2020 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 41 - National Nuclear Security Administration
Subchapter III - Matters Relating to Personnel
Sec. 2443 - Notification of employee practices affecting national security

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Citation 50 U.S.C. § 2443 (2020)
Section Name §2443. Notification of employee practices affecting national security
Section Text (a) Annual notification

At or about the time that the President's budget is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator shall jointly notify the appropriate congressional committees of—

(1) the number of covered employees whose security clearance was revoked during the year prior to the year in which the notification is made; and

(2) for each employee counted under paragraph (1), the length of time such employee has been employed at the Department or the Administration, as the case may be, since such revocation.

(b) Notification to congressional committees

Whenever the Secretary or the Administrator terminates the employment of a covered employee or removes and reassigns a covered employee for cause, the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such termination or reassignment by not later than 30 days after the date of such termination or reassignment.

(c) Definitions

In this section:

(1) The term "appropriate congressional committees" means—

(A) the congressional defense committees; and

(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.


(2) The term "covered employee" means—

(A) an employee of the Administration; or

(B) an employee of an element of the Department of Energy (other than the Administration) involved in nuclear security.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3245, as added Pub. L. 114–92, div. C, title XXXI, §3111(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1186.)

Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 2443, Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3245, as added Pub. L. 106–377, §1(a)(2) [title III, §315], Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A–81, related to prohibition on pay of personnel engaged in concurrent service or duties inside and outside Administration, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, §3143, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1371.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 41 - NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER III - MATTERS RELATING TO PERSONNEL
Sec. 2443 - Notification of employee practices affecting national security
Contains section 2443
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 114 Stat. 1441
115 Stat. 1371
129 Stat. 1186
Public Law References Public Law 106-65, Public Law 106-377, Public Law 107-107, Public Law 114-92
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