2020 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement
Chapter 141 - Miscellaneous Procurement Provisions
Sec. 2388 - Security clearances for facilities of certain companies

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 2388 (2020)
Section Name §2388. Security clearances for facilities of certain companies
Section Text

(a) Authority.—If the senior management official of a covered company does not have a security clearance, the Secretary of Defense may grant a security clearance to a facility of such company only if the following criteria are met:

(1) The company has appointed a senior officer, director, or employee of the company who has a security clearance at the level of the security clearance of the facility to act as the senior management official of the company with respect to such facility.

(2) Any senior management official, senior officer, or director of the company who does not have such a security clearance will not have access to any classified information, including with respect to such facility.

(3) The company has certified to the Secretary that the senior officer, director, or employee appointed under paragraph (1) has the authority to act on behalf of the company with respect to such facility independent of any senior management official, senior officer, or director described in paragraph (2).

(4) The facility meets all of the requirements to be granted a security clearance other than any requirement relating to the senior management official of the company having an appropriate security clearance.


(b) Covered Company.—In this section, the term "covered company" means a company that has entered into a contract or agreement with the Department of Defense, assists the Department, or requires a facility to process classified information.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, §1621(a), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1732, §2410s; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, §1081(a)(23), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1984; renumbered §2388, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1882(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4293.)

Editorial Notes Renumbering of Section

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§1801(d), 1882(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4151, 4293, provided that, effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, section 2410s of this title is renumbered as this section. See Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note below.

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 2388 was renumbered section 2922 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2410s of this title as this section.

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 struck out period at end of section catchline.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 141 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS
Sec. 2388 - Security clearances for facilities of certain companies
Contains section 2388
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 131 Stat. 1732
132 Stat. 1984
134 Stat. 4293, 4151
Public Law References Public Law 115-91, Public Law 115-232, Public Law 116-283
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