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This bill — the Counterintelligence Accountability Act — would require the FBI Director to give the Congressional intelligence committees quarterly briefings on the FBI’s counterintelligence activities and immediately notify congressional committees if the FBI carries out counterintelligence investigations involving U.S. elections. These briefings would include, at a minimum, an overview and update of: 1) the Bureau’s counterintelligence posture; 2) counterintelligence investigations; and 3) any other information relating to the Bureau’s counterintelligence activities which the Director deems necessary for Congress to be informed of.

In addition to the quarterly briefings, the FBI Director would promptly notify the congressional intelligence committees of any counterintelligence investigations the Bureau carries out regarding:

A candidate seeking the nomination for or election to a federal office;
A political campaign of a candidate seeking the nomination for or election to a federal office; and
An individual known to be associated with the political campaign of a candidate seeking the nomination for or election to a federal office.

The FBI Director would coordinate with the Attorney General and consult with the Congressional intelligence committees to develop guidelines governing the scope of the briefings provided under this bill.

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