50 U.S.C. § 3352 — Definitions

Page 829 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3352a tional Intelligence, the classification decision shall be made by the Principal Deputy Direc- tor of National Intelligence. (c) Reports Whenever the Director or the Principal Dep- uty Director makes a decision under subsection (b), the Director or the Principal Deputy Direc- tor, as the case may be, shall submit to the con- gressional intelligence committees a report de- tailing the reasons for the decision. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXIII, § 6310, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2190.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘intelligence community’’ and ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ 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. § 3352. Definitions In this title: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- mittees’’ means— (A) the congressional intelligence commit- tees; (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (E) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (G) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (H) the Committee on Oversight and Re- form of the House of Representatives. (2) Appropriate industry partner The term ‘‘appropriate industry partner’’ means a contractor, licensee, or grantee (as defined in section 101(a) of Executive Order No. 12829 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to Na- tional Industrial Security Program)) that is participating in the National Industrial Secu- rity Program established by such Executive order. (3) Continuous vetting The term ‘‘continuous vetting’’ has the meaning given such term in Executive Order No. 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to re- forming processes for determining suitability for government employment, fitness for con- tractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information). (4) Council The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council established pursuant to such Executive order, or any successor enti- ty. (5) Reciprocity The term ‘‘reciprocity’’ means reciprocal recognition by Federal departments and agen- cies of eligibility for access to classified infor- mation. (6) Security Executive Agent The term ‘‘Security Executive Agent’’ means the officer serving as the Security Ex- ecutive Agent pursuant to section 3162a of this title. (7) Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent The term ‘‘Suitability and Credentialing Ex- ecutive Agent’’ means the Director of the Of- fice of Personnel Management acting as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent in accordance with Executive Order No. 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes related to suitability for Govern- ment employment, fitness for contractor em- ployees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information), or any suc- cessor entity. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6601, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2209.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This title, referred to in text, means title LXVI of div. E of Pub. L. 116–92, which enacted this section and sections 3162a and 3352a to 3352f of this title and amend- ed sections 3033, 3104, 3163, and 3164 of this title. For complete classification of title LXVI to the Code, see Tables. Executive Order No. 12829, referred to in par. (2), is Ex. Ord. No. 12829, Jan. 6, 1993, 58 F.R. 3479, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title. Executive Order No. 13467, referred to in pars. (3), (4), and (7), is Ex. Ord. No. 13467, June 30, 2008, 73 F.R. 38103, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. DEFINITIONS For definition of ‘‘congressional intelligence commit- tees’’ 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. § 3352a. Reports and plans relating to security clearances and background investigations (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) ensuring the trustworthiness and secu- rity of the workforce, facilities, and informa- tion of the Federal Government is of the high- est priority to national security and public safety; (2) the President and Congress should prioritize the modernization of the personnel security framework to improve its efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability; (3) the current system for background inves- tigations for security clearances, suitability and fitness for employment, and credentialing