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.
Bill: S.2171 | Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben (R-NE)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill establishes postemployment lobbying restrictions on former presidential appointees who represent, aid, or advise certain Chinese entities, including Chinese government entities, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies.

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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. POST-EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES WITH 
              RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA, THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, AND CHINESE MILITARY 
              COMPANIES.

    Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(m) Restrictions on Presidential Appointees With Respect to the 
Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist 
Party, and Chinese Military Companies.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the other restrictions 
        set forth in this section, any person who serves in a position 
        pursuant to an appointment made by the President and who 
        knowingly, at any time after the termination of his or her 
        service in the position--
                    ``(A) represents an entity described in paragraph 
                (2) before any officer or employee of any department 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
                    ``(B) aids or advises an entity described in 
                paragraph (2) with the intent to influence a decision 
                of any officer or employee of any department 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.
            ``(2) Entities.--An entity described in this paragraph is 
        any of the following:
                    ``(A) The Government of the People's Republic of 
                China.
                    ``(B) The Chinese Communist Party.
                    ``(C) Any entity identified under section 1237(b) 
                of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 
                Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 
                1701 note).
                    ``(D) Any entity identified under section 1260H of 
                the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
                283).
                    ``(E) An entity based in the People's Republic of 
                China that is included on the entity list maintained by 
                the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department 
                of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 
                744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
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