Sec. 339. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS

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## SEC. 339 REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS ###

(a)Requirement for Report Not later than February 1, 2011, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report describing the use of personal services contracts across the intelligence community, the impact of the use of such contracts on the intelligence community workforce, plans for conversion of contractor employment into United States Government employment, and the accountability mechanisms that govern the performance of such personal services contracts. ###

(b)Content ####

(1)In general The report submitted under subsection

(a)shall include— #####

(A)a description of any relevant regulations or guidance issued by the Director of National Intelligence or the head of an element of the intelligence community and in effect as of February 1, 2011, relating to minimum standards required regarding the hiring, training, security clearance, and assignment of contract personnel and how those standards may differ from those for United States Government employees performing substantially similar functions; #####

(B)an identification of contracts in effect during the preceding fiscal year under which the contractor is performing substantially similar functions to a United States Government employee; #####

(C)an assessment of costs incurred or savings achieved during the preceding fiscal year by awarding contracts for the performance of such functions referred to in subparagraph

(B)instead of using full-time employees of the elements of the intelligence community to perform such functions; #####

(D)an assessment of the appropriateness of using contractors to perform the activities described in paragraph (2); #####

(E)an estimate of the number of contracts, and the number of personnel working under such contracts, related to the performance of activities described in paragraph (2); #####

(F)a comparison of the compensation of contract employees and United States Government employees performing substantially similar functions during the preceding fiscal year; #####

(G)an analysis of the attrition of United States Government employees for contractor positions that provide substantially similar functions during the preceding fiscal year; #####

(H)a description of positions that have been or will be converted from contractor employment to United States Government employment during fiscal years 2011 and 2012; #####

(I)an analysis of the oversight and accountability mechanisms applicable to personal services contracts awarded for intelligence activities by each element of the intelligence community during fiscal years 2009 and 2010; #####

(J)an analysis of procedures in use in the intelligence community as of February 1, 2011, for conducting oversight of contractors to ensure identification and prosecution of criminal violations, financial waste, fraud, or other abuses committed by contractors or contract personnel; and #####

(K)an identification of best practices for oversight and accountability mechanisms applicable to personal services contracts. ####

(2)Activities Activities described in this paragraph are the following: #####

(A)Intelligence collection. #####

(B)Intelligence analysis. #####

(C)Covert actions, including rendition, detention, and interrogation activities.