Saw that too. Read more.
Richardson Amendment.
http:// mprofaca.cro.net/ciapress3.html
or?
https:// fas.org/irp/congress/1996_cr/h960522q.htm
(c) Voluntary Cooperation.–Subsection (a) shall not be construed to prohibit the voluntary cooperation of any person who is aware that the cooperation is being provided to an element of the United States Intelligence Community.
To ""Protect"" journos?
Keep the secret….