---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3352c"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3352c"
heading: "Goals for promptness of determinations regarding security clearances"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3352c"
units:
  - "Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities"
  - "Subchapter III — Security Clearances and Classified Information"
---

# §3352c. Goals for promptness of determinations regarding security clearances

- (a) **In general—** The [Council](/usc/50/3352.md?p=4) shall reform the security clearance process with the objective that, by December 31, 2021, 90 percent of all determinations, other than determinations regarding populations identified under [section 3352b(b)(3)(C) of this title](/usc/50/3352b.md?p=b-3-C), regarding—
  - (1) security clearances—
    - (A) at the secret level are issued in 30 days or fewer; and
    - (B) at the top secret level are issued in 90 days or fewer; and
  - (2) [reciprocity](/usc/50/3352.md?p=5) of security clearances at the same level are recognized in 2 weeks or fewer.
- (b) **Certain reinvestigations—** The [Council](/usc/50/3352.md?p=4) shall reform the security clearance process with the goal that by December 31, 2021, reinvestigation on a set periodicity is not required for more than 10 percent of the population that holds a security clearance.
- (c) **Equivalent metrics—**
  - (1) **In general—** If the [Council](/usc/50/3352.md?p=4) develops a set of performance metrics that it certifies to the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/50/3316c.md?p=d) should achieve substantially equivalent outcomes as those outlined in subsections [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b), the [Council](/usc/50/3352.md?p=4) may use those metrics for purposes of compliance within this provision.
  - (2) **Notice—** If the [Council](/usc/50/3352.md?p=4) uses the authority provided by [paragraph (1)](#c-1) to use metrics as described in such paragraph, the [Council](/usc/50/3352.md?p=4) shall, not later than 30 days after communicating such metrics to departments and agencies, notify the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/50/3316c.md?p=d) that it is using such authority.
- (d) **Plan—** Not later than 180 days after December 20, 2019, the [Council](/usc/50/3352.md?p=4) shall submit to the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/50/3316c.md?p=d) and make available to [appropriate industry partners](/usc/50/3352.md?p=2) a plan to carry out this section. Such plan shall include recommended interim milestones for the goals set forth in subsections [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) for 2019, 2020, and 2021.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6604, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2213; Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6824(b)(3), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3615.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2022—Subsecs. (c)(1), (d). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “subsections (a) and (b)” for “subsections (b) and (c)”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions

For definitions of “Council”, “reciprocity”, “appropriate congressional committees”, and “appropriate industry partners”, referred to in text, see section 3352 of this title.