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S. 2610 117th Congress Senate

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Official title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Int… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 4, 2021 Introduced by: Mark R. Warner Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Aug 10, 2021
By Senator Warner from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 117-37. Additional views filed.
Aug 4, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.
Aug 4, 2021
Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Warner. Without written report.
Aug 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 10, 2021

By Senator Warner from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 117-37. Additional views filed.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues.

For example, the bill

  • requires the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to periodically report to Congress and certain agencies;
  • authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to support intelligence community activities related to personnel recruitment and retention, diversity, equity, and inclusion;
  • establishes the position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence Community within the ODNI;
  • prohibits transferring any National Reconnaissance Office element to the Space Force;
  • establishes within the Central Intelligence Agency the Chaplain Corps to provide pastoral services;
  • establishes a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of offering student loan repayment as a recruitment tool for certain Office of Intelligence and Analysis positions;
  • prohibits any intelligence community element from collecting or analyzing a U.S. person's information based solely on activity protected by the First Amendment;
  • modifies provisions related to submitting whistleblower complaints to Congress;
  • requires intelligence community elements to immediately provide data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center;
  • requires each executive agency to establish an appeals process for individuals whose access to classified information has been denied or revoked; and
  • requires a policy for the federal government on sharing derogatory information (generally information that may be relevant to the suitability of a federal contractor employee to have access to certain federal facilities) with an individual's employer.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2610: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2610/
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"S. 2610: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2610/.
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S. 2610, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2610/.
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