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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 21— DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL MATTERS · § 424

§ 424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel information: exemption for specified intelligence agencies

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(a)Exemption From Disclosure.— Except as required by the President or as provided in subsection (c), no provision of law shall be construed to require the disclosure of—
(1)the organization or any function of an organization of the Department of Defense named in subsection (b); or
(2)the number of persons employed by or assigned or detailed to any such organization or the name, official title, occupational series, grade, or salary of any such person.
(b)Covered Organizations.— This section applies to the following organizations of the Department of Defense:
(1)The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(2)The National Reconnaissance Office.
(3)The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(c)Provision of Information to Congress.— Subsection
(a)does not apply with respect to the provision of information to Congress.
(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1112(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2683; amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(5)(A), (B)(i), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1569.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1112(d)
  • 110 Stat. 2683
  • Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(5)(A)
  • 117 Stat. 1569
  • Pub. L. 100–178, title VI, § 603(a)
  • 101 Stat. 1016
  • Pub. L. 100–453, title VII, § 703(a)
  • 102 Stat. 1912
  • Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI
  • Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(5)(B)(i)
  • Pub. L. 108–136, § 921(d)(5)(A)
  • section 1124 of Pub. L. 104–201
  • Pub. L. 103–359, title V, § 503
  • 108 Stat. 3430
  • Pub. L. 102–496, title IV, § 406
  • 106 Stat. 3186
  • Pub. L. 102–496
  • Pub. L. 103–178, title V, § 503(a)(1)
  • 107 Stat. 2038
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§ 424
Disclosure of organizational and personnel information: exemption for specified intelligence agencies
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1112(d)
Stat.110 Stat. 2683
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)(5)(A)
Stat.117 Stat. 1569
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–178, title VI, § 603(a)
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