§2653. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities

(a) In general

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 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.

(b) Compliance

The Secretary shall have 15 months from October 5, 1999, to meet the requirement in subsection (a).

(c) Definitions

In this section, the terms "national laboratory" and "Restricted Data" have the meanings given such terms in section 2652(g) of this title.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4503, formerly Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, §3143, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 934 ; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, §4503, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(h)(4), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1772 .)

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

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).