Sec. 1622. SECURITY VETTING FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS

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## SEC. 1622 SECURITY VETTING FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS ###

(a)In General Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1564a the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 1564b Security vetting for foreign national > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 1564b](/us/usc/t10/s1564b)**]** > > > ### “(a) Standards and Process > > > ####

(1)> > The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Security Executive Agent established pursuant to Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103; 50 U.S.C. 3161 note), shall develop uniform and consistent standards and a centralized process for the screening and vetting of covered foreign individuals requiring access to systems, facilities, personnel, information, or operations, of the Department of Defense, including with respect to the background investigations of covered foreign individuals requiring access to classified information. > > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary shall ensure that the standards developed under paragraph

(1)are consistent with relevant directives of the Security Executive Agent. > > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary shall designate an official of the Department of Defense to be responsible for executing the centralized process developed under paragraph

(1)and adjudicating any information discovered pursuant to such process. > > > ### “(b) Other Uses > > In addition to using the centralized process developed under subsection (a)(1) for covered foreign individuals, the Secretary may use the centralized process in determining whether to grant a security clearance to any individual with significant foreign influence or foreign preference issues, in accordance with the adjudicative guidelines under part 147 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or such successor regulation. > > > ### “(c) Covered Foreign Individual Defined > > In this section, the term ‘covered foreign individual’ means an individual who meets the following criteria: > > > #### “(1) > > The individual is— > > > ##### “(A) > > a national of a foreign state; > > > ##### “(B) > > a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national of a foreign state; or > > > ##### “(C) > > an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)). > > > #### “(2) > > The individual is either— > > > ##### “(A) > > a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or a contractor of the Department; or > > > ##### “(B) > > a member of the armed forces.” > . ###

(b)Clerical Amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 1561](/us/usc/t10/s1561)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1564a the following new item:" “1564b. Security vetting for foreign nationals.” ". ###

(c)Briefing ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and to any other appropriate congressional committee upon request, a briefing on— #####

(A)the process developed under paragraph

(1)of section 1564b(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and #####

(B)the official designated under paragraph

(3)of such section 1564b(a). ####

(2)Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: #####

(A)The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. #####

(B)The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

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