,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aefa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4 
,gallego introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to prohibit certain acts of nepotism1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,security ,clearance ,family ,review    
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,chapter #ca of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 establishes  
anti-nepotism laws4  7#b7 ,the specific 
purpose of the statute was to prevent   
nepotism and unfair conduct in ,federal 
hiring practices4  7#c7 ,the ,white     
,house announced ,jared ,kushner's      
,federal employment appointment as      
senior ,white ,house adviser on ,january
 #i1 #bjag4  7#d7 ,the ,white ,house    
announced ,ivanka ,trump's appointment  
as an official government employee as   
assistant to the ,president on ,march   

#bi1 #bjag4  7#e7 ,under section        
#caaj7;a77#c7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 a daughter or son-in-law 
constitute a 8relative0 for purposes of 
a public official4  7#f7 ,according to  
recent reporting by the ,new ,york      
,times1 both ,mr4 ,kushner and ,ms4     
,trump retain substantial holdings1     
totaling as much as #gdj million1 that  
would be impacted based on a decision   
made by the ,government4  7#g7 ,question
 #bj;,a4#a on ,united ,states           
,government ,standard ,form #hf 7,,sf   
#hf71 which all applicants seeking a    
security clearance must submit1 asks3   
,have you1 your spouse1 or cohabitant   
ever had any foreign financial interests
 7such as stocks1 property1 financial   
investments1 bank accounts1 ownership of
 corporate entities1 corporate          
interests1 or businesses7 in which you  
or they have direct control or direct   
ownership84  7#h7 ,question #bj;,a4#b on
 such ,form asks3 ,have you1 your       
spouse1 cohabitant1 or dependent        

children ever had any foreign financial 
interests that someone controlled on    
your behalf84  7#i7 ,question #bj;,a4#c 
on such ,form asks3 ,have you1 your     
spouse1 cohabitant1 or dependent        
children ever owned1 or do you          
anticipate owning1 or plan to purchase  
real estate in a foreign country84      
7#aj7 ,financial disclosures released on
 ,march #ca1 #bjag1 indicate that while 
both ,mr4 ,kushner and ,ms4 ,trump have 
divested from direct leadership roles in
 their previous businesses and real     
estate interests1 their financial wealth
 remains tied to the success of those   
ventures by way of various trusts and   
company holdings4  7#aa7 ,president     
,trump has repeatedly declined to       
disclose personal or commercial tax     
returns or divesture agreements4  7#ab7 
,given ,president ,trump's refusal to   
disclose tax returns or divesture       
agreements1 it is difficult to assess   
whether ,mr4 ,trump's relatives         
sufficiently divested in holdings or are

 subject to foreign financial influence1
 including possible loans to the ,trump 
,organization or to ,mr4 ,kushner's     
businesses from state-owned foreign     
financial entities1 including ,china's  
,anbang ,insurance ,group and ,russia's 
,vnesh,econom,bank4  #c4 ,limitation on 
provision of security clearances to     
relatives of the ,president  7a7        
,limitation on security clearances      
,section #caaj7;a77#a7 of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subparagraph 7,c7 by striking and2  
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d7 by striking   
the semicolon and inserting 2 and2 and  
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,e7 for purposes of subsection 7f71  
an office1 agency1 or other             
establishment within the ,white ,house  
or the ,executive ,office of the        
,president2  4  7b7 ,prohibition on     
security clearances to relatives of the 
president ,section #caaj of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7f7   

,prohibition on security clearances to  
relatives of the ,president  7#a7 ,in   
general ,except as provided for under   
paragraph 7#b71 an agency1 including the
 ,department of ,defense1 may not grant 
eligibility for access to classified    
information to a relative of the        
,president for the purposes of ,federal 
employment unless a favorable           
determination is submitted to the head  
of the agency pursuant to paragraph     
7#b77;,c74  7#b7 ,review process  7,a7  
,request for determination ,if the      
,president determines that a relative of
 the ,president requires access to      
classified information for ,federal     
employment1 the ,president shall submit 
a letter to the ,director of the ,office
 of ,government ,ethics requesting a    
determination regarding the relative's  
suitability for such access4  7,b7 ,,oge
 review ,the ,director shall conduct a  
review to determine whether the         
applicable relative has any ongoing and 
substantial commercial relationships    

with state-owned or privately owned     
foreign enterprises or financial        
institutions and1 if so1 whether the    
relative is ineligible for access to    
security clearance because of such      
relationships4  7,c7 ,submission ,not   
later than #fj days after receipt of a  
letter under subparagraph 7,a71 the     
,director shall submit the determination
 made under subparagraph 7,b7 to--  7i7 
the ,president2  7ii7 the head of the   
employing agency of the relative2  7iii7
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
the ,permanent ,select ,committee on    
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7iv7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the 
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate4  4