§ 2423. Counterintelligence programs

(a) National security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities

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.

(b) Other facilities

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.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3233, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 961; Pub. L. 109–364, div. C, title XXXI, § 3117(a)(2)(C), (c), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2507, 2508; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3121, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2710.)

Amendments

Amendments

2009—Pub. L. 111–84 amended Pub. L. 109–364, § 3117(a), see 2006 Amendment note below.

2006—Pub. L. 109–364, § 3117(a), which, in par. (2), directed amendment of this section by substituting “Administrator” for “Secretary of Energy” in subsecs. (a) and (b) and “Administration” for “Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy” in subsec. (b), effective Sept. 30, 2010, was amended generally by Pub. L. 111–84, and as so amended, no longer contains a par. (2) or amends this section.

Pub. L. 109–364, § 3117(c), substituted “Secretary of Energy” for “Administrator” in subsecs. (a) and (b) and “Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy” for “Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence” in subsec. (b).