Intelligence Activities, Surveillance, Classified Information
US Congress 116th Congress
DEFEND Act Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act [HB-7553]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to brief Congress if ODNI determines with moderate or high confidence that a foreign government is deliberately seeking to kill or cause serious bodily injury to any member of the Armed Forces, either directly or indirectly. The briefing shall include information such as a description of the nature and extent of the foreign government's efforts and an assessment of the foreign government's motivations. After giving an initial briefing, the ODNI shall give periodic updated briefings.
HB-7553: DEFEND Act Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Murphy
Introduced In House on 07/09/2020
Preventing China from Exploiting COVID–19 Act [HB-7484]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
Directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on efforts by China's government to exploit the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic to advance its national security and foreign policy interests. The report shall contain elements including (1) an assessment of Chinese government efforts to retaliate against countries seeking an inquiry into China's role in the spread of COVID-19, (2) a description of Chinese economic aid or medical assistance to countries affected by COVID-19 and how such activities
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HB-7484: Preventing China from Exploiting COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa
Introduced In House on 07/02/2020
Hong Kong Autonomy Act [HB-7440]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
Imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy. Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China; and (2) the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document. The Department of State shall report annually to Congress information
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HB-7440: Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/14/2020
National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic in the United States Act [S.4132]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Science ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Establishes, in the legislative branch, the National Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States and sets forth its powers, duties, funding, and membership. Among other activities, the commission shall investigate the facts and circumstances of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and make recommendations on preventing a similar outbreak from occurring in the future. The commission terminates 60 days after the submission of its final report.
S.4132: National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic in the United States Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 07/01/2020
To counter White identity terrorism globally, and for other purposes. [HB-7345]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires the Department of State to develop a strategy titled the Department of State Strategy for Countering White Identity Terrorism Globally, and it establishes related reporting requirements. Such strategy shall include (1) an assessment of the global threat from white identity terrorism abroad, (2) detailed plans for using public diplomacy to degrade and delegitimize white identity terrorist ideologues and ideology globally, and (3) an outline of how the State Department plans to use designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist or
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HB-7345: To counter White identity terrorism globally, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Introduced In House on 06/25/2020
Artificial Intelligence Standards and National Security Act [S.4082]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit certain reports with respect to artificial intelligence. Specifically, DOD must report to Congress on the role of DOD in the development of artificial intelligence standards, including an assessment of the ways in which an artificial intelligence standards strategy will improve the national security; and the feasibility and current status of assigning members of the Armed Forces on active duty to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of DOD.
S.4082: Artificial Intelligence Standards and National Security Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/25/2020
Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act [S.4080]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Department of State to develop a strategy titled the Department of State Strategy for Countering White Identity Terrorism Globally, and it establishes related reporting requirements. Such strategy shall include (1) an assessment of the global threat from white identity terrorism abroad, (2) detailed plans for using public diplomacy to degrade and delegitimize white identity terrorist ideologues and ideology globally, and (3) an outline of how the State Department plans to use designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist or
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S.4080: Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/25/2020
Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act [HB-7307]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Department of State to include information on the status of surveillance and use of advanced technology in each foreign country in its annual country reports on human rights practices. Specifically, the State Department must include in such reports a description of each country's status of excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology (e.g., facial recognition or biometric data collection) to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly,
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Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act [S.4051]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A bill to improve the ability of law enforcement agencies to access encrypted data, and for other purposes.
S.4051: Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/23/2020
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.4049]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Energy ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/07/2020
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.4049]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Energy ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/07/2020
Artificial Intelligence for the Armed Forces Act of 2020 [S.3965]
[Defense ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
A bill to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence in the Department of Defense and to strengthen the workforce that pertains to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
S.3965: Artificial Intelligence for the Armed Forces Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/16/2020
The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020 [HB-7225]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
Requires reports to Congress related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report to Congress a classified, intelligence-based assessment on the threat of global pandemic disease, including an assessment of the possible courses of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 18 months following the report. The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on (1) a whole-of-government response to a potential second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to future pandemics,
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HB-7225: The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/15/2020
The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020 [HB-7225]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
Requires reports to Congress related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report to Congress a classified, intelligence-based assessment on the threat of global pandemic disease, including an assessment of the possible courses of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 18 months following the report. The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on (1) a whole-of-government response to a potential second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to future pandemics,
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HB-7225: The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/15/2020
United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020 [HB-7148]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
Requires the Department of Defense, with the concurrence of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, to establish a United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group. The purposes of the working group shall be to (1) provide a standing forum for the United States and Israel to identify and share intelligence-informed military capability requirements; (2) assist defense suppliers in both countries to gain government approval for conducting joint science, technology, research, development, test, evaluation, and production efforts; and (3) develop combined
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HB-7148: United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 06/11/2020
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.3905]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions. The bill's provisions include requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence agencies to establish continuity of operations plans; requiring the ODNI to establish the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center; establishing that disclosure of a whistleblower's personally identifiable information may constitute a personnel action and giving the whistleblower a right
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S.3905: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
By Senator Rubio From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-233. Minority Views Filed. on 06/17/2020
Hong Kong Autonomy Act [HB-7083]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy. Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China; and (2) the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document. The Department of State shall report annually to Congress information
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HB-7083: Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
CORE Act Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act of 2020 [S.3855]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes requirements for oversight, accountability, and transparency in the disbursement and supervision of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds. Among other things, the bill prohibits conflicts of interest in the selection or hiring of contractors or advisors and in the distribution of relief grants and loans; allows inspectors general to be fired only for specified reasons; grants the Congressional Oversight Commission, established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), subpoena authority for
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S.3855: CORE Act Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/01/2020
CORE Act Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act of 2020 [HB-7076]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
Establishes requirements for oversight, accountability, and transparency in the disbursement and supervision of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds. Among other things, the bill prohibits conflicts of interest in the selection or hiring of contractors or advisors and in the distribution of relief grants and loans; allows inspectors general to be fired only for specified reasons; grants the Congressional Oversight Commission, established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), subpoena authority for
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HB-7076: CORE Act Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
Compensation for Americans Act of 2020 [HB-7007]
[International ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requires the Department of State to negotiate with China to secure compensation for China's distortion of information related to the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also contains other China-related provisions, such as those imposing sanctions on certain Chinese individuals and entities. As part of such negotiations, the President shall (1) freeze Chinese assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (2) suspend the required review of any proposed acquisition of a U.S. entity by a Chinese entity; (3) impose sanctions on Chinese
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HB-7007: Compensation for Americans Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020