50 U.S.C. § 3241 — Biennial reports on foreign biological

Page 775 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3242 1 See References in Text note below. the date of the enactment of this Act,’’ in introductory provisions and ‘‘, civil liberties, and civil rights’’ for ‘‘and civil liberties’’ in pars. (1) and (2). § 3241. Biennial reports on foreign biological threats (a) Reports On a biennial basis until the date that is 10 years after March 15, 2022, the Director of Na- tional Intelligence shall submit to the congres- sional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the activities, prioritization, and re- sponsibilities of the intelligence community with respect to foreign biological threats ema- nating 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 ema- nating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country, the following: (1) A detailed description of all activities re- lating to such threats undertaken by each ele- ment 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 ex- plicitly authorized or otherwise assigned, ex- clusively or jointly, to each element of the in- telligence community, and an assessment of any identified gaps in such duties or respon- sibilities. (3) A description of the coordination among the relevant elements of the intelligence com- munity with respect to the activities specified in paragraph (1) and the duties and respon- sibilities specified in paragraph (2). (4) An inventory of the strategies, plans, policies, and interagency agreements of the in- telligence community relating to the collec- tion, monitoring, analysis, mitigation, and at- tribution 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-intel- ligence community partners. (6) An assessment of foreign malign influ- ence efforts relating to such threats, including any foreign academics engaged in such efforts, and a description of how the intelligence com- munity contributes to efforts by non-intel- ligence community partners to counter such foreign malign influence. (c) Form Each report submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified execu- tive summary. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered country The term ‘‘covered country’’ means— (A) China; (B) Iran; (C) North Korea; (D) Russia; and (E) any other foreign country— (i) from which the Director of National Intelligence determines a biological threat emanates; or (ii) that the Director determines has a known history of, or has been assessed as having conditions present for, infectious disease outbreaks or epidemics. (2) Foreign biological threat The term ‘‘foreign biological threat’’ means biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally oc- curring infectious diseases, or accidental expo- sures to biological materials, without regard to whether the threat originates from a state actor, a non-state actor, natural conditions, or an undetermined source. (3) Foreign malign influence The term ‘‘foreign malign influence’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3059(e) 1 of this title. (4) Non-intelligence community partner The term ‘‘non-intelligence community partner’’ means a Federal department or agen- cy that is not an element of the intelligence community. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title XI, § 1111, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title VIII, § 821(a), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 1019.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3059(e) of this title, referred to in subsec. (d)(3), was redesignated as section 3059(f) of this title by Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, §6307(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3505. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FIRST REPORT Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title VIII, § 821(b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 1020, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 15, 2022], the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the first report required under section 1111 of the Na- tional Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3241], as added by subsection (a).’’ [For definition of ‘‘congressional intelligence com- mittees’’ as used in section 821(b) of div. X of Pub. L. 117–103, set out above, see section 2 of div. X of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.] § 3242. Annual reports on certain cyber vulnerabilities procured by intelligence com- munity and foreign commercial providers of cyber vulnerabilities (a) Annual reports On an annual basis through 2026, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Di- rector of the National Security Agency, in co- ordination with the Director of National Intel- ligence, shall jointly submit to the congres- sional intelligence committees a report con- taining information on foreign commercial pro- viders and the cyber vulnerabilities procured by the intelligence community through foreign commercial providers.