; and (B) determinations concerning medical accommodations to living conditions and operating procedures for detention facilities. (2) Resolution of declination to follow determinations If the commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo declines to follow a determination of the Chief Medical Officer under paragraph (1), the matter covered by such determination shall be jointly resolved by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs not later than seven days after receipt of notification of the matter by either Assistant Secretary. (3) Security clearances The appropriate departments or agencies of the Federal Government shall, to the extent practicable in accordance with existing procedures and requirements, process expeditiously any application and adjudication for a security clearance required by the Chief Medical Officer to carry out the Chief Medical Officer's duties and powers under this section. (d) Access to individuals, information, and assistance (1) In general The Chief Medical Officer may secure directly from the Department of Defense access to any individual, information, or assistance that the Chief Medical Officer considers necessary to enable the Chief Medical Officer to carry out this section, including full access to the following: (A) Any individual detained at Guantanamo. (B) Any medical records of any individual detained at Guantanamo. (C) Medical professionals of the Department who are working, or have worked, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. (2) Access upon request Upon request of the Chief Medical Officer, the Department shall make available to the Chief Medical Officer on an expeditious basis access to individuals, information, and assistance as described in paragraph (1). (3) Lack of expeditious availability If access to individuals, information, or assistance is not made available to the Chief Medical Officer upon request on an expeditious basis as required by paragraph (2), the