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HR 5513 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

No Clearance for Terrorists Act

Introduced: October 8, 2021 Introduced by: Crow, Jason Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Oct 8, 2021
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No Clearance for Terrorists Act

This bill requires processes for vetting an individual for a security clearance to take into consideration whether that individual has been involved in terrorism.

The Special Security Directorate of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center must ensure that the guidelines for adjudicating security clearances, when determining what conditions could raise a security concern or disqualify an applicant, include whether the applicant has been involved in or advocated domestic or international terrorism.

The directorate must also ensure that guidelines and instructions to federal agencies relating to security clearances include screening an individual for possible involvement with domestic terrorism.

The directorate and the Office of Personnel Management must ensure that certain forms related to public trust and national security positions include questions regarding whether the individual submitting the form has been involved in domestic terrorism.

What's happening now October 8, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. 5513: No Clearance for Terrorists Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5513/
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"H.R. 5513: No Clearance for Terrorists Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5513/.
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H.R. 5513, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5513/.
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