50 USC 3371a - Assessment of foreign intelligence threats to Federal elections

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

§ 3371a.

Assessment of foreign intelligence threats to Federal elections

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)

the congressional intelligence committees;

(B)

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

(C)

the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

(2)

Congressional leadership

The term “congressional leadership” includes the following:

(A)

The majority leader of the Senate.

(B)

The minority leader of the Senate.

(C)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(D)

The minority leader of the House of Representatives.

(3)

Security vulnerability

(b)

In general

The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other relevant elements of the intelligence community, shall—

(1)

commence not later than 1 year before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after December 31, 2018, and complete not later than 180 days before such election, an assessment of security vulnerabilities of State election systems; and

(2)

not later than 180 days before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after December 31, 2018, submit a report on such security vulnerabilities and an assessment of foreign intelligence threats to the election to—

(A)

congressional leadership; and

(B)

the appropriate congressional committees.

(c)

Update

Not later than 90 days before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after December 31, 2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall—

(1)

update the assessment of foreign intelligence threats to that election; and

(2)

submit the updated assessment to—

(A)

congressional leadership; and

(B)

the appropriate congressional committees.

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXV, § 6503, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2203; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(d)(7), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3664.)

cite as: 50 USC 3371a