[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3520-S3521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 519. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON THE EXPANDED PURVIEW OF THE DEFENSE 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the Defense 
     Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) Identification of the resources and authorities 
     appropriate for the Inspector General for the expanded 
     purview of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security 
     Agency.

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       (2) Identification of the resources and authorities needed 
     to perform the civil liberties and privacy officer function 
     of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
       (3) An assessment of the security protocols in effect for 
     personally identifiable information held by the Defense 
     Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
       (4) An assessment of the governance structure of the 
     Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency as it relates 
     to the Department of Defense, including with respect to 
     status, authorities, and leadership.
       (5) An assessment of the governance structure of the 
     Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency as it relates 
     to interagency partners, including the Office of Management 
     and Budget, the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence, and the Office of Personnel Management.
       (6) The methodology the Defense Counterintelligence and 
     Security Agency will prioritize requests for background 
     investigation requests from government agencies and industry.
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