[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 515. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. POST-EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL 
                   APPOINTEES WITH RESPECT TO CHINA.

       Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (l) as 
     subsection (h) through (m), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Post-employment Limitations on Presidential 
     Appointees With Respect to China.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Chinese entity.--The term `Chinese entity' means--
       ``(i) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
       ``(ii) the Chinese Communist Party;
       ``(iii) an entity listed in accordance with section 1237(b) 
     of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note);
       ``(iv) an entity identified under section 1260H of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 
     3965); and
       ``(v) 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.''.
       ``(B) Former presidential appointee.--The term `Former 
     presidential appointee' means an individual who formerly 
     served in a position in any department or agency of the 
     United States pursuant to an appointment made by the 
     President.
       ``(2) Prohibition.--A former Presidential appointee who--
       ``(A) knowingly represents a Chinese entity before any 
     officer or employee of a department or agency of the United 
     States with the intent to influence a decision of the officer 
     or employee in carrying out the official duties of the 
     officer or employee; or
       ``(B) knowingly aids or advises a Chinese entity with the 
     intent to influence a decision of any officer or employee of 
     a department or agency of the United States in carrying out 
     the official duties of the officer or employee,
     shall be punished as provided in section 216.''.
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