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§3347 Secrecy Agreements Used in Intelligence Activities

Title 50 › CHAPTER 45 — MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES › SUBCHAPTER III — SECURITY CLEARANCES AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION › § 3347

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Nondisclosure agreements given to people who help with intelligence work but are not U.S. government employees can include rules for the job, but they must meet two basic requirements. They must (1) say the person will not reveal classified information unless the U.S. government specifically allows it, and (2) not stop disclosures to Congress or to an authorized official of an executive agency when needed to report a violation of U.S. law.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §3347

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law not specifically referencing this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum—

(1)require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government; and

(2)provide that the form or agreement does not bar—

(A)disclosures to Congress; or

(B)disclosures to an authorized official of an executive agency that are deemed essential to reporting a violation of United States law.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified as a note under section 435 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 3347

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102