Table 1—Which Investigation to Request

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If the requirement is for And the person has this access Based on this investigation Then the investigation required is Using standard
Confidental Secret; “L” None None NACLC A
    Out of date NACLC or SSBI
    Conf, Sec; “L”
Top Secret, SCI; “Q” None None SSBI B
    None; Conf, Sec; “L” Current or out of date NACLC
    Out of date SSBI
    TS, SCI; “Q” SSBI-PR C

Table 2—Reinvestigation Requirements

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If the requirement is for And the age of the investigation is Type required if there has been a break in service of
0-23 months 24 month's or more
Confidential 0 to 14 years. 11 mos None (note 1) NACLC
    15 yrs. or more NACLC
Secret; “L” 0 to 9 yrs 11 mos None (note 1)
10 yrs. or more NACLC
Top Secret, SCI; “Q” 0 to 4 yrs. 11 mos None (note 1) SSBI
    5 yrs or more SSBI-PR

Note: As a minimum, review an updated Standard Form 84 and applicable records. A reinvestigation (NACLC or SSBI-PR) is not required unless the review indicates the person may no longer satisfy the standards of Executive Order 12968.


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