,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbb,mr4   
,b>rasso introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to     
adm9i/] polygraph exam9ations to c]ta9  
=eign nationals ) access to nonpublic   
areas or in=mation ( ! ,national        
,laboratories4  #a4 ,polygraph          
exam9ations = c]ta9 =eign nationals )   
access to nonpublic ,national           
,laboratory areas or in=mation  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
=eign national  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m    
cov]$ =eign national means a =eign      
national :o-- 7i7 is a citiz5 or        
national (1 or o!rwise owes allegiance  
to1 a c\ntry t1 z ( ! date describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,b71 is designat$ z a      
c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n "u section #djb
 ( ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om    
,act ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fddb72 &   
7ii7 is n-- 7,i7 a national ( ! ,unit$  

,/ates2 or  7,,ii7 lawfully admitt$ =   
p]man5t resid5ce4  7,b7 ,date describ$  
,! date ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7 
is1 z applicable-- 7i7 ! date on :i* !  
=eign national beg9s "w-- 7,i7 9 a      
position at a ,national ,laboratory2 or 
7,,ii7 9 any o!r position at ! ,dep>tm5t
 9 :i* ! =eign national w h access to   
nonpublic areas1 data1 or in=mation ( a 
,national ,laboratory2 or  7ii7 ! date  
on :i* ! =eign national is initially    
grant$ access to nonpublic areas1 data1 
or in=mation ( a ,national ,laboratory  
"u a contract or agreem5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t4
  7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7#c7 ,lawfully   
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce ,! t]m       
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 ( 
! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a774  7#d7 ,national ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m national ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9  
section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#aaja7;a774  7#e7 ,national ,laboratory 
,! t]m ,national ,laboratory has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy     
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#aehja74  7#f7 ,qualify+ polygraph      
exam9ation ,! t]m qualify+ polygraph    
exam9ation means a polygraph exam9ation 
t is c>ri$ out 9 a mann] t1 z det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y1 is consi/5t ) ,intellig5ce
 ,community ,policy ,guidance #gjd4f    
publi%$ by ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce & entitl$ ,conduct (       
,polygraph ,exam9ations = ,p]sonnel     
,security ,vett+ 7or successor          
guidance74  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,intellig5ce & ,c\nt]9tellig5ce4  7b7   
,qualify+ polygraph exam9ations  7#a7   
,pot5tial employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ,be=e 
a cov]$ =eign national is hir$ by !     
,dep>tm5t to "w 9 a position at a       
,national ,laboratory or 9 any position 
9 :i* ! cov]$ =eign national w h access 
to nonpublic areas1 data1 or in=mation (

 a ,national ,laboratory1 ! ,secret>y   
%all adm9i/] a qualify+ polygraph       
exam9ation to ! cov]$ =eign national4   
7#b7 ,exi/+ employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,be=e an employee ( !     
,dep>tm5t :o is a cov]$ =eign national  
may be transf]r$ to a position at a     
,national ,laboratory or to any o!r     
position at ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! employee
 w h access to nonpublic areas1 data1 or
 in=mation ( a ,national ,laboratory1 ! 
,secret>y %all adm9i/] a qualify+       
polygraph exam9ation to ! employee4     
7,b7 ,c]ta9 exi/+ employees ) access to 
nonpublic in=mation  7i7 ,exi/+         
employees :o are cov]$ =eign nationals  
,ea* employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o1 z ( !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 is a cov]$  
=eign national :o works 9 a position at 
a ,national ,laboratory or 9 any o!r    
position at ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! employee
 has access to nonpublic areas1 data1 or
 in=mation ( a ,national ,laboratory    
%all be requir$ to submit to a qualify+ 
polygraph exam9ation by a date det]m9$  

by ! ,secret>y1 b n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 to rema9 
9 t position4  7ii7 ,exi/+ employees :o 
become cov]$ =eign nationals ,an        
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o works 9 a     
position at a ,national ,laboratory or 9
 any o!r position at ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* !
 employee has access to nonpublic areas1
 data1 or in=mation ( a ,national       
,laboratory %all be requir$ to submit to
 a qualify+ polygraph exam9ation-- 7,i7 
z soon z practicable aft] becom+ a cov]$
 =eign national2 &  7,,ii7 be=e be+     
transf]r$1 promot$1 or o!rwise hir$ into
 ano!r position at ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* !  
employee w h access to nonpublic areas1 
data1 or in=mation ( a ,national        
,laboratory if ! employee is a cov]$    
=eign national z ( ! date ( ! transf]1  
promotion1 or hir+4  7#c7 ,contractors &
 o!r individuals ) access to nonpublic  
in=mation ,be=e a cov]$ =eign national  
is initially grant$ access to nonpublic 
areas1 data1 or in=mation ( a ,national 
,laboratory "u a contract or agreem5t ) 

! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y %all adm9i/] a 
qualify+ polygraph exam9ation to ! cov]$
 =eign national4  7c7 ,specific ,issue  
,polygraph exam9ations ,! ,secret>y may 
require a cov]$ =eign national to submit
 to a ,specific ,issue ,polygraph       
exam9ation 7)9 ! mean+ ( ,intellig5ce   
,community ,policy ,guidance #gjd4f     
publi%$ by ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce & entitl$ ,conduct (       
,polygraph ,exam9ations = ,p]sonnel     
,security ,vett+ 7or successor          
guidance77 at any "t dur+ :i* ! cov]$   
=eign national is employ$ by !          
,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,reexam9ation ,!        
,secret>y %all require ea* employee ( ! 
,dep>tm5t :o is a cov]$ =eign national  
to be reexam9$ ) an appropriate         
polygraph exam9ation-- 7#a7 n less      
frequ5tly ?an once e #e ye>s :ile       
employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 9 a     
mann] consi/5t ) o!r memb]s ( !         
intellig5ce community 7z def9$ 9 section
 #c ( ! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg
 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc77 t require       

reexam9ation e #e ye>s4  7e7 ,refusal ( 
exam9ation2 t]m9ation ( employm5t  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,if a cov]$ =eign national     
refuses to submit to a polygraph        
exam9ation "u ?is section-- 7,a7 ! cov]$
 =eign national %all n be grant$ access 
to any nonpublic areas1 data1 or        
in=mation ( a ,national ,laboratory1 &  
any exi/+ grant ( access to su* areas1  
data1 or in=mation %all be imm$iately   
revok$2 &  7,b7 if ! cov]$ =eign        
national is an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 !
 employm5t ( ! cov]$ =eign national at !
 ,dep>tm5t %all be t]m9at$4  7#b7 ,c]ta9
 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t  7,a7          
,employees "u consid]ation = transf] to 
c]ta9 positions ,p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 %all
 apply to an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,a7 :o   
does n h access to nonpublic areas1     
data1 or in=mation ( ! ,dep>tm5t b is "u
 consid]ation = a transf] to a position 
describ$ 9 t p>agraph su* t1 if !       
employee refuses to submit to a         
polygraph exam9ation "u ?is section--   

7i7 ! employee %all be ineligible = !   
transf]2 &  7ii7 ! employm5t ( !        
employee at ! ,dep>tm5t %all be t]m9at$4
  7,b7 ,employees ) access to nonpublic 
areas or in=mation ,p>agraph 7#a77;,b7  
%all apply to any employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 :o is a cov]$ =eign national & works 9 
a position at a ,national ,laboratory or
 9 any o!r position at ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i*
 ! employee has access to nonpublic     
areas1 data1 or in=mation ( a ,national 
,laboratory su* t1 if ! employee refuses
 to submit to a polygraph exam9ation "u 
?is section1 ! employm5t ( ! employee at
 ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ at any ,national  
,laboratory1 %all be t]m9at$4  7#c7     
,pot5tial employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ,a    
cov]$ =eign national :o is "u           
consid]ation = employm5t 9 a position   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 & refuses 
to submit to a polygraph exam9ation "u  
?is section-- 7,a7 %all be remov$ f     
consid]ation = employm5t 9 t position2 &
  7,b7 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#d71    
%all n be eligible = employm5t at !     

,dep>tm5t1 includ+ at any ,national     
,laboratory4  7#d7 ,subsequ5t employm5t 
at ! ,dep>tm5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$  
=eign national %all n be eligible =     
employm5t at ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ at any
 ,national ,laboratory1 if ! cov]$ =eign
 national previ\sly refus$ to submit to 
a polygraph exam9ation "u ?is section4  
7,b7 ,*ange 9 /atus ,a =eign national :o
 is lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce 
%all n be eligible = employm5t at !     
,dep>tm5t1 includ+ at any ,national     
,laboratory1 if ! =eign national        
previ\sly refus$ to submit to a         
polygraph exam9ation "u ?is section at a
 "t :5 ! =eign national 0 a cov]$ =eign 
national4  7f7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9 
?is section au?orizes ! ,secret>y to    
require an individual :o is n a cov]$   
=eign national to submit to a polygraph 
exam9ation4