[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4840. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) 
to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
       Sec. 5__.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act may be used by an officer or 
     employee of a department or agency funded under this Act to 
     enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute or 
     claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the 
     individual from speaking to members of Congress or their 
     staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure 
     by Federal law or required by Executive order to be kept 
     secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of 
     foreign affairs.
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