NOTIFICATION OF REVOCATION OF CLEARANCES.

SEC. 6710. [22 U.S.C. 2651a note] NOTIFICATION OF REVOCATION OF CLEARANCES. (a) Notification.— (1) In general.—With respect to any covered official whose security clearance is suspended or revoked, the Secretary shall— (A) submit to the Chair and Ranking Member of the appropriate congressional committees, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives a notification not later than 15 days after the suspension or revocation of such clearance; and (B) brief the Chair and Ranking Member of the appropriate congressional committees, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after such suspension or revocation on— (A) the present employment status of the covered official and whether the job duties of the covered official have changed since such suspension or revocation; (B) the basis for such suspension or revocation, including a complete description; (C) the investigation of the covered official and the results of such investigation; and (D) any negative fallout or impacts for the Department of State, the United States Government, or national security of the United States as a result of the actions for which the security clearance was suspended or revoked.. (2) Submission to intelligence committees.—To the extent the basis for any suspension or revocation of a security clearance is premised on the unauthorized release of intelligence (as defined by section 3(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(1)), the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives shall be an appropriate congressional committee for the purposes of this section. (b) Form.—The notification and briefing required by subsection (a) may be provided in classified form, if necessary. (c) Covered Official Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term “covered official” means any of the following: (1) Any individual holding a position at or higher than the level of Assistant Secretary or its equivalent in the Department of State. (2) Any individual holding the position of chief of mission or principal officer at any diplomatic or consular post. (3) Any individual holding the rank and status of an ambassador or otherwise holding a position that reports directly to the Secretary, such as a special envoy. (d) Sunset.—This section shall terminate not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this division.