50 U.S.C. § 2423
Section 2423 · Counterintelligence programs
Viewing 50 U.S.C. § 2423 as in effect on October 17, 2006. The text changed in 2 later editions (most recent December 20, 2019).
View current version →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.
The Secretary of Energy shall, at each Administration facility not described in subsection (a) of this section at which Restricted Data is located, assign an employee of the Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy who shall be responsible for and assess counterintelligence matters at that facility.
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Amendment of Section
Pub. L. 109–364, div. C, title XXXI, §3117(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2507, provided that, effective Sept. 30, 2010, this section is amended by substituting “Administrator” for “Secretary of Energy” in subsections (a) and (b) and “Administration” for “Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy” in subsection (b).
Amendments
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–364, §3117(c)(1), substituted “Secretary of Energy” for “Administrator”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364, §3117(c), substituted “Secretary of Energy” for “Administrator” and “Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy” for “Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence”.
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Amendment by section 3117(a)(2)(C) of Pub. L. 109–364 effective Sept. 30, 2010, see section 3117(a)(2) of Pub. L. 109–364, set out as a Transfer of Functions note under section 7144b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.