To require senior Department of State officials to maintain security clearances and to require the Secretary of State to notify Congress when the security clearances of such officials are suspended or revoked.
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Latest Action · November 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
This bill requires senior State Department officials to obtain and maintain security clearances that allow them to access sensitive compartmented information. The requirement applies to officials at the level of Assistant Secretary and above, ambassadors, chiefs of diplomatic and consular posts, and anyone reporting directly to the Secretary of State. If any of these officials have their security clearance suspended or revoked, the Secretary of State must notify Congress within 15 days with the official's name and position, and provide a detailed briefing within 30 days explaining the circumstances and the official's current employment status. The bill essentially adds congressional oversight to security clearance decisions affecting top State Department leadership by requiring transparency about clearance suspensions or revocations. No specific funding or implementation timeline beyond the notification deadlines is included in the legislation.
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