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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4   
,gallagh] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gold57     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration   
,act ( #aich to prohibit c]ta9          
individuals f s]vice z an ag5t ( a =eign
 pr9cipal1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,congressional & ,executive ,=eign      
,lobby+ ,ban ,act4  #b4 ,prohibit+ c]ta9
 individuals f act+ z ag5ts ( =eign     
pr9cipals  7a7 ,=m] ,memb]s ( ,congress2
 g5]al or flag (fic]s ( arm$ =ces  7#a7 
,prohibit+ regi/ration z ag5t ,! ,=eign 
,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich1 z     
am5d$ 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ sections #ab 
?r\gh #ad z sections #ac ?r\gh #ae2 &   
7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #aa ! foll[+
 new section3  #ab4 ,prohibit+          
regi/ration ( c]ta9 individuals  7a7    
,prohibition ,no individual may regi/]  

"u ?is ,act or o!rwise s]ve z ! ag5t ( a
 =eign pr9cipal if ! individual at any  
"t s]v$ z a ,memb] ( ,congress1 z a     
s5ior political appo9tee1 or z a g5]al  
or flag (fic] ( ! arm$ =ces4  7b7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
,memb] ( ,congress means a ,s5ator or   
,repres5tative 91 or ,delegate or       
,resid5t ,commission] to1 ! ,congress2 &
  7#b7 ! t]m s5ior political appo9tee-- 
7,a7 means-- 7i7 any individual occupy+ 
a full-"t s5ior position & :o is appo9t$
 by ! ,presid5t or ! ,vice ,presid5t2   
7ii7 any nonc>e] appo9tee 9 ! ,s5ior    
,executive ,s]vice 7or o!r ,,ses-type   
sy/em72 &  7iii7 any appo9tee to a      
position1 at or above ! level ( a       
nonc>e] memb] ( ! ,s5ior ,executive     
,s]vice1 t has be5 except$ f !          
competitive s]vice by reason ( be+ ( a  
confid5tial or policymak+ "* 7s*$ule ,c 
& o!r positions except$ "u comp>able    
crit]ia7 9 an executive ag5cy2 &  7,b7  
does n include any individual appo9t$ z 
a memb] ( ! ,s5ior ,=eign ,s]vice or1   

except = a g5]al or flag (fic] ( ! arm$ 
=ces1 solely z a uni=m$ s]vice          
commission$ (fic]4  4  7#b7 ,o!r        
repres5tation ( =eign entities ,section 
#bjg7;f77#a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] )9 #a ye>
 ! foll[+3 7or1 9 ! case ( a p]son :o is
 subject to any ( su* re/rictions & :o  
is a ,memb] ( ,congress1 a s5ior        
political appo9tee 7z t t]m is def9$ 9  
section #ab ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts           
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich1 z am5d$ 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq4771 or a g5]al or 
flag (fic] ( ! arm$ =ces1 at any "t74   
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
any individual ^: s]vice z a ,memb] (   
,congress or z a g5]al or flag (fic] ( !
 arm$ =ces t]m9ates on or aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4