,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbb,mrs4  
,bice ( ,oklahoma 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,slotk91 & ,mr4 ,turn]7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to make
 c]ta9 improvem5ts relat+ to security   
cle>ances = rec5tly sep>at$ memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces & retir$ civilian employees 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,security ,cle>ance        
,portability = ,dep>t+ ,s]vicememb]s    
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,security cle>ances =
 rec5tly sep>at$ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
& retir$ civilian employees ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  7a7 ,improvem5ts   
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71     
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* a cov]$         
individual sep>ates f ! ,arm$ ,=ces or  
retires f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 7z !    
case may be71 if ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  
det]m9es t ! cov]$ individual held a    

security cle>ance imm$iately prior to   
su* sep>ation or retirem5t & requires a 
security cle>ance ( an equal or l[]     
level = employm5t z a cov]$ contractor1 
! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 dur+ ! "o-ye>   
p]iod foll[+ su* date1 treat ! previ\sly
 held security cle>ance z an active     
security cle>ance = purposes ( su*      
employm5t2 &  7#b7 dur+ ! two-ye> p]iod 
foll[+ ! conclusion ( ! p]iod specifi$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a71 ensure t ! adjudication 
( any reque/ submitt$ by ! cov]$        
employee = ! reactivation ( ! previ\sly 
held security cle>ance = purposes ( su* 
employm5t is complet$ by n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( su* submission4  7b7
 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 
7a7 %all n apply ) respect to a =m]     
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces-- 7,a7 :o sep>at$ 
f ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u o!r ?an honorable    
conditions2 or  7,b7 ^: previ\sly held  
security cle>ance is1 or 0 z ( ! date ( 
sep>ation ( ! =m] memb]1 "u review z a  
result ( "o or m pot5tially disqualify+ 
factors or conditions t h n be5 fully   

inve/igat$ or mitigat$4  7#b7           
,cl>ification ( review exception ,!     
exception specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 
%all n apply ) respect to a r\t9e       
p]iodic re9ve/igation or a cont9u\s     
vett+ inve/igation 9 :i* no pot5tially  
disqualify+ factors or conditions h be5 
f\nd4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ contractor means a    
contractor p]sonnel :o c>ries out "w "u 
a contract ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or an
 elem5t ( ! intellig5ce community4  7#b7
 ,! t]m cov]$ individual means a =m]    
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or a =m] civilian 
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#c7 
,! t]m intellig5ce community has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,national  
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
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