Counterintelligence threats to United States space interests

(a) Assessment of counterintelligence vulnerabilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the counterintelligence vulnerabilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2) Elements The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the vulnerability of the security practices and facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to efforts by nation-state and non-nation-state actors to acquire United States space technology. (B) An assessment of the counterintelligence threat posed by nationals of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China at centers of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (C) Recommendations for how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration can mitigate any counterintelligence gaps identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B). (D) A description of efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to respond to the efforts of state sponsors of terrorism, other foreign countries, and entities to illicitly acquire United States satellites and related items as described in reports submitted by the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239). (E) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration described in subparagraph (D). (3) Cooperation by National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall cooperate fully with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in submitting the assessment required by paragraph (1). (4) Form The assessment required by paragraph (1) may be submitted in unclassified form with a classified annex. (5) Definition of appropriate congressional committees In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the congressional intelligence committees; (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (C) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. (b) Sunset Section 1261(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) is amended by inserting until December 31, 2026 after thereafter. (c) Counterintelligence support to commercial spaceports (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the head of the Office of Private Sector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall— (A) develop an assessment of the counterintelligence risks to commercial spaceports; and (B) distribute the assessment to— (i) each field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation the area of responsibility of which includes a federally licensed commercial spaceport; (ii) the leadership of each federally licensed commercial spaceport; (iii) the congressional intelligence committees; (iv) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (v) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (2) Classification The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall be distributed at the lowest classification level possible, but may include classified annexes at higher classification levels.