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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10224 

To require nominees for certain senior positions in the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and 

the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to publicly disclose 

information about recent financial transactions with foreign governments. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Mr. KIM of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 

Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Intelligence 

(Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require nominees for certain senior positions in the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the Director 

of National Intelligence to publicly disclose information 

about recent financial transactions with foreign governments. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Security Offi3 cials’ Foreign Employment Disclosure Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. MANDATORY PUBLIC DISCLOSURES BY NEWLY 

5 NOMINATED CIVILIANS FOR CERTAIN SENIOR 

6 GOVERNMENT POSITIONS. 

7 (a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 113(f) of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; and 

11 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(2) Not later than 5 days after the President 

13 submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual 

14 to occupy an office referred to in paragraph (1), 

15 such individual shall disclose, on a publicly accessible 

16 website of the Department of Defense, a full and 

17 complete statement with respect to— 

18 ‘‘(A) the source, type, and amount or value 

19 of any funds received by such individual from 

20 the government of a foreign country, a foreign 

21 political party (as such terms are defined in 

22 section 1 of the Foreign Agent Registration Act 

23 of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611)), or a foreign govern24 mental entity (as defined in section 1(m)(1)(B) 

25 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

26 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) during the 5-year 


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1 period immediately preceding such nomination; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(B) the source, duration, and type of any 

4 goods or services provided by, or performed on 

5 behalf of or for the benefit of, a foreign govern6 ment, foreign political party, or a foreign gov7 ernmental entity controlled by a foreign govern8 ment during such 5-year period.’’. 

9 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 5 days after the 

10 President submits to the Senate a nomination of an 

11 individual to occupy an office referred to in section 

12 113(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, who has 

13 worked for, or has requested a waiver to work for, 

14 a foreign entity referred to in section 113(f)(2) of 

15 such title, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 

16 report to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

17 Senate that— 

18 (A) identifies such foreign entity and the 

19 work such individual performed or requested to 

20 perform for such entity; 

21 (B) describes the outcome of such waiver 

22 request, if applicable; and 

23 (C) includes any other relevant information 

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1 muneration received by such individual for such 

2 work. 

3 (b) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.—Section 301 

4 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub6 section (h); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(g) Not later than 5 days after the President sub10 mits to the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy 

11 an office authorized under this section requiring the advice 

12 and consent of the Senate, such individual shall disclose, 

13 on a publicly accessible website of the Department of the 

14 Treasury, a full and complete statement with respect to— 

15 ‘‘(1) the source, type, and amount or value of 

16 any funds received by such individual from the gov17 ernment of a foreign country, a foreign political 

18 party (as such terms are defined in section 1 of the 

19 Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 

20 611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined 

21 in section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department 

22 Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) 

23 during the 5-year period immediately preceding such 

24 nomination; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) the source, duration, and type of any 

2 goods or services provided by, or performed on be3 half of or for the benefit of, a foreign government, 

4 foreign political party, or a foreign governmental en5 tity controlled by a foreign government during such 

6 5-year period.’’. 

7 (c) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the State De9 partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 

10 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(p) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 5 

13 days after the President submits to the Senate a nomina14 tion of an individual to occupy an office authorized under 

15 this section requiring the advice and consent of the Sen16 ate, such individual shall disclose, on a publicly accessible 

17 website of the Department of State, a full and complete 

18 statement with respect to— 

19 ‘‘(1) the source, type, and amount or value of 

20 any funds received by such individual from the gov21 ernment of a foreign country, a foreign political 

22 party (as such terms are defined in section 1 of the 

23 Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 

24 611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined 

25 in section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department 


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1 Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) 

2 during the 5-year period immediately preceding such 

3 nomination; and 

4 ‘‘(2) the source, duration, and type of any 

5 goods or services provided by, or performed on be6 half of or for the benefit of, a foreign government, 

7 foreign political party, or a foreign governmental en8 tity controlled by a foreign government during such 

9 5-year period.’’. 

10 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 5 days after the 

11 President submits to the Senate a nomination of an 

12 individual to occupy an office referred to in section 

13 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 

14 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) who has worked for, or has 

15 requested a waiver to work for, a foreign entity re16 ferred to in section 1(p)(1) of such Act, the Sec17 retary of State shall submit a report to the Com18 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that— 

19 (A) identifies such foreign entity and the 

20 work such individual performed or requested to 

21 perform for such entity; 

22 (B) describes the outcome of such waiver 

23 request, if applicable; and 

24 (C) includes any other relevant information 

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1 muneration received by such individual for such 

2 work. 

3 (d) INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.—Title I of the Na4 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is 

5 amended by inserting after section 106A the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 107. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 

7 ‘‘Not later than 5 days after the President submits 

8 to the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy an 

9 office authorized under this title requiring the advice and 

10 consent of the Senate, such individual shall disclose, on 

11 a publicly accessible website of the Office of the Director 

12 of National Intelligence, a full and complete statement 

13 with respect to— 

14 ‘‘(1) the source, type, and amount or value of 

15 any funds received by such individual from the gov16 ernment of a foreign country, a foreign political 

17 party (as such terms are defined in section 1 of the 

18 Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 

19 611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined 

20 in section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department 

21 Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) 

22 during the 5-year period immediately preceding such 

23 nomination; and 

24 ‘‘(2) the source, duration, and type of any 

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1 half of or for the benefit of, a foreign government, 

2 foreign political party, or a foreign governmental en3 tity controlled by a foreign government during such 

4 5-year period.’’. 

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