# § 2011. CIARDS system
**(a)** **In general**
**(1)** **Establishment of system** There is a retirement and disability system for certain employees of the Central Intelligence Agency known as the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “system”), originally established pursuant to title II of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees.
**(2)** **DCI regulations** The Director shall prescribe regulations for the system. The Director shall submit any proposed regulations for the system to the congressional intelligence committees not less than 14 days before they take effect.
**(b)** **Administration of system** The Director shall administer the system in accordance with regulations prescribed under this subchapter and with the principles established by this subchapter.
**(c)** **Finality of decisions of DCI** section 3024(h) of this titlesection 2155(b) of this title
In the interests of the security of the foreign intelligence activities of the United States and in order further to implement that the Director of National Intelligence shall be responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, and notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 7 of title 5 or any other provision of law (except ), any determination by the Director authorized by this chapter shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to review by any court.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–643, title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 102–496, title VIII, § 802, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3201; amended Pub. L. 103–178, title II, § 202(a)(2), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2026; Pub. L. 105–272, title IV, § 403(b), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2404; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1072(c), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3693; Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXIV, § 6402(c)(2)(C), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1616.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is , , , which was formerly set out as a note under . was revised generally by , , , and is now known as the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act. As so revised, title II of is classified generally to this subchapter.
### Prior Provisions
A prior , title II, , ; , , ; , , , related to rules and regulations and was set out as a note under prior to the general amendment of by .
### Amendments
2025—Subsec. (c). substituted “section 3024(h)” for “section 3024(i)”.
2004—Subsec. (c). substituted “ that the Director of National Intelligence” for “paragraph (6) of that the Director of Central Intelligence”.
1998—Subsec. (c). substituted “paragraph (6) of ” for “”.
1993—Subsec. (c). substituted “” for “the proviso of ”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
For Determination by President that amendment by take effect on , see Memorandum of President of the United States, , 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under .
Amendment by effective not later than six months after , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under .
### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date
Section effective on first day of fourth month beginning after , see , set out as a note under .