Proposed statutory language requiring agency heads to issue written directives on national‑security accounting controls and report them to congressional intelligence committees

Proposed statutory language requiring agency heads to issue written directives on national‑security accounting controls and report them to congressional intelligence committees The passage outlines a mechanism whereby federal department heads could issue written directives—under presidential authority—to exempt certain actors from liability in national‑security matters, and mandates annual summaries to the House and Senate intelligence committees. While the text is largely procedural and does not name specific individuals or transactions, it suggests a potential avenue for undisclosed exemptions or selective enforcement that could be investigated for abuse or concealment of wrongdoing. Key insights: Directives must be written, cite specific facts, and expire after one year.; Agency heads must maintain a file of all such directives and transmit annual summaries to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (House) and the Senate Intelligence Committee.; Exemptions apply to persons acting under the directive, shielding them from liability for certain accounting‑control failures.