50 USC § 3031 - Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

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title: "50 USC § 3031 - Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3031"
section_name: "Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY"
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source_credit: "(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 103F, as added Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1011(a), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3660; amended Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title IV, § 401(e)(1), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 819.)"
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# § 3031. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

**(a)** **Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center** 50 U.S.C. 3382

The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center appointed under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 () is a component of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

**(b)** **Duties** The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center shall perform the duties provided in the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence or specified by law.

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**Source Credit**: (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 103F, as added Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1011(a), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3660; amended Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title IV, § 401(e)(1), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 819.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (b), is title IX of , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Amendments

, substituted “Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center” for “National Counterintelligence Executive” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). , substituted “Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center” for “National Counterintelligence Executive” in heading and “Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center appointed under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 ()” for “National Counterintelligence Executive under section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002” in text.

Subsec. (b). , substituted “Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center” for “National Counterintelligence Executive”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

For Determination by President that section take effect on , see Memorandum of President of the United States, , 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under .

Section 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 .