Bill114th CongressFiled Jun 11, 2015Congress
S. 1569
A bill to require a review of the adequacy of existing procedures to ensure at least one employee of the personal office of each Senator serving on a committee that requires access to top secret and sensitive compartmented information may obtain the security clearances necessary for the employee to have access to such information.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 11, 2015)
This bill requires the Director of Senate Security, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairperson of the Suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council, to:
- review whether procedures in effect enable one Senate employee designated by each Member of the Senate, who serves on specified Senate committees or subcommittees, to obtain security clearances necessary for access to classified national security information, including top secret and sensitive compartmentalized information, if the Senate employee meets the criteria for such clearances; and
- issue guidelines on establishment and implementation of new procedures if the Director, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairperson, determines current procedures are inadequate.
What just happenedJun 11, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA](R-LA)Sponsor
2 cosponsors1 D1 R
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- Introduced in SenateJun 11, 2015
- Jun 11, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Rules and Administration Committee - Jun 11, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate