ical figure, an individual who is widely and publicly 
known to maintain a close relationship with the sen-
ior foreign political figure, unless it is established 
that such individual is a citizen of and domiciled 
within the United States. 
(2) COVERED
FOREIGN
ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign entity’’ means— 
(A) a government of a foreign country; 
(B) a foreign political party; or 
(C) any entity that is owned or controlled 
by a government of a foreign country or a for-
eign political party. 
(3) FOREIGN POLITICAL PARTY; GOVERNMENT 
OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The terms ‘‘foreign polit-
ical party’’ and ‘‘government of a foreign country’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 1 of 
the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 
U.S.C. 611). 
(4) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A HEAD 
OF
A
RELEVANT
AGENCY
OR
DEPARTMENT.—The 
term ‘‘immediate family member of a head of a rel-
evant agency or department’’ means, with respect to 
a head of a relevant agency or department, a sibling, 
spouse, or child of the head of a relevant agency or 
department. 
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(5) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A SENIOR 
FOREIGN POLITICAL FIGURE.—The term ‘‘immediate 
family member of a senior foreign political figure’’ 
means, with respect to a senior foreign political fig-
ure, a sibling, spouse, or child of the senior foreign 
political figure, unless it is established that such sib-
ling, spouse, or child is a citizen of and domiciled 
within the United States. 
(6) RELEVANT AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.—The 
term ‘‘relevant agency or department’’ means— 
(A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
or 
(B) an ‘‘Executive department’’, as defined 
in section 101 of title 5, United States Code. 
(7) SENIOR FOREIGN POLITICAL FIGURE.—The 
term ‘‘senior foreign political figure’’ means— 
(A) a senior official in any branch of the 
government of a foreign country; or 
(B) a senior official of a foreign political 
party. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION. 
During the period in which an individual is acting 
as the head of a relevant agency or department, an imme-
diate family member of that head of a relevant agency or 
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department may not solicit or otherwise raise funds for 
any purpose from any— 
(1) covered foreign entity; 
(2) senior foreign political figure; 
(3) immediate family member of a senior for-
eign political figure; 
(4) close associate of a senior foreign political 
figure; or 
(5) entity that is owned or controlled by an in-
dividual described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4). 
SEC. 4. PENALTIES. 
Whoever knowingly fails to comply with this Act shall 
be fined not more than $1,000,000, imprisoned not more 
than 5 years, or both. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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