Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book, Winter 2020

The documents presented in this book have been updated to incorporate all amendments made since the Spring 2016 version through December 20, 2019, at which point the documents were, where possible, verified against the United States Code maintained by The Library of Congress and Westlaw.

The Intelligence Community draws much of its authority and guidance from the body of law contained in this collection.

The content includes descriptions of numerous Federal documents ranging from The Constitution of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 1978, Freedom of Information Act, Cybersecurity Act of 2015, and numerous Executive Orders.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1

PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR THE IC 22

PRINCIPLES OF INTELLIGENCE TRANSPARENCY FOR THE IC 24

NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947* 26

INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004*  210

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949 242

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ACT OF 1959 286

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES 300

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES*  316

HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002* 326

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS ACT OF 1994* 377

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002  381

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION PROCEDURES ACT 386

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 396

PROCEDURES FOR THE RETENTION OF INCIDENTALLY ACQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS 517

MILITARY COMMISSIONS, TITLE 10 520

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 572

PRIVACY ACT 596

E-GOVERNMENT ACT OF 2002* 616

FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2014*  621

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR FEDERAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS STANDARDS*  640

WAR CRIMES ACT OF 1996 642

FEDERAL AGENCY DATA MINING REPORTING ACT OF 2007 653

CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2015*  656

EO 12139: FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 691

EO 12333: UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 693

EO 12949: FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PHYSICAL SEARCHES  720

EO 12968: ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION 722

EO 13388: SHARING OF TERRORISM INFORMATION  737

EO 13462: PRESIDENT’S INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD AND INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT BOARD TRACTOR EMPLOYEES, AND ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION 747

EO 13491: ENSURING LAWFUL INTERROGATION  771

EO 13526: CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION 776

EO 13636: IMPROVING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERSECURITY 811

PPD 28: SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 820

INTELLIGENCE SHARING PROCEDURES FOR FI AND FCI CONDUCTED BY THE FBI 831

GUIDELINES REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF FI ACQUIRED IN THE COURSE OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION  837

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GUIDELINES REGARDING REPORTS OF POSSIBLE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INVOLVING FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SOURCES 845

INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT PRIVACY GUIDELINES 848

CRITERIA ON THRESHOLDS FOR REPORTING INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT MATTERS 856

MOU: REPORTING OF INFORMATION CONCERNING FEDERAL CRIMES 860

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT WEBSITES 872

This reference book would be a valuable resource for intelligence professionals and other members of the federal government.