S. 4615 · On the floor · Armed Forces and National Security

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

What it does

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
Repeals the National Intelligence Management Council and authorizes repeal of various positions, units, centers, councils, and offices within the intelligence community.
Extends Central Intelligence Agency authority regarding unmanned aircraft systems.
Establishes a China-Taiwan Strategic Warning Task Force and prohibits intelligence community use of adversary unmanned ground vehicles and certain Chinese products and services.
Establishes requirements for artificial intelligence exploitation guards, reviews of intelligence community use of artificial intelligence for targeting, and prohibitions on certain artificial intelligence models on intelligence community systems.

Aug 5, 2026: By Senator Cotton from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 119-133. Additional and Minority views filed.

Committee: Senate Intelligence (Select)