White House Security Clearance Accountability Act

United States116th CongressHR-1604House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 7, 2019

Summary

White House Security Clearance Accountability Act This bill requires the revocation or denial of security clearance for certain individuals and requires a report related to these individuals. Specifically, the bill revokes the security clearance of an individual who is in a position in the Executive Office of the President and (1) who is under investigation by a federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government, or (2) who knowingly fails to disclose any relationship or contact with a foreign national on their security clearance form. It also prohibits the issuance or renewal of security clearance under these circumstances. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on any instance since January 20, 2017, in which an individual who is in a position in the Executive Office of the President was granted a security clearance against the recommendation of the White House Security Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or any other federal agency.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  2. Introduced in House

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