S. 1761: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-08-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: By Senator Burr from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 115-151. Additional and Minority views filed.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-08-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: By Senator Burr from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 115-151. Additional and Minority views filed. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Plain summary

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 This bill authorizes for FY2018 the intelligence-related activities of the: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Department of Defense; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Security Agency; Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; Coast Guard; Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security, and Justice; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration; National Reconnaissance Office; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and Department of Energy (DOE). The bill also authorizes for FY2018 the CIA Retirement and Disability System. In addition, the bill: requires the ODNI to establish a Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task Force; requires DOE to establish a pilot program for securing energy infrastructure; directs various agencies to report to Congress on intelligence matters including security clearances, bug bounty programs, foreign-investment risks, geospatial commercial activities, Russian threats to U.S. elections, and specified intelligence-community employment matters; and otherwise modifies provisions regarding the intelligence community.

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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1761, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (2017-09-22)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1761.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1761 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115