6 USC 122 - Access to information

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 122.

Access to information

(a)

In general

(1)

Threat and vulnerability information

(2)

Other information

(b)

Manner of access

Except as otherwise directed by the President, with respect to information to which the Secretary has access pursuant to this section—

(1)

the Secretary may obtain such material upon request, and may enter into cooperative arrangements with other executive agencies to provide such material or provide Department officials with access to it on a regular or routine basis, including requests or arrangements involving broad categories of material, access to electronic databases, or both; and

(2)

regardless of whether the Secretary has made any request or entered into any cooperative arrangement pursuant to paragraph (1), all agencies of the Federal Government shall promptly provide to the Secretary—

(A)

all reports (including information reports containing intelligence which has not been fully evaluated), assessments, and analytical information relating to threats of terrorism against the United States and to other areas of responsibility assigned by the Secretary;

(B)

all information concerning the vulnerability of the infrastructure of the United States, or other vulnerabilities of the United States, to terrorism, whether or not such information has been analyzed;

(C)

all other information relating to significant and credible threats of terrorism against the United States, whether or not such information has been analyzed; and

(D)

such other information or material as the President may direct.

(c)

Treatment under certain laws

The Secretary shall be deemed to be a Federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, national defense, immigration, or national security official, and shall be provided with all information from law enforcement agencies that is required to be given to the Director of National Intelligence, under any provision of the following:

(1)

The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–56).

(2)

Section 2517(6) of title 18.

(3)

Rule 6(e)(3)(C) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(d)

Access to intelligence and other information

(1)

Access by elements of Federal Government

(2)

Sharing of information

(Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 202, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2149; Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(D), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4177.)

cite as: 6 USC 122