,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cdie ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ac1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to improve the classification and declassification of national security information1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,amended ,sensible ,classification ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,promoting efficient declassification review 7a7 ,in general ,whenever an agency is processing a request pursuant to section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,freedom of ,information ,act7 or the mandatory declassification review provisions of ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to classified national security information71 or successor order1 and identifies responsive classified records that are more than #be years of age as of ,december #ca of the year in which the request is received1 the head of the agency shall1 in accordance with existing processes to protect national security under the ,freedom of ,information ,act and the mandatory review provisions of ,executive ,order #acebf1 review the record and process the record for declassification and release by the ,national ,declassification ,center of the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration1 unless the head of agency-- 7#a7 makes a certification to ,congress1 including the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 that the declassification of certain components within the record would be harmful to the protection of sources and methods or national security1 pursuant to existing processes2 and 7#b7 provides an explanation to ,congress1 including the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 for such certification4 7b7 ,application ,subsection 7a7 shall apply regardless of whether or not the record described in such subsection is in the legal custody of the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration4 #c4 ,training to promote sensible classification 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,over-classification ,the term over-classification means classification at a level that exceeds the minimum level of classification that is sufficient to protect the national security of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,sensible classification ,the term sensible classification means classification at a level that is the minimum level of classification that is sufficient to protect the national security of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,training required ,each head of an agency with classification authority shall conduct training for employees of the agency with classification authority to hold employees accountable for over-classification and to promote sensible classification4 #d4 ,improvements to ,public ,interest ,declassification ,board ,section #gjc of the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,act of #bjjj 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccee;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,a member of the ,board whose term has expired may continue to serve until the earlier of-- 7,a7 the date that a successor is appointed and sworn in2 and 7,b7 the date that is #a year after the date of the expiration of the term4 7#f7 ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the term of a member of the ,board ends1 the appointing authority of the member shall submit to ,congress a plan to appoint a successor4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 by inserting 7#a7 before ,any employee2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,in addition to any employees detailed to the ,board under paragraph 7#a71 the ,board may1 subject to the availability of funds1 hire not more than #ab staff members4 4 #e4 ,implementation of technology for classification and declassification 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,office of ,electronic ,government 7in this section referred to as the ,administrator7 shall1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,public ,interest ,declassification ,board1 the ,director of the ,information ,security ,oversight ,office1 and the head of the ,national ,declassification ,center of the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration-- 7#a7 research a technology-based solutions-- 7,a7 to support efficient and effective systems for classification and declassification2 and 7,b7 to be implemented on an interoperable and federated basis across the ,federal ,government2 and 7#b7 submit to the ,president and ,congress1 including the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 recommendations regarding a technology-based solutions described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,report ,not later than #edj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to ,congress a classified report describing actions taken to implement the recommendations under subsection 7a77#b74 #f4 ,studies and recommendations on necessity of security clearances 7a7 ,agency studies on necessity of security clearances 7#a7 ,studies required ,the head of each agency that grants security clearances to personnel of such agency shall conduct a study on the necessity of such clearances4 7#b7 ,reports required 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 each head of an agency that conducts a study under paragraph 7#a7 shall submit to ,congress1 including the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 a report on the findings of the agency head with respect to such study1 which the agency head may classify as appropriate4 7,b7 ,required elements ,each report submitted by the head of an agency under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include1 for such agency1 the following3 7i7 ,the number of personnel eligible for access to information up to the ,top ,secret level4 7ii7 ,the number of personnel eligible for access to information up to the ,secret level4 7iii7 ,information on any reduction in the number of personnel eligible for access to classified information based on the study conducted under paragraph 7#a74 7iv7 ,a description of how the agency head will ensure that the number of security clearances granted by such agency will be kept to the minimum required for the conduct of agency functions1 commensurate with the size1 needs1 and mission of the agency4 7#c7 ,industry ,this subsection shall apply to the ,secretary of ,defense in the ,secretary's capacity as the ,executive ,agent for the ,national ,industrial ,security ,program1 and the ,secretary shall treat contractors1 licensees1 and grantees as personnel of the ,department of ,defense for purposes of the studies and reports required by this subsection4 7b7 ,director of ,national ,intelligence review of sensitive compartmented information ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall-- 7#a7 review the number of personnel eligible for access to sensitive compartmented information2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress1 including the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 a report on how the ,director will ensure that the number of such personnel is limited to the minimum required4 7c7 ,agency review of special access programs ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 each head of an agency who is authorized to establish a special access program by ,executive ,order #acebf 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to classified national security information71 or successor order1 shall-- 7#a7 review the number of personnel of the agency eligible for access to such special access programs2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress1 including the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 a report on how the agency head will ensure that the number of such personnel is limited to the minimum required4 7d7 ,secretary of ,energy review of ,q and ,l clearances ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall-- 7#a7 review the number of personnel of the ,department of ,energy granted ,q and ,l access2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress1 including the congressional intelligence committees1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 a report on how the ,secretary will ensure that the number of such personnel is limited to the minimum required 7e7 ,independent reviews ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which a study is completed under subsection 7a7 or a review is completed under subsections 7b7 through 7d71 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall each review the study or review1 as the case may be4 #g4 ,definition of congressional intelligence committees ,in this ,act1 the term congressional intelligence committees has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74