Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the or the Clearance and Over-Classification Reform and Reduction Act CORRECT Act . The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Reforms to Classification and Clearance Processes Subtitle A—Reducing Over-Classification Sec. 101. Trend information on classified information and third evaluations. Sec. 102. Uniformity in sampling. Sec. 103. Ten percent reduction in holdings of classified information.

Sec. 104. Status update on efforts at reducing holdings of classified information. Sec. 105. Report. Sec. 106. Public Interest Declassification Board enhancements. Sec. 107. Classification designation training. Sec. 108. Reducing over-classification guidance. Subtitle B—Governmentwide Reforms Sec. 111. Sense of Congress. Sec. 112. Report on certain designations. Sec. 113. Transparency and accountability in personnel security investigations. Sec. 114. Continuous evaluation programs and insider threat programs.

Sec. 115. Mitigating factors in the context of a continuous evaluation program or insider threat program. Sec. 116. Appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Sec. 117. Automated or nongovernmental adjudication prohibited. Sec. 118. Report on media contacts policy for intelligence personnel. Title II—Department of Homeland Security Clearance Process Reforms Subtitle A—Designation Sec. 201. Designation of national security sensitive and public trust positions. Sec. 202. Audits.

Sec. 203. Review of position designations. Subtitle B—Investigation Sec. 211. Investigation services provider performance. Sec. 212. Metrics. Subtitle C—Adjudication Sec. 221. Uniform adjudication standards. Subtitle D—Denial, Suspension, Revocation, and Appeal Sec. 231. Uniform revocation criteria and procedures. Sec. 232. Annual reporting. Sec. 233. Final appeals panel. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 241. Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 review and security clearance reciprocity.

Sec. 242. Office of Inspector General report. Sec. 243. Penalties for falsification relating to an investigation file.