Sec. 711. Ensuring the integrity of communications cooperation
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In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 15 days after any Chief of Mission determines that communications equipment provided by the United States Government to a foreign government has been used for a purpose other than the purpose for which the equipment was authorized, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— an unclassified notification that indicates that such an incident occurred and the country in which it occurred; and a classified notification that describes the incident concerned, including a description of— the Federal department or agency that provided the equipment; the foreign entity or individual that used the equipment for unlawful purposes; and how the equipment was used in an unlawful manner.