HRES46-119

1. Exemption of certain House employees who are members of Armed Forces from allotment of number of employees of Member office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: If an employee of the office of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner described in paragraph (c) is a member of the armed forces who holds a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, the employee shall not be included in determining the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security. The level of the security clearance of an employee of an office who is described in paragraph (a) may not exceed the lower of— the level of the clearance held by the employee which was issued by the Department of Defense; or the highest clearance level which may be sponsored by the office for its employees. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner described in this paragraph is a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who serves on any of the following Subcommittees or Committees of the House of Representatives: The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations. The Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations. The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations. The Committee on Armed Services. The Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Committee on Homeland Security. The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 5.(a)If an employee of the office of a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner described in paragraph (c) is a member of the armed forces who holds a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, the employee shall not be included in determining the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security.(b)The level of the security clearance of an employee of an office who is described in paragraph (a) may not exceed the lower of—(1)the level of the clearance held by the employee which was issued by the Department of Defense; or(2)the highest clearance level which may be sponsored by the office for its employees.(c)A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner described in this paragraph is a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who serves on any of the following Subcommittees or Committees of the House of Representatives:(1)The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations.(2)The Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations.(3)The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations.(4)The Committee on Armed Services.(5)The Committee on Foreign Affairs.(6)The Committee on Homeland Security.(7)The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence..