### Question
What is the definition of informant?


### Answer
The definition of **informant** is as follows in *50 U.S.C. § 426*:

> any individual who furnishes information to an intelligence agency in the course of a confidential relationship protecting the identity of such individual from public disclosure

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 426*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-NATIONAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER IV-PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION**

