A bill to require a report on Department of Defense security clearance process updates, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the Department of Defense to report on its updates to the security clearance process and the methods it is pursuing to ensure its security clearance process continues to protect national security.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2508 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2508

To require a report on Department of Defense security clearance process 
                    updates, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2023

Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a report on Department of Defense security clearance process 
                    updates, 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. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS 
              UPDATES.

    (a) Study Required.--No later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the status of the updates the Secretary is 
carrying out to the security clearance process and the methods the 
Secretary is pursuing to ensure the security clearance process of the 
Department of Defense continues to protect national security.
    (b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
            (1) A review of the last 10 years of cases of those who 
        held security clearances granted by the Department that were 
        ultimately charged with terrorism, espionage, sabotage, 
        sedition, or other related crimes.
            (2) A review of any existing internal processes applicable 
        to the suspension of security clearances for those individuals.
            (3) Any policy that may address revocation of clearances of 
        individuals who are found to pose a threat to other members of 
        the Armed Forces or to national security after their clearance 
        process has been adjudicated.
            (4) Recommendations on enhancing existing security review 
        processes and recommendations for future new processes to 
        address any gaps identified and lessons learned from the 
        review.
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