I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9425 
To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
to require congressional notification if relatives or financial associates 
of the President are granted security clearances contrary to the advice 
or recommendation of a background investigation or determination of 
an adjudicating agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2022 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, and Mr. CARSON) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 to require congressional notification if rel-
atives or financial associates of the President are granted 
security clearances contrary to the advice or rec-
ommendation of a background investigation or deter-
mination of an adjudicating agency, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsibility and In-
tegrity in Security Clearance Act’’ or the ‘‘RISC Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR CERTAIN SECU-
RITY 
CLEARANCE 
DETERMINATIONS 
FOR 
RELATIVES OR FINANCIAL ASSOCIATES OF 
THE PRESIDENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3001 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
3341) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) RELATIVES
AND FINANCIAL ASSOCIATES
OF 
THE PRESIDENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of Staff of the 
White House shall notify (in writing) the Members 
of Congress specified in section 503(c)(2) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 if the President or any 
other individual grants a security clearance or access 
determination with respect to a covered individual 
contrary to— 
‘‘(A) the recommendations of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation with respect to any 
background investigation for a covered indi-
vidual who is an employee of the White House 
or the Executive Office of the President; or 
‘‘(B) the determination of any agency. 
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‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—The notification under para-
graph (1) shall occur not later than 5 days after the 
President or other such individual makes the con-
trary determination. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF COVERED INDIVIDUAL.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any relative (as that term is defined 
in section 3110(a)(3) of title 5, United States 
Code) of the President; and 
‘‘(B) any individual who has entered into a 
contract, or is currently in contract negotiations 
with, the President or an entity in which the 
President has a financial interest.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to any contrary determina-
tion described in paragraph (1) of subsection (k) of 
section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341), as 
added by subsection (a), made before, on, or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) RETROACTIVE DETERMINATION.—With re-
spect to any contrary determination under such 
paragraph (1) made before the date of enactment of 
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