,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,murphy ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7=    
himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1  
,mr4 ,banks1 & ,mr4 ,abraham7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,s]geants at ,arms 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate  
to develop an int]ag5cy plan to id5tify 
c]ta9 congressional employees )         
connections to ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty 
& int5t to engage 9 c]ta9 unlawful      
activities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op   
,*9a's ,he9\s ,exploitation & ,malici\s 
,espionage ,aga9/ ,congressional ,access
 ,act or ! ,,s*eme ,aga9/ ,congressional
 ,access ,act4  #b4 ,congressional      
employees ) ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty      
connections & int5t to engage 9 unlawful
 activities  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty 
has an explicit & subv]sive int]e/ 9    

ga9+ access to & influ5ce ov] ,u4,s4    
political activity4  7#b7 ,9 a ,july    
#bjbj spee*1 ,director ( ! ,f$]al       
,bureau ( ,inve/igations ,*ris ,wray    
said t ,beij+ is engag$ 9 a highly      
sophi/icat$ malign =eign influ5ce       
campaign ) ef=ts t involve subv]sive1   
undecl>$1 crim9al1 or co]cive attempts  
to sway our gov]nm5t's policies1 di/ort 
our c\ntry's public disc\rse1 & und]m9e 
confid5ce 9 our democratic processes &  
values4  7#c7 ,!re h be5 sev]al in/ances
 & inve/igations ( ,*9ese op]atives     
develop+ ext5sive ties & employm5t )    
,u4,s4 elect$ (ficials1 bo? s5ior &     
junior4  7#d7 ,^! same op]atives1 mo/ly 
,*9ese nationals1 h be5 deploy$ to      
infiltrate political op]ations by ! ma9 
civilian spy ag5cy ( _! home c\ntry z a 
means to ga9 influ5ce ov] decision-mak]s
 & ga9 access to classifi$ in=mation4   
7#e7 ,^! in/ances demon/rate a devot$   
/rategy ( ,*9a t takes ye>s1 or         
sometimes decades1 to kn[+ly ga9 access1
 influ5ce1 or in=mation4  7#f7 ,to      

protect classifi$ in=mation & prev5t    
s$iti\s influ5ce ov] elect$ (ficials1   
,congress mu/ act to develop /rong]     
ov]sight ) respect to ! =eign involvem5t
 ( cov]$ individuals4  7b7 ,plan =      
backgr\nd assessm5ts ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,s]geant at ,arms ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives & ! ,s]geant at ,arms ( 
! ,s5ate %all jo9tly-- 7#a7 consult ) ! 
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 !   
,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate    
reg>d+ pot5tial unlawful activity engag$
 9 by cov]$ individuals to ! advantage (
 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2 &  7#b7 9    
consultation ) ! ,directors & ,secret>y 
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 develop an    
int]ag5cy plan to assess ! backgr\nd (  
ea* cov]$ individual to det]m9e :e!r--  
7,a7 ! cov]$ individual has a connection
 to ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or any     
elem5t !re( 7includ+ connections result+
 f citiz5%ip1 milit>y s]vice1 or p]sonal
 travel72 &  7,b7 ! cov]$ individual    

int5ds to engage 9 unlawful activity to 
! advantage ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty4 
7c7 ,assessm5t outcomes  7#a7           
,notification ,if1 z ! result ( an      
assessm5t conduct$ pursuant to ! plan   
develop$ "u subsection 7b77#b71 !       
,s]geant at ,arms conc]n$ det]m9es t a  
cov]$ individual meets bo? ( ! crit]ia  
specifi$ 9 su* subsection1 ! ,s]geant at
 ,arms conc]n$ %all notify ! head ( !   
employ+ (fice = ! cov]$ individual4     
7#b7 ,outcome ,^u receipt ( a           
notification "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! head ( 
! employ+ (fice = ! cov]$ individual    
%all-- 7,a7 imm$iately t]m9ate !        
employm5t ( ! cov]$ individual2 &  7,b7 
if ! cov]$ individual is n "u           
inve/igation by ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al  
,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 ref] ! cov]$   
individual to su* ,director =           
appropriate inve/igation4  7d7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! 
plan "u subsection 7b77#b7 is develop$1 
& annually !reaft]1 ! ,s]geant at ,arms 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s]geant

 at ,arms ( ! ,s5ate %all jo9tly submit 
to ! ,presid5t & ! congressional        
intellig5ce committees a report on any  
improvem5ts to su* plan made dur+ ! ye> 
cov]$ by ! report4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,congressional        
intellig5ce committees ,! t]m           
congressional intellig5ce committees has
 ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( !  
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74  7#b7 ,cov]$ employee 
,! t]m cov]$ employee means an employee 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or an       
employee ( ! ,s5ate1 z su* t]ms are     
def9$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( section #aja ( 
! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acja74  7#c7 ,employ+ (fice 
,! t]m employ+ (fice has ! mean+ giv5   
su* t]m 9 subsection 7a7 ( section #aja 
( ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act  
7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acja71 except su* t]m    
does n include ! entities li/$ 9        
subp>agraphs 7,d7 or 7,e7 ( p>agraph    
7#i7 ( su* subsection4  7#d7 ,s]geant at
 ,arms conc]n$ ,! t]m ,s]geant at ,arms 

conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! ,s]geant at ,arms
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ) respect 
to assessm5ts conc]n+ an employee ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 !      
,s]geant at ,arms ( ! ,s5ate1 ) respect 
to assessm5ts conc]n+ an employee ( !   
,s5ate4