U.S Code last checked for updates: Mar 27, 2026
§ 3116.
Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community
(a)
Notice to Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Defense
(b)
Notice to congressional committees
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Appropriate congressional committees
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A)
the congressional intelligence committees;
(B)
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
(C)
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
(D)
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(2)
Covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post defined
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title V, § 517, as added Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXIII, § 6303, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1610.)
cite as: 50 USC 3116