(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the President.

(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the executive branch of the Federal Government.

(3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except—

(1) TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EXISTING PROVISION BEFORE TRANSFER.—

(2) TRANSFER OF PROVISION.—Subtitle B of title IV of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end a new section 414 consisting of—

(3) MODIFICATIONS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 414 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by paragraph (2) of this section, is amended—

(4) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROVISION.—Section 811 of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public Law 103–359; 50 U.S.C. 3381) is repealed.

(1) TRANSFER OF PROVISION.—Section 1105A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3235a) is—

(2) MODIFICATIONS.—Section 415 of the National Security Act of 1947, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended—

(1) CENTER.—The National Counterintelligence and Security Center is redesignated as the National Counterintelligence Center.

(2) DIRECTOR.—The person serving as the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve as the Director of the National Counterintelligence Center until the date on which a Director of the National Counterintelligence Center is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with section 401 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 302 of this Act.

(1) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing the assessment of the Director as to whether the security functions described in paragraph (3) should be functions of the Director of the National Counterintelligence Center or if such functions should be the responsibility of another official.

(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the progress of the assessment required under paragraph (1).

(3) SECURITY FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The security functions described in this subsection are as follows:

(1) AUTHORITY TO REALIGN.—During the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this title, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the National Counterintelligence Center, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, may transfer personnel or transfer or reprogram funds made available under the National Intelligence Program to carry out title IV of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 302 of this Act.

(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after transferring personnel or transferring or reprogramming funds under paragraph (1), the Director of the National Counterintelligence Center shall submit notice of the transfer or reprogramming to—

(1) CLARIFICATION ON USE OF EXISTING TASK FORCE.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the establishment of a new National Counterintelligence Task Force under section 403 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 302 of this Act, if the National Counterintelligence Task Force, as in existence the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, satisfies the requirements of such section 403 or is modified to satisfy such requirements.

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the establishment of the National Counterintelligence Task Force under section 403 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 302 of this Act, the Director of the National Counterintelligence Center shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report containing—

(1) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—Section 103F of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3031, 3059) is repealed.

(2) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002.—Sections 902 and 904 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (title IX of Public Law 107‑306; 50 U.S.C. 3382, 3383) are repealed.

(1) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by striking “National Counterintelligence and Security Center” each place it appears and inserting “National Counterintelligence Center” in the following provisions:

(2) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The following provisions of law are amended by striking “National Counterintelligence and Security Center” each place it appears and inserting “National Counterintelligence Center”:

(1) CHINESE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.—Section 1107 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3237), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is—

(2) RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.—Section 1108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3238), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a notification of any review of an authorization to operate artificial intelligence capabilities within an element of the intelligence community the length of which exceeds a period of 60 days. The head of such element shall submit such notice not later than 7 days after the date on which the length of such review exceeds such period.

(2) SUNSET.—The requirements of paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(1) safety and security;

(2) effectiveness and efficiency; and

(3) the impact of the use of an emerging technology on risk to mission or likelihood of success of mission.

(1) the metrics established under subsection (a);

(2) the progress of the element toward meeting such metrics; and

(3) any recommendations of the head of such agency for legislative or regulatory reforms to improve technology adoption.

(1) Identification of potential vulnerabilities in advanced AI data centers and among advanced AI developers capable of producing covered AI technologies, with a focus on cybersecurity risks and other security challenges that are unique to protecting covered AI technologies and critical components of such technologies (such as threat vectors that do not typically arise, or are less severe, in the context of conventional information technology systems).

(2) Identification of components or information that, if accessed by threat actors, would meaningfully contribute to progress made by the actor with respect to developing covered AI technologies, including with respect to—

(3) Strategies to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats by threat actors targeting covered AI technologies.

(4) Identification of the levels of security, if any, that would require substantial involvement by the United States Government in the development or oversight of highly advanced AI systems.

(5) Analysis of how the United States Government would be involved to achieve the levels of security identified in paragraph (4), including a description of a hypothetical initiative to build covered AI technology systems in a highly secure governmental environment, considering, at a minimum, cybersecurity protocols, provisions to protect model weights, efforts to mitigate insider threats (including personnel vetting and security clearance adjudication processes), network access control procedures, counterintelligence and anti-espionage measures, and other strategies that would be used to reduce threats of technology theft by threat actors.

(1) detailed methodologies and intelligence assessments, which may be contained in a classified annex; and

(2) an unclassified portion with general guidelines and best practices suitable for dissemination to relevant individuals, including in the private sector.

(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the AI Security Playbook under subsection (a), the Director shall—

(2) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—None of the activities described in this subsection shall be construed to establish or use an advisory committee subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.

(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the AI Security Playbook under subsection (a), including a summary of progress on the development of Playbook, an outline of remaining sections, and any relevant insights about AI security.

(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the Playbook.

(3) FORM.—The report submitted under paragraph (2)—

(1) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

(2) The terms “artificial intelligence” and “AI” have the meaning given the term “artificial intelligence” in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).

(3) The term “covered AI technologies” means advanced AI (whether developed by the private sector, the United States Government, or a public-private partnership) with critical capabilities that the Director determines would pose a grave national security threat if acquired or stolen by threat actors, such as AI systems that match or exceed human expert performance in relating to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear matters, cyber offense, model autonomy, persuasion, research and development, and self-improvement.

(4) The term “technology theft” means any unauthorized acquisition, replication, or appropriation of covered AI technologies or components of such technologies, including models, model weights, architectures, or core algorithmic insights, through any means, such as cyber attacks, insider threats, and side-channel attacks, or exploitation of public interfaces.

(5) The term “threat actors” means nation-state actors and other highly resourced actors capable of technology theft.

(A) of a type customarily made available or obtainable, sold, leased, or licensed to members of the general public or to non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes; or

(B) (i) intended for exclusive government use; and

(A) is published or broadcast for public consumption;

(B) is available on request to the public, including information available by subscription or purchase;

(C) is accessible by the public;

(D) could be seen or heard by any casual observer or member of the public;

(E) is made available at a meeting open to the public; or

(F) is observed by visiting any place or attending any event that is open to the public.

“(8) In addition to other applicable requirements under this subsection, the head of an element of the intelligence community may not transfer, reprogram, or otherwise reduce amounts made available for open-source intelligence activities without the prior approval of the Director of National Intelligence, unless such amounts are less than any threshold established by the Director under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to requiring prior approval by the Director for transfers and reprogrammings.”.

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:

“(5) With respect to fiscal years 2027 through 2029 and any additional fiscal years the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate, the acquisition or use for intelligence purposes of publicly available information (as defined in section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026), commercially available information (as defined in such section), or any other open-source information.”;

“(b) Additional information with respect to publicly available information, commercially available information, and other open-source information.—The budget justification materials required by paragraph (5) of subsection (a) shall include—

(1) the provisions of Intelligence Community Directive 203, Analytic Standards, specifically relating to timeliness and the availability of all sources to include analytic standards for the use of publicly available information, commercially available information, and any other open-source information obtained to produce finished intelligence products;

(2) Intelligence Community Directive 206, Sourcing Requirements for Disseminated Analytic Products by—

(3) Intelligence Community Directive 208, Maximizing the Utility of Analytic Products.

(1) notice that the updates required by subsection (d) of section 7321 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118–31; 50 U.S.C. 3367 note) have been completed; and

(2) the plan required by subsection (a) of such section.

(1) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The chief financial officer of each element of the intelligence community shall—

(2) MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The chief financial officer of each component of the Department of Defense that uses funds available under the Military Intelligence Program shall—

(1) not later than June 30, 2026, with respect to expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2024;

(2) not later than June 30, 2027, with respect to expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2025;

(3) not later than June 30, 2028, with respect to expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2026;

(4) not later than June 30, 2029, with respect to expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2027;

(5) not later than June 30, 2030, with respect to expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2028; and

(6) not later than June 30, 2031, with respect to expenditures occurring during fiscal year 2029.

(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a study to determine the most effective way to support the open-source intelligence requirements of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

(2) INITIATION DATE.—The Director of National Intelligence shall begin the study required under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(1) determine the appropriate principal liaison within the intelligence community for other departments and agencies of the Federal Government to engage for assistance in collecting and analyzing open-source intelligence;

(2) determine best practices for each element of the intelligence community to—

(3) review technical infrastructure connected to the information-sharing environment of the intelligence community that is provided to other departments and agencies of the Federal Government to facilitate discovery, access, retention, or destruction of intelligence or intelligence-related information; and

(4) determine how the intelligence community will resolve information-sharing disputes between an element of the intelligence community and another department or agency of the Federal Government.

(1) UNCLASSIFIED APPRAISALS.—Subsection (a) of section 1205 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with respect to any appraisal of an employee occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) APPRAISALS FOR DEPARTING EMPLOYEES.—Subsection (b) of such section shall apply with respect to any employee who terminates employment with the Defense Intelligence Agency on or after such date.

(1) Sections 1104 and 1106 are—

(2) Section 1202, as so redesignated, is amended by striking “1104” each place it appears and inserting “1201”.

(1) in the heading, by inserting “and Veterans Affairs benefits” after “system”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new section:

“(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and subject to paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence shall appoint a member of the National Intelligence Management Council as the National Intelligence Manager for matters relating to the People’s Republic of China.

“(2) WAIVER.—

“(3) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2030.”.

(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the period the following: “, including with respect to the forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children”; and

(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking “2026” and inserting “2028”; and

(1) How the intelligence community has prioritized collection of intelligence regarding the risk of and commission of atrocities worldwide since 2010, including the placement of such intelligence on the National Intelligence Priorities Framework.

(2) Responsiveness of the intelligence community to the requirements of policymakers with respect to such intelligence.

(3) Previous intelligence community-coordinated assessments on such intelligence, including national intelligence estimates and individual products and product lines, including the Intelligence Community Atrocities Watchlist, dedicated to atrocities-related topics.

(4) The assessed utility to policymakers of such previous intelligence community assessments and products.

(5) Observable trends with respect to the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (4).

(6) The effects, including the assessed utility to policymakers, of the coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability designated under section 6512 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025 note).

(7) The effects, including the assessed utility to policymakers, of the coordinator for accountability of atrocities of the People's Republic of China designated under section 7401 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 1068; 50 U.S.C. 3025 note).

(8) Any other related matters the Director determines appropriate.

(1) by striking “Except” and inserting “(1) Except”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(A) by striking “the occurrence of an intelligence collection adjustment” and inserting “that a covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment has occurred”; and

(B) by striking “notification of the intelligence collection adjustment” and inserting “summary of such adjustment and the cause of such adjustment”; and

“(2) COVERED INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR SHARING ADJUSTMENT.—The term ‘covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment’ means an action or inaction by the National Security Agency that results in a significant change to—

(1) by redesignating subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of such section 605, as subsection (d); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (b), as added by paragraph (3) of such section 605, the following:

(1) by striking paragraph (5); and

(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

(1) HIRING AND RETENTION OF MINORITY EMPLOYEES.—Section 114 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3050) is repealed.

(2) FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE CENTER.—Section 119C of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3059) is amended—

(3) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY PROTECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING.—Section 121 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3061) is amended by striking subsection (c).

(4) AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CERTAIN WORKFORCE ACTIVITIES.—Section 1025(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3224a) is amended by striking “to—” and all that follows through “workforce.” and inserting “to the recruitment or retention of the intelligence community workforce.”.

(5) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY.—Subtitle D of title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3327 et seq.) is amended—

(6) MEASURES TO MITIGATE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREATS FROM PROLIFERATION AND USE OF FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SPYWARE.—Section 1102A(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3232a) is amended by inserting “for five years” after “annually thereafter”.

(7) BEST PRACTICES TO PROTECT PRIVACY, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF CHINESE AMERICANS.—Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is amended by striking section 1110.

(1) EXPANSION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.—Section 6715 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3572) is amended—

(2) TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGIES OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO UNITED STATES.—Section 833 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 1035) is repealed.

(3) COOPERATIVE ACTIONS TO DETECT AND COUNTER FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.—Section 5323 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 3369) is amended—

(4) ASSESSMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN RETIRED AND FORMER PERSONNEL OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Section 5717 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 3334c) is repealed.

(5) NATIONAL SECURITY EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WATER INSECURITY AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND PANDEMICS.—Section 6722 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note) is repealed.

(6) COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA, CHINA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR OTHER NATION STATE TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE.—Section 501 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division N of Public Law 115–31; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended by striking subsection (h).

(1) STRIKES AGAINST TERRORIST TARGETS OUTSIDE AREAS OF ACTIVE HOSTILITIES.—Section 1723(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1811) is amended by striking “2027” and inserting “2026”.

(2) MONITORING MINERAL INVESTMENTS UNDER BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—Section 7003 of the Energy Act of 2020 (division Z of Public Law 116–260; 50 U.S.C. 3372) is repealed.

(3) PROPOSAL TO MODIFY OR INTRODUCE NEW AIRCRAFT OR SENSORS FOR FLIGHT BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNDER OPEN SKIES TREATY.—Section 1242 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3563) is repealed.

(4) EFFORTS OF STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM, OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES, OR ENTITIES TO ILLICITLY ACQUIRE SATELLITES AND RELATED ITEMS.—Section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 22 U.S.C. 2278 note) is amended by striking subsection (e).

(5) COMMERCE WITH, AND ASSISTANCE TO, CUBA FROM OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 108 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–114; 22 U.S.C. 6038) is repealed.

(1) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees notice of any material change to a policy or procedure relating to the terrorist watchlist or the transnational organized crime watchlist, including any change to the policy or procedure for adding or removing a person from either watchlist. Each notification under this subsection shall include a summary of the material changes to such policy or procedure.

(2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—Each notification required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the date on which a material change described in paragraph (1) takes effect.

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

(2) TERRORIST WATCHLIST.—The term “terrorist watchlist” means the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or similar watchlist.

(3) TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME WATCHLIST.—The term “transnational organized crime watchlist” means the watchlist maintained under the Transnational Organized Crime Actor Detection Program or any successor or similar watchlist.

(1) The total number of persons who were included on the terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and the total number of such persons included as of December 31.

(2) The total number of known or presumed United States persons who were included on the terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and the total number of such persons included as of December 31, including with respect to each of those dates—

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

(2) TERRORIST WATCHLIST.—The term “terrorist watchlist” means the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or similar watchlist.

(3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term “United States person” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).