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US (United States) Code. Title 50. Chapter 15: National Security
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107-306 substituted "Not later
than the dates each year provided for the transmittal of such
reports in section 507 of the National Security Act of 1947," for
"Within thirty days of receipt of such reports," in introductory
provisions.
2001 - Subsec. (d)(5)(B). Pub. L. 107-108, Sec. 309(a)(1),
substituted "Upon making such a determination, the Inspector
General shall transmit to the Director notice of that
determination, together with the complaint or information." for "If
the Inspector General determines that the complaint or information
appears credible, the Inspector General shall, before the end of
such period, transmit the complaint or information to the
Director."
Subsec. (d)(5)(D)(i). Pub. L. 107-108, Sec. 309(a)(2),
substituted "does not find credible under subparagraph (B) a
complaint or information submitted under subparagraph (A), or does
not transmit the complaint or information to the Director in
accurate form under subparagraph (B)," for "does not transmit, or
does not transmit in an accurate form, the complaint or information
described in subparagraph (B),".
2000 - Subsec. (d)(1)(E). Pub. L. 106-567, Sec. 402(a)(1), added
subpar. (E) and struck out former subpar. (E) which read as
follows: "a description of all cases occurring during the reporting
period where the Inspector General could not obtain documentary
evidence relevant to any inspection, audit, or investigation due to
his lack of authority to subpoena such information; and".
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 106-567, Sec. 403, added subpars. (B) to
(E) and concluding provisions and struck out former subpars. (B)
and (C) which read as follows:
"(B) an investigation, inspection, or audit carried out by the
Inspector General should focus upon the Director or Acting
Director; or
"(C) the Inspector General, after exhausting all possible
alternatives, is unable to obtain significant documentary
information in the course of an investigation, inspection, or
audit, the Inspector General shall immediately report such matter
to the intelligence committees."
Subsec. (e)(5)(E). Pub. L. 106-567, Sec. 402(a)(2), struck out
subpar. (E) which read as follows: "Not later than January 31 and
July 31 of each year, the Inspector General shall submit to the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a
report of the Inspector General's exercise of authority under this
paragraph during the preceding six months."
Subsec. (e)(8). Pub. L. 106-567, Sec. 402(b), substituted
"Government" for "Federal" wherever appearing.
1998 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-272 inserted "; reports to
Congress on urgent concerns" after "functional problems" in heading
and added par. (5).
1997 - Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-107, Sec. 402(b), inserted ",
or from issuing any subpoena, after the Inspector General has
decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit, inspection,
or investigation or to issue such subpoena," after "or
investigation".
Subsec. (e)(5) to (8). Pub. L. 105-107, Sec. 402(a), added par.
(5) and redesignated former pars. (5) to (7) as (6) to (8),
respectively.
1996 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 104-93, Sec. 403(a), amended par.
(5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: "In
accordance with section 535 of title 28, the Director shall report
to the Attorney General any information, allegation, or complaint
received from the Inspector General, relating to violations of
Federal criminal law involving any officer or employee of the
Agency, consistent with such guidelines as may be issued by the
Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of such section. A
copy of all such reports shall be furnished to the Inspector
General."
Subsec. (e)(3)(A). Pub. L. 104-93, Sec. 403(b), inserted "or the
disclosure is made to an official of the Department of Justice
responsible for determining whether a prosecution should be
undertaken" after "investigation".
1994 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-359, Sec. 402(1), substituted
"analysis, public administration, or auditing" for "analysis, or
public administration".
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-359, Sec. 402(2), substituted "to
plan, conduct" for "to conduct".
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 103-359, Sec. 402(3), in introductory
provisions, substituted "January 31 and July 31" for "June 30 and
December 31" and "periods ending December 31 (of the preceding
year) and June 30, respectively" for "period" and inserted "of
receipt of such reports" after "thirty days".
Subsec. (d)(3)(C). Pub. L. 103-359, Sec. 402(4), substituted
"investigation, inspection, or audit," for "investigation,".
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 103-359, Sec. 402(5), inserted "or
findings and recommendations" after "report".
Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 103-359, Sec. 402(6), substituted "the
Inspector General shall" for "it is the sense of Congress that the
Inspector General should".
1992 - Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 102-496, in introductory
provisions, substituted "any person" for "an employee of the
Agency" and inserted "from an employee of the Agency" after
"received".
1989 - Pub. L. 101-193 amended section generally, substituting
subsecs. (a) to (g) relating to establishment of the Office of
Inspector General and appointment, duties, and authority of
Inspector General for introductory par. and subsecs. (a) to (e)
relating to various reports to be filed with the intelligence
committees by Director of Central Intelligence concerning selection
and activities of Inspector General.
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in
which the 4th item on page 156, relating to the transmittal of
semiannual reports to the intelligence committees, identifies a
reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in
subsec. (d)(1) of this section), see section 3003 of Pub. L.
104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title
31, Money and Finance.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 403a, 403e, 403f, 415b of
this title.
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(!1) So in original. Probably should be "advice".
(!2) So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
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50 USC Sec. 403r 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
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Sec. 403r. Special annuity computation rules for certain employees'
service abroad
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(a) Officers and employees to whom rules apply
Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 of title 5, the
annuity under subchapter III of such chapter of an officer or
employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who retires on or after
October 1, 1989, is not designated under section 2013 of this
title, and has served abroad as an officer or employee of the
Agency on or after January 1, 1987, shall be computed as provided
in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Computation rules
(1) The portion of the annuity relating to such service abroad
that is actually performed at any time during the officer's or
employee's first ten years of total service shall be computed at
the rate and using the percent of average pay specified in section
8339(a)(3) of title 5 that is normally applicable only to so much
of an employee's total service as exceeds ten years.
(2) The portion of the annuity relating to service abroad as
described in subsection (a) of this section but that is actually
performed at any time after the officer's or employee's first ten
years of total service shall be computed as provided in section
8339(a)(3) of title 5; but, in addition, the officer or employee
shall be deemed for annuity computation purposes to have actually
performed an equivalent period of service abroad during his or her
first ten years of total service, and in calculating the portion of
the officer's or employee's annuity for his or her first ten years
of total service, the computation rate and percent of average pay
specified in paragraph (1) shall also be applied to the period of
such deemed or equivalent service abroad.
(3) The portion of the annuity relating to other service by an
officer or employee as described in subsection (a) of this section
shall be computed as provided in the provisions of section 8339(a)
of title 5 that would otherwise be applicable to such service.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term "total service" has
the meaning given such term under chapter 83 of title 5.
(c) Annuities deemed annuities under section 8339 of title 5
For purposes of subsections (f) through (m) of section 8339 of
title 5, an annuity computed under this section shall be deemed to
be an annuity computed under subsections (a) and (o) (!1) of
section 8339 of title 5.
(d) Officers and employees entitled to greater annuities under
section 8339 of title 5
The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply
to an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who
would otherwise be entitled to a greater annuity computed under an
otherwise applicable subsection of section 8339 of title 5.
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(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, Sec. 18, as added Pub. L. 101-193, title
III, Sec. 305, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1704; amended Pub. L.
102-496, title VIII, Sec. 803(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat.
3252.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Subsection (o) of section 8339 of title 5, referred to in subsec.
(c), was redesignated subsec. (p) of that section by Pub. L.
102-378, Sec. 2(62), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1354.
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949, and not as part of the National Security Act of 1947
which comprises this chapter.
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AMENDMENTS
1992 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-496 substituted reference to
section 2013 of this title for reference in original to section 203
of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for
Certain Employees which was formerly set out as a note under
section 403 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-496 effective on first day of fourth
month beginning after Oct. 24, 1992, see section 805 of Pub. L.
102-496, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2001 of
this title.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 403a, 403e, 403f, 403r-1,
2144 of this title; title 10 section 1605.
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(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC Sec. 403r-1 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
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Sec. 403r-1. Portability of overseas service retirement benefit
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The special accrual rates provided by section 2153 of this title
and by section 403r of this title for computation of the annuity of
an individual who has served abroad as an officer or employee of
the Central Intelligence Agency shall be used to compute that
portion of the annuity of such individual relating to such service
abroad whether or not the individual is employed by the Central
Intelligence Agency at the time of retirement from Federal service.
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(Pub. L. 101-193, title III, Sec. 306, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat.
1704; Pub. L. 103-178, title II, Sec. 204(a), Dec. 3, 1993, 107
Stat. 2033.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 1990, and not as part of the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949 which is classified to section 403a et seq. of
this title, nor as part of the National Security Act of 1947 which
comprises this chapter.
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AMENDMENTS
1993 - Pub. L. 103-178 substituted reference to section 2153 of
this title for reference in original to section 303 of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees.
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
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Sec. 403s. Special rules for disability retirement and
death-in-service benefits with respect to certain employees
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(a) Officers and employees to whom section 2051 rules apply
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer or
employee of the Central Intelligence Agency subject to retirement
system coverage under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 who -
(1) has five years of civilian service credit toward retirement
under such subchapter III of chapter 83, title 5;
(2) has not been designated under section 2013 of this
title,(!1) as a participant in the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System;
(3) has become disabled during a period of assignment to the
performance of duties that are qualifying toward such designation
under such section 2013 of this title; and
(4) satisfies the requirements for disability retirement under
section 8337 of title 5 -
shall, upon his own application or upon order of the Director, be
retired on an annuity computed in accordance with the rules
prescribed in section 2051 of this title, in lieu of an annuity
computed as provided by section 8337 of title 5.
(b) Survivors of officers and employees to whom section 2052 rules
apply
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an
officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency subject to
retirement system coverage under subchapter III of chapter 83,
title 5, who -
(1) has at least eighteen months of civilian service credit
toward retirement under such subchapter III of chapter 83, title
5;
(2) has not been designated under section 2013 of this
title,(!1) as a participant in the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System;
(3) prior to separation or retirement from the Agency, dies
during a period of assignment to the performance of duties that
are qualifying toward such designation under such section 2013 of
this title; and
(4) is survived by a surviving spouse, former spouse, or child
as defined in section 2002 of this title, who would otherwise be
entitled to an annuity under section 8341 of title 5 -
such surviving spouse, former spouse, or child of such officer or
employee shall be entitled to an annuity computed in accordance
with section 2052 of this title, in lieu of an annuity computed in
accordance with section 8341 of title 5.
(c) Annuities under this section deemed annuities under chapter 83
of title 5
The annuities provided under subsections (a) and (b) of this
section shall be deemed to be annuities under chapter 83 of title 5
for purposes of the other provisions of such chapter and other laws
(including title 26) relating to such annuities, and shall be
payable from the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability Fund maintained pursuant to section 2012 of this title.
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(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, Sec. 19, as added Pub. L. 101-193, title
III, Sec. 307(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1705; amended Pub. L.
102-496, title VIII, Sec. 803(a)(3), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3252;
Pub. L. 103-178, title V, Sec. 501(3), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat.
2038.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949, and not as part of the National Security Act of 1947
which comprises this chapter.
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AMENDMENTS
1993 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-178, Sec. 501(3)(A), (C),
substituted "section 2052" for "section 2051" in heading and
closing provisions.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103-178, Sec. 501(3)(B), made technical
amendment to reference to section 2013 of this title to update
reference to corresponding section of original act.
1992 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-496, Sec. 803(a)(3)(A), inserted
heading, redesignated cl. (i) as par. (1), in cl. (ii), substituted
reference to section 2013 of this title for reference in original
to section 203 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of
1964 for Certain Employees, as amended, which was formerly set out
as a note under section 403 of this title, and redesignated such
cl. as par. (2), in cl. (iii), inserted "such" before reference to
section 2013 of this title and redesignated such cl. as par. (3),
redesignated cl. (iv) as par. (4), and substituted reference to
section 2051 of this title for "such section 231" in concluding
provisions.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-496, Sec. 803(a)(3)(B)(i), (ii),
(iv)-(vi), inserted heading, redesignated cl. (i) as par. (1), in
cl. (ii), substituted reference to section 2013 of this title for
reference in original to section 203 of the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended,
which was formerly set out as a note under section 403 of this
title, and redesignated cl. (ii) as par. (2), redesignated cls.
(iii) and (iv) as pars. (3) and (4), respectively, and in
concluding provisions, substituted "surviving spouse, former
spouse, or child" for "widow or widower, former spouse, and/or
child or children" and substituted reference to section 2051 of
this title for "such section 232".
Pub. L. 102-496, Sec. 803(a)(3)(B)(iii), which directed the
substitution of "surviving spouse, former spouse, or child as
defined in section 2002 of this title" in cl. (iv) for "widow or
widower, former spouse, and/or child or children as defined in
section 204 and section 232 of such the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees", was executed by
making the substitution for "widow or widower, former spouse,
and/or a child or children as defined in section 204 and section
232 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for
Certain Employees", to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-496, Sec. 803(a)(3)(D)(i)-(iii),
inserted heading, struck out par. (1) designation before "The
annuities provided", substituted "maintained pursuant to section
2012 of this title" for "established by section 202 of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees",
and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: "The annuities
and/or other benefits provided under subsections (c) and (d) of
this section shall be deemed to be annuities and/or benefits under
chapter 84 of title 5 for purposes of the other provisions of such
chapter and other laws (including title 26) relating to such
annuities and/or benefits, but shall be payable from the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund established by
section 202 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of
1964 for Certain Employees."
Pub. L. 102-496, Sec. 803(a)(3)(C), (D), redesignated subsec. (e)
as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which provided for
retirement of officers and employees of the Central Intelligence
Agency as though designated pursuant to section 302(a) of Pub. L.
88-643 which was formerly set out as a note under section 403 of
this title.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-496, Sec. 803(a)(3)(C), struck out
subsec. (d) which provided that survivors of officers and employees
of the Central Intelligence Agency were to receive benefits as
though deceased had been designated pursuant to section 302(a) of
Pub. L. 88-643, which was formerly set out as a note under section
403 of this title.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102-496, Sec. 803(a)(3)(D), redesignated
subsec. (e) as (c).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-496 effective on first day of fourth
month beginning after Oct. 24, 1992, see section 805 of Pub. L.
102-496, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2001 of
this title.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 403a, 403e, 403f of this
title.
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(!1) So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
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50 USC Sec. 403t 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
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Sec. 403t. General Counsel of Central Intelligence Agency
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(a) Appointment
There is a General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency,
appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) Chief legal officer
The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
(c) Functions
The General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency shall
perform such functions as the Director of Central Intelligence may
prescribe.
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(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, Sec. 20, as added Pub. L. 104-293, title
VIII, Sec. 813(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3483.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949, and not as part of the National Security Act of 1947
which comprises this chapter.
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APPLICABILITY OF APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 813(b) of Pub. L. 104-293 provided that: "The requirement
established by section 20 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 [50 U.S.C. 403t], as added by subsection (a), for the
appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, of an individual to the position of General Counsel of
the Central Intelligence Agency shall apply as follows:
"(1) To any vacancy in such position that occurs after the date
of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 11, 1996].
"(2) To the incumbent serving in such position on the date of
the enactment of this Act as of the date that is six months after
such date of enactment, if such incumbent has served in such
position continuously between such date of enactment and the date
that is six months after such date of enactment."
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
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Sec. 403u. Central services program
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(a) In general
The Director may carry out a program under which elements of the
Agency provide items and services on a reimbursable basis to other
elements of the Agency, nonappropriated fund entities or
instrumentalities associated or affiliated with the Agency, and
other Government agencies. The Director shall carry out the program
in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) Participation of Agency elements
(1) In order to carry out the program, the Director shall -
(A) designate the elements of the Agency that are to provide
items or services under the program (in this section referred to
as "central service providers");
(B) specify the items or services to be provided under the
program by such providers; and
(C) assign to such providers for purposes of the program such
inventories, equipment, and other assets (including equipment on
order) as the Director determines necessary to permit such
providers to provide items or services under the program.
(2) The designation of elements and the specification of items
and services under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the approval
of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(c) Central Services Working Capital Fund
(1) There is established a fund to be known as the Central
Services Working Capital Fund (in this section referred to as the
"Fund"). The purpose of the Fund is to provide sums for activities
under the program.
(2) There shall be deposited in the Fund the following:
(A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
(B) Amounts credited to the Fund from payments received by
central service providers under subsection (e) of this section.
(C) Fees imposed and collected under subsection (f)(1) of this
section.
(D) Amounts received in payment for loss or damage to equipment
or property of a central service provider as a result of
activities under the program.
(E) Other receipts from the sale or exchange of equipment or
property of a central service provider as a result of activities
under the program.
(F) Receipts from individuals in reimbursement for utility
services and meals provided under the program.
(G) Receipts from individuals for the rental of property and
equipment under the program.
(H) Such other amounts as the Director is authorized to deposit
in or transfer to the Fund.
(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available, without fiscal year
limitation, for the following purposes:
(A) To pay the costs of providing items or services under the
program.
(B) To pay the costs of carrying out activities under
subsection (f)(2) of this section.
(d) Limitation on amount of orders
The total value of all orders for items or services to be
provided under the program in any fiscal year may not exceed an
amount specified in advance by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget.
(e) Payment for items and services
(1) A Government agency provided items or services under the
program shall pay the central service provider concerned for such
items or services an amount equal to the costs incurred by the
provider in providing such items or services plus any fee imposed
under subsection (f) of this section. In calculating such costs,
the Director shall take into account personnel costs (including
costs associated with salaries, annual leave, and workers'
compensation), plant and equipment costs (including depreciation of
plant and equipment other than structures owned by the Agency),
operation and maintenance expenses, amortized costs, and other
expenses.
(2) Payment for items or services under paragraph (1) may take
the form of an advanced payment by an agency from appropriations
available to such agency for the procurement of such items or
services.
(f) Fees
(1) The Director may permit a central service provider to impose
and collect a fee with respect to the provision of an item or
service under the program. The amount of the fee may not exceed an
amount equal to four percent of the payment received by the
provider for the item or service.
(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director may obligate and
expend amounts in the Fund that are attributable to the fees
imposed and collected under paragraph (1) to acquire equipment or
systems for, or to improve the equipment or systems of, central
service providers and any elements of the Agency that are not
designated for participation in the program in order to facilitate
the designation of such elements for future participation in the
program.
(B) The Director may not expend amounts in the Fund for purposes
specified in subparagraph (A) in fiscal year 1998, 1999, or 2000
unless the Director -
(i) secures the prior approval of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget; and
(ii) submits notice of the proposed expenditure to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
(g) Termination
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Director of Central
Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, acting jointly -
(A) may terminate the program under this section and the Fund
at any time; and
(B) upon such termination, shall provide for the disposition of
the personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the program or the Fund.
(2) The Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget may not undertake any action under
paragraph (1) until 60 days after the date on which the Directors
jointly submit notice of such action to the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, Sec. 21, as added Pub. L. 105-107, title
IV, Sec. 403(a), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2258; amended Pub. L.
106-120, title IV, Sec. 401, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1615; Pub. L.
106-567, title IV, Sec. 401, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2847; Pub. L.
107-108, title IV, Sec. 401, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1403; Pub. L.
107-306, title VIII, Sec. 841(e), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2432.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949, and not as part of the National Security Act of 1947
which comprises this chapter.
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 107-306 redesignated subsec.
(h) as (g) and struck out former subsec. (g), which required annual
audit of program activities, set forth provisions relating to form,
content, and procedures, and required submission of copies to the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of
Central Intelligence, the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
2001 - Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 107-108, Sec. 401(a), substituted
"January 31" for "December 31" and "complete an audit" for "conduct
an audit".
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107-108, Sec. 401(b), redesignated pars. (2)
and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, substituted "paragraph (2)"
for "paragraph (3)" in par. (1) and "paragraph (1)" for "paragraph
(2)" in par. (2), and struck out former par. (1) which read as
follows: "The authority of the Director to carry out the program
under this section shall terminate on March 31, 2002.".
2000 - Subsec. (c)(2)(F) to (H). Pub. L. 106-567, Sec. 401(a),
added subpars. (F) and (G) and redesignated former subpar. (F) as
(H).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 106-567, Sec. 401(b), in second sentence,
inserted "other than structures owned by the Agency" after
"depreciation of plant and equipment".
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 106-567, Sec. 401(c), substituted
"financial statements to be prepared with respect to the program.
Office of Management and Budget guidance shall also determine the
procedures for conducting annual audits under paragraph (1)." for
"annual audits under paragraph (1)".
1999 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 401(a), substituted ",
nonappropriated fund entities or instrumentalities associated or
affiliated with the Agency, and other" for "and to other".
Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 401(b)(1), amended
subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as
follows: "Amounts collected in payment for loss or damage to
equipment or other property of a central service provider as a
result of activities under the program."
Subsec. (c)(2)(E), (F). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 401(b)(2), (3),
added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpar. (E) as (F).
Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 401(c), inserted
"central service providers and any" before "elements of the
Agency".
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 401(d), substituted "2002"
for "2000".
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS CREDITED TO CENTRAL SERVICES WORKING CAPITAL
FUND
Pub. L. 107-248, title VIII, Sec. 8042, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat.
1546, provided in part: "That funds appropriated, transferred, or
otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central
Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or
subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended".
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior
appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 107-117, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 8045, Jan. 10, 2002,
115 Stat. 2257.
Pub. L. 106-259, title VIII, Sec. 8045, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat.
684.
Pub. L. 106-79, title VIII, Sec. 8048, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat.
1241.
Pub. L. 105-262, title VIII, Sec. 8048, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat.
2307.
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50 USC Sec. 403v 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 403v. Detail of employees
-STATUTE-
The Director may -
(1) detail any personnel of the Agency on a reimbursable basis
indefinitely to the National Reconnaissance Office without regard
to any limitation under law on the duration of details of Federal
Government personnel; and
(2) hire personnel for the purpose of any detail under
paragraph (1).
-SOURCE-
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, Sec. 22, as added Pub. L. 106-567, title
IV, Sec. 404, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2848.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949, and not as part of the National Security Act of 1947
which comprises this chapter.
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50 USC Sec. 404 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404. Emergency preparedness
-STATUTE-
(a) Employment of personnel
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, subject
to the direction of the President, is authorized, subject to the
civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of title 5, to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel
as may be necessary to assist him in carrying out his functions.
(b) Functions
It shall be the function of the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to advise the President concerning the
coordination of military, industrial, and civilian mobilization,
including -
(1) policies concerning industrial and civilian mobilization in
order to assure the most effective mobilization and maximum
utilization of the Nation's manpower in the event of war;
(2) programs for the effective use in time of war of the
Nation's natural and industrial resources for military and
civilian needs, for the maintenance and stabilization of the
civilian economy in time of war, and for the adjustment of such
economy to war needs and conditions;
(3) policies for unifying, in time of war, the activities of
Federal agencies and departments engaged in or concerned with
production, procurement, distribution, or transportation of
military or civilian supplies, materials, and products;
(4) the relationship between potential supplies of, and
potential requirements for, manpower, resources, and productive
facilities in time of war;
(5) policies for establishing adequate reserves of strategic
and critical material, and for the conservation of these
reserves;
(6) the strategic relocation of industries, services,
government, and economic activities, the continuous operation of
which is essential to the Nation's security.
(c) Utilization of Government resources and facilities
In performing his functions, the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall utilize to the maximum extent the
facilities and resources of the departments and agencies of the
Government.
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(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 107, formerly Sec. 103, 61
Stat. 499; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title IX, Sec. 1106(a), 63 Stat.
972; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 25, Sec. 1, eff. July 9, 1950, 15 F.R.
4366, 64 Stat. 1280; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 2(a), eff. June
12, 1953, 18 F.R. 3375, 67 Stat. 634; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, Sec.
50, 68 Stat. 1244; 1958 Reorg. Plan No. 1, Sec. 2, eff. July 1,
1958, 23 F.R. 4991, 72 Stat. 1799; Pub. L. 90-608, ch. IV, Sec.
402, Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1194; Ex. Ord. No. 11725, Sec. 3, eff.
June 29, 1973, 38 F.R. 17175; Ex. Ord. No. 12148, Secs. 1-103,
4-102, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43239; renumbered Sec. 107, Pub. L.
102-496, title VII, Sec. 705(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3190.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The civil-service laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are set forth
in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See,
particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
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CODIFICATION
In subsec. (a), "chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5" substituted for "the Classification Act of 1949" on
authority of Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.
631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
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AMENDMENTS
1954 - Act Sept. 3, 1954, struck out subsec. (a) relating to
establishment of National Security Resources Board, and
redesignated subsecs. (b) to (d) as subsecs. (a) to (c),
respectively.
1949 - Subsec. (b). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted
"Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".
REPEALS
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section,
was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept.
6, 1966, Sec. 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
"Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency" substituted
for "Chairman of the Board" in subsec. (a), and for "Board" in
subsecs. (b) and (c), on authority of the following:
"Chairman of the Board", meaning Chairman of National Security
Resources Board, substituted in subsecs. (b) and (c) for "Board",
meaning National Security Resources Board, on authority of section
1 of Reorg. Plan No. 25 of 1950, set out below.
"Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization" substituted in
text for "Chairman of Board" meaning National Security Resources
Board, pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1953, Secs. 1(a), 2(a), and
6, eff. June 12, 1953, 18 F.R. 3375, 67 Stat. 634, set out below,
which established Office of Defense Mobilization, as an agency
within Executive Office of President, abolished National Security
Resources Board, and transferred to Director of Office of Defense
Mobilization functions, records, property, personnel, and funds of
Board.
Office of Defense Mobilization and Federal Civil Defense
Administration consolidated to form Office of Emergency Planning,
an agency within Executive Office of President, by section 2 of
Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, eff. July 1, 1958, 23 F.R. 4991, 72
Stat. 1799, as amended, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, and functions vested by law
in Office of Defense Mobilization and Director thereof transferred
to President, with power to delegate, by section 1 of Reorg. Plan
No. 1 of 1958.
Office of Emergency Planning changed to Office of Emergency
Preparedness pursuant to section 402 of Pub. L. 90-608, Oct. 21,
1968, 82 Stat. 1194, which provided that references in laws to
Office of Emergency Planning after Oct. 21, 1968, should be deemed
references to Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Office of Emergency Preparedness, including offices of Director,
Deputy Director, Assistant Directors, and Regional Directors,
abolished and functions vested by law in Office of Emergency
Preparedness transferred to President of United States by sections
1 and 3(a)(1) of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, eff. July 1, 1973, 38
F.R. 9579, 87 Stat. 1089, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Functions vested in Director of Office of Emergency Preparedness
as of June 30, 1973, by Executive Order, proclamation, or other
directive issued by or on behalf of President or otherwise under
this section and Ex. Ord. No. 10421, formerly set out below, with
certain exceptions, transferred to Administrator of General
Services by Ex. Ord. No. 11725, Sec. 3, June 27, 1973, 38 F.R.
17175, formerly set out under section 2271 of the Appendix to this
title, to be exercised in conformance with such guidance as
provided by National Security Council and, with respect to economic
and disposal aspects of stockpiling of strategic and critical
materials by Council on Economic Policy. Functions of Administrator
of General Services under this chapter performed by Federal
Preparedness Agency within General Services Administration.
Functions of Director of Office of Defense Mobilization under
this section, which were previously transferred to President,
delegated to Secretary of Homeland Security by sections 1-103 and
4-102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12148, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43239, as
amended, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating
thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment
of related references, see sections 313(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557
of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland
Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUNCTIONS
For assignment of certain emergency preparedness functions to
Secretary of Homeland Security, see parts 1, 2, and 17 of Ex. Ord.
No. 12656, Nov. 18, 1988, 53 F.R. 47491, as amended, set out as a
note under section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PLANNING
Pub. L. 87-296, Sec. 2, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 630, provided
that: "Any reference in any other law to the Office of Civil and
Defense Mobilization shall, after the date of this Act [Sept. 22,
1961], be deemed to refer to the Office of Emergency Planning."
REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 25 OF 1950
EFF. JULY 9, 1950, 15 F.R. 4366, 64 STAT. 1280
Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the
House of Representatives in Congress assembled, May 9, 1950,
pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949,
approved June 20, 1949 [see 5 U.S.C. 901 et seq.].
NATIONAL SECURITY RESOURCES BOARD
SECTION 1. FUNCTIONS OF CHAIRMAN AND OF BOARD
The functions of the National Security Resources Board are hereby
transferred to the Chairman of the National Security Resources
Board, and the Board shall hereafter advise and consult with the
Chairman with respect to such matters within his jurisdiction as he
may request.
SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN
There is hereby established the office of Vice Chairman of the
National Security Resources Board. Such Vice Chairman shall (1) be
an additional member of the National Security Resources Board, (2)
be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, (3) receive compensation at the
rate of $16,000 per annum, and (4) perform such of the duties of
the Chairman as the Chairman shall designate.
SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS OF CHAIRMAN
The Chairman may from time to time make such provisions as he
shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance by any other
officer, or by any agency or employee, of the National Security
Resources Board of any function of the Chairman.
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT
To the Congress of the United States:
I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 25 of 1950, prepared
in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganization Act of
1949. The plan transfers the function of the National Security
Resources Board from the Board to the Chairman of the Board and
makes the Board advisory to the Chairman. The plan also provides
for a Vice Chairman, appointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate.
The function assigned to the National Security Resources Board by
the National Security Act of 1947 is "to advise the President
concerning the coordination of military, industrial and civilian
mobilization." Proper performance of this function requires action
by the Board and its staff in two broad areas:
(1) The conduct of advance mobilization planning which identifies
the problems which will arise and the measures necessary to meet
these problems if and when the Nation moves from a peacetime into a
wartime situation.
(2) The formulation of current policies and programs which will
help the Nation achieve an adequate state of readiness against the
eventuality of a future war.
The role assigned the National Security Resources Board is
clearly one of staff assistance to the President. The Congress
recently recognized this fact in its approval of Reorganization
Plan No. 4 of 1949 which, pursuant to the specific recommendation
of the Hoover Commission, placed the National Security Resources
Board in the Executive Office of the President.
The accompanying reorganization plan is designed to make the
National Security Resources Board a more effective instrument.
Successful performance of the Board's mission requires a wide range
of detailed study and analysis to cover all the major aspects of
national mobilization. A committee of department heads or
departmental representatives encounters some natural difficulties
in providing supervision and leadership in such an extensive and
detailed activity. The Chairman has the difficult task of
exercising discretion as to which matters shall be submitted for
Board approval. The departmental members of the Board cannot
possibly supervise or approve the Board's extensive and detailed
activities and yet, as Board members, must accept ultimate
responsibility for all such activities. Likewise, the departmental
members are encumbered by the difficulty of having to reach
collective and speedy decisions on a great many matters for which
they, as Board members, are responsible.
By vesting the functions of the Board in the Chairman, the
difficulties of Board operation will be overcome. At the same time,
the reorganization plan provides for the continued participation of
the several departments and agencies in the task of mobilization
planning. This is not only a matter of established policy but also
a requirement of the National Security Act. The departments will
continue to have representation on the Board. The Board, in an
advisory relationship to the Chairman, will be a useful arrangement
for obtaining the necessary participation of departments in
mobilization planning and for coordination of their activity. It
will enable the departments to keep abreast of the total range of
security resources planning. Without reliance on the departments
for the execution of much of the actual job of mobilization
planning, coordination with the total range of governmental
policies and objectives would be lost.
The Congress in passing the National Security Act Amendments of
1949 recognized the difficulty which exists when functions of staff
advice and assistance are placed in a board-type agency. The
National Security Act Amendments of 1949, in clarifying the role of
the Chairman of the Munitions Board and the Research and
Development Board, strengthened and increased the effectiveness of
these staff agencies of the Secretary of Defense by providing for
the exclusive exercise of responsibilities by the Chairman. This
plan achieves the same objective for the National Security
Resources Board.
The accompanying reorganization plan provides for a Vice Chairman
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The
tremendous responsibilities of the National Security Resources
Board and the heavy workload on the Chairman fully warrant this.
Providing the Chairman with a principal associate for the exercise
of his responsibilities is consistent with the usual practice in
other agencies of the executive branch.
After investigation I have found and hereby declare that each
reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 25 of 1950 is
necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in
section 2(a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949.
I have found and hereby declare that it is necessary to include
in the accompanying reorganization plan, by reason of
reorganizations made thereby, provisions for the appointment and
compensation of a Vice Chairman of the National Security Resources
Board. The rate of compensation fixed for this officer is that
which I have found to prevail in respect of comparable officers in
the executive branch of the Government.
The taking effect of the reorganizations included in
Reorganization Plan No. 25 may not in itself result in substantial
immediate savings. However, the important objective is maximum
effectiveness in security resources planning.
The security of this Nation requires that these steps be taken to
enable security resources planning to move forward more
effectively. It is for that reason that Reorganization Plan No. 25
is today submitted to the Congress. It is for that reason, and that
reason alone, that I strongly urge congressional acceptance of
Reorganization Plan No. 25.
Harry S. Truman.
The White House, May 9, 1950.
REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF 1953
EFF. JUNE 12, 1953, 18 F.R. 3375, 67 STAT. 634
Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the
House of Representatives in Congress assembled, April 2, 1953,
pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949,
approved June 20, 1949, as amended [see 5 U.S.C. 901 et seq.].
OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE
(a) There is hereby established in the Executive Office of the
President a new agency which shall be known as the Office of
Defense Mobilization, hereinafter referred to as the "Office."
(b) There shall be at the head of the Office a Director of the
Office of Defense Mobilization, hereinafter referred to as the
"Director," who shall be appointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate and shall receive compensation at
the rate of $22,500 per annum.
(c) There shall be in the Office a Deputy Director of the Office
of Defense Mobilization, who shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall receive
compensation at the rate of $17,500 per annum, shall perform such
functions as the Director shall designate, and shall act as
Director during the absence or disability of the Director or in the
event of a vacancy in the office of the Director.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
There are hereby transferred to the Director:
(a) All functions of the Chairman of the National Security
Resources Board, including his functions as a member of the
National Security Council, but excluding the functions abolished by
section 5(a) of this reorganization plan.
(b) All functions under the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), vested in the
Secretaries of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Interior or in any of
them or in any combination of them, including the functions which
were vested in the Army and Navy Munitions Board by the item No.
(2) in section 6(a) of the said Act (60 Stat. 598) [former section
98e(a)(2) of this title], but excluding functions vested in the
Secretary of the Interior by section 7 of said Act [former section
98f of this title].
(c) The functions vested in the Munitions Board by section 4(h)
of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended (15
U.S.C. 714b(h)), and by section 204(e) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(e)) [now 40
U.S.C. 574(c)].
(d) All functions now vested by any statute in the Director of
Defense Mobilization or in the Office of Defense Mobilization
provided for in Executive Order Numbered 10193 (15 F.R. 9031)
[revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10480, 18 F.R. 4939, formerly set out as a
note under section 2153 of Appendix to this title].
SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE OF TRANSFERRED FUNCTIONS
(a) The Director may from time to time make such provisions as he
shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance by any other
officer, or by any agency or employee, of the Office, of any
function of the Director, exclusive of the function of being a
member of the National Security Council.
(b) When authorized by the Director, any function transferred to
him by the provisions of this reorganization plan (exclusive of the
function of being a member of the National Security Council) may be
performed by the head of any agency of the executive branch of the
Government or, subject to the direction and control of any such
agency head, by such officers, employees, and organizational units
under the jurisdiction of such agency head as such agency head may
designate.
(c) In addition to the representatives who by virtue of the last
sentence of section 2(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act, as amended [former section 98a(a) of this title],
and section 2 of this reorganization plan are designated to
cooperate with the Director, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of such other agencies
having functions regarding strategic or critical materials as the
Director shall from time to time designate, shall each designate
representatives who shall similarly cooperate with the Director.
SEC. 4. RECORDS, PROPERTY, PERSONNEL, AND FUNDS
There shall be transferred with the functions transferred by this
reorganization plan from the Chairman of the National Security
Resources Board and the Department of Defense, respectively, so
much of the records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances
of appropriations, allocations, and other funds, used, held,
employed, available, or to be made available in connection with the
said functions, as the Director shall determine to be required for
the performance of the transferred functions by the Office, but all
transfers from the Department of Defense under the foregoing
provisions of this section shall be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 5. ABOLITION OF FUNCTIONS
(a) The functions of the Chairman of the National Security
Resources Board under section 18 of the Universal Military Training
and Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 468), as affected by Reorganization
Plan Numbered 25 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1280) [set out above], with
respect to being consulted by and furnishing advice to the
President as required by that section, are hereby abolished.
(b) So much of the functions of the Secretary of Defense under
section 202(b) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended
[see 10 U.S.C. 113(b)], as consists of direction, authority, and
control over functions transferred by this reorganization plan is
hereby abolished.
(c) Any functions which were vested in the Army and Navy
Munitions Board or which are vested in the Munitions Board with
respect to serving as agent through which the Secretaries of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Interior jointly act, under section 2(a)
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, as
amended [former section 98a of this title], are hereby abolished.
SEC. 6. ABOLITION OF NATIONAL SECURITY RESOURCES BOARD
The National Security Resources Board (established by the
National Security Act of 1947, 61 Stat. 499 [this section]),
including the offices of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the National
Security Resources Board, is hereby abolished, and the Director
shall provide for winding up any outstanding affairs of the said
Board or offices not otherwise provided for in this reorganization
plan.
[For subsequent history relating to Office of Defense
Mobilization, see notes set out under this section.]
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT
To the Congress of the United States:
I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1953, prepared
in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganization Act of
1949, as amended.
The reorganization plan is designed to achieve two primary
objectives: The first is to improve the organization of the
Executive Office of the President; the second is to enable one
Executive Office agency to exercise strong leadership in our
national mobilization effort, including both current defense
activities and readiness for any future national emergency.
The National Security Resources Board was established by the
National Security Act of 1947 to advise the President concerning
various aspects of future military, industrial, and civilian
mobilization. The areas of responsibility assigned to the Board
included the use of national and industrial resources for military
and civilian needs; the sufficiency of productive facilities; the
strategic relocation of industries; the mobilization and maximum
utilization of manpower; and the maintenance and stabilization of
the civilian economy.
The vigorous and efficient discharge of these vital functions is
not well served by the simultaneous existence in the Executive
Office of the President of the National Security Resources Board
(charged with planning for the future) and the present Office of
Defense Mobilization (charged with programs of the present). The
progress of the current mobilization effort has made plain how
artificial is the present separation of these functions.
Both functions should now be combined into one defense
mobilization agency. Accordingly, the reorganization plan would
create in the Executive Office of the President a new agency, to be
known as the Office of Defense Mobilization. It would transfer to
the new Office the functions of the Chairman of the National
Security Resources Board and abolish that Board, including the
offices of Chairman and Vice Chairman.
The reorganization plan also transfers to the new agency the
statutory functions of the present Office of Defense Mobilization.
These are of a minor nature, the major functions of the present
Office of Defense Mobilization having been delegated to it by the
President, principally under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended. It is my intention to transfer the latter functions to the
new agency by Executive order, and to abolish the Office of Defense
Mobilization established by Executive Order No. 10193. There will
thus result a new agency which combines the activities of the
National Security Resources Board and both the statutory and
delegated functions of the heretofore existing Office of Defense
Mobilization.
The proposed plan would also reorganize various activities
relating to the stockpiling of strategic and critical materials.
Those activities are principally provided for in the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, as amended. It has become
increasingly apparent that the policy and program aspects of
stockpiling are an integral part of mobilization planning. They
should not be administered separately from plant expansion,
conservation of materials, and materials procurement under the
Defense Production Act of 1950, or from the duties placed in the
National Security Resources Board by the National Security Act of
1947. Therefore, the reorganization plan would transfer to the
Director of the new Office of Defense Mobilization responsibility
for major stockpiling actions, including the determination of the
nature and quantities of materials to be stockpiled. In the main,
these functions are transferred from the Secretaries of the Army,
Navy, and Air Force (acting jointly through the agency of the
Munitions Board) and the Secretary of the Interior. The duties of
the Administrator of General Services regarding the purchase of
strategic and critical materials and the management of stockpiles
are not affected by the reorganization plan, except that he will
receive his directions, under the plan, from the Director of the
Office of Defense Mobilization instead of from the Department of
Defense.
This transfer of stockpiling functions will correct the present
undesirable confusion of responsibilities. The functions of the
heads of the military departments of the Department of Defense and
the Secretary of the Interior under the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act, as amended, are at present in
considerable measure subject to other authority of delegates of the
President springing from the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended. The allocation and distribution of scarce materials among
essential civilian and military activities and the continued
maintenance of adequate stockpiles of strategic and critical
materials are of major current importance. The reorganization plan
will make possible more effective coordination and close control
over the Government's whole stockpile program. It will speed
decisions. It can result in significant economies.
The Department of Defense will, of course, continue to be
responsible for presenting the needs of the military services. That
Department and the Department of the Interior are specifically
designated in the plan as additional agencies which shall appoint
representatives to cooperate with the Director of the Office of
Defense Mobilization in determining which materials are strategic
and critical and how much of them is to be purchased. Final
authority with regard to such determination will, however, be in
the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization.
Section 5(a) of the reorganization plan withholds from transfer
to the Director and abolishes the functions of the Chairman of the
National Security Resources Board with regard to being consulted by
and furnishing advice to the President concerning the placing of
orders of mandatory precedence for articles or materials for the
use of the armed forces of the United States or for the use of the
Atomic Energy Commission, and with regard to determining that a
plant, mine, or other facility can be readily converted to the
production or furnishing of such articles or materials. These
abolished functions were vested in the National Security Resources
Board by section 18 of the Selective Service Act of 1948 (later
renamed as the Universal Military Training and Service Act) and
were transferred to the Chairman of that Board by Reorganization
Plan No. 25 of 1950. The practical effect of this abolition is to
obviate a statutory mandate that the President consult and advise
with another officer of the executive branch of the Government.
Section 5(b) of the reorganization plan abolishes the direction,
authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense over functions
transferred from the Department of Defense by the reorganization
plan. The Secretary's functions in this regard are provided for in
section 202(b) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (5
U.S.C. 171a(b)) [see 10 U.S.C. 113(b)].
Section 5(c) of the reorganization plan abolishes any functions
which were vested in the Army and Navy Munitions Board or which are
vested in the Munitions Board with respect to serving as the agent
through which the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the
Interior jointly act in determining which materials are strategic
and critical under the provisions of the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act, as amended, and the quality and
quantities of such materials to be stockpiled. These abolished
functions are provided for in section 2(a) of the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, as amended.
After investigation I have found and hereby declare that each
reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1953 is
necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in
section 2(a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended. I have
also found and hereby declare that by reason of these
reorganizations it is necessary to include in the reorganization
plan provisions for the appointment and compensation of a Director
and a Deputy Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization. The
rates of compensation fixed for these officers are, respectively,
those which I have found to prevail in respect of comparable
officers of the executive branch of the Government.
The reorganization plan will permit better organization and
management of the Federal programs relating to materials and
requirements and will thus help to achieve the maximum degree of
mobilization readiness at the least possible cost. It is not
practicable, however, to itemize, in advance of actual experience,
the reductions of expenditures to be brought about by the taking
effect of the reorganizations included in Reorganization Plan No. 3
of 1953.
I urge that the Congress allow the proposed reorganization plan
to become effective.
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The White House, April 2, 1953.
-EXEC-
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9905
Ex. Ord. No. 9905, Nov. 13, 1947, 12 F.R. 7613, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 9931, Feb. 19, 1948, 13 F.R. 763, provided for membership
of National Security Resources Board and defined functions, duties
and authority of Chairman of Board.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10169
Ex. Ord. No. 10169, Oct. 11, 1950, 15 F.R. 6901, which provided
for a National Advisory Committee on Mobilization Policy, was
revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10480, Aug. 14, 1953, 18 F.R. 4939,
formerly set out under section 2153 of the Appendix to this title.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10421
Ex. Ord. No. 10421, Dec. 31, 1952, 18 F.R. 57, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 10438, Mar. 13, 1953, 18 F.R. 1491; Ex. Ord. No. 10773,
July 1, 1958, 23 F.R. 5061; Ex. Ord. No. 10782, Sept. 6, 1958, 23
F.R. 6971; Ex. Ord. No. 11051, Sept. 27, 1962, 27 F.R. 9683; Ex.
Ord. No. 12148, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43239, which related to
physical security of defense facilities, was revoked by Ex. Ord.
No. 12656, Nov. 18, 1988, 53 F.R. 47491, set out under section 5195
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10438
Ex. Ord. No. 10438, Mar. 13, 1953, 18 F.R. 1491, which related to
transfer of functions to Director of Defense Mobilization, was
superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11051, Sept. 27, 1962, 27 F.R. 9683,
formerly set out under section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health
and Welfare.
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50 USC Sec. 404a 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404a. Annual national security strategy report
-STATUTE-
(a) Transmittal to Congress
(1) The President shall transmit to Congress each year a
comprehensive report on the national security strategy of the
United States (hereinafter in this section referred to as a
"national security strategy report").
(2) The national security strategy report for any year shall be
transmitted on the date on which the President submits to Congress
the budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31.
(3) Not later than 150 days after the date on which a new
President takes office, the President shall transmit to Congress a
national security strategy report under this section. That report
shall be in addition to the report for that year transmitted at the
time specified in paragraph (2).
(b) Contents
Each national security strategy report shall set forth the
national security strategy of the United States and shall include a
comprehensive description and discussion of the following:
(1) The worldwide interests, goals, and objectives of the
United States that are vital to the national security of the
United States.
(2) The foreign policy, worldwide commitments, and national
defense capabilities of the United States necessary to deter
aggression and to implement the national security strategy of the
United States.
(3) The proposed short-term and long-term uses of the
political, economic, military, and other elements of the national
power of the United States to protect or promote the interests
and achieve the goals and objectives referred to in paragraph
(1).
(4) The adequacy of the capabilities of the United States to
carry out the national security strategy of the United States,
including an evaluation of the balance among the capabilities of
all elements of the national power of the United States to
support the implementation of the national security strategy.
(5) Such other information as may be necessary to help inform
Congress on matters relating to the national security strategy of
the United States.
(c) Classified and unclassified form
Each national security strategy report shall be transmitted in
both a classified and an unclassified form.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 108, formerly Sec. 104, as
added Pub. L. 99-433, title VI, Sec. 603(a)(1), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
Stat. 1074; renumbered Sec. 108, Pub. L. 102-496, title VII, Sec.
705(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3190; amended Pub. L. 106-65,
div. A, title IX, Sec. 901(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 717.)
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106-65 added par. (3).
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR
WEAPONS, PROBLEMS OF COMMAND, CONTROL, AND SAFETY OF SOVIET NUCLEAR
WEAPONS, AND REDUCTION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Pub. L. 102-172, title VIII, Sec. 8132, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat.
1208, provided for establishment of a National Commission which was
to submit to Congress, not later than May 1, 1993, a final report
containing an assessment and recommendations regarding role of, and
requirements for, nuclear weapons in security strategy of United
States as result of significant changes in former Warsaw Pact,
former Soviet Union, and Third World, including possibilities for
international cooperation with former Soviet Union regarding such
problems, and safeguards to protect against accidental or
unauthorized use of nuclear weapons, further directed Commission to
obtain study from National Academy of Sciences on these matters,
further authorized establishment of joint working group comprised
of experts from governments of United States and former Soviet
Union which was to meet on regular basis and provide
recommendations regarding these matters, and further provided for
composition of Commission as well as powers, procedures, personnel
matters, appropriations, and termination of Commission upon
submission of its final report.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 10 sections 113, 117, 118,
118a, 231, 2501.
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404b. Multiyear national foreign intelligence program
-STATUTE-
(a) Annual submission of multiyear national foreign intelligence
program
The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to the
congressional committees specified in subsection (d) of this
section each year a multiyear national foreign intelligence program
plan reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed
appropriations required to support that program. Any such multiyear
national foreign intelligence program plan shall cover the fiscal
year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least
four succeeding fiscal years.
(b) Time of submission
The Director shall submit the report required by subsection (a)
of this section each year at or about the same time that the budget
is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31.
(c) Consistency with budget estimates
The Director of Central Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense
shall ensure that the estimates referred to in subsection (a) of
this section are consistent with the budget estimates submitted to
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31 for the fiscal
year concerned and with the estimated expenditures and proposed
appropriations for the multiyear defense program submitted pursuant
to section 114a (!1) of title 10.
(d) Specified congressional committees
The congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) of
this section are the following:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1403, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1675; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1502(c)(4)(B),
Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec.
1067(10), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 114a of title 10, referred to in subsec. (c), was
renumbered section 221 of title 10 by Pub. L. 102-484, div. A,
title X, Sec. 1002(c)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2480.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1991, and not as part of the National Security
Act of 1947 which comprises this chapter.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted "Committee on
Armed Services" for "Committee on National Security".
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1502(c)(4)(B)(i),
substituted "the congressional committees specified in subsection
(d) of this section each year" for "the Committees on Armed
Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives each year".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1502(c)(4)(B)(ii), added
subsec. (d).
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC Sec. 404c 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404c. Annual report on United States security arrangements and
commitments with other nations
-STATUTE-
(a) Report requirements
The President shall submit to the congressional committees
specified in subsection (d) of this section each year a report (in
both classified and unclassified form) on United States security
arrangements with, and commitments to, other nations.
(b) Matters to be included
The President shall include in each such report the following:
(1) A description of -
(A) each security arrangement with, or commitment to, other
nations, whether based upon (i) a formal document (including a
mutual defense treaty, a pre-positioning arrangement or
agreement, or an access agreement), or (ii) an expressed
policy; and
(B) the historical origins of each such arrangement or
commitment.
(2) An evaluation of the ability of the United States to meet
its commitments based on the projected reductions in the defense
structure of the United States.
(3) A plan for meeting each of those commitments with the force
structure projected for the future.
(4) An assessment of the need to continue, modify, or
discontinue each of those arrangements and commitments in view of
the changing international security situation.
(c) Deadline for report
The President shall submit the report required by subsection (a)
of this section not later than February 1 of each year.
(d) Specified congressional committees
The congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) of
this section are the following:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1457, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1696; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1502(c)(4)(C),
Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec.
1067(10), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1991, and not as part of the National Security
Act of 1947 which comprises this chapter.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted "Committee on
Armed Services" for "Committee on National Security".
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1502(c)(4)(C)(i),
substituted "shall submit to the congressional committees specified
in subsection (d) of this section each year" for "shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services and
Foreign Relations of the Senate each year".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1502(c)(4)(C)(ii), substituted
"The President" for "(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
President" and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: "In the
case of the report required to be submitted in 1991, the
evaluation, plan, and assessment referred to in paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4) of subsection (b) of this section may be submitted not
later than May 1, 1991."
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1502(c)(4)(C)(iii), added
subsec. (d).
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50 USC Sec. 404d 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404d. Annual report on intelligence
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
(1)(A) Not later each year than the date provided in section 415b
of this title, the President shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a report on the requirements of the United
States for intelligence and the activities of the intelligence
community.
(B) Not later than January 31 each year, and included with the
budget of the President for the next fiscal year under section
1105(a) of title 31, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees the report described in subparagraph (A).
(2) The purpose of the report is to facilitate an assessment of
the activities of the intelligence community during the preceding
fiscal year and to assist in the development of a mission and a
budget for the intelligence community for the fiscal year beginning
in the year in which the report is submitted.
(3) The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(b) Matters covered
(1) Each report under subsection (a) of this section shall -
(A) specify the intelligence required to meet the national
security interests of the United States, and set forth an order
of priority for the collection and analysis of intelligence
required to meet such interests, for the fiscal year beginning in
the year in which the report is submitted; and
(B) evaluate the performance of the intelligence community in
collecting and analyzing intelligence required to meet such
interests during the fiscal year ending in the year preceding the
year in which the report is submitted, including a description of
the significant successes and significant failures of the
intelligence community in such collection and analysis during
that fiscal year.
(2) The report shall specify matters under paragraph (1)(A) in
sufficient detail to assist Congress in making decisions with
respect to the allocation of resources for the matters specified.
(c) "Appropriate congressional committees" defined
In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees"
means the following:
(1) The Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate.
(2) The Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 109, as added Pub. L.
103-178, title III, Sec. 304(a), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2034;
amended Pub. L. 104-293, title VIII, Sec. 803(a), (b)(1), Oct. 11,
1996, 110 Stat. 3475, 3476; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec.
1067(16), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 107-306, title VIII,
Sec. 811(b)(1)(B), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2422.)
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(B)(i),
added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1), which directed the
President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the requirements of the United States for intelligence
and the activities of the intelligence community not later than
Jan. 31 each year.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(B)(iii), struck out
the subsec. (c) enacted by Pub. L. 103-178, which provided that the
report under this section for any year should be submitted at the
same time that the President submits the budget for the next fiscal
year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I),
substituted "The Committee on Appropriations" for "The Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations,".
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II),
substituted "The Committee on Appropriations" for "The Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on
Appropriations,".
1999 - Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted "Committee on
Armed Services" for "Committee on National Security".
1996 - Pub. L. 104-293, Sec. 803(b)(1), substituted
"intelligence" for "intelligence community activities" in section
catchline.
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104-293, Sec. 803(a), added subsecs.
(a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b), which read
as follows:
"(a) In General. - The Director of Central Intelligence shall
submit to Congress an annual report on the activities of the
intelligence community. The annual report under this section shall
be unclassified.
"(b) Matters To Be Covered In Annual Report. - Each report under
this section shall describe -
"(1) the activities of the intelligence community during the
preceding fiscal year, including significant successes and
failures that can be described in an unclassified manner; and
"(2) the areas of the world and the issues that the Director
expects will require increased or unusual attention from the
intelligence community during the next fiscal year."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-293, Sec. 803(a), added subsec. (c)
providing definition.
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DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
Memorandum of President of the United States, Aug. 5, 1997, 62
F.R. 51367, provided:
Memorandum for Director of Central Intelligence
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of
title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate the functions
conferred upon the President by section 803(a) of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, 50 U.S.C. section 404d, to
the Director of Central Intelligence.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
William J. Clinton.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 415b of this title.
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50 USC Sec. 404d-1 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404d-1. Transferred
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section 404d-1 of this title, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title
I, Sec. 110, as added Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104-293, title III,
Sec. 308(a), 110 Stat. 3466, which related to restrictions on
intelligence sharing with United Nations, was renumbered section
112 of act July 26, 1947, by Pub. L. 105-107, title III, Sec.
303(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2252, and was transferred to
section 404g of this title.
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50 USC Sec. 404e 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404e. National mission of National Imagery and Mapping Agency
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
In addition to the Department of Defense missions set forth in
section 442 of title 10, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency
shall support the imagery requirements of the Department of State
and other departments and agencies of the United States outside the
Department of Defense.
(b) Requirements and priorities
The Director of Central Intelligence shall establish requirements
and priorities governing the collection of national intelligence by
the National Imagery and Mapping Agency under subsection (a) of
this section.
(c) Correction of deficiencies
The Director of Central Intelligence shall develop and implement
such programs and policies as the Director and the Secretary of
Defense jointly determine necessary to review and correct
deficiencies identified in the capabilities of the National Imagery
and Mapping Agency to accomplish assigned national missions,
including support to the all-source analysis and production
process. The Director shall consult with the Secretary of Defense
on the development and implementation of such programs and
policies. The Secretary shall obtain the advice of the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding the matters on which the
Director and the Secretary are to consult under the preceding
sentence.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 110, formerly Sec. 120, as
added Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1114(b), Sept. 23,
1996, 110 Stat. 2685; renumbered Sec. 110, Pub. L. 105-107, title
III, Sec. 303(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2252.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 10 section 442.
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50 USC Sec. 404f 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404f. Collection tasking authority
-STATUTE-
Unless otherwise directed by the President, the Director of
Central Intelligence shall have authority (except as otherwise
agreed by the Director and the Secretary of Defense) to -
(1) approve collection requirements levied on national imagery
collection assets;
(2) determine priorities for such requirements; and
(3) resolve conflicts in such priorities.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 111, formerly Sec. 121, as
added Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1114(c), Sept. 23,
1996, 110 Stat. 2685; renumbered Sec. 111, Pub. L. 105-107, title
III, Sec. 303(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2252.)
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50 USC Sec. 404g 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404g. Restrictions on intelligence sharing with United Nations
-STATUTE-
(a) Provision of intelligence information to United Nations
(1) No United States intelligence information may be provided to
the United Nations or any organization affiliated with the United
Nations, or to any officials or employees thereof, unless the
President certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that
the Director of Central Intelligence, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, has established
and implemented procedures, and has worked with the United Nations
to ensure implementation of procedures, for protecting from
unauthorized disclosure United States intelligence sources and
methods connected to such information.
(2) Paragraph (1) may be waived upon written certification by the
President to the appropriate committees of Congress that providing
such information to the United Nations or an organization
affiliated with the United Nations, or to any officials or
employees thereof, is in the national security interests of the
United States.
(b) Periodic and special reports
(1) The President shall report semiannually to the appropriate
committees of Congress on the types and volume of intelligence
provided to the United Nations and the purposes for which it was
provided during the period covered by the report. The President
shall also report to the appropriate committees of Congress within
15 days after it has become known to the United States Government
that there has been an unauthorized disclosure of intelligence
provided by the United States to the United Nations.
(2) The requirement for periodic reports under the first sentence
of paragraph (1) shall not apply to the provision of intelligence
that is provided only to, and for the use of, appropriately cleared
United States Government personnel serving with the United Nations.
(3) In the case of periodic reports required to be submitted
under the first sentence of paragraph (1) to the congressional
intelligence committees, the submittal dates for such reports shall
be as provided in section 415b of this title.
(c) Delegation of duties
The President may not delegate or assign the duties of the
President under this section.
(d) Relationship to existing law
Nothing in this section shall be construed to -
(1) impair or otherwise affect the authority of the Director of
Central Intelligence to protect intelligence sources and methods
from unauthorized disclosure pursuant to section 403-3(c)(6) (!1)
of this title; or
(2) supersede or otherwise affect the provisions of subchapter
III of this chapter.
(e) "Appropriate committees of Congress" defined
As used in this section, the term "appropriate committees of
Congress" means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 112, formerly Sec. 110, as
added Pub. L. 104-293, title III, Sec. 308(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110
Stat. 3466; renumbered Sec. 112, Pub. L. 105-107, title III, Sec.
303(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2252; amended Pub. L. 107-306,
title VIII, Sec. 811(b)(1)(C), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2422.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 403-3(c)(6) of this title, referred to in subsec. (d)(1),
was redesignated section 403-3(c)(7) of this title, and a new
section 403-3(c)(6) of this title was added, by Pub. L. 107-56,
title IX, Sec. 901, Oct. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 387.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 404d-1 of this title
prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 105-107.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107-306 added par. (3).
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 415b of this title.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC Sec. 404h 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404h. Detail of intelligence community personnel -
Intelligence Community Assignment Program
-STATUTE-
(a) Detail
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of a
department with an element in the intelligence community or the
head of an intelligence community agency or element may detail any
employee within that department, agency, or element to serve in any
position in the Intelligence Community Assignment Program on a
reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis.
(2) Nonreimbursable details may be for such periods as are agreed
to between the heads of the parent and host agencies, up to a
maximum of three years, except that such details may be extended
for a period not to exceed one year when the heads of the parent
and host agencies determine that such extension is in the public
interest.
(b) Benefits, allowances, travel, incentives
(1) An employee detailed under subsection (a) of this section may
be authorized any benefit, allowance, travel, or incentive
otherwise provided to enhance staffing by the organization from
which the employee is detailed.
(2) The head of an agency of an employee detailed under
subsection (a) of this section may pay a lodging allowance for the
employee subject to the following conditions:
(A) The allowance shall be the lesser of the cost of the
lodging or a maximum amount payable for the lodging as
established jointly by the Director of Central Intelligence and -
(i) with respect to detailed employees of the Department of
Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and
(ii) with respect to detailed employees of other agencies and
departments, the head of such agency or department.
(B) The detailed employee maintains a primary residence for the
employee's immediate family in the local commuting area of the
parent agency duty station from which the employee regularly
commuted to such duty station before the detail.
(C) The lodging is within a reasonable proximity of the host
agency duty station.
(D) The distance between the detailed employee's parent agency
duty station and the host agency duty station is greater than 20
miles.
(E) The distance between the detailed employee's primary
residence and the host agency duty station is 10 miles greater
than the distance between such primary residence and the
employees parent duty station.
(F) The rate of pay applicable to the detailed employee does
not exceed the rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of the General
Schedule.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 113, as added Pub. L.
105-107, title III, Sec. 303(a), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2251;
amended Pub. L. 107-108, title III, Sec. 304, Dec. 28, 2001, 115
Stat. 1398; Pub. L. 107-306, title VIII, Sec. 841(a), Nov. 27,
2002, 116 Stat. 2431.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
GS-15 of the General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(F),
is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-306 struck out heading and text
of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: "Not later than March 1,
1999, and annually thereafter, the Director of Central Intelligence
shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate a report describing the detail of
intelligence community personnel pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section during the 12-month period ending on the date of the
report. The report shall set forth the number of personnel
detailed, the identity of parent and host agencies or elements, and
an analysis of the benefits of the details."
2001 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-108 designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 105-107, title III, Sec. 303(d), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat.
2252, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a)
[enacting this section] shall apply to an employee on detail on or
after January 1, 1997."
-End-
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404i. Additional annual reports from the Director of Central
Intelligence
-STATUTE-
(a) Report on intelligence community cooperation with Federal law
enforcement agencies
(1) Not later than December 31 of each year, the Director of
Central Intelligence shall submit to the congressional leadership a
report describing the nature and extent of cooperation and
assistance provided by the intelligence community to Federal law
enforcement agencies with respect to efforts to stop the illegal
importation into the United States of controlled substances (as
that term is defined in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)) that are included in schedule I or II under
part B of such Act [21 U.S.C. 811 et seq.].
(2) Not later each year than the date provided in section 415b of
this title, the Director shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees the report required to be submitted under
paragraph (1) during the preceding year.
(3) Each such report shall include a discussion of the following:
(A) Illegal importation of such controlled substances through
transit zones such as the Caribbean Sea and across the Southwest
and northern borders of the United States.
(B) Methodologies used for such illegal importation.
(C) Additional routes used for such illegal importation.
(D) Quantities of such controlled substances transported
through each route.
(4) Each such report may be prepared in classified form,
unclassified form, or unclassified form with a classified annex.
(b) Annual report on the safety and security of Russian nuclear
facilities and nuclear military forces
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to the
congressional leadership on an annual basis, and to the
congressional intelligence committees on the date each year
provided in section 415b of this title, an intelligence report
assessing the safety and security of the nuclear facilities and
nuclear military forces in Russia.
(2) Each such report shall include a discussion of the following:
(A) The ability of the Government of Russia to maintain its
nuclear military forces.
(B) The security arrangements at civilian and military nuclear
facilities in Russia.
(C) The reliability of controls and safety systems at civilian
nuclear facilities in Russia.
(D) The reliability of command and control systems and
procedures of the nuclear military forces in Russia.
(3) Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may contain a classified annex.
(c) Annual report on hiring and retention of minority employees
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence shall, on an annual
basis, submit to Congress a report on the employment of covered
persons within each element of the intelligence community for the
preceding fiscal year.
(2) Each such report shall include disaggregated data by category
of covered person from each element of the intelligence community
on the following:
(A) Of all individuals employed in the element during the
fiscal year involved, the aggregate percentage of such
individuals who are covered persons.
(B) Of all individuals employed in the element during the
fiscal year involved at the levels referred to in clauses (i) and
(ii), the percentage of covered persons employed at such levels:
(i) Positions at levels 1 through 15 of the General Schedule.
(ii) Positions at levels above GS-15.
(C) Of all individuals hired by the element involved during the
fiscal year involved, the percentage of such individuals who are
covered persons.
(3) Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may contain a classified annex.
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as providing
for the substitution of any similar report required under another
provision of law.
(5) In this subsection, the term "covered persons" means -
(A) racial and ethnic minorities;
(B) women; and
(C) individuals with disabilities.
(d) Annual report on threat of attack on the United States using
weapons of mass destruction
(1) Not later each year than the date provided in section 415b of
this title, the Director shall submit to the congressional
committees specified in paragraph (3) a report assessing the
following:
(A) The current threat of attack on the United States using
ballistic missiles or cruise missiles.
(B) The current threat of attack on the United States using a
chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon delivered by a system
other than a ballistic missile or cruise missile.
(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be a national
intelligence estimate, or have the formality of a national
intelligence estimate.
(3) The congressional committees referred to in paragraph (1) are
the following:
(A) The congressional intelligence committees.
(B) The Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of
the Senate.
(C) The Committees on International Relations and Armed
Services of the House of Representatives.
(e) Annual report on covert leases
(1) Not later each year than the date provided in section 415b of
this title, the Director shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a report on each covert lease of an element
of the intelligence community that is in force as of the end of the
preceding year.
(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) A list of each lease described by that paragraph.
(B) For each lease -
(i) the cost of such lease;
(ii) the duration of such lease;
(iii) the purpose of such lease; and
(iv) the directorate or office that controls such lease.
(f) Congressional leadership defined
In this section, the term "congressional leadership" means the
Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and
the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 114, as added Pub. L.
105-272, title III, Sec. 307(a), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2401;
amended Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Secs. 324, 353(b)(6), title
VIII, Secs. 811(b)(1)(D), 821, 822, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2393,
2402, 2422, 2426, 2427.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Controlled Substances Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is
title II of Pub. L. 91-513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1242, as
amended. Part B of the Act is classified generally to part B (Sec.
811 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and
Drugs. Schedules I and II are set out in section 812(c) of Title
21. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 801 of Title 21 and Tables.
The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B), is set
out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(D)(i)(I),
struck out "the congressional intelligence committees and" before
"the congressional leadership".
Subsec. (a)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(D)(i)(II),
(III), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as
(3) and (4), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(D)(ii),
substituted "submit to the congressional leadership on an annual
basis, and to the congressional intelligence committees on the date
each year provided in section 415b of this title," for ", on an
annual basis, submit to the congressional intelligence committees
and the congressional leadership".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 324(2), added subsec. (c).
Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 821(2), added subsec. (d).
Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(6), added subsec. (d) and struck out
heading and text of former subsec. (d). Text read as follows: "In
this section:
"(1) The term 'congressional intelligence committees' means the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
"(2) The term 'congressional leadership' means the Speaker and
the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the
majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate."
Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 324(1), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d).
Subsec (e). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 822(2), added subsec. (e).
Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 821(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 822(1), redesignated subsec.
(e) as (f).
DATE FOR FIRST REPORT ON COOPERATION WITH CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES
Pub. L. 105-272, title III, Sec. 307(c), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat.
2402, provided that: "The first report under section 114(a) of the
National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 404i(a)], as added by
subsection (a), shall be submitted not later than December 31,
1999."
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 415b of this title.
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50 USC Sec. 404i-1 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404i-1. Annual report on improvement of financial statements
for auditing purposes
-STATUTE-
Not later each year than the date provided in section 415b of
this title, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of
the National Security Agency, the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency shall each submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a report describing the activities being undertaken by
such official to ensure that the financial statements of such
agency can be audited in accordance with applicable law and
requirements of the Office of Management and Budget.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 114A, as added Pub. L.
107-306, title VIII, Sec. 823(a), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2427.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 415b of this title.
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404j. Limitation on establishment or operation of diplomatic
intelligence support centers
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
(1) A diplomatic intelligence support center may not be
established, operated, or maintained without the prior approval of
the Director of Central Intelligence.
(2) The Director may only approve the establishment, operation,
or maintenance of a diplomatic intelligence support center if the
Director determines that the establishment, operation, or
maintenance of such center is required to provide necessary
intelligence support in furtherance of the national security
interests of the United States.
(b) Prohibition of use of appropriations
Amounts appropriated pursuant to authorizations by law for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities may not be
obligated or expended for the establishment, operation, or
maintenance of a diplomatic intelligence support center that is not
approved by the Director of Central Intelligence.
(c) Definitions
In this section:
(1) The term "diplomatic intelligence support center" means an
entity to which employees of the various elements of the
intelligence community (as defined in section 401a(4) of this
title) are detailed for the purpose of providing analytical
intelligence support that -
(A) consists of intelligence analyses on military or
political matters and expertise to conduct limited assessments
and dynamic taskings for a chief of mission; and
(B) is not intelligence support traditionally provided to a
chief of mission by the Director of Central Intelligence.
(2) The term "chief of mission" has the meaning given that term
by section 3902(3) of title 22, and includes ambassadors at large
and ministers of diplomatic missions of the United States, or
persons appointed to lead United States offices abroad designated
by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature.
(d) Termination
This section shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2000.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 115, as added Pub. L.
106-120, title III, Sec. 303(a), Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1610.)
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404k. Travel on any common carrier for certain intelligence
collection personnel
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
Central Intelligence may authorize travel on any common carrier
when such travel, in the discretion of the Director -
(1) is consistent with intelligence community mission
requirements, or
(2) is required for cover purposes, operational needs, or other
exceptional circumstances necessary for the successful
performance of an intelligence community mission.
(b) Authorized delegation of duty
The Director may only delegate the authority granted by this
section to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, or with
respect to employees of the Central Intelligence Agency the
Director may delegate such authority to the Deputy Director for
Operations.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 116, as added Pub. L.
106-567, title III, Sec. 305(a), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2838.)
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404l. POW/MIA analytic capability
-STATUTE-
(a) Requirement
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence shall, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, establish and maintain in the
intelligence community an analytic capability with responsibility
for intelligence in support of the activities of the United States
relating to individuals who, after December 31, 1990, are
unaccounted for United States personnel.
(2) The analytic capability maintained under paragraph (1) shall
be known as the "POW/MIA analytic capability of the intelligence
community".
(b) Unaccounted for United States personnel
In this section, the term "unaccounted for United States
personnel" means the following:
(1) Any missing person (as that term is defined in section
1513(1) of title 10).
(2) Any United States national who was killed while engaged in
activities on behalf of the United States and whose remains have
not been repatriated to the United States.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 117, as added Pub. L.
106-567, title III, Sec. 307(a), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2839.)
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404m. Semiannual report on financial intelligence on terrorist
assets
-STATUTE-
(a) Semiannual report
On a semiannual basis, the Secretary of the Treasury (acting
through the head of the Office of Intelligence Support) shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
fully informs the committees concerning operations against
terrorist financial networks. Each such report shall include with
respect to the preceding six-month period -
(1) the total number of asset seizures, designations, and other
actions against individuals or entities found to have engaged in
financial support of terrorism;
(2) the total number of applications for asset seizure and
designations of individuals or entities suspected of having
engaged in financial support of terrorist activities that were
granted, modified, or denied;
(3) the total number of physical searches of offices,
residences, or financial records of individuals or entities
suspected of having engaged in financial support for terrorist
activity; and
(4) whether the financial intelligence information seized in
these cases has been shared on a full and timely basis with the
all departments, agencies, and other entities of the United
States Government involved in intelligence activities
participating in the Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center.
(b) Immediate notification for emergency designation
In the case of a designation of an individual or entity, or the
assets of an individual or entity, as having been found to have
engaged in terrorist activities, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall report such designation within 24 hours of such a designation
to the appropriate congressional committees.
(c) Submittal date of reports to congressional intelligence
committees
In the case of the reports required to be submitted under
subsection (a) of this section to the congressional intelligence
committees, the submittal dates for such reports shall be as
provided in section 415b of this title.
(d) Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees"
means the following:
(1) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) The Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, Sec. 118, as added Pub. L.
107-306, title III, Sec. 342(a)(1), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2398.)
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 415b of this title.
-End-
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404n. National Virtual Translation Center
-STATUTE-
(a) Establishment
The Director of Central Intelligence, acting as the head of the
intelligence community, shall establish in the intelligence
community an element with the function of connecting the elements
of the intelligence community engaged in the acquisition, storage,
translation, or analysis of voice or data in digital form.
(b) Designation
The element established under subsection (a) of this section
shall be known as the National Virtual Translation Center.
(c) Administrative matters
(1) The Director shall retain direct supervision and control over
the element established under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The element established under subsection (a) of this section
shall connect elements of the intelligence community utilizing the
most current available information technology that is applicable to
the function of the element.
(d) Deadline for establishment
The element required by subsection (a) of this section shall be
established as soon as practicable after November 27, 2002, but not
later than 90 days after November 27, 2002.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 313, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2391.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2003, and not as part of the National Security Act
of 1947 which comprises this chapter.
-End-
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50 USC Sec. 404n-1 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404n-1. Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center
-STATUTE-
(a) Establishment
The Director of Central Intelligence, acting as the head of the
intelligence community, shall establish in the Central Intelligence
Agency an element responsible for conducting all-source
intelligence analysis of information relating to the financial
capabilities, practices, and activities of individuals, groups, and
nations associated with international terrorism in their activities
relating to international terrorism.
(b) Designation
The element established under subsection (a) of this section
shall be known as the Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center.
(c) Deadline for establishment
The element required by subsection (a) of this section shall be
established as soon as practicable after November 27, 2002, but not
later than 90 days after November 27, 2002.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 341, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2398.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2003, and not as part of the National Security Act
of 1947 which comprises this chapter.
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404n-2. Terrorist Identification Classification System
-STATUTE-
(a) Requirement
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence, acting as head of the
Intelligence Community, shall -
(A) establish and maintain a list of individuals who are known
or suspected international terrorists, and of organizations that
are known or suspected international terrorist organizations; and
(B) ensure that pertinent information on the list is shared
with the departments, agencies, and organizations described by
subsection (c) of this section.
(2) The list under paragraph (1), and the mechanisms for sharing
information on the list, shall be known as the "Terrorist
Identification Classification System".
(b) Administration
(1) The Director shall prescribe requirements for the inclusion
of an individual or organization on the list required by subsection
(a) of this section, and for the deletion or omission from the list
of an individual or organization currently on the list.
(2) The Director shall ensure that the information utilized to
determine the inclusion, or deletion or omission, of an individual
or organization on or from the list is derived from all-source
intelligence.
(3) The Director shall ensure that the list is maintained in
accordance with existing law and regulations governing the
collection, storage, and dissemination of intelligence concerning
United States persons.
(c) Information sharing
Subject to section 403-3(c)(6) (!1) of this title, relating to
the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Director
shall provide for the sharing of the list, and information on the
list, with such departments and agencies of the Federal Government,
State and local government agencies, and entities of foreign
governments and international organizations as the Director
considers appropriate.
(d) Reporting and certification
(1) The Director shall review on an annual basis the information
provided by various departments and agencies for purposes of the
list under subsection (a) of this section in order to determine
whether or not the information so provided is derived from the
widest possible range of intelligence available to such departments
and agencies.
(2) The Director shall, as a result of each review under
paragraph (1), certify whether or not the elements of the
intelligence community responsible for the collection of
intelligence related to the list have provided information for
purposes of the list that is derived from the widest possible range
of intelligence available to such department and agencies.
(e) Report on criteria for information sharing
(1) Not later then March 1, 2003, the Director shall submit to
the congressional intelligence committees a report describing the
criteria used to determine which types of information on the list
required by subsection (a) of this section are to be shared, and
which types of information are not to be shared, with various
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, State and local
government agencies, and entities of foreign governments and
international organizations.
(2) The report shall include a description of the circumstances
in which the Director has determined that sharing information on
the list with the departments and agencies of the Federal
Government, and of State and local governments, described by
subsection (c) of this section would be inappropriate due to the
concerns addressed by section 403-3(c)(6) (!1) of this title,
relating to the protection of sources and methods, and any instance
in which the sharing of information on the list has been
inappropriate in light of such concerns.
(f) System administration requirements
(1) The Director shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure
the interoperability of the Terrorist Identification Classification
System with relevant information systems of the departments and
agencies of the Federal Government, and of State and local
governments, described by subsection (c) of this section.
(2) The Director shall ensure that the System utilizes
technologies that are effective in aiding the identification of
individuals in the field.
(g) Report on status of System
(1) Not later than one year after November 27, 2002, the Director
shall, in consultation with the Director of Homeland Security,
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the
status of the Terrorist Identification Classification System. The
report shall contain a certification on the following:
(A) Whether the System contains the intelligence information
necessary to facilitate the contribution of the System to the
domestic security of the United States.
(B) Whether the departments and agencies having access to the
System have access in a manner that permits such departments and
agencies to carry out appropriately their domestic security
responsibilities.
(C) Whether the System is operating in a manner that maximizes
its contribution to the domestic security of the United States.
(D) If a certification under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) is
in the negative, the modifications or enhancements of the System
necessary to ensure a future certification in the positive.
(2) The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(h) Congressional intelligence committees defined
In this section, the term "congressional intelligence committees"
means -
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 343, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2399.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2003, and not as part of the National Security Act
of 1947 which comprises this chapter.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Probably should be section "403-3(c)(7)".
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
-HEAD-
Sec. 404n-3. Annual report on foreign companies involved in the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that raise funds in
the United States capital markets
-STATUTE-
(a) Annual report required
The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress on an annual basis a report
setting forth each foreign company described in subsection (b) of
this section that raised or attempted to raise funds in the United
States capital markets during the preceding year.
(b) Covered foreign companies
A foreign company described in this subsection is any foreign
company determined by the Director to be engaged or involved in the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear,
biological, or chemical weapons) or the means to deliver such
weapons.
(c) Submittal date
The date each year for the submittal of the report required by
subsection (a) of this section shall be the date provided in
section 415b of this title.
(d) Form of reports
Each report under subsection (a) of this section shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(e) Appropriate committees of Congress defined
In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress"
means -
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the Committees on Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs, Governmental Affairs, and Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(3) the Committees on Armed Services, Financial Services,
Government Reform, and International Relations of the House of
Representatives.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 107-306, title VIII, Sec. 827, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2430.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2003, and not as part of the National Security Act
of 1947 which comprises this chapter.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 415b of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 405. Advisory committees; appointment; compensation of
part-time personnel; applicability of other laws
-STATUTE-
(a) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
Director of Central Intelligence, and the National Security
Council, acting through its Executive Secretary, are authorized to
appoint such advisory committees and to employ, consistent with
other provisions of this Act, such part-time advisory personnel as
they may deem necessary in carrying out their respective functions
and the functions of agencies under their control. Persons holding
other offices or positions under the United States for which they
receive compensation, while serving as members of such committees,
shall receive no additional compensation for such service. Retired
members of the uniformed services employed by the Director of
Central Intelligence who hold no other office or position under the
United States for which they receive compensation, other members of
such committees and other part-time advisory personnel so employed
may serve without compensation or may receive compensation at a
daily rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay in
effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule established by
section 5332 of title 5, as determined by the appointing authority.
(b) Service of an individual as a member of any such advisory
committee, or in any other part-time capacity for a department or
agency hereunder, shall not be considered as service bringing such
individual within the provisions of section 203, 205, or 207 of
title 18, unless the act of such individual, which by such section
is made unlawful when performed by an individual referred to in
such section, is with respect to any particular matter which
directly involves a department or agency which such person is
advising or in which such department or agency is directly
interested.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, Sec. 303, 61 Stat. 507; Aug.
10, 1949, ch. 412, Sec. 10(c), 63 Stat. 585; Sept. 3, 1954, ch.
1263, Sec. 8, 68 Stat. 1228; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, Sec. 53(b),
68A Stat. 676, 684; 1958 Reorg. Plan No. 1, Sec. 2, eff. July 1,
1958, 23 F.R. 4991, 72 Stat. 1799; Pub. L. 90-608, ch. IV, Sec.
402, Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1194; Ex. Ord. No. 11725, Sec. 3, eff.
June 29, 1973, 38 F.R. 17175; Ex. Ord. No. 12148, Secs. 1-103,
4-102, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43239; Pub. L. 97-89, title V, Sec.
504, Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1153; Pub. L. 100-453, title V, Sec.
503, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1910.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), means act July 26, 1947,
ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, as amended, known as the National Security
Act of 1947. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and
Tables.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1988 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-453 substituted "Retired members
of the uniformed services employed by the Director of Central
Intelligence who hold no other office or position under the United
States for which they receive compensation, other" for "Other" in
last sentence.
1981 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-89, Sec. 504(a), substituted "at a
daily rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay in
effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule established by
section 5332 of title 5" for "at a rate not to exceed $50 for each
day of service".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-89, Sec. 504(b), substituted "section
203, 205, or 207 of title 18" for "section 281, 283, or 284 of
title 18".
1956 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 10, 1956, struck out "Secretary of
Defense, the" after "The".
1954 - Act Sept. 3, 1954, amended section generally, substituting
the "Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization" for "Chairman
of the National Security Resources Board" in subsec. (a), and
substituting "sections 281, 283, or 284 of title 18" for "sections
198 or 203 of title 18 or section 119(e) of title 41".
1949 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 10, 1949, inserted reference to
National Security Council, and increased per diem payable to
consultants from $35 to $50.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-89 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section
806 of Pub. L. 97-89, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 1621 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating
thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment
of related references, see sections 313(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557
of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland
Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
"Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency" substituted
in subsec. (a) for "Director of the Office of Defense
Mobilization". See note set out under section 404 of this title.
National Security Council transferred to Executive Office of
President by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1949, eff. Aug. 19, 1949, 14 F.R.
5227, 63 Stat. 1067. See note set out under section 402 of this
title.
-MISC2-
TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate
not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan.
5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee
is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such
2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the
Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory
committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later
than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established
by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such
committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration
of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by
the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See
section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS-16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or
to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be
considered references to rates payable under specified sections of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529
[title I, Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note
under section 5376 of Title 5.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 403f of this title.
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-HEAD-
Sec. 406. Omitted
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act June 24, 1948, ch. 632, 62 Stat. 648, which related
to authority of former Chairman of National Security Resources
Board to appoint advisory committee members and part-time advisory
personnel at rates up to $50 per day, has been superseded by
section 405(a) of this title.
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 407. Study or plan of surrender; use of appropriations
-STATUTE-
No part of the funds appropriated in any act shall be used to pay
(1) any person, firm, or corporation, or any combinations of
persons, firms, or corporations, to conduct a study or to plan when
and how or in what circumstances the Government of the United
States should surrender this country and its people to any foreign
power, (2) the salary or compensation of any employee or official
of the Government of the United States who proposes or contracts or
who has entered into contracts for the making of studies or plans
for the surrender by the Government of the United States of this
country and its people to any foreign power in any event or under
any circumstances.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-766, ch. XVI, Sec. 1602, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 884.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Supplemental Appropriation
Act, 1959, and not as part of the National Security Act of 1947
which comprises this chapter.
-End-
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 408. Applicable laws
-STATUTE-
Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, the provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes as now or
hereafter amended shall be applicable to the Department of Defense.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 201(d), as added Aug. 10,
1949, ch. 412, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 579.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
61 Stat. 495, as amended, known as the National Security Act of
1947. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and
Tables.
Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was
entitled "Provisions Applicable to All Executive Departments", and
consisted of R.S. Secs. 158 to 198. For provisions of the Code
derived from such title 4, see sections 101, 301, 303, 304, 503,
2952, 3101, 3106, 3341, 3345 to 3349, 5535, and 5536 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees; section 207 of Title 18,
Crimes and Criminal Procedure; sections 514 and 520 of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure; section 3321 of Title 31, Money
and Finance.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 171-1 of Title 5 prior
to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 409. Definitions of military departments
-STATUTE-
(a) The term "Department of the Army" as used in this Act shall
be construed to mean the Department of the Army at the seat of the
government and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components,
installations, activities, and functions under the control or
supervision of the Department of the Army.
(b) The term "Department of the Navy" as used in this Act shall
be construed to mean the Department of the Navy at the seat of the
government; the headquarters, United States Marine Corps; the
entire operating forces of the United States Navy, including naval
aviation, and of the United States Marine Corps, including the
reserve components of such forces; all field activities,
headquarters, forces, bases, installations, activities, and
functions under the control or supervision of the Department of the
Navy; and the United States Coast Guard when operating as a part of
the Navy pursuant to law.
(c) The term "Department of the Air Force" as used in this Act
shall be construed to mean the Department of the Air Force at the
seat of the government and all field headquarters, forces, reserve
components, installations, activities, and functions under the
control or supervision of the Department of the Air Force.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Secs. 205(c), 206(a), 207(c), 61
Stat. 501, 502.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
61 Stat. 495, as amended, known as the National Security Act of
1947. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and
Tables.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 171-2 of Title 5 prior
to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Prior to the enactment of Title 10, Armed Forces, by act Aug. 10,
1956, subsecs. (a), (b), and (c) of this section were classified to
sections 181-1(c), 411a(a), and 626(c), respectively, of former
Title 5.
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
section 542 of Title 6.
-End-
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 409a. National Security Agency voluntary separation
-STATUTE-
(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the "National Security Agency
Voluntary Separation Act".
(b) Definitions
For purposes of this section -
(1) the term "Director" means the Director of the National
Security Agency; and
(2) the term "employee" means an employee of the National
Security Agency, serving under an appointment without time
limitation, who has been currently employed by the National
Security Agency for a continuous period of at least 12 months
prior to the effective date of the program established under
subsection (c) of this section, except that such term does not
include -
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83
or chapter 84 of title 5 or another retirement system for
employees of the Government; or
(B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under any of the retirement systems referred to in subparagraph
(A).
(c) Establishment of program
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director, in his
sole discretion, may establish a program under which employees may,
after October 1, 2000, be eligible for early retirement, offered
separation pay to separate from service voluntarily, or both.
(d) Early retirement
An employee who -
(1) is at least 50 years of age and has completed 20 years of
service; or
(2) has at least 25 years of service,
may, pursuant to regulations promulgated under this section, apply
and be retired from the National Security Agency and receive
benefits in accordance with chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 if the
employee has not less than 10 years of service with the National
Security Agency.
(e) Amount of separation pay and treatment for other purposes
(1) Amount
Separation pay shall be paid in a lump sum and shall be equal
to the lesser of -
(A) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be
entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5 if the
employee were entitled to payment under such section; or
(B) $25,000.
(2) Treatment
Separation pay shall not -
(A) be a basis for payment, and shall not be included in the
computation, of any other type of Government benefit; and
(B) be taken into account for the purpose of determining the
amount of any severance pay to which an individual may be
entitled under section 5595 of title 5 based on any other
separation.
(f) Reemployment restrictions
An employee who receives separation pay under such program may
not be reemployed by the National Security Agency for the 12-month
period beginning on the effective date of the employee's
separation. An employee who receives separation pay under this
section on the basis of a separation occurring on or after March
30, 1994, and accepts employment with the Government of the United
States within 5 years after the date of the separation on which
payment of the separation pay is based shall be required to repay
the entire amount of the separation pay to the National Security
Agency. If the employment is with an Executive agency (as defined
by section 105 of title 5), the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management may, at the request of the head of the agency, waive the
repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and
is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the
employment is with an entity in the legislative branch, the head of
the entity or the appointing official may waive the repayment if
the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only
qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment
is with the judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the
individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only
qualified applicant available for the position.
(g) Bar on certain employment
(1) Bar
An employee may not be separated from service under this
section unless the employee agrees that the employee will not -
(A) act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any
other person (except the United States) in any formal or
informal appearance before, or, with the intent to influence,
make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other
person (except the United States) to the National Security
Agency; or
(B) participate in any manner in the award, modification, or
extension of any contract for property or services with the
National Security Agency,
during the 12-month period beginning on the effective date of the
employee's separation from service.
(2) Penalty
An employee who violates an agreement under this subsection
shall be liable to the United States in the amount of the
separation pay paid to the employee pursuant to this section
multiplied by the proportion of the 12-month period during which
the employee was in violation of the agreement.
(h) Limitations
Under this program, early retirement and separation pay may be
offered only -
(1) with the prior approval of the Director;
(2) for the period specified by the Director; and
(3) to employees within such occupational groups or geographic
locations, or subject to such other similar limitations or
conditions, as the Director may require.
(i) Regulations
Before an employee may be eligible for early retirement,
separation pay, or both, under this section, the Director shall
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
(j) Notification of exercise of authority
The Director may not make an offer of early retirement,
separation pay, or both, pursuant to this section until 15 days
after submitting to the congressional intelligence committees a
report describing the occupational groups or geographic locations,
or other similar limitations or conditions, required by the
Director under subsection (h) of this section, and includes (!1)
the proposed regulations issued pursuant to subsection (i) of this
section.
(k) Remittance of funds
In addition to any other payment that is required to be made
under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, the
National Security Agency shall remit to the Office of Personnel
Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, an
amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee
to whom a voluntary separation payment has been or is to be paid
under this section. The remittance required by this subsection
shall be in lieu of any remittance required by section 4(a) of the
Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (5 U.S.C. 8331 note).
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, Sec. 301, as added Pub. L.
106-567, title III, Sec. 304(a), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2836;
amended Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(2)(A), title VIII,
Sec. 841(b), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2402, 2431.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 4(a) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994,
referred to in subsec. (k), is section 4(a) of Pub. L. 103-226,
which is set out as a note under section 8331 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 301 of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 507,
was classified to sections 171b and 171c-1 of former Title 5,
Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior
to repeal by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.
632.
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 841(b), substituted
"Notification of exercise of authority" for "Reporting
requirements" in subsec. heading and struck out "(1) Notification.
- " before "The Director may" and par. (2) which read as follows:
"(2) Annual report. - The Director shall submit to the President
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate an annual report on the effectiveness and costs of carrying
out this section."
Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(2)(A), substituted "congressional
intelligence committees" for "Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate".
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "including".
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 410. "Function" and "Department of Defense" defined
-STATUTE-
(a) As used in this Act, the term "function" includes functions,
powers, and duties.
(b) As used in this Act, the term "Department of Defense" shall
be deemed to include the military departments of the Army, the
Navy, and the Air Force, and all agencies created under title II of
this Act.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, Sec. 308, 61 Stat. 509; Aug.
10, 1949, ch. 412, Sec. 12(e), 63 Stat. 591.)
-STATAMEND-
PARTIAL REPEAL
Section 307 of Pub. L. 87-651, title III, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat.
526, repealed subsection (a) of this section less its applicability
to sections 401, 402, 403, 404, and 405 of this title.
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
61 Stat. 495, as amended, known as the National Security Act of
1947. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and
Tables.
Title II of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), means title II
of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
61 Stat. 499, as amended, which enacted sections 408 and 409 of
this title and sections 171, 171-1, 171-2, 171a, 171c, 171d, and
171e to 171i of former Title 5, Executive Department and Government
Officers and Employees, amended sections 1 and 11 of former Title 5
and section 1517 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and enacted a
provision formerly set out as a note under section 135 [now 137] of
Title 10, Armed Forces. Section 171 of former Title 5 was repealed
by Pub. L. 87-651, title III, Sec. 307, Sept. 7, 1962, and
reenacted in part as section 131 of Title 10. Sections 171e, 171f,
and 171g of former Title 5 were repealed by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, Sec. 53, 70A Stat. 641, and reenacted as sections 171, 141,
142, and 143 of Title 10, respectively. Sections 171-1 and 171-2 of
former Title 5 were transferred to sections 408 and 409 of this
title, respectively. For complete classification of title II to the
Code, see Tables.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 171n of Title 5 prior
to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 378.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1949 - Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 10, 1949, substituted definition of
"Department of Defense" for definition of "budget program".
-End-
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 411. Authorization of appropriations
-STATUTE-
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and purposes
of this Act (other than the provisions and purposes of sections
102, 103, 104, 105 [50 U.S.C. 403, 403-3, 403-4, 403-5] and titles
V, VI, and VII [50 U.S.C. 413 et seq., 421 et seq., 431 et seq.]).
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, Sec. 307, 61 Stat. 509; Pub. L.
103-178, title III, Sec. 309, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2036.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
61 Stat. 495, as amended, known as the National Security Act of
1947. Titles V, VI, and VII of the Act are classified generally to
subchapters III (Sec. 413 et seq.), IV (Sec. 421 et seq.), and V
(Sec. 431 et seq.) of this chapter, respectively. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 401 of this title and Tables.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 171m of Title 5 prior
to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 378.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1993 - Pub. L. 103-178 substituted "provisions and purposes of
this Act (other than the provisions and purposes of sections 102,
103, 104, 105 and titles V, VI, and VII)" for "provisions and
purposes of this Act".
-End-
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 412. Repealing and savings provisions
-STATUTE-
All laws, orders, and regulations inconsistent with the
provisions of this title are repealed insofar as they are
inconsistent with the powers, duties, and responsibilities enacted
hereby: Provided, That the powers, duties, and responsibilities of
the Secretary of Defense under this title shall be administered in
conformance with the policy and requirements for administration of
budgetary and fiscal matters in the Government generally, including
accounting and financial reporting, and that nothing in this title
shall be construed as eliminating or modifying the powers, duties,
and responsibilities of any other department, agency, or officer of
the Government in connection with such matters, but no such
department, agency, or officer shall exercise any such powers,
duties, or responsibilities in a manner that will render
ineffective the provisions of this title.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title IV, Sec. 411, as added Aug. 10,
1949, ch. 412, Sec. 11, 63 Stat. 585.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This title, referred to in text, means title IV of act July 26,
1947, ch. 343, as added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, Sec. 11, 63 Stat.
585, which enacted section 412 of this title and sections 172, 172a
to 172d, and 172f to 172j of former Title 5, Executive Departments
and Government Officers and Employees, and amended section 172e of
former Title 5 and section 72 of former Title 31, Money and
Finance. Section 172 of former Title 5 was repealed by Pub. L.
87-651, title III, Sec. 307, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 526, and
reenacted as section 136 [now 138] of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section 172a of former Title 5 was repealed by act Aug. 10, 1956,
ch. 1041, Sec. 53, 70A Stat. 641, and reenacted as sections 3014,
5061, and 8014 of Title 10. Sections 172b to 172d and 172f to 172h
of former Title 5 were repealed by Pub. L. 87-651, title III, Sec.
307, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 526, and reenacted as sections 2203,
2204, 2208, 2207, 126, and 2206 of Title 10, respectively. Section
172i of former Title 5 was repealed by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
Sec. 53, 70A Stat. 641, and reenacted as section 2701 of Title 10.
Section 172j, of former Title 5 was transferred to section 412 of
this title. For complete classification of title IV to the Code,
see Tables.
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 172j of Title 5 prior
to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
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SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in sections 403q, 404g, 411, 1526,
2357f of this title; title 10 sections 167, 421, 437, 2557; title
22 sections 287b, 2415, 2776, 2780, 2799aa-1.
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
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Sec. 413. General Congressional oversight provisions
-STATUTE-
(a) Reports to Congressional committees of intelligence activities
and anticipated activities
(1) The President shall ensure that the congressional
intelligence committees are kept fully and currently informed of
the intelligence activities of the United States, including any
significant anticipated intelligence activity as required by this
subchapter.
(2) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring
the approval of the congressional intelligence committees as a
condition precedent to the initiation of any significant
anticipated intelligence activity.
(b) Reports concerning illegal intelligence activities
The President shall ensure that any illegal intelligence activity
is reported promptly to the congressional intelligence committees,
as well as any corrective action that has been taken or is planned
in connection with such illegal activity.
(c) Procedures for reporting information
The President and the congressional intelligence committees shall
each establish such procedures as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this subchapter.
(d) Procedures to protect from unauthorized disclosure
The House of Representatives and the Senate shall each establish,
by rule or resolution of such House, procedures to protect from
unauthorized disclosure all classified information, and all
information relating to intelligence sources and methods, that is
furnished to the congressional intelligence committees or to
Members of Congress under this subchapter. Such procedures shall be
established in consultation with the Director of Central
Intelligence. In accordance with such procedures, each of the
congressional intelligence committees shall promptly call to the
attention of its respective House, or to any appropriate committee
or committees of its respective House, any matter relating to
intelligence activities requiring the attention of such House or
such committee or committees.
(e) Construction of authority conferred
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authority to withhold
information from the congressional intelligence committees on the
grounds that providing the information to the congressional
intelligence committees would constitute the unauthorized
disclosure of classified information or information relating to
intelligence sources and methods.
(f) "Intelligence activities" defined
As used in this section, the term "intelligence activities"
includes covert actions as defined in section 413b(e) of this
title, and includes financial intelligence activities.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec. 501, as added Pub. L.
102-88, title VI, Sec. 602(a)(2), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 441;
amended Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Secs. 342(b), 353(b)(3)(A),
(7), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2399, 2402.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (e), means act July 26, 1947,
ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, as amended, known as the National Security
Act of 1947. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and
Tables.
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 413, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec.
501, as added Oct. 14, 1980, Pub. L. 96-450, title IV, Sec.
407(b)(1), 94 Stat. 1981, related to Congressional oversight of
intelligence activities, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-88, Sec.
602(a)(2).
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(3)(A),
substituted "congressional intelligence committees" for
"intelligence committees" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(7),
redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which
read as follows: "As used in this subchapter, the term
'congressional intelligence committees' means the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives."
Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(3)(A),
substituted "congressional intelligence committees" for
"intelligence committees" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 342(b), inserted ", and
includes financial intelligence activities" before period at end.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 10 section 2723; title 42
section 7383d.
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
-HEAD-
Sec. 413a. Reporting of intelligence activities other than covert
actions
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
To the extent consistent with due regard for the protection from
unauthorized disclosure of classified information relating to
sensitive intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally
sensitive matters, the Director of Central Intelligence and the
heads of all departments, agencies, and other entities of the
United States Government involved in intelligence activities shall
-
(1) keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and
currently informed of all intelligence activities, other than a
covert action (as defined in section 413b(e) of this title),
which are the responsibility of, are engaged in by, or are
carried out for or on behalf of, any department, agency, or
entity of the United States Government, including any significant
anticipated intelligence activity and any significant
intelligence failure; and
(2) furnish the congressional intelligence committees any
information or material concerning intelligence activities, other
than covert actions, which is within their custody or control,
and which is requested by either of the congressional
intelligence committees in order to carry out its authorized
responsibilities.
(b) Form and contents of certain reports
Any report relating to a significant anticipated intelligence
activity or a significant intelligence failure that is submitted to
the congressional intelligence committees for purposes of
subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be in writing, and shall
contain the following:
(1) A concise statement of any facts pertinent to such report.
(2) An explanation of the significance of the intelligence
activity or intelligence failure covered by such report.
(c) Standards and procedures for certain reports
The Director of Central Intelligence, in consultation with the
heads of the departments, agencies, and entities referred to in
subsection (a) of this section, shall establish standards and
procedures applicable to reports covered by subsection (b) of this
section.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec. 502, as added Pub. L.
102-88, title VI, Sec. 602(a)(2), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 442;
amended Pub. L. 107-108, title III, Sec. 305, Dec. 28, 2001, 115
Stat. 1398; Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(3)(B), Nov. 27,
2002, 116 Stat. 2402.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 502 of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was renumbered
section 504 and is classified to section 414 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 107-306 substituted
"congressional intelligence committees" for "intelligence
committees" wherever appearing.
2001 - Pub. L. 107-108 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a), inserted heading, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
FURNISHING OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TO SENATE AND HOUSE SELECT
COMMITTEES ON INTELLIGENCE
Section 405 of Pub. L. 102-88 provided that:
"(a) Furnishing of Specific Information. - In accordance with
title V of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 413 et
seq.], the head of any department or agency of the United States
involved in any intelligence activities which may pertain to United
States military personnel listed as prisoner, missing, or
unaccounted for in military actions shall furnish any information
or documents in the possession, custody, or control of the
department or agency, or person paid by such department or agency,
whenever requested by the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives or the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
"(b) Access by Committees and Members of Congress. - In
accordance with Senate Resolution 400, Ninety-Fourth Congress, and
House Resolution 658, Ninety-Fifth Congress, the committees named
in subsection (a) shall, upon request and under such regulations as
the committees have prescribed to protect the classification of
such information, make any information described in subsection (a)
available to any other committee or any other Member of Congress
and appropriately cleared staff."
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 22 section 7304.
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
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Sec. 413b. Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions
-STATUTE-
(a) Presidential findings
The President may not authorize the conduct of a covert action by
departments, agencies, or entities of the United States Government
unless the President determines such an action is necessary to
support identifiable foreign policy objectives of the United States
and is important to the national security of the United States,
which determination shall be set forth in a finding that shall meet
each of the following conditions:
(1) Each finding shall be in writing, unless immediate action
by the United States is required and time does not permit the
preparation of a written finding, in which case a written record
of the President's decision shall be contemporaneously made and
shall be reduced to a written finding as soon as possible but in
no event more than 48 hours after the decision is made.
(2) Except as permitted by paragraph (1), a finding may not
authorize or sanction a covert action, or any aspect of any such
action, which already has occurred.
(3) Each finding shall specify each department, agency, or
entity of the United States Government authorized to fund or
otherwise participate in any significant way in such action. Any
employee, contractor, or contract agent of a department, agency,
or entity of the United States Government other than the Central
Intelligence Agency directed to participate in any way in a
covert action shall be subject either to the policies and
regulations of the Central Intelligence Agency, or to written
policies or regulations adopted by such department, agency, or
entity, to govern such participation.
(4) Each finding shall specify whether it is contemplated that
any third party which is not an element of, or a contractor or
contract agent of, the United States Government, or is not
otherwise subject to United States Government policies and
regulations, will be used to fund or otherwise participate in any
significant way in the covert action concerned, or be used to
undertake the covert action concerned on behalf of the United
States.
(5) A finding may not authorize any action that would violate
the Constitution or any statute of the United States.
(b) Reports to congressional intelligence committees; production of
information
To the extent consistent with due regard for the protection from
unauthorized disclosure of classified information relating to
sensitive intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally
sensitive matters, the Director of Central Intelligence and the
heads of all departments, agencies, and entities of the United
States Government involved in a covert action -
(1) shall keep the congressional intelligence committees fully
and currently informed of all covert actions which are the
responsibility of, are engaged in by, or are carried out for or
on behalf of, any department, agency, or entity of the United
States Government, including significant failures; and
(2) shall furnish to the congressional intelligence committees
any information or material concerning covert actions which is in
the possession, custody, or control of any department, agency, or
entity of the United States Government and which is requested by
either of the congressional intelligence committees in order to
carry out its authorized responsibilities.
(c) Timing of reports; access to finding
(1) The President shall ensure that any finding approved pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section shall be reported to the
congressional intelligence committees as soon as possible after
such approval and before the initiation of the covert action
authorized by the finding, except as otherwise provided in
paragraph (2) and paragraph (3).
(2) If the President determines that it is essential to limit
access to the finding to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting
vital interests of the United States, the finding may be reported
to the chairmen and ranking minority members of the congressional
intelligence committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the
House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate, and such other member or members of the congressional
leadership as may be included by the President.
(3) Whenever a finding is not reported pursuant to paragraph (1)
or (2) of this section,(!1) the President shall fully inform the
congressional intelligence committees in a timely fashion and shall
provide a statement of the reasons for not giving prior notice.
(4) In a case under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), a copy of the
finding, signed by the President, shall be provided to the chairman
of each congressional intelligence committee. When access to a
finding is limited to the Members of Congress specified in
paragraph (2), a statement of the reasons for limiting such access
shall also be provided.
(d) Changes in previously approved actions
The President shall ensure that the congressional intelligence
committees, or, if applicable, the Members of Congress specified in
subsection (c)(2) of this section, are notified of any significant
change in a previously approved covert action, or any significant
undertaking pursuant to a previously approved finding, in the same
manner as findings are reported pursuant to subsection (c) of this
section.
(e) "Covert action" defined
As used in this subchapter, the term "covert action" means an
activity or activities of the United States Government to influence
political, economic, or military conditions abroad, where it is
intended that the role of the United States Government will not be
apparent or acknowledged publicly, but does not include -
(1) activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire
intelligence, traditional counterintelligence activities,
traditional activities to improve or maintain the operational
security of United States Government programs, or administrative
activities;
(2) traditional diplomatic or military activities or routine
support to such activities;
(3) traditional law enforcement activities conducted by United
States Government law enforcement agencies or routine support to
such activities; or
(4) activities to provide routine support to the overt
activities (other than activities described in paragraph (1),
(2), or (3)) of other United States Government agencies abroad.
(f) Prohibition on covert actions intended to influence United
States political processes, etc.
No covert action may be conducted which is intended to influence
United States political processes, public opinion, policies, or
media.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec. 503, as added Pub. L.
102-88, title VI, Sec. 602(a)(2), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 442;
amended Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(3)(C), (8), Nov.
27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2402.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 503 of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was renumbered
section 505 and is classified to section 415 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsecs. (b), (c)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec.
353(b)(3)(C), substituted "congressional intelligence committees"
for "intelligence committees" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(8), substituted
"congressional intelligence committee" for "intelligence
committee".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(3)(C), substituted
"congressional intelligence committees" for "intelligence
committees".
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 413, 413a, 414 of this
title.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "subsection,".
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SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
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Sec. 414. Funding of intelligence activities
-STATUTE-
(a) Obligations and expenditures for intelligence or
intelligence-related activity; prerequisites
Appropriated funds available to an intelligence agency may be
obligated or expended for an intelligence or intelligence-related
activity only if -
(1) those funds were specifically authorized by the Congress
for use for such activities; or
(2) in the case of funds from the Reserve for Contingencies of
the Central Intelligence Agency and consistent with the
provisions of section 413b of this title concerning any
significant anticipated intelligence activity, the Director of
Central Intelligence has notified the appropriate congressional
committees of the intent to make such funds available for such
activity; or
(3) in the case of funds specifically authorized by the
Congress for a different activity -
(A) the activity to be funded is a higher priority
intelligence or intelligence-related activity;
(B) the need for funds for such activity is based on
unforseen (!1) requirements; and
(C) the Director of Central Intelligence, the Secretary of
Defense, or the Attorney General, as appropriate, has notified
the appropriate congressional committees of the intent to make
such funds available for such activity;
(4) nothing in this subsection prohibits obligation or
expenditure of funds available to an intelligence agency in
accordance with sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31.
(b) Activities denied funding by Congress
Funds available to an intelligence agency may not be made
available for any intelligence or intelligence-related activity for
which funds were denied by the Congress.
(c) Presidential finding required for expenditure of funds on
covert action
No funds appropriated for, or otherwise available to, any
department, agency, or entity of the United States Government may
be expended, or may be directed to be expended, for any covert
action, as defined in section 413b(e) of this title, unless and
until a Presidential finding required by subsection (a) of section
413b of this title has been signed or otherwise issued in
accordance with that subsection.
(d) Report to Congressional committees required for expenditure of
nonappropriated funds for intelligence activity
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, funds
available to an intelligence agency that are not appropriated funds
may be obligated or expended for an intelligence or
intelligence-related activity only if those funds are used for
activities reported to the appropriate congressional committees
pursuant to procedures which identify -
(A) the types of activities for which nonappropriated funds may
be expended; and
(B) the circumstances under which an activity must be reported
as a significant anticipated intelligence activity before such
funds can be expended.
(2) Procedures for purposes of paragraph (1) shall be jointly
agreed upon by the congressional intelligence committees and, as
appropriate, the Director of Central Intelligence or the Secretary
of Defense.
(e) Definitions
As used in this section -
(1) the term "intelligence agency" means any department,
agency, or other entity of the United States involved in
intelligence or intelligence-related activities;
(2) the term "appropriate congressional committees" means the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate; and
(3) the term "specifically authorized by the Congress" means
that -
(A) the activity and the amount of funds proposed to be used
for that activity were identified in a formal budget request to
the Congress, but funds shall be deemed to be specifically
authorized for that activity only to the extent that the
Congress both authorized the funds to be appropriated for that
activity and appropriated the funds for that activity; or
(B) although the funds were not formally requested, the
Congress both specifically authorized the appropriation of the
funds for the activity and appropriated the funds for the
activity.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec. 504, formerly Sec. 502, as
added Pub. L. 99-169, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Dec. 4, 1985, 99 Stat.
1004; renumbered Sec. 504 and amended Pub. L. 102-88, title VI,
Secs. 602(a)(1), (c)(1), 603, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 441, 444;
Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(3)(D), Nov. 27, 2002, 116
Stat. 2402.)
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 107-306 substituted "congressional
intelligence committees" for "intelligence committees".
1991 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-88, Sec. 602(c)(1),
substituted "section 413b" for "section 413".
Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 102-88, Sec. 603, added subsecs. (c)
and (d) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (e).
LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN CIA AND DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE; CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRED
Pub. L. 103-139, title VIII, Sec. 8107, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat.
1464, provided that: "During the current fiscal year and
thereafter, no funds may be made available through transfer,
reprogramming, or other means between the Central Intelligence
Agency and the Department of Defense for any intelligence or
special activity different from that previously justified to the
Congress unless the Director of Central Intelligence or the
Secretary of Defense has notified the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees of the intent to make such funds
available for such activity." Similar provisions were contained in
the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 102-396, title IX, Sec. 9014, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat.
1903.
Pub. L. 102-172, title VIII, Sec. 8014, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat.
1174.
Pub. L. 101-511, title VIII, Sec. 8015, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.
1878.
Pub. L. 101-165, title IX, Sec. 9022, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat.
1134.
Pub. L. 100-463, title VIII, Sec. 8035, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat.
2270-23.
Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(b) [title VIII, Sec. 8037], Dec. 22,
1987, 101 Stat. 1329-43, 1329-68.
SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF ANNUAL INTELLIGENCE
BUDGET
Pub. L. 102-496, title III, Sec. 303, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat.
3183, provided that: "It is the sense of Congress that, beginning
in 1993, and in each year thereafter, the aggregate amount
requested and authorized for, and spent on, intelligence and
intelligence-related activities should be disclosed to the public
in an appropriate manner." Similar provisions were contained in the
following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 102-183, title VII, Sec.
701, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1270.
LIMITATION OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 102-172, title VIII, Sec. 8089, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat.
1193, provided that: "During the current fiscal year and hereafter,
none of the funds appropriated for intelligence programs to the
Department of Defense which are transferred to another Federal
agency for execution shall be expended by the Department of Defense
in any fiscal year in excess of amounts required for expenditure
during such fiscal year by the Federal agency to which such funds
are transferred."
ENHANCED SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES CAPABILITIES; APPLICATION OF
SECTION
Section 401(c) of Pub. L. 99-169 provided that: "The amendment
made by section 401(a) of this Act [enacting this section] shall
not apply with respect to funds appropriated to the Director of
Central Intelligence under the heading 'enhanced security
countermeasures capabilities' in the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1985 (Public Law 99-88) [Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 311]."
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 21 section 1703.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "unforeseen".
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CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
-HEAD-
Sec. 415. Notice to Congress of certain transfers of defense
articles and defense services
-STATUTE-
(a)(1) The transfer of a defense article or defense service, or
the anticipated transfer in any fiscal year of any aggregation of
defense articles or defense services, exceeding $1,000,000 in value
by an intelligence agency to a recipient outside that agency shall
be considered a significant anticipated intelligence activity for
the purpose of this subchapter.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if -
(A) the transfer is being made to a department, agency, or
other entity of the United States (so long as there will not be a
subsequent retransfer of the defense articles or defense services
outside the United States Government in conjunction with an
intelligence or intelligence-related activity); or
(B) the transfer -
(i) is being made pursuant to authorities contained in part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.], the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.],
title 10 (including a law enacted pursuant to section 7307(a)
of that title), or the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949,(!1) and
(ii) is not being made in conjunction with an intelligence or
intelligence-related activity.
(3) An intelligence agency may not transfer any defense articles
or defense services outside the agency in conjunction with any
intelligence or intelligence-related activity for which funds were
denied by the Congress.
(b) As used in this section -
(1) the term "intelligence agency" means any department,
agency, or other entity of the United States involved in
intelligence or intelligence-related activities;
(2) the terms "defense articles" and "defense services" mean
the items on the United States Munitions List pursuant to section
38 of the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2778] (22 CFR part
121);
(3) the term "transfer" means -
(A) in the case of defense articles, the transfer of
possession of those articles; and
(B) in the case of defense services, the provision of those
services; and
(4) the term "value" means -
(A) in the case of defense articles, the greater of -
(i) the original acquisition cost to the United States
Government, plus the cost of improvements or other
modifications made by or on behalf of the Government; or
(ii) the replacement cost; and
(B) in the case of defense services, the full cost to the
Government of providing the services.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec. 505, formerly Sec. 503, as
added Pub. L. 99-569, title VI, Sec. 602(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100
Stat. 3203; renumbered Sec. 505 and amended Pub. L. 102-88, title
VI, Secs. 602(a)(1), (c)(2), 604, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 441,
444, 445; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 828(d)(1), Nov.
30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1715.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2)(B)(i), is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as
amended. Part II of the Act is classified generally to subchapter
II (Sec. 2301 et seq.) of chapter 32 of Title 22, Foreign Relations
and Intercourse. For provisions deeming references to subchapter II
to exclude parts IV (Sec. 2346 et seq.), VI (Sec. 2348 et seq.),
and VIII (Sec. 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II, see section 202(b)
of Pub. L. 92-228, set out as a note under section 2346 of Title
22, and sections 2348c and 2349aa-5 of Title 22. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 2151 of Title 22 and Tables.
The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i),
is Pub. L. 90-269, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, as amended, which
is classified principally to chapter 39 (Sec. 2751 et seq.) of
Title 22. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 2751 of Title 22 and Tables.
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,
referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288,
63 Stat. 377, as amended. Except for title III of the Act, which is
classified generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 251 et seq.) of chapter
4 of Title 41, Public Contracts, the Act was repealed and reenacted
by Pub. L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062,
1304, as chapters 1 to 11 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property,
and Works.
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AMENDMENTS
1993 - Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 103-160 substituted "section
7307(a)" for "section 7307(b)(1)".
1991 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-88 inserted ", or the
anticipated transfer in any fiscal year of any aggregation of
defense articles or defense services," after "service" and
substituted "this subchapter" for "section 413 of this title".
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 22 section 7304.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC Sec. 415a 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
-HEAD-
Sec. 415a. Specificity of National Foreign Intelligence Program
budget amounts for counterterrorism, counterproliferation,
counternarcotics, and counterintelligence
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
The budget justification materials submitted to Congress in
support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is
submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 shall set
forth separately the aggregate amount requested for that fiscal
year for the National Foreign Intelligence Program for each of the
following:
(1) Counterterrorism.
(2) Counterproliferation.
(3) Counternarcotics.
(4) Counterintelligence.
(b) Election of classified or unclassified form
Amounts set forth under subsection (a) of this section may be set
forth in unclassified form or classified form, at the election of
the Director of Central Intelligence.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec. 506, as added Pub. L.
107-306, title III, Sec. 311(a), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2390.)
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50 USC Sec. 415b 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER III - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
-HEAD-
Sec. 415b. Dates for submittal of various annual and semiannual
reports to the congressional intelligence committees
-STATUTE-
(a) Annual reports
(1) The date for the submittal to the congressional intelligence
committees of the following annual reports shall be the date each
year provided in subsection (c)(1)(A) of this section:
(A) The annual evaluation of the performance and responsiveness
of certain elements of the intelligence community required by
section 403-5(d) of this title.
(B) The annual report on intelligence required by section 404d
of this title.
(C) The annual report on intelligence community cooperation
with Federal law enforcement agencies required by section
404i(a)(2) of this title.
(D) The annual report on the protection of the identities of
covert agents required by section 423 of this title.
(E) The annual report of the Inspectors Generals of the
intelligence community on proposed resources and activities of
their offices required by section 8H(g) of the Inspector General
Act of 1978.
(F) The annual report on commercial activities as security for
intelligence collection required by section 437(c) of title 10.
(G) The annual report on expenditures for postemployment
assistance for terminated intelligence employees required by
section 1611(e)(2) of title 10.
(H) The annual update on foreign industrial espionage required
by section 2170b(b) of the Appendix to this title.
(I) The annual report on coordination of counterintelligence
matters with the Federal Bureau of Investigation required by
section 402a(c)(6) of this title.
(J) The annual report on foreign companies involved in the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that raise funds in
the United States capital markets required by section 404n-3 of
this title.
(K) The annual report on certifications for immunity in
interdiction of aircraft engaged in illicit drug trafficking
required by section 2291-4(c)(2) of title 22.
(L) The annual report on exceptions to consumer disclosure
requirements for national security investigations under section
1681b(b)(4)(E) of title 15.
(M) The annual report on activities under the David L. Boren
National Security Education Act of 1991 (title VIII of Public Law
102-183; 50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) required by section 806(a) of
that Act (50 U.S.C. 1906(a)).
(N) The annual report on hiring and retention of minority
employees in the intelligence community required by section
404i(c) of this title.
(2) The date for the submittal to the congressional intelligence
committees of the following annual reports shall be the date each
year provided in subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section:
(A) The annual report on the safety and security of Russian
nuclear facilities and nuclear military forces required by
section 404i(b) of this title.
(B) The annual report on the threat of attack on the United
States from weapons of mass destruction required by section
404i(d) of this title.
(C) The annual report on covert leases required by section
404i(e) of this title.
(D) The annual report on improvements of the financial
statements of the intelligence community for auditing purposes
required by section 404i-1 of this title.
(E) The annual report on activities of personnel of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation outside the United States required by
section 540C(c)(2) of title 28.
(F) The annual report on intelligence activities of the
People's Republic of China required by section 308(c) of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law
105-107; 50 U.S.C. 402a note).
(G) The annual report on counterdrug intelligence matters
required by section 826 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2003.
(b) Semiannual reports
The dates for the submittal to the congressional intelligence
committees of the following semiannual reports shall be the dates
each year provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section:
(1) The periodic reports on intelligence provided to the United
Nations required by section 404g(b) of this title.
(2) The semiannual reports on the Office of the Inspector
General of the Central Intelligence Agency required by section
403q(d)(1) of this title.
(3) The semiannual reports on decisions not to prosecute
certain violations of law under the Classified Information
Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.) as required by section 13 of that
Act.
(4) The semiannual reports on the acquisition of technology
relating to weapons of mass destruction and advanced conventional
munitions required by section 2366(b) of this title.
(5) The semiannual reports on the activities of the Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-PO) required by
section 7302(a)(6)(D)(ii) of title 22.
(6) The semiannual reports on the disclosure of information and
consumer reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
counterintelligence purposes required by section 1681u(h)(2) of
title 15.(!1)
(7) The semiannual provision of information on requests for
financial information for foreign counterintelligence purposes
required by section 3414(a)(5)(C) of title 12.
(8) The semiannual report on financial intelligence on
terrorist assets required by section 404m of this title.
(c) Submittal dates for reports
(1)(A) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, each
annual report listed in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be
submitted not later than February 1.
(B) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, each
annual report listed in subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be
submitted not later than December 1.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, each
semiannual report listed in subsection (b) of this section shall be
submitted not later than February 1 and August 1.
(d) Postponement of submittal
(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the date for the submittal of -
(A) an annual report listed in subsection (a)(1) of this
section may be postponed until March 1;
(B) an annual report listed in subsection (a)(2) of this
section may be postponed until January 1; and
(C) a semiannual report listed in subsection (b) of this
section may be postponed until March 1 or September 1, as the
case may be,
if the official required to submit such report submits to the
congressional intelligence committees a written notification of
such postponement.
(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to
paragraph (3), the date for the submittal to the congressional
intelligence committees of any report described in subparagraph (B)
may be postponed by not more than 30 days from the date otherwise
specified in the provision of law for the submittal of such report
if the official required to submit such report submits to the
congressional intelligence committees a written notification of
such postponement.
(B) A report described in this subparagraph is any report on
intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government that is submitted under a provision of law
requiring the submittal of only a single report.
(3)(A) The date for the submittal of a report whose submittal is
postponed under paragraph (1) or (2) may be postponed beyond the
time provided for the submittal of such report under such paragraph
if the official required to submit such report submits to the
congressional intelligence committees a written certification that
preparation and submittal of such report at such time will impede
the work of officers or employees of the intelligence community in
a manner that will be detrimental to the national security of the
United States.
(B) A certification with respect to a report under subparagraph
(A) shall include a proposed submittal date for such report, and
such report shall be submitted not later than that date.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, Sec. 507, as added Pub. L.
107-306, title VIII, Sec. 811(a)(1), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2418.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 8H(g) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to
in subsec. (a)(1)(E), is section 8H(g) of Pub. L. 95-452, as
amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
The David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991,
referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(M), is title VIII of Pub. L. 102-183,
Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1271, as amended, which is classified
generally to chapter 37 (Sec. 1901 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section
1901(a) of this title and Tables.
Section 826 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2003, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(G), is section 826 of Pub. L.
107-306, which is set out as a note under section 873 of Title 21,
Food and Drugs.
The Classified Information Procedures Act, referred to in subsec.
(b)(3), is Pub. L. 96-456, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2025, as
amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and
Criminal Procedure.
Section 1681u(h)(2) of title 15, referred to in subsec. (b)(6),
was in the original "section 624(h)(2) of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act", which was translated as reading "section 625(h)(2) of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act", to reflect the probable intent of
Congress and the renumbering of section 624 as 625 by section
358(g)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 107-56.
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PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF REPORTS, REVIEWS, STUDIES, AND PLANS
RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Pub. L. 107-306, title I, Sec. 109, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2389, provided that:
"(a) Consultation in Preparation. - (1) The Director of Central
Intelligence shall ensure that any report, review, study, or plan
required to be prepared or conducted by a provision of this Act
[see Tables for classification], including a provision of the
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a)
[116 Stat. 2386] or the classified annex to this Act, that involves
the intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the
Department of Defense or the Department of Energy is prepared or
conducted in consultation with the Secretary of Defense or the
Secretary of Energy, as appropriate.
"(2) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy may
carry out any consultation required by this subsection through an
official of the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy,
as the case may be, designated by such Secretary for that purpose.
"(b) Submittal. - Any report, review, study, or plan referred to
in subsection (a) shall be submitted, in addition to any other
committee of Congress specified for submittal in the provision
concerned, to the following committees of Congress:
"(1) The Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
"(2) The Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations and
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives."
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior act:
Pub. L. 107-108, title V, Sec. 505, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat.
1406.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF VARIOUS OVERDUE REPORTS
Pub. L. 107-306, title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2418, provided that:
"(a) Deadline. - The reports described in subsection (c) shall be
submitted to Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Nov. 27, 2002].
"(b) Noncompliance. - (1) If all the reports described in
subsection (c) are not submitted to Congress by the date specified
in subsection (a), amounts available to be obligated or expended
after that date to carry out the functions or duties of the Office
of the Director of Central Intelligence shall be reduced by 1/3 .
"(2) The reduction applicable under paragraph (1) shall not apply
if the Director of Central Intelligence certifies to Congress by
the date referred to in subsection (a) that all reports referred to
in subsection (c) have been submitted to Congress.
"(c) Reports Described. - The reports referred to in subsection
(a) are reports mandated by law for which the Director of Central
Intelligence has sole or primary responsibility to prepare,
coordinate, and submit to Congress which, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act [Nov. 27, 2002], have not been submitted to
Congress."
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 402a, 403-5, 403q, 404d,
404g, 404i, 404i-1, 404m, 404n-3, 423, 1906, 2366 of this title;
section 2170b of the Appendix to this title; title 10 sections 437,
1611; title 12 section 3414; title 15 sections 1681b, 1681u; title
22 sections 2291-4, 7302; title 28 section 540C.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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50 USC SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL
SECURITY INFORMATION 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 411 of this title.
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50 USC Sec. 421 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 421. Protection of identities of certain United States
undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources
-STATUTE-
(a) Disclosure of information by persons having or having had
access to classified information that identifies covert agent
Whoever, having or having had authorized access to classified
information that identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses
any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not
authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the
information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the
United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert
agent's intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be
fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or
both.
(b) Disclosure of information by persons who learn identity of
covert agents as result of having access to classified
information
Whoever, as a result of having authorized access to classified
information, learns the identify of a covert agent and
intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert
agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified
information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies
such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative
measures to conceal such covert agent's intelligence relationship
to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both.
(c) Disclosure of information by persons in course of pattern of
activities intended to identify and expose covert agents
Whoever, in the course of a pattern of activities intended to
identify and expose covert agents and with reason to believe that
such activities would impair or impede the foreign intelligence
activities of the United States, discloses any information that
identifies an individual as a covert agent to any individual not
authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the
information disclosed so identifies such individual and that the
United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such
individual's classified intelligence relationship to the United
States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than
three years, or both.
(d) Imposition of consecutive sentences
A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be
consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, Sec. 601, as added Pub. L.
97-200, Sec. 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 122; amended Pub. L.
106-120, title III, Sec. 304(b), Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1611.)
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AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 304(b)(2)(A),
substituted "shall be fined under title 18" for "shall be fined not
more than $50,000".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 304(b)(2)(B), substituted
"shall be fined under title 18" for "shall be fined not more than
$25,000".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 304(b)(2)(C), substituted
"shall be fined under title 18" for "shall be fined not more than
$15,000".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-120, Sec. 304(b)(1), added subsec. (d).
SHORT TITLE
For short title of this subchapter as the "Intelligence
Identities Protection Act of 1982", see section 1 of Pub. L.
97-200, set out as a Short Title of 1982 Amendment note under
section 401 of this title.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 422, 424 of this title;
title 5 section 8312; title 8 section 1101; title 18 section 3239;
title 22 section 2778.
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50 USC Sec. 422 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 422. Defenses and exceptions
-STATUTE-
(a) Disclosure by United States of identity of covert agent
It is a defense to a prosecution under section 421 of this title
that before the commission of the offense with which the defendant
is charged, the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed
the intelligence relationship to the United States of the
individual the disclosure of whose intelligence relationship to the
United States is the basis for the prosecution.
(b) Conspiracy, misprision of felony, aiding and abetting, etc.
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person other than a person
committing an offense under section 421 of this title shall be
subject to prosecution under such section by virtue of section 2 or
4 of title 18 or shall be subject to prosecution for conspiracy to
commit an offense under such section.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply (A) in the case of a person who
acted in the course of a pattern of activities intended to identify
and expose covert agents and with reason to believe that such
activities would impair or impede the foreign intelligence
activities of the United States, or (B) in the case of a person who
has authorized access to classified information.
(c) Disclosure to select Congressional committees on intelligence
It shall not be an offense under section 421 of this title to
transmit information described in such section directly to either
congressional intelligence committee.
(d) Disclosure by agent of own identity
It shall not be an offense under section 421 of this title for an
individual to disclose information that solely identifies himself
as a covert agent.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, Sec. 602, as added Pub. L.
97-200, Sec. 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 122; amended Pub. L.
107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(9), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2402.)
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-306 substituted "either
congressional intelligence committee" for "the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate or to the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives".
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50 USC Sec. 423 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 423. Report
-STATUTE-
(a) Annual report by President to Congress on measures to protect
identities of covert agents
The President, after receiving information from the Director of
Central Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees an annual report on measures to protect the
identities of covert agents, and on any other matter relevant to
the protection of the identities of covert agents. The date for the
submittal of the report shall be the date provided in section 415b
of this title.
(b) Exemption from disclosure
The report described in subsection (a) of this section shall be
exempt from any requirement for publication or disclosure.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, Sec. 603, as added Pub. L.
97-200, Sec. 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123; amended Pub. L.
107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(1)(B), title VIII, Sec.
811(b)(1)(E), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2402, 2422.)
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(E)(i),
inserted at end "The date for the submittal of the report shall be
the date provided in section 415b of this title."
Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 353(b)(1)(B), substituted "congressional
intelligence committees" for "Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-306, Sec. 811(b)(1)(E)(ii), struck out
at end "The first such report shall be submitted no later than
February 1, 1983."
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in
which the 8th item on page 156 identifies a reporting provision
which, as subsequently amended, is contained in subsec. (a) of this
section), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out
as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 415b of this title.
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50 USC Sec. 424 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 424. Extraterritorial jurisdiction
-STATUTE-
There is jurisdiction over an offense under section 421 of this
title committed outside the United States if the individual
committing the offense is a citizen of the United States or an
alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence (as defined in section 1101(a)(20) of title 8).
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, Sec. 604, as added Pub. L.
97-200, Sec. 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123.)
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50 USC Sec. 425 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 425. Providing information to Congress
-STATUTE-
Nothing in this subchapter may be construed as authority to
withhold information from the Congress or from a committee of
either House of Congress.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, Sec. 605, as added Pub. L.
97-200, Sec. 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123.)
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50 USC Sec. 426 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 426. Definitions
-STATUTE-
For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term "classified information" means information or
material designated and clearly marked or clearly represented,
pursuant to the provisions of a statute or Executive order (or a
regulation or order issued pursuant to a statute or Executive
order), as requiring a specific degree of protection against
unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security.
(2) The term "authorized", when used with respect to access to
classified information, means having authority, right, or
permission pursuant to the provisions of a statute, Executive
order, directive of the head of any department or agency engaged
in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, order
of any United States court, or provisions of any Rule of the
House of Representatives or resolution of the Senate which
assigns responsibility within the respective House of Congress
for the oversight of intelligence activities.
(3) The term "disclose" means to communicate, provide, impart,
transmit, transfer, convey, publish, or otherwise make available.
(4) The term "covert agent" means -
(A) a present or retired officer or employee of an
intelligence agency or a present or retired member of the Armed
Forces assigned to duty with an intelligence agency -
(i) whose identity as such an officer, employee, or member
is classified information, and
(ii) who is serving outside the United States or has within
the last five years served outside the United States; or
(B) a United States citizen whose intelligence relationship
to the United States is classified information, and -
(i) who resides and acts outside the United States as an
agent of, or informant or source of operational assistance
to, an intelligence agency, or
(ii) who is at the time of the disclosure acting as an
agent of, or informant to, the foreign counterintelligence or
foreign counterterrorism components of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; or
(C) an individual, other than a United States citizen, whose
past or present intelligence relationship to the United States
is classified information and who is a present or former agent
of, or a present or former informant or source of operational
assistance to, an intelligence agency.
(5) The term "intelligence agency" means the Central
Intelligence Agency, a foreign intelligence component of the
Department of Defense, or the foreign counterintelligence or
foreign counterterrorism components of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(6) The term "informant" means any individual who furnishes
information to an intelligence agency in the course of a
confidential relationship protecting the identity of such
individual from public disclosure.
(7) The terms "officer" and "employee" have the meanings given
such terms by section 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5.
(8) The term "Armed Forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
(9) The term "United States", when used in a geographic sense,
means all areas under the territorial sovereignty of the United
States and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
(10) The term "pattern of activities" requires a series of acts
with a common purpose or objective.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, Sec. 606, as added Pub. L.
97-200, Sec. 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123; amended Pub. L.
106-120, title III, Sec. 304(a), Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1611.)
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AMENDMENTS
1999 - Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 106-120 substituted "a present or
retired officer or employee" for "an officer or employee" and "a
present or retired member" for "a member".
-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
section 542 of Title 6.
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see
note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and
Insular Possessions.
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50 USC SUBCHAPTER V - PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER V - PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER V - PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 411 of this title;
title 44 section 3511.
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER V - PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
-HEAD-
Sec. 431. Exemption of certain operational files from search,
review, publication, or disclosure
-STATUTE-
(a) Exemption by Director of Central Intelligence
Operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency may be
exempted by the Director of Central Intelligence from the
provisions of section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of Information Act)
which require publication or disclosure, or search or review in
connection therewith.
(b) "Operational files" defined
For the purposes of this title the term "operational files" means
-
(1) files of the Directorate of Operations which document the
conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence operations
or intelligence or security liaison arrangements or information
exchanges with foreign governments or their intelligence or
security services;
(2) files of the Directorate for Science and Technology which
document the means by which foreign intelligence or
counterintelligence is collected through scientific and technical
systems; and
(3) files of the Office of Personnel Security which document
investigations conducted to determine the suitability of
potential foreign intelligence or counterintelligence sources;
except that files which are the sole repository of disseminated
intelligence are not operational files.
(c) Search and review for information
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, exempted
operational files shall continue to be subject to search and review
for information concerning -
(1) United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for
permanent residence who have requested information on themselves
pursuant to the provisions of section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of
Information Act) or section 552a of title 5 (Privacy Act of
1974);
(2) any special activity the existence of which is not exempt
from disclosure under the provisions of section 552 of title 5
(Freedom of Information Act); or
(3) the specific subject matter of an investigation by the
congressional intelligence committees, the Intelligence Oversight
Board, the Department of Justice, the Office of General Counsel
of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of Inspector
General of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Office of the
Director of Central Intelligence for any impropriety, or
violation of law, Executive order, or Presidential directive, in
the conduct of an intelligence activity.
(d) Information derived or disseminated from exempted operational
files
(1) Files that are not exempted under subsection (a) of this
section which contain information derived or disseminated from
exempted operational files shall be subject to search and review.
(2) The inclusion of information from exempted operational files
in files that are not exempted under subsection (a) of this section
shall not affect the exemption under subsection (a) of this section
of the originating operational files from search, review,
publication, or disclosure.
(3) Records from exempted operational files which have been
disseminated to and referenced in files that are not exempted under
subsection (a) of this section and which have been returned to
exempted operational files for sole retention shall be subject to
search and review.
(e) Supersedure of prior law
The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not be
superseded except by a provision of law which is enacted after
October 15, 1984, and which specifically cites and repeals or
modifies its provisions.
(f) Allegation; improper withholding of records; judicial review
Whenever any person who has requested agency records under
section 552 of title 5 (Freedom of Information Act), alleges that
the Central Intelligence Agency has improperly withheld records
because of failure to comply with any provision of this section,
judicial review shall be available under the terms set forth in
section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5, except that -
(1) in any case in which information specifically authorized
under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept
secret in the interest of national defense or foreign relations
which is filed with, or produced for, the court by the Central
Intelligence Agency, such information shall be examined ex parte,
in camera by the court;
(2) the court shall, to the fullest extent practicable,
determine issues of fact based on sworn written submissions of
the parties;
(3) when a complaint alleges that requested records were
improperly withheld because of improper placement solely in
exempted operational files, the complainant shall support such
allegation with a sworn written submission, based upon personal
knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence;
(4)(A) when a complainant alleges that requested records were
improperly withheld because of improper exemption of operational
files, the Central Intelligence Agency shall meet its burden
under section 552(a)(4)(B) of title 5 by demonstrating to the
court by sworn written submission that exempted operational files
likely to contain responsive records currently perform the
functions set forth in subsection (b) of this section; and
(B) the court may not order the Central Intelligence Agency to
review the content of any exempted operational file or files in
order to make the demonstration required under subparagraph (A)
of this paragraph, unless the complainant disputes the Central
Intelligence Agency's showing with a sworn written submission
based on personal knowledge or otherwise admissible evidence;
(5) in proceedings under paragraphs (3) and (4) of this
subsection, the parties shall not obtain discovery pursuant to
rules 26 through 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
except that requests for admission may be made pursuant to rules
26 and 36;
(6) if the court finds under this subsection that the Central
Intelligence Agency has improperly withheld requested records
because of failure to comply with any provision of this section,
the court shall order the Central Intelligence Agency to search
and review the appropriate exempted operational file or files for
the requested records and make such records, or portions thereof,
available in accordance with the provisions of section 552 of
title 5 (Freedom of Information Act), and such order shall be the
exclusive remedy for failure to comply with this section; and
(7) if at any time following the filing of a complaint pursuant
to this subsection the Central Intelligence Agency agrees to
search the appropriate exempted operational file or files for the
requested records, the court shall dismiss the claim based upon
such complaint.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VII, Sec. 701, as added Pub. L.
98-477, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 15, 1984, 98 Stat. 2209; amended Pub. L.
104-93, title VII, Sec. 702, Jan. 6, 1996, 109 Stat. 978; Pub. L.
107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(10), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2402.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec.
(f)(5), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure.
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 107-306 substituted "congressional
intelligence committees" for "intelligence committees of the
Congress".
1996 - Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104-93 substituted "Office of
Personnel Security" for "Office of Security".
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 4 of Pub. L. 98-477 provided that: "The amendments made
by subsections (a) and (b) of section 2 [enacting this subchapter
and amending section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees] shall be effective upon enactment of this Act [Oct. 15,
1984] and shall apply with respect to any requests for records,
whether or not such request was made prior to such enactment, and
shall apply to all civil actions not commenced prior to February 7,
1984."
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 402c, 432 of this title;
title 10 section 457.
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER V - PROTECTION OF OPERATIONAL FILES OF THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
-HEAD-
Sec. 432. Decennial review of exempted operational files
-STATUTE-
(a) Review by Director of Central Intelligence
Not less than once every ten years, the Director of Central
Intelligence shall review the exemptions in force under subsection
(a) of section 431 of this title to determine whether such
exemptions may be removed from any category of exempted files or
any portion thereof.
(b) Consideration; historical value; public interest
The review required by subsection (a) of this section shall
include consideration of the historical value or other public
interest in the subject matter of the particular category of files
or portions thereof and the potential for declassifying a
significant part of the information contained therein.
(c) Judicial review
A complainant who alleges that the Central Intelligence Agency
has improperly withheld records because of failure to comply with
this section may seek judicial review in the district court of the
United States of the district in which any of the parties reside,
or in the District of Columbia. In such a proceeding, the court's
review shall be limited to determining (1) whether the Central
Intelligence Agency has conducted the review required by subsection
(a) of this section within ten years of enactment of this title or
within ten years after the last review, and (2) whether the Central
Intelligence Agency, in fact, considered the criteria set forth in
subsection (b) of this section in conducting the required review.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VII, Sec. 702, as added Pub. L.
98-477, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 15, 1984, 98 Stat. 2211.)
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 15, 1984, and applicable with respect to
any request for records, whether or not such request was made prior
to Oct. 15, 1984, and applicable to all civil actions not commenced
prior to Feb. 7, 1984, see section 4 of Pub. L. 98-477, set out as
a note under section 431 of this title.
DECLASSIFICATION AND RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION OF HISTORICAL VALUE
Section 3 of Pub. L. 98-477 directed Director of Central
Intelligence, in consultation with Archivist of the United States,
Librarian of Congress, and appropriate representatives of
historical discipline selected by Archivist, to prepare and submit
report to Congress by June 1, 1985, on feasibility of conducting
systematic review for declassification and release of Central
Intelligence Agency information of historical value. Director was
also required to prepare and submit four unclassified reports, one
each six months beginning by Apr. 15, 1985, which were to include a
description of the specific measures established by Director to
improve processing of requests under section 552 of title 5, United
States Code, current budgetary and personnel allocations for such
processing, the number of such requests (i) received and processed
during the preceding six months, and (ii) pending at time of
submission of such report, and an estimate of current average
response time for completing the processing of such requests.
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VI - ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VI - ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VI - ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 435. Procedures
-STATUTE-
(a) Not later than 180 days after October 14, 1994, the President
shall, by Executive order or regulation, establish procedures to
govern access to classified information which shall be binding upon
all departments, agencies, and offices of the executive branch of
Government. Such procedures shall, at a minimum -
(1) provide that, except as may be permitted by the President,
no employee in the executive branch of Government may be given
access to classified information by any department, agency, or
office of the executive branch of Government unless, based upon
an appropriate background investigation, such access is
determined to be clearly consistent with the national security
interests of the United States;
(2) establish uniform minimum requirements governing the scope
and frequency of background investigations and reinvestigations
for all employees in the executive branch of Government who
require access to classified information as part of their
official responsibilities;
(3) provide that all employees in the executive branch of
Government who require access to classified information shall be
required as a condition of such access to provide to the
employing department or agency written consent which permits
access by an authorized investigative agency to relevant
financial records, other financial information, consumer reports,
travel records, and computers used in the performance of
Government duties, as determined by the President, in accordance
with section 436 of this title, during the period of access to
classified information and for a period of three years
thereafter;
(4) provide that all employees in the executive branch of
Government who require access to particularly sensitive
classified information, as determined by the President, shall be
required, as a condition of maintaining access to such
information, to submit to the employing department or agency,
during the period of such access, relevant information concerning
their financial condition and foreign travel, as determined by
the President, as may be necessary to ensure appropriate
security; and
(5) establish uniform minimum standards to ensure that
employees in the executive branch of Government whose access to
classified information is being denied or terminated under this
subchapter are appropriately advised of the reasons for such
denial or termination and are provided an adequate opportunity to
respond to all adverse information which forms the basis for such
denial or termination before final action by the department or
agency concerned.
(b)(1) Subsection (a) of this section shall not be deemed to
limit or affect the responsibility and power of an agency head
pursuant to other law or Executive order to deny or terminate
access to classified information if the national security so
requires. Such responsibility and power may be exercised only when
the agency head determines that the procedures prescribed by
subsection (a) of this section cannot be invoked in a manner that
is consistent with the national security.
(2) Upon the exercise of such responsibility, the agency head
shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VIII, Sec. 801, as added Pub. L.
103-359, title VIII, Sec. 802(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3435;
amended Pub. L. 106-120, title III, Sec. 305(a), Dec. 3, 1999, 113
Stat. 1611; Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(2)(B), Nov. 27,
2002, 116 Stat. 2402.)
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107-306 substituted "congressional
intelligence committees" for "Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate".
1999 - Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106-120 substituted "travel
records, and computers used in the performance of Government
duties" for "and travel records".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106-120, title III, Sec. 305(c), Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat.
1612, provided that: "The President shall modify the procedures
required by section 801(a)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947
[50 U.S.C. 435(a)(3)] to take into account the amendment to that
section made by subsection (a) of this section not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 3, 1999]."
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 802(c) of Pub. L. 103-359 provided that: "The amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) [enacting this subchapter] shall
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct.
14, 1994]."
DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION
Pub. L. 106-567, title VII, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2856,
provided that:
"SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
"This title may be cited as the 'Public Interest Declassification
Act of 2000'.
"SEC. 702. FINDINGS.
"Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) It is in the national interest to establish an effective,
coordinated, and cost-effective means by which records on
specific subjects of extraordinary public interest that do not
undermine the national security interests of the United States
may be collected, retained, reviewed, and disseminated to
Congress, policymakers in the executive branch, and the public.
"(2) Ensuring, through such measures, public access to
information that does not require continued protection to
maintain the national security interests of the United States is
a key to striking the balance between secrecy essential to
national security and the openness that is central to the proper
functioning of the political institutions of the United States.
"SEC. 703. PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD.
"(a) Establishment. - There is established within the executive
branch of the United States a board to be known as the 'Public
Interest Declassification Board' (in this title referred to as the
'Board').
"(b) Purposes. - The purposes of the Board are as follows:
"(1) To advise the President, the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, and such other executive branch officials
as the Board considers appropriate on the systematic, thorough,
coordinated, and comprehensive identification, collection, review
for declassification, and release to Congress, interested
agencies, and the public of declassified records and materials
(including donated historical materials) that are of archival
value, including records and materials of extraordinary public
interest.
"(2) To promote the fullest possible public access to a
thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of
significant United States national security decisions and
significant United States national security activities in order
to -
"(A) support the oversight and legislative functions of
Congress;
"(B) support the policymaking role of the executive branch;
"(C) respond to the interest of the public in national
security matters; and
"(D) promote reliable historical analysis and new avenues of
historical study in national security matters.
"(3) To provide recommendations to the President for the
identification, collection, and review for declassification of
information of extraordinary public interest that does not
undermine the national security of the United States, to be
undertaken in accordance with a declassification program that has
been established or may be established by the President by
Executive order.
"(4) To advise the President, the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, and such other executive branch officials
as the Board considers appropriate on policies deriving from the
issuance by the President of Executive orders regarding the
classification and declassification of national security
information.
"(c) Membership. - (1) The Board shall be composed of nine
individuals appointed from among citizens of the United States who
are preeminent in the fields of history, national security, foreign
policy, intelligence policy, social science, law, or archives,
including individuals who have served in Congress or otherwise in
the Federal Government or have otherwise engaged in research,
scholarship, or publication in such fields on matters relating to
the national security of the United States, of whom -
"(A) five shall be appointed by the President;
"(B) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
"(C) one shall be appointed by the majority leader of the
Senate;
"(D) one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
Senate; and
"(E) one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House
of Representatives.
"(2)(A) Of the members initially appointed to the Board by the
President -
"(i) three shall be appointed for a term of 4 years;
"(ii) one shall be appointed for a term of 3 years; and
"(iii) one shall be appointed for a term of 2 years.
"(B) The members initially appointed to the Board by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives or by the majority leader of the
Senate shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
"(C) The members initially appointed to the Board by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives or the Senate shall be
appointed for a term of 2 years.
"(D) Any subsequent appointment to the Board shall be for a term
of 3 years.
"(3) A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment. A member of the Board appointed to fill a
vacancy before the expiration of a term shall serve for the
remainder of the term.
"(4) A member of the Board may be appointed to a new term on the
Board upon the expiration of the member's term on the Board, except
that no member may serve more than three full terms on the Board.
"(d) Chairperson; Executive Secretary. - (1)(A) The President
shall designate one of the members of the Board as the Chairperson
of the Board.
"(B) The term of service as Chairperson of the Board shall be 2
years.
"(C) A member serving as Chairperson of the Board may be
redesignated as Chairperson of the Board upon the expiration of the
member's term as Chairperson of the Board, except that no member
shall serve as Chairperson of the Board for more than 6 years.
"(2) The Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
shall serve as the Executive Secretary of the Board.
"(e) Meetings. - The Board shall meet as needed to accomplish its
mission, consistent with the availability of funds. A majority of
the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
"(f) Staff. - Any employee of the Federal Government may be
detailed to the Board, with the agreement of and without
reimbursement to the detailing agency, and such detail shall be
without interruption or loss of civil, military, or foreign service
status or privilege.
"(g) Security. - (1) The members and staff of the Board shall, as
a condition of appointment to or employment with the Board, hold
appropriate security clearances for access to the classified
records and materials to be reviewed by the Board or its staff, and
shall follow the guidance and practices on security under
applicable Executive orders and Presidential or agency directives.
"(2) The head of an agency shall, as a condition of granting
access to a member of the Board, the Executive Secretary of the
Board, or a member of the staff of the Board to classified records
or materials of the agency under this title, require the member,
the Executive Secretary, or the member of the staff, as the case
may be, to -
"(A) execute an agreement regarding the security of such
records or materials that is approved by the head of the agency;
and
"(B) hold an appropriate security clearance granted or
recognized under the standard procedures and eligibility criteria
of the agency, including any special access approval required for
access to such records or materials.
"(3) The members of the Board, the Executive Secretary of the
Board, and the members of the staff of the Board may not use any
information acquired in the course of their official activities on
the Board for nonofficial purposes.
"(4) For purposes of any law or regulation governing access to
classified information that pertains to the national security of
the United States, and subject to any limitations on access arising
under section 706(b), and to facilitate the advisory functions of
the Board under this title, a member of the Board seeking access to
a record or material under this title shall be deemed for purposes
of this subsection to have a need to know the contents of the
record or material.
"(h) Compensation. - (1) Each member of the Board shall receive
compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at ES-1 of the
Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day such member is engaged in the actual
performance of duties of the Board.
"(2) Members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of the duties of the Board.
"(i) Guidance; Annual Budget. - (1) On behalf of the President,
the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall
provide guidance on policy to the Board.
"(2) The Executive Secretary of the Board, under the direction of
the Chairperson of the Board and the Board, and acting in
consultation with the Archivist of the United States, the Assistant
to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, shall prepare the annual
budget of the Board.
"(j) Support. - The Information Security Oversight Office may
support the activities of the Board under this title. Such support
shall be provided on a reimbursable basis.
"(k) Public Availability of Records and Reports. - (1) The Board
shall make available for public inspection records of its
proceedings and reports prepared in the course of its activities
under this title to the extent such records and reports are not
classified and would not be exempt from release under the
provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
"(2) In making records and reports available under paragraph (1),
the Board shall coordinate the release of such records and reports
with appropriate officials from agencies with expertise in
classified information in order to ensure that such records and
reports do not inadvertently contain classified information.
"(l) Applicability of Certain Administrative Laws. - The
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the activities of the Board under this title.
However, the records of the Board shall be governed by the
provisions of the Federal Records Act of 1950 [see References in
Text note under section 450j of Title 25, Indians].
"SEC. 704. IDENTIFICATION, COLLECTION, AND REVIEW FOR
DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION OF ARCHIVAL VALUE OR
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC INTEREST.
"(a) Briefings on Agency Declassification Programs. - (1) As
requested by the Board, or by the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate or the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives, the head of any agency with the
authority under an Executive order to classify information shall
provide to the Board, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate, or the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives, on an annual basis, a summary briefing
and report on such agency's progress and plans in the
declassification of national security information. Such briefing
shall cover the declassification goals set by statute, regulation,
or policy, the agency's progress with respect to such goals, and
the agency's planned goals and priorities for its declassification
activities over the next 2 fiscal years. Agency briefings and
reports shall give particular attention to progress on the
declassification of records and materials that are of archival
value or extraordinary public interest to the people of the United
States.
"(2)(A) The annual briefing and report under paragraph (1) for
agencies within the Department of Defense, including the military
departments and the elements of the intelligence community, shall
be provided on a consolidated basis.
"(B) In this paragraph, the term 'elements of the intelligence
community' means the elements of the intelligence community
specified or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
"(b) Recommendations on Agency Declassification Programs. - (1)
Upon reviewing and discussing declassification plans and progress
with an agency, the Board shall provide to the head of the agency
the written recommendations of the Board as to how the agency's
declassification program could be improved. A copy of each
recommendation shall also be submitted to the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
"(2) Consistent with the provisions of section 703(k), the
Board's recommendations to the head of an agency under paragraph
(1) shall become public 60 days after such recommendations are sent
to the head of the agency under that paragraph.
"(c) Recommendations on Special Searches for Records of
Extraordinary Public Interest. - (1) The Board shall also make
recommendations to the President regarding proposed initiatives to
identify, collect, and review for declassification classified
records and materials of extraordinary public interest.
"(2) In making recommendations under paragraph (1), the Board
shall consider the following:
"(A) The opinions and requests of Members of Congress,
including opinions and requests expressed or embodied in letters
or legislative proposals.
"(B) The opinions and requests of the National Security
Council, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the heads of
other agencies.
"(C) The opinions of United States citizens.
"(D) The opinions of members of the Board.
"(E) The impact of special searches on systematic and all other
on-going declassification programs.
"(F) The costs (including budgetary costs) and the impact that
complying with the recommendations would have on agency budgets,
programs, and operations.
"(G) The benefits of the recommendations.
"(H) The impact of compliance with the recommendations on the
national security of the United States.
"(d) President's Declassification Priorities. - (1) Concurrent
with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President each
fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall publish a
description of the President's declassification program and
priorities, together with a listing of the funds requested to
implement that program.
"(2) Nothing in this title shall be construed to substitute or
supersede, or establish a funding process for, any declassification
program that has been established or may be established by the
President by Executive order.
"SEC. 705. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND OTHER
INFORMATION.
"(a) In General. - Nothing in this title shall be construed to
limit the authority of the head of an agency to classify
information or to continue the classification of information
previously classified by that agency.
"(b) Special Access Programs. - Nothing in this title shall be
construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to grant
or deny access to a special access program.
"(c) Authorities of Director of Central Intelligence. - Nothing
in this title shall be construed to limit the authorities of the
Director of Central Intelligence as the head of the intelligence
community, including the Director's responsibility to protect
intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure as
required by section 103(c)(6) [now (c)(7)] of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(6) [now (c)(7)]).
"(d) Exemptions to Release of Information. - Nothing in this
title shall be construed to limit any exemption or exception to the
release to the public under this title of information that is
protected under subsection (b) of section 552 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly referred to as the 'Freedom of Information
Act'), or section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the 'Privacy Act').
"(e) Withholding Information From Congress. - Nothing in this
title shall be construed to authorize the withholding of
information from Congress.
"SEC. 706. STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.
"(a) Liaison. - (1) The head of each agency with the authority
under an Executive order to classify information and the head of
each Federal Presidential library shall designate an employee of
such agency or library to act as liaison to the Board for purposes
of this title.
"(2) The Board may establish liaison and otherwise consult with
such other historical and advisory committees as the Board
considers appropriate for purposes of this title.
"(b) Limitations on Access. - (1)(A) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), if the head of an agency or the head of a Federal
Presidential library determines it necessary to deny or restrict
access of the Board, or of the agency or library liaison to the
Board, to information contained in a record or material, in whole
or in part, the head of the agency or the head of the library shall
promptly notify the Board in writing of such determination.
"(B) Each notice to the Board under subparagraph (A) shall
include a description of the nature of the records or materials,
and a justification for the determination, covered by such notice.
"(2) In the case of a determination referred to in paragraph (1)
with respect to a special access program created by the Secretary
of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, or the head of
any other agency, the notification of denial of access under
paragraph (1), including a description of the nature of the Board's
request for access, shall be submitted to the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs rather than to the Board.
"(c) Discretion To Disclose. - At the conclusion of a
declassification review, the head of an agency may, in the
discretion of the head of the agency, determine that the public's
interest in the disclosure of records or materials of the agency
covered by such review, and still properly classified, outweighs
the Government's need to protect such records or materials, and may
release such records or materials in accordance with the provisions
of Executive Order No. 12958 [set out below] or any successor order
to such Executive order.
"(d) Discretion To Protect. - At the conclusion of a
declassification review, the head of an agency may, in the
discretion of the head of the agency, determine that the interest
of the agency in the protection of records or materials of the
agency covered by such review, and still properly classified,
outweighs the public's need for access to such records or
materials, and may deny release of such records or materials in
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order No. 12958 or any
successor order to such Executive order.
"(e) Reports. - (1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Board shall annually submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the activities of the Board under this
title, including summary information regarding any denials to the
Board by the head of an agency or the head of a Federal
Presidential library of access to records or materials under this
title.
"(B) In this paragraph, the term 'appropriate congressional
committees' means the Select Committee on Intelligence and the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives.
"(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), notice that the Board has
been denied access to records and materials, and a justification
for the determination in support of the denial, shall be submitted
by the agency denying the access as follows:
"(A) In the case of the denial of access to a special access
program created by the Secretary of Defense, to the Committees on
Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and to the
Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
"(B) In the case of the denial of access to a special access
program created by the Director of Central Intelligence, or by
the head of any other agency (including the Department of
Defense) if the special access program pertains to intelligence
activities, or of access to any information and materials
relating to intelligence sources and methods, to the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
"(C) In the case of the denial of access to a special access
program created by the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator
for Nuclear Security, to the Committees on Armed Services and
Appropriations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate and to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives.
"SEC. 707. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
"Nothing in this title limits the protection afforded to any
information under any other provision of law. This title is not
intended and may not be construed to create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable against the United States,
its agencies, its officers, or its employees. This title does not
modify in any way the substantive criteria or procedures for the
classification of information, nor does this title create any right
or benefit subject to judicial review.
"SEC. 708. FUNDING.
"(a) Authorization of Appropriations. - There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this
title amounts as follows:
"(1) For fiscal year 2001, $650,000.
"(2) For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2001, such sums as
may be necessary for such fiscal year.
"(b) Funding Requests. - The President shall include in the
budget submitted to Congress for each fiscal year under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, a request for amounts for the
activities of the Board under this title during such fiscal year.
"SEC. 709. DEFINITIONS.
"In this title:
"(1) Agency. - (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
term 'agency' means the following:
"(i) An Executive agency, as that term is defined in section
105 of title 5, United States Code.
"(ii) A military department, as that term is defined in
section 102 of such title.
"(iii) Any other entity in the executive branch that comes
into the possession of classified information.
"(B) The term does not include the Board.
"(2) Classified material or record. - The terms 'classified
material' and 'classified record' include any correspondence,
memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or
graphic work, photograph, film, microfilm, sound recording,
videotape, machine readable records, and other documentary
material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, that
has been determined pursuant to Executive order to require
protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interests of
the national security of the United States.
"(3) Declassification. - The term 'declassification' means the
process by which records or materials that have been classified
are determined no longer to require protection from unauthorized
disclosure to protect the national security of the United States.
"(4) Donated historical material. - The term 'donated
historical material' means collections of personal papers donated
or given to a Federal Presidential library or other archival
repository under a deed of gift or otherwise.
"(5) Federal presidential library. - The term 'Federal
Presidential library' means a library operated and maintained by
the United States Government through the National Archives and
Records Administration under the applicable provisions of the
Federal Records Act of 1950 [see References in Text note under
section 450j of Title 25, Indians].
"(6) National security. - The term 'national security' means
the national defense or foreign relations of the United States.
"(7) Records or materials of extraordinary public interest. -
The term 'records or materials of extraordinary public interest'
means records or materials that -
"(A) demonstrate and record the national security policies,
actions, and decisions of the United States, including -
"(i) policies, events, actions, and decisions which led to
significant national security outcomes; and
"(ii) the development and evolution of significant United
States national security policies, actions, and decisions;
"(B) will provide a significantly different perspective in
general from records and materials publicly available in other
historical sources; and
"(C) would need to be addressed through ad hoc record
searches outside any systematic declassification program
established under Executive order.
"(8) Records of archival value. - The term 'records of archival
value' means records that have been determined by the Archivist
of the United States to have sufficient historical or other value
to warrant their continued preservation by the Federal
Government.
"SEC. 710. EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET.
"(a) Effective Date. - This title shall take effect on the date
that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec.
27, 2000].
"(b) Sunset. - The provisions of this title shall expire 4 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless reauthorized by
statute."
COMPILATION AND ORGANIZATION OF PREVIOUSLY DECLASSIFIED RECORDS
Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1075(c), (d)],
Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-280, provided that:
"(c) Compilation and Organization of Records. - The Department of
Defense may not be required, when conducting a special search, to
compile or organize records that have already been declassified and
placed into the public domain.
"(d) Special Searches. - For the purpose of this section, the
term 'special search' means the response of the Department of
Defense to any of the following:
"(1) A statutory requirement to conduct a declassification
review on a specified set of agency records.
"(2) An Executive order to conduct a declassification review on
a specified set of agency records.
"(3) An order from the President or an official with delegated
authority from the President to conduct a declassification review
on a specified set of agency records."
CERTIFICATION AND REPORT RELATED TO AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECORDS
Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec. 1041(c), (d), Oct. 5, 1999,
113 Stat. 758, provided that:
"(c) Certification Required With Respect To Automatic
Declassification of Records. - No records of the Department of
Defense that have not been reviewed for declassification shall be
subject to automatic declassification unless the Secretary of
Defense certifies to Congress that such declassification would not
harm the national security.
"(d) Report on Automatic Declassification of Department of
Defense Records. - Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate a report on the efforts of the Department of Defense
relating to the declassification of classified records under the
control of the Department of Defense. Such report shall include the
following:
"(1) An assessment of whether the Department will be able to
review all relevant records for declassification before any date
established for automatic declassification.
"(2) An estimate of the cost of reviewing records to meet any
requirement to review all relevant records for declassification
by a date established for automatic declassification.
"(3) An estimate of the number of records, if any, that the
Department will be unable to review for declassification before
any such date and the affect [sic] on national security of the
automatic declassification of those records.
"(4) An estimate of the length of time by which any such date
would need to be extended to avoid the automatic declassification
of records that have not yet been reviewed as of such date."
SUPPLEMENT TO PLAN FOR DECLASSIFICATION OF RESTRICTED DATA AND
FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA
Pub. L. 106-65, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3149, Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 938, provided that:
"(a) Supplement to Plan. - The Secretary of Energy and the
Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with the
members of the National Security Council and in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, develop a supplement to the plan required under
subsection (a) of section 3161 of the Strom Thurmond National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261;
112 Stat. 2260 [2259]; 50 U.S.C. 435 note).
"(b) Contents of Supplement. - The supplement shall provide for
the application of that plan (including in particular the element
of the plan required by section 3161(b)(1) of that Act) to all
records subject to Executive Order No. 12958 [set out below] that
were determined before the date of the enactment of that Act [Oct.
17, 1998] to be suitable for declassification.
"(c) Limitation on Declassification of Records. - All records
referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for purposes of
section 3161(c) of that Act, in the same manner as records referred
to in section 3161(a) of that Act.
"(d) Submission of Supplement. - The Secretary of Energy shall
submit the supplement required under subsection (a) to the
recipients of the plan referred to in section 3161(d) of that Act."
IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS OF AMOUNTS FOR DECLASSIFICATION
ACTIVITIES AND LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES
Pub. L. 106-65, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3173, Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 949, provided that:
"(a) Amounts for Declassification of Records. - The Secretary of
Energy shall include in the budget justification materials
submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget
for any fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) specific
identification, as a budgetary line item, of the amounts required
to carry out programmed activities during that fiscal year to
declassify records pursuant to Executive Order No. 12958 (50 U.S.C.
435 note), or any successor Executive order, or to comply with any
statutory requirement to declassify Government records.
"(b) Certification Required With Respect To Automatic
Declassification of Records. - No records of the Department of
Energy that have not as of the date of the enactment of this Act
[Oct. 5, 1999] been reviewed for declassification shall be subject
to automatic declassification unless the Secretary of Energy
certifies to Congress that such declassification would not harm the
national security.
"(c) Report on Automatic Declassification of Department of Energy
Records. - Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of Energy
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a
report on the efforts of the Department of Energy relating to the
declassification of classified records under the control of the
Department of Energy. Such report shall include the following:
"(1) An assessment of whether the Department will be able to
review all relevant records for declassification before any date
established for automatic declassification.
"(2) An estimate of the number of records, if any, that the
Department will be unable to review for declassification before
any such date and the effect on national security of the
automatic declassification of those records.
"(3) An estimate of the length of time by which any such date
would need to be extended to avoid the automatic declassification
of records that have not yet been reviewed as of such date."
PROTECTION AGAINST INADVERTENT RELEASE OF RESTRICTED DATA AND
FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA
Pub. L. 105-261, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3161, Oct. 17, 1998,
112 Stat. 2259, as amended by Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec.
1067(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [div.
C, title XXXI, Sec. 3193(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654,
1654A-480, provided that:
"(a) Plan for Protection Against Release. - The Secretary of
Energy and the Archivist of the United States shall, after
consultation with the members of the National Security Council and
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of
other appropriate Federal agencies, develop a plan to prevent the
inadvertent release of records containing Restricted Data or
Formerly Restricted Data during the automatic declassification of
records under Executive Order No. 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note).
"(b) Plan Elements. - The plan under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
"(1) The actions to be taken in order to ensure that records
subject to Executive Order No. 12958 are reviewed on a
page-by-page basis for Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted
Data unless they have been determined to be highly unlikely to
contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
"(2) The criteria and process by which documents are determined
to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or Formerly
Restricted Data.
"(3) The actions to be taken in order to ensure proper
training, supervision, and evaluation of personnel engaged in
declassification under that Executive order so that such
personnel recognize Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data.
"(4) The extent to which automated declassification
technologies will be used under that Executive order to protect
Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data from inadvertent
release.
"(5) Procedures for periodic review and evaluation by the
Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office of the National Archives
and Records Administration, of compliance by Federal agencies
with the plan.
"(6) Procedures for resolving disagreements among Federal
agencies regarding declassification procedures and decisions
under the plan.
"(7) The funding, personnel, and other resources required to
carry out the plan.
"(8) A timetable for implementation of the plan.
"(c) Limitation on Declassification of Certain Records. - (1)
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 1998]
and except as provided in paragraph (3), a record referred to in
subsection (a) may not be declassified unless the agency having
custody of the record reviews the record on a page-by-page basis to
ensure that the record does not contain Restricted Data or Formerly
Restricted Data.
"(2) Any record determined as a result of a review under
paragraph (1) to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted
Data may not be declassified until the Secretary of Energy, in
conjunction with the head of the agency having custody of the
record, determines that the document is suitable for
declassification.
"(3) After the date occurring 60 days after the submission of the
plan required by subsection (a) to the committees referred to in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), the requirement under
paragraph (1) to review a record on a page-by-page basis shall not
apply in the case of a record determined, under the actions
specified in the plan pursuant to subsection (b)(1), to be a record
that is highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or Formerly
Restricted Data.
"(d) Submission of Plan. - The Secretary of Energy shall submit
the plan required under subsection (a) to the following:
"(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
"(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
"(3) The Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs.
"(e) Submission of Reviews. - The Secretary of Energy shall, on a
periodic basis, submit a summary of the results of the periodic
reviews and evaluations specified in the plan pursuant to
subsection (b)(4) to the committees and Assistant to the President
specified in subsection (d).
"(f) Report and Notification Regarding Inadvertent Releases. -
(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the committees and
Assistant to the President specified in subsection (d) a report on
inadvertent releases of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data
under Executive Order No. 12958 that occurred before the date of
the enactment of this Act.
"(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, on a quarterly basis, submit
a report to the committees and Assistant to the President specified
in subsection (d). The report shall state whether any inadvertent
releases described in paragraph (1) occurred during the immediately
preceding quarter and, if so, shall identify each such release.
"(g) Definition. - In this section, the term 'Restricted Data'
has the meaning given that term in section 11 y. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y))."
[Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3193(b)], Oct.
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-481, provided that: "The amendment
made by subsection (a) [amending section 3161 of Pub. L. 105-261,
set out above] apply [sic] with respect to inadvertent releases of
Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data that are discovered on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000]."]
SECRECY AGREEMENTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Pub. L. 104-93, title III, Sec. 306, Jan. 6, 1996, 109 Stat. 966,
provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law not
specifically referencing this section, a nondisclosure policy form
or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the
conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other
than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may
contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which
such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a
minimum -
"(1) require that the person will not disclose any classified
information received in the course of such activity unless
specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government;
and
"(2) provide that the form or agreement does not bar -
"(A) disclosures to Congress; or
"(B) disclosures to an authorized official of an executive
agency that are deemed essential to reporting a violation of
United States law."
VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROGRAM
Pub. L. 104-93, title IV, Sec. 402, Jan. 6, 1996, 109 Stat. 969,
provided that:
"(a) General Authority. - The Director of Central Intelligence is
authorized to establish and maintain a program from fiscal years
1996 through 2001 to utilize the services contributed by not more
than 50 annuitants who serve without compensation as volunteers in
aid of the review for declassification or downgrading of classified
information by the Central Intelligence Agency under applicable
Executive orders governing the classification and declassification
of national security information and Public Law 102-526 [44 U.S.C.
2107 note].
"(b) Costs Incidental to Services. - The Director is authorized
to use sums made available to the Central Intelligence Agency by
appropriations or otherwise for paying the costs incidental to the
utilization of services contributed by individuals under subsection
(a). Such costs may include (but need not be limited to) training,
transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, and supplies. The
Director may authorize either direct procurement of equipment,
supplies, and services, or reimbursement for expenses, incidental
to the effective use of volunteers. Such expenses or services shall
be in accordance with volunteer agreements made with such
individuals. Sums made available for such costs may not exceed
$100,000.
"(c) Application of Certain Provisions of Law. - A volunteer
under this section shall be considered to be a Federal employee for
the purposes of subchapter I of title [chapter] 81 [of title 5]
(relating to compensation of Federal employees for work injuries)
and section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort
claims). A volunteer under this section shall be covered by and
subject to the provisions of chapter 11 of title 18 of the United
States Code as if they were employees or special Government
employees depending upon the days of expected service at the time
they begin volunteering."
COMMISSION ON PROTECTING AND REDUCING GOVERNMENT SECRECY
Pub. L. 103-236, title IX, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 525, provided
that:
"SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
"This title may be cited as the 'Protection and Reduction of
Government Secrecy Act'.
"SEC. 902. FINDINGS.
"The Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) During the Cold War an extensive secrecy system developed
which limited public access to information and reduced the
ability of the public to participate with full knowledge in the
process of governmental decisionmaking.
"(2) In 1992 alone 6,349,532 documents were classified and
approximately three million persons held some form of security
clearance.
"(3) The burden of managing more than 6 million newly
classified documents every year has led to tremendous
administrative expense, reduced communication within the
government and within the scientific community, reduced
communication between the government and the people of the United
States, and the selective and unauthorized public disclosure of
classified information.
"(4) It has been estimated that private businesses spend more
than $14 billion each year implementing government mandated
regulations for protecting classified information.
"(5) If a smaller amount of truly sensitive information were
classified the information could be held more securely.
"(6) In 1970 a Task Force organized by the Defense Science
Board and headed by Dr. Frederick Seitz concluded that 'more
might be gained than lost if our Nation were to adopt -
unilaterally, if necessary - a policy of complete openness in all
areas of information'.
"(7) The procedures for granting security clearances have
themselves become an expensive and inefficient part of the
secrecy system and should be closely examined.
"(8) A bipartisan study commission specially constituted for
the purpose of examining the consequences of the secrecy system
will be able to offer comprehensive proposals for reform.
"SEC. 903. PURPOSE.
"It is the purpose of this title to establish for a two-year
period a Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy -
"(1) to examine the implications of the extensive
classification of information and to make recommendations to
reduce the volume of information classified and thereby to
strengthen the protection of legitimately classified information;
and
"(2) to examine and make recommendations concerning current
procedures relating to the granting of security clearances.
"SEC. 904. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.
"(a) Establishment. - To carry out the purpose of this title,
there is established a Commission on Protecting and Reducing
Government Secrecy (in this title referred to as the 'Commission').
"(b) Composition. - The Commission shall be composed of twelve
members, as follows:
"(1) Four members appointed by the President, of whom two shall
be appointed from the executive branch of the Government and two
shall be appointed from private life.
"(2) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the
Senate, of whom one shall be a Member of the Senate and one shall
be appointed from private life.
"(3) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate, of whom one shall be a Member of the Senate and one shall
be appointed from private life.
"(4) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, of whom one shall be a Member of the House and
one shall be appointed from private life.
"(5) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives, of whom one shall be a Member of the House
and one shall be appointed from private life.
"(c) Chairman. - The Commission shall elect a Chairman from among
its members.
"(d) Quorum; Vacancies. - After its initial meeting, the
Commission shall meet upon the call of the Chairman or a majority
of its members. Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers
but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
"(e) Appointment of Members; Initial Meeting. - (1) It is the
sense of the Congress that members of the Commission should be
appointed not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this title [Apr. 30, 1994].
"(2) If after 60 days from the date of enactment of this Act
seven or more members of the Commission have been appointed, those
members who have been appointed may meet and select a Chairman who
thereafter shall have authority to begin the operations of the
Commission, including the hiring of staff.
"SEC. 905. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.
"The functions of the Commission shall be -
"(1) to conduct, for a period of 2 years from the date of its
first meeting, an investigation into all matters in any way
related to any legislation, executive order, regulation,
practice, or procedure relating to classified information or
granting security clearances; and
"(2) to submit to the Congress a final report containing such
recommendations concerning the classification of national
security information and the granting of security clearances as
the Commission shall determine, including proposing new
procedures, rules, regulations, or legislation.
"SEC. 906. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
"(a) In General. - (1) The Commission or, on the authorization of
the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title -
"(A) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, administer
such oaths, and
"(B) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and
testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books,
records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents,
as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated
member may deem advisable.
"(2) Subpoenas issued under paragraph (1)(B) may be issued under
the signature of the Chairman of the Commission, the chairman of
any designated subcommittee, or any designated member, and may be
served by any person designated by such Chairman, subcommittee
chairman, or member. The provisions of sections 102 through 104 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) shall
apply in the case of any failure of any witness to comply with any
subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority of this
section.
"(b) Contracting. - The Commission may, to such extent and in
such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into
contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under
this title.
"(c) Information From Federal Agencies. - The Commission is
authorized to secure directly from any executive department,
bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent
establishment, or instrumentality of the Government information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this
title. Each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission,
office, establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent
authorized by law, furnish such information, suggestions,
estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request
made by the Chairman.
"(d) Assistance From Federal Agencies. - (1) The Secretary of
State is authorized on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis to
provide the Commission with administrative services, funds,
facilities, staff, and other support services for the performance
of the Commission's functions.
"(2) The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission on a reimbursable basis such administrative support
services as the Commission may request.
"(3) In addition to the assistance set forth in paragraphs (1)
and (2), departments and agencies of the United States are
authorized to provide to the Commission such services, funds,
facilities, staff, and other support services as they may deem
advisable and as may be authorized by law.
"(e) Gifts. - The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of
gifts or donations of services or property.
"(f) Postal Services. - The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as
departments and agencies of the United States.
"SEC. 907. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.
"(a) In General. - The Chairman, in accordance with rules agreed
upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of a
staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to
enable the Commission to carry out its functions, without regard to
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such
title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates,
except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed
the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5,
United States Code. Any Federal Government employee may be detailed
to the Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and
such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of
his or her regular employment without interruption.
"(b) Consultant Services. - The Commission is authorized to
procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to
exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
"SEC. 908. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.
"(a) Compensation. - (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
each member of the Commission may be compensated at not to exceed
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for
a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which that
member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the
Commission.
"(2) Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of
the United States or Members of Congress shall receive no
additional pay on account of their service on the Commission.
"(b) Travel Expenses. - While away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same
manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service
are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
"SEC. 909. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS AND STAFF.
"The appropriate executive departments and agencies shall
cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to the
Commission members and staff appropriate security clearances in a
manner consistent with existing procedures and requirements, except
that no person shall be provided with access to classified
information pursuant to this section who would not otherwise
qualify for such security clearance.
"SEC. 910. FINAL REPORT OF COMMISSION; TERMINATION.
"(a) Final Report. - Not later than two years after the date of
the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to
the Congress its final report, as described in section 905(2).
"(b) Termination. - (1) The Commission, and all the authorities
of this title, shall terminate on the date which is 60 days after
the date on which a final report is required to be transmitted
under subsection (a).
"(2) The Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in
paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities,
including providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning
its final report and disseminating that report."
REPORTS RELATING TO CERTAIN SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS AND SIMILAR
PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1152, Nov. 30, 1993, 107
Stat. 1758, as amended by Pub. L. 106-65, div. C, title XXXII, Sec.
3294(e)(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 970, provided that:
"(a) In General. - (1) Not later than February 1 of each year,
the head of each covered department or agency shall submit to
Congress a report on each special access program carried out in the
department or agency.
"(2) Each such report shall set forth -
"(A) the total amount requested by the department or agency for
special access programs within the budget submitted under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for the fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and
"(B) for each program in such budget that is a special access
program -
"(i) a brief description of the program;
"(ii) in the case of a procurement program, a brief
discussion of the major milestones established for the program;
"(iii) the actual cost of the program for each fiscal year
during which the program has been conducted before the fiscal
year during which that budget is submitted; and
"(iv) the estimated total cost of the program and the
estimated cost of the program for (I) the current fiscal year,
(II) the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, and
(III) each of the four succeeding fiscal years during which the
program is expected to be conducted.
"(b) Newly Designated Programs. - (1) Not later than February 1
of each year, the head of each covered department or agency shall
submit to Congress a report that, with respect to each new special
access program of that department or agency, provides -
"(A) notice of the designation of the program as a special
access program; and
"(B) justification for such designation.
"(2) A report under paragraph (1) with respect to a program shall
include -
"(A) the current estimate of the total program cost for the
program; and
"(B) an identification, as applicable, of existing programs or
technologies that are similar to the technology, or that have a
mission similar to the technology, or that have a mission similar
to the mission, of the program that is the subject of the notice.
"(3) In this subsection, the term 'new special access program'
means a special access program that has not previously been covered
in a notice and justification under this subsection.
"(c) Revision in Classification of Programs. - (1) Whenever a
change in the classification of a special access program of a
covered department or agency is planned to be made or whenever
classified information concerning a special access program of a
covered department or agency is to be declassified and made public,
the head of the department or agency shall submit to Congress a
report containing a description of the proposed change or the
information to be declassified, the reasons for the proposed change
or declassification, and notice of any public announcement planned
to be made with respect to the proposed change or declassification.
"(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a report referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be submitted not less than 14 days before the
date on which the proposed change, declassification, or public
announcement is to occur.
"(3) If the head of the department or agency determines that
because of exceptional circumstances the requirement of paragraph
(2) cannot be met with respect to a proposed change,
declassification, or public announcement concerning a special
access program of the department or agency, the head of the
department or agency may submit the report required by paragraph
(1) regarding the proposed change, declassification, or public
announcement at any time before the proposed change,
declassification, or public announcement is made and shall include
in the report an explanation of the exceptional circumstances.
"(d) Revision of Criteria for Designating Programs. - Whenever
there is a modification or termination of the policy and criteria
used for designating a program of a covered department or agency as
a special access program, the head of the department or agency
shall promptly notify Congress of such modification or termination.
Any such notification shall contain the reasons for the
modification or termination and, in the case of a modification, the
provisions of the policy as modified.
"(e) Waiver of Reporting Requirement. - (1) The head of a covered
department or agency may waive any requirement under subsection
(a), (b), or (c) that certain information be included in a report
under that subsection if the head of the department or agency
determines that inclusion of that information in the report would
adversely affect the national security. Any such waiver shall be
made on a case-by-case basis.
"(2) If the head of a department or agency exercises the
authority provided under paragraph (1), the head of the department
or agency shall provide the information described in that
subsection with respect to the special access program concerned,
and the justification for the waiver, to Congress.
"(f) Initiation of Programs. - A special access program may not
be initiated by a covered department or agency until -
"(1) the appropriate oversight committees are notified of the
program; and
"(2) a period of 30 days elapses after such notification is
received.
"(g) Definitions. - For purposes of this section:
"(1) Covered department or agency. - (A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the term 'covered department or agency' means
any department or agency of the Federal Government that carries
out a special access program.
"(B) Such term does not include -
"(i) the Department of Defense (which is required to submit
reports on special access programs under section 119 of title
10, United States Code);
"(ii) the National Nuclear Security Administration (which is
required to submit reports on special access programs under
section 3236 of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Act [50 U.S.C. 2426]); or
"(iii) an agency in the Intelligence Community (as defined in
section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
401a)).
"(2) Special access program. - The term 'special access
program' means any program that, under the authority of Executive
Order 12356 [formerly set out below] (or any successor Executive
order), is established by the head of a department or agency whom
the President has designated in the Federal Register as an
original 'secret' or 'top secret' classification authority that
imposes 'need-to-know' controls or access controls beyond those
controls normally required (by regulations applicable to such
department or agency) for access to information classified as
'confidential', 'secret', or 'top secret'."
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING UNACCOUNTED FOR UNITED STATES
PERSONNEL OF COLD WAR, KOREAN CONFLICT, AND VIETNAM ERA
Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title X, Sec. 1082, Dec. 5, 1991, 105
Stat. 1480, as amended by Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title X, Sec.
1036, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2841; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title
X, Sec. 1085, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 457, provided that:
"(a) Public Availability of Information. - (1) Except as provided
in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to
any information referred to in paragraph (2), place the information
in a suitable library-like location within a facility within the
National Capital region for public review and photocopying.
"(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any record, live-sighting report,
or other information in the custody of the official custodian
referred to in subsection (d)(3) that may pertain to the location,
treatment, or condition of (A) United States personnel who remain
not accounted for as a result of service in the Armed Forces or
other Federal Government service during the Korean conflict, the
Vietnam era, or the Cold War, or (B) their remains.
"(b) Exceptions. - (1) The Secretary of Defense may not make a
record or other information available to the public pursuant to
subsection (a) if -
"(A) the record or other information is exempt from the
disclosure requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, by reason of subsection (b) of that section; or
"(B) the record or other information is in a system of records
exempt from the requirements of subsection (d) of section 552a of
such title pursuant to subsection (j) or (k) of that section.
"(2) The Secretary of Defense may not make a record or other
information available to the public pursuant to subsection (a) if
the record or other information specifically mentions a person by
name unless -
"(A) in the case of a person who is alive (and not
incapacitated) and whose whereabouts are known, that person
expressly consents in writing to the disclosure of the record or
other information; or
"(B) in the case of a person who is dead or incapacitated or
whose whereabouts are unknown, a family member or family members
of that person determined by the Secretary of Defense to be
appropriate for such purpose expressly consent in writing to the
disclosure of the record or other information.
"(3)(A) The limitation on disclosure in paragraph (2) does not
apply in the case of a person who is dead or incapacitated or whose
whereabouts are unknown if the family member or members of that
person determined pursuant to subparagraph (B) of that paragraph
cannot be located by the Secretary of Defense -
"(i) in the case of a person missing from the Vietnam era,
after a reasonable effort; and
"(ii) in the case of a person missing from the Korean Conflict
or Cold War, after a period of 90 days from the date on which any
record or other information referred to in paragraph (2) is
received by the Department of Defense for disclosure review from
the Archivist of the United States, the Library of Congress, or
the Joint United States-Russian Commission on POW/MIAs.
"(B) Paragraph (2) does not apply to the access of an adult
member of the family of a person to any record or information to
the extent that the record or other information relates to that
person.
"(C) The authority of a person to consent to disclosure of a
record or other information for the purposes of paragraph (2) may
be delegated to another person or an organization only by means of
an express legal power of attorney granted by the person authorized
by that paragraph to consent to the disclosure.
"(c) Deadlines. - (1) In the case of records or other information
originated by the Department of Defense, the official custodian
shall make such records and other information available to the
public pursuant to this section not later than January 2, 1996.
Such records or other information shall be made available as soon
as a review carried out for the purposes of subsection (b) is
completed.
"(2) Whenever a department or agency of the Federal Government
receives any record or other information referred to in subsection
(a) that is required by this section to be made available to the
public, the head of that department or agency shall ensure that
such record or other information is provided to the Secretary of
Defense, and the Secretary shall make such record or other
information available in accordance with subsection (a) as soon as
possible and, in any event, not later than one year after the date
on which the record or information is received by the department or
agency of the Federal Government.
"(3) If the Secretary of Defense determines that the disclosure
of any record or other information referred to in subsection (a) by
the date required by paragraph (1) or (2) may compromise the safety
of any United States personnel referred to in subsection (a)(2) who
remain not accounted for but who may still be alive in captivity,
then the Secretary may withhold that record or other information
from the disclosure otherwise required by this section. Whenever
the Secretary makes a determination under the preceding sentence,
the Secretary shall immediately notify the President and the
Congress of that determination.
"(d) Definitions. - For purposes of this section:
"(1) The terms 'Korean conflict' and 'Vietnam era' have the
meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38, United
States Code.
"(2) The term 'Cold War' means the period from the end of World
War II to the beginning of the Korean conflict and the period
from the end of the Korean conflict to the beginning of the
Vietnam era.
"(3) The term 'official custodian' means -
"(A) in the case of records, reports, and information
relating to the Korean conflict or the Cold War, the Archivist
of the United States; and
"(B) in the case of records, reports, and information
relating to the Vietnam era, the Secretary of Defense."
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING AMERICAN PERSONNEL LISTED AS
PRISONER, MISSING, OR UNACCOUNTED FOR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Pub. L. 100-453, title IV, Sec. 404, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat.
1908, provided that:
"(a) This section is enacted to ensure that current disclosure
policy is incorporated into law.
"(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the head of each
department or agency -
"(1) with respect to which funds are authorized under this Act
[see Tables for classification], and
"(2) which holds or receives live sighting reports of any
United States citizen reported missing in action, prisoner of
war, or unaccounted for from the Vietnam Conflict,
shall make available to the next-of-kin of that United States
citizen all reports, or portions thereof, held by that department
or agency which have been correlated or possibly correlated to that
citizen.
"(c) Subsection (b) does not apply with respect to -
"(1) information that would reveal or compromise sources and
methods of intelligence collection; or
"(2) specific information that previously has been made
available to the next-of-kin.
"(d) The head of each department or agency covered by subsection
(a) shall make information available under this section in a timely
manner."
-EXEC-
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10501
Ex. Ord. No. 10501, Nov. 5, 1953, 18 F.R. 7049, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 10816, May 7, 1959, 24 F.R. 3777; Ex. Ord. No. 10901, Jan.
9, 1961, 26 F.R. 217; Ex. Ord. No. 10964, Sept. 20, 1961, 26 F.R.
8932; Ex. Ord. No. 10985, Jan. 12, 1962, 27 F.R. 439; Ex. Ord. No.
11097, Feb. 28, 1963, 28 F.R. 2225; Ex. Ord. No. 11382, Nov. 28,
1967, 32 F.R. 16247, which related to safeguarding official
information, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11652, Mar. 8, 1972, 37
F.R. 5209, formerly set out below.
EX. ORD. NO. 10865. SAFEGUARDING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITHIN
INDUSTRY
Ex. Ord. No. 10865, Feb. 20, 1960, 25 F.R. 1583, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 10909, Jan. 17, 1961, 26 F.R. 508; Ex. Ord. No. 11382,
Nov. 28, 1967, 32 F.R. 16247; Ex. Ord. No. 12829, Sec. 203(g), Jan.
6, 1993, 58 F.R. 3479; Ex. Ord. No. 13284, Sec. 15, Jan. 23, 2003,
68 F.R. 4076, provided:
WHEREAS it is mandatory that the United States protect itself
against hostile or destructive activities by preventing
unauthorized disclosures of classified information relating to the
national defense; and
WHEREAS it is a fundamental principle of our Government to
protect the interests of individuals against unreasonable or
unwarranted encroachment; and
WHEREAS I find that the provisions and procedures prescribed by
this order are necessary to assure the preservation of the
integrity of classified defense information and to protect the
national interest; and
WHEREAS I find that those provisions and procedures recognize the
interest of individuals affected thereby and provide maximum
possible safeguards to protect such interests:
NOW, THEREFORE, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me
by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and as
President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the
armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. When used in this order, the term "head of a
department" means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and, in section 4, the Attorney General. The term
"head of a department" also means the head of any department or
agency, including but not limited to those referenced above with
whom the Department of Defense makes an agreement to extend
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense concerning
authorizations for access to classified information pursuant to
Executive Order No. 12829 [set out below].
Sec. 2. An authorization for access to classified information
pursuant to Executive Order No. 12829 [set out below] may be
granted by the head of a department or his designee, including but
not limited to, those officials named in section 8 of this order,
to an individual, hereinafter termed an "applicant", for a specific
classification category only upon a finding that it is clearly
consistent with the national interest to do so.
Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 9 of this order, an
authorization for access to a specific classification category may
not be finally denied or revoked pursuant to Executive Order No.
12829 [set out below] by the head of a department or his designee,
including, but not limited to, those officials named in section 8
of this order, unless the applicant has been given the following:
(1) A written statement of the reasons why his access
authorization may be denied or revoked, which shall be as
comprehensive and detailed as the national security permits.
(2) A reasonable opportunity to reply in writing under oath or
affirmation to the statement of reasons.
(3) After he has filed under oath or affirmation a written reply
to the statement of reasons, the form and sufficiency of which may
be prescribed by regulations issued by the head of the department
concerned, an opportunity to appear personally before the head of
the department concerned or his designee including, but not limited
to, those officials named in section 8 of this order for the
purpose of supporting his eligibility for access authorization and
to present evidence on his behalf.
(4) A reasonable time to prepare for that appearance.
(5) An opportunity to be represented by counsel.
(6) An opportunity to cross-examine persons either orally or
through written interrogatories in accordance with section 4 on
matters not relating to the characterization in the statement of
reasons of any organization or individual other than the applicant.
(7) A written notice of the final decision in his case which, if
adverse, shall specify whether the head of the department or his
designee, including, but not limited to, those officials named in
section 8 of this order, found for or against him with respect to
each allegation in the statement of reasons.
Sec. 4. (a) An applicant shall be afforded an opportunity to
cross-examine persons who have made oral or written statements
adverse to the applicant relating to a controverted issue except
that any such statement may be received and considered without
affording such opportunity in the circumstances described in either
of the following paragraphs:
(1) The head of the department supplying the statement certifies
that the person who furnished the information is a confidential
informant who has been engaged in obtaining intelligence
information for the Government and that disclosure of his identity
would be substantially harmful to the national interest.
(2) The head of the department concerned or his special designee
for that particular purpose has preliminarily determined, after
considering information furnished by the investigative agency
involved as to the reliability of the person and the accuracy of
the statement concerned, that the statement concerned appears to be
reliable and material, and the head of the department or such
special designee has determined that failure to receive and
consider such statement would, in view of the level of access
sought, be substantially harmful to the national security and that
the person who furnished the information cannot appear to testify
(A) due to death, severe illness, or similar cause, in which case
the identity of the person and the information to be considered
shall be made available to the applicant, or (B) due to some other
cause determined by the head of the department to be good and
sufficient.
(b) Whenever procedures under paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection
(a) of this section are used (1) the applicant shall be given a
summary of the information which shall be as comprehensive and
detailed as the national security permits, (2) appropriate
consideration shall be accorded to the fact that the applicant did
not have an opportunity to cross-examine such person or persons,
and (3) a final determination adverse to the applicant shall be
made only by the head of the department based upon his personal
review of the case.
Sec. 5. (a) Records compiled in the regular course of business,
or other physical evidence other than investigative reports, may be
received and considered subject to rebuttal without authenticating
witnesses, provided that such information has been furnished to the
department concerned by an investigative agency pursuant to its
responsibilities in connection with assisting the head of the
department concerned to safeguard classified information within
industry pursuant to this order.
(b) Records compiled in the regular course of business, or other
physical evidence other than investigative reports, relating to a
controverted issue which, because they are classified, may not be
inspected by the applicant, may be received and considered provided
that: (1) the head of the department concerned or his special
designee for that purpose has made a preliminary determination that
such physical evidence appears to be material, (2) the head of the
department concerned or such designee has made a determination that
failure to receive and consider such physical evidence would, in
view of the level of access sought, be substantially harmful to the
national security, and (3) to the extent that the national security
permits, a summary or description of such physical evidence is made
available to the applicant. In every such case, information as to
the authenticity and accuracy of such physical evidence furnished
by the investigative agency involved shall be considered. In such
instances a final determination adverse to the applicant shall be
made only by the head of the department based upon his personal
review of the case.
Sec. 6. The head of a department of the United States or his
representative, may issue, in appropriate cases, invitations and
requests to appear and testify in order that the applicant may have
the opportunity to cross-examine as provided by this order.
Whenever a witness is so invited or requested to appear and testify
at a proceeding and the witness is an officer or employee of the
executive branch of the Government or a member of the armed forces
of the United States, and the proceeding involves the activity in
connection with which the witness is employed, travel expenses and
per diem are authorized as provided by the Standardized Government
Travel Regulations or the Joint Travel Regulations, as appropriate.
In all other cases (including non-Government employees as well as
officers or employees of the executive branch of the Government or
members of the armed forces of the United States not covered by the
foregoing sentence), transportation in kind and reimbursement for
actual expenses are authorized in an amount not to exceed the
amount payable under Standardized Government Travel Regulations. An
officer or employee of the executive branch of the Government or a
member of the armed forces of the United States who is invited or
requested to appear pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed to
be in the performance of his official duties. So far as the
national security permits, the head of the investigative agency
involved shall cooperate with the Secretary, the Administrator, or
the head of the other department or agency, as the case may be, in
identifying persons who have made statements adverse to the
applicant and in assisting him in making them available for
cross-examination. If a person so invited is an officer or employee
of the executive branch of the government or a member of the armed
forces of the United States, the head of the department or agency
concerned shall cooperate in making that person available for
cross-examination.
Sec. 7. Any determination under this order adverse to an
applicant shall be a determination in terms of the national
interest and shall in no sense be a determination as to the loyalty
of the applicant concerned.
Sec. 8. Except as otherwise specified in the preceding provisions
of this order, any authority vested in the head of a department by
this order may be delegated to the the [sic] deputy of that
department, or the principal assistant to the head of that
department, as the case may be.
Sec. 9. Nothing contained in this order shall be deemed to limit
or affect the responsibility and powers of the head of a department
to deny or revoke access to a specific classification category if
the security of the nation so requires. Such authority may not be
delegated and may be exercised only when the head of a department
determines that the procedures prescribed in sections 3, 4, and 5
cannot be invoked consistently with the national security and such
determination shall be conclusive.
MODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10865
Ex. Ord. No. 10865, Feb. 20, 1960, 25 F.R. 1583, as amended, set
out above, when referring to functions of the Atomic Energy
Commission is modified to provide that all such functions shall be
exercised by the Secretary of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, see section 4(a)(1) of Ex. Ord. No. 12038, Feb. 3,
1978, 43 F.R. 4957, set out under section 7151 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10985
Ex. Ord. No. 10985, Jan. 12, 1962, 27 F.R. 439, which amended
Executive Order No. 10501, which related to safeguarding official
information, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11652, Mar. 8, 1972, 37
F.R. 5209, formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11097
Ex. Ord. No. 11097, Feb. 28, 1963, 28 F.R. 2225, which amended
Executive Order No. 10501, which related to safeguarding official
information, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11652, Mar. 8, 1972, 37
F.R. 5209, formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11652
Ex. Ord. No. 11652, Mar. 8, 1972, 37 F.R. 5209, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 11714, Apr. 24, 1973, 38 F.R. 10245; Ex. Ord. No. 11862,
June 11, 1975, 40 F.R. 25197; Ex. Ord. No. 12038, Feb. 3, 1978, 43
F.R. 4957, which related to the classification and declassification
of national security information and material, was revoked by Ex.
Ord. No. 12065, June 28, 1978, 43 F.R. 28949, formerly set out
below.
EX. ORD. NO. 11932. CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AND
MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM ADVISORY BODIES CREATED TO IMPLEMENT THE
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAM
Ex. Ord. No. 11932, Aug. 4, 1976, 41 F.R. 32691, provided:
The United States has entered into the Agreement on an
International Energy Program of November 18, 1974, which created
the International Energy Agency. This program is a substantial
factor in the conduct of our foreign relations and an important
element of our national security. The effectiveness of the
Agreement depends significantly upon the provision and exchange of
information and material by participants in advisory bodies created
by the International Energy Agency. Confidentiality is essential to
assure the free and open discussion necessary to accomplish the
tasks assigned to those bodies. I have consulted with the Secretary
of State, the Attorney General and the Administrator of the Federal
Energy Administration concerning the handling and safeguarding of
information and material in the possession of the United States
which has been obtained pursuant to the program, and I find that
some of such information and material requires protection as
provided in Executive Order No. 11652 of March 8, 1972, as amended
[formerly set out above].
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and statutes of the United States, and as President of
the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Information and material obtained pursuant to the
International Energy Program and which requires protection against
unauthorized disclosure in the interest of the national defense or
foreign relations of the United States shall be classified pursuant
to Executive Order No. 11652 of March 8, 1972, as amended [formerly
set out above]. The Secretary of State shall have the
responsibility for the classification, declassification and
safeguarding of information and material in the possession of the
United States Government which has been obtained pursuant to:
(a) Section 252(c)(3), (d)(2), or (e)(3) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (89 Stat. 871; 42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(3), (d)(2),
(e)(3)), or
(b) The Voluntary Agreement and Program relating to the
International Energy Program (40 F.R. 16041, April 8, 1975), or
(c) Any similar Voluntary Agreement and Program entered into
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [42 U.S.C. 6201 et
seq.] after the date of this Order.
Sec. 2. Information or material classified pursuant to Section 1
of this Order may be exempted from the General Declassification
Schedule established by Section 5 of Executive Order No. 11652
[formerly set out above] if it was obtained by the United States on
the understanding that it be kept in confidence, or if it might
otherwise be exempted under Section 5(B) of such Order.
Sec. 3. (a) Within 60 days of the date of this Order, the
Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations which implement his
responsibilities under this Order.
(b) The directives issued under Section 6 of Executive Order No.
11652 [formerly set out above] shall not apply to information and
material classified under this Order. However, the regulations
promulgated by the Secretary of State shall:
(1) conform, to the extent practicable, to the policies set
forth in Section 6 of Executive Order No. 11652 [formerly set out
above], and
(2) provide that he may take such measures as he deems
necessary and appropriate to ensure the confidentiality of any
information and material classified under this Order that may
remain in the custody or control of any person outside the United
States Government.
Gerald R. Ford.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12065
Ex. Ord. No. 12065, June 28, 1978, 43 F.R. 28949, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12148, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43239; Ex. Ord. No.
12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, which related to
classification and declassification of national security
information and material, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12356, Apr.
2, 1982, 47 F.R. 14874, 15557, formerly set out below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12356
Ex. Ord. No. 12356, Apr. 2, 1982, 47 F.R. 14874, 15557, which
prescribed a uniform system for classifying, declassifying, and
safeguarding national security information, was revoked by Ex. Ord.
No. 12958, Sec. 6.1(d), Apr. 17, 1995, 60 F.R. 19843, set out
below.
EX. ORD. NO. 12812. DECLASSIFICATION AND RELEASE OF MATERIALS
PERTAINING TO PRISONERS OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION
Ex. Ord. No. 12812, July 22, 1992, 57 F.R. 32879, provided:
WHEREAS, the Senate, by S. Res. 324 of July 2, 1992, has asked
that I "expeditiously issue an Executive order requiring all
executive branch departments and agencies to declassify and
publicly release without compromising United States national
security all documents, files, and other materials pertaining to
POWs and MIAs;" and
WHEREAS, indiscriminate release of classified material could
jeopardize continuing United States Government efforts to achieve
the fullest possible accounting of Vietnam-era POWs and MIAs; and
WHEREAS, I have concluded that the public interest would be
served by the declassification and public release of materials
pertaining to Vietnam-era POWs and MIAs as provided below;
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby
order as follows:
Section 1. All executive departments and agencies shall
expeditiously review all documents, files, and other materials
pertaining to American POWs and MIAs lost in Southeast Asia for the
purposes of declassification in accordance with the standards and
procedures of Executive Order No. 12356 [formerly set out above].
Sec. 2. All executive departments and agencies shall make
publicly available documents, files, and other materials
declassified pursuant to section 1, except for those the disclosure
of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy of returnees, family members of POWs and MIAs, or
other persons, or would impair the deliberative processes of the
executive branch.
Sec. 3. This order is not intended to create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by a party against
the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers
or employees, or any other person.
George Bush.
EX. ORD. NO. 12829. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM
Ex. Ord. No. 12829, Jan. 6, 1993, 58 F.R. 3479, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 12885, Dec. 14, 1993, 58 F.R. 65863, provided:
This order establishes a National Industrial Security Program to
safeguard Federal Government classified information that is
released to contractors, licensees, and grantees of the United
States Government. To promote our national interests, the United
States Government issues contracts, licenses, and grants to
nongovernment organizations. When these arrangements require access
to classified information, the national security requires that this
information be safeguarded in a manner equivalent to its protection
within the executive branch of Government. The national security
also requires that our industrial security program promote the
economic and technological interests of the United States.
Redundant, overlapping, or unnecessary requirements impede those
interests. Therefore, the National Industrial Security Program
shall serve as a single, integrated, cohesive industrial security
program to protect classified information and to preserve our
Nation's economic and technological interests.
Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2011-2286) [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], the National Security Act of
1947, as amended (codified as amended in scattered sections of the
United States Code) [see Short Title note set out under section 401
of this title], and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended
(5 U.S.C. App. 2) [5 App. U.S.C.], it is hereby ordered as follows:
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PART 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND POLICY
Section 101. Establishment. (a) There is established a National
Industrial Security Program. The purpose of this program is to
safeguard classified information that may be released or has been
released to current, prospective, or former contractors, licensees,
or grantees of United States agencies. For the purposes of this
order, the terms "contractor, licensee, or grantee" means current,
prospective, or former contractors, licensees, or grantees of
United States agencies. The National Industrial Security Program
shall be applicable to all executive branch departments and
agencies.
(b) The National Industrial Security Program shall provide for
the protection of information classified pursuant to Executive
Order No. 12356 of April 2, 1982 [formerly set out above], or its
successor, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U.S.C.
2011 et seq.].
(c) For the purposes of this order, the term "contractor" does
not include individuals engaged under personal services contracts.
Sec. 102. Policy Direction. (a) The National Security Council
shall provide overall policy direction for the National Industrial
Security Program.
(b) The Director of the Information Security Oversight Office,
established under Executive Order No. 12356 of April 2, 1982
[formerly set out above], shall be responsible for implementing and
monitoring the National Industrial Security Program and shall:
(1) develop, in consultation with the agencies, and promulgate
subject to the approval of the National Security Council,
directives for the implementation of this order, which shall be
binding on the agencies;
(2) oversee agency, contractor, licensee, and grantee actions to
ensure compliance with this order and implementing directives;
(3) review all agency implementing regulations, internal rules,
or guidelines. The Director shall require any regulation, rule, or
guideline to be changed if it is not consistent with this order or
implementing directives. Any such decision by the Director may be
appealed to the National Security Council. The agency regulation,
rule, or guideline shall remain in effect pending a prompt decision
on the appeal;
(4) have the authority, pursuant to terms of applicable
contracts, licenses, grants, or regulations, to conduct on-site
reviews of the implementation of the National Industrial Security
Program by each agency, contractor, licensee, and grantee that has
access to or stores classified information and to require of each
agency, contractor, licensee, and grantee those reports,
information, and other cooperation that may be necessary to fulfill
the Director's responsibilities. If these reports, inspections, or
access to specific classified information, or other forms of
cooperation, would pose an exceptional national security risk, the
affected agency head or the senior official designated under
section 203(a) of this order may request the National Security
Council to deny access to the Director. The Director shall not have
access pending a prompt decision by the National Security Council;
(5) report any violations of this order or its implementing
directives to the head of the agency or to the senior official
designated under section 203(a) of this order so that corrective
action, if appropriate, may be taken. Any such report pertaining to
the implementation of the National Industrial Security Program by a
contractor, licensee, or grantee shall be directed to the agency
that is exercising operational oversight over the contractor,
licensee, or grantee under section 202 of this order;
(6) consider and take action on complaints and suggestions from
persons within or outside the Government with respect to the
administration of the National Industrial Security Program;
(7) consider, in consultation with the advisory committee
established by this order, affected agencies, contractors,
licensees, and grantees, and recommend to the President through the
National Security Council changes to this order; and
(8) report at least annually to the President through the
National Security Council on the implementation of the National
Industrial Security Program.
(c) Nothing in this order shall be construed to supersede the
authority of the Secretary of Energy or the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], or the authority of the Director of Central
Intelligence under the National Security Act of 1947, as amended
[see Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title], or
Executive Order No. 12333 of December 8, 1981 [50 U.S.C. 401 note].
Sec. 103. National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory
Committee. (a) Establishment. There is established the National
Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee
("Committee"). The Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office shall serve as Chairman of the Committee and appoint the
members of the Committee. The members of the Committee shall be the
representatives of those departments and agencies most affected by
the National Industrial Security Program and nongovernment
representatives of contractors, licensees, or grantees involved
with classified contracts, licenses, or grants, as determined by
the Chairman.
(b) Functions. (1) The Committee members shall advise the
Chairman of the Committee on all matters concerning the policies of
the National Industrial Security Program, including recommended
changes to those policies as reflected in this order, its
implementing directives, or the operating manual established under
this order, and serve as a forum to discuss policy issues in
dispute.
(2) The Committee shall meet at the request of the Chairman, but
at least twice during the calendar year.
(c) Administration. (1) Members of the Committee shall serve
without compensation for their work on the Committee. However,
nongovernment members may be allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons
serving intermittently in the Government service (5 U.S.C.
5701-5707).
(2) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the
availability of funds, the Administrator of General Services shall
provide the Committee with administrative services, facilities,
staff, and other support services necessary for the performance of
its functions.
(d) General. Notwithstanding any other Executive order, the
functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended [5 App. U.S.C.], except that of reporting to the
Congress, which are applicable to the Committee, shall be performed
by the Administrator of General Services in accordance with the
guidelines and procedures established by the General Services
Administration.
PART 2. OPERATIONS
Sec. 201. National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual.
(a) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with all affected
agencies and with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Director of Central
Intelligence, shall issue and maintain a National Industrial
Security Program Operating Manual ("Manual"). The Secretary of
Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall prescribe and
issue that portion of the Manual that pertains to information
classified under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]. The Director of Central Intelligence shall
prescribe and issue that portion of the Manual that pertains to
intelligence sources and methods, including Sensitive Compartmented
Information.
(b) The Manual shall prescribe specific requirements,
restrictions, and other safeguards that are necessary to preclude
unauthorized disclosure and control authorized disclosure of
classified information to contractors, licensees, or grantees. The
Manual shall apply to the release of classified information during
all phases of the contracting process including bidding,
negotiation, award, performance, and termination of contracts, the
licensing process, or the grant process, with or under the control
of departments or agencies.
(c) The Manual shall also prescribe requirements, restrictions,
and other safeguards that are necessary to protect special classes
of classified information, including Restricted Data, Formerly
Restricted Data, intelligence sources and methods information,
Sensitive Compartmented Information, and Special Access Program
information.
(d) In establishing particular requirements, restrictions, and
other safeguards within the Manual, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the
Director of Central Intelligence shall take into account these
factors: (i) the damage to the national security that reasonably
could be expected to result from an unauthorized disclosure; (ii)
the existing or anticipated threat to the disclosure of
information; and (iii) the short- and long-term costs of the
requirements, restrictions, and other safeguards.
(e) To the extent that is practicable and reasonable, the
requirements, restrictions, and safeguards that the Manual
establishes for the protection of classified information by
contractors, licensees, and grantees shall be consistent with the
requirements, restrictions, and safeguards that directives
implementing Executive Order No. 12356 of April 2, 1982 [formerly
set out above], or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
establish for the protection of classified information by agencies.
Upon request by the Chairman of the Committee, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide an explanation and justification for any
requirement, restriction, or safeguard that results in a standard
for the protection of classified information by contractors,
licensees, and grantees that differs from the standard that applies
to agencies.
(f) The Manual shall be issued to correspond as closely as
possible to pertinent decisions of the Secretary of Defense and the
Director of Central Intelligence made pursuant to the
recommendations of the Joint Security Review Commission and to
revisions to the security classification system that result from
Presidential Review Directive 29, but in any event no later than
June 30, 1994.
Sec. 202. Operational Oversight. (a) The Secretary of Defense
shall serve as Executive Agent for inspecting and monitoring the
contractors, licensees, and grantees who require or will require
access to, or who store or will store classified information; and
for determining the eligibility for access to classified
information of contractors, licensees, and grantees and their
respective employees. The heads of agencies shall enter into
agreements with the Secretary of Defense that establish the terms
of the Secretary's responsibilities on behalf of these agency
heads.
(b) The Director of Central Intelligence retains authority over
access to intelligence sources and methods, including Sensitive
Compartmented Information. The Director of Central Intelligence may
inspect and monitcr [sic] contractor, licensee, and grantee
programs and facilities that involve access to such information or
may enter into written agreements with the Secretary of Defense, as
Executive Agent, to inspect and monitor these programs or
facilities, in whole or in part, on the Director's behalf.
(c) The Secretary of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
retain authority over access to information under their respective
programs classified under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
[42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]. The Secretary or the Commission may
inspect and monitor contractor, licensee, and grantee programs and
facilities that involve access to such information or may enter
into written agreements with the Secretary of Defense, as Executive
Agent, to inspect and monitor these programs or facilities, in
whole or in part, on behalf of the Secretary or the Commission,
respectively.
(d) The Executive Agent shall have the authority to issue, after
consultation with affected agencies, standard forms or other
standardization that will promote the implementation of the
National Industrial Security Program.
Sec. 203. Implementation. (a) The head of each agency that enters
into classified contracts, licenses, or grants shall designate a
senior agency official to direct and administer the agency's
implementation and compliance with the National Industrial Security
Program.
(b) Agency implementing regulations, internal rules, or
guidelines shall be consistent with this order, its implementing
directives, and the Manual. Agencies shall issue these regulations,
rules, or guidelines no later than 180 days from the issuance of
the Manual. They may incorporate all or portions of the Manual by
reference.
(c) Each agency head or the senior official designated under
paragraph (a) above shall take appropriate and prompt corrective
action whenever a violation of this order, its implementing
directives, or the Manual occurs.
(d) The senior agency official designated under paragraph (a)
above shall account each year for the costs within the agency
associated with the implementation of the National Industrial
Security Program. These costs shall be reported to the Director of
the Information Security Oversight Office, who shall include them
in the reports to the President prescribed by this order.
(e) The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the
Administrator of General Services, the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and such other
agency heads or officials who may be responsible, shall amend the
Federal Acquisition Regulation to be consistent with the
implementation of the National Industrial Security Program.
(f) All contracts, licenses, or grants that involve access to
classified information and that are advertised or proposed
following the issuance of agency regulations, rules, or guidelines
described in paragraph (b) above shall comply with the National
Industrial Security Program. To the extent that is feasible,
economical, and permitted by law, agencies shall amend, modify, or
convert preexisting contracts, licenses, or grants, or previously
advertised or proposed contracts, licenses, or grants, that involve
access to classified information for operation under the National
Industrial Security Program. Any direct inspection or monitoring of
contractors, licensees, or grantees specified by this order shall
be carried out pursuant to the terms of a contract, license, grant,
or regulation.
(g) Executive Order No. 10865 of February 20, 1960 [set out
above], as amended by Executive Order No. 10909 of January 17,
1961, and Executive Order No. 11382 of November 27, 1967, is hereby
amended as follows:
(1) Section 1(a) and (b) are revoked as of the effective date of
this order.
(2) Section 1(c) is renumbered as Section 1 and is amended to
read as follows:
"Section 1. When used in this order, the term 'head of a
department' means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and, in section 4, the
Attorney General. The term 'head of a department' also means the
head of any department or agency, including but not limited to
those referenced above with whom the Department of Defense makes an
agreement to extend regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense concerning authorizations for access to classified
information pursuant to Executive Order No. 12829."
(3) Section 2 is amended by inserting the words "pursuant to
Executive Order No. 12829" after the word "information."
(4) Section 3 is amended by inserting the words "pursuant to
Executive Order No. 12829" between the words "revoked" and "by" in
the second clause of that section.
(5) Section 6 is amended by striking out the words "The Secretary
of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of
Transportation, or his representative, or the head of any other
department or agency of the United States with which the Department
of Defense makes an agreement under section (1)(b)," at the
beginning of the first sentence, and inserting in their place "The
head of a department of the United States . . . ."
(6) Section 8 is amended by striking out paragraphs (1) through
(7) and inserting in their place ". . . the deputy of that
department, or the principal assistant to the head of that
department, as the case may be."
(h) All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, directives,
agreements, contracts, licenses, and grants issued under
preexisting authorities, including section 1(a) and (b) of
Executive Order No. 10865 of February 20, 1960, as amended, by
Executive Order No. 10909 of January 17, 1961, and Executive Order
No. 11382 of November 27, 1967, shall remain in full force and
effect until amended, modified, or terminated pursuant to authority
of this order.
(i) This order shall be effective immediately.
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EX. ORD. NO. 12937. DECLASSIFICATION OF SELECTED RECORDS WITHIN
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF UNITED STATES
Ex. Ord. No. 12937, Nov. 10, 1994, 59 F.R. 59097, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. The records in the National Archives of the United
States referenced in the list accompanying this order are hereby
declassified.
Sec. 2. The Archivist of the United States shall take such
actions as are necessary to make such records available for public
research no later than 30 days from the date of this Order, except
to the extent that the head of an affected agency and the Archivist
have determined that specific information within such records must
be protected from disclosure pursuant to an authorized exemption to
the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, other than the
exemption that pertains to national security information.
Sec. 3. Nothing contained in this order shall create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party
against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its
officers or employees, or any other person.
William J. Clinton.
Records in the following record groups ("RG") in the National
Archives of the United States shall be declassified. Page numbers
are approximate. A complete list of the selected records is
available from the Archivist of the United States.
I. All unreviewed World War II and earlier records, including:
A. RG 18, Army Air Forces 1,722,400 pp.
B. RG 65, Federal Bureau of 362,500 pp.
Investigation
C. RG 127, United States Marine 195,000 pp.
Corps
D. RG 216, Office of Censorship 112,500 pp.
E. RG 226, Office of Strategic 415,000 pp.
Services
F. RG 60, United States 4,422,500 pp.
Occupation Headquarters
G. RG 331, Allied Operational and 3,097,500 pp.
Occupation Headquarters, World
War II (including 350 reels of
Allied Force Headquarters)
H. RG 332, United States Theaters 1,182,500 pp.
of War, World War II
I. RG 338, Mediterranean Theater 9,500,000 pp.
of Operations and European
Command
Subtotal for World War II and 21.0 million pp.
earlier
II. Post-1945 Collections (Military and Civil)
A. RG 19, Bureau of Ships, 1,732,500 pp.
Pre-1950 General
Correspondence (selected
records)
B. RG 51, Bureau of the Budget, 142,500 pp.
52.12 Budget Preparation
Branch, 1952-69
C. RG 72, Bureau of Aeronautics 5,655,000 pp.
(Navy) (selected records)
D. RG 166, Foreign Agricultural 1,272,500 pp.
Service, Narrative Reports,
1955-61
E. RG 313, Naval Operating Forces 407,500 pp.
(selected records)
F. RG 319, Office of the Chief of
Military History
Manuscripts and Background 933,000 pp.
Papers (selected records)
G. RG 337, Headquarters, Army 1,269,700 pp.
Ground Forces (selected
records)
H. RG 341, Headquarters, United 4,870,000 pp.
States Air Force (selected
records)
I. RG 389, Office of the Provost 448,000 pp.
Marshal General (selected
records)
J. RG 391, United States Army 240,000 pp.
Regular Army Mobil Units
K. RG 428, General Records of the 31,250 pp.
Department of the Navy
(selected records)
L. RG 472, Army Vietnam 5,864,000 pp.
Collection (selected records)
Subtotal for Other 22.9 million pp.
TOTAL 43.9 million pp.
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EX. ORD. NO. 12951. RELEASE OF IMAGERY ACQUIRED BY SPACE-BASED
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS
Ex. Ord. No. 12951, Feb. 22, 1995, 60 F.R. 10789, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America and in order to
release certain scientifically or environmentally useful imagery
acquired by space-based national intelligence reconnaissance
systems, consistent with the national security, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Public Release of Historical Intelligence Imagery.
Imagery acquired by the space-based national intelligence
reconnaissance systems known as the Corona, Argon, and Lanyard
missions shall, within 18 months of the date of this order, be
declassified and transferred to the National Archives and Records
Administration with a copy sent to the United States Geological
Survey of the Department of the Interior consistent with procedures
approved by the Director of Central Intelligence and the Archivist
of the United States. Upon transfer, such imagery shall be deemed
declassified and shall be made available to the public.
Sec. 2. Review for Future Public Release of Intelligence Imagery.
(a) All information that meets the criteria in section 2(b) of this
order shall be kept secret in the interests of national defense and
foreign policy until deemed otherwise by the Director of Central
Intelligence. In consultation with the Secretaries of State and
Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence shall establish a
comprehensive program for the periodic review of imagery from
systems other than the Corona, Argon, and Lanyard missions, with
the objective of making available to the public as much imagery as
possible consistent with the interests of national defense and
foreign policy. For imagery from obsolete broad-area film-return
systems other than Corona, Argon, and Lanyard missions, this review
shall be completed within 5 years of the date of this order. Review
of imagery from any other system that the Director of Central
Intelligence deems to be obsolete shall be accomplished according
to a timetable established by the Director of Central Intelligence.
The Director of Central Intelligence shall report annually to the
President on the implementation of this order.
(b) The criteria referred to in section 2(a) of this order
consist of the following: imagery acquired by a space-based
national intelligence reconnaissance system other than the Corona,
Argon, and Lanyard missions.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) This order prescribes a
comprehensive and exclusive system for the public release of
imagery acquired by space-based national intelligence
reconnaissance systems. This order is the exclusive Executive order
governing the public release of imagery for purposes of section
552(b)(1) of the Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)].
(b) Nothing contained in this order shall create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party
against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its
officers or employees, or any other person.
Sec. 4. Definition. As used herein, "imagery" means the product
acquired by space-based national intelligence reconnaissance
systems that provides a likeness or representation of any natural
or man-made feature or related objective or activities and
satellite positional data acquired at the same time the likeness or
representation was acquired.
William J. Clinton.
EX. ORD. NO. 12958. CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Ex. Ord. No. 12958, Apr. 17, 1995, 60 F.R. 19825, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12972, Sept. 18, 1995, 60 F.R. 48863; Ex. Ord. No.
13142, Nov. 19, 1999, 64 F.R. 66089, provided:
This order prescribes a uniform system for classifying,
safeguarding, and declassifying national security information. Our
democratic principles require that the American people be informed
of the activities of their Government. Also, our Nation's progress
depends on the free flow of information. Nevertheless, throughout
our history, the national interest has required that certain
information be maintained in confidence in order to protect our
citizens, our democratic institutions, and our participation within
the community of nations. Protecting information critical to our
Nation's security remains a priority. In recent years, however,
dramatic changes have altered, although not eliminated, the
national security threats that we confront. These changes provide a
greater opportunity to emphasize our commitment to open Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
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PART 1 - ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION
Section 1.1. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) "National security" means the national defense or foreign
relations of the United States.
(b) "Information" means any knowledge that can be communicated or
documentary material, regardless of its physical form or
characteristics, that is owned by, produced by or for, or is under
the control of the United States Government. "Control" means the
authority of the agency that originates information, or its
successor in function, to regulate access to the information.
(c) "Classified national security information" (hereafter
"classified information") means information that has been
determined pursuant to this order or any predecessor order to
require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to
indicate its classified status when in documentary form.
(d) "Foreign Government Information" means:
(1) information provided to the United States Government by a
foreign government or governments, an international organization
of governments, or any element thereof, with the expectation that
the information, the source of the information, or both, are to
be held in confidence;
(2) information produced by the United States pursuant to or as
a result of a joint arrangement with a foreign government or
governments, or an international organization of governments, or
any element thereof, requiring that the information, the
arrangement, or both, are to be held in confidence; or
(3) information received and treated as "Foreign Government
Information" under the terms of a predecessor order.
(e) "Classification" means the act or process by which
information is determined to be classified information.
(f) "Original classification" means an initial determination that
information requires, in the interest of national security,
protection against unauthorized disclosure.
(g) "Original classification authority" means an individual
authorized in writing, either by the President, or by agency heads
or other officials designated by the President, to classify
information in the first instance.
(h) "Unauthorized disclosure" means a communication or physical
transfer of classified information to an unauthorized recipient.
(i) "Agency" means any "Executive agency," as defined in 5 U.S.C.
105; any "Military department" as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102; and any
other entity within the executive branch that comes into the
possession of classified information.
(j) "Senior agency official" means the official designated by the
agency head under section 5.6(c) of this order to direct and
administer the agency's program under which information is
classified, safeguarded, and declassified.
(k) "Confidential source" means any individual or organization
that has provided, or that may reasonably be expected to provide,
information to the United States on matters pertaining to the
national security with the expectation that the information or
relationship, or both, are to be held in confidence.
(l) "Damage to the national security" means harm to the national
defense or foreign relations of the United States from the
unauthorized disclosure of information, to include the sensitivity,
value, and utility of that information.
Sec. 1.2. Classification Standards. (a) Information may be
originally classified under the terms of this order only if all of
the following conditions are met:
(1) an original classification authority is classifying the
information;
(2) the information is owned by, produced by or for, or is
under the control of the United States Government;
(3) the information falls within one or more of the categories
of information listed in section 1.5 of this order; and
(4) the original classification authority determines that the
unauthorized disclosure of the information reasonably could be
expected to result in damage to the national security and the
original classification authority is able to identify or describe
the damage.
(b) If there is significant doubt about the need to classify
information, it shall not be classified. This provision does not:
(1) amplify or modify the substantive criteria or procedures
for classification; or
(2) create any substantive or procedural rights subject to
judicial review.
(c) Classified information shall not be declassified
automatically as a result of any unauthorized disclosure of
identical or similar information.
Sec. 1.3. Classification Levels. (a) Information may be
classified at one of the following three levels:
(1) "Top Secret" shall be applied to information, the
unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to
cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security that
the original classification authority is able to identify or
describe.
(2) "Secret" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized
disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious
damage to the national security that the original classification
authority is able to identify or describe.
(3) "Confidential" shall be applied to information, the
unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to
cause damage to the national security that the original
classification authority is able to identify or describe.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute, no other terms shall
be used to identify United States classified information.
(c) If there is significant doubt about the appropriate level of
classification, it shall be classified at the lower level.
Sec. 1.4. Classification Authority. (a) The authority to classify
information originally may be exercised only by:
(1) the President;
(2) agency heads and officials designated by the President in
the Federal Register; or
(3) United States Government officials delegated this authority
pursuant to paragraph (c), below.
(b) Officials authorized to classify information at a specified
level are also authorized to classify information at a lower level.
(c) Delegation of original classification authority.
(1) Delegations of original classification authority shall be
limited to the minimum required to administer this order. Agency
heads are responsible for ensuring that designated subordinate
officials have a demonstrable and continuing need to exercise
this authority.
(2) "Top Secret" original classification authority may be
delegated only by the President or by an agency head or official
designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2), above.
(3) "Secret" or "Confidential" original classification
authority may be delegated only by the President; an agency head
or official designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2), above; or
the senior agency official, provided that official has been
delegated "Top Secret" original classification authority by the
agency head.
(4) Each delegation of original classification authority shall
be in writing and the authority shall not be redelegated except
as provided in this order. Each delegation shall identify the
official by name or position title.
(d) Original classification authorities must receive training in
original classification as provided in this order and its
implementing directives.
(e) Exceptional cases. When an employee, contractor, licensee,
certificate holder, or grantee of an agency that does not have
original classification authority originates information believed
by that person to require classification, the information shall be
protected in a manner consistent with this order and its
implementing directives. The information shall be transmitted
promptly as provided under this order or its implementing
directives to the agency that has appropriate subject matter
interest and classification authority with respect to this
information. That agency shall decide within 30 days whether to
classify this information. If it is not clear which agency has
classification responsibility for this information, it shall be
sent to the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office.
The Director shall determine the agency having primary subject
matter interest and forward the information, with appropriate
recommendations, to that agency for a classification determination.
Sec. 1.5. Classification Categories.
Information may not be considered for classification unless it
concerns:
(a) military plans, weapons systems, or operations;
(b) foreign government information;
(c) intelligence activities (including special activities),
intelligence sources or methods, or cryptology;
(d) foreign relations or foreign activities of the United States,
including confidential sources;
(e) scientific, technological, or economic matters relating to
the national security;
(f) United States Government programs for safeguarding nuclear
materials or facilities; or
(g) vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations,
projects or plans relating to the national security.
Sec. 1.6. Duration of Classification. (a) At the time of original
classification, the original classification authority shall attempt
to establish a specific date or event for declassification based
upon the duration of the national security sensitivity of the
information. The date or event shall not exceed the time frame in
paragraph (b), below.
(b) If the original classification authority cannot determine an
earlier specific date or event for declassification, information
shall be marked for declassification 10 years from the date of the
original decision, except as provided in paragraph (d), below.
(c) An original classification authority may extend the duration
of classification or reclassify specific information for successive
periods not to exceed 10 years at a time if such action is
consistent with the standards and procedures established under this
order. This provision does not apply to information contained in
records that are more than 25 years old and have been determined to
have permanent historical value under title 44, United States Code.
(d) At the time of original classification, the original
classification authority may exempt from declassification within 10
years specific information, the unauthorized disclosure of which
could reasonably be expected to cause damage to the national
security for a period greater than that provided in paragraph (b),
above, and the release of which could reasonably be expected to:
(1) reveal an intelligence source, method, or activity, or a
cryptologic system or activity;
(2) reveal information that would assist in the development or
use of weapons of mass destruction;
(3) reveal information that would impair the development or use
of technology within a United States weapons system;
(4) reveal United States military plans, or national security
emergency preparedness plans;
(5) reveal foreign government information;
(6) damage relations between the United States and a foreign
government, reveal a confidential source, or seriously undermine
diplomatic activities that are reasonably expected to be ongoing
for a period greater than that provided in paragraph (b), above;
(7) impair the ability of responsible United States Government
officials to protect the President, the Vice President, and other
individuals for whom protection services, in the interest of
national security, are authorized; or
(8) violate a statute, treaty, or international agreement.
(e) Information marked for an indefinite duration of
classification under predecessor orders, for example, "Originating
Agency's Determination Required," or information classified under
predecessor orders that contains no declassification instructions
shall be declassified in accordance with part 3 of this order.
Sec. 1.7. Identification and Markings. (a) At the time of
original classification, the following shall appear on the face of
each classified document, or shall be applied to other classified
media in an appropriate manner:
(1) one of the three classification levels defined in section
1.3 of this order;
(2) the identity, by name or personal identifier and position,
of the original classification authority;
(3) the agency and office of origin, if not otherwise evident;
(4) declassification instructions, which shall indicate one of
the following:
(A) the date or event for declassification, as prescribed in
section 1.6(a) or section 1.6(c); or
(B) the date that is 10 years from the date of original
classification, as prescribed in section 1.6(b); or
(C) the exemption category from declassification, as
prescribed in section 1.6(d); and
(5) a concise reason for classification which, at a minimum,
cites the applicable classification categories in section 1.5 of
this order.
(b) Specific information contained in paragraph (a), above, may
be excluded if it would reveal additional classified information.
(c) Each classified document shall, by marking or other means,
indicate which portions are classified, with the applicable
classification level, which portions are exempt from
declassification under section 1.6(d) of this order, and which
portions are unclassified. In accordance with standards prescribed
in directives issued under this order, the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office may grant waivers of this
requirement for specified classes of documents or information. The
Director shall revoke any waiver upon a finding of abuse.
(d) Markings implementing the provisions of this order, including
abbreviations and requirements to safeguard classified working
papers, shall conform to the standards prescribed in implementing
directives issued pursuant to this order.
(e) Foreign government information shall retain its original
classification markings or shall be assigned a U.S. classification
that provides a degree of protection at least equivalent to that
required by the entity that furnished the information.
(f) Information assigned a level of classification under this or
predecessor orders shall be considered as classified at that level
of classification despite the omission of other required markings.
Whenever such information is used in the derivative classification
process or is reviewed for possible declassification, holders of
such information shall coordinate with an appropriate
classification authority for the application of omitted markings.
(g) The classification authority shall, whenever practicable, use
a classified addendum whenever classified information constitutes a
small portion of an otherwise unclassified document.
Sec. 1.8. Classification Prohibitions and Limitations. (a) In no
case shall information be classified in order to:
(1) conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative
error;
(2) prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency;
(3) restrain competition; or
(4) prevent or delay the release of information that does not
require protection in the interest of national security.
(b) Basic scientific research information not clearly related to
the national security may not be classified.
(c) Information may not be reclassified after it has been
declassified and released to the public under proper authority.
(d) Information that has not previously been disclosed to the
public under proper authority may be classified or reclassified
after an agency has received a request for it under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) or the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.
552a), or the mandatory review provisions of section 3.6 of this
order only if such classification meets the requirements of this
order and is accomplished on a document-by-document basis with the
personal participation or under the direction of the agency head,
the deputy agency head, or the senior agency official designated
under section 5.6 of this order. This provision does not apply to
classified information contained in records that are more than 25
years old and have been determined to have permanent historical
value under title 44, United States Code.
(e) Compilations of items of information which are individually
unclassified may be classified if the compiled information reveals
an additional association or relationship that:
(1) meets the standards for classification under this order;
and
(2) is not otherwise revealed in the individual items of
information.
As used in this order, "compilation" means an aggregation of
pre-existing unclassified items of information.
Sec. 1.9. Classification Challenges. (a) Authorized holders of
information who, in good faith, believe that its classification
status is improper are encouraged and expected to challenge the
classification status of the information in accordance with agency
procedures established under paragraph (b), below.
(b) In accordance with implementing directives issued pursuant to
this order, an agency head or senior agency official shall
establish procedures under which authorized holders of information
are encouraged and expected to challenge the classification of
information that they believe is improperly classified or
unclassified. These procedures shall assure that:
(1) individuals are not subject to retribution for bringing
such actions;
(2) an opportunity is provided for review by an impartial
official or panel; and
(3) individuals are advised of their right to appeal agency
decisions to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals
Panel established by section 5.4 of this order.
PART 2 - DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION
Sec. 2.1. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) "Derivative classification" means the incorporating,
paraphrasing, restating or generating in new form information that
is already classified, and marking the newly developed material
consistent with the classification markings that apply to the
source information. Derivative classification includes the
classification of information based on classification guidance. The
duplication or reproduction of existing classified information is
not derivative classification.
(b) "Classification guidance" means any instruction or source
that prescribes the classification of specific information.
(c) "Classification guide" means a documentary form of
classification guidance issued by an original classification
authority that identifies the elements of information regarding a
specific subject that must be classified and establishes the level
and duration of classification for each such element.
(d) "Source document" means an existing document that contains
classified information that is incorporated, paraphrased, restated,
or generated in new form into a new document.
(e) "Multiple sources" means two or more source documents,
classification guides, or a combination of both.
Sec. 2.2. Use of Derivative Classification. (a) Persons who only
reproduce, extract, or summarize classified information, or who
only apply classification markings derived from source material or
as directed by a classification guide, need not possess original
classification authority.
(b) Persons who apply derivative classification markings shall:
(1) observe and respect original classification decisions; and
(2) carry forward to any newly created documents the pertinent
classification markings. For information derivatively classified
based on multiple sources, the derivative classifier shall carry
forward:
(A) the date or event for declassification that corresponds
to the longest period of classification among the sources; and
(B) a listing of these sources on or attached to the official
file or record copy.
Sec. 2.3. Classification Guides. (a) Agencies with original
classification authority shall prepare classification guides to
facilitate the proper and uniform derivative classification of
information. These guides shall conform to standards contained in
directives issued under this order.
(b) Each guide shall be approved personally and in writing by an
official who:
(1) has program or supervisory responsibility over the
information or is the senior agency official; and
(2) is authorized to classify information originally at the
highest level of classification prescribed in the guide.
(c) Agencies shall establish procedures to assure that
classification guides are reviewed and updated as provided in
directives issued under this order.
PART 3 - DECLASSIFICATION AND DOWNGRADING
Sec. 3.1. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) "Declassification" means the authorized change in the status
of information from classified information to unclassified
information.
(b) "Automatic declassification" means the declassification of
information based solely upon:
(1) the occurrence of a specific date or event as determined by
the original classification authority; or
(2) the expiration of a maximum time frame for duration of
classification established under this order.
(c) "Declassification authority" means:
(1) the official who authorized the original classification, if
that official is still serving in the same position;
(2) the originator's current successor in function;
(3) a supervisory official of either; or
(4) officials delegated declassification authority in writing
by the agency head or the senior agency official.
(d) "Mandatory declassification review" means the review for
declassification of classified information in response to a request
for declassification that meets the requirements under section 3.6
of this order.
(e) "Systematic declassification review" means the review for
declassification of classified information contained in records
that have been determined by the Archivist of the United States
("Archivist") to have permanent historical value in accordance with
chapter 33 of title 44, United States Code.
(f) "Declassification guide" means written instructions issued by
a declassification authority that describes the elements of
information regarding a specific subject that may be declassified
and the elements that must remain classified.
(g) "Downgrading" means a determination by a declassification
authority that information classified and safeguarded at a
specified level shall be classified and safeguarded at a lower
level.
(h) "File series" means documentary material, regardless of its
physical form or characteristics, that is arranged in accordance
with a filing system or maintained as a unit because it pertains to
the same function or activity.
Sec. 3.2. Authority for Declassification. (a) Information shall
be declassified as soon as it no longer meets the standards for
classification under this order.
(b) It is presumed that information that continues to meet the
classification requirements under this order requires continued
protection. In some exceptional cases, however, the need to protect
such information may be outweighed by the public interest in
disclosure of the information, and in these cases the information
should be declassified. When such questions arise, they shall be
referred to the agency head or the senior agency official. That
official will determine, as an exercise of discretion, whether the
public interest in disclosure outweighs the damage to national
security that might reasonably be expected from disclosure. This
provision does not:
(1) amplify or modify the substantive criteria or procedures
for classification; or
(2) create any substantive or procedural rights subject to
judicial review.
(c) If the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
determines that information is classified in violation of this
order, the Director may require the information to be declassified
by the agency that originated the classification. Any such decision
by the Director may be appealed to the President through the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The
information shall remain classified pending a prompt decision on
the appeal.
(d) The provisions of this section shall also apply to agencies
that, under the terms of this order, do not have original
classification authority, but had such authority under predecessor
orders.
Sec. 3.3. Transferred Information. (a) In the case of classified
information transferred in conjunction with a transfer of
functions, and not merely for storage purposes, the receiving
agency shall be deemed to be the originating agency for purposes of
this order.
(b) In the case of classified information that is not officially
transferred as described in paragraph (a), above, but that
originated in an agency that has ceased to exist and for which
there is no successor agency, each agency in possession of such
information shall be deemed to be the originating agency for
purposes of this order. Such information may be declassified or
downgraded by the agency in possession after consultation with any
other agency that has an interest in the subject matter of the
information.
(c) Classified information accessioned into the National Archives
and Records Administration ("National Archives") as of the
effective date of this order shall be declassified or downgraded by
the Archivist in accordance with this order, the directives issued
pursuant to this order, agency declassification guides, and any
existing procedural agreement between the Archivist and the
relevant agency head.
(d) The originating agency shall take all reasonable steps to
declassify classified information contained in records determined
to have permanent historical value before they are accessioned into
the National Archives. However, the Archivist may require that
records containing classified information be accessioned into the
National Archives when necessary to comply with the provisions of
the Federal Records Act [see References in Text note set out under
section 3603 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents]. This
provision does not apply to information being transferred to the
Archivist pursuant to section 2203 of title 44, United States Code,
or information for which the National Archives and Records
Administration serves as the custodian of the records of an agency
or organization that goes out of existence.
(e) To the extent practicable, agencies shall adopt a system of
records management that will facilitate the public release of
documents at the time such documents are declassified pursuant to
the provisions for automatic declassification in sections 1.6 and
3.4 of this order.
Sec. 3.4. Automatic Declassification. (a) Subject to paragraph
(b), below, within six and one half years from the date of this
order, all classified information contained in records that (1) are
more than 25 years old, and (2) have been determined to have
permanent historical value under title 44, United States Code,
shall be automatically declassified whether or not the records have
been reviewed. Subsequently, all classified information in such
records shall be automatically declassified no longer than 25 years
from the date of its original classification, except as provided in
paragraph (b), below. For records otherwise subject to this
paragraph for which a review or assessment conducted by the agency
and confirmed by the Information Security Oversight Office has
determined that they: (1) contain information that was created by
or is under the control of more than one agency, or (2) are within
file series containing information that almost invariably pertains
to intelligence sources or methods, all classified information in
such records shall be automatically declassified, whether or not
the records have been reviewed, within 8 years from the date of
this order, except as provided in paragraph (b), below. For records
that contain information that becomes subject to automatic
declassification after the dates otherwise established in this
paragraph, all classified information in such records shall be
automatically declassified, whether or not the records have been
reviewed on December 31 of the year that is 25 years from the
origin of the information, except as provided in paragraph (b),
below.
(b) An agency head may exempt from automatic declassification
under paragraph (a), above, specific information, the release of
which should be expected to:
(1) reveal the identity of a confidential human source, or
reveal information about the application of an intelligence
source or method, or reveal the identity of a human intelligence
source when the unauthorized disclosure of that source would
clearly and demonstrably damage the national security interests
of the United States;
(2) reveal information that would assist in the development or
use of weapons of mass destruction;
(3) reveal information that would impair U.S. cryptologic
systems or activities;
(4) reveal information that would impair the application of
state of the art technology within a U.S. weapon system;
(5) reveal actual U.S. military war plans that remain in
effect;
(6) reveal information that would seriously and demonstrably
impair relations between the United States and a foreign
government, or seriously and demonstrably undermine ongoing
diplomatic activities of the United States;
(7) reveal information that would clearly and demonstrably
impair the current ability of United States Government officials
to protect the President, Vice President, and other officials for
whom protection services, in the interest of national security,
are authorized;
(8) reveal information that would seriously and demonstrably
impair current national security emergency preparedness plans; or
(9) violate a statute, treaty, or international agreement.
(c) No later than the effective date of this order, an agency
head shall notify the President through the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs of any specific file series
of records for which a review or assessment has determined that the
information within those file series almost invariably falls within
one or more of the exemption categories listed in paragraph (b),
above, and which the agency proposes to exempt from automatic
declassification. The notification shall include:
(1) a description of the file series;
(2) an explanation of why the information within the file
series is almost invariably exempt from automatic
declassification and why the information must remain classified
for a longer period of time; and
(3) except for the identity of a confidential human source or a
human intelligence source, as provided in paragraph (b), above, a
specific date or event for declassification of the information.
The President may direct the agency head not to exempt the file
series or to declassify the information within that series at an
earlier date than recommended.
(d) At least 180 days before information is automatically
declassified under this section, an agency head or senior agency
official shall notify the Director of the Information Security
Oversight Office, serving as Executive Secretary of the Interagency
Security Classification Appeals Panel, of any specific information
beyond that included in a notification to the President under
paragraph (c), above, that the agency proposes to exempt from
automatic declassification. The notification shall include:
(1) a description of the information;
(2) an explanation of why the information is exempt from
automatic declassification and must remain classified for a
longer period of time; and
(3) except for the identity of a confidential human source or a
human intelligence source, as provided in paragraph (b), above, a
specific date or event for declassification of the information.
The Panel may direct the agency not to exempt the information or
to declassify it at an earlier date than recommended. The agency
head may appeal such a decision to the President through the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The
information will remain classified while such an appeal is
pending.
(e) No later than the effective date of this order, the agency
head or senior agency official shall provide the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office with a plan for compliance
with the requirements of this section, including the establishment
of interim target dates. Each such plan shall include the
requirement that the agency declassify at least 15 percent of the
records affected by this section no later than 1 year from the
effective date of this order, and similar commitments for
subsequent years until the effective date for automatic
declassification.
(f) Information exempted from automatic declassification under
this section shall remain subject to the mandatory and systematic
declassification review provisions of this order.
(g) The Secretary of State shall determine when the United States
should commence negotiations with the appropriate officials of a
foreign government or international organization of governments to
modify any treaty or international agreement that requires the
classification of information contained in records affected by this
section for a period longer than 25 years from the date of its
creation, unless the treaty or international agreement pertains to
information that may otherwise remain classified beyond 25 years
under this section.
Sec. 3.5. Systematic Declassification Review. (a) Each agency
that has originated classified information under this order or its
predecessors shall establish and conduct a program for systematic
declassification review. This program shall apply to historically
valuable records exempted from automatic declassification under
section 3.4 of this order. Agencies shall prioritize the systematic
review of records based upon:
(1) recommendations of the Information Security Policy Advisory
Council, established in section 5.5 of this order, on specific
subject areas for systematic review concentration; or
(2) the degree of researcher interest and the likelihood of
declassification upon review.
(b) The Archivist shall conduct a systematic declassification
review program for classified information: (1) accessioned into the
National Archives as of the effective date of this order; (2)
information transferred to the Archivist pursuant to section 2203
of title 44, United States Code; and (3) information for which the
National Archives and Records Administration serves as the
custodian of the records of an agency or organization that has gone
out of existence. This program shall apply to pertinent records no
later than 25 years from the date of their creation. The Archivist
shall establish priorities for the systematic review of these
records based upon the recommendations of the Information Security
Policy Advisory Council; or the degree of researcher interest and
the likelihood of declassification upon review. These records shall
be reviewed in accordance with the standards of this order, its
implementing directives, and declassification guides provided to
the Archivist by each agency that originated the records. The
Director of the Information Security Oversight Office shall assure
that agencies provide the Archivist with adequate and current
declassification guides.
(c) After consultation with affected agencies, the Secretary of
Defense may establish special procedures for systematic review for
declassification of classified cryptologic information, and the
Director of Central Intelligence may establish special procedures
for systematic review for declassification of classified
information pertaining to intelligence activities (including
special activities), or intelligence sources or methods.
Sec. 3.6. Mandatory Declassification Review. (a) Except as
provided in paragraph (b), below, all information classified under
this order or predecessor orders shall be subject to a review for
declassification by the originating agency if:
(1) the request for a review describes the document or material
containing the information with sufficient specificity to enable
the agency to locate it with a reasonable amount of effort;
(2) the information is not exempted from search and review
under the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act [see Short
Title of 1984 Amendment note, set out under section 401 of this
title]; and
(3) the information has not been reviewed for declassification
within the past 2 years. If the agency has reviewed the
information within the past 2 years, or the information is the
subject of pending litigation, the agency shall inform the
requester of this fact and of the requester's appeal rights.
(b) Information originated by:
(1) the incumbent President;
(2) the incumbent President's White House Staff;
(3) committees, commissions, or boards appointed by the
incumbent President; or
(4) other entities within the Executive Office of the President
that solely advise and assist the incumbent President is exempted
from the provisions of paragraph (a), above. However, the
Archivist shall have the authority to review, downgrade, and
declassify information of former Presidents under the control of
the Archivist pursuant to sections 2107, 2111, 2111 note, or 2203
of title 44, United States Code. Review procedures developed by
the Archivist shall provide for consultation with agencies having
primary subject matter interest and shall be consistent with the
provisions of applicable laws or lawful agreements that pertain
to the respective Presidential papers or records. Agencies with
primary subject matter interest shall be notified promptly of the
Archivist's decision. Any final decision by the Archivist may be
appealed by the requester or an agency to the Interagency
Security Classification Appeals Panel. The information shall
remain classified pending a prompt decision on the appeal.
(c) Agencies conducting a mandatory review for declassification
shall declassify information that no longer meets the standards for
classification under this order. They shall release this
information unless withholding is otherwise authorized and
warranted under applicable law.
(d) In accordance with directives issued pursuant to this order,
agency heads shall develop procedures to process requests for the
mandatory review of classified information. These procedures shall
apply to information classified under this or predecessor orders.
They also shall provide a means for administratively appealing a
denial of a mandatory review request, and for notifying the
requester of the right to appeal a final agency decision to the
Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel.
(e) After consultation with affected agencies, the Secretary of
Defense shall develop special procedures for the review of
cryptologic information, the Director of Central Intelligence shall
develop special procedures for the review of information pertaining
to intelligence activities (including special activities), or
intelligence sources or methods, and the Archivist shall develop
special procedures for the review of information accessioned into
the National Archives.
Sec. 3.7. Processing Requests and Reviews. In response to a
request for information under the Freedom of Information Act [5
U.S.C. 552], the Privacy Act of 1974 [5 U.S.C. 552a], or the
mandatory review provisions of this order, or pursuant to the
automatic declassification or systematic review provisions of this
order:
(a) An agency may refuse to confirm or deny the existence or
nonexistence of requested information whenever the fact of its
existence or nonexistence is itself classified under this order.
(b) When an agency receives any request for documents in its
custody that contain information that was originally classified by
another agency, or comes across such documents in the process of
the automatic declassification or systematic review provisions of
this order, it shall refer copies of any request and the pertinent
documents to the originating agency for processing, and may, after
consultation with the originating agency, inform any requester of
the referral unless such association is itself classified under
this order. In cases in which the originating agency determines in
writing that a response under paragraph (a), above, is required,
the referring agency shall respond to the requester in accordance
with that paragraph.
Sec. 3.8. Declassification Database. (a) The Archivist in
conjunction with the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office and those agencies that originate classified information,
shall establish a Governmentwide database of information that has
been declassified. The Archivist shall also explore other possible
uses of technology to facilitate the declassification process.
(b) Agency heads shall fully cooperate with the Archivist in
these efforts.
(c) Except as otherwise authorized and warranted by law, all
declassified information contained within the database established
under paragraph (a), above, shall be available to the public.
PART 4 - SAFEGUARDING
Sec. 4.1. Definitions. For purposes of this order: (a)
"Safeguarding" means measures and controls that are prescribed to
protect classified information.
(b) "Access" means the ability or opportunity to gain knowledge
of classified information.
(c) "Need-to-know" means a determination made by an authorized
holder of classified information that a prospective recipient
requires access to specific classified information in order to
perform or assist in a lawful and authorized governmental function.
(d) "Automated information system" means an assembly of computer
hardware, software, or firmware configured to collect, create,
communicate, compute, disseminate, process, store, or control data
or information.
(e) "Integrity" means the state that exists when information is
unchanged from its source and has not been accidentally or
intentionally modified, altered, or destroyed.
(f) "Network" means a system of two or more computers that can
exchange data or information.
(g) "Telecommunications" means the preparation, transmission, or
communication of information by electronic means.
(h) "Special access program" means a program established for a
specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding
and access requirements that exceed those normally required for
information at the same classification level.
Sec. 4.2. General Restrictions on Access. (a) A person may have
access to classified information provided that:
(1) a favorable determination of eligibility for access has
been made by an agency head or the agency head's designee;
(2) the person has signed an approved nondisclosure agreement;
and
(3) the person has a need-to-know the information.
(b) Classified information shall remain under the control of the
originating agency or its successor in function. An agency shall
not disclose information originally classified by another agency
without its authorization. An official or employee leaving agency
service may not remove classified information from the agency's
control.
(c) Classified information may not be removed from official
premises without proper authorization.
(d) Persons authorized to disseminate classified information
outside the executive branch shall assure the protection of the
information in a manner equivalent to that provided within the
executive branch.
(e) Consistent with law, directives, and regulation, an agency
head or senior agency official shall establish uniform procedures
to ensure that automated information systems, including networks
and telecommunications systems, that collect, create, communicate,
compute, disseminate, process, or store classified information have
controls that:
(1) prevent access by unauthorized persons; and
(2) ensure the integrity of the information.
(f) Consistent with law, directives, and regulation, each agency
head or senior agency official shall establish controls to ensure
that classified information is used, processed, stored, reproduced,
transmitted, and destroyed under conditions that provide adequate
protection and prevent access by unauthorized persons.
(g) Consistent with directives issued pursuant to this order, an
agency shall safeguard foreign government information under
standards that provide a degree of protection at least equivalent
to that required by the government or international organization of
governments that furnished the information. When adequate to
achieve equivalency, these standards may be less restrictive than
the safeguarding standards that ordinarily apply to United States
"Confidential" information, including allowing access to
individuals with a need-to-know who have not otherwise been cleared
for access to classified information or executed an approved
nondisclosure agreement.
(h) Except as provided by statute or directives issued pursuant
to this order, classified information originating in one agency may
not be disseminated outside any other agency to which it has been
made available without the consent of the originating agency. An
agency head or senior agency official may waive this requirement
for specific information originated within that agency. For
purposes of this section, the Department of Defense shall be
considered one agency.
Sec. 4.3. Distribution Controls. (a) Each agency shall establish
controls over the distribution of classified information to assure
that it is distributed only to organizations or individuals
eligible for access who also have a need-to-know the information.
(b) Each agency shall update, at least annually, the automatic,
routine, or recurring distribution of classified information that
they distribute. Recipients shall cooperate fully with distributors
who are updating distribution lists and shall notify distributors
whenever a relevant change in status occurs.
Sec. 4.4. Special Access Programs. (a) Establishment of special
access programs. Unless otherwise authorized by the President, only
the Secretaries of State, Defense and Energy, and the Director of
Central Intelligence, or the principal deputy of each, may create a
special access program. For special access programs pertaining to
intelligence activities (including special activities, but not
including military operational, strategic and tactical programs),
or intelligence sources or methods, this function will be exercised
by the Director of Central Intelligence. These officials shall keep
the number of these programs at an absolute minimum, and shall
establish them only upon a specific finding that:
(1) the vulnerability of, or threat to, specific information is
exceptional; and
(2) the normal criteria for determining eligibility for access
applicable to information classified at the same level are not
deemed sufficient to protect the information from unauthorized
disclosure; or
(3) the program is required by statute.
(b) Requirements and Limitations. (1) Special access programs
shall be limited to programs in which the number of persons who
will have access ordinarily will be reasonably small and
commensurate with the objective of providing enhanced protection
for the information involved.
(2) Each agency head shall establish and maintain a system of
accounting for special access programs consistent with directives
issued pursuant to this order.
(3) Special access programs shall be subject to the oversight
program established under section 5.6(c) of this order. In
addition, the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
shall be afforded access to these programs, in accordance with the
security requirements of each program, in order to perform the
functions assigned to the Information Security Oversight Office
under this order. An agency head may limit access to a special
access program to the Director and no more than one other employee
of the Information Security Oversight Office; or, for special
access programs that are extraordinarily sensitive and vulnerable,
to the Director only.
(4) The agency head or principal deputy shall review annually
each special access program to determine whether it continues to
meet the requirements of this order.
(5) Upon request, an agency shall brief the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, or his or her designee, on
any or all of the agency's special access programs.
(c) Within 180 days after the effective date of this order, each
agency head or principal deputy shall review all existing special
access programs under the agency's jurisdiction. These officials
shall terminate any special access programs that do not clearly
meet the provisions of this order. Each existing special access
program that an agency head or principal deputy validates shall be
treated as if it were established on the effective date of this
order.
(d) Nothing in this order shall supersede any requirement made by
or under 10 U.S.C. 119.
Sec. 4.5. Access by Historical Researchers and Former
Presidential Appointees. (a) The requirement in section 4.2(a)(3)
of this order that access to classified information may be granted
only to individuals who have a need-to-know the information may be
waived for persons who:
(1) are engaged in historical research projects; or
(2) previously have occupied policy-making positions to which
they were appointed by the President.
(b) Waivers under this section may be granted only if the agency
head or senior agency official of the originating agency:
(1) determines in writing that access is consistent with the
interest of national security;
(2) takes appropriate steps to protect classified information
from unauthorized disclosure or compromise, and ensures that the
information is safeguarded in a manner consistent with this
order; and
(3) limits the access granted to former Presidential appointees
to items that the person originated, reviewed, signed, or
received while serving as a Presidential appointee.
PART 5 - IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW
Sec. 5.1. Definitions. For purposes of this order: (a)
"Self-inspection" means the internal review and evaluation of
individual agency activities and the agency as a whole with respect
to the implementation of the program established under this order
and its implementing directives.
(b) "Violation" means:
(1) any knowing, willful, or negligent action that could
reasonably be expected to result in an unauthorized disclosure of
classified information;
(2) any knowing, willful, or negligent action to classify or
continue the classification of information contrary to the
requirements of this order or its implementing directives; or
(3) any knowing, willful, or negligent action to create or
continue a special access program contrary to the requirements of
this order.
(c) "Infraction" means any knowing, willful, or negligent action
contrary to the requirements of this order or its implementing
directives that does not comprise a "violation," as defined above.
Sec. 5.2. Program Direction. (a) The Director of the Information
Security Oversight Office, under the direction of the Archivist of
the United States and in consultation with the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs and the co-chairs of the
Security Policy Board, shall issue such directives as are necessary
to implement this order. These directives shall be binding upon the
agencies. Directives issued by the Director of the Information
Security Oversight Office shall establish standards for:
(1) classification and marking principles;
(2) agency security education and training programs;
(3) agency self-inspection programs; and
(4) classification and declassification guides.
(b) The Archivist of the United States shall delegate the
implementation and monitorship functions of this program to the
Director of the Information Security Oversight Office.
(c) The Security Policy Board, established by a Presidential
Decision Directive, shall make a recommendation to the President
through the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs with respect to the issuance of a Presidential directive on
safeguarding classified information. The Presidential directive
shall pertain to the handling, storage, distribution, transmittal,
and destruction of and accounting for classified information.
Sec. 5.3. Information Security Oversight Office. (a) There is
established within the National Archives and Records Administration
an Information Security Oversight Office. The Archivist of the
United States shall appoint the Director of the Information
Security Oversight Office, subject to the approval of the
President.
(b) Under the direction of the Archivist of the United States,
acting in consultation with the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs, the Director of the Information Security
Oversight Office shall:
(1) develop directives for the implementation of this order;
(2) oversee agency actions to ensure compliance with this order
and its implementing directives;
(3) review and approve agency implementing regulations and
agency guides for systematic declassification review prior to
their issuance by the agency;
(4) have the authority to conduct on-site reviews of each
agency's program established under this order, and to require of
each agency those reports, information, and other cooperation
that may be necessary to fulfill its responsibilities. If
granting access to specific categories of classified information
would pose an exceptional national security risk, the affected
agency head or the senior agency official shall submit a written
justification recommending the denial of access to the President
through the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs within 60 days of the request for access. Access shall be
denied pending the response,[;]
(5) review requests for original classification authority from
agencies or officials not granted original classification
authority and, if deemed appropriate, recommend Presidential
approval through the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget;
(6) consider and take action on complaints and suggestions from
persons within or outside the Government with respect to the
administration of the program established under this order;
(7) have the authority to prescribe, after consultation with
affected agencies, standardization of forms or procedures that
will promote the implementation of the program established under
this order;
(8) report at least annually to the President on the
implementation of this order; and
(9) convene and chair interagency meetings to discuss matters
pertaining to the program established by this order.
Sec. 5.4. Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel.
(a) Establishment and Administration.
(1) There is established an Interagency Security Classification
Appeals Panel ("Panel"). The Secretaries of State and Defense,
the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the
Archivist of the United States, and the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs shall each appoint a
senior level representative to serve as a member of the Panel.
The President shall select the Chair of the Panel from among the
Panel members.
(2) A vacancy on the Panel shall be filled as quickly as
possible as provided in paragraph (1), above.
(3) The Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
shall serve as the Executive Secretary. The staff of the
Information Security Oversight Office shall provide program and
administrative support for the Panel.
(4) The members and staff of the Panel shall be required to
meet eligibility for access standards in order to fulfill the
Panel's functions.
(5) The Panel shall meet at the call of the Chair. The Chair
shall schedule meetings as may be necessary for the Panel to
fulfill its functions in a timely manner.
(6) The Information Security Oversight Office shall include in
its reports to the President a summary of the Panel's activities.
(b) Functions. The Panel shall:
(1) decide on appeals by persons who have filed classification
challenges under section 1.9 of this order;
(2) approve, deny, or amend agency exemptions from automatic
declassification as provided in section 3.4 of this order; and
(3) decide on appeals by persons or entities who have filed
requests for mandatory declassification review under section 3.6
of this order.
(c) Rules and Procedures. The Panel shall issue bylaws, which
shall be published in the Federal Register no later than 120 days
from the effective date of this order. The bylaws shall establish
the rules and procedures that the Panel will follow in accepting,
considering, and issuing decisions on appeals. The rules and
procedures of the Panel shall provide that the Panel will consider
appeals only on actions in which: (1) the appellant has exhausted
his or her administrative remedies within the responsible agency;
(2) there is no current action pending on the issue within the
federal courts; and (3) the information has not been the subject of
review by the federal courts or the Panel within the past 2 years.
(d) Agency heads will cooperate fully with the Panel so that it
can fulfill its functions in a timely and fully informed manner. An
agency head may appeal a decision of the Panel to the President
through the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs. The Panel will report to the President through the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs any
instance in which it believes that an agency head is not
cooperating fully with the Panel.
(e) The Appeals Panel is established for the sole purpose of
advising and assisting the President in the discharge of his
constitutional and discretionary authority to protect the national
security of the United States. Panel decisions are committed to the
discretion of the Panel, unless reversed by the President.
Sec. 5.5. Information Security Policy Advisory Council.
(a) Establishment. There is established an Information Security
Policy Advisory Council ("Council"). The Council shall be composed
of seven members appointed by the President for staggered terms not
to exceed 4 years, from among persons who have demonstrated
interest and expertise in an area related to the subject matter of
this order and are not otherwise employees of the Federal
Government. The President shall appoint the Council Chair from
among the members. The Council shall comply with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
(b) Functions. The Council shall:
(1) advise the President, the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, or such other executive branch officials
as it deems appropriate, on policies established under this order
or its implementing directives, including recommended changes to
those policies;
(2) provide recommendations to agency heads for specific
subject areas for systematic declassification review; and
(3) serve as a forum to discuss policy issues in dispute.
(c) Meetings. The Council shall meet at least twice each calendar
year, and as determined by the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs or the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget.
(d) Administration.
(1) Each Council member may be compensated at a rate of pay not
to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in
effect for grade GS-18 of the general schedule under section 5376
of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which that
member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the
Council.
(2) While away from their homes or regular place of business in
the actual performance of the duties of the Council, members may
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving
intermittently in the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5703(b)).
(3) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the
availability of funds, the Information Security Oversight Office
shall provide the Council with administrative services,
facilities, staff, and other support services necessary for the
performance of its functions.
(4) Notwithstanding any other Executive order, the functions of
the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended [5 App. U.S.C.], that are applicable to the Council,
except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by
the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office in
accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the
General Services Administration.
Sec. 5.6. General Responsibilities. Heads of agencies that
originate or handle classified information shall:
(a) demonstrate personal commitment and commit senior management
to the successful implementation of the program established under
this order;
(b) commit necessary resources to the effective implementation of
the program established under this order; and
(c) designate a senior agency official to direct and administer
the program, whose responsibilities shall include:
(1) overseeing the agency's program established under this
order, provided, an agency head may designate a separate official
to oversee special access programs authorized under this order.
This official shall provide a full accounting of the agency's
special access programs at least annually;
(2) promulgating implementing regulations, which shall be
published in the Federal Register to the extent that they affect
members of the public;
(3) establishing and maintaining security education and
training programs;
(4) establishing and maintaining an ongoing self-inspection
program, which shall include the periodic review and assessment
of the agency's classified product;
(5) establishing procedures to prevent unnecessary access to
classified information, including procedures that: (i) require
that a need for access to classified information is established
before initiating administrative clearance procedures; and (ii)
ensure that the number of persons granted access to classified
information is limited to the minimum consistent with operational
and security requirements and needs;
(6) developing special contingency plans for the safeguarding
of classified information used in or near hostile or potentially
hostile areas;
(7) assuring that the performance contract or other system used
to rate civilian or military personnel performance includes the
management of classified information as a critical element or
item to be evaluated in the rating of: (i) original
classification authorities; (ii) security managers or security
specialists; and (iii) all other personnel whose duties
significantly involve the creation or handling of classified
information;
(8) accounting for the costs associated with the implementation
of this order, which shall be reported to the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office for publication; and
(9) assigning in a prompt manner agency personnel to respond to
any request, appeal, challenge, complaint, or suggestion arising
out of this order that pertains to classified information that
originated in a component of the agency that no longer exists and
for which there is no clear successor in function.
Sec. 5.7. Sanctions. (a) If the Director of the Information
Security Oversight Office finds that a violation of this order or
its implementing directives may have occurred, the Director shall
make a report to the head of the agency or to the senior agency
official so that corrective steps, if appropriate, may be taken.
(b) Officers and employees of the United States Government, and
its contractors, licensees, certificate holders, and grantees shall
be subject to appropriate sanctions if they knowingly, willfully,
or negligently:
(1) disclose to unauthorized persons information properly
classified under this order or predecessor orders;
(2) classify or continue the classification of information in
violation of this order or any implementing directive;
(3) create or continue a special access program contrary to the
requirements of this order; or
(4) contravene any other provision of this order or its
implementing directives.
(c) Sanctions may include reprimand, suspension without pay,
removal, termination of classification authority, loss or denial of
access to classified information, or other sanctions in accordance
with applicable law and agency regulation.
(d) The agency head, senior agency official, or other supervisory
official shall, at a minimum, promptly remove the classification
authority of any individual who demonstrates reckless disregard or
a pattern of error in applying the classification standards of this
order.
(e) The agency head or senior agency official shall:
(1) take appropriate and prompt corrective action when a
violation or infraction under paragraph (b), above, occurs; and
(2) notify the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office when a violation under paragraph (b)(1), (2) or (3),
above, occurs.
PART 6 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 6.1. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall
supersede any requirement made by or under the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], or the National Security
Act of 1947, as amended [act July 26, 1947, see Short Title note
set out under section 401 of this title]. "Restricted Data" and
"Formerly Restricted Data" shall be handled, protected, classified,
downgraded, and declassified in conformity with the provisions of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and regulations issued
under that Act.
(b) The Attorney General, upon request by the head of an agency
or the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office, shall
render an interpretation of this order with respect to any question
arising in the course of its administration.
(c) Nothing in this order limits the protection afforded any
information by other provisions of law, including the exemptions to
the Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552], the Privacy Act [5
U.S.C. 552a], and the National Security Act of 1947, as amended.
This order is not intended, and should not be construed, to create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law
by a party against the United States, its agencies, its officers,
or its employees. The foregoing is in addition to the specific
provisos set forth in sections 1.2(b), 3.2(b) and 5.4(e) of this
order.
(d) Executive Order No. 12356 of April 6, 1982, is revoked as of
the effective date of this order.
Sec. 6.2. Effective Date. This order shall become effective 180
days from the date of this order.
William J. Clinton.
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OFFICIALS DESIGNATED TO CLASSIFY NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Executive Secretary of National Security Council designated to
exercise authority of President to classify certain information
originally as "Top Secret" by section 7(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 13010,
July 15, 1996, 61 F.R. 37347, as amended, set out as a note under
section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Order of President of the United States, dated Oct. 13, 1995, 60
F.R. 53845, provided:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.4 of Executive Order No.
12958 of April 17, 1995, entitled "Classified National Security
Information," [set out above] I hereby designate the following
officials to classify information originally as "Top Secret",
"Secret", or "Confidential":
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TOP SECRET
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:
The Vice President
The Chief of Staff to the President
The Director, Office of Management and Budget
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
The Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Chairman, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES:
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Attorney General
The Secretary of Energy
The Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Director, United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
The Director of Central Intelligence
The Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency
SECRET
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:
The United States Trade Representative
The Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
The Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES:
The Secretary of Commerce
The Secretary of Transportation
The Administrator, Agency for International Development
The Director, United States Information Agency
CONFIDENTIAL
The President, Export-Import Bank of the United States
The President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with
Section 1.4(c) of Executive Order No. 12958.
This Order shall be published in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton.
[For abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency and United States Information Agency (other than
Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting
Bureau), transfer of functions, and treatment of references, see
sections 6511-6521, 6531, 6532, and 6551 of Title 22, Foreign
Relations and Intercourse.]
Order of President of the United States, dated Feb. 27, 1996, 61
F.R. 7977, provided:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 1.4 of Executive Order No.
12958 of April 17, 1995, entitled "Classified National Security
Information," [set out above] I hereby designate the following
additional officials to classify information originally as "Top
Secret":
The Chair, Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the United
States Intelligence Community
The Director, National Counterintelligence Center
The Chair of the Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the
United States Intelligence Community, shall exercise the authority
to classify information originally as "Top Secret" during the
existence of the Commission and for such time afterwards as may be
necessary to complete the Commission's administrative affairs.
The authority of the Director of the National Counterintelligence
Center to classify information originally as "Top Secret" is
limited to those circumstances in which the original classification
of information is necessary in order for the Center to fulfill its
mission and functions.
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with
section 1.4(c) of Executive Order No. 12958.
This order shall be published in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton.
Order of President of the United States, dated Feb. 26, 1997, 62
F.R. 9349, provided:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 1.4 of Executive Order
12958 of April 17, 1995, entitled "Classified National Security
Information," [set out above] I hereby designate the following
additional official to classify information originally as "Top
Secret":
The Chair, President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure
Protection.
The Chair of the President's Commission on Critical
Infrastructure Protection, established under Executive Order 13010
of July 15, 1996 [42 U.S.C. 5195 note], shall exercise the
authority to classify information originally as "Top Secret" during
the existence of the Commission.
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with
section 1.4(c) of Executive Order 12958.
This order shall be published in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton.
Order of President of the United States, dated Dec. 10, 2001, 66
F.R. 64347, provided:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 1.4 of Executive Order
12958 of April 17, 1995, entitled "Classified National Security
Information," [set out above] I hereby designate the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to classify information originally as
"Secret."
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with
section 1.4(c) of Executive Order 12958.
This order shall be published in the Federal Register.
George W. Bush.
Order of President of the United States, dated May 6, 2002, 67
F.R. 31109, provided:
In accordance with the provisions of section 1.4 of Executive
Order 12958 of April 17, 1995, entitled "Classified National
Security Information," [set out above] I hereby designate the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to classify
information originally as "Secret."
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with
section 1.4(c) of Executive Order 12958.
This order shall be published in the Federal Register.
George W. Bush.
Order of President of the United States, dated Sept. 26, 2002, 67
F.R. 61465, provided:
In accordance with the provisions of section 1.4 of Executive
Order 12958 of April 17, 1995, entitled "Classified National
Security Information," [set out above] I hereby designate the
Secretary of Agriculture to classify information originally as
"Secret."
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with
section 1.4(c) of Executive Order 12958.
This order shall be published in the Federal Register.
George W. Bush.
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EX. ORD. NO. 12968. ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
Ex. Ord. No. 12968, Aug. 2, 1995, 60 F.R. 40245, provided:
The national interest requires that certain information be
maintained in confidence through a system of classification in
order to protect our citizens, our democratic institutions, and our
participation within the community of nations. The unauthorized
disclosure of information classified in the national interest can
cause irreparable damage to the national security and loss of human
life.
Security policies designed to protect classified information must
ensure consistent, cost effective, and efficient protection of our
Nation's classified information, while providing fair and equitable
treatment to those Americans upon whom we rely to guard our
national security.
This order establishes a uniform Federal personnel security
program for employees who will be considered for initial or
continued access to classified information.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
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PART 1 - DEFINITIONS, ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE, AND OTHER ITEMS
Section 1.1. Definitions. For the purposes of this order: (a)
"Agency" means any "Executive agency," as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105,
the "military departments," as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102, and any
other entity within the executive branch that comes into the
possession of classified information, including the Defense
Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the National
Reconnaissance Office.
(b) "Applicant" means a person other than an employee who has
received an authorized conditional offer of employment for a
position that requires access to classified information.
(c) "Authorized investigative agency" means an agency authorized
by law or regulation to conduct a counterintelligence investigation
or investigation of persons who are proposed for access to
classified information to ascertain whether such persons satisfy
the criteria for obtaining and retaining access to such
information.
(d) "Classified information" means information that has been
determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12958 [set out above],
or any successor order, Executive Order No. 12951 [set out above],
or any successor order, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2011 [et seq.]), to require protection against unauthorized
disclosure.
(e) "Employee" means a person, other than the President and Vice
President, employed by, detailed or assigned to, an agency,
including members of the Armed Forces; an expert or consultant to
an agency; an industrial or commercial contractor, licensee,
certificate holder, or grantee of an agency, including all
subcontractors; a personal services contractor; or any other
category of person who acts for or on behalf of an agency as
determined by the appropriate agency head.
(f) "Foreign power" and "agent of a foreign power" have the
meaning provided in 50 U.S.C. 1801.
(g) "Need for access" means a determination that an employee
requires access to a particular level of classified information in
order to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized governmental
function.
(h) "Need-to-know" means a determination made by an authorized
holder of classified information that a prospective recipient
requires access to specific classified information in order to
perform or assist in a lawful and authorized governmental function.
(i) "Overseas Security Policy Board" means the Board established
by the President to consider, develop, coordinate and promote
policies, standards and agreements on overseas security operations,
programs and projects that affect all United States Government
agencies under the authority of a Chief of Mission.
(j) "Security Policy Board" means the Board established by the
President to consider, coordinate, and recommend policy directives
for U.S. security policies, procedures, and practices.
(k) "Special access program" has the meaning provided in section
4.1 of Executive Order No. 12958 [set out above], or any successor
order.
Sec. 1.2. Access to Classified Information. (a) No employee shall
be granted access to classified information unless that employee
has been determined to be eligible in accordance with this order
and to possess a need-to-know.
(b) Agency heads shall be responsible for establishing and
maintaining an effective program to ensure that access to
classified information by each employee is clearly consistent with
the interests of the national security.
(c) Employees shall not be granted access to classified
information unless they:
(1) have been determined to be eligible for access under section
3.1 of this order by agency heads or designated officials based
upon a favorable adjudication of an appropriate investigation of
the employee's background;
(2) have a demonstrated need-to-know; and
(3) have signed an approved nondisclosure agreement.
(d) All employees shall be subject to investigation by an
appropriate government authority prior to being granted access to
classified information and at any time during the period of access
to ascertain whether they continue to meet the requirements for
access.
(e)(1) All employees granted access to classified information
shall be required as a condition of such access to provide to the
employing agency written consent permitting access by an authorized
investigative agency, for such time as access to classified
information is maintained and for a period of 3 years thereafter,
to:
(A) relevant financial records that are maintained by a financial
institution as defined in 31 U.S.C. 5312(a) or by a holding company
as defined in section 1101(6) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act
of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401[(6)]);
(B) consumer reports pertaining to the employee under the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a [1681 et seq.]); and
(C) records maintained by commercial entities within the United
States pertaining to any travel by the employee outside the United
States.
(2) Information may be requested pursuant to employee consent
under this section where:
(A) there are reasonable grounds to believe, based on credible
information, that the employee or former employee is, or may be,
disclosing classified information in an unauthorized manner to a
foreign power or agent of a foreign power;
(B) information the employing agency deems credible indicates the
employee or former employee has incurred excessive indebtedness or
has acquired a level of affluence that cannot be explained by other
information; or
(C) circumstances indicate the employee or former employee had
the capability and opportunity to disclose classified information
that is known to have been lost or compromised to a foreign power
or an agent of a foreign power.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the
authority of an investigating agency to obtain information pursuant
to the Right to Financial Privacy Act [of 1978, 12 U.S.C. 3401 et
seq.], the Fair Credit Reporting Act [15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.] or
any other applicable law.
Sec. 1.3. Financial Disclosure. (a) Not later than 180 days after
the effective date of this order, the head of each agency that
originates, handles, transmits, or possesses classified information
shall designate each employee, by position or category where
possible, who has a regular need for access to classified
information that, in the discretion of the agency head, would
reveal:
(1) the identity of covert agents as defined in the Intelligence
Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 [et seq.]);
(2) technical or specialized national intelligence collection and
processing systems that, if disclosed in an unauthorized manner,
would substantially negate or impair the effectiveness of the
system;
(3) the details of:
(A) the nature, contents, algorithm, preparation, or use of any
code, cipher, or cryptographic system or;
(B) the design, construction, functioning, maintenance, or repair
of any cryptographic equipment; but not including information
concerning the use of cryptographic equipment and services;
(4) particularly sensitive special access programs, the
disclosure of which would substantially negate or impair the
effectiveness of the information or activity involved; or
(5) especially sensitive nuclear weapons design information (but
only for those positions that have been certified as being of a
high degree of importance or sensitivity, as described in section
145(f) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U.S.C.
2165(f)]).
(b) An employee may not be granted access, or hold a position
designated as requiring access, to information described in
subsection (a) unless, as a condition of access to such
information, the employee:
(1) files with the head of the agency a financial disclosure
report, including information with respect to the spouse and
dependent children of the employee, as part of all background
investigations or reinvestigations;
(2) is subject to annual financial disclosure requirements, if
selected by the agency head; and
(3) files relevant information concerning foreign travel, as
determined by the Security Policy Board.
(c) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this
order, the Security Policy Board shall develop procedures for the
implementation of this section, including a standard financial
disclosure form for use by employees under subsection (b) of this
section, and agency heads shall identify certain employees, by
position or category, who are subject to annual financial
disclosure.
Sec. 1.4. Use of Automated Financial Record Data Bases. As part
of all investigations and reinvestigations described in section
1.2(d) of this order, agencies may request the Department of the
Treasury, under terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury, to search automated data bases consisting of reports
of currency transactions by financial institutions, international
transportation of currency or monetary instruments, foreign bank
and financial accounts, transactions under $10,000 that are
reported as possible money laundering violations, and records of
foreign travel.
Sec. 1.5. Employee Education and Assistance. The head of each
agency that grants access to classified information shall establish
a program for employees with access to classified information to:
(a) educate employees about individual responsibilities under this
order; and
(b) inform employees about guidance and assistance available
concerning issues that may affect their eligibility for access to
classified information, including sources of assistance for
employees who have questions or concerns about financial matters,
mental health, or substance abuse.
PART 2 - ACCESS ELIGIBILITY POLICY AND PROCEDURE
Sec. 2.1. Eligibility Determinations. (a) Determinations of
eligibility for access to classified information shall be based on
criteria established under this order. Such determinations are
separate from suitability determinations with respect to the hiring
or retention of persons for employment by the government or any
other personnel actions.
(b) The number of employees that each agency determines are
eligible for access to classified information shall be kept to the
minimum required for the conduct of agency functions.
(1) Eligibility for access to classified information shall not be
requested or granted solely to permit entry to, or ease of movement
within, controlled areas when the employee has no need for access
and access to classified information may reasonably be prevented.
Where circumstances indicate employees may be inadvertently exposed
to classified information in the course of their duties, agencies
are authorized to grant or deny, in their discretion, facility
access approvals to such employees based on an appropriate level of
investigation as determined by each agency.
(2) Except in agencies where eligibility for access is a
mandatory condition of employment, eligibility for access to
classified information shall only be requested or granted based on
a demonstrated, foreseeable need for access. Requesting or
approving eligibility in excess of actual requirements is
prohibited.
(3) Eligibility for access to classified information may be
granted where there is a temporary need for access, such as
one-time participation in a classified project, provided the
investigative standards established under this order have been
satisfied. In such cases, a fixed date or event for expiration
shall be identified and access to classified information shall be
limited to information related to the particular project or
assignment.
(4) Access to classified information shall be terminated when an
employee no longer has a need for access.
Sec. 2.2. Level of Access Approval. (a) The level at which an
access approval is granted for an employee shall be limited, and
relate directly, to the level of classified information for which
there is a need for access. Eligibility for access to a higher
level of classified information includes eligibility for access to
information classified at a lower level.
(b) Access to classified information relating to a special access
program shall be granted in accordance with procedures established
by the head of the agency that created the program or, for programs
pertaining to intelligence activities (including special activities
but not including military operational, strategic, and tactical
programs) or intelligence sources and methods, by the Director of
Central Intelligence. To the extent possible and consistent with
the national security interests of the United States, such
procedures shall be consistent with the standards and procedures
established by and under this order.
Sec. 2.3. Temporary Access to Higher Levels. (a) An employee who
has been determined to be eligible for access to classified
information based on favorable adjudication of a completed
investigation may be granted temporary access to a higher level
where security personnel authorized by the agency head to make
access eligibility determinations find that such access:
(1) is necessary to meet operational or contractual exigencies
not expected to be of a recurring nature;
(2) will not exceed 180 days; and
(3) is limited to specific, identifiable information that is made
the subject of a written access record.
(b) Where the access granted under subsection (a) of this section
involves another agency's classified information, that agency must
concur before access to its information is granted.
Sec. 2.4. Reciprocal Acceptance of Access Eligibility
Determinations. (a) Except when an agency has substantial
information indicating that an employee may not satisfy the
standards in section 3.1 of this order, background investigations
and eligibility determinations conducted under this order shall be
mutually and reciprocally accepted by all agencies.
(b) Except where there is substantial information indicating that
the employee may not satisfy the standards in section 3.1 of this
order, an employee with existing access to a special access program
shall not be denied eligibility for access to another special
access program at the same sensitivity level as determined
personally by the agency head or deputy agency head, or have an
existing access eligibility readjudicated, so long as the employee
has a need for access to the information involved.
(c) This section shall not preclude agency heads from
establishing additional, but not duplicative, investigative or
adjudicative procedures for a special access program or for
candidates for detail or assignment to their agencies, where such
procedures are required in exceptional circumstances to protect the
national security.
(d) Where temporary eligibility for access is granted under
sections 2.3 or 3.3 of this order or where the determination of
eligibility for access is conditional, the fact of such temporary
or conditional access shall be conveyed to any other agency that
considers affording the employee access to its information.
Sec. 2.5. Specific Access Requirement. (a) Employees who have
been determined to be eligible for access to classified information
shall be given access to classified information only where there is
a need-to-know that information.
(b) It is the responsibility of employees who are authorized
holders of classified information to verify that a prospective
recipient's eligibility for access has been granted by an
authorized agency official and to ensure that a need-to-know exists
prior to allowing such access, and to challenge requests for access
that do not appear well-founded.
Sec. 2.6. Access by Non-United States Citizens. (a) Where there
are compelling reasons in furtherance of an agency mission,
immigrant alien and foreign national employees who possess a
special expertise may, in the discretion of the agency, be granted
limited access to classified information only for specific
programs, projects, contracts, licenses, certificates, or grants
for which there is a need for access. Such individuals shall not be
eligible for access to any greater level of classified information
than the United States Government has determined may be releasable
to the country of which the subject is currently a citizen, and
such limited access may be approved only if the prior 10 years of
the subject's life can be appropriately investigated. If there are
any doubts concerning granting access, additional lawful
investigative procedures shall be fully pursued.
(b) Exceptions to these requirements may be permitted only by the
agency head or the senior agency official designated under section
6.1 of this order to further substantial national security
interests.
PART 3 - ACCESS ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS
Sec. 3.1. Standards. (a) No employee shall be deemed to be
eligible for access to classified information merely by reason of
Federal service or contracting, licensee, certificate holder, or
grantee status, or as a matter of right or privilege, or as a
result of any particular title, rank, position, or affiliation.
(b) Except as provided in sections 2.6 and 3.3 of this order,
eligibility for access to classified information shall be granted
only to employees who are United States citizens for whom an
appropriate investigation has been completed and whose personal and
professional history affirmatively indicates loyalty to the United
States, strength of character, trustworthiness, honesty,
reliability, discretion, and sound judgment, as well as freedom
from conflicting allegiances and potential for coercion, and
willingness and ability to abide by regulations governing the use,
handling, and protection of classified information. A determination
of eligibility for access to such information is a discretionary
security decision based on judgments by appropriately trained
adjudicative personnel. Eligibility shall be granted only where
facts and circumstances indicate access to classified information
is clearly consistent with the national security interests of the
United States, and any doubt shall be resolved in favor of the
national security.
(c) The United States Government does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability,
or sexual orientation in granting access to classified information.
(d) In determining eligibility for access under this order,
agencies may investigate and consider any matter that relates to
the determination of whether access is clearly consistent with the
interests of national security. No inference concerning the
standards in this section may be raised solely on the basis of the
sexual orientation of the employee.
(e) No negative inference concerning the standards in this
section may be raised solely on the basis of mental health
counseling. Such counseling can be a positive factor in eligibility
determinations. However, mental health counseling, where relevant
to the adjudication of access to classified information, may
justify further inquiry to determine whether the standards of
subsection (b) of this section are satisfied, and mental health may
be considered where it directly relates to those standards.
(f) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this
order, the Security Policy Board shall develop a common set of
adjudicative guidelines for determining eligibility for access to
classified information, including access to special access
programs.
Sec. 3.2. Basis for Eligibility Approval. (a) Eligibility
determinations for access to classified information shall be based
on information concerning the applicant or employee that is
acquired through the investigation conducted pursuant to this order
or otherwise available to security officials and shall be made part
of the applicant's or employee's security record. Applicants or
employees shall be required to provide relevant information
pertaining to their background and character for use in
investigating and adjudicating their eligibility for access.
(b) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this
order, the Security Policy Board shall develop a common set of
investigative standards for background investigations for access to
classified information. These standards may vary for the various
levels of access.
(c) Nothing in this order shall prohibit an agency from utilizing
any lawful investigative procedure in addition to the investigative
requirements set forth in this order and its implementing
regulations to resolve issues that may arise during the course of a
background investigation or reinvestigation.
Sec. 3.3. Special Circumstances. (a) In exceptional circumstances
where official functions must be performed prior to the completion
of the investigative and adjudication process, temporary
eligibility for access to classified information may be granted to
an employee while the initial investigation is underway. When such
eligibility is granted, the initial investigation shall be
expedited.
(1) Temporary eligibility for access under this section shall
include a justification, and the employee must be notified in
writing that further access is expressly conditioned on the
favorable completion of the investigation and issuance of an access
eligibility approval. Access will be immediately terminated, along
with any assignment requiring an access eligibility approval, if
such approval is not granted.
(2) Temporary eligibility for access may be granted only by
security personnel authorized by the agency head to make access
eligibility determinations and shall be based on minimum
investigative standards developed by the Security Policy Board not
later than 180 days after the effective date of this order.
(3) Temporary eligibility for access may be granted only to
particular, identified categories of classified information
necessary to perform the lawful and authorized functions that are
the basis for the granting of temporary access.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as altering the
authority of an agency head to waive requirements for granting
access to classified information pursuant to statutory authority.
(c) Where access has been terminated under section 2.1(b)(4) of
this order and a new need for access arises, access eligibility up
to the same level shall be reapproved without further investigation
as to employees who were determined to be eligible based on a
favorable adjudication of an investigation completed within the
prior 5 years, provided they have remained employed by the same
employer during the period in question, the employee certifies in
writing that there has been no change in the relevant information
provided by the employee for the last background investigation, and
there is no information that would tend to indicate the employee
may no longer satisfy the standards established by this order for
access to classified information.
(d) Access eligibility shall be reapproved for individuals who
were determined to be eligible based on a favorable adjudication of
an investigation completed within the prior 5 years and who have
been retired or otherwise separated from United States Government
employment for not more than 2 years; provided there is no
indication the individual may no longer satisfy the standards of
this order, the individual certifies in writing that there has been
no change in the relevant information provided by the individual
for the last background investigation, and an appropriate record
check reveals no unfavorable information.
Sec. 3.4. Reinvestigation Requirements. (a) Because circumstances
and characteristics may change dramatically over time and thereby
alter the eligibility of employees for continued access to
classified information, reinvestigations shall be conducted with
the same priority and care as initial investigations.
(b) Employees who are eligible for access to classified
information shall be the subject of periodic reinvestigations and
may also be reinvestigated if, at any time, there is reason to
believe that they may no longer meet the standards for access
established in this order.
(c) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this
order, the Security Policy Board shall develop a common set of
reinvestigative standards, including the frequency of
reinvestigations.
PART 4 - INVESTIGATIONS FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
Sec. 4. Authority. Agencies that conduct background
investigations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the Department of State, are authorized to conduct personnel
security investigations in the United States when requested by a
foreign government as part of its own personnel security program
and with the consent of the individual.
PART 5 - REVIEW OF ACCESS DETERMINATIONS
Sec. 5.1. Determinations of Need for Access. A determination
under section 2.1(b)(4) of this order that an employee does not
have, or no longer has, a need for access is a discretionary
determination and shall be conclusive.
Sec. 5.2. Review Proceedings for Denials or Revocations of
Eligibility for Access. (a) Applicants and employees who are
determined to not meet the standards for access to classified
information established in section 3.1 of this order shall be:
(1) provided as comprehensive and detailed a written explanation
of the basis for that conclusion as the national security interests
of the United States and other applicable law permit;
(2) provided within 30 days, upon request and to the extent the
documents would be provided if requested under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) or the Privacy Act (3 U.S.C. 552a),
as applicable, any documents, records, and reports upon which a
denial or revocation is based;
(3) informed of their right to be represented by counsel or other
representative at their own expense; to request any documents,
records, and reports as described in section 5.2(a)(2) upon which a
denial or revocation is based; and to request the entire
investigative file, as permitted by the national security and other
applicable law, which, if requested, shall be promptly provided
prior to the time set for a written reply;
(4) provided a reasonable opportunity to reply in writing to, and
to request a review of, the determination;
(5) provided written notice of and reasons for the results of the
review, the identity of the deciding authority, and written notice
of the right to appeal;
(6) provided an opportunity to appeal in writing to a high level
panel, appointed by the agency head, which shall be comprised of at
least three members, two of whom shall be selected from outside the
security field. Decisions of the panel shall be in writing, and
final except as provided in subsection (b) of this section; and
(7) provided an opportunity to appear personally and to present
relevant documents, materials, and information at some point in the
process before an adjudicative or other authority, other than the
investigating entity, as determined by the agency head. A written
summary or recording of such appearance shall be made part of the
applicant's or employee's security record, unless such appearance
occurs in the presence of the appeals panel described in subsection
(a)(6) of this section.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an agency head from
personally exercising the appeal authority in subsection (a)(6) of
this section based upon recommendations from an appeals panel. In
such case, the decision of the agency head shall be final.
(c) Agency heads shall promulgate regulations to implement this
section and, at their sole discretion and as resources and national
security considerations permit, may provide additional review
proceedings beyond those required by subsection (a) of this
section. This section does not require additional proceedings,
however, and creates no procedural or substantive rights.
(d) When the head of an agency or principal deputy personally
certifies that a procedure set forth in this section cannot be made
available in a particular case without damaging the national
security interests of the United States by revealing classified
information, the particular procedure shall not be made available.
This certification shall be conclusive.
(e) This section shall not be deemed to limit or affect the
responsibility and power of an agency head pursuant to any law or
other Executive order to deny or terminate access to classified
information in the interests of national security. The power and
responsibility to deny or terminate access to classified
information pursuant to any law or other Executive order may be
exercised only where the agency head determines that the procedures
prescribed in subsection (a) of this section cannot be invoked in a
manner that is consistent with national security. This
determination shall be conclusive.
(f)(1) This section shall not be deemed to limit or affect the
responsibility and power of an agency head to make determinations
of suitability for employment.
(2) Nothing in this section shall require that an agency provide
the procedures prescribed in subsection (a) of this section to an
applicant where a conditional offer of employment is withdrawn for
reasons of suitability or any other reason other than denial of
eligibility for access to classified information.
(3) A suitability determination shall not be used for the purpose
of denying an applicant or employee the review proceedings of this
section where there has been a denial or revocation of eligibility
for access to classified information.
PART 6 - IMPLEMENTATION
Sec. 6.1. Agency Implementing Responsibilities. Heads of agencies
that grant employees access to classified information shall: (a)
designate a senior agency official to direct and administer the
agency's personnel security program established by this order. All
such programs shall include active oversight and continuing
security education and awareness programs to ensure effective
implementation of this order;
(b) cooperate, under the guidance of the Security Policy Board,
with other agencies to achieve practical, consistent, and effective
adjudicative training and guidelines; and
(c) conduct periodic evaluations of the agency's implementation
and administration of this order, including the implementation of
section 1.3(a) of this order. Copies of each report shall be
provided to the Security Policy Board.
Sec. 6.2. Employee Responsibilities. (a) Employees who are
granted eligibility for access to classified information shall:
(1) protect classified information in their custody from
unauthorized disclosure;
(2) report all contacts with persons, including foreign
nationals, who seek in any way to obtain unauthorized access to
classified information;
(3) report all violations of security regulations to the
appropriate security officials; and
(4) comply with all other security requirements set forth in this
order and its implementing regulations.
(b) Employees are encouraged and expected to report any
information that raises doubts as to whether another employee's
continued eligibility for access to classified information is
clearly consistent with the national security.
Sec. 6.3. Security Policy Board Responsibilities and
Implementation. (a) With respect to actions taken by the Security
Policy Board pursuant to sections 1.3(c), 3.1(f), 3.2(b),
3.3(a)(2), and 3.4(c) of this order, the Security Policy Board
shall make recommendations to the President through the Assistant
to the President for National Security Affairs for implementation.
(b) Any guidelines, standards, or procedures developed by the
Security Policy Board pursuant to this order shall be consistent
with those guidelines issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
in March 1994 on Background Investigations Policy/Guidelines
Regarding Sexual Orientation.
(c) In carrying out its responsibilities under this order, the
Security Policy Board shall consult where appropriate with the
Overseas Security Policy Board. In carrying out its
responsibilities under section 1.3(c) of this order, the Security
Policy Board shall obtain the concurrence of the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 6.4. Sanctions. Employees shall be subject to appropriate
sanctions if they knowingly and willfully grant eligibility for, or
allow access to, classified information in violation of this order
or its implementing regulations. Sanctions may include reprimand,
suspension without pay, removal, and other actions in accordance
with applicable law and agency regulations.
PART 7 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 7.1. Classified Information Procedures Act. Nothing in this
order is intended to alter the procedures established under the
Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.).
Sec. 7.2. General. (a) Information obtained by an agency under
sections 1.2(e) or 1.3 of this order may not be disseminated
outside the agency, except to:
(1) the agency employing the employee who is the subject of the
records or information;
(2) the Department of Justice for law enforcement or
counterintelligence purposes; or
(3) any agency if such information is clearly relevant to the
authorized responsibilities of such agency.
(b) The Attorney General, at the request of the head of an
agency, shall render an interpretation of this order with respect
to any question arising in the course of its administration.
(c) No prior Executive orders are repealed by this order. To the
extent that this order is inconsistent with any provision of any
prior Executive order, this order shall control, except that this
order shall not diminish or otherwise affect the requirements of
Executive Order No. 10450 [5 U.S.C. 7311 note], the denial and
revocation procedures provided to individuals covered by Executive
Order No. 10865, as amended [set out above], or access by
historical researchers and former presidential appointees under
Executive Order No. 12958 [set out above] or any successor order.
(d) If any provision of this order or the application of such
provision is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order shall
not be affected.
(e) This Executive order is intended only to improve the internal
management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and does
not, create any right to administrative or judicial review, or any
other right or benefit or trust responsibility, substantive or
procedural, enforceable by a party against the United States, its
agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any
other person.
(f) This order is effective immediately.
William J. Clinton.
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50 USC Sec. 435a 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VI - ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 435a. Limitation on handling, retention, and storage of
certain classified materials by the Department of State
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(a) Certification regarding full compliance with requirements
The Director of Central Intelligence shall certify to the
appropriate committees of Congress whether or not each covered
element of the Department of State is in full compliance with all
applicable directives of the Director of Central Intelligence
relating to the handling, retention, or storage of covered
classified material.
(b) Limitation on certification
The Director of Central Intelligence may not certify a covered
element of the Department of State as being in full compliance with
the directives referred to in subsection (a) of this section if the
covered element is currently subject to a waiver of compliance with
respect to any such directive.
(c) Report on noncompliance
Whenever the Director of Central Intelligence determines that a
covered element of the Department of State is not in full
compliance with any directive referred to in subsection (a) of this
section, the Director shall promptly notify the appropriate
committees of Congress of such determination.
(d) Effects of certification of non-full compliance
(1) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, effective as of
January 1, 2001, a covered element of the Department of State may
not retain or store covered classified material unless the Director
has certified under subsection (a) of this section as of such date
that the covered element is in full compliance with the directives
referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(2) If the prohibition in paragraph (1) takes effect in
accordance with that paragraph, the prohibition shall remain in
effect until the date on which the Director certifies under
subsection (a) of this section that the covered element involved is
in full compliance with the directives referred to in that
subsection.
(e) Waiver by Director of Central Intelligence
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence may waive the
applicability of the prohibition in subsection (d) of this section
to an element of the Department of State otherwise covered by such
prohibition if the Director determines that the waiver is in the
national security interests of the United States.
(2) The Director shall submit to appropriate committees of
Congress a report on each exercise of the waiver authority in
paragraph (1).
(3) Each report under paragraph (2) with respect to the exercise
of authority under paragraph (1) shall set forth the following:
(A) The covered element of the Department of State addressed by
the waiver.
(B) The reasons for the waiver.
(C) The actions that will be taken to bring such element into
full compliance with the directives referred to in subsection (a)
of this section, including a schedule for completion of such
actions.
(D) The actions taken by the Director to protect any covered
classified material to be handled, retained, or stored by such
element pending achievement of full compliance of such element
with such directives.
(f) Definitions
In this section:
(1) The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means the
following:
(A) The Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(B) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the
Committee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The term "covered classified material" means any material
classified at the Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
level.
(3) The term "covered element of the Department of State" means
each element of the Department of State that handles, retains, or
stores covered classified material.
(4) The term "material" means any data, regardless of physical
form or characteristic, including written or printed matter,
automated information systems storage media, maps, charts,
paintings, drawings, films, photographs, engravings, sketches,
working notes, papers, reproductions of any such things by any
means or process, and sound, voice, magnetic, or electronic
recordings.
(5) The term "Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) level",
in the case of classified material, means a level of
classification for information in such material concerning or
derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical
processes that requires such information to be handled within
formal access control systems established by the Director of
Central Intelligence.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 106-567, title III, Sec. 309, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat.
2840.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2001, and not as part of the National Security Act
of 1947 which comprises this chapter.
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50 USC Sec. 436 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VI - ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 436. Requests by authorized investigative agencies
-STATUTE-
(a) Generally
(1) Any authorized investigative agency may request from any
financial agency, financial institution, or holding company, or
from any consumer reporting agency, such financial records, other
financial information, and consumer reports as may be necessary in
order to conduct any authorized law enforcement investigation,
counterintelligence inquiry, or security determination. Any
authorized investigative agency may also request records maintained
by any commercial entity within the United States pertaining to
travel by an employee in the executive branch of Government outside
the United States.
(2) Requests may be made under this section where -
(A) the records sought pertain to a person who is or was an
employee in the executive branch of Government required by the
President in an Executive order or regulation, as a condition of
access to classified information, to provide consent, during a
background investigation and for such time as access to the
information is maintained, and for a period of not more than
three years thereafter, permitting access to financial records,
other financial information, consumer reports, and travel
records; and
(B)(i) there are reasonable grounds to believe, based on
credible information, that the person is, or may be, disclosing
classified information in an unauthorized manner to a foreign
power or agent of a foreign power;
(ii) information the employing agency deems credible indicates
the person has incurred excessive indebtedness or has acquired a
level of affluence which cannot be explained by other information
known to the agency; or
(iii) circumstances indicate the person had the capability and
opportunity to disclose classified information which is known to
have been lost or compromised to a foreign power or an agent of a
foreign power.
(3) Each such request -
(A) shall be accompanied by a written certification signed by
the department or agency head or deputy department or agency head
concerned, or by a senior official designated for this purpose by
the department or agency head concerned (whose rank shall be no
lower than Assistant Secretary or Assistant Director), and shall
certify that -
(i) the person concerned is or was an employee within the
meaning of paragraph (2)(A);
(ii) the request is being made pursuant to an authorized
inquiry or investigation and is authorized under this section;
and
(iii) the records or information to be reviewed are records
or information which the employee has previously agreed to make
available to the authorized investigative agency for review;
(B) shall contain a copy of the agreement referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii);
(C) shall identify specifically or by category the records or
information to be reviewed; and
(D) shall inform the recipient of the request of the
prohibition described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Disclosure of requests
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no governmental or
private entity, or officer, employee, or agent of such entity, may
disclose to any person, other than those officers, employees, or
agents of such entity necessary to satisfy a request made under
this section, that such entity has received or satisfied a request
made by an authorized investigative agency under this section.
(c) Records or information; inspection or copying
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than
section 6103 of title 26), an entity receiving a request for
records or information under subsection (a) of this section shall,
if the request satisfies the requirements of this section, make
available such records or information within 30 days for inspection
or copying, as may be appropriate, by the agency requesting such
records or information.
(2) Any entity (including any officer, employee, or agent
thereof) that discloses records or information for inspection or
copying pursuant to this section in good faith reliance upon the
certifications made by an agency pursuant to this section shall not
be liable for any such disclosure to any person under this
subchapter, the constitution of any State, or any law or regulation
of any State or any political subdivision of any State.
(d) Reimbursement of costs
Any agency requesting records or information under this section
may, subject to the availability of appropriations, reimburse a
private entity for any cost reasonably incurred by such entity in
responding to such request, including the cost of identifying,
reproducing, or transporting records or other data.
(e) Dissemination of records or information received
An agency receiving records or information pursuant to a request
under this section may disseminate the records or information
obtained pursuant to such request outside the agency only -
(1) to the agency employing the employee who is the subject of
the records or information;
(2) to the Department of Justice for law enforcement or
counterintelligence purposes; or
(3) with respect to dissemination to an agency of the United
States, if such information is clearly relevant to the authorized
responsibilities of such agency.
(f) Construction of section
Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the authority
of an investigative agency to obtain information pursuant to the
Right to Financial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) or the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VIII, Sec. 802, as added Pub. L.
103-359, title VIII, Sec. 802(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3436.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Right to Financial Privacy Act, referred to in subsec. (f),
probably means the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, which is
title XI of Pub. L. 95-630, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3697, as
amended, and is classified generally to chapter 35 (Sec. 3401 et
seq.) of Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
3401 of Title 12 and Tables.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act, referred to in subsec. (f), is
title VI of Pub. L. 90-321, as added by Pub. L. 91-508, title VI,
Sec. 601, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1127, as amended, which is
classified generally to subchapter III (Sec. 1681 et seq.) of
chapter 41 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1970
Amendment note set out under section 1601 of Title 15 and Tables.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 435 of this title.
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50 USC Sec. 437 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VI - ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 437. Exceptions
-STATUTE-
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this
subchapter shall not apply to the President and Vice President,
Members of the Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Federal
judges appointed by the President.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VIII, Sec. 803, as added Pub. L.
103-359, title VIII, Sec. 802(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3437.)
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50 USC Sec. 438 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VI - ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
-HEAD-
Sec. 438. Definitions
-STATUTE-
For purposes of this subchapter -
(1) the term "authorized investigative agency" means an agency
authorized by law or regulation to conduct a counterintelligence
investigation or investigations of persons who are proposed for
access to classified information to ascertain whether such
persons satisfy the criteria for obtaining and retaining access
to such information;
(2) the term "classified information" means any information
that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12356 of
April 2, 1982, or successor orders, or the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], to require protection against
unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated;
(3) the term "consumer reporting agency" has the meaning given
such term in section 1681a of title 15;
(4) the term "employee" includes any person who receives a
salary or compensation of any kind from the United States
Government, is a contractor of the United States Government or an
employee thereof, is an unpaid consultant of the United States
Government, or otherwise acts for or on behalf of the United
States Government, except as otherwise determined by the
President;
(5) the terms "financial agency" and "financial institution"
have the meanings given to such terms in section 5312(a) of title
31 and the term "holding company" has the meaning given to such
term in section 3401(6) of title 12;
(6) the terms "foreign power" and "agent of a foreign power"
have the same meanings as set forth in sections (!1) 1801(a) and
(b), respectively, of this title;
(7) the term "State" means each of the several States of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, and any other possession
of the United States; and
(8) the term "computer" means any electronic, magnetic,
optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing
device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and
includes any data storage facility or communications facility
directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device
and any data or other information stored or contained in such
device.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VIII, Sec. 804, as added Pub. L.
103-359, title VIII, Sec. 802(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3438;
amended Pub. L. 106-120, title III, Sec. 305(b), Dec. 3, 1999, 113
Stat. 1611.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Executive Order No. 12356, referred to in par. (2), is set out as
a note under section 435 of this title.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in par. (2), is act
Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073,
Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 921, and amended, which is classified generally to
chapter 23 (Sec. 2011 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 2011 of Title 42 and Tables.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Par. (8). Pub. L. 106-120 added par. (8).
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "section".
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50 USC SUBCHAPTER VII - APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VII - APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VII - APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES
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50 USC Secs. 441 to 441d 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VII - APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES
-HEAD-
Secs. 441 to 441d. Omitted
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 441 to 441d were omitted pursuant to section 441d which
provided that this subchapter ceased to be effective on Jan. 6,
2000.
Section 441, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title IX, Sec. 901, as
added Pub. L. 104-93, title III, Sec. 303(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 109
Stat. 964, authorized the President to stay the imposition of an
economic, cultural, diplomatic, or other sanction or related action
by the United States Government concerning a foreign country,
organization, or person when to proceed without delay would
seriously risk the compromise of an ongoing criminal investigation
directly related to the activities giving rise to the sanction or
an intelligence source or method directly related to the activities
giving rise to the sanction.
Section 441a, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title IX, Sec. 902, as
added Pub. L. 104-93, title III, Sec. 303(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 109
Stat. 964, authorized the President to extend the period of a stay
obtained pursuant to section 441 of this title.
Section 441b, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title IX, Sec. 903, as
added Pub. L. 104-93, title III, Sec. 303(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 109
Stat. 964; amended Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 353(b)(2)(C),
Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2402, related to reports to Congress.
Section 441c, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title IX, Sec. 904, as
added Pub. L. 104-93, title III, Sec. 303(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 109
Stat. 965, authorized the President to stay the imposition of a
sanction related to the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, their delivery systems, or advanced conventional
weapons otherwise required to be imposed by certain other laws.
Section 441d, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title IX, Sec. 905, as
added Pub. L. 104-93, title III, Sec. 303(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 109
Stat. 965; amended Pub. L. 104-293, title III, Sec. 304, Oct. 11,
1996, 110 Stat. 3464; Pub. L. 105-107, title III, Sec. 304, Nov.
20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2252; Pub. L. 105-272, title III, Sec. 303,
Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2400, provided that this subchapter would
cease to be effective on Jan. 6, 2000.
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50 USC SUBCHAPTER VII-A - EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VII09A - EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VII-A - EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
-End-
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50 USC Sec. 441g 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VII09A - EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
-HEAD-
Sec. 441g. Scholarships and work-study for pursuit of graduate
degrees in science and technology
-STATUTE-
(a) Program authorized
The Director of Central Intelligence may carry out a program to
provide scholarships and work-study for individuals who are
pursuing graduate degrees in fields of study in science and
technology that are identified by the Director as appropriate to
meet the future needs of the intelligence community for qualified
scientists and engineers.
(b) Administration
If the Director carries out the program under subsection (a) of
this section, the Director shall administer the program through the
Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Administration.
(c) Identification of fields of study
If the Director carries out the program under subsection (a) of
this section, the Director shall identify fields of study under
subsection (a) of this section in consultation with the other heads
of the elements of the intelligence community.
(d) Eligibility for participation
An individual eligible to participate in the program is any
individual who -
(1) either -
(A) is an employee of the intelligence community; or
(B) meets criteria for eligibility for employment in the
intelligence community that are established by the Director;
(2) is accepted in a graduate degree program in a field of
study in science or technology identified under subsection (a) of
this section; and
(3) is eligible for a security clearance at the level of Secret
or above.
(e) Regulations
If the Director carries out the program under subsection (a) of
this section, the Director shall prescribe regulations for purposes
of the administration of this section.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, Sec. 1001, as added Pub. L.
107-306, title III, Sec. 331(a)(3), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2394.)
-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1001 of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was
renumbered section 1101 and is classified to section 442 of this
title.
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50 USC SUBCHAPTER VIII - ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VIII - ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VIII - ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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50 USC Sec. 442 01/06/03
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TITLE 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 15 - NATIONAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER VIII - ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 442. Applicability to United States intelligence activities of
Federal laws implementing international treaties and agreements
-STATUTE-
(a) In general
No Federal law enacted on or after December 27, 2000, that
implements a treaty or other international agreement shall be
construed as making unlawful an otherwise lawful and authorized
intelligence activity of the United States Government or its
employees, or any other person to the extent such other person is
carrying out such activity on behalf of, and at the direction of,
the United States, unless such Federal law specifically addresses
such intelligence activity.
(b) Authorized intelligence activities
An intelligence activity shall be treated as authorized for
purposes of subsection (a) of this section if the intelligence
activity is authorized by an appropriate official of the United
States Government, acting within the scope of the official duties
of that official and in compliance with Federal law and any
applicable Presidential directive.
-SOURCE-
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title XI, Sec. 1101, formerly title X,
Sec. 1001, as added Pub. L. 106-567, title III, Sec. 308(a), Dec.
27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2839; renumbered title XI, Sec. 1101, Pub. L.
107-306, title III, Sec. 331(a)(1), (2), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2394.)
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