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50 U.S.C. 3122: Defenses and exceptions

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-200. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2002Pub. L. 107-306

1982Pub. L. 97-200added it

50 U.S.C. 3122Defenses and exceptions

(a)Disclosure by United States of identity of covert agentadded to

(b)Conspiracy, misprision of felony, aiding and abetting, etcchanged

(c)Disclosure to select congressional committees on intelligence

(d)Disclosure by agent of own identityadded to

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027passed house

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (a), (b), (d)

How it got here

2002

Pub. L. 107–306 substituted "either congressional intelligence committee" for "the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate or to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives". Law text · (c)

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.