{"identifier":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k","title":50,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3334k.","heading":"Report on protocols for certain intelligence community employees and dependents","text":"\u00a7\u202f3334k.\nReport on protocols for certain intelligence community employees and dependents\n(a)\nIn general\nBeginning not later than 180 days after\nMarch 15, 2022\n(b)\nPrivacy\nNo data collected pursuant to any protocol under this section may be used for research or analytical purposes without the written consent of the individual from whom such data was collected with respect to such use.\n(c)\nProtocol on baseline medical testing\nThe protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for conducting voluntary baseline medical testing of covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees who are included on the overseas travel orders of the covered employee. Such protocol shall set forth the required elements of such baseline medical testing, such as\u2014\n(1) standard lab collection and testing of relevant biofluids;\n(2) the conduct of relevant visual and auditory examinations;\n(3) the conduct of Acquired Brain Injury Tool assessments, or other relevant assessments for balance, eye motion, and cognition;\n(4) the assessment of relevant medical histories; and\n(5) the conduct of any other standard relevant medical or neurological examinations, testing, or assessments.\n(d)\nProtocols on post-incident medical testing\nThe protocols described in this subsection are protocols to enable voluntary medical testing and the coordination of treatment for covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees, following a reported anomalous health incident, such as\u2014\n(1) a protocol that sets forth elements, similar to the elements described in subsection (c), of such testing;\n(2) a protocol pertaining to the voluntary testing and treatment for victims of anomalous health incidents who are children;\n(3) a protocol for ensuring that all victims of anomalous health incidents receive access to prompt and consistent medical treatment, including from medical professionals holding appropriate security clearances and medical professionals with expertise in child care;\n(4) a protocol for ensuring that all victims of anomalous health incidents are offered options for psychological treatment for the effects of such incidents; and\n(5) a protocol for ensuring that any testing, evaluation, or collection of biofluids or other samples following a reported anomalous health incident may be compared against the baseline for the victim of the anomalous health incident, to the extent the individual participated in the baseline medical testing, consistent with subsections (b) and (c).\n(e)\nProtocol on information collection, storage, and safeguarding\nThe protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for the collection, storage, and safeguarding of information acquired as a result of the protocols described in subsections (c) and (d).\n(f)\nProtocol on reporting mechanisms\nThe protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for the reporting of matters relating to anomalous health incidents by covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees, including the development of a system for the adjudication of complaints regarding medical treatment received by such covered employees, covered individuals, and dependents of covered employees.\n(g)\nReport and briefings\n(1)\nReport\nNot later than 180 days after\nMarch 15, 2022\n(2)\nElements\nSuch report shall include the following elements:\n(A) A copy of each protocol under this section.\n(B) A description of the following:\n(i) Any interagency agreements, authorities, or policies required to effectively implement the protocols under this section.\n(ii) Any new facilities, medical equipment, tools, training, or other resources required to effectively implement such protocols.\n(C) A timeline for the implementation of the protocols under this section, including a proposal for the prioritization of implementation with respect to various categories of covered employees and the dependents of covered employees.\n(3)\nBriefing\nNot later than 60 days following the date of submission of the report under paragraph (1), and biannually thereafter, the Director shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing regarding the implementation of the protocols under this section.\n(h)\nDefinitions\nIn this section:\n(1)\nAppropriate congressional committees\nThe term \u201cappropriate congressional committees\u201d means\u2014\n(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and\n(B) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.\n(2)\nCovered employee\nThe term \u201ccovered employee\u201d means an individual who is an employee, assignee, or detailee of an element of the intelligence community.\n(3)\nCovered individual\nThe term \u201ccovered individual\u201d means a contractor to an element of the intelligence community.\n(4)\nDependent of a covered employee\nThe term \u201cdependent of a covered employee\u201d means, with respect to a covered employee, a family member (including a child), as defined by the Director of National Intelligence.\n(5)\nVictim of an anomalous health incident\nThe term \u201cvictim of an anomalous health incident\u201d means a covered employee, covered individual, or dependent of a covered employee, who is, or is suspected to have been, affected by an anomalous health incident.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t50/s3334k.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3334k."},{"t":"heading","text":"Report on protocols for certain intelligence community employees and dependents"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Beginning not later than 180 days after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"March 15, 2022","tail":", the President shall develop, for uniform implementation across the elements of the intelligence community, each of the protocols described in subsections (c) through (f). Such protocols shall be subject to review and revision on a periodic basis, and any implementation of such protocols shall be conducted in accordance with applicable laws and current clinical and professional practices of the interagency medical community."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Privacy"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"No data collected pursuant to any protocol under this section may be used for research or analytical purposes without the written consent of the individual from whom such data was collected with respect to such use.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Protocol on baseline medical testing"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for conducting voluntary baseline medical testing of covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees who are included on the overseas travel orders of the covered employee. Such protocol shall set forth the required elements of such baseline medical testing, such as\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" standard lab collection and testing of relevant biofluids;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the conduct of relevant visual and auditory examinations;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" the conduct of Acquired Brain Injury Tool assessments, or other relevant assessments for balance, eye motion, and cognition;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/c/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" the assessment of relevant medical histories; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/c/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" the conduct of any other standard relevant medical or neurological examinations, testing, or assessments.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Protocols on post-incident medical testing"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The protocols described in this subsection are protocols to enable voluntary medical testing and the coordination of treatment for covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees, following a reported anomalous health incident, such as\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" a protocol that sets forth elements, similar to the elements described in subsection (c), of such testing;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" a protocol pertaining to the voluntary testing and treatment for victims of anomalous health incidents who are children;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/d/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" a protocol for ensuring that all victims of anomalous health incidents receive access to prompt and consistent medical treatment, including from medical professionals holding appropriate security clearances and medical professionals with expertise in child care;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/d/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" a protocol for ensuring that all victims of anomalous health incidents are offered options for psychological treatment for the effects of such incidents; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/d/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" a protocol for ensuring that any testing, evaluation, or collection of biofluids or other samples following a reported anomalous health incident may be compared against the baseline for the victim of the anomalous health incident, to the extent the individual participated in the baseline medical testing, consistent with subsections (b) and (c).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Protocol on information collection, storage, and safeguarding"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for the collection, storage, and safeguarding of information acquired as a result of the protocols described in subsections (c) and (d).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/f","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(f)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Protocol on reporting mechanisms"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The protocol described in this subsection is a protocol for the reporting of matters relating to anomalous health incidents by covered employees, covered individuals, and the dependents of covered employees, including the development of a system for the adjudication of complaints regarding medical treatment received by such covered employees, covered individuals, and dependents of covered employees.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(g)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Report and briefings"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Report"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Not later than 180 days after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"March 15, 2022","tail":", the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the protocols described in subsections (c) through (f)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Elements"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Such report shall include the following elements:"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" A copy of each protocol under this section.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" A description of the following:"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/2/B/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" Any interagency agreements, authorities, or policies required to effectively implement the protocols under this section.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/2/B/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" Any new facilities, medical equipment, tools, training, or other resources required to effectively implement such protocols.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/2/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" A timeline for the implementation of the protocols under this section, including a proposal for the prioritization of implementation with respect to various categories of covered employees and the dependents of covered employees.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/g/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Briefing"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Not later than 60 days following the date of submission of the report under paragraph (1), and biannually thereafter, the Director shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing regarding the implementation of the protocols under this section.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/h","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(h)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/h/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Appropriate congressional committees"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cappropriate congressional committees\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3334k/h/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the congressional intelligence committees; 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