Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, and also as part of the Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, and not as part of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 which comprises this chapter.

2003—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–177 substituted “an annual” for “a semiannual”.

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–306, § 811(b)(5)(C)(i), substituted “The Director” for “Not later than 6 months after October 11, 1996, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–306, § 811(b)(5)(C)(iii), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–306, § 811(b)(5)(C)(ii), (iv), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted “Each report” for “The reports”.

Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–177 effective Dec. 31, 2003, see section 361(n) of Pub. L. 108–177, set out as a note under section 1611 of Title 10, Armed Forces.