UNCLASSIFIED Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence ES 2026-00818 MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION SUBJECT: Preliminary Guidance for Implementation of NDA Waiver This memorandum provides preliminary guidance for the release of all Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) information to the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) Task Force for review and declassification. Consistent with Presidential Direction, the Department of War (DoW) and the Intelligence Community (IC) will implement a process to ensure current and former government employees and contractors with relevant information on UAPs shall have prior non-disclosure agreements (NDA), agreements, oaths, or commitments waived when speaking with authorized government representatives of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) or PURSUE. All members of the IC will, within 30 days of the receipt of this memorandum, coordinate with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to establish a PURSUE designee, and inform their workforce of the President's order. Subsequently, ensure the workforce is aware that any previous or existing NDAs prohibiting disclosure to the President, or designees like PURSUE, are no longer in force and that anyone with knowledge of UAP information should report all such information to AARO, or to an authorized PURSUE representative. Detailed reporting procedures will be disseminated to IC components within the next 30 days. In addition, DoW and ODNI will be issuing to departments and agencies detailed implementation guidance for the broader PURSUE transparency project. [Signed] Aaron Lukas Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Date: 7/31/26 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: Preliminary Guidance for Implementation of NDA Waiver Distribution: Director, Central Intelligence Agency Director, Defense Intelligence Agency Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director, National Reconnaissance Office Director, National Security Agency Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Under Secretary for Intelligence and Security, Department of War Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research, Department of State Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury Chief of Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration Director, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Department of Energy Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, United States Army Director of Intelligence, United States Marine Corps Director of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, United States Air Force Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, United States Space Force Assistant Commandant for Intelligence, United States Coast Guard 2 UNCLASSIFIED