APC Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
PSPB-
BAnswerBPersonnelBSecurityBProgramB(ToBdetermineBifBpeopleBareBloyal,Breliable,Band
Btrustworthy)
EOB12968B-BAnswerBEstablishedBtheBUniformBPSP-
BregulatesBaccessBtoBclassifiedBinformation
InterimBAccessB-
BAnswerBWhenBtheBinvestigationBisBstarted,BandBpendingBfinalBadjudicationsBfromBth
eBCAF.BTheBinterimBaccessBcanBbeBrevokedBatBanyBtimeBforBdevelopedBderog
IntelligenceBReformB&BTerroristBPreventionBActB-
BAnswerBrequiredBforBreciprocityBofBeligibilityBandBaccessBdecisionsBacrossBtheBfedera
lBgovt.B&BreducesBtimelinesBofBgainingBclearances
FOIABtimelineB-BAnswerBFreedomBofBInformationBAct;B30BdayBtimeline
SAPsB-
BAnswerBSpecialBAccessBPrograms;BmoreBstringentBrequirementsBandBgrantsBaccessBo
nly,BnotBeligibility.B5ByrBreinvestigationsB(Ex:BSCIBaccess)
LAABandBpurposeB-
BAnswerBLimitedBAccessBAuthorization;BonlyBUSBcitsBmayBaccessBmayBoccupyBtheBpo
sitionBunlessBLAABisBgranted
BondBAmendmentB-
BAnswerB(replacedBtheBSmithBAmendment)BbarsBpersonsBfromBSCIBif:
-ConvictedBofBaBcrimeBw/BmoreBthanB1yrBinBjail
, -DishonorablyBdischargedBfromBtheBmilitary
-determinedBtoBbeBmentallyBincompetentBbyBcourt
-user/addictBofBCDS'
LOIB-
BAnswerBLetterBofBintent;BissuedBtoBsubjectBnotifyingBofBintentBtoBdeny/BrevokeBclea
rance,BandBlistsBtheBreasons
PrivacyBActBofB1974B-
BAnswerBprohibitsBtheBdisclosureBofBinformationBfromBaBsystemBofBrecordsBabsentBth
eBwrittenBconsentBofBtheBsubjectBindividualB(refersBtoBunclassifiedBbutBsensitiveBPII)
RSIBisBusedBwhenB_______B-
BAnswerBReimbursableBsuitabilityBinvestigationsB(AKA:B"Reopens")
usedBwhenBaBcaseBisBmissingBinformation;BtoBexpandBonBanBissue
WhatBtypeBofBinvestigationBisBrequiredBfor:BTS/BSCIBAccessB-BAnswerBT5
WhatBtypeBofBinvestigationBisBrequiredBfor:BSecret/BConfidential/NonBCriticalBSensitive
BAccessB-BAnswerBT3
WhatBtypeBofBinvestigationBisBrequiredBfor:BNonBsensitiveBAccessB-BAnswerBT1
3BPPRBrequirementsB-BAnswerB(PhasedBPeriodicBReinvestigation)
-ListedBReferencesBInterview
-DevelopedBReferenceBinterview
-NeighborhoodBInterview
Answers Updated 2026
PSPB-
BAnswerBPersonnelBSecurityBProgramB(ToBdetermineBifBpeopleBareBloyal,Breliable,Band
Btrustworthy)
EOB12968B-BAnswerBEstablishedBtheBUniformBPSP-
BregulatesBaccessBtoBclassifiedBinformation
InterimBAccessB-
BAnswerBWhenBtheBinvestigationBisBstarted,BandBpendingBfinalBadjudicationsBfromBth
eBCAF.BTheBinterimBaccessBcanBbeBrevokedBatBanyBtimeBforBdevelopedBderog
IntelligenceBReformB&BTerroristBPreventionBActB-
BAnswerBrequiredBforBreciprocityBofBeligibilityBandBaccessBdecisionsBacrossBtheBfedera
lBgovt.B&BreducesBtimelinesBofBgainingBclearances
FOIABtimelineB-BAnswerBFreedomBofBInformationBAct;B30BdayBtimeline
SAPsB-
BAnswerBSpecialBAccessBPrograms;BmoreBstringentBrequirementsBandBgrantsBaccessBo
nly,BnotBeligibility.B5ByrBreinvestigationsB(Ex:BSCIBaccess)
LAABandBpurposeB-
BAnswerBLimitedBAccessBAuthorization;BonlyBUSBcitsBmayBaccessBmayBoccupyBtheBpo
sitionBunlessBLAABisBgranted
BondBAmendmentB-
BAnswerB(replacedBtheBSmithBAmendment)BbarsBpersonsBfromBSCIBif:
-ConvictedBofBaBcrimeBw/BmoreBthanB1yrBinBjail
, -DishonorablyBdischargedBfromBtheBmilitary
-determinedBtoBbeBmentallyBincompetentBbyBcourt
-user/addictBofBCDS'
LOIB-
BAnswerBLetterBofBintent;BissuedBtoBsubjectBnotifyingBofBintentBtoBdeny/BrevokeBclea
rance,BandBlistsBtheBreasons
PrivacyBActBofB1974B-
BAnswerBprohibitsBtheBdisclosureBofBinformationBfromBaBsystemBofBrecordsBabsentBth
eBwrittenBconsentBofBtheBsubjectBindividualB(refersBtoBunclassifiedBbutBsensitiveBPII)
RSIBisBusedBwhenB_______B-
BAnswerBReimbursableBsuitabilityBinvestigationsB(AKA:B"Reopens")
usedBwhenBaBcaseBisBmissingBinformation;BtoBexpandBonBanBissue
WhatBtypeBofBinvestigationBisBrequiredBfor:BTS/BSCIBAccessB-BAnswerBT5
WhatBtypeBofBinvestigationBisBrequiredBfor:BSecret/BConfidential/NonBCriticalBSensitive
BAccessB-BAnswerBT3
WhatBtypeBofBinvestigationBisBrequiredBfor:BNonBsensitiveBAccessB-BAnswerBT1
3BPPRBrequirementsB-BAnswerB(PhasedBPeriodicBReinvestigation)
-ListedBReferencesBInterview
-DevelopedBReferenceBinterview
-NeighborhoodBInterview