; or (B) submit to Congress a certification that the procedures currently in effect that govern access to classified information as described in subsection (a)— (i) are published in the Federal Register; and (ii) comply with the requirements of subsection (a). (2) Updates Whenever the President makes a revision to a procedure established pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall publish such revision in the Federal Register not later than 30 days before the date on which the revision becomes effective. . (c) Consistency (1) In general Title VIII of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 801 the following: 801A. Decisions relating to access to classified information (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Classified Information The term classified information includes sensitive compartmented information, restricted data, restricted handling information, and other compartmented information. (3) Eligibility for access to classified information The term eligibility for access to classified information has the meaning given such term in the procedures established pursuant to section 801(a). (b) In general Each head of an agency that makes a determination regarding eligibility for access to classified information shall ensure that in making the determination, the head of the agency or any person acting on behalf of the agency— (1) does not violate any right or protection enshrined in the Constitution of the United States, including rights articulated in the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments; (2) does not discriminate for or against an individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap; (3) is not carrying out— (A) retaliation for political activities or beliefs; or (B) a coercion or reprisal described in section 2302(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code