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50 U.S.C. § 3126 — Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations of Federal candidates or officeholders
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**(a) Notice**
(1) **Notice required** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify the chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate congressional committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate of each counterintelligence assessment or investigation of an individual who is—
(A) a candidate for Federal office; or
(B) a holder of Federal office.
(2) **Contents** — The notice required under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a summary of the relevant facts associated with the counterintelligence assessment or investigation; and
(B) the identity of such individual.
(3) **Exception** — The Director may refrain from providing a notice under paragraph (1) to an individual who is otherwise a recipient of notices under such paragraph if that individual is a target of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation covered by the notice.
**(b) Timing** The Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date of the commencement of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation that is the subject of such notice. With respect to counterintelligence assessments or investigations that commenced before December 18, 2025 and are ongoing as of December 18, 2025, the Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after December 18, 2025.
**(c) Definitions** In this section:
(1) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and
(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(2) The terms “candidate” and “Federal office” have the meanings given
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**(a) Notice**
(1) **Notice required** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify the chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate congressional committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate of each counterintelligence assessment or investigation of an individual who is—
(A) a candidate for Federal office; or
(B) a holder of Federal office.
(2) **Contents** — The notice required under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a summary of the relevant facts associated with the counterintelligence assessment or investigation; and
(B) the identity of such individual.
(3) **Exception** — The Director may refrain from providing a notice under paragraph (1) to an individual who is otherwise a recipient of notices under such paragraph if that individual is a target of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation covered by the notice.
**(b) Timing** The Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date of the commencement of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation that is the subject of such notice. With respect to counterintelligence assessments or investigations that commenced before December 18, 2025 and are ongoing as of December 18, 2025, the Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after December 18, 2025.
**(c) Definitions** In this section:
(1) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and
(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(2) The terms “candidate” and “Federal office” have the meanings given those terms in [section 30101 of title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim).
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When used in this Act:
(1) The term “election” means—
(A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election;
(B) a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate;
(C) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; and
(D) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of individuals for election to the office of President.
(2) The term “candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, and for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election—
(A) if such individual has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000; or
(B) if such individual has given his or her consent to another person to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such individual and if such person has received such contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made such expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000.
(3) The term “Federal office” means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(4) The term “political committee” means—
(A) any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year; or
(B) any separate segregated fund established under the provisions of [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 426, comprising section 605 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3126 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3126&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3126
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 425 of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 604 of act July 26, 1947, was renum-
bered section 603 and is classified to section 3124 of this
title.
§ 3126. Definitions
For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term ‘‘classified information’’ means
information or material designated and clear-
ly 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 spe-
cific 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, Execu-
tive order, directive of the head of any depart-
ment 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 commu-
nicate, 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 re-
tired member of the Armed Forces assigned
to duty with an intelligence agency whose
identity as such an officer, employee, or
member is classified information; or
(B) a United State
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