6-21-05,
Bill Passed House 409-16
Referred to Senate
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2475
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 22, 2005
Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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 2006'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents of 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.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. Clarification of delegation of transfer or reprogramming authority.
Sec. 304. Additional duties for the Director of Science and Technology.
Sec. 305. Comprehensive inventory of special access programs.
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on budget execution authority procedures.
Sec. 307. Sense of Congress with respect to multi-level security clearances.
Sec. 308. Reports on failure to timely implement the National Counterterrorism
Center.
TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for the
conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following
elements of the United States Government:
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(5) The National Security Agency.
(6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department
of the Air Force.
(7) The Department of State.
(8) The Department of the Treasury.
(9) The Department of Energy.
(10) The Department of Justice.
(11) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(12) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(13) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(15) 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, 2006, 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.
2475 of the One Hundred Ninth 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 National Intelligence may authorize
employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal
year 2006 under section 102 when the Director of National Intelligence determines
that such action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence
functions.
(b) Notice to Intelligence Committees- The Director of National Intelligence
shall notify promptly the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives
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 National
Intelligence for fiscal year 2006 the sum of $446,144,000. Within such amount,
funds identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to
in section 102(a) for advanced research and development shall remain available
until September 30, 2007.
(b) Authorized Personnel Levels- The elements within the Intelligence Community
Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence are authorized
817 full-time personnel as of September 30, 2006. 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 2006 such additional amounts as are specified
in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a).
Such additional amounts for advanced research and development shall remain
available until September 30, 2007.
(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, 2006, there are also 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 2006 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 National Intelligence.
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 2006 the sum of $244,600,000.
TITLE III--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
authorized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF DELEGATION OF TRANSFER OR REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY.
Paragraph (5)(B) of section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403-1(d)), as added by section 1011(a) of the National Security Intelligence
Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3643), is amended
by striking `or agency involved' in the second sentence and inserting `involved
or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (in the case of the Central
Intelligence Agency)'.
SEC. 304. ADDITIONAL DUTIES FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Coordination and Prioritization of Research Conducted by Elements of the
Intelligence Community- Subsection (d) of section 103E of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3e), as added by section 1011(a) of the National
Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 118
Stat. 3643), is amended--
(1) by inserting `and prioritize' after `coordinate' in paragraph (3)(A);
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(4) In carrying out paragraph (3)(A), the Committee shall identify basic,
advanced, and applied research programs to be carried out by elements of the
intelligence community.'.
(b) Development of Technology Goals- Section 103E of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403-3e),
as so added, is amended--
(A) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (4);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
`(5) assist the Director in establishing goals for the elements of the intelligence
community to meet the technology needs of the community; and'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(e) Goals for Technology Needs of the Intelligence Community- In carrying
out subsection (c)(5), the Director of Science and Technology shall--
`(1) perform systematic identification and assessment of the most significant
intelligence challenges that require technical solutions; and
`(2) examine options to enhance the responsiveness of research and design
programs to meet the requirements of the intelligence community for timely
support.'.
(c) Report- Not later than June 30, 2006, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to Congress a report containing a strategy for the development
and use of technology in the intelligence community through 2021. Such report
may be submitted in classified form and shall include--
(1) an assessment of the highest priority intelligence gaps across the intelligence
community that may be resolved by the use of technology;
(2) goals for advanced research and development and a strategy to achieve
such goals;
(3) an explanation of how each advanced research and development project
funded under the National Intelligence Program addresses an identified intelligence
gap;
(4) a list of all current and projected research and development projects
by research type (basic, advanced, or applied) with estimated funding levels,
estimated initiation dates, and estimated completion dates; and
(5) a plan to incorporate technology from research and development projects
into National Intelligence Program acquisition programs.
SEC. 305. COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS.
Not later than January 15, 2006, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section
3(7) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(7))) a classified
report providing a comprehensive inventory of all special access programs
under the National Intelligence Program (as defined in section 3(6) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(6))).
SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BUDGET EXECUTION AUTHORITY PROCEDURES.
It is the sense of Congress that the Director of National Intelligence should
expeditiously establish the necessary budgetary processes and procedures with
the heads of the departments containing agencies or organizations within the
intelligence community, and the heads of such agencies and organizations,
in order to--
(1) implement the budget execution authorities provided under, and submit
the reports to Congress required by, subsection (c) of section 102A of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-1), as amended by section 1011(a)
of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public
Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3643); and
(2) carry out the duties and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence
with respect to the transfer and reprogramming of funds under the National
Intelligence Program under subsection (d) of such section, as so amended.
SEC. 307. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO MULTI-LEVEL SECURITY CLEARANCES.
It is the sense of Congress that the Director of National Intelligence should
promptly establish and oversee the implementation of a multi-level security
clearance system across the intelligence community to leverage the cultural
and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and individuals proficient
in foreign languages critical to national security.
SEC. 308. REPORTS ON FAILURE TO TIMELY IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM
CENTER.
(a) Initial Report on Failure to Meet Deadlines Imposed Under Law- Not later
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence shall provide written notice to Congress explaining
the failure of the executive branch to implement the National Counterterrorism
Center, as established under section 119 of the National Security Act of 1947,
as added by section 1021 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act
of 2004 (title I of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004; Public Law 108-458), by the deadlines imposed under section 1097(a)
of such Act for the implementation of such Center, including the failure by
the President to nominate an individual to serve as Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center.
(b) Subsequent Monthly Updates- The Director of National Intelligence shall
provide to Congress monthly updates to the initial notice to Congress under
subsection (a) until the National Counterterrorism Center is fully implemented
and operational.
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2005.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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