,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dacg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbe,mr4  
,lieu 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas7
 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 ) respect to 
! #a-ye> p]iod end+ on ! date ( !       
submission ( ! 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       
outcome1 disaggregat$ by :e!r ! appeal  
relat$ to assignm5t re/rictions or      
assignm5t reviews4  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 also 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 ,initial report scope   
,not)/&+ ! #a-ye> p]iod describ$ 9      

subsection 7a71 ! fir/ report submitt$  
pursuant to ! requirem5ts ( t section   
%all be ) respect to ! p]iod beg9n+ on  
,janu>y #a1 #bjbd1 & end+ on ! date ( ! 
submission ( su* fir/ report4  7d7      
,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