S.Amdt. 4432

SA 4432. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 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 I of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1097. WAIVER OF CERTAIN POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION
REQUIREMENTS.

The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, may waive
the polygraph examination requirement under section 3 of the
Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-376) for
any applicant who--
(1) the Commissioner determines is suitable for employment;
(2) holds a current, active Top Secret clearance and is
able to access sensitive compartmented information;
(3) has a current single scope background investigation;
(4) was not granted any waivers to obtain the clearance;
and
(5) is a veteran (as such term is defined in section 2108
or 2108a of title 5, United States Code).
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