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To improve the processing and oversight by the Federal Government of security clearances and background investigations, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Mr. W
ARNER
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To improve the processing and oversight by the Federal Government of security clearances and background inves-tigations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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(a) S
HORT
T
ITLE
.—This Act may be cited as the
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‘‘Modernizing the Trusted Workforce for the 21st Century
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Act of 2018’’.
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(b) T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
.—The table of contents for
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this Act is as follows:
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Sec.1.Short title; table of contents. Sec.2.Definitions.
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BAG18D62 S.L.C. Sec.3.Reports and plans relating to security clearances and background inves-tigations. Sec.4.Improving the process for security clearances. Sec.5.Goals for promptness of determinations regarding security clearances. Sec.6.Security Executive Agent. Sec.7.Report on unified, simplified, Governmentwide standards for positions of trust and security clearances. Sec.8.Report on clearance in person concept. Sec.9.Budget request documentation on funding for background investiga-tions. Sec.10.Reports on reciprocity for security clearances inside of departments and agencies. Sec.11.Intelligence community reports on security clearances. Sec.12.Periodic report on positions in the intelligence community that can be conducted without access to classified information, networks, or facilities. Sec.13.Information sharing program for positions of trust and security clear-ances. Sec.14.Report on protections for confidentiality of whistleblower-related com-munications.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) A
PPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT
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TEES
.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
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mittees’’ means—
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(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
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tees;
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services of
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the Senate;
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(C) the Committee on Appropriations of
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the Senate;
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(D) the Committee on Homeland Security
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and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
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(E) the Committee on Armed Services of
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the House of Representatives;
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(F) the Committee on Appropriations of
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the House of Representatives;
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(G) the Committee on Homeland Security
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of the House of Representatives; and
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(H) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
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ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
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tives.
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(2) A
PPROPRIATE INDUSTRY PARTNERS
.—The
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term ‘‘appropriate industry partner’’ means a con-
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tractor, licensee, or grantee (as defined in section
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101(a) of Executive Order 12829 (50 U.S.C. 3161
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note; relating to National Industrial Security Pro-
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gram)) that is participating in the National Indus-
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trial Security Program established by such Executive
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Order.
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(3) C
ONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT
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TEES
.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
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mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section
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3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
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3003).
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(4) C
ONTINUOUS VETTING
.—The term ‘‘contin-
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uous vetting’’ has the meaning given such term in
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Executive Order 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relat-
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ing to reforming processes related to suitability for
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government employment, fitness for contractor em-
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