PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 961 individuals who have special expertise in counterintelligence. If an individual to serve as the Chief of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence is a Federal employee of an entity other than the Administration, the service of that employee as Chief shall not result in any loss of employment status, right, or privilege by that employee. (3) The Chief shall have direct access to the Secretary and all other officials of the Department and the contractors of the Department concerning counterintelligence matters. (4) The Chief shall be responsible for— (A) the development and implementation of the counterintelligence programs of the Administration to prevent the disclosure or loss of classified or other sensitive information; and (B) the development and administration of personnel assurance programs within the Administration. (c) CHIEF OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY.—(1) The head of the Office of Defense Nuclear Security is the Chief of Defense Nuclear Security, who shall report to the Administrator and shall implement the security policies directed by the Secretary and Administrator. (2) The Chief shall have direct access to the Secretary and all other officials of the Department and the contractors of the Department concerning security matters. (3) The Chief shall be responsible for the development and implementation of security programs for the Administration, including the protection, control and accounting of materials, and for the physical and cyber security for all facilities of the Administration. SEC. 3233. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS. 50 USC 2423. (a) NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES.— The Administrator shall, at each national security laboratory and nuclear weapons production facility, establish and maintain a counterintelligence program adequate to protect national security information at that laboratory or production facility. (b) OTHER FACILITIES. —The Administrator shall, at each Administration facility not described in subsection (a) at which Restricted Data is located, assign an employee of the Office of Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence who shall be responsible for and assess counterintelligence matters at that facility. SEC. 3234. PROCEDURES RELATING TO ACCESS BY INDIVIDUALS TO 50 USC 2424. CLASSIFIED AREAS AND INFORMATION OF ADMINISTRA- TION. The Administrator shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure that any individual is not permitted unescorted access to any classified area, or access to classified information, of the Administration until that individual has been verified to hold the appropriate security clearances. SEC. 3235. GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRA- 50 USC 2425. TION COMPUTERS. (a) PROCEDURES REQUIRED. —The Administrator shall establish procedures to govern access to information on Administration computers. Those procedures shall, at a minimum, provide that any individual who has access to information on an Administration
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