Security Clearance Revolving Door Act of 2023

“1925. Prohibition on publicizing certain information relating to security clearances

“(a) Offense—Whoever, having received notice of a favorable adjudication with respect to a security clearance investigation, periodic reinvestigation, or other determination of eligibility to access classified information by an authorized adjudicative agency, publishes the fact of such favorable adjudication during the period of the current investigation file shall be fined not more than $1000, imprisoned for a term of not more than one year, or both.

“(b) Exception—It shall not be an offense under this section for an individual who has received a favorable adjudication specified in subsection (a) to include the fact of such favorable adjudication in connection with an application for a position of employment or for a governmental contract (or a subcontract thereof), where such favorable adjudication is a requirement for such employment or contract.

“(c) Definitions—In this section, the terms “authorized adjudicative agency”, “current investigation file”, and “periodic reinvestigation” have the meanings given those terms in section 3001(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(a)).”