United States 116th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 7856 — Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Last action — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.

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Summary

Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions. The bill's provisions include those requiring each intelligence community element to notify Congress before conducting certain activities, including providing support to a government response to a domestic civil disturbance, with some exceptions, or engaging in an activity pursuant to a presidential emergency action document; generally prohibiting the intelligence community from awarding a contract for a national security satellite that uses a star tracker not produced in the United States; providing for paid leave for a civilian intelligence community employee to address a serious health condition; establishing the Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity; requiring the Department of Homeland Security to establish an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program, which may provide an eligible individual with a paid internship or employment offer upon graduation; imposing certain protections related to intelligence community inspectors general, such as by limiting when the President may remove such an inspector general and limiting who may serve as an acting inspector general; providing for criminal penalties in certain instances for a federal government employee or officer who knowingly and willfully discloses the identity of an intelligence community whistleblower; requiring a political committee to report certain foreign contacts and establishing criminal penalties for violations of such requirements in certain instances; and prohibiting the use of funds made available to the intelligence community for FY2021 to enable or assist air strikes in Yemen by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.

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Action History

  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.

  2. Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 116-565.

  3. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 8.

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  5. Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

  6. Introduced in House

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Subjects

Armed forces and national security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Afghanistan Air quality Alliances Armenia Arms control and nonproliferation Art, artists, authorship Asia Aviation and airports Azerbaijan Buy American requirements Cardiovascular and respiratory health Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) China Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Coast guard Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Department of State Department of the Treasury Detention of persons Director of National Intelligence Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Economic performance and conditions Education programs funding Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hate crimes Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Homeland security Hong Kong Human rights Infectious and parasitic diseases Infrastructure development Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Law enforcement administration and funding Marine and inland water transportation Medical tests and diagnostic methods Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military civil functions Military education and training Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Militias and paramilitary groups Minority education Minority employment National Security Agency News media and reporting Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Pacific Ocean Policy sciences Political movements and philosophies Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protest and dissent Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Public-private cooperation Qatar Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding Research and development Right of privacy Russia Saudi Arabia Science and engineering education Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Spacecraft and satellites Student aid and college costs Subversive activities Telephone and wireless communication Terrorism Trade agreements and negotiations United Arab Emirates Violent crime War and emergency powers Women's rights Worker safety and health World health Yemen Foreign aid and international relief
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7856 do?
Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions. The bill's provisions include those requiring each intelligence community element to notify Congress before conducting certain activities, including providing support to a government response to a domestic civil disturbance, with some exceptions, or engaging in an activity pursuant to a presidential emergency action document; generally prohibiting the intelligence community from awarding a contract for a national security satellite that uses a star tracker not produced in the United States; providing for paid leave for a civilian intelligence community employee to address a serious health condition; establishing the Office of the Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity; requiring the Department of Homeland Security to establish an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program, which may provide an eligible individual with a paid internship or employment offer upon graduation; imposing certain protections related to intelligence community inspectors general, such as by limiting when the President may remove such an inspector general and limiting who may serve as an acting inspector general; providing for criminal penalties in certain instances for a federal government employee or officer who knowingly and willfully discloses the identity of an intelligence community whistleblower; requiring a political committee to report certain foreign contacts and establishing criminal penalties for violations of such requirements in certain instances; and prohibiting the use of funds made available to the intelligence community for FY2021 to enable or assist air strikes in Yemen by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.
Who sponsors HR 7856?
HR 7856 is sponsored by Adam Schiff (D).
What is the current status of HR 7856?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 7856?
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