Sec. 541. Security clearance reinvestigation of certain personnel who commit certain offenses
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Section 1564 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and
(f)as subsection (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection (c): The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an investigation under subsection
(a)of any individual described in paragraph
(2)upon— conviction of that individual by a court of competent jurisdiction for— sexual assault; sexual harassment; fraud against the United States; or any other violation that the Secretary determines renders that individual susceptible to blackmail or raises serious concern regarding the ability of that individual to hold a security clearance; or determination by a commanding officer that the individual has committed an offense described in subparagraph (A). An individual described in this paragraph has a security clearance and is— a flag officer; a general officer; or an employee of the Department of Defense in the Senior Executive Service. The Secretary shall conduct an investigation under this subsection of an individual described in paragraph
(2)regardless of whether that individual has retired or resigned, is discharged or released, or otherwise separated from the armed forces or Department of Defense. In this subsection: The term sexual assault includes rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, as those terms are defined in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The term sexual harassment has the meaning given that term in section 1561 of this title. The term fraud against the United States means a violation of section 932 of this title (Article 132 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). .