Editorial Notes
References in Text

Executive Order 12356, referred to in subsec. (g)(3), is Ex. Ord. No. 12356, Apr. 2, 1982, 47 F.R. 14874, 15557, which prescribed a uniform system for classifying, declassifying, and safeguarding national security information, and which was formerly set out as a note under section 435 (now section 3161) of this title, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12958, § 6.1(d), Apr. 17, 1995, 60 F.R. 19843.

Codification

Section 103 of Puspan. L. 115–390, which directed amendment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (50 U.S.C. 3348), was executed to this section, which is section 1152 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Puspan. L. 103–160), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See 2018 Amendment notes below.

Section was formerly classified as a note under section 435 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

Amendments

2018—Subsecs. (a) to (e). Puspan. L. 115–390, § 103(1), substituted “the congressional oversight committees” for “Congress” wherever appearing. See Codification note above.

Subsec. (f)(1). Puspan. L. 115–390, § 103(2), substituted “congressional oversight committees” for “appropriate oversight committees”. See Codification note above.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 115–390, § 103(3), added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively. See Codification note above.

1999—Subsec. (g)(1)(B)(ii). Puspan. L. 106–65 amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: “the Department of Energy, with respect to special access programs carried out under the atomic energy defense activities of that department (for which the Secretary of Energy is required to submit reports under section 2122a of title 42); or”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.

Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 106–65 effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Puspan. L. 106–65, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2401 of this title.