§ 3355c. Protection of national security information and other information

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “section”.

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. 2000

   Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–567 title VII § 705 · 114 Stat. 2831

   Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3355c

   Pub. L. 106–567, title VII, § 705, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2861

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 106–567, title VII, § 705, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2861

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 705. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND OTHER INFORMATION. (a) In General.— Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to classify information or to continue the classification of information previously classified by that agency. (a) Special Access Programs.— Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to grant or deny access to a special access program. (c) Authorities of Director of Central Intelligence.— Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the authorities of the Director of Central Intelligence as the head of the intelligence community, including the Director’s responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure as required by section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–3(c)(6)). (d) Exemptions to Release of Information.— Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit any exemption or exception to the release to the public under this title of information that is protected under subsection (b) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”), or section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Privacy Act”). (e) Withholding Information From Congress.— Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from Congress.

2. 2007

   Pub. L. 110–53 title VI § 602(1) · 121 Stat. 266

   Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3355c(c)

   Pub. L. 110–53 substituted “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director of Central Intelligence” in heading and text

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–53 substituted “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director of Central Intelligence” in heading and text.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking “Director of Central Intelligence” each place that term appears and inserting “Director of National Intelligence”;

3. 2022

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 div. F title LXVIII § 6824(d)(3) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3355c(c)

   Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 3024(i) of this title” for “section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 3024(i) of this title” for “section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in section 705(c) (50 U.S.C. 3355c(c)), by striking “section 103(c)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–3(c)(6))” and inserting “section 102A(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(i))”; and

4. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 div. F title LXIV § 6402(c)(2)(E) · 139 Stat. 1616

   Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3355c(c)

   Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “3024(h)” for “section 3024(i)”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “3024(h)” for “section 3024(i)”.

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