50 USC 403g: Intelligence Sources and Methods

            
 
          Sec. 403g. Protection of nature of Agency's functions

    In the interests of the security of the foreign intelligence 
activities of the United States and in order further to implement 
section 403-1(i) of this title that the Director of National 
Intelligence shall be responsible for protecting intelligence sources 
and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the Agency shall be exempted 
from the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of the Act of August 28, 1935 
(49 Stat. 956, 957; 5 U.S.C. 654), and the provisions of any other law 
which require the publication or disclosure of the organization, 
functions, names, official titles, salaries, or numbers of personnel 
employed by the Agency: Provided, That in furtherance of this section, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make no 
reports to the Congress in connection with the Agency under section 607 
of the Act of June 30, 1945, as amended (5 U.S.C. 947(b)).

(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, Sec. 6, formerly Sec. 7, 63 Stat. 211; 
renumbered Sec. 6, Pub. L. 85-507, Sec. 21(b)(2), July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 
337; amended Pub. L. 103-178, title V, Sec. 501(2), Dec. 3, 1993, 107 
Stat. 2038; Pub. L. 105-272, title IV, Sec. 403(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1998, 
112 Stat. 2404; Pub. L. 108-177, title III, Sec. 377(b)(2), Dec. 13, 
2003, 117 Stat. 2630; Pub. L. 108-458, title I, Secs. 1071(b)(1)(A), 
1072(b), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3690, 3692.)

                       References in Text

    Act of August 28, 1935, referred to in text, which provided for the 
yearly publication of the Official Register of the United States, was 
repealed by Pub. L. 86-626, title I, Sec. 101, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 
427.
    Section 607 of the Act of June 30, 1945, as amended, referred to in 
text, was repealed by act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, 
Sec. 301(85), 64 Stat. 843.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Central Intelligence Agency Act 
of 1949, and not as part of the National Security Act of 1947 which 
comprises this chapter.
                               Amendments

    2004--Pub. L. 108-458, Sec. 1072(b), substituted ``section 403-
1(i)'' for ``section 403-3(c)(7)''.
    Pub. L. 108-458, Sec. 1071(b)(1)(A), substituted ``Director of 
National Intelligence'' for ``Director of Central Intelligence''.
    2003--Pub. L. 108-177 substituted ``section 403-3(c)(7) of this 
title'' for ``section 403-3(c)(6) of this title''.
    1998--Pub. L. 105-272 substituted ``403-3(c)(6)'' for ``403-
3(c)(5)''.
    1993--Pub. L. 103-178 substituted ``section 403-3(c)(5) of this 
title'' for ``the proviso of section 403(d)(3) of this title'' and 
``Office of Management and Budget'' for ``Bureau of the Budget''.
                    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.