Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

This bill authorizes for FY2018 the intelligence-related activities of the:

• Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI);
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA);
• Department of Defense;
• Defense Intelligence Agency;
• National Security Agency;
• Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force;
• Coast Guard;
• Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security, and Justice;
• Federal Bureau of Investigation;
• Drug Enforcement Administration;
• National Reconnaissance Office;
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and
• Department of Energy (DOE).

The bill also authorizes for FY2018 the CIA Retirement and Disability System.

In addition, the bill:

• requires the ODNI to establish a Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task Force;
• requires DOE to establish a pilot program for securing energy infrastructure;
• directs various agencies to report to Congress on intelligence matters including security clearances, bug bounty programs, foreign-investment risks, geospatial commercial activities, Russian threats to U.S. elections, and specified intelligence-community employment matters; and
• otherwise modifies provisions regarding the intelligence community.