Sec. 221. Uniform adjudication standards
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, shall issue uniform adjudication standards, consistent with part 147 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar successor regulation, to be utilized by Department adjudicators with respect to adjudicating the eligibility of an individual for access to classified information. Not later than one year after the issuance of the uniform adjudication standards under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief Security Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, shall require the head of each component and office of the Department with the authority to adjudicate access to classified information of an individual to certify compliance with the uniform adjudication standards under subsection (a).
Not later than two years after the last head of a component of the Department of Homeland Security certifies compliance under subsection
(b)with the uniform adjudication standards under subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department shall audit all such components to verify such compliance.