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Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and 2015: Provisions and Status
Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Background ..................................................................................................................................... 1
IAAs for FY2014 and FY2015: Selected Legislative Provisions................................................ 6
IAA for FY2014 (P.L. 113-126)............................................................................................ 7
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) .......................................... 7
Functional M anagers..................................................................................................... 8
Financial A uditability...................................................................................................... 9
Foreign Counterintelligence Program (FCIP) Merged Into General Defense
Intelligence Program (GDIP)...................................................................................... 10
Enhanced Oversight over Legal Opinions ................................................................... 10
Enhanced Role in Appointments........................................................................................11
Insider Threats .................................................................................................................. 14
Security Clearance Reciprocity...................................................................................... 15
Whistleblower Protections ............................................................................................ 16
Contractor Responsibility Watch List .......................................................................... 18
The IAA for FY2015 (P.L. 113-293).................................................................................... 18
National Intelligence Strategy (NIS)............................................................................. 20
D ata on U .S. Persons ................................................................................................... 21
Whistle Blower Protections and Security Clearances.................................................... 21
The Homeland Security Intelligence Program............................................................. 22
Regional Issues ................................................................................................................. 22
Contractor Level Assessments ...................................................................................... 23
Memoranda of Understanding May Improve Intelligence Sharing ............................... 24
Counterterrorism Strategy............................................................................................. 25
FIX-ITT (Financial Exchange and Intelligence Integration) ........................................ 26
Tables
Table 1. Intelligence Authorizations, FY2000-FY2015 ............................................................... 5
Table 2. Intelligence Authorization Legislation, 113th Congress............................................... 7
Table 3. Selected Provisions in the IAA for FY2015 (PL. 113-293) with Corresponding
Provisions in House and Senate Proposed Legislation........................................................... 19
Appendixes
Appendix. Intelligence Community: In Brief........................................................................... 27
Contacts
Author Contact Information ..................................................................................................... 34Congressional Research Service
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Miles, Anne D. Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework, report, January 12, 2016; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824732/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.