---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3371d"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3371d"
heading: "Designation of counterintelligence officer to lead election security matters"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3371d"
units:
  - "Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities"
  - "Subchapter IV — Collection, Analysis, and Sharing of Intelligence"
---

# §3371d. Designation of counterintelligence officer to lead election security matters

- (a) **In general—** The Director of National Intelligence shall designate a national counterintelligence officer within the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to lead, manage, and coordinate counterintelligence matters relating to election security.
- (b) **Additional responsibilities—** The person designated under [subsection (a)](#a) shall also lead, manage, and coordinate counterintelligence matters relating to risks posed by interference from foreign powers (as defined in [section 1801 of this title](/usc/50/1801.md)) to the following:
  - (1) The Federal Government election security supply chain.
  - (2) Election voting systems and software.
  - (3) Voter registration databases.
  - (4) Critical infrastructure related to elections.
  - (5) Such other Government goods and services as the Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXV, § 6508, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2208.)