Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9624 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9624

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for intelligence and
 intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the
Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence
    Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2026

 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
               Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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                                 A BILL

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for intelligence and
 intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the
Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence
    Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

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 Changes.--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.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Congressional intelligence committee.--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).
            (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
        community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the Federal Government.

SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Specifications of Amounts.--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.
    (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
            (1) Availability.--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.
            (2) Distribution by 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.
            (3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly
        disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any
        portion of such Schedule except--
                    (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the
                Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
                of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));
                    (B) to the extent necessary to implement the
                budget; or
                    (C) as otherwise required by law.

SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the
Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2027 the sum of
$591,000,000.
    (b) Classified Authorization of Appropriations.--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 2027 such additional amounts as are specified in the
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a).

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for fiscal year
2027.

               TITLE III--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS

SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

    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.

SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY
              LAW.

    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.
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