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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjbd,mr4   
,lieu 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 
& ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to    
report annually on adv]se security      
cle>ance adjudications1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,transp>5cy 9 ,security    
,cle>ance ,d5ials ,act4  #b4 ,annual    
report by ,secret>y ( ,/ate on c]ta9    
adv]se security cle>ance adjudications  
7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate a report t conta9s1 = ! ye> cov]$
 by ! report1 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,= ea*    
type ( cov]$ adjudicative outcome1 !    
numb] ( individuals :o receiv$ su*      

outcome f ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
= ,diplomatic ,security4  7#b7 ,! numb] 
( individuals :o submitt$ to ! ,assi/ant
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,diplomatic        
,security an appeal ) respect to a cov]$
 adjudicative outcome4  7#c7 ,! success 
rate ( su* appeals4  7#d7 ,a description
 ( ! consid]ations & crit]ia us$ by su* 
employees to det]m9e :e!r a cov]$       
adjudicative outcome is w>rant$4  7b7   
,disaggregation ( data ,! data specifi$ 
9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 ( subsection
 7a7 %all be disaggregat$ by ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,position held by ! individual1    
includ+ by ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,=eign       
,s]vice (fic]4  7,b7 ,civil s]vice      
employee4  7,c7 ,o!r position4  7#b7    
,e?nicity1 national orig91 & race1 to ! 
ext5t su* in=mation is available4  7#c7 
,g5d]1 to ! ext5t su* in=mation is      
available4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3  7#a7 ,cont9u\s vett+ ,! t]m   
cont9u\s vett+ has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #ffja ( ! ,damon ,paul ,nelson &
 ,mat!w ,"y ,poll>d ,intellig5ce        

,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye>s      
#bjah1 #bjai1 & #bjbj 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#cceb74  7#b7 ,cov]$ adjudicative       
outcome ,! t]m cov]$ adjudicative       
outcome means ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,) respect
 to an initial security cle>ance        
backgr\nd inve/igation1 an adjudication 
t 0 unfavorable & result$ 9 a d5ial1    
susp5sion1 or revocation ( a security   
cle>ance4  7,b7 ,) respect to a p]iodic 
re9ve/igation1 an adjudication t 0      
unfavorable & result$ 9 a d5ial1        
susp5sion1 or revocation ( a security   
cle>ance4  7,c7 ,) respect to a program 
( cont9u\s vett+1 a d5ial1 susp5sion1 or
 revocation ( a security cle>ance tak5  
by an au?oriz$ adjudicative ag5cy z a   
result ( su* cont9u\s vett+4  7#c7      
,p]iodic re9ve/igation ,! t]m p]iodic   
re9ve/igation has ! mean+ giv5 t t]ms 9 
section #cjja ( ! ,intellig5ce ,re=m &  
,t]rorism ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjd 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #ccda74