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§2653 Background Investigations of Certain Personnel at Department of Energy Facilities

Title 50 › Chapter 42— ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS › Subchapter V— SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS › Part A— Safeguards and Security › § 2653

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy must require a background check that meets section 2165 of title 42. This applies to DOE employees or contractors at national security labs or nuclear weapons production facilities who work in or near, or who have or might have regular access to, places where Restricted Data is present.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §2653

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The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation meeting the requirements of section 2165 of title 42 is made for each Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility who—
(1)carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a location where Restricted Data is present; or
(2)has or may have regular access to a location where Restricted Data is present.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 7383a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.

Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 112–239 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “In general”, substituted “national security laboratory” for “national laboratory” in introductory provisions of text, and struck out subsecs. (b) and (c), which, respectively, required compliance by Secretary with former subsec. (a) and defined “national laboratory” and “Restricted Data”. 2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(h)(4)(D)(i), substituted “
October 5, 1999,” for “the date of the enactment of this Act” in the original, which for purposes of codification had been changed to “
October 5, 1999,” thus requiring no change in text. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(h)(4)(D)(ii), added subsec. (c).

Reference

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 2653

Title 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60