[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2851]
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  SA 723. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON STATUS OF UPDATES TO SECURITY CLEARANCE 
                   PROCESS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives report on the status of its updates to the 
     security clearance process of the Department of Defense and 
     the methods the Department is pursing to ensure the security 
     clearance process continues to protect national security.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) A review of the last 10 years of cases of those who 
     held security clearances granted by the Department that were 
     ultimately charged with terrorism, espionage, 
     counterintelligence, or other related crimes.
       (2) A review of any existing internal processes applicable 
     to the suspension of security clearances for those 
     individuals.
       (3) Any policy that may address removal of clearances of 
     individuals who are found to pose a threat to other members 
     of the Armed Forces or to national security after their 
     clearance process has been adjudicated.
       (4) Recommendations on enhancing existing security review 
     processes and recommendations for future new processes to 
     address any gaps identifies and lessons from the review.
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