Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign adversary biotechnological threats

(a) Plan Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall— (1) develop and commence carrying out a plan, consistent with Executive Order 13526 and with adequate protections for sources and methods, for streamlining the declassification or downgrading and sharing of intelligence information relating to biotechnological developments and threats in order to counter efforts by foreign adversaries to weaponize biotechnologies and biological weapons, including threats relating to military, industrial, agricultural, and health applications of biotechnology; and (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees such plan. (b) Recipients The plan under subsection (a) shall include mechanisms for sharing the intelligence information described in such subsection— (1) with allies and partners of the United States; (2) with private sector partners of the United States; and (3) across the Federal Government. (c) Reports Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress made by the intelligence community with respect to sharing intelligence information relating to biotechnological developments and threats with recipients specified in subsection (b). (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: (1) The congressional intelligence committees. (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (3) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.