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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5593 

To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 

to enhance security clearance investigation procedures, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Ms. GABBARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 

Act of 2004 to enhance security clearance investigation 

procedures, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security Clearance En5 hancement Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SECURITY CLEARANCE INVES7 TIGATION PROCEDURES. 

8 (a) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—Section 3001(c)(2) 

9 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 

10 of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(c)(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period 

4 and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(D) ensure that each personnel security inves7 tigation collects data from a variety of sources, in8 cluding government, commercial data, consumer re9 porting agencies, and social media; 

10 ‘‘(E) ensure that each personnel security inves11 tigation of an individual collects data relevant to the 

12 granting, denial, or revocation of the access to clas13 sified information, including— 

14 ‘‘(i) information relating to a criminal or 

15 civil legal proceeding to which the individual is 

16 or becomes a party or witness; 

17 ‘‘(ii) financial information, including infor18 mation relating to— 

19 ‘‘(I) a bankruptcy proceeding; 

20 ‘‘(II) a lien against property; 

21 ‘‘(III) mortgage fraud; 

22 ‘‘(IV) high-value assets, including fi23 nancial assets, obtained by the individual 

24 from an unknown source; and 


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1 ‘‘(V) bank accounts and bank account 

2 balances; 

3 ‘‘(iii) credit reports from the major con4 sumer reporting agencies or a wealth indicator 

5 for any individual about whom the major credit 

6 reporting agencies have little or no information; 

7 ‘‘(iv) associations, past or present, of the 

8 individual with an individual or group that may 

9 suggest ill intent, vulnerability to blackmail, 

10 compulsive behavior, allegiance to another coun11 try, or change in ideology; 

12 ‘‘(v) public information, including news ar13 ticles or reports, that includes derogatory infor14 mation about the individual; 

15 ‘‘(vi) information posted on a social media 

16 website or forum that may suggest ill intent, 

17 vulnerability to blackmail, compulsive behavior, 

18 allegiance to another country, or change in ide19 ology; and 

20 ‘‘(vii) data maintained on a terrorist or 

21 criminal watch list maintained by an agency, 

22 State or local government, or international or23 ganization, including any such list maintained 

24 by— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the Office of Foreign Assets Con2 trol of the Department of the Treasury; 

3 ‘‘(II) the Federal Bureau of Investiga4 tion; and 

5 ‘‘(III) the International Criminal Po6 lice Organization; 

7 ‘‘(F) provide for review of the accuracy and 

8 comprehensiveness of information relating to the ac9 cess to classified information of an individual 

10 through timely periodic reinvestigations and include 

11 data collected during such reinvestigations in the 

12 database required by subsection (e); and 

13 ‘‘(G) provide for a process for notification of an 

14 agency employing or contracting with personnel with 

15 access to classified information if a verification or 

16 periodic reinvestigation has revealed information 

17 pertinent to revocation of the access.’’. 

18 (b) FREQUENCY OF PERIODIC REINVESTIGATIONS.— 

19 Section 3001(a)(7) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3341(a)(7)) 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘every’’ and inserting ‘‘2 times 

21 every’’ each place it occurs. 

22 (c) REPORTS.—Section 3001(h) of such Act (50 

23 U.S.C. 3341(h)) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘through 

25 2011’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

3 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec4 tively; and 

5 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the 

8 database required by subsection (e);’’. 

9 (d) FUNDING FROM THE REVOLVING FUND OF THE

10 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.—Section 

11 1304(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

12 inserting ‘‘the security clearance system required under 

13 section 3001(e) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

14 Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(e)),’’ after ‘‘in15 cluding’’. 

16 SEC. 3. LIMITATION. 

17 None of the amendments made by this Act shall be 

18 construed as requiring increased consideration of informa19 tion relating to minor financial or mental health issues of 

20 an individual in evaluating the access to classified infor21 mation of such individual. 

22 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

23 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

24 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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