Sec. 445. REPORT AND ASSESSMENTS ON TRANSFORMATION OF THE INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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## SEC. 445 REPORT AND ASSESSMENTS ON TRANSFORMATION OF THE INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ###
(a)Report ####
(1)Requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report describing— #####
(A)a long-term vision for the intelligence capabilities of the National Security Branch of the Bureau; #####
(B)a strategic plan for the National Security Branch; and #####
(C)the progress made in advancing the capabilities of the National Security Branch. ####
(2)Content The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include— #####
(A)a description of the direction, strategy, and goals for improving the intelligence capabilities of the National Security Branch; #####
(B)a description of the intelligence and national security capabilities of the National Security Branch that will be fully functional within the five-year period beginning on the date on which the report is submitted; #####
(C)a description— ######
(i)of the internal reforms that were carried out at the National Security Branch during the two-year period ending on the date on which the report is submitted; and ######
(ii)of the manner in which such reforms have advanced the capabilities of the National Security Branch; #####
(D)an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Security Branch in performing tasks that are critical to the effective functioning of the National Security Branch as an intelligence agency, including— ######
(i)human intelligence collection, both within and outside the parameters of an existing case file or ongoing investigation, in a manner that protects civil liberties; ######
(ii)intelligence analysis, including the ability of the National Security Branch to produce, and provide policymakers with, information on national security threats to the United States; ######
(iii)management, including the ability of the National Security Branch to manage and develop human capital and implement an organizational structure that supports the objectives and strategies of the Branch; ######
(iv)integration of the National Security Branch into the intelligence community, including an ability to robustly share intelligence and effectively communicate and operate with appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal partners; ######
(v)implementation of an infrastructure that supports the national security and intelligence missions of the National Security Branch, including proper information technology and facilities; and ######
(vi)reformation of the culture of the National Security Branch, including the integration by the Branch of intelligence analysts and other professional staff into intelligence collection operations and the success of the National Security Branch in ensuring that intelligence and threat information drive the operations of the Branch; #####
(E)performance metrics and specific annual timetables for advancing the performance of the tasks referred to in clauses
(i)through
(vi)of subparagraph
(D)and a description of the activities being undertaken to ensure that the performance of the National Security Branch in carrying out such tasks improves; and #####
(F)an assessment of the effectiveness of the field office supervisory term limit policy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that requires the mandatory reassignment of a supervisor of the Bureau after a specific term of years. ###
(b)Annual Assessments ####
(1)Requirement for assessments Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report required by subsection (a)(1) is submitted, and annually thereafter for five years, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives an assessment of the performance of the National Security Branch in carrying out the tasks referred to in clauses
(i)through
(vi)of subsection (a)(2)(D) in comparison to such performance during previous years. ####
(2)Considerations In conducting each assessment required by paragraph (1), the Director of National Intelligence— #####
(A)shall use the performance metrics and specific annual timetables for carrying out such tasks referred to in subsection (a)(2)(E); and #####
(B)may request the assistance of any expert that the Director considers appropriate, including an inspector general of an appropriate department or agency. # TITLE V REORGANIZATION OF THE DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROGRAM OFFICE