Assessment Submitted to the Congressional Intelligence Committees

Statutory Text

(c) Assessment Submitted to the Congressional Intelligence Committees.—

(1) Requirement.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a written assessment of the intelligence lessons learned from the Israel-Hamas war.

(2) Elements.—The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) Lessons learned from the timing and scope of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas against Israel, including lessons related to United States intelligence cooperation with Israel and other regional partners, both bilaterally and in facilitating regional intelligence sharing.

(B) An assessment of the state, strength, and limitations of intelligence relationships between Israel and regional partners, especially with respect to Hamas and Gaza.

(C) A review of any failures in national and regional intelligence analysis, collection, and sharing that occurred before the October 7, 2023 attack, and any lessons learned for future intelligence activities.

(3) Form.—The assessment required by paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 118-159 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Dec. 23, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-159).
2. Text: “Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Dec. 23, 2024 + 90 days = Mar. 23, 2025.
3. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on Mar. 23, 2025.

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