### Question
How is the "authorized investigative agency" defined?


### Answer
The term **authorized investigative agency** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 3341* as follows -

> an agency designated by the head of the agency selected pursuant to subsection (b) to conduct a counterintelligence investigation or investigation 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

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3341*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 45-MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES > SUBCHAPTER III-SECURITY CLEARANCES AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION**

