Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude employees of the offices of Members who serve on certain committees of the House from the allotment of the number of employees of the office who may hold security clearances processed by the Office of House Security if such employees are members of the armed forces who hold a security clearance issued by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

DoD‑cleared military staff exclusion

This resolution would let certain military staff with Department of Defense (DoD) security clearances be excluded from a Member office's count of employees who may hold House security clearances. The exclusion would apply only to offices of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner who serve on these bodies: Appropriations subcommittees on Defense; Homeland Security; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. For those employees, any House clearance level would be limited to the lower of the employee's DoD clearance or the highest clearance level the office may sponsor. If adopted, the change would take effect upon adoption.