Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations of Federal candidates or officeholders

Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify the chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate congressional committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate of each counterintelligence assessment or investigation of an individual who is— The notice required under paragraph (1) shall include— The Director may refrain from providing a notice under paragraph (1) to an individual who is otherwise a recipient of notices under such paragraph if that individual is a target of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation covered by the notice. The Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date of the commencement of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation that is the subject of such notice. With respect to counterintelligence assessments or investigations that commenced before December 18, 2025 and are ongoing as of December 18, 2025, the Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after December 18, 2025. In this section: The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—