§423. Report

(a) Annual report by President to Congress on measures to protect identities of covert agents

The President, after receiving information from the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees an annual report on measures to protect the identities of covert agents, including an assessment of the need, if any, for modification of this subchapter for the purpose of improving legal protections for covert agents, and on any other matter relevant to the protection of the identities of covert agents. The date for the submittal of the report shall be the date provided in section 415b of this title.

(b) Exemption from disclosure

The report described in subsection (a) of this section shall be exempt from any requirement for publication or disclosure.

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, §603, as added Pub. L. 97–200, §2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 123 ; amended Pub. L. 107–306, title III, §353(b)(1)(B), title VIII, §811(b)(1)(E), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2402 , 2422; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, §1071(a)(1)(CC), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3689 ; Pub. L. 111–259, title III, §363(b), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2702 .)

Amendments

2010-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–259 inserted "including an assessment of the need, if any, for modification of this subchapter for the purpose of improving legal protections for covert agents," after "measures to protect the identities of covert agents,".

2004-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–458 substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "Director of Central Intelligence".

2002-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–306, §811(b)(1)(E)(i), inserted at end "The date for the submittal of the report shall be the date provided in section 415b of this title."

Pub. L. 107–306, §353(b)(1)(B), substituted "congressional intelligence committees" for "Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–306, §811(b)(1)(E)(ii), struck out at end "The first such report shall be submitted no later than February 1, 1983."

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

For Determination by President that amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 401 of this title.

Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the 8th item on page 156 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in subsec. (a) of this section), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.