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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5836 

To prohibit immediate family members of executive branch officials from 

using their family’s influence to benefit in foreign business dealings, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 

Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. ALFORD, and Mr. GREEN of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prohibit immediate family members of executive branch 

officials from using their family’s influence to benefit 

in foreign business dealings, 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 ‘‘Deterring Attempts 

5 at Dirty Deals by Youngsters Act’’ or the ‘‘DADDY Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LIMIT ON FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT OF IMME2 DIATELY FAMILY OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—An immediate family member of 

4 a covered person may not be employed by a foreign com5 pany. 

6 (b) PENALTY.—Any individual who willfully violates 

7 subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $250,000 or 

8 imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 

10 the date that is two weeks after the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act. 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

13 (1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 

14 ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means any country other 

15 than— 

16 (A) the United States; 

17 (B) a country that is a member of— 

18 (i) the North Atlantic Treaty Organi19 zation; or 

20 (ii) the Five Eyes Alliance; 

21 (C) Japan; 

22 (D) the Republic of Korea; or 

23 (E) Israel. 

24 (2) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered 

25 person’’ means the— 

26 (A) President; 


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1 (B) Vice President; 

2 (C) Secretary of State; 

3 (D) Secretary of the Treasury; 

4 (E) Secretary of Defense; 

5 (F) Attorney General; 

6 (G) Secretary of the Interior; 

7 (H) Secretary of Agriculture; 

8 (I) Secretary of Commerce; 

9 (J) Secretary of Labor; 

10 (K) Secretary of Health and Human Serv11 ices; 

12 (L) Secretary of Housing and Urban De13 velopment; 

14 (M) Secretary of Transportation; 

15 (N) Secretary of Energy; 

16 (O) Secretary of Education; 

17 (P) Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

18 (Q) Secretary of Homeland Security; and 

19 (R) Director of National Intelligence. 

20 (3) FIVE EYES ALLIANCE.—The term ‘‘Five 

21 Eyes Alliance’’ means the group consisting of Aus22 tralia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, 

23 and the United States. 

24 (4) FOREIGN COMPANY.—The term ‘‘foreign 

25 company’’ means a company that is organized under 


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1 the laws of or has its principal place of business in 

2 a covered foreign country. 

3 (5) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘immediate 

5 family member’’ means a spouse, child, mother, 

6 father, sibling, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter7 in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law. 

8 (B) ADOPTED AND STEP-RELATIVES.—For 

9 the purposes of subparagraph (A)— 

10 (i) the term ‘‘child’’ includes any step11 child, foster child, and adoptive child with 

12 whom the individual has a regular parent13 child relationship; and 

14 (ii) the term ‘‘sibling’’ includes any 

15 step-sibling and adopted sibling. 

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