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Sec. 1618 · H.R. 8800

Report on protection from disclosure of members of the Armed Forces under cover

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title XVI — Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters › Subtitle B — Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

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Committee version → Passed the House · Sec. 1618

Not later than November 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to update military personnel systems to protect from unauthorized disclosure— (1) intelligence operations of the Department of Defense; (2) the identities of undercover personnel conducting intelligence or intelligence-related activities; (3) intelligence sources and methods; and (4) cover mechanisms in support of intelligence or intelligence-related activities.

•HR 8800 EHSEC. 1618

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