Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

This resolution proposes an amendment to Rule XXIX of the House of Representatives, aiming to modify the regulations surrounding security clearances for congressional staff. Its primary purpose is to create an exemption for certain employees from the standard allotment of security clearances processed by the Office of House Security, thereby allowing more staff in specific offices to access classified information. Specifically, an employee who is a member of the armed forces and already possesses a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense will not be counted towards the maximum number of security clearances an office is typically allowed. This exemption applies to offices of Members, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners who serve on a defined list of committees or subcommittees, primarily those dealing with national security and foreign affairs. These include the Committee on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and specific subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations. Furthermore, the resolution clarifies that the security clearance level for such an exempted employee cannot exceed either their existing DoD clearance or the highest clearance level the Member's office is authorized to sponsor for its staff.