Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-110

§3316 Submission of Intelligence Community Policies

Title 50 › CHAPTER 45 — MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES › SUBCHAPTER I — BUDGET AND OVERSIGHT › § 3316

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence must put all intelligence community policies that are not public into the electronic repository and send them to the congressional intelligence committees. Not later than 180 days after December 20, 2019, the Director must submit every nonpublic policy that is in effect on the submission date. If the Director creates, changes, or cancels a policy, the Director must notify the congressional intelligence committees and update the repository within 15 days. Electronic repository: the online system used as of December 20, 2019 (or its successor) for the DNI to send information to the congressional intelligence committees. Policy: any classified or unclassified intelligence community rules or guidance, such as directives, memos, official correspondence, or similar documents.

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Title 50, §3316

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(a)Definitions
In this section: (1) Electronic repository
(2)Policy
The term “policy”, with respect to the intelligence community, includes unclassified or classified—
(A)directives, policy guidance, and policy memoranda of the intelligence community;
(B)executive correspondence of the Director of National Intelligence; and
(C)any equivalent successor policy instruments.
(b)Submission of policies
(1)Current policy
Not later than 180 days after December 20, 2019, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees using the electronic repository all nonpublicly available policies issued by the Director of National Intelligence for the intelligence community that are in effect as of the date of the submission.
(2)Continuous updates
Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Director of National Intelligence issues, modifies, or rescinds a policy of the intelligence community, the Director shall—
(A)notify the congressional intelligence committees of such addition, modification, or removal; and
(B)update the electronic repository with respect to such addition, modification, or removal.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definitions of “intelligence community” and “congressional intelligence committees” as used in this section, see section 5003 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.

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50 U.S.C. § 3316

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110