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Editorial Notes
References in Text
Executive Order 12829, referred to in subsec. (b), is set out as a note under section 3161 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
Amendments
2017—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–91 struck out subsec. (f) which related to biennial reports on expenditures and activities of the Department of Defense in carrying out the requirements of this section.
2011—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–383 struck out ", United States Code," after "title 31".
2009—Pub. L. 111–84 renumbered section 438 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Establishment of Pilot Program for Access to Shared Classified Commercial Infrastructure
Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VIII, §874, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2012, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) to expand access to secret or collateral accredited facilities and sensitive compartmented information facilities and special access program facilities to securely perform work under existing classified contracts;
"(2) to reduce the cost and administrative requirements for a facility to receive and maintain accreditation and certification as an accredited facility;
"(3) to increase opportunities for small business concerns and institutions of higher learning to have access to and compete for classified contracts; and
"(4) to identify policy barriers that prevent components of the Department of Defense from more broadly using shared classified commercial infrastructure and prototyping proposed solutions.
"(b)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) To seek to enter into a contact or other agreement with one or more private entities—
"(i) for access for contractors and components of the Department of Defense to shared classified commercial infrastructure; and
"(ii) to facilitate the use of such infrastructure by covered small business concerns and institutions of higher learning.
"(B) In consultation with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to coordinate with the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency to update or prescribe policies and regulations governing the process and timelines pertaining to how shared commercial classified infrastructure may obtain relevant facility authorizations and access to secure information technology networks from the Department of Defense.
"(C) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense regarding the modernization, streamlining, and acceleration of the approval process of the Department of Defense for contacts, subcontracts, and co-use or joint use agreements for shared classified commercial infrastructure.
"(D) The development and maintenance of metrics tracking the outcomes of each request made under the pilot program for the accreditation of shared commercial classified infrastructure as an accredited facility.
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(d)
"(1)
"(A) after the establishment of such pilot program, but not later than two years after the establishment of such pilot program; and
"(B) after the termination of such pilot program pursuant to subsection (e), but not later than 120 days after such termination.
"(2)
"(A) A list of each request made under the pilot program for the accreditation of a facility as an accredited facility, including the date on which the request was made to the civilian official designated under subsection (b) and to the relevant facility accreditation agency.
"(B) A list of the total number of personnel authorized to conduct inspections under the pilot program for the accreditation and certification of facilities as accredited facilities.
"(C) Actions taken by the civilian official designated under subsection (b) to streamline the process of the Department of Defense for approval of co-use and joint use agreements to facilitate the access of small business concerns and institutions of higher learning performing under contracts or other agreements with the Department to classified environments, including any updated or new policies or guidance issued as a result of the pilot program.
"(D) A list of all unutilized and currently accredited sensitive compartmented information facilities owned and operated by the Department of Defense that are located within 25 miles of a facility described in subsection (a)(1).
"(E) A list of the metrics or other measures used by the Department of Defense to assess the benefits to the Department from the pilot program established under subsection (a), and any other metrics the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate.
"(e)
"(f)
"(1) The term 'institution of higher learning' has the meaning given such term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code.
"(2) The term 'shared commercial classified infrastructure' means fully managed, shared, classified infrastructure (including physical facilities), and associated services that are operated by a private third-party for the benefit of appropriately cleared government and contractor personnel who have limited or constrained access to secret collateral and sensitive compartmented information facilities.
"(3) The term 'small business concern' has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)."
Pilot Program for Department of Defense Controlled Unclassified Information in the Hands of Industry
Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, §1048, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1961, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) shall establish and implement a pilot program for oversight of designated Department of Defense controlled unclassified information in the hands of defense contractors with foreign ownership, control, or influence concerns; and
"(2) may designate an entity within the Department to be responsible for the pilot program under paragraph (1).
"(b)
"(1) The use of a capability to rapidly identify companies subject to foreign ownership, control, or influence that are processing designated controlled unclassified information, including unclassified controlled technical information.
"(2) The use, in consultation with the Chief of Information Officer of the Department, of a capability or means for assessing industry compliance with Department cybersecurity standards.
"(3) A means of demonstrating whether and under what conditions the risk to national security posed by access to Department controlled unclassified information, including unclassified controlled technical information, by a company under foreign ownership, control, or influence company can be mitigated and how such mitigation could be enforced.
"(c)
Requirements Relating to Multi-Use Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, §1628, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1735, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) The term 'small business concern' has the meaning given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
"(2) The term 'nontraditional defense contractors' has the meaning given that term in section 2302 of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 3014]."
Requirement for Entities With Facility Clearances That Are Not Under Foreign Ownership Control or Influence Mitigation
Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, §845, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4285, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) to which the Department of Defense has granted a facility clearance; and
"(2) that is not subject to foreign ownership control or influence mitigation measures.
"(c)
"(d)
Submission of First Biennial Report
Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VIII, §845(b), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4542, required the first biennial report under former subsec. (f) of this section to be submitted no later than Sept. 1, 2009.