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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5019 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require a quarterly report on 

security clearances for individuals working in the White House or the 

Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2018 

Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 

THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mrs. 

CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. COOPER, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. WELCH, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 

LYNCH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 

BEYER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 

DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require a quarterly 

report on security clearances for individuals working in 

the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commonsense Legisla3 tion Ensuring Accountability by Reporting Access of Non4 Cleared Employees to Secrets Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEAR5 ANCES Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR INDIVID7 UALS WORKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 

8 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part III of title 5, 

10 United States Code, is amended by adding after section 

11 10106 the following: 

12 ‘‘CHAPTER 102—SECURITY CLEARANCES 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘10201. Report on individuals working in the White House and Executive Office of the President. 

13 ‘‘§ 10201. Report on individuals working in the White 

14 House and Executive Office of the Presi15 dent 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months after 

17 the date of enactment of this section and every 3 months 

18 thereafter, the President shall submit a report to the ap19 propriate congressional committees on security clearance 

20 information on any individual working in the White House 

21 or the Executive Office of the President, including— 

22 ‘‘(1) the President’s staff or any other indi23 vidual in the White House or Office whose function 

24 is to advise or assist the President; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) any individual who is detailed from the 

2 Government, a university, a think tank, or the pri3 vate sector to the White House or the Office. 

4 ‘‘(b) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A report submitted 

5 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) The name and position of any individual 

7 working in the White House or the Office and who 

8 holds a security clearance. 

9 ‘‘(2) With respect to any detailee, the entity or 

10 agency from which the individual was detailed from. 

11 ‘‘(3) With respect to any clearance listed pursu12 ant to paragraph (1)— 

13 ‘‘(A) whether the clearance is temporary or 

14 permanent and level of the clearance; 

15 ‘‘(B) the date the background investigation 

16 was initiated and the date of adjudication (if 

17 any); and 

18 ‘‘(C) the date of any interim reports or no19 tifications from the investigating agency. 

20 ‘‘(4) The name and position of any individual 

21 working in the White House or the Office who was 

22 granted a security clearance by the President or 

23 other authorizing personnel despite an unfavorable 

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1 fice or an agency, and the date the decision was 

2 made to grant the clearance. 

3 ‘‘(5) The name and position of any individual 

4 not contained in any list above whom the President 

5 has provided access to classified information, the 

6 date the information was so provided, and the level 

7 of classification of the information. 

8 ‘‘(6) The name and position of any individual 

9 working in the White House or Office— 

10 ‘‘(A) whose security clearance has been re11 voked or suspended and the date of such rev12 ocation or suspension; or 

13 ‘‘(B) who held an interim security clear14 ance for a period longer than one year, and a 

15 justification from the White House Counsel as 

16 to why it is in the national security interest of 

17 the United States to keep the employee in the 

18 position without a permanent security clear19 ance. 

20 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

21 ‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional com22 mittees’ means— 

23 ‘‘(A) the Permanent Select Committee on 

24 Intelligence and the Committees on Oversight 


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1 and Government Reform and the Judiciary of 

2 the House of Representatives; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 

4 and the Committees on Homeland Security and 

5 Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary of the 

6 Senate; and 

7 ‘‘(2) the term ‘Office’ means the Executive Of8 fice of the President.’’. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 

10 for such title is amended by adding after the item relating 

11 to chapter 101 the following: 

‘‘102. Security Clearances .................................................. 10201’’. 

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