Sec. 542. SECURITY CLEARANCE REINVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL WHO COMMIT CERTAIN OFFENSES

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## SEC. 542 SECURITY CLEARANCE REINVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL WHO COMMIT CERTAIN OFFENSES Section 1564 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and

(f)as subsection (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(b)the following new subsection (c): > > ### “(c) Reinvestigation or Readjudication of Certain Individuals > > > ####

(1)> > The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an investigation or adjudication under subsection

(a)of any individual described in paragraph

(2)upon— > > > ##### “(A) > > conviction of that individual by a court of competent jurisdiction for— > > > ###### “(i) > > sexual assault; > > > ###### “(ii) > > sexual harassment; > > > ###### “(iii) > > fraud against the United States; or > > > ###### “(iv) > > any other violation that the Secretary determines renders that individual susceptible to blackmail or raises serious concern regarding the ability of that individual to hold a security clearance; or > > > ##### “(B) > > determination by a commanding officer that that individual has committed an offense described in subparagraph (A). > > > #### “(2) > > An individual described in this paragraph in an individual who has a security clearance and is— > > > ##### “(A) > > a flag officer; > > > ##### “(B) > > a general officer; or > > > ##### “(C) > > an employee of the Department of Defense in the Senior Executive Service. > > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary shall ensure that relevant information on the conviction or determination described in paragraph

(1)of an individual described in paragraph

(2)during the preceding year, regardless of whether the individual has retired or resigned or has been discharged, released, or otherwise separated from the armed forces, is reported into Federal law enforcement records and security clearance databases, and that such information is transmitted, as appropriate, to other Federal agencies. > > > #### “(4) > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) > > The term ‘sexual assault’ includes rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, as those terms are defined in chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). > > > ##### “(B) > > The term ‘sexual harassment’ has the meaning given that term in section 1561 of this title. > > > ##### “(C) > > The term ‘fraud against the United States’ means a violation of section 932 of this title (article 132 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).” > .