,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjba,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself and ,mr4  
,lieu7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,intelligence ,reform and     
,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd to 
authorize the ,director of the ,federal 
,bureau of ,investigation to make       
security clearance determinations and   
access determinations for political     
appointees in the ,executive ,office of 
the ,president1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,security ,clearance ,review    
,act4  #b4 ,security clearance          
determinations and access determinations

 by ,director of ,,fbi for political    
appointees in ,executive ,office of the 
,president ,section #cjja of the        
,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism    
,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #ccda7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7k7 ,political          
appointees in the ,executive ,office of 
the ,president  7#a7 ,appointment and   
access to classified information        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law-- 7,a7 a political appointee may not
 be employed in1 detailed to1 or        
assigned to1 the ,executive ,office of  
the ,president unless such employment1  
detail1 or assignment is clearly        
consistent with national security2 and  
7,b7 any political appointee employed   
in1 detailed to1 or assigned to1 the    
,executive ,office of the ,president may
 not have a security clearance1 or      
access any classified information1      
unless such security clearance is       
granted1 or access determination is     
made1 by the ,director of the ,federal  

,bureau of ,investigation4  7#b7        
,determination and notification  7,a7   
,if the ,director of the ,federal       
,bureau of ,investigation denies1       
suspends1 or revokes a security         
clearance or access to classified       
information under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,director shall notify the ,president   
and the appropriate committees of       
,congress of such determination on the  
date such determination is made4  7,b7  
,if the ,president nullifies1 reverses1 
modifies1 or otherwise fails to         
recognize any denial1 suspension1 or    
revocation of a security clearance or   
access to classified information        
determination made by the ,director     
under paragraph 7#a71 not later than #cj
 days thereafter1 the ,president shall  
submit an explanation 7in writing7 of   
the reasons for such nullification1     
reversal1 modification1 or failure to   
recognize to the appropriate committees 
of ,congress4  7#c7 ,political appointee
 defined ,in this subsection1 the term  

political appointee has the meaning     
given that term in section #d7;a77#d7 of
 the ,edward ,ted ,kaufman and ,michael 
,leavitt ,presidential ,transitions     
,improvements ,act of #bjae 7,public    
,law #aad-acf74  4