Sec. 1631. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors
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Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: If the senior management official of a contractor of the Department of Defense does not have a security clearance, the Secretary of Defense may grant a security clearance to a facility of such contractor only if the following criteria are met: The contractor has appointed a senior officer, director, or employee of the contractor who has a security clearance at the level of the security clearance of the facility to act as the senior management official of the contractor with respect to such facility.
Any senior management official, senior officer, or director of the contractor who does not have such a security clearance will not have access to any classified information, including with respect to such facility. The contractor 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 contractor with respect to such facility independent of any senior management official, senior officer, or director described in paragraph (2). 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 contractor having an appropriate security clearance. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors .