,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #b1 #bjai,mr4  
,espaillat introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,=eign ,affairs1 ,intellig5ce        
7,p]man5t ,select71 & ,ov]sight & ,re=m1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 
to prohibit individuals :o ?reat5 to    
de/roy ! ,gov]nm5t f p>ticipat+ 9 or    
att5d+ meet+s ( ! ,national ,security   
,c\ncil1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,make   
,our ,gov]nm5t ,safe ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,/eve ,bannon 0 appo9t$ to s]ve z *ief  
/rategi/ & s5ior c\nselor to ! ,presid5t
 9 ,janu>y #bjag & 0 appo9t$1 via       
executive ord]1 to ! ,national ,security
 ,c\ncil on ,janu>y #bh1 #bjag4  7#b7   

,"u section #aja ( ! ,national ,security
 ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba71 !  
,national ,security ,c\ncil is          
responsible = ! integration ( dome/ic1  
=eign1 & milit>y policies relat+ to !   
national security s z to enable !       
milit>y s]vices & ! o!r dep>tm5ts &     
ag5cies ( ! ,gov]nm5t to coop]ate m     
effectively 9 matt]s involv+ ! national 
security4  7#c7 ,to p>ticipate 9 highly 
s5sitive meet+s ( ! ,national ,security 
,c\ncil1 x is a pr]equisite to h !      
highe/ available security cle>ances1    
includ+ access to comp>tm5t$ in=mation4 
7#d7 ,"q #bc4i on ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t ,/&>d ,=m #hf1 :i* all        
applicants seek+ a security cle>ance mu/
 submit1 asks3 h y ev] advocat$ any acts
 ( t]rorism or activities design$ to    
ov]?r[ ! ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t by =ce8  7#e7 
,"q #bi4d asks3 h y ev] be5 a memb] ( an
 organization d$icat$ to ! use ( viol5ce
 or =ce to ov]?r[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t '''  7#f7 ,"q #bi4f asks3 h y 
ev] kn[+ly engag$ 9 activities design$  

to ov]?r[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t by  
=ce8  7#g7 ,/eve ,bannon has made num]\s
 inflammatory /atem5ts 9 support (      
ov]?r[+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4  7#h7
 ,9 an int]view dat$ ,augu/ #bb1 #bjaf1 
,bannon ref]r$ to himself z a ,l59i/1   
say+ ,l59 ''' want$ to de/roy ! /ate1 & 
t's my goal too4 ,i want to br+ ev]y?+  
cra%+ d[n1 & de/roy all ( today's       
e/abli%m5t4  7#i7 ,! ,director ( !      
,national ,backgr\nd ,inve/igations     
,bureau1 ,*>les ,phal51 ,jr41 te/ifi$   
be=e ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &        
,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives on ,febru>y #b1 #bjag1  
ab\t ! process to inve/igate applicants 
= security cle>ances4  7#aj7 ,9 response
 to que/ions f ,rank+ ,memb] ,elijah ,e4
 ,cumm+s1 ,director ,phal5 agre$ t call+
 oneself a ,l59i/ w\ld cause conc]ns    
dur+ ! backgr\nd *eck process = a       
security cle>ance1 say+ ,x w\ld1 & !    
inve/igator %\ld pursue t av5ue (       
discussion ) ! subject z to :at t       
means44  7#aa7 ,9 response to a specific

 "q ab\t someone ^: goal 0 to de/roy !  
/ate1 ,director ,phal5 respond$ ,t w\ld 
elicit a v /rong l9e ( que/ion+ ) t     
individual & ) o!rs to det]m9e :at he   
means by t s t we c give a full picture 
to ! adjudicator44  7#ab7 ,:5 ask$ :at  
w\ld happ5 if ,bannon d5i$ mak+ ^!      
/atem5ts1 ,director ,phal5 respond$ t   
backgr\nd *eck inve/igators w\ld det]m9e
 :at ! tru? is4  #c4 ,prohibition (     
individuals :o ?reat5 to de/roy !       
,gov]nm5t f p>ticipat+ 9 or att5d+      
,national ,security ,c\ncil meet+s  7a7 
,prohibition ,section #aja7;c7 ( !      
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ,! ,presid5t &  
ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph     
7#c71 ! ,presid5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7        
,individuals :o ?reat5 to de/roy !      
,gov]nm5t ,any individual :o ?reat5s to 
de/roy ! ,gov]nm5t1 includ+ 9 spee*1    
writt5 =m1 or ?r\gh action1 may n       
p>ticipate 9 or att5d any meet+ ( !     

,c\ncil or any meet+ ( ! ,pr9cipal's    
,committee4  4  7b7 ,effective date     
,p>agraph 7#c7 ( subsection 7c7 (       
section #aja ( ! ,national ,security    
,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7 %all 
take effect on ! date t is #cj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4   
,s5se ( ,congress reg>d+ ! susp5sion (  
security cle>ances = ,f$]al employees :o
 ?reat5 to de/roy ! ,/ate ,x is ! s5se (
 ,congress t ! head ( a dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t issues a   
security cle>ance = an employee1 includ+
 = an employee ( ! ,executive ,(fice ( !
 ,presid5t1 %\ld consid] susp5d+ !      
security cle>ance ( ! employee1 if !    
employee ?reat5s or has ?reat5$ to      
de/roy ! ,/ate or to take ho/ile actions
 aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to ensure su*   
employee does n pose a ?reat to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4