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50 U.S.C. § 3114 — Submission of covered documents and
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3121
(B) the program, activity, or mission re-
quirement has emerged since the budget was
formulated.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 514, as added Pub.
L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6315, Dec. 23, 2022,
136 Stat. 3512; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. G,
title III, § 7312, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1030.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2023—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31 inserted ‘‘prepare
and’’ after ‘‘each element of the intelligence commu-
nity shall’’.
§ 3114. Submission of covered documents and
classified annexes
(a) Covered document defined
In this section, the term ‘‘covered document’’
means any executive order, memorandum, or
policy directive issued by the President, includ-
ing national security Presidential memoranda
and Presidential policy directives, or such suc-
cessor memoranda and directives.
(b) Requirement
Not later than 7 days after the date on which
the President issues or amends a covered docu-
ment, the President, acting through the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees, the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate, and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives the
covered document and any classified annex ac-
companying that document if such covered doc-
ument or annex contains a direction to, estab-
lishes a requirement for, or includes a restric-
tion on any element of the intelligence commu-
nity.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 515, as added Pub.
L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6316(a), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3513.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
INITIAL SUBMISSION
Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6316(b)
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Page 693
TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3121
(B) the program, activity, or mission re-
quirement has emerged since the budget was
formulated.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 514, as added Pub.
L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6315, Dec. 23, 2022,
136 Stat. 3512; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. G,
title III, § 7312, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1030.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2023—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31 inserted ‘‘prepare
and’’ after ‘‘each element of the intelligence commu-
nity shall’’.
§ 3114. Submission of covered documents and
classified annexes
(a) Covered document defined
In this section, the term ‘‘covered document’’
means any executive order, memorandum, or
policy directive issued by the President, includ-
ing national security Presidential memoranda
and Presidential policy directives, or such suc-
cessor memoranda and directives.
(b) Requirement
Not later than 7 days after the date on which
the President issues or amends a covered docu-
ment, the President, acting through the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees, the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate, and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives the
covered document and any classified annex ac-
companying that document if such covered doc-
ument or annex contains a direction to, estab-
lishes a requirement for, or includes a restric-
tion on any element of the intelligence commu-
nity.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 515, as added Pub.
L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6316(a), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3513.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
INITIAL SUBMISSION
Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6316(b), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3513, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec.
23, 2022], the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to the congressional intelligence committees,
the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives each covered document and
classified annex required under section 515 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3114], as added by
subsection (a), in effect as of the date of enactment of
this Act.’’
[For definition of ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ as used in section 6316(b) of Pub. L. 117–263,
set out above, see section 6002 of Pub. L. 117–263, set out
as a note under section 3003 of this title.]
§ 3115. Submission of legislative proposals
Not later than 45 days after the date on which
the President submits to Congress the budget
for each fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of
title 31, the Director of National Intelligence
shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees, the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives any legis-
lative provisions that are proposed by the Direc-
tor to be enacted as part of the annual intel-
ligence authorization bill for that fiscal year.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 516, as added Pub.
L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7313, Dec. 22, 2023, 137
Stat. 1030.)
SUBCHAPTER
IV—PROTECTION
OF
CER-
TAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
§ 3121. Protection of identities of certain United
States
undercover
intelligence
officers,
agents, informants, and sources
(a) Disclosure of information by persons having
or having had access to classified informa-
tion that identifies covert agent
Whoever, having or having had authorized ac-
cess to classified information that identifies a
covert agent, intentionally discloses any infor-
mation identifying such covert agent to any in-
dividual not authorized to receive classified in-
formation, knowing that the information dis-
closed so identifies such covert agent and that
the United States is taking affirmative meas-
ures to conceal such covert agent’s intelligence
relationship to the United States, shall be fined
under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 15
years, or both.
(b) Disclosure of information by persons who
learn identity of covert agents as result of
having access to classified information
Whoever, as a result of having authorized ac-
cess to classified information, learns the iden-
tity of a covert agent and intentionally dis-
closes any information identifying such covert
agent to any individual not authorized to re-
ceive classified information, knowing that the
information disclosed so identifies such covert
agent and that the United States is taking af-
firmative measures to conceal such covert
agent’s intelligence relationship to the United
States, shall be fined under title 18 or impris-
oned not more than 10 years, or both.
(c) Disclosure of information by persons in
course of pattern of activities intended to
identify and expose covert agents
Whoever, in the course of a pattern of activi-
ties intended to identify and expose covert
agents and with reason to believe that such ac-
tivities would impair or impede the foreign in-
telligence activities of the United States, dis-
closes any information that identifies an indi-
vidual as a covert agent to any individual not
authorized to receive classified information,
knowing that the information disclosed so iden-
tifies such individual and that the United States
is taking affirmative measures to conceal such
individual’s classified intelligence relationship
to the United States, shall be fined under title
18 or imprisoned not more than three years, or
both.
(d) Imposition of consecutive sentences
A term of imprisonment imposed under this
section shall be consecutive to any other sen-
tence of imprisonment.
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**(a) Notification** Except as provided in subsection (c) and to the extent consistent with due regard for the protection from unauthorized disclosure of classified information relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally sensitive matters, the General Counsel of each element of the intelligence community shall notify the congressional intelligence committees, in writing, of any significant legal interpretation of the United States Constitution or Federal law affecting intelligence activities conducted by such element by not later than 30 days after the date of the commencement of any intelligence activity pursuant to such interpretation.
**(b) Content** Each notification under subsection (a) shall provide a summary of the significant legal interpretation and the intelligence activity or activities conducted pursuant to such interpretation.
**(c) Exceptions** A notification under subsection (a) shall not be required for a significant legal interpretation if—
(1) notice of the significant legal interpretation was previously provided to the congressional intelligence committees under subsection (a); or
(2) the significant legal interpretation was made before July 7, 2014.
**(d) Limited access for covert action** If the President determines that it is essential to limit access to a covert action finding under [section 3093(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3093/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may limit access to information concerning such finding that is subject to notification under this section to those members of Congress who have been granted access to the relevant finding under [section 3093(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granule
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