Pub. L. 113-293, tit. III, subtit. B, sec. 323

ANNUAL REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF LAW OR EXECUTIVE ORDER.

EnactedYear: 2014Length: 388 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 323. ANNUAL REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF LAW OR EXECUTIVE ORDER.(a) In General.—Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:“SEC. 511. ANNUAL REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF LAW OR EXECUTIVE ORDER.“(a) Annual Reports Required.—The Director of National Intelligence shall annually submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on violations of law or executive order relating to intelligence activities by personnel of an element of the intelligence community that were identified during the previous calendar year.“(b) Elements.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall, consistent with the need to preserve ongoing criminal investigations, include a description of, and any action taken in response to, any violation of law or executive order (including Executive Order No. 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note)) relating to intelligence activities committed by personnel of an element of the intelligence community in the course of the employment of such personnel that, during the previous calendar year, was—“(1) determined by the director, head, or general counsel of any element of the intelligence community to have occurred;“(2) referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution; or“(3) substantiated by the inspector general of any element of the intelligence community.” .128 STAT. 4004(b) Initial Report.—The first report required under section 511 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a), shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.(c) Guidelines.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the head of each element of the intelligence community, shall—(1) issue guidelines to carry out section 511 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a); and(2) submit such guidelines to the congressional intelligence committees.(d) Table of Contents Amendment.—The table of sections in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 510 the following new item: “Sec. 511. Annual report on violations of law or executive order.”. (e) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to alter any requirement existing on the date of the enactment of this Act to submit a report under any provision of law.
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