50 U.S.C. § 2425

Current through P.L. 118-82 (published on www.congress.gov on 09/20/2024)
Section 2425 - Government access to information on Administration computers
(a) Procedures required

The Administrator shall establish procedures to govern access to information on Administration computers. Those procedures shall, at a minimum, provide that any individual who has access to information on an Administration computer shall be required as a condition of such access to provide to the Administrator written consent which permits access by an authorized investigative agency to any Administration computer used in the performance of the duties of such employee during the period of that individual's access to information on an Administration computer and for a period of three years thereafter.

(b) Expectation of privacy in Administration computers

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of law enacted by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-508; 100 Stat. 1848)), no user of an Administration computer shall have any expectation of privacy in the use of that computer.

(c) Definition

For purposes of this section, the term "authorized investigative agency" means an agency authorized by law or regulation to conduct a counterintelligence investigation or investigations of persons who are proposed for access to classified information to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the criteria for obtaining and retaining access to such information.

50 U.S.C. § 2425

Pub. L. 106-65, §3235, 113 Stat. 961; Pub. L. 113-66, §3145, 127 Stat. 1071.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 99-508, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1848. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1986 Amendment note set out under section 2510 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Tables.

AMENDMENTS2013-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113-66 inserted "(Public Law 99-508; 100 Stat. 1848)" after "of 1986".

classified information
The term "classified information" means any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 ([former] 50 U.S.C. 401 note) [now 50 U.S.C. 3001 note], Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 ([former] 50 U.S.C. 435 note), or successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.