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10 U.S.C. § 1564

Security clearance investigations

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1564, Security clearance investigations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433486
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The Secretary of Defense may prescribe a process for expediting the completion of the background investigations necessary for granting security clearances for— any individual who— submits an application for a position as an employee of the Department of Defense for which— is— The process developed under subsection (a) shall provide for the following: The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an investigation or adjudication under subsection (a) of any individual described in paragraph (2), and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an investigation or adjudication under subsection (a) of any individual described in paragraph (3), upon— conviction of that individual by a court of competent jurisdiction for— An individual described in this paragraph is an individual (other than an individual described in paragraph (3)) who has a security clearance and is— An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who has a security clearance and is— In this subsection:

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