50 USC § 3617 - National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s3617"
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title: "50 USC § 3617 - National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3617"
section_name: "National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 86–36, § 19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, § 501, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3950; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(320), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4341.)"
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# § 3617. National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel

**(a)** **Establishment** There is established the National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel. The Panel is a standing panel of the National Security Agency. The Panel shall be appointed by, and shall report directly to, the Director of the National Security Agency.

**(b)** **Duties** The Panel shall study and assess, and periodically advise the Director on, the research, development, and application of existing and emerging science and technology advances, advances in encryption, and other topics.

**(c)** **Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5** Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply with respect to the Panel.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 86–36, § 19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, § 501, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3950; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(320), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4341.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under  prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c).  substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”.