H.R. 5412: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114. 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 2022

Plain summary

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues. For example, the bill authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to support activities related to personnel recruitment and retention, diversity, equity, and inclusion; prohibits certain former intelligence community personnel from accepting certain employment, such as providing intelligence services to a foreign country, for 30 months after leaving intelligence community employment; provides the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with the authorities available to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice to take actions to protect against unmanned aircraft; requires the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct a security assessment of a product (or service) from an entity connected to China's government before the FBI may procure that product; requires the FBI to establish counterintelligence units in the Department of Agriculture; authorizes the Air Force to establish the National Space Intelligence Center as a field operating agency of the Space Force; statutorily establishes the Office of Medical Services within the CIA and requirements concerning compensation and qualifications for CIA medical officers; requires the President to develop for the intelligence community various protocols pertaining to medical testing, treatment, information collection, and reporting; requires the ODNI to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the situation in Afghanistan and specified other countries; and authorizes a pilot program to identify risks associated with individuals performing Department of Defense-funded unclassified research who would not otherwise undergo federal personnel vetting.

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Official text

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5412, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (2021-12-15)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5412.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5412 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117