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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 36— FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE · SUBCHAPTER VI— ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES REGARDING CERTAIN PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES · § 1881h

§ 1881h. Penalties for unauthorized disclosure

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(a)Offense A person is guilty of an offense under this section if that person knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information that contains the contents of any communication acquired under this subchapter to which a known United States person is a party.
(b)Penalty A person guilty of an offense in this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 8 years, or both.
(c)Jurisdiction There is Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section if the person committing the offense was an officer or employee of the United States at the time the offense was committed.
(Pub. L. 95–511, title VII, § 709, as added Pub. L. 118–49, § 13(c), Apr. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 882.)
Repeal of Section
Pub. L. 110–261, title IV, § 403(b)(1), July 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 2474, as amended by Pub. L. 112–238, § 2(a)(1), Dec. 30, 2012, 126 Stat. 1631; Pub. L. 115–118, title II, § 201(a)(1), Jan. 19, 2018, 132 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title IX, § 7902(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 118–49, § 19(a)(1), Apr. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 891; Pub. L. 119–84, § 1(a)(1), Apr. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 770; Pub. L. 119–87, § 1(a)(1), Apr. 30, 2026, 140 Stat. 811, provided that, except as provided in section 404 of Pub. L. 110–261, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title, effective June 12, 2026, this section is repealed.
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  • Pub. L. 95–511, title VII, § 709
  • 138 Stat. 882
  • Pub. L. 110–261, title IV, § 403(b)(1)
  • 122 Stat. 2474
  • Pub. L. 112–238, § 2(a)(1)
  • 126 Stat. 1631
  • 132 Stat. 19
  • 137 Stat. 1108
  • 138 Stat. 891
  • 140 Stat. 770
  • 140 Stat. 811
  • section 404 of Pub. L. 110–261
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–511, title VII, § 709
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–238, § 2(a)(1)
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