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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Independence
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. POSTEMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN OF-
FICIALS.
Section 207(f) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Any person’’
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2),
any person’’; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
CERTAIN
OFFI-
CIALS.—
‘‘(A) Any person who serves in the position
of United States Trade Representative, a com-
missioner of the International Trade Commis-
sion, or the Secretary of Commerce, and who,
within 10 years after the termination of that
person’s service in that position—
‘‘(i) represents a foreign principal be-
fore any officer or employee of any depart-
ment or agency of the United States with
the intent to influence a decision of such
officer or employee in carrying out his or
her official duties, or
‘‘(ii) aids or advises a foreign prin-
cipal with the intent to influence a decision
of any officer or employee of any depart-
ment or agency of the United States in
carrying out his or her official duties,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of
this title.
‘‘(B) Any person who is subject to the re-
strictions contained in subsection (c) or (d) as
an officer or employee of the International
Trade Commission, of the Office of the United
States Trade Representative, or of the Inter-
national Trade Administration or the Bureau of
Export Administration of the Department of
Commerce and who, within 5 years after that
person’s service as such officer or employee ter-
minates—
‘‘(i) represents a foreign principal be-
fore any officer or employee of any depart-
ment or agency of the United States with
the intent to influence a decision of such
officer or employee in carrying out his or
her official duties, or
‘‘(ii) aids or advises a foreign prin-
cipal with the intent to influence a decision
of any officer or employee of any depart-
ment or agency of the United States in
carrying out his or her official duties,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of
this title.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘foreign entity’ means the
government of a foreign country as defined in
section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938, as amended, or a foreign political
party as defined in section 1(f) of that Act; and
‘‘(B) the term ‘foreign principal’ has the
meaning given that term in section 1(b) of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as
amended.’’.
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