50 U.S.C. § 403-7 : US Code - Section 403-7: Prohibition on using journalists as agents or assets

Search 50 U.S.C. § 403-7 : US Code - Section 403-7: Prohibition on using journalists as agents or assets

(a) Policy
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) Waiver
Pursuant 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 cooperation
Subsection (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.