Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 3__. REPORT ON CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) a report on the continuous evaluation of security clearances of employees, officers, and contractors of the intelligence community. The report shall include the following: (1) The status of the continuous evaluation program of the intelligence community, including a timeline for the implementation of such program. (2) A comparison of such program to the automated continuous evaluation system of the Department of Defense. (3) Identification of any possible efficiencies that could be achieved by the intelligence community leveraging the automated continuous evaluation system of the Department of Defense. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 315, the gentleman from California (Mr. Farr) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.”