42 USC § 7144a - Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence policies

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title: "42 USC § 7144a - Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence policies"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7144a"
section_name: "Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence policies"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–91, title II, § 214, as added Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3204(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 955; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. C, title XXXI, § 3117(g), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2508; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXIV, § 6422, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2200.)"
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# § 7144a. Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence policies

The Secretary shall be responsible for developing and promulgating the security, counterintelligence, and intelligence policies of the Department. The Secretary may use the immediate staff of the Secretary to assist in developing and promulgating those policies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–91, title II, § 214, as added Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3204(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 955; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. C, title XXXI, § 3117(g), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2508; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXIV, § 6422, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2200.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2019— struck out subsec. (a) designation and subsecs. (b) and (c), which, respectively, established the Intelligence Executive Committee and provided for budget justification materials.

2006— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under , War and National Defense.