The Department of State has identified name check vetting as a critical tool that can be used, where appropriate, to mitigate the risk that U.S. government activities could inadvertently benefit terrorist groups, their members, or their supporters. The Department is proposing a rule will address the Department’s name check vetting process, including setting out the requirements for including vetting provisions in Department of State solicitations and awards for both grants and contracts. This is intended to allow name check vetting of key individuals of implementing partners and sub-contractors or sub-grantees, beneficiaries of programs, or other identified categories of individuals, when deemed appropriate by the relevant Department official.