Pub. L. 108-458, tit. VI, subtit. F, sec. 6501

GRAND JURY INFORMATION SHARING.

EnactedYear: 2004Length: 328 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 6501. GRAND JURY INFORMATION SHARING.(a) Rule Amendments.—Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended—(1) in paragraph (3)—(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “or state subdivision or of an Indian tribe” and inserting “, state subdivision, Indian tribe, or foreign government”;(B) in subparagraph (D)—(i) by inserting after the first sentence the following: “An attorney for the government may also disclose any grand jury matter involving, within the United States or elsewhere, a threat of attack or other grave hostile acts of a foreign power or its agent, a threat of domestic or international sabotage or terrorism, or clandestine intelligence gathering activities by an intelligence service or network of a foreign power or by its agent, to any appropriate Federal, State, State subdivision, Indian tribal, or foreign government official, for the purpose of preventing or responding to such threat or activities.”; and(ii) in clause (i)—(I) by striking “federal”; and(II) by adding at the end the following: “Any State, State subdivision, Indian tribal, or foreign government official who receives information under Rule 6(e)(3)(D) may use the information only consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly issue.”; and(C) in subparagraph (E)—(i) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:“(iii) at the request of the government, when sought by a foreign court or prosecutor for use in an official criminal investigation;”; and(iii) in clause (iv), as redesignated—(I) by striking “state or Indian tribal” and inserting “State, Indian tribal, or foreign”; and(II) by striking “or Indian tribal official” and inserting “Indian tribal, or foreign government official”; and(2) in paragraph (7), by inserting “, or of guidelines jointly issued by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to Rule 6,” after “Rule 6”.(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 203(c) of Public Law 107–56 (18 U.S.C. 2517 note) is amended by striking “Rule 6(e)(3)(C)(i)(V) and (VI)” and inserting “Rule 6(e)(3)(D)”.118 STAT. 3761
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