[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3210 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3210


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To require the Director of the National Background Investigations 
    Bureau to submit a report on the backlog of personnel security 
           clearance investigations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securely Expediting Clearances 
Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2017'' or the ``SECRET Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON BACKLOG OF PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE 
              INVESTIGATIONS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
quarterly thereafter for 5 years, the Director of the National 
Background Investigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Management 
shall submit to Congress a report on the backlog of security clearance 
investigations that includes--
            (1) the size of the personnel security clearance 
        investigation process backlog; and
            (2) the average length of time, for each sensitivity level, 
        to carry out an initial investigation and a periodic 
        investigation.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATIONS OF PERSONNEL OF THE 
              EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the National Background Investigations Bureau of the Office 
of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress a report that explains 
the process for conducting and adjudicating security clearance 
investigations for personnel of the Executive Office of the President, 
including White House personnel.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON DUPLICATIVE COSTS.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the National Background Investigations Bureau of the 
Office of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress a report on the 
cost of duplicating resources under the control or direction of the 
National Background Investigations Bureau for implementation of the 
plan referenced in section 951(a)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1564 note).

            Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.