Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities
§ 3352c. Goals for promptness of determinations regarding security clearances
Statutory text
In general
The Council shall reform the security clearance process with the objective that, by , 90 percent of all determinations, other than determinations regarding populations identified under section 3352b(b)(3)(C) of this title, regarding—
security clearances—
at the secret level are issued in 30 days or fewer; and
at the top secret level are issued in 90 days or fewer; and
reciprocity of security clearances at the same level are recognized in 2 weeks or fewer.
Certain reinvestigations
The Council shall reform the security clearance process with the goal that by , reinvestigation on a set periodicity is not required for more than 10 percent of the population that holds a security clearance.
Equivalent metrics
In general
If the Council develops a set of performance metrics that it certifies to the appropriate congressional committees should achieve substantially equivalent outcomes as those outlined in subsections (a) and (b), the Council may use those metrics for purposes of compliance within this provision.
Notice
If the Council uses the authority provided by paragraph (1) to use metrics as described in such paragraph, the Council shall, not later than 30 days after communicating such metrics to departments and agencies, notify the appropriate congressional committees that it is using such authority.
Plan
Not later than 180 days after , the Council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a plan to carry out this section. Such plan shall include recommended interim milestones for the goals set forth in subsections (a) and (b) for 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Pub. L. 116–92 div. E title LXVI § 6604 · 133 Stat. 1198
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3352c
Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6604, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2213
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6604, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2213Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Pub. L. 117–263 div. F title LXVIII § 6824(b)(3) · 136 Stat. 2395
Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3352c(c)(1); 50 U.S.C. § 3352c(c)(d)
Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “subsections (a) and (b)” for “subsections (b) and (c)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (c)(1), (d). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “subsections (a) and (b)” for “subsections (b) and (c)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in section 6604 (50 U.S.C. 3352c), by striking “subsections (b) and (c)” both places it appears and inserting “subsections (a) and (b)”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Subsecs. (c)(1), (d). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “subsections (a) and (b)” for “subsections (b) and (c)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definitions of “Council”, “reciprocity”, “appropriate congressional committees”, and “appropriate industry partners”, referred to in text, see section 3352 of this title.