,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abfc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #b1 #bjbe,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 and ,mr4 ,kim7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,office of ,security ,training and ,counterintelligence in the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,operational ,security ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,office of ,security ,training and ,counterintelligence of ,executive ,office of the ,president 7a7 ,office of ,security ,training and ,counterintelligence ,there is in the ,executive ,office of the ,president an ,office of ,security ,training and ,counterintelligence 7in this section referred to as the ,office74 7b7 ,director 7#a7 ,in general ,there shall be at the head of the ,office a ,director of the ,office of ,security ,training and ,counterintelligence 7in this section referred to as the ,director7 who shall be appointed by the ,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,initial appointment ,the ,president shall make an initial appointment of the ,director not later than the date that is #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,qualifications of the ,director ,the ,director shall-- 7,a7 be a recognized security expert1 including expertise in cybersecurity1 physical security1 or counterintelligence2 and 7,b7 be eligible to access classified information at the level of ,top ,secret and be eligible to access sensitive compartmented information4 7c7 ,detailees 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 the ,office shall be staffed by career security and counterintelligence professionals detailed from ,federal agencies4 7#b7 ,from ,office of ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence may detail to the ,office any of the personnel of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence to assist in carrying out the functions of the ,office under subsection 7e74 7#c7 ,clearance ,any personnel detailed to the ,office under this subsection shall possess a security clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of classified information4 7d7 ,functions ,the primary functions of the ,office are to provide1 within the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 advice on the following3 7#a7 ,security training ,training1 education1 and research activities to equip and prepare personnel of the ,executive ,office of the ,president through the development and management of on-line and in-person courses1 curricula1 conferences1 and other products4 7#b7 ,counterintelligence and insider threat ,activities to identify1 assess1 deter1 and mitigate foreign and insider threats to the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 both directly and through collaborative engagement with other intelligence and law enforcement organizations4 7#c7 ,protection of classified information ,protection and preservation of classified information and other sensitive information1 including with regard to the use by personnel of the ,executive ,office of the ,president of unclassified commercially available messaging applications1 as well as preservation of such information through collaborative engagement with the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration4 7e7 ,advisory ,board 7#a7 ,establishment 7,a7 ,in general ,there is hereby established an advisory board to advise the ,president1 the ,assistant to the ,president for ,national ,security ,affairs1 the ,director of the ,office1 and such other personnel of the ,executive ,office of the ,president as the ,board considers appropriate on best practices in security training1 counterintelligence and insider threats1 and protection of classified information4 7,b7 ,designation ,the advisory board established by subparagraph 7,a7 shall be known as the ,security ,training and ,counterintelligence ,advisory ,board 7in this section referred to as the ,board74 7#b7 ,membership 7,a7 ,composition ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the ,board shall be composed of #d members1 appointed as follows3 7i7 ,one member appointed by the ,democratic leader of the ,senate4 7ii7 ,one member appointed by the ,republican leader of the ,senate4 7iii7 ,one member appointed by the ,democratic leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7iv7 ,one member appointed by the ,republican leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,b7 ,criteria ,the members appointed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall meet the following criteria3 7i7 ,each member shall be a recognized expert in security1 including expertise in cybersecurity1 physical security1 or counterintelligence4 7ii7 ,each member shall be eligible to access classified information at the level of ,top ,secret and be eligible to access sensitive compartmented information4 7,c7 ,terms 7i7 ,in general ,each member appointed to the ,board1 including the ,chairperson selected under paragraph 7#c71 shall be appointed or elected1 as applicable1 for a #b-year term and members of the ,board may be reappointed for additional terms of service as members of the ,board4 ,members may continue to serve until they are either reappointed or replaced4 7ii7 ,annual reports ,the ,board shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 7as defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc771 in writing1 an annual report which shall set forth the recommendations of the ,board for improving security training1 counterintelligence and insider threat awareness1 and the protection of classified information and other sensitive information used by personnel of the ,executive ,office of the ,president4 7#c7 ,chairperson 7,a7 ,in general ,during the first meeting of the ,board1 the members of the ,board shall elect a ,chairperson of the ,board4 7,b7 ,limitation ,in addition to meeting the criteria under paragraph 7#b77;,b71 the ,chairperson may not be an employee1 or former employee1 of the ,executive ,office of the ,president4