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50 U.S.C. § 3355 — Findings
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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.
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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.
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**(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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**(a) Annual submission of multiyear national intelligence program** The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (d) each year a multiyear national intelligence program plan reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations required to support that program. Any such multiyear national 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 of National Intelligence shall submit the report required by subsection (a) each year at or about the same time that the budget is submitted to Congress pursuant to [section 1105(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Consistency with budget estimates** The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the estimates referred to in subsection (a) are consistent with the budget estimates submitted to Congress pursuant to [section 1105(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105/a&num=0&edition=prelim) for the fiscal year concerned and with the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for the future-years defense program submitted pursuant to [section 221 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section221&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Specified congressional committees** The congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) 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,
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3355a
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS
For definitions of ‘‘intelligence community’’ and
‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ as used in
this section, see section 7002 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out
as a note under section 3003 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER III–A—PUBLIC INTEREST
DECLASSIFICATIONS
§ 3355. 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 un-
dermine the national security interests of the
United States may be collected, retained, re-
viewed, and disseminated to Congress, policy-
makers in the executive branch, and the pub-
lic.
(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 essen-
tial to national security and the openness that
is central to the proper functioning of the po-
litical institutions of the United States.
(Pub. L. 106–567, title VII, § 702, Dec. 27, 2000, 114
Stat. 2856.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly set out in a note under section
3161 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 106–567, title VII, § 710, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat.
2864, as amended by Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1102(f), Dec.
17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3700; Pub. L. 110–53, title VI, § 602(4),
Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 336; Pub. L. 112–235, § 2(c), Dec. 28,
2012, 126 Stat. 1626; Pub. L. 113–126, title III, § 311, July
7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1399; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII,
§ 6741(b)
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