,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the granting or 
renewing of security clearances to a    
person who has expressed support for a  
foreign terrorist organization1 the     
,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1  
or any affiliate of such ,corps1        
including ,hamas and ,hezbollah1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,no           
,clearances for ,terrorist ,sympathizers
 ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,prohibition on    
granting or renewing security clearances
 to persons who have publicly expressed 
support for a foreign terrorist         
organization1 the ,islamic              
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1 or any    
affiliate of such ,corps  7a7 ,in       
general ,subsection 7b7 of section #cjjb

 of the ,intelligence ,reform and       
,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccdc7 is amended-- 7#a7 
by striking covered person who is an and
 inserting the following3 8covered      
person who--  7#a7 is an  2  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7#a71 as designated by        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 has ever publicly expressed      
support for any organization designated 
as a foreign terrorist organization     
pursuant to section #bai7;a7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a771 the ,islamic      
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1 or any    
affiliate of such ,corps1 including     
,hamas and ,hezbollah2 or  7#c7 has ties
 to or supports the ,islamic            
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps or any     
affiliate of such ,corps1 including     
,hamas and ,hezbollah4  2 and  7#d7 in  
the subsection heading by striking      
,prohibition and inserting              

,prohibitions4  7b7 ,periodic audits    
,such section is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7e7 ,periodic   
audits ,not less frequently than once   
every two years1 the ,inspector ,general
 of the ,intelligence ,community shall--
 7#a7 audit the clearance granting and  
renewal process of each ,federal agency 
that has authority to grant or renew a  
security clearance2 and  7#b7 for each  
,federal agency audited pursuant to     
paragraph 7#a71 submit to ,congress a   
certification as to whether the ,federal
 agency has effective measures in effect
 to determine whether an applicant for a
 security clearance has ever expressed  
support for any organization designated 
as a foreign terrorist organization     
pursuant to section #bai7;a7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a771 the ,islamic      
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1 or any    
affiliate of such ,corps1 including     
,hamas and ,hezbollah4  4