,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjah,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida 7= h]self1
 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 & ,mr4 ,panetta7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !            
,intellig5ce ,re=m & ,t]rorism          
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjd to limit access 
to classifi$ in=mation1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,am]ica's ,secrets
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,pursuant to ,executive   
,ord] #abifh ( #aiie1 the national      
int]e/ requires t c]ta9 in=mation be    
ma9ta9$ 9 confid5ce ?r\gh a sy/em (     
classification 9 ord] to protect our    
citiz5s1 our democratic in/itutions1 &  
our p>ticipation )9 ! community (       
nations44  7#b7 ,executive ,ord] #abifh 
/ates t no employee %all be grant$      
access to classifi$ in=mation unless t  
employee has be5 det]m9$ to be eligible 

9 accordance ) ?is ord] & to possess a  
ne$-to-"k44  7#c7 ,executive ,ord]      
#abifh fur!r provides t employees %all n
 be grant$ access to classifi$ in=mation
 unless !y--  7,a7 h be5 det]m9$ to be  
eligible = access by ag5cy heads or     
designat$ (ficials bas$ ^u a favorable  
adjudication ( an appropriate           
inve/igation ( ! employee's backgr\nd2  
7,b7 h a demon/rat$ ne$-to-"k2 &  7,c7 h
 sign$ an approv$ nondisclosure         
agreem5t4  7#d7 ,intellig5ce ,community 
,directive #gjd ( #bjjh /ates t ,heads (
 ,,ic ,elem5ts or designees may det]m9e 
t x is 9 ! national int]e/ to au?orize  
tempor>y access to ,,sci ,s5sitive      
,comp>tm5t$ ,in=mation & o!r controll$  
access program in=mation1 subject to !  
foll[+ requirem5ts--tempor>y access     
approvals %all be grant$ only dur+      
national em]g5cies1 ho/ilities involv+  
,unit$ ,/ates p]sonnel1 or 9 exceptional
 circum/ances :5 (ficial functions mu/  
be p]=m$ ''' 4 ,9 any case1 tempor>y    
access %all n exce$ "o ye>44  7#e7      

,public reports indicate t memb]s ( !   
,presid5t's /aff h be5 grant$ access to 
highly s5sitive in=mation )\t favorably 
adjudicat$ security cle>ances1 & t      
int]im access has be5 grant$ su*        
cle>ances h be5 ext5d$ = m ?an a ye>    
:ile ! inve/igations cont9ue4  #c4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress   
t-- 7#a7 no employee ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t1 includ+ ^? 9 ! ,executive    
,(fice ( ! ,presid5t1 %\ld be grant$    
access to highly s5sitive in=mation )\t 
a favorably adjudicat$ cle>ance2 &  7#b7
 ! fact t memb]s ( ! ,presid5t's /aff _h
 access to ! ,presid5t's ,daily ,brief &
 ! mo/ highly s5sitive in=mation 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 )\t a fully    
adjudicat$ cle>ance1 creates a d\ble    
/&>d 9 ! ,f$]al bran*2 und]m9es !       
integrity ( ! cle>ance sy/em2 &         
pot5tially ?reat5s ,unit$ ,/ates        
national security4  #d4 ,requirem5t     
,section #cjja ( ! ,intellig5ce ,re=m & 
,t]rorism ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjd       
7,public ,law #ajh-deh7 is am5d$--  7#a7

 9 subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 by ins]t+   
be=e ! semi-colon at ! end ! foll[+3 1  
includ+ ! ,executive ,(fice ( !         
,presid5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7k7 ,re/rictions on access to  
highly s5sitive programs  7#a7          
,requirem5t ,no employee %all be grant$ 
access to in=mation on any highly       
s5sitive program1 includ+ in=mation     
conta9$ 9 any brief+ 7includ+ !         
,presid5t's ,daily ,brief7 provid$ by   
any elem5t ( ! intellig5ce community to 
! ,presid5t1 unless ! employee has--    
7,a7 be5 det]m9$ to be eligible = access
 by ! head ( an ag5cy or designat$      
(ficial bas$ ^u a full p]sonnel security
 inve/igation & a favorable             
adjudication2  7,b7 a demon/rat$        
ne$-to-"k2 &  7,c7 sign$ an approv$     
nondisclosure agreem5t4  7#b7           
,application ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all be     
appli$ s z to prohibit any employee ) an
 int]im security cle>ance & = :om !     
applicable adjudicat+ ag5cy has n made a
 f9al det]m9ation f ga9+ access to      

in=mation on any highly s5sitive        
program4  7#c7 ,tempor>y access n       
effect$ ,not)/&+ ! requirem5ts ( ?is    
subsection1 tempor>y access to high]    
classification levels may be grant$ z   
outl9$ 9 section #b4c ( ,executive ,ord]
 #abihf 7or any successor ,executive    
ord]74  7#d7 ,def9ition ( employee ,=   
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m        
employee means an individual1 o!r ?an ! 
,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t-- 7,a7      
employ$ by1 detail$ or assign$ to1 an   
ag5cy1 includ+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2  
7,b7 an exp]t or consultant to an ag5cy2
  7,c7 an indu/rial or comm]cial        
contractor1 lic5see1 c]tificate hold]1  
or grantee ( an ag5cy1 includ+ all      
subcontractors2  7,d7 a p]sonal s]vices 
contractor2 or  7,e7 any o!r category ( 
p]son :o acts = or on behalf ( an ag5cy 
z det]m9$ by ! appropriate ag5cy head4  
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