§3352 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the title. "Appropriate congressional committees" means eight specific committees: the congressional intelligence committees, and four committees from each house (Armed Services, Appropriations, and Homeland Security for the Senate and House, plus the House Committee on Oversight and Reform). "Appropriate industry partner" means a contractor, licensee, or grantee taking part in the National Industrial Security Program under Executive Order No. 12829. "Continuous vetting" means whatever that term is defined to mean in Executive Order No. 13467. "Council" means the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council created by that Executive Order, or any successor. "Reciprocity" means federal departments and agencies accepting each other’s determinations about who may access classified information. "Security Executive Agent" means the officer serving under section 3162a of this title. "Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent" means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management acting in that role under Executive Order No. 13467, or a successor.

Title 50, §3352

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In this title:

(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)the congressional intelligence committees;

(B)the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;

(C)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(D)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

(E)the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;

(F)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;

(G)the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and

(H)the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.

(2)The term “appropriate industry partner” means a contractor, licensee, or grantee (as defined in section 101(a) of Executive Order No. 12829 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to National Industrial Security Program)) that is participating in the National Industrial Security Program established by such Executive order.

(3)The term “continuous vetting” has the meaning given such term in Executive Order No. 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes for determining suitability for government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information).

(4)The term “Council” means the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council established pursuant to such Executive order, or any successor entity.

(5)The term “reciprocity” means reciprocal recognition by Federal departments and agencies of eligibility for access to classified information.

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

(7)The term “Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent” means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management acting as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent in accordance with Executive Order No. 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes related to suitability for Government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information), or any successor entity.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in text, means title LXVI of div. E of Pub. L. 116–92, which enacted this section and section 3162a and 3352a to 3352f of this title and amended section 3033, 3104, 3163, and 3164 of this title. For complete classification of title LXVI to the Code, see Tables. Executive Order No. 12829, referred to in par. (2), 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. Executive Order No. 13467, referred to in pars. (3), (4), and (7), is Ex. Ord. No. 13467, June 30, 2008, 73 F.R. 38103, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Definitions For definition of “congressional intelligence committees” as used in this section, see section 5003 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.

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