; 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes related to suitability for government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information), or successor order. (b) In general Whenever the head of an agency determines whether to grant a covered employee national security eligibility or continue a covered employee's national security eligibility, the head shall consider a lapse in appropriations a condition that could mitigate a security concern with respect to financial considerations. (c) Credit scores or negative information in a consumer credit file No head of an agency may revoke the national security eligibility of a covered employee because of a reduction in the credit score or negative information in a consumer credit file of the covered employee that is attributable to disrupted income payments as a result of a lapse in appropriations. (d) Modification of policies, guidelines, and directives Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Security Executive Agent shall revise such policies, guidelines, and directives, including the Security Executive Agent Directive 4 (relating to National Security Adjudicative Guidelines), or successor directive, as may be necessary to carry out this section.