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50 U.S.C. § 3144 — Extraterritorial jurisdiction
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There is jurisdiction over an offense under [section 3121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3121&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/20&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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There is jurisdiction over an offense under [section 3121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3121&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/20&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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**(a) Reports** Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report—
(1) identifying all domestic activities undertaken by each element of the intelligence community during the prior fiscal year; and
(2) for each activity identified under paragraph (1), a statement of the legal authority authorizing such activity to be undertaken.
**(b) Form** Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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**(a) Covered document defined** In this section, the term “covered document” means any executive order, memorandum, or policy directive issued by the President, including national security Presidential memoranda and Presidential policy directives, or such successor memoranda and directives.
**(b) Requirement** Not later than 7 days after the date on which the President issues or amends a covered document, the President, acting through the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the covered document and any classified annex accompanying that document if such covered document or annex contains a direction to, establishes a requirement for, or includes a restriction on any element of the intelligence community.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 422, comprising section 602 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3122&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 421, comprising section 601 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3121&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 432b, comprising section 704 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3144 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3144&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3144
(II) The court may not order NRO to review
the content of any exempted operational file
or files in order to make the demonstration re-
quired under subclause (I), unless the com-
plainant disputes NRO’s showing with a sworn
written submission based on personal knowl-
edge or otherwise admissible evidence.
(v) In proceedings under clauses (iii) and (iv),
the parties may not obtain discovery pursuant
to rules 26 through 36 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, except that requests for ad-
missions may be made pursuant to rules 26 and
36.
(vi) If the court finds under this paragraph
that NRO has improperly withheld requested
records because of failure to comply with any
provision of this subsection, the court shall
order NRO to search and review the appro-
priate 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 and
such order shall be the exclusive remedy for
failure to comply with this subsection.
(vii) If at any time following the filing of a
complaint pursuant to this paragraph NRO
agrees to search the appropriate exempted
operational file or files for the requested
records, the court shall dismiss the claim
based upon such complaint.
(viii) Any information filed with, or pro-
duced for the court pursuant to clauses (i) and
(iv) shall be coordinated with the Director of
National Intelligence prior to submission to
the court.
(b) Decennial review of exempted operational
files
(1) Not less than once every 10 years, the Di-
rector of the National Reconnaissance Office
and the Director of National Intelligence shall
review the exemptions in force under subsection
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