[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5125-S5126]
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SA 2894. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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 end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1095. RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN ENTITIES.
Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) Restrictions Relating to Foreign Entities.--
``(1) Restrictions.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
any person who is subject to the restrictions under
subsection (c), (d), or (e) and who knowingly, within 5 years
after leaving the position, office, or employment referred to
in such subsection--
``(A) represents a foreign entity 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
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``(B) aids or advises a foreign entity 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) Special rule for members of congress and
presidentially appointed senate-confirmed personnel.--With
respect to a Member of either House of Congress and to any
presidentially appointed Senate-confirmed officers and
employees of the executive branch, the restrictions described
in paragraph (1) shall apply to representing, aiding, or
advising foreign entities at any time after the termination
of the service of that individual in such position.
``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
term `foreign entity' means the government of a foreign
country as defined in section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended, or a foreign political
party as defined in section 1(f) of that Act.''.
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