S.Amdt. 6574Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 6574
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Submitted July 13, 2026
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SA 6574. Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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, insert the following: DIVISION __--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is as follows: DIVISION __--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION 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. Intelligence Community Management Account. Sec. 104. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE III--MATTERS RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Sec. 301. Appointment of Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Assistant Directors of National Intelligence. Sec. 302. Repeal of National Intelligence Management Council. Sec. 303. Repeal of various positions, units, centers, councils, and offices. Sec. 304. Limitation on domestic activities at the National Counterterrorism Center. Sec. 305. Timely provision of security direction to intelligence community whistleblowers. Sec. 306. No police, subpoena, or law enforcement powers or internal security functions for Director of National Intelligence. TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Sec. 401. Modification relating to security personnel at certain installations. TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Sec. 501. Authority of National Security Agency to correlate, evaluate, and disseminate certain intelligence. Sec. 502. Funds for foreign intelligence activities conducted with and by the National Reconnaissance Office. Sec. 503. Modification of annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data. Sec. 504. Establishment of Office of Counterintelligence. Sec. 505. Role of National Security Agency in collection and analysis of signals intelligence. TITLE VI--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS Sec. 601. Amendments to presidential appointments for intelligence community positions. Sec. 602. Analytic standards for all-source intelligence products. Sec. 603. Ben Sasse Intelligence Community Technology Fellowship Program. Sec. 604. Countering hostile foreign cyber actors as a national intelligence priority. Sec. 605. Notification of criminal referrals regarding current or former intelligence community employees. Sec. 606. Modification of definitions in National Security Act of 1947 and scope of intelligence sharing responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 607. Prohibition on intelligence community use of adversary unmanned ground vehicles. Sec. 608. China-Taiwan Strategic Warning Task Force. Sec. 609. Limitations relating to Chinese products and services. [[Page S3755]] Sec. 610. Biological intelligence activities of the intelligence community. Sec. 611. Prohibition on participation in prediction markets. Sec. 612. Repeal of certain report and briefing requirements. Sec. 613. Intelligence community personnel travel, allowances, and related expenses regulations. Sec. 614. Prohibition on sending and receiving objects using entities owned or controlled by persons or governments of certain countries. Sec. 615. Enhancing intelligence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 616. Intelligence activities related to Ukraine. Sec. 617. Requirements relating to intelligence sharing with countries and partners of significant importance to the United States. Sec. 618. United States-Israel intelligence sharing enhancement. TITLE VII--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS RELATING TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Sec. 701. Artificial intelligence exploitation guard and intelligence sharing. Sec. 702. Director of National Intelligence review of intelligence community use of artificial intelligence to support targeting. Sec. 703. Improvements for artificial intelligence policies, standards, and guidance for intelligence community. Sec. 704. Additional functions and requirements of Artificial Intelligence Security Center. Sec. 705. Reports on novel uses of artificial intelligence technology. Sec. 706. Clear labeling of artificial intelligence outputs for targeting workflows. Sec. 707. Research on use of artificial intelligence relating to inadvertent escalation. Sec. 708. Research on interaction of adversarial artificial intelligence systems with intelligence community systems. Sec. 709. Review of artificial intelligence security vulnerabilities under Vulnerabilities Equities Process. Sec. 710. Prohibition on certain artificial intelligence models on intelligence community systems. TITLE VIII--OTHER MATTERS Sec. 801. Modification to notification requirements for authorized and ordered departures. Sec. 802. Intelligence support to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Sec. 803. Technical amendments. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this division: (1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given such term in such section. TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government. SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. (a) Specifications of Amounts.--The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Government are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this division. (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 Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the executive branch of the Federal Government. (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. 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 2027 the sum of $568,000,000. (b) Classified 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 Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2027 such additional amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a). SEC. 104. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. Appropriations authorized by this division 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. 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 $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. TITLE III--MATTERS RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SEC. 301. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (a) Redesignation of Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence as Deputy Director of National Intelligence.-- (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 103A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3026) is amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Principal''; and (B) by striking ``Principal'' each place it appears. (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Principal''; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``Principal''. (3) Additional conforming amendment.-- (A) National security act of 1947.--Such Act is further amended-- (i) in section 103(c)(2) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)(2)), by striking ``Principal''; (ii) in section 103I(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3034(b)(1)), by striking ``Principal''; (iii) in section 106(a)(2)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3041(a)(2)(A)), by striking ``Principal''; and (iv) in section 116(b) (50 U.S.C. 3053(b)), by striking ``Principal''. (B) Damon paul nelson and matthew young pollard intelligence authorization act for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020.--Section 6310 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3351b) is amended by striking ``Principal'' each place it appears. (C) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2022.--Section 1683(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``Principal'' both places it appears. (b) Elimination of Deputy Directors of National Intelligence and Establishment of Assistant Directors of National Intelligence.-- (1) In general.--Section 103A(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3026(b)) is amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Deputy'' and inserting ``Assistant''; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``is an Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration and an Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Policy and Capabilities, who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.''; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Deputy'' and inserting ``Assistant''. (2) Conforming amendments.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended-- (A) in section 102A(l)(4)(F) (50 U.S.C. 3024(l)(4)(F)), as redesignated by section 402(g)(1)(B), by striking ``a Deputy'' and inserting ``an Assistant''; and (B) in section 103(c) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)), by striking paragraph (3). (c) References to Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in Law.--Any reference in law to the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall be treated as a reference to the Deputy Director of National Intelligence. (d) Clerical Amendments.-- (1) Section heading.--Section 103A of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3026) is further amended, in the section heading, by striking ``deputy directors of national intelligence'' and inserting ``deputy director of national intelligence and assistant directors of national intelligence''. (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103A and inserting the following: ``Sec. 103A. Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Assistant Directors of National Intelligence.''. SEC. 302. REPEAL OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. (a) In General.--Section 103M of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3034d) is repealed. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 103M. SEC. 303. REPEAL OF VARIOUS POSITIONS, UNITS, CENTERS, COUNCILS, AND OFFICES. (a) Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer.-- [[Page S3756]] (1) Repeal.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by striking section 103K (50 U.S.C. 3034b). (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 103G of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3032) is amended by striking subsection (d). (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 103K. (b) Intelligence Community Innovation Unit.-- (1) Termination.--The Director of National Intelligence shall take such actions as may be necessary to terminate and wind down the operations of the Intelligence Community Innovation Unit before the date specified in paragraph (3). (2) Repeal.-- (A) In general.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is further amended by striking section 103L (50 U.S.C. 3034c). (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 103L. (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Technical Amendment Regarding Expired Climate Security Advisory Council.-- (1) Repeal.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is further amended by striking section 120 (50 U.S.C. 3060). (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 331 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) The term `climate security' means the effects of climate change on the following: ``(A) The national security of the United States, including national security infrastructure. ``(B) Subnational, national, and regional political stability. ``(C) The security of allies and partners of the United States. ``(D) Ongoing or potential political violence, including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare, insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil war, and interstate war.''. (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 120. (d) Framework for Cross-Disciplinary Education and Training.-- (1) Repeal.--Subtitle A of title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by striking section 1002 (50 U.S.C. 3192). (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act, in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 1002. (e) Joint Intelligence Community Council.-- (1) Termination.--The Joint Intelligence Community Council is terminated. (2) Conforming amendment.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by striking section 101A (50 U.S.C. 3022). (3) Repeal of requirement to consult with joint intelligence community council for national intelligence program budget.--Section 102A(c)(1)(B) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``, as appropriate, after obtaining the advice of the Joint Intelligence Community Council,''. (4) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act in the matter preceding section 2 of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 101A. SEC. 304. LIMITATION ON DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER. (a) Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence.--Subsection (e) of section 119 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3056) is amended to read as follows: ``(e) Limitation on Domestic Activities.--The Center may, consistent with applicable law, the direction of the President, and the guidelines referred to in section 102A(b), receive and retain intelligence pertaining to domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code) only as necessary to enable the Center to collect, retain, and disseminate intelligence pertaining to international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code).''. SEC. 305. TIMELY PROVISION OF SECURITY DIRECTION TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WHISTLEBLOWERS. (a) Intelligence Community Employees.--Section 103H(k)(5)(D)(ii)(II) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting ``, unless the Director does not provide such direction not later than 7 calendar days after the date on which the employee furnishes the statement required by subclause (I)'' after ``practices''. (b) Central Intelligence Agency Employees.--Section 17(d)(5)(D)(ii)(II) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting ``, unless the Director does not provide such direction not later than 7 calendar days after the date on which the employee furnishes the statement required by subclause (I)'' after ``practices''. SEC. 306. NO POLICE, SUBPOENA, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OR INTERNAL SECURITY FUNCTIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(z) No Police, Subpoena, or Law Enforcement Powers or Internal Security Functions.--The Director of National Intelligence shall have no police, subpoena, or law enforcement powers or internal security functions.''. TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SEC. 401. MODIFICATION RELATING TO SECURITY PERSONNEL AT CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS. Section 15(a)(1)(D) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ``or the National Reconnaissance Office'' after ``Office of the Director of National Intelligence''. TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SEC. 501. AUTHORITY OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY TO CORRELATE, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE. The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 23. AUTHORITY TO CORRELATE, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE. ``The Director of the National Security Agency may-- ``(1) correlate and evaluate intelligence related to national security; and ``(2) disseminate such intelligence to legislative and executive branch customers as the Director considers appropriate.''. SEC. 502. FUNDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED WITH AND BY THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 421 the following: ``Sec. 421a. Funds for foreign intelligence activities conducted with and by the National Reconnaissance Office ``(a) Use of Appropriated Funds.--The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office may use appropriated funds available to the National Reconnaissance Office for intelligence and communications purposes to pay for the expenses of arrangements with foreign countries for intelligence activities conducted with and by the National Reconnaissance Office. ``(b) Use of Funds Other Than Appropriated Funds.--The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office may use funds other than appropriated funds to pay for the expenses of arrangements with foreign countries for intelligence activities conducted with and by the National Reconnaissance Office, except that-- ``(1) no such funds may be expended, in whole or in part, by or for the benefit of the Department of Defense for a purpose for which Congress had previously denied funds; ``(2) proceeds from the sale of items or services may be used only to purchase replacement items similar to the items that are sold; and ``(3) the authority provided by this subsection may not be used to acquire items or services for the principal benefit of the United States. ``(c) Reports.-- ``(1) Use of appropriated funds.--Any funds expended under the authority of subsection (a) shall be reported, pursuant to the provisions of title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), to-- ``(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and ``(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ``(2) Use of funds other than appropriated funds.--Funds expended under the authority of subsection (b) shall be reported to the committees described in paragraph (1) pursuant to procedures jointly agreed upon by such committees and the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 421 the following: ``421a. Funds for foreign intelligence activities conducted with and by the National Reconnaissance Office.''. SEC. 503. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CASE DATA. Section 512A(b)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3111a(b)(6)) is amended by striking ``country affiliation'' and inserting ``terrorist organization''. SEC. 504. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE. Section 311 of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph (3): [[Page S3757]] ``(3) identify and mitigate counterintelligence threats to the Department of the Treasury; and''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(c) Office of Counterintelligence.--There is established, within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the Office of Counterintelligence, which shall be responsible for implementing the policies and procedures across the bureaus of the Department of the Treasury required to carry out the counterintelligence responsibilities described in subsection (a).''. SEC. 505. ROLE OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY IN COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE. The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 23. SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE. ``The Director of the National Security Agency shall-- ``(1) provide overall direction for and coordination of the collection and analysis of signals intelligence by elements of the intelligence community authorized to undertake such collection and analysis; and ``(2) in coordination with other departments, agencies, and elements of the United States Government that are authorized to undertake such collection, ensure that-- ``(A) the most effective use is made of resources; and ``(B) appropriate account is taken of the risks to the United States and those involved in such collection.''. TITLE VI--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS SEC. 601. AMENDMENTS TO PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY POSITIONS. (a) Appointment of Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.--Section 104B(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3037(a)) is amended by inserting ``, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate'' after ``President''. (b) Appointment of Deputy Director of the National Security Agency.--Section 2 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) There is a Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.''. (c) Appointment of Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.--Section 119(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3056(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``Director of National Intelligence''. (d) Appointment of Director the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.--Section 902(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (50 U.S.C. 3382(a)) is amended by striking ``President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``Director of National Intelligence''. (e) Appointment of General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.--Section 103C(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3028(a)) is amended by striking ``by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``by the Director of National Intelligence''. (f) Appointment of General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.--Section 20(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3520(a)) is amended by striking ``by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency''. SEC. 602. ANALYTIC STANDARDS FOR ALL-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS. (a) In General.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1115. ANALYTIC STANDARDS FOR ALL-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) All-source intelligence product.--The term `all- source intelligence product'-- ``(A) means any intelligence product published by an element of the intelligence community using multiple types of intelligence for purposes of providing an analytic assessment or situational update; and ``(B) does not include a product containing purely law enforcement information. ``(2) Assumption.--The term `assumption' means a supposition used to frame or support an argument. ``(3) Judgment.--The term `judgment' means a conclusion based on underlying intelligence information, analysis, and assumptions. ``(b) Establishment.-- ``(1) In general.--The production of any all-source intelligence product shall adhere to-- ``(A) the analytic standards described in subsection (c); and ``(B) any guidance or policy issued under paragraph (2). ``(2) Guidance and policy.--The Director of National Intelligence or any other head of an element of the intelligence community may issue guidance or policy that expands upon the standards described in subsection (c) as such head considers appropriate, except that any such guidance or policy shall not contradict or otherwise circumvent such standards. ``(c) Analytic Standards.--The standards described in this subsection are the following: ``(1) Objectivity.--In producing any all-source intelligence product, an analyst-- ``(A) shall-- ``(i) perform the analyst's functions with objectivity and with awareness of their own assumptions and reasoning; ``(ii) employ reasoning techniques and practical mechanisms that reveal and mitigate bias; ``(iii) be alert to influence by existing analytic positions or judgments; and ``(iv) consider alternative perspectives and contrary information; and ``(B) shall not be unduly constrained by previous judgments when new developments indicate a modification is necessary. ``(2) Independent of political consideration.--Any all- source intelligence product shall not be-- ``(A) distorted by, or shaped for, advocacy of a particular audience, agenda, or policy viewpoint; or ``(B) influenced by the force of preference for a particular policy. ``(3) Timely.--Any all-source intelligence product shall be disseminated in time for the product to be actionable by customers. ``(4) Based on all relevant information available.--Any all-source intelligence product shall be informed by all relevant information available. ``(5) Analytic tradecraft standards.--Any all-source intelligence product shall adhere to the following analytic tradecraft standards: ``(A) Sourcing.--Any all-source intelligence product shall-- ``(i) identify and properly describe the quality and credibility of underlying sources, data, and methodologies upon which judgments are based; and ``(ii) use source descriptors in accordance with sourcing guidance prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence. ``(B) Uncertainty.--Any all-source intelligence product shall-- ``(i) indicate and explain the basis for the uncertainties associated with major analytic judgments, specifically the likelihood of occurrence of an event or development, and the analyst's confidence in the basis for the judgment; ``(ii) note causes of uncertainty, including assumptions and gaps, and explain how uncertainties affect analysis; and ``(iii) for expressions of likelihood or probability, use one of the sets of terms defined in Intelligence Community Directive 203. ``(C) Distinguishing.--Any all-source intelligence product shall-- ``(i) clearly distinguish statements that convey underlying intelligence information used in analysis from statements that convey assumptions or judgments; ``(ii) state an assumption explicitly when the assumption serves as the linchpin of an argument or when the assumption bridges key information gaps; ``(iii) explain the implications for judgments if assumptions prove to be incorrect; and ``(iv) as appropriate, identify indicators that, if detected, would alter judgments. ``(D) Incorporate analysis of alternatives.--Any all-source intelligence product shall-- ``(i) identify and assess plausible alternative hypotheses; ``(ii) in discussing alternatives, address factors such as associated assumptions, likelihood, or implications related to United States interests; and ``(iii) identify indicators that, if detected, would affect the likelihood of identified alternatives. ``(E) Relevance.--Any all-source intelligence product shall provide information and insight on United States national security issues. ``(F) Argumentation.--Any all-source intelligence product shall-- ``(i) present a clear main analytic message up front; ``(ii) in the case of a product containing multiple judgments, have a main analytic message that is drawn collectively from those judgments; and ``(iii) be effectively supported by relevant intelligence information and coherent reasoning. ``(G) Analytic line.--Any all-source intelligence product shall-- ``(i) state how its major judgments on a topic are consistent with or represent a change from major judgments in previously published analysis, or that it represent initial coverage of a topic; and ``(ii) fully consider and bring to the attention of customers significant differences in analytic judgment, such as between two analytic elements of the intelligence community. ``(H) Accuracy.--Any all-source intelligence product shall-- ``(i) apply expertise and logic to make the most accurate judgments and assessments possible, based on the information available and known information gaps; and ``(ii) express judgments as clearly and precisely as possible, reducing ambiguity by addressing the likelihood, timing, and nature of the outcome or development. ``(I) Visuals.--Any all-source intelligence product shall incorporate effective visual information as appropriate. Any content of any all-source intelligence product depicted visually shall adhere to the analytic standards described in this subsection. ``(d) Required Information.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any all-source intelligence product shall include a section dedicated to [[Page S3758]] explaining the tradecraft related to the analytic tradecraft standards described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (G) of subsection (c)(5). ``(2) Exceptions.--The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not apply to-- ``(A) any all source-intelligence product less than 300 words; or ``(B) any all-source intelligence product produced for the President's Daily Brief. ``(e) Tracking Adherence to Analytic Standards.--The Director of National Intelligence and each other head of an element of the intelligence community shall-- ``(1) develop metrics for evaluating the performance of their respective element in adhering to the analytic standards described in subsection (c); and ``(2) use such metrics to evaluate individual performance, develop analytic workforce training, and inform Congress on matters related to analytic performance.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1115. Analytic standards for all-source intelligence products.''. SEC. 603. BEN SASSE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1002 the following: ``SEC. 1003. BEN SASSE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--There is established a program (in this section referred to as the `Program') under which selected employees of the intelligence community may train at certain nongovernmental entities as technology fellows. ``(b) Designation.--The program shall be known as the `Ben Sasse Intelligence Community Technology Fellowship Program'. ``(c) Agreements.-- ``(1) Nongovernmental entities.--Each head of an element of the intelligence community described in paragraph (3) shall seek to enter into agreements with nongovernmental entities with experience in cutting-edge technology under which such entities may host technology fellows under the Program. ``(2) Selected employees.--For each employee of an element of the intelligence community selected for participation in the Program in accordance with subsection (e), the head of the element of the intelligence community that selected the employee shall provide for a written agreement among that element of the intelligence community, the nongovernmental entity concerned, and the employee. The agreement shall-- ``(A) require that the employee of the element of the intelligence community, upon completion of the fellowship, serve in that element, or elsewhere in the intelligence community if approved by the head of the element that selected the employee, for a period equal to twice the length of the fellowship; ``(B) provide that if the employee of the element of the intelligence community fails to carry out the agreement, the employee shall be liable to the United States for payment of all expenses of the fellowship, unless that failure was for good and sufficient reason, as determined by the head of the element that selected the employee; and ``(C) contain language ensuring that the employee of the element of the intelligence community does not improperly use information that the employee knows relates to an acquisition or procurement of the element of the intelligence community for the benefit or advantage of the nongovernmental entity. ``(3) Elements described.--The elements of the intelligence community described in this paragraph are the following: ``(A) The Central Intelligence Agency. ``(B) The National Security Agency. ``(C) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. ``(D) The National Reconnaissance Office. ``(E) The Defense Intelligence Agency. ``(d) Board.-- ``(1) In general.--There is established a board for the Program (in this section referred to as the `Board'). ``(2) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of the directors of science and technology, or equivalents, of the elements of the intelligence community described in subsection (c)(3). ``(3) Co-chairs.--The members of the Board shall serve as co-chairs of the Board. ``(4) Selection criteria.--The Board shall establish selection criteria for the participation of employees in the Program. ``(e) Selection.--Each year, each head of an element of the intelligence community described in subsection (c)(3) shall select two employees of such element to participate in the Program. ``(f) Term.--An employee selected for participation in the Program may serve for one year as a technology fellow at a nongovermental entity that has entered into an agreement under subsection (c)(1) with the head of the element of the intelligence community concerned.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1002 the following: ``Sec. 1003. Ben Sasse Intelligence Community Technology Fellowship Program.''. SEC. 604. COUNTERING HOSTILE FOREIGN CYBER ACTORS AS A NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRIORITY. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) In 2025, foreign malicious cybercriminal organizations, such as foreign scam centers that engage in sophisticated investment fraud, cyber-enabled extortion activity, and impersonation-based fraud, stole at least $7,566,000,000 from Americans according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center, which has emphasized that these estimates are conservative and only includes losses reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) According to the Consumer Federation of America, Americans are losing an estimated $119,000,000,000 each year to online scams. (3) Investigative reporting, Federal indictments, and sanctions designations issued by the Department of the Treasury have revealed the extent to which foreign malicious cybercriminal organizations collaborate with foreign governments, illicit finance actors, and foreign militia groups whose activities present a threat to the economic and national security of the United States. (4) Foreign malicious cybercriminal organizations rely extensively on communications and financial services of United States companies, enabling the organizations' targeting of vulnerable Americans. (5) Targeted efforts against the United States intelligence community by foreign malicious cybercriminal organizations to defraud or extort by using deepfakes, voice-cloning, or other sophisticated technological advancements presents a counterintelligence threat. (b) Sense of Congress.-- (1) In general.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (A) foreign malicious cybercriminal organizations, and foreign affiliates associated with those organizations, constitute hostile foreign cyber actors and are valid targets for intelligence operations under existing intelligence authorities; and (B) the Director of National Intelligence should treat collection, analysis, and disruption toward hostile foreign cyber actors as a national intelligence priority as part of the National Intelligence Priorities Framework. (2) Hostile foreign cyber actors.--The hostile foreign cyber actors described in paragraph (1) include, at a minimum, the following: (A) Prince Group. (B) Huione Group. (C) L.Y.P. Group. (D) Jin Bei Group. (E) Funnull Technology Inc. (F) TransAsia International holding Group Thailand Company Limited. (G) The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army. (H) HH Bank Cambodia PLC. (c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to Congress a report on hostile foreign cyber actors, such as foreign scam centers. (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An identification of the individuals and entities operating as hostile foreign cyber actors, including foreign scam centers, that pose the most significant threat. (B) An identification of the locations from which the individuals and entities identified under subparagraph (A) operate. (C) A description of the infrastructure, tactics, and techniques hostile foreign cyber actors, including foreign scam centers, commonly use, including reliance on any products or services subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (D) A description of any relationships between the individuals and entities that operate as hostile foreign cyber actors, including foreign scam centers, and their governments or countries of origin that could impede the ability to counter threats from such centers. (E) An identification of communications and financial services providers subject to the jurisdiction of the United States that provide enabling services to individuals and entities identified under subparagraph (A). (F) A description of any relationships that the individuals and entities identified under subparagraph (A) have with transnational organized crime groups. (3) Form; public availability.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The unclassified form of the report shall be made available to the public. SEC. 605. NOTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL REFERRALS REGARDING CURRENT OR FORMER INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES. (a) In General.--Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 519. NOTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL REFERRALS REGARDING CURRENT OR FORMER INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES. ``(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means the following: ``(1) The congressional intelligence committees. ``(2) The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. [[Page S3759]] ``(3) The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. ``(b) Notice Requirement.--If an element of the intelligence community makes a criminal referral to the Department of Justice regarding a current or former employee of any element of the intelligence community, the general counsel of the element of the intelligence community that made the referral shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the referral on the date such referral is made and provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the referral.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 518 the following: ``Sec. 519. Notification of criminal referrals regarding current or former intelligence community employees.''. SEC. 606. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS IN NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947 AND SCOPE OF INTELLIGENCE SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``includes'' and inserting ``means''; and (2) in paragraph (5)-- (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking ``refer to all'' and inserting ``means''; (B) by amended subparagraph (B) to read as follows: ``(B) involves foreign threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests.''. (b) Scope of Intelligence Sharing Responsibilities.-- Section 102A(f)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(1)) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ``, and other Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate,'' after ``community''. SEC. 607. PROHIBITION ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY USE OF ADVERSARY UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered foreign country'' means any of the following: (A) The People's Republic of China. (B) The Russian Federation. (C) The Islamic Republic of Iran. (D) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (2) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign entity'' means an entity that is domiciled in a covered foreign country, or subject to influence or control by the government of a covered foreign country as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense, and any subsidiary or affiliate of such an entity. (3) Covered unmanned ground vehicle system.--The term ``covered unmanned ground vehicle system''-- (A) means a mechanical device that-- (i) is capable of locomotion, navigation, or movement on the ground; and (ii) operates at a distance from one or more operators or supervisors based on commands or in response to sensor data, or through any combination thereof; and (B) includes-- (i) remote surveillance vehicles, autonomous patrol technologies, mobile robotics, and humanoid robots; and (ii) the vehicle, its payload, and any external device used to control the vehicle. (b) Prohibition on Procurement of Covered Unmanned Ground Vehicle Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), the head of an element of the intelligence community may not procure any covered unmanned ground vehicle system that is manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity. (2) Exemption.--The heads of elements of the intelligence community are exempt from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the procurement is required in the national interest of the United States and-- (A) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of unmanned ground vehicle system or counter-unmanned ground vehicle system technology; (B) is for the sole purposes of conducting counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, protective missions, or Federal criminal or national security investigations, including forensic examinations, or for electronic warfare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of an unmanned ground vehicle system or counter-unmanned ground vehicle technology; or (C) is an unmanned ground vehicle system that, as procured or as modified after procurement but before operational use, can no longer transfer to, or download data from, a covered foreign entity and otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity risks as determined by the exempting official. (c) Prohibition on Operation of Covered Unmanned Ground Vehicle Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.-- (1) Prohibition.-- (A) In general.--Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and except as provided in paragraph (2), no element of the intelligence community may operate a covered unmanned ground vehicle system manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity. (B) Applicability to contracted services.--The prohibition under subparagraph (A) applies to any covered unmanned ground vehicle systems that are being used by any element of the intelligence community through the method of contracting for the services of covered unmanned ground vehicle systems. (2) Exemption.--The heads of the elements of the intelligence community are exempt from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the operation is required in the national interest of the United States and-- (A) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of unmanned ground vehicle system or counter-unmanned ground vehicle system technology; (B) is for the sole purposes of conducting counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, protective missions, or Federal criminal or national security investigations, including forensic examinations, or for electronic warfare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of an unmanned ground vehicle system or counter-unmanned ground vehicle system technology; or (C) is an unmanned ground vehicle system that, as procured or as modified after procurement but before operational use, can no longer transfer to, or download data from, a covered foreign entity and otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity risks as determined by the exempting official. SEC. 608. CHINA-TAIWAN STRATEGIC WARNING TASK FORCE. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish a task force to be known as the China-Taiwan Strategic Warning Task Force (referred to in this section as the ``Task Force'') to lead the efforts of the intelligence community with respect to providing indications and warning of any military aggression by the People's Republic of China against Taiwan. (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Task Force are the following: (1) The synchronization of all intelligence community efforts related to China-Taiwan indications and warning, including the generation of indicators and development of collection requirements related to such indicators. (2) The coordination of analysis related to China-Taiwan indications and warning and the development of analytic methodologies for use across the intelligence community in conducting analysis related to China-Taiwan indications and warning. (3) The development and implementation of information technology solutions to synchronize the access of the intelligence community to information relating to indications and warning. (c) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of the following members (or their designees): (1) The Director of National Intelligence. (2) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. (3) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (4) The Director of the National-Geospatial Intelligence Agency. (5) The Director of the National Security Agency. (6) The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis. (7) The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. (8) Such other heads of the elements of the intelligence community as the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate. (d) Leadership; Organization; Meetings.-- (1) Chair.--The Director of National Intelligence (or a designee of the Director) shall be the chair of the Task Force. (2) Working groups.--The Task Force may create subordinate working groups as determined by the chair. (3) Meeting frequency.--The Task Force shall meet regularly but not less than quarterly. (e) Staffing.-- (1) In general.--The Task Force may hire staff and create joint duty assignments assigned to the Task Force. The Task Force may not exceed 25 full-time equivalent staff in total. (2) Agency liaison.--Each member listed in subsection (b) shall appoint a senior intelligence officer from the agency concerned to serve as a liaison to the Task Force. Such liaison shall be responsible for coordinating the participation and support of the agency concerned to the Task Force. (f) Initial Reports.--. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the Task Force, including-- (1) a summary of the efforts of the intelligence community with respect to China-Taiwan indications and warning; (2) a summary of efforts by the Task Force to develop a common set of indicators and organize collection efforts by the intelligence community against such indicators; (3) a description of the resources provided by each Task Force member towards efforts with respect to China-Taiwan indications and warning, disaggregated by-- (A) dollars spent or planned to be spent during fiscal year 2027; and [[Page S3760]] (B) total full-time equivalent personnel; and (4) recommendations to improve the collection and analysis of the intelligence community with respect to China-Taiwan indications and warning. (g) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 609. LIMITATIONS RELATING TO CHINESE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. (a) Prohibition on Use by Intelligence Community.-- (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of section 6604 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (50 U.S.C. 3334m note; division F of Public Law 119-60) is amended to read as follows: ``(1) Covered application.--The term `covered application' means-- ``(A) the DeepSeek application or any successor application or service; or ``(B) any product or service from any entity of the People's Republic of China that is included on-- ``(i) the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce; ``(ii) the list (sometimes known as the `Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List') maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive Order 13959, as amended by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China), or any successor order; or ``(iii) the list of Chinese military companies required under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; Public Law 116-283) and maintained by the Department of Defense.''. (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading for such section is amended by striking ``deepseek'' and inserting ``products and services from people's republic of china''. (b) Limitation on Procurement by Intelligence Community.-- Section 414 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (28 U.S.C. 532 note; division X of Public Law 117- 103) is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``by federal bureau of investigation''; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking ``Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation'' and inserting ``head of an element of the intelligence community''; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Federal Bureau of Investigation'' and inserting ``element''; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Director (or a designee of the Director)'' and inserting ``head''; (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Director (or a designee of the Director, as applicable) approves a recommendation pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Director shall'' and inserting ``the head of an element of the intelligence community approves a recommendation pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the head shall''; (4) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: ``(2) People's republic of china product or service.--The term `People's Republic of China product or service' means-- ``(A) an information or communication technology product manufactured in China, Hong Kong, or Macau and designed, developed, or maintained by a firm that is domiciled in China, Hong Kong, or Macau; or ``(B) an information or communication technology product or service provided or manufactured by-- ``(i) an entity that is fully or partially owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of China; or ``(ii) an entity included on the list submitted by the Director of National Intelligence under section 6706(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (division F of Public Law 119-60; 139 Stat. 1648).''. SEC. 610. BIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. (a) In General.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 124. BIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Biological data.--The term `biological data' means multiomic information and other relevant information, including associated descriptors, derived from the structure, function, or process of a biological system, that is measured, collected, or aggregated for analysis, including information from humans, animals, plants, or microbes. ``(2) Biological intelligence.--The term `biological intelligence' includes the information collected or disseminated by the intelligence community concerning biological threats through genomic surveillance, immunological monitoring, environmental sampling, multiomic analysis, and other scientific methodologies. ``(3) Biological threat.--The term `biological threat' includes any naturally occurring infectious disease, engineered pathogen, toxin, or other biological agent that poses a risk to human, animal, or plant health or to the national security of the United States. ``(b) Determination; Dissemination.--The Director of National Intelligence, in such coordination with the Secretary of Defense as the Director considers appropriate, shall, consistent with applicable Federal law and Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence activities)-- ``(1) determine which United States agencies would benefit from receiving anonymized biological data and biological intelligence in support of detection, characterization, and attribution of foreign biological threats; and ``(2) disseminate such anonymized biological data and biological intelligence to agencies identified under paragraph (1). ``(c) Standards; Databases.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in such coordination with the Secretary of Defense as the Director considers appropriate and in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology-- ``(1) ensure standards for the collection and data formats of anonymized biological data and biological intelligence are, to the extent possible, consistent with standards used by other United States agencies, including by-- ``(A) providing for standardized data categorization and tagging of biological data; ``(B) considering standardized scientific and laboratory equipment and data collection methodologies; and ``(C) minimizing collection of any biological data that is likely to contain biological or genomic information specific to any United States person, including any derived data that is specific to any United States person; and ``(2) facilitate the establishment and maintenance of streamlined and unified accesses to databases of biological intelligence collected by the intelligence community or the Department of Defense. ``(d) Priority.--In carrying out subsections (b) and (c), the Director of National Intelligence shall prioritize supporting capabilities, including the development of technical tools, that enable the early detection, characterization, and attribution of naturally occurring, novel, or engineered pathogens that could threaten the United States. ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Unless otherwise authorized by any other provision of law, nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the sharing or dissemination of anonymized biological data derived from law enforcement actions, or to allow such law enforcement data to be maintained or shared through databases covered in paragraph (c)(2), unless such biological data solely relates to a biological threat as defined by (a)(3).''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 123 the following: ``Sec. 124. Biological intelligence activities of the intelligence community.''. SEC. 611. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION IN PREDICTION MARKETS. (a) In General.--Title III of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 304 the following: ``SEC. 304A. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION IN PREDICTION MARKETS. ``(a) In General.--Except as may be necessary to conduct authorized intelligence activities, a covered individual may not participate in a prediction market on any topic relating to nonpublic information to which the covered individual has access by virtue of being a covered individual, during-- ``(1) the period during which the covered individual is employed or contracted by an element of the intelligence community; or ``(2) the two-year period beginning on the date on which the covered individual ceases to be employed or contracted by such an element. ``(b) Policy.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of National Intelligence shall issue a policy implementing the prohibition in subsection (a), including-- ``(1) establishing appropriate penalties for violating the prohibition; and ``(2) providing notice to all covered individuals. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' means an employee or contractor, or a former employee or contractor, of an element of the intelligence community who holds a security clearance. ``(2) Prediction market.--The term `prediction market' means a platform, company, or service that allows agreements, contracts, transactions, or swaps between users over the outcome of non-financial future events, such as sports, military actions, and elections.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following: ``Sec. 304A. Prohibition on participation in prediction markets.''. SEC. 612. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Oversight of Foreign Influence in Academia.--Section 5713 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3369b) is repealed. (b) Report on Efforts to Illicitly Acquire Satellites and Related Items.--Section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note; Public Law 112-239) is amended by striking subsection (e). [[Page S3761]] (c) Monitoring Mineral Investments Under Belt and Road Initiative of the People's Republic of China.--Section 7003 of the Energy Act of 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3372) is amended by striking subsection (d). (d) Briefing on Protocols for Certain Intelligence Community Employees and Dependents.--Section 605(g) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3334k(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (e) Periodic Report on Positions in the Intelligence Community That Can Be Conducted Without Access to Classified Information, Networks, or Facilities.--Section 6610 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352e) is repealed. (f) Review of Shared Information Technology Services for Personnel Vetting.--Section 7701 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 1100) is repealed. (g) Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task Force.--Section 6306 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3370) is amended by striking subsection (e). (h) Report on Best Practices to Protect Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights of Chinese Americans.--Section 620 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (50 U.S.C. 3240) is repealed. (i) Enforcement of Cybersecurity Requirements for National Security Systems; Report on Exemptions.--Section 6309(f) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (44 U.S.C. 3557 note; division F of Public Law 117-263) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (j) Report on Collaboration Between Intelligence Community and Department of Commerce to Counter Foreign Commercial Threats.--Section 6514(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3370b(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (6). (k) Timeliness Standard for Rendering Determinations of Trust for Personnel Vetting; Reviews.--Section 7702(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (50 U.S.C. 3352h(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2). (l) Briefings on Status of Intelligence Community Innovation Unit.--Subsections (c) and (d) of section 7502 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 1082) are repealed. (m) Annual Training Requirement and Report Regarding Analytic Standards.--Section 6312 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3364 note; Public Law 117-263) is amended-- (1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. (n) Annual Reports Regarding Intelligence Community Public- private Talent Exchanges.--Section 6506 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2497) is amended by striking subsection (e). (o) Software Licensing.--Section 109 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3044) is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (p) Review and Update of Position Designation Guidance.-- Section 7 of the SECRET Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-173; 132 Stat. 1294) is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (q) Report on Independent Study on Economic Impact of Military Invasion of Taiwan by People's Republic of China.-- Section 7407 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 1075) is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). SEC. 613. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL TRAVEL, ALLOWANCES, AND RELATED EXPENSES REGULATIONS. (a) Central Intelligence Agency.--Section 4 of the Central Intelligence Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3505) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(c) Biennial Reviews and Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2027, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Director shall-- ``(1) review the regulations covered by this section; and ``(2) not later than 10 days after completing a review under paragraph (1), submit to the congressional intelligence committees the findings of the Director with respect to the review, including identification of any changes to the regulations or personnel coverage thereof that the Director determines to be necessary for the performance of intelligence functions.''. (b) Office of Director of National Intelligence.--Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(z) Biennial Reviews and Reports Regarding Intelligence Community Personnel Travel, Allowances, and Related Expenses Regulations.--Not later than September 30, 2027, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, in order to reflect the requirements of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence not taken into account in the formulation of Government-wide travel procedures covered by this section, the Director shall-- ``(1) review such requirements; and ``(2) not later than 10 days after completing a review under paragraph (1), submit to the congressional intelligence committees the findings of the Director with respect to the review, including any regulations that the Director determines to be necessary for the performance of intelligence functions.''. SEC. 614. PROHIBITION ON SENDING AND RECEIVING OBJECTS USING ENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY PERSONS OR GOVERNMENTS OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES. (a) Definition of Covered Nation.--In this section, the term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code. (b) In General.-- (1) List required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall develop a list of products, intellectual property, technology, and any other objects that the Directors determine-- (A) affect the national security of the United States; and (B) if acquired by a covered nation, would pose a threat to the national security of the United States. (2) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) may be in classified form. (c) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (d), no element of the intelligence community may send or receive any product, intellectual property, technology, or other object as identified pursuant to subsection (b) within the United States using an entity, including any shipping company, that is owned or substantially controlled by a person or a governmental entity domiciled in a covered nation. (d) Waiver.--The head of an element of the intelligence community-- (1) may waive the prohibition in subsection (c) for the element on a case by case basis if the head determines that in the particular case, sending or receiving any product, intellectual property, technology, or other object by an entity identified pursuant to subsection (b) is necessary for the national security of the United States; and (2) not later than 3 days after issuing such waiver, shall notify the Director of National Intelligence of the waiver. (e) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the head of an element of the intelligence community issues a waiver described in subsection (d), such head shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written notice of the waiver, which shall include-- (1) a justification for the waiver, including the product, intellectual property, technology, or other object subject to the waiver; and (2) a description of the national security threat mitigation measures implemented for permitting the activity that otherwise would be prohibited under subsection (c). SEC. 615. ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION IN THE INDO- PACIFIC REGION. (a) Definition of Intelligence Cooperation.--In this section, the term ``intelligence cooperation'' means activities authorized under the provisions of law administered by the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, including the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of information, intelligence, and imagery. (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to consider intelligence cooperation with allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region a priority national security investment that will help deter aggression, reinforce regional stability, and reduce the risk of miscalculation, all of which will advance the national security and economic prosperity of the United States by helping to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (c) Requirements.-- (1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence shall, acting in close coordination with such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers relevant and the members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, undertake efforts to bolster and improve-- (A) the intelligence foundations of alliances between the United States and Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand; and (B) intelligence cooperation between the United States and other regional partners, such as India and Vietnam. (2) Priority areas for enhanced cooperation.--Efforts undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include efforts-- (A) to address the speed and complexity of potential strategic and operational contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region, including any scenarios involving adversarial efforts to limit the freedom of navigation through critical maritime chokepoints threaten supply chain security; (B) relatedly, to ensure shared situational awareness across the full spectrum of potential contingencies, including military indications and warnings; (C) to enhance maritime, air, and space domain awareness, with the goal of providing decision advantage; (D) to inform collective defense planning and response by further integrating intelligence cooperation into joint and combined operational planning activities, exercises, and wargames focused on regional contingencies, including the Rim of the Pacific; [[Page S3762]] (E) to encourage intelligence cooperation with Taiwan, consistent with United States law and policy; and (F) to promote multilateral intelligence sharing and collaboration among allies and partners of the United States, such as through the United States-Japan-Republic of Korea trilateral mechanism and the United States-Japan-Philippines trilateral mechanism. SEC. 616. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO UKRAINE. (a) Statement of Policy.-- (1) In general.--Section 3 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8902) is amended-- (A) in paragraph (16), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(18) to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense and deterrence capability, including through the provision of intelligence support, as a means of advancing the national security of the United States, regional stability, and the protection of United States interests in Europe.''. (2) Definition.--Section 2 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 8901) is amended-- (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) Credible defense and deterrence capability.--The term `credible defense and deterrence capability' means the ability to defend against and deter any credible conventional military threat from the Russian Federation acting unilaterally or in concert with partners, through the use of conventional military means, possessed in sufficient quantity, including weapons platforms and munitions, and command, control, communication, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. ``(4) Intelligence support.--The term `intelligence support' means activities authorized under the provisions of law governing the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, including the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of information, intelligence, and imagery.''. (b) Requirement Relating to Intelligence Support Absent an Armistice or Comprehensive Political Settlement.--Until Ukraine and the Russian Federation voluntarily and freely enter into an armistice or comprehensive political settlement of the conflict, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the heads of any other relevant element of the intelligence community, shall continue to ensure the provision of intelligence support to the Government of Ukraine for purposes of advancing United States policy goals in Ukraine. (c) Pauses in Intelligence Support.-- (1) In general.--Intelligence support to Ukraine required under this section shall not be suspended or limited unless the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, identifies a specific and identifiable national security concern. (2) Notification.--Not later than 15 days after making the decision to pause, terminate, restrict, or otherwise materially downgrade intelligence support to Ukraine, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a notification that includes-- (A) a detailed description of the reason for the pause, termination, restriction, or material downgrade of intelligence support; (B) the expected duration of the pause, termination, restriction, or material downgrade; and (C) the anticipated impact of such decision on the ability of Ukraine to conduct effective military operations. (3) Form.--A notification submitted under paragraph (2) shall be in unclassified form, but may include an classified annex. (d) Requirement Relating to Intelligence Support in the Event of Armistice or Comprehensive Political Settlement.-- (1) In general.--If Ukraine and the Russian Federation voluntarily and freely enter into an armistice or a comprehensive political settlement, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the other relevant elements of the intelligence community, shall adjust the intelligence support to Ukraine to support implementation of the armistice or the comprehensive political settlement and, consistent with the national security interests of the United States, support building and sustaining the capacity of Ukraine to detect, deter, and repel any future Russian attack against the territory of Ukraine. (2) Report on modifications to united states intelligence support.--Not later than 30 days after an armistice or a comprehensive political settlement is entered into force, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the heads of the other relevant elements of the intelligence community, including the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Director of the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that includes-- (A) a description of the details of the armistice or the comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, including a description of the role of the intelligence community in monitoring the adherence by the parties to specific elements of the agreement; (B) an assessment of the vulnerabilities that Ukraine will face under the terms of the agreement and potential measures that the intelligence community or other parties could take to help mitigate such vulnerabilities; (C) a description of the modifications to ongoing intelligence support the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency has authorized in light of the changed situation on the ground in Ukraine in order to help build and sustain the capacity of Ukraine to detect, deter, and repel any future Russian attack against the territory of Ukraine; (D) an assessment of the implications of the armistice or comprehensive political settlement for the national security interests of the United States in Europe, including the capacity of the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to deter future aggression by the Russian Federation; and (E) a description and assessment of any cooperative arrangements that Ukraine has with other countries, including member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, that the intelligence community assesses would contribute to deterring a future attack or act of aggression by the Russian Federation aimed at occupying or seizing the territory of Ukraine. (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (4) Early warning.--The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of any other relevant elements of the intelligence community, shall provide to Ukraine and member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization intelligence and early warning to allow for an appropriate and timely response with respect to any potential attack or act of aggression against Ukraine by the Russian Federation. (5) Notification.-- (A) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence shall promptly notify each Member of the congressional intelligence committees not later than 5 days after any intelligence element provides Ukraine any intelligence pursuant to paragraph (4). (B) Contents.--A notification submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include-- (i) a description of the specific threatened attack or act of aggression shared with Ukraine; (ii) the date on which the intelligence was provided to Ukraine; (iii) details of the channel through which the intelligence was shared, including the names and titles of the relevant intelligence community officers and Ukrainian government officials; (iv) the response of the Government of Ukraine upon receiving the intelligence; (v) an assessment produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, in coordination with other relevant elements of intelligence community, as to what support Ukraine might require in order to deter or repel the threatened attack or act of aggression; and (vi) a summary of subsequent actions that the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and other heads of relevant elements of the intelligence community, directed be taken to support Ukraine in defending against or otherwise responding to the threatened attack or act of aggression. (C) Form.--A notification submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (e) Requirement Relating to Intelligence Support in the Event of an Armed Attack on Ukraine in Violation of an Armistice or Comprehensive Political Settlement.-- (1) In general.--In the event of an armed attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine that violates an armistice or a comprehensive political settlement, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the heads of other relevant elements of the intelligence community, shall immediately resume the provision of intelligence support to the Government of Ukraine at a level the Directors deem necessary to support military operations of the Government of Ukraine that are intended, or reasonably expected, to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine defend or liberate the territory of Ukraine and prevent such territory of Ukraine from being occupied or attacked by the Russian Federation. (2) Notification.-- (A) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence shall promptly notify the congressional intelligence committees not later than 5 days after resuming intelligence support pursuant to paragraph (1). (B) Contents.--A notification submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include-- (i) a description of the specific attack or act of aggression against Ukraine; (ii) a description of any intelligence support that Ukraine requested from the United States; (iii) an assessment of the support that Ukraine might require in order to deter or repel the attack or act of aggression; [[Page S3763]] (iv) a description of any intelligence support that the Director has authorized to be provided to Ukraine; and (v) a description of the response of the Government of Ukraine upon receiving the intelligence support. (C) Form.--A notification submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (3) Sunset.-- (A) In general.--The provision of intelligence support for Ukraine under this subsection shall cease on the date that is 120 days after the date on which the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation agree to reinstate the armistice or comprehensive political settlement that was violated or a new armistice or comprehensive political settlement is entered into force. (B) Recommencement.--Upon the cessation of the provision of intelligence support under subparagraph (A), the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the heads of any other relevant elements of the intelligence community, shall resume the provision of intelligence support to Ukraine pursuant to subsection (d). (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Armistice; comprehensive political settlement.--The terms ``armistice'' and ``comprehensive political settlement'' mean a formal written agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation that has the effect of permanently ending the armed conflict between both nations. (2) Intelligence support.--The term ``intelligence support'' means activities authorized under the provisions of law governing the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, including the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of information, intelligence, and imagery. (3) Specific and identifiable national security concern.-- The term ``specific and identifiable national security concern'' includes the following: (A) Credible intelligence that an element of the Government of Ukraine has been compromised by the Russian Federation or another foreign adversary. (B) Protection of sources and methods. (C) A voluntary request from the Government of Ukraine to pause intelligence support. (D) Credible intelligence that an element of the Government of Ukraine receiving United States intelligence support engaged in a pattern of human rights violations, atrocities, or violations of the law of armed conflict. (4) Territory of ukraine.--The term ``territory of Ukraine'' means all territory internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine on February 19, 2014, including Crimea and the territory that the Russian Federation claims to have annexed in Kherson and Zaporizhzia. SEC. 617. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH COUNTRIES AND PARTNERS OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THE UNITED STATES. Section 102A(j) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(j)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Under the direction'' and inserting the following: ``(1) In general.--Under the direction''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) Notification required.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 48 hours after a decision to pause, terminate, or otherwise restrict or materially downgrade intelligence support or intelligence activities (as defined in section 501(f)), including information, intelligence, and imagery collection authorized under Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence activities), to Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, or any other country or partner determined by the President to be of significant importance to the United States, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a notification of such decision. ``(B) Elements.--The notification required in subsection (a) shall include-- ``(i) a detailed description of the reason for the pause, termination, restriction, or material downgrade of intelligence support; ``(ii) a description of the change in intelligence sharing; ``(iii) the categories of information affected; ``(iv) the expected duration of the pause, termination, restriction, or material downgrade; and ``(v) the anticipated impact of such decision on regional security and the national security objectives of the United States.''. SEC. 618. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL INTELLIGENCE SHARING ENHANCEMENT. (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States-- (1) to maintain and strengthen the strategic security partnership with Israel as a means of advancing the national defense of the United States, regional stability, and the protection of United States personnel and interests in the Middle East; (2) to enhance intelligence collaboration through robust intelligence sharing and analytic partnership with Israel to counter terrorism, proliferation networks, cyber threats, state and nonstate aggressors, terror financing, sanctions evasion, and other transnational security challenges that threaten both Israel and the United States; (3) to deter and counter destabilizing activities by the Government of Iran and Iran-aligned state and nonstate actors that threaten Israel, United States forces, and regional partners; (4) to ensure that security assistance and defense cooperation are structured to help Israel maintain its qualitative military edge, consistent with United States law and broader regional security considerations; (5) to encourage and support the expansion of regional security architectures that include Israel and willing regional partners, with a focus on integrated air and missile defense, maritime security, early warning systems, and intelligence-sharing frameworks; and (6) to leverage security coordination with Israel to enhance force protection, early warning, and crisis response capabilities for United States military and diplomatic personnel in the region. (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) Israel remains a critical United States security partner whose defense and intelligence capabilities provide a strategic advantage that contributes to enhanced operational effectiveness and technological superiority; (2) timely and actionable intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel has saved United States personnel and property in the region and should remain a central pillar of the bilateral security relationship; (3) the evolving threat environment in the Middle East-- including missile proliferation, unmanned systems, cyber operations, terror financing, and proxy warfare--requires sustained and adaptive cooperation between the United States and Israel; (4) the United States-Israel security partnership has historically benefitted from bipartisan support, which strengthens the partnership's credibility, durability, and deterrent value; and (5) expanding normalization and practical security cooperation between Israel and regional states can serve as a force multiplier for collective deterrence and integrated defense. (c) Requirements Relating to Intelligence Sharing.-- (1) In general.--Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1115. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE SHARING. ``(a) Intelligence Sharing With Israel.-- ``(1) In general.--The President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence and, as necessary, the Secretary of Defense, shall, subject to applicable law and the protection of intelligence sources and methods, expand and enhance intelligence sharing with the Government of Israel. ``(2) Scope of intelligence sharing.--Intelligence sharing carried out under this subsection shall include the sharing of information relating to cybersecurity threats, terrorism, sanctions evasion, plans and intentions of state and nonstate actors, adversarial technology proliferation, missile threats, unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, air and space domain awareness, and other aerial threats relevant to the defense of Israel, United States forces and interests in the region, and regional security partners. ``(3) Limitations on reduction of intelligence sharing.-- ``(A) In general.--Intelligence sharing and related security information exchanges with the Government of Israel shall not be suspended, reduced, or otherwise materially limited except on the basis of a specific and identifiable national security concern determined by the President, such as the protection of intelligence sources and methods, counterintelligence risk, or another significant security consideration. ``(B) Documentation requirement.--The President shall document any determination to suspend, reduce, or otherwise materially limit intelligence sharing or related security information exchanges with the Government of Israel, including a description of the national security rationale supporting the change. ``(4) Congressional notification.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date of any decision to materially increase, suspend, reduce, or otherwise alter intelligence sharing or related security information exchanges with the Government of Israel, the President shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of such decision. ``(B) Elements.--Each notification required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: ``(i) A description of the change in intelligence sharing or security information exchange. ``(ii) The categories of information affected. ``(iii) The national security objectives served by the change. ``(iv) In the case of a suspension or reduction, the specific national security concern supporting the change. ``(v) An assessment of the anticipated impact on regional security, United States forces, and integrated air and missile defense cooperation. ``(b) Intelligence Sharing and Analytic Cooperation With Abraham Accords Countries.-- ``(1) In general.--The President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence and, as necessary, the Secretary of Defense, shall, consistent with applicable [[Page S3764]] law and security agreements, expand and enhance intelligence sharing and analytic cooperation with countries that have normalized relations with Israel pursuant to the Abraham Accords (as defined in section 64(k) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2735a(k)) in order to strengthen regional security integration. ``(2) Priority areas.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the President shall prioritize the sharing of appropriate intelligence and information relating to-- ``(A) counterterrorism threats and networks, including state and nonstate aggressors, and terror financing; ``(B) cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and defensive best practices; ``(C) air and missile defense early warning and threat tracking; ``(D) geospatial, overhead, and other imaging intelligence relevant to shared security concerns; and ``(E) maritime security threats, including threats to freedom of navigation, commercial shipping, sanctions evasion, and regional maritime stability. ``(3) Safeguards.-- ``(A) Adoption of guidelines.--The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall adopt guidelines for intelligence sharing and analytic cooperation carried out under this subsection that ensure appropriate safeguards-- ``(i) to protect intelligence sources and methods; and ``(ii) to ensure that recipients maintain adequate security protections consistent with United States requirements. ``(B) Restrictions on access.--If the Director of National Intelligence determines that a recipient of intelligence sharing or analytic cooperation carried out under this subsection has any intelligence, defense, or technological information sharing relationship with an adversarial nation, the Director shall restrict all access of such recipient to such intelligence sharing and analytic cooperation. ``(c) Report Required.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of United States intelligence sharing with the Government Israel and, as appropriate, regional partners. ``(2) Matters to be included.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include, to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the following: ``(A) A description of the categories of intelligence and security information shared by the United States Government with the Government of Israel. ``(B) An assessment of progress toward seamlessly integrating Israel into regional air and missile defense and early warning architectures with partner countries, including those that have normalized relations with Israel pursuant to the Abraham Accords. ``(C) A description of how such intelligence sharing has contributed, if at all, to-- ``(i) improved detection, tracking, warning, interception, or deterrence of aerial threats, including missiles and unmanned systems, for Israel, United States forces, or regional partners; and ``(ii) the overall stability and coordination of security in the region. ``(D) An assessment of progress in improving interoperability among technology networks of the United States, Israel, and partner countries. ``(E) A description of efforts to secure technology networks and data from cyber threats and unauthorized access. ``(F) An identification of any legal, policy, technical, counterintelligence, or security barriers limiting deeper intelligence integration, including risks to intelligence sources and methods. ``(G) A summary of any significant increases or reductions in intelligence sharing during the reporting period and the national security rationale for such changes. ``(3) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. ``(4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means-- ``(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and ``(B) to the extent Department of Defense information is implicated, the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code).''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1115. Requirements relating to intelligence sharing.''. TITLE VII--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS RELATING TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SEC. 701. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXPLOITATION GUARD AND INTELLIGENCE SHARING. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence model.--The term ``artificial intelligence model'' means a capability or series of capabilities combined that can, for a given set of objectives, generate outputs such as predictions, recommendations, or decisions without human intervention or input. (2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Artificial Intelligence Security Center of the National Security Agency. (3) Classified information.--The term ``classified information'' has the meaning given such term in section 805 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3164). (4) Cleared industry personnel.--The term ``cleared industry personnel'' means employees or representatives of a covered person who hold an appropriate security clearance and have a demonstrated need to know. (5) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003). (6) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means a non-Federal person who-- (A) is a United States citizen; (B) develops, deploys, or operates artificial intelligence models or critical enabling infrastructure; and (C) provides the services described in subparagraph (B) to an element of the intelligence community or Department of Defense. (7) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the National Security Agency. (8) Intelligence.--The term ``intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003). (9) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003). (10) Security clearance.--The term ``security clearance'' means an authorization to access classified information. (11) Threat information.--The term ``threat information'' means information on-- (A) efforts by foreign adversary countries to use products or research of covered persons or other entities or individuals to generate synthetic media for foreign-directed influence campaigns, develop and manage computer network exploitation campaigns, design or develop weapons systems, or enhance surveillance capabilities in ways that undermine the privacy or threaten the security of citizens of the United States; (B) threats posed by foreign adversary countries, including indications of compromise to networks associated with covered persons and other entities and individuals, or other technical indicators, indicating a compromise to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an artificial intelligence system, or to the supply chain of an artificial intelligence system, including training or test data, frameworks or software libraries, training or inference computing environments, or other components necessary for the training, management, or maintenance of an artificial intelligence system; (C) activity of foreign entities of concern to clandestinely, fraudulently, or otherwise maliciously access the systems of covered persons for purposes of illicit technology transfer or otherwise gaining unfair economic advantage, including through techniques to extract a model's technical capabilities to replicate, develop, or improve a foreign artificial intelligence model without authorization by the covered person; (D) activity of foreign entities of concern to sabotage or otherwise clandestinely degrade artificial intelligence systems or the supply chain of an artificial intelligence system, including training or test data, frameworks or software libraries, training or inference computing environments, or other components necessary for the training, management, or maintenance of an artificial intelligence system; and (E) observations, emerging concerns, or other inputs from vendors or researchers regarding relevant malicious or clandestine activity of foreign entities of concern toward an artificial intelligence system, its supply chain, or other necessary components. (12) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039(c)). (b) Establishment of Pilot Program on Sharing of Intelligence and Threat Information With Covered Persons.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall, acting through the Center, establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of facilitating the secure sharing with covered persons of intelligence and threat information germane to the exploitation of access to United States artificial intelligence systems and enabling infrastructure to engage in intelligence collection, intellectual property theft, and other malicious activities. (2) Participation.--The Director may not select covered persons to participate in the pilot in a manner that provides a competitive advantage or procurement preference to any covered person, to the detriment of another covered person. (3) Duration.--The Director shall carry out the pilot program established pursuant to paragraph (1) during the 3- year period beginning on the date of the establishment of the pilot program. (c) Participation Requirements.-- (1) Criteria.--The Director shall establish criteria governing engagement with covered persons under the pilot program required by subsection (b), which may include criteria relating to the following: (A) Relevance to national security. [[Page S3765]] (B) The ability to protect classified or sensitive intelligence information. (C) Cybersecurity and information security maturity. (D) Agreement to comply with intelligence handling, use, and nondisclosure requirements. (E) The availability of cleared personnel of covered persons or willingness of covered persons to increase the number of cleared personnel. (2) Nature of participation.--Participation in the pilot program shall not be construed as a certification, endorsement, or regulatory approval by the United States Government of any artificial intelligence system or commercial activity and the Director may not exclude a covered person from participating on the basis of political or ideological viewpoints of the covered person or its employees. (3) Process for requesting participation.--The Director shall, acting through the Center, establish and make available to covered persons a process by which such covered person may request access to participate in the pilot program required by subsection (b). Such process shall include -- (A) submission by a covered person of a formal request to participate in the pilot program; (B) evaluation of each such request against, at minimum, the criteria established under paragraph (1); and (C) timely notification to the covered person who requested access of the status of their request and, in the case of denial, an explanation of the reason for denial. (d) Intelligence Sharing Structure.-- (1) Authorized modes.--Under the pilot program required by subsection (b), the Director may, acting through the Center, authorize the sharing of intelligence and threat information as described in paragraph (1) of such subsection through-- (A) bilateral exchanges between elements of the intelligence community and a covered person; (B) multilateral exchanges among covered persons, as determined appropriate by the Director; or (C) another designated intelligence-sharing mechanism operated or overseen by the Director. (2) Limitation.--Any mechanism established under this section shall be limited to the dissemination of intelligence and threat information and shall not establish standards, requirements, or best practices governing artificial intelligence development or deployment. (e) Tailoring, Handling, and Protection of Intelligence.-- (1) Procedures required.--The Director shall, acting through the Center, codify procedures to tailor, sanitize, or downgrade the classification level of intelligence shared under the pilot program required by subsection (b) to ensure usability while protecting intelligence sources and methods. (2) Examples of procedures.--The procedures developed under paragraph (1) may include the following: (A) The use of tear lines and segregable summaries. (B) The preparation of classified annexes where necessary. (C) Criteria governing the classification level of shared intelligence. (D) The appropriate use of cleared industry personnel. (3) Handling requirements.--The Director shall, acting through the Center, codify policies governing the handling, storage, and dissemination of intelligence shared under the pilot program required by subsection (b), including audit and compliance mechanisms. (f) Permissible Use and Nondisclosure.-- (1) Permissible use.--Intelligence shared under the pilot program required by subsection (b) may be used solely for detecting, preventing, or mitigating malicious foreign activity exploiting access to United States artificial intelligence systems and enabling infrastructure to engage in intelligence collection, intellectual property theft, and other malicious activities. (2) Nondisclosure.--A covered person may not disclose to any person who is not a covered person or an element of the intelligence community any intelligence shared with the covered person under the pilot program required by subsection (b), except as expressly authorized by the Director acting through the Center. (g) Privacy and Civil Liberties.--In planning and coordinating the pilot program required by subsection (b), the Director shall, acting through the Center, coordinate with the Civil Liberties Protection Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to produce guidance relating to privacy and civil liberties which shall govern the receipt, retention, use, and dissemination of threat information containing personal information of United States persons. (h) Evaluation and Reporting.-- (1) Evaluation.--The Director shall, acting through the Center, continuously evaluate the effectiveness and risks of the pilot program established under subsection (b). (2) Report.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days before the date on which the pilot program required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) terminates pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Director shall, acting through the Center, submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report covering-- (i) the effectiveness of intelligence sharing under the pilot program; (ii) the adequacy of safeguards for sources, methods, privacy, and civil liberties and any recommendations to mitigate harms; (iii) the scope of participation; (iv) a list of covered persons granted access to the pilot program; (v) a list of each covered person that requested access and was denied, including a justification for each such denial; and (vi) whether the pilot program should be modified, extended, or terminated. (B) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed-- (1) to authorize the collection of intelligence on United States persons not authorized by another provision of law; (2) to authorize the sharing of personally identifiable information about an individual in a manner that violates another provision of law; (3) to require the disclosure of classified information to unauthorized persons; (4) to establish commercial, competition, or technology policy outside the purview of the intelligence community; (5) to require a non-Federal entity to provide information to a Federal entity or another non-Federal entity; (6) to condition the sharing of threat information with a non-Federal entity on such entity's provision of threat information to another entity; or (7) to condition the award of any Federal grant, contract, or purchase on the provision of threat information to a Federal or non-Federal entity. (j) Exemption From Disclosure; Protection.--Any information shared by a covered person or other entity or individual with the United States Government pursuant to this section-- (1) shall be exempt from disclosure and withheld, without discretion, from the public, pursuant to section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and any other provision of United States law or law of any State, political subdivision or agency thereof, or Tribe requiring disclosure of information or records; and (2) shall not be deemed a waiver of any applicable privilege or protection, including trade secret protection. SEC. 702. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT TARGETING. (a) Definitions.--In this subsection: (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of National Intelligence. (2) Intelligence.--The term ``Intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). (b) Reviews Related to Intelligence Community Use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Targeting.-- (1) Policy and procedure reviews.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall review and assess the policies and procedures that govern the use by the intelligence community of artificial intelligence technologies in the production, or review, of intelligence used by the United States to inform targeting decisions with lethal effects. (B) Elements.--In carrying out the review and assessment required by subparagraph (A), the Director shall-- (i) assess whether policies and procedures of the intelligence community that were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act adequately address risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the targeting analysis and development and civilian harm mitigation processes; and (ii) ensure the review covers all policies of the intelligence community that regard the production or review of intelligence, regardless of which element first produced the intelligence. (2) Workflow reviews.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall review and assess all workflows of the intelligence community that incorporate artificial intelligence used by the United States to inform targeting decisions with lethal effects. (c) Artificial Intelligence Errors Exploratory Analysis.-- In carrying out the reviews required by subsection (b), the Director shall direct the National Intelligence Council to conduct a structured, exploratory analysis that-- (1) assess ways in which frontier artificial intelligence models could exhibit bias or cause errors that undermine intelligence or other information provided by the intelligence community that informs targeting accuracy; (2) identify the specific point and cause of error; and (3) provide proposed process mitigations to catch and correct such mistakes. (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the review and assessments required by subsection (b), the Director shall consult with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community whose intelligence is commonly consulted to inform targeting decisions with lethal effects, such as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency, to [[Page S3766]] solicit input on potential negative consequences resulting from artificial intelligence supported analysis, and possible ways to mitigate such consequences. (e) Policies and Directives.--The Director shall issue or adjust such policies and directives to the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate to improve risk mitigation in light of the review carried out under subsection (b). (f) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the reviews and assessments carried out under subsection (b) as well as a summary of any new policies and directives issued pursuant to subsection (e). (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of contributions of the intelligence community to targeting workflows, such as identification of points of interest, pattern of life analysis, review of proposed targets, target selection, and civilian impact reviews, as well as the understanding of the intelligence community of the delineation of roles and responsibilities with the Armed Forces where applicable. (B) Identification of any artificial intelligence tools utilized and for what tasks or purposes they are used. (C) The level of autonomy afforded to the tools, and whether human review of artificial intelligence system outputs is required to be conducted prior to dissemination of materials. (D) The scope of individuals expected to have access to the materials described in subparagraph (C). (E) An explanation of whether and how the capability limitations of artificial intelligence tools available to personnel of the intelligence community are communicated to users, including the cutoff date for the tool's training data, databases to which it does or does not have access rights, and the tasks the model has been trained for or approved for use. (3) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. SEC. 703. IMPROVEMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. (a) In General.--Section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) Study for tracking data generated or modified by an artificial intelligence system.--The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of each element of the intelligence community, shall examine whether the intelligence community should identify intelligence information generated or materially modified by an artificial intelligence system, including determining what methods are necessary to preserve such information throughout the intelligence lifecycle.''; (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Process for review of artificial intelligence testing methodologies and benchmarks.--Consistent with applicable classification and access policies, the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of each element of the intelligence community, shall-- ``(A) establish a process to review artificial intelligence testing methodologies and benchmarks employed within each element; and ``(B) ensure such methodologies and benchmarks remain commensurate with the capabilities and impacts of systems being evaluated.''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(f) Process to Systematically Track and Evaluate Incidents.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, in coordination with the National Manager for National Security Systems, shall establish a process to systematically track and evaluate incidents associated with compromises to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of artificial intelligence systems within each element of the intelligence community. ``(g) Policies for Agentic Artificial Intelligence Systems and Processes.-- ``(1) Definition of agentic artificial intelligence system or process.--In this subsection, the term `agentic artificial intelligence system or process'-- ``(A) means an artificial intelligence system or process that, given an objective or instruction-- ``(i) determines the action or sequence of actions to be taken to accomplish that objective; and ``(ii) is capable of executing such actions directly on information systems, data, or external services; and ``(B) does not include a system or process that solely generates informational or advisory output for a human operator to act upon. ``(2) Review of the adequacy of existing identity, credential, and access management systems for information within the intelligence community.-- ``(A) In general.--Consistent with authority under section 102A(g) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(g)), the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the National Manager for National Security Systems, shall-- ``(i) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, complete a review of the adequacy of existing identity, credential, and access management systems for information within the intelligence community used by agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes; and ``(ii) not permit access to any information within the intelligence community by an external department or agency for use in an agentic artificial intelligence system or process until the review required by clause (i) is completed. ``(B) Evaluation of effectiveness of mechanisms for agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes to authenticate as non-human actors.--The review required by subparagraph (A)(i) shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness of mechanisms for agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes to authenticate as non-human actors, including the appropriate delegation of clearance entitlements and the traceability of any action taken by an agentic artificial intelligence system or process to a cleared individual on whose behalf the agentic artificial intelligence system or process is acting. ``(3) Policy guidance.--Upon completion of the review required by paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, shall issue appropriate policy guidance on-- ``(A) the use of agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes within the intelligence community; and ``(B) the access of agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes to information within the intelligence community. ``(4) Specific issues relating to agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes.--In carrying out paragraph (3), the Director of National Intelligence, at a minimum and to the extent such requirements are not already replicated in existing processes or policies, consider-- ``(A) establishing a taxonomy of autonomy and security risks associated with agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes that operate on, or have the possibility of accessing, information within the intelligence community; and ``(B) establishing technical controls, processes, and other mitigation measures to address the risks identified under subparagraph (A), including, at a minimum-- ``(i) requirements that any element of the intelligence community or external department or agency incorporating information from an intelligence community element as part of an agentic artificial intelligence system or process provide the relevant element of the intelligence community controlling such information with documentation of-- ``(I) the properties of the agentic artificial intelligence system or process, including the range of additional systems or data sources it may access (whether as a system or process input or as an agent action), the permissions and classification entitlements associated with such access, as well as any relevant model or system documentation, such as model and system cards; ``(II) anticipated mission use cases for any access to information within the intelligence community in the context of an agentic artificial intelligence system or process, including whether any use case constitutes a high-impact artificial intelligence use as those terms are defined under existing Federal policies; ``(III) procedures to notify relevant intelligence community elements controlling such information of any changes to the properties of the agentic artificial intelligence system or process, to permissions and classification entitlements, or to anticipated use cases of such system or process, that might significantly limit the utility, confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information; and ``(IV) procedures for intelligence community elements to promptly notify external intelligence community elements or departments or agencies of any material changes to upstream classified data or systems that might significantly limit or impair the utility, confidentiality, integrity, or availability of any downstream agentic artificial intelligence system or process maintained by that external intelligence community element or department or agency; ``(ii) policies and procedures to log any actions, as well as associated inputs, taken by an agentic artificial intelligence system or process to information within the intelligence community, including mechanisms to reverse or negate unauthorized actions or actions that pose a risk to the user intent or confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such information; ``(iii) policies and procedures for safeguards, continuous monitoring, and the detection of security incidents or other unexpected behavior of an agentic artificial intelligence system or process, or failures of associated safeguards, that may pose a threat to the confidentiality, availability, or integrity of information within the intelligence community; [[Page S3767]] ``(iv) policies and procedures for system-level controls of agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes, tailored to address each system or process component; and ``(v) criteria for the selection of interoperability standards for agentic artificial intelligence systems and processes, with preference, to the extent practicable, for standards that are openly specified, governed in a vendor- neutral manner, supported by multiple model providers, extensible to future requirements, and subject to ongoing independent security review.''. SEC. 704. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY CENTER. Section 6504 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division F of Public Law 118-159) is amended-- (1) in subsection (c)-- (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): ``(3) Making available a research test-bed to private sector and academic researchers, on a subsidized basis, to engage in artificial intelligence security research, including through the secure provision of access in a secure environment for pre-deployment testing of to proprietary third-party models with the consent of the vendors of the models.''; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: ``(d) Test-bed Requirements.-- ``(1) Access and terms of usage.-- ``(A) Researcher access.-- ``(i) In general.--The Director shall establish terms of usage governing researcher access to the test-bed made available under subsection (c)(3), with limitations on researcher publication only to the extent necessary to protect classified information or proprietary information concerning third-party models provided through the consent of model vendors. ``(ii) Equitable access.--In establishing terms of usage under clause (i), the Director shall ensure that access to the test-bed is made available to academic and private sector researchers in an equitable, impartial, and nondiscriminatory way. ``(iii) Ideological and political viewpoints.--Terms and conditions under clause (i) may not deny or condition access on the basis of the ideological or political viewpoints of the given researcher or the institution with which a given researcher is affiliated. ``(iv) Preservation of authority.--Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Director to condition participation on a researcher's ability to protect classified or sensitive intelligence information, a researcher's agreement to comply with intelligence handling, use, and nondisclosure requirements, or other valid counter-intelligence concerns. ``(B) Availability to federal agencies.--The Director shall ensure that the test-bed made available under subsection (c)(3) is also made available to other Federal agencies on a cost-recovery basis. ``(2) Use of certain infrastructure and other resources.-- In carrying out subsection (c)(3), the Director shall leverage, to the greatest extent practicable, infrastructure and other resources provided under section 5.2 of Executive Order 14110 (88 Fed. Reg. 75191; relating to safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence). ``(3) Voluntary security guidance.--In order to incentivize participation by vendors of leading commercial models and to promote the national security of the United States, the Director shall share relevant guidance, informed by pre- deployment testing in the secure test-bed environment identified in subsection (c), to inform voluntary vendor actions to mitigate against potential security threats to such models, or the ability of foreign actors to utilize such models for computer network exploitation campaigns, the design or development of weapons systems, or to further foreign surveillance capabilities. ``(e) Reports on Test-bed Access.--Not less than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the test-bed established under subsection (c)(3) that includes -- ``(1) a list of persons that requested access to the test- bed during the period covered by the report; ``(2) a list of the persons that were granted access to the test-bed during such period; ``(3) a list of the persons that were denied access to the test-bed during such period, and a justification for each such denial; and ``(4) a full copy of the terms of usage established under subsection (d)(1).''. SEC. 705. REPORTS ON NOVEL USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``novel use of artificial intelligence technology'' means-- (1) an artificial intelligence capability or series of capabilities combined that has not previously been included in an intelligence community element's inventory of artificial intelligence use cases consistent with guidance issued pursuant to section 6702(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m(b)); (2) a use of an artificial intelligence capability that contravenes a restriction on the use of artificial intelligence contained in such an inventory; or (3) a use of an artificial intelligence capability that constitutes a high-impact artificial intelligence use as that term is defined under policies of the executive branch. (b) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the other elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a consolidated report detailing any novel use of artificial intelligence technology that any element of the intelligence community is considering employing within the one-year period following submission of such report. (c) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall describe the proposed novel use of artificial intelligence technology, including-- (1) hardware and software requirements; (2) the proposed application of the technology; (3) the risks and advantages assessed with respect to the proposed novel use; (4) any specific risk mitigation measures contemplated, including measures specific to the proposed novel use; (5) any test and evaluation activities conducted in conjunction with the proposed novel use; (6) any additional test and evaluation activity that is still needed, and whether the intelligence community has resources to conduct and fund such activity; and (7) any estimated cost increases anticipated in connection with the proposed novel use. (d) Form.--Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form. (e) Sunset.--This section shall expire on October 1, 2032. SEC. 706. CLEAR LABELING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OUTPUTS FOR TARGETING WORKFLOWS. (a) Labeling Policy.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers of the elements of the intelligence community, establish a policy that applies to elements of the intelligence community, which generate intelligence that could reasonably be judged useful to develop or inform targeting with lethal effects, and that requires-- (1) labeling of outputs from any artificial intelligence system used in the development of such intelligence are clearly marked to indicate-- (A) that artificial intelligence was used; (B) the artificial intelligence system or model used; (C) the manner in which, or task for which, the artificial intelligence was used; and (D) a point of contact such as the relevant Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, who can address questions about data inputs, system access, or artificial intelligence system performance; and (2) the label or indicator that is used pursuant to paragraph (1) is attached to the resulting data or work product in a manner that remains prominent and visible to any person who subsequently interacts with that data on a system of the intelligence community, regardless of organizational affiliation of the person or the role of the person in developing the data. (b) Reports on Risk Mitigation Measures.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the head of each element of the intelligence community to which the policy described in subsection (a) applies shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees describing risk mitigation measures undertaken by the given element regarding artificial intelligence systems that generate intelligence that could reasonably be judged useful to develop or inform targeting with lethal effects. SEC. 707. RESEARCH ON USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RELATING TO INADVERTENT ESCALATION. (a) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall commence a research campaign to deepen the understanding of the intelligence community with respect to specific ways in which the use of artificial intelligence systems by the intelligence community could contribute to inadvertent escalation with foreign nations or actors. (b) Elements.--The research campaign required by subsection (a) shall include-- (1) the identification of scenarios in which artificial intelligence capabilities could contribute to inadvertent escalation with foreign nations or actors, including-- (A) analytic judgments that fail to properly consider or weigh alternative explanations; (B) automation of imagery classification or signals intelligence; (C) distinguishing between civilians and authorized targets; (D) operational uses of artificial intelligence, such as time-constrained uses that do not allow for independent verification; and (E) such other scenarios as identified by the Director or participating subject matter experts; [[Page S3768]] (2) a simulation of select scenarios to discern where miscommunication or miscalculations have a higher likelihood of occurrence; and (3)(A) an identification of potential mitigations for vulnerabilities discovered; or (B) if no mitigation could be identified, an identification of vulnerabilities that require follow-up action by the intelligence community. (c) Briefings.-- (1) Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or 30 days after the date of completion of the research campaign required by subsection (a), whichever occurs first, the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall brief the congressional intelligence committees on the findings and recommendations of the research campaign. (2) Intelligence community.--The Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall brief the heads and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers of the elements of the intelligence community on the findings and recommendations of the research campaign required by subsection (a), as appropriate. SEC. 708. RESEARCH ON INTERACTION OF ADVERSARIAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS WITH INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. (a) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall commence a research campaign to deepen the understanding of the intelligence community with respect to novel dynamics and vulnerabilities that may arise when an adversarial artificial intelligence system interacts directly with systems of, or contracted by, the intelligence community that include artificial intelligence components. (b) Elements.--The research campaign required by subsection (a) shall-- (1) pursue sandbox demonstrations with frontier artificial intelligence models or leverage other tactics necessary to uncover vulnerabilities to intelligence community systems, infrastructure, or personnel that may result from-- (A) the accelerated development of artificial intelligence capabilities by foreign nations; (B) the increasing access that non-state and criminal actors have to commercial artificial intelligence tools that can identify vulnerabilities and propose or orchestrate attacks; and (C) the potential for artificial intelligence systems to interact directly with each other during an attack; and (2) pursue findings, including-- (A) an identification of potential mitigations for unique vulnerabilities discovered; or (B) if no mitigation could be identified, an identification of vulnerabilities that require follow-up action by the intelligence community. (c) Briefings.-- (1) Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or 30 days after the date of completion of the research campaign required by subsection (a), whichever occurs first, the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall brief the congressional intelligence committees on the findings and recommendations of the research campaign. (2) Intelligence community.--The Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall brief the heads and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers of the elements of the intelligence community on the findings and recommendations of the research campaign required by subsection (a), as appropriate. SEC. 709. REVIEW OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES UNDER VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES PROCESS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence security vulnerability.--The term ``artificial intelligence security vulnerability'' means a weakness in an artificial intelligence system that could be exploited by a third party to subvert, without authorization, the privacy, integrity, or availability of an artificial intelligence system, including through techniques such as-- (A) evasion attacks; (B) poisoning attacks; (C) privacy-based attacks; (D) model theft or extraction attacks; and (E) attacks designed to circumvent or degrade the safety, alignment, or access control mechanisms of an artificial intelligence system. (2) Artificial intelligence system.--The term ``artificial intelligence system'' means a capability or series of capabilities combined that can, for a given set of objectives, generate outputs such as predictions, recommendations, or decisions without human intervention or input. (3) Vulnerabilities equities policy and process document.-- The term ``Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document'' means the executive branch document entitled ``Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process for the United States Government'' dated November 15, 2017. (4) Vulnerabilities equities process.--The term ``Vulnerabilities Equities Process'' means the interagency review of vulnerabilities carried out pursuant to the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document or any successor document. (b) Evaluation; Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Security Agency shall-- (1) evaluate whether the existing Vulnerabilities Equities Process sufficiently accommodates the submission and review of artificial intelligence security vulnerabilities; and (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report describing the applicability of the Vulnerabilities Equities Process to such vulnerabilities, including whether the submission and review of such vulnerabilities under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process would result in an unduly large volume of notifications to affected vendors and, if so, an assessment of mechanisms to manage the volume of such notifications. (c) Process.--In carrying out subsection (b), if the Director of the National Security Agency determines that the existing Vulnerabilities Equities Process does not sufficiently accommodate the submission and review of artificial intelligence security vulnerabilities identified by elements of the intelligence community, and that such vulnerabilities present public interest considerations meriting review under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process, the Director shall establish a process for the submission and review of such vulnerabilities under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process not later than 30 days after the date of such determination. (d) Briefing on Vulnerabilities Identified by Artificial Intelligence Systems.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Security Agency shall provide the congressional intelligence committees with a briefing on-- (1) the volume of vulnerabilities of information systems identified by artificial intelligence systems; (2) the impact of any change in such volume on the functioning of the Vulnerabilities Equities Process; and (3) whether the increasingly rapid discovery and exploitation of such vulnerabilities by external cyber actors using artificial intelligence systems materially alters the equity of disclosure. (e) Consultation Required.--The Director of the National Security Agency shall carry out subsections (b), (c), and (d) in consultation with-- (1) the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (3) other entities as the Director of the National Security Agency considers appropriate. SEC. 710. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the following: (A) The congressional intelligence committees. (B) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (C) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Artificial intelligence model.--The term ``artificial intelligence model'' means a capability or series of capabilities combined that can, for a given set of objectives, generate outputs such as predictions, recommendations, or decisions without human intervention or input. (3) Child pornography.--The term ``child pornography'' has the meaning given that term in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code. (4) Covered application.--The term ``covered application'' means any specific artificial intelligence model that has been confirmed by a head of an element of the intelligence community, or their designee, as-- (A) failing to adhere to the National Institute of Standard and Technology Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile with respect to ``obscene, degrading, and/or abusive content'', or a successor standard or framework, to the extent the framework applies to synthetic child sexual abuse material or non-consensual intimate images of adults; (B) subject to a Federal court determination that such artificial intelligence model has generated content depicting child pornography; or (C) subject to a Federal court determination that such artificial intelligence model has generated non-consensual intimate visual depictions of an identifiable adult or a minor. (5) Intimate visual depiction.--The term ``intimate visual depiction'' has the meaning given that term in section 1309 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (15 U.S.C. 6851). (b) Prohibition.-- (1) In general.--The acquisition or use of any covered application on national security [[Page S3769]] systems operated by an element of the intelligence community or by a contractor of such element is prohibited unless the appropriate safeguards described in subsection (c) can be implemented. (2) Implementation.-- (A) Initial removal.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any covered application shall be required to be removed from national security systems operated by an element of the intelligence community or a contractor of such element. (B) Subsequent removals.--Beginning after the 180-day period described in subparagraph (A), any artificial intelligence model that becomes a covered application shall be required to be removed from national security systems operated by an element of the intelligence community or a contractor of such element not later than 180 days after the date that the model is confirmed by the head of an element of the intelligence community, or their designee, to be a covered application. (c) Safeguards.-- (1) In general.--The head of an element of the intelligence community may implement additional safeguards that prohibit the generation of child pornography or non-consensual intimate visual depictions of an identifiable adult or a minor. (2) Certification required.--The head of an element of the intelligence community shall certify to the Director of National Intelligence that safeguards implemented under paragraph (1) are sufficient to prevent misuse of covered applications to generate child pornography or intimate visual depictions of a minor. (3) Congressional notification.--The head of an element of the intelligence community that issues a certification pursuant to paragraph (2) shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of such certification not later than 7 days after issuing such certification. Such a notification shall identify the safeguards implemented pursuant to paragraph (1). (d) National Security and Research Waiver.-- (1) In general.--The head of an element of the intelligence community may issue a waiver for any artificial intelligence model that would otherwise be subject to the prohibition under subsection (b) if the head identifies a national security or research justification for such artificial intelligence model that benefits the intelligence community. (2) Congressional notification.--Not later than 7 days after issuing a waiver pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of the element of the intelligence community that issues such waiver shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification that includes-- (A) an identification of the national security or research justification for such usage; (B) an estimate of the approximate cost of such usage; and (C) a plan to implement a safeguard in such a way as to allow for continued usage consistent with the general prohibition described in subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1). (e) Cure.--If a covered application is identified for removal or is disqualified from use or acquisition pursuant to this section, the head of an element of the intelligence community may offer the provider of the covered application an opportunity to cure performance to avoid removal pursuant to subsection (b)(2). TITLE VIII--OTHER MATTERS SEC. 801. MODIFICATION TO NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED AND ORDERED DEPARTURES. Section 5173(e) of the Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note; division E of Public Law 119-60) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services,'' after ``Foreign Affairs''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services,'' after ``Foreign Relations''. SEC. 802. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION. The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the other elements of the intelligence community, may provide intelligence and analytic support to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to help ensure all projects of the Corporation are appropriately informed and strategically executed in accordance with the purpose of the Corporation as described in section 1412(b) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612(b)). SEC. 803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. (a) Definition of Armed Forces in National Security Act of 1947.--Section 605(8) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3126(8)) is amended by inserting ``Space Force,'' after ``Marine Corps,''. (b) National Intelligence University.--Section 6801(a)(4) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``3327'' and inserting ``3227''. ______