Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 - Detailed breakdown

Limits the National Counterterrorism Center to receiving and retaining domestic terrorism intelligence solely to support its international terrorism mission.

Modifies the responsibilities of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis to focus on foreign threats to the homeland and prohibits it from collecting intelligence on U.S. persons.

Designates foreign malicious cybercriminal organizations as hostile foreign cyber actors and a national intelligence priority, and requires a report on their activities.

Prohibits the use of AI models on national security systems that have been confirmed to generate child pornography or non-consensual intimate images, with waivers for national security or research.

Eliminates the time limit for bringing an indictment or information for violations of espionage laws concerning the gathering or delivering of defense information to aid a foreign government.

Broadens the definition of 'foreign instrumentality' for economic espionage prohibitions to include any entity domiciled in a covered nation, in addition to those substantially owned by foreign governments.

Strengthens laws against economic espionage by expanding jurisdiction, criminalizing unauthorized transmission of trade secrets abroad, and making it illegal to solicit or incite trade secret theft.

Requires the Director of National Intelligence to provide a comprehensive risk assessment to the President and Congress before the Commerce Department approves the export of sensitive AI technologies.

Directs the DNI and FBI to brief the Federal Reserve on foreign threats and help establish standardized security and classification measures to protect its information.

Transfers the functions of the National Intelligence University to the National Defense University.

Establishes a fellowship program for intelligence community employees to train at private, nongovernmental entities with experience in cutting-edge technology.

Redesignates the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence to Deputy Director and replaces other Deputy Director roles with two Assistant Directors of National Intelligence.

Repeals several positions, units, and programs, including the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer, Innovation Unit, Climate Security Advisory Council, and the Foreign Languages Program.

Mandates that security direction be provided to whistleblowers in the intelligence community and CIA within 7 calendar days of their request.

Requires the Director of National Intelligence and agency heads to immediately notify congressional intelligence committees of certain declassifications of information.

Explicitly prohibits the Director of National Intelligence from having any police, subpoena, law enforcement, or internal security functions.

Prohibits using funds to relocate the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to any facility not owned by DHS.

Modifies the appointment process for several key intelligence positions, requiring Senate confirmation for some while shifting others from presidential to agency-level appointments.

Establishes strict procedures for intelligence agencies to respond to requests to reveal the identities of U.S. persons, including enhanced requirements during presidential transitions and annual reporting.

Establishes mandatory analytic standards for all-source intelligence products to ensure objectivity, independence from political consideration, and adherence to specific tradecraft practices.

Establishes an office within the Department of Commerce to advise the Secretary on counterintelligence matters and ensure timely dissemination of threat information to department personnel.

Requires intelligence agencies to immediately notify congressional intelligence committees when making a criminal referral to the Department of Justice regarding a current or former employee.

Prohibits current and recent former intelligence community employees and contractors from participating in prediction markets related to nonpublic information obtained through their position.

Eliminates numerous statutory requirements for various reports and briefings from the intelligence community to Congress on topics like foreign influence, sanctions, and cybersecurity.

Mandates studies on AI-generated data, reviews of AI testing, tracking of AI security incidents, and new policies for 'agentic' AI systems to ensure proper oversight and control.

Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit biannual reports to Congress detailing any novel uses of AI technology that the intelligence community is considering.

Requires federal agencies to use secure systems for classified budget and financial activities within the National Intelligence Program and allows for the omission of sensitive data from public reports.

Mandates that the Director of National Intelligence provide intelligence and analytic support to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to inform its projects.

Amends several laws to prohibit charging, collecting, or paying fees for export licenses, qualified divestitures under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, or access to classified information.

Amends federal employee leave policy to include the loss of an unborn child, such as through miscarriage or stillbirth, as a qualifying event for parental bereavement leave.

Makes technical corrections, including adding the Space Force to the definition of Armed Forces in the National Security Act of 1947 and fixing a clerical error in another law.

Directs the National Security Agency to provide overall direction and coordination for the collection and analysis of signals intelligence across the intelligence community.

Prohibits using Intelligence Community Management Account funds for collaboration with think tanks or advocacy groups that receive support from certain foreign governments, including China and Russia.

Prohibits the intelligence community from procuring or operating unmanned ground vehicles from China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea, with specific exemptions for national security purposes.

Establishes a task force to lead intelligence community efforts in providing indications and warnings of potential military aggression by the People’s Republic of China against Taiwan.

Broadens prohibitions on the intelligence community's procurement and use of certain products, services, and applications from entities connected to the People's Republic of China.

Prohibits intelligence community elements from providing intelligence or support for offensive cyber operations conducted by non-governmental entities, unless specifically authorized.

Directs the Director of National Intelligence to establish standards for collecting and disseminating anonymized biological data to U.S. agencies to detect and attribute foreign biological threats.

Prohibits the intelligence community from using shipping companies owned or controlled by covered nations (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) to send or receive sensitive national security items.

Establishes a U.S. policy to prioritize and improve intelligence cooperation with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region to deter aggression and reinforce stability.

Requires the Director of National Intelligence to provide continuous intelligence support to Ukraine and establishes strict conditions and congressional notification requirements for any pause or modification.

Amends the National Security Act to require the Director of National Intelligence to notify Congress within 48 hours of restricting intelligence support to Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, or other designated countries.

Mandates the expansion of intelligence sharing with Israel and Abraham Accords countries to counter regional threats, with limitations on reducing support and requirements for congressional notification.

Establishes a 3-year pilot program for the National Security Agency to share intelligence on AI system threats with cleared private sector partners who develop AI for the government.

Directs the Director of National Intelligence to review policies and workflows for using AI in intelligence that informs lethal targeting, assess risks of errors, and report findings to Congress.

Directs the Artificial Intelligence Security Center to create a subsidized research test-bed for private and academic researchers to engage in AI security research on proprietary models.

Mandates a policy requiring clear labeling of any intelligence generated by AI that could be used for targeting with lethal effects, ensuring human operators are aware of the AI's involvement.

Directs the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to research how the use of AI by the intelligence community could contribute to inadvertent escalation with foreign nations.

Requires the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to research vulnerabilities that may arise when an adversarial AI system interacts with intelligence community AI systems.

Requires the National Security Agency to evaluate whether the existing Vulnerabilities Equities Process is sufficient for reviewing AI security vulnerabilities and to update it if necessary.

Expands the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review foreign purchases of real estate located near intelligence community facilities.