#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cbaj  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,director of the ,national ,background  
,investigations ,bureau to submit a     
report on the backlog of personnel      
security clearance investigations1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,securely
 ,expediting ,clearances ,through       
,reporting ,transparency ,act of #bjag  
or the ,,secret ,act of #bjag4  #b4     
,report on backlog of personnel security
 clearance investigations ,not later    
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 and quarterly   
thereafter for #e years1 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--  7#a7 the size of the        
personnel security clearance            
investigation process backlog2 and  7#b7
 the average length of time1 for each   

sensitivity level1 to carry out an      
initial investigation and a periodic    
investigation4  #c4 ,report on ,security
 ,clearance ,investigations of personnel
 of the ,executive ,office of the       
,president ,not later than #ij days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director of the ,national    
,background ,investigations ,bureau of  
the ,office of ,personnel ,management   
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 ,president1   
including ,white ,house personnel4  #d4 
,report on duplicative costs ,not later 
than #abj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,national ,background              
,investigations ,bureau of the ,office  
of ,personnel ,management shall submit  
to ,congress a report on the cost of    
duplicating resources under the control 
or direction of the ,national           

,background ,investigations ,bureau for 
implementation of the plan referenced in
 section #iea7;a77#a7 of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aefd note74
  ,passed the ,house of ,representatives
 ,july #bf1 #bjag4;,clerk4