S.Amdt. 4840

SA 4840. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski)
to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
Sec. 5__.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used by an officer or
employee of a department or agency funded under this Act to
enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute or
claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the
individual from speaking to members of Congress or their
staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure
by Federal law or required by Executive order to be kept
secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of
foreign affairs.
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