National security experts, law enforcement officials, and Republican members of Congress have all indicated Hillary Clinton’s circumvention of the federal government’s email system during her time as secretary of state endangered classified information. Sen. David Perdue is trying to make sure no future secretary of state can do that again.

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The freshman lawmaker from Georgia introduced the Securing Our Secrets Act of 2016 on Tuesday, which would explicitly prohibit State Department officials from using private email accounts and servers to handle sensitive and classified information. Clinton did both, sparking a criminal investigation that ended last week when the Justice Department accepted FBI Director James Comey’s judgment that charges should not be filed.

“It is unacceptable for an agency that handles our nation’s security secrets to be so vulnerable.”

Perdue’s bill cannot reverse that decision. Only voters now can hold Clinton accountable through the ballot box in November’s presidential election. But the legislation would lay down another safeguard against future careless handling of emails.

“There are serious and systemic security management problems at the State Department that span the tenure of several secretaries,” Perdue said in a statement. “Most recently during Hillary Clinton’s tenure, these security weaknesses were amplified by the use of private email servers and non-governmental email accounts … It is unacceptable for an agency that handles our nation’s security secrets to be so vulnerable.”

The bill would:

  • Prohibit use of electronic communications systems not owned and managed by the agency. The department’s inspector general would be required to develop a plan to ensure compliance.
  • Require certain diplomatic security agents to receive training in identifying classified information. The department’s inspector general would be required to audit a monthly, random sample of emails to check for breaches.
  • Require all employees with security clearances to complete additional training on handling classified information. The bill also would set up an annual training program on how to prevent mishandling of such information.
  • Create a new training program on how to archive electronic communications. Employees would have to file sworn affidavits every year to certify proper archiving.
  • Require officials in charge of Freedom of Information Act requests at the State Department to receive training on how to identify classified information and coordinate reviews with the intelligence services.
  • Require the State Department to submit an annual report to Congress on all security violations, along with the department’s response.

“Isn’t it obvious that the federal government should not be sending sensitive and classified information through insecure channels?” Perdue asked in his statement. “All records should be properly preserved to ensure full integrity and transparency. This bill will restore accountability at the State Department by improving management protocols so our country’s classified information remains secure.”