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H.R. 3494 116th Congress House

Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020

Official title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Com… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 2019 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Jul 17, 2019
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3494.
Jul 17, 2019
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 17, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 17, 2019
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 31 (Roll no. 492).
Jul 17, 2019
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Jul 17, 2019
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 17, 2019
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3494.
Jul 17, 2019
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Jul 17, 2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5978-5980)
Jul 16, 2019
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3494 as unfinished business.
Jul 16, 2019
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 16, 2019
Mr. Schiff moved that the committee rise.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crow amendment No. 31.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Omar amendment No. 29.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Yoho amendment No. 28.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Yoho amendment No. 27.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 26.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 25.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pence amendment No. 24.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rose (NY) amendment No. 23.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rose (NY) amendment No. 22.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 21.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 20.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin (MI) amendment No. 19.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hill (CA) amendment No. 18.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kinzinger amendment No. 17.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brindisi amendment No. 16.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy amendment No. 15.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy amendment No. 14.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 13.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rice amendment No. 12.
Jul 16, 2019
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kennedy amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Conaway demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment No. 11.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frankel amendment No. 10.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Case amendment No. 9.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment No. 8.
Jul 16, 2019
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Chabot amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Chabot demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot amendment No. 7.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ruppersberger amendment No. 6.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (MS) amendment No. 5.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hurd amendment No. 4.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Caron (IN) amendment No. 3.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stewart amendment No. 2.
Jul 16, 2019
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 491, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stewart amendment No. 1.
Jul 16, 2019
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3494.
Jul 16, 2019
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jared Huffman to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Jul 16, 2019
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 491 and Rule XVIII.
Jul 16, 2019
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 and H. Res. 489 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 under a structured rule; provides for consideration of a resolution relating to House Report 116-125, if called up by direction of the Committee on Overisight and Reform; provides for consideration of a joint resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding the Arms Export Control Act; provides for consideration of H. Res. 489.
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 17, 2019 House · vote #492 On Passage Passed 397–31 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 30

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

29 agreed to 1 failed

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 575 – Amendment establishes the Foreign Threat Response Center to provide comprehensive assessment of foreign effor… Agreed to Jul 17, 2019
HAMDT 571 – Amendment sought to strike section 401 of the bill which establishes the Climate Security Advisory Council un… Failed Jul 17, 2019
HAMDT 594 Crow, Jason An amendment numbered 31 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add a Sense of Congress that the U.S. s… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 593 Omar, Ilhan An amendment numbered 29 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require a report on the Terrorist Scree… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 592 – An amendment numbered 28 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intell… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 591 – An amendment numbered 27 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to include within the report on 5G technol… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 590 Schiff, Adam B. An amendment numbered 26 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the National Counterintelligenc… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 589 Schiff, Adam B. An amendment numbered 25 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to direct the Director of National Intelli… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 588 – An amendment numbered 24 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to allow victims and families of the 1983 … Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 587 – An amendment numbered 23 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intell… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 586 – An amendment numbered 22 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Department of Homeland Secu… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 585 Schiff, Adam B. An amendment numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intell… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 584 Schiff, Adam B. An amendment numbered 20 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to expand a reporting requirement on repre… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 583 – An amendment numbered 19 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require that a comprehensive report on … Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 582 – An amendment numbered 18 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to clarify existing law and expands protec… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 581 – An amendment numbered 17 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intell… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 580 – An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to clarify that nothing in this act shall … Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 579 – An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add a new section to Title V (Sense of … Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 578 – An amendment numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add a new section to Title VII (Report … Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 577 Jayapal, Pramila An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intell… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 576 – An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add the Under Secretary of Homeland Sec… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 574 Frankel, Lois An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intell… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 573 Case, Ed An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require a report from the Office of the … Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 572 Schiff, Adam B. An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to require the Director of National Intelli… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 570 – An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to Authorizes a pilot program identifying n… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 569 Thompson, Bennie G. An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to Requires information on Federal complian… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 568 – An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to direct the Director of National Intellig… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 567 Carson, André An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to safeguard the logistics supply chains fo… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 566 – An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Securit… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
HAMDT 565 – An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to add the House Committee on Energy and Co… Agreed to Jul 16, 2019
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 Latest action July 18, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020

This bill reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2020 intelligence activities in various U.S. government departments and agencies. It also establishes several intelligence-related programs and calls for reports on various topics.

The bill establishes a paid parental leave program for intelligence community employees. The program provides 12 weeks of leave in the 12-month period following the birth or adoption of a child.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report on intelligence community policies for awarding contracts, including research and development contracts, involving certain foreign countries. The report shall assess whether security and counterintelligence risks are being properly considered in such policies.

The bill establishes the Climate Security Advisory Council within the ODNI to assist the intelligence community in the analysis of climate security issues.

The bill transfers the National Intelligence University from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the ODNI.

The bill requires reports on various issues, including (1) Russia's political leaders; (2) the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; (3) China's influence operations in the United States and Taiwan and its repression of ethnic Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region; (4) domestic terrorism in the United States; (5) a plan to reduce the background investigation backlog to 200,000 by the end of 2020; (6) reforms to the security clearance process to reduce decision pendency times; (7) the suitability of the information currently requested for security clearances and recommendations for improving the process; (4) the advisability of having at most three tiers of trust and security clearances; (8) the advisability of a clearance in person concept, under which an individual is allowed to maintain a security clearance or eligibility for such regardless of employment status; and (9) the advisability of establishing the Foreign Malign Influence Response Center.

The bill also establishes (1) a task force to study the illicit finance of espionage and foreign influence operations in the United States, (2) a prize to stimulate research in technology to detect fake video or audio created using machine-learning techniques, (3) the Energy Infrastructure Center in the Department of Energy to analyze intelligence related to U.S. energy infrastructure security, (4) a board to advise the National Reconnaissance Office, (5) a program for sharing among government agencies and industry partners background information of individuals in or applying for national security positions and positions of trust, and (6) an intelligence community working group to periodically report to Congress on foreign investment-related threats to national security.

The National Security Agency may establish a special rate of pay for certain positions that perform certain cyber-related functions.

The ODNI shall establish a Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task Force to standardize information sharing between the intelligence community and government acquisition community with respect to supply chain and counterintelligence issues.

An intelligence community officer nominated by the President for a position requiring the Senate's advice and consent may not make a classification decision with information related to such officer's nomination.

The bill (1) authorizes the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide subsistence to personnel assigned to an austere overseas location, (2) authorizes the CIA to increase compensation to qualified employees (or individuals otherwise affiliated with the CIA) who sustained certain injuries while on foreign assignment, (3) expands CIA security personnel jurisdiction to within 500 yards of any CIA installation or property, and (4) repeals language requirements for certain senior intelligence CIA positions.

The bill (1) prohibits the federal government, except for the Department of Defense, from entering into a bilateral agreement with Russia regarding cybersecurity unless the ODNI reports to Congress on the agreement, including actions to address expected counterintelligence concerns; and (2) expands an existing committee tasked with countering Russian covert influence to cover similar activities by any other country.

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