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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2171 

To prohibit Presidential appointees from subsequently acting on behalf of 

the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2021 

Mr. SASSE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prohibit Presidential appointees from subsequently acting 

on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic 

of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese 

military companies. 

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. POST-EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS ON PRESI2 DENTIAL APPOINTEES WITH RESPECT TO 

3 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB4 LIC OF CHINA, THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 

5 PARTY, AND CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 

6 Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(m) RESTRICTIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES

9 WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S

10 REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, 

11 AND CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the other re13 strictions set forth in this section, any person who 

14 serves in a position pursuant to an appointment 

15 made by the President and who knowingly, at any 

16 time after the termination of his or her service in 

17 the position— 

18 ‘‘(A) represents an entity described in 

19 paragraph (2) before any officer or employee of 

20 any department or agency of the United States 

21 with the intent to influence a decision of such 

22 officer or employee in carrying out his or her 

23 official duties; or 

24 ‘‘(B) aids or advises an entity described in 

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1 ment or agency of the United States, in car2 rying out his or her official duties, 

3 shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this 

4 title. 

5 ‘‘(2) ENTITIES.—An entity described in this 

6 paragraph is any of the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) The Government of the People’s Re8 public of China. 

9 ‘‘(B) The Chinese Communist Party. 

10 ‘‘(C) Any entity identified under section 

11 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National De12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 

13 (Public Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

14 ‘‘(D) Any entity identified under section 

15 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 

18 ‘‘(E) An entity based in the People’s Re19 public of China that is included on the entity 

20 list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and 

21 Security of the Department of Commerce and 

22 set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of 

23 title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 

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