Sec. 6. Definitions

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In this Act: Except as provided otherwise in this Act, the term agency has the meaning given that term in section 3001(a)(1) of Public Law 108–458 and includes the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission. The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

The term background investigation means any investigation or reinvestigation required for the purpose of determining whether a covered individual may hold a security clearance issued by an agency. The term background investigation fieldwork services means the investigatory fieldwork conducted to determine a covered individual’s eligibility for a security clearance, including interviews of the applicant or friends and family of such applicant, reviews of educational or employment records, law checks, or reviews of credit history.

The term cleared individual means an individual, including any employee of an agency, member of the uniformed services, contractor of an agency, or individual employee of such a contractor, who holds a valid security clearance issued by an agency. The term covered individual means an individual, including any employee of an agency, member of the uniformed services, contractor of an agency, or individual employee of such a contractor, who— is being considered by an agency for a security clearance; or is a cleared individual.

The term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. The term Federal employee has the meaning given the term employee in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, and includes— any member of the uniformed services; and any officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. The term investigative support services means the clerical, administrative, and technical support services provided to various functions critical to the background investigative process, including initial processing and scheduling of investigative requests, performing file maintenance, imaging case documents, processing mail, performing quality review of background investigations, and executing case closing processes.

The term jurisdiction means a State or unit of local government, as such terms are defined in section 901 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The term OPM means the Office of Personnel Management.

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