§3351a — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

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Federal agency heads must give contractors, licensees, and grantees in the National Industrial Security Program access to their security-clearance policies and plans when those rules affect them. Agencies must do this in a way that keeps national security and the program’s goals safe. Security Executive Agent — the officer who holds that job. Appropriate industry partner — a contractor, licensee, or grantee in the National Industrial Security Program. Within 90 days after December 20, 2019, the Security Executive Agent and the Program Director must make rules so cleared industry partners with a need to know can see the shared policies and plans.

Title 50, §3351a

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(a)In this section:

(1)The term “Security Executive Agent” means the officer serving as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 3162a of this title.

(2)The term “appropriate industry partner” means a contractor, licensee, or grantee (as defined in section 101(a) of Executive Order 12829 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to National Industrial Security Program), as in effect on the day before December 20, 2019) that is participating in the National Industrial Security Program established by such Executive Order.

(b)Each head of a Federal agency shall share policies and plans relating to security clearances with appropriate industry partners directly affected by such policies and plans in a manner consistent with the protection of national security as well as the goals and objectives of the National Industrial Security Program administered pursuant to Executive Order 12829 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to the National Industrial Security Program).

(c)Not later than 90 days after December 20, 2019, the Security Executive Agent and the Director of the National Industrial Security Program shall jointly develop policies and procedures by which appropriate industry partners with proper security clearances and a need to know can have appropriate access to the policies and plans shared pursuant to subsection (b) that directly affect those industry partners.

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Executive Order 12829, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (b), is Ex. Ord. No. 12829, Jan. 6, 1993, 58 F.R. 3479, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title.

§3351a Making certain policies and execution plans relating to personnel clearances available to industry partners

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