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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities

§ 3313. Notification of memoranda of understanding

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Each year, concurrent with the annual budget request submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, each head of an element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report that lists each memorandum of understanding or other agreement regarding significant operational activities or policy entered into during the most recently completed fiscal year between or among such element and any other entity of the United States Government.

(b)

Provision of documents

Each head of an element of an intelligence community who receives a request from the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate or the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives for a copy of a memorandum of understanding or other document listed in a report submitted by the head under subsection (a) shall submit to such committee the requested copy as soon as practicable after receiving such request.

(c)

Administrative memorandum or agreement

Nothing in this section may be construed to require an element of the intelligence community to submit to the congressional intelligence committees any memorandum or agreement that is solely administrative in nature, including a memorandum or agreement regarding joint duty or other routine personnel assignments.

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. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017

    Pub. L. 115–31 div. N title III § 311 · 131 Stat. 135

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3313

    Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 311, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 815

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 311, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 815

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 311. Notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)(2)(B)(ii), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may allow the construction of an earthen levee by a State, local, or tribal government on covered hazard mitigation land: Provided, That such construction constitutes part of a flood control project, is constructed of naturally-occurring materials, and conforms to other criteria as established by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency through policy.

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Pub. L. 116–92 div. E title LXVII § 6723 · 133 Stat. 1198

    1. Added · 50 U.S.C. § 3313

      Pub. L. 116–92 added subsecs. (a) and (b)

    2. Redesignated · 50 U.S.C. § 3313

      Pub. L. 116–92 redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c)

    3. Struck · 50 U.S.C. § 3313

      Pub. L. 116–92 struck out former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “The head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a copy of each memorandum of understanding or other agreement regarding significant operational activities or policy between or among such element and any other entity or entities of the United States Government—

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–92 added subsecs. (a) and (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “The head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a copy of each memorandum of understanding or other agreement regarding significant operational activities or policy between or among such element and any other entity or entities of the United States Government—

    “(1) for such a memorandum or agreement that is in effect on May 5, 2017, not later than 60 days after such date; and “(2) for such a memorandum or agreement entered into after such date, in a timely manner and not more than 60 days after the date such memorandum or other agreement is entered into.”

1 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Pub. L. 116–92 added subsecs. (a) and (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “The head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a copy of each memorandum of understanding or other agreement regarding significant operational activities or policy between or among such element and any other entity or entities of the United States Government—

“(1) for such a memorandum or agreement that is in effect on , not later than 60 days after such date; and

“(2) for such a memorandum or agreement entered into after such date, in a timely manner and not more than 60 days after the date such memorandum or other agreement is entered into.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

For definitions of “intelligence community” and “congressional intelligence committees” as used in this section, see section 2 of div. N of Pub. L. 115–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.

Credits

2017–2019 · 2 acts
  1. 2017Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 311, , 131 Stat. 815
  2. 2019Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6723, , 133 Stat. 2234.
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(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 311, , 131 Stat. 815; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6723, , 133 Stat. 2234.)

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