Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities
§ 3371a. Assessment of foreign intelligence threats to Federal elections
Statutory text
Definitions
In this section:
Appropriate congressional committees
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
the congressional intelligence committees;
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
Congressional leadership
The term “congressional leadership” includes the following:
The majority leader of the Senate.
The minority leader of the Senate.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The minority leader of the House of Representatives.
Security vulnerability
The term “security vulnerability” has the meaning given such term in section 650 of title 6.
In general
The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other relevant elements of the intelligence community, shall—
commence not later than 1 year before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after , and complete not later than 180 days before such election, an assessment of security vulnerabilities of State election systems; and
not later than 180 days before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after , submit a report on such security vulnerabilities and an assessment of foreign intelligence threats to the election to—
congressional leadership; and
the appropriate congressional committees.
Update
Not later than 90 days before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after , the Director of National Intelligence shall—
update the assessment of foreign intelligence threats to that election; and
submit the updated assessment to—
congressional leadership; and
the appropriate congressional committees.
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.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Pub. L. 116–92 div. E title LXV § 6503 · 133 Stat. 1198
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3371a
Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXV, § 6503, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2203
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXV, § 6503, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2203James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Pub. L. 117–263 div. G title LXXI § 7143(d)(7) · 136 Stat. 2395
Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3371a(a)(3)
Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 650 of title 6” for “section 1501 of title 6”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 650 of title 6” for “section 1501 of title 6”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020.— Section 6503(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3371a(a)(3)) is amended by striking “section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)” and inserting “section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 650 of title 6” for “section 1501 of title 6”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definitions of “congressional intelligence committees” and “intelligence community” as used in this section, see section 5003 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.
Credits
2019–2022 · 2 acts
- 2019Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXV, § 6503, , 133 Stat. 2203
- 2022Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(d)(7), , 136 Stat. 3664.
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(Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXV, § 6503, , 133 Stat. 2203; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(d)(7), , 136 Stat. 3664.)