S.Amdt. 515

SA 515. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. POST-EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINTEES WITH RESPECT TO CHINA.

Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (l) as
subsection (h) through (m), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g) Post-employment Limitations on Presidential
Appointees With Respect to China.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Chinese entity.--The term `Chinese entity' means--
``(i) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
``(ii) the Chinese Communist Party;
``(iii) an entity listed in accordance with 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);
``(iv) an entity identified under section 1260H of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
3965); and
``(v) 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.''.
``(B) Former presidential appointee.--The term `Former
presidential appointee' means an individual who formerly
served in a position in any department or agency of the
United States pursuant to an appointment made by the
President.
``(2) Prohibition.--A former Presidential appointee who--
``(A) knowingly represents a Chinese entity before any
officer or employee of a department or agency of the United
States with the intent to influence a decision of the officer
or employee in carrying out the official duties of the
officer or employee; or
``(B) knowingly aids or advises a Chinese entity with the
intent to influence a decision of any officer or employee of
a department or agency of the United States in carrying out
the official duties of the officer or employee,
shall be punished as provided in section 216.''.
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