Review by Inspectors General of reform efforts for special access programs and controlled access programs

(a) Review required (1) In general The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the Inspectors General) shall jointly conduct a review of the processes, oversight, and management of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for special access programs and controlled access programs, regardless of funding source. (2) Elements In carrying out paragraph (1), the Inspectors General shall jointly review the following: (A) The processes the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence follow to create and maintain special access programs and controlled access programs for personnel of the Department and the intelligence community, respectively. (B) Reforms to the oversight and management of special access programs and controlled access programs at the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, whether completed or underway. (C) The extent to which the policies of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence related to the oversight and management of special access programs and controlled access programs ensure that individuals with an appropriate clearance and need-to-know gain access to the programs and information they need to conduct their missions while preventing unnecessary access. (D) How integration and information sharing of special access programs and controlled access programs can be improved between compartmented systems, both within and among the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. (E) Any challenges that may exist in the oversight and management of special access programs and controlled access programs. (F) Any other matters related to the oversight and management of special access programs and controlled access programs the Inspectors General consider relevant. (b) Briefing and report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspectors General shall jointly— (1) brief the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the preliminary findings of the review required by subsection (a); and (2) submit to such committees a report containing the results of the review. (c) Access The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall provide the Inspectors General timely access to any documents and other information necessary to conduct the review required by subsection (a).