Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017”.
Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017
AN ACT
To provide for a study on the use of social media in security clearance investigations.
Sec. 2 Study on use of social media in security clearance investigations
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations, including—
the current use of publicly available social media in security clearance background investigations;
any legal impediments to examining publicly available social media activity, and whether those impediments are statutory or regulatory in nature;
the results of any pilot programs to incorporate social media checks in such investigations, including the effectiveness and cost of such programs;
options for widespread implementation of the examination of social media activity during such investigations; and
estimates on the cost for such options as part of—
all Top Secret investigations; or
all Secret and Top Secret investigations.