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

USA116th CongressS-1589| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Intelligence (Select) Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
May 22, 2019
Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Burr. Without written report.
Jun 11, 2019
By Senator Burr from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-47. Additional views filed.
Jul 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3494
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
  • May 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.


  • May 22, 2019
    Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Burr. Without written report.


  • June 11, 2019
    By Senator Burr from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-47. Additional views filed.


  • July 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3494
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-174: Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
  • HR 116-3476: POISE Act
  • HR 116-3678: Reducing Foreign Influence in 5G Act
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-245: Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
  • S 116-314: Modernizing the Trusted Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2019
  • HR 116-690: DEFENSE Act of 2019
  • S 116-838: A bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes.
Advisory bodiesAppropriationsAsiaBudget processCaliforniaCaribbean areaCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Chemical and biological weaponsChinaCoalCoast guardComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCubaCurrencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDirector of National IntelligenceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Elections, voting, political campaign regulationElectric power generation and transmissionEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEspionage and treasonExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international bankingForeign laborForeign language and bilingual programsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIntergovernmental relationsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranIsraelLatin AmericaLebanonManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarylandMetalsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMiningMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNew York StateNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsOrganized crimePerformance measurementPersonnel recordsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacyRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationState and local government operationsStudent recordsSubversive activitiesSyriaTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology assessmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionageTravel and tourismUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWater use and supplyWorld healthYemen

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

USA116th CongressS-1589| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
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.
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Timeline
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
May 22, 2019
Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Burr. Without written report.
Jun 11, 2019
By Senator Burr from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-47. Additional views filed.
Jul 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3494
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
  • May 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.


  • May 22, 2019
    Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Burr. Without written report.


  • June 11, 2019
    By Senator Burr from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 116-47. Additional views filed.


  • July 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3494
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Intelligence (Select) Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-174: Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
  • HR 116-3476: POISE Act
  • HR 116-3678: Reducing Foreign Influence in 5G Act
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-245: Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
  • S 116-314: Modernizing the Trusted Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2019
  • HR 116-690: DEFENSE Act of 2019
  • S 116-838: A bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAppropriationsAsiaBudget processCaliforniaCaribbean areaCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Chemical and biological weaponsChinaCoalCoast guardComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCubaCurrencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDirector of National IntelligenceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Elections, voting, political campaign regulationElectric power generation and transmissionEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEspionage and treasonExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international bankingForeign laborForeign language and bilingual programsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIntergovernmental relationsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranIsraelLatin AmericaLebanonManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarylandMetalsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMiningMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNew York StateNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsOrganized crimePerformance measurementPersonnel recordsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacyRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationState and local government operationsStudent recordsSubversive activitiesSyriaTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology assessmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionageTravel and tourismUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWater use and supplyWorld healthYemen