2013 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 45 - MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES (§§ 3301 - 3383)
Subchapter II - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES (§§ 3321 - 3329)
Section 3324 - Prohibition on using journalists as agents or assets
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 45 - MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES SUBCHAPTER II - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES Sec. 3324 - Prohibition on using journalists as agents or assets |
| Contains | section 3324 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-293, title III, §309, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3467. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 110 Stat. 3467 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 104-293, Public Law 108-458 |
Download PDF
It is the policy of the United States that an element of the Intelligence Community may not use as an agent or asset for the purposes of collecting intelligence any individual who—
(1) is authorized by contract or by the issuance of press credentials to represent himself or herself, either in the United States or abroad, as a correspondent of a United States news media organization; or
(2) is officially recognized by a foreign government as a representative of a United States media organization.
(b) WaiverPursuant to such procedures as the President may prescribe, the President or the Director of Central Intelligence may waive subsection (a) of this section in the case of an individual if the President or the Director, as the case may be, makes a written determination that the waiver is necessary to address the overriding national security interest of the United States. The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate shall be notified of any waiver under this subsection.
(c) Voluntary cooperationSubsection (a) of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the voluntary cooperation of any person who is aware that the cooperation is being provided to an element of the United States Intelligence Community.
(Pub. L. 104–293, title III, §309, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3467.)
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 403–7 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
CHANGE OF NAMEReference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director's capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director's capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.
