Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues. For example, the bill requires the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to periodically report to Congress and certain agencies; authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to support intelligence community activities related to personnel recruitment and retention, diversity, equity, and inclusion; establishes the position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence Community within the ODNI; prohibits transferring any National Reconnaissance Office element to the Space Force; establishes within the Central Intelligence Agency the Chaplain Corps to provide pastoral services; establishes a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of offering student loan repayment as a recruitment tool for certain Office of Intelligence and Analysis positions; prohibits any intelligence community element from collecting or analyzing a U.S. person's information based solely on activity protected by the First Amendment; modifies provisions related to submitting whistleblower complaints to Congress; requires intelligence community elements to immediately provide data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center; requires each executive agency to establish an appeals process for individuals whose access to classified information has been denied or revoked; and requires a policy for the federal government on sharing derogatory information (generally information that may be relevant to the suitability of a federal contractor employee to have access to certain federal facilities) with an individual's employer.
Administrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAgricultural tradeAlternative and renewable resourcesAsiaAviation and airportsCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)ChinaCivil actions and liabilityCoast guardCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional agenciesCongressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCurrencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDigital mediaDirector of National IntelligenceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Drug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee hiringEmployee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsFirst Amendment rightsGeneticsGermanyGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHearing, speech, and vision careHigher educationHong KongHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLabor standardsLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMammalsManufacturingMarylandMedical researchMetalsMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMiningMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNeurological disordersNews media and reportingOil and gasPerformance measurementPipelinesPolitical movements and philosophiesProtection of officialsPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsReligionResearch and developmentRule of law and government transparencyRussiaService animalsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesSpace flight and explorationStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTaiwanTechnology assessmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade restrictionsTransportation employeesU.S. and foreign investmentsU.S. CapitolVisas and passports
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
USA117th CongressS-2610| Senate
| Updated: 8/10/2021
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues. For example, the bill requires the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to periodically report to Congress and certain agencies; authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to support intelligence community activities related to personnel recruitment and retention, diversity, equity, and inclusion; establishes the position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence Community within the ODNI; prohibits transferring any National Reconnaissance Office element to the Space Force; establishes within the Central Intelligence Agency the Chaplain Corps to provide pastoral services; establishes a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of offering student loan repayment as a recruitment tool for certain Office of Intelligence and Analysis positions; prohibits any intelligence community element from collecting or analyzing a U.S. person's information based solely on activity protected by the First Amendment; modifies provisions related to submitting whistleblower complaints to Congress; requires intelligence community elements to immediately provide data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center; requires each executive agency to establish an appeals process for individuals whose access to classified information has been denied or revoked; and requires a policy for the federal government on sharing derogatory information (generally information that may be relevant to the suitability of a federal contractor employee to have access to certain federal facilities) with an individual's employer.
Administrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAgricultural tradeAlternative and renewable resourcesAsiaAviation and airportsCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)ChinaCivil actions and liabilityCoast guardCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional agenciesCongressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCurrencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDigital mediaDirector of National IntelligenceDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Drug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee hiringEmployee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsFirst Amendment rightsGeneticsGermanyGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHearing, speech, and vision careHigher educationHong KongHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLabor standardsLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMammalsManufacturingMarylandMedical researchMetalsMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMiningMinority employmentNational Security AgencyNeurological disordersNews media and reportingOil and gasPerformance measurementPipelinesPolitical movements and philosophiesProtection of officialsPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsReligionResearch and developmentRule of law and government transparencyRussiaService animalsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesSpace flight and explorationStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTaiwanTechnology assessmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismTrade restrictionsTransportation employeesU.S. and foreign investmentsU.S. CapitolVisas and passports