[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6971 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6971

 To prohibit immediate family members of heads of certain agencies and 
  departments from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain 
                           foreign entities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2018

 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit immediate family members of heads of certain agencies and 
  departments from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain 
                           foreign entities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cabinet Service Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Close associate.--The term ``close associate'' means, 
        with respect to a senior foreign political figure, an 
        individual who is widely and publicly known to maintain a close 
        relationship with the senior foreign political figure, unless 
        it is established that such individual is a citizen of and 
        domiciled within the United States.
            (2) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
        entity'' means--
                    (A) a government of a foreign country;
                    (B) a foreign political party; or
                    (C) any entity that is owned or controlled by a 
                government of a foreign country or a foreign political 
                party.
            (3) Foreign political party; government of a foreign 
        country.--The terms ``foreign political party'' and 
        ``government of a foreign country'' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
        of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).
            (4) Immediate family member of a head of a relevant agency 
        or department.--The term ``immediate family member of a head of 
        a relevant agency or department'' means, with respect to a head 
        of a relevant agency or department, a sibling, spouse, or child 
        of the head of a relevant agency or department.
            (5) Immediate family member of a senior foreign political 
        figure.--The term ``immediate family member of a senior foreign 
        political figure'' means, with respect to a senior foreign 
        political figure, a sibling, spouse, or child of the senior 
        foreign political figure, unless it is established that such 
        sibling, spouse, or child is a citizen of and domiciled within 
        the United States.
            (6) Relevant agency or department.--The term ``relevant 
        agency or department'' means--
                    (A) the Environmental Protection Agency; or
                    (B) an ``Executive department'', as defined in 
                section 101 of title 5, United States Code.
            (7) Senior foreign political figure.--The term ``senior 
        foreign political figure'' means--
                    (A) a senior official in any branch of the 
                government of a foreign country; or
                    (B) a senior official of a foreign political party.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION.

    During the period in which an individual is acting as the head of a 
relevant agency or department, an immediate family member of that head 
of a relevant agency or department may not solicit or otherwise raise 
funds for any purpose from any--
            (1) covered foreign entity;
            (2) senior foreign political figure;
            (3) immediate family member of a senior foreign political 
        figure;
            (4) close associate of a senior foreign political figure; 
        or
            (5) entity that is owned or controlled by an individual 
        described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).

SEC. 4. PENALTIES.

    Whoever knowingly fails to comply with this Act shall be fined not 
more than $1,000,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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