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50 U.S.C. § 3373b — Unidentified anomalous phenomena reporting procedures

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50 U.S.C. § 3373b — Unidentified anomalous phenomena reporting procedures

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**(a) Mechanism for authorized reporting** (1) **Establishment** — The Secretary of Defense, acting through the head of the Office and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a secure mechanism for authorized reporting of— (A) any event relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena; and (B) any activity or program by a department or agency of the Federal Government or a contractor of such a department or agency relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, including with respect to material retrieval, material analysis, reverse engineering, research and development, detection and tracking, developmental or operational testing, and security protections and enforcement. (2) **Protection of systems, programs, and activity** — The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) prevents the unauthorized public reporting or compromise of classified military and intelligence systems, programs, and related activity, including all categories and levels of special access and compartmented access programs. (3) **Administration** — The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) is administered by designated and appropriately cleared employees of the Department of Defense or elements of the intelligence community or contractors of the Department or such elements assigned to the Office. (4) **Sharing of information** (A) *Prompt sharing within Office* — The Secretary shall ensure that the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1) provides for the sharing of an authorized disclosure to personnel and supporting analysts and scientists of the Office (regardless of the classification of information contained in the disclosure or any nondisclosure agreements), unless the employees or contractors administering the mechanism under paragraph (3) conclude that the preponderance of information available regarding the disclosure indicates that the observed object and associated events and activities likely relate to a special access program or compartmented access program that, as of the date of the disclosure, has been explicitly and clearly reported to the congressional defense committees or the congressional intelligence committees, and is documented as meeting those criteria. (B) *Congressional notification* — Not later than 72 hours after determining that an authorized disclosure relates to a restricted access activity, a special access program, or a compartmented access program that has not been explicitly and clearly reported to the congressional defense committees or the congressional intelligence committees, the Secretary shall report such disclosure to such committees and the congressional leadership. (5) **Initial report and publication** — Not later than 180 days after December 23, 2022, the Secretary, acting through the head of the Office and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall— (A) submit to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and the congressional leadership a report detailing the mechanism for authorized reporting established under paragraph (1); and (B) issue clear public guidance for how to securely access the mechanism for authorized reporting. **(b) Protection for individuals making authorized disclosures** (1) **Authorized disclosures** — An authorized disclosure— (A) shall not be subject to a nondisclosure agreement entered into by the individual who makes the disclosure; (B) shall be deemed to comply with any regulation or order issued under the authority of Executive Order 13526 ([50 U.S.C. 3161](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3161&num=0&edition=prelim) note; relating to classified national security information) or chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2271](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2271&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and (C) is not a violation of [section 798 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section798&num=0&edition=prelim) or other provision of law relating to the disclosure of information. (2) **Prohibition on reprisals** (A) *Protection* — An employee of a department or agency of the Federal Government, or of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of such a department or agency, who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, including the revocation or suspension of security clearances, or termination of employment, with respect to any individual as a reprisal for any authorized disclosure. (B) *Procedures* — The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall establish procedures for the enforcement of subparagraph (A) consistent with, as appropriate, [section 1034 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1034&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 3234 of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3234&num=0&edition=prelim), or other similar provisions of law regarding prohibited personnel actions. (3) **Nondisclosure agreements** (A) *Identification* — The Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the heads of such other departments and agencies of the Federal Government that have supported investigations of the types of events covered by subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) and activities and programs described in subparagraph (B) of such subsection, and contractors of the Federal Government that have supported or are supporting such activities and programs, shall conduct comprehensive searches of all records relating to nondisclosure orders relating to the types of events described in subsection (a) and provide copies of such orders, agreements, or obligations to the Office. (B) *Submission to Congress* — The head of the Office shall— (i) make the records compiled under subparagraph (A) accessible to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, and the congressional leadership; and (ii) not later than September 30, 2023, and at least once each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2026, provide to such committees and congressional leadership briefings and reports on such records. **(c) Omitted** **(d) Definitions** In this section: (1) The term “authorized disclosure” means a report of any information through, and in compliance with, the mechanism for authorized reporting established pursuant to subsection (a)(1). (2) The term “congressional intelligence committees” has the meaning given such term in [section 3003 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3003&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) The term “congressional leadership” means— (A) the majority leader of the Senate; (B) the minority leader of the Senate; (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (D) the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (4) The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given such term in [section 3003 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3003&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) The term “nondisclosure agreement” means any written or oral nondisclosure agreement, order, or other instrumentality or means entered into by an individual that could be interpreted as a legal constraint on the individual making an authorized disclosure. (6) The term “Office” means the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office established pursuant to [section 3373(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3373/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (7) The term “personnel action” has the meaning given such term in [section 3234(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3234/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (8) The term “unidentified anomalous phenomena” has the meaning given such term in [section 3373(n) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3373/n&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 2271 — General provisions

**(a) Authority of President to utilize Government agencies** To protect against the unlawful dissemination of Restricted Data and to safeguard facilities, equipment, materials, and other property of the Commission, the President shall have authority to utilize the services of any Government agency to the extent he may deem necessary or desirable. **(b) Criminal violations** The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice shall investigate all alleged or suspected criminal violations of this chapter. **(c) Violations of this chapter** No action shall be brought against any individual or person for any violation under this chapter unless and until the Attorney General of the United States has advised the Commission with respect to such action and no such action shall be commenced except by the Attorney General of the United States: Provided, however, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed as applying to administrative action taken by the Commission.

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50 U.S.C. § 3234 — Continued applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Board of Visitors

The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 11 See References in Text note below. shall continue to apply to the Board of Visitors of the National Intelligence University on and after the transfer date.

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18 U.S.C. § 798 — Disclosure of classified information

**(a)** Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information— (1) concerning the nature, preparation, or use of any code, cipher, or cryptographic system of the United States or any foreign government; or (2) concerning the design, construction, use, maintenance, or repair of any device, apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or planned for use by the United States or any foreign government for cryptographic or communication intelligence purposes; or (3) concerning the communication intelligence activities of the United States or any foreign government; or (4) obtained by the processes of communication intelligence from the communications of any foreign government, knowing the same to have been obtained by such processes— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. **(b)** As used in subsection (a) of this section—The term “classified information” means information which, at the time of a violation of this section, is, for reasons of national security, specifically designated by a United States Government Agency for limited or restricted dissemination or distribution; The terms “code,” “cipher,” and “cryptographic system” include in their meanings, in addition to their usual meanings, any method of secret writing and any mechanical or electrical device or method used for the purpose of disguising or concealing the contents, significance, or meanings of communications; The term “foreign government” includes in its meaning any person or persons acting or purp

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50 U.S.C. § 3003 — Biennial reports on foreign biological threats

**(a) Reports** On a biennial basis until the date that is 10 years after March 15, 2022, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the activities, prioritization, and responsibilities of the intelligence community with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country. **(b) Matters included** Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country, the following: (1) A detailed description of all activities relating to such threats undertaken by each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any gaps in such activities. (2) A detailed description of all duties and responsibilities relating to such threats explicitly authorized or otherwise assigned, exclusively or jointly, to each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any identified gaps in such duties or responsibilities. (3) A description of the coordination among the relevant elements of the intelligence community with respect to the activities specified in paragraph (1) and the duties and responsibilities specified in paragraph (2). (4) An inventory of the strategies, plans, policies, and interagency agreements of the intelligence community relating to the collection, monitoring, analysis, mitigation, and attribution of such threats, and an assessment of any identified gaps therein. (5) A description of the coordination and interactions among the relevant elements of the intelligence community and non-intelligence community partners. (6) An assessment of foreign malign influence efforts relating to such threats, including any foreign

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10 U.S.C. § 1034 — Protected communications; prohibition of retaliatory personnel actions

**(a) Restricting Communications With Members of Congress and Inspector General Prohibited.—** (1) No person may restrict a member of the armed forces in communicating with a Member of Congress or an Inspector General. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a communication that is unlawful. **(b) Prohibition of Retaliatory Personnel Actions.—** (1) No person may take (or threaten to take) an unfavorable personnel action, or withhold (or threaten to withhold) a favorable personnel action, as a reprisal against a member of the armed forces for making or preparing or being perceived as making or preparing— (A) a communication to a Member of Congress or an Inspector General that (under subsection (a)) may not be restricted; (B) a communication that is described in subsection (c)(2) and that is made (or prepared to be made) to— (i) a Member of Congress; (ii) an Inspector General (as defined in subsection (j)) or any other Inspector General appointed under chapter 4 of title 5; (iii) a member of a Department of Defense audit, inspection, investigation, or law enforcement organization; (iv) any person or organization in the chain of command; (v) a court-martial proceeding; or (vi) any other person or organization designated pursuant to regulations or other established administrative procedures for such communications; or (C) testimony, or otherwise participating in or assisting in an investigation or proceeding related to a communication under subparagraph (A) or (B), or filing, causing to be filed, participating in, or otherwise assisting in an action brought under this section. (2) (A) The actions considered for purposes of this section to be a personnel action prohibited by this subsection shall include any action prohibited by pa

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50 U.S.C. § 3373 — Establishment of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

**(a) Establishment of Office** (1) **In general** — Not later than 120 days after December 23, 2022, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish an office within a component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, or within a joint organization of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to carry out the duties of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, as in effect on December 26, 2021, and such other duties as are required by this section, including those pertaining to unidentified anomalous phenomena. (2) **Designation** — The office established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office” (in this section referred to as the “Office”). **(b) Director and Deputy Director of the Office** (1) **Appointment of Director** — The head of the Office shall be the Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (in this section referred to as the “Director of the Office”), who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence. (2) **Appointment of Deputy Director** — The Deputy Director of the Office shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence in coordination with the Secretary of Defense. (3) **Reporting** (A) *In general* — The Director of the Office shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. (B) *Administrative and operational and security matters* — The Director of the Office shall report— (i) to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security on all administrative matters of the Office; and (ii) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Principa

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50 U.S.C. § 3161 — Operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency

**(a) Exemption by Director of Central Intelligence Agency** The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, with the coordination of the Director of National Intelligence, may exempt operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency from the provisions of [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim) (Freedom of Information Act) which require publication or disclosure, or search or review in connection therewith. **(b) “Operational files” defined** In this section, the term “operational files” means— (1) files of the National Clandestine Service 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section55

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42 U.S.C. § 2011 — Congressional declaration of policy

Atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful as well as military purposes. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that— **(a)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to make the maximum contribution to the general welfare, subject at all times to the paramount objective of making the maximum contribution to the common defense and security; and **(b)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to promote world peace, improve the general welfare, increase the standard of living, and strengthen free competition in private enterprise.

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

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42 U.S.C. § 2271 — General provisions

Page 5536 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2259 (b) References in rules, etc., on and after Sep- tember 20, 1977 Any reference in any rule, resolution, or order of the Senate or the House of Representatives or in any law, regulation, or Executive order to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy shall, on and after September 20, 1977, be considered as re- ferring to the committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives which, under the rules of the Senate and the House, have jurisdiction over the subject matter of such reference. (c) Transfer of records, data, etc.; copies All records, data, charts, and files of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy are transferred to the committees of the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives which, under the rules of the Sen- ate and the House, have jurisdiction over the subject matters to which such records, data, charts, and files relate. In the event that any record, data, chart, or file shall be within the ju- risdiction of more than one committee, dupli- cate copies shall be provided upon request. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 301, as added Pub. L. 95–110, § 1, Sept. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 884; renum- bered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.) § 2259. Information and assistance to Congres- sional committees (a) Secretary of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Secretary of Energy and the Nuclear Reg- ulatory Commission shall keep the committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives which, under the rules of the Senate and the House, have jurisdiction over the functions of the Secretary or the Commission, fully and cur- rently informed with respect to the activities of the Secretary and the Commission. (b) Department of Defense and

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