Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (H.R. 5167) would authorize the federal government’s intelligence and intelligence-related activities for FY2026. It sets funding levels for the Intelligence Community Management Account (ICMA) and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund, and it directs that a separate classified schedule accompany the bill to specify the detailed authorizations for all intelligence programs. The bill also includes standard safeguards, clarifications about permissible activities, and a provision allowing adjustments for employee pay and benefits as allowed by law. In short, the bill provides the statutory authorization framework and baseline funding guidance for the 2026 intelligence budget, while keeping the detailed amounts largely classified. Key elements include: (1) authorization of federal intelligence activities for FY2026 with the specific numbers in a classified schedule; (2) ICMA authorization set at $642 million for FY2026 (plus any additional amounts in the classified schedule); (3) CIA Retirement and Disability Fund authorization set at $514 million for FY2026; (4) a constitutional-and-law guardrail preventing authorization of any activity not authorized by the Constitution or laws; (5) a mechanism to adjust compensation and benefits for federal employees consistent with applicable law, plus a clerical housekeeping provision to keep the act’s table of contents in sync with amendments.