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50 U.S.C. 3520: General Counsel of Central Intelligence Agency

Created in 1996 by the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-293). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

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

2004Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

1996Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997added it

50 U.S.C. 3520General Counsel of Central Intelligence Agency

(a)Appointmentchanged

(b)Chief legal officer

(c)Functions

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 2296National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026passed senate

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed senate · would change (a)

How it got here

2004

Pub. L. 108–458 struck out "of Central Intelligence" after "Director". (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) 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.