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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 44 — National Security

§ 3107. Certification of compliance with oversight requirements

Statutory text

The head of each element of the intelligence community shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees—

(1)

a certification that, to the best of the knowledge of the head of such element—

(A)

the head of such element is in full compliance with the requirements of this subchapter; and

(B)

any information required to be submitted by the head of such element under this chapter before the date of the submission of such certification has been properly submitted; or

(2)

if the head of such element is unable to submit a certification under paragraph (1), a statement—

(A)

of the reasons the head of such element is unable to submit such a certification;

(B)

describing any information required to be submitted by the head of such element under this chapter before the date of the submission of such statement that has not been properly submitted; and

(C)

that the head of such element will submit such information as soon as possible after the submission of such statement.

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. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

    Pub. L. 111–259 title III § 332(a) · 124 Stat. 2654

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3107

    (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 508, as added Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 332(a), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2686.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 508, as added Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 332(a), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2686.)

    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.), as amended by section 325 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 508. “certification of compliance with oversight requirements Deadline. 50 USC 415d. The head of each element of the intelligence community shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees— “(1) a certification that, to the best of the knowledge of the head of such element— “(A) the head of such element is in full compliance with the requirements of this title; and “(B) any information required to be submitted by the head of such element under this Act before the date of the submission of such certification has been properly submitted; or “(2) if the head of such element is unable to submit a certification under paragraph (1), a statement— “(A) of the reasons the head of such element is unable to submit such a certification; “(B) describing any information required to be submitted by the head of such element under this Act before the date of the submission of such statement that has not been properly submitted; and “(C) that the head of such element will submit such information as soon as possible after the submission of such statement.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in pars. (1)(B) and (2)(B), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, known as the National Security Act of 1947, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

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

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Applicability Date

Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 332(b), , 124 Stat. 2687, provided that: “The first certification or statement required to be submitted by the head of each element of the intelligence community under section 508 of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3107], as added by subsection (a), shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

[For definition of “intelligence community” as used in section 332(b) of Pub. L. 111–259, set out above, see section 2 of Pub. L. 111–259, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.]

Credits

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 508, as added Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 332(a), , 124 Stat. 2686.)

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