119-s1263

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1263 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1263

To establish the Office of Security Training and Counterintelligence in 
 the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 2, 2025

 Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Kim) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

To establish the Office of Security Training and Counterintelligence in 
 the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Operational Security Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF SECURITY TRAINING AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OF 
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) Office of Security Training and Counterintelligence.--There is 
in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Security Training 
and Counterintelligence (in this section referred to as the 
``Office'').

    (b) Director.--

    (1) In general.--There shall be at the head of the Office a 
 Director of the Office of Security Training and 
 Counterintelligence (in this section referred to as the 
 ``Director'') who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
 with the advice and consent of the Senate.

    (2) Initial appointment.--The President shall make an 
 initial appointment of the Director not later than the date 
 that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (3) Qualifications of the director.--The Director shall--
        (A) be a recognized security expert, including 
 expertise in cybersecurity, physical security, or 
 counterintelligence; and
        (B) be eligible to access classified information at 
 the level of ``Top Secret'' and be eligible to access 
 sensitive compartmented information.
            (c) Detailees.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph

    (3) , the Office shall 
 be staffed by career security and counterintelligence 
 professionals detailed from Federal agencies.

    (2) From office of director of national intelligence.--
 Subject to paragraph

    (3) , the Director of National Intelligence 
 may detail to the Office any of the personnel of the Office of 
 the Director of National Intelligence to assist in carrying out 
 the functions of the Office under subsection

    (e) .

    (3) Clearance.--Any personnel detailed to the Office under 
 this subsection shall possess a security clearance in 
 accordance with applicable laws and regulations concerning the 
 handling of classified information.
            (d) Functions.--The primary functions of the Office are to provide, 
within the Executive Office of the President, advice on the following:

    (1) Security training.--Training, education, and research 
 activities to equip and prepare personnel of the Executive 
 Office of the President through the development and management 
 of on-line and in-person courses, curricula, conferences, and 
 other products.

    (2) Counterintelligence and insider threat.--Activities to 
 identify, assess, deter, and mitigate foreign and insider 
 threats to the Executive Office of the President, both directly 
 and through collaborative engagement with other intelligence 
 and law enforcement organizations.

    (3) Protection of classified information.--Protection and 
 preservation of classified information and other sensitive 
 information, including with regard to the use by personnel of 
 the Executive Office of the President of unclassified 
 commercially available messaging applications, as well as 
 preservation of such information through collaborative 
 engagement with the National Archives and Records 
 Administration.

    (e) Advisory Board.--

    (1) Establishment.--
        (A) In general.--There is hereby established an 
 advisory board to advise the President, the Assistant 
 to the President for National Security Affairs, the 
 Director of the Office, and such other personnel of the 
 Executive Office of the President as the Board 
 considers appropriate on best practices in security 
 training, counterintelligence and insider threats, and 
 protection of classified information.
        (B) Designation.--The advisory board established by 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall be known as the ``Security 
 Training and Counterintelligence Advisory Board'' (in 
 this section referred to as the ``Board'').

    (2) Membership.--
        (A) Composition.--Subject to subparagraph
        (B) , the 
 Board shall be composed of 4 members, appointed as 
 follows:
            (i) One member appointed by the Democratic 
 leader of the Senate.
            (ii) One member appointed by the Republican 
 leader of the Senate.
            (iii) One member appointed by the 
 Democratic leader of the House of 
 Representatives.
            (iv) One member appointed by the Republican 
 leader of the House of Representatives.
        (B) Criteria.--The members appointed under 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall meet the following criteria:
            (i) Each member shall be a recognized 
 expert in security, including expertise in 
 cybersecurity, physical security, or 
 counterintelligence.
            (ii) Each member shall be eligible to 
 access classified information at the level of 
 ``Top Secret'' and be eligible to access 
 sensitive compartmented information.
            (C) Terms.--
            (i) In general.--Each member appointed to 
 the Board, including the Chairperson selected 
 under paragraph

    (3) , shall be appointed or 
 elected, as applicable, for a 2-year term and 
 members of the Board may be reappointed for 
 additional terms of service as members of the 
 Board. Members may continue to serve until they 
 are either reappointed or replaced.
            (ii) Annual reports.--The Board shall 
 submit to the congressional intelligence 
 committees (as defined in 

section 3 of the 
 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
 3003)), in writing, an annual report which 
 shall set forth the recommendations of the 
 Board for improving security training, 
 counterintelligence and insider threat 
 awareness, and the protection of classified 
 information and other sensitive information 
 used by personnel of the Executive Office of 
 the President.

    (3) Chairperson.--
        (A) In general.--During the first meeting of the 
 Board, the members of the Board shall elect a 
 Chairperson of the Board.
        (B) Limitation.--In addition to meeting the 
 criteria under paragraph

    (2)
        (B) , the Chairperson may 
 not be an employee, or former employee, of the 
 Executive Office of the President.
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