Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1589
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 22, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 22, 2019
Latest Action
Jun 11, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1589
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
North Carolina
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020

This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2018-FY2020 and contains other intelligence-related provisions.

The bill's provisions include

  • increasing the maximum amount of voluntary separation pay for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees;
  • providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave for civilian intelligence community employees for the birth or adoption of a child, subject to various limitations;
  • allowing an intelligence community employee who has been subjected to a possible prohibited personnel action to submit a claim to the inspector general of the intelligence community and authorizing the inspector general to convene an external review panel to review the claim;
  • allowing a married, retiring CIA employee to elect to receive a reduced annuity in exchange for the employee's surviving spouse to continue receiving payments after the employee's death;
  • authorizing each intelligence community element to establish higher pay rates for certain positions that require expertise in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics;
  • requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to establish the Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task Force;
  • removing the foreign language requirement for certain senior CIA positions;
  • establishing the Energy Infrastructure Security Center in the Department of Energy;
  • requiring the ODNI to assess security vulnerabilities in state election systems before any regularly scheduled federal election and to brief Congress about detected foreign attempts to influence an upcoming federal election; and
  • requiring reports on various topics, such as Iranian support for proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon and Russian financing for global influence campaigns.
Text (1)
May 22, 2019
Actions (4)
06/11/2019
By Senator Burr from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-47. Additional views filed.
05/22/2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
05/22/2019
Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Burr. Without written report.
05/22/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:47:42 AM