Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2015” .
Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2015
A BILL
To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a study on the use of contractors for intelligence activities, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Director of National Intelligence study on the use of contractors in the conduct of intelligence activities
Study— The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a study to ascertain the extent to which contractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities and the type of information to which such contractors are exposed or have access.
Report— Not later than December 31, 2015, the Director of Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report containing—
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and
a plan for reducing by 25 percent the number of contractors to the intelligence community with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis).
Reduction of contractors— Not later than December 31, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence shall reduce the number of contractors to the intelligence community with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis) as of the date of the enactment of this Act by 25 percent.
Intelligence community defined— In this section, the term “intelligence community” has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).