### Question
Can you define what authorized investigative agency means?


### Answer
**Authorized investigative agency** is defined as the following in *50 U.S.C. § 3341*:

> an agency designated by the head of the agency selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section 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**

