50 U.S.C. § 413 : US Code - Section 413: General Congressional oversight provisions

Search 50 U.S.C. § 413 : US Code - Section 413: General Congressional oversight provisions

(a) Reports to Congressional committees of intelligence activities
and anticipated activities
(1) The President shall ensure that the congressional
intelligence committees are kept fully and currently informed of
the intelligence activities of the United States, including any
significant anticipated intelligence activity as required by this
subchapter.
(2) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring
the approval of the congressional intelligence committees as a
condition precedent to the initiation of any significant
anticipated intelligence activity.
(b) Reports concerning illegal intelligence activities
The President shall ensure that any illegal intelligence activity
is reported promptly to the congressional intelligence committees,
as well as any corrective action that has been taken or is planned
in connection with such illegal activity.
(c) Procedures for reporting information
The President and the congressional intelligence committees shall
each establish such procedures as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this subchapter.
(d) Procedures to protect from unauthorized disclosure
The House of Representatives and the Senate shall each establish,
by rule or resolution of such House, procedures to protect from
unauthorized disclosure all classified information, and all
information relating to intelligence sources and methods, that is
furnished to the congressional intelligence committees or to
Members of Congress under this subchapter. Such procedures shall be
established in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence. In accordance with such procedures, each of the
congressional intelligence committees shall promptly call to the
attention of its respective House, or to any appropriate committee
or committees of its respective House, any matter relating to
intelligence activities requiring the attention of such House or
such committee or committees.
(e) Construction of authority conferred
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authority to withhold
information from the congressional intelligence committees on the
grounds that providing the information to the congressional
intelligence committees would constitute the unauthorized
disclosure of classified information or information relating to
intelligence sources and methods.
(f) "Intelligence activities" defined
As used in this section, the term "intelligence activities"
includes covert actions as defined in section 413b(e) of this
title, and includes financial intelligence activities.