Sec. 604. Goals for promptness of determinations regarding security clearances
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The Council shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, by December 31, 2021, 90 percent of all determinations regarding— security clearances— at the secret level are issued in 30 days or fewer; and at the top secret level are issued in 90 days or fewer; and reciprocity of a security clearance at the same level are recognized in 2 weeks or fewer. The Council shall ensure that by December 31, 2021, reinvestigation on a set periodicity is not be required for more than 10 percent of the population that holds a security clearance.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit a plan to carry out this section to the appropriate congressional committees. Such plan shall include recommended interim milestones for the goals set forth in subsections
(a)and
(b)for 2019, 2020, and 2021. In this section, the term reciprocity means reciprocal recognition by Federal departments and agencies of eligibility for access to classified information.