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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-83

§2680–4 Periodic Briefings From Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Title 22 › Chapter 38— DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2680–4

Last updated Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must offer quarterly briefings to the appropriate congressional committees. The Bureau of Intelligence and Research, with other bureaus as needed, will give the briefings. They must cover topics the committees ask for, current U.S. national-security issues, and any other topics the Secretary finds necessary. Briefings must be held in a secure facility cleared for Top Secret/SCI. They are additional to any briefings given to the appropriate congressional committees, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Title 22, §2680–4

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary shall offer to the appropriate congressional committees regular, quarterly briefings by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, in coordination with other bureaus as appropriate, on—
(1)any topic requested by one or more of the appropriate congressional committees;
(2)any topic of current importance to the national security of the United States; and
(3)any other topic the Secretary considers necessary.
(b)The briefings required under subsection (a) shall be held at a secure facility that is suitable for review of information that is classified at the level of “Top Secret/SCI”.
(c)Any briefings pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in addition to any briefings provided to the appropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the provision of any other briefings to the committees described in this subsection.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definitions of “Secretary” and “Appropriate Congressional Committees” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 119–60, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 2680–4

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 18, 2026

Release point: 119-83