Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021

Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021

This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to revise Standard Form 86 (Questionnaire for National Security Positions) to specifically include questions regarding an individual's (1) affiliation with organizations or movements that spread conspiracy theories and false information about the U.S. government, and (2) participation in the activities that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, or in similar activities.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 353 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 353

To modify the Standard Form 86 questionnaire used for national security 
     eligibility determinations to include questions regarding an 
    individual's membership in, or association with, organizations 
      spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Government and 
participation in the activities occurring at the United States Capitol 
              on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2021

    Mrs. Murphy of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify the Standard Form 86 questionnaire used for national security 
     eligibility determinations to include questions regarding an 
    individual's membership in, or association with, organizations 
      spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Government and 
participation in the activities occurring at the United States Capitol 
              on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Security Clearance Improvement Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF STANDARD FORM 86 TO INCLUDE QUESTIONS REGARDING 
              AN INDIVIDUAL'S MEMBERSHIP IN, OR ASSOCIATION WITH, 
              ORGANIZATIONS SPREADING CONSPIRACY THEORIES REGARDING THE 
              GOVERNMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OCCURRING 
              AT THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
modify section 29 (relating to associations) of Standard Form 86 
(commonly referred to as ``SF-86'') to include the following questions:
            (1) ``Have you ever been a member of, associated with, or 
        knowingly engaged in activities conducted by an organization or 
        movement that spreads conspiracy theories and false information 
        about the United States Government?''.
            (2) ``Did you participate in the activities occurring at 
        the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, or in any similar 
        activity?''.
    (b) Additional Information.--Each question required to be included 
in Standard Form 86 under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an option for the individual filling out such Form to 
        answer each question ``Yes'' or ``No''; and
            (2) a separate area for such individual, if such answer is 
        ``Yes'', to provide additional information regarding such 
        answer, including the nature of, and reasons for, the 
        individual's involvement with the organization, movement, or 
        activities described under such question.
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