§3117 Notice of Counterintelligence Assessments and Investigations of Federal Candidates or Officeholders

Summary

The FBI Director must tell certain congressional leaders when a counterintelligence assessment or investigation starts into someone running for or holding a federal office. Notices go to the chairs and top minority members of the relevant committees, the Speaker and House minority leader, and the Senate majority and minority leaders. Each notice must give the person’s name and a short summary of the facts. The Director may withhold notice if that person is the investigation’s target. Notices must be sent within 15 days of the start, or within 15 days after December 18, 2025 for investigations that began earlier. "Appropriate congressional committees" means the congressional intelligence committees and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. "Candidate" and "Federal office" use the meanings in 52 U.S.C. 30101.