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50 U.S.C. § 2655 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1458

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50 U.S.C. § 2655 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1458

### Statutory Notes Section 2651, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4501, formerly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, § 3154, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 624; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4501, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(j), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(a)(2)(F), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(j), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3900, prohibited international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of Restricted Data was certified. See [section 6221 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6221&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 2652, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4502, formerly Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 935; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4502, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(k)(1), (bb)(1)(D), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182, 2185; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(f)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1079; Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2296, restricted access to national security laboratories by foreign visitors from certain sensitive countries. See [section 6222 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6222&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 2653, 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.

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### Statutory Notes Section 2651, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4501, formerly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, § 3154, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 624; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4501, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(j), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(a)(2)(F), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(j), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3900, prohibited international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of Restricted Data was certified. See [section 6221 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6221&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 2652, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4502, formerly Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 935; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4502, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(k)(1), (bb)(1)(D), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182, 2185; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(f)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1079; Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2296, restricted access to national security laboratories by foreign visitors from certain sensitive countries. See [section 6222 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6222&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 2653, 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; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(l), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182, required background investigations for personnel at Department of Energy facilities working around Restricted Data. See [section 6223 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6223&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 2654, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4504, formerly Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1376; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4504, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(5)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1772; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(f)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1079; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2290, related to a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the Department of Energy. See [section 6224 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6224&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. #### Pilot Program on Conduct by Department of Energy of Background Reviews for Access by Certain Individuals to National Security Laboratories Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXI, § 3121, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2295, as amended by Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(2)(M), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1461, which was set out as a note under [section 2652 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2652&num=0&edition=prelim) and established a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of conducting certain background reviews, was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 6222 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6222&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.

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10 U.S.C. § 6223 — Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities

The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2165](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2165&num=0&edition=prelim)) 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.

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10 U.S.C. § 6221 — Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified

The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility by the International Atomic Energy Agency until the Secretary certifies to Congress that no Restricted Data will be revealed during such inspection.

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10 U.S.C. § 6222 — Restrictions on access to national security laboratories by foreign visitors from sensitive countries

**(a) Background Review Required.—** The Secretary of Energy and the Administrator may not admit to any facility described in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) other than areas accessible to the general public any individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation or a nation on the current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary or Administrator first completes a background review with respect to that individual. **(b) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.—** It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence should ensure that background reviews carried out under this section are completed in not more than 15 days. **(c) Prohibition on Admittance.—** (1) With respect to an individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation, the Secretary and the Administrator may not, except as provided in paragraph (2), admit such individual to any areas not accessible to the general public within a facility described in paragraph (3). (2) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to an individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation if, not later than 30 days prior to admitting such individual to a facility described in such paragraph, the Secretary certifies to Congress that— (A) the admittance of such individual to the facility is in the national security interests of the United States; (B) no classified or restricted data will be revealed to such individual in connection with the admittance of such individual to the facility; (C) the Secretary or Administrator has consulted with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies of the United

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10 U.S.C. § 6224 — Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program

**(a) New Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.—** The Secretary of Energy shall carry out, under regulations prescribed under this section, a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the Department of Energy. The purpose of the new program is to minimize the potential for release or disclosure of classified data, materials, or information. **(b) Authorities and Limitations.—** (1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the new counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedures Act). (2) In prescribing regulations for the new program, the Secretary shall take into account the results of the Polygraph Review. (3) Not later than six months after obtaining the results of the Polygraph Review, the Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the new program. (4) In the event of a counterintelligence investigation, the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may ensure that the persons subject to the counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) include any person who is— (A) a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101&num=0&edition=prelim))) and also a national of a foreign state; and (B) an employee or contractor who requires access to classified information. **(c) Polygraph Review Defined.—** In this section, the term “Polygraph Review” means the review of the Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph of the National Academy of Sciences.

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42 U.S.C. § 7383i — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 7383f, Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 940, which related to the submission of annual reports on counterintelligence and security practices at national laboratories, was renumbered section 4507 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(8)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1773, and was classified to [section 2658 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2658&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(a)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1068. Section 7383g, Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3153, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 940, which related to the submission of annual reports on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory computers, was renumbered section 4508 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(9)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1774, and was classified to [section 2659 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2659&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–113, div. M, title VII, § 701(f), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2930. Section 7383h, Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3154, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 941; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3135], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–456, which related to a counterintelligence polygraph program for defense-related activities of the Department of Energy, was renumbered section 4504A of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(5)(B)(i)–(iii), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1773, and was formerly classified to [section 2655 of Title 50](https://uscode.h

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50 U.S.C. § 2655 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title

Page 479 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 2656 Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1376; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4504, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(5)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1772; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(f)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1079; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2290.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 4504 of Pub. L. 107–314. Subsec. (c) of section 4504 of Pub. L. 107–314 repealed section 2655 of this title. Section was formerly classified to section 7383h–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to re- numbering by Pub. L. 108–136. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 115–232 added par. (4). 2013—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 113–66 redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which required submission of a report on further en- hancement of personnel security program. 2003—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(h)(5)(A)(iv), made technical amendment. See Codification note above. § 2655. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4504(c), formerly Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1377; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4504(c), and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(5)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1772 Section, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4504A, formerly Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, § 3154, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 941; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3135], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–456; re- numbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLV, § 4504A, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(h)(5)(B), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 177

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