US Code

Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 3501

Definitions

When used in this chapter, the term—
(1)
“Agency” means the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2)
“Director” means the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(3)
“Government agency” means any executive department, commission, council, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment, in the executive branch of the Government.

June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 1 63 Stat. 208 Pub. L. 86–707, title V, § 511(a)(3)74 Stat. 800 Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1077118 Stat. 3695 (, ; , (c)(1), , , 801; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 403a of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–4582004— redesignated subsecs. (a) to (c) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, and amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “ ‘Director’ means the Director of Central Intelligence;”.

Pub. L. 86–707, § 511(c)(1)1960—Subsec. (c). , substituted “Government.” for “Government; and”.

Pub. L. 86–707, § 511(a)(3)section 5921 of Title 5Subsec. (d). , repealed subsec. (d) which defined “continental United States”. See , Government Organization and Employees.

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 .

Short Title

Act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 10 63 Stat. 213 Pub. L. 85–507, § 21(b)(2)72 Stat. 337

“This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949’.”
, formerly § 12, ; renumbered § 10, , , , provided that:

Separability

Act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 9 63 Stat. 213 Pub. L. 85–507, § 21(b)(2)72 Stat. 337

“If any provision of this Act [see Tables for classification], or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.”
, formerly § 11, ; renumbered § 9, , , , provided that:

Designation of Headquarters Compound of Central Intelligence Agency as the George Bush Center for Intelligence

Pub. L. 105–272, title III, § 309112 Stat. 2403

“(a)

Designation .—

The headquarters compound of the Central Intelligence Agency located in Langley, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘George Bush Center for Intelligence’.
“(b)

References .—

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the headquarters compound referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘George Bush Center for Intelligence’.”
, , , provided that: