[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1974. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of division C, add the following:

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 3601. APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS OR PRECLUSION.

       Section 414(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Such right and process shall ensure 
     that any employee subjected to an assignment restriction or 
     preclusion shall have the same appeal rights as provided by 
     the Department regarding denial or revocation of a security 
     clearance. Any such appeal shall be resolved not later than 
     60 days after such appeal is filed.''.
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