; (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ; (E) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives ; (G) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives ; and (H) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives . (2) Council The term Council means the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council established pursuant to Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103; 50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor entity. (3) Security Executive Agent The term Security Executive Agent means the Director of National Intelligence acting as the Security Executive Agent in accordance with section 605. (4) Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent The term Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management acting as the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent in accordance with Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103; 50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor entity. 602. Reports and plans relating to security clearances and background investigations (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) ensuring the trustworthiness and security of the workforce, facilities, and information of the Federal Government is of the highest priority to national security and public safety; (2) the President and Congress should prioritize the modernization of the personnel security framework to improve its efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability; (3) the current system for security clearance, suitability and fitness for employment, and credentialing lacks efficiencies and capabilities to meet the current threat environment, recruit and retain a trusted workforce, and capitalize on modern technologies