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Calendar No. 264 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3210 
[Report No. 115–185] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 27, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
NOVEMBER 27, 2017 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To require the Director of the National Background Inves-
tigations Bureau to submit a report on the backlog of 
personnel security clearance investigations, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securely Expediting 
Clearances
Through
Reporting
Transparency
Act
of 
2017’’ or the ‘‘SECRET Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON BACKLOG OF PERSONNEL SECURITY 
CLEARANCE INVESTIGATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and quarterly thereafter for 5 years, the Direc-
tor of the National Background Investigations Bureau of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the backlog of security clearance inves-
tigations that includes— 
(1) the size of the personnel security clearance 
investigation process backlog; and 
(2) the average length of time, for each sensi-
tivity level, to carry out an initial investigation and 
a periodic investigation. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGA-
TIONS OF PERSONNEL OF THE EXECUTIVE 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Background In-
vestigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall submit to Congress a report that explains the 
process for conducting and adjudicating security clearance 
investigations for personnel of the Executive Office of the 
President, including White House personnel. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON DUPLICATIVE COSTS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Background In-
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vestigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall submit to Congress a report on the cost of du-
plicating resources under the control or direction of the 
National Background Investigations Bureau for imple-
mentation of the plan referenced in section 951(a)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (10 U.S.C. 1564 note). 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securely Expediting 
Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2017’’ 
or the ‘‘SECRET Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON BACKLOG OF PERSONNEL SECURITY 
CLEARANCE INVESTIGATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and quarterly thereafter for 5 years, the Director 
of the National Background Investigations Bureau of the 
Office of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress 
a report on the backlog of security clearance investigations 
that includes, for the most recent full calendar quarter— 
(1) the size of the personnel security clearance 
investigation process backlog, including, for each sen-
sitivity level— 
(A) the number of interim clearances grant-
ed; 
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