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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2031

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain former high

level Government officials from representing foreign interests for 10

years, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 13, 1995

Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. UPTON, Mr.

LIPINSKI, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. KLUG, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr.

TAYLOR of Mississippi, and Mr. ENSIGN) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain

former high level Government officials from representing

foreign interests for 10 years, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Independence

5 Act of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. POSTEMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN OF2 FICIALS.

3 Section 207(f) of title 18, United States Code, is

4 amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Any person’’

6 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2),

7 any person’’; and

8 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in9 serting the following:

10 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN OFFI11 CIALS.—

12 ‘‘(A) Any person who serves in the position

13 of United States Trade Representative, a com14 missioner of the International Trade Commis15 sion, or the Secretary of Commerce, and who,

16 within 10 years after the termination of that

17 person’s service in that position—

18 ‘‘(i) represents a foreign principal be19 fore any officer or employee of any depart20 ment or agency of the United States with

21 the intent to influence a decision of such

22 officer or employee in carrying out his or

23 her official duties, or

24 ‘‘(ii) aids or advises a foreign prin25 cipal with the intent to influence a decision

26 of any officer or employee of any depart-
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1 ment or agency of the United States in

2 carrying out his or her official duties,

3 shall be punished as provided in section 216 of

4 this title.

5 ‘‘(B) Any person who is subject to the re6 strictions contained in subsection (c) or (d) as

7 an officer or employee of the International

8 Trade Commission, of the Office of the United

9 States Trade Representative, or of the Inter10 national Trade Administration or the Bureau of

11 Export Administration of the Department of

12 Commerce and who, within 5 years after that

13 person’s service as such officer or employee ter14 minates—

15 ‘‘(i) represents a foreign principal be16 fore any officer or employee of any depart17 ment or agency of the United States with

18 the intent to influence a decision of such

19 officer or employee in carrying out his or

20 her official duties, or

21 ‘‘(ii) aids or advises a foreign prin22 cipal with the intent to influence a decision

23 of any officer or employee of any depart24 ment or agency of the United States in

25 carrying out his or her official duties,
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1 shall be punished as provided in section 216 of

2 this title.

3 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub4 section—

5 ‘‘(A) the term ‘foreign entity’ means the

6 government of a foreign country as defined in

7 section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration

8 Act of 1938, as amended, or a foreign political

9 party as defined in section 1(f) of that Act; and

10 ‘‘(B) the term ‘foreign principal’ has the

11 meaning given that term in section 1(b) of the

12 Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as

13 amended.’’.

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