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50 U.S.C. § 3308 — Information access by the Comptroller General of the United States
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**(a) DNI directive governing access**
(1) **Requirement for directive** — The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall issue a written directive governing the access of the Comptroller General to information in the possession of an element of the intelligence community.
(2) **Amendment to directive** — The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Comptroller General, may issue an amendment to the directive issued under paragraph (1) at any time the Director determines such an amendment is appropriate.
(3) **Relationship to other laws** — The directive issued under paragraph (1) and any amendment to such directive issued under paragraph (2) shall be consistent with the provisions of—
(A) chapter 7 of title 31; and
(B) the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Confidentiality of information**
(1) **Requirement for confidentiality** — The Comptroller General of the United States shall ensure that the level of confidentiality of information made available to the Comptroller General pursuant to the directive issued under subsection (a)(1) or an amendment to such directive issued under subsection (a)(2) is not less than the level of confidentiality of such information required of the head of the element of the intelligence community from which such information was obtained.
(2) **Penalties for unauthorized disclosure** — An officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office shall be subject to the same statutory penalties for unauthorized disclosure or use of such information as an officer or employee of the element of the intelligence community
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**(a) DNI directive governing access**
(1) **Requirement for directive** — The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall issue a written directive governing the access of the Comptroller General to information in the possession of an element of the intelligence community.
(2) **Amendment to directive** — The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Comptroller General, may issue an amendment to the directive issued under paragraph (1) at any time the Director determines such an amendment is appropriate.
(3) **Relationship to other laws** — The directive issued under paragraph (1) and any amendment to such directive issued under paragraph (2) shall be consistent with the provisions of—
(A) chapter 7 of title 31; and
(B) the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Confidentiality of information**
(1) **Requirement for confidentiality** — The Comptroller General of the United States shall ensure that the level of confidentiality of information made available to the Comptroller General pursuant to the directive issued under subsection (a)(1) or an amendment to such directive issued under subsection (a)(2) is not less than the level of confidentiality of such information required of the head of the element of the intelligence community from which such information was obtained.
(2) **Penalties for unauthorized disclosure** — An officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office shall be subject to the same statutory penalties for unauthorized disclosure or use of such information as an officer or employee of the element of the intelligence community from which such information was obtained.
**(c) Submission to Congress**
(1) **Submission of directive** — The directive issued under subsection (a)(1) shall be submitted to Congress by the Director of National Intelligence, together with any comments of the Comptroller General of the United States, no later than May 1, 2011.
(2) **Submission of amendment** — Any amendment to such directive issued under subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted to Congress by the Director, together with any comments of the Comptroller General.
**(d) Effective date** The directive issued under subsection (a)(1) and any amendment to such directive issued under subsection (a)(2) shall take effect 60 days after the date such directive or amendment is submitted to Congress under subsection (c), unless the Director determines that for reasons of national security the directive or amendment should take effect sooner.
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**(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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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 442a, comprising section 1102 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3232 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3232&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403–9, comprising section 348 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Pub. L. 111–259, was editorially reclassified as [section 3308 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3308&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3308
assessment, report, estimate, or legal opinion,
as the case may be.
(b) Assertion of privilege
(1) In general
In response to a request covered by sub-
section (a), the Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center, the Director of a na-
tional intelligence center, or the head of any
element of the intelligence community shall
provide to the Committee making such re-
quest the document or information covered by
such request unless the President determines
that such document or information shall not
be provided because the President is asserting
a privilege pursuant to the Constitution of the
United States.
(2) Submission to Congress
The White House Counsel shall submit to
Congress in writing any assertion by the
President under paragraph (1) of a privilege
pursuant to the Constitution.
(c) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Intelligence community
The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 3003(4) of
this title.
(2) Intelligence assessment
The term ‘‘intelligence assessment’’ means
an intelligence-related analytical study of a
subject of policy significance and does not in-
clude building-block papers, research projects,
and reference aids.
(3) Intelligence estimate
The term ‘‘intelligence estimate’’ means an
appraisal of available intelligence relating to
a specific situation or condition with a view to
determining the courses of action open to an
enemy or potential enemy and the probable
order of adoption of such courses of action.
(Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1079, Jan. 28,
2008, 122 Stat. 334.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 413c of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 401a
26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501, related to
distribution of information.
A prior section 331, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III,
§ 301, as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 140, related
to establishment of United States War Ballot Commis-
sion and was repealed by act Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60
Stat. 96.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
ADDITIONAL REPEAL
Sections 321 to 331 were also repealed by act Aug. 10,
1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.
§§ 332 to 340. Repealed. Apr. 19, 1946, ch. 142, 60
Stat. 96
Section 332, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 302,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 140, related to per-
sons subject to this subchapter.
Section 333, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 303,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 141, related to
Federal war ballots.
Section 334, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 304,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 143, related to ad-
ministration of oaths.
Section 335, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 305,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 143, related to ad-
ministration of this subchapter.
Section 336, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 306,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 144, related to
lists of candidates.
Section 337, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 307,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 144, related to dis-
tribution and collection of ballots.
Section 338, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 308,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 145, related to
merchant marine ballots.
Section 339, act Sept. 16, 1942, ch. 561, title III, § 309,
as added Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 150, 58 Stat. 145, related to
transmission of ballots.
Se
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