Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 353 To modify the Standard Form 86 questionnaire used for national security eligibility determinations to include questions regarding an individual’s membership in, or association with, organizations spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Government and participation in the activities occurring at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 19, 2021 Mrs. MURPHY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To modify the Standard Form 86 questionnaire used for national security eligibility determinations to include questions regarding an individual’s membership in, or association with, organizations spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Government and participation in the activities occurring at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Feb 07, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H353.IH H353 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 353 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security Clearance Im- 2 provement Act of 2021’’. 3 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF STANDARD FORM 86 TO IN- 4 CLUDE QUESTIONS REGARDING AN INDIVID- 5 UAL’S MEMBERSHIP IN, OR ASSOCIATION 6 WITH, ORGANIZATIONS SPREADING CON- 7 SPIRACY THEORIES REGARDING THE GOV- 8 ERNMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE AC- 9 TIVITIES OCCURRING AT THE UNITED 10 STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 12 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 13 of Personnel Management shall modify section 29 (relat- 14 ing to associations) of Standard Form 86 (commonly re- 15 ferred to as ‘‘SF–86’’) to include the following questions: 16 (1) ‘‘Have you ever been a member of, associ- 17 ated with, or knowingly engaged in activities con- 18 ducted by an organization or movement that spreads 19 conspiracy theories and false information about the 20 United States Government?’’. 21 (2) ‘‘Did you participate in the activities occur- 22 ring at the United States Capitol on January 6, 23 2021, or in any similar activity?’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Feb 07, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H353.IH H353 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 353 IH (b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—Each question re- 1 quired to be included in Standard Form 86 under sub- 2 section (a) shall include— 3 (1) an option for the individual filling out such 4 Form to answer each question ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’; and 5 (2) a separate area for such individual, if such 6 answer is ‘‘Yes’’, to provide additional information 7 regarding such answer, including the nature of, and 8 reasons for, the individual’s involvement with the or- 9 ganization, movement, or activities described under 10 such question. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Feb 07, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H353.IH H353 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS