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Increased Oversight: State Department Officials Must Maintain Security Clearances.

This bill tightens national security protocols by requiring top State Department officials, including ambassadors and assistant secretaries, to continuously hold high-level security clearances. If a clearance is suspended or revoked, the Secretary of State must immediately notify Congress. This measure ensures greater accountability among leaders managing foreign policy and national security.
Key points
Senior State Department officials must obtain and maintain security clearances allowing access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
The Secretary of State must notify Congress within 15 days if a key official's security clearance is suspended or revoked.
Congress must receive a briefing within 30 days detailing the employment status of the official whose clearance was revoked.
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Additional Information
A bill to require senior Department of State officials to maintain security clearances and to require the Secretary of State to notify Congress when the security clearances of such officials are suspended or revoked.
Print number: S 3240
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Process start date: 2023-11-07