Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

H.R. 2596, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, provides the necessary funding and legal framework for the 16 agencies that make up the U.S. Intelligence Community, including the CIA, FBI, and NSA. The bill establishes a new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center to centralize the government's analysis of digital threats and requires detailed reports on foreign fighter flows, the security of federal data following major breaches, and the funding of political groups by foreign adversaries. For citizens, the legislation impacts national security by setting the rules for how intelligence agencies track terrorist recruitment on social media, manage security clearances for government contractors, and handle the detention and transfer of individuals held at Guantanamo Bay.