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§3111 Briefings and notifications on counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - NATIONAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES › § 3111

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The FBI Director must brief the congressional intelligence committees at least once every quarter, and more often if the committees ask. Each briefing must update the FBI’s counterintelligence posture, cover counterintelligence investigations, and include any other related information the Director decides is necessary. The Director must also promptly notify the committees about any counterintelligence investigation connected to an election or a federal campaign. The Director must make guidelines for these briefings and notifications, and for the information required by section 3371(a)(2). The Director must consult the committees while making the guidelines, send the guidelines when issued, and send any updates within 15 days.

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Title 50, §3111

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(a)In addition to, and without any derogation of, the requirement under section 3091 of this title to keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed of the intelligence and counterintelligence activities of the United States, not less frequently than once each quarter, or more frequently if requested by the congressional intelligence committees, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such briefings shall include, at a minimum, an overview and update of—
(1)the counterintelligence posture of the Bureau;
(2)counterintelligence investigations; and
(3)any other information relating to the counterintelligence activities of the Bureau that the Director determines necessary.
(b)In addition to the quarterly briefings under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall promptly notify the congressional intelligence committees of any counterintelligence investigation carried out by the Bureau with respect to any counterintelligence risk or threat that is related to an election or campaign for Federal office.
(c)(1)The Director shall develop guidelines governing the scope of the briefings provided under subsection (a), the notifications provided under subsection (b), and the information required by section 3371(a)(2) of this title. The Director shall consult the congressional intelligence committees during such development.
(2)The Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees—
(A)the guidelines under paragraph (1) upon issuance; and
(B)any updates to such guidelines by not later than 15 days after making such update.

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50 U.S.C. § 3111

Title 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73