Security Clearance Review Act

Bill: 115-hr-3564
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Executive Office of the President

Federal officials

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Security Clearance Review Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revoke, or prohibit the renewal of, a security clearance of a political appointee in the Executive Office of the President if necessary for national security purposes. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2017 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Payne , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Torres , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Welch , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Shea-Porter , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Evans , Mr. Blumenauer , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Jayapal , and Mr. McGovern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revoke the security clearance of political appointees in the Executive Office of the President for national security purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security Clearance Review Act . 2. Authority of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revoke certain security clearances Section 3002 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3343 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Political appointees in Executive Office of the President (1) Authority of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Notwithstanding the procedures established under section 801(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161(a) ), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may revoke, or prohibit the renewal of, a security clearance of an individual described in paragraph (2) if the Director determines that such revocation, or prohibition of renewal, is necessary for national security purposes. (2) Individual described An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who— (A) is a political appointee (as defined in the Edward Ted Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–136 ; 5 U.S.C. 3101 note)) in the Executive Office of the President; and (B) holds a security clearance that provides for access to— (i) special access programs; (ii) Restricted Data; or (iii) any other information commonly referred to as sensitive compartmented information . .