DOE N 472.2 Attachment 2
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REFERENCES
1. Title 42, United States Code, 2011, et seq., “Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,” which
provides statutory authority for establishing and implementing a Department of Energy (DOE)
security program for controlling access to Restricted Data and special nuclear materials.
2. Title 5, United States Code Annotated, Appendix 2, “Inspector General Act of 1978,” which
provides the investigative authority of Inspectors General.
3. Title 29, United States Code Annotated, Chapter 22, “Employee Polygraph Protection Act.”
4. Presidential Decision Directive-61, of 2-11-98, “U.S. Department of Energy Counterintelligence
Program,” which states that the DOE will develop and implement specific measures consistent with
Executive Orders 12958 and 12968 for reducing the threat to classified and sensitive information
at DOE and its field activities, expressly including the use of polygraph.
5. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 710, “Criteria and Procedures for Determining
Eligibility for Access to Classified Matter or Special Nuclear Material,” which establishes
procedures for determining an individual’s eligibility for a DOE access authorization (Subpart A)
or for occupying a DOE Personnel Security Assurance Program designated position (Subpart B).
6. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 711, “Personnel Assurance Program,” which
establishes procedures for determining an individual’s eligibility to occupy a Personnel Assurance
Program designated position.
7. Presidential Memorandum to the Heads of Departments and Agencies, “Use of the Polygraph in
the Executive Branch,” Lyndon B. Johnson.
8. Executive Order 10450, “Security Requirements for Government Employees,” of 4-27-53, as
amended, which establishes the requirements for determining that all Federal employees are loyal,
reliable, trustworthy, and of good conduct and character.
9. Executive Order 12958, “Classified National Security Information,” of 4-17-95, which prescribes
a uniform system for classifying, protecting, and declassifying national security information.
10. Executive Order 12968, “Access to Classified Information,” of 8-2-95, which establishes a
uniform Federal personnel security program for employees who will be considered for initial or
continuing access to classified information.