,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #cj1 #bjbb,mr4 
,com] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,rodg]s (       
,wa%+ton1 & ,mr4 ,jordan7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to prohibit ,f$]al employees f  
advocat+ = c5sor%ip ( viewpo9ts 9 _!    
(ficial capacity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,protect+ ,spee* f ,gov]nm5t ,int]f]5ce 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al       
employee c5sor%ip  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]  
#gc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,viii
 ,prohibition on ,f$]al employee        
c5sor%ip  #gcha4 ,policy reg>d+ ,f$]al  
employee c5sor%ip ,x is ! policy ( !    
,congress t employees act+ 9 _! (ficial 
capacity %\ld nei!r take action )9 _!   
au?ority or influ5ce to promote !       
c5sor%ip ( any spee*1 nor advocate t a  
?ird p>ty1 includ+ a private entity1    

c5sor su* spee*4  #gchb4 ,prohibition on
 ,f$]al employee c5sor%ip  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,an employee may n--  7#a7 use !        
employee's (ficial au?ority or influ5ce 
to advocate t any ?ird p>ty1 includ+ a  
private entity1 take any action to c5sor
 any spee*2  7#b7 kn[+ly c5sor or       
disc\rage ! ex]cise ( spee* ( any p]son 
:o--  7,a7 has an application = any     
comp5sation1 grant1 contract1 rul+1     
lic5se1 p]mit1 or c]tificate p5d+ be=e !
 employ+ (fice ( su* employee2 or  7,b7 
is ! subject ( or a p>ticipant 9 an     
ongo+ audit1 inve/igation1 or en=cem5t  
action be+ c>ri$ out by ! employ+ (fice 
( su* employee2 or  7#c7 engage 9       
c5sor%ip-- 7,a7 :ile ! employee is on   
duty2  7,b7 9 any room or build+ occupi$
 9 ! dis*>ge ( (ficial duties by an     
individual employ$ or hold+ (fice 9 !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any ag5cy
 or in/rum5tality !re(2  7,c7 :ile we>+ 
a uni=m or (ficial insignia id5tify+ !  
(fice or position ( ! employee2 or  7,d7
 us+ any vehicle own$ or leas$ by !     

,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any ag5cy
 or in/rum5tality !re(4  7b7 ,fur!r     
re/rict$ employees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an   
employee describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may n 
kn[+ly c5sor or disc\rage ! ex]cise (   
spee* ( a p]son at any "t1 includ+      
outside normal duty h\rs & :ile su*     
employee is away f _! normal duty po/4  
7#b7 ,fur!r re/rict$ employee describ$  
,! provisions ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply
 to any employee-- 7,a7 ^: duties &     
responsibilities ( ! employee's position
 cont9ue outside normal duty h\rs & :ile
 away f ! normal duty po/2 &  7,b7 :o   
is-- 7i7 an employee paid f an          
appropriation = ! ,executive ,(fice ( ! 
,presid5t2 or  7ii7 an employee appo9t$ 
by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t
 ( ! ,s5ate1 ^: position is locat$ )9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 :o det]m9es policies to  
be pursu$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 relations
 ) =eign p[]s or 9 ! nationwide         
adm9i/ration ( ,f$]al laws4  7c7        
,exceptions ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to prohibit an employee f engag+

 9 lawful actions )9 ! (ficial au?ority 
( su* employee = ! purpose ( safegu>d+1 
or prev5t+ ! unlawful dissem9ation (    
prop]ly classifi$ national security     
in=mation4  7d7 ,p5alties ,an employee  
:o violates ?is section %all be subject 
to any ( ! p5alties describ$ 9 section  
#gcbf4  7e7 ,en=cem5t ,?is section %all 
be en=c$ 9 ! same mann] z sub*apt] ,,iii
 ( ?is *apt]4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
sub*apt]-- 7#a7 ! t]m c5sor or c5sor%ip 
means ord]+ or advocat+ =--  7,a7 !     
removal or suppression ( lawful spee*1 9
 :ole or 9 "p1 f or on any plat=m       
7includ+ an int]active comput] s]vice72 
7,b7 ! addition ( any disclaim]1        
in=mation1 or o!r al]t to su* spee* be+ 
express$ on any plat=m 7includ+ an      
int]active comput] s]vice72 or  7,c7 !  
removal or re/riction ( access ( any    
p]son on any plat=m 7includ+ an         
int]active comput] s]vice7 g5]ally      
available to ! public1 unless su* p]son 
is engag$ 9 crim9al activities2  7#b7 ! 
t]m employee has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9   

section #gcbb2 &  7#c7 ! t]m int]active 
comput] s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #bcj7;f7 ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774  
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections = *apt] #gc ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  ,sub*apt]                    
,,viii--,prohibition on ,f$]al employee 
c5sor%ip #gcha4 ,policy reg>d+ ,f$]al   
employee c5sor%ip4 #gchb4 ,prohibition  
on ,f$]al employee c5sor%ip4  4  7c7    
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act or any am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or
 ! application ( a provision ( ?is ,act 
or an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act to any   
p]son or circum/ance1 is held to be     
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 &
 ! application ( ! provisions to any    
p]son or circum/ance1 %all n be affect$ 
by ! hold+4