Sec. 204. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
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## SEC. 204 COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ###
(a)Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the classification system of the United States and the methods by which the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) protects classified information. ###
(b)Matters Included The study under subsection
(a)shall address the following: ####
(1)Whether sensitive information is properly classified. ####
(2)The effect of modern technology on the storage and protection of classified information, including with respect to— #####
(A)using cloud storage for classified information; and #####
(B)any technological means to prevent or detect unauthorized access to such information. ####
(3)Any ways to improve the classification system of the United States, including with respect to changing the levels of classification used in such system and to reduce overclassification. ####
(4)How to improve the authorized sharing of classified information, including with respect to sensitive compartmented information. ####
(5)The value of polygraph tests in determining who is authorized to access classified information and in investigating unauthorized disclosures of classified information. ####
(6)Whether each element of the intelligence community— #####
(A)applies uniform standards in determining who is authorized to access classified information; and #####
(B)provides proper training with respect to the handling of classified information and the avoidance of overclassification. ###
(c)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing the study under subsection (a). ###
(d)Form The report under subsection
(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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