Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Governmental Information
Directs federal agencies to review actions by former government officials related to election interference and improper handling or disclosure of classified information. Widely understood as targeting former intelligence officials who signed the "51 intelligence professionals" letter regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Addresses 51 former intelligence officials' coordination with Biden campaign on laptop letter, describing it as weaponization of Intelligence Community and breach of trust.
Establishes policies that Intelligence Community not engage in partisan politics, individuals holding clearances not use status to influence elections, and classified information not disclosed in memoirs.
Directs DNI to revoke current clearances for 50 named individuals (2 deceased), requires 90-day report on additional inappropriate Intelligence Community activity.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.