124 STAT. 4192 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (b) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to ensure compliance with subsection (a). Not later than 15 days after issuing such guidance, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a letter of compli- ance providing notice of such guidance. (c) PREFERENCE.—No small arms ammunition and ammunition components in excess of military requirements may be made avail- able for commercial sale under this section before such ammunition and ammunition components are offered for transfer or purchase, as authorized by law, to another Federal department or agency or for sale to State and local law enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, and emergency management agencies pursuant to section 2576 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act. Subtitle F—Other Matters SEC. 351. EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. (a) EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Section 1564 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection (a): ‘‘(a) EXPEDITED PROCESS.—The Secretary of Defense may pre- scribe a process for expediting the completion of the background investigations necessary for granting security clearances for— ‘‘(1) Department of Defense personnel and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are engaged in sensitive duties that are critical to the national security; and ‘‘(2) any individual who— ‘‘(A) submits an application for a position as an employee of the Department of Defense for which— ‘‘(i) the individual is qualified; and ‘‘(ii) a security clearance is required; and ‘‘(B) is— ‘‘(i) a member of the armed forces who was retired or separated, or is expected to be retired or separated, for physical disability pursuant to chapter 61 of this title; ‘‘(ii) the spouse of a member of the armed forces who retires or is separated, after the date of the enact- ment of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza- tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011, for a physical disability as a result of a wound, injuries or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty (as determined by the Secretary concerned); or ‘‘(iii) the spouse of a member of the armed forces who dies, after the date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, as a result of a wound, injury, or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty (as deter- mined by the Secretary concerned).’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(f) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense may use funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance to conduct background Notice.
