; 50 U.S.C. 3033 note) is amended by striking section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3234 ) and inserting section 1201 of the National Security Act of 1947 . 712. Disclosures to Congress (a) In general Title XII of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 711 , is further amended by inserting after section 1203, as designated by section 711(b) , the following new section: 1204. Procedures regarding disclosures to Congress (a) Guidance (1) Obligation to provide security direction upon request Upon the request of a whistleblower, the head of the relevant element of the intelligence community, acting through the covered Inspector General for that element, shall furnish on a confidential basis to the whistleblower information regarding how the whistleblower may directly contact the congressional intelligence committees, in accordance with appropriate security practices, regarding a complaint or information of the whistleblower pursuant to section 103H(k)(5)(D) or other appropriate provision of law. (2) Nondisclosure Unless a whistleblower who makes a request under paragraph (1) provides prior consent, a covered Inspector General may not disclose to the head of the relevant element of the intelligence community— (A) the identity of the whistleblower