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S.Amdt. 2182Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)

S.Amdt. 2182

What it does: Adds SEC. 1082. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN SENATE PERSONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sponsored by David VitterSen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Submitted November 19, 2013

What it changes

1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. 1082. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN SENATE PERSONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES at the end of subtitle H of title X

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    In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (e) Date for Submittal of Comptroller General of the United States Report.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking "December 30, 2013" and inserting "December 31, 2014".

    Inserted: SEC. 1082. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN SENATE PERSONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES.

    Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section--

    Inserted: (1) the term "covered committee of the Senate" means--

    Inserted: (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;

    Inserted: (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

    Inserted: (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;

    Inserted: (D) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

    Inserted: (E) the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

    Inserted: (F) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

    Inserted: (2) the term "covered Member of the Senate" means a Member of the Senate who serves on a covered committee of the Senate; and

    Inserted: (3) the term "personal office employee" means an individual who is an employee serving in the official office of a covered Member of the Senate.

    Inserted: (b) Procedures.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of Senate Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish and implement procedures that enable 1 personal office employee of each covered Member of the Senate, to be designated by the covered Member of the Senate, to obtain security clearances necessary for access to classified national security information, including top secret and sensitive compartmented information, if the personal office employee meets the criteria for such clearances.

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    At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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SA 2182. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1082. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN SENATE PERSONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--

(1) the term “covered committee of the Senate” means--

(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;

(D) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(E) the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(F) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

(2) the term “covered Member of the Senate” means a Member of the Senate who serves on a covered committee of the Senate; and

(3) the term “personal office employee” means an individual who is an employee serving in the official office of a covered Member of the Senate.

(b) Procedures.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of Senate Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish and implement procedures that enable 1 personal office employee of each covered Member of the Senate, to be designated by the covered Member of the Senate, to obtain security clearances necessary for access to classified national security information, including top secret and sensitive compartmented information, if the personal office employee meets the criteria for such clearances.

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November 19, 2013