### Question
How does the law define urgent concern?


### Answer
Under *50 U.S.C. § 3517*, **urgent concern** is defined as:

> any of the following:


(I) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or Executive order, or deficiency relating to the funding, administration, or operations of an intelligence activity involving classified information, but does not include differences of opinions concerning public policy matters

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3517*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 46-CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY**

