### Question
How is the term electronic repository defined?


### Answer
The term **electronic repository** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 3316* as the following:

> the electronic distribution mechanism, in use as of December 20, 2019, or any successor electronic distribution mechanism, by which the Director of National Intelligence submits to the congressional intelligence committees information

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3316*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 45-MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-BUDGET AND OVERSIGHT**

