---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3351a"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3351a"
heading: "Making certain policies and execution plans relating to personnel clearances available to industry partners"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3351a"
units:
  - "Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities"
  - "Subchapter III — Security Clearances and Classified Information"
---

# §3351a. Making certain policies and execution plans relating to personnel clearances available to industry partners

- (a) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Security executive agent—** The term “[Security Executive Agent](/usc/50/3352.md?p=6)” means the officer serving as the [Security Executive Agent](/usc/50/3352.md?p=6) pursuant to [section 3162a of this title](/usc/50/3162a.md).
  - (2) **Appropriate industry partner—** The term “[appropriate industry partner](/usc/50/3352.md?p=2)” means a contractor, licensee, or grantee (as defined in section 101(a) of Executive Order 12829 ([50 U.S.C. 3161](/usc/50/3161.md) note; relating to National Industrial Security Program), as in effect on the day before December 20, 2019) that is participating in the National Industrial Security Program established by such Executive Order.
- (b) **Sharing of policies and plans required—** Each head of a Federal agency shall share policies and plans relating to security clearances with [appropriate industry partners](/usc/50/3352.md?p=2) directly affected by such policies and plans in a manner consistent with the protection of national security as well as the goals and objectives of the National Industrial Security Program administered pursuant to Executive Order 12829 ([50 U.S.C. 3161](/usc/50/3161.md) note; relating to the National Industrial Security Program).
- (c) **Development of policies and procedures required—** Not later than 90 days after December 20, 2019, the [Security Executive Agent](/usc/50/3352.md?p=6) and the Director of the National Industrial Security Program shall jointly develop policies and procedures by which [appropriate industry partners](/usc/50/3352.md?p=2) with proper security clearances and a need to know can have appropriate access to the policies and plans shared pursuant to [subsection (b)](#b) that directly affect those industry partners.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LIV, § 5402, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2143.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Executive Order 12829, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (b), is Ex. Ord. No. 12829, Jan. 6, 1993, 58 F.R. 3479, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title.