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Union Calendar No. 597
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4737
[Report No. 106–1035, Part I]
To require an inventory of documents and devices containing Restricted
Data at the national security laboratories of the Department of Energy,
to improve security procedures for access to the vaults containing Re-
stricted Data at those laboratories, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 23, 2000
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. METCALF, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. STUPAK, and
Mr. GONZALEZ
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Reported with amendments and referred to the Committee on Commerce for
a period ending not later than December 15, 2000, for consideration of
such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction
of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule X
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Committee on Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 23, 2000]
A BILL
To require an inventory of documents and devices containing
Restricted Data at the national security laboratories of
the Department of Energy, to improve security proce-
dures for access to the vaults containing Restricted Data
at those laboratories, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Secrets Safety
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF RESTRICTED DATA AT NATIONAL
SECURITY LABORATORIES.
(a) INVENTORY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator for Nuclear Security shall conduct an inventory of
each document or device at each national security labora-
tory that contains Restricted Data and shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
a report containing the results of that inventory.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘national security laboratory’’ has
the meaning given such term in section 3281 of the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50
U.S.C. 2471).
(2) The term ‘‘Restricted Data’’ has the meaning
given such term in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2014(y)).
SEC. 3. INCREASED SECURITY FOR VAULTS AT NATIONAL
SECURITY LABORATORIES.
(a) ACCESS TO VAULTS.—(1) Section 3234 of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2424) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Adminis-
trator’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) ACCESS TO VAULTS AT NATIONAL SECURITY LAB-
ORATORIES.—With respect to any vault containing Re-
stricted Data at any national security laboratory, the pro-
cedures shall, at a minimum, provide that an individual
shall not have unrestricted access to any such vault except
in accordance with the following requirements:
‘‘(1) Before each such access, the identity of the
individual is verified by—
‘‘(A) an attendant through direct visual ob-
servation;
‘‘(B) biometric technology; or
‘‘(C) other means providing a high con-
fidence level in verifying the identity of the indi-
vidual.
‘‘(2) For each such access, a permanent record of
such access is maintained.
‘‘(c) CHANGE OF LOCK COMBINATIONS TO VAULTS AT
NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES.—The Administrator
shall ensure, for each vault containing Restricted Data at
each national security laboratory, that the combination of
each lock to such vault is changed not later than—
‘‘(1) one week after each removal of an indi-
vidual from the list of individuals permitted access to
such vault; and
‘‘(2) 12 months after the date on which the com-
bination was last changed.’’.
(2) The requirements of subsection (b) of section 3234
of such Act (as added by paragraph (1)) shall apply to each
access referred to in that subsection that occurs after the
expiration of the 24-hour period beginning upon the enact-
ment of this Act.
(3) The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall en-
sure, for each vault containing Restricted Data at each na-
tional security laboratory, that the combination of each lock
to such vault is changed not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) REPORT ON NNSA POLYGRAPH POLICY.—(1) Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the policy recommendations of the
Adminstrator regarding the use of counterintelligence poly-
graph examinations within the National Nuclear Security
Administration. The report shall contain the recommenda-
tions of the Administrator as to what the policy of the Ad-
ministration should be regarding—
(A) the use of such examinations generally as a
prerequisite to access (restricted or unrestricted) to
Restricted Data; and
(B) the use of such examinations as a pre-
requisite to access (restricted or unrestricted) to vaults
containing Restricted Data.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Restricted
Data’’ has the meaning given such term in paragraphs (1)
and (2) of section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).
SEC. 4. USE OF ELECTRONIC LOCKS FOR CLASSIFIED
AREAS AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION OF
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION.
Section 3234 of the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration Act (50 U.S.C. 2424), as amended by section 3
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC LOCKS REQUIRED.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that, after October 1, 2002, each lock
used by the Administration to secure any vault, safe, or
other container used to store Restricted Data is an elec-
tronic lock that meets or exceeds the FF–L–2740A lock
standard of the General Services Administration, as in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Secrets Safe-
ty Act of 2000.’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require an
inventory of documents and devices containing Restricted
Data at the national security laboratories of the National
Nuclear Security Administration, to improve security pro-
cedures for access to the vaults containing Restricted
Data at those laboratories, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 597
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4737
[Report No. 106–1035, Part I]
A BILL
To require an inventory of documents and devices
containing Restricted Data at the national secu-
rity laboratories of the Department of Energy, to
improve security procedures for access to the
vaults containing Restricted Data at those lab-
oratories, and for other purposes.
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Reported with amendments and referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce for a period ending not later than
December 15, 2000, for consideration of such provi-
sions of the bill and amendment as fall within the ju-
risdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f),
rule X
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Committee on Commerce discharged; committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and ordered to be printed