S 2726 · 101th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held.(1990-07-12)
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Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish minimum requirements for a "top secret" security clearance (TSSC), including that an individual seeking clearance must: (1) be a U.S. citizen; (2) have been the subject of a completed background investigation by a competent investigative authority; (3) have agreed to permit appropriate investigative authorities access to financial and consumer records and to records pertaining to travel outside the United States; (4) have agreed to report travel to foreign countries not authorized as part of the individual's official duties; and (5) have agreed to report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unauthorized contacts with foreign nationals where an effort to acquire classified information is made by such national. Exempts elected officials and Federal judges from such investigative requirements and permits the President to waive such requirements when necessary in the interests of national security. Requires that persons, as conditions of access to classified cryptographic information or keys: (1) meet the requirements applicable to those with a TSSC; and (2) be subject during th…
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