Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force Details Posted Within Intelligence Authorization Act Supplemental Report for FY 2021

Cold Open: We're reading from the Intelligence Authorization Act Supplemental Report for FY 2021, released on June 23, 2020. This document was made available through The Black Vault, a website that archives and publishes declassified government records. The canonical PDF can be found at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/congress/CRPT-116srpt233.pdf. Provenance: The document was released as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which was reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The report was submitted on June 17, 2020, and contains classified annexes that are not publicly disclosed. However, the unclassified sections of the report provide insight into the authorization of appropriations for various intelligence activities. The Document: The report begins by stating that the Director of National Intelligence publicly disclosed on February 11, 2020, that the request for the National Intelligence Program for Fiscal Year 2021 was $61.9 billion. The Committee notes that the classified nature of United States intelligence activities precludes further disclosure of the details of its budgetary recommendations. Section 101 lists the United States Government departments, agencies, and other elements for which the Act authorizes appropriations for intelligence and intelligence-related activities for Fiscal Year 2021. Section 102 provides that the details of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for intelligence and intelligence-related activities for Fiscal Year 2021 are contained in the classified Schedule of Authorizations. Section 103 authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for Fiscal Year 2021. Section 201 authorizes appropriations for the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund for Fiscal Year 2021. Section 301 provides that the authorization of appropriations by the Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity that is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Section 302 provides that funds authorized to be appropriated by the Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in compensation or benefits authorized by law. Section 303 permits the National Manager for National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security to delegate NSD-42 authorities to a Deputy National Manager, without further delegation. Section 304 requires the Directors of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, NSA, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to establish continuity of operations plans for use in the case of certain national emergencies. Section 305 provides that the Director of the NRO and the Director of the NSA shall be designated as Level III on the Executive Schedule, the equivalent of an Under Secretary. Section 306 provides the National Intelligence University with the authorities that the Department of Defense War Colleges have regarding faculty member hiring and compensation, and the acceptance of faculty research grants. Context: The report was submitted by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the unclassified sections provide insight into the authorization of appropriations for various intelligence activities. However, the classified annexes are not publicly disclosed, and the details of the budgetary recommendations are not disclosed due to the classified nature of United States intelligence activities. Outro: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The Intelligence Authorization Act Supplemental Report for FY 2021 provides insight into the authorization of appropriations for various intelligence activities, but the classified nature of United States intelligence activities precludes further disclosure. The full document can be found at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/congress/CRPT-116srpt233.pdf. Storyflo.com.