50 U.S.C. § 3227d — National Intelligence University accept-

Page 759 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3232 § 3227d. National Intelligence University accept- ance of grants (a) Authority The Director of National Intelligence may au- thorize the President of the National Intel- ligence University to accept qualifying research grants. (b) Qualifying grants A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose. (c) Entities from which grants may be accepted A qualifying research grant may be accepted under this section only from a Federal agency or from a corporation, fund, foundation, edu- cational institution, or similar entity that is or- ganized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes. (d) Administration of grant funds (1) Establishment of account The Director shall establish an account for administering funds received as qualifying re- search grants under this section. (2) Use of funds The President of the University shall use the funds in the account established pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and conditions of the grants received. (e) Related expenses Subject to such limitations as may be pro- vided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the National Intelligence Univer- sity may be used to pay expenses incurred by the University in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants. (f) Regulations The Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1035, as added Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXIII, § 6305(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2474.) SUBCHAPTER IX—ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS § 3231. Applicability to United States intelligence activities of Federal laws implementing international treaties and agreements (a) In general No Federal law enacted on or after December 27, 2000, that implements a treaty or other inter- national agreement shall be construed as mak- ing unlawful an otherwise lawful and authorized intelligence activity of the United States Gov- ernment or its employees, or any other person to the extent such other person is carrying out such activity on behalf of, and at the direction of, the United States, unless such Federal law specifically addresses such intelligence activity. (b) Authorized intelligence activities An intelligence activity shall be treated as au- thorized for purposes of subsection (a) if the in- telligence activity is authorized by an appro- priate official of the United States Government, acting within the scope of the official duties of that official and in compliance with Federal law and any applicable Presidential directive. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title XI, § 1101, formerly title X, § 1001, as added Pub. L. 106–567, title III, § 308(a), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2839; renumbered title XI, § 1101, Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 331(a)(1), (2), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2394.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 442 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 3232. Counterintelligence initiatives (a) Inspection process In order to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the Di- rector of National Intelligence shall establish and implement an inspection process for all agencies and departments of the United States that handle classified information relating to the national security of the United States in- tended to assure that those agencies and depart- ments maintain effective operational security practices and programs directed against coun- terintelligence activities. (b) Annual review of dissemination lists The Director of National Intelligence shall es- tablish and implement a process for all elements of the intelligence community to review, on an annual basis, individuals included on distribu- tion lists for access to classified information. Such process shall ensure that only individuals who have a particularized ‘‘need to know’’ (as determined by the Director) are continued on such distribution lists. (c) Completion of financial disclosure statements required for access to certain classified in- formation The Director of National Intelligence shall es- tablish and implement a process by which each head of an element of the intelligence commu- nity directs that all employees of that element, in order to be granted access to classified infor- mation referred to in subsection (a) of section 1.3 of Executive Order No. 12968 (August 2, 1995; 60 Fed. Reg. 40245; [former] 50 U.S.C. 435 note [now 50 U.S.C. 3161 note]), submit financial dis- closure forms as required under subsection (b) of such section. (d) Arrangements to handle sensitive informa- tion The Director of National Intelligence shall es- tablish, for all elements of the intelligence com- munity, programs and procedures by which sen- sitive classified information relating to human intelligence is safeguarded against unauthorized disclosure by employees of those elements. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title XI, § 1102, as added Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 341(a)(1), Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2615; amended Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(a)(1)(NN)–(QQ), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3689, 3690; Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 347(e), title IV, § 409, Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2699, 2724.)