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50 U.S.C. 3033: Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

Created in 2010 by the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-259). Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 416, 5 U.S.C. 424, 50 U.S.C. 3234, 50 U.S.C. 3341.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6702(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6701(a)(1), designated existing provisions as cl. (i), inserted "in writing" before "to the Inspector General", and added cl. (ii). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6701(a)(2), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "Not later than the end of the 14-calendar-day period beginning on the date of receipt from an employee of a complaint or information under subparagraph (A), the Inspector Gen… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6701(a)(3), added subpar. (J). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6902(a)(2), substituted "involve" for "involves". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (k)

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263, §5202(a)(3)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons," for "reasons", and added subpar. (B). See Codification note above. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §5202(a)(3)(B), added par. (5). See Codification note above. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §5203(b), added par. (6). See Codification note above. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–103 inserted cl. (i) designation before "In this" in introductory provisions, redesignated former cls. (i) to (iii) as subcls. (I) to (III), respectively, of cl. (i), and added cl. (ii). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §6609(a), substituted "of the Federal Government that is—" and items (aa) and (bb) for "within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence involving classified information, but does not include differences of opinions concernin… (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "section 416 of title 5." for "section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)." Law text · (k)

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 3164 of this title. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (j)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–113, §303(1), substituted "any Federal, State (as defined in section 3164 of this title), or local governmental agency or unit thereof" for "any department, agency, or other element of the United States Government". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 114–113, §303(2), inserted "from a department, agency, or element of the Federal Government" before "under subparagraph (A)". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Law text · (j)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–126, §304, substituted "undertaken, and this provision shall qualify as a withholding statute pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of section 552 of title 5 (commonly known as the 'Freedom of Information Act');" for "undertaken;". (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 113–126, §603(c), added subpar. (I). (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (k)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 112–277 substituted "October 31 and April 30" for "January 31 and July 31" and "September 30 and March 31," for "December 31 (of the preceding year) and June 30,". (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (k)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–87 added subsec. (o). (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (o)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.