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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5337

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit members of Congress 

from entering into any agreement with any foreign person or any commercial entity for the purpose of influencing or seeking a change in 

a law or regulation of the United States that would ease any restriction 

on a state sponsor of terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 8, 2004

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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 amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit members 

of Congress from entering into any agreement with any 

foreign person or any commercial entity for the purpose 

of influencing or seeking a change in a law or regulation 

of the United States that would ease any restriction 

on a state sponsor of terrorism, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRA2 TION ACT. 

3 Section 1(c) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 

4 of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611(c)), is amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

6 after the semicolon; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 

8 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) any Senator or Member of the House of 

11 Representatives (as defined in section 205(j)(2) of 

12 title 18, United States Code) who enters into any 

13 written agreement with any foreign person to modify 

14 any law or regulation of the United States that 

15 would result in easing any restriction imposed on 

16 any country the government of which has been de17 termined by the Secretary of State, for purposes of 

18 section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 

19 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

20 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, 

21 or other provision of law, is a government that has 

22 repeatedly provided support for acts of international 

23 terrorism.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN2 HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000. 

3 Section 908(a) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and 

4 Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7207(a)) is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new para6 graph: 

7 ‘‘(4) CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—Any agreement 

8 or action on behalf of a foreign person or a business 

9 concern which is prohibited under section 205(j) of 

10 title 18, United States Code, shall be deemed to be 

11 United States export assistance prohibited under 

12 paragraph (1).’’. 

13 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ETHICS VIOLA14 TIONS. 

15 It is the sense of the Congress that any Senator or 

16 Member of the House of Representatives who violates sec17 tion 205(j) of title 18, United States Code, should be sanc18 tioned under the rules of the Senate or the House of Rep19 resentatives, as the case may be.

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