118 HR 5836 IH: DADDY Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5836IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 29, 2023Mr. Gallagher (for himself, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Green of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit immediate family members of executive branch officials from using their family’s influence to benefit in foreign business dealings, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Deterring Attempts at Dirty Deals by Youngsters Act or the DADDY Act .

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Limit on foreign employment of immediately family of certain officials

(a)

In general

An immediate family member of a covered person may not be employed by a foreign company. (b)

Penalty

Any individual who willfully violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. (c)

Effective date

This Act shall take effect on the date that is two weeks after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d)

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Covered foreign country

The term covered foreign country means any country other than— (A)the United States; (B)a country that is a member of— (i)the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or (ii)the Five Eyes Alliance; (C)Japan; (D)the Republic of Korea; or (E)Israel. (2)

Covered person

The term covered person means the— (A)President; (B)Vice President; (C)Secretary of State; (D)Secretary of the Treasury; (E)Secretary of Defense; (F)Attorney General; (G)Secretary of the Interior; (H)Secretary of Agriculture; (I)Secretary of Commerce; (J)Secretary of Labor; (K)Secretary of Health and Human Services; (L)Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (M)Secretary of Transportation; (N)Secretary of Energy; (O)Secretary of Education; (P)Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (Q)Secretary of Homeland Security; and (R)Director of National Intelligence. (3)

Five Eyes Alliance

The term Five Eyes Alliance means the group consisting of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (4)

Foreign company

The term foreign company means a company that is organized under the laws of or has its principal place of business in a covered foreign country. (5)

Immediate family member

(A)

In general

The term immediate family member means a spouse, child, mother, father, sibling, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law. (B)

Adopted and step-relatives

For the purposes of subparagraph (A)— (i)the term child includes any stepchild, foster child, and adoptive child with whom the individual has a regular parent-child relationship; and (ii)the term sibling includes any step-sibling and adopted sibling.