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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Compilation 10580 · Sec. 160

Sec. 160. CONSTRUCTION SECURITY CERTIFICATION

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## SEC. 160 CONSTRUCTION SECURITY CERTIFICATION **[**[22 U.S.C. 4851](/us/usc/t22/s4851) nt**]** ###
(a)Certification Before undertaking any new construction or major renovation project in any foreign facility intended for the storage of classified materials or the conduct of classified activities, or approving occupancy of a similar facility for which construction or major renovation began before the effective date of this section, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, shall certify to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that— ####
(1)appropriate and adequate steps have been taken to ensure the security of the construction project (including an evaluation of how all security-related factors with respect to such project are being addressed); ####
(2)the facility resulting from such project incorporates— #####
(A)adequate measures for protecting classified information and national security-related activities; and #####
(B)adequate protection for the personnel working in the diplomatic facility; and ####
(3)a plan has been put into place for the continued evaluation and maintenance of adequate security at such facility, which plan shall specify the physical security methods and technical countermeasures necessary to ensure secure operations, including any personnel requirements for such purposes. ###
(b)Availability of Documentation All documentation with respect to a certification referred to in subsection
(a)and any dissenting views thereto shall be available, in an appropriately classified form, to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. ###
(c)Director of Central Intelligence The Director of Central Intelligence shall provide to the Secretary of State such assistance with respect to the implementation of this section as the Secretary of State may request. ###
(d)Dissenting Views If the Director of Central Intelligence disagrees with the Secretary of State with respect to any project certification made pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall submit in writing disagreeing views to the Secretary of State.
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