50 U.S.C. § 2423: Counterintelligence programs

Summary

The Secretary of Energy must set up and keep a counterintelligence program (work to stop spying and protect secret national security information) at every national security laboratory and at every nuclear weapons production facility. At any other Department of Energy facility that holds Restricted Data, the Secretary must assign an employee from the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence to be responsible for and review counterintelligence matters there.

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(a)National security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities

The Secretary of Energy shall, at each national security laboratory and nuclear weapons production facility, establish and maintain a counterintelligence program adequate to protect national security information at that laboratory or production facility.

(b)Other facilities

The Secretary of Energy shall, at each Department facility not described in subsection (a) at which Restricted Data is located, assign an employee of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy who shall be responsible for and assess counterintelligence matters at that facility.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “Department facility” for “Administration facility” and inserted “Intelligence and” after “the Office of”. 2009—Pub. L. 111–84 amended Pub. L. 109–364, § 3117(a), see 2006 Amendment note below. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364, § 3117(a), which, in par. (2), directed amendment of this section by substituting “Administrator” for “Secretary of Energy” in subsecs. (a) and (b) and “Administration” for “Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy” in subsec. (b), effective Sept. 30, 2010, was amended generally by Pub. L. 111–84, and as so amended, no longer contains a par. (2) or amends this section. Pub. L. 109–364, § 3117(c), substituted “Secretary of Energy” for “Administrator” in subsecs. (a) and (b) and “Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy” for “Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence” in subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.

§2423 Counterintelligence Programs