Report on executive branch approval of access to classified intelligence information outside of established review processes

(a) Reports required (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on approvals of interim security clearances or other access to classified intelligence information that does not satisfy the investigative and adjudicative standards established under Executive Order 12968 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to access to classified information) for covered individuals issued during the preceding calendar year. The first report under this paragraph shall include information for each of the calendar years 2017 through the calendar year in which this Act is enacted. (2) Contents Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include— (A) the number of such approvals, disaggregated by sponsoring agency, duration of access, and level of security clearance or access, including access to special access programs or controlled access programs; (B) the investigative and adjudicative process conducted, if any, for each such level of security clearance or access; (C) a categorization of the justifications supporting such approvals, and the number of approvals in each category; and (D) the disposition of such approvals, disaggregated by the number of instances in which access was terminated, continued, or resulted in completion of a process satisfying investigative and adjudicative standards required by Executive Order 12986. (b) Covered individual defined In this section, the term covered individual means an individual who— (1) is an employee or contractor of the intelligence community; or (2) has been granted access to the facilities or information of the intelligence community.