[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 81 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H2896-H2905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017

  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 5077) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5077

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments.
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by 
              law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations for Privacy and Civil 
              Liberties Oversight Board.
Sec. 304. Modification of certain whistleblowing procedures.
Sec. 305. Reports on major defense intelligence acquisition programs.
Sec. 306. Modifications to certain requirements for construction of 
              facilities.
Sec. 307. Information on activities of Privacy and Civil Liberties 
              Oversight Board.
Sec. 308. Clarification of authorization of certain activities of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 309. Technical correction to Executive Schedule.
Sec. 310. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews.

  TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

      Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Sec. 401. Analyses and impact statements by Director of National 
              Intelligence regarding actions by Committee on Foreign 
              Investment in the United States.
Sec. 402. National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
Sec. 403. Assistance for governmental entities and private entities in 
              recognizing online violent extremist content.

       Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency and Other Elements

Sec. 411. Enhanced death benefits for personnel of the Central 
              Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 412. Pay and retirement authorities of the Inspector General of 
              the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 413. Clarification of authority, direction, and control over the 
              information assurance directorate of the National 
              Security Agency.
Sec. 414. Living quarters allowance for employees of the Defense 
              Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 415. Plan on assumption of certain weather missions by the 
              National Reconnaissance Office.
Sec. 416. Modernization of security clearance information technology 
              architecture.

 TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO 
                               BAY, CUBA

Sec. 501. Declassification of information on past terrorist activities 
              of detainees transferred from United States Naval 
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after signing of Executive 
              Order 13492.

                  TITLE VI--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 601. Report on intelligence community employees detailed to 
              National Security Council.
Sec. 602. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign 
              fighter flows.
Sec. 603. Report on information relating to academic programs, 
              scholarships, fellowships, and internships sponsored, 
              administered, or used by the intelligence community.
Sec. 604. Report on cybersecurity threats to seaports of the United 
              States and maritime shipping.
Sec. 605. Report on counter-messaging activities.
Sec. 606. Report on reprisals against contractors of the intelligence 
              community.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term 
     ``congressional intelligence committees'' means--
       (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2017 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
     the United States Government:
       (1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       (2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (3) The Department of Defense.
       (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (5) The National Security Agency.
       (6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       (7) The Coast Guard.
       (8) The Department of State.
       (9) The Department of the Treasury.
       (10) The Department of Energy.
       (11) The Department of Justice.
       (12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
       (16) The Department of Homeland Security.

     SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Levels.--The 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, 
     subject to section 103, the authorized personnel ceilings as 
     of September 30, 2017, for the conduct of the intelligence 
     activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) through 
     (16) of section 101, are those specified in the classified 
     Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this Act.
       (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.--
       (1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made 
     available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, and to the President.
       (2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph 
     (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of 
     the classified

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     Schedule of Authorizations, or of appropriate portions of the 
     Schedule, within the executive branch.
       (3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly 
     disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
     portion of such Schedule except--
       (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing 
     Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 
     3306(a));
       (B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or
       (C) as otherwise required by law.

     SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) Authority for Increases.--The Director of National 
     Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian personnel 
     in excess of the number authorized for fiscal year 2017 by 
     the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
     section 102(a) if the Director of National Intelligence 
     determines that such action is necessary to the performance 
     of important intelligence functions, except that the number 
     of personnel employed in excess of the number authorized 
     under such section may not, for any element of the 
     intelligence community, exceed 3 percent of the number of 
     civilian personnel authorized under such schedule for such 
     element.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Personnel.--The Director of 
     National Intelligence shall establish guidelines that govern, 
     for each element of the intelligence community, the treatment 
     under the personnel levels authorized under section 102(a), 
     including any exemption from such personnel levels, of 
     employment or assignment in--
       (1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program;
       (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or
       (3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time training.
       (c) Notice to Congressional Intelligence Committees.--The 
     Director of National Intelligence shall notify the 
     congressional intelligence committees in writing at least 15 
     days prior to each exercise of an authority described in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management 
     Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal 
     year 2017 the sum of $518,596,000. Within such amount, funds 
     identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a) for advanced research and 
     development shall remain available until September 30, 2018.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
     Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of 
     National Intelligence are authorized 787 positions as of 
     September 30, 2017. Personnel serving in such elements may be 
     permanent employees of the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
     United States Government.
       (c) Classified Authorizations.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management 
     Account for fiscal year 2017 such additional amounts as are 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts for 
     advanced research and development shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2018.
       (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
     personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
     Intelligence Community Management Account as of September 30, 
     2017, there are authorized such additional personnel for the 
     Community Management Account as of that date as are specified 
     in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
     section 102(a).

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal 
     year 2017 the sum of $514,000,000.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
                   AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

       Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
     retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be 
     increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may 
     be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits 
     authorized by law.

     SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not 
     be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any 
     intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by 
     the Constitution or the laws of the United States.

     SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRIVACY AND 
                   CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       (a) Requirement for Authorizations.--Subsection (m) of 
     section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(m)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(m) Funding.--
       ``(1) Specific authorization required.--Appropriated funds 
     available to the Board may be obligated or expended to carry 
     out activities under this section only if such funds were 
     specifically authorized by Congress for use for such 
     activities for such fiscal year.
       ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `specifically authorized by Congress' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 504(e) of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(e)).''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
     Oversight Board for fiscal year 2017 the sum of $10,081,000 
     to carry out the activities of the Board under section 1061 
     of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
     2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(m)).

     SEC. 304. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN WHISTLEBLOWING PROCEDURES.

       (a) Clarification of Whistleblowing Procedures Available to 
     Certain Personnel.--Subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 8H of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
     inserting after ``Security Agency,'' the following: 
     ``including any such employee who is assigned or detailed to 
     a combatant command or other element of the Federal 
     Government,''.
       (b) Central Intelligence Agency.--
       (1) Role of director.--Section 17(d)(5) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking clause (ii);
       (ii) by striking ``(i) Not'' and inserting ``Not''; and
       (iii) by striking ``to the Director'' and inserting ``to 
     the intelligence committees''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``the Director'' and 
     inserting ``the intelligence committees''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) in subclause (I), by striking ``the Director, through 
     the Inspector General,'' and inserting ``the Inspector 
     General''; and
       (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``the Director, through 
     the Inspector General,'' and inserting ``the Inspector 
     General, in consultation with the Director,''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 17(d)(5) of such Act is further amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively.
       (B) Section 3001(j)(1)(C)(ii) of the Intelligence Reform 
     and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
     3341(j)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``subparagraphs 
     (A), (D), and (H)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A), (C), 
     and (G)''.
       (c) Other Elements of Intelligence Community.--
       (1) Role of heads.--Section 8H of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking ``(1) Not'' and inserting ``Not''; and
       (iii) by striking ``to the head of the establishment'' and 
     inserting ``to the intelligence committees''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the head of the 
     establishment'' and inserting ``the intelligence 
     committees''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the head of the 
     establishment, through the Inspector General,'' and inserting 
     ``the Inspector General''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the head of the 
     establishment, through the Inspector General,'' and inserting 
     ``the Inspector General, in consultation with the head of the 
     establishment,''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 8H of such Act is 
     further amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (c);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as 
     subsections (c) through (h), respectively; and
       (C) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsections (a) through (e)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (a) through (d)''.
       (d) Office of the Director of National Intelligence.--
       (1) In general.--Section 103H(k)(5) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to the Director'' 
     and inserting ``to the congressional intelligence 
     committees''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``the Director'' and 
     inserting ``the congressional intelligence committees''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) in subclause (I), by striking ``the Director, through 
     the Inspector General,'' and inserting ``the Inspector 
     General''; and
       (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``the Director, through 
     the Inspector General,'' and inserting ``the Inspector 
     General, in consultation with the Director,''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 103H(k)(5) of such Act 
     is further amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (I) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--None of the amendments made by 
     this section may be construed to prohibit or otherwise affect 
     the authority of an Inspector General of an element of the 
     intelligence community, the Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence

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     Agency, or the Inspector General of the Intelligence 
     Community to notify the head of the element of the 
     intelligence community, the Director of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency, or the Director of National 
     Intelligence, as the case may be, of a complaint or 
     information otherwise authorized by law.

     SEC. 305. REPORTS ON MAJOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACQUISITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     506J the following new section:

     ``SEC. 506K. REPORTS ON MAJOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 
                   ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AT EACH MILESTONE 
                   APPROVAL.

       ``(a) Report on Milestone A.--Not later than 15 days after 
     granting Milestone A or equivalent approval for a major 
     defense intelligence acquisition program, the milestone 
     decision authority for the program shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing a 
     brief summary of the following:
       ``(1) The estimated cost and schedule for the program 
     established by the military department concerned, including--
       ``(A) the dollar values estimated for the program 
     acquisition unit cost and total life-cycle cost; and
       ``(B) the planned dates for each program milestone and 
     initial operational capability.
       ``(2) The independent estimated cost for the program 
     established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) of title 10, 
     United States Code, and any independent estimated schedule 
     for the program, including--
       ``(A) the dollar values estimated for the program 
     acquisition unit cost and total life-cycle cost; and
       ``(B) the planned dates for each program milestone and 
     initial operational capability.
       ``(3) A summary of the technical risks, including 
     cybersecurity risks and supply chain risks, associated with 
     the program, as determined by the military department 
     concerned, including identification of any critical 
     technologies that need to be matured.
       ``(4) A summary of the sufficiency review conducted by the 
     Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the 
     Department of Defense of the analysis of alternatives 
     performed for the program (as referred to in section 
     2366a(b)(6) of such title).
       ``(5) Any other information the milestone decision 
     authority considers relevant.
       ``(b) Report on Milestone B.--Not later than 15 days after 
     granting Milestone B or equivalent approval for a major 
     defense intelligence acquisition program, the milestone 
     decision authority for the program shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing a 
     brief summary of the following:
       ``(1) The estimated cost and schedule for the program 
     established by the military department concerned, including--
       ``(A) the dollar values estimated for the program 
     acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and 
     total life-cycle cost; and
       ``(B) the planned dates for each program milestone, initial 
     operational test and evaluation, and initial operational 
     capability.
       ``(2) The independent estimated cost for the program 
     established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) of title 10, 
     United States Code, and any independent estimated schedule 
     for the program, including--
       ``(A) the dollar values estimated for the program 
     acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and 
     total life-cycle cost; and
       ``(B) the planned dates for each program milestone, initial 
     operational test and evaluation, and initial operational 
     capability.
       ``(3) A summary of the technical risks, including 
     cybersecurity risks and supply chain risks, associated with 
     the program, as determined by the military department 
     concerned, including identification of any critical 
     technologies that have not been successfully demonstrated in 
     a relevant environment.
       ``(4) A summary of the sufficiency review conducted by the 
     Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the 
     analysis of alternatives performed for the program pursuant 
     to section 2366a(b)(6) of such title.
       ``(5) A statement of whether the preliminary design review 
     for the program described in section 2366b(a)(1) of such 
     title has been completed.
       ``(6) Any other information the milestone decision 
     authority considers relevant.
       ``(c) Report on Milestone C.--Not later than 15 days after 
     granting Milestone C or equivalent approval for a major 
     defense intelligence acquisition program, the milestone 
     decision authority for the program shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing a 
     brief summary of the following:
       ``(1) The estimated cost and schedule for the program 
     established by the military department concerned, including--
       ``(A) the dollar values estimated for the program 
     acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and 
     total life-cycle cost; and
       ``(B) the planned dates for initial operational test and 
     evaluation and initial operational capability.
       ``(2) The independent estimated cost for the program 
     established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) of title 10, 
     United States Code, and any independent estimated schedule 
     for the program, including--
       ``(A) the dollar values estimated for the program 
     acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and 
     total life-cycle cost; and
       ``(B) the planned dates for initial operational test and 
     evaluation and initial operational capability.
       ``(3) The cost and schedule estimates approved by the 
     milestone decision authority for the program.
       ``(4) A summary of the production, manufacturing, and 
     fielding risks, including cybersecurity risks and supply 
     chain risks, associated with the program.
       ``(5) Any other information the milestone decision 
     authority considers relevant.
       ``(d) Initial Operating Capability or Full Operating 
     Capability.--Not later than 15 days after a major defense 
     intelligence acquisition program reaches initial operating 
     capability or full operating capability, the milestone 
     decision authority for the program shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees of the program reaching 
     such capability.
       ``(e) Additional Information.--At the request of any of the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the milestone decision 
     authority shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees further information or underlying documentation 
     for the information in a report submitted under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), including the independent cost and schedule 
     estimates and the independent technical risk assessments 
     referred to in those subsections.
       ``(f) Nonduplication of Effort.--If any information 
     required under this section has been included in another 
     report or assessment previously submitted to the 
     congressional intelligence committees under sections 506A, 
     506C, or 506E, the milestone decision authority may provide a 
     list of such reports and assessments at the time of 
     submitting a report required under this section instead of 
     including such information in such report.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
     the congressional intelligence committees and the 
     congressional defense committees (as defined in section 
     101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code).
       ``(2) The term `major defense intelligence acquisition 
     program' means a major defense acquisition program (as 
     defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code) that 
     relates to intelligence or intelligence-related activities.
       ``(3) The term `Milestone A approval' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       ``(4) The terms `Milestone B approval' and `Milestone C 
     approval' have the meaning given those terms in section 
     2366(e) of such title.
       ``(5) The term `milestone decision authority' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) of such title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 506J the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 506K. Reports on major defense intelligence acquisition programs 
              at each milestone approval.''.

     SEC. 306. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.

       (a) Inclusion in Budget Requests of Certain Projects.--
     Section 8131 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1995 (Public Law 103-335; 50 U.S.C. 3303) is repealed.
       (b) Notification.--Section 602(a)(2) of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-359; 
     50 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``improvement 
     project to'' and inserting ``project for the improvement, 
     repair, or modification of''.

     SEC. 307. INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL 
                   LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       Section 1061(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(d)) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Information.--
       ``(A) Activities.--In addition to the reports submitted to 
     Congress under subsection (e)(1)(B), the Board shall ensure 
     that each official and congressional committee specified in 
     subparagraph (B) is kept fully and currently informed of the 
     activities of the Board, including any significant 
     anticipated activities.
       ``(B) Officials and congressional committees specified.--
     The officials and congressional committees specified in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) The Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(ii) The head of any element of the intelligence 
     community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) the activities of 
     which are, or are anticipated to be, the subject of the 
     review or advice of the Board.
       ``(iii) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 308. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
                   ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for intelligence 
     and intelligence-related activities of the Department of 
     Energy shall be deemed to be authorized to be appropriated 
     for such activities, including for purposes of section 504 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094).

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     SEC. 309. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.

       Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the item relating to ``Director of the National 
     Counter Proliferation Center.''.

     SEC. 310. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLASSIFICATION 
                   REVIEWS.

       In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the 
     mandatory declassification of information pursuant to 
     Executive Order 13526, a successor executive order, or any 
     other provision of law, the head of an element of the 
     intelligence community--
       (1) may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess 
     of the amount of fees that the head would charge the person 
     for reproduction required in the course of processing a 
     request for information under section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Freedom of 
     Information Act''); and
       (2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same 
     manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 
     552.

  TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

      Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence

     SEC. 401. ANALYSES AND IMPACT STATEMENTS BY DIRECTOR OF 
                   NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REGARDING ACTIONS BY 
                   COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Section 721(b)(4) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4565) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) Submission to congressional intelligence 
     committees.--Not later than 5 days after the completion of a 
     review or an investigation of a covered transaction under 
     this subsection that concludes action under this section, the 
     Director shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate an analysis under 
     subparagraph (A) relating to such covered transaction 
     previously provided to the Committee, including any 
     supplements or amendments to such analysis made by the 
     Director.
       ``(F) Impact statements.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     completion of a review or an investigation of a covered 
     transaction under this subsection that concludes action under 
     this section, the Director shall determine whether the 
     covered transaction will have an operational impact on the 
     intelligence community, and, if so, shall submit a report on 
     such impact to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate. Each such report shall--
       ``(i) describe the operational impact of the covered 
     transaction on the intelligence community; and
       ``(ii) describe any actions that have been or will be taken 
     to mitigate such impact.''.

     SEC. 402. NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER.

       (a) Redesignation of Office of National Counterintelligence 
     Executive.--Section 904 of the Counterintelligence 
     Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Office of the National 
     Counterintelligence Executive'' each place it appears 
     (including in the section heading) and inserting ``National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center'';
       (2) by striking ``National Counterintelligence Executive'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Director of the 
     National Counterintelligence and Security Center'';
       (3) in the headings of subsections (b) and (c), by striking 
     ``of Office'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``Center'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ``by the Office'' and 
     inserting ``by the Center''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``that the Office'' and 
     inserting ``that the Center'';
       (5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``by the Office'' and 
     inserting ``by the Center'';
       (6) in subsection (g), by striking ``of the Office'' and 
     inserting ``of the Center''; and
       (7) in subsection (h), by striking ``of the Office'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``of the Center''.
       (b) Redesignation of National Counterintelligence 
     Executive.--Section 902 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3382) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be a Director of the 
     National Counterintelligence and Security Center (referred to 
     in this section as `the Director'), who shall be appointed by 
     the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate.'';
       (2) by striking ``National Counterintelligence Executive'' 
     each place it appears (including the section heading) and 
     inserting ``Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
     Security Center''; and
       (3) by striking ``Office of the National 
     Counterintelligence Executive'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``National Counterintelligence and Security 
     Center''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) National security act of 1947.--The National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 102A(f)(2), by inserting after 
     ``Counterterrorism Center'' the following: ``, the National 
     Counterproliferation Center, and the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center,'';
       (B) in section 103(c)(8), by striking ``National 
     Counterintelligence Executive (including the Office of the 
     National Counterintelligence Executive)'' and inserting 
     ``Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
     Center''; and
       (C) in section 103F, by striking ``National 
     Counterintelligence Executive'' each place it appears 
     (including in the headings) and inserting ``Director of the 
     National Counterintelligence and Security Center''.
       (2) Intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 1995.--
     Section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security 
     Enhancements Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103-359; 
     50 U.S.C. 3381) is amended--
       (A) in subsections (b) and (c)(1), by striking ``The 
     National Counterintelligence Executive'' and inserting ``The 
     Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
     Center''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii)--
       (i) by striking ``to the National Counterintelligence 
     Executive'' and inserting ``to the Director of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Office of the National 
     Counterintelligence Executive'' and inserting ``National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center''.
       (3) Intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2004.--
     Section 341(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-177; 28 U.S.C. 519 note) is 
     amended by striking ``Office of the National 
     Counterintelligence Executive'' and inserting ``National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in the first 
     section of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 103F and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 103F. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
              Center.''.
       (e) Conforming Style.--Any new language inserted or added 
     to a provision of law by the amendments made by this section 
     shall conform to the typeface and typestyle of the matter in 
     which the language is so inserted or added.
       (f) Technical Effective Date.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) of section 401 of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public 
     Law 114-113) shall not take effect, or, if the date of the 
     enactment of this Act is on or after the effective date 
     specified in subsection (b) of such section, such amendment 
     shall be deemed to not have taken effect.

     SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND PRIVATE 
                   ENTITIES IN RECOGNIZING ONLINE VIOLENT 
                   EXTREMIST CONTENT.

       (a) Assistance To Recognize Online Violent Extremist 
     Content.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall publish on a publicly available Internet website a list 
     of all logos, symbols, insignia, and other markings commonly 
     associated with, or adopted by, an organization designated by 
     the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization 
     under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
       (b) Updates.--The Director shall update the list published 
     under subsection (a) every 180 days or more frequently as 
     needed.

       Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency and Other Elements

     SEC. 411. ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL OF THE 
                   CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

       Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 
     (50 U.S.C. 3511) is amended to read as follows:


        ``benefits available in event of the death of personnel

       ``Sec. 11.  (a) Authority.--The Director may pay death 
     benefits substantially similar to those authorized for 
     members of the Foreign Service pursuant to the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) or any other 
     provision of law. The Director may adjust the eligibility for 
     death benefits as necessary to meet the unique requirements 
     of the mission of the Agency.
       ``(b) Regulations.--Regulations issued pursuant to this 
     section shall be submitted to the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate before such 
     regulations take effect.''.

     SEC. 412. PAY AND RETIREMENT AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--Section 17(e)(7) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) The Inspector General may designate an officer or 
     employee appointed in accordance with subparagraph (A) as a 
     law enforcement officer solely for purposes of subchapter III 
     of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, 
     if such officer or employee is appointed to a position with 
     responsibility for investigating suspected offenses against 
     the criminal laws of the United States.
       ``(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Inspector General 
     shall ensure that any authority under such clause is 
     exercised in a manner consistent with section 3307 of title 
     5, United States Code, as it relates to law enforcement 
     officers.

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       ``(iii) For purposes of applying sections 3307(d), 8335(b), 
     and 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, the Inspector 
     General may exercise the functions, powers, and duties of an 
     agency head or appointing authority with respect to the 
     Office.''.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Subparagraph (C) of section 
     17(e)(7) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 
     U.S.C. 3517(e)(7)), as added by subsection (a), may not be 
     construed to confer on the Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency, or any other officer or employee of the 
     Agency, any police or law enforcement or internal security 
     functions or authorities.

     SEC. 413. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY, DIRECTION, AND CONTROL 
                   OVER THE INFORMATION ASSURANCE DIRECTORATE OF 
                   THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY.

       Section 142(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (D).

     SEC. 414. LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                   DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding sections 1603 and 1605 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and subchapter III of chapter 
     59 of title 5, a civilian employee of the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency who is assigned to a directorate of a 
     geographic combatant command that is headquartered outside of 
     the United States may not receive a living quarters 
     allowance.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
     to a pay period beginning on or after the date that is one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 415. PLAN ON ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN WEATHER MISSIONS BY 
                   THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.

       (a) Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office shall develop a plan for the National 
     Reconnaissance Office to address how to carry out covered 
     space-based environmental monitoring missions. Such plan 
     shall include--
       (A) a description of the related national security 
     requirements for such missions;
       (B) a description of the appropriate manner to meet such 
     requirements; and
       (C) the amount of funds that would be necessary to be 
     transferred from the Air Force to the National Reconnaissance 
     Office during fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out 
     such plan.
       (2) Activities.--In developing the plan under paragraph 
     (1), the Director may conduct pre-acquisition activities, 
     including with respect to requests for information, analyses 
     of alternatives, study contracts, modeling and simulation, 
     and other activities the Director determines necessary to 
     develop such plan.
       (3) Submission.--Not later than the date on which the 
     President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2018 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees the plan under paragraph (1).
       (b) Independent Cost Estimate.--The Director of the Cost 
     Assessment Improvement Group of the Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of 
     Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of 
     Defense, shall certify to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the amounts of funds identified under 
     subsection (a)(1)(C) as being necessary to transfer are 
     appropriate and include funding for positions and personnel 
     to support program office costs.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the congressional intelligence committees; and
       (B) the congressional defense committees (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code).
       (2) The term ``covered space-based environmental monitoring 
     missions'' means the acquisition programs necessary to meet 
     the national security requirements for cloud characterization 
     and theater weather imagery.

     SEC. 416. MODERNIZATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCE INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE.

       (a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall support the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management and the Secretary of Defense in the efforts of the 
     Secretary to develop and implement an information technology 
     system (in this section referred to as the ``System'') to--
       (1) modernize and sustain the security clearance 
     information architecture of the National Background 
     Investigations Bureau and the Department of Defense;
       (2) support decisionmaking processes for the evaluation and 
     granting of personnel security clearances;
       (3) improve cybersecurity capabilities with respect to 
     sensitive security clearance data and processes;
       (4) reduce the complexity and cost of the security 
     clearance process;
       (5) provide information to managers on the financial and 
     administrative costs of the security clearance process;
       (6) strengthen the ties between counterintelligence and 
     personnel security communities; and
       (7) improve system standardization in the security 
     clearance process.
       (b) Guidance.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
     support the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     and the Secretary of Defense in the efforts of the Director 
     of the Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary to 
     issue guidance establishing the respective roles, 
     responsibilities, and obligations of the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management, the Secretary, and the 
     Director of National Intelligence, with respect to the 
     development and implementation of the System.

 TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO 
                               BAY, CUBA

     SEC. 501. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION ON PAST TERRORIST 
                   ACTIVITIES OF DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED 
                   STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, 
                   AFTER SIGNING OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13492.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall--
       (1) in the manner described in the classified annex that 
     accompanies this Act--
       (A) complete a declassification review of intelligence 
     reports prepared by the National Counterterrorism Center 
     prior to Periodic Review Board sessions or detainee transfers 
     on the past terrorist activities of individuals detained at 
     United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were 
     transferred or released from United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after the signing of Executive Order 
     13492 (relating to the closure of the detention facility at 
     United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba); and
       (B) make available to the public any information 
     declassified as a result of the declassification review; and
       (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
     report setting forth--
       (A) the results of the declassification review; and
       (B) if any information covered by the declassification 
     review was not declassified pursuant to the review, a 
     justification for the determination not to declassify such 
     information.
       (b) Past Terrorist Activities.--For purposes of this 
     section, the past terrorist activities of an individual shall 
     include the terrorist activities conducted by the individual 
     before the transfer of the individual to the detention 
     facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, including, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) The terrorist organization, if any, with which 
     affiliated.
       (2) The terrorist training, if any, received.
       (3) The role in past terrorist attacks against the 
     interests or allies of the United States.
       (4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the death of 
     citizens of the United States or members of the Armed Forces.
       (5) Any admission of any matter specified in paragraphs (1) 
     through (4).

                  TITLE VI--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 601. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES DETAILED 
                   TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 
     to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
     listing, by year, the number of employees of an element of 
     the intelligence community who have been detailed to the 
     National Security Council during the 10-year period preceding 
     the date of the report.

     SEC. 602. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING TO CONGRESS ON 
                   FOREIGN FIGHTER FLOWS.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
     thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent 
     with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe 
     havens abroad.
       (b) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the 
     following:
       (1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled 
     or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe 
     haven since 2011, including the countries of origin of such 
     foreign fighters.
       (2) The total number of United States citizens present in 
     the terrorist safe haven.
       (3) The total number of foreign fighters who have left the 
     terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown.
       (c) Form.--The reports submitted under subsection (a) may 
     be submitted in classified form. If such a report is 
     submitted in classified form, such report shall also include 
     an unclassified summary.
       (d) Sunset.--The requirement to submit reports under 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) in the Senate--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary;
       (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs;
       (E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs;

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       (F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and
       (G) the Committee on Appropriations; and
       (2) in the House of Representatives--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services;
       (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary;
       (D) the Committee on Homeland Security;
       (E) the Committee on Financial Services;
       (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
       (G) the Committee on Appropriations.

     SEC. 603. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACADEMIC 
                   PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND 
                   INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED, ADMINISTERED, OR USED BY 
                   THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit to Congress a report by the intelligence 
     community regarding covered academic programs. Such report 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of the extent to which the Director and 
     the heads of the elements of the intelligence community 
     independently collect information on covered academic 
     programs, including with respect to--
       (A) the number of applicants for such programs;
       (B) the number of individuals who have participated in such 
     programs; and
       (C) the number of individuals who have participated in such 
     programs and were hired by an element of the intelligence 
     community after completing such program;
       (2) to the extent that the Director and the heads 
     independently collect the information described in paragraph 
     (1), a chart, table, or other compilation illustrating such 
     information for each covered academic program and element of 
     the intelligence community, as appropriate, during the three-
     year period preceding the date of the report; and
       (3) to the extent that the Director and the heads do not 
     independently collect the information described in paragraph 
     (1) as of the date of the report--
       (A) whether the Director and the heads can begin collecting 
     such information during fiscal year 2017; and
       (B) the personnel, tools, and other resources required by 
     the Director and the heads to independently collect such 
     information.
       (b) Covered Academic Programs Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``covered academic programs'' means--
       (1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program under 
     section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 
     U.S.C. 7442);
       (2) the National Security Education Program under the David 
     L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 
     1901 et seq.);
       (3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for 
     Transformation Defense Education Program under section 2192a 
     of title 10, United States Code;
       (4) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in 
     Information Assurance and Cyber Defense of the National 
     Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security; and
       (5) any other academic program, scholarship program, 
     fellowship program, or internship program sponsored, 
     administered, or used by an element of the intelligence 
     community.

     SEC. 604. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEAPORTS OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES AND MARITIME SHIPPING.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for Intelligence and Analysis, in consultation with 
     the Director of National Intelligence, and consistent with 
     the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber vulnerabilities 
     within, the software, communications networks, computer 
     networks, or other systems employed by--
       (1) entities conducting significant operations at seaports 
     in the United States;
       (2) the maritime shipping concerns of the United States; 
     and
       (3) entities conducting significant operations at 
     transshipment points in the United States.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description of any recent and significant 
     cyberattacks or cybersecurity threats directed against 
     software, communications networks, computer networks, or 
     other systems employed by the entities and concerns described 
     in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a).
       (2) An assessment of--
       (A) any planned cyberattacks directed against such 
     software, networks, and systems;
       (B) any significant vulnerabilities to such software, 
     networks, and systems; and
       (C) how such entities and concerns are mitigating such 
     vulnerabilities.
       (3) An update on the status of the efforts of the Coast 
     Guard to include cybersecurity concerns in the National 
     Response Framework, Emergency Support Functions, or both, 
     relating to the shipping or ports of the United States.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

     SEC. 605. REPORT ON COUNTER-MESSAGING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for Intelligence and Analysis, consistent with the 
     protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the counter-
     messaging activities of the Department of Homeland Security 
     with respect to the Islamic State and other extremist groups.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of whether, and to what extent, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, in conducting counter-
     messaging activities with respect to the Islamic State and 
     other extremist groups, consults or coordinates with the 
     Secretary of State, regarding the counter-messaging 
     activities undertaken by the Department of State with respect 
     to the Islamic State and other extremist groups, including 
     counter-messaging activities conducted by the Global 
     Engagement Center of the Department of State.
       (2) Any criteria employed by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for selecting, developing, promulgating, or changing 
     the counter-messaging approach of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, including any counter-messaging narratives, with 
     respect to the Islamic State and other extremist groups.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

     SEC. 606. REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS OF THE 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
     Intelligence Community, consistent with the protection of 
     sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on reprisals made against 
     covered contractor employees.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Identification of the number of known or suspected 
     reprisals made against covered contractor employees during 
     the five-year period preceding the date of the report.
       (2) An evaluation of the usefulness of establishing in law 
     a prohibition on reprisals against covered contractor 
     employees as a means of encouraging such contractors to make 
     protected disclosures.
       (3) A description of any challenges associated with 
     establishing in law such a prohibition, including with 
     respect to the nature of the relationship between the Federal 
     Government, the contractor, and the covered contractor 
     employee.
       (4) A description of any approaches taken by the Federal 
     Government to account for reprisals against non-intelligence 
     community contractors who make protected disclosures, 
     including pursuant to section 2409 of title 10, United States 
     Code, and sections 4705 and 4712 of title 41, United States 
     Code.
       (5) Any recommendations the Inspector General determines 
     appropriate.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the congressional intelligence committees; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``covered contractor employee'' means an 
     employee of a contractor of an element of the intelligence 
     community.
       (3) The term ``reprisal'' means the discharge, demotion, or 
     other discriminatory personnel action made against a covered 
     contractor employee for making a disclosure of information 
     that would be a disclosure protected by law if the contractor 
     were an employee of the Federal Government.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Nunes) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes).


                             General Leave

  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include 
extraneous material on the bill, H.R. 5077.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Passing an annual intelligence authorization bill is the most 
important tool Congress has to conduct effective oversight of the 
intelligence activities of the U.S. Government. Today, Ranking Member 
Schiff and I are bringing the seventh consecutive intelligence

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authorization bill to the floor. I am pleased to say that, as in past 
years, this bill is a bipartisan product that reflects the 
contributions of all of the committee's members. It was reported out of 
the committee by a unanimous voice vote.
  Because most of the intelligence budget involves highly classified 
programs, the bulk of the committee's schedule of authorization and 
direction are found in the classified annex to the bill. The classified 
annex has been available in HVC-304 for all Members to review since 
Friday, April 29.
  At the unclassified level, I can report that the overall funding 
authorized by this bill is slightly above the President's budget 
request, but still below last year's enacted level. The overall funding 
is also consistent with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Furthermore, 
the bill funds the Military Intelligence Program in line with the 
levels of the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017.
  The bill funds high-priority initiatives not included in the 
President's request, trims requested increases that lack clear 
justifications, and reflects the committee's determinations of which 
programs represent the best value for intelligence dollars in a 
challenging budget environment.
  Mr. Speaker, today the threat level facing America is higher than at 
any time since 9/11. ISIL has established safe havens in Syria, Iraq, 
and Libya, and the group hopes to create caliphates stretching from 
Lebanon to Iraq, including Jordan and Israel. The goal of our 
counterterrorism strategy should be to deny safe havens from which 
terrorists can plot attacks against the United States and our allies. 
Regrettably, we have not prevented ISIL from establishing a safe haven, 
and the group has become skilled at hiding from Western intelligence 
services. ISIL members have used that breathing room to plan attacks in 
Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, and they are undoubtedly 
planning attacks against the homeland here in the United States.
  This bill will ensure that the dedicated men and women of our 
intelligence community have the funding, authorities, and support they 
need to carry out their mission and to keep us safe.
  Before closing, I want to take a moment to thank the men and women of 
this country who serve in our intelligence community. I am honored to 
get to know so many of them in the course of the committee's oversight 
work.
  I would like to thank all of the committee's members--majority and 
minority--for their contributions to our oversight over the past year, 
and especially our subcommittee chairmen and ranking members for their 
expertise on the programs within their subcommittees' jurisdiction. The 
many hearings, briefings, and oversight visits our members carry out 
during the year provide the inputs for the authorization and direction 
in this annual bill.
  I would also like to thank the staff of the committee for their hard 
work on the bill and for their daily oversight of the intelligence 
community.
  In particular, I would like to thank Shannon Stuart, Nick Ciarlante, 
Scott Glabe, Bill Flanigan, Lisa Major, Geof Kahn, Chelsey Campbell, 
Andrew House, Doug Presley, Steve Keith, George Pappas, Jack Langer, 
Crystal Weeks, Jake Crisp, and Diane Rinaldo. I would also like to 
thank our two fellows from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Alex 
Kent and Philip Tubesing. All of these staff members spent long hours 
working on the legislative text and its classified annex, and the bill 
is stronger for it.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 5077, as amended.
  I reserve the balance of my time.

                                         House of Representatives,


                               Committee on Homeland Security,

                                     Washington, DC, May 20, 2016.
     Hon. Devin Nunes,
     Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Nunes: I am writing to you concerning the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Homeland Security 
     in H.R. 5077, the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2016.'' The bill includes provisions that fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security.
       I recognize and appreciate the desire to bring this 
     legislation before the House of Representatives in an 
     expeditious manner, and accordingly, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security will forego action on this bill. However, 
     this is conditional based on our mutual understanding that 
     foregoing consideration of H.R. 5077 at this time does not 
     prejudice this Committee with respect to the appointment of 
     conferees or any fixture jurisdictional claim over the 
     subject matter contained in this bill or similar legislation.
       This waiver is also given with the understanding that the 
     Committee on Homeland Security expressly reserves its 
     authority to seek conferees on any provision within its 
     jurisdiction during any House-Senate conference that may be 
     convened on this or any similar legislation, and requests 
     your support for such a request.
       I would appreciate your response to this letter confirming 
     this understanding with respect to H.R. 5077, and ask that a 
     copy of this letter and your response be included in the 
     Congressional Record during consideration of this bill on the 
     House floor. I look forward to working with the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence as this bill moves through 
     the legislative process.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael T. McCaul,
     Chairman.
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         House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on 
           Intelligence, Washington, DC, May 23, 2016.
     Hon. Michael McCaul,
     Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman McCaul: Thank you for your letter regarding 
     H.R. 5077, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2017. As you noted, certain provisions of the bill are 
     related to the jurisdictional interests of the Committee on 
     Homeland Security. I agree that your letter in no way 
     diminishes or alters the jurisdiction of the Committee on the 
     Homeland Security with respect to the appointment of 
     conferees or any future jurisdictional claim over the subject 
     matters contained in the bill or any similar legislation.
       I appreciate your willingness to assist in expediting this 
     legislation for floor consideration. I will include a copy of 
     your letter and this response in the Congressional Record 
     during consideration of the legislation on the House floor. 
     Thank you for your assistance with this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Devin Nunes,
                                                         Chairman.

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  First, I would like to thank Chairman Nunes, who has once again 
proven an invaluable partner on the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
  The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 is the fourth 
major piece of bipartisan legislation that we advanced together in less 
than 18 months. That is no small feat. Working together, we have proven 
yet again what this body can achieve when the country's interests are 
put first: solving real problems for each and every American, as well 
as for people around the world; supporting the men and women of the 
largest and most capable intelligence community--who work day and night 
to keep us safe--while ensuring strict oversight of even the most 
highly classified activities.
  Chairman Nunes and I do not agree on everything, nor should we. We 
have different perspectives and speak for an even broader group of 
Representatives in the body as a whole. There are provisions I wish had 
been in this bill and some I wish were not in the bill. I know my 
majority colleagues feel the same way about other provisions. I also 
believe we could have done this bill under a more open rule. But 
because we all rolled up our sleeves and worked together, the bill 
before us today is an exceptional work product, and I am very proud to 
support it.
  It is also an honest bill. There are no budget gimmicks to evade 
spending commitments. While the bill contains a classified annex and 
schedule of authorizations, each and every page has been available, and 
will remain available, to every Member for review.
  This bill also reaffirms one of my core convictions, borne out by the 
other three bills our committee has passed: that privacy and security 
can and must coexist.
  The bill funds and authorizes vital programs and activities of the 
U.S. intelligence community, including the Department of Defense 
intelligence elements. At the same time, the IAA's several hundred 
pages provide detailed guidance, strict authorization, and clear 
limitations on the IC's activities.
  Turning to more specifics, this year's IAA authorizes intelligence 
funding nearly equivalent to the President's budget request, which is 
about the same level as fiscal year 2016's enacted budget level. The 
base budget authorization is nearly equal to the President's request, 
and the overseas contingency operations authorization is roughly 1.5 
percent above the request.

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  The bill trims some unnecessary funding and reprioritizes resource 
allocations, adds money to underfunded programs, and provides 
congressional direction to ensure greater accountability, transparency, 
and efficiency within the IC. It also fences, or restricts the spending 
of, significant amounts of money to better ensure continuous IC 
accountability throughout the year.
  The IAA also addresses the key strategic questions that we have been 
asking over the course of the year: First, are we focusing too much on 
the threats of the day at the expense of the threats of tomorrow?
  We do not have the luxury of choosing our challenges. Over the years, 
we have spent significant resources on counterterrorism priorities in 
the Middle East and South Asia, and, of course, we must continue to 
focus on counterterrorism, particularly with the enduring threat of 
ISIL.
  But at the same time, we cannot disregard our near-peer competitors, 
such as China and Russia, whose increasing adventurism challenges our 
interests and influence abroad and threatens our allies and partners. I 
am pleased this year's IAA strikes a better balance between the near-
term threats and longer term challenges that we face.
  Second, are we sufficiently protecting what we currently have, 
whether in space, at sea, or in the cyber realm?
  Our space, cyber, and sea assets are the most advanced in the world, 
but unless we are careful, they will become increasingly vulnerable. To 
better secure them, this bill wisely invests in cyber and supply chain 
security, as well as in resilience and other means of protection.
  Third, are we leveraging commercial products and services while, at 
the same time, making investments in revolutionary technologies that do 
not yet have commercial application?
  We have the world's most productive and innovative private sector, 
particularly when it comes to space. We must leverage and support it 
wherever we can, which I am pleased the IAA does. At the same time, 
this bill recognizes that government must invest in the most advanced, 
game-changing technologies that do not yet have a market.
  Fourth, are we recruiting, training, and developing the most 
effective and diverse workforce, as well as leveraging foreign 
intelligence relationships and building foreign partner capacity?
  The U.S. has the most advanced, capable, and reliable intelligence 
community in the world. Wherever I travel, I am continually impressed 
and inspired when I meet these brave and talented women and men. This 
bill identifies ways to further support and improve the workforce by 
expanding diversity in the IC, promoting travel, and supporting 
language training. It also provides critical support to build the 
capacity of foreign partner services and does so strategically, in a 
way that helps ensure the utmost professionalism and respect for the 
rule of law.
  As is the case in nearly all legislation, as I mentioned at the 
outset, this bill is not perfect.
  For years, I have pushed the administration and Congress to support 
the publication of an annual report on the number of combatants and 
noncombatants killed in lethal strikes. Despite our best efforts to 
ensure to a near certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured, 
sometimes strikes do result in civilian casualties, and it is important 
that we acknowledge these accidents, learn from them, and be open about 
them. At the same time, greater transparency can help narrow the 
perception gap between what really happens and what is reported or sent 
out as propaganda.
  Soon, the administration will release the first accountability report 
on noncombatant casualties and injuries. This is a good thing. But I 
also believe that there is a value and a statutory requirement to make 
this executive action permanent, ensuring that our commitment to 
transparency extends beyond the term of the current administration. 
This is an issue that I believe the IAA or NDAA should have addressed, 
and I will continue to work with my colleagues to push for this change 
to be codified into law.
  As I said at the outset, this bill is truly bipartisan, carefully 
refined, and an honest effort to secure our Nation while safeguarding 
privacy and civil liberties. I am proud to support this year's 
Intelligence Authorization Act, and I urge my colleagues to do the 
same.
  Once again, I want to thank Chairman Nunes and all of the members of 
HPSCI. I look forward to working with the Senate, the administration, 
and with all my colleagues throughout the remainder of this Congress to 
further improve the bill as it progresses to the President's desk.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Utah 
(Mr. Stewart).
  Mr. STEWART. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for allowing me to 
speak in support of the Intelligence Authorization Act.
  Fifteen years or so ago, I was piloting the B-1, which is one of the 
most sophisticated aircraft or weapons systems ever developed. At the 
time, I was preparing to take on the global threats that we were 
dealing with, but I was reminded that we live in a dangerous world and 
that the fundamental responsibility of the Federal Government is to 
protect Americans and to provide for our mutual defense.
  In the many years since then, I would argue that our Nation faces 
even greater threats than those I faced during the times that I flew in 
the Air Force.

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  Russia is, again, increasing its role in Eurasia through formulating 
strategic partnerships, co-opting local officials, and utilizing its 
military to establish strongholds in ways we really haven't seen since 
the height of the cold war.
  China has dramatically expanded its militaristic sphere in the South 
China Sea and in other locations.
  Rogue states like Iran and North Korea continue to develop and expand 
their weapons of mass destruction programs.
  And, of course, there is always the Middle East, a thing that we 
often think about and that we spend so much time worrying about, that 
requires so much of our resources.
  It is only through the intelligence community that we are able to 
identify and then respond to these threats. In fact, as we all know, 
just yesterday we learned of a U.S. air strike that killed Mullah 
Mansoor, the head of the Taliban. Successful operations like this are 
made possible because of the great work of our intelligence community.
  That is why we must pass the Intelligence Authorization Act. This 
bill continues to authorize critical national security programs at a 
time when we face the most significant threat levels since World War 
II.
  In my travels around the world, I have this great blessing of working 
with members from the intelligence community. I see what they do is 
dangerous. It is exhausting. It is the dirty work down in the trenches, 
but it is critical to our national security.
  That is why I ask my colleagues to join with me in supporting this 
important legislation.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Swalwell), who is one of our subcommittee ranking 
members.
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, I thank my esteemed 
colleague, the ranking member from California, for yielding the time 
today, and for leading and presiding on our side over this bill.
  I would also like to thank the staff on both sides for their hard 
work on this year's Intelligence Authorization Act, or the IAA.
  I also appreciate the opportunity to stand here in support of this 
year's bipartisan IAA. We ask a lot of our intelligence community when 
it comes to collaboration. When they collaborate, they best keep us 
safe. What we are doing today is we are sending to the floor a bill 
that reflects our own collaboration and shows that what we expect of 
them, we can also deliver to the House floor.
  I am pleased that this bill promotes our national security around the 
globe and, in particular, our human intelligence capabilities, which 
still, I believe, remain at risk and could benefit from an even greater 
focus within the IC.
  I am also pleased that the IAA includes, as a stand-alone provision, 
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Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act that 
Representative LoBiondo and I brought to the floor earlier this year, 
which passed the House unanimously and helps track the foreign fighter 
flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad, a growing problem in 
today's world.
  This year's IAA committee report also includes a provision I added 
requiring a report from the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, analyzing the status of student loan forgiveness and debt 
counseling programs across the IC and the viability of IC-wide 
programs. As student debt continues to cripple this generation, we must 
determine the best incentive packages available to young intelligence 
officers abroad and here at home in order to continue to recruit and 
retain the best, brightest, and most diverse to public service, 
regardless of their financial situation because they went to college.
  I am also pleased that this bill calls for a report from the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy on their 
current utilization of national labs expertise, and opportunities for 
areas of expansion. My own congressional district is home to two of 
these labs--Lawrence Livermore and Sandia. I have seen firsthand how 
they work to strengthen our national security. Just as we must train 
and retain the best and brightest of the IC, we must continue to 
leverage the great talent found in our national labs.
  I encourage all of our Members to support this year's collaborative 
bipartisan IAA.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Alabama (Ms. Sewell), also one of our subcommittee ranking members.
  Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support this 
year's Intelligence Authorization Act.
  Our national security is truly a bipartisan issue, and this 
legislation is a reflection of both parties' shared commitment to the 
safety and security of all Americans. This bill helps provide our 
intelligence community with the necessary resources and capabilities to 
defend our Nation against ongoing and emerging threats around the 
world.
  As a ranking member on the DOD Intelligence and Overhead Architecture 
Subcommittee, I am pleased that the language and direction in this bill 
continues to advance our capabilities on the ground and in space, and 
provides necessary oversight of many critical DOD, NRO, and NGA 
programs. Additionally, this legislation takes important steps towards 
enhancing thorough oversight of our surveillance capabilities while 
continuing to make calculated investments in critically important 
strategic efforts.
  In the IAA, we also invest in our greatest national resource--our 
people. By accepting provisions that I drafted to promote diversity in 
the IC workforce, we are now able to provide a summer internship 
program to students from the existing Centers of Academic Excellence. 
We also now hold the IC more accountable for doing a better job of 
developing a matrix to assess how minority fellowship and internship 
programs actually achieve their desired results.

  This past weekend I had the pleasure, along with Congressman Andre 
Carson, to attend and be honored at the 3rd Annual African American 
National Security and Intelligence Leadership Summit. This annual event 
serves as a rare opportunity for African Americans in the IC to gain 
leadership insights from top national security officials. It was also a 
great occasion and further reaffirmed my commitment to helping ensure 
robust diversity throughout the entire IC.
  We were also successful in this year's IAA to include bipartisan 
language that promotes accountability and transparency in all IC 
federally funded academic programs by requiring agencies to report on 
their recruitment and retention efforts. Increasing diversity and 
accountability in the IC is a good governance issue and makes all of us 
better because it ensures unique and creative ways of problem-solving, 
which is increasingly necessary as we face more complex intelligence 
challenges.
  As a committee, I am extremely proud of the work we did. We took 
great pains to cut unnecessary funding while prioritizing the need to 
improve upon processes and promote efficiencies in the IC. The reality 
is that we live in a world where potential threats to our Nation are 
constantly developing and changing. As our military missions and 
intelligence objectives continue to evolve, we need an intelligence 
community that is diverse, agile, and adequately funded.
  I am proud to support this year's Intelligence Authorization Act. I 
want to commend my chairman and ranking member and all of the staff for 
all of their hard work on this bill.
  I urge my colleagues to support this critically important piece of 
legislation.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Connecticut (Mr. Himes), also a subcommittee ranking member, and one of 
the leaders on many issues in the committee but, in particular, on 
privacy issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board.
  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by thanking the 
chairman and the ranking member of the committee for the terrific, 
open, and bipartisan process that led to the adoption of this bill in 
committee, and urge my colleagues here in this room to support it.
  I would also like to add my plaudits and thanks to staff on both 
sides of the aisle without whom this would never have been possible.
  I support this bill because, most importantly, it well funds the 
remarkable work of our intelligence community in all that they do 
against the ongoing and all-too-present threats of terrorism and all 
that they do in keeping us apprised and keeping our options available 
to address the many threats that face, or could face, this Nation 
coming out of places like Russia, North Korea, Iran, and plenty of 
other locales around the world.
  At the same time, and critical for my own support, this bill is 
supportive of the essential activities that the intelligence community 
and that we must do to preserve and defend the civil liberties that are 
so important to us and, even more importantly, the values, the values 
embodied in this country that, at the end of the day, are the 
qualitative difference between this country and our adversaries.
  Mr. Speaker, I would note, in particular, some conversation came up, 
as the ranking member alluded to, with respect to the President's 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. In committee, I stressed 
that this is one of a couple of groups that provide oversight for these 
terribly important activities. When you think about it, internally 
there are the inspector generals and the checks within the executive 
agency; there are a couple of dozen Members and Senators of Congress 
who provide some oversight; and then there is this outside group which 
produces opinions, which have been cited in FISA court opinions, which 
have been cited by the amicus that was set up as a result of the good 
work of this body in doing the USA Freedom Act. I will continue to say 
that it is an important part of the overall intelligence community.
  Maintaining this balance between our national security, which is 
critical, and, again, those values, which are the qualitative 
difference that we have with our adversaries, is important. It is 
enshrined in this bill, and I am delighted to offer my support.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Quigley), another one of the leaders on the committee.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to join the chorus in thanking the 
staff on both sides of the aisle, and the ranking member and the 
chairman for their extraordinary work in support of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act. Indeed, it is something of a model for how we can 
work on a bipartisan basis.
  This year's Intelligence Authorization Act provides funding and 
oversight to vital collection and analysis programs. It also provides 
guidance of how best to support and leverage our partners and allies, 
which is critical in the world of shrinking budgets and ever-increasing 
threats.
  Specifically, I am pleased that the IAA continues to support security 
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for U.S. assistance to Ukraine given the strategic relationship and 
shared value between our two countries.
  Russia remains a significant threat to its neighbors and to the U.S. 
Bolstering our partners in Eastern Europe is one key way to check 
Russia's increasing adventurism.
  Looking ahead, we must stay focused on this threat and continue to 
focus on our national security programs at home. We cannot simply allow 
ourselves to get lulled into a false sense of security simply because 
of lack of information about specific threats against soft targets like 
stadiums and airports.

  Since 9/11, we have made significant and important enhancements to 
U.S. intelligence capabilities, but that was 15 years ago. We must 
continuously reassess our risks and take appropriate steps to stop 
terrorist attacks before they occur.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  In closing, to describe the world as dangerous is not an 
overstatement or a political statement--it is a reality.
  Thankfully, we have the world's most talented, capable, and committed 
intelligence community to warn and defend us. From leaders like 
Director Clapper, who has served this Nation exceptionally for more 
than 5 decades, to those men and women just beginning their careers in 
intelligence; from case officers to analysts; support and logistics 
personnel to inspectors general; from acquisition professionals to 
lawyers; seismologists to cryptologists; from mathematicians to 
linguists; particle physicists to special forces; to all in the IC: You 
have our most sincere thanks and admiration.
  I again thank Chairman Nunes, for his leadership, his hard work, and 
his commitment to bipartisanship.
  To my majority and minority colleagues, I thank you for your 
unwavering commitment to conduct rigorous and continuous oversight of 
the IC that helps protect our country as well as our privacy and civil 
liberties.
  And I thank our excellent committee staff, including on the 
Democratic side, Carly Blake, Linda Cohen, Bob Minehart, Amanda Rogers 
Thorpe, Wells Bennett, Rheanne Wirkkala, Thomas Eager, as well as our 
shared staff, Kristin Jepson, Brandon Smith, and Kevin Klein. I also 
want to thank my staff director, Michael Bahar, deputy staff director, 
Tim Bergreen, and Patrick Boland.
  I urge my colleagues to support this critically important bipartisan 
bill, and I look forward to improving it further on its way to becoming 
law.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  In closing, I want to thank all of the members of our committee, and, 
again, thank the staff from both the minority and the majority side.
  As Mr. Quigley said, it would not be possible if it wasn't for the 
strong Member involvement and engagement that makes a bipartisan work 
product like this, gives it the ability to come to the House floor, and 
to be passed overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis. So I want to thank 
all of the members on my committee from both sides for their active 
participation. As the ranking member said, we will continue to try to 
make this product better; we will work out our differences with the 
Senate; and hopefully by the end of the year, we will have a product 
that we can all be proud of.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 5077, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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