U.S. Code > Title 50 War and National Defense > CHAPTER 42—ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS (§§ 2501—2822) > SUBCHAPTER V—SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS (§§ 2651—2691) > Part A—Safeguards and Security (§§ 2651—2659) > § 2653. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities

§ 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.