; Whereas journalists with foreign State-sponsored media outlets should only be eligible to apply for credentials to the Congressional Media Galleries after they have undergone background checks performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Whereas this legislation aims to enhance the national security of the United States by limiting the access of foreign State-sponsored media outlets to credentials from the House Media Galleries and by requiring the FBI to perform background checks of journalists with those outlets in order to be eligible to receive such credentials: Now, therefore, be it