,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 
,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require senior ,department  
of ,state officials to maintain security
 clearances and to require the          
,secretary of ,state to notify ,congress
 when the security clearances of such   
officials are suspended or revoked4  #a4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,covered official ,the term covered     
official means any individual-- 7,a7    
holding a position at the level of      

,assistant ,secretary or higher at the  
,department of ,state2  7,b7 holding the
 position of chief of mission or        
principal officer at any diplomatic or  
consular post2  7,c7 holding the rank   
and status of ambassador2 or  7,d7      
holding any other position that reports 
directly to the ,secretary of ,state1   
such as special envoy4  #b4 ,security   
clearances required for senior employees
 of the ,department of ,state ,all      
covered officials shall obtain and      
maintain a security clearance that      
allows the covered official to access   
sensitive compartmented information4    
#c4 ,notification of suspension or      
revocation of clearances ,if the        
security clearance of any covered       
official is suspended or revoked1 the   
,secretary of ,state shall-- 7#a7 not   
later than #ae days after such          
suspension or revocation1 notify the    
appropriate congressional committees of 
the name and position of the individual 
whose security clearance was suspended  

or revoked2 and  7#b7 not later than #cj
 days after such suspension or          
revocation1 provide a briefing for the  
appropriate congressional committees    
regarding-- 7,a7 the documentation      
notifying such individual of such       
suspension or revocation2 and  7,b7 the 
current employment status and conditions
 of such individual4