S.Amdt. 1726

SA 1726. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Sasse) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

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SEC. ___. REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITIES TO INCREASE
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO THE BROADER PRIVATE
SECTOR.

(a) Review Required.--Not later than December 31, 2021, the
Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency and the Director of the National Security Agency,
shall submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a comprehensive review of intelligence
policies, procedures, and resources that identifies and
addresses any legal or policy requirements that impede the
ability of the intelligence community (as defined in section
3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to
support--
(1) the private sector; and
(2) the Federal departments and agencies whose mission
includes assisting the private sector in its cybersecurity
and defense.
(b) Elements of the Review.--The review submitted under
subsection (a) shall--
(1) identify and address limitations in collection on
foreign adversary malicious cyber activity targeting domestic
critical infrastructure;
(2) identify limitations in the ability of the intelligence
community to share threat intelligence information with the
private sector;
(3) review downgrade and declassification procedures for
cybersecurity threat intelligence and assess options to
improve the speed and timeliness of release;
(4) define criteria and procedures that would identify
certain types of intelligence for expedited declassification
and release;
(5) examine current and projected mission requirements of
the Cybersecurity Directorate of the National Security Agency
to support other Federal departments and agencies and the
private sector, including funding gaps;
(6) recommend budgetary changes needed to ensure that the
National Security Agency meets expectations for increased
support to other Federal department and agency cybersecurity
efforts, including support to private sector critical
infrastructure owners or operators;
(7) review cyber-related information-sharing consent
processes, including consent to monitor agreements, and
assess gaps and opportunities for greater standardization and
simplification while ensuring privacy and civil liberty
protections; and
(8) review existing statutes governing national security
systems, including National Security Directive 42, and assess
the sufficiency of existing National Security Agency
authorities to protect systems and assets that are critical
to national security.
(c) Submission of Recommendations.--The review required
pursuant to subsection (a) shall include recommendations to
address the gaps identified in the review.
(d) Form of Review.--The review required pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.
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