments to section 403 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992.
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.
For the purposes of section 504 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414), appropriated funds available to
an intelligence agency may be obligated or expended for an
intelligence or intelligence-related activity as appropriated
for fiscal year 2010, as modified by such reprogramming and
transfers of funds authorized by and reported to the
appropriate congressional committees.
SEC. 102. 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 that is not otherwise authorized by the
Constitution or the laws of the United States.
SEC. 103. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS.
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 Congressional Record by the
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
SEC. 201. TECHNICAL MODIFICATION TO MANDATORY RETIREMENT
PROVISION OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
RETIREMENT ACT.
Subparagraph (A) of section 235(b)(1) of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2055(b)(1)) is
amended by striking ``receiving compensation under the Senior
Intelligence Service pay schedule at the rate'' and inserting
``who is at the Senior Intelligence Service rank''.
TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Subtitle A--Personnel Matters
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay,
retirement, 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. 302. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY IN NONREIMBURSABLE DETAILS TO
ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--Title I of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 113 the following new section:
``detail of other personnel
``Sec. 113A. Except as provided in section 904(g)(2) of the
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C.
402c(g)(2)) and section 113 of this Act, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, an officer or employee of the
United States or member of the Armed Forces may be detailed
to the staff of an element of the intelligence community
funded through the National Intelligence Program from another
element of the intelligence community or from another element
of the United States Government on a reimbursable or
nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the head of
the receiving element and the head of the detailing element,
for a period not to exceed 2 years.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of such Act is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 113 the following new item:
``Sec. 113A. Detail of other personnel.''.
SEC. 303. PAY AUTHORITY FOR CRITICAL POSITIONS.
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403-1) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(s) Pay Authority for Critical Positions.--(1)
Notwithstanding any pay limitation established under any
other provision of law applicable to employees in elements of
the intelligence community, the Director of National
Intelligence may, in coordination with the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, grant authority to the head of a
department or agency to fix the rate of basic pay for one or
more positions within the intelligence community at a rate in
excess of any applicable limitation, subject to the
provisions of this subsection. The exercise of authority so
granted is at the discretion of the head of the department or
agency employing the individual in a position covered by such
authority, subject to the provisions of this subsection and
any conditions established by the Director of National
Intelligence when granting such authority.
``(2) Authority under this subsection may be granted or
exercised only--
``(A) with respect to a position that requires an extremely
high level of expertise and is critical to successful
accomplishment of an important mission; and
``(B) to the extent necessary to recruit or retain an
individual exceptionally well qualified for the position.
``(3) The head of a department or agency may not fix a rate
of basic pay under this subsection at a rate greater than the
rate payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under
section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, except upon
written approval of the Director of National Intelligence or
as otherwise authorized by law.
``(4) The head of a department or agency may not fix a rate
of basic pay under this subsection at a rate greater than the
rate payable for level I of the Executive Schedule under
section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, except upon
written approval of the President in response to a request by
the Director of National Intelligence or as otherwise
authorized by law.
``(5) Any grant of authority under this subsection for a
position shall terminate at the discretion of the Director of
National Intelligence.
``(6)(A) The Director of National Intelligence shall notify
the congressional intelligence committees not later than 30
days after the date on which the Director grants authority to
the head of a department or agency under this subsection.
``(B) The head of a department or agency to which the
Director of National Intelligence grants authority under this
subsection shall notify the congressional intelligence
committees and the Director of the exercise of such authority
not later than 30 days after the date on which such head
exercises such authority.''.
SEC. 304. AWARD OF RANK TO MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403-1), as amended by section 303 of this Act, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(t) Award of Rank to Members of the Senior National
Intelligence Service.--(1) The President, based on the
recommendation of the Director of National Intelligence, may
award a rank to a member of the Senior National Intelligence
Service or other intelligence community senior civilian
officer not already covered by such a rank award program in
the same manner in which a career appointee of an agency may
be awarded a rank under section 4507 of title 5, United
States Code.
``(2) The President may establish procedures to award a
rank under paragraph (1) to a member of the Senior National
Intelligence Service or a senior civilian officer of the
intelligence community whose identity as such a member or
officer is classified information (as defined in section
606(1)).''.
SEC. 305. ANNUAL PERSONNEL LEVEL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Assessment.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 506A the following new section:
``annual personnel level assessments for the intelligence community
``Sec. 506B. (a) Requirement To Provide.--The Director of
National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the head of
each element of
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the intelligence community, prepare an annual personnel level
assessment for such element that assesses the personnel
levels for such element for the fiscal year following the
fiscal year in which the assessment is submitted.
``(b) Schedule.--Each assessment required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted to the congressional intelligence
committees each year at the time that the President submits
to Congress the budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section
1105 of title 31, United States Code.
``(c) Contents.--Each assessment required by subsection (a)
submitted during a fiscal year shall contain the following
information for the element of the intelligence community
concerned:
``(1) The budget submission for personnel costs for the
upcoming fiscal year.
``(2) The dollar and percentage increase or decrease of
such costs as compared to the personnel costs of the current
fiscal year.
``(3) The dollar and percentage increase or decrease of
such costs as compared to the personnel costs during the
prior 5 fiscal years.
``(4) The number of full-time equivalent positions that is
the basis for which personnel funds are requested for the
upcoming fiscal year.
``(5) The numerical and percentage increase or decrease of
the number referred to in paragraph (4) as compared to the
number of full-time equivalent positions of the current
fiscal year.
``(6) The numerical and percentage increase or decrease of
the number referred to in paragraph (4) as compared to the
number of full-time equivalent positions during the prior 5
fiscal years.
``(7) The best estimate of the number and costs of core
contract personnel to be funded by the element for the
upcoming fiscal year.
``(8) The numerical and percentage increase or decrease of
such costs of core contract personnel as compared to the best
estimate of the costs of core contract personnel of the
current fiscal year.
``(9) The numerical and percentage increase or decrease of
such number and such costs of core contract personnel as
compared to the number and cost of core contract personnel
during the prior 5 fiscal years.
``(10) A justification for the requested personnel and core
contract personnel levels.
``(11) The best estimate of the number of intelligence
collectors and analysts employed or contracted by each
element of the intelligence community.
``(12) A statement by the Director of National Intelligence
that, based on current and projected funding, the element
concerned will have sufficient--
``(A) internal infrastructure to support the requested
personnel and core contract personnel levels;
``(B) training resources to support the requested personnel
levels; and
``(C) funding to support the administrative and operational
activities of the requested personnel levels.''.
(b) Applicability Date.--The first assessment required to
be submitted under section 506B(b) of the National Security
Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), shall be submitted
to the congressional intelligence committees at the time that
the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year
2012 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code.
(c) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of such Act, as amended by section 302 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 506A the following new item:
``Sec. 506B. Annual personnel level assessments for the intelligence
community.''.
SEC. 306. TEMPORARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CRITICAL
LANGUAGE TRAINING.
Section 102A(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403-1(e)) is amended by--
(1) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(3)(A) In addition to the number of full-time equivalent
positions authorized for the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence for a fiscal year, there is authorized
for such Office for each fiscal year an additional 100 full-
time equivalent positions that may be used only for the
purposes described in subparagraph (B).
``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Director
of National Intelligence may use a full-time equivalent
position authorized under subparagraph (A) only for the
purpose of providing a temporary transfer of personnel made
in accordance with paragraph (2) to an element of the
intelligence community to enable such element to increase the
total number of personnel authorized for such element, on a
temporary basis--
``(i) during a period in which a permanent employee of such
element is absent to participate in critical language
training; or
``(ii) to accept a permanent employee of another element of
the intelligence community to provide language-capable
services.
``(C) Paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply with respect to a
transfer of personnel made under subparagraph (B).
``(D) The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
the congressional intelligence committees an annual report on
the use of authorities under this paragraph. Each such report
shall include a description of--
``(i) the number of transfers of personnel made by the
Director pursuant to subparagraph (B), disaggregated by each
element of the intelligence community;
``(ii) the critical language needs that were fulfilled or
partially fulfilled through the use of such transfers; and
``(iii) the cost to carry out subparagraph (B).''.
SEC. 307. CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGULATIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES.
Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403-1), as amended by section 304 of this Act, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(u) Conflict of Interest Regulations.--(1) The Director
of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director
of the Office of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations
prohibiting an officer or employee of an element of the
intelligence community from engaging in outside employment if
such employment creates a conflict of interest or appearance
thereof.
``(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall annually
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report
describing all outside employment for officers and employees
of elements of the intelligence community that was authorized
by the head of an element of the intelligence community
during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall be
submitted each year on the date provided in section 507.''.
Subtitle B--Education Programs
SEC. 311. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PAT ROBERTS
INTELLIGENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
(a) Permanent Authorization.--Subtitle C of title X of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 441m et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``program on recruitment and training
``Sec. 1022. (a) Program.--(1) The Director of National
Intelligence shall carry out a program to ensure that
selected students or former students are provided funds to
continue academic training, or are reimbursed for academic
training previously obtained, in areas of specialization that
the Director, in consultation with the other heads of the
elements of the intelligence community, identifies as areas
in which the current capabilities of the intelligence
community are deficient or in which future capabilities of
the intelligence community are likely to be deficient.
``(2) A student or former student selected for
participation in the program shall commit to employment with
an element of the intelligence community, following
completion of appropriate academic training, under such terms
and conditions as the Director considers appropriate.
``(3) The program shall be known as the Pat Roberts
Intelligence Scholars Program.
``(b) Elements.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Director shall--
``(1) establish such requirements relating to the academic
training of participants as the Director considers
appropriate to ensure that participants are prepared for
employment as intelligence professionals; and
``(2) periodically review the areas of specialization of
the elements of the intelligence community to determine the
areas in which such elements are, or are likely to be,
deficient in capabilities.
``(c) Use of Funds.--Funds made available for the program
under subsection (a) shall be used--
``(1) to provide a monthly stipend for each month that a
student is pursuing a course of study;
``(2) to pay the full tuition of a student or former
student for the completion of such course of study;
``(3) to pay for books and materials that the student or
former student requires or required to complete such course
of study;
``(4) to pay the expenses of the student or former student
for travel requested by an element of the intelligence
community in relation to such program; or
``(5) for such other purposes the Director considers
reasonably appropriate to carry out such program.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of such Act, as amended by section 305 of
this Act, is further amended--
(A) by transferring the item relating to section 1002 so
such item immediately follows the item relating to section
1001; and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 1021
the following new item:
``Sec. 1022. Program on recruitment and training.''.
(2) Repeal of pilot program.--
(A) Authority.--Section 318 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-177;
50 U.S.C. 441g note) is repealed.
(B) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2004 (Public Law 108-177; 117 Stat. 2599) is amended by
striking the item relating to section 318.
SEC. 312. MODIFICATIONS TO THE LOUIS STOKES EDUCATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Expansion of the Louis Stokes Educational Scholarship
Program to Graduate Students.--Section 16 of the National
Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``and graduate'' after ``undergraduate'';
and
(B) by striking ``the baccalaureate'' and inserting ``a
baccalaureate or graduate'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or graduate'' after
``undergraduate'';
(3) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``and graduate''
after ``undergraduate''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) The undergraduate and graduate training program
established under this section shall be known as the Louis
Stokes Educational Scholarship Program.''.
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(b) Authority for Participation by Individuals Who Are Not
Employed by the United States Government.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 16 of the
National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note), as
amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by striking
``civilian employees'' and inserting ``civilians who may or
may not be employees''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 16 of the National
Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note), as amended
by subsection (a), is further amended--
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ``employees'' and
inserting ``program participants''; and
(B) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), strike ``an
employee of the Agency,'' and insert ``a program
participant,'';
(II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``employee'' and
inserting ``program participant'';
(III) in subparagraph (C)--
(aa) by striking ``employee'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``program participant''; and
(bb) by striking ``employee's'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``program participant's''; and
(IV) in subparagraph (D)--
(aa) by striking ``employee'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``program participant''; and
(bb) by striking ``employee's'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``program participant's''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(C)--
(I) by striking ``employee'' both places that term appears
and inserting ``program participant''; and
(II) by striking ``employee's'' and inserting ``program
participant's''.
(c) Termination of Program Participants.--Subsection
(d)(1)(C) of section 16 of the National Security Agency Act
of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note), as amended by subsection
(b)(2)(B)(i)(III), is further amended by striking
``terminated'' and all that follows and inserting
``terminated--
``(i) by the Agency due to misconduct by the program
participant;
``(ii) by the program participant voluntarily; or
``(iii) by the Agency for the failure of the program
participant to maintain such level of academic standing in
the educational course of training as the Director of the
National Security Agency shall have specified in the
agreement of the program participant under this subsection;
and''.
(d) Authority To Withhold Disclosure of Affiliation With
NSA.--Subsection (e) of Section 16 of the National Security
Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended by
striking ``(1) When an employee'' and all that follows
through ``(2) Agency efforts'' and inserting ``Agency
efforts''.
(e) Authority of Elements of the Intelligence Community To
Establish a Stokes Educational Scholarship Program.--
(1) Authority.--Subtitle C of title X of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 441m et seq.), as amended by
section 311 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``educational scholarship program
``Sec. 1023. The head of a department or agency containing
an element of the intelligence community may establish an
undergraduate or graduate training program with respect to
civilian employees and prospective civilian employees of such
element similar in purpose, conditions, content, and
administration to the program that the Secretary of Defense
is authorized to establish under section 16 of the National
Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note).''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 311 of this Act, is further amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 1022, as added
by such section 311, the following new item:
``Sec. 1023. Educational scholarship program.''.
SEC. 313. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--Subtitle C of title X of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 441m et seq.), as amended by
section 312(e) of this Act, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``intelligence officer training program
``Sec. 1024. (a) Programs.--(1) The Director of National
Intelligence may carry out grant programs in accordance with
subsection (b) to enhance the recruitment and retention of an
ethnically and culturally diverse intelligence community
workforce with capabilities critical to the national security
interests of the United States.
``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall
identify the skills necessary to meet current or emergent
needs of the intelligence community and the educational
disciplines that will provide individuals with such skills.
``(b) Institutional Grant Program.--(1) The Director may
provide grants to institutions of higher education to support
the establishment or continued development of programs of
study in educational disciplines identified under subsection
(a)(2).
``(2) A grant provided under paragraph (1) may, with
respect to the educational disciplines identified under
subsection (a)(2), be used for the following purposes:
``(A) Curriculum or program development.
``(B) Faculty development.
``(C) Laboratory equipment or improvements.
``(D) Faculty research.
``(c) Application.--An institution of higher education
seeking a grant under this section shall submit an
application describing the proposed use of the grant at such
time and in such manner as the Director may require.
``(d) Reports.--An institution of higher education that
receives a grant under this section shall submit to the
Director regular reports regarding the use of such grant,
including--
``(1) a description of the benefits to students who
participate in the course of study funded by such grant;
``(2) a description of the results and accomplishments
related to such course of study; and
``(3) any other information that the Director may require.
``(e) Regulations.--The Director shall prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `Director' means the Director of National
Intelligence.
``(2) The term `institution of higher education' has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).''.
(b) Repeal of Duplicative Provisions.--
(1) In general.--The following provisions of law are
repealed:
(A) Subsections (b) through (g) of section 319 of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public
Law 108-177; 50 U.S.C. 403 note).
(B) Section 1003 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 441g-2).
(C) Section 922 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
50 U.S.C. 402 note).
(2) Existing agreements.--Notwithstanding the repeals made
by paragraph (1), nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to amend, modify, or abrogate any agreement,
contract, or employment relationship that was in effect in
relation to the provisions repealed under paragraph (1) on
the day prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Technical amendment.--Section 319 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-177;
50 U.S.C. 403 note) is amended by striking ``(a) Findings.--
''.
(c) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 312 of this Act, is further amended by
striking the item relating to section 1003 and inserting the
following new item:
``Sec. 1024. Intelligence officer training program.''.
SEC. 314. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTENSIVE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN
AFRICAN LANGUAGES.
(a) Establishment.--The Director of National Intelligence,
in consultation with the National Security Education Board
established under section 803(a) of the David L. Boren
National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1903(a)),
may establish a pilot program for intensive language
instruction in African languages.
(b) Program.--A pilot program established under subsection
(a) shall provide scholarships for programs that provide
intensive language instruction--
(1) in any of the five highest priority African languages
for which scholarships are not offered under the David L.
Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901
et seq.), as determined by the Director of National
Intelligence; and
(2) both in the United States and in a country in which the
language is the native language of a significant portion of
the population, as determined by the Director of National
Intelligence.
(c) Termination.--A pilot program established under
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years
after the date on which such pilot program is established.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $2,000,000.
(2) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until the
termination of the pilot program in accordance with
subsection (c).
Subtitle C--Acquisition Matters
SEC. 321. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF MAJOR SYSTEMS.
(a) Vulnerability Assessments of Major Systems.--
(1) In general.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended by section 305 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 506B,
as added by section 305(a), the following new section:
``vulnerability assessments of major systems
``Sec. 506C. (a) Initial Vulnerability Assessments.--
(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Director
of National Intelligence shall conduct and submit to the
congressional intelligence committees an initial
vulnerability assessment for each major system and its
significant items of supply--
``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), prior to the
completion of Milestone B or an equivalent acquisition
decision for the major system; or
``(ii) prior to the date that is 1 year after the date of
the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 in the case of a major system for which
Milestone B or an equivalent acquisition decision--
``(I) was completed prior to such date of enactment; or
``(II) is completed on a date during the 180-day period
following such date of enactment.
``(B) The Director may submit to the congressional
intelligence committees an initial vulnerability assessment
required by clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) not later than
180 days after the date such assessment is required to be
submitted under such clause if the Director notifies the
congressional intelligence committees of the extension of the
submission date under this subparagraph and provides a
justification for such extension.
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``(C) The initial vulnerability assessment of a major
system and its significant items of supply shall include use
of an analysis-based approach to--
``(i) identify vulnerabilities;
``(ii) define exploitation potential;
``(iii) examine the system's potential effectiveness;
``(iv) determine overall vulnerability; and
``(v) make recommendations for risk reduction.
``(2) If an initial vulnerability assessment for a major
system is not submitted to the congressional intelligence
committees as required by paragraph (1), funds appropriated
for the acquisition of the major system may not be obligated
for a major contract related to the major system. Such
prohibition on the obligation of funds for the acquisition of
the major system shall cease to apply on the date on which
the congressional intelligence committees receive the initial
vulnerability assessment.
``(b) Subsequent Vulnerability Assessments.--(1) The
Director of National Intelligence shall, periodically
throughout the procurement of a major system or if the
Director determines that a change in circumstances warrants
the issuance of a subsequent vulnerability assessment,
conduct a subsequent vulnerability assessment of each major
system and its significant items of supply within the
National Intelligence Program.
``(2) Upon the request of a congressional intelligence
committee, the Director of National Intelligence may, if
appropriate, recertify the previous vulnerability assessment
or may conduct a subsequent vulnerability assessment of a
particular major system and its significant items of supply
within the National Intelligence Program.
``(3) Any subsequent vulnerability assessment of a major
system and its significant items of supply shall include use
of an analysis-based approach and, if applicable, a testing-
based approach, to monitor the exploitation potential of such
system and reexamine the factors described in clauses (i)
through (v) of subsection (a)(1)(C).
``(c) Major System Management.--The Director of National
Intelligence shall give due consideration to the
vulnerability assessments prepared for a given major system
when developing and determining the National Intelligence
Program budget.
``(d) Congressional Oversight.--(1) The Director of
National Intelligence shall provide to the congressional
intelligence committees a copy of each vulnerability
assessment conducted under subsection (a) or (b) not later
than 10 days after the date of the completion of such
assessment.
``(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall provide
the congressional intelligence committees with a proposed
schedule for subsequent periodic vulnerability assessments of
a major system under subsection (b)(1) when providing such
committees with the initial vulnerability assessment under
subsection (a) of such system as required by paragraph (1).
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `item of supply' has the meaning given that
term in section 4(10) of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(10)).
``(2) The term `major contract' means each of the 6 largest
prime, associate, or Government-furnished equipment contracts
under a major system that is in excess of $40,000,000 and
that is not a firm, fixed price contract.
``(3) The term `major system' has the meaning given that
term in section 506A(e).
``(4) The term `Milestone B' means a decision to enter into
major system development and demonstration pursuant to
guidance prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence.
``(5) The term `vulnerability assessment' means the process
of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in a major
system and its significant items of supply.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 313 of this Act, is further amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 506B, as added
by section 305(c) of this Act, the following new item:
``Sec. 506C. Vulnerability assessments of major systems.''.
(b) Definition of Major System.--Paragraph (3) of section
506A(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 415a-
1(e)) is amended by striking ``(in current fiscal year
dollars)'' and inserting ``(based on fiscal year 2010
constant dollars)''.
SEC. 322. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BUSINESS SYSTEM
TRANSFORMATION.
(a) Intelligence Community Business System
Transformation.--
(1) In general.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended by section 321 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 506C,
as added by section 321(a), the following new section:
``intelligence community business system transformation
``Sec. 506D. (a) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--(1)
Subject to paragraph (3), no funds appropriated to any
element of the intelligence community may be obligated for an
intelligence community business system transformation that
will have a total cost in excess of $3,000,000 unless--
``(A) the Director of the Office of Business Transformation
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence makes
a certification described in paragraph (2) with respect to
such intelligence community business system transformation;
and
``(B) such certification is approved by the board
established under subsection (f).
``(2) The certification described in this paragraph for an
intelligence community business system transformation is a
certification made by the Director of the Office of Business
Transformation of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence that the intelligence community business system
transformation--
``(A) complies with the enterprise architecture under
subsection (b) and such other policies and standards that the
Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate; or
``(B) is necessary--
``(i) to achieve a critical national security capability or
address a critical requirement; or
``(ii) to prevent a significant adverse effect on a project
that is needed to achieve an essential capability, taking
into consideration any alternative solutions for preventing
such adverse effect.
``(3) With respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2010,
the amount referred to in paragraph (1) in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A) shall be equal to the sum of--
``(A) the amount in effect under such paragraph (1) for the
preceding fiscal year (determined after application of this
paragraph), plus
``(B) such amount multiplied by the annual percentage
increase in the consumer price index (all items; U.S. city
average) as of September of the previous fiscal year.
``(b) Enterprise Architecture for Intelligence Community
Business Systems.--(1) The Director of National Intelligence
shall, acting through the board established under subsection
(f), develop and implement an enterprise architecture to
cover all intelligence community business systems, and the
functions and activities supported by such business systems.
The enterprise architecture shall be sufficiently defined to
effectively guide, constrain, and permit implementation of
interoperable intelligence community business system
solutions, consistent with applicable policies and procedures
established by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
``(2) The enterprise architecture under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
``(A) An information infrastructure that will enable the
intelligence community to--
``(i) comply with all Federal accounting, financial
management, and reporting requirements;
``(ii) routinely produce timely, accurate, and reliable
financial information for management purposes;
``(iii) integrate budget, accounting, and program
information and systems; and
``(iv) provide for the measurement of performance,
including the ability to produce timely, relevant, and
reliable cost information.
``(B) Policies, procedures, data standards, and system
interface requirements that apply uniformly throughout the
intelligence community.
``(c) Responsibilities for Intelligence Community Business
System Transformation.--The Director of National Intelligence
shall be responsible for the entire life cycle of an
intelligence community business system transformation,
including review, approval, and oversight of the planning,
design, acquisition, deployment, operation, and maintenance
of the business system transformation.
``(d) Intelligence Community Business System Investment
Review.--(1) The Director of the Office of Business
Transformation of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence shall establish and implement, not later than 60
days after the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2010, an investment review process for
the intelligence community business systems for which the
Director of the Office of Business Transformation is
responsible.
``(2) The investment review process under paragraph (1)
shall--
``(A) meet the requirements of section 11312 of title 40,
United States Code; and
``(B) specifically set forth the responsibilities of the
Director of the Office of Business Transformation under such
review process.
``(3) The investment review process under paragraph (1)
shall include the following elements:
``(A) Review and approval by an investment review board
(consisting of appropriate representatives of the
intelligence community) of each intelligence community
business system as an investment before the obligation of
funds for such system.
``(B) Periodic review, but not less often than annually, of
every intelligence community business system investment.
``(C) Thresholds for levels of review to ensure appropriate
review of intelligence community business system investments
depending on the scope, complexity, and cost of the system
involved.
``(D) Procedures for making certifications in accordance
with the requirements of subsection (a)(2).
``(e) Budget Information.--For each fiscal year after
fiscal year 2011, the Director of National Intelligence shall
include in the materials the Director submits to Congress in
support of the budget for such fiscal year that is submitted
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, the following information:
``(1) An identification of each intelligence community
business system for which funding is proposed in such budget.
``(2) An identification of all funds, by appropriation,
proposed in such budget for each such system, including--
``(A) funds for current services to operate and maintain
such system;
``(B) funds for business systems modernization identified
for each specific appropriation; and
``(C) funds for associated business process improvement or
reengineering efforts.
``(3) The certification, if any, made under subsection
(a)(2) with respect to each such system.
``(f) Intelligence Community Business System Transformation
Governance Board.--(1) The Director of National Intelligence
shall establish a board within the intelligence community
business system transformation governance structure (in this
subsection referred to as the `Board').
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``(2) The Board shall--
``(A) recommend to the Director policies and procedures
necessary to effectively integrate all business activities
and any transformation, reform, reorganization, or process
improvement initiatives undertaken within the intelligence
community;
``(B) review and approve any major update of--
``(i) the enterprise architecture developed under
subsection (b); and
``(ii) any plans for an intelligence community business
systems modernization;
``(C) manage cross-domain integration consistent with such
enterprise architecture;
``(D) coordinate initiatives for intelligence community
business system transformation to maximize benefits and
minimize costs for the intelligence community, and
periodically report to the Director on the status of efforts
to carry out an intelligence community business system
transformation;
``(E) ensure that funds are obligated for intelligence
community business system transformation in a manner
consistent with subsection (a); and
``(F) carry out such other duties as the Director shall
specify.
``(g) Relation to Annual Registration Requirements.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the
requirements of section 8083 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 989),
with regard to information technology systems (as defined in
subsection (d) of such section).
``(h) Relationship to Defense Business Enterprise
Architecture.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
exempt funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department
of Defense from the requirements of section 2222 of title 10,
United States Code, to the extent that such requirements are
otherwise applicable.
``(i) Relation to Clinger-Cohen Act.--(1) Executive agency
responsibilities in chapter 113 of title 40, United States
Code, for any intelligence community business system
transformation shall be exercised jointly by--
``(A) the Director of National Intelligence and the Chief
Information Officer of the Intelligence Community; and
``(B) the head of the executive agency that contains the
element of the intelligence community involved and the chief
information officer of that executive agency.
``(2) The Director of National Intelligence and the head of
the executive agency referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall
enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to carry out the
requirements of this section in a manner that best meets the
needs of the intelligence community and the executive agency.
``(j) Reports.--Not later than March 31 of each of the
years 2011 through 2015, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a report on the compliance of the intelligence
community with the requirements of this section. Each such
report shall--
``(1) describe actions taken and proposed for meeting the
requirements of subsection (a), including--
``(A) specific milestones and actual performance against
specified performance measures, and any revision of such
milestones and performance measures; and
``(B) specific actions on the intelligence community
business system transformations submitted for certification
under such subsection;
``(2) identify the number of intelligence community
business system transformations that received a certification
described in subsection (a)(2); and
``(3) describe specific improvements in business operations
and cost savings resulting from successful intelligence
community business systems transformation efforts.
``(k) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `enterprise architecture' has the meaning
given that term in section 3601(4) of title 44, United States
Code.
``(2) The terms `information system' and `information
technology' have the meanings given those terms in section
11101 of title 40, United States Code.
``(3) The term `intelligence community business system'
means an information system, including a national security
system, that is operated by, for, or on behalf of an element
of the intelligence community, including a financial system,
mixed system, financial data feeder system, and the business
infrastructure capabilities shared by the systems of the
business enterprise architecture, including people, process,
and technology, that build upon the core infrastructure used
to support business activities, such as acquisition,
financial management, logistics, strategic planning and
budgeting, installations and environment, and human resource
management.
``(4) The term `intelligence community business system
transformation' means--
``(A) the acquisition or development of a new intelligence
community business system; or
``(B) any significant modification or enhancement of an
existing intelligence community business system (other than
necessary to maintain current services).
``(5) The term `national security system' has the meaning
given that term in section 3542 of title 44, United States
Code.
``(6) The term `Office of Business Transformation of the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence' includes any
successor office that assumes the functions of the Office of
Business Transformation of the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence as carried out by the Office of
Business Transformation on the date of the enactment of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of that Act, as amended by section 321 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 506C, as added by section 321(a)(2), the
following new item:
``Sec. 506D. Intelligence community business system transformation.''.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) Certain duties.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall designate a chair and other members to
serve on the board established under subsection (f) of such
section 506D of the National Security Act of 1947 (as added
by subsection (a)).
(2) Enterprise architecture.--
(A) Schedule for development.--The Director shall develop
the enterprise architecture required by subsection (b) of
such section 506D (as so added), including the initial
Business Enterprise Architecture for business transformation,
not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act.
(B) Requirement for implementation plan.--In developing
such an enterprise architecture, the Director shall develop
an implementation plan for such enterprise architecture that
includes the following:
(i) An acquisition strategy for new systems that are
expected to be needed to complete such enterprise
architecture, including specific time-phased milestones,
performance metrics, and a statement of the financial and
nonfinancial resource needs.
(ii) An identification of the intelligence community
business systems in operation or planned as of the date that
is 60 days after the enactment of this Act that will not be a
part of such enterprise architecture, together with the
schedule for the phased termination of the utilization of any
such systems.
(iii) An identification of the intelligence community
business systems in operation or planned as of such date,
that will be a part of such enterprise architecture, together
with a strategy for modifying such systems to ensure that
such systems comply with such enterprise architecture.
(C) Submission of acquisition strategy.--Based on the
results of an enterprise process management review and the
availability of funds, the Director shall submit the
acquisition strategy described in subparagraph (B)(i) to the
congressional intelligence committees not later than March
31, 2011.
SEC. 323. REPORTS ON THE ACQUISITION OF MAJOR SYSTEMS.
(a) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended by section 322 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 506D,
as added by section 322(a)(1), the following new section:
``reports on the acquisition of major systems
``Sec. 506E. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `cost estimate'--
``(A) means an assessment and quantification of all costs
and risks associated with the acquisition of a major system
based upon reasonably available information at the time the
Director establishes the 2010 adjusted total acquisition cost
for such system pursuant to subsection (h) or restructures
such system pursuant to section 506F(c); and
``(B) does not mean an `independent cost estimate'.
``(2) The term `critical cost growth threshold' means a
percentage increase in the total acquisition cost for a major
system of at least 25 percent over the total acquisition cost
for the major system as shown in the current Baseline
Estimate for the major system.
``(3)(A) The term `current Baseline Estimate' means the
projected total acquisition cost of a major system that is--
``(i) approved by the Director, or a designee of the
Director, at Milestone B or an equivalent acquisition
decision for the development, procurement, and construction
of such system;
``(ii) approved by the Director at the time such system is
restructured pursuant to section 506F(c); or
``(iii) the 2010 adjusted total acquisition cost determined
pursuant to subsection (h).
``(B) A current Baseline Estimate may be in the form of an
independent cost estimate.
``(4) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term
`Director' means the Director of National Intelligence.
``(5) The term `independent cost estimate' has the meaning
given that term in section 506A(e).
``(6) The term `major contract' means each of the 6 largest
prime, associate, or Government-furnished equipment contracts
under a major system that is in excess of $40,000,000 and
that is not a firm, fixed price contract.
``(7) The term `major system' has the meaning given that
term in section 506A(e).
``(8) The term `Milestone B' means a decision to enter into
major system development and demonstration pursuant to
guidance prescribed by the Director.
``(9) The term `program manager' means--
``(A) the head of the element of the intelligence community
that is responsible for the budget, cost, schedule, and
performance of a major system; or
``(B) in the case of a major system within the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence, the deputy who is
responsible for the budget, cost, schedule, and performance
of the major system.
``(10) The term `significant cost growth threshold' means
the percentage increase in the total acquisition cost for a
major system of at least 15 percent over the total
acquisition cost for such system as shown in the current
Baseline Estimate for such system.
``(11) The term `total acquisition cost' means the amount
equal to the total cost for development and procurement of,
and system-specific construction for, a major system.
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``(b) Major System Cost Reports.--(1) The program manager
for a major system shall, on a quarterly basis, submit to the
Director a major system cost report as described in paragraph
(2).
``(2) A major system cost report shall include the
following information (as of the last day of the quarter for
which the report is made):
``(A) The total acquisition cost for the major system.
``(B) Any cost variance or schedule variance in a major
contract for the major system since the contract was entered
into.
``(C) Any changes from a major system schedule milestones
or performances that are known, expected, or anticipated by
the program manager.
``(D) Any significant changes in the total acquisition cost
for development and procurement of any software component of
the major system, schedule milestones for such software
component of the major system, or expected performance of
such software component of the major system that are known,
expected, or anticipated by the program manager.
``(3) Each major system cost report required by paragraph
(1) shall be submitted not more than 30 days after the end of
the reporting quarter.
``(c) Reports for Breach of Significant or Critical Cost
Growth Thresholds.--If the program manager of a major system
for which a report has previously been submitted under
subsection (b) determines at any time during a quarter that
there is reasonable cause to believe that the total
acquisition cost for the major system has increased by a
percentage equal to or greater than the significant cost
growth threshold or critical cost growth threshold and if a
report indicating an increase of such percentage or more has
not previously been submitted to the Director, then the
program manager shall immediately submit to the Director a
major system cost report containing the information,
determined as of the date of the report, required under
subsection (b).
``(d) Notification to Congress of Cost Growth.--(1)
Whenever a major system cost report is submitted to the
Director, the Director shall determine whether the current
acquisition cost for the major system has increased by a
percentage equal to or greater than the significant cost
growth threshold or the critical cost growth threshold.
``(2) If the Director determines that the current total
acquisition cost has increased by a percentage equal to or
greater than the significant cost growth threshold or
critical cost growth threshold, the Director shall submit to
Congress a Major System Congressional Report pursuant to
subsection (e).
``(e) Requirement for Major System Congressional Report.--
(1) Whenever the Director determines under subsection (d)
that the total acquisition cost of a major system has
increased by a percentage equal to or greater than the
significant cost growth threshold for the major system, a
Major System Congressional Report shall be submitted to
Congress not later than 45 days after the date on which the
Director receives the major system cost report for such major
system.
``(2) If the total acquisition cost of a major system (as
determined by the Director under subsection (d)) increases by
a percentage equal to or greater than the critical cost
growth threshold for the program or subprogram, the Director
shall take actions consistent with the requirements of
section 506F.
``(f) Major System Congressional Report Elements.--(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), each Major System
Congressional Report shall include the following:
``(A) The name of the major system.
``(B) The date of the preparation of the report.
``(C) The program phase of the major system as of the date
of the preparation of the report.
``(D) The estimate of the total acquisition cost for the
major system expressed in constant base-year dollars and in
current dollars.
``(E) The current Baseline Estimate for the major system in
constant base-year dollars and in current dollars.
``(F) A statement of the reasons for any increase in total
acquisition cost for the major system.
``(G) The completion status of the major system--
``(i) expressed as the percentage that the number of years
for which funds have been appropriated for the major system
is of the number of years for which it is planned that funds
will be appropriated for the major system; and
``(ii) expressed as the percentage that the amount of funds
that have been appropriated for the major system is of the
total amount of funds which it is planned will be
appropriated for the major system.
``(H) The fiscal year in which the major system was first
authorized and in which funds for such system were first
appropriated by Congress.
``(I) The current change and the total change, in dollars
and expressed as a percentage, in the total acquisition cost
for the major system, stated both in constant base-year
dollars and in current dollars.
``(J) The quantity of end items to be acquired under the
major system and the current change and total change, if any,
in that quantity.
``(K) The identities of the officers responsible for
management and cost control of the major system.
``(L) The action taken and proposed to be taken to control
future cost growth of the major system.
``(M) Any changes made in the performance or schedule
milestones of the major system and the extent to which such
changes have contributed to the increase in total acquisition
cost for the major system.
``(N) The following contract performance assessment
information with respect to each major contract under the
major system:
``(i) The name of the contractor.
``(ii) The phase that the contract is in at the time of the
preparation of the report.
``(iii) The percentage of work under the contract that has
been completed.
``(iv) Any current change and the total change, in dollars
and expressed as a percentage, in the contract cost.
``(v) The percentage by which the contract is currently
ahead of or behind schedule.
``(vi) A narrative providing a summary explanation of the
most significant occurrences, including cost and schedule
variances under major contracts of the major system,
contributing to the changes identified and a discussion of
the effect these occurrences will have on the future costs
and schedule of the major system.
``(O) In any case in which one or more problems with a
software component of the major system significantly
contributed to the increase in costs of the major system, the
action taken and proposed to be taken to solve such problems.
``(2) A Major System Congressional Report prepared for a
major system for which the increase in the total acquisition
cost is due to termination or cancellation of the entire
major system shall include only--
``(A) the information described in subparagraphs (A)
through (F) of paragraph (1); and
``(B) the total percentage change in total acquisition cost
for such system.
``(g) Prohibition on Obligation of Funds.--If a
determination of an increase by a percentage equal to or
greater than the significant cost growth threshold is made by
the Director under subsection (d) and a Major System
Congressional Report containing the information described in
subsection (f) is not submitted to Congress under subsection
(e)(1), or if a determination of an increase by a percentage
equal to or greater than the critical cost growth threshold
is made by the Director under subsection (d) and the Major
System Congressional Report containing the information
described in subsection (f) and section 506F(b)(3) and the
certification required by section 506F(b)(2) are not
submitted to Congress under subsection (e)(2), funds
appropriated for construction, research, development, test,
evaluation, and procurement may not be obligated for a major
contract under the major system. The prohibition on the
obligation of funds for a major system shall cease to apply
at the end of the 45-day period that begins on the date--
``(1) on which Congress receives the Major System
Congressional Report under subsection (e)(1) with respect to
that major system, in the case of a determination of an
increase by a percentage equal to or greater than the
significant cost growth threshold (as determined in
subsection (d)); or
``(2) on which Congress receives both the Major System
Congressional Report under subsection (e)(2) and the
certification of the Director under section 506F(b)(2) with
respect to that major system, in the case of an increase by a
percentage equal to or greater than the critical cost growth
threshold (as determined under subsection (d)).
``(h) Treatment of Cost Increases Prior to Enactment of
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.--(1) Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, the
Director--
``(A) shall, for each major system, determine if the total
acquisition cost of such major system increased by a
percentage equal to or greater than the significant cost
growth threshold or the critical cost growth threshold prior
to such date of enactment;
``(B) shall establish for each major system for which the
total acquisition cost has increased by a percentage equal to
or greater than the significant cost growth threshold or the
critical cost growth threshold prior to such date of
enactment a revised current Baseline Estimate based upon an
updated cost estimate;
``(C) may, for a major system not described in subparagraph
(B), establish a revised current Baseline Estimate based upon
an updated cost estimate; and
``(D) shall submit to Congress a report describing--
``(i) each determination made under subparagraph (A);
``(ii) each revised current Baseline Estimate established
for a major system under subparagraph (B); and
``(iii) each revised current Baseline Estimate established
for a major system under subparagraph (C), including the
percentage increase of the total acquisition cost of such
major system that occurred prior to the date of the enactment
of such Act.
``(2) The revised current Baseline Estimate established for
a major system under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1)
shall be the 2010 adjusted total acquisition cost for the
major system and may include the estimated cost of conducting
any vulnerability assessments for such major system required
under section 506C.
``(i) Requirements To Use Base Year Dollars.--Any
determination of a percentage increase under this section
shall be stated in terms of constant base year dollars.
``(j) Form of Report.--Any report required to be submitted
under this section may be submitted in a classified form.''.
(2) Applicability date of quarterly reports.--The first
report required to be submitted under subsection (b) of
section 506E of the National security Act of 1947, as added
by paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall be submitted with
respect to the first fiscal quarter that begins on a date
that is not less than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(3) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of that Act, as amended by section 322 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 506D, as added by section 322(a)(2), the
following new item:
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``Sec. 506E. Reports on the acquisition of major systems.''.
(b) Major Defense Acquisition Programs.--Nothing in this
section, section 324, or an amendment made by this section or
section 324, shall be construed to exempt an acquisition
program of the Department of Defense from the requirements of
chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code or Department of
Defense Directive 5000, to the extent that such requirements
are otherwise applicable.
SEC. 324. CRITICAL COST GROWTH IN MAJOR SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended by section 323 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 506E,
as added by section 323(a), the following new section:
``critical cost growth in major systems
``Sec. 506F. (a) Reassessment of Major System.--If the
Director of National Intelligence determines under section
506E(d) that the total acquisition cost of a major system has
increased by a percentage equal to or greater than the
critical cost growth threshold for the major system, the
Director shall--
``(1) determine the root cause or causes of the critical
cost growth, in accordance with applicable statutory
requirements, policies, procedures, and guidance; and
``(2) carry out an assessment of--
``(A) the projected cost of completing the major system if
current requirements are not modified;
``(B) the projected cost of completing the major system
based on reasonable modification of such requirements;
``(C) the rough order of magnitude of the costs of any
reasonable alternative system or capability; and
``(D) the need to reduce funding for other systems due to
the growth in cost of the major system.
``(b) Presumption of Termination.--(1) After conducting the
reassessment required by subsection (a) with respect to a
major system, the Director shall terminate the major system
unless the Director submits to Congress a Major System
Congressional Report containing a certification in accordance
with paragraph (2) and the information described in paragraph
(3). The Director shall submit such Major System
Congressional Report and certification not later than 90 days
after the date the Director receives the relevant major
system cost report under subsection (b) or (c) of section
506E.
``(2) A certification described by this paragraph with
respect to a major system is a written certification that--
``(A) the continuation of the major system is essential to
the national security;
``(B) there are no alternatives to the major system that
will provide acceptable capability to meet the intelligence
requirement at less cost;
``(C) the new estimates of the total acquisition cost have
been determined by the Director to be reasonable;
``(D) the major system is a higher priority than other
systems whose funding must be reduced to accommodate the
growth in cost of the major system; and
``(E) the management structure for the major system is
adequate to manage and control the total acquisition cost.
``(3) A Major System Congressional Report accompanying a
written certification under paragraph (2) shall include, in
addition to the requirements of section 506E(e), the root
cause analysis and assessment carried out pursuant to
subsection (a), the basis for each determination made in
accordance with subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph
(2), and a description of all funding changes made as a
result of the growth in the cost of the major system,
including reductions made in funding for other systems to
accommodate such cost growth, together with supporting
documentation.
``(c) Actions if Major System Not Terminated.--If the
Director elects not to terminate a major system pursuant to
subsection (b), the Director shall--
``(1) restructure the major system in a manner that
addresses the root cause or causes of the critical cost
growth, as identified pursuant to subsection (a), and ensures
that the system has an appropriate management structure as
set forth in the certification submitted pursuant to
subsection (b)(2)(E);
``(2) rescind the most recent Milestone approval for the
major system;
``(3) require a new Milestone approval for the major system
before taking any action to enter a new contract, exercise an
option under an existing contract, or otherwise extend the
scope of an existing contract under the system, except to the
extent determined necessary by the Milestone Decision
Authority, on a nondelegable basis, to ensure that the system
may be restructured as intended by the Director without
unnecessarily wasting resources;
``(4) establish a revised current Baseline Estimate for the
major system based upon an updated cost estimate; and
``(5) conduct regular reviews of the major system.
``(d) Actions if Major System Terminated.--If a major
system is terminated pursuant to subsection (b), the Director
shall submit to Congress a written report setting forth--
``(1) an explanation of the reasons for terminating the
major system;
``(2) the alternatives considered to address any problems
in the major system; and
``(3) the course the Director plans to pursue to meet any
intelligence requirements otherwise intended to be met by the
major system.
``(e) Form of Report.--Any report or certification required
to be submitted under this section may be submitted in a
classified form.
``(f) Waiver.--(1) The Director may waive the requirements
of subsections (d)(2), (e), and (g) of section 506E and
subsections (a)(2), (b), (c), and (d) of this section with
respect to a major system if the Director determines that at
least 90 percent of the amount of the current Baseline
Estimate for the major system has been expended.
``(2)(A) If the Director grants a waiver under paragraph
(1) with respect to a major system, the Director shall submit
to the congressional intelligence committees written notice
of the waiver that includes--
``(i) the information described in section 506E(f); and
``(ii) if the current total acquisition cost of the major
system has increased by a percentage equal to or greater than
the critical cost growth threshold--
``(I) a determination of the root cause or causes of the
critical cost growth, as described in subsection (a)(1); and
``(II) a certification that includes the elements described
in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of subsection (b)(2).
``(B) The Director shall submit the written notice required
by subparagraph (A) not later than 90 days after the date
that the Director receives a major system cost report under
subsection (b) or (c) of section 506E that indicates that the
total acquisition cost for the major system has increased by
a percentage equal to or greater than the significant cost
growth threshold or critical cost growth threshold.
``(g) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `cost
estimate', `critical cost growth threshold', `current
Baseline Estimate', `major system', and `total acquisition
cost' have the meaning given those terms in section
506E(a).''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of that Act, as amended by section 323 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after the items
relating to section 506E, as added by section 323(a)(3), the
following new item:
``Sec. 506F. Critical cost growth in major systems.''.
SEC. 325. FUTURE BUDGET PROJECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended by section 324 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 506F,
as added by section 324(a), the following new section:
``future budget projections
``Sec. 506G. (a) Future Year Intelligence Plans.--(1) The
Director of National Intelligence, with the concurrence of
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall
provide to the congressional intelligence committees a Future
Year Intelligence Plan, as described in paragraph (2), for--
``(A) each expenditure center in the National Intelligence
Program; and
``(B) each major system in the National Intelligence
Program.
``(2)(A) A Future Year Intelligence Plan submitted under
this subsection shall include the year-by-year proposed
funding for each center or system referred to in subparagraph
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1), for the budget year for which
the Plan is submitted and not less than the 4 subsequent
fiscal years.
``(B) A Future Year Intelligence Plan submitted under
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for a major system shall
include--
``(i) the estimated total life-cycle cost of such major
system; and
``(ii) major milestones that have significant resource
implications for such major system.
``(b) Long-term Budget Projections.--(1) The Director of
National Intelligence, with the concurrence of the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, shall provide to the
congressional intelligence committees a Long-term Budget
Projection for each element of the intelligence community
funded under the National Intelligence Program acquiring a
major system that includes the budget for such element for
the 5-year period that begins on the day after the end of the
last fiscal year for which year-by-year proposed funding is
included in a Future Year Intelligence Plan for such major
system in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(A).
``(2) A Long-term Budget Projection submitted under
paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) projections for the appropriate element of the
intelligence community for--
``(i) pay and benefits of officers and employees of such
element;
``(ii) other operating and support costs and minor
acquisitions of such element;
``(iii) research and technology required by such element;
``(iv) current and planned major system acquisitions for
such element;
``(v) any future major system acquisitions for such
element; and
``(vi) any additional funding projections that the Director
of National Intelligence considers appropriate;
``(B) a budget projection based on effective cost and
schedule execution of current or planned major system
acquisitions and application of Office of Management and
Budget inflation estimates to future major system
acquisitions;
``(C) any additional assumptions and projections that the
Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate; and
``(D) a description of whether, and to what extent, the
total projection for each year exceeds the level that would
result from applying the most recent Office of Management and
Budget inflation estimate to the budget of that element of
the intelligence community.
``(c) Submission to Congress.--The Director of National
Intelligence, with the concurrence of the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees each Future Year
Intelligence Plan or Long-term Budget Projection required
under subsection (a) or (b) for a fiscal year at the time
that the President submits to
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Congress the budget for such fiscal year pursuant section
1105 of title 31, United States Code.
``(d) Major System Affordability Report.--(1) The Director
of National Intelligence, with the concurrence of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall
prepare a report on the acquisition of a major system funded
under the National Intelligence Program before the time that
the President submits to Congress the budget for the first
fiscal year in which appropriated funds are anticipated to be
obligated for the development or procurement of such major
system.
``(2) The report on such major system shall include an
assessment of whether, and to what extent, such acquisition,
if developed, procured, and operated, is projected to cause
an increase in the most recent Future Year Intelligence Plan
and Long-term Budget Projection submitted under section 506G
for an element of the intelligence community.
``(3) The Director of National Intelligence shall update
the report whenever an independent cost estimate must be
updated pursuant to section 506A(a)(4).
``(4) The Director of National Intelligence shall submit
each report required by this subsection at the time that the
President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Budget year.--The term `budget year' means the next
fiscal year for which the President is required to submit to
Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code.
``(2) Independent cost estimate; major system.--The terms
`independent cost estimate' and `major system' have the
meaning given those terms in section 506A(e).''.
(b) Applicability Date.--The first Future Year Intelligence
Plan and Long-term Budget Projection required to be submitted
under subsection (a) and (b) of section 506G of the National
Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), shall be
submitted to the congressional intelligence committees at the
time that the President submits to Congress the budget for
fiscal year 2012 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of that Act, as amended by section 324 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after the items
relating to section 506F, as added by section 324(b), the
following new item:
``Sec. 506G. Future budget projections.''.
(2) Repeal of duplicative provision.--Section 8104 of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (50 U.S.C.
415a-3; Public Law 111-118; 123 Stat. 3451) is repealed.
SEC. 326. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM FUNDED ACQUISITIONS.
Subsection (n) of section 102A of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-1) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(4)(A) In addition to the authority referred to in
paragraph (1), the Director of National Intelligence may
authorize the head of an element of the intelligence
community to exercise an acquisition authority referred to in
section 3 or 8(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 (50 U.S.C. 403c and 403j(a)) for an acquisition by such
element that is more than 50 percent funded under the
National Intelligence Program.
``(B) The head of an element of the intelligence community
may not exercise an authority referred to in subparagraph (A)
until--
``(i) the head of such element (without delegation) submits
to the Director of National Intelligence a written request
that includes--
``(I) a description of such authority requested to be
exercised;
``(II) an explanation of the need for such authority,
including an explanation of the reasons that other
authorities are insufficient; and
``(III) a certification that the mission of such element
would be--
``(aa) impaired if such authority is not exercised; or
``(bb) significantly and measurably enhanced if such
authority is exercised; and
``(ii) the Director of National Intelligence issues a
written authorization that includes--
``(I) a description of the authority referred to in
subparagraph (A) that is authorized to be exercised; and
``(II) a justification to support the exercise of such
authority.
``(C) A request and authorization to exercise an authority
referred to in subparagraph (A) may be made with respect to
an individual acquisition or with respect to a specific class
of acquisitions described in the request and authorization
referred to in subparagraph (B).
``(D)(i) A request from a head of an element of the
intelligence community located within one of the departments
described in clause (ii) to exercise an authority referred to
in subparagraph (A) shall be submitted to the Director of
National Intelligence in accordance with any procedures
established by the head of such department.
``(ii) The departments described in this clause are the
Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice,
the Department of State, and the Department of the Treasury.
``(E)(i) The head of an element of the intelligence
community may not be authorized to utilize an authority
referred to in subparagraph (A) for a class of acquisitions
for a period of more than 3 years, except that the Director
of National Intelligence (without delegation) may authorize
the use of such an authority for not more than 6 years.
``(ii) Each authorization to utilize an authority referred
to in subparagraph (A) may be extended in accordance with the
requirements of subparagraph (B) for successive periods of
not more than 3 years, except that the Director of National
Intelligence (without delegation) may authorize an extension
period of not more than 6 years.
``(F) Subject to clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (E),
the Director of National Intelligence may only delegate the
authority of the Director under subparagraphs (A) through (E)
to the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence or
a Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
``(G) The Director of National Intelligence shall submit--
``(i) to the congressional intelligence committees a
notification of an authorization to exercise an authority
referred to in subparagraph (A) or an extension of such
authorization that includes the written authorization
referred to in subparagraph (B)(ii); and
``(ii) to the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget a notification of an authorization to exercise an
authority referred to in subparagraph (A) for an acquisition
or class of acquisitions that will exceed $50,000,000
annually.
``(H) Requests and authorizations to exercise an authority
referred to in subparagraph (A) shall remain available within
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for a
period of at least 6 years following the date of such request
or authorization.
``(I) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to alter
or otherwise limit the authority of the Central Intelligence
Agency to independently exercise an authority under section 3
or 8(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50
U.S.C. 403c and 403j(a)).''.
Subtitle D--Congressional Oversight, Plans, and Reports
SEC. 331. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.
(a) Procedures.--Section 501(c) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413(c)) is amended by striking ``such
procedures'' and inserting ``such written procedures''.
(b) Intelligence Activities.--Section 502(a)(2) of such Act
(50 U.S.C. 413a(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``(including
the legal basis under which the intelligence activity is
being or was conducted)'' after ``concerning intelligence
activities''.
(c) Covert Actions.--Section 503 of such Act (50 U.S.C.
413b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``(including the
legal basis under which the covert action is being or was
conducted)'' after ``concerning covert actions'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in writing'' after
``be reported'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``committee. When'' and
inserting the following: ``committee.
``(5)(A) When''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), as designated by subparagraph (B)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), as so designated--
(I) by inserting ``, or a notification provided under
subsection (d)(1),'' after ``access to a finding'';
(II) by inserting ``written'' before ``statement''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Not later than 180 days after a statement of reasons
is submitted in accordance with subparagraph (A) or this
subparagraph, the President shall ensure that--
``(i) all members of the congressional intelligence
committees are provided access to the finding or
notification; or
``(ii) a statement of reasons that it is essential to
continue to limit access to such finding or such notification
to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital interests
of the United States is submitted to the Members of Congress
specified in paragraph (2).'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``(d) The President'' and inserting
``(d)(1) The President'';
(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``in writing'' after ``notified''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) In determining whether an activity constitutes a
significant undertaking for purposes of paragraph (1), the
President shall consider whether the activity--
``(A) involves significant risk of loss of life;
``(B) requires an expansion of existing authorities,
including authorities relating to research, development, or
operations;
``(C) results in the expenditure of significant funds or
other resources;
``(D) requires notification under section 504;
``(E) gives rise to a significant risk of disclosing
intelligence sources or methods; or
``(F) presents a reasonably foreseeable risk of serious
damage to the diplomatic relations of the United States if
such activity were disclosed without authorization.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g)(1) In any case where access to a finding reported
under subsection (c) or notification provided under
subsection (d)(1) is not made available to all members of a
congressional intelligence committee in accordance with
subsection (c)(2), the President shall notify all members of
such committee that such finding or such notification has
been provided only to the members specified in subsection
(c)(2).
``(2) In any case where access to a finding reported under
subsection (c) or notification provided under subsection
(d)(1) is not made available to all members of a
congressional intelligence committee in accordance with
subsection (c)(2), the President shall provide to all members
of such committee a general description regarding the finding
or notification, as applicable, consistent with the reasons
for not yet fully informing all members of such committee.
``(3) The President shall maintain--
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``(A) a record of the members of Congress to whom a finding
is reported under subsection (c) or notification is provided
under subsection (d)(1) and the date on which each member of
Congress receives such finding or notification; and
``(B) each written statement provided under subsection
(c)(5).''.
SEC. 332. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH OVERSIGHT
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended by section 325 of
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``certification of compliance with oversight requirements
``Sec. 508. The head of each element of the intelligence
community shall annually submit to the congressional
intelligence committees--
``(1) a certification that, to the best of the knowledge of
the head of such element--
``(A) the head of such element is in full compliance with
the requirements of this title; and
``(B) any information required to be submitted by the head
of such element under this Act before the date of the
submission of such certification has been properly submitted;
or
``(2) if the head of such element is unable to submit a
certification under paragraph (1), a statement--
``(A) of the reasons the head of such element is unable to
submit such a certification;
``(B) describing any information required to be submitted
by the head of such element under this Act before the date of
the submission of such statement that has not been properly
submitted; and
``(C) that the head of such element will submit such
information as soon as possible after the submission of such
statement.''.
(b) Applicability Date.--The first certification or
statement required to be submitted by the head of each
element of the intelligence community under section 508 of
the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection
(a), shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 325 of this Act, is further amended by
inserting after the item related to section 507 the following
new item:
``Sec. 508. Certification of compliance with oversight requirements.''.
SEC. 333. REPORT ON DETENTION AND INTERROGATION ACTIVITIES.
(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than December 1,
2010, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a
comprehensive report containing--
(1) the policies and procedures of the United States
Government governing participation by an element of the
intelligence community in the interrogation of individuals
detained by the United States who are suspected of
international terrorism with the objective, in whole or in
part, of acquiring national intelligence, including such
policies and procedures of each appropriate element of the
intelligence community or interagency body established to
carry out interrogations;
(2) the policies and procedures relating to any detention
by the Central Intelligence Agency of such individuals in
accordance with Executive Order 13491;
(3) the legal basis for the policies and procedures
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2);
(4) the training and research to support the policies and
procedures referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(5) any action that has been taken to implement section
1004 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000dd-
1).
(b) Other Submission of Report.--
(1) Congressional armed services committees.--To the extent
that the report required by subsection (a) addresses an
element of the intelligence community within the Department
of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit that
portion of the report, and any associated material that is
necessary to make that portion understandable, to the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The
Director of National Intelligence may authorize redactions of
the report and any associated materials submitted pursuant to
this paragraph, if such redactions are consistent with the
protection of sensitive intelligence sources and methods.
(2) Congressional judiciary committees.--To the extent that
the report required by subsection (a) addresses an element of
the intelligence community within the Department of Justice,
the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with
the Attorney General, shall submit that portion of the
report, and any associated material that is necessary to make
that portion understandable, to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives. The Director of National
Intelligence may authorize redactions of the report and any
associated materials submitted pursuant to this paragraph, if
such redactions are consistent with the protection of
sensitive intelligence sources and methods.
(c) Form of Submissions.--Any submission required under
this section may be submitted in classified form.
SEC. 334. SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE RELATING TO TERRORIST
RECIDIVISM OF DETAINEES HELD AT UNITED STATES
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency,
shall make publicly available an unclassified summary of--
(1) intelligence relating to recidivism of detainees
currently or formerly held at the Naval Detention Facility at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense; and
(2) an assessment of the likelihood that such detainees
will engage in terrorism or communicate with persons in
terrorist organizations.
SEC. 335. REPORT AND STRATEGIC PLAN ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS.
(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a report on--
(1) the intelligence collection efforts of the United
States dedicated to assessing the threat from biological
weapons from state, nonstate, or rogue actors, either foreign
or domestic; and
(2) efforts to protect the biodefense knowledge and
infrastructure of the United States.
(b) Content.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an assessment of the intelligence collection efforts of
the United States dedicated to detecting the development or
use of biological weapons by state, nonstate, or rogue
actors, either foreign or domestic;
(2) information on fiscal, human, technical, open-source,
and other intelligence collection resources of the United
States dedicated for use to detect or protect against the
threat of biological weapons;
(3) an assessment of any problems that may reduce the
overall effectiveness of United States intelligence
collection and analysis to identify and protect biological
weapons targets, including--
(A) intelligence collection gaps or inefficiencies;
(B) inadequate information sharing practices; or
(C) inadequate cooperation among departments or agencies of
the United States;
(4) a strategic plan prepared by the Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
that provides for actions for the appropriate elements of the
intelligence community to close important intelligence gaps
related to biological weapons;
(5) a description of appropriate goals, schedules,
milestones, or metrics to measure the long-term effectiveness
of actions implemented to carry out the plan described in
paragraph (4); and
(6) any long-term resource and human capital issues related
to the collection of intelligence regarding biological
weapons, including any recommendations to address shortfalls
of experienced and qualified staff possessing relevant
scientific, language, and technical skills.
(c) Implementation of Strategic Plan.--Not later than 30
days after the date on which the Director of National
Intelligence submits the report required by subsection (a),
the Director shall begin implementation of the strategic plan
referred to in subsection (b)(4).
SEC. 336. CYBERSECURITY OVERSIGHT.
(a) Notification of Cybersecurity Programs.--
(1) Requirement for notification.--
(A) Existing programs.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit
to Congress a notification for each cybersecurity program in
operation on such date that includes the documentation
referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph
(2).
(B) New programs.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the commencement of operations of a new cybersecurity
program, the President shall submit to Congress a
notification of such commencement that includes the
documentation referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of
paragraph (2).
(2) Documentation.--A notification required by paragraph
(1) for a cybersecurity program shall include--
(A) the legal basis for the cybersecurity program;
(B) the certification, if any, made pursuant to section
2511(2)(a)(ii)(B) of title 18, United States Code, or other
statutory certification of legality for the cybersecurity
program;
(C) the concept for the operation of the cybersecurity
program that is approved by the head of the appropriate
department or agency of the United States;
(D) the assessment, if any, of the privacy impact of the
cybersecurity program prepared by the privacy or civil
liberties protection officer or comparable officer of such
department or agency;
(E) the plan, if any, for independent audit or review of
the cybersecurity program to be carried out by the head of
such department or agency, in conjunction with the
appropriate inspector general; and
(F) recommendations, if any, for legislation to improve the
capabilities of the United States Government to protect the
cybersecurity of the United States.
(b) Program Reports.--
(1) Requirement for reports.--The head of a department or
agency of the United States with responsibility for a
cybersecurity program for which a notification was submitted
under subsection (a), in consultation with the inspector
general for that department or agency, shall submit to
Congress and the President a report on such cybersecurity
program that includes--
(A) the results of any audit or review of the cybersecurity
program carried out under the plan referred to in subsection
(a)(2)(E), if any; and
(B) an assessment of whether the implementation of the
cybersecurity program--
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(i) is in compliance with--
(I) the legal basis referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A);
and
(II) an assessment referred to in subsection (a)(2)(D), if
any;
(ii) is adequately described by the concept of operation
referred to in subsection (a)(2)(C); and
(iii) includes an adequate independent audit or review
system and whether improvements to such independent audit or
review system are necessary.
(2) Schedule for submission of reports.--
(A) Existing programs.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the head of a department or agency of the United States with
responsibility for a cybersecurity program for which a
notification is required to be submitted under subsection
(a)(1)(A) shall submit a report required under paragraph (1).
(B) New programs.--Not later than 120 days after the date
on which a certification is submitted under subsection
(a)(1)(B), and annually thereafter, the head of a department
or agency of the United States with responsibility for the
cybersecurity program for which such certification is
submitted shall submit a report required under paragraph (1).
(3) Cooperation and coordination.--
(A) Cooperation.--The head of each department or agency of
the United States required to submit a report under paragraph
(1) for a particular cybersecurity program, and the inspector
general of each such department or agency, shall, to the
extent practicable, work in conjunction with any other such
head or inspector general required to submit such a report
for such cybersecurity program.
(B) Coordination.--The heads of all of the departments and
agencies of the United States required to submit a report
under paragraph (1) for a particular cybersecurity program
shall designate one such head to coordinate the conduct of
the reports on such program.
(c) Information Sharing Report.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security and the
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall jointly
submit to Congress and the President a report on the status
of the sharing of cyber-threat information, including--
(1) a description of how cyber-threat intelligence
information, including classified information, is shared
among the agencies and departments of the United States and
with persons responsible for critical infrastructure;
(2) a description of the mechanisms by which classified
cyber-threat information is distributed;
(3) an assessment of the effectiveness of cyber-threat
information sharing and distribution; and
(4) any other matters identified by either Inspector
General that would help to fully inform Congress or the
President regarding the effectiveness and legality of
cybersecurity programs.
(d) Personnel Details.--
(1) Authority to detail.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the head of an element of the intelligence
community that is funded through the National Intelligence
Program may detail an officer or employee of such element to
the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force or to the
Department of Homeland Security to assist the Task Force or
the Department with cybersecurity, as jointly agreed by the
head of such element and the Task Force or the Department.
(2) Basis for detail.--A personnel detail made under
paragraph (1) may be made--
(A) for a period of not more than three years; and
(B) on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.
(e) Additional Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to Congress a plan for recruiting,
retaining, and training a highly-qualified cybersecurity
intelligence community workforce to secure the networks of
the intelligence community. Such plan shall include--
(1) an assessment of the capabilities of the current
workforce;
(2) an examination of issues of recruiting, retention, and
the professional development of such workforce, including the
possibility of providing retention bonuses or other forms of
compensation;
(3) an assessment of the benefits of outreach and training
with both private industry and academic institutions with
respect to such workforce;
(4) an assessment of the impact of the establishment of the
Department of Defense Cyber Command on such workforce;
(5) an examination of best practices for making the
intelligence community workforce aware of cybersecurity best
practices and principles; and
(6) strategies for addressing such other matters as the
Director of National Intelligence considers necessary to the
cybersecurity of the intelligence community.
(f) Report on Guidelines and Legislation To Improve
Cybersecurity of the United States.--
(1) Initial.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence,
in coordination with the Attorney General, the Director of
the National Security Agency, the White House Cybersecurity
Coordinator, and any other officials the Director of National
Intelligence considers appropriate, shall submit to Congress
a report containing guidelines or legislative
recommendations, if appropriate, to improve the capabilities
of the intelligence community and law enforcement agencies to
protect the cybersecurity of the United States. Such report
shall include guidelines or legislative recommendations on--
(A) improving the ability of the intelligence community to
detect hostile actions and attribute attacks to specific
parties;
(B) the need for data retention requirements to assist the
intelligence community and law enforcement agencies;
(C) improving the ability of the intelligence community to
anticipate nontraditional targets of foreign intelligence
services; and
(D) the adequacy of existing criminal statutes to
successfully deter cyber attacks, including statutes
criminalizing the facilitation of criminal acts, the scope of
laws for which a cyber crime constitutes a predicate offense,
trespassing statutes, data breach notification requirements,
and victim restitution statutes.
(2) Subsequent.--Not later than one year after the date on
which the initial report is submitted under paragraph (1),
and annually thereafter for two years, the Director of
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney
General, the Director of the National Security Agency, the
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, and any other
officials the Director of National Intelligence considers
appropriate, shall submit to Congress an update of the report
required under paragraph (1).
(g) Sunset.--The requirements and authorities of
subsections (a) through (e) shall terminate on December 31,
2013.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cybersecurity program.--The term ``cybersecurity
program'' means a class or collection of similar
cybersecurity operations of a department or agency of the
United States that involves personally identifiable data that
is--
(A) screened by a cybersecurity system outside of the
department or agency of the United States that was the
intended recipient of the personally identifiable data;
(B) transferred, for the purpose of cybersecurity, outside
the department or agency of the United States that was the
intended recipient of the personally identifiable data; or
(C) transferred, for the purpose of cybersecurity, to an
element of the intelligence community.
(2) National cyber investigative joint task force.--The
term ``National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force'' means
the multiagency cyber investigation coordination organization
overseen by the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation known as the National Cyber Investigative Joint
Task Force that coordinates, integrates, and provides
pertinent information related to cybersecurity
investigations.
(3) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in section
1016 of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c).
SEC. 337. REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for four
years, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report on the proficiency in foreign languages and,
as appropriate, in foreign dialects, of each element of the
intelligence community, including--
(1) the number of positions authorized for such element
that require foreign language proficiency and a description
of the level of proficiency required;
(2) an estimate of the number of such positions that such
element will require during the five-year period beginning on
the date of the submission of the report;
(3) the number of positions authorized for such element
that require foreign language proficiency that are filled
by--
(A) military personnel; and
(B) civilian personnel;
(4) the number of applicants for positions in such element
in the preceding fiscal year that indicated foreign language
proficiency, including the foreign language indicated and the
proficiency level;
(5) the number of persons hired by such element with
foreign language proficiency, including the foreign language
and a description of the proficiency level of such persons;
(6) the number of personnel of such element currently
attending foreign language training, including the provider
of such training;
(7) a description of the efforts of such element to
recruit, hire, train, and retain personnel that are
proficient in a foreign language;
(8) an assessment of methods and models for basic,
advanced, and intensive foreign language training utilized by
such element;
(9) for each foreign language and, as appropriate, dialect
of a foreign language--
(A) the number of positions of such element that require
proficiency in the foreign language or dialect;
(B) the number of personnel of such element that are
serving in a position that requires proficiency in the
foreign language or dialect to perform the primary duty of
the position;
(C) the number of personnel of such element that are
serving in a position that does not require proficiency in
the foreign language or dialect to perform the primary duty
of the position;
(D) the number of personnel of such element rated at each
level of proficiency of the Interagency Language Roundtable;
(E) whether the number of personnel at each level of
proficiency of the Interagency Language Roundtable meets the
requirements of such element;
(F) the number of personnel serving or hired to serve as
linguists for such element that are not qualified as
linguists under the standards of the Interagency Language
Roundtable;
(G) the number of personnel hired to serve as linguists for
such element during the preceding calendar year;
(H) the number of personnel serving as linguists that
discontinued serving such element during the preceding
calendar year;
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(I) the percentage of work requiring linguistic skills that
is fulfilled by a foreign country, international
organization, or other foreign entity; and
(J) the percentage of work requiring linguistic skills that
is fulfilled by contractors;
(10) an assessment of the foreign language capacity and
capabilities of the intelligence community as a whole;
(11) an identification of any critical gaps in foreign
language proficiency with respect to such element and
recommendations for eliminating such gaps;
(12) recommendations, if any, for eliminating required
reports relating to foreign-language proficiency that the
Director of National Intelligence considers outdated or no
longer relevant; and
(13) an assessment of the feasibility of employing foreign
nationals lawfully present in the United States who have
previously worked as translators or interpreters for the
Armed Forces or another department or agency of the United
States Government in Iraq or Afghanistan to meet the critical
language needs of such element.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 338. REPORT ON PLANS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence, in coordination with the head of each
element of the intelligence community, shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees a report on the plans
of each such element to increase diversity within the
intelligence community.
(b) Content.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include specific implementation plans to increase diversity
within each element of the intelligence community,
including--
(1) specific implementation plans for each such element
designed to achieve the goals articulated in the strategic
plan of the Director of National Intelligence on equal
employment opportunity and diversity;
(2) specific plans and initiatives for each such element to
increase recruiting and hiring of diverse candidates;
(3) specific plans and initiatives for each such element to
improve retention of diverse Federal employees at the junior,
midgrade, senior, and management levels;
(4) a description of specific diversity awareness training
and education programs for senior officials and managers of
each such element; and
(5) a description of performance metrics to measure the
success of carrying out the plans, initiatives, and programs
described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 339. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS.
(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than February 1,
2011, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report describing the use of personal services
contracts across the intelligence community, the impact of
the use of such contracts on the intelligence community
workforce, plans for conversion of contractor employment into
United States Government employment, and the accountability
mechanisms that govern the performance of such personal
services contracts.
(b) Content.--
(1) In general.--The report submitted under subsection (a)
shall include--
(A) a description of any relevant regulations or guidance
issued by the Director of National Intelligence or the head
of an element of the intelligence community and in effect as
of February 1, 2011, relating to minimum standards required
regarding the hiring, training, security clearance, and
assignment of contract personnel and how those standards may
differ from those for United States Government employees
performing substantially similar functions;
(B) an identification of contracts in effect during the
preceding fiscal year under which the contractor is
performing substantially similar functions to a United States
Government employee;
(C) an assessment of costs incurred or savings achieved
during the preceding fiscal year by awarding contracts for
the performance of such functions referred to in subparagraph
(B) instead of using full-time employees of the elements of
the intelligence community to perform such functions;
(D) an assessment of the appropriateness of using
contractors to perform the activities described in paragraph
(2);
(E) an estimate of the number of contracts, and the number
of personnel working under such contracts, related to the
performance of activities described in paragraph (2);
(F) a comparison of the compensation of contract employees
and United States Government employees performing
substantially similar functions during the preceding fiscal
year;
(G) an analysis of the attrition of United States
Government employees for contractor positions that provide
substantially similar functions during the preceding fiscal
year;
(H) a description of positions that have been or will be
converted from contractor employment to United States
Government employment during fiscal years 2011 and 2012;
(I) an analysis of the oversight and accountability
mechanisms applicable to personal services contracts awarded
for intelligence activities by each element of the
intelligence community during fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(J) an analysis of procedures in use in the intelligence
community as of February 1, 2011, for conducting oversight of
contractors to ensure identification and prosecution of
criminal violations, financial waste, fraud, or other abuses
committed by contractors or contract personnel; and
(K) an identification of best practices for oversight and
accountability mechanisms applicable to personal services
contracts.
(2) Activities.--Activities described in this paragraph are
the following:
(A) Intelligence collection.
(B) Intelligence analysis.
(C) Covert actions, including rendition, detention, and
interrogation activities.
SEC. 340. STUDY ON ELECTRONIC WASTE DESTRUCTION PRACTICES OF
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Study.--The Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community shall conduct a study on the electronic waste
destruction practices of the intelligence community. Such
study shall assess--
(1) the security of the electronic waste disposal practices
of the intelligence community, including the potential for
counterintelligence exploitation of destroyed, discarded, or
recycled materials;
(2) the environmental impact of such disposal practices;
and
(3) methods to improve the security and environmental
impact of such disposal practices, including steps to prevent
the forensic exploitation of electronic waste.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a report containing the results of
the study conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 341. REVIEW OF RECORDS RELATING TO POTENTIAL HEALTH
RISKS AMONG DESERT STORM VETERANS.
(a) Review.--The Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency shall conduct a classification review of the records
of the Agency that are relevant to the known or potential
health effects suffered by veterans of Operation Desert Storm
as described in the November 2008, report by the Department
of Veterans Affairs Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War
Veterans' Illnesses.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency shall submit to Congress the results of
the classification review conducted under subsection (a),
including the total number of records of the Agency that are
relevant.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 342. REVIEW OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION EXERCISE
OF ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION IN FOREIGN NATIONS.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall submit to Congress a review of constraints under
international law and the laws of foreign nations to the
assertion of enforcement jurisdiction with respect to
criminal investigations of terrorism offenses under the laws
of the United States conducted by agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation in foreign nations and using funds
made available for the National Intelligence Program,
including constraints identified in section 432 of the
Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the
United States.
SEC. 343. PUBLIC RELEASE OF INFORMATION ON PROCEDURES USED IN
NARCOTICS AIRBRIDGE DENIAL PROGRAM IN PERU.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
shall make publicly available an unclassified version of the
report of the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence
Agency entitled ``Procedures Used in Narcotics Airbridge
Denial Program in Peru, 1995-2001'', dated August 25, 2008.
SEC. 344. REPORT ON THREAT FROM DIRTY BOMBS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall
submit to Congress a report summarizing intelligence related
to the threat to the United States from weapons that use
radiological materials, including highly dispersible
substances such as cesium-137.
SEC. 345. REPORT ON CREATION OF SPACE INTELLIGENCE OFFICE.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit
to Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of
creating a national space intelligence office to manage
space-related intelligence assets and access to such assets.
SEC. 346. REPORT ON ATTEMPT TO DETONATE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ON
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 253.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit
to Congress a report on the attempt to detonate an explosive
device aboard Northwest Airlines flight number 253 on
December 25, 2009. Such report shall describe the failures,
if any, to share or analyze intelligence or other information
and the measures that the intelligence community has taken or
will take to prevent such failures, including--
(1) a description of the roles and responsibilities of the
counterterrorism analytic components of the intelligence
community in synchronizing, correlating, and analyzing all
sources of intelligence related to terrorism;
(2) an assessment of the technological capabilities of the
United States Government to assess terrorist threats,
including--
(A) a list of all databases used by counterterrorism
analysts;
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(B) a description of the steps taken by the intelligence
community to integrate all relevant terrorist databases and
allow for cross-database searches;
(C) a description of the steps taken by the intelligence
community to correlate biographic information with terrorism-
related intelligence; and
(D) a description of the improvements to information
technology needed to enable the United States Government to
better share information;
(3) any recommendations that the Director considers
appropriate for legislation to improve the sharing of
intelligence or information relating to terrorists;
(4) a description of the steps taken by the intelligence
community to train analysts on watchlisting processes and
procedures;
(5) a description of the manner in which watchlisting
information is entered, reviewed, searched, analyzed, and
acted upon by the relevant elements of the United States
Government;
(6) a description of the steps the intelligence community
is taking to enhance the rigor and raise the standard of
tradecraft of intelligence analysis related to uncovering and
preventing terrorist plots;
(7) a description of the processes and procedures by which
the intelligence community prioritizes terrorism threat leads
and the standards used by elements of the intelligence
community to determine if follow-up action is appropriate;
(8) a description of the steps taken to enhance record
information on possible terrorists in the Terrorist
Identities Datamart Environment;
(9) an assessment of how to meet the challenge associated
with exploiting the ever-increasing volume of information
available to the intelligence community; and
(10) a description of the steps the intelligence community
has taken or will take to respond to any findings and
recommendations of the congressional intelligence committees,
with respect to any such failures, that have been transmitted
to the Director of National Intelligence.
SEC. 347. REPEAL OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Annual Report on Intelligence.--Section 109 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404d) is repealed.
(b) Annual and Special Reports on Intelligence Sharing With
the United Nations.--Section 112 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404g) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
(c) Annual Report on Progress in Auditable Financial
Statements.--Section 114A of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 404i-1) is repealed.
(d) Report on Financial Intelligence on Terrorist Assets.--
Section 118 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
404m) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``semiannual'' and
inserting ``annual'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Semiannual'' and
inserting ``Annual'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``semiannual basis'' and inserting ``annual
basis''; and
(ii) by striking ``preceding six-month period'' and
inserting ``preceding one-year period'';
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the Committee on Armed
Services,'' after ``the Committee on Appropriations,''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the Committee on Armed
Services,'' after ``the Committee on Appropriations,''.
(e) Annual Certification on Counterintelligence
Initiatives.--Section 1102(b) of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 442a(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(1)''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(f) Report and Certification Under Terrorist Identification
Classification System.--Section 343 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (50 U.S.C. 404n-2) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
(g) Annual Report on Counterdrug Intelligence Matters.--
Section 826 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2003 (Public Law 107-306; 21 U.S.C. 873 note) is
repealed.
(h) Biennial Report on Foreign Industrial Espionage.--
Subsection (b) of section 809 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170b)
is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Annual Update'' and
inserting ``Biennial Report'';
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(1) Requirement to submit.--Not later than February 1,
2011, and once every two years thereafter, the President
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and
congressional leadership a report updating the information
referred to in subsection (a)(1)D).''; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(i) Table of Contents Amendments.--
(1) National security act of 1947.--The table of contents
in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 332 of this Act, is further amended--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 109;
(B) by striking the item relating to section 114A; and
(C) by striking the item relating to section 118 and
inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 118. Annual report on financial intelligence on terrorist
assets.''.
(2) Intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2003.--
The table of contents in the first section of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public
Law 107-306; 116 Stat. 2383) is amended by striking the item
relating to section 826.
SEC. 348. INFORMATION ACCESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) DNI Directive Governing Access.--
(1) Requirement for directive.--The Director of National
Intelligence, in consultation with the Comptroller General of
the United States, shall issue a written directive governing
the access of the Comptroller General to information in the
possession of an element of the intelligence community.
(2) Amendment to directive.--The Director of National
Intelligence, in consultation with the Comptroller General,
may issue an amendment to the directive issued under
paragraph (1) at any time the Director determines such an
amendment is appropriate.
(3) Relationship to other laws.--The directive issued under
paragraph (1) and any amendment to such directive issued
under paragraph (2) shall be consistent with the provisions
of--
(A) chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code; and
(B) the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et
seq.).
(b) Confidentiality of Information.--
(1) Requirement for confidentiality.--The Comptroller
General of the United States shall ensure that the level of
confidentiality of information made available to the
Comptroller General pursuant to the directive issued under
subsection (a)(1) or an amendment to such directive issued
under subsection (a)(2) is not less than the level of
confidentiality of such information required of the head of
the element of the intelligence community from which such
information was obtained.
(2) Penalties for unauthorized disclosure.--An officer or
employee of the Government Accountability Office shall be
subject to the same statutory penalties for unauthorized
disclosure or use of such information as an officer or
employee of the element of the intelligence community from
which such information was obtained.
(c) Submission to Congress.--
(1) Submission of directive.--The directive issued under
subsection (a)(1) shall be submitted to Congress by the
Director of National Intelligence, together with any comments
of the Comptroller General of the United States, no later
than May 1, 2011.
(2) Submission of amendment.--Any amendment to such
directive issued under subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted
to Congress by the Director, together with any comments of
the Comptroller General.
(d) Effective Date.--The directive issued under subsection
(a)(1) and any amendment to such directive issued under
subsection (a)(2) shall take effect 60 days after the date
such directive or amendment is submitted to Congress under
subsection (c), unless the Director determines that for
reasons of national security the directive or amendment
should take effect sooner.
SEC. 349. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR REPORT SUBMISSION DATES.
Section 507 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
415b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (G);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F),
(H), (I), and (N) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E),
(F), and (G), respectively; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(H) The annual report on outside employment of employees
of elements of the intelligence community required by section
102A(u)(2).
``(I) The annual report on financial intelligence on
terrorist assets required by section 118.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (C) and
(D); and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6).
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 361. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO DELETE INFORMATION ABOUT
RECEIPT AND DISPOSITION OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND
DECORATIONS.
Paragraph (4) of section 7342(f) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(4)(A) In transmitting such listings for an element of
the intelligence community, the head of such element may
delete the information described in subparagraph (A) or (C)
of paragraph (2) or in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph
(3) if the head of such element certifies in writing to the
Secretary of State that the publication of such information
could adversely affect United States intelligence sources or
methods.
``(B) Any information not provided to the Secretary of
State pursuant to the authority in subparagraph (A) shall be
transmitted to the Director of National Intelligence who
shall keep a record of such information.
``(C) In this paragraph, 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)).''.
SEC. 362. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
Subparagraph (B) of section 504(a)(3) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(3)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(B) the use of such funds for such activity supports an
emergent need, improves program effectiveness, or increases
efficiency; and''.
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SEC. 363. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY
INFORMATION.
(a) Increase in Penalties for Disclosure of Undercover
Intelligence Officers and Agents.--
(1) Disclosure of agent after access to information
identifying agent.--Subsection (a) of section 601 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 421) is amended by
striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``15 years''.
(2) Disclosure of agent after access to classified
information.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by
striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
(b) Modifications to Annual Report on Protection of
Intelligence Identities.--The first sentence of section
603(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
423(a)) is amended by inserting ``including an assessment of
the need, if any, for modification of this title for the
purpose of improving legal protections for covert agents,''
after ``measures to protect the identities of covert
agents,''.
SEC. 364. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET.
Section 601 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 415c) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 601. AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE
FUNDING INFORMATION.
``(a) Budget Request.--At the time that the President
submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year pursuant to
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the President
shall disclose to the public the aggregate amount of
appropriations requested for that fiscal year for the
National Intelligence Program.
``(b) Amounts Appropriated Each Fiscal Year.--Not later
than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Director
of National Intelligence shall disclose to the public the
aggregate amount of funds appropriated by Congress for the
National Intelligence Program for such fiscal year.
``(c) Waiver.--
``(1) In general.--The President may waive or postpone the
disclosure required by subsection (a) or (b) for a fiscal
year by submitting to the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives--
``(A) a statement, in unclassified form, that the
disclosure required in subsection (a) or (b) for that fiscal
year would damage national security; and
``(B) a statement detailing the reasons for the waiver or
postponement, which may be submitted in classified form.
``(2) Submission dates.--The President shall submit the
statements required under paragraph (1)--
``(A) in the case of a waiver or postponement of a
disclosure required under subsection (a), at the time of the
submission of the budget for the fiscal year for which such
disclosure is waived or postponed; and
``(B) in the case of a waiver or postponement of a
disclosure required under subsection (b), not later than 30
days after the date of the end of the fiscal year for which
such disclosure is waived or postponed.
``(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
`National Intelligence Program' has the meaning given the
term in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 401a(6)).''.
SEC. 365. IMPROVING THE REVIEW AUTHORITY OF THE PUBLIC
INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD.
Paragraph (5) of section 703(b) of the Public Interest
Declassification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 435 note) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``jurisdiction,'' and inserting
``jurisdiction or by a member of the committee of
jurisdiction,''; and
(2) by inserting ``, to evaluate the proper classification
of certain records,'' after ``certain records''.
SEC. 366. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS TO
COLLECT FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE OR
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE.
Paragraph (1) of section 102(b) of the Department of
Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public
Law 102-395; 28 U.S.C. 533 note) is amended in the flush text
following subparagraph (D) by striking ``(or, if designated
by the Director, the Assistant Director, Intelligence
Division) and the Attorney General (or, if designated by the
Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General for National
Security)'' and inserting ``(or a designee of the Director
who is in a position not lower than Deputy Assistant Director
in the National Security Branch or a similar successor
position) and the Attorney General (or a designee of the
Attorney General who is in the National Security Division in
a position not lower than Deputy Assistant Attorney General
or a similar successor position)''.
SEC. 367. SECURITY CLEARANCES: REPORTS; RECIPROCITY.
(a) Reports Relating to Security Clearances.--
(1) Quadrennial audit; security clearance determinations.--
(A) In general.--Title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), as amended by section 325 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 506G,
as added by section 325(a), the following new section:
``reports on security clearances
``Sec. 506H. (a) Quadrennial Audit of Position
Requirements.--(1) The President shall every four years
conduct an audit of the manner in which the executive branch
determines whether a security clearance is required for a
particular position in the United States Government.
``(2) Not later than 30 days after the completion of an
audit conducted under paragraph (1), the President shall
submit to Congress the results of such audit.
``(b) Report on Security Clearance Determinations.--(1) Not
later than February 1 of each year, the President shall
submit to Congress a report on the security clearance
process. Such report shall include, for each security
clearance level--
``(A) the number of employees of the United States
Government who--
``(i) held a security clearance at such level as of October
1 of the preceding year; and
``(ii) were approved for a security clearance at such level
during the preceding fiscal year;
``(B) the number of contractors to the United States
Government who--
``(i) held a security clearance at such level as of October
1 of the preceding year; and
``(ii) were approved for a security clearance at such level
during the preceding fiscal year; and
``(C) for each element of the intelligence community--
``(i) the total amount of time it took to process the
security clearance determination for such level that--
``(I) was among the 80 percent of security clearance
determinations made during the preceding fiscal year that
took the shortest amount of time to complete; and
``(II) took the longest amount of time to complete;
``(ii) the total amount of time it took to process the
security clearance determination for such level that--
``(I) was among the 90 percent of security clearance
determinations made during the preceding fiscal year that
took the shortest amount of time to complete; and
``(II) took the longest amount of time to complete;
``(iii) the number of pending security clearance
investigations for such level as of October 1 of the
preceding year that have remained pending for--
``(I) 4 months or less;
``(II) between 4 months and 8 months;
``(III) between 8 months and one year; and
``(IV) more than one year;
``(iv) the percentage of reviews during the preceding
fiscal year that resulted in a denial or revocation of a
security clearance;
``(v) the percentage of investigations during the preceding
fiscal year that resulted in incomplete information;
``(vi) the percentage of investigations during the
preceding fiscal year that did not result in enough
information to make a decision on potentially adverse
information; and
``(vii) for security clearance determinations completed or
pending during the preceding fiscal year that have taken
longer than one year to complete--
``(I) the number of security clearance determinations for
positions as employees of the United States Government that
required more than one year to complete;
``(II) the number of security clearance determinations for
contractors that required more than one year to complete;
``(III) the agencies that investigated and adjudicated such
determinations; and
``(IV) the cause of significant delays in such
determinations.
``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the President may
consider--
``(A) security clearances at the level of confidential and
secret as one security clearance level; and
``(B) security clearances at the level of top secret or
higher as one security clearance level.
``(c) Form.--The results required under subsection (a)(2)
and the reports required under subsection (b)(1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.''.
(B) Initial audit.--The first audit required to be
conducted under section 506H(a)(1) of the National Security
Act of 1947, as added by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
shall be completed not later than February 1, 2011.
(C) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of such Act, as amended by section 347(i)
of this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 506G, as added by section 325 of this
Act, the following new item:
``Sec. 506H. Reports on security clearances.''.
(2) Report on metrics for adjudication quality.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the President shall submit to Congress a report on security
clearance investigations and adjudications. Such report shall
include--
(A) United States Government-wide adjudication guidelines
and metrics for adjudication quality;
(B) a plan to improve the professional development of
security clearance adjudicators;
(C) metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of interagency
clearance reciprocity;
(D) United States Government-wide investigation standards
and metrics for investigation quality; and
(E) the advisability, feasibility, counterintelligence
risk, and cost effectiveness of--
(i) by not later than January 1, 2012, requiring the
investigation and adjudication of security clearances to be
conducted by not more than two Federal agencies; and
(ii) by not later than January 1, 2015, requiring the
investigation and adjudication of security clearances to be
conducted by not more than one Federal agency.
(b) Security Clearance Reciprocity.--
(1) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community shall conduct an audit of the reciprocity of
security clearances among the elements of the intelligence
community.
(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a report containing the results of
the audit
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conducted under paragraph (1). Such report shall include an
assessment of the time required to obtain a reciprocal
security clearance for--
(A) an employee of an element of the intelligence community
detailed to another element of the intelligence community;
(B) an employee of an element of the intelligence community
seeking permanent employment with another element of the
intelligence community; and
(C) a contractor seeking permanent employment with an
element of the intelligence community.
(3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (2) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 368. CORRECTING LONG-STANDING MATERIAL WEAKNESSES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered element of the intelligence community.--The
term ``covered element of the intelligence community''
means--
(A) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(B) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(C) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;
(D) the National Reconnaissance Office; or
(E) the National Security Agency.
(2) Independent auditor.--The term ``independent auditor''
means an individual who--
(A)(i) is a Federal, State, or local government auditor who
meets the independence standards included in generally
accepted government auditing standards; or
(ii) is a public accountant who meets such independence
standards; and
(B) is designated as an auditor by the Director of National
Intelligence or the head of a covered element of the
intelligence community, as appropriate.
(3) Independent review.--The term ``independent review''
means an audit, attestation, or examination conducted by an
independent auditor in accordance with generally accepted
government auditing standards.
(4) Long-standing, correctable material weakness.--The term
``long-standing, correctable material weakness'' means a
material weakness--
(A) that was first reported in the annual financial report
of a covered element of the intelligence community for a
fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2007; and
(B) the correction of which is not substantially dependent
on a business system that was not implemented prior to the
end of fiscal year 2010.
(5) Material weakness.--The term ``material weakness'' has
the meaning given that term under the Office of Management
and Budget Circular A-123, entitled ``Management's
Responsibility for Internal Control,'' revised December 21,
2004.
(6) Senior intelligence management official.--The term
``senior intelligence management official'' means an official
within a covered element of the intelligence community who
is--
(A)(i) compensated under the Senior Intelligence Service
pay scale; or
(ii) the head of a covered element of the intelligence
community; and
(B) compensated for employment with funds appropriated
pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act.
(b) Identification of Senior Intelligence Management
Officials.--
(1) Requirement to identify.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of a covered
element of the intelligence community shall designate a
senior intelligence management official of such element to be
responsible for correcting each long-standing, correctable
material weakness of such element.
(2) Head of a covered element of the intelligence
community.--The head of a covered element of the intelligence
community may designate himself or herself as the senior
intelligence management official responsible for correcting a
long-standing, correctable material weakness under paragraph
(1).
(3) Requirement to update designation.--If the head of a
covered element of the intelligence community determines that
a senior intelligence management official designated under
paragraph (1) is no longer responsible for correcting a long-
standing, correctable material weakness, the head of such
element shall designate the successor to such official not
later than 10 days after the date of such determination.
(c) Notification.--Not later than 10 days after the date on
which the head of a covered element of the intelligence
community has designated a senior intelligence management
official pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (b),
the head of such element shall provide written notification
of such designation to the Director of National Intelligence
and to such senior intelligence management official.
(d) Correction of Long-Standing, Material Weakness.--
(1) Determination of correction of deficiency.--If a long-
standing, correctable material weakness is corrected, the
senior intelligence management official who is responsible
for correcting such long-standing, correctable material
weakness shall make and issue a determination of the
correction.
(2) Basis for determination.--The determination of the
senior intelligence management official under paragraph (1)
shall be based on the findings of an independent review.
(3) Notification and submission of findings.--A senior
intelligence management official who makes a determination
under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) notify the head of the appropriate covered element of
the intelligence community of such determination at the time
the determination is made; and
(B) ensure that the independent auditor whose findings are
the basis of a determination under paragraph (1) submits to
the head of the covered element of the intelligence community
and the Director of National Intelligence the findings that
such determination is based on not later than 5 days after
the date on which such determination is made.
(e) Congressional Oversight.--The head of a covered element
of the intelligence community shall notify the congressional
intelligence committees not later than 30 days after the
date--
(1) on which a senior intelligence management official is
designated under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (b) and
notified under subsection (c); or
(2) of the correction of a long-standing, correctable
material weakness, as verified by an independent auditor
under subsection (d)(2).
SEC. 369. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND
AUDIT READINESS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall--
(1) conduct a review of the status of the auditability
compliance of each element of the intelligence community; and
(2) develop a plan and schedule to achieve a full,
unqualified audit of each element of the intelligence
community not later than September 30, 2013.
TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence
SEC. 401. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.
Subsection (f) of section 102A of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-1) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs
(8) and (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph:
``(7)(A) The Director of National Intelligence shall, if
the Director determines it is necessary, or may, if requested
by a congressional intelligence committee, conduct an
accountability review of an element of the intelligence
community or the personnel of such element in relation to a
failure or deficiency within the intelligence community.
``(B) The Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish
guidelines and procedures for conducting an accountability
review under subparagraph (A).
``(C)(i) The Director of National Intelligence shall
provide the findings of an accountability review conducted
under subparagraph (A) and the Director's recommendations for
corrective or punitive action, if any, to the head of the
applicable element of the intelligence community. Such
recommendations may include a recommendation for dismissal of
personnel.
``(ii) If the head of such element does not implement a
recommendation made by the Director under clause (i), the
head of such element shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a notice of the determination not to
implement the recommendation, including the reasons for the
determination.
``(D) The requirements of this paragraph shall not be
construed to limit any authority of the Director of National
Intelligence under subsection (m) or with respect to
supervision of the Central Intelligence Agency.''.
SEC. 402. AUTHORITIES FOR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SHARING.
(a) Authorities for Interagency Funding.--Section
102A(d)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
403-1(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``Program to another such
program.'' and inserting ``Program--
``(A) to another such program;
``(B) to other departments or agencies of the United States
Government for the development and fielding of systems of
common concern related to the collection, processing,
analysis, exploitation, and dissemination of intelligence
information; or
``(C) to a program funded by appropriations not within the
National Intelligence Program to address critical gaps in
intelligence information sharing or access capabilities.''.
(b) Authorities of Heads of Other Departments and
Agencies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
head of any department or agency of the United States is
authorized to receive and utilize funds made available to the
department or agency by the Director of National Intelligence
pursuant to section 102A(d)(2) of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-1(d)(2)), as amended by subsection
(a), and receive and utilize any system referred to in such
section that is made available to such department or agency.
SEC. 403. LOCATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.
Subsection (e) of section 103 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3) is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Location of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.--The headquarters of the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence may be located in the Washington
metropolitan region, as that term is defined in section 8301
of title 40, United States Code.''.
SEC. 404. TITLE AND APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 103G of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403-3g) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``of the Intelligence Community'' after
``Chief Information Officer''; and
(B) by striking ``President,'' and all that follows and
inserting ``President.'';
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(2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating
subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c),
respectively;
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by inserting
``of the Intelligence Community'' after ``Chief Information
Officer''; and
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting
``of the Intelligence Community'' before ``may not''.
SEC. 405. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Title I of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.), as amended by section 347 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 103G
the following new section:
``inspector general of the intelligence community
``Sec. 103H. (a) Office of Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community.--There is within the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence an Office of the Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community.
``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Office of the Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community is--
``(1) to create an objective and effective office,
appropriately accountable to Congress, to initiate and
conduct independent investigations, inspections, audits, and
reviews on programs and activities within the responsibility
and authority of the Director of National Intelligence;
``(2) to provide leadership and coordination and recommend
policies for activities designed--
``(A) to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in
the administration and implementation of such programs and
activities; and
``(B) to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in such
programs and activities;
``(3) to provide a means for keeping the Director of
National Intelligence fully and currently informed about--
``(A) problems and deficiencies relating to the
administration of programs and activities within the
responsibility and authority of the Director of National
Intelligence; and
``(B) the necessity for, and the progress of, corrective
actions; and
``(4) in the manner prescribed by this section, to ensure
that the congressional intelligence committees are kept
similarly informed of--
``(A) significant problems and deficiencies relating to
programs and activities within the responsibility and
authority of the Director of National Intelligence; and
``(B) the necessity for, and the progress of, corrective
actions.
``(c) Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.--(1)
There is an Inspector General of the Intelligence Community,
who shall be the head of the Office of the Inspector General
of the Intelligence Community, who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
``(2) The nomination of an individual for appointment as
Inspector General shall be made--
``(A) without regard to political affiliation;
``(B) on the basis of integrity, compliance with security
standards of the intelligence community, and prior experience
in the field of intelligence or national security; and
``(C) on the basis of demonstrated ability in accounting,
financial analysis, law, management analysis, public
administration, or investigations.
``(3) The Inspector General shall report directly to and be
under the general supervision of the Director of National
Intelligence.
``(4) The Inspector General may be removed from office only
by the President. The President shall communicate in writing
to the congressional intelligence committees the reasons for
the removal not later than 30 days prior to the effective
date of such removal. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized
by law, other than transfer or removal.
``(d) Assistant Inspectors General.--Subject to the
policies of the Director of National Intelligence, the
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall--
``(1) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Audit who
shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance
of auditing activities relating to programs and activities
within the responsibility and authority of the Director;
``(2) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations who shall have the responsibility for
supervising the performance of investigative activities
relating to such programs and activities; and
``(3) appoint other Assistant Inspectors General that, in
the judgment of the Inspector General, are necessary to carry
out the duties of the Inspector General.
``(e) Duties and Responsibilities.--It shall be the duty
and responsibility of the Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community--
``(1) to provide policy direction for, and to plan,
conduct, supervise, and coordinate independently, the
investigations, inspections, audits, and reviews relating to
programs and activities within the responsibility and
authority of the Director of National Intelligence;
``(2) to keep the Director of National Intelligence fully
and currently informed concerning violations of law and
regulations, fraud, and other serious problems, abuses, and
deficiencies relating to the programs and activities within
the responsibility and authority of the Director, to
recommend corrective action concerning such problems, and to
report on the progress made in implementing such corrective
action;
``(3) to take due regard for the protection of intelligence
sources and methods in the preparation of all reports issued
by the Inspector General, and, to the extent consistent with
the purpose and objective of such reports, take such measures
as may be appropriate to minimize the disclosure of
intelligence sources and methods described in such reports;
and
``(4) in the execution of the duties and responsibilities
under this section, to comply with generally accepted
government auditing.
``(f) Limitations on Activities.--(1) The Director of
National Intelligence may prohibit the Inspector General of
the Intelligence Community from initiating, carrying out, or
completing any investigation, inspection, audit, or review if
the Director determines that such prohibition is necessary to
protect vital national security interests of the United
States.
``(2) Not later than seven days after the date on which the
Director exercises the authority under paragraph (1), the
Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees an appropriately classified statement of the
reasons for the exercise of such authority.
``(3) The Director shall advise the Inspector General at
the time a statement under paragraph (2) is submitted, and,
to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence
sources and methods, provide the Inspector General with a
copy of such statement.
``(4) The Inspector General may submit to the congressional
intelligence committees any comments on the statement of
which the Inspector General has notice under paragraph (3)
that the Inspector General considers appropriate.
``(g) Authorities.--(1) The Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community shall have direct and prompt access to
the Director of National Intelligence when necessary for any
purpose pertaining to the performance of the duties of the
Inspector General.
``(2)(A) The Inspector General shall, subject to the
limitations in subsection (f), make such investigations and
reports relating to the administration of the programs and
activities within the authorities and responsibilities of the
Director as are, in the judgment of the Inspector General,
necessary or desirable.
``(B) The Inspector General shall have access to any
employee, or any employee of a contractor, of any element of
the intelligence community needed for the performance of the
duties of the Inspector General.
``(C) The Inspector General shall have direct access to all
records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers,
recommendations, or other materials that relate to the
programs and activities with respect to which the Inspector
General has responsibilities under this section.
``(D) The level of classification or compartmentation of
information shall not, in and of itself, provide a sufficient
rationale for denying the Inspector General access to any
materials under subparagraph (C).
``(E) The Director, or on the recommendation of the
Director, another appropriate official of the intelligence
community, shall take appropriate administrative actions
against an employee, or an employee of a contractor, of an
element of the intelligence community that fails to cooperate
with the Inspector General. Such administrative action may
include loss of employment or the termination of an existing
contractual relationship.
``(3) The Inspector General is authorized to receive and
investigate, pursuant to subsection (h), complaints or
information from any person concerning the existence of an
activity within the authorities and responsibilities of the
Director of National Intelligence constituting a violation of
laws, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of
funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific
danger to the public health and safety. Once such complaint
or information has been received from an employee of the
intelligence community--
``(A) the Inspector General shall not disclose the identity
of the employee without the consent of the employee, unless
the Inspector General determines that such disclosure is
unavoidable during the course of the investigation or the
disclosure is made to an official of the Department of
Justice responsible for determining whether a prosecution
should be undertaken; and
``(B) no action constituting a reprisal, or threat of
reprisal, for making such complaint or disclosing such
information to the Inspector General may be taken by any
employee in a position to take such actions, unless the
complaint was made or the information was disclosed with the
knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its
truth or falsity.
``(4) The Inspector General shall have the authority to
administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation,
or affidavit, whenever necessary in the performance of the
duties of the Inspector General, which oath, affirmation, or
affidavit when administered or taken by or before an employee
of the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community designated by the Inspector General shall have the
same force and effect as if administered or taken by, or
before, an officer having a seal.
``(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
Inspector General is authorized to require by subpoena the
production of all information, documents, reports, answers,
records, accounts, papers, and other data in any medium
(including electronically stored information, as well as any
tangible thing) and documentary evidence necessary in the
performance of the duties and responsibilities of the
Inspector General.
``(B) In the case of departments, agencies, and other
elements of the United States Government, the Inspector
General shall obtain information, documents, reports,
answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data and
evidence for the purpose specified in subparagraph (A) using
procedures other than by subpoenas.
``(C) The Inspector General may not issue a subpoena for,
or on behalf of, any component of the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence or any element of the intelligence
community, including the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
``(D) In the case of contumacy or refusal to obey a
subpoena issued under this paragraph, the subpoena shall be
enforceable by order of
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any appropriate district court of the United States.
``(6) The Inspector General may obtain services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at
rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-15
of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code.
``(7) The Inspector General may, to the extent and in such
amounts as may be provided in appropriations, enter into
contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies,
analyses, and other services with public agencies and with
private persons, and to make such payments as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
``(h) Coordination Among Inspectors General.--(1)(A) In the
event of a matter within the jurisdiction of the Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community that may be subject to
an investigation, inspection, audit, or review by both the
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community and an
inspector general with oversight responsibility for an
element of the intelligence community, the Inspector General
of the Intelligence Community and such other inspector
general shall expeditiously resolve the question of which
inspector general shall conduct such investigation,
inspection, audit, or review to avoid unnecessary duplication
of the activities of the inspectors general.
``(B) In attempting to resolve a question under
subparagraph (A), the inspectors general concerned may
request the assistance of the Intelligence Community
Inspectors General Forum established under paragraph (2). In
the event of a dispute between an inspector general within a
department or agency of the United States Government and the
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community that has not
been resolved with the assistance of such Forum, the
inspectors general shall submit the question to the Director
of National Intelligence and the head of the affected
department or agency for resolution.
``(2)(A) There is established the Intelligence Community
Inspectors General Forum, which shall consist of all
statutory or administrative inspectors general with oversight
responsibility for an element of the intelligence community.
``(B) The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
shall serve as the Chair of the Forum established under
subparagraph (A). The Forum shall have no administrative
authority over any inspector general, but shall serve as a
mechanism for informing its members of the work of individual
members of the Forum that may be of common interest and
discussing questions about jurisdiction or access to
employees, employees of contract personnel, records, audits,
reviews, documents, recommendations, or other materials that
may involve or be of assistance to more than one of its
members.
``(3) The inspector general conducting an investigation,
inspection, audit, or review covered by paragraph (1) shall
submit the results of such investigation, inspection, audit,
or review to any other inspector general, including the
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, with
jurisdiction to conduct such investigation, inspection,
audit, or review who did not conduct such investigation,
inspection, audit, or review.
``(i) Counsel to the Inspector General.--(1) The Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community shall--
``(A) appoint a Counsel to the Inspector General who shall
report to the Inspector General; or
``(B) obtain the services of a counsel appointed by and
directly reporting to another inspector general or the
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
on a reimbursable basis.
``(2) The counsel appointed or obtained under paragraph (1)
shall perform such functions as the Inspector General may
prescribe.
``(j) Staff and Other Support.--(1) The Director of
National Intelligence shall provide the Inspector General of
the Intelligence Community with appropriate and adequate
office space at central and field office locations, together
with such equipment, office supplies, maintenance services,
and communications facilities and services as may be
necessary for the operation of such offices.
``(2)(A) Subject to applicable law and the policies of the
Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General
shall select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees
as may be necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and
duties of the Inspector General. The Inspector General shall
ensure that any officer or employee so selected, appointed,
or employed has security clearances appropriate for the
assigned duties of such officer or employee.
``(B) In making selections under subparagraph (A), the
Inspector General shall ensure that such officers and
employees have the requisite training and experience to
enable the Inspector General to carry out the duties of the
Inspector General effectively.
``(C) In meeting the requirements of this paragraph, the
Inspector General shall create within the Office of the
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community a career
cadre of sufficient size to provide appropriate continuity
and objectivity needed for the effective performance of the
duties of the Inspector General.
``(3) Consistent with budgetary and personnel resources
allocated by the Director of National Intelligence, the
Inspector General has final approval of--
``(A) the selection of internal and external candidates for
employment with the Office of the Inspector General; and
``(B) all other personnel decisions concerning personnel
permanently assigned to the Office of the Inspector General,
including selection and appointment to the Senior
Intelligence Service, but excluding all security-based
determinations that are not within the authority of a head of
a component of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
``(4)(A) Subject to the concurrence of the Director of
National Intelligence, the Inspector General may request such
information or assistance as may be necessary for carrying
out the duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General
from any department, agency, or other element of the United
States Government.
``(B) Upon request of the Inspector General for information
or assistance under subparagraph (A), the head of the
department, agency, or element concerned shall, insofar as is
practicable and not in contravention of any existing
statutory restriction or regulation of the department,
agency, or element, furnish to the Inspector General, such
information or assistance.
``(C) The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
may, upon reasonable notice to the head of any element of the
intelligence community and in coordination with that
element's inspector general pursuant to subsection (h),
conduct, as authorized by this section, an investigation,
inspection, audit, or review of such element and may enter
into any place occupied by such element for purposes of the
performance of the duties of the Inspector General.
``(k) Reports.--(1)(A) The Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community shall, not later than January 31 and
July 31 of each year, prepare and submit to the Director of
National Intelligence a classified, and, as appropriate,
unclassified semiannual report summarizing the activities of
the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community during the immediately preceding 6-month period
ending December 31 (of the preceding year) and June 30,
respectively. The Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community shall provide any portion of the report involving a
component of a department of the United States Government to
the head of that department simultaneously with submission of
the report to the Director of National Intelligence.
``(B) Each report under this paragraph shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
``(i) A list of the title or subject of each investigation,
inspection, audit, or review conducted during the period
covered by such report.
``(ii) A description of significant problems, abuses, and
deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and
activities of the intelligence community within the
responsibility and authority of the Director of National
Intelligence, and in the relationships between elements of
the intelligence community, identified by the Inspector
General during the period covered by such report.
``(iii) A description of the recommendations for corrective
action made by the Inspector General during the period
covered by such report with respect to significant problems,
abuses, or deficiencies identified in clause (ii).
``(iv) A statement of whether or not corrective action has
been completed on each significant recommendation described
in previous semiannual reports, and, in a case where
corrective action has been completed, a description of such
corrective action.
``(v) A certification of whether or not the Inspector
General has had full and direct access to all information
relevant to the performance of the functions of the Inspector
General.
``(vi) A description of the exercise of the subpoena
authority under subsection (g)(5) by the Inspector General
during the period covered by such report.
``(vii) Such recommendations as the Inspector General
considers appropriate for legislation to promote economy,
efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration and
implementation of programs and activities within the
responsibility and authority of the Director of National
Intelligence, and to detect and eliminate fraud and abuse in
such programs and activities.
``(C) Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of a
report under subparagraph (A), the Director shall transmit
the report to the congressional intelligence committees
together with any comments the Director considers
appropriate. The Director shall transmit to the committees of
the Senate and of the House of Representatives with
jurisdiction over a department of the United States
Government any portion of the report involving a component of
such department simultaneously with submission of the report
to the congressional intelligence committees.
``(2)(A) The Inspector General shall report immediately to
the Director whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of
particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or
deficiencies relating to programs and activities within the
responsibility and authority of the Director of National
Intelligence.
``(B) The Director shall transmit to the congressional
intelligence committees each report under subparagraph (A)
within 7 calendar days of receipt of such report, together
with such comments as the Director considers appropriate. The
Director shall transmit to the committees of the Senate and
of the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over a
department of the United States Government any portion of
each report under subparagraph (A) that involves a problem,
abuse, or deficiency related to a component of such
department simultaneously with transmission of the report to
the congressional intelligence committees.
``(3)(A) In the event that--
``(i) the Inspector General is unable to resolve any
differences with the Director affecting the execution of the
duties or responsibilities of the Inspector General;
``(ii) an investigation, inspection, audit, or review
carried out by the Inspector General focuses on any current
or former intelligence community official who--
``(I) holds or held a position in an element of the
intelligence community that is subject to appointment by the
President, whether or not by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, including such a position held on an acting
basis;
``(II) holds or held a position in an element of the
intelligence community, including a position
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held on an acting basis, that is appointed by the Director of
National Intelligence; or
``(III) holds or held a position as head of an element of
the intelligence community or a position covered by
subsection (b) or (c) of section 106;
``(iii) a matter requires a report by the Inspector General
to the Department of Justice on possible criminal conduct by
a current or former official described in clause (ii);
``(iv) the Inspector General receives notice from the
Department of Justice declining or approving prosecution of
possible criminal conduct of any current or former official
described in clause (ii); or
``(v) the Inspector General, after exhausting all possible
alternatives, is unable to obtain significant documentary
information in the course of an investigation, inspection,
audit, or review,
the Inspector General shall immediately notify, and submit a
report to, the congressional intelligence committees on such
matter.
``(B) The Inspector General shall submit to the committees
of the Senate and of the House of Representatives with
jurisdiction over a department of the United States
Government any portion of each report under subparagraph (A)
that involves an investigation, inspection, audit, or review
carried out by the Inspector General focused on any current
or former official of a component of such department
simultaneously with submission of the report to the
congressional intelligence committees.
``(4) The Director shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees any report or findings and
recommendations of an investigation, inspection, audit, or
review conducted by the office which has been requested by
the Chairman or Vice Chairman or ranking minority member of
either committee.
``(5)(A) An employee of an element of the intelligence
community, an employee assigned or detailed to an element of
the intelligence community, or an employee of a contractor to
the intelligence community who intends to report to Congress
a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern
may report such complaint or information to the Inspector
General.
``(B) Not later than the end of the 14-calendar-day period
beginning on the date of receipt from an employee of a
complaint or information under subparagraph (A), the
Inspector General shall determine whether the complaint or
information appears credible. Upon making such a
determination, the Inspector General shall transmit to the
Director a notice of that determination, together with the
complaint or information.
``(C) Upon receipt of a transmittal from the Inspector
General under subparagraph (B), the Director shall, within 7
calendar days of such receipt, forward such transmittal to
the congressional intelligence committees, together with any
comments the Director considers appropriate.
``(D)(i) If the Inspector General does not find credible
under subparagraph (B) a complaint or information submitted
under subparagraph (A), or does not transmit the complaint or
information to the Director in accurate form under
subparagraph (B), the employee (subject to clause (ii)) may
submit the complaint or information to Congress by contacting
either or both of the congressional intelligence committees
directly.
``(ii) An employee may contact the congressional
intelligence committees directly as described in clause (i)
only if the employee--
``(I) before making such a contact, furnishes to the
Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the
employee's complaint or information and notice of the
employee's intent to contact the congressional intelligence
committees directly; and
``(II) obtains and follows from the Director, through the
Inspector General, direction on how to contact the
congressional intelligence committees in accordance with
appropriate security practices.
``(iii) A member or employee of one of the congressional
intelligence committees who receives a complaint or
information under this subparagraph does so in that member or
employee's official capacity as a member or employee of such
committee.
``(E) The Inspector General shall notify an employee who
reports a complaint or information to the Inspector General
under this paragraph of each action taken under this
paragraph with respect to the complaint or information. Such
notice shall be provided not later than 3 days after any such
action is taken.
``(F) An action taken by the Director or the Inspector
General under this paragraph shall not be subject to judicial
review.
``(G) In this paragraph, the term `urgent concern' means
any of the following:
``(i) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of
law or Executive order, or deficiency relating to the
funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence
activity within the responsibility and authority of the
Director of National Intelligence involving classified
information, but does not include differences of opinions
concerning public policy matters.
``(ii) A false statement to Congress, or a willful
withholding from Congress, on an issue of material fact
relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an
intelligence activity.
``(iii) An action, including a personnel action described
in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code,
constituting reprisal or threat of reprisal prohibited under
subsection (g)(3)(B) of this section in response to an
employee's reporting an urgent concern in accordance with
this paragraph.
``(H) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit
the protections afforded to an employee under section 17(d)
of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C.
403q(d)) or section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App.).
``(6) In accordance with section 535 of title 28, United
States Code, the Inspector General shall expeditiously report
to the Attorney General any information, allegation, or
complaint received by the Inspector General relating to
violations of Federal criminal law that involves a program or
operation of an element of the intelligence community, or in
the relationships between the elements of the intelligence
community, consistent with such guidelines as may be issued
by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of such
section. A copy of each such report shall be furnished to the
Director.
``(l) Construction of Duties Regarding Elements of
Intelligence Community.--Except as resolved pursuant to
subsection (h), the performance by the Inspector General of
the Intelligence Community of any duty, responsibility, or
function regarding an element of the intelligence community
shall not be construed to modify or affect the duties and
responsibilities of any other inspector general having duties
and responsibilities relating to such element.
``(m) Separate Budget Account.--The Director of National
Intelligence shall, in accordance with procedures issued by
the Director in consultation with the congressional
intelligence committees, include in the National Intelligence
Program budget a separate account for the Office of the
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
``(n) Budget.--(1) For each fiscal year, the Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community shall transmit a budget
estimate and request to the Director of National Intelligence
that specifies for such fiscal year--
``(A) the aggregate amount requested for the operations of
the Inspector General;
``(B) the amount requested for all training requirements of
the Inspector General, including a certification from the
Inspector General that the amount requested is sufficient to
fund all training requirements for the Office of the
Inspector General; and
``(C) the amount requested to support the Council of the
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, including a
justification for such amount.
``(2) In transmitting a proposed budget to the President
for a fiscal year, the Director of National Intelligence
shall include for such fiscal year--
``(A) the aggregate amount requested for the Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community;
``(B) the amount requested for Inspector General training;
``(C) the amount requested to support the Council of the
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and
``(D) the comments of the Inspector General, if any, with
respect to such proposed budget.
``(3) The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives for each
fiscal year--
``(A) a separate statement of the budget estimate
transmitted pursuant to paragraph (1);
``(B) the amount requested by the Director for the
Inspector General pursuant to paragraph (2)(A);
``(C) the amount requested by the Director for the training
of personnel of the Office of the Inspector General pursuant
to paragraph (2)(B);
``(D) the amount requested by the Director for support for
the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and
Efficiency pursuant to paragraph (2)(C); and
``(E) the comments of the Inspector General under paragraph
(2)(D), if any, on the amounts requested pursuant to
paragraph (2), including whether such amounts would
substantially inhibit the Inspector General from performing
the duties of the Office of the Inspector General.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 347 of this Act, is further amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 103G the
following new item:
``Sec. 103H. Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.''.
(b) Pay of Inspector General.--Subparagraph (A) of section
4(a)(3) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110-409; 5 U.S.C. App. note) is amended by inserting
``the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community,''
after ``basic pay of''.
(c) Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by
subsection (a)(1) shall be construed to alter the duties and
responsibilities of the General Counsel of the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Repeal of Superseded Authority To Establish Position.--
Section 8K of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) shall be repealed on the date that the President
appoints, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the
first individual to serve as Inspector General for the
Intelligence Community pursuant to section 103H of the
National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a),
and such individual assumes the duties of the Inspector
General.
SEC. 406. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.
(a) Establishment.--Title I of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.), as amended by section 405 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 103H,
as added by section 405(a)(1), the following new section:
``chief financial officer of the intelligence community
``Sec. 103I. (a) Chief Financial Officer of the
Intelligence Community.--To assist the Director of National
Intelligence in carrying out the responsibilities of the
Director under this Act and other applicable provisions of
law, there is within the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence a Chief Financial Officer of
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the Intelligence Community who shall be appointed by the
Director.
``(b) Duties and Responsibilities.--Subject to the
direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the Chief
Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community shall--
``(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Director of
National Intelligence and the Principal Deputy Director of
National Intelligence on the management and allocation of
intelligence community budgetary resources;
``(2) participate in overseeing a comprehensive and
integrated strategic process for resource management within
the intelligence community;
``(3) ensure that the strategic plan of the Director of
National Intelligence--
``(A) is based on budgetary constraints as specified in the
Future Year Intelligence Plans and Long-term Budget
Projections required under section 506G; and
``(B) contains specific goals and objectives to support a
performance-based budget;
``(4) prior to the obligation or expenditure of funds for
the acquisition of any major system pursuant to a Milestone A
or Milestone B decision, receive verification from
appropriate authorities that the national requirements for
meeting the strategic plan of the Director have been
established, and that such requirements are prioritized based
on budgetary constraints as specified in the Future Year
Intelligence Plans and the Long-term Budget Projections for
such major system required under section 506G;
``(5) ensure that the collection architectures of the
Director are based on budgetary constraints as specified in
the Future Year Intelligence Plans and the Long-term Budget
Projections required under section 506G;
``(6) coordinate or approve representations made to
Congress by the intelligence community regarding National
Intelligence Program budgetary resources;
``(7) participate in key mission requirements,
acquisitions, or architectural boards formed within or by the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and
``(8) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the
Director of National Intelligence.
``(c) Other Law.--The Chief Financial Officer of the
Intelligence Community shall serve as the Chief Financial
Officer of the intelligence community and, to the extent
applicable, shall have the duties, responsibilities, and
authorities specified in chapter 9 of title 31, United States
Code.
``(d) Prohibition on Simultaneous Service as Other Chief
Financial Officer.--An individual serving in the position of
Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community may
not, while so serving, serve as the chief financial officer
of any other department or agency, or component thereof, of
the United States Government.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `major system' has the meaning given that
term in section 506A(e).
``(2) The term `Milestone A' has the meaning given that
term in section 506G(f).
``(3) The term `Milestone B' has the meaning given that
term in section 506C(e).''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 405(a), is further amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 103H, as added by section
405(a)(2), the following new item:
``Sec. 103I. Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community.''.
SEC. 407. LEADERSHIP AND LOCATION OF CERTAIN OFFICES AND
OFFICIALS.
(a) National Counter Proliferation Center.--Section 119A(a)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404o-1(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than 18 months after the date
of the enactment of the National Security Intelligence Reform
Act of 2004, the'' and inserting ``(1) The''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(2) The head of the National Counter Proliferation Center
shall be the Director of the National Counter Proliferation
Center, who shall be appointed by the Director of National
Intelligence.
``(3) The National Counter Proliferation Center shall be
located within the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.''.
(b) Officers.--Section 103(c) of that Act (50 U.S.C. 403-
3(c)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (14); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new
paragraphs:
``(9) The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence
Community.
``(10) The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
``(11) The Director of the National Counterterrorism
Center.
``(12) The Director of the National Counter Proliferation
Center.
``(13) The Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence
Community.''.
SEC. 408. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FILES OF THE OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``protection of certain files of the office of the director of national
intelligence
``Sec. 706. (a) Inapplicability of FOIA to Exempted
Operational Files Provided to ODNI.--(1) Subject to paragraph
(2), the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, that require search, review, publication, or disclosure
of a record shall not apply to a record provided to the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence by an element
of the intelligence community from the exempted operational
files of such element.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a
record of the Office that--
``(A) contains information derived or disseminated from an
exempted operational file, unless such record is created by
the Office for the sole purpose of organizing such exempted
operational file for use by the Office;
``(B) is disseminated by the Office to a person other than
an officer, employee, or contractor of the Office; or
``(C) is no longer designated as an exempted operational
file in accordance with this title.
``(b) Effect of Providing Files to ODNI.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this title, an exempted operational
file that is provided to the Office by an element of the
intelligence community shall not be subject to the provisions
of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, that require
search, review, publication, or disclosure of a record solely
because such element provides such exempted operational file
to the Office.
``(c) Search and Review for Certain Purposes.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b), an exempted
operational file shall continue to be subject to search and
review for information concerning any of the following:
``(1) United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted
for permanent residence who have requested information on
themselves pursuant to the provisions of section 552 or 552a
of title 5, United States Code.
``(2) Any special activity the existence of which is not
exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of
title 5, United States Code.
``(3) The specific subject matter of an investigation for
any impropriety or violation of law, Executive order, or
Presidential directive, in the conduct of an intelligence
activity by any of the following:
``(A) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
``(B) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
``(C) The Intelligence Oversight Board.
``(D) The Department of Justice.
``(E) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
``(F) The Office of the Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community.
``(d) Decennial Review of Exempted Operational Files.--(1)
Not less than once every 10 years, the Director of National
Intelligence shall review the exemptions in force under
subsection (a) to determine whether such exemptions may be
removed from any category of exempted files or any portion
thereof.
``(2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall include
consideration of the historical value or other public
interest in the subject matter of the particular category of
files or portions thereof and the potential for declassifying
a significant part of the information contained therein.
``(3) A complainant that alleges that the Director of
National Intelligence has improperly withheld records because
of failure to comply with this subsection may seek judicial
review in the district court of the United States of the
district in which any of the parties reside, or in the
District of Columbia. In such a proceeding, the court's
review shall be limited to determining the following:
``(A) Whether the Director has conducted the review
required by paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 10-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 or before
the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of
the most recent review.
``(B) Whether the Director of National Intelligence, in
fact, considered the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) in
conducting the required review.
``(e) Supersedure of Other Laws.--The provisions of this
section may not be superseded except by a provision of law
that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this
section and that specifically cites and repeals or modifies
such provisions.
``(f) Allegation; Improper Withholding of Records; Judicial
Review.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), whenever
any person who has requested agency records under section 552
of title 5, United States Code, alleges that the Office has
withheld records improperly because of failure to comply with
any provision of this section, judicial review shall be
available under the terms set forth in section 552(a)(4)(B)
of title 5, United States Code.
``(2) Judicial review shall not be available in the manner
provided for under paragraph (1) as follows:
``(A) In any case in which information specifically
authorized under criteria established by an Executive order
to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or
foreign relations is filed with, or produced for, the court
by the Office, such information shall be examined ex parte,
in camera by the court.
``(B) The court shall determine, to the fullest extent
practicable, the issues of fact based on sworn written
submissions of the parties.
``(C)(i) When a complainant alleges that requested records
were improperly withheld because of improper exemption of
operational files, the Office may meet the burden of the
Office under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5, United States
Code, by demonstrating to the court by sworn written
submission that exempted files likely to contain responsive
records are records provided to the Office by an element of
the intelligence community from the exempted operational
files of such element.
``(ii) The court may not order the Office to review the
content of any exempted file in order to make the
demonstration required under clause (i), unless the
complainant disputes the Office's showing with a sworn
written submission based on personal knowledge or otherwise
admissible evidence.
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``(D) In proceedings under subparagraph (C), a party may
not obtain discovery pursuant to rules 26 through 36 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except that requests for
admissions may be made pursuant to rules 26 and 36 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
``(E) If the court finds under this subsection that the
Office has improperly withheld requested records because of
failure to comply with any provision of this section, the
court shall order the Office to search and review each
appropriate exempted file for the requested records and make
such records, or portions thereof, available in accordance
with the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information
Act), and such order shall be the exclusive remedy for
failure to comply with this section.
``(F) If at any time following the filing of a complaint
pursuant to this paragraph the Office agrees to search each
appropriate exempted file for the requested records, the
court shall dismiss the claim based upon such complaint.
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `exempted operational file' means a file of
an element of the intelligence community that, in accordance
with this title, is exempted from the provisions of section
552 of title 5, United States Code, that require search,
review, publication, or disclosure of such file.
``(2) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term
`Office' means the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 406(b) of this Act, is further amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 705 the
following new item:
``Sec. 706. Protection of certain files of the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence.''.
SEC. 409. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INITIATIVES FOR THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 1102 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 442a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by striking ``(1) In'' and inserting ``In''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by striking ``(1) The'' and inserting ``The''.
SEC. 410. INAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT
TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) In General.--Section 4(b) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,
if the Director of National Intelligence determines that for
reasons of national security such advisory committee cannot
comply with the requirements of this Act.''.
(b) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence and
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall each
submit to the congressional intelligence committees an annual
report on advisory committees created by each such Director.
Each report shall include--
(A) a description of each such advisory committee,
including the subject matter of the committee; and
(B) a list of members of each such advisory committee.
(2) Report on reasons for odni exclusion of advisory
committee from faca.--Each report submitted by the Director
of National Intelligence in accordance with paragraph (1)
shall include the reasons for a determination by the Director
under section 4(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a) of this section,
that an advisory committee cannot comply with the
requirements of such Act.
SEC. 411. MEMBERSHIP OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
ON THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT BOARD.
Subparagraph (F) of section 115(b)(1) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(F) The Director of National Intelligence, or the
Director's designee.''.
SEC. 412. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
EXECUTIVE.
(a) Repeal of Certain Authorities.--Section 904 of the
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 402c)
is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (d), (h), (i), and (j);
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (k), (l),
and (m) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i),
respectively; and
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by
striking paragraphs (3) and (4).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section 904 is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)
of this section, by striking ``subsection (f)'' each place it
appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``subsection
(e)''; and
(2) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (e)(1)'' and
inserting ``subsection (d)(1)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (e)(2)'' and
inserting ``subsection (d)(2)''.
SEC. 413. MISUSE OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE NAME, INITIALS, OR SEAL.
(a) Prohibition.--Title XI of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 442 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``misuse of the office of the director of national intelligence name,
initials, or seal
``Sec. 1103. (a) Prohibited Acts.--No person may, except
with the written permission of the Director of National
Intelligence, or a designee of the Director, knowingly use
the words `Office of the Director of National Intelligence',
the initials `ODNI', the seal of the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence, or any colorable imitation of such
words, initials, or seal in connection with any merchandise,
impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a
manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that
such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Director
of National Intelligence.
``(b) Injunction.--Whenever it appears to the Attorney
General that any person is engaged or is about to engage in
an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute
conduct prohibited by subsection (a), the Attorney General
may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the
United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court
shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and
determination of such action and may, at any time before
final determination, enter such restraining orders or
prohibitions, or take such other action as is warranted, to
prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class
of persons for whose protection the action is brought.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of such Act, as amended by section 408 of
this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1102 the following new item:
``Sec. 1103. Misuse of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence name, initials, or seal.''.
SEC. 414. PLAN TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DATA
CENTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORTS.
(a) Plan.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
develop a plan to implement the recommendations of the report
submitted to Congress under section 1 of the Act entitled
``An Act to study and promote the use of energy efficient
computer servers in the United States'' (Public Law 109-431;
120 Stat. 2920) across the intelligence community.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a report containing the plan developed under
subsection (a).
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 415. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR
REVIEWS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS
REGULATIONS AND EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
REGULATIONS.
The Director of National Intelligence may provide support
for any review conducted by a department or agency of the
United States Government of the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, including a
review of technologies and goods on the United States
Munitions List and Commerce Control List that may warrant
controls that are different or additional to the controls
such technologies and goods are subject to at the time of
such review.
Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency
SEC. 421. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES FOR PROTECTIVE
PERSONNEL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
Section 5(a)(4) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f(a)(4)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and the protection'' and inserting ``the
protection''; and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``,
and the protection of the Director of National Intelligence
and such personnel of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence as the Director of National Intelligence may
designate''.
SEC. 422. APPEALS FROM DECISIONS INVOLVING CONTRACTS OF THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
Section 8(d) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41
U.S.C. 607(d)) is amended by adding at the end
``Notwithstanding any other provision of this section and any
other provision of law, an appeal from a decision of a
contracting officer of the Central Intelligence Agency
relative to a contract made by that Agency may be filed with
whichever of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or
the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals is specified by such
contracting officer as the Board to which such an appeal may
be made and such Board shall have jurisdiction to decide that
appeal.''.
SEC. 423. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
(a) Establishment and Duties of Deputy Director of the
CIA.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
402 et seq.), as amended by section 406 of this Act, is
further amended by inserting after section 104A the following
new section:
``deputy director of the central intelligence agency
``Sec. 104B. (a) Deputy Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency.--There is a Deputy Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency who shall be appointed by the
President.
``(b) Duties.--The Deputy Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency shall--
``(1) assist the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency in carrying out the duties and
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responsibilities of the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency; and
``(2) during the absence or disability of the Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency, or during a vacancy in the
position of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, act
for and exercise the powers of the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Executive schedule iii.--Section 5314 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Deputy Directors
of Central Intelligence (2)'' and inserting ``Deputy Director
of the Central Intelligence Agency''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended by section 414 of this Act, is further amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 104A the
following new item:
``Sec. 104B. Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.''.
(c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply on the earlier of--
(1) the date of the appointment by the President of an
individual to serve as Deputy Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency pursuant to section 104B of the National
Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), except that
the individual administratively performing the duties of the
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency as of the
date of the enactment of this Act may continue to perform
such duties until the individual appointed to the position of
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency assumes
the duties of such position; or
(2) the date of the cessation of the performance of the
duties of the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency by the individual administratively performing such
duties as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 424. AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE TRAVEL ON A COMMON CARRIER.
Subsection (b) of section 116 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404k) is amended by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``, who may delegate such authority to
other appropriate officials of the Central Intelligence
Agency.''.
SEC. 425. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY.
(a) Appointment and Qualifications of the Inspector
General.--Paragraph (1) of section 17(b) of the Central
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(b)) is
amended by striking the second and third sentences and
inserting ``This appointment shall be made without regard to
political affiliation and shall be on the basis of integrity
and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial
analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or
investigation. Such appointment shall also be made on the
basis of compliance with the security standards of the Agency
and prior experience in the field of foreign intelligence.''.
(b) Removal of the Inspector General.--Paragraph (6) of
section 17(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949
(50 U.S.C. 403q(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``immediately''; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``not
later than 30 days prior to the effective date of such
removal. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law,
other than transfer or removal.''.
(c) Application of Semiannual Reporting Requirements With
Respect To Review Reports.--Paragraph (1) of section 17(d) of
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C.
403q(d)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
by inserting ``review,'' after ``investigation,''.
(d) Protection Against Reprisals.--Subparagraph (B) of
section 17(e)(3) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(e)(3)) is amended by inserting ``or
providing such information'' after ``making such complaint''.
(e) Inspector General Subpoena Power.--Subparagraph (A) of
section 17(e)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(e)(5)) is amended by inserting ``in any
medium (including electronically stored information or any
tangible thing)'' after ``other data''.
(f) Other Administrative Authorities.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 17 of the
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q), as
amended by subsections (d) and (e) of this section, is
further amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as subparagraph (9);
(B) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking ``Subject to the concurrence of the
Director, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following: ``Consistent with
budgetary and personnel resources allocated by the Director,
the Inspector General has final approval of--
``(A) the selection of internal and external candidates for
employment with the Office of Inspector General; and
``(B) all other personnel decisions concerning personnel
permanently assigned to the Office of Inspector General,
including selection and appointment to the Senior
Intelligence Service, but excluding all security-based
determinations that are not within the authority of a head of
other Central Intelligence Agency offices.''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new
paragraph:
``(8)(A) The Inspector General shall--
``(i) appoint a Counsel to the Inspector General who shall
report to the Inspector General; or
``(ii) obtain the services of a counsel appointed by and
directly reporting to another Inspector General or the
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
on a reimbursable basis.
``(B) The counsel appointed or obtained under subparagraph
(A) shall perform such functions as the Inspector General may
prescribe.''.
(2) Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by
paragraph (1)(C) shall be construed to alter the duties and
responsibilities of the General Counsel of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
SEC. 426. BUDGET OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
Subsection (f) of section 17 of the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Beginning''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) For each fiscal year, the Inspector General shall
transmit a budget estimate and request through the Director
to the Director of National Intelligence that specifies for
such fiscal year--
``(A) the aggregate amount requested for the operations of
the Inspector General;
``(B) the amount requested for all training requirements of
the Inspector General, including a certification from the
Inspector General that the amount requested is sufficient to
fund all training requirements for the Office; and
``(C) the amount requested to support the Council of the
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, including a
justification for such amount.
``(3) In transmitting a proposed budget to the President
for a fiscal year, the Director of National Intelligence
shall include for such fiscal year--
``(A) the aggregate amount requested for the Inspector
General of the Central Intelligence Agency;
``(B) the amount requested for Inspector General training;
``(C) the amount requested to support the Council of the
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and
``(D) the comments of the Inspector General, if any, with
respect to such proposed budget.
``(4) The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
the Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives for each fiscal
year--
``(A) a separate statement of the budget estimate
transmitted pursuant to paragraph (2);
``(B) the amount requested by the Director of National
Intelligence for the Inspector General pursuant to paragraph
(3)(A);
``(C) the amount requested by the Director of National
Intelligence for training of personnel of the Office of the
Inspector General pursuant to paragraph (3)(B);
``(D) the amount requested by the Director of National
Intelligence for support for the Council of the Inspectors
General on Integrity and Efficiency pursuant to paragraph
(3)(C); and
``(E) the comments of the Inspector General under paragraph
(3)(D), if any, on the amounts requested pursuant to
paragraph (3), including whether such amounts would
substantially inhibit the Inspector General from performing
the duties of the Office.''.
SEC. 427. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF UNCLASSIFIED VERSIONS OF
CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS.
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall make
publicly available an unclassified version of any memoranda
or finished intelligence products assessing the--
(1) information gained from high-value detainee reporting;
and
(2) dated April 3, 2003, July 15, 2004, March 2, 2005, and
June 1, 2005.
Subtitle C--Defense Intelligence Components
SEC. 431. INSPECTOR GENERAL MATTERS.
(a) Coverage Under Inspector General Act of 1978.--
Subsection (a)(2) of section 8G of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``the Defense Intelligence Agency,'' after
``the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,'';
(2) by inserting ``the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency,'' after ``the National Endowment for the
Humanities,''; and
(3) by inserting ``the National Reconnaissance Office, the
National Security Agency,'' after ``the National Labor
Relations Board,''.
(b) Certain Designations Under Inspector General Act of
1978.--Subsection (a) of section 8H of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Inspectors General of the Defense Intelligence
Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the
National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security
Agency shall be designees of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense for purposes of this section.''.
(c) Power of Heads of Elements Over Investigations.--
Subsection (d) of section 8G of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)'';
(2) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), as designated
by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ``The head''
and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
head''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Director of National Intelligence, may prohibit the inspector
general of an element of the intelligence community specified
in subparagraph (D) from initiating, carrying out, or
completing any audit or investigation if the Secretary
determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect vital
national security interests of the United States.
``(B) If the Secretary exercises the authority under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
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submit to the committees of Congress specified in
subparagraph (E) an appropriately classified statement of the
reasons for the exercise of such authority not later than 7
days after the exercise of such authority.
``(C) At the same time the Secretary submits under
subparagraph (B) a statement on the exercise of the authority
in subparagraph (A) to the committees of Congress specified
in subparagraph (E), the Secretary shall notify the inspector
general of such element of the submittal of such statement
and, to the extent consistent with the protection of
intelligence sources and methods, provide such inspector
general with a copy of such statement. Such inspector general
may submit to such committees of Congress any comments on a
notice or statement received by the inspector general under
this subparagraph that the inspector general considers
appropriate.
``(D) The elements of the intelligence community specified
in this subparagraph are as follows:
``(i) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
``(ii) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
``(iii) The National Reconnaissance Office.
``(iv) The National Security Agency.
``(E) The committees of Congress specified in this
subparagraph are--
``(i) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
``(ii) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.''.
SEC. 432. CLARIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY MISSIONS OF
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FOR
ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
Section 442(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2)(A) As directed by the Director of National
Intelligence, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
shall develop a system to facilitate the analysis,
dissemination, and incorporation of likenesses, videos, and
presentations produced by ground-based platforms, including
handheld or clandestine photography taken by or on behalf of
human intelligence collection organizations or available as
open-source information, into the National System for
Geospatial Intelligence.
``(B) The authority provided by this paragraph does not
include authority for the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency to manage tasking of handheld or clandestine
photography taken by or on behalf of human intelligence
collection organizations.''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
SEC. 433. DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY
AGENCY.
The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402
note) is amended by inserting after the first section the
following new section:
``Sec. 2. There is a Director of Compliance of the
National Security Agency, who shall be appointed by the
Director of the National Security Agency and who shall be
responsible for the programs of compliance over mission
activities of the National Security Agency.''.
Subtitle D--Other Elements
SEC. 441. CODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 401a(4)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H)--
(A) by inserting ``the Coast Guard,'' after ``the Marine
Corps,''; and
(B) by inserting ``the Drug Enforcement Administration,''
after ``the Federal Bureau of Investigation,''; and
(2) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``, including the
Office of Intelligence of the Coast Guard''.
SEC. 442. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COAST GUARD
NATIONAL TACTICAL INTEGRATION OFFICE.
Title 14, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4) of section 93(a), by striking
``function'' and inserting ``function, including research,
development, test, or evaluation related to intelligence
systems and capabilities,''; and
(2) in paragraph (4) of section 662, by inserting
``intelligence systems and capabilities or'' after ``related
to''.
SEC. 443. RETENTION AND RELOCATION BONUSES FOR THE FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
Section 5759 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``is transferred to a
different geographic area with a higher cost of living'' and
inserting ``is subject to a mobility agreement and is
transferred to a position in a different geographical area in
which there is a shortage of critical skills'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``, including requirements for a bonus
recipient's repayment of a bonus in circumstances determined
by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.'';
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``basic pay.'' and
inserting ``annual rate of basic pay. The bonus may be paid
in a lump sum or installments linked to completion of periods
of service.''; and
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ``retention bonus'' and
inserting ``bonus paid under this section''.
SEC. 444. EXTENSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION TO WAIVE MANDATORY RETIREMENT
PROVISIONS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Subsection (b) of
section 8335 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the paragraph (2) enacted by section 112(a)(2) of
the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2005 (title I
of division B of Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 2868), by
striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2011''; and
(2) by striking the paragraph (2) enacted by section
2005(a)(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3704).
(b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Subsection (b)
of section 8425 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the paragraph (2) enacted by section 112(b)(2) of
the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2005 (title I
of division B of Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 2868), by
striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2011''; and
(2) by striking the paragraph (2) enacted by section
2005(b)(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3704).
SEC. 445. REPORT AND ASSESSMENTS ON TRANSFORMATION OF THE
INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU
OF INVESTIGATION.
(a) Report.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, in consultation with the Director of
National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives a report describing--
(A) a long-term vision for the intelligence capabilities of
the National Security Branch of the Bureau;
(B) a strategic plan for the National Security Branch; and
(C) the progress made in advancing the capabilities of the
National Security Branch.
(2) Content.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) a description of the direction, strategy, and goals for
improving the intelligence capabilities of the National
Security Branch;
(B) a description of the intelligence and national security
capabilities of the National Security Branch that will be
fully functional within the five-year period beginning on the
date on which the report is submitted;
(C) a description--
(i) of the internal reforms that were carried out at the
National Security Branch during the two-year period ending on
the date on which the report is submitted; and
(ii) of the manner in which such reforms have advanced the
capabilities of the National Security Branch;
(D) an assessment of the effectiveness of the National
Security Branch in performing tasks that are critical to the
effective functioning of the National Security Branch as an
intelligence agency, including--
(i) human intelligence collection, both within and outside
the parameters of an existing case file or ongoing
investigation, in a manner that protects civil liberties;
(ii) intelligence analysis, including the ability of the
National Security Branch to produce, and provide policymakers
with, information on national security threats to the United
States;
(iii) management, including the ability of the National
Security Branch to manage and develop human capital and
implement an organizational structure that supports the
objectives and strategies of the Branch;
(iv) integration of the National Security Branch into the
intelligence community, including an ability to robustly
share intelligence and effectively communicate and operate
with appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal partners;
(v) implementation of an infrastructure that supports the
national security and intelligence missions of the National
Security Branch, including proper information technology and
facilities; and
(vi) reformation of the culture of the National Security
Branch, including the integration by the Branch of
intelligence analysts and other professional staff into
intelligence collection operations and the success of the
National Security Branch in ensuring that intelligence and
threat information drive the operations of the Branch;
(E) performance metrics and specific annual timetables for
advancing the performance of the tasks referred to in clauses
(i) through (vi) of subparagraph (D) and a description of the
activities being undertaken to ensure that the performance of
the National Security Branch in carrying out such tasks
improves; and
(F) an assessment of the effectiveness of the field office
supervisory term limit policy of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation that requires the mandatory reassignment of a
supervisor of the Bureau after a specific term of years.
(b) Annual Assessments.--
(1) Requirement for assessments.--Not later than 180 days
after the date on which the report required by subsection
(a)(1) is submitted, and annually thereafter for five years,
the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives an
assessment of the performance of the National Security Branch
in carrying out the tasks referred to in clauses (i) through
(vi) of subsection (a)(2)(D) in comparison to such
performance during previous years.
(2) Considerations.--In conducting each assessment required
by paragraph (1), the Director of National Intelligence--
(A) shall use the performance metrics and specific annual
timetables for carrying out such tasks referred to in
subsection (a)(2)(E); and
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(B) may request the assistance of any expert that the
Director considers appropriate, including an inspector
general of an appropriate department or agency.
TITLE V--REORGANIZATION OF THE DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
PROGRAM OFFICE
SEC. 501. REORGANIZATION OF THE DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE PROGRAM OFFICE.
(a) Reorganization of the Diplomatic Telecommunications
Service Program Office.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle B of title III of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public
Law 106-567; 22 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended by striking
sections 321, 322, 323, and 324, and inserting the following
new sections:
``SEC. 321. DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROGRAM
OFFICE.
``(a) Reorganization.--The Diplomatic Telecommunications
Service Program Office established pursuant to title V of
Public Law 102-140 shall be reorganized in accordance with
this subtitle.
``(b) Duties.--The duties of the DTS-PO include
implementing a program for the establishment and maintenance
of a DTS Network capable of providing multiple levels of
service to meet the wide-ranging needs of all United States
Government departments and agencies operating from diplomatic
and consular facilities outside of the United States,
including national security needs for secure, reliable, and
robust communications capabilities.
``SEC. 322. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIPLOMATIC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE GOVERNANCE BOARD.
``(a) Governance Board.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established the Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service Governance Board to direct and
oversee the activities and performance of the DTS-PO.
``(2) Executive agent.--
``(A) Designation.--The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall designate, from among the
departments and agencies of the United States Government that
use the DTS Network, a department or agency as the DTS-PO
Executive Agent.
``(B) Duties.--The Executive Agent designated under
subparagraph (A) shall--
``(i) nominate a Director of the DTS-PO for approval by the
Governance Board in accordance with subsection (e); and
``(ii) perform such other duties as established by the
Governance Board in the determination of written implementing
arrangements and other relevant and appropriate governance
processes and procedures under paragraph (3).
``(3) Requirement for implementing arrangements.--Subject
to the requirements of this subtitle, the Governance Board
shall determine the written implementing arrangements and
other relevant and appropriate governance processes and
procedures to manage, oversee, resource, or otherwise
administer the DTS-PO.
``(b) Membership.--
``(1) Selection.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall designate from among the departments and
agencies that use the DTS Network--
``(A) four departments and agencies to each appoint one
voting member of the Governance Board from the personnel of
such departments and agencies; and
``(B) any other departments and agencies that the Director
considers appropriate to each appoint one nonvoting member of
the Governance Board from the personnel of such departments
and agencies.
``(2) Voting and nonvoting members.--The Governance Board
shall consist of voting members and nonvoting members as
follows:
``(A) Voting members.--The voting members shall consist of
a Chair, who shall be designated by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, and the four members
appointed by departments and agencies designated under
paragraph (1)(A).
``(B) Nonvoting members.--The nonvoting members shall
consist of the members appointed by departments and agencies
designated under paragraph (1)(B) and shall act in an
advisory capacity.
``(c) Chair Duties and Authorities.--The Chair of the
Governance Board shall--
``(1) preside over all meetings and deliberations of the
Governance Board;
``(2) provide the Secretariat functions of the Governance
Board; and
``(3) propose bylaws governing the operation of the
Governance Board.
``(d) Quorum, Decisions, Meetings.--A quorum of the
Governance Board shall consist of the presence of the Chair
and four voting members. The decisions of the Governance
Board shall require a majority of the voting membership. The
Chair shall convene a meeting of the Governance Board not
less than four times each year to carry out the functions of
the Governance Board. The Chair or any voting member may
convene a meeting of the Governance Board.
``(e) Governance Board Duties.--The Governance Board shall
have the following duties with respect to the DTS-PO:
``(1) To approve and monitor the plans, services,
priorities, policies, and pricing methodology of the DTS-PO
for bandwidth costs and projects carried out at the request
of a department or agency that uses the DTS Network.
``(2) To provide to the DTS-PO Executive Agent the
recommendation of the Governance Board with respect to the
approval, disapproval, or modification of each annual budget
request for the DTS-PO, prior to the submission of any such
request by the Executive Agent.
``(3) To review the performance of the DTS-PO against plans
approved under paragraph (1) and the management activities
and internal controls of the DTS-PO.
``(4) To require from the DTS-PO any plans, reports,
documents, and records the Governance Board considers
necessary to perform its oversight responsibilities.
``(5) To conduct and evaluate independent audits of the
DTS-PO.
``(6) To approve or disapprove the nomination of the
Director of the DTS-PO by the Executive Agent with a majority
vote of the Governance Board.
``(7) To recommend to the Executive Agent the replacement
of the Director of the DTS-PO with a majority vote of the
Governance Board.
``(f) National Security Interests.--The Governance Board
shall ensure that those enhancements of, and the provision of
service for, telecommunication capabilities that involve the
national security interests of the United States receive the
highest prioritization.
``SEC. 323. FUNDING OF THE DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE.
``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for the operations, maintenance, development, enhancement,
modernization, and investment costs of the DTS Network and
the DTS-PO. Funds appropriated for allocation to the DTS-PO
shall remain available to the DTS-PO for a period of two
fiscal years.
``(b) Fees.--The DTS-PO shall charge a department or agency
that uses the DTS Network for only those bandwidth costs
attributable to such department or agency and for specific
projects carried out at the request of such department or
agency, pursuant to the pricing methodology for such
bandwidth costs and such projects approved under section
322(e)(1), for which amounts have not been appropriated for
allocation to the DTS-PO. The DTS-PO is authorized to
directly receive payments from departments or agencies that
use the DTS Network and to invoice such departments or
agencies for the fees under this section either in advance
of, or upon or after, providing the bandwidth or performing
such projects. Such funds received from such departments or
agencies shall remain available to the DTS-PO for a period of
two fiscal years.
``SEC. 324. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subtitle:
``(1) DTS network.--The term `DTS Network' means the
worldwide telecommunications network supporting all United
States Government agencies and departments operating from
diplomatic and consular facilities outside of the United
States.
``(2) DTS-PO.--The term `DTS-PO' means the Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service Program Office.
``(3) Governance board.--The term `Governance Board' means
the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Governance Board
established under section 322(a)(1).''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2001 (Public Law 106-567; 114 Stat. 2831) is amended by
striking the items relating to sections 321, 322, 323, and
324 and inserting the following new items:
``Sec. 321. Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office.
``Sec. 322. Establishment of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service
Governance Board.
``Sec. 323. Funding of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service.
``Sec. 324. Definitions.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Repeal of suspension of reorganization.--
(A) Repeal.--The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2002 (Public Law 107-108; 22 U.S.C. 7301 note) is
amended by striking section 311.
(B) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1 of such Act is amended by striking the item
relating to section 311.
(2) Repeal of reform.--
(A) Repeal.--The Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and
2001 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law
106-113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat.
1501A-405) is amended by striking section 305.
(B) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item
related to section 305.
(3) Repeal of reporting requirements.--Section 507(b) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 415b(b)), as
amended by section 351 of this Act, is further amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively.
TITLE VI--FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION COMMISSION ACT
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Foreign Intelligence and
Information Commission Act''.
SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Foreign
Intelligence and Information Commission established in
section 603(a).
(2) Foreign intelligence; intelligence.--The terms
``foreign intelligence'' and ``intelligence'' have the
meaning given those terms in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a).
(3) Information.--The term ``information'' includes
information of relevance to the foreign policy of the United
States collected and conveyed through diplomatic reporting
and other reporting by personnel of the United States
Government who are not employed by an element of
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the intelligence community, including public and open-source
information.
SEC. 603. ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative
branch a Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to evaluate
systems and processes at the strategic, interagency level and
provide recommendations accordingly, and not to seek to
duplicate the functions of the Director of National
Intelligence.
(c) Functions.--The Commission shall--
(1) evaluate the current processes or systems for the
strategic integration of the intelligence community,
including the Open Source Center, and other elements of the
United States Government, including the Department of State,
with regard to the collection, reporting, and analysis of
foreign intelligence and information;
(2) provide recommendations to improve or develop such
processes or systems to integrate the intelligence community
with other elements of the United States Government,
potentially including the development of an interagency
strategy that identifies--
(A) the collection, reporting, and analysis requirements of
the United States Government;
(B) the elements of the United States Government best
positioned to meet collection and reporting requirements,
with regard to missions, comparative institutional
advantages, and any other relevant factors; and
(C) interagency budget and resource allocations necessary
to achieve such collection, reporting, and analytical
requirements;
(3) evaluate the extent to which current intelligence
collection, reporting, and analysis strategies are intended
to provide global coverage and anticipate future threats,
challenges, and crises;
(4) provide recommendations on how to incorporate into the
interagency strategy the means to anticipate future threats,
challenges, and crises, including by identifying and
supporting collection, reporting, and analytical capabilities
that are global in scope and directed at emerging, long-term,
and strategic targets;
(5) provide recommendations on strategies for sustaining
human and budgetary resources to effect the global collection
and reporting missions identified in the interagency
strategy, including the prepositioning of collection and
reporting capabilities;
(6) provide recommendations for developing, clarifying,
and, if necessary, bolstering current and future collection
and reporting roles and capabilities of elements of the
United States Government that are not elements of the
intelligence community deployed in foreign countries;
(7) provide recommendations related to the role of
individual country missions in contributing to the
interagency strategy;
(8) evaluate the extent to which the establishment of new
embassies and out-of-embassy posts are able to contribute to
expanded global coverage and increased collection and
reporting and provide recommendations related to the
establishment of new embassies and out-of-embassy posts;
(9) provide recommendations on executive or legislative
changes necessary to establish any new executive branch
entity or to expand the authorities of any existing executive
branch entity, as needed to improve the strategic integration
referred to in paragraph (1) and develop and oversee the
implementation of any interagency strategy;
(10) provide recommendations on processes for developing
and presenting to Congress budget requests for each relevant
element of the United States Government that reflect the
allocations identified in the interagency strategy and for
congressional oversight of the development and implementation
of the strategy; and
(11) provide recommendations on any institutional reforms
related to the collection and reporting roles of individual
elements of the United States Government outside the
intelligence community, as well as any budgetary,
legislative, or other changes needed to achieve such reforms.
SEC. 604. MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Members of the Commission.--
(1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 10
members as follows:
(A) Two members appointed by the majority leader of the
Senate.
(B) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the
Senate.
(C) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(D) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the
House of Representatives.
(E) One nonvoting member appointed by the Director of
National Intelligence.
(F) One nonvoting member appointed by the Secretary of
State.
(2) Selection.--
(A) In general.--Members of the Commission shall be
individuals who--
(i) are not officers or employees of the United States
Government or any State or local government; and
(ii) have knowledge and experience--
(I) in foreign information and intelligence collection,
reporting, and analysis, including clandestine collection and
classified analysis (such as experience in the intelligence
community), diplomatic reporting and analysis, and collection
of public and open-source information;
(II) in issues related to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States gained by serving as a senior
official of the Department of State, a member of the Foreign
Service, an employee or officer of an appropriate department
or agency of the United States, or an independent
organization with expertise in the field of international
affairs; or
(III) with foreign policy decision-making.
(B) Diversity of experience.--The individuals appointed to
the Commission should be selected with a view to establishing
diversity of experience with regard to various geographic
regions, functions, and issues.
(3) Consultation.--The Speaker and the minority leader of
the House of Representatives, the majority leader and the
minority leader of the Senate, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the Secretary of State shall consult among
themselves prior to the appointment of the members of the
Commission in order to achieve, to the maximum extent
possible, fair and equitable representation of various points
of view with respect to the matters to be considered by the
Commission in accordance with this title.
(4) Time of appointment.--The appointments under subsection
(a) shall be made--
(A) after the date on which funds are first appropriated
for the Commission pursuant to section 609; and
(B) not later than 60 days after such date.
(5) Term of appointment.--Members shall be appointed for
the life of the Commission.
(6) Vacancies.--Any vacancy of the Commission shall not
affect the powers of the Commission and shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(7) Chair.--The voting members of the Commission shall
designate one of the voting members to serve as the chair of
the Commission.
(8) Quorum.--Five voting members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting the business
of the Commission.
(9) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
chair and shall meet regularly, not less than once every 3
months, during the life of the Commission.
(b) Staff.--
(1) In general.--The chair of the Commission may, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates,
appoint and terminate an executive director and, in
consultation with the executive director, appoint and
terminate such other additional personnel as may be necessary
to enable the Commission to perform its duties. In addition
to the executive director and one full-time support staff for
the executive director, there shall be additional staff with
relevant intelligence and foreign policy experience to
support the work of the Commission.
(2) Selection of the executive director.--The executive
director shall be selected with the approval of a majority of
the voting members of the Commission.
(3) Compensation.--
(A) Executive director.--The executive director shall be
compensated at the maximum annual rate payable for an
employee of a standing committee of the Senate under section
105(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2
U.S.C. 61-1(e)), as adjusted by any order of the President
pro tempore of the Senate.
(B) Staff.--The chair of the Commission may fix the
compensation of other personnel of the Commission without
regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of
positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the
rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed the maximum
annual rate payable for an employee of a standing committee
of the Senate under section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(e)), as adjusted by
any order of the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission is authorized
to procure temporary or intermittent services of experts and
consultants as necessary to the extent authorized by section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate
of basic pay payable under section 5376 of such title.
(d) Staff and Services of Other Agencies or Departments of
the United States.--Upon the request of the Commission, the
head of a department or agency of the United States may
detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any of
the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission
to assist the Commission in carrying out this title. The
detail of any such personnel shall be without interruption or
loss of civil service or Foreign Service status or privilege.
(e) Security Clearance.--The appropriate departments or
agencies of the United States shall cooperate with the
Commission in expeditiously providing to the members and
staff of the Commission appropriate security clearances to
the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and
requirements.
(f) Reports Under Ethics in Government Act of 1978.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of
title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.), each member and staff of the Commission--
(1) shall be deemed to be an officer or employee of the
Congress (as defined in section 109(13) of such title); and
(2) shall file any report required to be filed by such
member or such staff (including by virtue of the application
of paragraph (1)) under title I of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with the Secretary of the Senate.
SEC. 605. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Hearings and Evidence.--The Commission may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission
considers advisable to carry out this title.
(b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may
secure directly from any department or agency of the United
States such information as the Commission considers necessary
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the chair of the Commission, the head of such department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission,
subject to applicable law.
(c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as a department or agency of the United States.
(d) Administrative Support.--The Administrator of the
General Services Administration shall provide to the
Commission on a reimbursable basis (or, in the discretion of
the Administrator, on a nonreimbursable basis) such
administrative support services as the Commission may request
to carry out this title.
(e) Administrative Procedures.--The Commission may adopt
such rules and regulations, relating to administrative
procedure, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the
Commission to carry out this title.
(f) Travel.--
(1) In general.--The members and staff of the Commission
may, with the approval of the Commission, conduct such travel
as is necessary to carry out this title.
(2) Expenses.--Members of the Commission shall serve
without pay but shall be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of
title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or
regular places of business in the performance of services for
the Commission.
(g) Gifts.--No member or staff of the Commission may
receive a gift or benefit by reason of the service of such
member or staff to the Commission.
SEC. 606. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--
(1) Interim report.--Not later than 300 days after the date
on which all members of the Commission are appointed under
section 604(a), the Commission shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees an interim report
setting forth the preliminary evaluations and recommendations
of the Commission described in section 603(c).
(2) Final report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the submission of the report required by paragraph (1), the
Commission shall submit a final report setting forth the
final evaluations and recommendations of the Commission
described in section 603(c) to each of the following:
(A) The President.
(B) The Director of National Intelligence.
(C) The Secretary of State.
(D) The congressional intelligence committees.
(E) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(F) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(b) Individual or Dissenting Views.--Each member of the
Commission may include that member's individual or dissenting
views in a report required by paragraph (1) or (2) of
subsection (a).
(c) Form of Report.--The reports required by paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subsection (a), including any finding or
recommendation of such report, shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 607. TERMINATION.
(a) In General.--The Commission shall terminate on the date
that is 60 days after the date of the submission of the
report required by section 606(a)(2).
(b) Transfer of Records.--Upon the termination of the
Commission under subsection (a), all records, files,
documents, and other materials in the possession, custody, or
control of the Commission shall be transferred to the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and deemed to be
records of such Committee.
SEC. 608. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
not apply to the Commission.
SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.
(b) Availability.--Amounts made available to the Commission
pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain available until
expended.
TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF
THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) Extension.--
(1) In general.--Effective on the date on which funds are
first appropriated pursuant to subsection (b)(1) and subject
to paragraph (3), subsection (a) of section 1007 of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public
Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by striking
``September 1, 2004,'' and inserting ``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,''.
(2) Applicability of amendment.--The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the
enactment of such section 1007.
(3) Commission membership.--The membership of the National
Commission for the Review of the Research and Development
Programs of the United States Intelligence Community
established under subsection (a) of section 1002 of such Act
(Public Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 401 note) (referred to in this
section as the ``Commission'') shall be considered vacant and
new members shall be appointed in accordance with such
section 1002, as amended by this section.
(4) Clarification of duties.--Section 1002(i) of such Act
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``including--'' and inserting ``including advanced research
and development programs and activities. Such review shall
include--''.
(b) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(2) Availability.--Amounts made available to the Commission
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until
expended.
(3) Repeal of existing funding authority.--Section 1010 of
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 401 note) is repealed.
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Director of central intelligence.--The Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-306)
is amended by striking ``Director of Central Intelligence''
each place it appears and inserting ``Director of National
Intelligence'' in the following provisions:
(A) Section 1002(h)(2).
(B) Section 1003(d)(1).
(C) Section 1006(a)(1).
(D) Section 1006(b).
(E) Section 1007(a).
(F) Section 1008.
(2) Deputy director of central intelligence for community
management.--Paragraph (1) of section 1002(b) of such Act is
amended by striking ``The Deputy Director of Central
Intelligence for Community Management.'' and inserting ``The
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.''.
SEC. 702. CLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH MATERIALS
IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.
The Director of National Intelligence is authorized to
conduct, at the request of one of the congressional
intelligence committees and in accordance with procedures
established by that committee, a classification review of
materials in the possession of that committee that--
(1) are not less than 25 years old; and
(2) were created, or provided to that committee, by an
entity in the executive branch.
TITLE VIII--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
SEC. 801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 101--
(A) in subsection (a), by moving paragraph (7) two ems to
the right; and
(B) by moving subsections (b) through (p) two ems to the
right;
(2) in section 103, by redesignating subsection (i) as
subsection (h);
(3) in section 109(a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 112.;'' and
inserting ``section 112;''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the second period;
(4) in section 301(1), by striking `` `United States' ''
and all that follows through ``and `State' '' and inserting
`` `United States', `person', `weapon of mass destruction',
and `State' '';
(5) in section 304(b), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)''
and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''; and
(6) in section 502(a), by striking ``a annual'' and
inserting ``an annual''.
SEC. 802. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY ACT OF 1949.
The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a
et seq.) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) of section 5(a), by striking
``authorized under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 102(a),
subsections (c)(7) and (d) of section 103, subsections (a)
and (g) of section 104, and section 303 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403(a)(2), (3), 403-3(c)(7),
(d), 403-4(a), (g), and 405)'' and inserting ``authorized
under section 104A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403-4a).''; and
(2) in section 17(d)(3)(B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``advise'' and inserting
``advice''; and
(B) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
``(ii) holds or held the position in the Agency, including
such a position held on an acting basis, of--
``(I) Deputy Director;
``(II) Associate Deputy Director;
``(III) Director of the National Clandestine Service;
``(IV) Director of Intelligence;
``(V) Director of Support; or
``(VI) Director of Science and Technology.''.
SEC. 803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES
CODE.
Section 528(c) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Associate Director of CIA
for Military Affairs'' and inserting ``Associate Director of
Military Affairs, CIA''; and
(2) by striking ``Associate Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs'' and inserting
``Associate Director of Military Affairs, Central
Intelligence Agency, or any successor position''.
SEC. 804. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
OF 1947.
The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) in section 3(4)(L), by striking ``other'' the second
place it appears;
(2) in section 102A--
(A) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ``annual budgets
for the Joint Military Intelligence Program and for Tactical
Intelligence and Related Activities'' and inserting ``annual
budget for the Military Intelligence Program or any successor
program or programs'';
(B) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``Joint Military
Intelligence Program'' and inserting ``Military Intelligence
Program or any successor program or programs'';
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(ii) in paragraph (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
``paragraph (1)(A)''; and
(iii) in paragraph (5)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or personnel'' in
the matter preceding clause (i); and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or agency
involved'' in the second sentence and inserting ``involved or
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (in the case
of the Central Intelligence Agency)'';
(C) in subsection (l)(2)(B), by striking ``section'' and
inserting ``paragraph''; and
(D) in subsection (n), by inserting ``and Other'' after
``Acquisition'';
(3) in section 103(b), by striking ``, the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.),'';
(4) in section 104A(g)(1) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``Directorate of Operations''
and inserting ``National Clandestine Service'';
(5) in section 119(c)(2)(B) (50 U.S.C. 404o(c)(2)(B)), by
striking ``subsection (h)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)'';
(6) in section 701(b)(1), by striking ``Directorate of
Operations'' and inserting ``National Clandestine Service'';
(7) in section 705(e)(2)(D)(i) (50 U.S.C.
432c(e)(2)(D)(i)), by striking ``responsible'' and inserting
``responsive''; and
(8) in section 1003(h)(2) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (i)(2)(B)'' and
inserting ``subsection (g)(2)(B)''.
SEC. 805. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE MULTIYEAR
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1403 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (50
U.S.C. 404b) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Foreign''; and
(2) by striking ``foreign'' each place it appears.
(b) Responsibility of Director of National Intelligence.--
Such section 1403, as amended by subsection (a), is further
amended--
(1) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking ``Director of
Central Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of National
Intelligence''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of National
Intelligence'' after ``Director''.
(c) Future-Years Defense Program.--Subsection (c) of such
section 1403, as amended by subsection (b), is further
amended by striking ``multiyear defense program submitted
pursuant to section 114a of title 10, United States Code''
and inserting ``future-years defense program submitted
pursuant to section 221 of title 10, United States Code''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) In general.--The heading of such section 1403 is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1403. MULTIYEAR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 2 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1485) is
amended by striking the item relating to section 1403 and
inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 1403. Multiyear National Intelligence Program.''.
SEC. 806. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND
TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.
(a) Amendments to the National Security Intelligence Reform
Act of 2004.--The National Security Intelligence Reform Act
of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3643) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) of section 1016(e)(10) (6 U.S.C.
485(e)(10)), by striking ``Attorney General'' the second
place it appears and inserting ``Department of Justice'';
(2) in subsection (e) of section 1071, by striking ``(1)'';
and
(3) in subsection (b) of section 1072, in the subsection
heading by inserting ``Agency'' after ``Intelligence''.
(b) Other Amendments to the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.--The Intelligence Reform
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118
Stat. 3638) is amended--
(1) in section 2001 (28 U.S.C. 532 note)--
(A) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c)--
(i) by striking ``shall,'' and inserting ``shall''; and
(ii) by inserting ``of'' before ``an institutional
culture'';
(B) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e), by striking ``the
National Intelligence Director in a manner consistent with
section 112(e)'' and inserting ``the Director of National
Intelligence in a manner consistent with applicable law'';
and
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ``shall,'' in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``shall''; and
(2) in section 2006 (28 U.S.C. 509 note)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Federal'' and
inserting ``Federal''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the specific'' and
inserting ``specific''.
SEC. 807. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.
(a) Executive Schedule Level II.--Section 5313 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
to the Director of Central Intelligence and inserting the
following new item:
``Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.''.
(b) Executive Schedule Level IV.--Section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
to the General Counsel of the Office of the National
Intelligence Director and inserting the following new item:
``General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.''.
SEC. 808. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 105 OF THE
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2004.
Section 105(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-177; 117 Stat. 2603; 31
U.S.C. 311 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Director of Central Intelligence'' and
inserting ``Director of National Intelligence''; and
(2) by inserting ``or in section 313 of such title,'' after
``subsection (a)),''.
SEC. 809. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 602 OF THE
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
1995.
Section 602 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 403-2b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in paragraph (2), by striking
``Director of Central Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director
of National Intelligence''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Director of Central
Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of National
Intelligence'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Director of Central
Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of National
Intelligence''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Director of Central
Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of National
Intelligence''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Director of Central
Intelligence'' and inserting ``Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency''.
SEC. 810. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 403 OF THE
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR
1992.
(a) Role of the Director of National Intelligence.--Section
403 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992
(50 U.S.C. 403-2) is amended by striking ``The Director of
Central Intelligence'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence''.
(b) Definition of Intelligence Community.--Section 403 of
the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992, as
amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) by striking ``Intelligence Community'' and inserting
``intelligence community''; and
(2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the
following:
``(b) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, 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)).''.
Motion to Concur
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
The text of the motion is as follows:
Mr. Reyes moves that the House concur in the Senate
amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1674, the
motion shall be debatable for 1 hour, equally divided and controlled by
the Chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence.
The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Reyes) and the gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Hoekstra) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
General Leave
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks
and include extraneous material on this legislation.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Texas?
There was no objection.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I am proud to rise today in support of my motion to concur in the
Senate amendment to H.R. 2701, the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010.
This bill has been a long time coming. It has been almost 6 years
since an intelligence authorization bill has been signed into law. Year
after year, the intelligence committees have marked up authorization
bills and tried to get them enacted. And year after year, these efforts
have fallen short.
Authorization bills are critical to the smooth functioning of the
intelligence community. We face innovative and aggressive adversaries,
and the intelligence community needs the flexibility to adapt. But the
authorities and institutions of the intelligence community are, to a
large extent, set by statute. Only acts of Congress--traditionally in
the form of authorization bills--can give the community the tools it
needs to keep America safe.
Most intelligence activities are, by necessity, shielded from public
scrutiny. Congress has an obligation to ensure that the activities of
the intelligence community are legal, effective,
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and serve the best interests of the United States. The Intelligence
Authorization Act is the principal means for doing this.
The bill before us today meets this high standard. It is the product
of months of bipartisan discussions between the House and Senate
intelligence committees, leadership, and the White House. Let me
highlight several important provisions.
First, the bill would substantially reform the process through which
the President notifies the so-called Gang of Eight regarding certain
sensitive covert operations. As Members may know, the National Security
Act gives the President the authority to limit briefings on certain
sensitive covert actions to the Gang of Eight. It has been the belief
of both intelligence committees that the Gang of Eight authority has
been overused, and that the entire committee membership should be
informed on matters of critical importance.
For that reason, an earlier version of the bill removed the statutory
authority for limiting briefings to the Gang of Eight. Last July, the
administration threatened to veto the bill if it included that
language. After months of tough negotiations, we have reached a
compromise that substantially improves the notification process, and
which the President will sign.
The bill requires that the President notify all members of the
intelligence committees that a Gang of Eight briefing has occurred and
give a ``general description'' of that notification. It requires that
the full briefing be automatically made available to all members in 6
months, unless the President recertifies that the briefing must stay
limited.
It also requires that all Gang of Eight briefings be in writing and
that the President maintain a written record of those receiving these
limited briefings. Finally, like earlier drafts, it requires that the
President provide the legal basis for an intelligence activity and sets
a new standard for determining when certain activities must be
notified.
Second, the bill would help the General Accounting Office gain access
to the intelligence community. For decades, the executive branch has
prevented GAO from conducting audits or investigations into
intelligence activities. This bill directs the Director of National
Intelligence to come up with regulations to govern GAO access to the
intelligence community.
The new DNI, General Clapper, has suggested in testimony that he
would be open to working with GAO. This provision would give him the
opportunity to put his words into action.
Third, the bill would put in place a number of measures to help stamp
out waste, fraud, and abuse. It would create an Inspector General for
the intelligence community, with authority to conduct oversight across
the community and on the critical issues regarding coordination and
cooperation between agencies. It also requires a comprehensive
assessment of contracting practices across the community, which would
give Congress the tools it needs to help control contractor costs.
Fourth, the bill creates new cost-control measures for the
acquisition of major systems, many of which have been subject to
serious cost and schedule overruns in recent years. This includes a
mechanism--based on the Department of Defense's Nunn-McCurdry
provision--that requires congressional notification and program
restructuring when certain cost thresholds are exceeded.
Fifth, the bill modifies various authorities to ensure the
intelligence community has the tools it needs to keep the country safe.
These include an exemption to certain public disclosure requirements
for operational files transferred to the ODNI, a reform that the
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center said was critical to
information sharing.
Madam Speaker, these are vital reforms, as are others in this
important bill. They have been priorities of this body, on a bipartisan
basis, for a very long time. It's time we got these reforms enacted.
It's time for us to pass this bill.
Therefore, I urge all my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
With that, Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may
consume.
The fourth time for this bill on the floor is not the charm. This
continues the process of bringing badly thought through, badly formed
legislation on intel to the floor of the House of Representatives.
This is the fourth rule that we've considered this year as we've gone
through this process. It is interesting that this bill is titled the
fiscal year 2010 authorization. It's September 29. Tomorrow is
September 30. Maybe the President will sign this bill if we pass it
tonight, meaning that much of the bill will be meaningless, or only in
effect for 6 to 8 hours, maybe 10.
This bill, I don't believe, Mr. Chairman, even has a classified
annex. It was the one thing that we agreed on, on a bipartisan basis,
as to how funding for the bill, or for the intelligence community and
different agencies within the intelligence community, at what level
they would be funded. Again, it's one part where we had bipartisan
agreement. It's gone. We're now just authorizing the expenditures as
done through the appropriations committee. Members have no time to
review the classified annex. There was no classified annex outlining
these specific appropriations levels by different organizations within
the intelligence community. Nothing for the Members to review.
The notifications, it's a fig leaf. It says the administration still
shall determine who shall be informed of what and when.
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We had stronger language before, accepted on a bipartisan basis. Now
all the administration has to do is notify other people that the Gang
of Four or the Gang of Eight has been notified of certain information,
but they don't have to disclose. They have to outline why, but there is
no requirement for more complete exposure.
It is a fig leaf that may serve as a justification for dealing with a
complaint that was made by the Speaker of the House in May of 2009. The
Speaker of this House said the CIA ``misleads us all the time.'' You
know, we've asked for more of an explanation on that. The chairman of
the committee and the chairwoman of the subcommittee in October 2009
said that they were going to do a notification and a covert action
investigation--as far as I can tell, it has never happened, and it is
not complete after almost a year now--to find out if there were
problems with notification and if it were true that, as the Speaker
claimed, the CIA misleads us all the time. So, in one way, we are
providing something that may serve in dealing with this allegation by
the Speaker.
At the same time, we have CIA employees around the world who did what
the administration asked them to do and what previous administrations
notified Congress they were doing about what they were going to do to
keep America safe. They notified, and took Congress through that in
great detail. The people went through that notification process in
great detail, understanding that, when they left, if the administration
had had a problem with it, they ought to have stood up and said,
``We've got issues with these, and we need to work through them.''
Instead, there was either silence or affirmation that what the CIA and
what these individuals within the CIA were doing was appropriate, was
necessary and was supported by the political leadership of this Nation
as being their best intent to keep us safe.
So, while this bill may serve to provide some people with political
cover, it does nothing to protect the CIA employees who now, for the
third time, are under review by the Justice Department as to whether
they should be prosecuted for doing what the political leadership of
this country asked them to do.
Where is the equality? Where is the fairness? How does this serve our
national interest by allowing these people to continue to be hung out,
facing possible prosecution? It is wrong. It is inappropriate. It
should have been dealt with in this bill.
I will detail a number of other issues that also need to be dealt
with, but at this point in time, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California
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(Ms. Harman) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.
(Ms. HARMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend her
remarks.)
Ms. HARMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2701. I
commend the Speaker and committee majority for achieving administration
support for more inclusive briefings.
Madam Speaker, during four years as Ranking Member of the House
Intelligence Committee, I fought hard to expand the handful of Members
briefed by the Bush administration. In my view, that administration
abused the definition of covert action under the National Security Act
of 1947.
Recently declassified transcripts from those briefings will show
instances when serious concerns were raised regarding legal authorities
for a range of policies, including ``enhanced interrogation
techniques.''
Those were dark days, when even as Ranking Member, I struggled to get
operational details about programs well within the jurisdiction of our
committee.
As a member of the so-called ``Gang of 8,'' I had no ability to
consult staff or other colleagues about the information I received.
By the end of the Bush administration, more Members were briefed
about sensitive programs, but the changes were not sufficient. It has
taken a lot of persuasion to convince the Obama administration to agree
formally to brief the entire committee, in most cases, about the
government's covert action programs.
The bill before us today requires the President to provide all
Members of the Intelligence Committee the same briefings delivered to
the ``Gang of 8'' within 6 months unless he certifies ``extraordinary
circumstances.''
And all Members of the Intelligence Committee must be notified that a
Gang of 8 briefing has occurred.
The bill also requires the Director of National Intelligence to work
with GAO to gain access to information within the Intelligence
Community to be included in their reports.
These changes go a long way toward correcting the problems that
plagued both sides of the aisle during my tenure on the House
Intelligence Committee.
I am also pleased that the bill contains a provision I authored to
require the DNI, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, to submit a report to Congress about the threat of dirty
bombs (including highly dispersible substances such as cesium-137).
As an institution, Congress must exert our prerogative to monitor and
rectify problems that surface in the programs that affect both our
security and our liberty.
The American people deserve no less.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the chair of the
Intelligence Community Management Subcommittee, the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Eshoo).
Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Chairman, thank you for your distinguished leadership
of the House Intelligence Committee.
Madam Speaker, after 5 long years, we will soon have an intelligence
authorization bill enacted into law. I would have thought that the
ranking member of the committee would at least acknowledge that,
because it is an accomplishment. It is an accomplishment that is worth
highlighting, and it is an accomplishment that should be a source of
pride to all Members of Congress, because the Congress is weighing in
with its priorities.
Now, passage of this act, in my view, is going to reassert Congress'
role in the oversight of our Nation's intelligence agencies. We have a
very special duty to oversee intelligence activities because our
Nation's security is always at stake.
As the chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence Community
Management, I've had a particular interest in congressional oversight
and the tools that we need to improve it. This bill contains many
provisions that will improve the congressional oversight of
intelligence activities.
First, the bill requires the DNI to establish procedures to allow GAO
access to intelligence community information. This provision will
clarify the guidelines under which GAO may audit the intelligence
community while recognizing that GAO, on behalf of the intelligence
committees, has the authority to do so. The new DNI Clapper noted the
value of GAO studies during his confirmation hearing, and this
provision will give him the opportunity to live up to his words.
Second, the bill modifies statutory authorization for the so-called
``Gang of Eight'' procedure, and raises the threshold for this limited
notification. This is a big change. It requires that the President
inform all members of the intelligence committees that a Gang of Eight
briefing has occurred and provide a general description of that
briefing.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mr. REYES. I yield the gentlewoman an additional 30 seconds.
Ms. ESHOO. All committee members will receive a full briefing 6
months after the Gang of Eight briefing unless the President continues
to certify that ``extraordinary circumstances'' still exist that
require a limited briefing.
These were hard fought-for changes and reforms, and they were not
easy to come to. I think that, regardless of whether it is a Republican
administration or a Democratic administration, these reforms are tough
to get. Yet they have been secured, and I think they are very
important, not only for the operation and the oversight of the
committees, but for the betterment of the American people and our
national security.
Finally, the bill creates a statutory and independent Inspector
General for the intelligence community, and I think that this is
another great plus.
This bill strengthens the prerogatives of Congress, and I urge my
colleagues to support it.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. Madam Speaker, at this time, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Gallegly).
(Mr. GALLEGLY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, this is my last opportunity to address
the House as a member of the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence. The past 8 years have been the opportunity of a lifetime
for me.
I want to thank former Speaker Denny Hastert and Minority Leader John
Boehner for appointing me to this critically important committee.
I also want to take a minute to express my great appreciation to the
most impressive staff I've ever served with, particularly Jim Lewis,
our staff director. Jim is clearly a true patriot, and the service he
has provided our country I will carry throughout the rest of my life.
I am going to miss the committee, but I will never forget the
opportunities of the last 8 years.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the
Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee, the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger).
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Madam Speaker, as a member of the House Intelligence Committee, as
chairman of the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee and as
a proud representative of the National Security Agency, which is in my
district, I rise in support of H.R. 2701.
It has been nearly 6 years since an intelligence authorization bill
has been enacted into law. These bills help ensure that the
intelligence community has the tools it needs to keep us safe and that
Congress has the tools it needs to be effective in its oversight
capacity.
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The bill before us today does both, and I would like to highlight two
provisions.
First, the bill includes significant reforms to the way the
intelligence community makes major purchases. Our subcommittee has
focused much of our time on helping to ensure that we buy the right
kind of satellites at the right price. Just like recent reforms to our
defense procurement process, this bill helps us protect tax dollars
while keeping our country safe and secure.
The Nunn-McCurdy provision requires congressional notification when
costs run significantly over budget and cancels programs that run 25
percent or more over budget unless we get a reasonable explanation.
Second, the bill gives the Director of National Intelligence a voice
in the process as we review and update security-related export controls
known as ITAR.
These regulations restrict what American companies can sell overseas,
but there are prohibitions on old, simple, and widely available
technologies that are putting American companies at a severe
disadvantage to foreign competitors. Before the restrictions went into
effect in 1998, 73 percent of the world market for commercial
satellites went to U.S. companies. By 2000,
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that figure had dropped to 27 percent. That's unacceptable.
Loosening these outdated restrictions is critical to more than
250,000 American jobs supported by the satellite industry, which has
taken a hit with the global economic downturn. Over the past 2 years,
the industry has shed about 5 percent of its workforce.
In addition to this bill under consideration today, the House has
passed an ITAR provision in the Foreign Affairs authorization, and we
are waiting for the Senate to act.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. At this time, I yield 5 minutes to my colleague from
Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
Mr. THORNBERRY. I appreciate the gentleman from Michigan yielding.
Madam Speaker, I think it's important also to express my appreciation
to the gentleman from Michigan who has served on this committee for the
last 8 years, including as chairman of the committee and, for the last
4 years, as the ranking member of the committee. The contributions he
has made in that capacity to the country will never be fully known, but
those of us on the committee I think do appreciate the considerable
work that he has done and the contributions he has made.
It's unfortunate that the last bill on which he will help manage time
on the floor is this bill. I don't see how any Member can come and
congratulate ourselves on finally getting an intelligence authorization
bill to the floor that doesn't even have a classified annex to it. It
doesn't seem to me to be a real bill at all. Unfortunately, and through
no fault of the chairman who has been struggling to get a bill to the
floor for months--years, actually, more than a year; it is not his
fault--but this is not a real bill.
Madam Speaker, as a matter of fact, the history of this bill is
rather pitiful. It was reported out of the committee in June of 2009,
but then for 8 months you couldn't find time to bring it to the floor.
Now, why was that? It wasn't like we had a lot of other pressing
business for 8 months that prevented this bill from coming to the
floor. It was because the Speaker set off a firestorm and controversy
about when she was briefed on interrogations and what she knew and when
she knew it. And then to defend herself, she charged that the CIA lies
to us or misleads us all the time.
Well, then the bill could not be brought to the floor because there
had to be a way found to protect the Speaker. And so 8 months later it
finally comes to the floor, and then it takes two rules to get it to
the floor because there was a provision added in the manager's
amendment, again to prosecute CIA people, to hold them to a higher
standard of accountability than all the law enforcement folks around
the country. So they had to go back to the drawing board.
Now, 7 months after that, we are brought this kind of a shell bill
and asked to rubber-stamp on the last day of the session what the
Senate has done. As I say, Madam Speaker, I don't think there's much to
be proud of here.
On the notification provision that we've heard so much about, it does
very little. And I think it is sad in a lot of ways that the majority
walked away from the bipartisan, the truly bipartisan compromise of a
couple years ago that would raise the bar and require any
administration to give this Congress more information. Instead, we have
this token language which does very little, and yet, Madam Speaker, as
the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center testified last
week before the Senate, we have had more attempted attacks on our
homeland over the past year than at any time since the attacks of 9/11.
So I think what is particularly unfortunate is what this bill does
not do. This bill does nothing to prevent Guantanamo detainees from
being brought here to the mainland of the United States, and yet
tomorrow, the end of the fiscal year, tomorrow, all of the existing
statutory prohibitions on bringing those terrorists here to the
mainland expire. This bill was an opportunity to do something about
that, and yet it does nothing.
This bill says nothing about releasing detainees who end up returning
to the fight and come back attacking and sometimes killing our soldiers
around the world.
This bill does nothing about foreign terrorists being told that they
have the right to remain silent even before we get the information we
need from them to prevent the next attack. Even though this House has
voted on a bipartisan basis that they are not entitled to be told they
can remain silent before we get the information we need, that's not in
this bill.
This bill does nothing to try to resolve the issues of whether
detainees should be tried in military or civilian courts, and yet those
are some of the very issues that the American people want to see
resolved.
For you see, Madam Speaker, for the last several months House
Republicans have been listening to people and asking them what they
would like to see done in Congress, and we've heard lots of information
about not letting taxes go up, about restraining spending, repealing
the health care bill, but on national security, the things we heard and
the things that are in the Pledge to America talk about bringing
detainees to the United States and about not letting them be released
prematurely so that they return to the fight and not caring more about
their rights than about the rights of the lives of Americans that we
try to prevent.
We could do a lot better than this bill, Madam Speaker, and it should
be rejected.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to a member of the
committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff).
Mr. SCHIFF. I thank the chairman for yielding, and I want to
compliment him on all his hard work in bringing the bill to this point
after a long, tough challenge for many years.
I rise in strong support, Madam Speaker, of H.R. 2701, the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
This long overdue bill is the work of a committee that has been
diligently pursuing, for years, our national security. H.R. 2701
addresses many vital areas and contains critical provisions that will
assist us in combating the ever-evolving and emerging threats that our
Nation faces, such as those emanating from the FATA in Pakistan, Yemen,
the Horn of Africa, and Somalia.
In this bill, we've sought to provide the necessary guidance and
authorities for the critical intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of our U.S. military and civilian personnel in Iraq and
Afghanistan, and provide important support to address emerging issues
in Africa, Latin America, and elsewhere.
I'm proud to say this bill also goes a long way toward bringing
increased fiscal responsibility to the intelligence community. By
reducing the cost overruns on our major systems acquisitions, the
acquisitions provision of this bill will free up money to devote to our
military and civilians combating threats and preserving our national
security in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and elsewhere.
This is a strong piece of legislation. It will make our country
safer. I urge my colleagues to pass the bill and let us have an
intelligence authorization act this Congress while we have so many men
and women in uniform and out of uniform fighting for our safety and
security.
I thank you again, Mr. Chairman, for your perseverance on this.
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Mr. HOEKSTRA. I yield myself 1 minute.
Madam Speaker, I find it interesting that people talk about, we are
bringing fiscal responsibility back to the Intelligence Committee.
There's not even a classified annex which outlines the spending that
this committee believes each of the agencies should have for running
their operations for fiscal year 2010. As I said earlier, that's one
area where we had bipartisan agreement. That's been taken out. That's
gone. We are not providing any type of fiscal direction to the
intelligence community by telling them what we believe our priorities
are.
The other interesting thing, as we go through this process, is that
in the bill 2 years ago, we had a bipartisan vote on the floor. We
adopted an amendment that I offered to prohibit the use of authorized
funds for earmark purposes. As you take a look here, we've authorized
everything that the Appropriations Committee has done. What has the
Appropriations Committee done? Lots of earmarks in the intelligence
bill.
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Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I now yield 2 minutes to a member of the
committee, the gentleman from Oklahoma, who just, I might add, had a
son last week, and a valued member of our committee, Mr. Boren.
Mr. BOREN. Mr. Chairman, I thank you for all the hard work you and
the entire staff have done on this legislation.
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2701, the Intelligence
Authorization Act of 2010. This bill is an excellent product and
addresses many critical areas, including those that have previously
received little attention. One of the most important provisions in the
bill is the commitment to developing foreign language capability,
specifically in African languages that have historically been
underrepresented in the intelligence community.
The bill creates a pilot program under the National Security
Education Program, or the NSEP. It expands the David L. Boren Scholars
by requiring the Director of National Intelligence to identify five
high-priority African languages for which language education programs
do not currently exist. The NSEP would then develop intensive training
programs for implementation in both the United States and in countries
where the languages are spoken.
Let's not forget that 10 years ago, we didn't anticipate conflicts
along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and the need for Dari, Pashto,
and Urdu speakers. When the need arose, we didn't have the capabilities
to meet immediate demands, and to this day, we are still playing
catchup. Similarly, we cannot predict from where the next crisis will
emerge. But by recognizing the current instability in the Horn of
Africa, Sudan, and Congo, we can anticipate crises that may impact U.S.
national security interests in the near future. We should be training
the linguists and translators in the relevant languages now so that,
once again, we are not reactive in our efforts but proactive in our
actions. I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. I yield 4 minutes to my colleague from Michigan (Mr.
Rogers).
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I too want to extend my thanks
and gratitude on behalf of a grateful Nation for the work and service
behind closed doors, with the microphones and the cameras gone, that
the gentleman from Michigan has given to the Intelligence Committee and
the intelligence community, and his efforts to continue to fight for
policy that keeps Americans safe.
Sir, I know America won't know of most of it, but please know that
those of us that do have your back for the work that you've done. Thank
you very, very much.
The face of terrorism is changing, and it's changing in a very rapid
way. Years ago we sat down and we asked our intelligence officials to
do very hard things. We said to go to dangerous places and talk to
dangerous people, find out the information that we need, identify those
who have done horrible things to this country, and help us bring them
to justice.
It was the President of the United States at the time, George Bush.
It was Nancy Pelosi who was sitting in the meetings, the intelligence
meetings who said, Yes, that's the right policy. That's the right thing
to do. And the battlefield has changed. It isn't just overseas anymore,
where we write songs about our soldiers leaving the shores of the
United States. The battlefield has come to us. It has killed U.S.
citizens, and they attempt again and again to do that.
This bill is a disappointment. This bill is really offensive. This is
a 2010 bill that will be practically irrelevant tomorrow. We are
passing a bill that will be almost irrelevant tomorrow. There is no
classified annex. You can't call this an intelligence bill that sets us
on the right path with no classified annex. How can we congratulate
ourselves for this?
There is more political cover in this bill than there is cover for
the United States to go aggressively and pursue terrorism around the
world. This bill protects the Speaker of the House, but it doesn't
protect the CIA officers that all of us ask to do dangerous work around
the world. Instead, they have to get lawyers and answer questions, the
Department of Justice, after the President and this Congress said, Go
do this for your country, for our safety, for our future. That's a slap
in the face for the very people we have asked to risk their lives.
They're not supposed to be facing a subpoena. They should be facing a
crowd of cheering Americans saying, Thank you for your service in the
difficult times this country faces in the war on terror. That is
abandoned in this bill.
Tomorrow we are going to allow Guantanamo detainees to be transferred
to the U.S. That provision is not in the bill. We all unified, said,
This is a bad idea. Don't bring the best trained terrorists to the
United States. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to say, That's an
awful idea. And Americans say, Don't do it. There's a better way. This
bill rejects that notion and goes to the very heart of why Americans
are concerned about the direction of how we pursue terrorism in these
days and in the days ahead.
It now treats foreign terrorists committing acts of terrorism against
the United States with the same benefits as a United States citizen.
What? Most Americans, the average Americans know you don't do that.
They are enemy combatants. The battlefield might not be in Afghanistan.
It might be on the seat of an airplane coming to the United States of
America. The battlefield is no different because the results of death
and terrorism and mayhem are the same.
We reject that in this bill and say, You know what, we are turning
the page. We are going to treat those enemy combatants, those foreign
terrorists, with all the benefits of a citizen of the United States.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. I yield the gentleman 30 additional seconds.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I hope that we can shake
ourselves out of this notion that we are going to take the war on
terror and treat it like a law enforcement event. It slows things down.
We had that fight, but this bill goes even further. It says that we
don't care what Americans believe will keep us safe, and we care more
about the politics of what's going on today than we do the policies of
terrorists who seek to do us harm. This is not the direction that we
need. I would strongly urge this body's rejection and let's get about
the work of a 2011 budget that can serve to protect the United States
of America.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes.
Madam Speaker, the American people are tuned in tonight. They must be
confused that we are kind of talking in parallel universes here. For
instance, there are no earmarks in this bill, in H.R. 2701. There are
also a host of legislative provisions in this bill that will have a
permanent effect on the operations in the intelligence community.
Today's date, tomorrow's date, next week's date doesn't change any of
that. And it's gratifying to know that for the last few months, our
colleagues on the other side of the aisle have embarked on a listening
campaign. It is good that they listen, and I hope that they have also
gotten back the message that the American people are sick and tired of
their strategy of just saying ``no'' to everything.
Isn't it interesting--at least I find it interesting--that H.R. 2701
had unanimous support on the Senate side. That means both Democrats and
Republicans. But somehow, some people don't understand or didn't get
the memo that it is okay to agree on protecting this country. It's okay
to agree to pass a piece of legislation that fundamentally does that.
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This bill does that. Is it perfect? No. Is it a compromise? Yes. But
that is the reality of legislative compromises.
They talk about Guantanamo. Tonight we are going to vote on a
continuing resolution. This bill does nothing to impact on anything to
do with Guantanamo. Voting on the continuing resolution, we will vote
on keeping those protections in place.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes.
Madam Speaker, let's talk about what should have been in this bill
and what this bill does do and what it doesn't do.
We all know that the face of terrorism is changing. We have seen Fort
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Hood, we have seen the attempted attack in Detroit, we have seen the
attempted attack at Times Square. We know that terrorism is changing.
This bill is based on the past. There were reports that came out
after these attacks and attempted attacks on the United States
outlining changes that they thought needed to be made. As terrorism
changed, intelligence policies needed to change as well.
The recommendations included improving the systems that deal with
information, information sharing, terrorist screening, watch lists,
watch list criteria, and those types of things. That's not dealt with
in this bill. It is on the sidelines, even though the threat has
evolved.
My colleagues have clearly articulated that, by doing nothing, we now
open the possibility for Gitmo folks to come to the United States. We
open the possibility and the likelihood that once again terror suspects
overseas will be Mirandized.
Where is there a provision in this bill that would regulate covert
actions that may impact U.S. citizens? Where is the bipartisan part of
this bill, the classified annex, the part that we did agree? It was
tossed.
Why wasn't there a conference on this bill? Why couldn't we go and
have a meaningful discussion and debate involving all the parties about
what would make a good intelligence bill?
When did Members meet to discuss the bipartisan agreement that has
been claimed in the Senate amendment? They didn't meet. This is a
short-circuited process that didn't address and doesn't address the top
issues that needed to be addressed to keep America safe.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
There are a lot of things that aren't in this bill. There aren't any
things dealing with water, there aren't any things dealing with the
border, there aren't any things dealing with other aspects.
We are here to pass a piece of legislation that has the support of
every Senator in the other body. We are here to pass a piece of
legislation that fundamentally protects this country.
And I can certainly understand the questions that my colleague from
Michigan has because for the last year he hasn't been here. He has been
in Michigan doing other things.
But to criticize a piece of legislation that we have reached out,
that we have worked together--and as I said in my opening statement,
this is a compromise agreement that was agreed to by the House, the
Senate, and the administration. It is a good piece of legislation. It
deserves to be supported.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
There aren't a lot of things in this bill. The chairman is absolutely
right. Lots of things that should be in this bill. There should be a
classified annex. There should be something that outlines our
committee's response to what many believe are actions that are being
carried out by the government through covert means that affect
Americans overseas. This committee should take a stand on that position
or on that issue.
This committee should take a stand on Mirandizing. This committee
should take a stand on Gitmo. This committee should take a stand on the
things that groups who have taken a look at what is happening to
terrorism and have recommended changes that be made to keep America
safe. And that is a reason why we are opposed to this bill.
We know what is in the bill, and we know what is not. The things that
would keep America safe and safer in a changing environment are not in
this bill.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, it is my privilege now to yield 3 minutes
to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt), a member of the committee
and the chairman of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel.
Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I want to thank the distinguished chair of
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Mr. Reyes, for
bringing this bill to the floor today. It has required a lot of effort,
some compromise and hard work.
The bill advances a number of my priorities, including a sustained
emphasis on improving our foreign language capabilities, expanding the
Government Accountability Office's ability to conduct investigations of
intelligence community activities, and a long overdue declassification
review requirement of the gulf war illness-related records at the CIA.
I think we can still do more to provide strong congressional
oversight of our intelligence activities. And I am also disappointed
that the other body blocked the inclusion of language that I developed
that would mandate the video recording of detainee interrogations by
the Central Intelligence Agency.
A similar version of this language has been law since last year and
governs video recording of detainees in custody of the Defense
Department. And multiple studies have documented the benefits of video
recording, electronic recording of interrogations, and law enforcement
organizations across the United States routinely use the practice to
protect both the person being interrogated and the officer conducting
the interrogations. Clearly, in the intelligence community, this would
be a valuable tool as well. And of course we know that at times the
intelligence community does think this is a valuable tool. Otherwise,
it would not have made recordings of interrogations of high-value
detainees after they were captured in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Should a future President direct the CIA to hold detainees for
interrogation, those interrogations certainly should be recorded.
Accordingly, I hope we will be able to remedy this in next year's bill.
I also wanted to say a word about the so-called Gang of Eight
briefings. Because of the importance of this issue, it can get obscured
by ``inside the beltway'' jargon. I want to make it clear that in this
legislation, we are not and we should not cede the congressional
prerogative to compel the President to share information on covert
action programs.
So as you read the language of this bill, as my colleagues read the
language of the bill, I hope they will understand that we have a
constitutional obligation, independent and separate from the executive,
to oversee the activities of the executive branch in this area.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional minute.
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Mr. HOLT. I opposed the previous administration's effort to subvert
congressional oversight of intelligence activities, and I am not
convinced that we have struck the right compromise language in this
legislation. But even so, the requirement of written notification of
covert actions is an important step forward, and passing this bill will
not mark the end of our reform process.
Given what is accomplished in this bill, I am pleased to vote for the
bill, and I urge my colleagues to do so as well.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. I yield 2 minutes to my colleague from Texas (Mr.
Thornberry).
Mr. THORNBERRY. Madam Speaker, let me just say that I agree with the
gentleman from New Jersey that we do have an independent constitutional
responsibility to obtain the information that is necessary for us to do
our job, not just on covert action but on all information. That is one
of the reasons I was so disappointed at this fig leaf notification
provision which is in this bill.
Madam Speaker, there are all sorts of bad ideas that start coming out
and can even pass one body or another unanimously at the end of a
session, but this bill is not a real bill.
We have talked several times about the classified annex. What that
means is a line-by-line description of the various intelligence
programs and how much funding would go to each of them. That is the
basic essence of an intelligence authorization bill, and yet that does
not exist with this bill. That is what had bipartisan support over the
last 1\1/2\ years as we have been working on it. But then, when it
comes to the floor, that part suddenly gets dropped. What is left is
just a rubber stamp of what the appropriators have done, and that does
include the earmarks that the gentleman from Michigan talked about.
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So instead of coming to fruition for the work that this committee has
done for the past 1\1/2\ years, instead we get what the Senate will
accept or are expected to rubber-stamp it over here and pretend we have
done something. But we haven't. We haven't done the basic things that
the American people want us to do to keep this country safe.
And I think it is true, as the chairman indicated, the American
people do not want us to just say ``no.'' They want us to say ``no''
more often to bad ideas and wish this Congress had said ``no'' more
often to a lot of the things that had actually gotten passed. But they
want us to seriously address the issues about Guantanamo detainees,
about Mirandizing terrorists, about making sure that terrorists are not
released prematurely, keeping this country safe; yet this bill falls
short. It is a disappointment.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, it is now my privilege to yield 3 minutes
to a Member who has been a leader on the issue of cybersecurity, a
member of our great committee and the chair of the Armed Services
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Mr. Langevin.
(Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. LANGEVIN. I want to thank the chairman for yielding and
congratulate him for his outstanding work on this important
intelligence authorization bill. It has been my privilege to work on
the committee now for 4 years.
Let me just say, Madam Speaker, that I rise in strong support of H.R.
2701. It has been nearly 6 years since an intelligence authorization
bill has become law. This bill helps to provide the intelligence
community with the essential tools it needs to confront the threats
posed by our adversaries, and it is vital that this bill pass today.
It takes a number of important steps toward improving congressional
notification, particularly with respect to Gang of Eight issues, making
sure that the Intelligence Committee is actually informed when the top
Members of the Congress have been notified that an intelligence
activity has occurred. It also makes sure that the President has to
provide the legal basis for all intelligence activities.
Beyond that, this bill would enact a number of important reforms, but
it makes particularly important strides in securing the Nation's
cyberspace.
Clearly, our Nation's water, power, communications, and emergency
response systems all depend on a secure, resilient information
infrastructure. All are under regular threat from hackers, terrorists,
and foreign intelligence agencies.
This bill includes an amendment that I proposed requiring a study of
the capabilities of America's current Federal cybersecurity workforce.
The administration's 60-day cyber review highlighted the government's
cyber workforce as one of the areas that needs the most improvement.
The government right now simply doesn't have enough cybersecurity
experts, and we have to do a better job of competing with the private
sector for scarce talent.
This study that I made sure was in this bill addresses these
weaknesses by examining how best to attract, retain, and develop the
workforce that the United States Government needs to defend our
critical infrastructure. This includes an evaluation of the benefits of
outreach to industry and academia, who can be critical partners in
securing our cyber networks.
Madam Speaker, more than ever the United States needs to realize that
cybersecurity is an issue that requires urgent attention. The American
people are depending on us. We cannot remain complacent. We can't wait
until a catastrophic event happens. I look at this as a potentially
pre-9/11 moment, where we know that there is a critical vulnerability
in our cybersecurity infrastructure and we need to move more quickly to
protect it.
I want to thank Chairman Reyes for his outstanding leadership on this
issue. A lot of the work you don't see that he does and the committee
does behind the scenes, but it is essential, it is important, and I
thank the gentleman for his leadership. I certainly urge passage of
this bill.
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2701.
It has been nearly six years since an intelligence authorization bill
has become law. These bills help provide the Intelligence Community
with the tools it needs to confront the threats posed by our
adversaries, and it is vital that this bill pass today.
The bill would enact a number of important reforms, but it makes
particularly important strides in securing cyberspace. Our nation's
water, power, communications, and emergency response systems all depend
on a secure and resilient information infrastructure. All are under
regular threat from hackers, terrorists, and foreign intelligence
agencies.
This bill includes an amendment I proposed that requires a study of
the capabilities of America's current federal cyber workforce. The
Administration's 60-day cyber review highlighted the government's cyber
workforce as one of the areas that needs the most improvement. The
government simply does not have enough cybersecurity experts; we must
do a better job competing with the private sector for scarce talent.
This study addresses these weaknesses by examining how best to
attract, retain, and develop the workforce the United States government
needs to defend our critical infrastructure. This includes an
evaluation of the benefits of outreach to industry and academia, who
can be critical partners in securing our networks.
Madam Speaker, more than ever the U.S. needs to realize that
cybersecurity is an issue that requires urgent attention. We cannot
remain complacent.
I strongly support this bill. I urge all my colleagues to do the
same.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. REYES. Could I inquire as to the amount of time on either side?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 7 minutes, and
the gentleman from Michigan has 8 minutes.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, it is now my privilege to yield 1 minute to
the majority leader, a gentleman who has worked tirelessly the last few
months to make sure that we have a good bill and a good compromise. I
have been told that compromise is one where everyone feels that they
didn't get everything they needed but it's at a place where we should
be able to support it. No one personifies that better than our majority
leader, Mr. Hoyer.
Mr. HOYER. I thank the chairman for his generous remarks. More
importantly, however, I thank him for his very hard, focused, untiring
work on making sure that, for the first time since 2004, we pass an
authorization bill for intelligence.
I want to say that all of us have been engaged in this, but no one
more than the chairman, and I thank him for his work. I also thank the
staff, the staff director, and members of the staff who have done an
extraordinary job as well. I know that the minority staff has worked
hard on this as well, and Mr. Hoekstra, of course, who has been on the
Intelligence Committee for many, many years.
I rise, Madam Speaker, in support of this intelligence authorization
bill. The passage of this legislation, as I said earlier, is the first
intelligence authorization bill to be passed since 2004. On something
as critically important as our national security, national
intelligence, it is unfortunate that we haven't been more successful in
the past in passing a bill, for whatever reasons. This is a major step
to strengthen our national security.
The bill continues policies that are working to help keep America
safe from terrorist attack, policies which have been supported by two
administrations. It also strengthens oversight of our intelligence
community.
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In a democracy, we have recognized in a bipartisan way that
intelligence is critical, but in a free and open society it is also
important that the people's representatives have meaningful oversight.
While this community deserves the support of Congress, and it has
always had mine, it also requires oversight by the Congress and
direction from the Congress as to what policies the people's
representatives believe ought to be followed. In my opinion, this bill
does that.
The bill creates an independent inspector general with responsibility
for the entire intelligence community. It reforms the briefing process
for the bipartisan leadership of both Chambers and their Intelligence
Committees, ensuring that the full membership of the House and Senate
Intelligence Committees are informed when briefings occur and making
the briefings available to all members of the committees 6 months after
the initial briefings.
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It is critically important that we keep secret those matters which
are important to keep secret for our national security. On the other
hand, we know from history, we know from experience, that it is
critically important, as I have said in the past, that the people's
representatives have knowledge and briefings as to those undertakings
of this community.
This bill provides for the development of a framework that will
enable the Government Accountability Office to conduct proper oversight
of intelligence activities and reforms the intelligence community's
acquisition process to avoid waste of taxpayer money.
This bill passed the Senate with unanimous support from both parties.
This is not a partisan bill. This is a bill that the Senate Republicans
and the Senate Democrats believed added to the security of our country.
In fact, I agree with Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Kit
Bond, who formerly was, of course, the chairman of the Intelligence
Committee, with whom I worked very hard in a bipartisan fashion to pass
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with the help of my friend
the chairman and the support of President Bush.
Kit Bond said this about this bill: ``We can do more to protect
Americans from attack, and passing the intelligence authorization
bill,'' referring to the bill that is on the floor, ``passing the
intelligence authorization bill and improving congressional oversight
over our spy agencies is an important first step.''
That is what Senator Bond said, the Republican chair of the
Intelligence Committee, and now the vice chair of the Intelligence
Committee.
I want to thank the members of the House Intelligence Committee on
both sides of the aisle, especially, as I have said, Chairman Silvestre
Reyes and his staff, for their very hard work in writing and securing
support for this legislation. It was not an easy road. There was
disagreement.
The administration, this House, the Senate, had to come to an
agreement. They have come to an agreement, an agreement which I think
is, as Kit Bond said, a step in the right direction, an important step,
and I hope that my colleagues will support it.
This is another contribution to strong and responsible leadership of
our national security. I urge my colleagues to support it so that
President Obama can sign it into law.
There is no higher responsibility than we have when we raise our
hands in this Chamber to support and defend the Constitution of the
United States and the laws thereof. Clearly, one of our major
responsibilities is to protect America from adversaries, whether they
be domestic or foreign, and in that process have an intelligence
community that has the capability of ferreting out those who would harm
this country and its people. But we also need to have an active,
engaged, and responsible, as we do, Intelligence Committee, both in the
House and in the Senate, to ensure that the values that make this
country so special are honored even as we take every step that is
necessary and proper to defend and protect America and Americans.
I urge the passage of this important piece of legislation.
Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time to close.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to work with you on the
committee. I am disappointed that we did not get to agreement on this
bill and that we are at different places on what is a very important
piece of legislation to keep America safe.
I wish you the best in your future in Congress, as I leave this
institution and as I leave the House Intelligence Committee. It has
been a great honor to serve on this committee and do the work that we
have tried to do to keep America safe.
You know, there are things that I wish we would have gotten done as
we structured this bill that would have enabled us to move forward in a
bipartisan basis.
There have been a number of investigations, beginning in 2007 dealing
with the tapes investigation, dealing with detention, dealing with
interrogation. I wish those investigations had been completed and
reports would have been issued, and that we would have used the
findings of those reports and those investigations to improve this
bill.
I wish that we would have continued to move forward in a way that, a
few years ago, in a bipartisan basis, this House said we are not going
to put earmarks into intelligence bills.
I wish that we as a committee would have taken a position in
repudiating a position that the President of the United States took
soon after he assumed office which said he was going to close Gitmo and
move the detainees from Guantanamo, move them into the United States. I
wish we had said in this bill that we would have continued that
prohibition on moving and expending any funds for moving people from
Guantanamo into the United States. That is now an open question as to
whether that may or may not happen.
I wish that in this bill we would have taken a position and said that
it is inappropriate to Mirandize terrorists captured overseas, in many
ways, I believe, giving them more legal rights than what we give to our
own employees of the CIA.
CIA employees that do face perhaps the possibility of being
prosecuted, I wish we would have said in this bill, these people have
been investigated twice, they did what the leadership and the political
leadership of this country asked them to do, and we will now protect
them and say no, no funds will be used to prosecute them for the things
that leadership in the United States of America asked them to do to
keep us safe.
I wish we would have clearly said that we repudiate the policy of
this administration where they for a period of time said, ``We are not
going to use the word `terrorism' anymore. We are going to wipe the
slate clean, and we are not going to use that language. We are now
going to call terrorism `manmade disasters.' ''
We all know that if you don't correctly identify the threat that you
face, you will never be able to contain it, confront it, and defeat it.
I wish that we would have taken a strong position in this bill in
response to what happened at Fort Hood. Remember at Fort Hood, for
months after the attack at Fort Hood, where 14 Americans were brutally
murdered, this administration refused to recognize that this might be
related to terrorism or the threats that we face from overseas.
We now know that in this and other terrorist attacks, as this face of
terrorism changes, that in Fort Hood and other instances, Anwar al-
Awlaki, associated with al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, played a
part. We maybe don't know exactly how big of a part, but whether it was
Fort Hood, whether it was the Christmas Day attack or what happened at
Times Square, al-Awlaki may have been involved in some if not all of
these attacks, and we know that al-Awlaki, bin Laden and all of these
individuals continue to plan attacks against the U.S., against our
allies in Europe, and against other friends around the planet.
These are all things that needed to be done in this bill. These are
all things that needed to be done if we were going to keep America
safer.
Right now, we all see and read about the fact that there is
heightened awareness of threats, a heightened threat alert in Europe
and in the United States, because we sense that there is an urgency by
the radical jihadists to attack the West and to attack them again. This
bill needed to meet that standard of addressing a changing environment,
a changing threat level.
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We see that happening. And my fear is that sometime in the future
people are going to say Congress came up short. They didn't connect the
dots one more time. They didn't connect the dots of threats coming out
of Pakistan, coming out of Somalia, coming out of northern Africa,
coming out of the Arabian peninsula. They didn't clearly understand the
changing face of terrorism. They didn't learn the lessons from Fort
Hood. They didn't learn the lessons from Christmas Day. They didn't
learn the lessons from Times Square. Because the people who
investigated those said, These are the types of things that we need to
do to keep
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America safe. And as we close out a fiscal year, Congress acted; but it
didn't act on the lessons learned. Why didn't they act? Didn't they
really have all the knowledge? Didn't they really connect the dots? I
think we have the information. We could have connected the dots better.
We needed to connect the dots better because each and every day the
threats that we face change and adapt.
The challenge that we have as a Nation, that we have as an
intelligence community is to design an intelligence community, to
design an intelligence capability that is one step ahead of the
challenges that we face, not one or two steps behind. The face of
terrorism is changing. This bill doesn't put us out in front of dealing
with those threats. It leaves us behind. That's why I am disappointed
in this bill. That's why I am voting ``no,'' and I encourage my
colleagues to vote ``no,'' because we need to do better than what is in
this bill.
Having a bill with no classified annex providing no direction is not
an authorization bill. Much more needs to be done. I wish and I hope
that we can send this bill back, vote it down and improve it, and do
what this country needs and what this country demands from us to keep
America safe.
With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. REYES. I yield myself the balance of my time.
Madam Speaker, I want to take this time to thank the ranking member.
Although we have disagreed many times on the way forward, we have never
disagreed on the purpose that we're both here, and that is working hard
to keep this country safe. As I thank the ranking member for his hard
work and wish him well, knowing that he is going to be leaving
Congress, I also want to assure you that we will continue to focus on
the many things that I know we have in common, and that is making sure
we do everything we can to continue to protect this country, continue
to work together, the Senate, the House, and the administration,
towards that effort.
I, too, would like to close by thanking all of the people who have
worked so hard and for so long to get this bill to this point. First, I
would like to thank the Speaker and the majority leader for their
leadership and support during these tough negotiations. I would like to
also thank Chairman Feinstein and Vice Chairman Bond for their dogged
commitment towards working in a bipartisan fashion to get this bill
passed.
I would like to thank the members of the House intelligence committee
who have all contributed valuable ideas and hard work towards this
bill. Not everyone got everything that they wanted included in this
bill, but I think it is a good compromise. I would also like to thank
the staffs of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on both
sides, the minority and the majority side; the legislative counsels;
all those who worked so very hard and many long hours. And in our case
here, since we are going to have a bill for the first time in almost 6
years, it is vital and important to recognize that hard work.
This has been a monumental effort on the part of many, many people.
The intelligence communities have worked for years on Intelligence
authorization bills, only to see those efforts and that hard work
frustrated by vetoes, by bipartisan politics, and other roadblocks. We
have only been able to break through these barriers through diligence,
leadership on both sides, and a commitment to national security that
extends beyond partisan divisions.
The bill that we bring to the floor tonight is a product of
compromise. As I said, we didn't get everything through this body. We
didn't get everything that everyone wanted to be included, but I think
we have got a great product that will help keep this country safe.
Finally, as I reflect back on the faces of countless men and women
throughout the world in the 16 different agencies and the military
working together as never before to counter the challenges and the
threats that we face as a country, I am impressed by their
professionalism, their dedication, their commitment, and their trust
that we are going to do the right thing to give them the tools to carry
out their assignments, to carry out their work, and to continue to keep
us safe.
We have worked very hard, and now it is time for Members to do their
part. This is the essence of what we have been sent here to do. We make
difficult decisions that are in the best interest of our country. We
don't always agree, but we govern. That is the American way. I am proud
to have been a part of this process. I urge my colleagues to support
this bipartisan product. And in the Senate, as the majority leader
said, every member of the Senate supported this bill, sending a clear
bipartisan statement on national security. That is what we're sent here
to do.
So I hope that this evening we can send a similar message to the
country that when the stakes are high, when the stakes are about the
national security of our country, we can come together, set aside
politics, set aside divisions and all the things that the American
people have told us are not important in the realm of national
security.
So it has been a great privilege and a great honor to lead this
committee as chairman. This evening will be the culmination of months
and months of work. And I am very appreciative of the work that has
been done by both the majority and the minority and by the staffs on
both sides. Certainly, I think we have a lot to be proud of; and, most
of all, we can be grateful that the hard work being done by our men and
women in the intelligence community through our support keeps us safe.
With that, Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, every month, we take the time to pause
here on the House floor and honor our men and women in uniform for
their service.
Today, we have an opportunity to do the same for those who serve in
our intelligence community. These officers are selflessly protecting
the security of the American people. We are indebted to them for their
dedication to the mission of keeping our Nation safe.
I would like to thank the distinguished Chairman of the Intelligence
Committee, Silvestre Reyes, for his leadership in bringing a bill to
the floor today that has bipartisan support in Congress. It represents
an agreement between Congress and the Executive Branch. And it will be
signed into law by the President.
Keeping the American people safe is the first priority of every
Member of Congress. One of the ways in which we do this is through the
oversight of intelligence. A robust oversight framework is critical to
ensuring that the intelligence community functions as effectively and
efficiently as possible.
This legislation will enhance Congress's ability to perform its
essential oversight role. It expands and improves congressional
notification for covert action, including those currently restricted to
the so-called gang of eight. It provides the framework for the
Government Accountability Office to have access to intelligence
community information so that it may conduct investigations, audits and
evaluations when requested by Congress.
I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation, and
the intelligence officers at home and abroad who keep the American
people safe.
Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Intelligence
Authorization Act of 2010.
This measure authorizes funding for the Office of the National
Intelligence Director, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the
National Security Agency, as well as the foreign intelligence
activities of the Defense Department, FBI, State Department and
Homeland Security Department. Further, to ensure that these and other
activities are conducted in a manner that is consistent with the laws
of the United States, the measure increases the levels of oversight of
the intelligence community in several key ways.
First, the bill modifies the processes for reporting of intelligence
activities, including covert actions, to the congressional intelligence
committees.
The President is required by law to keep congressional intelligence
committees fully and currently informed of intelligence activities, but
under extraordinary circumstances, the President can limit these
communications to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the intelligence
committees, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House, and the
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate. The bill alters this and
requires the President to notify all members of the congressional
intelligence committees when the `Gang of Eight' has been contacted and
notified of a covert incident and to provide a general description of
that briefing.
Second, the bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to
write regulations to permit
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the Government Accountability Office to audit the intelligence
community. Additionally, the Director of National Intelligence is
required to provide a comprehensive report on the use of contractors
throughout the intelligence community.
This bill funds the U.S. national security and intelligence programs
and objectives that help to keep Americans safe. The bill also helps to
ensure that these activities are conducted in a manner consistent with
the Constitution and laws of the United States.
I encourage my colleagues to join me today in support of this
important bill.
Mr. HOEKSTRA. Madam Speaker, I would like to note for the Record my
specific objections in several respects with the Fiscal Year 2010
Intelligence Authorization Act ``agreement'' that was passed by the
Senate and agreed to by the Administration based on a Staff draft, and
that now may come before the House just two days before the end of that
fiscal year after repeated delays. The bill is completely unnecessary
and moot for the purposes of authorizing intelligence activity; it
instead appears intended to force through several controversial
provisions as the House approaches a ``lame duck'' session.
While I have repeatedly raised our broader concerns with respect to
this legislation in the House and in our formal Minority Views, I felt
it important to memorialize what we believe are significant
shortcomings and flaws in the current bill, especially with provisions
that were not previously included in the House bill. I do not believe
that this bill in its current form addresses a number of critical
national security issues, and in many respects would fail to empower
our intelligence professionals and create significant and unnecessary
new bureaucracy and politicization of the intelligence community.
Most significantly, we are concerned with the absence of provisions
to address the following critical issues:
Earmarks: The bill removes language from a previous
Republican amendment to prohibit the use of funds authorized
in the bill for any earmarked purpose, and effectively
authorizes earmarks of the Appropriations Committee.
Covert Action Authorities: The bill does nothing to provide
safeguards for certain covert action activities that could
impact U.S. citizens.
Intelligence Flaws Revealed After Fort Hood Shooting: The
bill contains no substantive provisions to address critical
information sharing flaws brought to light in the aftermath
of the Fort Hood shooting.
Interrogation of High Value Detainees: The bill contains no
substantive provisions to make intelligence collection a
priority in the interrogation of high value detainees, or to
address the complete lack of coordinated decisionmaking with
respect to interrogation of high value detainees.
FISA Authorities: The bill does nothing to provide
critically needed clarification of authorities under the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Guantanamo Detainees: The bill contains no outright
prohibition on using intelligence funds to bring Guantanamo
Bay detainees into the United States, or to prohibit secret
payments to foreign countries using intelligence funds to
accept Guantanamo Bay detainees. The conference agreement
also omits a Republican amendment--agreed to on a bipartisan
basis--to evaluate potential threats from released Uighur
detainees.
Administration of Miranda Warnings: The bill omits a
Republican amendment--supported on a bipartisan basis in the
Committee and in the House--to prohibit giving Miranda
warnings to foreign terrorist suspects in foreign countries
in order to protect intelligence collection.
In addition, I have concerns with several provisions of the bill that
we believe are seriously flawed in several different respects. A number
of these provisions are inconsistent with the letter or the spirit of
bipartisan agreements reached in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004. I believe a number of provisions would unduly
and unwisely further grow the intelligence bureaucracy. I believe that
other provisions would impinge on the smooth operation of the
intelligence community, and that others would interfere with efficient
and centralized intelligence oversight as recommended by the 9/11
Commission. Other objectionable provisions do not appear to have been
fully or adequately justified, some with potentially significant
consequences. The objectionable provisions include, but are not limited
to, the following:
Contractor Conversion: While I support appropriate review
of the size and nature of the contractor workforce, Section
103 of the bill would provide unlimited authority to add an
unlimited number of employees, regardless of any other
statutory limitation. This is inconsistent with bipartisan
agreements in the House Intelligence Committee with respect
to limiting the size of the ODNI.
``A not A'' Funds: Section 101 of the bill would deem any
appropriated but unauthorized funding to be authorized. This
provision fundamentally cedes the authorization prerogatives
of the Intelligence Committees to the Appropriations
Committees, and virtually renders moot bipartisan agreements
on the funding authorizations contained in the classified
annex.
No Classified Annex: The bill omits the classified annex
that provides the specific direction to the intelligence
community on the conduct of operations and the permissible
uses of funds, which had been negotiated on a bipartisan
basis.
Unlimited Increases in Employee Compensation: Section 301
of the bill would allow unlimited increases to pay and
benefit authorization for any increases authorized by law.
Such unrestricted authority effectively renders moot specific
authorization levels elsewhere and can be used by the ODNI to
circumvent such restrictions for additional unapproved
growth. Similarly, Section 303 would permit the DNI to
authorize technically unlimited pay for specific positions at
his sole discretion. I am not aware of any demonstrated need
for such extraordinary authority.
Award of SIS Rank: Section 304 of the bill would permit the
Director of National Intelligence to recommend that the
President directly award Senior Intelligence Service rank to
employees across the intelligence community. This would
directly involve the DNI in specific agency personnel matters
contrary to the intent of the IRTPA and may foster cronyism
and non-merit based promotions of intelligence community
personnel.
Temporary Personnel Authorizations for Critical Language
Training: Section 306 of the bill would exempt up to 100 ODNI
personnel from personnel caps for the purposes of language
training. Given the widespread prevalence of persons
receiving foreign language training in the intelligence
community, I believe this is a thinly veiled authorization to
circumvent existing personnel caps, again inconsistent with
the intended size and scope of the ODNI and bipartisan
agreements within the House Committee on personnel levels
within the ODNI.
Education Programs: Sections 311 through 314 of the bill
would create or modify a number of education programs in the
intelligence community. While I do not necessarily oppose any
of these programs, I do not believe that these provisions--
most of them permanent--have been adequately explained or
justified. I note that previous versions of the bill would
have required a study to review and justify such programs,
which suggests that others share our concerns that these
programs have not yet been fully reviewed. For that provision
to be dropped in lieu of outright authorization makes little
sense in light of the implicit acknowledgment that further
study is needed.
Business System Transformation: Section 322 of the bill
would require the DNI to ``develop and implement'' (rather
than coordinate) an enterprise architecture to ``cover all
intelligence community business systems''. I believe this
provision is inconsistent with the role and scope of the ODNI
contemplated in the IRTPA.
IP Funded Acquisitions: Section 326 of the bill authorizes
the DNI to delegate certain acquisition authorities within
the intelligence community. This provision is inconsistent
with the express agreement reached in the IRTPA conference
not to permit such delegation.
Congressional Notification: Section 331 of the bill
continues to cede sole authority to the President to
determine which members of the congressional intelligence
committees would receive briefings on particularly sensitive
intelligence matters. This provision is inconsistent with
previous bipartisan agreements reached in the House
Committee, and fails entirely to protect the Constitutional
prerogative of the Congress to make its own rules of
proceedings. It would have little meaningful effect and
appears to provide political cover at the expense of real
reform in this critical area.
GAO Review: Section 348 of the bill also contains a
provision that requires the Executive Branch to promulgate
guidelines for dealing with GAO reviews of intelligence
community programs. I believe that this provision is unwise
for a number of reasons. Most notably, it potentially cedes
significant elements of the traditional oversight role of the
intelligence committees to the GAO and potentially to other
Committees of the Congress, and it fails to adequately
protect the security and dissemination of classified work
product under the same terms as the Committee rules. In
addition, this specific provision cedes to the Executive
Branch and the Comptroller General the determination of how
to manage GAO inquiries that should be directed by Members of
Congress.
Report on Intelligence Community Contractors: Section 339
of the bill would improperly require reports on sensitive
intelligence collection matters--including covert action
programs--to be provided to the Armed Services committees,
contrary to the Rules of the House. Several other provisions
of the bill also require reports on intelligence matters to
be submitted to Committees that may not have jurisdiction
over the material to be reported on.
Reprogramming Standard: Section 362 of the bill would
modify the reprogramming standard for intelligence activities
in a manner that would render it virtually meaningless. This
change is contrary to the express
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bipartisan agreement reached in the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act conference.
Declassification of Intelligence Budget Topline: Section
364 provides for permanent declassification of the
intelligence budget topline. This provision serves no
demonstrable intelligence purpose, and is contrary to the
express bipartisan agreement reached in the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act conference.
Review Authority of the Public Interest Declassification
Board: Section 365 would allow any individual member of
certain committees to request declassification review of
certain records. This provision is contrary to the express
bipartisan agreement reached in the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act conference to restrict such
requests.
Accountability Reviews: Section 401 of the bill would
authorize the DNI or the congressional intelligence
committees to directly conduct or request accountability
reviews of individual intelligence community personnel. This
provision would involve the DNI in individual personnel
matters within intelligence agencies in a manner inconsistent
with the authorities contemplated in the IRTPA.
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community: While I do
not necessarily oppose the concept of greater coordination by
the DNI of intelligence community inspectors general, Section
405 of the bill is a massive and unduly prescriptive
provision that is inconsistent with the contemplated size and
scope of the ODNI and in many respects duplicates existing
oversight by Department inspectors general.
Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency:
Similarly, I have significant concern that Section 425 of the
bill is unduly prescriptive and burdensome with respect to
the organization and management of the office of the
Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Defense Inspector General Matters: Section 431 of the bill
would authorize the Secretary of Defense to prohibit certain
inspector general reviews of intelligence matters within the
intelligence community. I see no apparent justification for
this provision, which we believe could potentially interfere
with the independence of the intelligence community and may
be inconsistent with the intention of the IRTPA.
Confirmation of Heads of Certain Components of the
Intelligence Community: Section 432 of the bill would require
Senate confirmation of the heads of certain IC agencies. This
provision threatens to politicize such positions, which are
often held by career military officers, and could impede the
efficient functioning of these agencies in times of vacancy.
FBI Relocation and Retention Bonuses: Section 443 of the
bill would provide certain authorities relating to relocation
and retention bonuses for the entire Federal Bureau of
Investigation--not just employees funded by the National
Intelligence Program. Such a broad provision is outside the
Committee's jurisdiction, has not been justified to the
Committee, and has not been reviewed for consistency across
the Intelligence Community and federal law enforcement. While
I strongly support line personnel of the FBI, we believe that
this provision must be more carefully reviewed and harmonized
with personnel practices in other intelligence and law
enforcement agencies. Similarly, we believe that section 444,
which extends authority to delay certain FBI mandatory
retirements must be better reviewed, especially for its
implications for federal law enforcement retirement, which is
intended to promote a young and vigorous workforce and should
be applied consistently across federal law enforcement
agencies.
Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R.
2701.
As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence,
Analysis, and Counterintelligence, I am pleased that today we can
discuss the merits and qualities of this much needed, and long overdue,
legislation. This bill will support critical U.S. intelligence
capabilities, enhance congressional oversight, and improve
accountability across the Intelligence Community.
In addition to modifying congressional notification procedures for
covert actions and providing a framework to allow GAO access to the
Intelligence Community, this legislation also contains several
important reporting requirements.
Specifically, H.R. 2701 includes a reporting requirement related to
the Intelligence Community's involvement in detention and interrogation
activities. This report will assist in improving the effectiveness of
interrogations and prevent the repeat of past abuses by directing the
Director of National Intelligence to revisit training policies and
procedures for interrogators, as well as evaluate current scientific
research on the conduct of interrogations.
Another provision requires the newly created Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community to study the electronic waste disposal practices
of the IC. This provision serves a dual purpose: to protect our
environment and our national security.
The language directs the IC/IG to assess both the environmental
impact of disposal practices and the steps taken to ensure that
discarded devices do not contain sensitive information that can be
exploited by our adversaries.
Madam Speaker, this legislation is long overdue and will enhance the
capabilities of the Intelligence Community and make our nation safer. I
urge my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I support the dedicated public servants
of our intelligence community and commend their efforts to ensure our
national security. However, I must oppose the Motion to Concur in the
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2701, the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010.
I continue to grow concerned that covert intelligence activities may
constitute violations of the Constitution and that they severely
undermine the rule of law. I am further concerned that these activities
are conducted with total impunity. This legislation includes provisions
to establish mechanisms of accountability over operations conducted by
the intelligence community. I support those provisions. However, the
compromise language included in this bill further weakens already weak
disclosure requirements. More importantly, the provisions meant to
address a lack of accountability included in this bill will do nothing
to control intelligence activities that are tantamount to war.
It was reported in The Washington Post this week that the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) has deployed a covert ``well-armed 3,000-
member Afghan paramilitary force'' that is used for ``surveillance,
raids and combat operations in Afghanistan. The senior official quoted
in the article admits that these teams are also ``crucial to the United
States' secret war in Pakistan.'' In addition to this troubling
revelation, the CIA has conducted over 20 drone attacks in Pakistan
just this month. Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on
Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions has called on the United
States to comply with international rule of law and disclose the
criteria for individuals that may be targeted, how the government
ensures the drone attacks are legal, and the nature of the follow-up
the government conducts when civilians are killed. Thus far, the
Administration has failed to provide any of this information.
These actions severely undermine the rule of law and our moral
standing in the world. We only stand to gain more enemies if we
continue to conduct seemingly indiscriminate drone attacks in a country
with whom we are not at war. We can only further diminish our national
security with our war in Afghanistan, which includes significant covert
intelligence operations.
This legislation will not quell the intelligence activities that
urgently require reform. If this bill allows intelligence agencies to
continue covert wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and even Yemen, I cannot
support this bill. I oppose this legislation and urge my colleagues to
do the same.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, as a member of the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I support the passage of
H.R. 2071, the Intelligence Authorization for Fiscal Year 2010. This
important legislation addresses many critical issues for our
intelligence community and provides essential resources for the men and
women of the intelligence community to do the hard work to combat our
ever emerging threats. It provides necessary guidance and oversight,
especially in key areas of notification and accountability to Congress.
I am also very pleased about the improvements made in several key areas
of importance to our national security including counterterrorism,
acquisition reform, cybersecurity, and satellites.
H.R. 2071 advances our counterterrorism work by strengthening the
ability of the National Counterterrorism Center to share information
with State and local law enforcement officials without the risk of that
information being exposed. The bill also ensures that Congress
continues to receive reporting on intelligence concerning terrorist
financial assets.
Mirroring the crucial cost control work my colleagues and I
implemented in the House Armed Services Committee, this measure
includes a number of provisions that bring our Intelligence community
acquisition procedures closer in line with recently enacted Department
of Defense acquisition reforms. These represent signifilant reforms to
the way the intelligence community conducts acquisitions. Among other
things, the provisions would create a notification system similar to
the Department of Defense's ``Nunn-McCurdy'' system, which requires the
community to report to Congress and restructure programs when costs for
major systems grow beyond established thresholds.
The bill also makes important strides toward securing our cyber
resources. The Intelligence community needs the ability to stop threats
posed by hackers, cyber-criminals, and hostile governments. Our
Intelligence community must be able to respond to these cyber threats
quickly and with our best technologies.
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H.R. 2071 increases resources for critical cybersecurity programs to
protect vulnerable infrastructure and requires reporting on the
effectiveness of current cyber-threat information sharing and
distribution.
Finally, this bill makes important investments to maintain current
satellite manufacturing capabilities and encourages the Intelligence
community to continue to work with the commercial imagery industry.
The Fiscal Year 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act advances a number
of issues critical to protecting our national security and will improve
the ability of our intelligence community to do the hard work to keep
our nation safe. As the first Intelligence Authorization bill in six
years, this legislation makes essential reforms and provides vital
tools that apply not just to Fiscal Year 2010 but continue for years to
come.
Mr. REYES. I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of H.R.
2701 is postponed.
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