Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2189

 120 STAT. 2158

PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

SEC. 347. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS FOR INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM. 10 USC 221 note.

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(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in the budget justification documents submitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget for the Department of Defense for each fiscal year, a report on the future requirements of the Department of Defense with respect to the Personnel Security Investigations for Industry and the National Industrial Security Program of the Defense Security Service. (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required to be submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The funding requirements of the personnel security clearance investigation program and ability of the Secretary of Defense to fund the program. (2) The size of the personnel security clearance investigation process backlog. (3) The length of the average delay for an individual case pending in the personnel security clearance investigation process. (4) Any progress made by the Secretary of Defense during the 12 months preceding the date on which the report is submitted toward implementing planned changes in the personnel security clearance investigation process. (5) A determination certified by the Secretary of Defense of whether the personnel security clearance investigation process has improved during the 12 months preceding the date on which the report is submitted. (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the Secretary of Defense submits the first report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that contains a review of such report. The Comptroller General’s report shall include the following: (1) The number of personnel security clearance investigations conducted during the period beginning on October 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 2006. (2) The number of each type of security clearance granted during that period. (3) The unit cost to the Department of Defense of each security clearance granted during that period. (4) The amount of any fee or surcharge paid to the Office of Personnel Management as a result of conducting a personnel security clearance investigation. (5) A description of the procedures used by the Secretary of Defense to estimate the number of personnel security clearance investigations to be conducted during a fiscal year. (6) A description of any plan developed by the Secretary of Defense to reduce delays and backlogs in the personnel security clearance investigation process. (7) A description of any plan developed by the Secretary of Defense to adequately fund the personnel security clearance investigation process. (8) A description of any plan developed by the Secretary of Defense to establish a more stable and effective Personnel Security Investigations Program.

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