I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3737 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mr. DeSantis (for himself and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide for a study on the use of social media in security clearance investigations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017 . 2. Study on use of social media in security clearance investigations Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations, including— (1) the current use of publicly available social media in security clearance background investigations; (2) any legal impediments to examining publicly available social media activity, and whether those impediments are statutory or regulatory in nature; (3) the results of any pilot programs to incorporate social media checks in such investigations, including the effectiveness and cost of such programs; (4) options for widespread implementation of the examination of social media activity during such investigations; and (5) estimates on the cost for such options as part of— (A) all Top Secret investigations; or (B) all Secret and Top Secret investigations.