Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 authorizes funding for the FY2026 period for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. government, including the Intelligence Community Management Account (ICMA) and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. A key feature is the use of a classified Schedule of Authorizations that accompanies the bill, detailing the specific dollar amounts for various programs. While the base funding for the ICMA and the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund are named in the bill (ICMA: $642,000,000; CIA Retirement and Disability Fund: $514,000,000), additional amounts are to be provided as specified in the classified schedule. The act also reinforces that funding does not authorize any activities beyond constitutional or legal authority and includes routine protections for employee compensation and benefits as permitted by law. The bill includes standard governance provisions: definitions for the congressional intelligence committees and the intelligence community, and a clause requiring automatic clerical updates to related Acts’ tables of contents when amendments change headings or organizational units. It also provides that pay and benefits may be adjusted as allowed by law, aligning with general Federal pay principles. Overall, the measure sets the funding framework and oversight boundaries for FY2026 intelligence activities and related accounts.
Key Points
- 1Authorizes appropriations for FY2026 to conduct intelligence and intelligence-related activities across the federal government.
- 2Requires a classified Schedule of Authorizations to accompany the Act, with limited public disclosure and distribution to key committees and the President; disclosure is further restricted by statute.
- 3Section 103 establishes the Intelligence Community Management Account authorization of $642,000,000 for FY2026, plus any additional amounts in the classified schedule.
- 4Title II authorizes $514,000,000 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY2026.
- 5Title III includes safeguards: appropriations do not authorize activities beyond constitutional/legal authority, and compensation/benefits for federal employees may be increased as necessary to reflect lawfully authorized increases; includes automatic clerical adjustments to other Acts’ tables of contents when amendments change structures or headings.