Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Latest action · Jan 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
This bill addresses various intelligence issues, including by reauthorizing intelligence-related activities, establishing certain bodies, and directing the intelligence community to report on topics such as election infrastructure security and Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2019 various intelligence-related activities in specified government bodies, including the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency. It also reauthorizes for FY2019 the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. In addition, the bill authorizes higher pay scales for positions requiring expertise in areas such as science, technology, and mathematics.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall establish a task force to standardize information sharing between the intelligence and government acquisition communities. The President shall establish an Energy Infrastructure Security Center to analyze and disseminate intelligence related to energy infrastructure.
The ODNI shall develop a security plan and long-term roadmap for the information technology environment for the intelligence community.
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis shall report to Congress about cyberattacks on U.S. election infrastructure during the 2016 presidential election. The ODNI shall report on the intelligence community's efforts to analyze Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election. The ODNI shall also develop a whole-of-government strategy to counter the threat of Russian cyberattacks on election infrastructure, including voter registration databases and voting equipment.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 28, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Intelligence (Select) Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-16 | BUILDING OUT INDIAN COUNTRY: TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT58 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Apr 10, 2019 |
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45720 | United States Foreign Intelligence Relationships: Background, Policy and Legal Authorities, Risks, Benefits Archived | Report | May 15, 2019 |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 174 | Securing Energy Infrastructure Act | Related bill | Aug 16, 2019 |
| S 314 | Modernizing the Trusted Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 31, 2019 |
| HR 680 | Securing Energy Infrastructure Act | Related bill | Feb 12, 2019 |
| S 1589 | Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advisory bodies
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- Budget process
- California
- Caribbean area
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Chemical and biological weapons
- China
- Coal
- Coast guard
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Cuba
- Currency
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Director of National Intelligence
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Employee hiring
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Espionage and treason
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign labor
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Immigration status and procedures
- Industrial facilities
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intellectual property
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Intergovernmental relations
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iran
- Israel
- Latin America
- Lebanon
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Maryland
- Metals
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Mining
- Minority employment
- National Security Agency
- New York State
- North Korea
- Nuclear weapons
- Organized crime
- Performance measurement
- Personnel records
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Right of privacy
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Science and engineering education
- State and local government operations
- Student records
- Subversive activities
- Syria
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Terrorism
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- Travel and tourism
- U.S. and foreign investments
- United Nations
- Visas and passports
- Water use and supply
- World health
- Yemen
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
