H.R. 6326

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6326 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6326

To accelerate accreditation and access to sensitive compartmented 
information facilities for industry, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 28, 2025

Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To accelerate accreditation and access to sensitive compartmented 
information facilities for industry, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACCELERATION OF ACCREDITATION AND ACCESS TO SENSITIVE 
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES FOR INDUSTRY.

(a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other appropriate 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan to accelerate the 
accreditation, construction, and operational use of commercial 
sensitive compartmented information facilities accessible to private-
sector entities in support of national security innovation, 
manufacturing, and mission-critical classified activities.
(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
(1) Recommendation of policies to authorize the parallel 
processing of construction security plans, construction, and 
information technology deployment to reduce accreditation and 
approval timelines.
(2) An assessment of the feasibility of adopting 
architecture and construction templates to allow for shortening 
or eliminating portions of the construction security plan 
review and approval process.
(3) An evaluation of current policies regarding the use of 
mobile Secret Internet Protocol Router Network and Joint 
Worldwide Intelligence Communications System systems within 
accredited contractor sensitive compartmented information 
facilities, including a review of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff Instruction 6211.02D.
(4) An assessment of the feasibility of delegating the 
authority to review construction security plans and associated 
30, 60, and 90 percent technical drawings to appropriately 
trained sponsor-approved personnel within the Armed Forces, 
subject to applicable security standards and oversight.
(5) A proposal to designate shared commercial classified 
facilities as valid places to work for all types of classified 
work authorized by the Department of Defense.
(6) A proposal to develop and establish a secure, 
centralized, digital platform for the management of sensitive 
compartmented information facility lifecycle processes, 
including--
(A) submission and tracking of construction 
security plans, requests for information, fixed 
facility checklists, and co-use authorizations; and
(B) utilization of artificial intelligence and 
machine-learning tools for construction security plan 
validation, interagency compliance, and document 
version control.
(7) A list of any additional authorities, appropriations, 
or other resources necessary to implement the plan required by 
this section.
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