[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5945-S5946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 6432. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert
the following:
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SEC. 10__. POST-EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINTEES WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE CHINESE
COMMUNIST PARTY, AND CHINESE MILITARY
COMPANIES.
Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(m) Restrictions on Presidential Appointees With Respect
to the Government of the People's Republic of China, the
Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese Military Companies.--
``(1) In general.--In addition to the other restrictions
set forth in this section, any person who serves in a
position pursuant to an appointment made by the President and
who knowingly, at any time after the termination of his or
her service in the position--
``(A) represents an entity described in paragraph (2)
before any officer or employee of any department or agency of
the United States with the intent to influence a decision of
such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official
duties; or
``(B) aids or advises an entity described in paragraph (2)
with the intent to influence a decision of any officer or
employee of any department or agency of the United States, in
carrying out his or her official duties,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
``(2) Entities.--An entity described in this paragraph is
any of the following:
``(A) The Government of the People's Republic of China.
``(B) The Chinese Communist Party.
``(C) Any entity identified under section 1260H of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
``(D) An entity based in the People's Republic of China
that is included on the entity list maintained by the Bureau
of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and
set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code
of Federal Regulations.''.
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