50 U.S.C. § 3616 — Transportation of remains of certain em-

Page 936 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3616 § 3616. Transportation of remains of certain em- ployees (a) The Secretary of Defense may pay the ex- penses referred to in section 5742(b) of title 5 in the case of any employee of the National Secu- rity Agency who dies while on a rotational tour of duty within the United States or while in transit to or from such tour of duty. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘rotational tour of duty’’, with respect to an employee, means a permanent change of station involving the transfer of the employee from the National Security Agency headquarters to an- other post of duty for a fixed period established by regulation to be followed at the end of such period by a permanent change of station involv- ing a transfer of the employee back to such headquarters. (Pub. L. 86–36, § 18, formerly § 17, as added Pub. L. 102–183, title IV, § 405, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1267; renumbered § 18, Pub. L. 102–496, title III, § 304(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3183.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified in a note under sec- tion 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section. § 3617. National Security Agency Emerging Tech- nologies Panel (a) Establishment There is established the National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel. The Panel is a standing panel of the National Secu- rity Agency. The Panel shall be appointed by, and shall report directly to, the Director of the National Security Agency. (b) Duties The Panel shall study and assess, and periodi- cally advise the Director on, the research, devel- opment, and application of existing and emerg- ing science and technology advances, advances in encryption, and other topics. (c) Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5 Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply with re- spect to the Panel. (Pub. L. 86–36, § 19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, § 501, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3950; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(320), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4341.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified in a note under sec- tion 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5’’ for ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’. § 3618. Collection of service charges for certifi- cation or validation of information assurance products (a) Collection The Director may collect charges for evalu- ating, certifying, or validating information as- surance products under the National Informa- tion Assurance Program or successor program. (b) Establishment of charges The charges collected under subsection (a) shall be established through a public rule- making process in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–25. (c) Limitation on charges Charges collected under subsection (a) shall not exceed the direct costs of the program re- ferred to in that subsection. (d) Reimbursement or advance payment The appropriation or fund bearing the cost of the service for which charges are collected under the program referred to in subsection (a) may be reimbursed, or the Director may require ad- vance payment subject to such adjustment on completion of the work as may be agreed upon. (e) Crediting of amounts collected Amounts collected under this section shall be credited to the account or accounts from which costs associated with such amounts have been or will be incurred, to reimburse or offset the di- rect costs of the program referred to in sub- section (a). (Pub. L. 86–36, § 20, as added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title IX, § 933, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2363.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified in a note under sec- tion 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section. § 3619. Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent Award for Distinguished Female Personnel (a) Establishment The Director of the National Security Agency shall establish an honorary award for the rec- ognition of female personnel of the National Se- curity Agency for distinguished career contribu- tions in support of the mission of the Agency as civilian employees or members of the Armed Forces assigned to the Agency. The award shall be known as the ‘‘Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent Award’’ and shall consist of a de- sign determined appropriate by the Director. (b) Award The Director shall award the Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent Award to female ci- vilian employees, members of the Armed Forces, or former civilian employees or members, whom the Director determines meet the criteria under subsection (a). (Pub. L. 86–36, § 21, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title IV, § 403, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2378.) § 3620. Congressional notification of intelligence collection adjustments (a) Notification Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director of the National Security Agency determines the occurrence of an intelligence collection adjustment, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees,