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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 47 — National Security Agency

§ 3617. National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel

Statutory text

(a)

Establishment

There is established the National Security Agency Emerging Technologies Panel. The Panel is a standing panel of the National Security Agency. The Panel shall be appointed by, and shall report directly to, the Director of the National Security Agency.

(b)

Duties

The Panel shall study and assess, and periodically advise the Director on, the research, development, and application of existing and emerging science and technology advances, advances in encryption, and other topics.

(c)

Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5

Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply with respect to the Panel.

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. 86–36 § 19 · 73 Stat. 63

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3617

    Pub. L. 86–36, § 19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, § 501, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3950

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 86–36, § 19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, § 501, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3950

  2. Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(a)(320) · 136 Stat. 4196

    Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3617(c)

    Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (320) Section 19(c) of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3617(c)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”.

Credits

2004–2022 · 2 acts
  1. 2004Pub. L. 86–36, § 19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, § 501, , 118 Stat. 3950
  2. 2022amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(320), , 136 Stat. 4341.
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(Pub. L. 86–36, § 19, as added Pub. L. 108–487, title V, § 501, , 118 Stat. 3950; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(320), , 136 Stat. 4341.)

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