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Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 25, 2019
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Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals

This bill prohibits certain individuals with security clearances from receiving funding or employment from specified entities. Specifically, the prohibition is in effect while a security clearance is active and for five years afterwards, and applies to any (1) officer or employee of a federal agency or contractor, or (2) member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps.

The prohibition shall apply to specified entities such as Huawei Technologies Company and Kaspersky Lab. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence may add to or remove from this list based on whether there is a reasonable belief that an entity is owned by or receives financial support from the government of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.

A person who knowingly violates this prohibition shall be subject to fines or imprisonment, or both.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3997: Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3997/
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"H.R. 3997: Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3997/.
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H.R. 3997, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3997/.
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