US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 3054

POW/MIA analytic capability

(a)

Requirement

(1)
The Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, establish and maintain in the intelligence community an analytic capability with responsibility for intelligence in support of the activities of the United States relating to individuals who, after , are unaccounted for United States personnel.
(2)
The analytic capability maintained under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “POW/MIA analytic capability of the intelligence community”.
(b)

Unaccounted for United States personnel

In this section, the term “unaccounted for United States personnel” means the following:
(1)
section 1513(1) of title 10 Any missing person (as that term is defined in ).
(2)
Any United States national who was killed while engaged in activities on behalf of the United States and whose remains have not been repatriated to the United States.

July 26, 1947, ch. 343 Pub. L. 106–567, title III, § 307(a)114 Stat. 2839 Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(a)(1)(T)118 Stat. 3689 (, title I, § 117, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

lSection was formerly classified to section 404 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–4582004—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director of Central Intelligence”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–458section 3001 of this titleFor Determination by President that amendment by take effect on , see Memorandum of President of the United States, , 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 108–458section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective not later than six months after , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under .