An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-144 to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on the uses of contractors for personal services activities. The report would examine the functions currently performed by contractors, regulations regarding training and vetting standards, costs savings achieved by the use of contractors, and activities that are appropriate or inappropriate for performance by contractors.

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   Inserted: (d) Use of Contractors for Intelligence Activities.--

   Inserted: (1) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2008, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on personal services activities performed by contractors under the National Intelligence Program and, at the discretion of the Director of National Intelligence, the Military Intelligence Program. Such report shall include--

   Inserted: (A) an inventory of the types of functions and activities performed by contractors in fulfillment of contracts for each element of the intelligence community;

   Inserted: (B) a description of any relevant regulations or guidance issued by the Director of National Intelligence or the head of an element of the intelligence community relating to minimum standards required regarding the hiring, training, security clearance, and assignment of contract personnel;

   Inserted: (C) an assessment of costs incurred or savings achieved by awarding contracts for the performance of such functions referred to in subparagraph (A) instead of using full-time employees of the elements of the intelligence community to perform such functions;

   Inserted: (D) a description of the types of functions or activities that the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate to be carried out by contractors;

   Inserted: (E) a description of the types of functions or activities that the Director of National Intelligence considers inappropriate to be carried out by contractors;

   Inserted: (F) an assessment of the appropriateness of using contractors to perform the activities described in paragraph (2); and

   Inserted: (G) an estimate of the number of contracts, and the number of personnel working under such contracts, related to the performance of activities described in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Activities.--Activities described in this paragraph are the following:

   Inserted: (A) Intelligence collection.

   Inserted: (B) Intelligence analysis.

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   Inserted: (C) Covert actions.

   Inserted: (D) Interrogation of a person detained, imprisoned, or otherwise held in the custody or under the control of the United States Government.

   Inserted: (E) Support for the detention, imprisonment, or holding of a person under the custody or control of the United States Government, including activities relating to the detention, transfer, or transportation of such person across international borders.

   Inserted: (F) Conduct of electronic or physical surveillance or monitoring of United States citizens in the United States.

   Inserted: (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

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