,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #e1 #bjag,mr4 
,trott introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! ,presid5t1 !
 ,vice ,presid5t1 ,memb]s ( ,congress1 &
 o!r (fic]s ( ! executive bran* f lobby+
 on behalf ( c\ntries designat$ z       
c\ntries ( p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s   
fre$om = #aj ye>s aft] leav+ (fice1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,=eign ,influ5ce  
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on lobby+ =     
c\ntries ( p>ticul> conc]n  7a7         
,prohibition on lobby+ ,section #bjg (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7m7 ,additional re/rictions
 relat+ to c\ntries ( p>ticul> conc]n   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition to !          
re/rictions conta9$ 9 subsection 7f71   
any p]son :o s]ves 9 a position describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b7 & :o1 )9 #aj ye>s aft] 

leav+ t position1 kn[+ly--  7,a7        
repres5ts a c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n    
be=e any ,memb]1 (fic]1 or employee (   
ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress1 or any (fic] or 
employee ( a dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( !      
executive bran*1 ) ! int5t to influ5ce a
 decision ( su* (fic]1 employee1 or     
,memb]1 9 8 or h] (ficial capacity1 or  
7,b7 aids or advises a c\ntry ( p>ticul>
 conc]n ) ! int5t to influ5ce a decision
 ( any ,memb]1 (fic]1 or employee ( ei!r
 ,h\se ( ,congress1 or any (fic] or     
employee ( a dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( !      
executive bran*1 9 8 or h] (ficial      
capacity1  %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9   
section #baf ( ?is title4  7#b7         
,positions subject to re/riction  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,! positions ref]r$ to 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 are ! foll[+3 7i7 ,!      
,presid5t4  7ii7 ,! ,vice ,presid5t4    
7iii7 ,a ,memb] ( ,congress4  7iv7 ,a   
cov]$ appo9tee position4  7,b7 ,cov]$   
appo9tee position ,= purposes ( ?is     
p>agraph1 an individual s]ves 9 a cov]$ 
appo9tee position if ! individual       

s]ves--  7i7 except z provid$ 9 clause  
7ii71 9 a position 9 an ,executive ag5cy
 to :i* ! individual 0 appo9t$ by !     
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate2  7ii7 9 a position t is held by 
an active duty commission$ (fic] ( !    
uni=m$ s]vices :o is s]v+ 9 a grade or  
rank = :i* ! pay grade 7z specifi$ 9    
section #bja ( title #cg7 is pay grade  
,o-#g or high]2 or  7iii7 9 any ( !     
foll[+ positions3 7,i7 ,deputy ,director
 ( ,national ,intellig5ce4  7,,ii7      
,deputy ,director ( ! ,c5tral           
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy4  7,,iii7 ,associate
 ,deputy ,director ( ! ,c5tral          
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy4  7,,iv7 ,!         
,director ( ! ,national ,cl&e/9e        
,s]vice4  7,v7 ,*ief ( ,/ation = !      
,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy at an       
embassy or consulate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#c7 ,def9itions ,z us$ 9 ?is           
subsection-- 7,a7 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy
 means an ,executive ag5cy z def9$ by   
section #aje ( title #e1 includ+ !      
,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t2  7,b7 !

 t]m ,memb] ( ,congress has ! mean+ giv5
 t t]m 9 subsection 7e77#i7 ( ?is       
section2 &  7,c7 ! t]m c\ntry ( p>ticul>
 conc]n means--  7i7 a c\ntry :i*1 at   
any "t dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod end+ on !    
date an individual :o s]ves 9 a position
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 repres5ts1    
aids1 or advises su* c\ntry1 is         
designat$ z a c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n =
 religi\s fre$om "u section #djb ( !    
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fddb72 &  7ii7 any
 entity own$ or controll$1 9 :ole or 9  
"p1 by ! gov]nm5t ( a c\ntry describ$ 9 
clause 7i74  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply to any individual :o1 on or aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 leaves a 
position to :i* section #bjg7m7 ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z add$ by     
subsection 7a771 applies4  #c4          
,elim9ation ( #bj-p]c5t exemption = =m] 
,presid5ts1 ,vice ,presid5ts1 ,memb]s ( 
,congress1 & o!r executive bran* (fic]s 
engag+ 9 lobby+ on behalf ( c\ntries (  

p>ticul> conc]n  7a7 ,elim9ation (      
exemption ,section #c7aj7 ( ! ,lobby+   
,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4  
#afjb7aj77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3   
7#aj7 ,lobbyi/  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z 
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 t]m lobbyi/ 
means any individual :o is employ$ or   
reta9$ by a cli5t = f9ancial or o!r     
comp5sation = s]vices t include m ?an "o
 lobby+ contact4  7,b7 ,exception       
,subp>agraph 7,a7 does n apply to an    
individual ) respect to a cli5t if !    
individual's lobby+ activities con/itute
 less ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! "t engag$ 9 !   
s]vices provid$ by su* individual to t  
cli5t ov] a #c-mon? p]iod4 ,! previ\s   
s5t5ce does n apply to an individual )  
respect to a cli5t if ! cli5t is a      
c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n 7z def9$ 9     
p>agraph 7#c77;,c7 ( section #bjg7m7 (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 & !     
individual held a position to :i*       
section #bjg7m7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 applies4  4  7b7          
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      

subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
lobby+ contacts made on or aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4