S.Amdt. 562

SA 562. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ADJUDICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION AND PRIOR USE OF CANNABIS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cannabis.--The term ``cannabis'' has the meaning given
the term ``marihuana'' in section 102 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
(2) Eligibility for access to classified information.--The
term ``eligibility for access to classified information'' has
the meaning given such term in the procedures established
pursuant to section 801(a) of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161(a)).
(3) Initiation of a national security vetting process.--The
term ``initiation of a national security vetting process''
means the process that commences once an individual

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signs the certification contained in the Standard Form 86
(SF-86), Questionnaire for National Security Positions, or
successor form.
(b) Adjudications.--Recreational use of cannabis by an
individual that occurs before the initiation of a national
security vetting process by the individual may be relevant,
but not determinative, to adjudications of the eligibility of
the individual for access to classified information or the
eligibility of the individual to hold a sensitive position.
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