50 USC § 3110 - Annual report on violations of law or executive order

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s3110"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 3110 - Annual report on violations of law or executive order"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3110"
section_name: "Annual report on violations of law or executive order"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 511, as added Pub. L. 113–293, title III, § 323(a), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4003.)"
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# § 3110. Annual report on violations of law or executive order

**(a)** **Annual reports required** The Director of National Intelligence shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on violations of law or executive order relating to intelligence activities by personnel of an element of the intelligence community that were identified during the previous calendar year.

**(b)** **Elements** Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall, consistent with the need to preserve ongoing criminal investigations, include a description of, and any action taken in response to, any violation of law or executive order (including Executive Order No. 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note)) relating to intelligence activities committed by personnel of an element of the intelligence community in the course of the employment of such personnel that, during the previous calendar year, was—

**(1)** determined by the director, head, or general counsel of any element of the intelligence community to have occurred;

**(2)** referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution; or

**(3)** substantiated by the inspector general of any element of the intelligence community.

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**Source Credit**: (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 511, as added Pub. L. 113–293, title III, § 323(a), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4003.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Construction

> “Nothing in this section [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under this section] or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to alter any requirement existing on the date of the enactment of this Act [
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### Initial Report

> “The first report required under section 511 of the National Security Act of 1947 [
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### Guidelines

> **“(1)** issue guidelines to carry out section 511 of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3110], as added by subsection (a); and
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> **“(2)** submit such guidelines to the congressional intelligence committees.”

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