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Rogers (R-MI) – Amendment No. 1 – Makes technical and clarifying changes to Sections 104 and 402 of the reported bill and modifies Section 321 to ensure that the report on violations of law and executive order does not impact ongoing criminal investigations and to require the Director of National Intelligence to issue guidance to Intelligence Community elements on how to carry out the report.Connolly (D-VA) – Amendment No. 2 – Ensures the inclusion of leading software license management practices in the assessments conducted by the Chief Information Officers of each element of the Intelligence Community and the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community, to assess actions that could be carried out to achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage, as required under Section 307.
Kilmer (D-WA) – Amendment No. 3 – Requires the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to make recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on software procurement and usage, requires the DNI to issue guidelines to the intelligence community within 180 days of receiving the CIO’s recommendations. Rogers (R-MI) – Amendment No. 4 – Prohibits senior Intelligence Community civilian employees and senior legislative staff with access to sensitive compartmented information from immediately working for a company owned or controlled by a foreign government that poses a significant counterintelligence threat to the United States after they leave federal employment. Establishes notification and reporting requirements for such employees.Kelly (D-IL) – Amendment No. 5 – Allows the Director of National Intelligence to provide grants to historically black colleges and universities and Predominantly Black Institutions for the purpose of offering advanced foreign language programs deemed in the immediate interest of the intelligence community (including Farsi, Pashto, Middle Eastern, African, and South Asian dialects) and for study abroad and cultural immersion programs.
Carney (D-DE) – Amendment No. 8 – Requires the Director of National Intelligence to issue a report to Congress on how to improve the declassification process across the intelligence community and what steps the intelligence community can take, or what legislation may be necessary, to enable the National Declassification Center to better accomplish the missions assigned to it by Executive Order 13526.
Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 10 – Requires the Director of National Intelligence to conduct an assessment and report to Congress on the reliance of intelligence activities on civilian contractors to support Government activities, including intelligence analysis.
Keating (D-MA), Rooney (R-FL), Hanna (R-NY) – Amendment No. 11 – Requires the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Project Manager of Information Sharing Environment, to submit an intelligence assessment of the efficacy of the MOUs signed between Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to facilitate intelligence sharing.
Franks (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 6 – Requires a report from DNI on the threat posed by man-made electromagnetic pulse weapons to United States interests through 2025, including threats from foreign countries and foreign non-State actors.
Poe (R-TX) – Amendment No. 7 – Requires the DNI to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive strategy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. The amendment also requests that the report include the Administration's definitions of al-Qaeda core, affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.
Gallego (D-TX) – Amendment No. 9 – Requires the Director of National Intelligence – in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Secretary of Homeland Security – to submit recommendations to Congress for retraining (a) veterans and (b) retired members of the intelligence community in cybersecurity.
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