S. 4503: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: By Senator Warner from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 117-132. Additional views filed.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Plain summary

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 This bill authorizes for FY2023 various intelligence-related activities and addresses related issues. For example, the bill (1) prohibits certain former intelligence community employees and contractors from providing services relating to national security, intelligence, the military, or internal security to the governments of Russia, China, or a state sponsor of terrorism; (2) requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to establish minimum cybersecurity requirements for national security systems operated by the intelligence community; and (3) prohibits intelligence community elements from denying an individual access to classified information based solely on that individual's preemployment use of cannabis.

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Official text

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4503, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2022-11-22)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] reported raising $20.2 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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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4503.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s4503 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117