118 HR 6119 IH: State Department Security Notification Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6119IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 30, 2023Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Issa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo require the Secretary of State to notify Congress when the security clearances of certain senior members of the Department of State are suspended or revoked, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the State Department Security Notification Act.

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Notification of suspension or revocation of clearances

(a)

In general

With respect to each covered official whose security clearance is suspended or revoked, the Secretary of State shall—(1)submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification, not later than 15 days after the suspension or revocation of such clearance, that identifies the individual whose clearance was so suspended or revoked; and(2)brief the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days after such suspension or revocation on—(A)the documentation notifying the individual of the suspension or revocation of the clearance; and(B)the present employment status and conditions of such individual.(b)

Covered official defined

For purposes of the notification requirement under subsection (a), the term covered official means any of the following:(1)Any individual holding a position at or higher than the level of Assistant Secretary or its equivalent in the Department of State.(2)Any individual holding the position of chief of mission or principal officer at any diplomatic or consular post.(3)Any individual holding the rank and status of an ambassador or otherwise holding a position that reports directly to the Secretary of State, such as a special envoy.(c)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

For purposes of this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.