50 U.S.C. § 3049b — Enabling intelligence community inte-

Page 643 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3050 Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–31, § 7311(a)(2)(B), inserted ‘‘or in banking or financial services (including exper- tise relating to critical financial infrastructure oper- ations, capital markets, banking compliance programs, or international investments)’’ after ‘‘or mathematics’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 118–31, § 7311(a)(2)(C), (D), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 118–31, § 7311(a)(3), substituted ‘‘an element’’ for ‘‘the element’’. 2022—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 117–263, § 6824(a)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Intel- ligence and Security’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence’’. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 117–263, § 7143(d)(6), which di- rected substitution of ‘‘section 658 of title 6’’ for ‘‘226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)’’, could not be executed because of the substantially identical amendment made by Pub. L. 117–263, § 6824(a)(2)(B). See below. Pub. L. 117–263, § 6824(a)(2)(B), substituted ‘‘section 658 of title 6’’ for ‘‘section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)’’. 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Notwithstanding part III of title 5, the head of each element of the intelligence community may es- tablish higher minimum rates of pay for 1 or more cat- egories of positions in such element that require exper- tise in science, technology, engineering, or mathe- matics (STEM).’’ Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (b), a minimum’’ for ‘‘A minimum’’. Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(2), (5), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and inserted ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘by sub- section (a)’’ in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(2), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), respectively. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(2), redesignated sub- sec. (f) as (g). Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(6)(A), substituted ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019’’ for ‘‘Not later than 90 days after May 5, 2017’’. Subsec. (g)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116–92, § 6303(6)(B), inserted ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’. § 3049b. Enabling intelligence community inte- gration (a) Provision of goods or services Subject to and in accordance with any guid- ance and requirements developed by the Direc- tor of National Intelligence, the head of an ele- ment of the intelligence community may pro- vide goods or services to another element of the intelligence community without reimbursement or transfer of funds for hoteling initiatives for intelligence community employees and affiliates defined in any such guidance and requirements issued by the Director of National Intelligence. (b) Approval Prior to the provision of goods or services pur- suant to subsection (a), the head of the element of the intelligence community providing such goods or services and the head of the element of the intelligence community receiving such goods or services shall approve such provision. (c) Hoteling defined In this section, the term ‘‘hoteling’’ means an alternative work arrangement in which employ- ees of one element of the intelligence commu- nity are authorized flexible work arrangements to work part of the time at one or more alter- native worksite locations, as appropriately au- thorized. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 113C, as added Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXVI, § 6611(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2503.) § 3050. Annual report on hiring and retention of minority employees (a) In general The Director of National Intelligence shall, on an annual basis, submit to Congress a report on the employment of covered persons within each element of the intelligence community for the preceding fiscal year and the preceding 5 fiscal years. (b) Content Each such report shall include data, disaggregated by category of covered person and by element of the intelligence community, on the following: (1) Of all individuals employed in the ele- ment during the fiscal year involved, the ag- gregate percentage of such individuals who are covered persons. (2) Of all individuals employed in the ele- ment during the fiscal year involved at the levels referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the percentage of covered persons employed at such levels: (A) Positions at levels 1 through 15 of the General Schedule. (B) Positions at levels above GS–15. (3) Of all individuals hired by the element in- volved during the fiscal year involved, the per- centage of such individuals who are covered persons. (c) Form Each such report shall be submitted in unclas- sified form, but may contain a classified annex. (d) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for the substitution of any similar re- port required under another provision of law. (e) ‘‘Covered persons’’ defined In this section the term ‘‘covered persons’’ means— (1) racial and ethnic minorities; (2) women; and (3) individuals with disabilities. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 114, as added Pub. L. 105–272, title III, § 307(a), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2401; amended Pub. L. 107–306, title III, §§ 324, 353(b)(6), title VIII, §§ 811(b)(1)(D), 821, 822, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2393, 2402, 2422, 2426, 2427; Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 361(c), (d), Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2625; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(a)(1)(N), (O), (3)(A), (7), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3689, 3690; Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(2), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2474; Pub. L. 113–126, title III, § 329(a)(1), (c)(2), July 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1405, 1406; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LVII, § 5704(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2162.)