An ammendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record.

1. Inserts new text at the end of the bill

   Inserts

   Inserted: Sec.____. (a) Limiting Conflicts of Interest.--If an officer described in subsection (b) was, at any time during the covered period, a member of the board of directors of a company or a senior management official of a company, such officer may not--

   Inserted: (1) be present at, or participate in any way in, any negotiation of a contract for the procurement of goods or services by the Federal Government with such company or any exercise of authority in connection with an existing contract with such company (other than to delegate authority to another officer); and

   Inserted: (2) otherwise directly or indirectly communicate with such company, or any officer or employee of such company, during the period any such negotiation is in progress or the exercise of authority is being considered.

   Inserted: (b) Designated Officers.--The following officers are described in this subsection for purposes of subsection (a): the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Commerce, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Senior Advisor to the President, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

   Inserted: (c) Covered Period.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term "covered period" means the 4-year period preceding the beginning of a negotiation of a contract or the exercise of authority in connection with an existing contract.

   Original wording

   At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:

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As printed