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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 44 — National Security

§ 3096. Specificity of National Intelligence Program budget amounts for counterterrorism, counterproliferation, counternarcotics, and counterintelligence

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 shall set forth separately the aggregate amount requested for that fiscal year for the National Intelligence Program for each of the following:

(1)

Counterterrorism.

(2)

Counterproliferation.

(3)

Counternarcotics.

(4)

Counterintelligence.

(b)

Election of classified or unclassified form

Amounts set forth under subsection (a) may be set forth in unclassified form or classified form, at the election of the Director of National Intelligence.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 107–306 title III § 311(a) · 116 Stat. 2383

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3096

    July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 311(a), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2390

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 311(a), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2390

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SPECIFICITY OF NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET AMOUNTS FOR COUNTERTERRORISM, COUNTERPROLIFERATION, COUNTERNARCOTICS, AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE “SEC. 506. (a) In General.— 50 USC 415a. The budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall set forth separately the aggregate amount requested for that fiscal year for the National Foreign Intelligence Program for each of the following: “(1) Counterterrorism. “(2) Counterproliferation. “(3) Counternarcotics. “(4) Counterintelligence. “(b) Election of Classified or Unclassified Form.— Amounts set forth under subsection (a) may be set forth in unclassified form or classified form, at the election of the Director of Central Intelligence.”.

  2. National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004

    Pub. L. 108–458 § 1074(b)(1)(A)(ii) · 118 Stat. 3638

    Struck · 50 U.S.C. § 3096

    Pub. L. 108–458, § 1074(b)(1)(A)(ii), struck out “Foreign” before “Intelligence” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 108–458, § 1074(b)(1)(A)(ii), struck out “Foreign” before “Intelligence” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (ii) in the section heading, by striking “foreign”.

    Effective date note
    For Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title.

  3. National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004

    Pub. L. 108–458 § 1074(b)(1)(A)(i) · 118 Stat. 3638

    Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3096(a)

    Pub. L. 108–458, § 1074(b)(1)(A)(i), substituted “National Intelligence Program” for “National Foreign Intelligence Program”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–458, § 1074(b)(1)(A)(i), substituted “National Intelligence Program” for “National Foreign Intelligence Program”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) in subsection (a), by striking “National Foreign Intelligence Program” and inserting “National Intelligence Program”; and

    Effective date note
    For Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title.

  4. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

    Pub. L. 112–87 title V § 505(2) · 125 Stat. 1876

    Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3096(b)

    Pub. L. 112–87 substituted “Director of National Intelligence.” for “Director of Central Intelligence.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–87 substituted “Director of National Intelligence.” for “Director of Central Intelligence.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in section 506(b) (50 U.S.C. 415a(b)), by striking “Director of Central Intelligence.” and inserting “Director of National Intelligence.”; and

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 415a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments2004–2012 · 2 rounds

2012

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–87 substituted “Director of National Intelligence.” for “Director of Central Intelligence.”

2004

Pub. L. 108–458, § 1074(b)(1)(A)(ii), struck out “Foreign” before “Intelligence” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–458, § 1074(b)(1)(A)(i), substituted “National Intelligence Program” for “National Foreign Intelligence Program”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

For Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on , see Memorandum of President of the United States, , 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after , except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title.

Inclusion of Counternarcotics as Special Topic in Certain Budget Justification Materials

Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7320, , 137 Stat. 1036, as amended by Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6804(b)(3), , 139 Stat. 1657, provided that:

“(a)

Inclusion of Counternarcotics as Special Topic.—

For the purposes of the congressional budget justification book for the National Intelligence Program (as such term is defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2026, and for any subsequent fiscal year as the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate, information with respect to the aggregate amount of funding requested for counternarcotics required to be included as part of the budget justification materials submitted to Congress under section 506(a)(3) of such Act [50 U.S.C. 3096(a)(3)] shall be included as a provision relating to a special topic in such congressional budget justification book.

“(b)

Contents.—

With respect to a fiscal year, the special topic provision included in the congressional budget justification book pursuant to subsection (a) regarding the aggregate amount of funding requested for counternarcotics shall include—

“(1)

a summary of the main activities and investments that such requested funding would support;

“(2)

a breakdown of such requested funding by program, budget category, intelligence discipline, and any other appropriate classification;

“(3)

a comparison of aggregate requested funding and aggregate enacted funding for counternarcotics for the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year;

“(4)

the number of full-time equivalent civilian and military personnel assigned to the counternarcotics mission of the intelligence community; and

“(5)

such other information as the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate.”

[For definition of “intelligence community” as used in section 7320 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out above, see section 7002 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.]

Credits

1947–2012 · 3 acts
  1. 1947July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 311(a), , 116 Stat. 2390
  2. 2004amended Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1074(b)(1)(A), , 118 Stat. 3694
  3. 2012Pub. L. 112–87, title V, § 505(2), , 125 Stat. 1897.
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(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 107–306, title III, § 311(a), , 116 Stat. 2390; amended Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1074(b)(1)(A), , 118 Stat. 3694; Pub. L. 112–87, title V, § 505(2), , 125 Stat. 1897.)

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