Union Calendar No. 80
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2417
[Report No. 108-163]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2003
Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select)
June 18, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in
italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 11,
2003]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2004'.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments.
Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account.
Sec. 105. Intelligence elements of the Department of the Treasury.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Recurring General Provisions
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized
by law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Subtitle B--Intelligence
Sec. 311. Modification of notice and wait requirements on projects to
construct or improve intelligence community facilities.
Subtitle C--Counterintelligence
Sec. 321. Counterintelligence initiatives for the intelligence community.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 331. Extension of suspension of reorganization of Diplomatic Telecommunications
Service Program Office.
Sec. 332. Modifications of authorities on explosive materials.
Sec. 333. Modification of prohibition on the naturalization of certain
persons.
Sec. 334. Modification to definition of financial institution in the
Right to Financial Privacy Act.
Sec. 335. Procedural requirements for Central Intelligence Agency relating
to products of Federal prison industries.
Sec. 336. Improvement of information sharing among federal, State, and
local government officials.
Subtitle E--Reports and Technical Amendments
Sec. 341. Extension of deadline for final report of the National Commission
for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the United States
Intelligence Community.
Sec. 342. Modification of various reports required of intelligence community
elements.
Sec. 343. Technical amendments.
Sec. 344. Report on lessons learned from military operations in Iraq.
TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Sec. 401. Protection from tort liability for certain Central Intelligence
Agency personnel.
Sec. 402. Repeal of limitation on use of funds in Central Services Working
Capital Fund.
TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
Sec. 501. Use of funds for counterdrug and counterterrorism activities
for Colombia.
Sec. 502. Authority to provide living quarters for certain students
in cooperative and summer education programs of the National Security Agency.
Sec. 503. Authority for intelligence community elements of Department
of Defense to award personal service contracts.
Sec. 504. Protection of certain National Security Agency personnel from
tort liability.
Sec. 505. Measurement and signatures intelligence program.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2004 for
the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
following elements of the United States Government:
(1) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(2) The Department of Defense.
(3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(4) The National Security Agency.
(5) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(6) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
(7) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the
Department of the Air Force.
(8) The Department of State.
(9) The Department of the Treasury.
(10) The Department of Energy.
(11) The Department of Justice.
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(13) The Department of Homeland Security.
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS AND PERSONNEL CEILINGS- The amounts authorized
to be appropriated under section 101, and the authorized personnel ceilings
as of September 30, 2004, for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the elements listed in such section, are those specified in
the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill H.R.
2417 of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS- The Schedule
of Authorizations shall be made available to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and House of Representatives and to the President. The President
shall provide for suitable distribution of the
Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within the executive
branch.
SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS- With the approval of the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Central Intelligence may
authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized
for fiscal year 2004 under section 102 when the Director of Central Intelligence
determines that such action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence
functions, except that the number of personnel employed in excess of the number
authorized under such section may not, for any element of the intelligence
community, exceed 2 percent of the number of civilian personnel authorized
under such section for such element.
(b) NOTICE TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES- The Director of Central Intelligence
shall notify promptly the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate
whenever the Director exercises the authority granted by this section.
SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated
for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of Central
Intelligence for fiscal year 2004 the sum of $192,640,000. Within such amount,
funds identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to
in section 102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development Committee shall
remain available until September 30, 2005.
(b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS- The elements within the Intelligence
Community Management Account of the Director of Central Intelligence are authorized
320 full-time personnel as of September 30, 2004. Personnel serving in such
elements may be permanent employees of the Intelligence Community Management
Account or personnel detailed from other elements of the United States Government.
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS-
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- In addition to amounts authorized
to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account by
subsection (a), there are also authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence
Community Management Account for fiscal year 2004 such additional amounts
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to
in section 102(a). Such additional amounts shall remain available until
September 30, 2004.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL- In addition to the personnel authorized
by subsection (b) for elements of the Intelligence Community Management
Account as of September 30, 2004, there are hereby authorized such additional
personnel for such elements as of that date as are specified in the classified
Schedule of Authorizations.
(d) REIMBURSEMENT- Except as provided in section 113 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404h), during fiscal year 2004 any officer or employee
of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces who is detailed to the
staff of the Intelligence Community Management Account from another element
of the United States Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable basis,
except that any such officer, employee, or member may be detailed on a nonreimbursable
basis for a period of less than one year for the performance of temporary
functions as required by the Director of Central Intelligence.
(e) NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER-
(1) IN GENERAL- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in subsection
(a), $34,248,000 shall be available for the National Drug Intelligence Center.
Within such amount, funds provided for research, development, testing, and
evaluation purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2005, and
funds provided for procurement purposes shall remain available until September
30, 2006.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS- The Director of Central Intelligence shall transfer
to the Attorney General funds available for the National Drug Intelligence
Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney General shall utilize funds so
transferred for the activities of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
(3) LIMITATION- Amounts available for the National Drug Intelligence
Center may not be used in contravention of the provisions of section 103(d)(1)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(d)(1)).
(4) AUTHORITY- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney
General shall retain full authority over the operations of the National
Drug Intelligence Center.
SEC. 105. INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
(a) IN GENERAL- (1) Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
402 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
`SEC. 119. (a) IN GENERAL- There is within the Department of the Treasury
a Bureau of Intelligence and Enforcement headed by an Assistant Secretary
for Intelligence and Enforcement, who shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
`(b) RESPONSIBILITIES- (1) The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and
Enforcement shall oversee and coordinate functions of the Bureau of Intelligence
and Enforcement.
`(2) The Assistant Secretary shall report directly to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
`(c) COMPOSITION OF BUREAU- The Bureau of Intelligence and Enforcement
shall consist of the following offices:
`(1) The Office of Intelligence Support.
`(2) The Office of Foreign Assets Control.
`(3) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
`(4) Such other offices as the Assistant Secretary may establish.'.
(2) The table of contents contained in the first section of such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 118 the following
new item:
`Sec. 119. Bureau of Intelligence and Enforcement of the Department
of the Treasury.'.
(b) CONSULTATION WITH DCI IN APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTELLIGENCE
AND ENFORCEMENT- Section 106(b)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403-6(b)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(E) The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Enforcement.'.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- (1) Section 3(4) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))
is amended--
(A) by striking `the Department of the Treasury,' in subparagraph (H);
(B) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (J);
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (L); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following new subparagraph:
`(K) the Bureau of Intelligence and Enforcement of the Department
of the Treasury; and'.
(2) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the item
relating to Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury by striking `(7)' and inserting
`(8)'.
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 for fiscal year 2004 the sum of $226,400,000.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Recurring General Provisions
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED
BY LAW.
Appropriations authorized by this Act 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.
SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to
constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is
not otherwise permitted under the Constitution or authorized pursuant to the
laws of the United States.
Subtitle B--Intelligence
SEC. 311. MODIFICATION OF NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS ON PROJECTS TO
CONSTRUCT OR IMPROVE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
(a) INCREASE OF THRESHOLDS FOR NOTICE- Section 602(a) of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-359; 108 Stat. 3432;
50 U.S.C. 403-2b(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking `$750,000' each place it appears and inserting `$5,000,000';
(2) by striking `$500,000' each place it appears and inserting `$1,000,000';
and
(3) in paragraph (2), as amended by paragraph (2) of this subsection,
by inserting after `$1,000,000' the second place it appears, the following:
`but less than $5,000,000'.
(b) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY PROJECTS- Section 602(b)(2)
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-359;
108 Stat. 3432; 50 U.S.C. 403-2b(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the third sentence, by striking `21-day' and inserting `7-day';
and,
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: `Notwithstanding
the preceding provisions of this paragraph, when the Director of Central
Intelligence and Secretary of Defense jointly determine that an emergency
relating to the national security or to the protection of health, safety,
or environmental quality exists and that delay would irreparably harm any
or all of those interests, the project may begin on the date the notification
is received by such committees.'.
Subtitle C--Counterintelligence
SEC. 321. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INITIATIVES FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) IN GENERAL- (1) Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INITIATIVES
`SEC. 1102. (a) INSPECTION PROCESS- (1) In order to protect intelligence
sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the Director of Central
Intelligence shall establish and implement an inspection process for all agencies
and departments of the United States that handle classified information relating
to the national security of the United States intended to assure that those
agencies and departments maintain effective operational security practices
and programs directed against counterintelligence activities.
`(2) The Director shall carry out the process through the Office of the
National Counterintelligence Executive.
`(b) FBI COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICE- The Attorney General, acting through
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish an Office
of Counterintelligence within the Bureau to investigate potential espionage
activities within the Bureau.
`(c) ANNUAL REVIEW OF DISSEMINATION LISTS- (1) The Director of Central
Intelligence shall establish and implement a process for all elements of the
intelligence community (as defined in section 101(4)) to review, on an annual
basis, individuals included on distribution lists for access to classified
information. Such process shall ensure that only individuals who have a particularized
`need to know' (as determined by the Director) are continued on such distribution
lists.
`(2) Not later than October 15 of each year, the Director shall certify
to the congressional intelligence committees that the review required under
paragraph (1) has been conducted in all elements of the intelligence community
during the preceding fiscal year.
`(d) REQUIRED COMPLETION OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS- (1) The Director
of Central Intelligence shall establish and implement a process by which heads
of the elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 101(4))
direct that all employees, in order to be granted access to classified information,
submit financial disclosure forms required under section 1.3(b) of Executive
Order No. 12969 (August 2, 1995; 60 F.R. 40245; 50 U.S.C. 435 note).
`(2) The Director shall carry out paragraph (1) through the Office of
the National Counterintelligence Executive.
`(e) ARRANGEMENTS TO HANDLE SENSITIVE INFORMATION- The Director of Central
Intelligence shall establish, for all elements of the intelligence community
(as defined in section 101(4)), programs and procedures by which sensitive
classified information relating to human intelligence is safeguarded against
unauthorized disclosure by employees of those elements.'.
(2) The table of contents contained in the first section of such Act is
amended in the items relating to title XI by adding at the end the following
new item:
`Sec. 1102. Counterintelligence initiatives.'.
(b) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF ESPIONAGE PROSECUTIONS-
The Attorney General, acting through the Office of Intelligence Policy and
Review of the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Office of the
National Counterintelligence Executive, shall establish policies and procedures
to assist the Attorney General in the Attorney General's consideration of
intelligence and
national security equities in the development of charging documents and
related pleadings in espionage prosecutions.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
SEC. 331. EXTENSION OF SUSPENSION OF REORGANIZATION OF DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE PROGRAM OFFICE.
Section 311 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
(Public Law 107-108; 115 Stat. 1401; 22 U.S.C. 7301 note), as amended by section
351 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law
107-306; 116 Stat. 2401; 22 U.S.C. 7301 note), is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking `two-year' before `suspension
of reorganization'; and
(2) in the text, by striking `ending on October 1, 2003' and inserting
`ending on the date that is 60 days after the date on which appropriate
congressional committees of jurisdiction (as defined in section 324(d) of
that Act (22 U.S.C. 7304(d)) are notified jointly by the Secretary of State
(or the Secretary's designee) and the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (or the Director's designee) that the operational framework for
the office has been terminated'.
SEC. 332. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITIES ON EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO DISTRIBUTE EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS TO QUALIFIED ALIENS- Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, it shall be lawful for any person knowingly to
distribute explosive materials to any qualified alien--
(1) if, in the case of a qualified alien described in subsection (c)(1),
the distribution to, shipment to, transportation to, receipt by, or possession
by the alien of the explosive materials is in furtherance of such cooperation;
or
(2) if, in the case of a qualified alien described in subsection (c)(2),
the distribution to, shipping to, transporting to, possession by, or receipt
by the alien of explosive materials is in furtherance of the authorized
military purpose.
(b) AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFIED ALIENS TO SHIP EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS- Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, it shall be lawful for a qualified alien to ship
or transport any explosive in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce
or to receive or possess any explosive which has been shipped or transported
in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce--
(1) if, in the case of a qualified alien described in subsection (c)(1),
the possession, shipment, or transportation by the alien of the explosive
materials is in furtherance of such cooperation; or
(2) if, in the case of a qualified alien described in subsection (c)(2),
the possession, shipment, or transportation by the alien of explosive materials
is in furtherance of the authorized military purpose.
(c) QUALIFIED ALIEN DEFINED- In this section, the term `qualified alien'
means an alien--
(1) who is lawfully present in the United States in cooperation with
the Director of Central Intelligence; or
(2) who is a member of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
or other friendly foreign military force (as determined by the Attorney
General with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense) who is present
in the United States under military orders for training or other military
purpose authorized by the United States.
SEC. 333. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON THE NATURALIZATION OF CERTAIN
PERSONS.
Section 313(e)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1424(e)(4))
is amended--
(1) by inserting `when Department of Defense activities are relevant
to the determination' after `Secretary of Defense'; and
(2) by inserting `and the Secretary of Homeland Security' after `Attorney
General'.
SEC. 334. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN THE
RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1101(1) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act
of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401(1)) is amended by inserting `, except as provided
in section 1114,' before `means any office'.
(b) DEFINITION- Section 1114 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 3414) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(c) For purposes of this section, the term `financial institution' has
the same meaning as in section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code,
except that, for purposes of this section, such term shall include only such
a financial institution any part of which is located inside any State or territory
of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American
Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands.'.
SEC. 335. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RELATING
TO PRODUCTS OF FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.
The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RELATING TO
PRODUCTS OF FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES
`SEC. 23. (a) MARKET RESEARCH- Before purchasing a product listed in the
latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries catalog under section 4124(d)
of title 18, United States Code, the Director shall conduct market research
to determine whether the Federal Prison Industries product is comparable to
products available from the private sector that best meet the Agency's needs
in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery.
`(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT- If the Director determines that a Federal
Prison Industries product is not comparable in price, quality, or time of
delivery to products available from the private sector that best meet the
Agency's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery, the Director
shall use competitive procedures for the procurement of the product or shall
make an individual purchase under a multiple award contract. In conducting
such a competition or making such a purchase, the Director shall consider
a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries.
`(c) IMPLEMENTATION BY DIRECTOR- The Director shall ensure that--
`(1) the Agency does not purchase a Federal Prison Industries product
or service unless a contracting officer of the Agency determines that the
product or service is comparable to products or services available from
the private sector that best meet the Agency's needs in terms of price,
quality, and time of delivery; and
`(2) Federal Prison Industries performs its contractual obligations
to the same extent as any other contractor for the Agency.
`(d) MARKET RESEARCH DETERMINATION NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW- A determination
by a contracting officer regarding whether a product or service offered by
Federal Prison Industries is comparable to products or services available
from the private sector that best meet the Agency's needs in terms of price,
quality, and time of delivery shall not be subject to review pursuant to section
4124(b) of title 18.
`(e) PERFORMANCE AS A SUBCONTRACTOR- (1) A contractor or potential contractor
of the Agency may not be required to use Federal Prison Industries as a subcontractor
or supplier of products or provider of services for the performance of a contract
of the Agency by any means, including means such as--
`(A) a contract solicitation provision requiring a contractor to offer
to make use of products or services of Federal Prison Industries in the
performance of the contract;
`(B) a contract specification requiring the contractor to use specific
products or services (or classes of products or services) offered by Federal
Prison Industries in the performance of the contract; or
`(C) any contract modification directing the use of products or services
of Federal Prison Industries in the performance of the contract.
`(2) In this subsection, the term `contractor', with respect to a contract,
includes a subcontractor at any tier under the contract.
`(f) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION- The Director
may not enter into any contract with Federal Prison Industries under which
an inmate worker would have access to--
`(1) any data that is classified;
`(2) any geographic data regarding the location of--
`(A) surface and subsurface infrastructure providing communications
or water or electrical power distribution;
`(B) pipelines for the distribution of natural gas, bulk petroleum
products, or other commodities; or
`(3) any personal or financial information about any individual private
citizen, including information relating to such person's real property however
described, without the prior consent of the individual.
`(g) APPLICATION OF PROVISION- This section is subject to the preceding
provisions of this Act, and shall not be construed as affecting any right
or duty of the Director under those provisions.
`(h) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) The terms `competitive procedures' and `procurement' have the meanings
given such terms in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
`(2) The term `market research' means obtaining specific information
about the price, quality, and time of delivery of products available in
the private sector through a variety of means, which may include--
`(A) contacting knowledgeable individuals in government and industry;
`(B) interactive communication among industry, acquisition personnel,
and customers; and
`(C) interchange meetings or pre-solicitation conferences with potential
offerors.'.
SEC. 336. IMPROVEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
(a) PILOT PROJECT TO ENCOURAGE STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES
OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TO COLLECT AND SHARE RELEVANT INFORMATION- Section
892(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C.
482) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3)(A) The Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure
Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Director of Central Intelligence, may conduct projects in several cities
to encourage officials of State and local government, as well as representatives
of industries that comprise the critical infrastructure in those cities
to lawfully collect and to pass on to the appropriate Federal officials
information vital for the prevention of terrorist attacks against the United
States.
`(B) The Director of Central Intelligence shall carry out any duty under
this paragraph through the Director of the Terrorist Threat Integration
Center.
`(C) Under the projects, training shall be provided to such officials
and representatives to--
`(i) identify sources of potential threats through such methods as
the Secretary determines appropriate;
`(ii) report information relating to such potential threats to the
appropriate Federal agencies in the appropriate form and manner; and
`(iii) assure that all reported information is systematically submitted
to and passed on by the Department for use by appropriate Federal agencies.
`(D) The Under Secretary shall carry out the pilot project under this
paragraph for a period of 3 years.
`(E) Not later than 1 year after the implementation of the pilot project,
and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on the pilot project conducted under this paragraph. Each such report
shall include--
`(i) an assessment of the effectiveness of the project; and
`(ii) recommendations on the continuation of the project as well as
any recommendations to improve the effectiveness of information collection
and sharing by such officials and representatives and the Federal government.'.
(b) PILOT PROJECT TO TEST USE OF TEAR-LINE INTELLIGENCE REPORTS- (1) Subtitle
C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`SEC. 226. PILOT PROJECT TO TEST USE OF TEAR-LINE INTELLIGENCE REPORTS.
`(a) AUTHORITY- The Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure
Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Director of Central Intelligence, may carry out a pilot program under which
the Under Secretary may make intelligence information in the possession of
the Department available to officials of State and local governments through
the use of tear-line intelligence reports.
`(b) TEAR-LINE INTELLIGENCE REPORTS DESCRIBED- For purpose of this section,
a tear-line report is a report containing intelligence gathered by an agency
or department of the United States that is in the possession of the Department
that is prepared in a manner such that information relating to intelligence
sources and methods is easily severable from the report to protect such sources
and methods from disclosure. Such a report may be in a paper or an electronic
format.
`(c) DURATION OF PROJECT- The Under Secretary shall carry out the pilot
project under this section for a period of 3 years.
`(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS- Not later than 1 year after the implementation
of the pilot project, and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on the pilot project conducted under this section, and
shall include in the report an assessment of--
`(1) the effectiveness of the use of the tear-line reports in providing
intelligence information on a timely basis to State and local authorities;
and
`(2) if the use of such tear-line reports were to be made permanent,
whether additional safeguards are needed with respect to the use of such
reports.
`(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Under Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.'.
(2) The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended in subtitle
C of title II by adding at the end the following new item.
`Sec. 226. Pilot project to test use of tear-line intelligence reports.'.
(c) Homeland Defender Intelligence Training Program.
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM- The Director of Central Intelligence may
establish a comprehensive program of orientation and training to qualified
State and local officials in accessing and using available resources of
the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401(4))).
(2) CONSULTATION- Insofar as the Director establishes the intelligence
training program under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult and coordinate
with the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary
of Homeland Security on the development and administration of the program.
(3) PROGRAM GOALS- Any intelligence training program established under
paragraph (1) shall provide qualified State and local officials instruction
on the mission and roles of the intelligence community to promote more effective
information sharing among Federal, State, and local officials to prevent
terrorist attacks against the United States.
(4) CURRICULUM- Insofar as the Director establishes the intelligence
training program under paragraph (1), the Director shall develop a curriculum
for the program after consultation with qualified State and local officials.
The curriculum shall include classroom instruction with respect to and orientation
to the various elements of the intelligence community.
(5) REPORTS TO CONGRESS- Not later than 1 year after the initial implementation
of the intelligence training program under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter,
the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the program. Each such
report shall include--
(A) an assessment of the effectiveness of the project; and
(B) recommendations on the continuation of the project as well as
any recommendations to improve the effectiveness of information collection
and sharing by qualified officials and representatives and the Federal
government.
(6) QUALIFIED STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS DEFINED- For purposes of this
subsection, the term `qualified State and local officials' means officials
of State and local government agencies that Director of Central Intelligence
determines--
(A) have received appropriate security clearances from the Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for access to classified information;
and
(B) oversee or manage first responders or counterterrorism activities.
(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Director such sums as are necessary to carry out the intelligence
training program under this subsection.
(d) ADVISORY COUNCILS- (1) The Director of the Terrorist Threat Integration
Center shall establish two advisory councils (described in paragraph (2))
to provide the Director such advice and recommendations as the Director may
require to effectively carry out the functions of the Center.
(2)(A) One advisory council shall have as its focus privacy and civil
liberties issues.
(B) The other advisory council shall have as its focus State and local
government information needs.
Subtitle E--Reports and Technical Amendments
SEC. 341. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION
FOR THE REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) IN GENERAL- Subsection (a) of section 1007 of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 401 note; 116 Stat.
2442) is amended by striking `September 1, 2003' and inserting `September
1, 2004'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of section 1007 of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2003.
SEC. 342. MODIFICATION OF VARIOUS REPORTS REQUIRED OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
ELEMENTS.
(a) REPORTS ON ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
AND ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS- Subsection (b)(1) of section 721 of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-293; 110
Stat. 3474; 50 U.S.C. 2366), as amended by section 811(b)(5)(C) of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-306; 116 Stat. 2424;
50 U.S.C. 2366), is amended by striking `a semiannual' and inserting `an annual'.
(b) PERIODIC AND SPECIAL REPORTS ON DISCLOSURE OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
TO UNITED NATIONS- Section 112(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 404g(b)(1)) is amended by striking `semiannually' and inserting
`annually'.
SEC. 343. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947- Section 112(d)(1) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404g(d)(1)) is amended by striking `section 103(c)(6)'
and inserting `section 103(c)(7)'.
(b) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949- (1) Section 6 of the Central
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403g) is amended by striking `section
103(c)(6)' and inserting `section 103(c)(7)'.
(2) Section 15 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403o) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking `special policemen of the General
Services Administration perform under the first section of the Act entitled
`An Act to authorize the Federal Works Administrator or officials of the
Federal Works Agency duly authorized by him to appoint special policeman
for duty upon Federal property under the jurisdiction of the Federal Works
Agency, and for other purposes'(40 U.S.C. 318),' and inserting `officers
and agents of the Department of Homeland Security, as provided in section
1315(b)(2) of title 40, United States Code,'; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking `the fourth section of the Act referred
to in subsection (a) of this section (40 U.S.C. 318c)' and inserting `section
1315(c)(2) of title 40, United States Code'.
(c) NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ACT OF 1959- Section 11 of the National Security
Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking `special policemen of the General
Services Administration perform under the first section of the Act entitled
`An Act to authorize the Federal Works Administrator or officials of the
Federal Works Agency duly authorized by him to appoint special policeman
for duty upon Federal property under the jurisdiction of the Federal Works
Agency, and for other purposes'(40 U.S.C. 318)' and inserting `officers
and agents of the Department of Homeland Security, as provided in section
1315(b)(2) of title 40, United States Code,'; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking `the fourth section of the Act referred
to in subsection (a) (40 U.S.C. 318c)' and inserting `section 1315(c)(2)
of title 40, United States Code'.
(d) INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003- Section 343 of
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-306;
116 Stat. 2399; 50 U.S.C. 404n-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking `section 103(c)(6) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(6))' and inserting `section 103(c)(7)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(7))'; and
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking `section 103(c)(6)' and inserting
`section 103(c)(7)'.
(e) PUBLIC LAW 107-173- Section 201(c)(3)(F) of the Enhanced Border Security
and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-173; 116 Stat. 548; 8 U.S.C.
1721(c)(3)(F)) is amended by striking `section 103(c)(6) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(6))' and inserting `section 103(c)(7) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(7))'.
(f) FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2002- Section 3535(b)(1)
of title 44, United States Code, as added by section 1001(b)(1) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), and section 3545(b)(1) of title
44, United States Code, as added by section 301(b)(1) of the E-Government
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347), are each amended by inserting `or any other
law' after `1978'.
SEC. 344. REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ.
(a) REPORT- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on the intelligence lessons learned as a result
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including lessons relating to the following:
(1) The tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, and
dissemination of intelligence.
(2) Accuracy, timeliness, and objectivity of intelligence analysis.
(3) Intelligence support to policymakers and members of the Armed Forces
in combat.
(4) Coordination of intelligence activities and operations with military
operations.
(5) Strengths and limitations of intelligence systems and equipment.
(6) Such other matters as the Director considers appropriate.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS- The report under subsection (a) shall include such
recommendations on improvement in the matters described in subsection (a)
as the Director considers appropriate.
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED- In this section, the term
`appropriate committees of Congress' means--
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate.
TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SEC. 401. PROTECTION FROM TORT LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY PERSONNEL.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 15 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949
(50 U.S.C. 403o) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Agency personnel
designated by the Director under subsection (a) shall be deemed for purposes
of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of
law relating to tort liability, to be acting within the scope of their office
or employment if the Agency personnel take reasonable action, which may include
the use of force, to--
`(A) protect an individual in the presence of the Agency personnel from
a crime of violence;
`(B) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has suffered
or who is threatened with bodily harm; or
`(C) prevent the escape of any individual whom the Agency personnel
reasonably believe to have committed a crime of violence in the presence
of such personnel.
`(2) In this subsection, the term `crime of violence' has the meaning
given that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code.'.
(b) CONSTRUCTION- Subsection (d) of section 15, as added by subsection
(a), shall not be construed as affecting the authorities of the Attorney General
under the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of
1988 (Public Law 100-694; 28 U.S.C. 2671, 2674, 2679(b), 2679(d)).
SEC. 402. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CENTRAL SERVICES WORKING
CAPITAL FUND.
Section 21(f)(2) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C.
403u(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `(A) Subject to subparagraph (B),
the Director' and inserting `The Director'; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
SEC. 501. USE OF FUNDS FOR COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM ACTIVITIES
FOR COLOMBIA.
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY- Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-306; 116 Stat. 2404)
is amended by striking `for fiscal years 2002 and 2003' and inserting `for
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005'.
(b) MODIFICATION- (1) Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read
as follows:
`(e) PROHIBITION- No United States Armed Forces personnel, United States
civilian employee or contractor engaged by the United States will participate
in any combat operation in connection with assistance made available under
this section, except for the purpose of acting to protect the life or the
physical security of others, in self defense, or during the course of search
and rescue operations.'.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT- Subsection (d) of such section is amended by
striking `Sections 556, 567, and 568 of Public Law 107-115, section 8093 of
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002,' and inserting `Section
553 and the certification requirements of section 564(a)(2) of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003
(division E of Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 200, 205), and section 8093 of
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107-248; 116
Stat. 1558; 10 U.S.C. 182 note),'.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall
apply to assistance made available under such section 501 during fiscal years
2004 and 2005.
SEC. 502. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LIVING QUARTERS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS
IN COOPERATIVE AND SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY.
Section 2195 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
`(d)(1) The Director of the National Security Agency may provide a qualifying
employee of a defense laboratory of that Agency with living quarters at no
charge, or at a rate or charge prescribed by the Director by regulation, without
regard to section 5911(c) of title 5.
`(2) In this subsection, the term `qualifying employee' means a student
who is employed at the National Security Agency under--
`(A) a Student Educational Employment Program of the Agency conducted
under this section or any other provision of law; or
`(B) a similar cooperative or summer education program of the Agency
that meets the criteria for Federal cooperative or summer education programs
prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.'.
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE TO AWARD PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 426. Personal services contracts: authority and limitations
`(a) PERSONAL SERVICES- (1) The Secretary of Defense may, notwithstanding
section 3109 of title 5, enter into personal services contracts in the United
States if the personal services directly support the mission of a defense
intelligence component or counter-intelligence organization.
`(2) The contracting officer for a personal services contract shall be
responsible for ensuring that a personal services contract is the appropriate
vehicle for carrying out the purpose of the contract.
`(b) DEFINITION- In this section, the term `defense intelligence component'
means a component of the Department of Defense that is an element of the intelligence
community, as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`426. Personal services contracts: authority and limitations.'.
SEC. 504. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY PERSONNEL FROM
TORT LIABILITY.
Section 11 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, agency personnel designated
by the Director of the National Security Agency under subsection (a) shall
be considered for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
or any other provision of law relating to tort liability, to be acting within
the scope of their office or employment when such agency personnel take reasonable
action, which may include the use of force, to--
`(A) protect an individual in the presence of such agency personnel
from a crime of violence;
`(B) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has suffered
or who is threatened with bodily harm; or
`(C) prevent the escape of any individual whom such agency personnel
reasonably believe to have committed a crime of violence in the presence
of such agency personnel.
`(2) Paragraph (1) shall not affect the authorities of the Attorney General
under section 2679(d)(1) of title 28, United States Code.
`(3) In this subsection, the term `crime of violence' has the meaning
given that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code.'.
SEC. 505. MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURES INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) RESEARCH PROGRAM- The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director
of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Directorate for MASINT and Technical
Collection, shall carry out a program to incorporate the results of basic
research on sensors into the measurement and signatures intelligence systems
of the United States, to the extent the results of such research is applicable
to such systems.
(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS- The program under subsection (a) shall review
and assess both basic research on sensors and technologies conducted by the
United States Government and by non-governmental entities. In carrying out
the program, the Director shall protect intellectual property rights, maintain
organizational flexibility, and establish research projects, funding levels,
and potential benefits in an equitable manner through Directorate.
(c) ADVISORY PANEL- (1) The Director shall establish an advisory panel
to assist the Director in carrying out the program under subsection (a).
(2) The advisory panel shall be headed by the Director who shall determine
the selection, review, and assessment of the research projects under the program.
(3)(A) The Director shall appoint as members of the advisory panel representatives
of each entity of the MASINT community, and may appoint as such members representatives
of national laboratories, universities, and private sector entities.
(B) For purposes of this subsection the term `MASINT community' means
academic, professional, industrial, and government entities that are committed
towards the advancement of the sciences in measurement and signatures intelligence.
(C) The term for a member of the advisory panel shall be established by
the Director, but may not exceed a period of 5 consecutive years.
(D) Members of the advisory panel may not receive additional pay, allowances,
or benefits by reason of their service on the advisory panel, but may receive
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(4) The Director may accept contributions from non-governmental participants
on the advisory panel to defray the expenses of the advisory panel.
Union Calendar No. 80
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2417
[Report No. 108-163]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account,
and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and
for other purposes.
June 18, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
END