10 USC § 6223 - Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s6223"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 6223 - Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6223"
section_name: "Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities"
chapter_number: 605
chapter_name: "SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1403.)"
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# § 6223. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities

The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for each Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility who—

**(1)** carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a location where Restricted Data is present; or

**(2)** has or may have regular access to a location where Restricted Data is present.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1403.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

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