50 U.S.C. § 442a : US Code - Section 442A: Counterintelligence initiatives

Search 50 U.S.C. § 442a : US Code - Section 442A: Counterintelligence initiatives

(a) Inspection process
(1) In order to protect intelligence sources and methods from
unauthorized disclosure, the Director of National Intelligence
shall establish and implement an inspection process for all
agencies and departments of the United States that handle
classified information relating to the national security of the
United States intended to assure that those agencies and
departments maintain effective operational security practices and
programs directed against counterintelligence activities.
(2) The Director shall carry out the process through the Office
of the National Counterintelligence Executive.
(b) Annual review of dissemination lists
(1) The Director of National Intelligence shall establish and
implement a process for all elements of the intelligence community
to review, on an annual basis, individuals included on distribution
lists for access to classified information. Such process shall
ensure that only individuals who have a particularized "need to
know" (as determined by the Director) are continued on such
distribution lists.
(2) Not later than October 15 of each year, the Director shall
certify to the congressional intelligence committees that the
review required under paragraph (1) has been conducted in all
elements of the intelligence community during the preceding fiscal
year.
(c) Completion of financial disclosure statements required for
access to certain classified information
(1) The Director of National Intelligence shall establish and
implement a process by which each head of an element of the
intelligence community directs that all employees of that element,
in order to be granted access to classified information referred to
in subsection (a) of section 1.3 of Executive Order No. 12968
(August 2, 1995; 60 Fed. Reg. 40245; 50 U.S.C. 435 note), submit
financial disclosure forms as required under subsection (b) of such
section.
(2) The Director shall carry out paragraph (1) through the Office
of the National Counterintelligence Executive.
(d) Arrangements to handle sensitive information
The Director of National Intelligence shall establish, for all
elements of the intelligence community, programs and procedures by
which sensitive classified information relating to human
intelligence is safeguarded against unauthorized disclosure by
employees of those elements.