119 S5009 IS: Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act of 2026 U.S. Senate 2026-07-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5009IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 16, 2026Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on IntelligenceA BILLTo ensure that any individual serving as Director of National Intelligence in an acting capacity possesses the qualifications required of the Director of National Intelligence to have extensive national security expertise, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act of 2026 or the MERIT Act of 2026.

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Expertise of acting Director of National Intelligence

Section 102(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3023(a)) is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting or serving as Director of National Intelligence in an acting capacity, including any official performing the duties of such position, before shall have.