Text of US HB 5167 (2025)

I 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5167 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intel- ligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Commu- nity Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire- ment and Disability System, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 Mr. CRAWFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intel- ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Ac- count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4 ‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026’’. 5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 6 this Act is as follows: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Sep 09, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5167.IH H5167 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5167 IH Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations. Sec. 103. Intelligence Community Management Account. TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. (c) AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CLERICAL 1 CHANGES.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, when 2 an amendment made by this Act amends an Act to add 3 a section or larger organizational unit to that Act, repeals 4 or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in that 5 Act, or amends the designation or heading of a section 6 or larger organizational unit in that Act, that amendment 7 also shall have the effect of amending any table of con- 8 tents of that Act to alter the table to conform to the 9 changes made by the amendment. 10 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 11 In this Act: 12 (1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT- 13 TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com- 14 mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 15 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 16 3003). 17 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Sep 09, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5167.IH H5167 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5167 IH (2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 1 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 2 such term in section 3 of the National Security Act 3 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 4 TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE 5 ACTIVITIES 6 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 7 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 8 fiscal year 2026 for the conduct of the intelligence and 9 intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government. 10 SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 11 (a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 12 authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the 13 conduct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Gov- 14 ernment are those specified in the classified Schedule of 15 Authorizations prepared to accompany this Act. 16 (b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU- 17 THORIZATIONS.— 18 (1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 19 Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 20 made available to the Committee on Appropriations 21 of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 22 the House of Representatives, and to the President. 23 (2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub- 24 ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Sep 09, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5167.IH H5167 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 5167 IH suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au- 1 thorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of ap- 2 propriate portions of such Schedule, within the exec- 3 utive branch of the Federal Government. 4 (3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President 5 shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 6 Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex- 7 cept— 8 (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 9 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 10 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 11 (B) to the extent necessary to implement 12 the budget; or 13 (C) as otherwise required by law. 14 SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC- 15 COUNT. 16 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 17 authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu- 18 nity Management Account of the Director of National In- 19 telligence for fiscal year 2026 the sum of $642,000,000. 20 (b) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- 21 TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro- 22 priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac- 23 count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro- 24 priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Sep 09, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5167.IH H5167 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 5167 IH count for fiscal year 2026 such additional amounts as are 1 specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re- 2 ferred to in section 102(a). 3 TITLE II—CENTRAL INTEL- 4 LIGENCE AGENCY RETIRE- 5 MENT AND DISABILITY SYS- 6 TEM 7 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 8 There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen- 9 tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 10 $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 11 TITLE III—GENERAL INTEL- 12 LIGENCE COMMUNITY MAT- 13 TERS 14 SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 15 ACTIVITIES. 16 The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall 17 not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of 18 any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized 19 by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 20 SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 21 BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 22 Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 23 retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may 24 be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Sep 09, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5167.IH H5167 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 5167 IH as may be necessary for increases in such compensation 1 or benefits authorized by law. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Sep 09, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5167.IH H5167 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS