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50 U.S.C. 3234: Prohibited personnel practices in the intelligence community

Created in 2014 by the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-126). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 1507, 50 U.S.C. 3236, 50 U.S.C. 3373b.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6703(1), inserted "or covered intelligence community element" after "the appropriate inspector general of the employing agency" in introductory provisions. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6902(a)(4)(A), substituted "subsections (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5" for "subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6703(2), inserted "or covered intelligence community element" after "the appropriate inspector general of the employing or contracting agency" in introductory provisions. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6902(a)(4)(B)(i), substituted semicolon for period at end. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §6902(a)(4)(B)(ii), substituted "subsections (b)(1), (e), and (h) of section 416 of title 5" for "subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (c)

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(f)(1), substituted "(1) any lawful disclosure" for "a lawful disclosure", inserted dash after "for", redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1), realigned margins, and added pars. (2) and (3). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(a)(1)(A), (e)(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "Any employee of a covered intelligence community element or an agency" for "Any employee of an agency" and inserted ", or threaten to take or fail to take," after "take or fail to take" and "a supervisor in the empl… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §6824(a)(8), substituted semicolon for period at end. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(f)(2), substituted "(A) any lawful disclosure" for "a lawful disclosure", inserted dash after "for", redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), realigned margins, and added subpars. (B) and (C). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(a)(1)(B), (2), (e)(1)(B), in introductory provisions, inserted "of an agency or" after "Any employee", ", or threaten to take or fail to take," after "take or fail to take", and "a supervisor in the contractor employee's direct chain of command, or a supervisor of the contract… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §6608, in introductory provisions, substituted "a supervisor of the employing or contracting agency or employing contractor" for "a supervisor of the contracting agency", "employing or contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for t… (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(d)(2), substituted "mismanagement" for "gross mismanagement". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(g)(2), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(a)(3), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The President shall provide for the enforcement of this section." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(g)(2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (g). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 117–103, §501(g)(1), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (f) and (g), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (f), (g)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–118, §110(a)(1)(A), inserted "or a contractor employee" after "character)" in introductory provisions. (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §110(a)(1)(B), added par. (4). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §110(a)(4), substituted "Agency employees" for "In general" in heading. (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §110(a)(2), (3), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively. (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (c), (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §110(a)(5), inserted "contractor employee," after "any employee,". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (e)

    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.