This bill requires the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other federal agencies, to submit a comprehensive plan within 180 days to Congress. The plan's primary goal is to accelerate the accreditation, construction, and operational use of commercial Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) by private-sector entities. This initiative aims to bolster national security innovation, manufacturing, and critical classified activities. Key elements of the required plan include recommending policies for parallel processing of construction security plans and IT deployment to reduce timelines. It also mandates an assessment of using architecture and construction templates to shorten review processes and an evaluation of policies regarding mobile classified networks within contractor SCIFs. Furthermore, the plan must explore delegating construction security plan review authority to trained Armed Forces personnel and propose designating shared commercial classified facilities for all Department of Defense classified work. Finally, the bill calls for a proposal to develop a secure, centralized digital platform for managing SCIF lifecycle processes, including submissions, tracking, and utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning for validation and compliance. This comprehensive approach seeks to significantly streamline and modernize the process for industry access to critical classified information environments.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
To accelerate accreditation and access to sensitive compartmented information facilities for industry, and for other purposes.
USA119th CongressHR-6326| House
| Updated: 11/28/2025
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other federal agencies, to submit a comprehensive plan within 180 days to Congress. The plan's primary goal is to accelerate the accreditation, construction, and operational use of commercial Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) by private-sector entities. This initiative aims to bolster national security innovation, manufacturing, and critical classified activities. Key elements of the required plan include recommending policies for parallel processing of construction security plans and IT deployment to reduce timelines. It also mandates an assessment of using architecture and construction templates to shorten review processes and an evaluation of policies regarding mobile classified networks within contractor SCIFs. Furthermore, the plan must explore delegating construction security plan review authority to trained Armed Forces personnel and propose designating shared commercial classified facilities for all Department of Defense classified work. Finally, the bill calls for a proposal to develop a secure, centralized digital platform for managing SCIF lifecycle processes, including submissions, tracking, and utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning for validation and compliance. This comprehensive approach seeks to significantly streamline and modernize the process for industry access to critical classified information environments.