50 U.S.C. § 3116 — Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community

FEDERAL · 50 U.S.C. · Chapter 44

Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 50 — War and National Defense·Ch. 44 — NATIONAL SECURITY·Subch. III

(a)Notice to Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Defense The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense of any covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post. To the maximum extent practicable, the notice shall be provided at least 30 days before the date on which the covered closure occurs.

(b)Notice to congressional committees The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the other appropriate elements of the intelligence community as determined by the Director, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice describing the impact of the closure on the intelligence community. The notice shall be submitted within 30 days after the date on which the Director re

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(a) Notice to Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense of any covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post. To the maximum extent practicable, the notice shall be provided at least 30 days before the date on which the covered closure occurs.
(b) Notice to congressional committees
The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the other appropriate elements of the intelligence community as determined by the Director, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice describing the impact of the closure on the intelligence community. The notice shall be submitted within 30 days after the date on which the Director receives the notice under subsection (a) and, to the maximum extent practicable, shall be submitted before the date on which the covered closure occurs. Such notice shall include a description of whether, and the extent to which, the Director and the heads of the other appropriate elements of the intelligence community were consulted in the decision-making process with respect to such closure and registered any concerns with or objections to such closure.
(c) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees
The term "appropriate congressional committees" means—
(A) the congressional intelligence committees;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
(C) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(2) Covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post defined
The term "covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post" means the closure of a United States diplomatic or consular post abroad that is anticipated to last for 60 days or more.

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History

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, §517, as added Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXIII, §6303, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1610.)