96 STAT. 122
PUBLIC LAW 97-200—JUNE 23, 1982 Public Law 97-200 97th Congress An Act
June 23, 1982 [H.R. 4]
rp^ ^mend the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of information identifying certain United States intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Intelligence United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Identities foe cited as the "IntelHgence Identities Protection Act of 1982'\ of 1982 SEC. 2. (a) The National Security Act of 1947 is amended by adding 50 USC 401 note, at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE VI—PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION "PROTECTION OF IDENTITIES OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES UNDERCOVER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, AGENTS, INFORMANTS, AND SOURCES
50 USC 421.
"SEC. 601. (a) 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 not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. "(h) 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 not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. "(c) 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 not more than $15,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. "DEFENSES AND EXCEPTIONS
50 USC 422.
"SEC. 602. (a) It is a defense to a prosecution under section 601 that before the commission of the offense with which the defendant
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