Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the intelligence community for accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities

(a) Plan required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall— (1) develop a plan to implement an integrated tracking system that spans the intelligence community for the accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities to increase transparency, track the status of accreditation, and to reduce and minimize duplication of effort; and (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Elements The plan required by subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: (1) An estimated cost of implementing the plan. (2) A description for how applicants and cleared industry could monitor the status of their sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation. (3) Guidelines for minimizing duplication of effort across the intelligence community and the Department of Defense in the accreditation process for sensitive compartmented information facilities. (4) Creation of a mechanism to track compliance with Intelligence Community Directive 705 (relating to sensitive compartmented information facilities), or successor directive. (5) Proposed measures for increasing security against adversary threats. (6) A list of any administrative and legislative actions that may be necessary to carry out the plan.