H.Amdt. 774House113th Congress (2013-2015)

Amendments en bloc comprised of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, and 11 printed in Part A of House Report 113-465. See page D583 of the Congressional Record for Friday, May 30, 2014, for description of en bloc amendments.

What it does: 20 changes: replaces text in 7 places, inserts text in 7 places, renumbers, adds 5 sections
Submitted May 30, 2014

Description

Amendments en bloc printed in House Report 113-465 consisting of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, and 11.

What it changes

20 changes to H.R. 4681 · 7 shown in the bill's text

Replaces text in 7 placesInserts text in 7 placesRenumbersAdds 5 sections

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  1. Change 1: Replaces “2014” with “2015”

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    [struck: 2014][inserted: 2015]

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    Page 9, line 17, strike “2014” and insert “2015”.

  2. Change 2: Rewrites page 24, lines 1–9

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    Inserted: (b) Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall, consistent with the need to preserve ongoing criminal investigations, include a description of, and any action taken in response to, any violation of law or executive order (including Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note)) relating to intelligence activities committed by personnel of an element of the intelligence community in the course of the employment of such personnel that, during the previous calendar year, was--

    Inserted: (1) determined by the director, head, or general counsel of any element of the intelligence community to have occurred;

    Inserted: (2) referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution; or

    Inserted: (3) substantiated by the inspector general of any element of the intelligence community.

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    Page 24, strike lines 1 through 9 and insert the following:

  3. Change 3: Inserts new text on page 24, line 13

    Inserted: (c) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the head of each element of the intelligence community, shall--

    Inserted: (1) issue guidelines to carry out section 510 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section; and

    Inserted: (2) submit such guidelines to the congressional intelligence committees.

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  4. Change 4: Renumbers subsection (c) as (d)

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    Page 24, line 14, redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (d).

  5. Change 5: Inserts new text on page 24, line 20

    Inserted: (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to alter any requirement existing on the date of the enactment of this Act to submit a report under any provision of law.

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    Page 24, before line 20 insert the following:

  6. Change 6: Replaces “the date of the enactment of this Act” with “the date of the resignation, reassignment, or removal of the Inspector General of the Nat…”

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    [struck: the date of the enactment of this Act][inserted: the date of the resignation, reassignment, or removal of the Inspector General of the National Security Agency appointed pursuant to section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) as in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act and serving on such date]

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    Page 43, line 11, strike “the date of the enactment of this Act” and insert “the date of the resignation, reassignment, or removal of the Inspector General of the National Security Agency appointed pursuant to section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) as in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act and serving on such date”.

  7. Change 7: Inserts “the Office of the Inspector General of” before “the National Security”

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    …[inserted: the Office of the Inspector General of ]the National Security…

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    Page 45, line 9, insert before “the National Security” the following: “the Office of the Inspector General of”.

  8. Change 8: Replaces “usage; and” with “usage, including--”

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    In H.R. 4681 · Reported in House

    "(1) conduct an inventory of all existing software licenses of such element, including utilized and unutilized licenses;

    "(2) assess the actions that could be carried out by such element to achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage[struck: ; and][inserted: , including--]

    "(3) submit to the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community each inventory required by paragraph (1) and each assessment required by paragraph (2).

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    Page 17, line 7, strike “usage; and” and insert “usage, including--”.

  9. Change 9: Inserts new text on page 17, line 7

    Inserted: (A) increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses;

    Inserted: (B) increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics;

    Inserted: (C) analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and

    Inserted: (D) providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training; and

    Original wording

    Page 17, after line 7, insert the following:

  10. Change 10: Replaces “usage.” with “usage, including--”

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    In H.R. 4681 · Reported in House

    "(1) compile an inventory of all existing software licenses of the intelligence community, including utilized and unutilized licenses; and

    "(2) assess the actions that could be carried out by the intelligence community to achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage[struck: .][inserted: , including--]

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

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    Page 17, line 23, strike “usage.” and insert “usage, including--”.

  11. Change 11: Inserts new text on page 17, line 23

    Inserted: (A) increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses;

    Inserted: (B) increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics;

    Inserted: (C) analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and

    Inserted: (D) providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training.

    Inserted: AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. KILMER OF WASHINGTON

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  12. Change 12: Replaces “; and” with new text

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    Struck: ; and

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    Page 17, line 19, strike “; and” and insert a semicolon.

  13. Change 13: Replaces the period on page 17, line 23 with “; and”

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  14. Change 14: Inserts new text on page 17, line 23

    Inserted: (3) based on the assessment required under paragraph (2), make such recommendations with respect to software procurement and usage to the Director of National Intelligence as the Chief Information Officer considers appropriate.

    Original wording

    Page 17, after line 23, insert the following:

  15. Change 15: Inserts new text on page 18, line 2

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

    Inserted: AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. ROGERS OF MICHIGAN

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    Page 18, after line 2, insert the following:

  16. Change 16: Adds SEC. 310. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES after section 309

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    In H.R. 4681 · Reported in House

    "Sec. 509. Auditability of certain elements of the intelligence community.".

    Inserted: SEC. 310. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

    Inserted: (a) Restriction.--Title III of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section:

    Inserted: "SEC. 304. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

    Inserted: "(a) Negotiations.--A covered employee shall notify the element of the intelligence community employing such employee not later than 3 business days after the commencement of any negotiation for future employment or compensation between such covered employee and a covered entity.

    Inserted: "(b) Separation.--A covered employee may not commence employment with or be contracted by a covered entity--

    Inserted: "(1) for a period of one year following the termination of the service or employment of such covered employee by an element of the intelligence community; and

    Inserted: "(2) for a period of two years following such termination with respect to any matter that was a part of the official responsibility of such covered employee during the final year of the service or employment of such covered employee by an element of the intelligence community.

    Inserted: "(c) Annual Reporting.--

    Inserted: "(1) Reporting required.--Each former covered employee who was a covered employee at the time of separation from an element of the intelligence community shall annually report in writing to the element of the intelligence community that most recently previously employed such covered employee any payment received in the preceding year from a foreign government or a covered entity.

    Inserted: "(2) Applicability.--The requirement to submit a report under paragraph (1) for each former covered employee shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date on which such former covered employee was most recently employed by an element of the intelligence community.

    Inserted: "(d) Determination of Foreign Governments Posing a Significant Counterintelligence Threat.--The Director of National Intelligence shall annually--

    Inserted: "(1) determine which foreign governments pose a significant counterintelligence threat to the United States; and

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    Inserted: "(2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a list of such foreign governments.

    Inserted: "(e) Definitions.--In this section:

    Inserted: "(1) Covered employee.--The term 'covered employee' means--

    Inserted: "(A) an employee of an element of the intelligence community with access to sensitive compartmented information occupying a position--

    Inserted: "(i) classified at GS-15 of the General Schedule (chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code); or

    Inserted: "(ii) as a senior civilian officer of the intelligence community (as defined in Intelligence Community Directive No. 610 or any successor directive); and

    Inserted: "(B) a person who during the preceding 12-month period was an officer or employee of the Congress (as defined in section 109(13) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) with access to sensitive compartmented information.

    Inserted: "(2) Covered entity.--The term 'covered entity' means--

    Inserted: "(A) any person acting on behalf or under the supervision of a designated foreign government; or

    Inserted: "(B) any entity owned or controlled by a designated foreign government.

    Inserted: "(3) Designated foreign government.--The term 'designated foreign government' means a government that the Director of National Intelligence determines poses a significant counterintelligence threat to the United States under subsection (d).".

    Inserted: (b) Effective Date of Negotiation Period Notice.--The requirement under section 304(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: (c) Applicability of Separation Period.--The requirement under section 304(b) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall not apply to a covered employee that has entered into an employment agreement on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: (d) First Reporting Requirement.--The first report required to be submitted by each former covered employee under section 304(c) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: (e) First Designation Requirement.--The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the initial list of foreign governments under section 304(d) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: (f) Table of Contents Amendments.--The table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended--

    Inserted: (1) by striking the second item relating to section 302 (Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries) and the items relating to sections 304, 305, and 306; and

    Inserted: (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item:

    Inserted: "Sec. 304. Restrictions on certain former intelligence officers and employees.".

    Inserted: AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MS. KELLY OF ILLINOIS

    Original wording

    After section 309, insert the following new section:

  17. Change 17: Adds SEC. __. INCLUSION OF PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS IN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM at the end of subtitle A of title III

    Adds a section

    In H.R. 4681 · Reported in House

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of National Intelligence shall carry out the merger of the Foreign Counterintelligence Program into the General Defense Intelligence Program as directed in the classified annex to this Act. The merger shall go into effect no earlier than 30 days after written notification of the merger is provided to the congressional intelligence committees.

    Inserted: SEC. __. INCLUSION OF PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS IN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM.

    Inserted: Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3224) is amended--

    Inserted: (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting "and Predominantly Black Institutions" after "universities"; and

    Inserted: (2) in subsection (g)--

    Inserted: (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

    Inserted: (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

    Inserted: "(4) Predominantly black institution.--The term 'Predominantly Black Institution' has the meaning given the term in section 318 of the Higher education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e).".

    Inserted: AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. CARNEY OF DELAWARE

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following new section:

  18. Change 18: Adds SEC. __. REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION PROCESS at the end of subtitle B of title III

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    In H.R. 4681 · Reported in House

    (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

    Inserted: SEC. __. REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION PROCESS.

    Inserted: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report describing--

    Inserted: (1) how to improve the declassification process across the intelligence community; and

    Inserted: (2) what steps the intelligence community can take, or what legislation may be necessary, to enable the National Declassification Center to better accomplish the missions assigned to the Center by Executive Order 13526.

    Inserted: AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following new section:

  19. Change 19: Adds SEC. __. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY ON THE USE OF CONTRACTORS IN THE CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES at the end of subtitle B of title III

    Adds a section

    In H.R. 4681 · Reported in House

    (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

    Inserted: SEC. __. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY ON THE USE OF CONTRACTORS IN THE CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

    Inserted: The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct an assessment of the reliance of intelligence activities on contractors to support Government activities, including an assessment of--

    Inserted: (1) contractors performing intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis); and

    Inserted: (2) the skills performed by contractors and the availability of Federal employees to perform those skills.

    Inserted: AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MR. KEATING OF MASSACHUSETTS

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following new section:

  20. Change 20: Adds SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING TO FACILITATE INTELLIGENCE-SHARING at the end of subtitle B of title III

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    In H.R. 4681 · Reported in House

    (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

    Inserted: SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING TO FACILITATE INTELLIGENCE-SHARING.

    Inserted: Not later than 90 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 the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Program Manager of the Information Sharing Environment, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the efficacy of the memoranda of understanding signed between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to facilitate intelligence-sharing within and separate from the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Such assessment shall include--

    Inserted: (1) any language within such memoranda of understanding that prohibited or may be construed to prohibit intelligence-sharing between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies; and

    Inserted: (2) any recommendations for memoranda of understanding to better facilitate intelligence-sharing between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies.

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following new section:

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. ROGERS OF MICHIGAN

AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. ROGERS OF MICHIGAN

Page 9, line 17, strike “2014” and insert “2015”.

Page 24, strike lines 1 through 9 and insert the following:

“(b) Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall, consistent with the need to preserve ongoing criminal investigations, include a description of, and any action taken in response to, any violation of law or executive order (including Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note)) relating to intelligence activities committed by personnel of an element of the intelligence community in the course of the employment of such personnel that, during the previous calendar year, was--

“(1) determined by the director, head, or general counsel of any element of the intelligence community to have occurred;

“(2) referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution; or

“(3) substantiated by the inspector general of any element of the intelligence community.”.

Page 24, after line 13, insert the following:

(c) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the head of each element of the intelligence community, shall--

(1) issue guidelines to carry out section 510 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) submit such guidelines to the congressional intelligence committees.

Page 24, line 14, redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (d).

Page 24, before line 20 insert the following:

(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to alter any requirement existing on the date of the enactment of this Act to submit a report under any provision of law.

Page 43, line 11, strike “the date of the enactment of this Act” and insert “the date of the resignation, reassignment, or removal of the Inspector General of the National Security Agency appointed pursuant to section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) as in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act and serving on such date”.

Page 45, line 9, insert before “the National Security” the following: “the Office of the Inspector General of”.

AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA

Page 17, line 7, strike “usage; and” and insert “usage, including--”.

Page 17, after line 7, insert the following:

“(A) increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses;

“(B) increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics;

“(C) analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and

“(D) providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training; and

Page 17, line 23, strike “usage.” and insert “usage, including--”.

Page 17, after line 23, insert the following:

“(A) increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses;

“(B) increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics;

“(C) analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and

“(D) providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training.

AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. KILMER OF WASHINGTON

Page 17, line 19, strike “; and” and insert a semicolon.

Page 17, line 23, strike the period and insert “; and”.

Page 17, after line 23, insert the following:

“(3) based on the assessment required under paragraph (2), make such recommendations with respect to software procurement and usage to the Director of National Intelligence as the Chief Information Officer considers appropriate.

Page 18, line 2, strike the quotation mark and the second period.

Page 18, after line 2, insert the following:

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

AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. ROGERS OF MICHIGAN

After section 309, insert the following new section:

SEC. 310. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

(a) Restriction.--Title III of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section:

“SEC. 304. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

“(a) Negotiations.--A covered employee shall notify the element of the intelligence community employing such employee not later than 3 business days after the commencement of any negotiation for future employment or compensation between such covered employee and a covered entity.

“(b) Separation.--A covered employee may not commence employment with or be contracted by a covered entity--

“(1) for a period of one year following the termination of the service or employment of such covered employee by an element of the intelligence community; and

“(2) for a period of two years following such termination with respect to any matter that was a part of the official responsibility of such covered employee during the final year of the service or employment of such covered employee by an element of the intelligence community.

“(c) Annual Reporting.--

“(1) Reporting required.--Each former covered employee who was a covered employee at the time of separation from an element of the intelligence community shall annually report in writing to the element of the intelligence community that most recently previously employed such covered employee any payment received in the preceding year from a foreign government or a covered entity.

“(2) Applicability.--The requirement to submit a report under paragraph (1) for each former covered employee shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date on which such former covered employee was most recently employed by an element of the intelligence community.

“(d) Determination of Foreign Governments Posing a Significant Counterintelligence Threat.--The Director of National Intelligence shall annually--

“(1) determine which foreign governments pose a significant counterintelligence threat to the United States; and

“(2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a list of such foreign governments.

“(e) Definitions.--In this section:

“(1) Covered employee.--The term ‘covered employee' means--

“(A) an employee of an element of the intelligence community with access to sensitive compartmented information occupying a position--

“(i) classified at GS-15 of the General Schedule (chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code); or

“(ii) as a senior civilian officer of the intelligence community (as defined in Intelligence Community Directive No. 610 or any successor directive); and

“(B) a person who during the preceding 12-month period was an officer or employee of the Congress (as defined in section 109(13) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) with access to sensitive compartmented information.

“(2) Covered entity.--The term ‘covered entity' means--

“(A) any person acting on behalf or under the supervision of a designated foreign government; or

“(B) any entity owned or controlled by a designated foreign government.

“(3) Designated foreign government.--The term ‘designated foreign government' means a government that the Director of National Intelligence determines poses a significant counterintelligence threat to the United States under subsection (d).”.

(b) Effective Date of Negotiation Period Notice.--The requirement under section 304(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c) Applicability of Separation Period.--The requirement under section 304(b) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall not apply to a covered employee that has entered into an employment agreement on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

(d) First Reporting Requirement.--The first report required to be submitted by each former covered employee under section 304(c) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(e) First Designation Requirement.--The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the initial list of foreign governments under section 304(d) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(f) Table of Contents Amendments.--The table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended--

(1) by striking the second item relating to section 302 (Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries) and the items relating to sections 304, 305, and 306; and

(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item:

“Sec. 304. Restrictions on certain former intelligence officers and employees.”.

AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MS. KELLY OF ILLINOIS

At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following new section:

SEC. __. INCLUSION OF PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS IN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM.

Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3224) is amended--

(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting “and Predominantly Black Institutions” after “universities”; and

(2) in subsection (g)--

(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

“(4) Predominantly black institution.--The term ‘Predominantly Black Institution' has the meaning given the term in section 318 of the Higher education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e).”.

AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. CARNEY OF DELAWARE

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following new section:

SEC. __. REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION PROCESS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report describing--

(1) how to improve the declassification process across the intelligence community; and

(2) what steps the intelligence community can take, or what legislation may be necessary, to enable the National Declassification Center to better accomplish the missions assigned to the Center by Executive Order 13526.

AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following new section:

SEC. __. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY ON THE USE OF CONTRACTORS IN THE CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct an assessment of the reliance of intelligence activities on contractors to support Government activities, including an assessment of--

(1) contractors performing intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis); and

(2) the skills performed by contractors and the availability of Federal employees to perform those skills.

AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MR. KEATING OF MASSACHUSETTS

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following new section:

SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING TO FACILITATE INTELLIGENCE-SHARING.

Not later than 90 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 the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Program Manager of the Information Sharing Environment, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the efficacy of the memoranda of understanding signed between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to facilitate intelligence-sharing within and separate from the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Such assessment shall include--

(1) any language within such memoranda of understanding that prohibited or may be construed to prohibit intelligence-sharing between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies; and

(2) any recommendations for memoranda of understanding to better facilitate intelligence-sharing between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies.

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House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Rogers (MI) amendments Agreed to by voice vote.

May 30, 2014 • 10:43 AM

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House amendment offered/reported by: Amendments en bloc (A001) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).(consideration: CR H5047-5050; text: CR H5047-5048)

May 30, 2014 • 10:33 AM

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Amendments en bloc (A001) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI). (consideration: CR H5047-5050; text: CR H5047-5048)

May 30, 2014 • 10:33 AM

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On agreeing to the Rogers (MI) amendments Agreed to by voice vote.

May 30, 2014 • 10:43 AM