,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,ms4         
,hanabusa1 and ,mr4 ,heck of            
,washington7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to protect the eligibility for 
,federal employment and access to       
classified information for ,department  
of ,defense civilian employees who may  
incur financial hardships as a result of
 furloughs dictated by sequestration4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,security ,clearance ,protection
 ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress
 finds the following3  7#a7 ,on ,march  
#a1 #bjac1 pursuant to the ,budget      
,control ,act of #bjaa1 across-the-board
 spending cuts went into effect1        
triggering a massive cut in ,federal    
discretionary spending across each      
,federal department and agency until    
#a4b trillion in savings is achieved4   

7#b7 ,the impact of the cuts from       
sequestration will be significant and   
will affect many civilian employees who 
work for the ,federal ,government1 some 
of whom handle classified materials to  
protect national security4  7#c7 ,to    
absorb such budget cuts1 ,federal       
department and agencies will furlough   
many civilian employees for up to #bb   
days a year4  7#d7 ,some civilian       
employees will incur financial hardships
 and may not be able to meet their      
financial obligations due to loss of    
pay4  7#e7 ,sequestration and employee  
furloughs are a result of circumstances 
outside of the control of ,federal      
employees and no fault of their own4    
#c4 ,no effect on access to classified  
information due to sequestration ,the   
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure     
that1 if any financial hardship is      
incurred by a civilian employee of the  
,department of ,defense due to a        
furlough as a result of sequestration   
under section #bea;,a of the ,balanced  

,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe1 that financial hardship 
will not affect the employee's--  7#a7  
eligibility for continued suitability   
for employment by the ,department2  7#b7
 access to classified information2 or   
7#c7 suitability to hold a position     
critical to national security4