(1) Availability

The classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the President.

(2) Distribution by the President

Subject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the executive branch of the Federal Government.

(3) Limits on disclosure

The President shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except—

(1)

be available for transfer or reprogramming until such funds have been made available under the National Intelligence Program for purposes of section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)); or

(2)

be transferred or reprogrammed, except as authorized by such section 102A(d).

(1) Limitations on amounts

Clause (ii) of section 102A(n)(6)(C) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)(6)(C)) is amended to read as follows:

(ii)

Subject to section 4022(a)(2) of such title, an individual to whom authority has been delegated under subparagraph (B) may enter into transactions and agreements (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) under this paragraph to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research projects and prototype projects in support of intelligence activities, if—

(I)

for any transaction or agreement of the National Security Agency or the National Reconnaissance Office—

(aa)

the amount of the transaction or agreement does not exceed $500,000,000; and

(bb)

for any transaction or agreement of an amount in excess of $100,000,000 but not in excess of $500,000,000, the Director of the National Security Agency or the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, as the case may be, notifies the congressional intelligence committees at least 14 days prior to the execution of the agreement or transaction that such agreement or transaction is essential to meet critical national security objectives; and

(II)

for any transaction or agreement of an element of the intelligence community not specified in clause (I), the amount of the transaction or agreement does not exceed $100,000,000.

(2) Exercise of authority

Section 102A(n)(6)(C) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(n)(6)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(viii)

A head of an element of the intelligence community may enter into follow-on production contracts and transactions using any authority provided to such head by law (including regulation).

(1)

develop two strategies, one for the 2-year period beginning on that date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and one for a long-term period, for the use by the Department of Defense of the Distributed Common Ground System (referred to in this section as the system), or any successor system, that each include input from the military departments, the combatant commands, and the joint commands with regard to such system, including—

(2)

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the strategies developed pursuant to paragraph (1).

(1)

the congressional intelligence committees;

(2)

the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(3)

the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

(1)

conduct a survey of analytic objectivity among officers and employees of the element of the head who are involved in the production of intelligence products; and

(2)

submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the findings of the head with respect to the most recently completed survey under paragraph (1).

(1)

Perceptions of the officers and employees regarding the presence of bias or politicization affecting the intelligence cycle.

(2)

Types of intelligence products perceived by the officers and employees as most prone to objectivity concerns.

(3)

Whether objectivity concerns identified by responders to the survey were otherwise raised with an analytic ombudsman or appropriate entity.

(1)

The National Security Agency.

(2)

The Defense Intelligence Agency.

(3)

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

(4)

Each intelligence element of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Space Force, and the Coast Guard.

(5)

The Directorate of Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(6)

The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.

(7)

The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State.

(8)

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security.

(9)

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury.

(A)

by striking number and themes of; and

(B)

by striking the period at the end and inserting , including the number and themes of such incidents and a list of each intelligence product reported during the preceding 1-year period to the Analytic Ombudsman of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence..

(1)

The estimate described in subsection (a), disaggregated by element of the intelligence community.

(2)

An implementation plan to ensure compliance described in such subsection.

(3)

Identification of the administrative actions or legislative actions that may be necessary to ensure such compliance.

(1) In general

Section 104B(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3037(a)) is amended by inserting , by and with the advice and consent of the Senate after President.

(2) Effective date

The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the first date after the date of the enactment of this Act that the position of Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency becomes vacant.

(1) In general

Section 215(c) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b(c)) is amended to read as follows:

(c) Director

(1) Appointment

The head of the Office shall be the Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Office shall report directly to the Secretary.

(2) Term

(A) In general

The Director shall serve for a term of 6 years.

(B) Reappointment

The Director shall be eligible for reappointment for one or more terms.

(3) Qualifications

The Director shall—

(A)

be an employee in the Senior Executive Service, the Senior Intelligence Service, the Senior National Intelligence Service, or any other Service that the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, considers appropriate; and

(B)

have substantial expertise in matters relating to the intelligence community, including foreign intelligence and counterintelligence.

(2) Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall take effect on January 21, 2029.

(1) In general

Section 311 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

311. Office of Economic Intelligence and Security

(a) Definitions

In this section, the terms counterintelligence, foreign intelligence, and intelligence community have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

(b) Establishment

There is established, within the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Economic Intelligence and Security (in this section referred to as the Office), which, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall—

(1)

be responsible for the receipt, analysis, collation, and dissemination of foreign intelligence and foreign counterintelligence information relating to the operation and responsibilities of the Department of the Treasury and other Federal agencies executing economic statecraft tools that do not include any elements that are elements of the intelligence community;

(2)

provide intelligence support and economic analysis to Federal agencies implementing United States economic policy, including for purposes of global strategic competition; and

(3)

have such other related duties and authorities as may be assigned by the Secretary for purposes of the responsibilities described in paragraph (1), subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence.

(c) Assistant Secretary for Economic Intelligence and Security

The Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall report directly to the Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.

(2) Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 311 and inserting the following:

(3) Conforming amendment

Section 3(4)(J) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)(J)) is amended by striking Office of Intelligence and Analysis and inserting Office of Economic Intelligence and Security.

(4) References

Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury shall be deemed a reference to the Office of Economic Intelligence and Security of the Department of the Treasury.

(1) Definition of appropriate committees of Congress

In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—

(2) In general

Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Treasury submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a 3-year strategic plan detailing the resources required by the Department of the Treasury.

(3) Contents

The strategic plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include the following:

(1)

to all entities of the Department of the Treasury responsible for safeguarding networks and systems; and

(2)

for coordination between counterintelligence threat mitigation activities and cyber network and system defense efforts.

(1)

The process for hiring members of the Director's Initiatives Group.

(2)

A list of personnel of such group, from the date of the creation of the group, including a description of responsibilities for each of the personnel.

(3)

Funding sources for personnel of such group.

(4)

A list of which personnel of such group received security clearances and the process for receiving such security clearances.

(1) Covered activity

The term covered activity means—

(2) Field Intelligence Program

The term Field Intelligence Program means the program established by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis pursuant to Policy Instruction 907 of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, issued on June 29, 2016, and subsequently renamed in a Policy Guidance Memorandum issued by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis on December 24, 2024.

(3) Open Source Intelligence Collection Program

The term Open Source Intelligence Collection Program means the program established by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis for the purpose of collecting intelligence and information for potential production and reporting in the form of Open Source Information Reports as reflected in Policy Instruction 900 of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, issued on January 13, 2015, or any successor program.

(4) United States person

The term United States person means—

(5) United States person information

The term United States person information—

(1) Effect on other intelligence oversight

Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or superseding the authority of any official within the Department of Homeland Security to conduct legal, privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties oversight of the intelligence activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

(2) Sharing and receiving intelligence information

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, or to limit the authority of personnel of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security from sharing intelligence information with, or receiving information from—

(1) Commercially available information

The term commercially available information means—

(2) Personally identifiable information

The term personally identifiable information means information that, alone or when combined with other information regarding an individual, can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of such individual.

(3) Sensitive activities

The term sensitive activities means activities that, over an extended period of time—

(4) Sensitive commercially available information

The term sensitive commercially available information—

(5) Sensitive data

The term sensitive data means data that—

(6) United states person

The term United States person means—

(1) In general

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the access to, collection, processing, and use of sensitive commercially available information by the respective element.

(2) Contents

(1)

The number of employees and officers of the intelligence community using each secure mobile communications system, disaggregated by element of the intelligence community and by employee or officer level.

(2)

An estimate of the expenditures incurred by the intelligence community to develop and maintain the systems described in subsection (a), disaggregated by system, element of the intelligence community, year, and number of mobile devices using or accessing the systems.

(3)

A list of the capabilities of each system and the level of classification for each.

(4)

For each system described in subsection (a), identification of the element of the intelligence community that developed and maintains the system and whether that element has service agreements with other elements of the intelligence community for use of the system.

(5)

Identification of any secure mobile communications systems that are in development, the capabilities of such systems, how far along such systems are in development, and an estimate of when the systems will be ready for deployment.

(1)

develop a plan to implement an integrated tracking system that spans the intelligence community for the accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities to increase transparency, track the status of accreditation, and to reduce and minimize duplication of effort; and

(2)

submit to the congressional intelligence committees the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1).

(1)

An estimated cost of implementing the plan.

(2)

A description for how applicants and cleared industry could monitor the status of their sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation.

(3)

Guidelines for minimizing duplication of effort across the intelligence community and the Department of Defense in the accreditation process for sensitive compartmented information facilities.

(4)

Creation of a mechanism to track compliance with Intelligence Community Directive 705 (relating to sensitive compartmented information facilities), or successor directive.

(5)

Proposed measures for increasing security against adversary threats.

(6)

A list of any administrative and legislative actions that may be necessary to carry out the plan.

(1) In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the counterintelligence vulnerabilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(2) Elements

The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(3) Cooperation by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall cooperate fully with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in submitting the assessment required by paragraph (1).

(4) Form

The assessment required by paragraph (1) may be submitted in unclassified form with a classified annex.

(5) Definition of appropriate congressional committees

In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means—

(1) In general

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the head of the Office of Private Sector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall—

(2) Classification

The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall be distributed at the lowest classification level possible, but may include classified annexes at higher classification levels.

(1) In general

The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the Inspectors General) shall jointly conduct a review of the processes, oversight, and management of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for special access programs and controlled access programs, regardless of funding source.

(2) Elements

In carrying out paragraph (1), the Inspectors General shall jointly review the following:

(1)

brief the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the preliminary findings of the review required by subsection (a); and

(2)

submit to such committees a report containing the results of the review.

(1)

collect, retain, or knowingly or recklessly facilitate the collection or retention of location data from phones, wearable fitness trackers, and other cellular-enabled or cellular-connected devices located in any covered location, regardless of whether service for such device is provided under contract with an element of the intelligence community, except as necessary for the provision of the service as specifically contracted; or

(2)

sell, monetize, or knowingly or recklessly facilitate the sale of, location data described in paragraph (1) to any individual or entity that is not an element of the intelligence community.

(1)

in subsection (a), by striking makes such data and all that follows through the period and inserting make such data available immediately, in a manner that protects intelligence sources and methods, to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office established under section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373).;

(2)

by striking subsections (b) and (c); and

(3)

by striking (a) Availability of data on unidentified aerial phenomena.—.

(1)

brief the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on foreign threats to the Federal Reserve System; and

(2)

work with the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to create and implement standardized security and classification measures for protecting information collected, generated, and stored by the Federal Reserve System.

(1)

the congressional intelligence committees;

(2)

the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and

(3)

the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.

(1)

Milestones for implementation of the plan.

(2)

An updated acquisition strategy that considers efficiencies to be gained from closely coordinated acquisitions of geospatial intelligence data and services.

(1)

the congressional intelligence committees;

(2)

the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and

(3)

the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

(1) Baseline configuration

The term baseline configuration means a set of specifications, relating to a network device operated by a covered provider, that—

(2) Configuration management

The term configuration management means a collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of products and systems through control of the processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems to minimize security risks.

(3) Configuration management plan

The term configuration management plan means a comprehensive description of the roles, responsibilities, policies, and procedures that apply when managing the configuration of products and systems, including scheduled, unscheduled, and unauthorized changes.

(4) Covered provider

The term covered provider means an entity incorporated in the United States that provides telecommunications equipment, systems, or services to an element of the intelligence community.

(5) Director

The term Director means the Director of the National Security Agency.

(6) Network device

The term network device means a physical device used to connect discrete parts of a network, or route network traffic, including a hub, router, gateway, firewall, or switch.

(7) Telecommunications

The term telecommunications, when used with respect to equipment, systems, or services, includes broadband equipment, systems, or services, respectively.

(8) Threat hunting

The term threat hunting means a proactive and iterative process of detecting indicators of compromise, tactics, techniques, and procedures, or anomalous behaviors beyond reliance on automated detection systems.

(1)

the application of security updates on a timely basis for each network device, including customer-premises equipment, under the control and management of the covered provider;

(2)

the timely decommissioning of any network device under the control and management of the covered provider that no longer receives updates by the original equipment manufacturer to address identified security vulnerabilities in the network device;

(3)

the creation and maintenance of configuration management practices for the hardware, software, or firmware, or a combination thereof, of each network device under the control and management of the covered provider, including, at a minimum, a baseline configuration and configuration management plan that align with internal security policies and industry best practices;

(4)

the implementation of multi-factor authentication, or identity control and access management measures deemed sufficiently equivalent by the Director for any system designated as high risk by the Director under subsection (d)(1);

(5)

annual threat hunting pursuant to the criteria established by the Director under subsection (d)(2); and

(6)

notification to the Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer of a compromise of a network device that could reasonably be judged to be novel or implicate a sophisticated adversary.

(1) In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the head of an element of the intelligence community may not procure or obtain, or extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, any telecommunications equipment, system, or service unless the contract includes the clauses required to be circulated by the Director pursuant to subsection (b).

(2) Waiver

The head of an element of the intelligence community may waive the requirements of paragraph (1), on a case-by-case basis, in order to conduct lawfully authorized intelligence activities upon making a written determination that the inclusion of the contractual clauses required to be circulated by the Director pursuant to subsection (b) would impede the conduct of such lawfully authorized intelligence activities.

(1) High-risk systems

(2) Minimum suggested criteria for threat hunting

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall, in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, publish minimum suggested criteria for threat hunting for purposes of subsection (b)(5).

(3) Biennial review

Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Director shall review and validate the high-risk systems desginated pursuant to paragraph (1) and the criteria published pursuant to paragraph (2).

(1) In general

Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

517. Procedures regarding dissemination of nonpublicly available information concerning United States persons

(a) Procedures

The head of each element of the intelligence community, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop and maintain procedures for that element to respond to unmasking requests.

(b) Requirements

The procedures required by subsection (a) shall ensure, at a minimum, the following:

(1)

Each unmasking request submitted to a disseminating element shall include, in writing—

(A)

information that identifies the disseminated intelligence report containing the United States person identifying information requested;

(B)

the date the unmasking request was submitted to the disseminating element;

(C)

the name, title, and organization of the individual who submitted the unmasking request in an official capacity;

(D)

the name, title, and organization of each individual who will receive the United States person identifying information sought by the unmasking request; and

(E)

a fact-based justification describing why such United States person identifying information is required by each individual who will receive the information to carry out the duties of the individual.

(2)

An unmasking request may only be approved by the head of the disseminating element or by officers or employees of such element to whom the head has specifically delegated such authority. When the disseminating element is not the originating element of the United States person identifying information, the head of the disseminating element shall obtain the concurrence of the head or designee of the originating element before approving the unmasking request.

(3)

The head of the disseminating element shall retain records on all unmasking requests, including the disposition of such requests, for not less than 10 years.

(4)

The records described in paragraph (3) shall include, with respect to each approved unmasking request—

(A)

the name and title of the individual of the disseminating element who approved the request; and

(B)

the fact-based justification for the request.

(5)

The procedures shall include an exception that—

(A)

allows for the immediate disclosure of United States person identifying information in the event of exigent circumstances or when a delay would likely result in the significant loss of intelligence; and

(B)

requires that promptly after such disclosure, the recipient of the United States person identifying information make a written unmasking request with respect to such information.

(6)

If an unmasking request is made during a period beginning on the date of a general election for President and ending on the date on which such President is inaugurated—

(A)

the documentation required by paragraph (1) shall include whether—

(i)

the requesting entity knows or reasonably believes that any United States person identifying information sought is of an individual who is a member of the transition team as identified by an apparent successful candidate for the office of President or Vice President; or

(ii)

based on the intelligence report to which the unmasking request pertains, the disseminating element or the originating element knows or reasonably believes that any United States person identifying information sought is of an individual who is a member of the transition team as identified by an apparent successful candidate for the office of President or Vice President;

(B)

the approval made pursuant to paragraph (2) of an unmasking request that contains United States person identifying information described in subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the concurrence of the general counsel of the disseminating element (or, in the absence of the general counsel, the principal deputy general counsel, or, as applicable, the senior Departmental legal officer supporting the disseminating element) that the dissemination of such United States person identifying information is in accordance with the procedures required by subsection (a); and

(C)

consistent with due regard for the protection from unauthorized disclosure of classified information relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally sensitive matters, the head of the disseminating element shall notify the chairmen and ranking minority members of the congressional intelligence committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate of an approval described in subparagraph (B) not later than 14 days after the date of such approval.

(7)

If an unmasking request concerns a nominee for or the holder of a Federal office, a member of a transition team as identified by an eligible candidate for the office of the President, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, or an individual nominated by the President to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and such unmasking request is approved, the head of the disseminating element shall submit the documentation for the request to the congressional intelligence committees not later than 14 days after the date of such approval.

(c) Annual reports

Not later than March 1 of each year, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report documenting, with respect to the year covered by the report—

(1)

the total number of unmasking requests received by that element;

(2)

of such total number, the number of requests approved;

(3)

of such total number, the number of requests denied; and

(4)

for each number calculated under paragraphs (1) through (3), the number disaggregated by requesting entity.

(d) Certain procedures regarding congressional identity information

With respect to the dissemination of congressional identity information, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall carry out this section in accordance with annex A of Intelligence Community Directive 112, or successor annex or directive.

(e) Effect on minimization procedures

The requirements of this section are in addition to—

(1)

any minimization procedures established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);

(2)

any procedures governing the collection, retention, or dissemination of information concerning United States persons established under Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence activities) or successor order; and

(3)

any other provision of statute or Executive order the Director of National Intelligence considers relevant.

(f) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Apparent successful candidate

The term apparent successful candidate means any apparent successful candidate for the office of President or Vice President as determined pursuant to the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note).

(2) Candidate; Federal office

The terms candidate and Federal office have the meanings given those terms in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101).

(3) Congressional identity information

The term congressional identity information means information that identifies, by name or by individually identifying titles or characteristics—

(A)

any current Member of the Senate or the House of Representatives;

(B)

any current staff officer for any Senator or Representative, whether paid or unpaid; or

(C)

any current staff officer of any committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives, whether paid or unpaid.

(4) Disseminating element

The term disseminating element means an element of the intelligence community that disseminated an intelligence report subject to an unmasking request.

(5) Eligible candidate

The term eligible candidate has the meaning given that term in section 3(h)(4) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note).

(6) Originating element

The term originating element means an element of the intelligence community that originated information in a disseminated intelligence report subject to an unmasking request.

(7) Requesting entity

The term requesting entity means an entity of—

(A)

the United State Government; or

(B)

a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government.

(8) United States person

The term United States person means a United States person as defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801) or section 3.5 of Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence activities).

(9) United States person identifying information

(A) In general

The term United States person identifying information (commonly referred to as United States Person Information)—

(i)

means information that is reasonably likely to identify one or more specific United States persons; and

(ii)

includes a single item of information and information that, when combined with other information, is reasonably likely to identify one or more specific United States persons.

(B) Determination

The determination of whether information is reasonably likely to identify one or more specific United States persons may require assessment by a trained intelligence professional on a case-by-case basis.

(10) Unmasking request

The term unmasking request means a request to gain access to nonpublic United States person identifying information concerning a known unconsenting United States person that was omitted from a disseminated intelligence report by the originating element.

(2) Clerical amendment

The table of contents preceding section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 516 the following new item:

(1) Repeal of authority to establish national intelligence centers; modification of authority to prescribe personnel policies and programs

Subsection (f) of such section is amended—

(2) Accountability reviews

Paragraph (7) of such subsection is amended—

(3) Independent assessments and audits of compliance with minimum insider threat policies

Paragraph (8)(A) of such subsection is amended by striking conduct and inserting direct independent.

(4) Independent evaluations of counterintelligence, security, and insider threat program activities

Paragraph (8)(D) of such subsection is amended by striking carry out and inserting direct independent.

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(2)

in paragraph (2), by inserting , or the head of an element of the intelligence community to whom the Director has delegated such review or investigation, after the Director.

(1) Plan required

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with each head of an element of the intelligence community, submit to the congressional intelligence committees a plan to reform the acquisition process of each element of the intelligence community so that, to the maximum extent practicable, the process uses existing authorities to expedite acquisitions and includes a preference for acquisition of commercial solutions, consistent with section 3453 of title 10, United States Code, and Executive Order 14265 (90 Fed. Reg. 15621; relating to modernizing defense acquisitions and spurring innovation in the defense industrial base).

(2) Itemization of major planned or pending acquisitions

The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include an itemization of major planned or pending acquisitions for each element of the intelligence community.

(1) In general

Such section is further amended—

(2) External

(1) In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a plan to reduce the staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

(2) Contents

The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include a plan for reducing the staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to the maximum number of full-time equivalent employees, detailees, and individuals under contract with the Office that the Director requires for the optimized execution of the Director's statutory authorities and ensures—

(1) Process

On a date that is at least 90 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a)(1) is submitted, or 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Director of National Intelligence shall initiate a process to reduce the staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, provided the Director submits to the congressional intelligence committees a certification that—

(2) Interim updates

Not later than 60 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a)(1) is submitted, and every 60 days thereafter until the staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence does not exceed the number of full-time equivalent employees, detailees, and individuals under contract with the Office identified in the plan provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written update identifying the positions of the employees, detailees, and individuals under contract with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who have been part of the reduction in staff.

(1)

the involuntarily termination of a Federal employee when there is—

(2)

the return of detailees to their home agencies 45 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a)(1) is submitted.

(1) In general

Subsection (a) of section 103A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3026) is amended—

(2) Conforming amendments

Subsection (c) of such section is amended—

(3) Additional conforming amendment

(1) In general

Section 103A(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3026(b)) is amended—

(2) Conforming amendments

The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended—

(1) Section heading

Section 103A of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3026) is further amended, in the section heading, by striking Deputy Directors of National Intelligence and inserting Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Assistant Directors of National Intelligence.

(2) Table of contents

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103A and inserting the following:

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by adding or coordinate the production of after produce; and

(2)

in subparagraph (B), by striking and the requirements and resources of such collection and production.

(1)

the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

(2)

the duties of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Counterintelligence.

(1) Transfer of Center

On a date that is at least 90 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, or 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Director of National Intelligence shall initiate the transfer of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including such staff and resources of the Center as the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines appropriate and as is consistent with the provisions of this section.

(2) Transfer of duties of Director of the Center

On a date that is at least 90 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, or 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Director of National Intelligence shall initiate the transfer to the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Counterintelligence of such duties of the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center as the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines appropriate and as is consistent with the provisions of this section.

(3) Completion

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall complete the transfers initiated under paragraphs (1) and (2).

(1)

the missions and functions of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center that have been transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(2)

the missions and functions of such Center that have been retained at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(3)

the missions and functions of such Center that have been transferred to another department or agency; and

(4)

the missions and functions of such Center that have been terminated.

(1) In general

Section 103F of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031) is repealed.

(2) Clerical amendment

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103F.

(1) Head of Center

Section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3382) is amended—

(2) National Counterintelligence and Security Center

Section 904 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3383) is amended—

(1) Title 5

Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.

(2) National Security Act of 1947

The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended—

(3) Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020

The Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92) is amended—

(4) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995

Section 811 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3381) is amended—

(5) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

(1)

certain coordinating functions of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be retained at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence consistent with the authorities of the Director under section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024), transferred to another department or agency, or terminated; or

(2)

certain missions or functions of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center shall be transferred to another department or agency, or terminated.

(1) In general

Such section is further amended—

(2) Table of contents

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 119 and inserting the following:

(1) National Security Act of 1947

Section 102A(g)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(g)(3)) is amended by striking National Counterterrorism Center and inserting National Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics Center.

(2) Homeland Security Act of 2002

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended—

(3) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458) is amended by striking National Counterterrorism Center each place it appears and inserting National Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics Center.

(4) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Section 1299F of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (22 U.S.C. 2656j) is amended by striking Director of the National Counterterrorism Center each place it appears and inserting Director of the National Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics Center.

(5) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Section 1079 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (50 U.S.C. 3307) is amended by striking Director of the National Counterterrorism Center both places it appears and inserting Director of the National Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics Center.

(1) National Counterterrorism Center

On and after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference to the National Counterterrorism Center in law shall be treated as a reference to the National Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics Center, as redesignated by subsection (c).

(2) Director of the National Counterterrorism Center

On and after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference to the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center in law shall be treated as a reference to the Director of the National Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics Center.

(1)

the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center to the Central Intelligence Agency; and

(2)

the duties and responsibilities of the Director of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

(1) Transfer of Center

On a date that is at least 90 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, or 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Director of National Intelligence shall initiate the transfer of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center to the Central Intelligence Agency, including such missions, objectives, staff, and resources of the Center as the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, determines appropriate and as is consistent with the provisions of this section.

(2) Transfer of duties and responsibilities of Director of the Center

On a date that is at least 90 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, or 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Director of National Intelligence shall initiate the transfer to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency of such duties and responsibilities of the Director of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center as the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, determines appropriate and as is consistent with the provisions of this section.

(3) Completion

Not later than 455 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall complete the transfers initiated under paragraphs (1) and (2).

(1)

the missions and functions of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center that have been transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency;

(2)

the missions and functions of such Center that have been retained at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(3)

the missions and functions of such Center that have been transferred to another department or agency; and

(4)

the missions and functions of such Center that have been terminated.

(1)

in section 103(c) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)), by striking paragraph (13); and

(2)

in subsection (a) of section 119A (50 U.S.C. 3057)—

(1)

certain coordinating functions of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall be retained at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence consistent with the authorities of the Director under section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024), transferred to another department or agency, or terminated; or

(2)

certain missions or functions of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall be transferred to another department or agency, or terminated.

(1) Repeal

Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by striking section 103K (50 U.S.C. 3034b).

(2) Conforming amendment

Section 103G of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3032) is amended by striking subsection (d).

(3) Clerical amendment

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103K.

(1) Termination

The Director of National Intelligence shall take such actions as may be necessary to terminate and wind down the operations of the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit before the date specified in paragraph (3).

(2) Repeal

(3) Effective date

The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(1) Plan for termination

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a plan to achieve the termination of the Foreign Malign Influence Center.

(2) Termination

On a date that is at least 90 days after the date on which the plan required by paragraph (1) is submitted, or 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Director of National Intelligence shall begin taking such actions as may be necessary to terminate and wind down the operations of the Foreign Malign Influence Center.

(3) Completion

Not later than 455 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall complete the termination of the Foreign Malign Influence Center.

(4) Reductions in staff

Any reduction in staff of the Foreign Malign Influence Center shall comply with the requirements of section 403(b).

(5) Repeal

Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is further amended by striking section 119C (50 U.S.C. 3059).

(6) Conforming amendments

(7) Clerical amendment

The table of contents for the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3002 et seq.) is amended, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, by striking the item relating to section 119C.

(8) Effective date

The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 455 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(9) Rule of construction

Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the Director of National Intelligence from determining that—

(1) Repeal

Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is further amended by striking section 120 (50 U.S.C. 3060).

(2) Conforming amendment

Section 331 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

(2)

The term climate security means the effects of climate change on the following:

(A)

The national security of the United States, including national security infrastructure.

(B)

Subnational, national, and regional political stability.

(C)

The security of allies and partners of the United States.

(D)

Ongoing or potential political violence, including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare, insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil war, and interstate war.

(3) Clerical amendment

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 120.

(1) Termination

The Director of National Intelligence shall take such actions as may be necessary to terminate and wind down the operations of the Office of Engagement before the date specified in paragraph (3).

(2) Repeal

(3) Effective date

The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(1) Repeal

Subtitle A of title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by striking section 1002 (50 U.S.C. 3192).

(2) Clerical amendment

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 1002.

(1) Termination

The Director of National Intelligence shall take such actions as may be necessary to terminate and wind down the operations of the Foreign Languages Program before the date specified in paragraph (5).

(2) Repeals

Subtitle B of such title (50 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 1011 (50 U.S.C. 3201, relating to program on advancement of foreign languages critical to the intelligence community), 1012 (50 U.S.C. 3202, relating to education partnerships), and 1013 (50 U.S.C. 3203, relating to voluntary services).

(3) Conforming amendments

Such subtitle is further amended by striking sections 1014 (50 U.S.C. 3204, relating to regulations) and 1015 (50 U.S.C. 3205, relating to definitions).

(4) Clerical amendments

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is further amended by striking the items relating to subtitle B of title X.

(5) Effective date

The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(1) Termination

The Joint Intelligence Community Council is terminated.

(2) Conforming amendment

Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by striking section 101A (50 U.S.C. 3022).

(3) Repeal of requirement to consult with joint intelligence community council for national intelligence program budget

Section 102A(c)(1)(B) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking , as appropriate, after obtaining the advice of the Joint Intelligence Community Council,.

(4) Clerical amendment

The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 101A.

(1) Title 10

Section 2151(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).

(2) Title 17

Section 105(d)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is amended—

(3) Damon paul nelson and matthew young pollard intelligence authorization act for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020

The Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92) is amended by striking section 5324 (50 U.S.C. 3334a).

(a) In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish and submit to the congressional intelligence committees a policy for streamlining the declassification or downgrading and sharing of intelligence information relating to biotechnological developments and threats in order to counter efforts by foreign adversaries to weaponize biotechnologies and biological weapons, including threats relating to military, industrial, agricultural, and health applications of biotechnology.

(b) Elements

The plan required by subsection (a) shall include mechanisms for sharing the information described in such subsection—

(c) Reporting

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on progress sharing information with recipients under subsection (b).

(a) Short title

This section may be cited as the Border Drone Threat Assessment Act.

(b) Definitions

In this section:

(c) Threat assessment

(d) Report

(a) In general

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Intelligence Council shall—

(b) Elements

The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the potential effect of expanding such partnerships on—

(c) Form

The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form and made available to the public, but may include a classified annex.

(a) Strategy required

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the National Security Council, shall develop an interagency strategy to counter the efforts of the Chinese Communist Party to expand its economic, military, and ideological influence in Europe.

(b) Elements

The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

(c) Submission to Congress

(a) Definitions

In this section:

(b) Prohibition

Subject to subsections (d) and (e), a head of an element of the intelligence community may not enter into, renew, or extend any contract for a good or service with—

(c) Implementation and compliance

The Director of National Intelligence shall—

(d) Waiver authority

(e) Exceptions

The prohibitions under subsection (b) shall not apply to—

(f) Effective date

This section shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(g) Sunset

The provisions of this section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(a) In general

Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than 270 days following the appointment of a new Central Committee within the Chinese Communist Party, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall post on a publicly available website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.

(b) Elements

The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:

(c) Waiver

The Director of National Intelligence may delay the posting and submission of a report required under subsection (a) for one or more 60-day periods upon providing to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives notification of the delay, together with a justification for the delay.

(d) Form

The report posted and submitted under subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form, but the version submitted to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives may include a classified annex as necessary.

(e) Sunset

This section shall have no force or effect 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(f) Definitions

In this section:

(a) Assessment required

(b) Report required

(c) Agriculture sector defined

In this section, the term agriculture sector means any physical infrastructure, energy production, or land associated with the production of crops.

(a) In general

The Director of National Intelligence shall identify the businesses, academic and research institutions, and other entities in the People’s Republic of China that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army, including—

(b) Submission of list to Congress

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a list of each entity identified under subsection (a).

(a) Establishment

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis (referred to in this section as the Assistant Secretaries) shall establish a joint cell to be known as the China Economics and Intelligence Cell.

(b) Report required

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the China Economics and Intelligence Cell, in coordination with other elements of the intelligence community and Federal agencies, as the Assistant Secretaries determine appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on economic and technological developments involving the People's Republic of China.

(c) Elements

The report required by subsection (b) shall include the following:

(d) Use of information

In preparing the report required by subsection (b), the Assistant Secretaries, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall use all available source intelligence and strive to declassify information included in the report.

(e) Form

The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(f) Public availability

The unclassified portion of the report required by subsection (b) shall be made available to the public.

(1)

in subsection (a), by striking Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center and inserting Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, and any other head of an element of the intelligence community the Director of National Intelligence considers relevant,;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(3)

by striking subsection (c); and

(4)

by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

(a) In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date that the President rescinds Executive Order 14024 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation), the Secretary of the Navy, operating through the Office of Naval Intelligence, shall publish in the Federal Register a list of—

(b) Effect of publication

For each vessel not subject to sanctions at the time such vessel is included on a list published pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall refer such vessel to—

(a) Requirement for intelligence community elements

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence the following:

(b) Requirement for Director of National Intelligence

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 the following:

(c) Form

(1)

to share relevant intelligence, if any, relating to foreign adversary efforts to influence the conflict in Sudan, with regional allies and partners of the United States, including to downgrade or declassify such intelligence as needed; and

(2)

to counter foreign adversary efforts to influence the conflict in Sudan in order to protect national and regional security.

(1)

by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):

(3)

Evaluate which lessons should be shared with Taiwan to assist Taiwan’s acquisitions decisions and capability development.

(1)

by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);

(2)

in paragraph (1), by striking assesses that the Islamic Republic of Iran has produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity or has engaged in significant enrichment activity, and inserting makes a finding described in paragraph (2) pursuant to an assessment,; and

(3)

by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

(2) Finding described

A finding described in this paragraph is a finding that the Islamic Republic of Iran has—

(A)

produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity;

(B)

engaged in significant enrichment activity; or

(C)

made the decision to produce a nuclear weapon from highly enriched uranium.

(a) In general

Upon collecting or acquiring credible and specific information indicating an impending threat of intentional killing, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping directed at a United States person by the Islamic Republic of Iran or an Iranian proxy, an element of the intelligence community must immediately notify the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of such information.

(b) Warning; transmission to Congress

Not later than 48 hours after receiving a notification pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—

(c) Definitions

In this section:

(1) In general

Subject to paragraph (3), amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Director of National Intelligence to make available to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to provide assistance to a business or nonprofit organization that is transitioning a product or service to the prototype or production phase, as a means of advancing government acquisitions of the product or service.

(2) Types of assistance

Assistance provided under paragraph (1) may be distributed as funds in the form of a grant, a payment for a product or service, or a payment for equity.

(3) Requirements for funds

Assistance may be provided under paragraph (1) to a business or nonprofit organization that is transitioning a product or service only if—

(4) Priority for small business concerns and nontraditional contractors

In providing assistance under paragraph (1), the Director shall limit the provision of assistance to small business concerns (as defined under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))) and nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code).

(1) In general

The Fund shall be administered by the Director of National Intelligence.

(2) Consultation

In administering the Fund, the Director—

(1) In general

Not later than September 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the Fund.

(2) Contents

Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, information about the following:

(1) In general

Subject to paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and for each fiscal year thereafter.

(2) Limitation

The amount in the Fund shall not exceed $75,000,000 at any time.

(1)

The exact number of personnel dedicated to biotechnology issues apart from biological weapons, including military, industrial, agricultural, and healthcare threats, in each element of the intelligence community as of the date on which the report is submitted, including staff breakdowns by position function.

(2)

An assessment on the following:

(1)

direct the funding and resources described in subsection (b)(2)(B) towards securing sufficient expertise to identify and respond to biotechnology threats; and

(2)

submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on additional funding and resources needed to carry out subsection (b)(2).

(1)

to leverage and acquire biological and genomic data in the United States; and

(2)

to leverage and acquire biological and genomic data outside the United States, including by providing economic support to the military, industrial, agricultural, or healthcare infrastructure of foreign countries of concern.

(1)

a formal process for ensuring intelligence community support to Federal agencies relating to adversary acquisition of genomic data, in compliance with Executive Order 14117 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to preventing access to Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data and United States Government-related data by countries of concern), or any successor order; and

(2)

any additional resources or authorities needed to conduct subsequent intelligence assessments under such subsection.

(1) Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means—

(2) Biological data

The term biological data means information, including associated descriptors, derived from the structure, function, or process of a biological system, that is either measured, collected, or aggregated for analysis, including information from humans, animals, plants, or microbes.

(3) Covered entity

The term covered entity means a private entity involved in genomic data (including genomic data equipment, technologies, sequencing, or synthesis), including a biobank or other private entity that holds large amounts of genomic or biological data.

(4) Foreign entity of concern

The term foreign entity of concern has the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)).

(1)

the final assembly or processing of the product occurs in the United States;

(2)

all significant processing of the product occurs in the United States; and

(3)

all or nearly all ingredients or components of the product are made and sourced in the United States.

(1) Chinese biotechnology supplier

The term Chinese biotechnology supplier means a supplier of biotechnology that is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the People's Republic of China.

(2) Synthetic DNA or RNA

The term synthetic DNA or RNA means any nucleic acid sequence that is produced de novo through chemical or enzymatic synthesis.

(1) In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the officials specified in paragraph (2), shall submit to the President and the congressional intelligence committees a strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to—

(2) Officials specified

The officials specified in this paragraph are the following:

(A)

by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and

(B)

by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):

(3)

Making available a research test bed to private sector and academic researchers, on a subsidized basis, to engage in artificial intelligence security research, including through the secure provision of access in a secure environment to proprietary third-party models with the consent of the vendors of the models.;

(1) Rights to Federal data and improvements

Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall take such steps as the Chief Information Officer of the element determines appropriate, to ensure that contracts to which the element is a party provide for the retention of sufficient rights to all Federal data and the retention of the rights to any improvement to that data, including the continued design, development, testing, and operation of an artificial intelligence system.

(2) Limitations on re-use of derived information

Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall consider contractual terms that protect Federal information used by vendors in the development and operation of artificial intelligence products and services procured by the element, including limitations on the re-use of derived information for products or services sold to foreign governments by such vendors.

(3) Limitations on use of data to train or improve commercial offerings

Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall include terms in the contracts in which the elements are parties to protect intelligence community data from being used to train or improve the functionality of a vendor’s commercial offerings without express permission from the head.

(1)

documenting known capabilities and limitations of the artificial intelligence system and any guidelines on how the artificial intelligence is intended to be used;

(2)

documenting provenance of the data used to train, fine-tune, or operate the artificial intelligence system;

(3)

conducting ongoing testing and validation on artificial intelligence system performance, the effectiveness of vendor artificial intelligence offerings, and associated risk management measures, including by testing in real-world conditions;

(4)

assessing for overfitting to known test data, ensuring that artificial intelligence developers or vendors are not directly relying on the test data to train their artificial intelligence systems;

(5)

considering contractual terms that prioritize the continuous improvement, performance monitoring, and evaluation of effectiveness of procured artificial intelligence;

(6)

stipulating conditions for retraining or decommissioning artificial intelligence models; and

(7)

requiring sufficient post-award monitoring and evaluation of effectiveness of the artificial intelligence system, where appropriate in the context of the product or service acquired.

(1) In general

Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall maintain an annual inventory of high-impact artificial intelligence use cases, including detailed information on the specific artificial intelligence systems associated with such uses.

(2) Submittal to Congress

Not less frequently than once each year, each head of an element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the inventory maintained by the head pursuant to paragraph (1).

(1)

Whistleblower protections.

(2)

Risk management practices and policies.

(3)

Performance expectations to ensure high-impact artificial intelligence systems or high-impact artificial intelligence use cases are subject to policies that ensure they continue to perform as expected over time or be discontinued, including—

(4)

Pre-deployment requirements to ensure high-impact artificial intelligence systems or high-impact artificial intelligence use cases document—

(5)

Policies to ensure appropriate human oversight and training.

(1)

by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e);

(2)

by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

(c) Application of policies to publicly available models used for intelligence purposes

In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Director shall ensure that the policies established under such subsections apply to the greatest extent possible to artificial intelligence models generally available to the public in any context in which they are used for an intelligence purpose and hosted in classified environments.

(d) Common testing standards and benchmarks

(1) Establishment

The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, or any provider of common concern designated by the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish standards for testing of artificial intelligence models, including common benchmarks and methodologies for the performance of artificial intelligence models across common use cases, including targeting, machine translation, object detection, and object recognition. Benchmarks and methodologies shall establish higher performance standards for any high-impact artificial intelligence use case, including any artificial intelligence system task whose output (directly or indirectly) could serve as an input for a lethal application.

(2) Identification of computing model

The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community shall convene the Intelligence Community Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Council to identify an appropriate computing environment, at a level (or multiple levels) of classification deemed appropriate, for elements of the intelligence community to engage in testing and evaluation of models prior to acquisition.; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(f) Definitions

(1) Intelligence purpose defined

In this section, the term intelligence purpose means the collection, analysis, or other mission-related intelligence activity.

(2) Guidance regarding definitions of high-impact artificial intelligence

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue guidance to the heads of elements of the intelligence community to ensure consistency and accuracy in each element’s interpretation of the definition of high-impact artificial intelligence systems and high-impact artificial intelligence use cases to apply to each element’s respective missions.

(1)

Guidance stipulating that the consideration by an element of the intelligence community of acquisition of a foundation model should involve consideration of the data upon which the model was trained on. Any element of the intelligence community evaluating whether to acquire a foundation model for a potential intelligence use shall request or otherwise lawfully gather pertinent information on sources of training data and methods of data labeling, including any functions carried out by third party vendors, in order to make informed decisions on what mitigation practices or other relevant dissemination, usage, or retention measures may be applicable to that element’s future adoption of the foundation model under consideration.

(2)

Guidance stipulating that each element of the intelligence community shall to the greatest extent practicable avoid use of publicly available models found to contain information obtained unlawfully by a model vendor.

(1)

coordinating the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence relating to critical and emerging technologies across the intelligence community; and

(2)

the appropriate sharing of such intelligence with other Federal departments and agencies with responsibilities for regulation, innovation and research, science, public health, export control and screenings, and Federal financial tools.

(1)

there is no indication the individual no longer satisfies the standards established for access to classified information;

(2)

the individual certifies in writing to an appropriate security professional that there has been no change in the relevant information provided for the last background investigation of the individual; and

(3)

an appropriate record check reveals no unfavorable information.

(1) In general

The Director shall conduct an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of subjecting inactive security clearances to continuous vetting and due diligence.

(2) Findings

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees the findings from the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).

(1) In general

Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

1127. Protection of classified information relating to budget functions

(a) Protection of classified information

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than September 30, 2028, each covered official shall ensure that the department or agency of the official uses secure systems that meet the requirements to protect classified information, including with respect to the location at which the system is located or accessed, to carry out any of the following activities of the department or agency:

(1)

Formulating, developing, and submitting the budget of the department or agency (including the budget justification materials submitted to Congress) under the National Intelligence Program.

(2)

Apportioning, allotting, issuing warrants for the disbursement of, and obligating and expending funds under the National Intelligence Program.

(3)

Carrying out Federal financial management service functions or related activities of the intelligence community.

(b) Waiver

The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may issue a waiver to a head of an element of the intelligence community with respect to a requirement under subsection (a) if the Director of National Intelligence certifies to the congressional intelligence committees that—

(1)

one or more of the Federal financial management service functions or related activities of the element under the National Intelligence Program—

(A)

are appropriately carried out using a system that does not meet the requirements to protect classified information; and

(B)

such use does not represent a significant counterintelligence risk; or

(2)

complying with a specified requirement under subsection (a) would result in an increased counterintelligence threat to a classified program or activity.

(c) Display of information in public reports

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in making public a report or other information relating to expenditures by an element of the intelligence community, a covered official may modify or omit information relating to such expenditures in a manner necessary to ensure the protection of classified information.

(d) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Covered official

The term covered official means the following:

(A)

The Secretary of the Treasury.

(B)

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

(C)

Each head of an element of the intelligence community.

(D)

Any other head of a department or agency of the Federal Government carrying out a function specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a).

(2) Federal financial management service functions

In this section, the term Federal financial management service functions means standard functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, that departments and agencies of the Federal Government perform relating to Federal financial management, including budget execution, financial asset information management, payable management, revenue management, reimbursable management, receivable management, delinquent debt management, cost management, general ledger management, financial reconciliation, and financial and performance reporting.

(3) Intelligence community terms

The terms congressional intelligence committees, intelligence community, and National Intelligence Program have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

(2) Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1126 the following new item:

(1) Reimbursement

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Director of National Intelligence under the Intelligence Community Management Account that are available until September 30, 2028, the Director may reimburse a covered official for amounts that the official incurred to implement section 1127(a) of title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

(2) Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees a detailed cost estimate associated with the implementation of the requirements under section 1127(a) of title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

(3) Covered official defined

In this subsection, the term covered official has the meaning given that term in section 1127(d) of title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end;

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

information that the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, determines would result in the exposure of classified programs or activities, including such information that could, when combined with other publicly available information, reveal classified programs or activities.

(1) In general

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on approvals of interim security clearances or other access to classified intelligence information that does not satisfy the investigative and adjudicative standards established under Executive Order 12968 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to access to classified information) for covered individuals issued during the preceding calendar year. The first report under this paragraph shall include information for each of the calendar years 2017 through the calendar year in which this Act is enacted.

(2) Contents

Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include—

(1)

is an employee or contractor of the intelligence community; or

(2)

has been granted access to the facilities or information of the intelligence community.

(1)

in subsection (b)(1), by striking or a member of a congressional intelligence committee and inserting a member of a congressional intelligence committee, or, for the purpose of communicating with Congress, the office of legislative affairs or congressional affairs of the employing agency; and

(2)

in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking or a member of a congressional intelligence committee and inserting a member of a congressional intelligence committee, or, for the purpose of communicating with Congress, the office of legislative affairs or congressional affairs of the employing or contracting agency.

(1)

by striking or a supervisor in and inserting , a supervisor in;

(2)

by striking or a supervisor of and inserting a supervisor of; and

(3)

by inserting , or, for the purpose of communicating with Congress, the office of legislative affairs or congressional affairs of the employing agency, after (or employee designated by the head of that agency for such purpose).

(1)

in paragraph (3)—

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(5) Unauthorized whistleblower identity disclosure

The term unauthorized whistleblower identity disclosure means, with respect to an employee or a contractor employee described in paragraph (3), a knowing and willful disclosure revealing the identity or other personally identifiable information of the employee or contractor employee so as to identify the employee or contractor employee as an employee or contractor employee who has made a lawful disclosure described in subsection (b) or (c), but does not include such a knowing and willful disclosure that meets any of the following criteria:

(A)

Such disclosure was made with the express consent of the employee or contractor employee.

(B)

Such disclosure was made during the course of reporting or remedying the subject of the lawful disclosure of the whistleblower through management, legal, or oversight processes, including such processes relating to human resources, equal opportunity, security, or an Inspector General.

(C)

An Inspector General with oversight responsibility for the relevant covered intelligence community element determines that such disclosure—

(i)

was unavoidable under section 103H(g)(3)(A)(i) of this Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(g)(3)(A)(i)), section 17(e)(3)(A)(i) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(3)(A)(i)), section 407(b) of title 5, United States Code, or section 420(b)(2)(B) of such title;

(ii)

was made to an official of the Department of Justice responsible for determining whether a prosecution should be undertaken; or

(iii)

was required by statute or an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.

(1)

in subparagraph (B)—

(2)

in subparagraph (C)—

(3)

in subparagraph (D)—

(1)

in subparagraph (B)—

(2)

in subparagraph (C)—

(3)

in subparagraph (D)—

(1)

in subsection (c)—

(2)

in subsection (d)—

(3)

in subsection (e)—