United States Code
50 U.S.C. § 3003
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- S 1318 Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 9123 Espionage Prevention Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 4615 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8831 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Amends its part · enacted · 119th Congress
- HR 5167 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Amends 3003(3) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 6195 Intelligence Community Property Security Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2838 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2342 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Amends 3003(4)(J) · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2425 Intelligence Community Property Security Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2202 Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5009 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Amends its part · enacted · 118th Congress
- HR 8701 Intelligence Reform and Transnational Crime Prevention Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Amends its part · enacted · 118th Congress
- HR 3932 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5048 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Amends 3003(4)(H) · enacted · 117th Congress
- HRES 1512 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, with an amendment. Amends 3003(4)(H) · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 8367 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Amends 3003(4)(H) · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 7226 Intelligence Community Authorities Clarification Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 5314 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2921 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Amends its part · enacted · 116th Congress
- S 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Amends its part · enacted · 116th Congress
- S 2493 Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 3494 Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 1589 Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 245 Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 1761 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Amends 3003(4) · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 2924 To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to establish the National Russian Threat Response Center within the Office of the Director of ... Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 244 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 Amends its part · enacted · 115th Congress
- S 133 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.
As used in this chapter:
(1) The term “intelligence” includes foreign intelligence and counterintelligence.
(2) The term “foreign intelligence” means information relating to the capabilities, intentions, or activities of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
(3) The term “counterintelligence” means information gathered, and activities conducted, to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
(4) The term “intelligence community” includes the following:
(A) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(B) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(C) The National Security Agency.
(D) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(E) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(F) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(G) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs.
(H) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Space Force, the Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Energy.
(I) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State.
(J) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury.
(K) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security.
(L) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.
(5) The terms “national intelligence” and “intelligence related to national security” refer to all intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived and including information gathered within or outside the United States, that—
(A) pertains, as determined consistent with any guidance issued by the President, to more than one United States Government agency; and
(B) that involves—
(i) threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests;
(ii) the development, proliferation, or use of weapons of mass destruction; or
(iii) any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security.
(6) The term “National Intelligence Program” refers to all programs, projects, and activities of the intelligence community, as well as any other programs of the intelligence community designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of a United States department or agency or by the President. Such term does not include programs, projects, or activities of the military departments to acquire intelligence solely for the planning and conduct of tactical military operations by United States Armed Forces.
(7) The term “congressional intelligence committees” means—
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
Official text at uscode.house.gov ↗