S1071-119
Bill became lawNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Shri Thanedar’s recorded connection
2 recorded votes on this bill
- Voted Nay — On Passage, Dec 10, 2025
- Voted Yea — On Motion to Commit, Dec 10, 2025
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Clarifies that the authorization of appropriations in the intelligence division does not constitute authority for intelligence activities not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or law. This is a standard legal safeguard ensuring intelligence agencies operate within their legal boundaries.
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Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities across the federal government. This provides the legal authority for funding the CIA, NSA, NGA, DIA, and other intelligence agencies for the coming fiscal year.
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Provides the short title and table of contents for the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. This is a procedural clause organizing the intelligence community's authorization legislation.
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Requires the intelligence community to develop a strategy on coordination and sharing of intelligence related to critical and emerging technologies. This pushes intelligence agencies to better collaborate on tracking foreign development of advanced technologies like AI, quantum computing, and biotech.
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Establishes that the explanatory statement for the intelligence authorization division, printed in the Congressional Record by the intelligence committee chairs, has the same legal effect as a joint conference committee explanatory statement. The intelligence community is affected as this statement guides interpretation and implementation of the intelligence provisions.
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Establishes that the specific amounts authorized for intelligence activities are those in the classified Schedule of Authorizations accompanying this division. The intelligence community benefits from authorized funding levels set in classified documents that protect sensitive budget details.
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Defines key terms for the Intelligence Authorization Act, including "congressional intelligence committees" and "intelligence community." The intelligence community benefits from precise definitions that ensure consistent interpretation of the authorization provisions.
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Authorizes $678.853 million for the Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2026. The Director of National Intelligence and the intelligence community benefit from funded management operations.
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More compliance requirements
Requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop and begin executing a plan within 90 days for streamlining declassification and sharing of intelligence on foreign adversary biotechnological threats with private sector partners. This aims to enable faster information sharing about biotech threats while protecting sources and methods.
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Strengthens the intelligence communitys monitoring requirements for Iranian uranium enrichment by expanding the conditions that trigger mandatory congressional reporting. The amendments broaden the criteria beyond the previous threshold of 60 percent enrichment to include additional significant enrichment activities.
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Extends the intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability through 2028, expanding the scope to include the forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children. This continues the intelligence collection and reporting function on Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
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Requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a plan within 90 days to ensure the intelligence community has sufficient cleared personnel, including private-sector experts, to identify and respond to biotechnology threats. The plan must identify exact personnel numbers and gaps in biotechnology expertise.