HR 754 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Introduced Feb 17, 2011 Originated House Became Public Law 112-18 Sponsor Mike Rogers R-MI

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Latest action · Jun 8, 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-18.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
  2. Passed HouseMay 13, 2011
  3. Passed SenateMay 26, 2011
  4. To the PresidentJun 1, 2011
  5. Became lawJun 8, 2011Public Law 112-18

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 13, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Title I: Budget and Personnel Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ); (9) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (10) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (11) National Reconnaissance Office; (12) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and (13) Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

(Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2011, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the congressional appropriations committees and the President.

(Sec. 103) Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY2011, as well as for full-time personnel for elements within such Account.

Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.

Title III: General Intelligence Community Matters - (Sec. 301) Prohibits the authorization of appropriations by this Act from being deemed to constitute authority to conduct any intelligence activity not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

(Sec. 302) Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal employees to be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.

(Sec. 303) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require that officers or employees of the United States or members of the Armed Forces detailed to the staff of an element of the intelligence community (IC) or another element of the U.S. government be so detailed on a non-reimbursable basis only. (Current law allows for such detail on either a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis.)

(Sec. 304) Authorizes the DNI to provide grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide programs of study in: (1) intermediate and advanced foreign languages deemed in the immediate interest of the IC, and (2) study abroad and cultural immersion programs.

Title IV: Matters Relating to Elements of the Intelligence Community - Subtitle A: Office of the Director of National Intelligence - (Sec. 401) Requires the National Counterintelligence Strategy to be revised or updated at least every three years and to be aligned with the strategy and policies of the DNI.

(Sec. 402) Directs the DNI to establish an initial operating capability for an automated insider threat detection program for information resources in each element of the IC in order to detect unauthorized access to, or the use or transmission of, classified intelligence. Requires: (1) full program operating capability by October 1, 2013; and (2) the DNI to report to the intelligence committees on resources required to implement the program.

(Sec. 403) Requires the IC Inspector General to report to Congress on the degree to which U.S. racial and ethnic minorities are employed in IC professional positions, as well as barriers to the recruitment and retention of additional racial and ethnic minorities in such positions.

(Sec. 404) Directs the DNI to submit to Congress recommendations for consolidating elements of the IC.

Subtitle B: Other Elements - (Sec. 411) Authorizes the DIA Director to expend human intelligence and counterintelligence activities funds made available under the National Intelligence Program for objects of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature, without regard to restrictions on the expenditure of government funds. Prohibits the expenditure of more than 5% of such funds for such purpose in a fiscal year, unless such Director provides 30 days' advance notice to the intelligence committees. Requires such Director to report annually to such committees on such expenditures.

Title V: Other Matters - (Sec. 501) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) railway transportation (including subway transit) should be prioritized in the development of IC transportation security plans; and (2) railway transportation security should be included in IC transportation security budgets.

Title VI: Honoring the Members of the Intelligence Community for Their Role in the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011 - (Sec. 601) Commends the men and women of the IC for: (1) their tremendous commitment, perseverance, professionalism, and sacrifice in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice; and (2) committing themselves to defeating, disrupting, and dismantling al Qaeda. Reaffirms the commitment to using the capabilities and skills of the IC to: (1) disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and affiliated organizations around the world that threaten U.S. national security; (2) eliminate safe havens for terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan; and (3) bring terrorists to justice.

Recorded votes 7

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 329Passed392–15May 13, 2011
House 328Failed182–228May 13, 2011
House 327Agreed to406–0May 13, 2011
House 326Agreed to221–189May 13, 2011
House 325Failed194–214May 13, 2011
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Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2011Markup Mar 10, 2011Reported May 3, 2011

Actions 49

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 8, 2011Signed by President.
  2. Jun 8, 2011Became Public Law No: 112-18.
  3. Jun 1, 2011Presented to President.
  4. May 27, 2011Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. May 26, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3458)
  6. May 18, 2011Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 56.
  7. May 16, 2011Received in the Senate.
  8. May 13, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3285-3290, H3291-3294)
  9. May 13, 2011The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
  10. May 13, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Reed amendment No. 9.
  11. May 13, 2011POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Reed amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Reed demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until later in the legislative day.
  12. May 13, 2011UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
  13. May 13, 2011MOMENT OF SILENCE - The House observed a moment of silence for the police officers who serve and protect us each day.
  14. May 13, 2011The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 754.
  15. May 13, 2011The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR 5/12/2011 H3250-3251)
  16. May 13, 2011Mr. Nadler moved to recommit with instructions to Intelligence (Permanent). (consideration: CR H3291-3293; text: CR H3291-3292)
  17. May 13, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nadler motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back the House with an amendment commending Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and the United States intelligence community for their successful operation in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice. It also seeks to require the head of each element of the intelligence community to place the highest priority on funding activities that will contribute to the continued disruption, dismantlement and defeat of remaining al Qaeda terrorists and affiliated organizations that threaten the national security of the United States.
  18. May 13, 2011The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3293)
  19. May 13, 2011On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 228, 1 Present (Roll no. 328).
  20. May 13, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 392 - 15 (Roll no. 329).
  21. May 13, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. May 13, 2011The 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. 754.
  23. May 12, 2011Rule H. Res. 264 passed House.
  24. May 12, 2011Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 264. (consideration: CR H3244-3257)
  25. May 12, 2011Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 754 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
  26. May 12, 2011House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 264 and Rule XVIII.
  27. May 12, 2011The Speaker designated the Honorable Kevin Yoder to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  28. May 12, 2011GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 754.
  29. May 12, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment no. 1.
  30. May 12, 2011POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Ruppersberger demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced.
  31. May 12, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barrow amendment no. 2.
  32. May 12, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dent amendment no. 3.
  33. May 12, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gibson amendment no. 5.
  34. May 12, 2011POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gibson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Ruppersberger demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced.
  35. May 12, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ruppersberger amendment no. 6.
  36. May 12, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hinchey amendment no. 7.
  37. May 12, 2011POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hinchey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hinchey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced.
  38. May 12, 2011DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 264, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carney amendment No. 8.
  39. May 12, 2011POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Carney amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Carney demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced.
  40. May 12, 2011Mr. Rogers (MI) moved that the Committee rise.
  41. May 12, 2011On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  42. May 12, 2011Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 754 as unfinished business.
  43. May 11, 2011Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 264 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 754 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
  44. May 3, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 112-72.
  45. May 3, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
  46. Mar 10, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  47. Mar 10, 2011Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 6.
  48. Feb 17, 2011Introduced in House
  49. Feb 17, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

In the Congressional Record 6

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S3458Amy Klobuchar D-MNMay 26, 2011
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E916, E921Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Nancy Pelosi D-CAMay 23, 2011
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E901, E902, E905, H3285, H3286, H3287, H3292, H3294Amendments H3285Motions H3291Recorded votes H3288, H3289, H3290, H3291, H3293Nadler motion to recommit (prioritize funding to combat terrorism)Carney amendment (establish that railway transportation should be included in transportation security plans for intelligence agencies)Gibson amendment (require Office of the Director of National Intelligence report on recommendations for consolidating the intelligence community)Hinchey amendment (Office of the Director of National Intelligence report on information regarding human rights violations of the military government in Argentina in the 1970s)Reed amendment (tribute to intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Christopher P. Gibson R-NY, David Dreier R-CA, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Jerrold Nadler D-NY (motion), Keith Ellison D-MN, Michael G. Grimm R-NY, Mike Rogers R-MI, Nan A. S. Hayworth R-NY, Peter Welch D-VT, Robert Hurt R-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Reed R-NY (amendment)May 13, 2011
HouseDebate and remarks H3232–H3237, H3244–H3257Text printed H3232, H3250Amendments H3250, H3251, H3252, H3253, H3254, H3256Recorded votes H3243Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Ben Chandler D-KY, Blake Farenthold R-TX, C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD (amendment), Charles W. Dent R-PA (amendment), Christopher P. Gibson R-NY (amendment), Dan Boren D-OK, David Dreier R-CA, Devin Nunes R-CA, Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, Jeff Flake R-AZ, John Barrow D-GA (amendment), John C. Carney, Jr. D-DE (amendment), Joseph J. Heck R-NV, K. Michael Conaway R-TX, Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA, Maurice D. Hinchey D-NY (amendment), Maxine Waters D-CA (amendment), Michele Bachmann R-MN, Mike Pompeo R-KS, Mike Rogers R-MI (amendment), Mike Thompson D-CA, Pete Sessions R-TX, Richard B. Nugent R-FL, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Sue Wilkins Myrick R-NC, Thomas J. Rooney R-FL, Tom Reed R-NYMay 12, 2011
HouseDeclaratory Statements H3221—May 11, 2011
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Research

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Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Apr 1, 2011H.R. 754, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on March 10, 2011

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States government are carried out to support the national security interests of the United States, to support and assist the armed forces of the United States, and to support the President in the execution of the foreign policy of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall have power . . . to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States''; ``. . . to raise and support armies . . .''; ``To provide and maintain a Navy''; ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces''; and ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested in this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1178.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RS21255Motions to Proceed to Consider Measures in the Senate: Who Offers Them?ReportOct 3, 2024

Amendments 8

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 288An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-75 to clarify that Section 411 of the bill, which provides certain authorities for Defense Intelligence Agency Expenditures, applies only to National Intelligence Program funds. Would also strike Section 412 of the reported bill, providing for the establishment of certain transfer accounts for intelligence funds.Mike Rogers R-MIOn agreeing to the Rogers (MI) amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 - 174 (Roll no. 323). (consideration: CR H3288)
HAmdt 289An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-75 to task the Director of National Intelligence with creating a pilot grant program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to assist in creating and maintaining academic curricula that teach advanced critical foreign languages, and for study abroad programs. Amendment aims to help intelligence community meet strategic, diversity and critical language goals.John Barrow D-GAOn agreeing to the Barrow amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 290At the end of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 304. INFORMATION ON PURSUIT OF ANWAR AL-AWLAKI.***.Charles W. Dent R-PABy unanimous consent, the Dent amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H3253)
HAmdt 291An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-75 to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report containing recommendations the Director considers appropriate for consolidating the intelligence community.Christopher P. Gibson R-NYOn agreeing to the Gibson amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 278 - 123 (Roll no. 324). (consideration: CR H3288-3289)
HAmdt 292An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-75 to require, within 180 days after enactment, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to submit to Congress a report on the degree to which racial and ethnic minorities in the United States are employed in professional positions in the intelligence community and barriers to the recruitment and retention of additional racial and ethnic minorities in these positions.C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MDOn agreeing to the Ruppersberger amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 264Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 754) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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.Procedurally relatedMay 12, 2011
S 719Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011Related billApr 4, 2011
HR 1892Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012Related billJan 3, 2012

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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.
Short Titles as Introduced
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Short Titles as Reported to House
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Short Titles as Passed House
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Short Titles as Enacted
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. May 18, 2011Placed on Calendar Senate
  3. May 13, 2011Engrossed in House
  4. May 3, 2011Reported in House
  5. Feb 17, 2011Introduced in House

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