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§ 3351. Improving quality of information in background investigation request packages
(a) Report on metrics and best practices
Not later than 180 days after December 20, 2019, the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which serves as the primary executive branch service provider for background investigations for eligibility for access to classified information, eligibility to hold a sensitive position, and for suitability and fitness for other matters pursuant to Executive Order 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes related to suitability for Government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information), shall, in consultation with the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council established under such executive order, submit to Congress a report on—
(1) metrics for assessing the completeness and quality of packages for background investigations submitted by agencies requesting background investigations from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency;
(2) rejection rates of background investigation submission packages due to incomplete or erroneous data, by agency; and
(3) best practices for ensuring full and complete information in background investigation requests.
(b) Annual report on performance
(c) Improvement plans
(1) Identification
(2) Plans
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1757, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1860.)