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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§2163 Access to Restricted Data

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commission can let people it has approved give Department of Defense employees, DoD contractor workers, or members of the military access to Restricted Data when they need it to do their jobs. That can only happen if the head of the right DoD agency (or someone they choose) says the access is needed and, using the agency’s normal security checks, finds it will not endanger the common defense and security, and the Secretary of Defense agrees the agency’s security rules are adequate and reasonably match the Commission’s standards.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2163

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

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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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2163

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60