CHAPTER 44 - NATIONAL SECURITY

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§ 3001 Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “National Security Act of 1947”. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 1 , 61 Stat. 495 .)

“SEC. 1091 TRANSFER OF COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT STAFF.

(“(a) Transfer.— There shall be transferred to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence such staff of the Community Management Staff as of the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 2004 ] as the Director of National Intelligence determines to be appropriate, including all functions and activities discharged by the Community Management Staff as of that date.

(“(b) Administration.— The Director of National Intelligence shall administer the Community Management Staff after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 2004 ] as a component of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under section 103 of the National Security Act of 1947 [ 50 U.S.C. 3025 ], as amended by section 1011(a) of this Act.

“SEC. 1092 TRANSFER OF TERRORIST THREAT INTEGRATION CENTER.

(“(a) Transfer.— There shall be transferred to the National Counterterrorism Center the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC) or its successor entity, including all functions and activities discharged by the Terrorist Threat Integration Center or its successor entity as of the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 2004 ].

(“(b) Administration.— The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall administer the Terrorist Threat Integration Center after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 2004 ] as a component of the Directorate of Intelligence of the National Counterterrorism Center under section 119(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 [ 50 U.S.C. 3056(i) ], as added by section 1021(a) [1021] of this Act.

“SEC. 1093 TERMINATION OF POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE.

(“(a) Termination.— The positions referred to in subsection (b) are hereby abolished.

(“(b) Covered Positions.— The positions referred to in this subsection are as follows: The Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection. The Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production. The Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Administration.

“SEC. 1094 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

“The President shall transmit to Congress a plan for the implementation of this title [see Tables for classification] and the amendments made by this title. The plan shall address, at a minimum, the following: The transfer of personnel, assets, and obligations to the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to this title. Any consolidation, reorganization, or streamlining of activities transferred to the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to this title. The establishment of offices within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to implement the duties and responsibilities of the Director of National Intelligence as described in this title. Specification of any proposed disposition of property, facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and obligations to be transferred to the Director of National Intelligence. Recommendations for additional legislative or administrative action as the President considers appropriate.

“SEC. 1095 DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REFORM.

(“(a) Report.— Not later than one year after the effective date of this Act [probably means the effective date of title I of Pub. L. 108–458 , see below], the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the progress made in the implementation of this title [see Tables for classification], including the amendments made by this title. The report shall include a comprehensive description of the progress made, and may include such recommendations for additional legislative or administrative action as the Director considers appropriate.

(“(b) Congressional Intelligence Committees Defined.— In this section, the term ‘congressional intelligence committees’ means— the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

“SEC. 1096 TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITIES.

(“(a) In General.— Upon the request of the Director of National Intelligence, the head of any executive agency may, on a reimbursable basis, provide services or detail personnel to the Director of National Intelligence. Any records of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that are maintained by the agency as a service for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under section 1535 of title 31 , United States Code, (popularly known as the ‘Economy Act’) may be treated as the records of the agency when dispositioned as required by law, and any disclosure of such records between the two agencies shall not be subject to any otherwise applicable legal consent requirements or disclosure accounting requirements. The records of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence may not be dispositioned pursuant to paragraph (1) without the authorization of the Director of National Intelligence.

(“(b) Transfer of Personnel.— In addition to any other authorities available under law for such purposes, in the fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the Director of National Intelligence— is authorized within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence the total of 500 new personnel positions; and with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may detail not more than 150 personnel funded within the National Intelligence Program to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for a period of not more than 2 years.

“SEC. 1097 EFFECTIVE DATES.

(“(a) In General.— Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act [see Tables for classification], this title [see Tables for classification] and the amendments made by this title shall take effect not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 2004 ] [For determination by the President that certain sections of title I of Pub. L. 108–458 take effect earlier than six months after the date of enactment, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005 , 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note below.].

(“(b) Specific Effective Dates.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the appointment of the first Director of National Intelligence, the Director of National Intelligence shall first appoint individuals to positions within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act [probably means the effective date of title I of Pub. L. 108–458 , see above], the President shall transmit to Congress the implementation plan required by section 1094. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 2004 ], the Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe regulations, policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines required under section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 [ 50 U.S.C. 3024 ], as amended by section 1011(a) of this Act.”

“SECTION 1

This section establishes the National Commission on Defense and National Security.

“SEC. 2 FINDINGS.

“The Congress makes the following findings: Recent revolutionary world events require a fundamental reassessment of the defense and national security policies of the United States. Emerging democracies around the world will require political, technical, and economic assistance, as well as military assistance, from the developed free nations in order to thrive and to become productive members of the world community. Real and potential military threats to the United States and its allies will continue to exist for the foreseeable future from not just the Soviet Union but also from terrorism and from Third World nations. Proliferation of both sophisticated conventional weapons and of nuclear weapons could produce a world more dangerous than we have faced in the past. Ethnic rivalries as well as economic inequalities may produce instabilities that could spark serious conflict. In order to formulate coherent national policies to meet these challenges of a new world environment, it is essential for the United States to achieve a bipartisan consensus such as that which emerged following World War II. Such a consensus can be fostered by the development of policy recommendations from a highly respected group of individuals who do not bear a partisan label and who possess critical expertise and experience.

“SEC. 3 ESTABLISHMENT.

“There is established a commission to be known as [the] National Commission on Defense and National Security (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Commission’). The Commission is established until 30 days following submission of the final report required by section 6 of this section.

“SEC. 4 DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

(“(a) In General.— The Commission shall analyze and make recommendations to the President and Congress concerning the national security and national defense policies of the United States.

(“(b) Matters To Be Analyzed.— Matters to be analyzed by the Commission shall include the following: The world-wide interests, goals, and objectives of the United States that are vital to the national security of the United States. The political, economic, and military developments around the world and the implications of those developments for United States national security interests, including— the developments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union; the question of German unification; the future of NATO and European economic integration; the future of the Pacific Basin; and potential instability resulting from regional conflicts or economic problems in the developing world. The foreign policy, world-wide commitments, and national defense capabilities of the United States necessary to deter aggression and implement the national security strategy of the United States, including the contribution that can be made by bilateral and multilateral political and economic associations in promoting interests that the United States shares with other members of the world community. The proposed short-term uses of the political, economic, military, and other elements of national power for the United States to protect or promote the interests and to achieve the goals and objectives referred to in paragraph (1). Long-term options that should be considered further for a number of potential courses of world events over the remainder of the century and into the next century.

“SEC. 5 MEMBERSHIP.

(“(a) Number and Appointment.— The Commission shall be composed of 10 members, as follows: Three appointed by the President. Three appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.

(“(b) Qualifications.— Persons appointed to the Commission shall be persons who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government (including Members of Congress) and who are specially qualified to serve on the Commission by virtue of their education, training, or experience.

(“(c) Terms.— Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.

(“(d) Basic Pay.— Members of the Commission shall serve without pay.

(“(e) Quorum.— A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

(“(f) Chairman and Vice Chairman.— The Chairman of the Commission shall be designated by the President from among the members appointed by the President. The Vice Chairman of the Commission shall be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from among the members appointed by the Speaker.

(“(g) Meetings.— The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman or a majority of its members.

(“(h) Deadline for Appointments.— Members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [ Nov. 5, 1990 ].

“SEC. 6 REPORTS.

(“(a) Initial Report.— The Commission shall transmit to the President and to Congress an initial report not later than six months after the date on which the Commission is first constituted with a quorum.

(“(b) Final Report.— The Commission shall transmit to the President and to Congress a final report one year following submission of the initial report under subsection (a).

(“(c) Contents of Reports.— The report under subsection (b) shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission concerning the matters to be studied by the Commission under section 4, together with its recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as it considers appropriate. Such report shall include a comprehensive description and discussion of the matters set forth in section 4.

(“(d) Reports To Be Unclassified.— Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified form.

(“(e) Additional and Minority Views.— Each report may include such additional and minority views as individual members of the Commission may request be included.

“SEC. 7 DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

(“(a) Director.— The Commission shall, without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5 , United States Code, have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chairman and who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule.

(“(b) Staff.— The Chairman may appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel as the Chairman considers appropriate.

(“(c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.— The Director and staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule.

(“(d) Experts and Consultants.— Subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the Commission, the Chairman may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5 of the United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule.

(“(e) Staff of Federal Agencies.— Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this Act.

“SEC. 8 POWERS OF COMMISSION

(“(a) Hearings and Sessions.— The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate.

(“(b) Powers of Members and Agents.— Any member or agent of the Commission may, if so authorized by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take by this section.

(“(c) Obtaining Official Data.— The Chairman or a designee on behalf of the Chairman may request information necessary to enable the Commission to carry out this Act directly from any department or agency of the United States.

(“(d) Gifts.— The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.

(“(e) Mails.— The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States.

(“(f) Administrative Support Services.— The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the Commission may request.

“SEC. 9 INITIAL FUNDING OF COMMISSION.

“If funds are not otherwise available for the necessary expenses of the Commission for fiscal year 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall make available to the Commission, from funds available to the Secretary for the fiscal year concerned, such funds as the Commission requires. When funds are specifically appropriated for the expenses of the Commission, the Commission shall reimburse the Secretary from such funds for any funds provided to it under the preceding sentence.”

§ 3002 Congressional declaration of purpose

In enacting this chapter, it is the intent of Congress to provide a comprehensive program for the future security of the United States; to provide for the establishment of integrated policies and procedures for the departments, agencies, and functions of the Government relating to the national security; to provide a Department of Defense, including the three military Departments of the Army, the Navy (including naval aviation and the United States Marine Corps), and the Air Force under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense; to provide that each military department shall be separately organized under its own Secretary and shall function under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense; to provide for their unified direction under civilian control of the Secretary of Defense but not to merge these departments or services; to provide for the establishment of unified or specified combatant commands, and a clear and direct line of command to such commands; to eliminate unnecessary duplication in the Department of Defense, and particularly in the field of research and engineering by vesting its overall direction and control in the Secretary of Defense; to provide more effective, efficient, and economical administration in the Department of Defense; to provide for the unified strategic direction of the combatant forces, for their operation under unified command, and for their integration into an efficient team of land, naval, and air forces but not to establish a single Chief of Staff over the armed forces nor an overall armed forces general staff. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 2 , 61 Stat. 496 ; Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 2 , 63 Stat. 579 ; Pub. L. 85–599, § 2 , Aug. 6, 1958 , 72 Stat. 514 .)

§ 3003 Definitions

As used in this chapter: The term “intelligence” includes foreign intelligence and counterintelligence. The term “foreign intelligence” means information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities. The term “counterintelligence” means information gathered, and activities conducted, to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities. The term “intelligence community” includes the following: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The Central Intelligence Agency. The National Security Agency. The Defense Intelligence Agency. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs. The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Space Force, the Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Energy. The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State. The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury. The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security. Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community. The terms “national intelligence” and “intelligence related to national security” refer to all intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived and including information gathered within or outside the United States, that— pertains, as determined consistent with any guidance issued by the President, to more than one United States Government agency; and that involves— threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests; the development, proliferation, or use of weapons of mass destruction; or any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security. The term “National Intelligence Program” refers to all programs, projects, and activities of the intelligence community, as well as any other programs of the intelligence community designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of a United States department or agency or by the President. Such term does not include programs, projects, or activities of the military departments to acquire intelligence solely for the planning and conduct of tactical military operations by United States Armed Forces. The term “congressional intelligence committees” means— the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 3 , as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VII, § 702 , Oct. 24, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3188 ; amended Pub. L. 103–359, title V, § 501(a)(1) , Oct. 14, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3428 ; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1122(b)(1) , Sept. 23, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2687 ; Pub. L. 107–56, title IX, § 902 , Oct. 26, 2001 , 115 Stat. 387 ; Pub. L. 107–108, title I, § 105 , Dec. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 1397 ; Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 201(h) , Nov. 25, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2149 ; Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 353(a) , Nov. 27, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2401 ; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(e)(1) , Nov. 24, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1569 ; Pub. L. 108–177, title I, § 105(d)(1) , Dec. 13, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2603 ; Pub. L. 108–458, title I , §§ 1012, 1073, 1074(a), Dec. 17, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3662 , 3693, 3694; Pub. L. 111–259, title IV, § 441 , title VIII, § 804(1), Oct. 7, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2732 , 2747; Pub. L. 112–87, title IV, § 431 , title V, § 505(1), Jan. 3, 2012 , 125 Stat. 1894 , 1897; Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIV, § 6421 , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3530 .)

§ 3004 Definitions of military departments

(a) The term “Department of the Army” as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean the Department of the Army at the seat of the government and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Department of the Army.

(b) The term “Department of the Navy” as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean the Department of the Navy at the seat of the government; the headquarters, United States Marine Corps; the entire operating forces of the United States Navy, including naval aviation, and of the United States Marine Corps, including the reserve components of such forces; all field activities, headquarters, forces, bases, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Department of the Navy; and the United States Coast Guard when operating as a part of the Navy pursuant to law.

(c) The term “Department of the Air Force” as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean the Department of the Air Force at the seat of the government and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Department of the Air Force.

§ 3005 Department of Defense

Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or other provisions of law, the provisions of title 5 shall be applicable to the Department of Defense. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6742(b)(6) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2240 .)

§ 3006 Transferred

§ 3021 National Security Council

(a) National Security Council There is a council known as the National Security Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”).

(b) Functions Consistent with the direction of the President, the functions of the Council shall be to— advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the national security so as to enable the Armed Forces and the other departments and agencies of the United States Government to cooperate more effectively in matters involving the national security; assess and appraise the objectives, commitments, and risks of the United States in relation to the actual and potential military power of the United States, and make recommendations thereon to the President; make recommendations to the President concerning policies on matters of common interest to the departments and agencies of the United States Government concerned with the national security; and coordinate, without assuming operational authority, the United States Government response to malign foreign influence operations and campaigns.

(c) Membership The Council consists of the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy and such other officers of the United States Government as the President may designate. The President may designate such other officers of the United States Government as the President considers appropriate, including the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Cyber Director, to attend and participate in meetings of the Council.

(d) Presiding officers At meetings of the Council, the President shall preside or, in the absence of the President, a member of the Council designated by the President shall preside.

(e) Staff The Council shall have a staff headed by a civilian executive secretary appointed by the President. Consistent with the direction of the President and subject to paragraph (3), the executive secretary may, subject to the civil service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to perform such duties as may be prescribed by the President in connection with performance of the functions of the Council. The professional staff for which this subsection provides shall not exceed 200 persons, including persons employed by, assigned to, detailed to, under contract to serve on, or otherwise serving or affiliated with the staff. The limitation in this paragraph does not apply to personnel serving substantially in support or administrative positions.

(f) Special Advisor to the President on International Religious Freedom It is the sense of Congress that there should be within the staff of the Council a Special Adviser to the President on International Religious Freedom, whose position should be comparable to that of a director within the Executive Office of the President. The Special Adviser should serve as a resource for executive branch officials, compiling and maintaining information on the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom (as defined in section 6402 of title 22 ), and making policy recommendations. The Special Adviser should serve as liaison with the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Congress and, as advisable, religious nongovernmental organizations.

(g) Coordinator for combating malign foreign influence operations and campaigns The President shall designate an employee of the National Security Council to be responsible for the coordination of the interagency process for combating malign foreign influence operations and campaigns. Not less frequently than twice each year, the employee designated under this subsection, or the employee’s designee, shall provide to the congressional committees specified in subparagraph (B) a briefing on the responsibilities and activities of the employee designated under this subsection. The congressional committees specified in this subparagraph are the following: The Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

(h) Definition of malign foreign influence operations and campaigns In this section, the term “malign foreign influence operations and campaigns” means the coordinated, direct or indirect application of national diplomatic, informational, military, economic, business, corruption, educational, and other capabilities by hostile foreign powers to affect attitudes, behaviors, decisions, or outcomes within the United States.

§ 3022 Joint Intelligence Community Council

(a) Joint Intelligence Community Council There is a Joint Intelligence Community Council.

(b) Membership The Joint Intelligence Community Council shall consist of the following: The Director of National Intelligence, who shall chair the Council. The Secretary of State. The Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of Defense. The Attorney General. The Secretary of Energy. The Secretary of Homeland Security. Such other officers of the United States Government as the President may designate from time to time.

(c) Functions The Joint Intelligence Community Council shall assist the Director of National Intelligence in developing and implementing a joint, unified national intelligence effort to protect national security by— advising the Director on establishing requirements, developing budgets, financial management, and monitoring and evaluating the performance of the intelligence community, and on such other matters as the Director may request; and ensuring the timely execution of programs, policies, and directives established or developed by the Director.

(d) Meetings The Director of National Intelligence shall convene meetings of the Joint Intelligence Community Council as the Director considers appropriate.

(e) Advice and opinions of members other than Chairman A member of the Joint Intelligence Community Council (other than the Chairman) may submit to the Chairman advice or an opinion in disagreement with, or advice or an opinion in addition to, the advice presented by the Director of National Intelligence to the President or the National Security Council, in the role of the Chairman as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Community Council. If a member submits such advice or opinion, the Chairman shall present the advice or opinion of such member at the same time the Chairman presents the advice of the Chairman to the President or the National Security Council, as the case may be. The Chairman shall establish procedures to ensure that the presentation of the advice of the Chairman to the President or the National Security Council is not unduly delayed by reason of the submission of the individual advice or opinion of another member of the Council.

(f) Recommendations to Congress Any member of the Joint Intelligence Community Council may make such recommendations to Congress relating to the intelligence community as such member considers appropriate.

§ 3023 Director of National Intelligence

(a) Director of National Intelligence There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise. The Director of National Intelligence shall not be located within the Executive Office of the President.

(b) Principal responsibility Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the President, the Director of National Intelligence shall— serve as head of the intelligence community; act as the principal adviser to the President, to the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to the national security; and consistent with section 1018 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004, oversee and direct the implementation of the National Intelligence Program.

(c) Prohibition on dual service The individual serving in the position of Director of National Intelligence shall not, while so serving, also serve as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency or as the head of any other element of the intelligence community.

§ 3024 Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence

(a) Provision of intelligence The Director of National Intelligence shall be responsible for ensuring that national intelligence is provided— to the President; to the heads of departments and agencies of the executive branch; to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; to the Senate and House of Representatives and the committees thereof; and to such other persons as the Director of National Intelligence determines to be appropriate. Such national intelligence should be timely, objective, independent of political considerations, and based upon all sources available to the intelligence community and other appropriate entities.

(b) Access to intelligence Unless otherwise directed by the President, the Director of National Intelligence shall have access to all national intelligence and intelligence related to the national security which is collected by any Federal department, agency, or other entity, except as otherwise provided by law or, as appropriate, under guidelines agreed upon by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence.

(c) Budget authorities With respect to budget requests and appropriations for the National Intelligence Program, the Director of National Intelligence shall— based on intelligence priorities set by the President, provide to the heads of departments containing agencies or organizations within the intelligence community, and to the heads of such agencies and organizations, guidance for developing the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such agencies and organizations; based on budget proposals provided to the Director of National Intelligence by the heads of agencies and organizations within the intelligence community and the heads of their respective departments and, as appropriate, after obtaining the advice of the Joint Intelligence Community Council, develop and determine an annual consolidated National Intelligence Program budget; and present such consolidated National Intelligence Program budget, together with any comments from the heads of departments containing agencies or organizations within the intelligence community, to the President for approval. In addition to the information provided under paragraph (1)(B), the heads of agencies and organizations within the intelligence community shall provide the Director of National Intelligence such other information as the Director shall request for the purpose of determining the annual consolidated National Intelligence Program budget under that paragraph. The Director of National Intelligence shall participate in the development by the Secretary of Defense of the annual budget for the Military Intelligence Program or any successor program or programs. The Director of National Intelligence shall provide guidance for the development of the annual budget for each element of the intelligence community that is not within the National Intelligence Program. The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure the effective execution of the annual budget for intelligence and intelligence-related activities. The Director of National Intelligence shall be responsible for managing appropriations for the National Intelligence Program by directing the allotment or allocation of such appropriations through the heads of the departments containing agencies or organizations within the intelligence community and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, with prior notice (including the provision of appropriate supporting information) to the head of the department containing an agency or organization receiving any such allocation or allotment or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pursuant to relevant appropriations Acts for the National Intelligence Program, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall exercise the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to apportion funds, at the exclusive direction of the Director of National Intelligence, for allocation to the elements of the intelligence community through the relevant host executive departments and the Central Intelligence Agency. Department comptrollers or appropriate budget execution officers shall allot, allocate, reprogram, or transfer funds appropriated for the National Intelligence Program in an expeditious manner. The Director of National Intelligence shall monitor the implementation and execution of the National Intelligence Program by the heads of the elements of the intelligence community that manage programs and activities that are part of the National Intelligence Program, which shall include audits and evaluations. Consistent with subparagraph (C), the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the programs and activities that are part of the National Intelligence Program, including those of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are structured and executed in a manner than enables budget traceability. Apportionment and allotment of funds under this subsection shall be subject to chapter 13 and section 1517 of title 31 and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.). The Director of National Intelligence shall report to the President and the Congress not later than 15 days after learning of any instance in which a departmental comptroller acts in a manner inconsistent with the law (including permanent statutes, authorization Acts, and appropriations Acts), or the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, in carrying out the National Intelligence Program.

(d) Role of Director of National Intelligence in transfer and reprogramming of funds No funds made available under the National Intelligence Program may be transferred or reprogrammed without the prior approval of the Director of National Intelligence, except in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence. The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Director of National Intelligence before transferring or reprogramming funds made available under the Military Intelligence Program or any successor program or programs. Subject to the succeeding provisions of this subsection, the Director of National Intelligence may transfer or reprogram funds appropriated for a program within the National Intelligence Program— to another such program; 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 to a program funded by appropriations not within the National Intelligence Program to address critical gaps in intelligence information sharing or access capabilities. The Director of National Intelligence may only transfer or reprogram funds referred to in paragraph (1)(A)— with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and after consultation with the heads of departments containing agencies or organizations within the intelligence community to the extent such agencies or organizations are affected, and, in the case of the Central Intelligence Agency, after consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The amounts available for transfer or reprogramming in the National Intelligence Program in any given fiscal year, and the terms and conditions governing such transfers and reprogrammings, are subject to the provisions of annual appropriations Acts and this subsection. A transfer or reprogramming of funds may be made under this subsection only if— the funds are being transferred to an activity that is a higher priority intelligence activity; the transfer or reprogramming supports an emergent need, improves program effectiveness, or increases efficiency; the transfer or reprogramming does not involve a transfer or reprogramming of funds to a Reserve for Contingencies of the Director of National Intelligence or the Reserve for Contingencies of the Central Intelligence Agency; the transfer or reprogramming results in a cumulative transfer or reprogramming of funds out of any department or agency, as appropriate, funded in the National Intelligence Program in a single fiscal year— that is less than $150,000,000, and that is less than 5 percent of amounts available to a department or agency under the National Intelligence Program; and the transfer or reprogramming does not terminate an acquisition program. A transfer or reprogramming may be made without regard to a limitation set forth in clause (iv) or (v) of subparagraph (A) if the transfer has the concurrence of the head of the department involved or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (in the case of the Central Intelligence Agency). The authority to provide such concurrence may only be delegated by the head of the department involved or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (in the case of the Central Intelligence Agency) to the deputy of such officer. Funds transferred or reprogrammed under this subsection shall remain available for the same period as the appropriations account to which transferred or reprogrammed. Any transfer or reprogramming of funds under this subsection shall be carried out in accordance with existing procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications for the appropriate congressional committees. Any proposed transfer or reprogramming for which notice is given to the appropriate congressional committees shall be accompanied by a report explaining the nature of the proposed transfer or reprogramming and how it satisfies the requirements of this subsection. In addition, the congressional intelligence committees shall be promptly notified of any transfer or reprogramming of funds made pursuant to this subsection in any case in which the transfer or reprogramming would not have otherwise required reprogramming notification under procedures in effect as of December 17, 2004 .

(e) Tasking and other authorities The Director of National Intelligence shall— establish objectives, priorities, and guidance for the intelligence community to ensure timely and effective collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination (including access by users to collected data consistent with applicable law and, as appropriate, the guidelines referred to in subsection (b) and analytic products generated by or within the intelligence community) of national intelligence; determine requirements and priorities for, and manage and direct the tasking of, collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of national intelligence by elements of the intelligence community, including— approving requirements (including those requirements responding to needs provided by consumers) for collection and analysis; and resolving conflicts in collection requirements and in the tasking of national collection assets of the elements of the intelligence community; and provide advisory tasking to intelligence elements of those agencies and departments not within the National Intelligence Program. The authority of the Director of National Intelligence under subparagraph (A) shall not apply— insofar as the President so directs; with respect to clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), insofar as the Secretary of Defense exercises tasking authority under plans or arrangements agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence; or to the direct dissemination of information to State government and local government officials and private sector entities pursuant to sections 121 and 482 of title 6. The Director of National Intelligence shall oversee the National Counterterrorism Center, the National Counterproliferation Center, and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. The Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe, in consultation with the heads of other agencies or elements of the intelligence community, and the heads of their respective departments, binding personnel policies and programs applicable to the intelligence community that— require and facilitate assignments and details of personnel to national intelligence centers, and between elements of the intelligence community over the course of the careers of such personnel; set standards for education, training, and career development of personnel of the intelligence community; encourage and facilitate the recruitment and retention by the intelligence community of highly qualified individuals for the effective conduct of intelligence activities; ensure that the personnel of the intelligence community are sufficiently diverse for purposes of the collection and analysis of intelligence through the recruitment and training of women, minorities, and individuals with diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds; require service in more than one element of the intelligence community as a condition of promotion to such positions within the intelligence community as the Director shall specify, and take requisite steps to ensure compliance among elements of the intelligence community; and ensure the effective management of intelligence community personnel who are responsible for intelligence community-wide matters. Policies prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall not be inconsistent with the personnel policies otherwise applicable to members of the uniformed services. The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure compliance with the Constitution and laws of the United States by the Central Intelligence Agency and shall ensure such compliance by other elements of the intelligence community through the host executive departments that manage the programs and activities that are part of the National Intelligence Program. The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure the elimination of waste and unnecessary duplication within the intelligence community. The Director of National Intelligence shall establish requirements and priorities for foreign intelligence information to be collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and provide assistance to the Attorney General to ensure that information derived from electronic surveillance or physical searches under that Act is disseminated so it may be used efficiently and effectively for national intelligence purposes, except that the Director shall have no authority to direct or undertake electronic surveillance or physical search operations pursuant to that Act unless authorized by statute or Executive order. 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. The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish guidelines and procedures for conducting an accountability review under subparagraph (A). 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. 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. The requirements of this paragraph shall not be construed to limit any authority of the Director of National Intelligence under subsection ( l ) or with respect to supervision of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Director of National Intelligence shall— conduct assessments and audits of the compliance of each element of the intelligence community with minimum insider threat policy; receive information from each element of the intelligence community regarding the collection, sharing, and use by such element of audit and monitoring data for insider threat detection across all classified and unclassified information technology systems within such element; provide guidance and oversight to Federal departments and agencies to fully implement automated records checks, consistent with personnel vetting reforms and the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, or successor initiative, and ensure that information collected pursuant to such records checks is appropriately shared in support of intelligence community-wide insider threat initiatives; carry out evaluations of the effectiveness of counterintelligence, security, and insider threat program activities of each element of the intelligence community, including with respect to the lowest organizational unit of each such element, that include an identification of any gaps, shortfalls, or resource needs of each such element; identify gaps, shortfalls, resources needs, and recommendations for adjustments in allocations and additional resources and other remedies to strengthen counterintelligence, security, and insider threat detection programs; pursuant to final damage assessments facilitated by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center that have been undertaken as a result of an unauthorized disclosure, determine whether the heads of the elements of the intelligence community implement recommended mitigation, and notify the congressional intelligence committees of such determinations and notify the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives in cases involving elements of the intelligence community within the Department of Defense; and study the data collected during the course of background investigations and adjudications for security clearances granted to individuals who subsequently commit unauthorized disclosures, and issue findings regarding the quality of such data as a predictor for insider threat activity, delineated by the severity of the unauthorized disclosure. The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure there is established a policy for minimum insider threat standards for the intelligence community and ensure compliance by the elements of the intelligence community with that policy. The Director of National Intelligence shall perform such other intelligence-related functions as the President may direct, and upon receiving any such direction, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees immediately in writing with a description of such other intelligence-related functions directed by the President. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as affecting the role of the Department of Justice or the Attorney General under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 [ 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].

(f) Intelligence information sharing The Director of National Intelligence shall have principal authority to ensure maximum availability of and access to intelligence information within the intelligence community consistent with national security requirements. The Director of National Intelligence shall— establish uniform security standards and procedures; establish common information technology standards, protocols, and interfaces; ensure development of information technology systems that include multi-level security and intelligence integration capabilities; establish policies and procedures to resolve conflicts between the need to share intelligence information and the need to protect intelligence sources and methods; develop an enterprise architecture for the intelligence community and ensure that elements of the intelligence community comply with such architecture; have procurement approval authority over all enterprise architecture-related information technology items funded in the National Intelligence Program; and in accordance with Executive Order No. 13526 (75 Fed. Reg. 707; relating to classified national security information) (or any subsequent corresponding executive order), and part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulation), establish— guidance to standardize, in appropriate cases, the formats for classified and unclassified intelligence products created by elements of the intelligence community for purposes of promoting the sharing of intelligence products; and policies and procedures requiring the increased use, in appropriate cases, and including portion markings, of the classification of portions of information within one intelligence product. The President shall ensure that the Director of National Intelligence has all necessary support and authorities to fully and effectively implement paragraph (1). Except as otherwise directed by the President or with the specific written agreement of the head of the department or agency in question, a Federal agency or official shall not be considered to have met any obligation to provide any information, report, assessment, or other material (including unevaluated intelligence information) to that department or agency solely by virtue of having provided that information, report, assessment, or other material to the Director of National Intelligence or the National Counterterrorism Center. The Director of National Intelligence shall, in a timely manner, report to Congress any statute, regulation, policy, or practice that the Director believes impedes the ability of the Director to fully and effectively ensure maximum availability of access to intelligence information within the intelligence community consistent with the protection of the national security of the United States.

(g) Analysis To ensure the most accurate analysis of intelligence is derived from all sources to support national security needs, the Director of National Intelligence shall— implement policies and procedures— to require sound analytic methods and tradecraft, independent of political considerations, throughout the elements of the intelligence community; to ensure that analysis is based upon all sources available; and to ensure that the elements of the intelligence community regularly conduct competitive analysis of analytic products, whether such products are produced by or disseminated to such elements; ensure that resource allocation for intelligence analysis is appropriately proportional to resource allocation for intelligence collection systems and operations in order to maximize analysis of all collected data; ensure that substantial differences in analytic judgment are fully considered, brought to the attention of policymakers, and documented in analytic products; and ensure that sufficient relationships are established between intelligence collectors and analysts to facilitate greater understanding of the needs of analysts.

(h) Protection of intelligence sources and methods The Director of National Intelligence shall protect, and shall establish and enforce policies to protect, intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. Consistent with paragraph (1), in order to maximize the dissemination of intelligence, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish and implement requirements for the intelligence community for the following purposes: Classification of information under applicable law, Executive orders, or other Presidential directives. Access to and dissemination of intelligence, both in final form and in the form when initially gathered. Preparation of intelligence products in such a way that source information is removed to allow for dissemination at the lowest level of classification possible or in unclassified form to the extent practicable. The Director may only delegate a duty or authority given the Director under this subsection to the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. Each head of an element of the intelligence community shall ensure that any congressionally mandated report submitted to Congress by the head, other than such a report submitted solely to the congressional intelligence committees, shall be consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods in accordance with the policies established by the Director under paragraph (1), regardless of whether the provision of law mandating the report explicitly requires such protection. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any congressional leadership’s or congressional committee’s jurisdiction or access to information from any element of the intelligence community under the rules of either chamber of Congress.

(i) Uniform procedures for classified information The Director of National Intelligence, subject to the direction of the President, shall— establish uniform standards and procedures for the grant of access to sensitive compartmented information to any officer or employee of any agency or department of the United States and to employees of contractors of those agencies or departments; ensure the consistent implementation of those standards and procedures throughout such agencies and departments; ensure that security clearances granted by individual elements of the intelligence community are recognized by all elements of the intelligence community, and under contracts entered into by those agencies; ensure that the process for investigation and adjudication of an application for access to sensitive compartmented information is performed in the most expeditious manner possible consistent with applicable standards for national security; ensure that the background of each employee or officer of an element of the intelligence community, each contractor to an element of the intelligence community, and each individual employee of such a contractor who has been determined to be eligible for access to classified information is monitored on a continual basis under standards developed by the Director, including with respect to the frequency of evaluation, during the period of eligibility of such employee or officer of an element of the intelligence community, such contractor, or such individual employee to such a contractor to determine whether such employee or officer of an element of the intelligence community, such contractor, and such individual employee of such a contractor continues to meet the requirements for eligibility for access to classified information; and develop procedures to require information sharing between elements of the intelligence community concerning potentially derogatory security information regarding an employee or officer of an element of the intelligence community, a contractor to an element of the intelligence community, or an individual employee of such a contractor that may impact the eligibility of such employee or officer of an element of the intelligence community, such contractor, or such individual employee of such a contractor for a security clearance.

(j) Coordination with foreign governments Under the direction of the President and in a manner consistent with section 3927 of title 22 , the Director of National Intelligence shall oversee the coordination of the relationships between elements of the intelligence community and the intelligence or security services of foreign governments or international organizations on all matters involving intelligence related to the national security or involving intelligence acquired through clandestine means.

(k) Enhanced personnel management The Director of National Intelligence shall, under regulations prescribed by the Director, provide incentives for personnel of elements of the intelligence community to serve— on the staff of the Director of National Intelligence; on the staff of the national intelligence centers; on the staff of the National Counterterrorism Center; and in other positions in support of the intelligence community management functions of the Director. Incentives under subparagraph (A) may include financial incentives, bonuses, and such other awards and incentives as the Director considers appropriate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the personnel of an element of the intelligence community who are assigned or detailed under paragraph (1)(A) to service under the Director of National Intelligence shall be promoted at rates equivalent to or better than personnel of such element who are not so assigned or detailed. The Director may prescribe regulations to carry out this paragraph. The Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe mechanisms to facilitate the rotation of personnel of the intelligence community through various elements of the intelligence community in the course of their careers in order to facilitate the widest possible understanding by such personnel of the variety of intelligence requirements, methods, users, and capabilities. The mechanisms prescribed under subparagraph (A) may include the following: The establishment of special occupational categories involving service, over the course of a career, in more than one element of the intelligence community. The provision of rewards for service in positions undertaking analysis and planning of operations involving two or more elements of the intelligence community. The establishment of requirements for education, training, service, and evaluation for service involving more than one element of the intelligence community. It is the sense of Congress that the mechanisms prescribed under this subsection should, to the extent practical, seek to duplicate for civilian personnel within the intelligence community the joint officer management policies established by chapter 38 of title 10 and the other amendments made by title IV of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–433 ). The mechanisms prescribed under subparagraph (A) and any other policies of the Director— may not require an employee of an office of inspector general for an element of the intelligence community, including the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, to rotate to a position in an office or organization of such an element over which such office of inspector general exercises jurisdiction; and shall be implemented in a manner that exempts employees of an office of inspector general from a rotation that may impact the independence of such office. Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and subparagraph (D), this subsection shall not apply with respect to personnel of the elements of the intelligence community who are members of the uniformed services. Mechanisms that establish requirements for education and training pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(iii) may apply with respect to members of the uniformed services who are assigned to an element of the intelligence community funded through the National Intelligence Program, but such mechanisms shall not be inconsistent with personnel policies and education and training requirements otherwise applicable to members of the uniformed services. The personnel policies and programs developed and implemented under this subsection with respect to law enforcement officers (as that term is defined in section 5541(3) of title 5 ) shall not affect the ability of law enforcement entities to conduct operations or, through the applicable chain of command, to control the activities of such law enforcement officers. Assignment to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of commissioned officers of the Armed Forces shall be considered a joint-duty assignment for purposes of the joint officer management policies prescribed by chapter 38 of title 10 and other provisions of that title.

(l) Additional authority with respect to personnel In addition to the authorities under subsection (f)(3), 1 the Director of National Intelligence may exercise with respect to the personnel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence any authority of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency with respect to the personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 [ 50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.], and other applicable provisions of law, as of December 17, 2004 , to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency may exercise such authority with respect to personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency, including with respect to the notification requirement under section 8(c) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3510(c) ). Employees and applicants for employment of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall have the same rights and protections under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as employees of the Central Intelligence Agency have under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 [ 50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.], and other applicable provisions of law, as of December 17, 2004 .

(m) Acquisition and other authorities In carrying out the responsibilities and authorities under this section, the Director of National Intelligence may exercise the acquisition and appropriations authorities referred to in the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 [ 50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.] other than the authorities referred to in section 8(b) of that Act [ 50 U.S.C. 3510(b) ]. For the purpose of the exercise of any authority referred to in paragraph (1), a reference to the head of an agency shall be deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence or the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. Any determination or decision to be made under an authority referred to in paragraph (1) by the head of an agency may be made with respect to individual purchases and contracts or with respect to classes of purchases or contracts, and shall be final. Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Director of National Intelligence or the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence may, in such official’s discretion, delegate to any officer or other official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence any authority to make a determination or decision as the head of the agency under an authority referred to in paragraph (1). The limitations and conditions set forth in section 3(d) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 [ 50 U.S.C. 3503(d) ] shall apply to the exercise by the Director of National Intelligence of an authority referred to in paragraph (1). Each determination or decision required by an authority referred to in the second sentence of section 3(d) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 [ 50 U.S.C. 3503(d) ] shall be based upon written findings made by the official making such determination or decision, which findings shall be final and shall be available within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for a period of at least six years following the date of such determination or decision. 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. 3503 , 3510(a)] for an acquisition by such element that is more than 50 percent funded under the National Intelligence Program. The head of an element of the intelligence community may not exercise an authority referred to in subparagraph (A) until— the head of such element (without delegation) submits to the Director of National Intelligence a written request that includes— a description of such authority requested to be exercised; an explanation of the need for such authority, including an explanation of the reasons that other authorities are insufficient; and a certification that the mission of such element would be— impaired if such authority is not exercised; or significantly and measurably enhanced if such authority is exercised; and the Director of National Intelligence issues a written authorization that includes— a description of the authority referred to in subparagraph (A) that is authorized to be exercised; and a justification to support the exercise of such authority. 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). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit— 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 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 $50,000,000annually.Requestsandauthorizationstoexerciseanauthorityreferredtoinsubparagraph(A)shallremainavailablewithintheOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligenceforaperiodofatleast6yearsfollowingthedateofsuchrequestorauthorization.NothinginthisparagraphmaybeconstruedtoalterorotherwiselimittheauthorityoftheCentralIntelligenceAgencytoindependentlyexerciseanauthorityundersection3or8(a)oftheCentralIntelligenceAgencyActof1949[50U.S.C.3503,3510(a)].AnyauthorityprovidedtotheDirectorofNationalIntelligenceortheheadofanelementoftheintelligencecommunitypursuanttothissubsectiontomakeanexpenditurereferredtoinsubsection(a)ofsection8oftheCentralIntelligenceAgencyActof1949(50U.S.C.3510)issubjecttothenotificationrequirementundersubsection(c)ofsuchsection,includingtheguidanceissuedunderparagraph(2)ofsuchsubsection(c).IftheDirectorofNationalIntelligenceisrequiredtomakeanotificationforaspecificexpenditurepursuanttoboththisparagraphandparagraph(4)(G),theDirectormaymakeasinglenotification.Inadditiontootheracquisitionauthorities,theDirectorofNationalIntelligencemayexercisetheacquisitionauthoritiesreferredtoinsections4021and4022oftitle10,subjecttotheprovisionsofthisparagraph.TheDirectorshalldelegatetheauthoritiesprovidedbysubparagraph(A)totheheadsofelementsoftheintelligencecommunity.Theheadsofelementsoftheintelligencecommunityshall,tothemaximumextentpracticable,delegatetheauthoritydelegatedunderclause(i)totheofficialoftherespectiveelementoftheintelligencecommunityresponsiblefordecisionswithrespecttobasic,applied,oradvancedresearchactivitiesortheadoptionofsuchactivitieswithinsuchelement.Forpurposesofthisparagraph,thelimitationinsection4022(a)(1)oftitle10shallnotapplytoelementsoftheintelligencecommunity.Subjecttosection4022(a)(2)ofsuchtitle,theDirectormayenterintotransactionsandagreements(otherthancontracts,cooperativeagreements,andgrants)ofamountsnottoexceed$75,000,000 under this paragraph to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research projects and prototype projects in support of intelligence activities. For purposes of this paragraph, the limitations specified in section 4022(a)(2) of such title shall apply to the intelligence community in lieu of the Department of Defense, and the Director shall— identify appropriate officials who can make the determinations required in subparagraph (B)(i) of such section for the intelligence community; and brief the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives in lieu of the congressional defense committees, as specified in subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section. For purposes of this paragraph, the limitation in section 4022(a)(3) of such title shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community. In carrying out this paragraph, section 4022(d)(1) of such title shall be applied by substituting “Director of National Intelligence” for “Secretary of Defense”. For purposes of this paragraph, the limitations in section 4022(d)(2) of such title shall not apply to elements of the intelligence community. In addition to the follow-on production contract criteria in section 4022(f)(2) of such title, the following additional criteria shall apply: The authorizing official of the relevant element of the intelligence community determines that Government users of the proposed production product or production service have been consulted. In the case of a proposed production product that is software, there are mechanisms in place for Government users to provide ongoing feedback to participants to the follow-on production contract. In the case of a proposed production product that is software, there are mechanisms in place to promote the interoperability and accessibility with and between Government and commercial software providers, including by the promotion of open application programming interfaces and requirement of appropriate software documentation. The award follows a documented market analysis as mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulations surveying available and comparable products. In the case of a proposed production product that is software, the follow-on production contract includes a requirement that, for the duration of such contract (or such other period of time as may be agreed to as a term of such contract)— the participants provide the most up-to-date version of the product that is available in the commercial marketplace and is consistent with security requirements; there are mechanisms in place for the participants to provide timely updates to the production product; and the authority specified in section 4022(f)(5) of such title shall be exercised by the Director in lieu of the Secretary of Defense. The Director, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall— not later than 180 days after December 23, 2022 , establish and implement an intelligence community-wide policy prescribing the use and limitations of the authority under this paragraph, particularly with respect to the application of subparagraphs (B) and (C); periodically review and update the policy established under clause (i); and submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the policy when established under clause (i) or updated under clause (ii). Not less frequently than annually, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report detailing the use by the intelligence community of the authority provided by this paragraph. Each report required by clause (i) shall detail the following: The number of transactions. The participants to such transactions. The purpose of the transaction. The amount of each transaction. Concerns with the efficiency of the policy. Any recommendations for how to improve the process. Each report required by clause (i) may describe such transactions which have been awarded follow-on production contracts either pursuant to the authority provided by this paragraph or another acquisition authority available to the intelligence community.

(n) Consideration of views of elements of intelligence community In carrying out the duties and responsibilities under this section, the Director of National Intelligence shall take into account the views of a head of a department containing an element of the intelligence community and of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

(o) Certain Responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence Relating to National Intelligence Program Subject to the direction of the President, the Director of National Intelligence shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, ensure that the National Intelligence Program budgets for the elements of the intelligence community that are within the Department of Defense are adequate to satisfy the national intelligence needs of the Department of Defense, including the needs of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the unified and specified commands, and wherever such elements are performing Government-wide functions, the needs of other Federal departments and agencies. Consistent with subsection (c)(5)(C), the Director of National Intelligence shall, after consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ensure that the programs and activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that are part of the National Intelligence Program are executed in a manner that conforms with the requirements of the national intelligence strategy under section 3043a of this title and the National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of such programs and activities). Not later than March 1 of each year, the President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a copy of the most recently updated National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any such successor mechanism).

(p) Acquisitions of major systems For each intelligence program within the National Intelligence Program for the acquisition of a major system, the Director of National Intelligence shall— require the development and implementation of a program management plan that includes cost, schedule, security risks, and performance goals and program milestone criteria, except that with respect to Department of Defense programs the Director shall consult with the Secretary of Defense; serve as exclusive milestone decision authority, except that with respect to Department of Defense programs the Director shall serve as milestone decision authority jointly with the Secretary of Defense or the designee of the Secretary; and periodically— review and assess the progress made toward the achievement of the goals and milestones established in such plan; and submit to Congress a report on the results of such review and assessment. If the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense are unable to reach an agreement on a milestone decision under paragraph (1)(B), the President shall resolve the conflict. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the authority of the Director of National Intelligence to delegate to any other official any authority to perform the responsibilities of the Director under this subsection. In this subsection: The term “intelligence program”, with respect to the acquisition of a major system, means a program that— is carried out to acquire such major system for an element of the intelligence community; and is funded in whole out of amounts available for the National Intelligence Program. The term “major system” has the meaning given such term in section 109 of title 41 .

(q) Performance of common services The Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the heads of departments and agencies of the United States Government containing elements within the intelligence community and with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, coordinate the performance by the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program of such services as are of common concern to the intelligence community, which services the Director of National Intelligence determines can be more efficiently accomplished in a consolidated manner.

(r) Pay authority for critical positions 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. Authority under this subsection may be granted or exercised only— with respect to a position that requires an extremely high level of expertise and is critical to successful accomplishment of an important mission; and to the extent necessary to recruit or retain an individual exceptionally well qualified for the position. 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 , except upon written approval of the Director of National Intelligence or as otherwise authorized by law. 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 , except upon written approval of the President in response to a request by the Director of National Intelligence or as otherwise authorized by law. Any grant of authority under this subsection for a position shall terminate at the discretion of the Director of National Intelligence. 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. 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.

(s) Award of rank to members of the Senior National Intelligence Service 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 . 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 3126(1) 1 of this title).

(t) Conflict of interest regulations 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.

(u) Authority to establish positions in excepted service The Director of National Intelligence, with the concurrence of the head of the covered department concerned and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, may— convert competitive service positions, and the incumbents of such positions, within an element of the intelligence community in such department, to excepted service positions as the Director of National Intelligence determines necessary to carry out the intelligence functions of such element; and establish new positions in the excepted service within an element of the intelligence community in such department, if the Director of National Intelligence determines such positions are necessary to carry out the intelligence functions of such element. An incumbent occupying a position on January 3, 2012 , selected to be converted to the excepted service under this section shall have the right to refuse such conversion. Once such individual no longer occupies the position, the position may be converted to the excepted service. A covered department may appoint an individual to a position converted or established pursuant to this subsection without regard to the civil-service laws, including parts II and III of title 5. In this subsection, the term “covered department” means the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, or the Department of the Treasury.

(v) Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statements intelligence community addendum The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the appropriate elements of the intelligence community and the Secretary of State, shall provide to the President, the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an addendum to each Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement accompanying a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, containing a comprehensive analysis of the country’s export control system with respect to nuclear-related matters, including interactions with other countries of proliferation concern and the actual or suspected nuclear, dual-use, or missile-related transfers to such countries.

(w) Requirements for intelligence community contractors The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall— ensure that— any contractor to an element of the intelligence community with access to a classified network or classified information develops and operates a security plan that is consistent with standards established by the Director of National Intelligence for intelligence community networks; and each contract awarded by an element of the intelligence community includes provisions requiring the contractor comply with such plan and such standards; conduct periodic assessments of each security plan required under paragraph (1)(A) to ensure such security plan complies with the requirements of such paragraph; and ensure that the insider threat detection capabilities and insider threat policies of the intelligence community, including the policy under subsection (e)(8), apply to facilities of contractors with access to a classified network.

(x) Fundraising The Director of National Intelligence may engage in fundraising in an official capacity for the benefit of nonprofit organizations that— provide support to surviving family members of a deceased employee of an element of the intelligence community; or otherwise provide support for the welfare, education, or recreation of employees of an element of the intelligence community, former employees of an element of the intelligence community, or family members of such employees. In this subsection, the term “fundraising” means the raising of funds through the active participation in the promotion, production, or presentation of an event designed to raise funds and does not include the direct solicitation of money by any other means. Not later than 7 days after the date the Director engages in fundraising authorized by this subsection or at the time the decision is made to participate in such fundraising, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such fundraising. The Director, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, shall issue regulations to carry out the authority provided in this subsection. Such regulations shall ensure that such authority is exercised in a manner that is consistent with all relevant ethical constraints and principles, including the avoidance of any prohibited conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety.

(y) Analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment into the United States Not later than 20 days after the completion of a review or an investigation of any proposed investment into the United States for which the Director has prepared analytic materials, the Director shall submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representative copies of such analytic materials, including any supplements or amendments to such analysis made by the Director. Not later than 60 days after the completion of consideration by the United States Government of any investment described in paragraph (1), the Director shall determine whether such investment will have an operational impact on the intelligence community, and, if so, shall submit a report on such impact to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Each such report shall— describe the operational impact of the investment on the intelligence community, including with respect to counterintelligence; and describe any actions that have been or will be taken to mitigate such impact. In this subsection: The term “a review or an investigation of any proposed investment into the United States for which the Director has prepared analytic materials” includes a review, investigation, assessment, or analysis conducted by the Director pursuant to section 7 or 10(g) of Executive Order 13913 (85 Fed. Reg. 19643; relating to Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector), or successor order. The term “investment” includes any activity reviewed, investigated, assessed, or analyzed by the Director pursuant to section 7 or 10(g) of Executive Order 13913, or successor order.

§ 3025 Office of the Director of National Intelligence

(a) Office of Director of National Intelligence There is an Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Function The function of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is to assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director under this Act and other applicable provisions of law, and to carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by the President or by law.

(c) Composition The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is composed of the following: The Director of National Intelligence. The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. Any Deputy Director of National Intelligence appointed under section 3026 of this title . The National Intelligence Council. The National Intelligence Management Council. The General Counsel. The Civil Liberties Protection Officer. The Director of Science and Technology. The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community. The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. The Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center. 1 The Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community. Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or the Director may establish or designate in the Office.

(d) Staff To assist the Director of National Intelligence in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Director, the Director shall employ and utilize in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a professional staff having an expertise in matters relating to such duties and responsibilities, and may establish permanent positions and appropriate rates of pay with respect to that staff. The staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under paragraph (1) shall include the staff of the Office of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management that is transferred to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under section 1091 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004.

(e) Temporary filling of vacancies With respect to filling temporarily a vacancy in an office within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (other than that of the Director of National Intelligence), section 3345(a)(3) of title 5 may be applied— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by substituting “an element of the intelligence community, as that term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 401a(4) ),” 2 for “such Executive agency”; and in subparagraph (A), by substituting “the intelligence community” for “such agency”.

(f) 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 .

§ 3026 Deputy Directors of National Intelligence

(a) Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence There is a Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, the Director of National Intelligence shall recommend to the President an individual for appointment as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. Any individual nominated for appointment as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security experience and management expertise. The individual serving as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall not, while so serving, serve in any capacity in any other element of the intelligence community. The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director. The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director of National Intelligence during the absence or disability of the Director of National Intelligence or during a vacancy in the position of Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Deputy Directors of National Intelligence There may be not more than four Deputy Directors of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. Each Deputy Director of National Intelligence appointed under this subsection shall have such duties, responsibilities, and authorities as the Director of National Intelligence may assign or are specified by law.

(c) Military status of Director of National Intelligence and Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Not more than one of the individuals serving in the positions specified in paragraph (2) may be a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces in active status. The positions referred to in this paragraph are the following: The Director of National Intelligence. The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. It is the sense of Congress that, under ordinary circumstances, it is desirable that one of the individuals serving in the positions specified in paragraph (2)— be a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces, in active status; or have, by training or experience, an appreciation of military intelligence activities and requirements. A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces, while serving in a position specified in paragraph (2)— shall not be subject to supervision or control by the Secretary of Defense or by any officer or employee of the Department of Defense; shall not exercise, by reason of the officer’s status as a commissioned officer, any supervision or control with respect to any of the military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense except as otherwise authorized by law; and shall not be counted against the numbers and percentages of commissioned officers of the rank and grade of such officer authorized for the military department of that officer. Except as provided in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (4), the appointment of an officer of the Armed Forces to a position specified in paragraph (2) shall not affect the status, position, rank, or grade of such officer in the Armed Forces, or any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to or arising out of such status, position, rank, or grade. A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces on active duty who is appointed to a position specified in paragraph (2), while serving in such position and while remaining on active duty, shall continue to receive military pay and allowances and shall not receive the pay prescribed for such position. Funds from which such pay and allowances are paid shall be reimbursed from funds available to the Director of National Intelligence.

§ 3027 National Intelligence Council

(a) National Intelligence Council There is a National Intelligence Council.

(b) Composition The National Intelligence Council shall be composed of senior analysts within the intelligence community and substantive experts from the public and private sector, who shall be appointed by, report to, and serve at the pleasure of, the Director of National Intelligence. The Director shall prescribe appropriate security requirements for personnel appointed from the private sector as a condition of service on the Council, or as contractors of the Council or employees of such contractors, to ensure the protection of intelligence sources and methods while avoiding, wherever possible, unduly intrusive requirements which the Director considers to be unnecessary for this purpose.

(c) Duties and responsibilities The National Intelligence Council shall— produce national intelligence estimates for the United States Government, including alternative views held by elements of the intelligence community and other information as specified in paragraph (2); evaluate community-wide collection and production of intelligence by the intelligence community and the requirements and resources of such collection and production; and otherwise assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director under section 3024 of this title . The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the Council satisfies the needs of policymakers and other consumers of intelligence.

(d) Service as senior intelligence advisers Within their respective areas of expertise and under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the members of the National Intelligence Council shall constitute the senior intelligence advisers of the intelligence community for purposes of representing the views of the intelligence community within the United States Government.

(e) Authority to contract Subject to the direction and control of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Intelligence Council may carry out its responsibilities under this section by contract, including contracts for substantive experts necessary to assist the Council with particular assessments under this section.

(f) Staff The Director of National Intelligence shall make available to the National Intelligence Council such staff as may be necessary to permit the Council to carry out its responsibilities under this section.

(g) Availability of Council and staff The Director of National Intelligence shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the National Intelligence Council and its staff satisfy the needs of policymaking officials and other consumers of intelligence. The Council shall be readily accessible to policymaking officials and other appropriate individuals not otherwise associated with the intelligence community.

(h) Support The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall, as appropriate, furnish such support to the National Intelligence Council, including the preparation of intelligence analyses, as may be required by the Director of National Intelligence.

(i) National Intelligence Council product For purposes of this section, the term “National Intelligence Council product” includes a National Intelligence Estimate and any other intelligence community assessment that sets forth the judgment of the intelligence community as a whole on a matter covered by such product.

§ 3028 General Counsel

(a) General Counsel There is a General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b) Prohibition on dual service as General Counsel of another agency The individual serving in the position of General Counsel may not, while so serving, also serve as the General Counsel of any other department, agency, or element of the United States Government.

(c) Scope of position The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

(d) Functions The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Director of National Intelligence may prescribe.

§ 3029 Civil Liberties Protection Officer

(a) Civil Liberties Protection Officer Within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, there is a Civil Liberties Protection Officer who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. The Civil Liberties Protection Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Duties The Civil Liberties Protection Officer shall— ensure that the protection of civil liberties and privacy is appropriately incorporated in the policies and procedures developed for and implemented by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the elements of the intelligence community within the National Intelligence Program; oversee compliance by the Office and the Director of National Intelligence with requirements under the Constitution and all laws, regulations, Executive orders, and implementing guidelines relating to civil liberties and privacy; review and assess complaints and other information indicating possible abuses of civil liberties and privacy in the administration of the programs and operations of the Office and the Director of National Intelligence and, as appropriate, investigate any such complaint or information; ensure that the use of technologies sustain, and do not erode, privacy protections relating to the use, collection, and disclosure of personal information; ensure that personal information contained in a system of records subject to section 552a of title 5 (popularly referred to as the “Privacy Act”), is handled in full compliance with fair information practices as set out in that section; conduct privacy impact assessments when appropriate or as required by law; and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified by law.

(c) Use of agency Inspectors General When appropriate, the Civil Liberties Protection Officer may refer complaints to the Office of Inspector General having responsibility for the affected element of the department or agency of the intelligence community to conduct an investigation under paragraph (3) of subsection (b).

§ 3030 Director of Science and Technology

(a) Director of Science and Technology There is a Director of Science and Technology within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Requirement relating to appointment An individual appointed as Director of Science and Technology shall have a professional background and experience appropriate for the duties of the Director of Science and Technology. In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.

(c) Duties The Director of Science and Technology shall— act as the chief representative of the Director of National Intelligence for science and technology; chair the Director of National Intelligence Science and Technology Committee under subsection (d); assist the Director in formulating a long-term strategy for scientific advances in the field of intelligence; assist the Director on the science and technology elements of the budget of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and perform other such duties as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified by law.

(d) Director of National Intelligence Science and Technology Committee There is within the Office of the Director of Science and Technology a Director of National Intelligence Science and Technology Committee. The Committee shall be composed of the principal science officers of the National Intelligence Program. The Committee shall— coordinate advances in research and development related to intelligence; and perform such other functions as the Director of Science and Technology shall prescribe.

§ 3031 Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

(a) Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center appointed under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 ( 50 U.S.C. 3382 ) is a component of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Duties The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center shall perform the duties provided in the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified by law.

§ 3032 Chief Information Officer

(a) Chief Information Officer To assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director under this chapter and other applicable provisions of law, there shall be within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community who shall be appointed by the Director. The Chief Information Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Duties and responsibilities Subject to the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall— manage activities relating to the information technology infrastructure and enterprise architecture requirements of the intelligence community; have procurement approval authority over all information technology items related to the enterprise architectures of all intelligence community components; direct and manage all information technology-related procurement for the intelligence community; and ensure that all expenditures for information technology and research and development activities are consistent with the intelligence community enterprise architecture and the strategy of the Director for such architecture.

(c) Prohibition on simultaneous service as other chief information officer An individual serving in the position of Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community may not, while so serving, serve as the chief information officer of any other department or agency, or component thereof, of the United States Government.

(d) Prohibition on simultaneous service as Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Officer An individual serving in the position of Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community or chief information officer of any other element of the intelligence community shall not concurrently serve as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer under section 3034b of this title and as the chief data officer of any other element of the intelligence community.

§ 3033 Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

(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— 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; to provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed— to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration and implementation of such programs and activities; and to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in such programs and activities; to provide a means for keeping the Director of National Intelligence fully and currently informed about— problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and activities within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence; and the necessity for, and the progress of, corrective actions; and in the manner prescribed by this section, to ensure that the congressional intelligence committees are kept similarly informed of— significant problems and deficiencies relating to programs and activities within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence; and the necessity for, and the progress of, corrective actions.

(c) Inspector General of the Intelligence Community 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. The nomination of an individual for appointment as Inspector General shall be made— without regard to political affiliation; 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 on the basis of demonstrated ability in accounting, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. The Inspector General shall report directly to and be under the general supervision of the Director of National Intelligence. The Inspector General may be removed from office only by the President. The President shall communicate in writing to the congressional intelligence committees the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific 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. If there is an open or completed inquiry into the Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written communication required under that subparagraph shall— identify each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, the inquiry; and in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the findings made during the inquiry. Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, only the President may place the Inspector General on nonduty status. If the President places the Inspector General on nonduty status, the President shall communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the change in status to the congressional intelligence committees not later than 15 days before the date on which the change in status takes effect, except that the President may submit that communication not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect if— the President has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5 ; and in the communication, the President includes a report on the determination described in clause (i), which shall include— a specification of which clause of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5 the President has determined applies under clause (i); the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons, for the determination made under clause (i); an identification of each entity that is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the determination under clause (i) was made; and in the case of an inquiry described in subclause (III) that is completed, the findings made during that inquiry. The President may not place the Inspector General on nonduty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under paragraph (4)(A) unless the President— has made a determination that the continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5 ; and not later than the date on which the change in status takes effect, submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written communication that contains the information required under subparagraph (B), including the report required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph. In this subsection, the term “first assistant to the position of Inspector General” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 1 If the Inspector General dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the position— section 3345(a) of title 5 and section 3025(e) of this title shall not apply; subject to subparagraph (D), the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5 ; and notwithstanding clause (ii), and subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5 only if— during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less than 90 days, except that— the requirement under this subclause shall not apply if the officer is an Inspector General; and for the purposes of this clause, performing the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a position in an Office of an Inspector General; the rate of pay for the position of the officer or employee described in subclause (I) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule; the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations; and not later than 30 days before the date on which the direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing to the congressional intelligence committees the substantive rationale, including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such direction, including the reason for the direction that someone other than the individual who is performing the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President issues that direction) perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity. Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5 , section 3025(e) of this title , and clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), and subject to subparagraph (D), during any period in which the Inspector General is on nonduty status— the first assistant to the position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and duties of the position temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5 ; and if the first assistant described in clause (i) dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those functions and duties, the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee in the Office of Inspector General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5 , if— that direction satisfies the requirements under subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of subparagraph (B)(iii); and that officer or employee served in a position in that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that direction. An individual may perform the functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B), or under subparagraph (C), with respect to only 1 Inspector General position at any given time. If the President makes a direction under subparagraph (B)(iii), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which the direction of the President takes effect, the functions and duties of the position of the Inspector General shall be performed by— the first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or the individual performing those functions and duties temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which the President issues that direction, if that individual is an individual other than the first assistant to the position of Inspector General.

(d) Assistant Inspectors General Subject to the policies of the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall— 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; 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 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— 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; 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; 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 in the execution of the duties and responsibilities under this section, to comply with generally accepted government auditing.

(f) Limitations on activities 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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. 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— 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 this provision shall qualify as a withholding statute pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of section 552 of title 5 (commonly known as the “Freedom of Information Act”); and 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. An individual may disclose classified information to the Inspector General in accordance with the applicable security standards and procedures established under section 3024 or 3162a of this title, chapter 12 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.), Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to Classified National Security Information), or any applicable provision of law. A disclosure under clause (i) of classified information made by an individual without appropriate clearance or authority to access such classified information at the time of the disclosure, but that is otherwise made in accordance with applicable security standards and procedures, shall be treated as an authorized disclosure that does not violate a covered provision. Nothing in clause (ii) may be construed to limit or modify the obligation of an individual to appropriately store, handle, or disseminate classified information in accordance with applicable security guidance and procedures, including with respect to the removal or retention of classified information. In this subparagraph, the term “covered provision” means— any otherwise applicable nondisclosure agreement; any otherwise applicable regulation or order issued under the authority of chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) or Executive Order 13526; section 798 of title 18 ; or any other provision of law with respect to the unauthorized disclosure of national security information. 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. 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. 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. 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. In the case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued under this paragraph, the subpoena shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate district court of the United States. The Inspector General may obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5 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 . 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall— appoint a Counsel to the Inspector General who shall report to the Inspector General; or 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. The counsel appointed or obtained under paragraph (1) shall perform such functions as the Inspector General may prescribe.

(j) Staff and other support 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. 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. 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. 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. Consistent with budgetary and personnel resources allocated by the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General has final approval of— the selection of internal and external candidates for employment with the Office of the Inspector General; and 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. 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 Federal, State (as defined in section 3164 of this title ), or local governmental agency or unit thereof. Upon request of the Inspector General for information or assistance from a department, agency, or element of the Federal Government 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. 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 The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall, not later than October 31 and April 30 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 September 30 and March 31, 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. Each report under this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, the following: A list of the title or subject of each investigation, inspection, audit, or review conducted during the period covered by such report. 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. 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). 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. 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. A description of the exercise of the subpoena authority under subsection (g)(5) by the Inspector General during the period covered by such report. 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. 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. 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. 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. In the event that— the Inspector General is unable to resolve any differences with the Director affecting the execution of the duties or responsibilities of the Inspector General; an investigation, inspection, audit, or review carried out by the Inspector General focuses on any current or former intelligence community official who— 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; holds or held a position in an element of the intelligence community, including a position held on an acting basis, that is appointed by the Director of National Intelligence; or 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 3041 of this title ; 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); 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 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. 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. 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. 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 in writing to the Inspector General. The Inspector General shall— provide reasonable support necessary to ensure that an employee can report a complaint or information under this subparagraph in writing; and if such submission is not feasible, create a written record of the employee’s verbal complaint or information and treat such written record as a written submission. In accordance with clause (ii), the Inspector General shall determine whether a complaint or information reported under subparagraph (A) 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. The Inspector General shall make the determination under clause (i) with respect to a complaint or information under subparagraph (A) by not later than the end of the 14-calendar-day period beginning on the date on which the employee who reported the complaint or information confirms to the Inspector General the intent of the employee to report to Congress that complaint or information. 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. 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. An employee may contact the congressional intelligence committees directly as described in clause (i) only if the employee— 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 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. 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. 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. An action taken by the Director or the Inspector General under this paragraph shall not be subject to judicial review. In this paragraph, the term “urgent concern” means any of the following: 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 of the Federal Government that is— a matter of national security; and not a difference of opinion concerning public policy matters. 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. An action, including a personnel action described in section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5 , 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. Within the executive branch, the Inspector General shall have sole authority to determine whether any complaint or information reported to the Inspector General is a matter of urgent concern under this paragraph. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the protections afforded to an employee under section 3517(d) of this title or section 416 of title 5 . An individual who has submitted a complaint or information to the Inspector General under this section may notify any member of either of the congressional intelligence committees, or a staff member of either of such committees, of the fact that such individual has made a submission to the Inspector General, and of the date on which such submission was made. In this paragraph, the term “employee” includes a former employee, if the complaint or information reported under subparagraph (A) arises from or relates to the period during which the former employee was an employee. In accordance with section 535 of title 28 , 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 involve 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 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— the aggregate amount requested for the operations of the Inspector General; 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 the amount requested to support the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, including a justification for such amount. In transmitting a proposed budget to the President for a fiscal year, the Director of National Intelligence shall include for such fiscal year— the aggregate amount requested for the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; the amount requested for Inspector General training; the amount requested to support the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and the comments of the Inspector General, if any, with respect to such proposed budget. 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 separate statement of the budget estimate transmitted pursuant to paragraph (1); the amount requested by the Director for the Inspector General pursuant to paragraph (2)(A); the amount requested by the Director for the training of personnel of the Office of the Inspector General pursuant to paragraph (2)(B); 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 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.

(o) Information on website The Director of National Intelligence shall establish and maintain on the homepage of the publicly accessible website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence information relating to the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community including methods to contact the Inspector General. The information referred to in paragraph (1) shall be obvious and facilitate accessibility to the information related to the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

§ 3034 Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community

(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 chapter and other applicable provisions of law, there is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community who shall be appointed by the Director. The Chief Financial Officer shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Duties and responsibilities Subject to the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community shall— 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; participate in overseeing a comprehensive and integrated strategic process for resource management within the intelligence community; ensure that the strategic plan of the Director of National Intelligence— is based on budgetary constraints as specified in the Future Year Intelligence Plans and Long-term Budget Projections required under section 3103 of this title ; and contains specific goals and objectives to support a performance-based budget; 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 3103 of this title ; 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 3103 of this title ; coordinate or approve representations made to Congress by the intelligence community regarding National Intelligence Program budgetary resources; participate in key mission requirements, acquisitions, or architectural boards formed within or by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and 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.

(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: The term “major system” has the meaning given that term in section 3097(e) of this title . The term “Milestone A” has the meaning given that term in section 3103(f) 1 of this title. The term “Milestone B” has the meaning given that term in section 3099(e) of this title .

§ 3034a Functional Managers for the intelligence community

(a) Functional Managers authorized The Director of National Intelligence may establish within the intelligence community one or more positions of manager of an intelligence function. Any position so established may be known as the “Functional Manager” of the intelligence function concerned.

(b) Personnel The Director shall designate individuals to serve as manager of intelligence functions established under subsection (a) from among officers and employees of elements of the intelligence community.

(c) Duties Each manager of an intelligence function established under subsection (a) shall have the duties as follows: To act as principal advisor to the Director on the intelligence function. To carry out such other responsibilities with respect to the intelligence function as the Director may specify for purposes of this section.

§ 3034b Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer

(a) Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer There is an Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Requirement relating to appointment An individual appointed as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall have a professional background and experience appropriate for the duties of the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer. In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.

(c) Duties The Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer shall— act as the chief representative of the Director of National Intelligence for data issues within the intelligence community; coordinate, to the extent practicable and advisable, with the Chief Data Officer of the Department of Defense to ensure consistent data policies, standards, and procedures between the intelligence community and the Department of Defense; assist the Director of National Intelligence regarding data elements of the budget of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and perform other such duties relating to data as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified in law.

§ 3034c Intelligence Community Innovation Unit

(a) Definitions In this section: the term “emerging technology” has the meaning given that term in section 6701 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note). The term “Unit” means the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit.

(b) Plan for implementation of Intelligence Community Innovation Unit Not later than 180 days after December 22, 2023 , the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a plan for how to implement the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit within the intelligence community. The plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall cover how the Unit will— benefit heads of the elements of the intelligence community in identifying commercial emerging technologies and associated capabilities to address critical mission needs of elements of the intelligence community; provide to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community seeking to field commercial emerging technologies technical expertise with respect to such technologies. 1 facilitate the transition of potential prototypes and solutions to critical mission needs of the intelligence community from research and prototype projects to production; and serve as a liaison between the intelligence community and the private sector, in which capacity such liaison shall focus on small- and medium-sized companies and other organizations that do not have significant experience engaging with the intelligence community. The plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— plan for not more than 50 full-time equivalent personnel; and include an assessment as to how the establishment of the Unit would benefit the identification and evaluation of commercial emerging technologies for prototyping and potential adoption by the intelligence community to fulfill critical mission needs. Upon completing development of the plan pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director shall— submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a copy of the plan; and provide such committees and subcommittees a briefing on the plan.

(c) Establishment To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes detailed in this section, not later than 180 days after the date on which the Director of National Intelligence submits the plan pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(A), the Director of National Intelligence shall establish the Unit within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

(d) Limitation The Unit shall not abrogate or otherwise constrain any element of the intelligence community from conducting authorized activities.

(e) Director of the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit The head of the Unit is the Director of the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit, who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence and shall report directly to the Director of National Intelligence. In selecting an individual for appointment as the Director of the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit, the Director of National Intelligence shall give preference to individuals who the Director of National Intelligence determines have— significant relevant experience involving commercial emerging technology within the private sector; and a demonstrated history of fostering the adoption of commercial emerging technologies by the United States Government or the private sector.

(f) Staff In addition to the Director of the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit, the Unit shall be composed of not more than 50 full-time equivalent positions. The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that there is a sufficient number of staff of the Unit, as determined by the Director, with expertise in— other transaction authorities and nontraditional and rapid acquisition pathways for emerging technology; engaging and evaluating small- and medium-sized emerging technology companies; the mission needs of the intelligence community; and such other skills or experiences as the Director determines necessary.

(g) Authority relating to detailees Upon request of the Unit, each head of an element of the intelligence community may detail to the Unit any of the personnel of that element to assist in carrying out the duties under subsection (b) on a reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis.

(h) Ensuring transition from prototyping to production The Director of the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit shall transition research and prototype projects to products in a production stage upon identifying a demonstrated critical mission need of one or more elements of the intelligence community and a potential mission partner likely to field and further fund upon maturation, including by designating projects as Emerging Technology Transition Projects under the pilot program required by section 6713 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note).

(i) Encouragement of use by elements The Director of National Intelligence shall take such steps as may be necessary to encourage the use of the Unit by the heads of the other elements of the intelligence community.

(j) Rules of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any element of the intelligence community to provide preferential treatment for any private sector entity with regard to procurement of technology construed as restricting or preempting any activities of the intelligence community. The Unit established pursuant to subsection (c) will be limited to the existing authorities possessed by the Director of National Intelligence.

(k) Sunset The authorities and requirements of this section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the establishment of the Unit.

§ 3034d National Intelligence Management Council

(a) Establishment There is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a National Intelligence Management Council.

(b) Composition The National Intelligence Management Council shall be composed of senior officials within the intelligence community and substantive experts from the public or private sector, who shall be appointed by, report to, and serve at the pleasure of, the Director of National Intelligence. The Director shall prescribe appropriate security requirements for personnel appointed from the private sector as a condition of service on the National Intelligence Management Council, or as contractors of the Council or employees of such contractors, to ensure the protection of intelligence sources and methods while avoiding, wherever possible, unduly intrusive requirements which the Director considers to be unnecessary for this purpose.

(c) Duties and responsibilities Members of the National Intelligence Management Council shall work with each other and with other elements of the intelligence community to ensure proper coordination and to minimize duplication of effort, in addition to the following duties and responsibilities: Provide integrated mission input to support the processes and activities of the intelligence community, including with respect to intelligence planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation processes. Identify and pursue opportunities to integrate or coordinate collection and counterintelligence efforts. In concert with the responsibilities of the National Intelligence Council, ensure the integration and coordination of analytic and collection efforts. Develop and coordinate intelligence strategies in support of budget planning and programming activities. Advise the Director of National Intelligence on the development of the National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of programs and activities). In concert with the responsibilities of the National Intelligence Council, support the role of the Director of National Intelligence as principal advisor to the President on intelligence matters. Inform the elements of the intelligence community of the activities and decisions related to missions assigned to the National Intelligence Management Council. Maintain awareness, across various functions and disciplines, of the mission-related activities and budget planning of the intelligence community. Evaluate, with respect to assigned mission objectives, requirements, and unmet requirements, the implementation of the budget of each element of the intelligence community. Provide oversight on behalf of, and make recommendations to, the Director of National Intelligence on the extent to which the activities, program recommendations, and budget proposals made by elements of the intelligence community sufficiently address mission objectives, intelligence gaps, and unmet requirements.

(d) Mission management of members Members of the National Intelligence Management Council, under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, shall serve as mission managers to ensure integration among the elements of the intelligence community and across intelligence functions, disciplines, and activities for the purpose of achieving unity of effort and effect, including through the following responsibilities: Planning and programming efforts. Budget and program execution oversight. Engagement with elements of the intelligence community and with policymakers in other agencies. Workforce competencies and training activities. Development of capability requirements. Development of governance fora, policies, and procedures.

(e) Staff; availability The Director of National Intelligence shall make available to the National Intelligence Management Council such staff as may be necessary to assist the National Intelligence Management Council in carrying out the responsibilities described in this section. Under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Intelligence Management Council shall make reasonable efforts to advise and consult with officers and employees of other departments or agencies, or components thereof, of the United States Government not otherwise associated with the intelligence community.

(f) Support from elements of the intelligence community The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall provide appropriate support to the National Intelligence Management Council, including with respect to intelligence activities, as required by the Director of National Intelligence.

§ 3035 Central Intelligence Agency

(a) Central Intelligence Agency There is a Central Intelligence Agency.

(b) Function The function of the Central Intelligence Agency is to assist the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in carrying out the responsibilities specified in section 3036(c) of this title .

§ 3036 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

(a) Director of Central Intelligence Agency There is a Director of the Central Intelligence Agency who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b) Supervision The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall report to the Director of National Intelligence regarding the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency.

(c) Duties The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall— serve as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency; and carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection (d).

(d) Responsibilities The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall— collect intelligence through human sources and by other appropriate means, except that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall have no police, subpoena, or law enforcement powers or internal security functions; correlate and evaluate intelligence related to the national security and provide appropriate dissemination of such intelligence; provide overall direction for and coordination of the collection of national intelligence outside the United States through human sources by elements of the intelligence community authorized to undertake such collection and, in coordination with other departments, agencies, or elements of the United States Government which are authorized to undertake such collection, ensure that the most effective use is made of resources and that appropriate account is taken of the risks to the United States and those involved in such collection; and perform such other functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national security as the President or the Director of National Intelligence may direct.

(e) Termination of employment of CIA employees Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency may, in the discretion of the Director, terminate the employment of any officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency whenever the Director deems the termination of employment of such officer or employee necessary or advisable in the interests of the United States. Any termination of employment of an officer or employee under paragraph (1) shall not affect the right of the officer or employee to seek or accept employment in any other department, agency, or element of the United States Government if declared eligible for such employment by the Office of Personnel Management.

(f) Coordination with foreign governments Under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence and in a manner consistent with section 3927 of title 22 , the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall coordinate the relationships between elements of the intelligence community and the intelligence or security services of foreign governments or international organizations on all matters involving intelligence related to the national security or involving intelligence acquired through clandestine means.

§ 3037 Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

(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— assist the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and 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.

§ 3038 Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense pertaining to National Intelligence Program

(a) In general Consistent with sections 3023 and 3024 of this title, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall— ensure that the budgets of the elements of the intelligence community within the Department of Defense are adequate to satisfy the overall intelligence needs of the Department of Defense, including the needs of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the unified and specified commands and, wherever such elements are performing governmentwide functions, the needs of other departments and agencies; ensure appropriate implementation of the policies and resource decisions of the Director by elements of the Department of Defense within the National Intelligence Program; ensure that the tactical intelligence activities of the Department of Defense complement and are compatible with intelligence activities under the National Intelligence Program; ensure that the elements of the intelligence community within the Department of Defense are responsive and timely with respect to satisfying the needs of operational military forces; eliminate waste and unnecessary duplication among the intelligence activities of the Department of Defense; and ensure that intelligence activities of the Department of Defense are conducted jointly where appropriate.

(b) Responsibility for performance of specific functions Consistent with sections 3023 and 3024 of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure— through the National Security Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified organization for the conduct of signals intelligence activities and shall ensure that the product is disseminated in a timely manner to authorized recipients; through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), with appropriate representation from the intelligence community, the continued operation of an effective unified organization within the Department of Defense— for carrying out tasking of imagery collection; for the coordination of imagery processing and exploitation activities; for ensuring the dissemination of imagery in a timely manner to authorized recipients; and notwithstanding any other provision of law, for— prescribing technical architecture and standards related to imagery intelligence and geospatial information and ensuring compliance with such architecture and standards; and developing and fielding systems of common concern related to imagery intelligence and geospatial information; through the National Reconnaissance Office (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified organization for the research and development, acquisition, and operation of overhead reconnaissance systems necessary to satisfy the requirements of all elements of the intelligence community; through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), the continued operation of an effective unified system within the Department of Defense for the production of timely, objective military and military-related intelligence, based upon all sources available to the intelligence community, and shall ensure the appropriate dissemination of such intelligence to authorized recipients; through the Defense Intelligence Agency (except as otherwise directed by the President or the National Security Council), effective management of Department of Defense human intelligence and counterintelligence activities, including defense attaches; and that the military departments maintain sufficient capabilities to collect and produce intelligence to meet— the requirements of the Director of National Intelligence; the requirements of the Secretary of Defense or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the requirements of the unified and specified combatant commands and of joint operations; and the specialized requirements of the military departments for intelligence necessary to support tactical commanders, military planners, the research and development process, the acquisition of military equipment, and training and doctrine.

(c) Expenditure of funds by the Defense Intelligence Agency Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency may expend amounts made available to the Director under the National Intelligence Program for human intelligence and counterintelligence activities for objects of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature, without regard to the provisions of law or regulation relating to the expenditure of Government funds. The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency may not expend more than five percent of the amounts made available to the Director under the National Intelligence Program for human intelligence and counterintelligence activities for a fiscal year for objects of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature in accordance with paragraph (1) during such fiscal year unless— the Director notifies the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives of the intent to expend the amounts; and 30 days have elapsed from the date on which the Director notifies the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives in accordance with subparagraph (A). For each expenditure referred to in paragraph (1), the Director shall certify that such expenditure was made for an object of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature. Not later than December 31 of each year, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on any expenditures made during the preceding fiscal year in accordance with paragraph (1).

(d) Use of elements of Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the functions described in this section, may use such elements of the Department of Defense as may be appropriate for the execution of those functions, in addition to, or in lieu of, the elements identified in this section.

§ 3039 Assistance to United States law enforcement agencies

(a) Authority to provide assistance Subject to subsection (b), elements of the intelligence community may, upon the request of a United States law enforcement agency, collect information outside the United States about individuals who are not United States persons. Such elements may collect such information notwithstanding that the law enforcement agency intends to use the information collected for purposes of a law enforcement investigation or counterintelligence investigation.

(b) Limitation on assistance by elements of Department of Defense With respect to elements within the Department of Defense, the authority in subsection (a) applies only to the following: The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The Defense Intelligence Agency. Assistance provided under this section by elements of the Department of Defense may not include the direct participation of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in an arrest or similar activity. Assistance may not be provided under this section by an element of the Department of Defense if the provision of such assistance will adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing the exercise of authority under this section by elements of the Department of Defense, including regulations relating to the protection of sources and methods in the exercise of such authority.

(c) Definitions For purposes of subsection (a): The term “United States law enforcement agency” means any department or agency of the Federal Government that the Attorney General designates as law enforcement agency for purposes of this section. The term “United States person” means the following: A United States citizen. An alien known by the intelligence agency concerned to be a permanent resident alien. An unincorporated association substantially composed of United States citizens or permanent resident aliens. A corporation incorporated in the United States, except for a corporation directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments.

§ 3040 Disclosure of foreign intelligence acquired in criminal investigations; notice of criminal investigations of foreign intelligence sources

(a) Disclosure of foreign intelligence Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General, or the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government with law enforcement responsibilities, shall expeditiously disclose to the Director of National Intelligence, pursuant to guidelines developed by the Attorney General in consultation with the Director, foreign intelligence acquired by an element of the Department of Justice or an element of such department or agency, as the case may be, in the course of a criminal investigation. The Attorney General by regulation and in consultation with the Director may provide for exceptions to the applicability of paragraph (1) for one or more classes of foreign intelligence, or foreign intelligence with respect to one or more targets or matters, if the Attorney General determines that disclosure of such foreign intelligence under that paragraph would jeopardize an ongoing law enforcement investigation or impair other significant law enforcement interests.

(b) Procedures for notice of criminal investigations Not later than 180 days after October 26, 2001 , the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop guidelines to ensure that after receipt of a report from an element of the intelligence community of activity of a foreign intelligence source or potential foreign intelligence source that may warrant investigation as criminal activity, the Attorney General provides notice to the Director, within a reasonable period of time, of his intention to commence, or decline to commence, a criminal investigation of such activity.

(c) Procedures The Attorney General shall develop procedures for the administration of this section, including the disclosure of foreign intelligence by elements of the Department of Justice, and elements of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, under subsection (a) and the provision of notice with respect to criminal investigations under subsection (b).

§ 3040a Prohibition on collection and maintenance of information of United States persons based on first amendment-protected activities

No element of the intelligence community may collect or maintain information concerning a United States person (as defined in section 3039 of this title ) solely for the purpose of monitoring an activity protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title I, § 105C, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title III, § 303 , Mar. 15, 2022 , 136 Stat. 965 .)

§ 3041 Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence-related activities

(a) Recommendation of DNI in certain appointments In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence shall recommend to the President an individual for nomination to fill the vacancy. Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions: The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

(b) Concurrence of DNI in appointments to positions in the intelligence community In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in paragraph (2), the head of the department or agency having jurisdiction over the position shall obtain the concurrence of the Director of National Intelligence before appointing an individual to fill the vacancy or recommending to the President an individual to be nominated to fill the vacancy. If the Director does not concur in the recommendation, the head of the department or agency concerned may not fill the vacancy or make the recommendation to the President (as the case may be). In the case in which the Director does not concur in such a recommendation, the Director and the head of the department or agency concerned may advise the President directly of the intention to withhold concurrence or to make a recommendation, as the case may be. Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions: The Director of the National Security Agency. The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office. The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. The Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy. The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury. The Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any successor to that position. The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis.

(c) Consultation with DNI in certain positions In the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in paragraph (2), the head of the department or agency having jurisdiction over the position shall consult with the Director of National Intelligence before appointing an individual to fill the vacancy or recommending to the President an individual to be nominated to fill the vacancy. Paragraph (1) applies to the following positions: The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard for Intelligence. The Assistant Attorney General designated as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security under section 507A of title 28 .

§ 3041a Director of the National Reconnaissance Office

(a) In general There is a Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.

(b) Appointment The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(c) Functions and duties The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall be the head of the National Reconnaissance Office and shall discharge such functions and duties as are provided by this chapter or otherwise by law or executive order.

(d) Advisory Board There is established in the National Reconnaissance Office an advisory board (in this section referred to as the “Board”). The Board shall— study matters relating to the mission of the National Reconnaissance Office, including with respect to promoting innovation, competition, and resilience in space, overhead reconnaissance, acquisition, and other matters; and advise and report directly to the Director with respect to such matters. The Board shall be composed of up to 8 members appointed by the Director, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, from among individuals with demonstrated academic, government, business, or other expertise relevant to the mission and functions of the National Reconnaissance Office, and who do not present any actual or potential conflict of interest. The Director shall ensure that no more than 2 concurrently serving members of the Board qualify for membership on the Board based predominantly on a single qualification set forth under clause (i). Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director appoints a member to the Board, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10 ) of such appointment. Each member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. Except as provided by subparagraph (C), a member may not serve more than three terms. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office. The Board shall have a Chair, who shall be appointed by the Director from among the members. Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5. The Director may appoint an executive secretary, who shall be an employee of the National Reconnaissance Office, to support the Board. The Board shall meet not less than quarterly, but may meet more frequently at the call of the Director. The Director shall establish a charter for the Board that includes the following: Mandatory processes for identifying potential conflicts of interest, including the submission of initial and periodic financial disclosures by Board members. The vetting of potential conflicts of interest by the designated agency ethics official, except that no individual waiver may be granted for a conflict of interest identified with respect to the Chair of the Board. The establishment of a process and associated protections for any whistleblower alleging a violation of applicable conflict of interest law, Federal contracting law, or other provision of law. Not later than March 31 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Director and to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the activities and significant findings of the Board during the preceding year. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 1 shall not apply to the Board. The Board shall terminate on August 31, 2027 .

§ 3042 Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6742(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2240

§ 3043 Annual national security strategy report

(a) Transmittal to Congress The President shall transmit to Congress each year a comprehensive report on the national security strategy of the United States (hereinafter in this section referred to as a “national security strategy report”). The national security strategy report for any year shall be transmitted on the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31 . Not later than 150 days after the date on which a new President takes office, the President shall transmit to Congress a national security strategy report under this section. That report shall be in addition to the report for that year transmitted at the time specified in paragraph (2).

(b) Contents Each national security strategy report shall set forth the national security strategy of the United States and shall include a comprehensive description and discussion of the following: The worldwide interests, goals, and objectives of the United States that are vital to the national security of the United States. The foreign policy, worldwide commitments, and national defense capabilities of the United States necessary to deter aggression and to implement the national security strategy of the United States. The proposed short-term and long-term uses of the political, economic, military, and other elements of the national power of the United States to protect or promote the interests and achieve the goals and objectives referred to in paragraph (1). The adequacy of the capabilities of the United States to carry out the national security strategy of the United States, including an evaluation of the balance among the capabilities of all elements of the national power of the United States to support the implementation of the national security strategy. Such other information as may be necessary to help inform Congress on matters relating to the national security strategy of the United States.

(c) Classified and unclassified form Each national security strategy report shall be transmitted to Congress in classified form, but may include an unclassified summary.

§ 3043a National intelligence strategy

(a) In general Beginning in 2017, and once every 4 years thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a comprehensive national intelligence strategy to meet national security objectives for the following 4-year period, or a longer period, if appropriate.

(b) Requirements Each national intelligence strategy required by subsection (a) shall— delineate a national intelligence strategy consistent with— the most recent national security strategy report submitted pursuant to section 3043 of this title ; the strategic plans of other relevant departments and agencies of the United States; and other relevant national-level plans; address matters related to national and military intelligence, including counterintelligence; identify the major national security missions that the intelligence community is currently pursuing and will pursue in the future to meet the anticipated security environment; describe how the intelligence community will utilize personnel, technology, partnerships, and other capabilities to pursue the major national security missions identified in paragraph (3); assess current, emerging, and future threats to the intelligence community, including threats from foreign intelligence and security services and insider threats; outline the organizational roles and missions of the elements of the intelligence community as part of an integrated enterprise to meet customer demands for intelligence products, services, and support; identify sources of strategic, institutional, programmatic, fiscal, and technological risk; and analyze factors that may affect the intelligence community’s performance in pursuing the major national security missions identified in paragraph (3) during the following 10-year period.

(c) Submission to Congress The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on each national intelligence strategy required by subsection (a) not later than 45 days after the date of the completion of such strategy.

§ 3043b Annual reports on worldwide threats

(a) Definition of appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the congressional intelligence committees; and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

(b) Annual reports Not later than the first Monday in February 2021, and each year thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing an assessment of the intelligence community with respect to worldwide threats to the national security of the United States.

(c) Form Each report under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex only for the protection of intelligence sources and methods relating to the matters contained in the report.

(d) Hearings Upon request by the appropriate congressional committees, the Director (and any other head of an element of the intelligence community determined appropriate by the committees in consultation with the Director) shall testify before such committees in an open setting regarding a report under subsection (b). Any information that may not be disclosed during an open hearing under paragraph (1) in order to protect intelligence sources and methods may instead be discussed in a closed hearing that immediately follows such open hearing.

§ 3044 Software licensing

(a) Requirement for inventories of software licenses The chief information officer of each element of the intelligence community, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall biennially— conduct an inventory of all existing software licenses of such element, including utilized and unutilized licenses; assess the actions that could be carried out by such element to achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage, including— increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses; increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics; analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training; and submit to the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community each inventory required by paragraph (1) and each assessment required by paragraph (2).

(b) Inventories by the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community, based on the inventories and assessments required by subsection (a), shall biennially— compile an inventory of all existing software licenses of the intelligence community, including utilized and unutilized licenses; assess the actions that could be carried out by the intelligence community to achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage, including— increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses; increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics; analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training; and based on the assessment required under paragraph (2), make such recommendations with respect to software procurement and usage to the Director of National Intelligence as the Chief Information Officer considers appropriate.

(c) Reports to Congress The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a copy of each inventory compiled under subsection (b)(1).

(d) Implementation of recommendations Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Director of National Intelligence receives recommendations from the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community in accordance with subsection (b)(3), the Director of National Intelligence shall, to the extent practicable, issue guidelines for the intelligence community on software procurement and usage based on such recommendations.

§ 3045 National mission of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

(a) In general In addition to the Department of Defense missions set forth in section 442 of title 10 , the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall support the geospatial intelligence requirements of the Department of State and other departments and agencies of the United States outside the Department of Defense.

(b) Requirements and priorities The Director of National Intelligence shall establish requirements and priorities governing the collection of national intelligence by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency under subsection (a).

(c) Correction of deficiencies The Director of National Intelligence shall develop and implement such programs and policies as the Director and the Secretary of Defense jointly determine necessary to review and correct deficiencies identified in the capabilities of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to accomplish assigned national missions, including support to the all-source analysis and production process. The Director shall consult with the Secretary of Defense on the development and implementation of such programs and policies. The Secretary shall obtain the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding the matters on which the Director and the Secretary are to consult under the preceding sentence.

§ 3046 Repealed. Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1075, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3694

§ 3047 Restrictions on intelligence sharing with United Nations

(a) Provision of intelligence information to United Nations No United States intelligence information may be provided to the United Nations or any organization affiliated with the United Nations, or to any officials or employees thereof, unless the President certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, has established and implemented procedures, and has worked with the United Nations to ensure implementation of procedures, for protecting from unauthorized disclosure United States intelligence sources and methods connected to such information. Paragraph (1) may be waived upon written certification by the President to the appropriate committees of Congress that providing such information to the United Nations or an organization affiliated with the United Nations, or to any officials or employees thereof, is in the national security interests of the United States.

(b) Delegation of duties The President may not delegate or assign the duties of the President under this section.

(c) Relationship to existing law Nothing in this section shall be construed to— impair or otherwise affect the authority of the Director of National Intelligence to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure pursuant to section 3024(h) of this title ; or supersede or otherwise affect the provisions of subchapter III of this chapter.

(d) “Appropriate committees of Congress” defined As used in this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

§ 3048 Detail of intelligence community personnel—Intelligence Community Assignment Program

(a) Detail Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of a department with an element in the intelligence community or the head of an intelligence community agency or element may detail any employee within that department, agency, or element to serve in any position in the Intelligence Community Assignment Program on a reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis. Nonreimbursable details may be for such periods as are agreed to between the heads of the parent and host agencies, up to a maximum of three years, except that such details may be extended for a period not to exceed one year when the heads of the parent and host agencies determine that such extension is in the public interest.

(b) Benefits, allowances, travel, incentives An employee detailed under subsection (a) may be authorized any benefit, allowance, travel, or incentive otherwise provided to enhance staffing by the organization from which the employee is detailed. The head of an agency of an employee detailed under subsection (a) may pay a lodging allowance for the employee subject to the following conditions: The allowance shall be the lesser of the cost of the lodging or a maximum amount payable for the lodging as established jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and— with respect to detailed employees of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and with respect to detailed employees of other agencies and departments, the head of such agency or department. The detailed employee maintains a primary residence for the employee’s immediate family in the local commuting area of the parent agency duty station from which the employee regularly commuted to such duty station before the detail. The lodging is within a reasonable proximity of the host agency duty station. The distance between the detailed employee’s parent agency duty station and the host agency duty station is greater than 20 miles. The distance between the detailed employee’s primary residence and the host agency duty station is 10 miles greater than the distance between such primary residence and the employees parent duty station. The rate of pay applicable to the detailed employee does not exceed the rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule.

§ 3049 Non-reimbursable detail of other personnel

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 non-reimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads of the receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to exceed three years. This section does not limit any other source of authority for reimbursable or non-reimbursable details. A non-reimbursable detail made under this section shall not be considered an augmentation of the appropriations of the receiving element of the intelligence community. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title I, § 113A, as added Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 302(a) , Oct. 7, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2658 ; amended Pub. L. 112–18, title III, § 303(a) , June 8, 2011 , 125 Stat. 226 ; Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 303 , Jan. 14, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2471 .)

§ 3049a Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics positions and positions requiring banking or financial services expertise

(a) Special rates of pay for positions requiring expertise in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or in banking or financial services Notwithstanding part III of title 5, the head of each element of the intelligence community may, for one or more categories of positions in such element that require expertise in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or in banking or financial services (including expertise relating to critical financial infrastructure operations, capital markets, banking compliance programs, or international investments)— establish higher minimum rates of pay; and make corresponding increases in all rates of pay of the pay range for each grade or level, subject to subsection (b) or (c), as applicable. For each element of the intelligence community, the number of individuals serving in a position in such element who receive a higher rate of pay established or increased under paragraph (1) may not, at any time during a given fiscal year, exceed 50 individuals or 5 percent of the total number of full-time equivalent positions authorized for such element for the preceding fiscal year, whichever is greater. The special rate supplements resulting from the establishment of higher rates under paragraph (1) shall be basic pay for the same or similar purposes as those specified in section 5305(j) of title 5 .

(b) Special rates of pay for cyber positions Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Director of the National Security Agency may establish a special rate of pay— not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5 if the Director certifies to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, that the rate of pay is for positions that perform functions that execute the cyber mission of the Agency; or not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for the Vice President of the United States under section 104 of title 3 if the Director certifies to the Secretary of Defense, by name, individuals that have advanced skills and competencies and that perform critical functions that execute the cyber mission of the Agency. Employees receiving a special rate under paragraph (1) shall be subject to an aggregate pay limitation that parallels the limitation established in section 5307 of title 5 , except that— any allowance, differential, bonus, award, or other similar cash payment in addition to basic pay that is authorized under title 10 (or any other applicable law in addition to title 5, excluding the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.)) shall also be counted as part of aggregate compensation; and aggregate compensation may not exceed the rate established for the Vice President of the United States under section 104 of title 3 . The number of individuals who receive basic pay established under paragraph (1)(B) may not exceed 100 at any time. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, special rates of pay and the limitation established under paragraph (1)(B) may not be used as comparative references for the purpose of fixing the rates of basic pay or maximum pay limitations of qualified positions under section 1599f of title 10 or section 658 of title 6 .

(c) Maximum special rate of pay Except as provided in subsection (b), a minimum rate of pay established for a category of positions under subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay (excluding any locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 of title 5 or similar provision of law) for the position in that category of positions without the authority of subsection (a) by more than 30 percent, and no rate may be established under this section in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5 .

(d) Notification of removal from special rate of pay If the head of an element of the intelligence community removes a category of positions from coverage under a rate of pay authorized by subsection (a) or (b) after that rate of pay takes effect— the head of such element shall provide notice of the loss of coverage of the special rate of pay to each individual in such category; and the loss of coverage will take effect on the first day of the first pay period after the date of the notice.

(e) Revision of special rates of pay Subject to the limitations in this section, rates of pay established under this section by the head of an element of the intelligence community may be revised from time to time by the head of such element and the revisions have the force and effect of statute.

(f) Regulations The head of each element of the intelligence community shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section with respect to such element, which shall, to the extent practicable, be comparable to the regulations promulgated to carry out section 5305 of title 5 .

(g) Reports Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019, 1 the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on any rates of pay established for such element under this section. Each report required by paragraph (1) shall contain for each element of the intelligence community— a description of any rates of pay established under subsection (a) or (b); and the number of positions in such element that will be subject to such rates of pay.

§ 3049b Enabling intelligence community integration

(a) Provision of goods or services Subject to and in accordance with any guidance and requirements developed by the Director of National Intelligence, the head of an element of the intelligence community may provide goods or services to another element of the intelligence community without reimbursement or transfer of funds for hoteling initiatives for intelligence community employees and affiliates defined in any such guidance and requirements issued by the Director of National Intelligence.

(b) Approval Prior to the provision of goods or services pursuant to subsection (a), the head of the element of the intelligence community providing such goods or services and the head of the element of the intelligence community receiving such goods or services shall approve such provision.

(c) Hoteling defined In this section, the term “hoteling” means an alternative work arrangement in which employees of one element of the intelligence community are authorized flexible work arrangements to work part of the time at one or more alternative worksite locations, as appropriately authorized.

§ 3050 Annual report on hiring and retention of minority employees

(a) In general The Director of National Intelligence shall, on an annual basis, submit to Congress a report on the employment of covered persons within each element of the intelligence community for the preceding fiscal year and the preceding 5 fiscal years.

(b) Content Each such report shall include data, disaggregated by category of covered person and by element of the intelligence community, on the following: Of all individuals employed in the element during the fiscal year involved, the aggregate percentage of such individuals who are covered persons. Of all individuals employed in the element during the fiscal year involved at the levels referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the percentage of covered persons employed at such levels: Positions at levels 1 through 15 of the General Schedule. Positions at levels above GS–15. Of all individuals hired by the element involved during the fiscal year involved, the percentage of such individuals who are covered persons.

(c) Form Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

(d) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for the substitution of any similar report required under another provision of law.

(e) “Covered persons” defined In this section the term “covered persons” means— racial and ethnic minorities; women; and individuals with disabilities.

§ 3051 Repealed. Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 347(c), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2698

§ 3052 Limitation on establishment or operation of diplomatic intelligence support centers

(a) In general A diplomatic intelligence support center may not be established, operated, or maintained without the prior approval of the Director of National Intelligence. The Director may only approve the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a diplomatic intelligence support center if the Director determines that the establishment, operation, or maintenance of such center is required to provide necessary intelligence support in furtherance of the national security interests of the United States.

(b) Prohibition of use of appropriations Amounts appropriated pursuant to authorizations by law for intelligence and intelligence-related activities may not be obligated or expended for the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a diplomatic intelligence support center that is not approved by the Director of National Intelligence.

(c) Definitions In this section: The term “diplomatic intelligence support center” means an entity to which employees of the various elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3003(4) of this title ) are detailed for the purpose of providing analytical intelligence support that— consists of intelligence analyses on military or political matters and expertise to conduct limited assessments and dynamic taskings for a chief of mission; and is not intelligence support traditionally provided to a chief of mission by the Director of National Intelligence. The term “chief of mission” has the meaning given that term by section 3902(3) of title 22 , and includes ambassadors at large and ministers of diplomatic missions of the United States, or persons appointed to lead United States offices abroad designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature.

(d) Termination This section shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2000 .

§ 3053 Travel on any common carrier for certain intelligence collection personnel

(a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of National Intelligence may authorize travel on any common carrier when such travel, in the discretion of the Director— is consistent with intelligence community mission requirements, or is required for cover purposes, operational needs, or other exceptional circumstances necessary for the successful performance of an intelligence community mission.

(b) Authorized delegation of duty The Director of National Intelligence may only delegate the authority granted by this section to the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, or with respect to employees of the Central Intelligence Agency, to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who may delegate such authority to other appropriate officials of the Central Intelligence Agency.

§ 3054 POW/MIA analytic capability

(a) Requirement The Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, establish and maintain in the intelligence community an analytic capability with responsibility for intelligence in support of the activities of the United States relating to individuals who, after December 31, 1990 , are unaccounted for United States personnel. The analytic capability maintained under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “POW/MIA analytic capability of the intelligence community”.

(b) Unaccounted for United States personnel In this section, the term “unaccounted for United States personnel” means the following: Any missing person (as that term is defined in section 1513(1) of title 10 ). Any United States national who was killed while engaged in activities on behalf of the United States and whose remains have not been repatriated to the United States.

§ 3055 Annual report on financial intelligence on terrorist assets

(a) Annual report On an annual basis, the Secretary of the Treasury (acting through the head of the Office of Intelligence Support) shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that fully informs the committees concerning operations against terrorist financial networks. Each such report shall include with respect to the preceding one-year period— the total number of asset seizures, designations, and other actions against individuals or entities found to have engaged in financial support of terrorism; the total number of physical searches of offices, residences, or financial records of individuals or entities suspected of having engaged in financial support for terrorist activity; and whether the financial intelligence information seized in these cases has been shared on a full and timely basis with the all departments, agencies, and other entities of the United States Government involved in intelligence activities participating in the Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center.

(b) Immediate notification for emergency designation In the case of a designation of an individual or entity, or the assets of an individual or entity, as having been found to have engaged in terrorist activities, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report such designation within 24 hours of such a designation to the appropriate congressional committees.

(c) Submittal date of reports to congressional intelligence committees In the case of the reports required to be submitted under subsection (a) to the congressional intelligence committees, the submittal dates for such reports shall be as provided in section 3106 of this title .

(d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. The Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

§ 3056 National Counterterrorism Center

(a) Establishment of Center There is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a National Counterterrorism Center.

(b) Director of National Counterterrorism Center There is a Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who shall be the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, and who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center may not simultaneously serve in any other capacity in the executive branch.

(c) Reporting The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall report to the Director of National Intelligence with respect to matters described in paragraph (2) and the President with respect to matters described in paragraph (3). The matters described in this paragraph are as follows: The budget and programs of the National Counterterrorism Center. The activities of the Directorate of Intelligence of the National Counterterrorism Center under subsection (i). The conduct of intelligence operations implemented by other elements of the intelligence community; and The matters described in this paragraph are the planning and progress of joint counterterrorism operations (other than intelligence operations).

(d) Primary missions The primary missions of the National Counterterrorism Center shall be as follows: To serve as the primary organization in the United States Government for analyzing and integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the United States Government pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism, excepting intelligence pertaining exclusively to domestic terrorists and domestic counterterrorism. To conduct strategic operational planning for counterterrorism activities, integrating all instruments of national power, including diplomatic, financial, military, intelligence, homeland security, and law enforcement activities within and among agencies. To assign roles and responsibilities as part of its strategic operational planning duties to lead Departments or agencies, as appropriate, for counterterrorism activities that are consistent with applicable law and that support counterterrorism strategic operational plans, but shall not direct the execution of any resulting operations. To ensure that agencies, as appropriate, have access to and receive all-source intelligence support needed to execute their counterterrorism plans or perform independent, alternative analysis. To ensure that such agencies have access to and receive intelligence needed to accomplish their assigned activities. To serve as the central and shared knowledge bank on known and suspected terrorists and international terror groups, as well as their goals, strategies, capabilities, and networks of contacts and support.

(e) Domestic counterterrorism intelligence The Center may, consistent with applicable law, the direction of the President, and the guidelines referred to in section 3024(b) of this title , receive intelligence pertaining exclusively to domestic counterterrorism from any Federal, State, or local government or other source necessary to fulfill its responsibilities and retain and disseminate such intelligence. Any agency authorized to conduct counterterrorism activities may request information from the Center to assist it in its responsibilities, consistent with applicable law and the guidelines referred to in section 3024(b) of this title .

(f) Duties and responsibilities of Director The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall— serve as the principal adviser to the Director of National Intelligence on intelligence operations relating to counterterrorism; provide strategic operational plans for the civilian and military counterterrorism efforts of the United States Government and for the effective integration of counterterrorism intelligence and operations across agency boundaries, both inside and outside the United States; advise the Director of National Intelligence on the extent to which the counterterrorism program recommendations and budget proposals of the departments, agencies, and elements of the United States Government conform to the priorities established by the President; disseminate terrorism information, including current terrorism threat analysis, to the President, the Vice President, the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and other officials of the executive branch as appropriate, and to the appropriate committees of Congress; support the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, and other appropriate agencies, in fulfillment of their responsibilities to disseminate terrorism information, consistent with applicable law, guidelines referred to in section 3024(b) of this title , Executive orders and other Presidential guidance, to State and local government officials, and other entities, and coordinate dissemination of terrorism information to foreign governments as approved by the Director of National Intelligence; develop a strategy for combining terrorist travel intelligence operations and law enforcement planning and operations into a cohesive effort to intercept terrorists, find terrorist travel facilitators, and constrain terrorist mobility; have primary responsibility within the United States Government for conducting net assessments of terrorist threats; consistent with priorities approved by the President, assist the Director of National Intelligence in establishing requirements for the intelligence community for the collection of terrorism information; and perform such other duties as the Director of National Intelligence may prescribe or are prescribed by law. Nothing in paragraph (1)(G) shall limit the authority of the departments and agencies of the United States to conduct net assessments.

(g) Limitation The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center may not direct the execution of counterterrorism operations.

(h) Resolution of disputes The Director of National Intelligence shall resolve disagreements between the National Counterterrorism Center and the head of a department, agency, or element of the United States Government on designations, assignments, plans, or responsibilities under this section. The head of such a department, agency, or element may appeal the resolution of the disagreement by the Director of National Intelligence to the President.

(i) Directorate of Intelligence The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall establish and maintain within the National Counterterrorism Center a Directorate of Intelligence which shall have primary responsibility within the United States Government for analysis of terrorism and terrorist organizations (except for purely domestic terrorism and domestic terrorist organizations) from all sources of intelligence, whether collected inside or outside the United States.

(j) Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall establish and maintain within the National Counterterrorism Center a Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning which shall provide strategic operational plans for counterterrorism operations conducted by the United States Government. Strategic operational planning shall include the mission, objectives to be achieved, tasks to be performed, interagency coordination of operational activities, and the assignment of roles and responsibilities. The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center shall monitor the implementation of strategic operational plans, and shall obtain information from each element of the intelligence community, and from each other department, agency, or element of the United States Government relevant for monitoring the progress of such entity in implementing such plans.

§ 3057 National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center

(a) Establishment The President shall establish a National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, taking into account all appropriate government tools to— prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies; and lead integration and mission management of all intelligence activities pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats. The head of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall be the Director of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. The National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall be located within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The Director of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center shall serve as the principal coordinator for the intelligence community, and as the principal advisor to the Director of National Intelligence, with respect to counterproliferation, biosecurity, and foreign biological threats.

(b) Missions and objectives In establishing the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, the President shall address the following missions and objectives to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies: Establishing a primary organization within the United States Government for integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the United States pertaining to proliferation. Ensuring that appropriate agencies have full access to and receive all-source intelligence support needed to execute their counterproliferation plans or activities, and perform independent, alternative analyses. Coordinating the establishment of a central repository on known and suspected proliferation activities, including the goals, strategies, capabilities, networks, and any individuals, groups, or entities engaged in proliferation. Overseeing the dissemination of proliferation information, including proliferation threats and analyses, to the President, to the appropriate departments and agencies, and to the appropriate committees of Congress. Conducting and coordinating net assessments and warnings about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies. Coordinating counterproliferation plans and activities of the various departments and agencies of the United States Government to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies. Coordinating and advancing strategic operational counterproliferation planning for the United States Government to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies. In establishing the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, the President shall address the following missions and objectives to ensure that the Center serves as the lead for the intelligence community for the integration, mission management, and coordination of intelligence activities pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats, regardless of origin: Ensuring that the elements of the intelligence community provide timely and effective warnings to the President and the Director of National Intelligence regarding emerging foreign biological threats, including diseases with pandemic potential. Overseeing and coordinating the collection of intelligence on biosecurity and foreign biological threats in support of the intelligence needs of the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health, including by conveying collection priorities to elements of the intelligence community. Overseeing and coordinating the analysis of intelligence on biosecurity and foreign biological threats in support of the intelligence needs of Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health, including by providing analytic priorities to elements of the intelligence community and by coordinating net assessments. Coordinating intelligence support to the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health on matters relating to biosecurity and foreign biological threats, including by ensuring that intelligence pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats is disseminated among appropriately cleared personnel of such departments and agencies. Coordinating with the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health to encourage information sharing with the intelligence community. Identifying gaps in the capabilities of the intelligence community regarding biosecurity and countering foreign biological threats and providing to the Director of National Intelligence recommended solutions for such gaps, including by encouraging research and development of new capabilities and authorities to counter foreign biological threats. Enhancing coordination between elements of the intelligence community and private sector entities on information relevant to biosecurity, biotechnology, and foreign biological threats, and coordinating such information with relevant Federal departments and agencies, as applicable.

(c) National security waiver The President may waive the requirements of this section, and any parts thereof, if the President determines that such requirements do not materially improve the ability of the United States Government to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies. Such waiver shall be made in writing to Congress and shall include a description of how the missions and objectives in subsection (b) are being met.

(d) Report to Congress Not later than nine months after the implementation of this chapter, the President shall submit to Congress, in classified form if necessary, the findings and recommendations of the President’s Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction established by Executive Order in February 2004, together with the views of the President regarding the establishment of a National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center. If the President decides not to exercise the waiver authority granted by subsection (c), the President shall submit to Congress from time to time updates and plans regarding the establishment of a National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.

(e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that a central feature of counterproliferation activities, consistent with the President’s Proliferation Security Initiative, should include the physical interdiction, by air, sea, or land, of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies, and enhanced law enforcement activities to identify and disrupt proliferation networks, activities, organizations, and persons.

§ 3058 National Intelligence Centers

(a) Authority to establish The Director of National Intelligence may establish one or more national intelligence centers to address intelligence priorities, including, but not limited to, regional issues.

(b) Resources of directors of centers The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the head of each national intelligence center under subsection (a) has appropriate authority, direction, and control of such center, and of the personnel assigned to such center, to carry out the assigned mission of such center. The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that each national intelligence center has appropriate personnel to accomplish effectively the mission of such center.

(c) Information sharing The Director of National Intelligence shall, to the extent appropriate and practicable, ensure that each national intelligence center under subsection (a) and the other elements of the intelligence community share information in order to facilitate the mission of such center.

(d) Mission of centers Pursuant to the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, each national intelligence center under subsection (a) may, in the area of intelligence responsibility assigned to such center— have primary responsibility for providing all-source analysis of intelligence based upon intelligence gathered both domestically and abroad; have primary responsibility for identifying and proposing to the Director of National Intelligence intelligence collection and analysis and production requirements; and perform such other duties as the Director of National Intelligence shall specify.

(e) Review and modification of centers The Director of National Intelligence shall determine on a regular basis whether— the area of intelligence responsibility assigned to each national intelligence center under subsection (a) continues to meet appropriate intelligence priorities; and the staffing and management of such center remains appropriate for the accomplishment of the mission of such center.

(f) Termination The Director of National Intelligence may terminate any national intelligence center under subsection (a).

(g) Separate budget account The Director of National Intelligence shall, as appropriate, include in the National Intelligence Program budget a separate line item for each national intelligence center under subsection (a).

§ 3059 Foreign Malign Influence Center

(a) Establishment There is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Foreign Malign Influence Center (in this section referred to as the “Center”).

(b) Functions and composition The Center shall— be comprised of analysts from all elements of the intelligence community, including elements with diplomatic and law enforcement functions; have access to all intelligence and other reporting possessed or acquired by the United States Government pertaining to foreign malign influence; serve as the primary organization in the United States Government for analyzing and integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the United States Government pertaining to foreign malign influence; and provide to employees and officers of the Federal Government in policy-making positions and Congress comprehensive assessments, and indications and warnings, of foreign malign influence.

(c) Director There is a Director of the Center, who shall be the head of the Center, and who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. The Director of the Center shall— report directly to the Director of National Intelligence; carry out the functions under subsection (b); and at the request of the President or the Director of National Intelligence, develop and provide recommendations for potential responses by the United States to foreign malign influence.

(d) Annual reports In addition to the matters submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(4), at the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, but not less than once each year, the Director of the Center shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on foreign malign influence. Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, a discussion of the following: The most significant activities of the Center. Any recommendations the Director determines necessary for legislative or other actions to improve the ability of the Center to carry out its functions, including recommendations regarding the protection of privacy and civil liberties.

(e) Termination After December 31, 2028 , the Director of National Intelligence may terminate the Center, but only if the Director of National Intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a determination that the termination of the Center is appropriate, which includes— a detailed description that other offices or entities within the intelligence community— have the capabilities to perform the functions of the Center; and will exercise the functions of the Center upon the termination of the Center; and a detailed description of— the actions the Director of National Intelligence will take to conduct an orderly wind-down of the activities of the Center; and the proposed timeline for such actions.

(f) Definitions In this section: The term “covered foreign country” means the following: The Russian Federation. The Islamic Republic of Iran. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The People’s Republic of China. Any other foreign country that the Director of the Center determines appropriate for purposes of this section. The term “foreign malign influence” means any hostile effort undertaken by, at the direction of, or on behalf of or with the substantial support of, the government of a covered foreign country with the objective of influencing, through overt or covert means— the political, military, economic, or other policies or activities of the United States Government or State or local governments, including any election within the United States; or the public opinion within the United States.

§ 3060 Climate Security Advisory Council

(a) Establishment The Director of National Intelligence shall establish a Climate Security Advisory Council for the purpose of— assisting intelligence analysts of various elements of the intelligence community with respect to analysis of climate security and its impact on the areas of focus of such analysts; facilitating coordination between the elements of the intelligence community and elements of the Federal Government that are not elements of the intelligence community in collecting data on, and conducting analysis of, climate change and climate security; and ensuring that the intelligence community is adequately prioritizing climate change in carrying out its activities.

(b) Composition of Council The Council shall be composed of the following individuals appointed by the Director of National Intelligence: An appropriate official from the National Intelligence Council, who shall chair the Council. The lead official with respect to climate and environmental security analysis from— the Central Intelligence Agency; the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State; the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy; the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security; and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Three appropriate officials from elements of the Federal Government that are not elements of the intelligence community that are responsible for— providing decision makers with a predictive understanding of the climate; making observations of our Earth system that can be used by the public, policymakers, and to support strategic decisions; or coordinating Federal research and investments in understanding the forces shaping the global environment, both human and natural, and their impacts on society. Any other officials as the Director of National Intelligence or the chair of the Council may determine appropriate. The chair of the Council shall have responsibility for— identifying agencies to supply individuals from elements of the Federal Government that are not elements of the intelligence community; securing the permission of the relevant agency heads for the participation of such individuals on the Council; and any other duties that the Director of National Intelligence may direct.

(c) Duties and responsibilities of Council The Council shall carry out the following duties and responsibilities: To meet at least quarterly to— exchange appropriate data between elements of the intelligence community and elements of the Federal Government that are not elements of the intelligence community; discuss processes for the routine exchange of such data and implementation of such processes; and prepare summaries of the business conducted at each meeting. To assess and determine best practices with respect to the analysis of climate security, including identifying publicly available information and intelligence acquired through clandestine means that enables such analysis. To assess and identify best practices with respect to prior efforts of the intelligence community to analyze climate security. To assess and describe best practices for identifying and disseminating climate intelligence indications and warnings. To recommend methods of incorporating analysis of climate security and the best practices identified under paragraphs (2) through (4) into existing analytic training programs. To consult, as appropriate, with other elements of the intelligence community that conduct analysis of climate change or climate security and elements of the Federal Government that are not elements of the intelligence community that conduct analysis of climate change or climate security, for the purpose of sharing information about ongoing efforts and avoiding duplication of existing efforts. To work with elements of the intelligence community that conduct analysis of climate change or climate security and elements of the Federal Government that are not elements of the intelligence community that conduct analysis of climate change or climate security— to exchange appropriate data between such elements, establish processes, procedures and practices for the routine exchange of such data, discuss the implementation of such processes; and to enable and facilitate the sharing of findings and analysis between such elements. To assess whether the elements of the intelligence community that conduct analysis of climate change or climate security may inform the research direction of academic work and the sponsored work of the United States Government. At the discretion of the chair of the Council, to convene conferences of analysts and nonintelligence community personnel working on climate change or climate security on subjects that the chair shall direct.

(d) Annual report Not later than January 31, 2021 , and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the chair of the Council shall submit, on behalf of the Council, to the congressional intelligence committees a report describing the activities of the Council as described in subsection (c) during the year preceding the year during which the report is submitted. Each report under paragraph (1) shall include a description of any obstacles or gaps relating to— the Council fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under subsection (c); or the responsiveness of the intelligence community to the climate security needs and priorities of the policymaking elements of the Federal Government.

(e) Sunset The Council shall terminate on December 31, 2024 .

(f) Definitions In this section: The term “climate security” means the effects of climate change on the following: The national security of the United States, including national security infrastructure. Subnational, national, and regional political stability. The security of allies and partners of the United States. Ongoing or potential political violence, including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare, insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil war, and interstate war. The term “climate intelligence indications and warnings” means developments relating to climate security with the potential to— imminently and substantially alter the political stability or degree of human security in a country or region; or imminently and substantially threaten— the national security of the United States; the military, political, or economic interests of allies and partners of the United States; or citizens of the United States abroad.

§ 3061 Counterintelligence and national security protections for intelligence community grant funding

(a) Disclosure as condition for receipt of grant The head of an element of the intelligence community may not award a grant to a person or entity unless the person or entity has certified to the head of the element that the person or entity has disclosed to the head of the element any material financial or material in-kind support that the person or entity knows, or should have known, derives from the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Republic of Cuba, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the person or entity’s application for the grant.

(b) Process for review of grant applicants prior to award The head of an element of the intelligence community may not award a grant to a person or entity who submitted a certification under subsection (a) until such certification is received by the head of an element of the intelligence community and submitted to the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to the process set forth in paragraph (2). The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish a process to review the awarding of a grant to an applicant who submitted a certification under subsection (a). The process established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: The immediate transmission of a copy of each applicant’s certification made under subsection (a) to the Director of National Intelligence. The review of the certification and any accompanying disclosures submitted under subsection (a) as soon as practicable. Authorization for the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to take such actions as may be necessary, including denial or revocation of a grant, to ensure a grant does not pose an unacceptable risk of— misappropriation of United States intellectual property, research and development, and innovation efforts; or other counterintelligence threats.

§ 3062 Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXIV, § 6405(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1619

§ 3063 Designation of senior officials for biotechnology

(a) Designation The head of each element of the intelligence community specified in subsection (b) shall designate a senior official of such element to serve as the official responsible for coordinating the activities of such element relating to biotechnology, as those activities are determined and directed by the head of such element.

(b) Specified elements The elements of the intelligence community specified in this subsection are the following: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The Central Intelligence Agency. The National Security Agency. The Defense Intelligence Agency. The intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.

(c) Notice to Congress Not later than 15 days after designating a senior official under this section, the head of the element of the intelligence community designating such official shall submit notice of the designation to— the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and in the case of a designation relating to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

§ 3071 National Security Agency voluntary separation

(a) Short title This section may be cited as the “National Security Agency Voluntary Separation Act”.

(b) Definitions For purposes of this section— the term “Director” means the Director of the National Security Agency; and the term “employee” means an employee of the National Security Agency, serving under an appointment without time limitation, who has been currently employed by the National Security Agency for a continuous period of at least 12 months prior to the effective date of the program established under subsection (c), except that such term does not include— a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5 or another retirement system for employees of the Government; or an employee having a disability on the basis of which such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in subparagraph (A).

(c) Establishment of program Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director, in his sole discretion, may establish a program under which employees may, after October 1, 2000 , be eligible for early retirement, offered separation pay to separate from service voluntarily, or both.

(d) Early retirement An employee who— is at least 50 years of age and has completed 20 years of service; or has at least 25 years of service, may, pursuant to regulations promulgated under this section, apply and be retired from the National Security Agency and receive benefits in accordance with chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 if the employee has not less than 10 years of service with the National Security Agency.

(e) Amount of separation pay and treatment for other purposes Separation pay shall be paid in a lump sum and shall be equal to the lesser of— an amount equal to the amount the employee would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5 if the employee were entitled to payment under such section; or $25,000. Separation pay shall not— be a basis for payment, and shall not be included in the computation, of any other type of Government benefit; and be taken into account for the purpose of determining the amount of any severance pay to which an individual may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5 based on any other separation.

(f) Reemployment restrictions An employee who receives separation pay under such program may not be reemployed by the National Security Agency for the 12-month period beginning on the effective date of the employee’s separation. An employee who receives separation pay under this section on the basis of a separation occurring on or after March 30, 1994 , and accepts employment with the Government of the United States within 5 years after the date of the separation on which payment of the separation pay is based shall be required to repay the entire amount of the separation pay to the National Security Agency. If the employment is with an Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5 ), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment is with an entity in the legislative branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment is with the judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position.

(g) Bar on certain employment An employee may not be separated from service under this section unless the employee agrees that the employee will not— act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person (except the United States) in any formal or informal appearance before, or, with the intent to influence, make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person (except the United States) to the National Security Agency; or participate in any manner in the award, modification, or extension of any contract for property or services with the National Security Agency, during the 12-month period beginning on the effective date of the employee’s separation from service. An employee who violates an agreement under this subsection shall be liable to the United States in the amount of the separation pay paid to the employee pursuant to this section multiplied by the proportion of the 12-month period during which the employee was in violation of the agreement.

(h) Limitations Under this program, early retirement and separation pay may be offered only— with the prior approval of the Director; for the period specified by the Director; and to employees within such occupational groups or geographic locations, or subject to such other similar limitations or conditions, as the Director may require.

(i) Regulations Before an employee may be eligible for early retirement, separation pay, or both, under this section, the Director shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.

(j) Notification of exercise of authority The Director may not make an offer of early retirement, separation pay, or both, pursuant to this section until 15 days after submitting to the congressional intelligence committees a report describing the occupational groups or geographic locations, or other similar limitations or conditions, required by the Director under subsection (h), and including the proposed regulations issued pursuant to subsection (i).

(k) Remittance of funds In addition to any other payment that is required to be made under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, the National Security Agency shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee to whom a voluntary separation payment has been or is to be paid under this section. The remittance required by this subsection shall be in lieu of any remittance required by section 4(a) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 ( 5 U.S.C. 8331 note).

§ 3072 Authority of Federal Bureau of Investigation to award personal services contracts

(a) In general The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may enter into personal services contracts if the personal services to be provided under such contracts directly support the intelligence or counterintelligence missions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) Inapplicability of certain requirements Contracts under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the annuity offset requirements of sections 8344 and 8468 of title 5, the requirements of section 3109 of title 5 , or any law or regulation requiring competitive contracting.

(c) Contract to be appropriate means of securing services The Chief Contracting Officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall ensure that each personal services contract entered into by the Director under this section is the appropriate means of securing the services to be provided under such contract.

§ 3072a Reports on exercise of authority

Not later than one year after December 13, 2003 , and annually thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the exercise of the authority in section 3072 of this title . Each report under this section shall include, for the one-year period ending on the date of such report, the following: The number of contracts entered into during the period. The cost of each such contract. The length of each such contract. The types of services to be provided under each such contract. The availability, if any, of United States Government personnel to perform functions similar to the services to be provided under each such contract. The efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to fill available personnel vacancies, or request additional personnel positions, in areas relating to the intelligence or counterintelligence mission of the Bureau. Each report under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section— for purposes of the submittal of the classified annex to any report under this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and for purposes of the submittal of the unclassified portion of any report under this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— the committees specified in subparagraph (A); the Committees on Appropriations, Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary of the Senate; and the Committees on Appropriations, Government Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. ( Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 311(b) , Dec. 13, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2605 .)

§ 3073 Advisory committees; appointment; compensation of part-time personnel; applicability of other laws

(a) The Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Council, acting through its Executive Secretary, are authorized to appoint such advisory committees and to employ, consistent with other provisions of this chapter, such part-time advisory personnel as they may deem necessary in carrying out their respective functions and the functions of agencies under their control. Persons holding other offices or positions under the United States for which they receive compensation, while serving as members of such committees, shall receive no additional compensation for such service. Retired members of the uniformed services employed by the Director of National Intelligence who hold no other office or position under the United States for which they receive compensation, other members of such committees and other part-time advisory personnel so employed may serve without compensation or may receive compensation at a daily rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule established by section 5332 of title 5 , as determined by the appointing authority.

(b) Service of an individual as a member of any such advisory committee, or in any other part-time capacity for a department or agency hereunder, shall not be considered as service bringing such individual within the provisions of section 203, 205, or 207 of title 18, unless the act of such individual, which by such section is made unlawful when performed by an individual referred to in such section, is with respect to any particular matter which directly involves a department or agency which such person is advising or in which such department or agency is directly interested.

§ 3073a Requirements for certain employment activities by former intelligence officers and employees

(a) Post-employment restrictions Except as provided by paragraph (2)(A), an employee of an element of the intelligence community who occupies a covered intelligence position may not occupy a covered post-service position for a designated prohibited foreign country following the date on which the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position. Except as provided by paragraph (2)(A), an employee of an element of the intelligence community who occupies a covered intelligence position may not occupy a covered post-service position during the 30-month period following the date on which the employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position. The applicable head of an intelligence community element may waive a restriction in paragraph (1) with respect to an employee or former employee who is subject to that restriction only after— the employee or former employee submits to the applicable head of the intelligence community element a written application for such waiver in such form and manner as the applicable head of the intelligence community element determines appropriate; and the applicable head of the element of the intelligence community determines that granting such waiver will not harm the national security interests of the United States. A waiver issued under subparagraph (A) shall apply for a period not exceeding 5 years. The applicable head of the intelligence community element may renew such a waiver. The applicable head of the intelligence community element may revoke a waiver issued under subparagraph (A) to an employee or former employee, effective on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the applicable head of the intelligence community element provides the employee or former employee written notice of such revocation. The 30-month restriction in paragraph (1)(B) shall be tolled for an employee or former employee during the period beginning on the date on which a waiver is issued under subparagraph (A) and ending on the date on which the waiver expires or on the effective date of a revocation under subparagraph (C), as the case may be. On a quarterly basis, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees for Department of Defense elements of the intelligence community, a written notification of each waiver or revocation that shall include the following: With respect to a waiver issued to an employee or former employee— the covered intelligence position held or formerly held by the employee or former employee; and a brief description of the covered post-service employment, including the employer and the recipient of the representation, advice, or services. With respect to a revocation of a waiver issued to an employee or former employee— the details of the waiver, including any renewals of such waiver, and the dates of such waiver and renewals; and the specific reasons why the applicable head of the intelligence community element determined that such revocation is warranted.

(b) Covered post-service employment reporting During the period described in paragraph (2), an employee who ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position shall— report covered post-service employment to the head of the element of the intelligence community that employed such employee in such covered intelligence position upon accepting such covered post-service employment; and annually (or more frequently if the head of such element considers it appropriate) report covered post-service employment to the head of such element. The period described in this paragraph is the period beginning on the date on which an employee ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position. The head of each element of the intelligence community shall issue regulations requiring, as a condition of employment, each employee of such element occupying a covered intelligence position to sign a written agreement requiring the regular reporting of covered post-service employment to the head of such element pursuant to paragraph (1).

(c) Penalties A former employee who knowingly and willfully violates subsection (a) or who knowingly and willfully fails to make a required report under subsection (b) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. Each report under subsection (b) shall be subject to section 1001 of title 18 . The head of an element of the intelligence community shall revoke the security clearance of a former employee if the former employee knowingly and willfully fails to make a required report under subsection (b) or knowingly and willfully makes a false report under such subsection.

(d) Provision of information The head of each element of the intelligence community shall regularly provide training on the restrictions under subsection (a) and the reporting requirements under subsection (b) to employees of that element who occupy a covered intelligence position. The head of each element of the intelligence community shall provide written notice of the reporting requirements under subsection (b) to an employee when the employee occupies a covered intelligence position. The head of each element of the intelligence community shall provide written notice of the restrictions under subsection (a) to any person who may be subject to such restrictions on or after December 23, 2022 — when the head of the element determines that such person may become subject to such covered intelligence position restrictions; and when the person occupies a covered intelligence position. Upon request from a current employee who occupies a covered intelligence position or a former employee who previously occupied a covered intelligence position, the applicable head of the element of the intelligence community concerned may provide a written advisory opinion to such current or former employee regarding whether a proposed employment, representation, or provision of advice or services constitutes covered post-service employment as defined in subsection (g).

(e) Annual reports Not later than March 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on covered post-service employment occurring during the year covered by the report. Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: The number of former employees who occupy a covered post-service position, broken down by— the name of the employer; the foreign government, including by the specific foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom the covered post-service employment is being performed; and the nature of the services provided as part of the covered post-service employment. A certification by the Director that— each element of the intelligence community maintains adequate systems and processes for ensuring that former employees are submitting reports required under subsection (b); to the knowledge of the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, all former employees who occupy a covered post-service position are in compliance with this section; the services provided by former employees who occupy a covered post-service position do not— pose a current or future threat to the national security of the United States; or pose a counterintelligence risk; and the Director and the heads of such elements are not aware of any credible information or reporting that any former employee who occupies a covered post-service position has engaged in activities that violate Federal law, infringe upon the privacy rights of United States persons, or constitute abuses of human rights. Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(f) Notification In addition to the annual reports under subsection (e), if a head of an element of the intelligence community determines that the services provided by a former employee who occupies a covered post-service position pose a threat or risk described in clause (iii) of paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection, or include activities described in clause (iv) of such paragraph, the head shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such determination by not later than 7 days after making such determination. The notification shall include the following: The name of the former employee. The name of the employer. The foreign government, including the specific foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom the covered post-service employment is being performed. As applicable, a description of— the risk to national security, the counterintelligence risk, or both; and the activities that may violate Federal law, infringe upon the privacy rights of United States persons, or constitute abuses of human rights.

(g) Definitions In this section: The term “covered intelligence position” means a position within an element of the intelligence community that, based on the level of access of a person occupying such position to information regarding sensitive intelligence sources or methods or other exceptionally sensitive matters, the head of such element determines should be subject to the requirements of this section. The term “covered post-service employment” means direct or indirect employment by, representation of, or any provision of advice or services to the government of a foreign country or any company, entity, or other person whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in major part, by any government of a foreign country if such employment, representation, or provision of advice or services relates to national security, intelligence, the military, or internal security. The term “covered post-service position” means a position of employment described in paragraph (2). The term “designated prohibited foreign country” means the following: The People’s Republic of China. The Russian Federation. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Islamic Republic of Iran. The Republic of Cuba. The Syrian Arab Republic. The term “employee”, with respect to an employee occupying a covered intelligence position, includes an officer or official of an element of the intelligence community, a contractor of such an element, a detailee to such an element, or a member of the Armed Forces assigned to such an element. The term “former employee” means an individual— who was an employee occupying a covered intelligence position; and who is subject to the requirements under subsection (a) or (b). The term “government of a foreign country” has the meaning given the term in section 611(e) of title 22 .

§ 3074 Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter (other than the provisions and purposes of sections 3023, 3025, 3035, 3038 of this title and subchapters III, IV, and V). ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title III, § 307, 61 Stat. 509 ; Pub. L. 103–178, title III, § 309 , Dec. 3, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2036 .)

§ 3075 “Function” and “Department of Defense” defined

(a) As used in sections 3002, 3021, 3023, 3025, and 3073 of this title, the term “function” includes functions, powers, and duties.

(b) As used in this Act, the term “Department of Defense” shall be deemed to include the military departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, and all agencies created under title II of this Act.

§ 3076 Separability

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title III, § 309, 61 Stat. 509 .)

§ 3077 Effective date

(a) The first sentence of section 202(a), 1 this section, and sections 3001, 3002, 3074, 3075, and 3076 of this title shall take effect July 26, 1947 .

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), the provisions of this chapter shall take effect on whichever of the following days is the earlier: The day after the day upon which the Secretary of Defense first appointed takes office, or the sixtieth day after July 26, 1947 .

§ 3078 Repealing and savings provisions

All laws, orders, and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this title 1 are repealed insofar as they are inconsistent with the powers, duties, and responsibilities enacted hereby: Provided , That the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under this title 1 shall be administered in conformance with the policy and requirements for administration of budgetary and fiscal matters in the Government generally, including accounting and financial reporting, and that nothing in this title 1 shall be construed as eliminating or modifying the powers, duties, and responsibilities of any other department, agency, or officer of the Government in connection with such matters, but no such department, agency, or officer shall exercise any such powers, duties, or responsibilities in a manner that will render ineffective the provisions of this title. 1 ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title III, § 312, formerly title IV, § 411, as added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 11 , 63 Stat. 590 ; renumbered title III, § 312, Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6742(b)(11) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2240 .)

§ 3079 Insider threat policy compliance and reporting

The head of each element of the intelligence community shall— implement the policy established in accordance with section 3024(e)(8) of this title ; and concurrent with the submission to Congress of budget justification materials in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 , submit to Congress a certification as to whether the element is in compliance with such policy. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6314(b) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3511 ; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXIV, § 6402(c)(2)(A)(iii) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1616 .)

§ 3091 General congressional oversight provisions

(a) Reports to congressional committees of intelligence activities and anticipated activities The President shall ensure that the congressional intelligence committees are kept fully and currently informed of the intelligence activities of the United States, including any significant anticipated intelligence activity as required by this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring the approval of the congressional intelligence committees as a condition precedent to the initiation of any significant anticipated intelligence activity.

(b) Reports concerning illegal intelligence activities The President shall ensure that any illegal intelligence activity is reported promptly to the congressional intelligence committees, as well as any corrective action that has been taken or is planned in connection with such illegal activity.

(c) Procedures for reporting information The President and the congressional intelligence committees shall each establish such written procedures as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

(d) Procedures to protect from unauthorized disclosure The House of Representatives and the Senate shall each establish, by rule or resolution of such House, procedures to protect from unauthorized disclosure all classified information, and all information relating to intelligence sources and methods, that is furnished to the congressional intelligence committees or to Members of Congress under this subchapter. Such procedures shall be established in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence. In accordance with such procedures, each of the congressional intelligence committees shall promptly call to the attention of its respective House, or to any appropriate committee or committees of its respective House, any matter relating to intelligence activities requiring the attention of such House or such committee or committees.

(e) Construction of authority conferred Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authority to withhold information from the congressional intelligence committees on the grounds that providing the information to the congressional intelligence committees would constitute the unauthorized disclosure of classified information or information relating to intelligence sources and methods.

(f) “Intelligence activities” defined As used in this section, the term “intelligence activities” includes covert actions as defined in section 3093(e) of this title , and includes financial intelligence activities.

§ 3091a Congressional oversight of controlled access programs

(a) Periodic briefings Not less frequently than semiannually or upon request by one of the appropriate congressional committees or a member of congressional leadership, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to such committees and congressional leadership a briefing on each controlled access program in effect. Each briefing provided under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: A description of the activity of the controlled access programs during the period covered by the briefing. Documentation with respect to how the controlled access programs have achieved outcomes consistent with requirements documented by the Director and, as applicable, the Secretary of Defense.

(b) Limitations A head of an element of the intelligence community may not establish a controlled access program, or a compartment or subcompartment therein, until the head notifies the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership of such controlled access program, compartment, or subcompartment, as the case may be. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a head of an element of the intelligence community may not transfer a capability from a controlled access program, including from a compartment or subcompartment therein to a compartment or subcompartment of another controlled access program, to a special access program (as defined in section 3348(g) of this title ), or to anything else outside the controlled access program, until the head submits to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership notice of the intent of the head to make such transfer. The head of an element of the intelligence community may make a transfer described in subparagraph (A) without prior congressional notification if the head determines that doing so— is required to mitigate an urgent counterintelligence issue; or is necessary to maintain access in the event of an organizational restructuring.

(c) Limitation on spending Funds authorized to be appropriated for the National Intelligence Program may not be obligated or expended for any controlled access program, or a compartment or subcompartment therein, until the head of the element of the intelligence community responsible for the establishment of such program, compartment, or subcompartment, submits the notification required by subsection (b).

(d) Annual reports On an annual basis, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a report on controlled access programs administered by the head. Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following: A list of all compartments and subcompartments of controlled access programs active as of the date of the report. A list of all compartments and subcompartments of controlled access programs terminated during the period covered by the report. With respect to the report submitted by the Director of National Intelligence, in addition to the matters specified in clauses (A) and (B)— a certification regarding whether the creation, validation, or substantial modification, including termination, for all existing and proposed controlled access programs, and the compartments and subcompartments within each, are substantiated and justified based on the information required by clause (ii); and for each certification— the rationale for the revalidation, validation, or substantial modification, including termination, of each controlled access program, compartment, and subcompartment; the identification of a control officer for each controlled access program; and a statement of protection requirements for each controlled access program.

(e) Definitions In this section: The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the congressional intelligence committees; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term “congressional leadership” means— the majority leader of the Senate; the minority leader of the Senate; the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. The term “controlled access program” means a program created or managed pursuant to Intelligence Community Directive 906, or successor directive.

§ 3092 Reporting of intelligence activities other than covert actions

(a) In general To the extent 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 Director of National Intelligence and the heads of all departments, agencies, and other entities of the United States Government involved in intelligence activities shall— keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed of all intelligence activities, other than a covert action (as defined in section 3093(e) of this title ), which are the responsibility of, are engaged in by, or are carried out for or on behalf of, any department, agency, or entity of the United States Government, including any significant anticipated intelligence activity and any significant intelligence failure; and furnish the congressional intelligence committees any information or material concerning intelligence activities (including the legal basis under which the intelligence activity is being or was conducted), other than covert actions, which is within their custody or control, and which is requested by either of the congressional intelligence committees in order to carry out its authorized responsibilities.

(b) Form and contents of certain reports Any report relating to a significant anticipated intelligence activity or a significant intelligence failure that is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees for purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall be in writing, and shall contain the following: A concise statement of any facts pertinent to such report. An explanation of the significance of the intelligence activity or intelligence failure covered by such report.

(c) Standards and procedures for certain reports The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the departments, agencies, and entities referred to in subsection (a), shall establish standards and procedures applicable to reports covered by subsection (b).

§ 3093 Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions

(a) Presidential findings The President may not authorize the conduct of a covert action by departments, agencies, or entities of the United States Government unless the President determines such an action is necessary to support identifiable foreign policy objectives of the United States and is important to the national security of the United States, which determination shall be set forth in a finding that shall meet each of the following conditions: Each finding shall be in writing, unless immediate action by the United States is required and time does not permit the preparation of a written finding, in which case a written record of the President’s decision shall be contemporaneously made and shall be reduced to a written finding as soon as possible but in no event more than 48 hours after the decision is made. Except as permitted by paragraph (1), a finding may not authorize or sanction a covert action, or any aspect of any such action, which already has occurred. Each finding shall specify each department, agency, or entity of the United States Government authorized to fund or otherwise participate in any significant way in such action. Any employee, contractor, or contract agent of a department, agency, or entity of the United States Government other than the Central Intelligence Agency directed to participate in any way in a covert action shall be subject either to the policies and regulations of the Central Intelligence Agency, or to written policies or regulations adopted by such department, agency, or entity, to govern such participation. Each finding shall specify whether it is contemplated that any third party which is not an element of, or a contractor or contract agent of, the United States Government, or is not otherwise subject to United States Government policies and regulations, will be used to fund or otherwise participate in any significant way in the covert action concerned, or be used to undertake the covert action concerned on behalf of the United States. A finding may not authorize any action that would violate the Constitution or any statute of the United States.

(b) Reports to congressional intelligence committees; production of information To the extent 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 Director of National Intelligence and the heads of all departments, agencies, and entities of the United States Government involved in a covert action— shall keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed of all covert actions which are the responsibility of, are engaged in by, or are carried out for or on behalf of, any department, agency, or entity of the United States Government, including significant failures; and shall furnish to the congressional intelligence committees any information or material concerning covert actions (including the legal basis under which the covert action is being or was conducted) which is in the possession, custody, or control of any department, agency, or entity of the United States Government and which is requested by either of the congressional intelligence committees in order to carry out its authorized responsibilities.

(c) Timing of reports; access to finding The President shall ensure that any finding approved pursuant to subsection (a) shall be reported in writing to the congressional intelligence committees as soon as possible after such approval and before the initiation of the covert action authorized by the finding, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3). If the President determines that it is essential to limit access to the finding to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital interests of the United States, the finding may be reported to the chairmen and ranking minority members of the congressional intelligence committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and such other member or members of the congressional leadership as may be included by the President. Whenever a finding is not reported pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the President shall fully inform the congressional intelligence committees in a timely fashion and shall provide a statement of the reasons for not giving prior notice. In a case under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), a copy of the finding, signed by the President, shall be provided to the chairman of each congressional intelligence committee. When access to a finding, or a notification provided under subsection (d)(1), is limited to the Members of Congress specified in paragraph (2), a written statement of the reasons for limiting such access shall also be provided. 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— all members of the congressional intelligence committees are provided access to the finding or notification; or 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).

(d) Changes in previously approved actions The President shall ensure that the congressional intelligence committees, or, if applicable, the Members of Congress specified in subsection (c)(2), are notified in writing of any significant change in a previously approved covert action, or any significant undertaking pursuant to a previously approved finding, in the same manner as findings are reported pursuant to subsection (c). In determining whether an activity constitutes a significant undertaking for purposes of paragraph (1), the President shall consider whether the activity— involves significant risk of loss of life; requires an expansion of existing authorities, including authorities relating to research, development, or operations; results in the expenditure of significant funds or other resources; requires notification under section 3094 of this title ; gives rise to a significant risk of disclosing intelligence sources or methods; or presents a reasonably foreseeable risk of serious damage to the diplomatic relations of the United States if such activity were disclosed without authorization.

(e) “Covert action” defined As used in this subchapter, the term “covert action” means an activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic, or military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly, but does not include— activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire intelligence, traditional counterintelligence activities, traditional activities to improve or maintain the operational security of United States Government programs, or administrative activities; traditional diplomatic or military activities or routine support to such activities; traditional law enforcement activities conducted by United States Government law enforcement agencies or routine support to such activities; or activities to provide routine support to the overt activities (other than activities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3)) of other United States Government agencies abroad.

(f) Prohibition on covert actions intended to influence United States political processes, etc. No covert action may be conducted which is intended to influence United States political processes, public opinion, policies, or media.

(g) Notice and general description where access to finding or notification limited; maintenance of records and written statements 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). 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. The President shall maintain— 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 each written statement provided under subsection (c)(5).

(h) Plan to respond to unauthorized public disclosure of covert action For each type of activity undertaken as part of a covert action, the President shall establish in writing a plan to respond to the unauthorized public disclosure of that type of activity.

§ 3094 Funding of intelligence activities

(a) Obligations and expenditures for intelligence or intelligence-related activity; prerequisites Appropriated funds available to an intelligence agency may be obligated or expended for an intelligence or intelligence-related activity only if— those funds were specifically authorized by Congress for use for such intelligence or intelligence-related activities; or in the case of funds from the Reserve for Contingencies of the Central Intelligence Agency and consistent with the provisions of section 3093 of this title concerning any significant anticipated intelligence activity, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency has notified the appropriate congressional committees of the intent to make such funds available for such activity; or in the case of funds specifically authorized by the Congress for a different activity— the activity to be funded is a higher priority intelligence or intelligence-related activity; the use of such funds for such activity supports an emergent need, improves program effectiveness, or increases efficiency; and the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General, as appropriate, has notified the appropriate congressional committees of the intent to make such funds available for such activity; nothing in this subsection prohibits obligation or expenditure of funds available to an intelligence agency in accordance with sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31.

(b) Activities denied funding by Congress Funds available to an intelligence agency may not be made available for any intelligence or intelligence-related activity for which funds were denied by the Congress.

(c) Presidential finding required for expenditure of funds on covert action No funds appropriated for, or otherwise available to, any department, agency, or entity of the United States Government may be expended, or may be directed to be expended, for any covert action, as defined in section 3093(e) of this title , unless and until a Presidential finding required by subsection (a) of section 3093 of this title has been signed or otherwise issued in accordance with that subsection.

(d) Report to congressional committees required for expenditure of nonappropriated funds for intelligence activity Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, funds available to an intelligence agency that are not appropriated funds may be obligated or expended for an intelligence or intelligence-related activity only if those funds are used for activities reported to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to procedures which identify— the types of activities for which nonappropriated funds may be expended; and the circumstances under which an activity must be reported as a significant anticipated intelligence activity before such funds can be expended. Procedures for purposes of paragraph (1) shall be jointly agreed upon by the congressional intelligence committees and, as appropriate, the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense.

(e) Definitions As used in this section— the term “intelligence agency” means any department, agency, or other entity of the United States involved in intelligence or intelligence-related activities; the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the term “specifically authorized by the Congress” means that— the activity and the amount of funds proposed to be used for that activity were identified in a formal budget request to the Congress, but funds shall be deemed to be specifically authorized for that activity only to the extent that the Congress both authorized the funds to be appropriated for that activity and appropriated the funds for that activity; or although the funds were not formally requested, the Congress both specifically authorized the appropriation of the funds for the activity and appropriated the funds for the activity.

§ 3095 Notice to Congress of certain transfers of defense articles and defense services

(a) The transfer of a defense article or defense service, or the anticipated transfer in any fiscal year of any aggregation of defense articles or defense services, exceeding $1,000,000 in value by an intelligence agency to a recipient outside that agency shall be considered a significant anticipated intelligence activity for the purpose of this subchapter. Paragraph (1) does not apply if— the transfer is being made to a department, agency, or other entity of the United States (so long as there will not be a subsequent retransfer of the defense articles or defense services outside the United States Government in conjunction with an intelligence or intelligence-related activity); or the transfer— is being made pursuant to authorities contained in part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [ 22 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.], the Arms Export Control Act [ 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.], title 10 (including a law enacted pursuant to section 8677(a) of title 10 ), or chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, and is not being made in conjunction with an intelligence or intelligence-related activity. An intelligence agency may not transfer any defense articles or defense services outside the agency in conjunction with any intelligence or intelligence-related activity for which funds were denied by the Congress.

(b) As used in this section— the term “intelligence agency” means any department, agency, or other entity of the United States involved in intelligence or intelligence-related activities; the terms “defense articles” and “defense services” mean the items on the United States Munitions List pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act [ 22 U.S.C. 2778 ] (22 CFR part 121); the term “transfer” means— in the case of defense articles, the transfer of possession of those articles; and in the case of defense services, the provision of those services; and the term “value” means— in the case of defense articles, the greater of— the original acquisition cost to the United States Government, plus the cost of improvements or other modifications made by or on behalf of the Government; or the replacement cost; and in the case of defense services, the full cost to the Government of providing the services.

§ 3096 Specificity of National Intelligence Program budget amounts for counterterrorism, counterproliferation, counternarcotics, and counterintelligence

(a) In general The budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 shall set forth separately the aggregate amount requested for that fiscal year for the National Intelligence Program for each of the following: Counterterrorism. Counterproliferation. Counternarcotics. Counterintelligence.

(b) Election of classified or unclassified form Amounts set forth under subsection (a) may be set forth in unclassified form or classified form, at the election of the Director of National Intelligence.

§ 3097 Budget treatment of costs of acquisition of major systems by the intelligence community

(a) Independent cost estimates The Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the head of each element of the intelligence community concerned, prepare an independent cost estimate of the full life-cycle cost of development, procurement, and operation of each major system to be acquired by the intelligence community. Each independent cost estimate for a major system shall, to the maximum extent practicable, specify the amount required to be appropriated and obligated to develop, procure, and operate the major system in each fiscal year of the proposed period of development, procurement, and operation of the major system. For major system acquisitions requiring a service or capability from another acquisition or program to deliver the end-to-end functionality for the intelligence community end users, independent cost estimates shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, all estimated costs across all pertinent elements of the intelligence community. For collection programs, such cost estimates shall include the cost of new analyst training, new hardware and software for data exploitation and analysis, and any unique or additional costs for data processing, storing, and power, space, and cooling across the life cycle of the program. If such costs for processing, exploitation, dissemination, and storage are scheduled to be executed in other elements of the intelligence community, the independent cost estimate shall identify and annotate such costs for such other elements accordingly. In the case of a program of the intelligence community that qualifies as a major system, an independent cost estimate shall be prepared before the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for the first fiscal year in which appropriated funds are anticipated to be obligated for the development or procurement of such major system. In the case of a program of the intelligence community for which an independent cost estimate was not previously required to be prepared under this section, including a program for which development or procurement commenced before December 13, 2003 , if the aggregate future costs of development or procurement (or any combination of such activities) of the program will exceed $500,000,000 (in current fiscal year dollars), the program shall qualify as a major system for purposes of this section, and an independent cost estimate for such major system shall be prepared before the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for the first fiscal year thereafter in which appropriated funds are anticipated to be obligated for such major system. The independent cost estimate for a major system shall be updated upon— the completion of any preliminary design review associated with the major system; any significant modification to the anticipated design of the major system; or any change in circumstances that renders the current independent cost estimate for the major system inaccurate. Any update of an independent cost estimate for a major system under paragraph (4) shall meet all requirements for independent cost estimates under this section, and shall be treated as the most current independent cost estimate for the major system until further updated under that paragraph.

(b) Preparation of independent cost estimates The Director shall establish within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for Community Management an office which shall be responsible for preparing independent cost estimates, and any updates thereof, under subsection (a), unless a designation is made under paragraph (2). In the case of the acquisition of a major system for an element of the intelligence community within the Department of Defense, the Director and the Secretary of Defense shall provide that the independent cost estimate, and any updates thereof, under subsection (a) be prepared by an entity jointly designated by the Director and the Secretary in accordance with section 2434(b)(1)(A) 1 of title 10.

(c) Utilization in budgets of President If the budget of the President requests appropriations for any fiscal year for the development or procurement of a major system by the intelligence community, the President shall, subject to paragraph (2), request in such budget an amount of appropriations for the development or procurement, as the case may be, of the major system that is equivalent to the amount of appropriations identified in the most current independent cost estimate for the major system for obligation for each fiscal year for which appropriations are requested for the major system in such budget. If the amount of appropriations requested in the budget of the President for the development or procurement of a major system is less than the amount of appropriations identified in the most current independent cost estimate for the major system for obligation for each fiscal year for which appropriations are requested for the major system in such budget, the President shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of such budget— an explanation for the difference between the amount of appropriations requested and the amount of appropriations identified in the most current independent cost estimate; a description of the importance of the major system to the national security; an assessment of the consequences for the funding of all programs of the National Intelligence Program in future fiscal years if the most current independent cost estimate for the major system is accurate and additional appropriations are required in future fiscal years to ensure the continued development or procurement of the major system, including the consequences of such funding shortfalls on the major system and all other programs of the National Intelligence Program; and such other information on the funding of the major system as the President considers appropriate.

(d) Inclusion of estimates in budget justification materials The budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President shall include the most current independent cost estimate under this section for each major system for which appropriations are requested in such budget for any fiscal year.

(e) Definitions In this section: The term “budget of the President” means the budget of the President for a fiscal year as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 . The term “independent cost estimate” means a pragmatic and neutral analysis, assessment, and quantification of all costs and risks associated with the development, acquisition, procurement, operation, and sustainment of a major system across its proposed life cycle, which shall be based on programmatic and technical specifications provided by the office within the element of the intelligence community with primary responsibility for the development, procurement, or operation of the major system. In accordance with subsection (a)(2)(B), each independent cost estimate shall include all costs required across elements of the intelligence community to develop, acquire, procure, operate, and sustain the system to provide the end-to-end intelligence functionality of the system, including— for collection programs, the cost of new analyst training, new hardware and software for data exploitation and analysis, and any unique or additional costs for data processing, storing, and power, space, and cooling across the life cycle of the program; and costs for processing, exploitation, dissemination, and storage scheduled to be executed in other elements of the intelligence community. The term “major system” means any significant program of an element of the intelligence community with projected total development and procurement costs exceeding $500,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2010 constant dollars), which costs shall include all end-to-end program costs, including costs associated with the development and procurement of the program and any other costs associated with the development and procurement of systems required to support or utilize the program.

§ 3098 Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6801(a)(3), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1652

§ 3099 Vulnerability assessments of major systems

(a) Initial vulnerability assessments 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— except as provided in clause (ii), prior to the completion of Milestone B or an equivalent acquisition decision for the major system; or prior to the date that is 1 year after October 7, 2010 , in the case of a major system for which Milestone B or an equivalent acquisition decision— was completed prior to such date; or is completed on a date during the 180-day period following such date. 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. The initial vulnerability assessment of a major system and its significant items of supply shall include use of an analysis-based approach to— identify vulnerabilities; define exploitation potential; examine the system’s potential effectiveness; determine overall vulnerability; and make recommendations for risk reduction. 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 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. 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. 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 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. 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: The term “item of supply” has the meaning given that term in section 4(10) 1 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act ( 41 U.S.C. 403(10) ). 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. The term “major system” has the meaning given that term in section 3097(e) of this title . 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. The term “vulnerability assessment” means the process of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in a major system and its significant items of supply.

§ 3100 Intelligence community business system transformation

(a) Limitation on obligation of funds 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— 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 such certification is approved by the board established under subsection (f). 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— complies with the enterprise architecture under subsection (b) and such other policies and standards that the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate; or is necessary— to achieve a critical national security capability or address a critical requirement; or 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. 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— the amount in effect under such paragraph (1) for the preceding fiscal year (determined after application of this paragraph), plus 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 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. The enterprise architecture under paragraph (1) shall include the following: An information infrastructure that will enable the intelligence community to— comply with all Federal accounting, financial management, and reporting requirements; routinely produce timely, accurate, and reliable financial information for management purposes; integrate budget, accounting, and program information and systems; and provide for the measurement of performance, including the ability to produce timely, relevant, and reliable cost information. 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 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 October 7, 2010 , an investment review process for the intelligence community business systems for which the Director of the Office of Business Transformation is responsible. The investment review process under paragraph (1) shall— meet the requirements of section 11312 of title 40 ; and specifically set forth the responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Business Transformation under such review process. The investment review process under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 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. Periodic review, but not less often than annually, of every intelligence community business system investment. 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. Procedures for making certifications in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a)(2).

(e) Repealed. Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(3), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2475

(f) Intelligence community business system transformation governance board 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”). The Board shall— 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; review and approve any major update of— the enterprise architecture developed under subsection (b); and any plans for an intelligence community business systems modernization; manage cross-domain integration consistent with such enterprise architecture; 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; ensure that funds are obligated for intelligence community business system transformation in a manner consistent with subsection (a); and 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 to the extent that such requirements are otherwise applicable.

(i) Relation to Clinger-Cohen Act Executive agency responsibilities in chapter 113 of title 40 for any intelligence community business system transformation shall be exercised jointly by— the Director of National Intelligence and the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community; and the head of the executive agency that contains the element of the intelligence community involved and the chief information officer of that executive agency. 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 2014, 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— describe actions taken and proposed for meeting the requirements of subsection (a), including— specific milestones and actual performance against specified performance measures, and any revision of such milestones and performance measures; and specific actions on the intelligence community business system transformations submitted for certification under such subsection; identify the number of intelligence community business system transformations that received a certification described in subsection (a)(2); and describe specific improvements in business operations and cost savings resulting from successful intelligence community business systems transformation efforts.

(k) Definitions In this section: The term “enterprise architecture” has the meaning given that term in section 3601(4) of title 44 . The terms “information system” and “information technology” have the meanings given those terms in section 11101 of title 40 . 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. The term “intelligence community business system transformation” means— the acquisition or development of a new intelligence community business system; or any significant modification or enhancement of an existing intelligence community business system (other than necessary to maintain current services). The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term in section 3542 1 of title 44. 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 October 7, 2010 .

§ 3101 Reports on the acquisition of major systems

(a) Definitions In this section: The term “cost estimate”— 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 3102(c) of this title ; and does not mean an “independent cost estimate”. 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. The term “current Baseline Estimate” means the projected total acquisition cost of a major system that is— 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; approved by the Director at the time such system is restructured pursuant to section 3102(c) of this title ; or the 2010 adjusted total acquisition cost determined pursuant to subsection (h). A current Baseline Estimate may be in the form of an independent cost estimate. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term “Director” means the Director of National Intelligence. The term “independent cost estimate” has the meaning given that term in section 3097(e) of this title . 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. The term “major system” has the meaning given that term in section 3097(e) of this title . The term “Milestone B” means a decision to enter into major system development and demonstration pursuant to guidance prescribed by the Director. The term “program manager” means— the head of the element of the intelligence community that is responsible for the budget, cost, schedule, and performance of a major system; or 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. 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. 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.

(b) Major system cost reports 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). A major system cost report shall include the following information (as of the last day of the quarter for which the report is made): The total acquisition cost for the major system. Any cost variance or schedule variance in a major contract for the major system since the contract was entered into. Any changes from a major system schedule milestones or performances that are known, expected, or anticipated by the program manager. 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 3102 of this title .

(f) Major System Congressional Report elements Except as provided in paragraph (2), each Major System Congressional Report shall include the following: The name of the major system. The date of the preparation of the report. The program phase of the major system as of the date of the preparation of the report. The estimate of the total acquisition cost for the major system expressed in constant base-year dollars and in current dollars. The current Baseline Estimate for the major system in constant base-year dollars and in current dollars. A statement of the reasons for any increase in total acquisition cost for the major system. The completion status of the major system— 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 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. The fiscal year in which the major system was first authorized and in which funds for such system were first appropriated by Congress. 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. The quantity of end items to be acquired under the major system and the current change and total change, if any, in that quantity. The identities of the officers responsible for management and cost control of the major system. The action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the major system. 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. The following contract performance assessment information with respect to each major contract under the major system: The name of the contractor. The phase that the contract is in at the time of the preparation of the report. The percentage of work under the contract that has been completed. Any current change and the total change, in dollars and expressed as a percentage, in the contract cost. The percentage by which the contract is currently ahead of or behind schedule. 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. 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. 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— the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1); and 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 3102(b)(3) of this title and the certification required by section 3102(b)(2) of this title 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— 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 on which Congress receives both the Major System Congressional Report under subsection (e)(2) and the certification of the Director under section 3102(b)(2) of this title 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 October 7, 2010 Not later than 180 days after October 7, 2010 , the Director— 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; 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 a revised current Baseline Estimate based upon an updated cost estimate; may, for a major system not described in subparagraph (B), establish a revised current Baseline Estimate based upon an updated cost estimate; and shall submit to Congress a report describing— each determination made under subparagraph (A); each revised current Baseline Estimate established for a major system under subparagraph (B); and 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 October 7, 2010 . 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 3099 of this title .

(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.

§ 3102 Critical cost growth in major systems

(a) Reassessment of major system If the Director of National Intelligence determines under section 3101(d) of this title 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— determine the root cause or causes of the critical cost growth, in accordance with applicable statutory requirements, policies, procedures, and guidance; and carry out an assessment of— the projected cost of completing the major system if current requirements are not modified; the projected cost of completing the major system based on reasonable modification of such requirements; the rough order of magnitude of the costs of any reasonable alternative system or capability; and the need to reduce funding for other systems due to the growth in cost of the major system.

(b) Presumption of termination 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 3101 of this title . A certification described by this paragraph with respect to a major system is a written certification that— the continuation of the major system is essential to the national security; there are no alternatives to the major system that will provide acceptable capability to meet the intelligence requirement at less cost; the new estimates of the total acquisition cost have been determined by the Director to be reasonable; 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 the management structure for the major system is adequate to manage and control the total acquisition cost. A Major System Congressional Report accompanying a written certification under paragraph (2) shall include, in addition to the requirements of section 3101(e) of this title , 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— 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); rescind the most recent Milestone approval for the major system; 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; establish a revised current Baseline Estimate for the major system based upon an updated cost estimate; and 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— an explanation of the reasons for terminating the major system; the alternatives considered to address any problems in the major system; and 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 The Director may waive the requirements of subsections (d)(2), (e), and (g) of section 3101 of this title 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. 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— the information described in section 3101(f) of this title ; and 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— a determination of the root cause or causes of the critical cost growth, as described in subsection (a)(1); and a certification that includes the elements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of subsection (b)(2). 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 3101 of this title 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 3101(a) of this title .

§ 3103 Future budget projections

(a) Future Year Intelligence Plans 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— each expenditure center in the National Intelligence Program; and each major system in the National Intelligence Program. 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. A Future Year Intelligence Plan submitted under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for a major system shall include— the estimated total life-cycle cost of such major system; and major milestones that have significant resource implications for such major system.

(b) Long-term Budget Projections 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). A Long-term Budget Projection submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— projections for the appropriate element of the intelligence community for— pay and benefits of officers and employees of such element; other operating and support costs and minor acquisitions of such element; research and technology required by such element; current and planned major system acquisitions for such element; any future major system acquisitions for such element; and any additional funding projections that the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate; 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; any additional assumptions and projections that the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate; and 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 Congress the budget for such fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 .

(d) Major system affordability report 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. 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 this section for an element of the intelligence community. The Director of National Intelligence shall update the report whenever an independent cost estimate must be updated pursuant to section 3097(a)(4) of this title . 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 .

(e) Definitions In this section: 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 . The terms “independent cost estimate” and “major system” have the meaning given those terms in section 3097(e) of this title .

§ 3104 Reports on security clearances

(a) Report on security clearance determinations 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— the number of employees of the United States Government who— held a security clearance at such level as of October 1 of the preceding year; and were approved for a security clearance at such level during the preceding fiscal year; and the number of contractors to the United States Government who— held a security clearance at such level as of October 1 of the preceding year; and were approved for a security clearance at such level during the preceding fiscal year. For purposes of paragraph (1), the President may consider— security clearances at the level of confidential and secret as one security clearance level; and security clearances at the level of top secret or higher as one security clearance level.

(b) Intelligence community reports Not later than March 1 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives regarding the security clearances processed by each element of the intelligence community during the preceding fiscal year. The Director shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives such portions of the report submitted under subparagraph (A) as the Director determines address elements of the intelligence community that are within the Department of Defense. Each report submitted under this paragraph shall separately identify security clearances processed for Federal employees and contractor employees sponsored by each such element. Each report submitted under paragraph (1)(A) shall include, for each element of the intelligence community for the fiscal year covered by the report, the following: The total number of initial security clearance background investigations sponsored for new applicants. The total number of security clearance periodic reinvestigations sponsored for existing employees. The total number of initial security clearance background investigations for new applicants that were adjudicated with notice of a determination provided to the prospective applicant, including— the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated favorably and granted access to classified information; and the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated unfavorably and resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance. The total number of security clearance periodic background investigations that were adjudicated with notice of a determination provided to the existing employee, including— the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated favorably; and the total number of such adjudications that were adjudicated unfavorably and resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance. The total number of pending security clearance background investigations, including initial applicant investigations and periodic reinvestigations, that were not adjudicated as of the last day of such year and that remained pending, categorized as follows: For 180 days or shorter. For longer than 180 days, but shorter than 12 months. For 12 months or longer, but shorter than 18 months. For 18 months or longer, but shorter than 24 months. For 24 months or longer. For any security clearance determinations completed or pending during the year preceding the year for which the report is submitted that have taken longer than 12 months to complete— an explanation of the causes for the delays incurred during the period covered by the report; and the number of such delays involving a polygraph requirement. The percentage of security clearance investigations, including initial and periodic reinvestigations, that resulted in a denial or revocation of a security clearance. The percentage of security clearance investigations that resulted in incomplete information. The percentage of security clearance investigations that did not result in enough information to make a decision on potentially adverse information. The report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(c) Form The reports required under subsections (a)(1) and (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

§ 3105 Summary of intelligence relating to terrorist recidivism of detainees held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

(a) In general 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— 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 an assessment of the likelihood that such detainees will engage in terrorism or communicate with persons in terrorist organizations.

(b) Updates Not less frequently than annually, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense, shall update and make publicly available an unclassified summary consisting of the information required by subsection (a) and the number of individuals formerly detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are confirmed or suspected of returning to terrorist activities after release or transfer from such Naval Station.

§ 3105a Classified intelligence budget justification materials

(a) Definitions In this section: The term “budget” has the meaning given the term “budget of the President” in section 3097 of this title . The term “classified intelligence budget justification materials” means, with respect to a fiscal year, the materials submitted to Congress by the Director of National Intelligence in support of the budget for that fiscal year that are classified or otherwise protected from public disclosure.

(b) Timely submission Not later than 5 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for each fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31 , the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives the classified intelligence budget justification materials for the element for that budget.

§ 3106 Dates for submittal of various annual and semiannual reports to the congressional intelligence committees

(a) Annual reports The date for the submittal to the congressional intelligence committees of the following annual reports shall be the date each year provided in subsection (c)(1): The annual report of the Inspectors General of the intelligence community on proposed resources and activities of their offices required by section 416(h) of title 5 . The annual report on certifications for immunity in interdiction of aircraft engaged in illicit drug trafficking required by section 2291–4(c)(2) of title 22 . The annual report on activities under the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (title VIII of Public Law 102–183 ; 50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) required by section 806(a) of that Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1906(a) ). The annual report on hiring and retention of minority employees in the intelligence community required by section 3050(a) of this title . The annual report on financial intelligence on terrorist assets required by section 3055 of this title . An annual report submitted under section 3059(d)(1) of this title .

(b) Semiannual reports The dates for the submittal to the congressional intelligence committees of the following semiannual reports shall be the dates each year provided in subsection (c)(2): The semiannual reports on decisions not to prosecute certain violations of law under the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.) as required by section 13 of that Act. The semiannual reports on the disclosure of information and consumer reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for counterintelligence purposes required by section 1681u(h)(2) of title 15 . 1 The semiannual provision of information on requests for financial information for foreign counterintelligence purposes required by section 3414(a)(5)(C) of title 12 .

(c) Submittal dates for reports Except as provided in subsection (d), each annual report listed in subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than February 1. Except as provided in subsection (d), each semiannual report listed in subsection (b) shall be submitted not later than February 1 and August 1.

(d) Postponement of submittal Subject to paragraph (3), the date for the submittal of— an annual report listed in subsection (a) may be postponed until March 1; and a semiannual report listed in subsection (b) may be postponed until March 1 or September 1, as the case may be, if the official required to submit such report submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written notification of such postponement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to paragraph (3), the date for the submittal to the congressional intelligence committees of any report described in subparagraph (B) may be postponed by not more than 30 days from the date otherwise specified in the provision of law for the submittal of such report if the official required to submit such report submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written notification of such postponement. A report described in this subparagraph is any report on intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the United States Government that is submitted under a provision of law requiring the submittal of only a single report. The date for the submittal of a report whose submittal is postponed under paragraph (1) or (2) may be postponed beyond the time provided for the submittal of such report under such paragraph if the official required to submit such report submits to the congressional intelligence committees a written certification that preparation and submittal of such report at such time will impede the work of officers or employees of the intelligence community in a manner that will be detrimental to the national security of the United States. A certification with respect to a report under subparagraph (A) shall include a proposed submittal date for such report, and such report shall be submitted not later than that date.

§ 3107 Certification of compliance with oversight requirements

The head of each element of the intelligence community shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees— a certification that, to the best of the knowledge of the head of such element— the head of such element is in full compliance with the requirements of this subchapter; and any information required to be submitted by the head of such element under this chapter before the date of the submission of such certification has been properly submitted; or if the head of such element is unable to submit a certification under paragraph (1), a statement— of the reasons the head of such element is unable to submit such a certification; describing any information required to be submitted by the head of such element under this chapter before the date of the submission of such statement that has not been properly submitted; and that the head of such element will submit such information as soon as possible after the submission of such statement. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title V, § 508, as added Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 332(a) , Oct. 7, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2686 .)

§ 3108 Auditability of certain elements of the intelligence community

(a) Requirement for annual audits The head of each covered entity shall ensure that there is a full financial audit of such covered entity each year beginning with fiscal year 2014. Such audits may be conducted by an internal or external independent accounting or auditing organization.

(b) Requirement for unqualified opinion Beginning as early as practicable, but in no event later than the audit required under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2016, the head of each covered entity shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that each audit required under subsection (a) contains an unqualified opinion on the financial statements of such covered entity for the fiscal year covered by such audit.

(c) Reports to Congress The chief financial officer of each covered entity shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees an annual audit report from an accounting or auditing organization on each audit of the covered entity conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

(d) Covered entity defined In this section, the term “covered entity” means the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

§ 3109 Significant interpretations of law concerning intelligence activities

(a) Notification Except as provided in subsection (c) and to the extent 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 General Counsel of each element of the intelligence community shall notify the congressional intelligence committees, in writing, of any significant legal interpretation of the United States Constitution or Federal law affecting intelligence activities conducted by such element by not later than 30 days after the date of the commencement of any intelligence activity pursuant to such interpretation.

(b) Content Each notification under subsection (a) shall provide a summary of the significant legal interpretation and the intelligence activity or activities conducted pursuant to such interpretation.

(c) Exceptions A notification under subsection (a) shall not be required for a significant legal interpretation if— notice of the significant legal interpretation was previously provided to the congressional intelligence committees under subsection (a); or the significant legal interpretation was made before July 7, 2014 .

(d) Limited access for covert action If the President determines that it is essential to limit access to a covert action finding under section 3093(c)(2) of this title , the President may limit access to information concerning such finding that is subject to notification under this section to those members of Congress who have been granted access to the relevant finding under section 3093(c)(2) of this title .

§ 3110 Annual report on violations of law or executive order

(a) Annual reports required The Director of National Intelligence shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on violations of law or executive order relating to intelligence activities by personnel of an element of the intelligence community that were identified during the previous calendar year.

(b) Elements Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall, consistent with the need to preserve ongoing criminal investigations, include a description of, and any action taken in response to, any violation of law or executive order (including Executive Order No. 12333 ( 50 U.S.C. 3001 note)) relating to intelligence activities committed by personnel of an element of the intelligence community in the course of the employment of such personnel that, during the previous calendar year, was— determined by the director, head, or general counsel of any element of the intelligence community to have occurred; referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution; or substantiated by the inspector general of any element of the intelligence community.

§ 3111 Briefings and notifications on counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(a) Quarterly briefings In addition to, and without any derogation of, the requirement under section 3091 of this title to keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed of the intelligence and counterintelligence activities of the United States, not less frequently than once each quarter, or more frequently if requested by the congressional intelligence committees, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such briefings shall include, at a minimum, an overview and update of— the counterintelligence posture of the Bureau; counterintelligence investigations; and any other information relating to the counterintelligence activities of the Bureau that the Director determines necessary.

(b) Notifications In addition to the quarterly briefings under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall promptly notify the congressional intelligence committees of any counterintelligence investigation carried out by the Bureau with respect to any counterintelligence risk or threat that is related to an election or campaign for Federal office.

(c) Guidelines The Director shall develop guidelines governing the scope of the briefings provided under subsection (a), the notifications provided under subsection (b), and the information required by section 3371(a)(2) of this title . The Director shall consult the congressional intelligence committees during such development. The Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees— the guidelines under paragraph (1) upon issuance; and any updates to such guidelines by not later than 15 days after making such update.

§ 3111a Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data

(a) Annual report Not later than 30 days after December 18, 2025 , and annually thereafter, 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 a report containing data on cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.

(b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the number of active cases, the number of unique cases, and the number of cases opened, for each of the following: Russia counterintelligence cases. China counterintelligence cases. Espionage or leak cases. All other counterintelligence cases, disaggregated by country affiliation. Cartel and other transnational criminal organization counterterrorism cases. All other international counterterrorism cases, disaggregated by country affiliation. Russia cyber national security cases. China cyber national security cases. All other cyber national security cases, disaggregated by country affiliation.

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

§ 3112 Annual reports on the domestic activities of the intelligence community

(a) Reports Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report— identifying all domestic activities undertaken by each element of the intelligence community during the prior fiscal year; and for each activity identified under paragraph (1), a statement of the legal authority authorizing such activity to be undertaken.

(b) Form Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

§ 3113 Unfunded priorities of the intelligence community: annual report

(a) Annual report Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 , the head of each element of the intelligence community shall prepare and submit to the Director of National Intelligence, the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the unfunded priorities of the programs under the jurisdiction of such head.

(b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following: A summary description of such priority, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). Whether such priority will satisfy a covert action or support collection against requirements identified in the National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of programs and activities), including a description of such requirements and the related prioritization level. The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives under subparagraph (A). Budget information with respect to the unfunded priority, including— the appropriation account; the expenditure center; and the project and, if applicable, subproject. Each report shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report in overall order of urgency of priority among unfunded priorities.

(c) Unfunded priority defined In this section, the term “unfunded priority”, in the case of a fiscal year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement of an element of the intelligence community that— is not funded in the budget of the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 ; is necessary to fulfill a covert action or to satisfy an information requirement associated with the collection, analysis, or dissemination of intelligence that has been documented within the National Intelligence Priorities Framework; and would have been recommended for funding by the head of the element of the intelligence community if— additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or the program, activity, or mission requirement has emerged since the budget was formulated.

§ 3114 Submission of covered documents and classified annexes

(a) Covered document defined In this section, the term “covered document” means any executive order, memorandum, or policy directive issued by the President, including national security Presidential memoranda and Presidential policy directives, or such successor memoranda and directives.

(b) Requirement Not later than 7 days after the date on which the President issues or amends a covered document, the President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the covered document and any classified annex accompanying that document if such covered document or annex contains a direction to, establishes a requirement for, or includes a restriction on any element of the intelligence community.

§ 3115 Submission of legislative proposals

Not later than 45 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for each fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31 , 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 any legislative provisions that are proposed by the Director to be enacted as part of the annual intelligence authorization bill for that fiscal year. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title V, § 516, as added Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7313 , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 1030 .)

§ 3116 Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community

(a) Notice to Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Defense The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense of any covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post. To the maximum extent practicable, the notice shall be provided at least 30 days before the date on which the covered closure occurs.

(b) Notice to congressional committees The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the other appropriate elements of the intelligence community as determined by the Director, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice describing the impact of the closure on the intelligence community. The notice shall be submitted within 30 days after the date on which the Director receives the notice under subsection (a) and, to the maximum extent practicable, shall be submitted before the date on which the covered closure occurs. Such notice shall include a description of whether, and the extent to which, the Director and the heads of the other appropriate elements of the intelligence community were consulted in the decision-making process with respect to such closure and registered any concerns with or objections to such closure.

(c) Definitions In this section: The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the congressional intelligence committees; the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The term “covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post” means the closure of a United States diplomatic or consular post abroad that is anticipated to last for 60 days or more.

§ 3117 Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations of Federal candidates or officeholders

(a) Notice Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify the chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate congressional committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate of each counterintelligence assessment or investigation of an individual who is— a candidate for Federal office; or a holder of Federal office. The notice required under paragraph (1) shall include— a summary of the relevant facts associated with the counterintelligence assessment or investigation; and the identity of such individual. The Director may refrain from providing a notice under paragraph (1) to an individual who is otherwise a recipient of notices under such paragraph if that individual is a target of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation covered by the notice.

(b) Timing The Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date of the commencement of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation that is the subject of such notice. With respect to counterintelligence assessments or investigations that commenced before December 18, 2025 and are ongoing as of December 18, 2025 , the Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after December 18, 2025 .

(c) Definitions In this section: The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the congressional intelligence committees; and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The terms “candidate” and “Federal office” have the meanings given those terms in section 30101 of title 52 .

§ 3121 Protection of identities of certain United States undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources

(a) Disclosure of information by persons having or having had access to classified information that identifies covert agent Whoever, having or having had authorized access to classified information that identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent’s intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.

(b) Disclosure of information by persons who learn identity of covert agents as result of having access to classified information Whoever, as a result of having authorized access to classified information, learns the identity of a covert agent and intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent’s intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

(c) Disclosure of information by persons in course of pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents Whoever, in the course of a pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents and with reason to believe that such activities would impair or impede the foreign intelligence activities of the United States, discloses any information that identifies an individual as a covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual’s classified intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

(d) Imposition of consecutive sentences A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.

§ 3122 Defenses and exceptions

(a) Disclosure by United States of identity of covert agent It is a defense to a prosecution under section 3121 of this title that before the commission of the offense with which the defendant is charged, the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship to the United States of the individual the disclosure of whose intelligence relationship to the United States is the basis for the prosecution.

(b) Conspiracy, misprision of felony, aiding and abetting, etc. Subject to paragraph (2), no person other than a person committing an offense under section 3121 of this title shall be subject to prosecution under such section by virtue of section 2 or 4 of title 18 or shall be subject to prosecution for conspiracy to commit an offense under such section. Paragraph (1) shall not apply (A) in the case of a person who acted in the course of a pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents and with reason to believe that such activities would impair or impede the foreign intelligence activities of the United States, or (B) in the case of a person who has authorized access to classified information.

(c) Disclosure to select congressional committees on intelligence It shall not be an offense under section 3121 of this title to transmit information described in such section directly to either congressional intelligence committee.

(d) Disclosure by agent of own identity It shall not be an offense under section 3121 of this title for an individual to disclose information that solely identifies himself as a covert agent.

§ 3123 Repealed. Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(A), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2475

§ 3124 Extraterritorial jurisdiction

There is jurisdiction over an offense under section 3121 of this title committed outside the United States if the individual committing the offense is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101(a)(20) of title 8 ). ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title VI, § 603, formerly § 604, as added Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a) , June 23, 1982 , 96 Stat. 123 ; renumbered § 603, Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B) , Jan. 14, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2475 .)

§ 3125 Providing information to Congress

Nothing in this subchapter may be construed as authority to withhold information from the Congress or from a committee of either House of Congress. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title VI, § 604, formerly § 605, as added Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a) , June 23, 1982 , 96 Stat. 123 ; renumbered § 604, Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B) , Jan. 14, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2475 .)

§ 3126 Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter: The term “classified information” means information or material designated and clearly marked or clearly represented, pursuant to the provisions of a statute or Executive order (or a regulation or order issued pursuant to a statute or Executive order), as requiring a specific degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security. The term “authorized”, when used with respect to access to classified information, means having authority, right, or permission pursuant to the provisions of a statute, Executive order, directive of the head of any department or agency engaged in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, order of any United States court, or provisions of any Rule of the House of Representatives or resolution of the Senate which assigns responsibility within the respective House of Congress for the oversight of intelligence activities. The term “disclose” means to communicate, provide, impart, transmit, transfer, convey, publish, or otherwise make available. The term “covert agent” means— a present or retired officer or employee of an intelligence agency or a present or retired member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty with an intelligence agency whose identity as such an officer, employee, or member is classified information; or a United States citizen whose intelligence relationship to the United States is classified information, and— who acts as an agent of, or informant or source of operational assistance to, an intelligence agency, or who is at the time of the disclosure acting as an agent of, or informant to, the foreign counterintelligence or foreign counterterrorism components of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or an individual, other than a United States citizen, whose past or present intelligence relationship to the United States is classified information and who is a present or former agent of, or a present or former informant or source of operational assistance to, an intelligence agency. The term “intelligence agency” means the elements of the intelligence community, as that term is defined in section 3003(4) of this title . The term “informant” means any individual who furnishes information to an intelligence agency in the course of a confidential relationship protecting the identity of such individual from public disclosure. The terms “officer” and “employee” have the meanings given such terms by section 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5. The term “Armed Forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The term “United States”, when used in a geographic sense, means all areas under the territorial sovereignty of the United States and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The term “pattern of activities” requires a series of acts with a common purpose or objective. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title VI, § 605, formerly § 606, as added Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a) , June 23, 1982 , 96 Stat. 123 ; amended Pub. L. 106–120, title III, § 304(a) , Dec. 3, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1611 ; renumbered § 605 and amended Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(B) , title V, § 506, Jan. 14, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2475 , 2478; Pub. L. 113–126, title VII, § 703(a) , July 7, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1422 ; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LIII, § 5303 , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2119 .)

§ 3141 Operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency

(a) Exemption by Director of Central Intelligence Agency The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, with the coordination of the Director of National Intelligence, may exempt operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency from the provisions of section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of Information Act) which require publication or disclosure, or search or review in connection therewith.

(b) “Operational files” defined In this section, the term “operational files” means— files of the National Clandestine Service which document the conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence operations or intelligence or security liaison arrangements or information exchanges with foreign governments or their intelligence or security services; files of the Directorate for Science and Technology which document the means by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical systems; and files of the Office of Personnel Security which document investigations conducted to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence or counterintelligence sources; except that files which are the sole repository of disseminated intelligence are not operational files.

(c) Search and review for information Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, exempted operational files shall continue to be subject to search and review for information concerning— United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who have requested information on themselves pursuant to the provisions of section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of Information Act) or section 552a of title 5 (Privacy Act of 1974); any special activity the existence of which is not exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of Information Act); or the specific subject matter of an investigation by the congressional intelligence committees, the Intelligence Oversight Board, the Department of Justice, the Office of General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for any impropriety, or violation of law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in the conduct of an intelligence activity.

(d) Information derived or disseminated from exempted operational files Files that are not exempted under subsection (a) of this section which contain information derived or disseminated from exempted operational files shall be subject to search and review. The inclusion of information from exempted operational files in files that are not exempted under subsection (a) of this section shall not affect the exemption under subsection (a) of this section of the originating operational files from search, review, publication, or disclosure. Records from exempted operational files which have been disseminated to and referenced in files that are not exempted under subsection (a) of this section and which have been returned to exempted operational files for sole retention shall be subject to search and review.

(e) Supersedure of prior law The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not be superseded except by a provision of law which is enacted after October 15, 1984 , and which specifically cites and repeals or modifies its provisions.

(f) Allegation; improper withholding of records; judicial review Whenever any person who has requested agency records under section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of Information Act), alleges that the Central Intelligence Agency has improperly withheld records 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 , except that— in any case in which information specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign relations which is filed with, or produced for, the court by the Central Intelligence Agency, such information shall be examined ex parte, in camera by the court; the court shall, to the fullest extent practicable, determine issues of fact based on sworn written submissions of the parties; when a complaint alleges that requested records were improperly withheld because of improper placement solely in exempted operational files, the complainant shall support such allegation with a sworn written submission, based upon personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence; when a complainant alleges that requested records were improperly withheld because of improper exemption of operational files, the Central Intelligence Agency shall meet its burden under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5 by demonstrating to the court by sworn written submission that exempted operational files likely to contain responsive records currently perform the functions set forth in subsection (b) of this section; and the court may not order the Central Intelligence Agency to review the content of any exempted operational file or files in order to make the demonstration required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, unless the complainant disputes the Central Intelligence Agency’s showing with a sworn written submission based on personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence; in proceedings under paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the parties shall not obtain discovery pursuant to rules 26 through 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except that requests for admission may be made pursuant to rules 26 and 36; if the court finds under this subsection that the Central Intelligence Agency has improperly withheld requested records because of failure to comply with any provision of this section, the court shall order the Central Intelligence Agency to search and review the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records and make such records, or portions thereof, available in accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of Information Act), and such order shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to comply with this section; and if at any time following the filing of a complaint pursuant to this subsection the Central Intelligence Agency agrees to search the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records, the court shall dismiss the claim based upon such complaint.

(g) Decennial review of exempted operational files Not less than once every ten years, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and 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. 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. A complainant who alleges that the Central Intelligence Agency 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: Whether the Central Intelligence Agency has conducted the review required by paragraph (1) before October 15, 1994 , or before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the most recent review. Whether the Central Intelligence Agency, in fact, considered the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) in conducting the required review.

§ 3142 Operational files of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

(a) Exemption of certain operational files from search, review, publication, or disclosure The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with the coordination of the Director of National Intelligence, may exempt operational files of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from the provisions of section 552 of title 5 which require publication, disclosure, search, or review in connection therewith. Subject to subparagraph (B), for the purposes of this section, the term “operational files” means files of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (hereafter in this section referred to as “NGA”) concerning the activities of NGA that before the establishment of NGA were performed by the National Photographic Interpretation Center of the Central Intelligence Agency (NPIC), that document the means by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical systems. Files which are the sole repository of disseminated intelligence are not operational files. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), exempted operational files shall continue to be subject to search and review for information concerning— 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; any special activity the existence of which is not exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of title 5 ; or the specific subject matter of an investigation by any of the following for any impropriety, or violation of law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in the conduct of an intelligence activity: The congressional intelligence committees. The Intelligence Oversight Board. The Department of Justice. The Office of General Counsel of NGA. The Office of the Director of NGA. The Office of the Inspector General of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) which contain information derived or disseminated from exempted operational files shall be subject to search and review. The inclusion of information from exempted operational files in files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) shall not affect the exemption under paragraph (1) of the originating operational files from search, review, publication, or disclosure. Records from exempted operational files which have been disseminated to and referenced in files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) and which have been returned to exempted operational files for sole retention shall be subject to search and review. The provisions of paragraph (1) may not be superseded except by a provision of law which is enacted after December 3, 1999 , and which specifically cites and repeals or modifies its provisions. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), whenever any person who has requested agency records under section 552 of title 5 alleges that NGA 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 . Judicial review shall not be available in the manner provided for under subparagraph (A) as follows: 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 NGA, such information shall be examined ex parte, in camera by the court. The court shall, to the fullest extent practicable, determine the issues of fact based on sworn written submissions of the parties. When a complainant alleges that requested records are improperly withheld because of improper placement solely in exempted operational files, the complainant shall support such allegation with a sworn written submission based upon personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence. When a complainant alleges that requested records were improperly withheld because of improper exemption of operational files, NGA shall meet its burden under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5 by demonstrating to the court by sworn written submission that exempted operational files likely to contain responsive records currently perform the functions set forth in paragraph (2). The court may not order NGA to review the content of any exempted operational file or files in order to make the demonstration required under subclause (I), unless the complainant disputes NGA’s showing with a sworn written submission based on personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence. In proceedings under clauses (iii) and (iv), the parties 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. If the court finds under this paragraph that NGA has improperly withheld requested records because of failure to comply with any provision of this subsection, the court shall order NGA to search and review the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records and make such records, or portions thereof, available in accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5 , and such order shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to comply with this subsection. If at any time following the filing of a complaint pursuant to this paragraph NGA agrees to search the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records, the court shall dismiss the claim based upon such complaint. Any information filed with, or produced for the court pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) shall be coordinated with the Director of National Intelligence prior to submission to the court.

(b) Decennial review of exempted operational files Not less than once every 10 years, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the Director of National Intelligence shall review the exemptions in force under subsection (a)(1) to determine whether such exemptions may be removed from the category of exempted files or any portion thereof. The Director of National Intelligence must approve any determination to remove such exemptions. 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. A complainant that alleges that NGA 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: Whether NGA has conducted the review required by paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on December 3, 1999 , or before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the most recent review. Whether NGA, in fact, considered the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) in conducting the required review.

§ 3143 Operational files of the National Reconnaissance Office

(a) Exemption of certain operational files from search, review, publication, or disclosure The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, with the coordination of the Director of National Intelligence, may exempt operational files of the National Reconnaissance Office from the provisions of section 552 of title 5 which require publication, disclosure, search, or review in connection therewith. Subject to subparagraph (B), for the purposes of this section, the term “operational files” means files of the National Reconnaissance Office (hereafter in this section referred to as “NRO”) that document the means by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical systems. Files which are the sole repository of disseminated intelligence are not operational files. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), exempted operational files shall continue to be subject to search and review for information concerning— 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; any special activity the existence of which is not exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of title 5 ; or the specific subject matter of an investigation by any of the following for any impropriety, or violation of law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in the conduct of an intelligence activity: The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. The Intelligence Oversight Board. The Department of Justice. The Office of General Counsel of NRO. The Office of the Director of NRO. The Office of the Inspector General of the NRO. Files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) which contain information derived or disseminated from exempted operational files shall be subject to search and review. The inclusion of information from exempted operational files in files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) shall not affect the exemption under paragraph (1) of the originating operational files from search, review, publication, or disclosure. The declassification of some of the information contained in exempted operational files shall not affect the status of the operational file as being exempt from search, review, publication, or disclosure. Records from exempted operational files which have been disseminated to and referenced in files that are not exempted under paragraph (1) and which have been returned to exempted operational files for sole retention shall be subject to search and review. The provisions of paragraph (1) may not be superseded except by a provision of law which is enacted after November 27, 2002 , and which specifically cites and repeals or modifies its provisions. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), whenever any person who has requested agency records under section 552 of title 5 alleges that NRO 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 . Judicial review shall not be available in the manner provided for under subparagraph (A) as follows: 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 NRO, such information shall be examined ex parte, in camera by the court. The court shall, to the fullest extent practicable, determine the issues of fact based on sworn written submissions of the parties. When a complainant alleges that requested records are improperly withheld because of improper placement solely in exempted operational files, the complainant shall support such allegation with a sworn written submission based upon personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence. When a complainant alleges that requested records were improperly withheld because of improper exemption of operational files, NRO shall meet its burden under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5 by demonstrating to the court by sworn written submission that exempted operational files likely to contain responsive records currently perform the functions set forth in paragraph (2). The court may not order NRO to review the content of any exempted operational file or files in order to make the demonstration required under subclause (I), unless the complainant disputes NRO’s showing with a sworn written submission based on personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence. In proceedings under clauses (iii) and (iv), the parties 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. If the court finds under this paragraph that NRO has improperly withheld requested records because of failure to comply with any provision of this subsection, the court shall order NRO to search and review the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records and make such records, or portions thereof, available in accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5 and such order shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to comply with this subsection. If at any time following the filing of a complaint pursuant to this paragraph NRO agrees to search the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records, the court shall dismiss the claim based upon such complaint. Any information filed with, or produced for the court pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) shall be coordinated with the Director of National Intelligence prior to submission to the court.

(b) Decennial review of exempted operational files Not less than once every 10 years, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Director of National Intelligence shall review the exemptions in force under subsection (a)(1) to determine whether such exemptions may be removed from the category of exempted files or any portion thereof. The Director of National Intelligence must approve any determination to remove such exemptions. 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. A complainant that alleges that NRO 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: Whether NRO has conducted the review required by paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on November 27, 2002 , or before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the most recent review. Whether NRO, in fact, considered the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) in conducting the required review.

§ 3144 Operational files of the National Security Agency

(a) Exemption of certain operational files from search, review, publication, or disclosure The Director of the National Security Agency, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, may exempt operational files of the National Security Agency from the provisions of section 552 of title 5 which require publication, disclosure, search, or review in connection therewith.

(b) Operational files defined In this section, the term “operational files” means— files of the Signals Intelligence Directorate of the National Security Agency (and any successor organization of that directorate) that document the means by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through technical systems; and files of the Research Associate Directorate of the National Security Agency (and any successor organization of that directorate) that document the means by which foreign intelligence or counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical systems. Files that are the sole repository of disseminated intelligence, and files that have been accessioned into the National Security Agency Archives (or any successor organization) are not operational files.

(c) Search and review for information Notwithstanding subsection (a), exempted operational files shall continue to be subject to search and review for information concerning any of the following: 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. Any special activity the existence of which is not exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of title 5 . The specific subject matter of an investigation by any of the following for any impropriety, or violation of law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in the conduct of an intelligence activity: The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. The Intelligence Oversight Board. The Department of Justice. The Office of General Counsel of the National Security Agency. The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. The Office of the Director of the National Security Agency. The Office of the Inspector General of the National Security Agency.

(d) Information derived or disseminated from exempted operational files Files that are not exempted under subsection (a) that contain information derived or disseminated from exempted operational files shall be subject to search and review. The inclusion of information from exempted operational files in files that are not exempted under subsection (a) shall not affect the exemption under subsection (a) of the originating operational files from search, review, publication, or disclosure. The declassification of some of the information contained in exempted operational files shall not affect the status of the operational file as being exempt from search, review, publication, or disclosure. Records from exempted operational files that have been disseminated to and referenced in files that are not exempted under subsection (a) and that have been returned to exempted operational files for sole retention shall be subject to search and review.

(e) Supersedure of other laws The provisions of subsection (a) may not be superseded except by a provision of law that is enacted after November 24, 2003 , and that specifically cites and repeals or modifies such provisions.

(f) Allegation; improper withholding of records; judicial review Except as provided in paragraph (2), whenever any person who has requested agency records under section 552 of title 5 alleges that the National Security Agency 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 . Judicial review shall not be available in the manner provided for under paragraph (1) as follows: 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 National Security Agency, such information shall be examined ex parte, in camera by the court. The court shall determine, to the fullest extent practicable, the issues of fact based on sworn written submissions of the parties. When a complainant alleges that requested records are improperly withheld because of improper placement solely in exempted operational files, the complainant shall support such allegation with a sworn written submission based upon personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence. When a complainant alleges that requested records were improperly withheld because of improper exemption of operational files, the National Security Agency shall meet its burden under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5 by demonstrating to the court by sworn written submission that exempted operational files likely to contain responsive records currently perform the functions set forth in subsection (b). The court may not order the National Security Agency to review the content of any exempted operational file or files in order to make the demonstration required under clause (i), unless the complainant disputes the National Security Agency’s showing with a sworn written submission based on personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence. In proceedings under subparagraphs (C) and (D), the parties 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. If the court finds under this subsection that the National Security Agency has improperly withheld requested records because of failure to comply with any provision of this subsection, the court shall order the Agency to search and review the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records and make such records, or portions thereof, available in accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5 , and such order shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to comply with this section (other than subsection (g)). If at any time following the filing of a complaint pursuant to this paragraph the National Security Agency agrees to search the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the requested records, the court shall dismiss the claim based upon such complaint. Any information filed with, or produced for the court pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (D) shall be coordinated with the Director of National Intelligence before submission to the court.

(g) Decennial review of exempted operational files Not less than once every 10 years, the Director of the National Security Agency and the Director of National Intelligence shall review the exemptions in force under subsection (a) to determine whether such exemptions may be removed from a category of exempted files or any portion thereof. The Director of National Intelligence must approve any determination to remove such exemptions. The review required by paragraph (1) shall include consideration of the historical value or other public interest in the subject matter of a particular category of files or portions thereof and the potential for declassifying a significant part of the information contained therein. A complainant that alleges that the National Security Agency 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: Whether the National Security Agency has conducted the review required by paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on November 24, 2003 , or before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the most recent review. Whether the National Security Agency, in fact, considered the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) in conducting the required review.

§ 3145 Omitted

§ 3146 Protection of certain files of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

(a) Inapplicability of FOIA to exempted operational files provided to ODNI Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of section 552 of title 5 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. Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a record of the Office that— 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; is disseminated by the Office to a person other than an officer, employee, or contractor of the Office; or is no longer designated as an exempted operational file in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) Effect of providing files to ODNI Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, 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 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: 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. Any special activity the existence of which is not exempt from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of title 5 . 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: The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Intelligence Oversight Board. The Department of Justice. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

(d) Decennial review of exempted operational files 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. 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. 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: Whether the Director has conducted the review required by paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on October 7, 2010 , or before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the most recent review. 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 October 7, 2010 , and that specifically cites and repeals or modifies such provisions.

(f) Allegation; improper withholding of records; judicial review Except as provided in paragraph (2), whenever any person who has requested agency records under section 552 of title 5 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 . Judicial review shall not be available in the manner provided for under paragraph (1) as follows: 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. The court shall determine, to the fullest extent practicable, the issues of fact based on sworn written submissions of the parties. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and such order shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to comply with this section. 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: The term “exempted operational file” means a file of an element of the intelligence community that, in accordance with this subchapter, is exempted from the provisions of section 552 of title 5 that require search, review, publication, or disclosure of such file. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term “Office” means the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

§ 3161 Procedures

(a) Not later than 180 days after October 14, 1994 , the President shall, by Executive order or regulation, establish procedures to govern access to classified information which shall be binding upon all departments, agencies, and offices of the executive branch of Government. Such procedures shall, at a minimum— provide that, except as may be permitted by the President, no employee in the executive branch of Government may be given access to classified information by any department, agency, or office of the executive branch of Government unless, based upon an appropriate background investigation, such access is determined to be clearly consistent with the national security interests of the United States; establish uniform minimum requirements governing the scope and frequency of background investigations and reinvestigations for all employees in the executive branch of Government who require access to classified information as part of their official responsibilities; provide that all employees in the executive branch of Government who require access to classified information shall be required as a condition of such access to provide to the employing department or agency written consent which permits access by an authorized investigative agency to relevant financial records, other financial information, consumer reports, travel records, and computers used in the performance of Government duties, as determined by the President, in accordance with section 3162 of this title , during the period of access to classified information and for a period of three years thereafter; provide that all employees in the executive branch of Government who require access to particularly sensitive classified information, as determined by the President, shall be required, as a condition of maintaining access to such information, to submit to the employing department or agency, during the period of such access, relevant information concerning their financial condition and foreign travel, as determined by the President, as may be necessary to ensure appropriate security; and establish uniform minimum standards to ensure that employees in the executive branch of Government whose access to classified information is being denied or terminated under this subchapter are appropriately advised of the reasons for such denial or termination and are provided an adequate opportunity to respond to all adverse information which forms the basis for such denial or termination before final action by the department or agency concerned.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not be deemed to limit or affect the responsibility and power of an agency head pursuant to other law or Executive order to deny or terminate access to classified information if the national security so requires. Such responsibility and power may be exercised only when the agency head determines that the procedures prescribed by subsection (a) cannot be invoked in a manner that is consistent with the national security. Upon the exercise of such responsibility, the agency head shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees.

“SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE.

“This Act may be cited as the ‘COVID–19 Origin Act of 2023’.

“SEC. 2 SENSE OF CONGRESS.

“It is the sense of Congress that— identifying the origin of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) is critical for preventing a similar pandemic from occurring in the future; there is reason to believe the COVID–19 pandemic may have originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology; and the Director of National Intelligence should declassify and make available to the public as much information as possible about the origin of COVID–19 so the United States and like-minded countries can— identify the origin of COVID–19 as expeditiously as possible, and use that information to take all appropriate measures to prevent a similar pandemic from occurring again.

“SEC. 3 DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ORIGIN OF COVID–19.

“Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Mar. 20, 2023 ], the Director of National Intelligence shall— declassify any and all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), including— activities performed by the Wuhan Institute of Virology with or on behalf of the People’s Liberation Army; coronavirus research or other related activities performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology prior to the outbreak of COVID–19; and researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who fell ill in autumn 2019, including for any such researcher— the researcher’s name; the researcher’s symptoms; the date of the onset of the researcher’s symptoms; the researcher’s role at the Wuhan Institute of Virology; whether the researcher was involved with or exposed to coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology; whether the researcher visited a hospital while they were ill; and a description of any other actions taken by the researcher that may suggest they were experiencing a serious illness at the time; and submit to Congress an unclassified report that contains— all of the information described under paragraph (1); and only such redactions as the Director determines necessary to protect sources and methods.”

“SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS.

“In this Act [see Short Title of 2018 Amendment note set out under section 3001 of this title ]— the term ‘Bureau’ means the National Background Investigations Bureau of the Office; the term ‘Director’ means the Director of National Intelligence acting as the Security Executive Agent; and the term ‘Office’ means the Office of Personnel Management acting as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent.

“SEC. 7 REVIEW AND UPDATE OF POSITION DESIGNATION GUIDANCE.

(“(a) Definitions.— In this section— the term ‘agency’ has the meaning given the term in Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103) [set out below], or any successor thereto; the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform [now Committee on Oversight and Accountability] and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; the term ‘background investigation’ means any investigation required for the purpose of determining the— eligibility of a covered individual for logical and physical access to Federally controlled facilities or information systems; suitability or fitness of a covered individual for Federal employment; eligibility of a covered individual for access to classified information or to hold a national security sensitive position; or fitness of a covered individual to perform work for or on behalf of the United States Government as a contractor employee; and the term ‘covered individual’— means a person who performs work for or on behalf of the executive branch or seeks to perform work for or on behalf of the executive branch; is not limited to Federal employees; includes all persons, not excluded under subparagraph (D), who require eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position, including, but not limited to, contractors, subcontractors, licensees, certificate holders, grantees, experts, consultants, and government employees; and does not include— the President; employees of the President under section 105 or 107 of title 3, United States Code (except to the extent otherwise directed by the President); the Vice President; or employees of the Vice President under section 106 of title 3 , United States Code, or an annual legislative branch appropriations Act (except to the extent otherwise directed by the Vice President).

(“(b) Review and Updating.— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [ May 22, 2018 ], the Director and the Director of the Office shall review and make recommendations to Congress and the President as appropriate to issue guidance to assist agencies in determining— position sensitivity designation; and the appropriate background investigation to initiate for each position designation. Not less frequently than every 4 years, the President, acting through relevant agencies (as determined by the President) and in accordance with the guidance described in paragraph (1), shall review and, if necessary, revise the position designation of positions within agencies.

(“(c) Reports to Congress.— Not later than 30 days after completing a review under subsection (b)(2), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— any issues identified in the review; and the number of position designations revised as a result of the review.

(“(d) No Change in Authority.— Nothing in this section limits or expands the authority of any agency to designate a position as sensitive or as requiring its occupant to have access to classified information.”

§ 3162 Requests by authorized investigative agencies

(a) Generally Any authorized investigative agency may request from any financial agency, financial institution, or holding company, or from any consumer reporting agency, such financial records, other financial information, and consumer reports as may be necessary in order to conduct any authorized law enforcement investigation, counterintelligence inquiry, or security determination. Any authorized investigative agency may also request records maintained by any commercial entity within the United States pertaining to travel by an employee in the executive branch of Government outside the United States. Requests may be made under this section where— the records sought pertain to a person who is or was an employee in the executive branch of Government required by the President in an Executive order or regulation, as a condition of access to classified information, to provide consent, during a background investigation and for such time as access to the information is maintained, and for a period of not more than three years thereafter, permitting access to financial records, other financial information, consumer reports, and travel records; and there are reasonable grounds to believe, based on credible information, that the person is, or may be, disclosing classified information in an unauthorized manner to a foreign power or agent of a foreign power; information the employing agency deems credible indicates the person has incurred excessive indebtedness or has acquired a level of affluence which cannot be explained by other information known to the agency; or circumstances indicate the person had the capability and opportunity to disclose classified information which is known to have been lost or compromised to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power. Each such request— shall be accompanied by a written certification signed by the department or agency head or deputy department or agency head concerned, or by a senior official designated for this purpose by the department or agency head concerned (whose rank shall be no lower than Assistant Secretary or Assistant Director), and shall certify that— the person concerned is or was an employee within the meaning of paragraph (2)(A); the request is being made pursuant to an authorized inquiry or investigation and is authorized under this section; and the records or information to be reviewed are records or information which the employee has previously agreed to make available to the authorized investigative agency for review; shall contain a copy of the agreement referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii); shall identify specifically or by category the records or information to be reviewed; and shall inform the recipient of the request of the prohibition described in subsection (b).

(b) Prohibition of certain disclosure If a certification is issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of the right to judicial review under subsection (c) is provided, no governmental or private entity that receives a request under subsection (a), or officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall disclose to any person that an authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a) has sought or obtained access to information under subsection (a). The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the head of an authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a), or a designee, certifies that the absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection may result in— a danger to the national security of the United States; interference with a criminal, counterterrorism, or counterintelligence investigation; interference with diplomatic relations; or danger to the life or physical safety of any person. A governmental or private entity that receives a request under subsection (a), or officer, employee, or agent thereof, may disclose information otherwise subject to any applicable nondisclosure requirement to— those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or other persons as permitted by the head of the authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a) or a designee. A person to whom disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the nondisclosure requirements applicable to a person to whom a request is issued under subsection (a) in the same manner as the person to whom the request is issued. Any recipient that discloses to a person described in subparagraph (A) information otherwise subject to a nondisclosure requirement shall inform the person of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. At the request of the head of an authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a), or a designee, any person making or intending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the head of the authorized investigative agency or such designee the person to whom such disclosure will be made or to whom such disclosure was made prior to the request.

(c) Judicial review A request under subsection (a) or a nondisclosure requirement imposed in connection with such request under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial review under section 3511 of title 18 . A request under subsection (a) shall include notice of the availability of judicial review described in paragraph (1).

(d) Records or information; inspection or copying Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than section 6103 of title 26 ), an entity receiving a request for records or information under subsection (a) shall, if the request satisfies the requirements of this section, make available such records or information within 30 days for inspection or copying, as may be appropriate, by the agency requesting such records or information. Any entity (including any officer, employee, or agent thereof) that discloses records or information for inspection or copying pursuant to this section in good faith reliance upon the certifications made by an agency pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any such disclosure to any person under this subchapter, the constitution of any State, or any law or regulation of any State or any political subdivision of any State.

(e) Reimbursement of costs Any agency requesting records or information under this section may, subject to the availability of appropriations, reimburse a private entity for any cost reasonably incurred by such entity in responding to such request, including the cost of identifying, reproducing, or transporting records or other data.

(f) Dissemination of records or information received An agency receiving records or information pursuant to a request under this section may disseminate the records or information obtained pursuant to such request outside the agency only— to the agency employing the employee who is the subject of the records or information; to the Department of Justice for law enforcement or counterintelligence purposes; or with respect to dissemination to an agency of the United States, if such information is clearly relevant to the authorized responsibilities of such agency.

(g) Construction of section Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the authority of an investigative agency to obtain information pursuant to the Right to Financial Privacy Act ( 12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) or the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).

§ 3162a Security Executive Agent

(a) In general The Director of National Intelligence, or such other officer of the United States as the President may designate, shall serve as the Security Executive Agent for all departments and agencies of the United States.

(b) Duties The duties of the Security Executive Agent are as follows: To direct the oversight of investigations, reinvestigations, adjudications, and, as applicable, polygraphs for eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position made by any Federal agency. To review the national security background investigation and adjudication programs of Federal agencies to determine whether such programs are being implemented in accordance with this section. To develop and issue uniform and consistent policies and procedures to ensure the effective, efficient, timely, and secure completion of investigations, polygraphs, and adjudications relating to determinations of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position. Unless otherwise designated by law, to serve as the final authority to designate a Federal agency or agencies to conduct investigations of persons who are proposed for access to classified information or for eligibility to hold a sensitive position to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for obtaining and retaining access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position, as applicable. Unless otherwise designated by law, to serve as the final authority to designate a Federal agency or agencies to determine eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position in accordance with Executive Order No. 12968 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to access to classified information). To review and approve the policies of the Federal agencies that ensure reciprocal recognition of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position among Federal agencies, and to act as the final authority to arbitrate and resolve disputes among such agencies involving the reciprocity of investigations and adjudications of eligibility. To execute all other duties assigned to the Security Executive Agent by law.

(c) Authorities The Security Executive Agent shall— issue guidelines and instructions to the heads of Federal agencies to ensure appropriate uniformity, centralization, efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness, and security in processes relating to determinations by such agencies of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position, including such matters as investigations, polygraphs, adjudications, and reciprocity; have the authority to grant exceptions to, or waivers of, national security investigative requirements, including issuing implementing or clarifying guidance, as necessary; have the authority to assign, in whole or in part, to the head of any Federal agency (solely or jointly) any of the duties of the Security Executive Agent described in subsection (b) or the authorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2), provided that the exercise of such assigned duties or authorities is subject to the oversight of the Security Executive Agent, including such terms and conditions (including approval by the Security Executive Agent) as the Security Executive Agent determines appropriate; define and set standards for continuous vetting for continued access to classified information and for eligibility to hold a sensitive position; and issue guidelines and instructions to the heads of Federal agencies to ensure that any individual who was appointed by the President to a position in an element of the intelligence community but is no longer employed by the Federal Government shall maintain a security clearance only in accordance with Executive Order 12968 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to access to classified information), or successor order.

§ 3163 Exceptions

Except as otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the President and Vice President, Members of the Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Federal judges appointed by the President. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title VIII, § 804, formerly § 803, as added Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 802(a) , Oct. 14, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3437 ; renumbered § 804, Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6605(a)(1) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2213 .)

§ 3164 Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter— the term “authorized investigative agency” means an agency authorized by law or regulation to conduct a counterintelligence investigation or investigations of persons who are proposed for access to classified information to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for obtaining and retaining access to such information; the term “classified information” means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12356 of April 2, 1982 , or successor orders, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [ 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated; the term “consumer reporting agency” has the meaning given such term in section 1681a of title 15 ; the term “employee” includes any person who receives a salary or compensation of any kind from the United States Government, is a contractor of the United States Government or an employee thereof, is an unpaid consultant of the United States Government, or otherwise acts for or on behalf of the United States Government, except as otherwise determined by the President; the terms “financial agency” and “financial institution” have the meanings given to such terms in section 5312(a) of title 31 and the term “holding company” has the meaning given to such term in section 3401(6) of title 12 ; the terms “foreign power” and “agent of a foreign power” have the same meanings as set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 1801, respectively, of this title; the term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, and any other possession of the United States; and the term “computer” means any electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device and any data or other information stored or contained in such device. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title VIII, § 805, formerly § 804, as added Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 802(a) , Oct. 14, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3438 ; amended Pub. L. 106–120, title III, § 305(b) , Dec. 3, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1611 ; renumbered § 805, Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6605(a)(1) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2213 ; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title IX, § 7901(a)(3) , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 1106 .)

§ 3171 Stay of sanctions

Notwithstanding any provision of law identified in section 3174 of this title , the President may stay the imposition of an economic, cultural, diplomatic, or other sanction or related action by the United States Government concerning a foreign country, organization, or person when the President determines and reports to Congress in accordance with section 3173 of this title that to proceed without delay would seriously risk the compromise of an ongoing criminal investigation directly related to the activities giving rise to the sanction or an intelligence source or method directly related to the activities giving rise to the sanction. Any such stay shall be effective for a period of time specified by the President, which period may not exceed 120 days, unless such period is extended in accordance with section 3172 of this title . ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title IX, § 901, as added Pub. L. 104–93, title III, § 303(a) , Jan. 6, 1996 , 109 Stat. 964 .)

§ 3172 Extension of stay

Whenever the President determines and reports to Congress in accordance with section 3173 of this title that a stay of sanctions or related actions pursuant to section 3171 of this title has not afforded sufficient time to obviate the risk to an ongoing criminal investigation or to an intelligence source or method that gave rise to the stay, he may extend such stay for a period of time specified by the President, which period may not exceed 120 days. The authority of this section may be used to extend the period of a stay pursuant to section 3171 of this title for successive periods of not more than 120 days each. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title IX, § 902, as added Pub. L. 104–93, title III, § 303(a) , Jan. 6, 1996 , 109 Stat. 964 .)

§ 3173 Reports

Reports to Congress pursuant to sections 3171 and 3172 of this title shall be submitted promptly upon determinations under this subchapter. Such reports shall be submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. With respect to determinations relating to intelligence sources and methods, reports shall also be submitted to the congressional intelligence committees. With respect to determinations relating to ongoing criminal investigations, reports shall also be submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title IX, § 903, as added Pub. L. 104–93, title III, § 303(a) , Jan. 6, 1996 , 109 Stat. 964 ; amended Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 353(b)(2)(C) , Nov. 27, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2402 .)

§ 3174 Laws subject to stay

The President may use the authority of sections 3171 and 3172 of this title to stay the imposition of an economic, cultural, diplomatic, or other sanction or related action by the United States Government related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, or advanced conventional weapons otherwise required to be imposed by the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (title III of Public Law 102–182 ) [ 22 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.]; the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103–236 ); title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ) (relating to the nonproliferation of missile technology); the Iran-Iraq Arms Nonproliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102–484 ); section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 ( Public Law 103–87 ); section 563 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 ( Public Law 103–306 ); and comparable provisions. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title IX, § 904, as added Pub. L. 104–93, title III, § 303(a) , Jan. 6, 1996 , 109 Stat. 965 .)

§ 3175 Repealed. Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 313(a), Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2610

§ 3191 Scholarships and work-study for pursuit of graduate degrees in science and technology

(a) Program authorized The Director of National Intelligence may carry out a program to provide scholarships and work-study for individuals who are pursuing graduate degrees in fields of study in science and technology that are identified by the Director as appropriate to meet the future needs of the intelligence community for qualified scientists and engineers.

(b) Administration If the Director of National Intelligence carries out the program under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall administer the program through the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

(c) Identification of fields of study If the Director of National Intelligence carries out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall identify fields of study under subsection (a) in consultation with the other heads of the elements of the intelligence community.

(d) Eligibility for participation An individual eligible to participate in the program is any individual who— either— is an employee of the intelligence community; or meets criteria for eligibility for employment in the intelligence community that are established by the Director of National Intelligence; is accepted in a graduate degree program in a field of study in science or technology identified under subsection (a); and is eligible for a security clearance at the level of Secret or above.

(e) Regulations If the Director of National Intelligence carries out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall prescribe regulations for purposes of the administration of this section.

§ 3192 Framework for cross-disciplinary education and training

The Director of National Intelligence shall establish an integrated framework that brings together the educational components of the intelligence community in order to promote a more effective and productive intelligence community through cross-disciplinary education and joint training. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title X, § 1002, as added Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1042 , Dec. 17, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3679 .)

§ 3193 Repealed. Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 313(b)(1)(B), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2666

§ 3201 Program on advancement of foreign languages critical to the intelligence community

(a) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence may jointly carry out a program to advance skills in foreign languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out the national security activities of the United States (hereinafter in this part referred to as the “Foreign Languages Program”).

(b) Identification of requisite actions In order to carry out the Foreign Languages Program, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly identify actions required to improve the education of personnel in the intelligence community in foreign languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out the national security activities of the United States and to meet the long-term intelligence needs of the United States.

§ 3202 Education partnerships

(a) In general In carrying out the Foreign Languages Program, the head of a covered element of the intelligence community may enter into one or more education partnership agreements with educational institutions in the United States in order to encourage and enhance the study in such educational institutions of foreign languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out the national security activities of the United States.

(b) Assistance provided under educational partnership agreements Under an educational partnership agreement entered into with an educational institution pursuant to this section, the head of a covered element of the intelligence community may provide the following assistance to the educational institution: The loan of equipment and instructional materials of the element of the intelligence community to the educational institution for any purpose and duration that the head of the element considers appropriate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the transfer of surplus property, the transfer to the educational institution of any computer equipment, or other equipment, that is— commonly used by educational institutions; surplus to the needs of the element of the intelligence community; and determined by the head of the element to be appropriate for support of such agreement. The provision of dedicated personnel to the educational institution— to teach courses in foreign languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out the national security activities of the United States; or to assist in the development for the educational institution of courses and materials on such languages. The involvement of faculty and students of the educational institution in research projects of the element of the intelligence community. Cooperation with the educational institution in developing a program under which students receive academic credit at the educational institution for work on research projects of the element of the intelligence community. The provision of academic and career advice and assistance to students of the educational institution. The provision of cash awards and other items that the head of the element of the intelligence community considers appropriate.

§ 3203 Voluntary services

(a) Authority to accept services Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31 and subject to subsection (b), the Foreign Languages Program under section 3201 of this title shall include authority for the head of a covered element of the intelligence community to accept from any dedicated personnel voluntary services in support of the activities authorized by this part.

(b) Requirements and limitations In accepting voluntary services from an individual under subsection (a), the head of a covered element of the intelligence community shall— supervise the individual to the same extent as the head of the element would supervise a compensated employee of that element providing similar services; and ensure that the individual is licensed, privileged, has appropriate educational or experiential credentials, or is otherwise qualified under applicable law or regulations to provide such services. In accepting voluntary services from an individual under subsection (a), the head of a covered element of the intelligence community may not— place the individual in a policymaking position, or other position performing inherently governmental functions; or compensate the individual for the provision of such services.

(c) Authority to recruit and train individuals providing services The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may recruit and train individuals to provide voluntary services under subsection (a).

(d) Status of individuals providing services Subject to paragraph (2), while providing voluntary services under subsection (a) or receiving training under subsection (c), an individual shall be considered to be an employee of the Federal Government only for purposes of the following provisions of law: Section 552a of title 5 (relating to maintenance of records on individuals). Chapter 11 of title 18 (relating to conflicts of interest). With respect to voluntary services under paragraph (1) provided by an individual that are within the scope of the services accepted under that paragraph, the individual shall be deemed to be a volunteer of a governmental entity or nonprofit institution for purposes of the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.). In the case of any claim against such an individual with respect to the provision of such services, section 4(d) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 14503(d) ) 1 shall not apply. Acceptance of voluntary services under this section shall have no bearing on the issuance or renewal of a security clearance.

(e) Reimbursement of incidental expenses The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may reimburse an individual for incidental expenses incurred by the individual in providing voluntary services under subsection (a). The head of a covered element of the intelligence community shall determine which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under this subsection. Reimbursement under paragraph (1) may be made from appropriated or nonappropriated funds.

(f) Authority to install equipment The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may install telephone lines and any necessary telecommunication equipment in the private residences of individuals who provide voluntary services under subsection (a). The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may pay the charges incurred for the use of equipment installed under paragraph (1) for authorized purposes. Notwithstanding section 1348 of title 31 , the head of a covered element of the intelligence community may use appropriated funds or nonappropriated funds of the element in carrying out this subsection.

§ 3204 Regulations

(a) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly prescribe regulations to carry out the Foreign Languages Program.

(b) Elements of the intelligence community The head of each covered element of the intelligence community shall prescribe regulations to carry out sections 3202 and 3203 of this title with respect to that element including the following: Procedures to be utilized for the acceptance of voluntary services under section 3203 of this title . Procedures and requirements relating to the installation of equipment under section 3203(f) of this title .

§ 3205 Definitions

In this part: The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an agency, office, bureau, or element referred to in subparagraphs (B) through (L) of section 3003(4) of this title . The term “educational institution” means— a local educational agency (as that term is defined in section 7801 of title 20 ); an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1002 of title 20 , other than institutions referred to in subsection (a)(1)(C) of such section); or any other nonprofit institution that provides instruction of foreign languages in languages that are critical to the capability of the intelligence community to carry out national security activities of the United States. The term “dedicated personnel” means employees of the intelligence community and private citizens (including former civilian employees of the Federal Government who have been voluntarily separated, and members of the United States Armed Forces who have been honorably discharged, honorably separated, or generally discharged under honorable circumstances and rehired on a voluntary basis specifically to perform the activities authorized under this part). ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title X, § 1015, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title VI, § 612(a)(2) , Dec. 23, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3958 ; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(tt) , (hhh), Dec. 10, 2015 , 129 Stat. 2183 , 2187.)

§ 3221 Assignment of intelligence community personnel as language students

(a) In general The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, may assign employees of such elements in analyst positions requiring foreign language expertise as students at accredited professional, technical, or other institutions of higher education for training at the graduate or undergraduate level in foreign languages required for the conduct of duties and responsibilities of such positions.

(b) Authority for reimbursement of costs of tuition and training The Director of National Intelligence may reimburse an employee assigned under subsection (a) for the total cost of the training described in that subsection, including costs of educational and supplementary reading materials. The authority under paragraph (1) shall apply to employees who are assigned on a full-time or part-time basis. Reimbursement under paragraph (1) may be made from appropriated or nonappropriated funds.

(c) Relationship to compensation as an analyst Reimbursement under this section to an employee who is an analyst is in addition to any benefits, allowances, travel expenses, or other compensation the employee is entitled to by reason of serving in such an analyst position.

§ 3222 Program on recruitment and training

(a) Program The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall carry out a program to ensure that selected individuals are provided funds for academic training (including with respect to both undergraduate and postgraduate education), or to reimburse for academic training previously obtained— in capabilities, missions, or skillsets, especially in the fields of science, technology, math, and engineering, to address workforce requirements in which the intelligence community is deficient or likely to be deficient in the future; or for such individuals who have backgrounds or experiences that the Director has identified as— contributing to capabilities, missions, or skillsets in which the intelligence community is deficient or likely to be deficient in future; and being underrepresented in the intelligence community or likely to be underrepresented in the future. An individual selected for participation in the program shall commit to employment with an element of the intelligence community for a period that the Director determines is commensurate with the amount of funding provided to the individual under the program and under such terms and conditions as the Director considers appropriate. The program shall be known as the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program. The Director, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall maintain a publicly available internet website on the program that describes— the intent of the program; the conditions and requirements for selection and participation; application instructions; the areas covered by the program pursuant to the review conducted under subsection (b)(2); and any other details the Director determines appropriate.

(b) Elements In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Director shall— 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 on an annual basis, review the areas that will contribute to the capabilities, missions, and skillsets in which the intelligence community is deficient or is likely to be deficient in the future.

(c) Use of funds Funds made available for the program under subsection (a) shall be used— to provide a monthly stipend for each month that a participant is pursuing a course of study; to pay the partial or full tuition of a participant for the completion of such course of study; to reimburse a participant for tuition paid by the participant before becoming an employee of an element of the intelligence community, including with respect to providing payments for student loans used for such tuition; to pay for books and materials that the participant requires or required to complete such course of study; to pay the expenses of the participant for travel requested by an element of the intelligence community in relation to such program; or for such other purposes the Director considers reasonably appropriate to carry out such program.

§ 3223 Educational scholarship program

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 3614 of this title . ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title X, § 1023, as added Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 312(e)(1) , Oct. 7, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2664 .)

§ 3224 Intelligence officer training program

(a) Programs The Director of National Intelligence may carry out grant programs in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) 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. 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 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). A grant provided under paragraph (1) may, with respect to the educational disciplines identified under subsection (a)(2), be used for the following purposes: Curriculum or program development. Faculty development. Laboratory equipment or improvements. Faculty research.

(c) Grant program for certain minority-serving colleges and universities The Director may provide grants to historically black colleges and universities, Predominantly Black Institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions to provide programs of study in educational disciplines identified under subsection (a)(2) or described in paragraph (2). A grant provided under paragraph (1) may be used to provide programs of study in the following educational disciplines: Intermediate and advanced foreign languages deemed in the immediate interest of the intelligence community, including Farsi, Pashto, Middle Eastern, African, and South Asian dialects. Study abroad programs and cultural immersion programs.

(d) 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.

(e) 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— a description of the benefits to students who participate in the course of study funded by such grant; a description of the results and accomplishments related to such course of study; and any other information that the Director may require.

(f) Regulations The Director shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.

(g) Definitions In this section: The term “Director” means the Director of National Intelligence. The term “historically black college and university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061 of title 20 . The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of title 20 . The term “Predominantly Black Institution” has the meaning given the term in section 1059e of title 20 . The term “Hispanic-serving institution” has the meaning given that term in section 1101a(a)(5) of title 20 . The term “Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution” has the meaning given that term in section 1059g(b)(2) of title 20 . The term “study abroad program” means a program of study that— takes place outside the geographical boundaries of the United States; focuses on areas of the world that are critical to the national security interests of the United States and are generally underrepresented in study abroad programs at institutions of higher education, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East; and is a credit or noncredit program.

§ 3224a Authorization of support by Director of National Intelligence for certain workforce activities

(a) Authorization The Director may, with or without reimbursement, obligate or expend amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for covered workforce activities for the purpose of supporting a covered workforce activity of an element of the intelligence community.

(b) Notification Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director exercises the authority in subsection (a), the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate written notification of such exercise.

(c) Covered workforce activity defined In this section, the term “covered workforce activity” means an activity relating to— recruitment or retention of the intelligence community workforce; or diversity, equality, inclusion, or accessibility, with respect to such workforce.

§ 3227 Transfer date

In this part, the term “transfer date” means the date on which the National Intelligence University is transferred from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the Director of National Intelligence under section 3334a(a) of this title . ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title X, § 1031, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(a) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2366 .)

§ 3227a Degree-granting authority

(a) In general Beginning on the transfer date, under regulations prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence, the President of the National Intelligence University may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the University, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree requirements.

(b) Limitation A degree may not be conferred under this section unless— the Secretary of Education has recommended approval of the degree in accordance with the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and the University is accredited by the appropriate academic accrediting agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by the Secretary of Education.

§ 3227b Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6801(a)(4)(A), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1652

§ 3227c Continued applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Board of Visitors

The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 1 shall continue to apply to the Board of Visitors of the National Intelligence University on and after the transfer date. ( July 26, 1947, ch. 343 , title X, § 1033, formerly § 1034, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(a) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2367 ; renumbered § 1033, Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6801(a)(4)(B) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1652 .)

§ 3227d National Intelligence University acceptance of grants

(a) Authority The Director of National Intelligence may authorize the President of the National Intelligence University to accept qualifying research grants.

(b) Qualifying grants A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.

(c) Entities from which grants may be accepted A qualifying research grant may be accepted under this section only from a Federal agency or from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes.

(d) Administration of grant funds The Director shall establish an account for administering funds received as qualifying research grants under this section. The President of the University shall use the funds in the account established pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and conditions of the grants received.

(e) Related expenses Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the National Intelligence University may be used to pay expenses incurred by the University in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.

(f) Regulations The Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.

§ 3231 Applicability to United States intelligence activities of Federal laws implementing international treaties and agreements

(a) In general No Federal law enacted on or after December 27, 2000 , that implements a treaty or other international agreement shall be construed as making unlawful an otherwise lawful and authorized intelligence activity of the United States Government or its employees, or any other person to the extent such other person is carrying out such activity on behalf of, and at the direction of, the United States, unless such Federal law specifically addresses such intelligence activity.

(b) Authorized intelligence activities An intelligence activity shall be treated as authorized for purposes of subsection (a) if the intelligence activity is authorized by an appropriate official of the United States Government, acting within the scope of the official duties of that official and in compliance with Federal law and any applicable Presidential directive.

§ 3232 Counterintelligence initiatives

(a) Inspection process In order to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish and implement an inspection process for all agencies and departments of the United States that handle classified information relating to the national security of the United States intended to assure that those agencies and departments maintain effective operational security practices and programs directed against counterintelligence activities.

(b) Annual review of dissemination lists The Director of National Intelligence shall establish and implement a process for all elements of the intelligence community to review, on an annual basis, individuals included on distribution lists for access to classified information. Such process shall ensure that only individuals who have a particularized “need to know” (as determined by the Director) are continued on such distribution lists.

(c) Completion of financial disclosure statements required for access to certain classified information The Director of National Intelligence shall establish and implement a process by which each head of an element of the intelligence community directs that all employees of that element, in order to be granted access to classified information referred to in subsection (a) of section 1.3 of Executive Order No. 12968 ( August 2, 1995 ; 60 Fed. Reg. 40245; [former] 50 U.S.C. 435 note [now 50 U.S.C. 3161 note]), submit financial disclosure forms as required under subsection (b) of such section.

(d) Arrangements to handle sensitive information The Director of National Intelligence shall establish, for all elements of the intelligence community, programs and procedures by which sensitive classified information relating to human intelligence is safeguarded against unauthorized disclosure by employees of those elements.

§ 3232a Measures to mitigate counterintelligence threats from proliferation and use of foreign commercial spyware

(a) Definitions In this section: The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. The term “covered entity” means any foreign company that either directly or indirectly develops, maintains, owns, operates, brokers, markets, sells, leases, licenses, or otherwise makes available spyware. The term “foreign commercial spyware” means spyware that is developed (solely or in partnership with a foreign company), maintained, sold, leased, licensed, marketed, sourced (in whole or in part), or otherwise provided, either directly or indirectly, by a foreign company. The term “foreign company” means a company that is incorporated or domiciled outside of the United States, including any subsidiaries or affiliates wherever such subsidiaries or affiliates are domiciled or incorporated. The term “spyware” means a tool or set of tools that operate as an end-to-end system of software to provide an unauthorized user remote access to information stored on or transiting through an electronic device connected to the Internet and not owned or operated by the unauthorized user, including end-to-end systems that— allow an unauthorized user to remotely infect electronic devices with malicious software, including without any action required by the user of the device; can record telecommunications or other audio captured on a device not owned by the unauthorized user; undertake geolocation, collect cell site location information, or otherwise track the location of a device or person using the internal sensors of an electronic device not owned by the unauthorized user; allow an unauthorized user access to and the ability to retrieve information on the electronic device, including text messages, files, e-mails, transcripts of chats, contacts, photos, and browsing history; or any additional criteria described in publicly available documents published by the Director of National Intelligence, such as whether the end-to-end system is used outside the context of a codified lawful intercept system.

(b) Annual assessments of counterintelligence threats Not later than 90 days after December 23, 2022 , and annually thereafter for seven years, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with an accompanying classified annex containing an assessment of the counterintelligence threats and other risks to the national security of the United States posed by the proliferation of foreign commercial spyware. The assessment shall incorporate all credible data, including open-source information. Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following, if known: A list of the most significant covered entities. A description of the foreign commercial spyware marketed by the covered entities identified under subparagraph (A) and an assessment by the intelligence community of the foreign commercial spyware. An assessment of the counterintelligence risk to the intelligence community or personnel of the intelligence community posed by foreign commercial spyware. For each covered entity identified in subparagraph (A), details of any subsidiaries, resellers, or other agents acting on behalf of the covered entity. Details of where each covered entity identified under subparagraphs (A) and (D) is domiciled. A description of how each covered entity identified under subparagraphs (A) and (D) is financed, where the covered entity acquired its capital, and the organizations and individuals having substantial investments or other equities in the covered entity. An assessment by the intelligence community of any relationship between each covered entity identified in subparagraphs (A) and (D) and any foreign government, including any export controls and processes to which the covered entity is subject. A list of the foreign customers of each covered entity identified in subparagraphs (A) and (D), including the understanding by the intelligence community of the organizations and end-users within any foreign government. With respect to each foreign customer identified under subparagraph (H), an assessment by the intelligence community regarding how the foreign customer is using the spyware, including whether the foreign customer has targeted personnel of the intelligence community. With respect to the first report required under paragraph (1), a mitigation plan to reduce the exposure of personnel of the intelligence community to foreign commercial spyware. With respect to each report following the first report required under paragraph (1), details of steps taken by the intelligence community since the previous report to implement measures to reduce the exposure of personnel of the intelligence community to foreign commercial spyware. In submitting the report under paragraph (1), the Director shall also include an accompanying but separate classified annex, providing a watchlist of companies selling, leasing, or otherwise providing foreign commercial spyware that the Director determines are engaged in activities that pose a counterintelligence risk to personnel of the intelligence community. Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form. The Director of National Intelligence shall separately distribute each report under paragraph (1) and each annex under paragraph (3) to the President, the heads of all elements of the intelligence community, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the National Cyber Director, and the heads of any other departments or agencies the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate.

(c) Authority to prohibit purchase or use by intelligence community The Director of National Intelligence may prohibit any element of the intelligence community from procuring, leasing, or otherwise acquiring on the commercial market, or extending or renewing a contract to procure, lease, or otherwise acquire, foreign commercial spyware. In determining whether and how to exercise the authority under subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall consider— the assessment of the intelligence community of the counterintelligence threats or other risks to the United States posed by foreign commercial spyware; the assessment of the intelligence community of whether the foreign commercial spyware has been used to target United States Government personnel; whether the original owner or developer retains any of the physical property or intellectual property associated with the foreign commercial spyware; whether the original owner or developer has verifiably destroyed all copies of the data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware; whether the personnel of the original owner or developer retain any access to data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware; whether the use of the foreign commercial spyware requires the user to connect to an information system of the original owner or developer or information system of a foreign government; and whether the foreign commercial spyware poses a counterintelligence risk to the United States or any other threat to the national security of the United States. The Director of National Intelligence may prohibit any element of the intelligence community from entering into any contract or other agreement for any purpose with a company that has acquired, in whole or in part, any foreign commercial spyware. In considering whether and how to exercise the authority under subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall consider— whether the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware retains any of the physical property or intellectual property associated with the spyware; whether the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware has verifiably destroyed all data, and any copies thereof, collected by or associated with the spyware; whether the personnel of the original owner or developer of the foreign commercial spyware retain any access to data collected by or associated with the foreign commercial spyware; whether the use of the foreign commercial spyware requires the user to connect to an information system of the original owner or developer or information system of a foreign government; and whether the foreign commercial spyware poses a counterintelligence risk to the United States or any other threat to the national security of the United States. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director of National Intelligence exercises the authority to issue a prohibition under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such exercise of authority. Such notice shall include— a description of the circumstances under which the prohibition was issued; an identification of the company or product covered by the prohibition; any information that contributed to the decision of the Director of National Intelligence to exercise the authority, including any information relating to counterintelligence or other risks to the national security of the United States posed by the company or product, as assessed by the intelligence community; and an identification of each element of the intelligence community to which the prohibition has been applied. The head of an element of the intelligence community may request from the Director of National Intelligence the waiver of a prohibition made under paragraph (1) or (2). The Director of National Intelligence, upon receiving the waiver request in subparagraph (A), may issue a waiver for a period not to exceed one year in response to the request from the head of an element of the intelligence community if such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States. Not later than 30 days after approving a waiver request pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written notification. The notification shall include— an identification of the head of the element of the intelligence community that requested the waiver; the details of the waiver request, including the national security interests of the United States; the rationale and basis for the determination that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; the considerations that informed the ultimate determination of the Director of National Intelligence to issue the waiver; and and any other considerations contributing to the determination, made by the Director of National Intelligence. The Director of National Intelligence may revoke a previously granted waiver at any time. Upon revocation of a waiver, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a written notification to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after making a revocation determination. The Director of National Intelligence may terminate a prohibition made under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time. Upon termination of a prohibition, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a notification of the termination to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after terminating a prohibition, detailing the basis for the termination, including any United States national security interests that may be affected by such termination.

§ 3233 Misuse of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence name, initials, or seal

(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.

§ 3234 Prohibited personnel practices in the intelligence community

(a) Definitions In this section: The term “agency” means an executive department or independent establishment, as defined under sections 101 and 104 of title 5, that contains an intelligence community element, except the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The term “covered intelligence community element”— means— the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Reconnaissance Office; and any executive agency or unit thereof determined by the President under section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 5 to have as its principal function the conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; and does not include the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The term “personnel action” means, with respect to an employee in a position in a covered intelligence community element (other than a position excepted from the competitive service due to its confidential, policy-determining, policymaking, or policy-advocating character) or a contractor employee— an appointment; a promotion; a disciplinary or corrective action; a detail, transfer, or reassignment; a demotion, suspension, or termination; a reinstatement or restoration; a performance evaluation; a decision concerning pay, benefits, or awards; a decision concerning education or training if such education or training may reasonably be expected to lead to an appointment, promotion, or performance evaluation; or any other significant change in duties, responsibilities, or working conditions. The term “contractor employee” means an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor, of a covered intelligence community element.

(b) Agency employees Any employee of a covered intelligence community element or an agency who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action with respect to any employee of a covered intelligence community element as a reprisal for— any lawful disclosure of information by the employee to the Director of National Intelligence (or an employee designated by the Director of National Intelligence for such purpose), the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, a supervisor in the employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the employing agency with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including the head of the employing agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for such purpose), the appropriate inspector general of the employing agency or covered intelligence community element, a congressional intelligence committee, or a member of a congressional intelligence committee, which the employee reasonably believes evidences— a violation of any Federal law, rule, or regulation; or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; any lawful disclosure that complies with— subsections (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5 ; subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 3517(d)(5) of this title ; or subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 3033(k)(5) of this title ; or if the actions do not result in the employee unlawfully disclosing information specifically required by Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, any lawful disclosure in conjunction with— the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or grievance right granted by any law, rule, or regulation; testimony for or otherwise lawfully assisting any individual in the exercise of any right referred to in subparagraph (A); or cooperation with or disclosing information to the Inspector General of an agency, in accordance with applicable provisions of law in connection with an audit, inspection, or investigation conducted by the Inspector General.

(c) Contractor employees Any employee of an agency or of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor, of a covered intelligence community element who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action with respect to any contractor employee as a reprisal for— any lawful disclosure of information by the contractor employee to the Director of National Intelligence (or an employee designated by the Director of National Intelligence for such purpose), the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, a supervisor in the contractor employee’s direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the employing or contracting agency or employing contractor with responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including the head of the employing or contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for that purpose) or employing contractor, the appropriate inspector general of the employing or contracting agency or covered intelligence community element, a congressional intelligence committee, or a member of a congressional intelligence committee, which the contractor employee reasonably believes evidences— a violation of any Federal law, rule, or regulation (including with respect to evidence of another employee or contractor employee accessing or sharing classified information without authorization); or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; any lawful disclosure that complies with— subsections (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5 ; subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 3517(d)(5) of this title ; or subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 3033(k)(5) of this title ; or if the actions do not result in the contractor employee unlawfully disclosing information specifically required by Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, any lawful disclosure in conjunction with— the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or grievance right granted by any law, rule, or regulation; testimony for or otherwise lawfully assisting any individual in the exercise of any right referred to in clause (i); or cooperation with or disclosing information to the Inspector General of an agency, in accordance with applicable provisions of law in connection with an audit, inspection, or investigation conducted by the Inspector General. A personnel action under paragraph (1) is prohibited even if the action is undertaken at the request of an agency official, unless the request takes the form of a nondiscretionary directive and is within the authority of the agency official making the request.

(d) Rule of construction Consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, nothing in subsection (b) or (c) shall be construed to authorize— the withholding of information from Congress; or the taking of any personnel action against an employee who lawfully discloses information to Congress.

(e) Disclosures A disclosure shall not be excluded from this section because— the disclosure was made to an individual, including a supervisor, who participated in an activity that the employee reasonably believed to be covered under subsection (b)(1)(B) or the contractor employee reasonably believed to be covered under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii); the disclosure revealed information that had been previously disclosed; the disclosure was not made in writing; the disclosure was made while the employee was off duty; of the amount of time which has passed since the occurrence of the events described in the disclosure; or the disclosure was made during the normal course of duties of an employee or contractor employee.

(f) Enforcement The President shall provide for the enforcement of this section consistent, to the fullest extent possible, with the policies and procedures used to adjudicate alleged violations of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5 .

(g) Existing rights preserved Nothing in this section shall be construed to— preempt or preclude any employee, contractor employee, or applicant for employment, at the Federal Bureau of Investigation from exercising rights provided under any other law, rule, or regulation, including section 2303 of title 5 ; or repeal section 2303 of title 5 .

§ 3235 Semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized disclosures of classified information

(a) Definitions In this section: The term “covered official” means— the heads of each element of the intelligence community; and the inspectors general with oversight responsibility for an element of the intelligence community. The term “investigation” means any inquiry, whether formal or informal, into the existence of an unauthorized public disclosure of classified information. The term “unauthorized disclosure of classified information” means any unauthorized disclosure of classified information to any recipient. The term “unauthorized public disclosure of classified information” means the unauthorized disclosure of classified information to a journalist or media organization.

(b) Intelligence community reporting Not less frequently than once every 6 months, each covered official shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on investigations of unauthorized public disclosures of classified information. Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the preceding 6-month period, the following: The number of investigations opened by the covered official regarding an unauthorized public disclosure of classified information. The number of investigations completed by the covered official regarding an unauthorized public disclosure of classified information. Of the number of such completed investigations identified under subparagraph (B), the number referred to the Attorney General for criminal investigation.

(c) Department of Justice reporting Not less frequently than once every 6 months, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security of the Department of Justice, 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 a report on the status of each referral made to the Department of Justice from any element of the intelligence community regarding an unauthorized disclosure of classified information made during the most recent 365-day period or any referral that has not yet been closed, regardless of the date the referral was made. Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, for each referral covered by the report, at a minimum, the following: The date the referral was received. A statement indicating whether the alleged unauthorized disclosure described in the referral was substantiated by the Department of Justice. A statement indicating the highest level of classification of the information that was revealed in the unauthorized disclosure. A statement indicating whether an open criminal investigation related to the referral is active. A statement indicating whether any criminal charges have been filed related to the referral. A statement indicating whether the Department of Justice has been able to attribute the unauthorized disclosure to a particular entity or individual.

(d) Form of reports Each report submitted under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may have a classified annex.

§ 3235a Notice and damage assessment with respect to significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified national intelligence

(a) Notification and damage assessment requirements If the Director of National Intelligence becomes aware of an actual or potential significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified national intelligence— as soon as practicable, but not later than 7 days after the date on which the Director becomes so aware, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such actual or potential disclosure or compromise; and in the case of an actual disclosure or compromise, not later than 7 days after the date on which the Director becomes so aware, the Director or the head of any element of the intelligence community from which the significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise originated shall initiate a damage assessment consistent with the procedures set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 732 (relating to the conduct of damage assessments), or successor directive, with respect to such disclosure or compromise. A notification submitted to the congressional intelligence committees under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to an actual or potential significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified national intelligence shall include— a summary of the facts and circumstances of such disclosure or compromise; a summary of the contents of the national intelligence revealed or potentially revealed, as the case may be, by such disclosure or compromise; an initial appraisal of the level of actual or potential damage, as the case may be, to the national security of the United States as a result of such disclosure or compromise; and in the case of an actual disclosure or compromise, which elements of the intelligence community will be involved in the damage assessment conducted with respect to such disclosure or compromise pursuant to paragraph (1)(B).

(b) Damage assessment reporting requirements Not later than 30 days after the date of the initiation of a damage assessment pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B), and every 90 days thereafter until the completion of the damage assessment or upon the request of the congressional intelligence committees, the Director of National Intelligence shall— submit to the congressional intelligence committees copies of any documents or materials disclosed as a result of the significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of the classified national intelligence that is the subject of the damage assessment; and provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on such documents and materials and a status of the damage assessment. As soon as practicable after completing a damage assessment pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit the final damage assessment to the congressional intelligence committees.

(c) Notification of referral to Department of Justice If a referral is made to the Department of Justice from any element of the intelligence community regarding a significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified national intelligence under this section, the Director of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of the referral on the date such referral is made.

§ 3236 Inspector General external review panel

(a) Request for review An individual with a claim described in subsection (b) may submit to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community a request for a review of such claim by an external review panel convened under subsection (c).

(b) Claims and individuals described A claim described in this subsection is any— claim by an individual— that the individual has been subjected to a personnel action that is prohibited under section 3234 of this title ; and who has exhausted the applicable review process for the claim pursuant to enforcement of such section; or claim by an individual— that he or she has been subjected to a reprisal prohibited by paragraph (1) of section 3341(j) of this title ; and who received a decision on an appeal regarding that claim under paragraph (4) of such section.

(c) External review panel convened Upon receipt of a request under subsection (a) regarding a claim, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community may, at the discretion of the Inspector General, convene an external review panel under this subsection to review the claim. An external review panel convened under this subsection shall be composed of three members as follows: The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), two members selected by the Inspector General as the Inspector General considers appropriate on a case-by-case basis from among inspectors general of the following: The Department of Defense. The Department of Energy. The Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Justice. The Department of State. The Department of the Treasury. The Central Intelligence Agency. The Defense Intelligence Agency. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. The National Security Agency. An inspector general of an agency may not be selected to sit on the panel under subparagraph (A)(ii) to review any matter relating to a decision made by such agency. Except as provided in clause (ii), the chairperson of any panel convened under this subsection shall be the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. If the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community finds cause to recuse himself or herself from a panel convened under this subsection, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall— select a chairperson from inspectors general of the elements listed under subparagraph (A)(ii) whom the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community considers appropriate; and notify the congressional intelligence committees of such selection. Each external review panel convened under this subsection to review a claim shall complete review of the claim no later than 270 days after the date on which the Inspector General convenes the external review panel.

(d) Remedies If an external review panel convened under subsection (c) determines, pursuant to a review of a claim submitted by an individual under subsection (a), that the individual was the subject of a personnel action prohibited under section 3234 of this title or was subjected to a reprisal prohibited by section 3341(j)(1) of this title , the panel may recommend that the agency head take corrective action— in the case of an employee or former employee— to return the employee or former employee, as nearly as practicable and reasonable, to the position such employee or former employee would have held had the reprisal not occurred; or reconsider the employee’s or former employee’s eligibility for access to classified information consistent with national security; or in any other case, such other action as the external review panel considers appropriate. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the head of an agency receives a recommendation from an external review panel under paragraph (1), the head shall— give full consideration to such recommendation; and inform the panel and the Director of National Intelligence of what action the head has taken with respect to the recommendation. The Director shall notify the President of any failures to comply with subparagraph (A)(ii).

(e) Annual reports Not less frequently than once each year, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Director of National Intelligence a report on the activities under this section during the previous year. Subject to such limitations as the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community considers necessary to protect the privacy of an individual who has made a claim described in subsection (b), each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: The determinations and recommendations made by the external review panels convened under this section. The responses of the heads of agencies that received recommendations from the external review panels.

§ 3237 Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party

(a) Requirement On an annual basis, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, 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 relevant head of an element of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the influence operations and campaigns in the United States conducted by the Chinese Communist Party.

(b) Contents Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: A description of the organization of the United Front Work Department of the People’s Republic of China, or the successors of the United Front Work Department, and the links between the United Front Work Department and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. An assessment of the degree to which organizations that are associated with or receive funding from the United Front Work Department, particularly such entities operating in the United States, are formally tasked by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of China. A description of the efforts by the United Front Work Department and subsidiary organizations of the United Front Work Department to target, coerce, and influence foreign populations, particularly those of ethnic Chinese descent. An assessment of attempts by the Chinese Embassy, consulates, and organizations affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (including, at a minimum, the United Front Work Department) to influence the United States-based Chinese Student Scholar Associations. A description of the evolution of the role of the United Front Work Department under the leadership of the President of China. An assessment of the activities of the United Front Work Department designed to influence the opinions of elected leaders of the United States, or candidates for elections in the United States, with respect to issues of importance to the Chinese Communist Party. A listing of all known organizations affiliated with the United Front Work Department that are operating in the United States as of the date of the report. An identification of influence activities and operations employed by the Chinese Communist Party against the United States science and technology sectors, specifically employees of the United States Government, researchers, scientists, and students in the science and technology sector in the United States. A listing of all known Chinese talent recruitment programs operating in the United States as of the date of the report. A listing of provincial, municipal, or other law enforcement institutions, including police departments, in the People’s Republic of China associated with establishing or maintaining a Chinese police presence in the United States. A listing of colleges and universities in the People’s Republic of China that conduct military research or host dedicated military initiatives or laboratories. With respect to reports submitted after the first report, an assessment of the change in goals, tactics, techniques, and procedures of the influence operations and campaigns conducted by the Chinese Communist Party.

(c) Form Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

§ 3237a Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6811(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3600

§ 3238 Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Russian Federation

(a) Requirement On an annual basis, the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the influence operations and campaigns in the United States conducted by the Russian Federation.

(b) Contents Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: A description and listing of the Russian organizations and persons involved in influence operations and campaigns operating in the United States as of the date of the report. An assessment of organizations that are associated with or receive funding from organizations and persons identified in paragraph (1), particularly such entities operating in the United States. A description of the efforts by the organizations and persons identified in paragraph (1) to target, coerce, and influence populations within the United States. An assessment of the activities of the organizations and persons identified in paragraph (1) designed to influence the opinions of elected leaders of the United States or candidates for election in the United States. With respect to reports submitted after the first report, an assessment of the change in goals, tactics, techniques, and procedures of the influence operations and campaigns conducted by the organizations and persons identified in paragraph (1).

(c) Coordination In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall coordinate 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 relevant head of an element of the intelligence community.

(d) Form Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

§ 3239 Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American sources

(a) Definitions In this section: The term “covered element of the intelligence community” means an element of the intelligence community that is not an element of the Department of Defense. The term “national security satellite” means a satellite weighing over 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security or intelligence needs of the United States Government. The term “United States” means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.

(b) Requirement Beginning January 1, 2021 , except as provided in subsection (c), a covered element of the intelligence community may not award a contract for a national security satellite if the satellite uses a star tracker that is not produced in the United States, including with respect to both the software and the hardware of the star tracker.

(c) Exception The head of a covered element of the intelligence community may waive the requirement under subsection (b) if, on a case-by-case basis, the head certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that— there is no available star tracker produced in the United States that meets the mission and design requirements of the national security satellite for which the star tracker will be used; the cost of a star tracker produced in the United States is unreasonable, based on a market survey; or such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States based on an urgent and compelling need.

§ 3240 Report on best practices to protect privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights of Chinese Americans

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— the People’s Republic of China appears to be specifically targeting the Chinese-American community for intelligence purposes; such targeting carries a substantial risk that the loyalty of such Americans may be generally questioned and lead to unacceptable stereotyping, targeting, and racial profiling; the United States Government has a duty to warn and protect all Americans including those of Chinese descent from these intelligence efforts by the People’s Republic of China; the broad stereotyping, targeting, and racial profiling of Americans of Chinese descent is contrary to the values of the United States and reinforces the flawed narrative perpetuated by the People’s Republic of China that ethnically Chinese individuals worldwide have a duty to support the People’s Republic of China; and the United States efforts to combat the People’s Republic of China’s intelligence activities should actively safeguard and promote the constitutional rights of all Chinese Americans.

(b) Report On an annual basis, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency, in coordination with the civil liberties and privacy officers of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees containing— a review of how the policies, procedures, and practices of the intelligence community that govern the intelligence activities and operations targeting the People’s Republic of China affect policies, procedures, and practices relating to the privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights of Americans of Chinese descent who may be targets of espionage and influence operations by China; and recommendations to ensure that the privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights of Americans of Chinese descent are sufficiently protected.

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

§ 3241 Biennial reports on foreign biological threats

(a) Reports On a biennial basis until the date that is 10 years after March 15, 2022 , the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the activities, prioritization, and responsibilities of the intelligence community with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country.

(b) Matters included Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country, the following: A detailed description of all activities relating to such threats undertaken by each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any gaps in such activities. A detailed description of all duties and responsibilities relating to such threats explicitly authorized or otherwise assigned, exclusively or jointly, to each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any identified gaps in such duties or responsibilities. A description of the coordination among the relevant elements of the intelligence community with respect to the activities specified in paragraph (1) and the duties and responsibilities specified in paragraph (2). An inventory of the strategies, plans, policies, and interagency agreements of the intelligence community relating to the collection, monitoring, analysis, mitigation, and attribution of such threats, and an assessment of any identified gaps therein. A description of the coordination and interactions among the relevant elements of the intelligence community and non-intelligence community partners. An assessment of foreign malign influence efforts relating to such threats, including any foreign academics engaged in such efforts, and a description of how the intelligence community contributes to efforts by non-intelligence community partners to counter such foreign malign influence.

(c) Form Each report submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary.

(d) Definitions In this section: The term “covered country” means— China; Iran; North Korea; Russia; and any other foreign country— from which the Director of National Intelligence determines a biological threat emanates; or that the Director determines has a known history of, or has been assessed as having conditions present for, infectious disease outbreaks or epidemics. The term “foreign biological threat” means biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally occurring infectious diseases, or accidental exposures to biological materials, without regard to whether the threat originates from a state actor, a non-state actor, natural conditions, or an undetermined source. The term “foreign malign influence” has the meaning given such term in section 3059(e) 1 of this title. The term “non-intelligence community partner” means a Federal department or agency that is not an element of the intelligence community.

§ 3242 Annual reports on certain cyber vulnerabilities procured by intelligence community and foreign commercial providers of cyber vulnerabilities

(a) Annual reports On an annual basis through 2026, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing information on foreign commercial providers and the cyber vulnerabilities procured by the intelligence community through foreign commercial providers.

(b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following: A description of each cyber vulnerability procured through a foreign commercial provider, including— a description of the vulnerability; the date of the procurement; whether the procurement consisted of only that vulnerability or included other vulnerabilities; the cost of the procurement; the identity of the commercial provider and, if the commercial provider was not the original supplier of the vulnerability, a description of the original supplier; the country of origin of the vulnerability; and an assessment of the ability of the intelligence community to use the vulnerability, including whether such use will be operational or for research and development, and the approximate timeline for such use. An assessment of foreign commercial providers that— pose a significant threat to the national security of the United States; or have provided cyber vulnerabilities to any foreign government that— has used the cyber vulnerabilities to target United States persons, the United States Government, journalists, or dissidents; or has an established pattern or practice of violating human rights or suppressing dissent. An assessment of whether the intelligence community has conducted business with the foreign commercial providers identified under paragraph (2) during the 5-year period preceding the date of the report.

(c) Form Each report under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form.

(d) Definitions In this section: The term “commercial provider” means any person that sells, or acts as a broker, for a cyber vulnerability. The term “cyber vulnerability” means any tool, exploit, vulnerability, or code that is intended to compromise a device, network, or system, including such a tool, exploit, vulnerability, or code procured by the intelligence community for purposes of research and development.

§ 3243 Periodic reports on technology strategy of intelligence community

(a) Reports On a basis that is not less frequent than once every 4 years, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of such other agencies as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the technology strategy of the intelligence community, which shall be designed to support the maintenance of the leadership of the United States in critical and emerging technologies essential to the national security of the United States.

(b) Elements Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: An assessment of technologies critical to the national security of the United States, particularly those technologies with respect to which foreign countries that are adversarial to the United States have or are poised to match or surpass the technology leadership of the United States. A review of current technology policies of the intelligence community, including long-term goals. An identification of sectors and supply chains the Director determines to be of the greatest strategic importance to national security. An identification of opportunities to protect the leadership of the United States, and the allies and partners of the United States, in critical technologies, including through targeted export controls, investment screening, and counterintelligence activities. An identification of research and development areas the Director determines critical to the national security of the United States, including areas in which the private sector does not focus. Recommendations for growing talent in key critical and emerging technologies and enhancing the ability of the intelligence community to recruit and retain individuals with critical skills relating to such technologies. An identification of opportunities to improve the leadership of the United States in critical technologies, including opportunities to develop international partnerships to reinforce domestic policy actions, develop new markets, engage in collaborative research, and maintain an international environment that reflects the values of the United States and protects the interests of the United States. A technology annex to establish an approach for the identification, prioritization, development, and fielding of emerging technologies critical to the mission of the intelligence community. Such other information as the Director determines may be necessary to inform Congress on matters relating to the technology strategy of the intelligence community and related implications for the national security of the United States.

(c) Form of annex Each annex submitted under subsection (b)(8) may be submitted in classified form.

§ 3244 Annual report on reporting requirements

(a) Annual report required Not later than March 1 of each fiscal year, 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 a report detailing all congressionally mandated reporting requirements applicable to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the upcoming fiscal year.

(b) Contents Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report and for each congressionally mandated reporting requirement detailed in the report: A description of the reporting requirement. A citation to the provision of law (or other source of congressional directive) imposing the reporting requirement. Whether the reporting requirement is recurring, conditional, or subject to a termination provision. Whether the Director recommends repealing or modifying the requirement.

(c) Form Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form.