Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals

To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to prohibit individuals with security clearances from being employed by certain entities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals 2. Prohibition on individuals with security clearances from being employed by certain entities (a) Prohibition Section 3002 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3343 (e) Prohibition on certain employment (1) Prohibition A covered person may not be employed by, contract with, or otherwise receive funding from, any covered entity during the following periods: (A) A period in which the person holds a security clearance. (B) The 5-year period beginning on the date that the security clearance of a person becomes inactive. (2) Penalties Any person who knowingly violates the prohibition in paragraph (1) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. (3) Notification A person who holds a security clearance shall be notified of the prohibition in paragraph (1), including a list of the covered entities, as follows: (A) At the time at which the person is issued the security clearance. (B) At the time at which the security clearance of the person is renewed. (C) At the time at which the security clearance of the person becomes inactive. (4) Covered entity (A) Definition Subject to subparagraph (B), in this subsection, the term covered entity (i) Huawei Technologies Company. (ii) ZTE Corporation. (iii) Hytera Communications Corporation. (iv) Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company. (v) Dahua Technology Company. (vi) Kaspersky Lab. (B) Modifications The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, may add or remove entities to the list of covered entities in subparagraph (A) based on whether the Director determines there is reasonable belief that the entity is owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to or receiving financial support from, the government of the People’s Republic of China, the government of the Russian Federation, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. . (b) Application (1) In general Subsection (e) of section 3002 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3343 (2) Notification Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each person who holds a security clearance as of such date shall be notified of the prohibition in such subsection (e), including a list of the covered entities under such subsection.

Summary: Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals This bill prohibits certain individuals with security clearances from receiving funding or employment from specified entities. Specifically, the prohibition is in effect while a security clearance is active and for five years afterwards, and applies to any (1) officer or employee of a federal agency or contractor, or (2) member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. The prohibition shall apply to specified entities such as Huawei Technologies Company and Kaspersky Lab. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence may add to or remove from this list based on whether there is a reasonable belief that an entity is owned by or receives financial support from the government of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea. A person who knowingly violates this prohibition shall be subject to fines or imprisonment, or both.