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,acc\ntability1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
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prohibit ,f$]al p]sonnel *>g$ ) c]ta9   
crim9al (f5ses f receiv+ classifi$      
in=mation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gu>d+ !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,aga9/ ,reckless         
,disclosures ,act or ! ,,gu>d ,act4  #b4
 ,prohibition on receipt ( classifi$    
in=mation by individuals *>g$ ) c]ta9   
crim9al (f5ses  7a7 ,prohibitions       
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receive any classifi$ in=mation1 includ+

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cov]$ p]son's (ficial duties z ,f$]al   
(ficial or z a c&idate 9 an election =  
,f$]al (fice4  7b7 ,waiv] ,subsection   
7a7 may be waiv$ ) respect to any cov]$ 
p]son ^u an affirmative vote ( a        
majority ( ! ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se &        
two-?irds ( ! ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate1 duly  
*os5 & sworn4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section--  7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ crim9al     
(f5se means a crim9al (f5se "u ,f$]al   
law relat+ to-- 7,a7 ob/ruct+ an (ficial
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national def5se in=mation2  7,c7 !      
unlawful disclosure or improp] h&l+ (   
classifi$ in=mation2  7,d7 act+ z a     
=eign ag5t2 or  7,e7 compromis+ !       
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ p]son means-- 7,a7 !   
,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t2  7,b7 a    
,memb] ( ,congress 7z t t]m is def9$ 9  
section #bajf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code72  7,c7 an employee 7z t t]m is   
def9$ 9 section #baje ( title #e1 ,unit$
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employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice or ,po/al ,regulatory           
,commission2  7ii7 an employee ( !      
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration2
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#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 an employee   
appo9t$ "u *apt] #gc or #gd ( su* title2
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,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjaja772 &  7#c7 ! t]m p]iod a cov]$   
p]son is *>g$ ) a cov]$ crim9al (f5se   
means ! p]iod--  7,a7 beg9n+ on ! date  
on :i* an indictm5t or in=mation is fil$
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(f5se2 &  7,b7 end+ on ! date on :i*1 = 
any su* cov]$ crim9al (f5se--  7i7 !    
*>ge = ! cov]$ crim9al (f5se is         
dismiss$2 or  7ii7 ! p]son is f\nd n    
guilty ( ! cov]$ crim9al (f5se4