A 2002 amendment (Pub. L. 107-306) to 50 USC 435(b)(2) replaced the requirement to report to the 'Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate' with a requirement to report to the 'congressional intelligence committees.'
Sources
- 50 USC 435 Note: Information concerning US Personnel Classified as POW/MIA During the Vietnam and Korean Conflicts (McCain Bill) (projects.propublica.org)
- https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2011/title-50/chapter-15/subchapter-vi/section-435 (law.justia.com)
- https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2012/title-50/chapter-15/subchapter-vi/section-435/ (law.justia.com)
- https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A50+section%3A3161+edition%3Aprelim%29 (uscode.house.gov)
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