BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

SEC. 3143. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES. (a) In General.—The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for each Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, at a national laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility who— (1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a location where Restricted Data is present; or (2) has or may have regular access to a location where Restricted Data is present. (b) Compliance.—The Secretary shall have 15 months from the date of the enactment of this Act to meet the requirement in subsection (a).