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 118 STAT. 3708 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 exists or has been granted by another authorized adjudicative agency. (5) The head of the entity selected pursuant to subsection (b) may disallow the reciprocal recognition of an individual security clearance by an agency under this section on a case-by-case basis if the head of the entity selected pursuant to subsection (b) deter- mines that such action is necessary for national security purposes. (6) The head of the entity selected pursuant to subsection (b) shall establish a review procedure by which agencies can seek review of actions required under this section. (e) DATABASE ON SECURITY CLEARANCES.—(1) Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall, in cooperation with the heads of the entities selected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), establish and commence operating and maintaining an integrated, secure, database into which appropriate data relevant to the granting, denial, or revocation of a security clearance or access pertaining to military, civilian, or government contractor personnel shall be entered from all authorized investigative and adjudicative agencies. (2) The database under this subsection shall function to integrate information from existing Federal clearance tracking sys- tems from other authorized investigative and adjudicative agencies into a single consolidated database. (3) Each authorized investigative or adjudicative agency shall check the database under this subsection to determine whether an individual the agency has identified as requiring a security clearance has already been granted or denied a security clearance, or has had a security clearance revoked, by any other authorized investigative or adjudicative agency. (4) The head of the entity selected pursuant to subsection (b) shall evaluate the extent to which an agency is submitting information to, and requesting information from, the database under this subsection as part of a determination of whether to certify the agency as an authorized investigative agency or authorized adjudicative agency. (5) The head of the entity selected pursuant to subsection (b) may authorize an agency to withhold information about certain individuals from the database under this subsection if the head of the entity considers it necessary for national security purposes. (f) EVALUATION OF USE OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY IN CLEAR- ANCE INVESTIGATIONS AND ADJUDICATIONS.—(1) The head of the entity selected pursuant to subsection (b) shall evaluate the use of available information technology and databases to expedite inves- tigative and adjudicative processes for all and to verify standard information submitted as part of an application for a security clear- ance. (2) The evaluation shall assess the application of the tech- nologies described in paragraph (1) for— (A) granting interim clearances to applicants at the secret, top secret, and special access program levels before the comple- tion of the appropriate full investigation; (B) expediting investigations and adjudications of security clearances, including verification of information submitted by the applicant; Deadline. Establishment. Procedures. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00242 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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