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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated as foreign adversaries.
Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Palmer, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Babin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated as foreign adversaries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Safeguarding US Rulemaking Act”.
SEC. 2. Limiting public comment to U.S. citizens and entities.
Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking “After notice” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (f), after notice”;
(2) in subsection (e), by striking “Each agency” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (f), each agency”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(f) A foreign government that is determined by the Secretary of Commerce to be a foreign adversary under section 791.4(a) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or a national of or entity incorporated in such foreign government shall be ineligible to participate in rule making or petition an agency under this section.”.