[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6119 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6119

To require the Secretary of State to notify Congress when the security 
  clearances of certain senior members of the Department of State are 
             suspended or revoked, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2023

    Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Issa) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of State to notify Congress when the security 
  clearances of certain senior members of the Department of State are 
             suspended or revoked, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Department Security 
Notification Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CLEARANCES.

    (a) In General.--With respect to each covered official whose 
security clearance is suspended or revoked, the Secretary of State 
shall--
            (1) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        notification, not later than 15 days after the suspension or 
        revocation of such clearance, that identifies the individual 
        whose clearance was so suspended or revoked; and
            (2) brief the appropriate congressional committees not 
        later than 30 days after such suspension or revocation on--
                    (A) the documentation notifying the individual of 
                the suspension or revocation of the clearance; and
                    (B) the present employment status and conditions of 
                such individual.
    (b) Covered Official Defined.--For purposes of the notification 
requirement under subsection (a), the term ``covered official'' means 
any of the following:
            (1) Any individual holding a position at or higher than the 
        level of Assistant Secretary or its equivalent in the 
        Department of State.
            (2) Any individual holding the position of chief of mission 
        or principal officer at any diplomatic or consular post.
            (3) Any individual holding the rank and status of an 
        ambassador or otherwise holding a position that reports 
        directly to the Secretary of State, such as a special envoy.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--For purposes of 
this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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