§ 3121. Protection of identities of certain United States undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources
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(a)Disclosure of information by persons having or having had access to classified information that identifies covert agent Whoever, having or having had authorized access to classified information that identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent’s intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
(b)Disclosure of information by persons who learn identity of covert agents as result of having access to classified information Whoever, as a result of having authorized access to classified information, learns the identity of a covert agent and intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent’s intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
(c)Disclosure of information by persons in course of pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents Whoever, in the course of a pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents and with reason to believe that such activities would impair or impede the foreign intelligence activities of the United States, discloses any information that identifies an individual as a covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual’s classified intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
(d)Imposition of consecutive sentences A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a), June 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 122; amended Pub. L. 106–120, title III, § 304(b), Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1611; Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 363(a), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2701.)
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- July 26, 1947, ch. 343
- Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a)
- 96 Stat. 122
- Pub. L. 106–120, title III, § 304(b)
- 113 Stat. 1611
- Pub. L. 111–259, title III, § 363(a)
- 124 Stat. 2701
- Pub. L. 111–259, § 363(a)(1)
- Pub. L. 111–259, § 363(a)(2)
- Pub. L. 106–120, § 304(b)(2)(A)
- Pub. L. 106–120, § 304(b)(2)(B)
- Pub. L. 106–120, § 304(b)(2)(C)
- Pub. L. 106–120, § 304(b)(1)
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§ 3121
Protection of identities of certain United States undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources
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ActJuly 26, 1947, ch. 343
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–200, § 2(a)
Stat.96 Stat. 122
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–120, title III, § 304(b)
Stat.113 Stat. 1611
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