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Title XVI: Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters

Sec. 1618Report on protection from disclosure of members of the Armed Forces under cover

TL;DR

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on report on protection from disclosure of members of the armed forces under cover not later than November 1.

Statutory text

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.