,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #e1  
#bjai,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
involvement of immediate family members 
of senior ,united ,states ,government   
officials with ,ukrainian entities4  #a4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,covered individual ,the term covered   
individual means--  7,a7 the ,president2
  7,b7 the ,vice ,president2  7,c7 the  
head of any ,executive department 7as   
that term is defined in section #aja of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72  7,d7 
any individual occupying a position     
designated by the ,president as a       
,cabinet-level position2 and  7,e7 a    
,member of ,congress4  7#b7 ,immediate  
family member ,the term immediate family
 member1 with respect to a covered      
individual1 means--  7,a7 a spouse1     
parent1 child1 or sibling of the covered

 individual2 and  7,b7 a parent1 child1 
or sibling of the spouse of the covered 
individual4  7#c7 ,ukrainian entity ,the
 term ,ukrainian entity means an entity 
organized under the laws of ,ukraine or 
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of
 the government of ,ukraine4  #b4       
,prohibition on involvement of immediate
 family members of senior ,united       
,states ,government officials with      
,ukrainian entities  7a7 ,offense ,it   
shall be unlawful for an immediate      
family member of a covered individual   
to-- 7#a7 serve as a consultant to1     
employee of1 independent contractor of1 
or member of a board of directors or    
similar governing body of a ,ukrainian  
entity2 or  7#b7 possess an ownership   
interest of #e percent or more in a     
,ukrainian entity4  7b7 ,penalties and  
injunctions  7#a7 ,criminal penalties   
7,a7 ,in general ,any individual who    
violates subsection 7a7 shall be        
imprisoned for not more than #a year1   
fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states  

,code1 or both4  7,b7 ,willful          
violations ,any individual who willfully
 violates subsection 7a7 shall be       
imprisoned for not more than #e years1  
fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 or both4  7#b7 ,civil penalties  
7,a7 ,civil action ,the ,attorney       
,general may bring a civil action in an 
appropriate district court of the       
,united ,states against any individual  
who violates subsection 7a74  7,b7      
,penalty ,in an action against an       
individual under subparagraph 7,a71 upon
 proof of a violation of subsection 7a7 
by a preponderance of the evidence1 the 
individual shall be subject to a civil  
penalty of not more than the greater    
of--  7i7 #ej1jjj for each violation2 or
  7ii7 the amount of compensation1      
including any amounts generated from an 
ownership interest1 that the individual 
received for the prohibited conduct4    
7,c7 ,relation to other laws ,the       
imposition of a civil penalty under this
 paragraph shall not preclude any other 

criminal or civil statutory1 common law1
 or administrative remedy that is       
available by law to the ,united ,states 
or any other person4  7#c7 ,injunctions 
7,a7 ,petition ,if the ,attorney        
,general has reason to believe that an  
individual is engaging in conduct       
constituting an offense under subsection
 7a71 the ,attorney ,general may        
petition an appropriate district court  
of the ,united ,states for an order     
prohibiting that individual from        
engaging in that conduct4  7,b7         
,issuance ,the court may issue an order 
prohibiting an individual from engaging 
in conduct described in subparagraph    
7,a7 if the court finds that the conduct
 constitutes an offense under subsection
 7a74  7,c7 ,relation to other laws ,the
 filing of a petition under this        
paragraph shall not preclude any other  
remedy that is available by law to the  
,united ,states or any other person4