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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 21— DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL MATTERS · § 428

§ 428. Defense industrial security

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(a)Responsibility for Defense Industrial Security.— The Secretary of Defense shall be responsible for the protection of classified information disclosed to contractors of the Department of Defense.
(b)Consistency With Executive Orders and Directives.— The Secretary shall carry out the responsibility assigned under subsection
(a)in a manner consistent with Executive Order 12829 (or any successor order to such executive order) and consistent with policies relating to the National Industrial Security Program (or any successor to such program).
(c)Performance of Industrial Security Functions for Other Agencies.— The Secretary may perform industrial security functions for other agencies of the Federal government upon request or upon designation of the Department of Defense as executive agent for the National Industrial Security Program (or any successor to such program).
(d)Regulations and Policy Guidance.— The Secretary shall prescribe, and from time to time revise, such regulations and policy guidance as are necessary to ensure the protection of classified information disclosed to contractors of the Department of Defense.
(e)Dedication of Resources.— The Secretary shall ensure that sufficient resources are provided to staff, train, and support such personnel as are necessary to fully protect classified information disclosed to contractors of the Department of Defense.
(Added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VIII, § 845(a)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4541, § 438; renumbered § 428, Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(4), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2472; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(11), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4369; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1051(a)(3), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1560.)
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  • Pub. L. 110–417
  • 122 Stat. 4541
  • Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(4)
  • 123 Stat. 2472
  • Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(11)
  • 124 Stat. 4369
  • 131 Stat. 1560
  • Pub. L. 111–383
  • Pub. L. 111–84
  • section 438 of this title
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVIII, § 1845
  • 139 Stat. 1261
  • 138 Stat. 2012
  • 132 Stat. 1961
  • 131 Stat. 1735
  • Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, § 845
  • 124 Stat. 4285
  • 122 Stat. 4542
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