50 U.S.C. § 3352d — Reports on reciprocity for security clear-

Page 832 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3352d (c) Equivalent metrics (1) In general If the Council develops a set of performance metrics that it certifies to the appropriate congressional committees should achieve sub- stantially equivalent outcomes as those out- lined in subsections (a) and (b), the Council may use those metrics for purposes of compli- ance within this provision. (2) Notice If the Council uses the authority provided by paragraph (1) to use metrics as described in such paragraph, the Council shall, not later than 30 days after communicating such metrics to departments and agencies, notify the appropriate congressional committees that it is using such authority. (d) Plan Not later than 180 days after December 20, 2019, the Council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to appropriate industry partners a plan to carry out this section. Such plan shall include rec- ommended interim milestones for the goals set forth in subsections (a) and (b) for 2019, 2020, and 2021. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6604, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2213; Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6824(b)(3), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3615.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsecs. (c)(1), (d). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ for ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘Council’’, ‘‘reciprocity’’, ‘‘appro- priate congressional committees’’, and ‘‘appropriate in- dustry partners’’, referred to in text, see section 3352 of this title. § 3352d. Reports on reciprocity for security clear- ances inside of departments and agencies (a) Reports to Security Executive Agent The head of each Federal department or agen- cy shall submit an annual report to the Security Executive Agent that, with respect to the period covered by the report— (1) identifies the number of individuals whose security clearances took more than 2 weeks for reciprocity recognition after such individuals move to another part of such de- partment or agency; and (2) breaks out the information described in paragraph (1) by type of clearance and the rea- sons for any delays. (b) Annual report Not less frequently than once each year, the Security Executive Agent shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to industry partners a report that summarizes the information received pursuant to subsection (b) during the period covered by such report. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6608, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2216.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘Security Executive Agent’’, ‘‘reci- procity’’, and ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’, referred to in text, see section 3352 of this title. § 3352e. Periodic report on positions in the intel- ligence community that can be conducted without access to classified information, net- works, or facilities Not later than 180 days after December 20, 2019, and biennially thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the con- gressional intelligence committees a report that reviews the intelligence community for which positions can be conducted without access to classified information, networks, or facilities, or may only require a security clearance at the se- cret level. Such report shall take into account the potential effect of maintaining continuity of operations during a covered national emergency (as defined by section 3316b of this title) and the assessed needs of the intelligence community to maintain such continuity of operations. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6610, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2218; Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title VIII, § 801, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 1011.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–103 substituted ‘‘December 20, 2019, and biennially thereafter,’’ for ‘‘December 20, 2019, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter,’’ and inserted at end ‘‘Such report shall take into ac- count the potential effect of maintaining continuity of operations during a covered national emergency (as de- fined by section 3316b of this title) and the assessed needs of the intelligence community to maintain such continuity of operations.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘congressional intelligence com- mittees’’ and ‘‘intelligence community’’ as used in this section, see section 5003 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title. § 3352f. Information-sharing program for posi- tions of trust and security clearances (a) Program required (1) In general Not later than 90 days after December 20, 2019, the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent shall establish and implement a program to share between and among agencies of the Fed- eral Government and industry partners of the Federal Government relevant background in- formation regarding individuals applying for and currently occupying national security po- sitions and positions of trust, in order to en- sure the Federal Government maintains a trusted workforce. (2) Designation The program established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘Trusted Information Provider Program’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’).