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Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60

§3334q Detail of Individuals From Intelligence Community to Department of Commerce

Title 50 › Chapter 45— MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES › Subchapter II— PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES › § 3334q

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence can, using the Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program and after talking with the Secretary of Commerce, advertise joint duty jobs and send civilian intelligence employees to work at the Bureau of Industry and Security in the Department of Commerce. The aim is to share actionable intelligence about foreign threats to U.S. interests, especially about dual-use and new technologies. The Director will pick detailees from parts of the intelligence community, after consulting the Secretary of Commerce, and must make sure they know about China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia and about topics like illicit procurement, counterproliferation, emerging and foundational technologies, economic and financial intelligence, information and communications technology systems, supply chain weaknesses, and counterintelligence. Employees sent to Commerce must keep their civil service status and benefits.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §3334q

War and National Defense — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In order to better facilitate the sharing of actionable intelligence on foreign adversary intent, capabilities, threats, and operations that pose a threat to the interests or security of the United States, particularly as they relate to the procurement, development, and use of dual-use and emerging technologies, the Director of National Intelligence may, acting through the Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program and in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, advertise joint duty positions and detail or facilitate the detail of civilian employees from across the intelligence community to the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.
(b)Detailees on a joint duty assignment (JDA) assigned pursuant to subsection (a) shall be drawn from such elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.
(c)The Director shall ensure that detailees referred to in subsection (a) have subject matter expertise on countries of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, as well as functional areas such as illicit procurement, counterproliferation, emerging and foundational technology, economic and financial intelligence, information and communications technology systems, supply chain vulnerability, and counterintelligence.
(d)The detail of an employee of the intelligence community to the Department of Commerce under subsection (a) shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definition of “intelligence community” as used in this section, see section 7002 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.

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50 U.S.C. § 3334q

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60