Us Code § 2388 - Security clearances for facilities of certain companies
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§ 2388. Security clearances for facilities of certain companies
(a)
(1) The company has appointed a senior officer, director, or employee of the company who has a security clearance at the level of the security clearance of the facility to act as the senior management official of the company with respect to such facility.
(2) Any senior management official, senior officer, or director of the company who does not have such a security clearance will not have access to any classified information, including with respect to such facility.
(3) The company has certified to the Secretary that the senior officer, director, or employee appointed under paragraph (1) has the authority to act on behalf of the company with respect to such facility independent of any senior management official, senior officer, or director described in paragraph (2).
(4) The facility meets all of the requirements to be granted a security clearance other than any requirement relating to the senior management official of the company having an appropriate security clearance.
(b)
(Added Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, §1621(a), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1732, §2410s; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, §1081(a)(23), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1984; renumbered §2388, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1882(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4293.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2388 was renumbered section 2922 of this title.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2410s of this title as this section.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 struck out period at end of section catchline.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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