S.Amdt. 1974

SA 1974. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of division C, add the following:

TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 3601. APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS OR PRECLUSION.

Section 414(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ``Such right and process shall ensure
that any employee subjected to an assignment restriction or
preclusion shall have the same appeal rights as provided by
the Department regarding denial or revocation of a security
clearance. Any such appeal shall be resolved not later than
60 days after such appeal is filed.''.
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