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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 2596 (Referred in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United S... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Intelligence Activities Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. Title II—Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Sec. 201.
Authorization of appropriations. Title III—General Provisions Subtitle A—General matters Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. Sec. 303. Prior congressional notification of initiations of certain new special access programs. Sec. 304. Prior congressional notification of transfers of funds for certain intelligence activities. Sec. 305. Designation of lead intelligence officer for tunnels.
Sec. 306. Clarification of authority of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Sec. 307. Reporting process required for tracking certain requests for country clearance. Sec. 308. Prohibition on sharing of certain information in response to foreign government inquiries. Sec. 309. National Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. Sec. 310. Intelligence community business system transformation. Sec. 311. Inclusion of Inspector General of Intelligence Community in Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Sec. 312. Authorities of the Inspector General for the Central Intelligence Agency. Sec. 313. Provision of information and assistance to Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. Sec. 314. Clarification relating to information access by Comptroller General. Sec. 315. Use of homeland security grant funds in conjunction with Department of Energy national laboratories. Sec. 316. Technical amendments relating to pay under title 5, United States Code. Sec. 317. Inclusion of Hispanic-serving institutions in grant program to enhance recruiting of intelligence community workforce.
Subtitle B—Matters relating to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Sec. 321. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 322. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 323. Prohibition on use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to combat zones.
Subtitle C—Reports Sec. 331. Reports to Congress on individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 332. Reports on foreign fighters. Sec. 333. Reports on prisoner population at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 334. Report on use of certain business concerns. Sec. 335. Repeal of certain reporting requirements. Sec. 336. Report on hiring of graduates of Cyber Corps Scholarship Program by intelligence community. Sec. 337.
Report on effects of data breach of Office of Personnel Management. Sec. 338. Assessment on funding of political parties and nongovernmental organizations by the Russian Federation. Sec. 339. Report on continuous evaluation of security clearances. Sec. 340. Report on strategy, efforts, and resources to detect, deter, and degrade Islamic State revenue mechanisms. Sec. 341. Report on national security cooperation between United States, India, and Israel. Sec. 342. Cyber attack standards of measurement study.
Sec. 343. Report on wildlife trafficking. Sec. 344. Report on terrorist use of social media. Sec. 345. Report on United States counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat ISIL, al-Qaeda, and their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.
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