50 U.S.C. § 1881h

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)
Section 1881h - Penalties for unauthorized disclosure
(a) Offense

A person is guilty of an offense under this section if that person knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information that contains the contents of any communication acquired under this subchapter to which a known United States person is a party.

(b) Penalty

A person guilty of an offense in this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 8 years, or both.

(c) Jurisdiction

There is Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section if the person committing the offense was an officer or employee of the United States at the time the offense was committed.

50 U.S.C. § 1881h

Pub. L. 95-511, title VII, §709, as added Pub. L. 118-49, §13(c), Apr. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 882.

Repeal of Section Pub. L. 110-261, §403, 122 Stat. 2474, as amended by Pub. L. 112-238, §2(a)(1), Dec. 30, 2012, 126 Stat. 1631; Pub. L. 115-118, §201, 132 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 118-31, div. G, title IX, §7902(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 118-49, §19(a)(1), Apr. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 891, provided that, except as provided in section 404 of Pub. L. 110-261, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title, effective two years after Apr. 20, 2024, this section is repealed.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 110-261, §403, 122 Stat. 2474, as amended by Pub. L. 112-238, §2(a)(1), Dec. 30, 2012, 126 Stat. 1631; Pub. L. 115-118, §201, 132 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 118-31, div. G, title IX, §7902(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 118-49, §19(a)(1), Apr. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 891, provided that, except as provided in section 404 of Pub. L. 110-261, set out as a Transition Procedures note under section 1801 of this title, the repeals made by section 403(b)(1) are effective two years after Apr. 20, 2024.