HR 5167
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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Bill overview
This bill, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, authorizes appropriations for the United States government’s intelligence activities, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. It establishes a classified schedule of authorizations detailing the specific funding levels for various intelligence operations. The bill also includes provisions regarding employee compensation and benefits within the intelligence community and a restriction on intelligence activities not authorized by law.
Key provisions
- Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence activities of the Federal Government.
- Establishes a classified schedule of authorizations outlining specific funding levels for intelligence operations.
- Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account.
- Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.
- Includes a provision to increase employee compensation and benefits authorized by law.
- Restricts the authorization of appropriations to activities authorized by the Constitution or U.S. law.
- Provides for distribution of the classified schedule of authorizations to Congress and the President.
- Specifies limitations on the public disclosure of the classified schedule of authorizations.
Who is affected
- United States Government
- Intelligence Community
- Federal Employees
- Congressional Intelligence Committees
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 5167
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
.Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Except as otherwise expressly provided, when an amendment made by this Act amends an Act to add a section or larger organizational unit to that Act, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in that Act, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in that Act, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any table of contents of that Act to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.
In this Act:
The term congressional intelligence committees has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government.
The amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Government are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this Act.
The classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the President.
Subject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the executive branch of the Federal Government.
The President shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule except—
as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));
to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or
as otherwise required by law.
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2026 the sum of $642,000,000.
In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2026 such additional amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a).
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.