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§2163 Access to Restricted Data

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - CONTROL OF INFORMATION › § 2163

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commission can let people it already authorized under section 2165(b) and (c) give Restricted Data to employees of the Department of Defense, DoD contractors, or members of the Armed Forces when they need the data to do their jobs. The DoD agency head or their designee must certify that the person needs the data. The DoD agency head must also decide, using the agency’s security rules, that giving access will not harm national defense and security. The Secretary of Defense must find the agency’s security and personnel rules adequate and reasonably similar to the Commission’s standards under section 2165.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2163

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The Commission may authorize any of its employees, or employees of any contractor, prospective contractor, licensee or prospective licensee of the Commission or any other person authorized access to Restricted Data by the Commission under section 2165(b) and (c) of this title to permit any employee of an agency of the Department of Defense or of its contractors, or any member of the Armed Forces to have access to Restricted Data required in the performance of his duties and so certified by the head of the appropriate agency of the Department of Defense or his designee: Provided, however, That the head of the appropriate agency of the Department of Defense or his designee has determined, in accordance with the established personnel security procedures and standards of such agency, that permitting the member or employee to have access to such Restricted Data will not endanger the common defense and security: And provided further, That the Secretary of Defense finds that the established personnel and other security procedures and standards of such agency are adequate and in reasonable conformity to the standards established by the Commission under section 2165 of this title.

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Amendments

1961—Pub. L. 87–206 inserted reference to subsection (c) of section 2165 of this title. 1956—Act Aug. 6, 1956, inserted “or any other person authorized access to Restricted Data by the Commission under section 2165(b) of this title”.

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42 U.S.C. § 2163

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73