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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

USA116th CongressHR-7856| House 
| Updated: 10/30/2020
Adam B. Schiff

Adam B. Schiff

Democratic Representative

California

Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions. The bill's provisions include those requiring each intelligence community element to notify Congress before conducting certain activities, including providing support to a government response to a domestic civil disturbance, with some exceptions, or engaging in an activity pursuant to a presidential emergency action document; generally prohibiting the intelligence community from awarding a contract for a national security satellite that uses a star tracker not produced in the United States; providing for paid leave for a civilian intelligence community employee to address a serious health condition; establishing the Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity; requiring the Department of Homeland Security to establish an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program, which may provide an eligible individual with a paid internship or employment offer upon graduation; imposing certain protections related to intelligence community inspectors general, such as by limiting when the President may remove such an inspector general and limiting who may serve as an acting inspector general; providing for criminal penalties in certain instances for a federal government employee or officer who knowingly and willfully discloses the identity of an intelligence community whistleblower; requiring a political committee to report certain foreign contacts and establishing criminal penalties for violations of such requirements in certain instances; and prohibiting the use of funds made available to the intelligence community for FY2021 to enable or assist air strikes in Yemen by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.

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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-3180
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Jun 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3905
By Senator Rubio from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-233. Minority views filed.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Jul 31, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 8.
Jul 31, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 30, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Oct 30, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 116-565.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-3180
    Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018


  • June 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3905
    By Senator Rubio from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-233. Minority views filed.


  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 30, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).


  • July 31, 2020
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 8.


  • July 31, 2020
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • October 30, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.


  • October 30, 2020
    Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 116-565.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6624: USA Telecommunications Act
  • HR 116-7225: The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020
  • HR 116-8763: To direct the Director of National Intelligence to award contracts or grants, or enter into transactions other than contracts, to encourage microelectronics research in support of artificial intelligence.
  • HR 116-8993: Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAfghanistanAir qualityAlliancesArmeniaArms control and nonproliferationArt, artists, authorshipAsiaAviation and airportsAzerbaijanBuy American requirementsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)ChinaCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoast guardCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDetention of personsDirector of National IntelligenceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEconomic performance and conditionsEducation programs fundingElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHomeland securityHong KongHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMarine and inland water transportationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary civil functionsMilitary education and trainingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitias and paramilitary groupsMinority educationMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNews media and reportingNuclear powerNuclear weaponsPacific OceanPolicy sciencesPolitical movements and philosophiesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingPublic-private cooperationQatarRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacyRussiaSaudi ArabiaScience and engineering educationSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade agreements and negotiationsUnited Arab EmiratesViolent crimeWar and emergency powersWomen's rightsWorker safety and healthWorld healthYemen

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

USA116th CongressHR-7856| House 
| Updated: 10/30/2020
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions. The bill's provisions include those requiring each intelligence community element to notify Congress before conducting certain activities, including providing support to a government response to a domestic civil disturbance, with some exceptions, or engaging in an activity pursuant to a presidential emergency action document; generally prohibiting the intelligence community from awarding a contract for a national security satellite that uses a star tracker not produced in the United States; providing for paid leave for a civilian intelligence community employee to address a serious health condition; establishing the Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity; requiring the Department of Homeland Security to establish an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program, which may provide an eligible individual with a paid internship or employment offer upon graduation; imposing certain protections related to intelligence community inspectors general, such as by limiting when the President may remove such an inspector general and limiting who may serve as an acting inspector general; providing for criminal penalties in certain instances for a federal government employee or officer who knowingly and willfully discloses the identity of an intelligence community whistleblower; requiring a political committee to report certain foreign contacts and establishing criminal penalties for violations of such requirements in certain instances; and prohibiting the use of funds made available to the intelligence community for FY2021 to enable or assist air strikes in Yemen by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-3180
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Jun 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3905
By Senator Rubio from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-233. Minority views filed.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Jul 31, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 8.
Jul 31, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 30, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Oct 30, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 116-565.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-3180
    Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018


  • June 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3905
    By Senator Rubio from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-233. Minority views filed.


  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 30, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).


  • July 31, 2020
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 8.


  • July 31, 2020
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • October 30, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.


  • October 30, 2020
    Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 116-565.
Adam B. Schiff

Adam B. Schiff

Democratic Representative

California

Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6624: USA Telecommunications Act
  • HR 116-7225: The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020
  • HR 116-8763: To direct the Director of National Intelligence to award contracts or grants, or enter into transactions other than contracts, to encourage microelectronics research in support of artificial intelligence.
  • HR 116-8993: Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAfghanistanAir qualityAlliancesArmeniaArms control and nonproliferationArt, artists, authorshipAsiaAviation and airportsAzerbaijanBuy American requirementsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)ChinaCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoast guardCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDetention of personsDirector of National IntelligenceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEconomic performance and conditionsEducation programs fundingElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHomeland securityHong KongHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMarine and inland water transportationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary civil functionsMilitary education and trainingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitias and paramilitary groupsMinority educationMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNews media and reportingNuclear powerNuclear weaponsPacific OceanPolicy sciencesPolitical movements and philosophiesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingPublic-private cooperationQatarRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacyRussiaSaudi ArabiaScience and engineering educationSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade agreements and negotiationsUnited Arab EmiratesViolent crimeWar and emergency powersWomen's rightsWorker safety and healthWorld healthYemen