S. 464 · 116th Congress
A bill to require the treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing…
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A bill to require the treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations for security clearances, and for other purposes.
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Van Hollen12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill requires an agency, when determining whether to grant or continue a security clearance, to consider a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) as a condition that could mitigate a security concern related to financial considerations.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 12, 2019
Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act of 2019
This bill requires an agency, when determining whether to grant or continue a security clearance, to consider a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) as a condition that could mitigate a security concern related to financial considerations.
An agency is prohibited from revoking a security clearance because of a reduction in credit score or negative information in a consumer credit file due to disrupted income payments arising from a lapse in appropriations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to require the treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations for security clearances, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Feb 13, 2019): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 23.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 12, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.