Sec. 503. TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSING

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## SEC. 503 TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSING ###

(a)In General The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall conduct an analysis of the relative costs and benefits of potential improvements to the process for investigating persons who are proposed for access to classified information and adjudicating whether such persons satisfy the criteria for obtaining and retaining access to such information. ###

(b)Contents of Analysis In conducting the analysis required by subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall evaluate the costs and benefits associated with— ####

(1)the elimination of manual processes in security clearance investigations and adjudications, if possible, and automating and integrating the elements of the investigation process, including— #####

(A)the clearance application process; #####

(B)case management; #####

(C)adjudication management; #####

(D)investigation methods for the collection, analysis, storage, retrieval, and transfer of data and records; and #####

(E)records management for access and eligibility determinations; ####

(2)the elimination or reduction, if possible, of the use of databases and information sources that cannot be accessed and processed automatically electronically, or modification of such databases and information sources, to enable electronic access and processing; ####

(3)the use of government-developed and commercial technology for continuous monitoring and evaluation of government and commercial data sources that can identify and flag information pertinent to adjudication guidelines and eligibility determinations; ####

(4)the standardization of forms used for routine reporting required of cleared personnel (such as travel, foreign contacts, and financial disclosures) and use of continuous monitoring technology to access databases containing such reportable information to independently obtain and analyze reportable data and events; ####

(5)the establishment of an authoritative central repository of personnel security information that is accessible electronically at multiple levels of classification and eliminates technical barriers to rapid access to information necessary for eligibility determinations and reciprocal recognition thereof; ####

(6)using digitally processed fingerprints, as a substitute for ink or paper prints, to reduce error rates and improve portability of data; ####

(7)expanding the use of technology to improve an applicant’s ability to discover the status of a pending security clearance application or reinvestigation; and ####

(8)using government and publicly available commercial data sources, including social media, that provide independent information pertinent to adjudication guidelines to improve quality and timeliness, and reduce costs, of investigations and reinvestigations. ###

(c)Report to Congress Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the analysis required by subsection (a).