50 U.S.C. § 3316a — Reports on intelligence community participation in vulnerabilities equities process of Federal Government

(a) Definitions In this section:
(1) Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document The term “Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document” means the executive branch document entitled “Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process” dated November 15, 2017 .
(2) Vulnerabilities Equities Process The term “Vulnerabilities Equities Process” means the interagency review of vulnerabilities, under the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document or any successor document.
(3) Vulnerability The term “vulnerability” means a weakness in an information system or its components (for example, system security procedures, hardware design, and internal controls) that could be exploited or could affect confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information.

(b) Reports on process and criteria under Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process
(1) In general by 90 days after December 20, 2019 , the Director of National Intelligence must submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written report describing—
(A) about each element of the intelligence community—
(i) the title of the official or officials responsible for determining whether, under criteria contained in the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document or any successor document, a vulnerability must be submitted for review under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process; and
(ii) the process used by such element to make such determination; and
(B) the roles or responsibilities of that element during a review of a vulnerability submitted to the Vulnerabilities Equities Process.
(2) Changes to process or criteria by 30 days after any significant change is made to the process and criteria used by any element of the intelligence community for determining whether to submit a vulnerability for review under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process, such element must submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report describing such change.
(3) Form of reports Each report submitted under this subsection is submitted in unclassified form, but can include a classified annex.

(c) Annual reports
(1) In general Not less frequently than once each calendar year, the Director of National Intelligence must submit to the congressional intelligence committees a classified report containing, about the previous year—
(A) the number of vulnerabilities submitted for review under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process;
(B) the number of vulnerabilities described in subparagraph
(A) disclosed to each vendor responsible for correcting the vulnerability, or to the public, under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process; and
(C) the total number, by category, of the vulnerabilities excluded from review under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process, as described in paragraph 5.4 of the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document.
(2) Unclassified information Each report submitted under paragraph
(1) must include an unclassified appendix that contains—
(A) the total number of vulnerabilities disclosed to vendors or the public under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process; and
(B) the total number of vulnerabilities disclosed to vendors or the public under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process known to have been patched.
(3) Nonduplication The Director of National Intelligence can forgo submission of an annual report required under this subsection for a calendar year, if the Director notifies the intelligence committees in writing that, about the same calendar year, an annual report required by paragraph 4.3 of the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document already has been submitted to Congress, and such annual report contains the information that would otherwise be required to be included in an annual report under this subsection.
(4) Publication The Director of National Intelligence must make available to the public each unclassified appendix submitted with a report under paragraph
(1) under paragraph (2).