Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
This bill would change how security clearances are handled for political appointees working in the Executive Office of the President by giving the FBI Director authority over those decisions. Currently, the President can grant or deny security clearances for his own staff, but this legislation would require that any political appointee in the Executive Office obtain clearance approval from the FBI Director instead. If the FBI Director denies or revokes a clearance, the President would have to notify Congress within 30 days if he chooses to override that decision and explain his reasons in writing. The bill affects all political appointees working directly for the President in the White House and related executive offices, though it does not specify any particular funding or implementation timeline for these new procedures.
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