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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 10USC1564]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
  CHAPTER 80--MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES
 
Sec. 1564. Security clearance investigations

    (a) Expedited Process.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a 
process for expediting the completion of the background investigations 
necessary for granting security clearances for Department of Defense 
personnel and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are engaged 
in sensitive duties that are critical to the national security.
    (b) Required Features.--The process developed under subsection (a) 
shall provide for the following:
        (1) Quantification of the requirements for background 
    investigations necessary for grants of security clearances for 
    Department of Defense personnel and Department of Defense contractor 
    personnel.
        (2) Categorization of personnel on the basis of the degree of 
    sensitivity of their duties and the extent to which those duties are 
    critical to the national security.
        (3) Prioritization of the processing of background 
    investigations on the basis of the categories of personnel 
    determined under paragraph (2).

    (c) Annual Review.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual review of 
the process prescribed under subsection (a) and shall revise that 
process as determined necessary in relation to ongoing Department of 
Defense missions.
    (d) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of Defense 
Agencies in carrying out this section.
    (e) Sensitive Duties.--For the purposes of this section, it is not 
necessary for the performance of duties to involve classified activities 
or classified matters in order for the duties to be considered sensitive 
and critical to the national security.

(Added Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1072(a)], Oct. 
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-276.)


      Deadline for Prescribing Process for Prioritizing Background 
                 Investigations for Security Clearances

    Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1072(c)], Oct. 30, 
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-277, provided that: ``The process required 
by section 1564(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), for expediting the completion of the background 
investigations necessary for granting security clearances for certain 
persons shall be prescribed not later than January 1, 2001.''
