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 requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence agencies to establish continuity of operations plans; requiring the ODNI to establish the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center; establishing that disclosure of a whistleblower's personally identifiable information may constitute a personnel action and giving the whistleblower a right to sue if such a personnel action was a reprisal against whistleblowing activity; establishing that it is unlawful for a federal government employee to share a whistleblower complaint submitted to the intelligence community inspector general with the subject of the complaint, with limited exceptions; establishing that a qualifying individual shall have a statutory right to appeal a decision related to that individual's access to classified information; establishing funds for grants to promote U.S. competitiveness in fifth-generation wireless technology supply chains and to support the adoption of secure and trusted telecommunications technologies in key markets globally; and requiring a presidential campaign to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation of certain foreign contacts. The bill also requires reports on topics including (1) signals intelligence collection priorities, (2) use of student loan repayment benefits by intelligence community personnel, (3) a plan for establishing an intelligence community element in the U.S. Space Force, (4) the corrupt activities of Chinese Communist Party officials and Eastern European oligarchs, and (5) the effect of lifting the United Nations arms embargo on Iran.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAlliancesArms control and nonproliferationAsiaAustraliaBudget processCanadaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Chemical and biological weaponsChild care and developmentChinaCivil actions and liabilityCoast guardComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDirector of National IntelligenceDisaster relief and insuranceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Education programs fundingElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEuropeEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsFirst Amendment rightsForeign aid and international reliefGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMilitias and paramilitary groupsMinority educationMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNew ZealandNuclear weaponsOceaniaPersonnel recordsPolitical parties and affiliationPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationSpacecraft and satellitesStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsUnited KingdomUnited NationsWomen's educationWorld health
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
USA116th CongressS-3905| Senate
| Updated: 6/17/2020
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 requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence agencies to establish continuity of operations plans; requiring the ODNI to establish the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center; establishing that disclosure of a whistleblower's personally identifiable information may constitute a personnel action and giving the whistleblower a right to sue if such a personnel action was a reprisal against whistleblowing activity; establishing that it is unlawful for a federal government employee to share a whistleblower complaint submitted to the intelligence community inspector general with the subject of the complaint, with limited exceptions; establishing that a qualifying individual shall have a statutory right to appeal a decision related to that individual's access to classified information; establishing funds for grants to promote U.S. competitiveness in fifth-generation wireless technology supply chains and to support the adoption of secure and trusted telecommunications technologies in key markets globally; and requiring a presidential campaign to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation of certain foreign contacts. The bill also requires reports on topics including (1) signals intelligence collection priorities, (2) use of student loan repayment benefits by intelligence community personnel, (3) a plan for establishing an intelligence community element in the U.S. Space Force, (4) the corrupt activities of Chinese Communist Party officials and Eastern European oligarchs, and (5) the effect of lifting the United Nations arms embargo on Iran.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAlliancesArms control and nonproliferationAsiaAustraliaBudget processCanadaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Chemical and biological weaponsChild care and developmentChinaCivil actions and liabilityCoast guardComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDirector of National IntelligenceDisaster relief and insuranceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Education programs fundingElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEuropeEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsFirst Amendment rightsForeign aid and international reliefGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMilitias and paramilitary groupsMinority educationMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNew ZealandNuclear weaponsOceaniaPersonnel recordsPolitical parties and affiliationPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationSpacecraft and satellitesStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsUnited KingdomUnited NationsWomen's educationWorld health