REPORT ON BACKLOG OF PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE ADJUDICATIONS.

SEC. 1718. REPORT ON BACKLOG OF PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE ADJUDICATIONS. (a) In General.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter for three years, the Security Executive Agent, in coordination with members of the Performance Accountability Council established pursuant to Executive Order 13467, shall submit to Congress a report on the backlog of personnel security clearance adjudications conducted by all Government agencies that adjudicate decisions for security clearances. Such report shall include— (1) the size of the backlog of personnel security clearance adjudications, by agency, for the fiscal quarter preceding the quarter during which the report is submitted; (2) the average length of time, for each security clearance sensitivity level, to carry out an initial adjudication and an adjudication following a periodic reinvestigation, by agency; (3) the number of cases referred to the Consolidated Adjudication Facility of the Department of Defense; (4) the number of initial investigations adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility; (5) the number of periodic reinvestigations adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility; (6) the number of cases adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility stemming from participation in a continuous evaluation program; (7) the number of personnel enrolled in a continuous evaluation program as opposed to subject to a periodic reinvestigation; (8) the number of adjudicators by agency; and (9) a backlog mitigation plan, which shall include— (A) the identification of the cause of, and recommendations to remedy, the adjudication backlog at Federal agencies; and (B) the steps the Security Executive Agent, established pursuant to Executive Order 13467, shall take to reduce the adjudication backlog. (b) Public Availability.—Each report required under subsection (a) shall be made publicly available.