Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§3507 Protection of nature of Agency’s functions
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 46— - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY › § 3507
Summary
Allows the Agency to keep its organization, functions, and staff details (names, titles, pay, and number) secret to protect U.S. foreign intelligence and to carry out section 3024(h), which makes the Director of National Intelligence responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods. It exempts the Agency from sections 1–2 of the Act of August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 956, 957; 5 U.S.C. 654) and bars the Director of the Office of Management and Budget from reporting on the Agency to Congress under section 607 of the Act of June 30, 1945, as amended (5 U.S.C. 947(b)).
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Title 50, §3507
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In the interests of the security of the foreign intelligence activities of the United States and in order further to implement section 3024(h) of this title that the Director of National Intelligence shall be responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the Agency shall be exempted from the provisions of section 1 and 2 of the Act of August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 956, 957; 5 U.S.C. 654), and the provisions of any other law which require the publication or disclosure of the organization or functions of the Agency, or of the names, official titles, salaries, or numbers of personnel employed by the Agency: Provided, That in furtherance of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make no reports to the Congress in connection with the Agency under section 607 of the Act of June 30, 1945, as amended (5 U.S.C. 947(b)).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act of
August 28, 1935, referred to in text, which provided for the yearly publication of the Official Register of the United States, was repealed by Pub. L. 86–626, title I, § 101,
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 427. section 607 of the Act of
June 30, 1945, referred to in text, was repealed by act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301(85), 64 Stat. 843. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 403g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers of this title referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections prior to their editorial reclassification.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 6 of act June 20, 1949, was renumbered section 5 and is classified to section 3506 of this title.
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “section 3024(h)” for “section 3024(i)”. 2023—Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “or of the names” for “or of the, names”. 2022—Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “or functions of the Agency, or of the” for “, functions”. 2010—Pub. L. 111–259 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 108–458, § 1072(b). See 2004 Amendment note below. 2004—Pub. L. 108–458, § 1072(b), as amended by Pub. L. 111–259, substituted “section 403–1(i)” for “section 403–3(c)(7)”. Reference appears in text as “section 3024(i)” pursuant to the editorial reclassification of section 403–1 of this title as section 3024. See Codification note above. Pub. L. 108–458, § 1071(b)(1)(A), substituted “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director of Central Intelligence”. 2003—Pub. L. 108–177 substituted “section 403–3(c)(7) of this title” for “section 403–3(c)(6) of this title”. 1998—Pub. L. 105–272 substituted “403–3(c)(6)” for “403–3(c)(5)”. 1993—Pub. L. 103–178 substituted “section 403–3(c)(5) of this title” for “the proviso of section 403(d)(3) of this title” and “Office of Management and Budget” for “Bureau of the Budget”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2004 AmendmentFor Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an
Effective Date
of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 3001 of this title.
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50 U.S.C. § 3507
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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