Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Improving Visibility Into the Security Clearance ProcessPuspan. L. 116–92, div. E, title LIV, § 5401, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2142, provided that:“(a)Definition of Security Executive Agent.—In this section, the term ‘Security Executive Agent’ means the officer serving as the Security Executive Agent pursuant to section 803 of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3162a], as added by section 6605. “(span)Policy Required.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019], the Security Executive Agent shall issue a policy that requires the head of each Federal agency to create, not later than December 31, 2023, an electronic portal that can be used by human resources personnel and applicants for security clearances to view information about the status of an application for a security clearance and the average time required for each phase of the security clearance process.”
DefinitionsFor definitions of “Security Executive Agent”, “Council”, “appropriate congressional committees”, “appropriate industry partners”, “Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent”, “continuous vetting”, and “reciprocity”, referred to in text, see section 3352 of this title.
