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The bill strengthens criminal protections for intelligence facilities to improve security and deter trespass, but does so at the risk of criminalizing inadvertent entry, chilling press and research activity, and raising enforcement costs for taxpayers.
Members of the intelligence community and federal employees gain stronger legal protection for IC-controlled facilities because unauthorized entrants face escalating criminal penalties.
Members of the public and taxpayers may experience improved public safety because criminal penalties for ignoring restricted markings can deter trespass and reduce the risk of harm at sensitive sites.
Journalists, researchers, and ordinary citizens risk criminal prosecution if they inadvertently enter IC-controlled property, creating a chill on reporting, research, and public oversight.
Visitors, contractors, or federal employees who mistakenly cross clearly marked restricted boundaries could face felony-level penalties after repeated violations, exposing them to lengthy imprisonment.
Taxpayers may bear higher costs because enforcing, investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating people for these offenses will increase government expenditures.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced November 20, 2025 by Ronny Jackson · Last progress November 20, 2025
Makes it a federal crime to enter or access any property under the control of an intelligence community element that is clearly marked as closed or restricted, unless the person is authorized. Creates escalating criminal penalties for repeat violations: up to 180 days (first offense), up to 3 years (second), and up to 10 years (third or subsequent), with fines also possible under Title 18. Applies within U.S. jurisdiction to people who enter, access, or remain on marked intelligence community property without permission. The bill adds this prohibition to the National Security Act of 1947 and updates the Act’s table of contents; it does not authorize new spending or change existing programs.