§2366. Reports on acquisition of technology relating to weapons of mass destruction and advanced conventional munitions

(a) Reports

The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report on-

(1) the acquisition by foreign countries during the preceding 6 months of dual-use and other technology useful for the development or production of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons) and advanced conventional munitions; and

(2) trends in the acquisition of such technology by such countries.

(b) Submittal dates

(1) The report required by subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted each year to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional leadership on an annual basis on the dates provided in section 415b of this title.

(2) In this subsection:

(A) The term "congressional intelligence committees" has the meaning given that term in section 401a of this title.

(B) The term "congressional leadership" means the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.

(c) Form of reports

Each report submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

( Pub. L. 104–293, title VII, §721, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3474 ; Pub. L. 107–306, title VIII, §811(b)(5)(C), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2424 ; Pub. L. 108–177, title III, §361(k), Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2626 .)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, and also as part of the Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, and not as part of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2003-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–177 substituted "an annual" for "a semiannual".

2002-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–306, §811(b)(5)(C)(i), substituted "The Director" for "Not later than 6 months after October 11, 1996, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–306, §811(b)(5)(C)(iii), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–306, §811(b)(5)(C)(ii), (iv), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted "Each report" for "The reports".

Change of Name

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 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 401 of this title.

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–177 effective Dec. 31, 2003, see section 361(n) of Pub. L. 108–177, set out as a note under section 1611 of Title 10, Armed Forces.