Sec. 311. STUDY ON REDUCTION OF ANALYTIC DUPLICATION
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## SEC. 311 STUDY ON REDUCTION OF ANALYTIC DUPLICATION ###
(a)Study and Report ####
(1)In general Not later than January 31, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence shall— #####
(A)carry out a study to evaluate and measure the incidence of duplication in finished intelligence analysis products; and #####
(B)submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the findings of such study. ####
(2)Methodology requirements The methodology used to carry out the study required by this subsection shall be able to be repeated for use in other subsequent studies. ###
(b)Elements The report required by subsection (a)(1)(B) shall include— ####
(1)detailed information— #####
(A)relating to the frequency of duplication of finished intelligence analysis products; and #####
(B)that describes the types of, and the reasons for, any such duplication; and ####
(2)a determination as to whether to make the production of such information a routine part of the mission of the Analytic Integrity and Standards Group. ###
(c)Customer Impact Plan Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a plan for revising analytic practice, tradecraft, and standards to ensure customers are able to clearly identify— ####
(1)the manner in which intelligence products written on similar topics and that are produced contemporaneously differ from one another in terms of methodology, sourcing, or other distinguishing analytic characteristics; and ####
(2)the significance of that difference. ###
(d)Construction Nothing in this section may be construed to impose any requirement that would interfere with the production of an operationally urgent or otherwise time-sensitive current intelligence product.