Sec. 1047. Foreign military training programs
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This section may be cited as the . Secure United States Bases Act In this section: The term appropriate defense committees means— the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives . The term covered individuals means any foreign national (except foreign nationals of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom who have been granted a security clearance that is reciprocally accepted by the United States for access to classified information) who— is seeking physical access to a Department of Defense installation or facility within the United States; and is selected, nominated, or accepted for training or education for a period of more than 30 days occurring on a Department of Defense installation or facility within the United States; or is an immediate family member accompanying any foreign national who has been selected, nominated, or accepted for such training or education.
The term immediate family member means— spouse; parents and stepparents; siblings, stepsiblings, and half-siblings; and children and stepchildren. The term United States means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Guam. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to vet covered individuals for eligibility for physical access to Department of Defense installations and facilities within the United States, including— biographic and biometric screening of covered individuals; continuous review of whether covered individuals should continue to be authorized such physical access; biographic checks of the covered individual’s immediate family members; and any other measures that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate for vetting.
The Secretary of Defense shall identify the information required to conduct the vetting. The Secretary of Defense shall— collect information to vet individuals under the procedures established under this subsection; and as required for the effective implementation of this section, shall seek to enter into agreements with the relevant Federal departments and agencies to facilitate the sharing of information in the possession of such departments and agencies concerning the covered individuals.
The results of vetting— will be reviewed within the Department of Defense by an organization with an assigned security and counterintelligence mission; and will be the basis for that organization’s recommendation regarding whether physical access should be authorized by the appropriate authority. If the organization recommends that a covered individual not be authorized physical access to Department of Defense installations and facilities within the United States, such physical access may only be authorized for such covered individual by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary of State shall be notified of any covered individuals who are not authorized physical access based on the results of the vetting under this subsection. Beginning on the date that is 181 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— ensure that all Department of Defense Common Access Cards issued to foreign nationals in the United States— comply with the credentialing standards issued by the Office of Personnel Management; and include a visual indicator, as required by the standard developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; ensure that physical access by covered individuals is limited, as appropriate, to Department of Defense installations or facilities within the United States that are directly associated with their training or education or necessary to access authorized benefits; establish a policy regarding the possession of firearms on Department of Defense property by covered individuals; and ensure that covered individuals who have been granted physical access are incorporated into the Department of Defense Insider Threat Program.
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the establishment of the procedures required under paragraph (1). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the establishment of any Department of Defense policy or guidance related to the implementation of this section. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the impact and effects of this section, including— any positive or negative impacts on the training of foreign military students; the effectiveness of the vetting procedures implemented in preventing harm to United States military personnel or communities; how any of the negative impacts have been mitigated; and a proposed plan to mitigate any ongoing negative impacts to the vetting and training of foreign military students by the Department of Defense.