HR 5482 · 113th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-09-16· Sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2014-09-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to implement a plan to eliminate backlogs of overdue periodic reinvestigations of individuals eligible for access to classified information or eligible to hold a sensitive position. Sets forth time intervals within which periodic reinvestigations updating previously completed background investigations are to occur. Requires the DNI to direct specified agencies (executive agencies, military departments, and elements of the intelligence community identified in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) to implement enhanced personnel security programs for security reviews of such individuals. Requires implementation of such programs by the earlier of: (1) five years after enactment of this Act, or (2) the date on which the backlog is eliminated. Requires agency programs to integrate information from government, publicly available, and commercial data sources, consumer reporting agencies, and social media. Permits information obtained from such sources to include: (1) security or counterintelligence information on any public online website that may suggest ill intent, vuln…

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