proposed license and the proposed terms and conditions thereof, except such classes or types of licenses, as the Commission, with the approval of the Attorney General, may determine would not significantly affect the licensee's activities under the antitrust laws as specified in subsection (a) of this section. Within a reasonable time, in no event to exceed 90 days after receiving such notification, the Attorney General shall advise the Commission whether, insofar as he can determine, the proposed license would tend to create or maintain a situation inconsistent with the antitrust laws, and such advice shall be published in the Federal Register. Upon the request of the Attorney General, the Commission shall furnish or cause to be furnished such information as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate or necessary to enable him to give the advice called for by this section. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 105, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 938, and amended Aug. 26, 1964, Pub. L. 88-489, § 14, 78 Stat. 606.) (a) group the facilities licensed either under section 2133 or 2134 of this title into classes which may include either production or utilization facilities or both, upon the basis of the similarity of operating and technical characteristics of the facilities; (b) define the various activities to be carried on at each such class of facility; and (c) designate the amounts of special nuclear material available for use by each such facility. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 106, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 938.) § 2137. Operators' licenses. The Commission shall (a) prescribe uniform conditions for licensing individuals as operators of any of the various classes of production and utilization facilities licensed in this chapter; (b) determine the qualifications of such individuals; (c) issue licenses to such individuals in such form as the Commission may prescribe; and (d) suspend such licenses for violations of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation issued thereunder whenever the Commission deems such action desirable. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 107, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 939.) § 2138. Suspension of licenses during war or national emergency. Whenever the Congress declares that a state of war or national emergency exists, the Commission is authorized to suspend any licenses granted under this chapter if in its judgment such action is necessary to the common defense and security. The Commission is authorized during such period, if the Commission finds it necessary to the common defense and security, to order the recapture of any special nuclear material or to order the operation of any facility licensed under section 2133 or 2134 of this title, and is authorized to order the entry into any plant or facility in order to recapture such material, or to operate such facility. Just compensation shall be paid for any damages caused by the recapture of any special nuclear material or by the operation of any such facility. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 108, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 939, and amended Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86-373, § 2, 73 Stat. 691.) AMENDMENTS 1959-Pub. L. 86-373 deleted "distributed under the provisions of section 2073 (a) of this title," preceding "or to order." § 2139. General licenses; export licenses. With respect to those utilization and production facilities which are so determined by the Commission pursuant to section 2014(t) (2) or 2014(aa) (2) of this title the Commission may (a) issue general licenses for activities required to be licensed under section 2131 of this title, if the Commission determines in writing that such general licensing will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security, and (b) issue licenses for the export of such facilities, if the Commission determines in writing that each export will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 109, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 939, and amended Aug. 29, 1962, Pub. L. 87-615, § 9, 76 Stat. 411.) AMENDMENTS 1962-Pub. L. 87-615 substituted "section 2014(t) (2) or 2014(aa) (2)" for "section 2014(p) (2) or 2014(v) (2)". § 2140. Exclusions from license requirement. Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed(a) to require a license for (1) the processing, fabricating, or refining of special nuclear material, or the separation of special nuclear material, or the separation of special nuclear material from other substances, under contract with and for the account of the Commission; or (2) the construction or operation of facilities under contract with and for the account of the Commission; or (b) to require a license for the manufacture, production, or acquisition by the Department of Defense of any utilization facility authorized pursuant to section 2121 of this title, or for the use of such facility by the Department of Defense or a contractor thereof. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 110, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 939.) SUBCHAPTER X.-INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those comprising this subchapter were contained in section 8 of act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, 60 Stat. 765 (formerly classified to section 1808 of this title), prior to the complete amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946 by act Aug. 30, 1954, 9:44 a. m., E. D. T., ch. 1073, 68 Stat. 921. § 2151. Effect of international arrangements. Any provision of this chapter or any action of the Commission to the extent and during the time that it conflicts with the provisions of any international arrangement made after August 30, 1954 shall be deemed to be of no force or effect. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 121, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 939.) 82152. Policies contained in international arrangements. In the performance of its functions under this chapter, the Commission shall give maximum effect to the policies contained in any international arrangement made after August 30, 1954. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 122, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 939.) § 2153. Cooperation with other nations. No cooperation with any nation or regional defense organization pursuant to sections 2073, 2074, 2077, 2094, 2112, 2121, 2133, 2134, or 2164 of this title shall be undertaken until (a) Submission of agreements to President. the Commission or, in the case of those agreements for cooperation arranged pursuant to section 2121 (c) or 2164 (b) of this title, which are to be implemented by the Department of Defense, the Department of Defense has submitted to the President the proposed agreement for cooperation, together with its recommendations thereon, which proposed agreement shall include (1) the terms, conditions, duration, nature, and scope of the cooperation; (2) a guaranty by the cooperating party that security safeguards and standards as set forth in the agreement for cooperation will be maintained; (3) except in the case of those agreements for cooperation arranged pursuant to section 2121 (c) of this title, a guaranty by the cooperating party that any material to be transferred pursuant to such agreement will not be used for atomic weapons, or for research on or development of atomic weapons or for any other military purpose; and (4) a guaranty by the cooperating party that any material or any Restricted Data to be transferred pursuant to the agreement for cooperation will not be transferred to unauthorized persons or beyond the jurisdiction of the cooperating party, except as specified in the agreement for cooperation; (b) Presidential approval and authorization. the President has approved and authorized the execution of the proposed agreement for cooperation, and has made a determination in writing that the performance of the proposed agreement will promote and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security; (c) Submission to Joint Committee; waiting period. the proposed agreement for cooperation, together with the approval and the determination of the President, has been submitted to the Joint Committee and a period of thirty days has elapsed while Congress is in session (in computing such thirty days, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days): Provided, however, That the Joint Committee, after having received such agreement for cooperation, may by resolution in writing waive the conditions of all or any portion of such thirty-day period; (d) Submission to the Congress. the proposed agreement for cooperation, together with the approval and determination of the Pres ident, if arranged pursuant to section 2121 (c), 2164 (b), or 2164 (c) of this title, has been submitted to the Congress and referred to the Joint Committee and a period of sixty days has elapsed while Congress is in session, but any such proposed agreement for cooperation shall not become effective if during such sixty-day period the Congress passes a concurrent resolution stating in substance that it does not favor the proposed agreement for cooperation: Provided, however, That during the Eighty-fifth Congress such period shall be thirty days (in computing such sixty days, or thirty days, as the case may be, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days). (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 724, § 123, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 940, and amended July 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-479, §§ 3, 4, 72 Stat. 277; Aug. 19, 1958, Pub. L. 85-681, § 4, 72 Stat. 632; Aug. 26, 1964, Pub. L. 88-489, § 15, 78 Stat. 606.) AMENDMENTS 1964 Pub. L. 88-489 inserted the reference to section 2073. 1958-Pub. L. 85-479, § 3, inserted a reference to section 2121 of this title in opening par. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-479, § 3, included agreements for cooperation arranged pursuant to section 2121(c) of this title, and inserted in cl. (3) the exception in the case of agreements arranged pursuant to section 2121 (c) of this title. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85-681 added proviso clause relating to waiver waiting period. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 85-479, § 4 added subsec. (d). COOPERATION WITH BERLIN Act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 125, as added by Pub. L. 85-14, Apr. 12, 1957, 71 Stat. 11, provided that: "The President may authorize the Commission to enter into agreements for cooperation with the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with section 123 [this section], on behalf of Berlin, which for the purposes of this Act comprises those areas over which the Berlin Senate exercises jurisdiction (the United States, British, and French sectors) and the Commission may thereafter cooperate with Berlin pursuant to sections 54, 57, 64, 82, 103, or 104 [sections 2074, 2077, 2094, 2112, 2133, or 2134 of this title]: Provided, That the guaranties required by section 123 [this section] shall be made by Berlin with the approval of the allied commandants." Ex. Ord. No. 10841, Sept. 30, 1959, 24 F.R. 7941, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10956, Aug. 10, 1961, 26 F.R. 7315, provided: SECTION 1. Whenever the President, pursuant to section 123 of the Act [this section], has approved and authorized the execution of a proposed agreement providing for cooperation pursuant to section 91c, 144a, 144b, or 144c of the Act [sections 2121(c), 2164(a), 2164(b), 2164 (c) of this title], such approval and authorization by the President shall constitute his authorization to cooperate to the extent provided for in the agreement and in the manner provided for in section 91c, 144a, 144b, or 144c [sections 2121(c), 2164(a), 2164(b), or 2164(c) of this title], as pertinent. In respect of sections 91c, 144b, and 144c [sections 2121(c), 2164(b), and 2164 (c) of this title], authorizations by the President to cooperate shall be subject to the requirements of sections 123d of the Act [subsec. (d) of this section] and shall also be subject to appropriate determinations made pursuant to section 2 of this order. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission are hereby designated and empowered to exercise jointly, after consultation with executive agencies as may be appropriate, the following-described authority without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (1) The authority vested in the President by section 91c of the Act [section 2121(c) of this title] to determine that the proposed cooperation and each proposed transfer arrangement referred to in that section will promote and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security. (2) The authority vested in the President by section 144b of the Act [section 2164 (b) of this title] to determine that the proposed cooperation and the proposed communication of Restricted Data referred to in that section will promote and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security: Provided, That each determination made under this paragraph shall be referred to the President and, unless disapproved by him, shall become effective fifteen days after such referral or at such later time as may be specified in the determination. (3) The authority vested in the President by section 144c of the Act [section 2164 (c) of this title] to determine that the proposed cooperation and the communication of the proposed Restricted Data referred to in that section will promote and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security. (b) Whenever the Secretary of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission are unable to agree upon a joint determination under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the recommendations of each of them, together with the recommendations of other agencies concerned, shall be referred to the President, and the determination shall be made by the President. SEC. 3. This order shall not be construed as delegating the function vested in the President by section 91c of the Act [section 2121(c) of this title] of approving programs proposed under that section. SEC. 4. (a) The functions of negotiating and entering into international agreements under the Act [this chapter] shall be performed by or under the authority of the Secretary of State. (b) International cooperation under the Act [this chapter] shall be subject to the responsibilities of the Secretary of State with respect to the foreign policy of the United States pertinent thereto. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER § 2154. International atomic pool. The President is authorized to enter into an international arrangement with a group of nations providing for international cooperation in the nonmilitary applications of atomic energy and he may thereafter cooperate with that group of nations pursuant to sections 2074, 2077, 2094, 2112, 2133, 2134, or 2164 (a) of this title: Provided, however, That the cooperation is undertaken pursuant to an agreement for cooperation entered into in accordance with section 2153 of this title. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 124, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 940.) CROSS REFERENCES Foreign research reactor projects, see section 2171(c) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. SUBCHAPTER XI.-CONTROL OF INFORMATION PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those comprising this subchapter were contained in section 10 of act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, 60 Stat. 755 (formerly classified to section 1810 of this title), prior to the complete amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946 by act Aug. 30, 1954, 9:44 a. m., E. D. T., ch. 1073, 68 Stat. 921. § 2161. Policy of Commission. It shall be the policy of the Commission to control the dissemination and declassification of Restricted Data in such a manner as to assure the common defense and security. Consistent with such policy, the Commission shall be guided by the following principles: (a) Until effective and enforceable international safeguards against the use of atomic energy for destructive purposes have been established by an international arrangement, there shall be no exchange of Restricted Data with other nations except as authorized by section 2164 of this title; and (b) The dissemination of scientific and technical information relating to atomic energy should be permitted and encouraged so as to provide that free interchange of ideas and criticism which is essential to scientific and industrial progress and public understanding and to enlarge the fund of technical information. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 141, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 940.) § 2162. Classification and declassification of Restricted Data. (a) Periodic determination. The Commission shall from time to time determine the data, within the definition of Restricted Data, which can be published without undue risk to the common defense and security and shall thereupon cause such data to be declassified and removed from the category of Restricted Data. (b) Continuous review. The Commission shall maintain a continuous review of Restricted Data and of any Classification Guides issued for the guidance of those in the atomic energy program with respect to the areas of Restricted Data which have been declassified in order to determine which information may be declassified and removed from the category of Restricted Data without undue risk to the common defense and security. (c) Joint determination on atomic weapons; Presidential determination on disagreement. In the case of Restricted Data which the Commission and the Department of Defense jointly determine to relate primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons, the determination that such data may be published without constituting an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security shall be made by the Commission and the Department of Defense jointly, and if the Commission and the Department of Defense do not agree, the determination shall be made by the President. (d) Same; removal from Restricted Data category. The Commission shall remove from the Restricted Data category such data as the Commission and the Department of Defense jointly determine relates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and which the Commission and Department of Defense jointly determine can be adequately safeguarded as defense information: Provided, however, That no such data so removed from the Restricted Data category shall be transmitted or otherwise made available to any nation or regional defense organization, while such data remains defense information, except pursuant to an agreement for cooperation entered into in accordance with section 2164 (b) of this title. (e) Joint determination on atomic energy programs. The Commission shall remove from the Restricted Data category such information concerning the atomic energy programs of other nations as the Commission and the Director of Central Intelligence jointly determine to be necessary to carry out the provisions of section 403 (d) of Title 50 and can be adequately safeguarded as defense information. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 142, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 941.) Ex. ORD. No. 10899. COMMUNICATION OF RESTRICTED DATA BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Ex. Ord. No. 10899, Dec. 9, 1960, 25 F.R. 12729, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the Act; 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) [this chapter], and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: The Central Intelligence Agency is hereby authorized to communicate for intelligence purposes, in accordance with the terms and conditions of any agreement for cooperation arranged pursuant to subsections 144 a, b, or c of the act (42 U.S.C. 2162 (a), (b), or (c)), such restricted data and data removed from the restricted data category under subsection 142d of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2162(d)) [subsection (d) of this section] as is determined (1) by the President, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, or (11) by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense, jointly pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 10841 [set out as a note under section 2153 of this title], to be transmissible under the agreement for cooperation involved. Such communications shall be effected through mechanisms established by the Central Intelligence Agency in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement for cooperation involved: Provided, that no such communication shall be made by the Central Intelligence Agency until the proposed communication has been authorized either in accordance with procedures adopted by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense and applicable to conduct of programs for cooperation by those agencies, or in accordance with procedures approved by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense and applicable to conduct of programs for cooperation by the Central Intelligence Agency. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Ex. ORD. No. 11057. COMMUNICATION OF Ex. Ord. No. 11057, Oct. 18, 1962, 27 F.R. 10289, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the Act; 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) [this chapter], and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: The Department of State is hereby authorized to communicate, in accordance with the terms and conditions of any agreement for cooperation arranged pursuant to subsection 144b of the act (42 U.S.C. 2164(b)), such restricted data and data removed from the restricted data category under subsection 142d of the act (42 U.S.C. 2162(d)) [subsec. (d) of this section] as is determined (1) by the President, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, or (ii) by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense, jointly pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 10841, as amended [set out as a note under section 2153 of this title], to be transmissible under the agreement for cooperation involved. Such communications shall be effected through mechanisms established by the Department of State in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement for cooperation involved: Provided, that no such communication shall be made by the Department of State until the proposed communication has been authorized either in accordance with procedures adopted by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense and applicable to conduct of programs for cooperation by those agencies, or in accordance with procedures approved by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense and applicable to conduct of programs for cooperation by the Department of State. JOHN F. KENNEDY § 2163. Access to Restricted Data. The Commission may authorize any of its employees, or employees of any contractor, prospective contractor, licensee or prospective licensee of the Commission or any other person authorized access to Restricted Data by the Commission under section 2165 (b) and (c) of this title to permit any employee of an agency of the Department of Defense or of its contractors, or any member of the Armed Forces to have access to Restricted Data required in the performance of his duties and so certified by the head of the appropriate agency of the Department of Defense or his designee: Provided, however, That, the head of the appropriate agency of the Department of Defense or his designee has determined, in accordance with the established personnel security procedures and standards of such agency, that permitting the member or employee to have access to such Restricted Data will not endanger the common defense and security: And provided further, That the Secretary of Defense finds that the established personnel and other security procedures and standards of such agency are adequate and in reasonable conformity to the standards established by the Commission under section 2165 of this title. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 143, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 941, and amended Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1015, § 14, 70 Stat. 1071; Sept. 6, 1961, Pub. L. 87-206, § 5, 75 Stat. 476.) AMENDMENTS 1961-Pub. L. 87-206 inserted the reference to subsection (c) of section 2165 of this title. 1956 Act Aug. 6, 1956, inserted between the words "licensee of the Commission" and the words "to permit any employee" the words "or any other person authorized access to Restricted Data by the Commission under section 2165 (b) of this title". § 2164. International cooperation. (a) By Commission. The President may authorize the Commission to cooperate with another nation and to communicate to that nation Restricted Data on (1) refining, purification, and treatment of source material; subsequent (2) civilian reactor development; (5) industrial and other applications of atomic energy for peaceful purposes; and (6) research and development relating to the foregoing: Provided, however, That no such cooperation shall involve the communication of Restricted Data relating to the design or fabrication of atomic weapons: And provided further, That the cooperation is undertaken pursuant to an agreement for cooperation entered into in accordance with section 2153 of this title, or is undertaken pursuant to an agreement existing on August 30, 1954. (b) By Department of Defense. The President may authorize the Department of Defense, with the assistance of the Commission, to cooperate with another nation or with a regional defense organization to which the United States is a party, and to communicate to that nation or organization such Restricted Data (including design information) as is necessary to— (1) the development of defense plans; (2) the training of personnel in the employment of and defense against atomic weapons and other military applications of atomic energy; (3) the evaluation of the capabilities of potential enemies in the employment of atomic weapons and other military applications of atomic energy; and (4) the development of compatible delivery systems for atomic weapons; whenever the President determines that the proposed cooperation and the proposed communication of the Restricted Data will promote and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security, while such other nation or organization is participating with the United States pursuant to an international arrangement by substantial and material contributions to the mutual defense and security: Provided, however, That the cooperation is undertaken pursuant to an agreement entered into in accordance with section 2153 of this title. (c) Exchange of information concerning atomic weapons; research, development, or design, of military reactors. In addition to the cooperation authorized in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the President may authorize the Commission, with the assistance of the Department of Defense, to cooperate with another nation and— (1) to exchange with that nation Restricted Data concerning atomic weapons: Provided, That communication of such Restricted Data to that nation is necessary to improve its atomic weapon design, development, or fabrication capability and provided that nation has made substantial progress in the development of atomic weapons; and (2) to communicate or exchange with that nation Restricted Data concerning research, development, or design, of military reactors, whenever the President determines that the proposed cooperation and the communication of the proposed Restricted Data will promote and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the common defense and security, while such other nation is participating with the United States pursuant to an international arrangement by substantial and material contributions to the mutual defense and security: Provided, however, That the cooperation is undertaken pursuant to an agreement entered into in accordance with section 2153 of this title. (d) Communication of data by other Governmental agencies. The President may authorize any agency of the United States to communicate in accordance with the terms and conditions of an agreement for cooperation arranged pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, such Restricted Data as is determined to be transmissible under the agreement for cooperation involved. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 144, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 942, and amended July 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-479, §§ 5— 7, 72 Stat. 278.) AMENDMENTS 1958-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-479, § 5, substituted "civilian reactor development" for "reactor development" in cl. (2). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85-479, § 6, authorized communication of design information, of data concerning other military applications of atomic energy necessary for the training of personnel or for the evaluation of the capabilities of potential enemies, and of data necessary to the development of compatible delivery systems for atomic weapons, and eliminated provisions which prohibited communication of data which would reveal important information concerning the design or fabrication of the nuclear components of atomic weapons. Subsecs. (c) and (d). Pub. L. 85-479, § 7, added subsecs. (c) and (d). § 2165. Security restrictions. (a) On contractors and licensees. No arrangement shall be made under section 2051 of this title, no contract shall be made or continued in effect under section 2061 of this title, and no license shall be issued under section 2133 or 2134 of this title, unless the person with whom such arrangement is made, the contractor or prospective contractor, or the prospective licensee agrees in writing not to permit any individual to have access to Restricted Data until the Civil Service Commission shall have made an investigation and report to the Commission on the character, associations, and loyalty of such individual, and the Commission shall have determined that permitting such person to have access to Restricted Data will not endanger the common defense and security. (b) Employment of personnel; access to Restricted Data. Except as authorized by the Commission or the General Manager upon a determination by the Commission or General Manager that such action is clearly consistent with the national interest, no individual shall be employed by the Commission nor shall the Commission permit any individual to have access to Restricted Data until the Civil Service Commission shall have made an investigation and report to the Commission on the character, associations, and loyalty of such individual, and the Commission shall have determined that permitting such person to have access to Restricted Data will not endanger the common defense and security. (c) Acceptance of investigation and clearance granted by other Government agencies. In lieu of the investigation and report to be made by the Civil Service Commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may accept an investigation and report on the character, associations, and loyalty of an individual made by another Government agency which conducts personnel security investigations, provided that a security clearance has been granted to such individual by another Government agency based on such investigation and report. (d) Investigations by FBI. In the event an investigation made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section develops any data reflecting that the individual who is the subject of the investigation is of questionable loyalty, the Civil Service Commission shall refer the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the conduct of a full field investigation, the results |