42 USC 2286c - Responsibilities of Secretary of Energy

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025

§ 2286c.

Responsibilities of Secretary of Energy

(a)

Cooperation

(b)

Authority of Secretary to deny information

(1)

The Secretary may deny access to information under subsection (a) only to any person who—

(A)

has not been granted an appropriate security clearance or access authorization by the Secretary; or

(B)

does not need such access in connection with the duties of such person.

(2)

If the Board requests access to information under subsection (a) in written form, and the Secretary denies access to such information pursuant to paragraph (1)—

(A)

the Secretary shall provide the Board notice of such denial in written form; and

(B)

not later than January 1 and July 1 of each year beginning in 2020—

(i)

the Board shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying each request for access to information under subsection (a) submitted to the Secretary in written form during the preceding six-month period and denied by the Secretary; and

(ii)

the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying—

(I)

each such request denied by the Secretary during that period; and

(II)

the reason for the denial.

(3)

In this subsection, the term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10.

(c)

Application of nondisclosure protections by Board

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 314, as added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XIV, § 1441(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2080; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXII, § 3202(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1965.)

cite as: 42 USC 2286c