S.Amdt. 5351

1. Adds SEC. 1056. REPORTS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND SECURITY CLEARANCE REVIEW PROCESSES on page 303, between lines 3 and 4

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   Inserted: SEC. 1056. REPORTS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND SECURITY CLEARANCE REVIEW PROCESSES.

   Inserted: (a) Report on Information Technology Strategy.--

   Inserted: (1) Requirement for report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report describing the plans to provide security reform by carrying out the Enterprise Information Technology Strategy referred to in the Initial Report of the Joint Security and Suitability Reform Team, dated April 30, 2008.

   Inserted: (2) Content.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include--

   Inserted: (A) a description of any efforts of the Department of Defense, the Office of Personnel Management, or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to carry out the plans referred to in paragraph (1), including such efforts carried out with other agencies or departments;

   Inserted: (B) a description of any of the plans referred to in paragraph (1) that will not be carried out and a description of the reasons that such plans will not be carried out;

   Inserted: (C) the plans of each such Department or Office to develop, implement, fund, and provide personnel to carry out the plans referred to in paragraph (1); and

   Inserted: (D) a description of the schedule for carrying out the plans referred to in paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (b) Reports on Security Clearance Review Processes.--Paragraph (2) of section 3001(h) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 435b(h)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and

   Inserted: (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(A) a description of the average period of time required by each authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency to respond to a request for a security clearance for an individual, including the average period required to conduct a security clearance investigation, adjudicate such a request, and make a final determination on such a request, from date of submission to ultimate disposition and notification to the subject and the subject's employer, dissagregated by--

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   Inserted: "(i) the type of security clearance, including Secret, Top Secret, and Top Secret with Special Access Program access including sensitive compartmented information;

   Inserted: "(ii) the period of time required for the investigation of an individual seeking the security clearance and for the adjudication of the request; and

   Inserted: "(iii) the proposed recipients of security clearances, including civilian employees of the United States, members of the Armed Forces, and contractors working for the Government of the United States;

   Inserted: "(B) a description of the average period of time required by each authorized investigative agency and each authorized adjudicative agency to conduct an investigation for a suitability determination from successful submission of an application to ultimate disposition and notification to the subject, dissagregated by--

   Inserted: "(i) the type of suitability determination, including suitability for Federal employment, access to Federal facilities, and access to Federal information systems;

   Inserted: "(ii) the period of time required for the investigation of an individual seeking the suitability determination and the adjudication of the request; and

   Inserted: "(iii) the category of employment of the individual for which the suitability determination was made, including civilian employees of the United States and contractors working for the Government of the United States;".

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   On page 303, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

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