Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act
Latest action · Feb 1, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 31, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require that the designation of the sensitivity level of national security positions be conducted in a consistent manner in all Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components and offices, consistent with federal guidelines. DHS must use uniform designation tools throughout DHS and provide training to appropriate staff.
The bill requires DHS: (1) by July 6, 2017, and every five years thereafter, to review all sensitivity level designations of national security positions at DHS; (2) if it determines that a change in the sensitivity level is warranted, to administratively adjust access and complete an appropriate level periodic reinvestigation; and (3) to report on such positions requiring access to classified information, no longer requiring access, or requiring a different level of access.
DHS's Inspector General must conduct regular audits of DHS compliance with regulations regarding such designations.
DHS must submit an annual report, through FY2022, on the denials, suspensions, revocations, and appeals of an individual's eligibility for access to classified information in DHS.
DHS must: (1) develop a plan to achieve greater uniformity regarding the adjudication of eligibility of an individual for access to classified information that is consistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Access to Classified Information, and (2) ensure that all information received for such adjudication is consistent with such Guidelines and is protected against misappropriation. The plan shall consider the establishment of an internal appeals panel responsible for final national security clearance denial and revocation determinations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2017 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 31, 2017Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 31, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H776-778)
- Jan 31, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 697.
- Jan 31, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H776-777)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H776–H778Text printed H776 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Peter T. King R-NY | Jan 31, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 13, January 24, 2017, page H689.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-51 | DOING BUSINESS WITH DHS: INDUSTRY RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE VETTING50 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Feb 27, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 424 | Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 29, 2019 |
| HR 3505 | Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 3, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the management and administration of the security clearance processes throughout the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jan 31, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
