agency or department of the Federal Government possesses security relevant information about that clearance holder that is related to eligibility for access to classified information and makes known the existence of such security relevant information in the commonly accessible security clearance databases of the Federal Government, but without taking any action to suspend or revoke that clearance holder’s security clearance, the Department of Defense component considering the transfer of a clearance shall promptly make a request to receive the security relevant information from the agency or department in possession of such information. (2) Failure to share In a case in which an agency or department of the Federal Government receives a request to share security relevant information about a clearance holder pursuant to paragraph (1) but fails to do so within 30 days of the date on which the request is made, such failure shall trigger procedural and substantive due process rights, established for the purposes of carrying out this section, for the clearance holder to challenge the security relevant information as if the information were the equivalent of a suspension, denial, or revocation of the underlying clearance. (f) Protections Members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense may not be suspended without pay because a security clearance is suspended or revoked prior to the conclusion of any appeal process to enable such members and employee to support themselves during an appeal process and to support themselves without resigning from Government employment and thereby losing standing to appeal the suspension or revocation of access to classified information. (g) Effective date