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Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-110

§3063 Designation of Senior Officials for Biotechnology

Title 50 › CHAPTER 44 — NATIONAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER I — COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY › § 3063

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Heads of six intelligence organizations must pick a senior official to run and coordinate that organization’s biotechnology work as the head directs. The six organizations are: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the Central Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency; the Defense Intelligence Agency; the intelligence parts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and the Department of Energy’s Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Within 15 days after picking the official, the head must tell the congressional intelligence committees and the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives. If the pick is for the FBI, the head must also tell the Senate and House Judiciary Committees.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §3063

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(a)Designation
The head of each element of the intelligence community specified in subsection (b) shall designate a senior official of such element to serve as the official responsible for coordinating the activities of such element relating to biotechnology, as those activities are determined and directed by the head of such element.
(b)Specified elements
The elements of the intelligence community specified in this subsection are the following:
(1)The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(2)The Central Intelligence Agency.
(3)The National Security Agency.
(4)The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(5)The intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(6)The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.
(c)Notice to Congress
Not later than 15 days after designating a senior official under this section, the head of the element of the intelligence community designating such official shall submit notice of the designation to—
(1)the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
(2)in the case of a designation relating to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Initial Designation Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVI, § 6611(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1637, provided that: “The head of each element of the intelligence community required to designate a senior official of such element under section 123 of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3063], as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall designate such senior official not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2025].” [For definition of “intelligence community” as used in section 6611(b) of Pub. L. 119–60, set out above, see section 6002 of Pub. L. 119–60, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.]

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 3063

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110