50 USC § 3334u - Notification of referral to Department of Justice

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s3334u"
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title: "50 USC § 3334u - Notification of referral to Department of Justice"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3334u"
section_name: "Notification of referral to Department of Justice"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXVI, § 6614(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2506.)"
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# § 3334u. Notification of referral to Department of Justice

If a referral is made to the Department of Justice from any element of the intelligence community regarding an allegation of misconduct against a civilian employee of the intelligence community, the head of the element of the intelligence community that employs the covered employee shall notify the congressional intelligence committees of the referral not later than 10 days after the date on which such referral is made.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXVI, § 6614(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2506.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions

For definitions of “intelligence community” and “congressional intelligence committees” as used in this section, see , set out as a note under .