Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government, establishes classified Schedule of Authorizations for intelligence activities and requires distribution to Congress and limited Executive Branch distribution with prohibition on public disclosure, and authorizes $642 million for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2026, plus additional amounts in the classified Schedule of Authorizations. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, appropriations, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Defense, National Security, Technology, and Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
Office of the Director of National Intelligence could gain revenue opportunities, Intelligence community agencies could gain revenue opportunities, and CIA employees and retirees could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Office of the Director of National Intelligence would take on compliance duties, Intelligence community elements would take on compliance duties, and Federal Bureau of Investigation would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government.
- Establishes classified Schedule of Authorizations for intelligence activities and requires distribution to Congress and limited Executive Branch distribution with prohibition on public disclosure.
- Authorizes $642 million for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2026, plus additional amounts in the classified Schedule of Authorizations.
- Authorizes $514 million for the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2026.
- Creates clarifies that authorization of appropriations does not constitute authority for any intelligence activity not otherwise authorized by Constitution or law.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government, establishes classified Schedule of Authorizations for intelligence activities and requires distribution to Congress and limited Executive Branch distribution with prohibition on public disclosure, and authorizes $642 million for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2026, plus additional amounts in the classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, National Security, Technology, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
The bill authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government, establishes classified Schedule of Authorizations for intelligence activities and requires distribution to Congress and limited Executive Branch distribution with prohibition on public disclosure, and authorizes $642 million for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2026, plus additional amounts in the classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Intelligence community agencies
- CIA employees and retirees
- Federal employees in intelligence roles
- National Reconnaissance Office
Identified Costs
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Intelligence community elements
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- National Counterintelligence Center
- Central Intelligence Agency
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 119-389.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute …
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
CIA employees and retirees, CIA employees who are veterans with injuries from covered service, CIA veterans with classified service injuries
Intelligence community agencies, Intelligence community elements, National Counterintelligence Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: CIA employees and retirees, CIA employees who are veterans with injuries from covered service, CIA veterans with classified service injuries, DIA employees, Federal candidates and officeholders, Federal employees in intelligence roles, Federal law enforcement agencies, Intelligence community elements (CIA, NSA, DIA, etc.), Intelligence community employees, National Reconnaissance Office, Other federal agencies, President, VP, Congress, and federal judges
Negative-direction: Central Intelligence Agency, DEI initiatives in intelligence community, DEI programs in intelligence community, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense intelligence components, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Energy employees, Department of Veterans Affairs, Director of National Intelligence, DoD comptroller and component CFOs, Executive Branch agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence community HR departments, Intelligence community IT departments, Intelligence community agencies (CIA, NSA, DIA, etc.), Intelligence community agencies (ODNI, CIA, NSA, DIA, FBI, DOE, State, DHS), Intelligence community analysts, Intelligence community chief financial officers, Intelligence community elements (ODNI, CIA, NSA, DIA, FBI, DOE, State), Intelligence community human resources departments, Major intelligence community elements, National Counterintelligence Task Force, National Intelligence Council, National Intelligence Management Council, National Security Agency, National Security Agency AI Security Center, Russian government officials subject to accountability, State Department
AI developers for government, AI technology vendors, Advanced AI developers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.)
Positive-direction: AI developers for government, AI technology vendors, Advanced AI developers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.), Commercial data and information vendors, Commercial data providers and information vendors, Counter-drone technology providers, US AI providers
Negative-direction: DeepSeek (Chinese AI company), DeepSeek / High Flyer (Chinese AI company)
Commercial satellite imagery and remote sensing companies, Commercial vendors supporting DoD clandestine activities, Defense and intelligence contractors
Intelligence community contractors faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Commercial satellite imagery and remote sensing companies, Defense and intelligence contractors
Negative-direction: Commercial vendors supporting DoD clandestine activities, Defense contractors supporting clandestine activities, Defense subcontractors
Commercial data vendors, Open-source intelligence vendors
Positive-direction: Open-source intelligence vendors
Negative-direction: Commercial data vendors
Taxpayers, US persons (civil liberties), US persons on watchlist
Positive-direction: US persons (civil liberties), US persons on watchlist
Negative-direction: Taxpayers
Drone operators near CIA installations
Foreign intelligence services, Government of Ukraine
Positive-direction: Government of Ukraine
Negative-direction: Foreign intelligence services
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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