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Title 50, Chapter 44 — National Security

157 sections

Congressional declaration of purpose

Definitions of military departments

Department of Defense

National Security Council

Joint Intelligence Community Council

Director of National Intelligence

Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Deputy Directors of National Intelligence

National Intelligence Council

General Counsel

Civil Liberties Protection Officer

Director of Science and Technology

Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

Chief Information Officer

Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community

Functional Managers for the intelligence community

Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer

Intelligence Community Innovation Unit

National Intelligence Management Council

Central Intelligence Agency

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense pertaining to National Intelligence Program

Assistance to United States law enforcement agencies

Disclosure of foreign intelligence acquired in criminal investigations; notice of criminal investigations of foreign intelligence sources

Prohibition on collection and maintenance of information of United States persons based on first amendment-protected activities

Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence-related activities

Director of the National Reconnaissance Office

Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6742(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2240

Annual national security strategy report

National intelligence strategy

Annual reports on worldwide threats

Software licensing

National mission of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Repealed. Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1075, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3694

Restrictions on intelligence sharing with United Nations

Detail of intelligence community personnel—Intelligence Community Assignment Program

Non-reimbursable detail of other personnel

Special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics positions and positions requiring banking or financial services expertise

Enabling intelligence community integration

Annual report on hiring and retention of minority employees

Repealed. Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 347(c), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2698

Limitation on establishment or operation of diplomatic intelligence support centers

Travel on any common carrier for certain intelligence collection personnel

POW/MIA analytic capability

Annual report on financial intelligence on terrorist assets

National Counterterrorism Center

National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center

National Intelligence Centers

Foreign Malign Influence Center

Climate Security Advisory Council

Counterintelligence and national security protections for intelligence community grant funding

Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXIV, § 6405(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1619

Designation of senior officials for biotechnology

National Security Agency voluntary separation

Authority of Federal Bureau of Investigation to award personal services contracts

Reports on exercise of authority

Advisory committees; appointment; compensation of part-time personnel; applicability of other laws

Requirements for certain employment activities by former intelligence officers and employees

Authorization of appropriations

“Function” and “Department of Defense” defined

Repealing and savings provisions

Insider threat policy compliance and reporting

General congressional oversight provisions

Congressional oversight of controlled access programs

Reporting of intelligence activities other than covert actions

Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions

Funding of intelligence activities

Notice to Congress of certain transfers of defense articles and defense services

Specificity of National Intelligence Program budget amounts for counterterrorism, counterproliferation, counternarcotics, and counterintelligence

Budget treatment of costs of acquisition of major systems by the intelligence community

Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6801(a)(3), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1652

Vulnerability assessments of major systems

Intelligence community business system transformation

Reports on the acquisition of major systems

Critical cost growth in major systems

Future budget projections

Reports on security clearances

Summary of intelligence relating to terrorist recidivism of detainees held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Classified intelligence budget justification materials

Dates for submittal of various annual and semiannual reports to the congressional intelligence committees

Certification of compliance with oversight requirements

Auditability of certain elements of the intelligence community

Significant interpretations of law concerning intelligence activities

Annual report on violations of law or executive order

Briefings and notifications on counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data

Annual reports on the domestic activities of the intelligence community

Unfunded priorities of the intelligence community: annual report

Submission of covered documents and classified annexes

Submission of legislative proposals

Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community

Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations of Federal candidates or officeholders

Protection of identities of certain United States undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources

Defenses and exceptions

Repealed. Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(4)(A), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2475

Extraterritorial jurisdiction

Providing information to Congress

Operational files of the Central Intelligence Agency

Operational files of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Operational files of the National Reconnaissance Office

Operational files of the National Security Agency

Protection of certain files of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Requests by authorized investigative agencies

Security Executive Agent

Stay of sanctions

Extension of stay

Laws subject to stay

Repealed. Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 313(a), Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2610

Scholarships and work-study for pursuit of graduate degrees in science and technology

Framework for cross-disciplinary education and training

Repealed. Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 313(b)(1)(B), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2666

Program on advancement of foreign languages critical to the intelligence community

Education partnerships

Voluntary services

Assignment of intelligence community personnel as language students

Program on recruitment and training

Educational scholarship program

Intelligence officer training program

Authorization of support by Director of National Intelligence for certain workforce activities

Degree-granting authority

Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6801(a)(4)(A), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1652

Continued applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Board of Visitors

National Intelligence University acceptance of grants

Applicability to United States intelligence activities of Federal laws implementing international treaties and agreements

Counterintelligence initiatives

Measures to mitigate counterintelligence threats from proliferation and use of foreign commercial spyware

Misuse of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence name, initials, or seal

Prohibited personnel practices in the intelligence community

Semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized disclosures of classified information

Notice and damage assessment with respect to significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified national intelligence

Inspector General external review panel

Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party

Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6811(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3600

Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Russian Federation

Requirement to buy certain satellite component from American sources

Report on best practices to protect privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights of Chinese Americans

Biennial reports on foreign biological threats

Annual reports on certain cyber vulnerabilities procured by intelligence community and foreign commercial providers of cyber vulnerabilities

Periodic reports on technology strategy of intelligence community

Annual report on reporting requirements