### Question
How does MATTERS RELATING TO SECURITY define authorized investigative agency?


### Answer
Under *50 U.S.C. § 2425*, **authorized investigative agency** is defined as:

> an agency authorized by law or regulation to conduct a counterintelligence investigation or investigations 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. § 2425*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 41-NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER II-MATTERS RELATING TO SECURITY**

