1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarding the United States Against Reckless Disclosures Act or the GUARD Act . 2. Prohibition on receipt of classified information by individuals charged with certain criminal offenses (a) Prohibitions Except as provided in subsection (b), during a period a covered person is charged with a covered criminal offense, the covered person may not receive any classified information, including classified information received as a part of the covered person’s official duties as Federal official or as a candidate in an election for Federal office. (b) Waiver Subsection (a) may be waived with respect to any covered person upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members of the House and two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered criminal offense means a criminal offense under Federal law relating to— (A) obstructing an official proceeding; (B) unlawful retention of national defense information; (C) the unlawful disclosure or improper handling of classified information; (D) acting as a foreign agent; or (E) compromising the national security of the United States; (2) the term covered person means— (A) the President and Vice President; (B) a Member of Congress (as that term is defined in section 2106 of title 5, United States Code); (C) an employee (as that term is defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code), including— (i) an employee of the United States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission; (ii) an employee of the Transportation Security Administration; and (iii) notwithstanding section 7425 of title 38, United States Code, an employee appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of such title; (D) any member of the uniformed services (as that term is defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code); and (E) a candidate for Federal office (as that term is defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 ))