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cal5d>  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !        
treatm5t ( a lapse 9 appropriations z a 
mitigat+ condition :5 assess+ f9ancial  
consid]ations = security cle>ances1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,employees'  
,security ,cle>ances ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 
,treatm5t ( lapse 9 appropriations z    
mitigat+ condition 9 f9ancial           
consid]ation = security cle>ances  7a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,ag5cy
 ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m    
,executive ag5cy 9 section #aje ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,cov]$   

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means-- 7i7 an (fic] or employee ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t furl\gh$ dur+ a 
lapse 9 appropriations2 &  7ii7 an      
except$ employee or an employee p]=m+   
em]g5cy "w1 z su* t]ms are def9$ by !   
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t2 &  7,b7  
includes a contractor ( an ag5cy subject
 to a lapse 9 appropriations4  7#c7     
,national security eligibility ,! t]m   
national security eligibility has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 ,security          
,executive ,ag5t ,directive #d 7relat+  
to ,national ,security ,adjudicative    
,guidel9es71 z 9 effect on ! day be=e ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#d7     
,security ,executive ,ag5t ,! t]m       
,security ,executive ,ag5t means !      
(ficial act+ z ! ,security ,executive   
,ag5t 9 accordance ) ,executive ,ord]   
#acdfg 7#gc ,f$4 ,reg4 #chajc2 #ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relat+ to re=m+   
processes relat$ to suitability =       
gov]nm5t employm5t1 fitness = contractor
 employees1 & eligibility = access to   

classifi$ national security in=mation71 
or successor ord]4  7b7 ,9 g5]al ,:5ev] 
! head ( an ag5cy det]m9es :e!r to grant
 a cov]$ employee national security     
eligibility or cont9ue a cov]$          
employee's national security            
eligibility1 ! head %all consid] a lapse
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mitigate a security conc]n ) respect to 
f9ancial consid]ations4  7c7 ,cr$it     
scores or negative in=mation 9 a consum]
 cr$it file ,no head ( an ag5cy may     
revoke ! national security eligibility (
 a cov]$ employee because ( a r$uction 9
 ! cr$it score or negative in=mation 9 a
 consum] cr$it file ( ! cov]$ employee t
 is attributable to disrupt$ income     
paym5ts z a result ( a lapse 9          
appropriations4  7d7 ,modification (    
policies1 guidel9es1 & directives ,n    
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,security        
,executive ,ag5t %all revise su*        
policies1 guidel9es1 & directives1      
includ+ ! ,security ,executive ,ag5t    

,directive #d 7relat+ to ,national      
,security ,adjudicative ,guidel9es71 or 
successor directive1 z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section4  ,febru>y #ac1 
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