Tommy Tuberville
Senator for Alabama · Republican · United States
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“(e) Report on Certain Drivers of Deforestation and Environmental Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to Congress regarding certain drivers of deforestation and environmental d…”
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“(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy, with a classif…”
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“(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) 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.”
“(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.”
“(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.”
“``(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.''.”
“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.”
“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.”
“(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; (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.”
“(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.”
“(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.”
“(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 [[Page S4035]] 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.”
“(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.”
“(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.”
“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.”
“(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.''.”
“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.''.”
“(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.”
“(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).”
“(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).”
“(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.”
“(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.”
“(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).”
“``(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.''.”
“``(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) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting [[Page S4034]] 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.”
“``(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).''.”
“``(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.”
“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).”
“``(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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“(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.”
“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 (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.”
“(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.--.”
“(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) 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. [[Page S4033]] (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.”
“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) 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.”
“(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 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.”
“(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.”
“(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.”
“(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.”
“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.”
“(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.”
“``(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. ``(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.''.”
“(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.”
“(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).”