,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ad1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,king1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,select       
,committee on ,intelligence  ,a ,,bill  
,to modify requirements for certain     
employment activities by former         
intelligence officers and employees of  
the intelligence community1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,modification of   
requirements for certain employment     
activities by former intelligence       
officers and employees  7a7 ,in general 
,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of section #cjd
 of the ,national ,security ,act of     
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjgc;a7 are       
amended to read as follows3  7a7        
,post-,employment restrictions  7#a7    
,covered post-service position  7,a7    
,permanent restriction ,except as       
provided by paragraph 7#b77;,a77i71 an  
employee of an element of the           

intelligence community who occupies a   
covered intelligence position may not   
occupy a covered post-service position  
for a designated prohibited foreign     
country following the date on which the 
employee ceases to occupy a covered     
intelligence position4  7,b7 ,temporary 
restriction ,except as provided by      
paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii71 an employee of 
an element of the intelligence community
 who occupies a covered intelligence    
position may not occupy a covered       
post-service position during the        
#cj-month period following the date on  
which the employee ceases to occupy a   
covered intelligence position4  7#b7    
,waiver  7,a7 ,authority to grant       
temporary waiver  7i7 ,waivers of       
permanent restriction ,on a case-by-case
 basis1 the ,director of ,national      
,intelligence may temporarily waive the 
restriction in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 with 
respect to an employee or former        
employee who is subject to that         
restriction only after-- 7,i7 the       

employee or former employee submits to  
the ,director a written application for 
such waiver in such form and manner as  
the ,director determines appropriate2   
7,,ii7 the ,director determines that not
 granting such waiver would result in a 
grave detrimental impact to current or  
future intelligence operations of the   
,united ,states2 and  7,,iii7 the       
,director provides the congressional    
intelligence committees with a detailed 
justification stating why not granting  
such waiver would result in a grave     
detrimental impact to current or future 
intelligence operations of the ,united  
,states4  7ii7 ,waivers of temporary    
restriction ,on a case-by-case basis1   
the ,director may temporarily waive the 
restriction in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 with 
respect to an employee or former        
employee who is subject to that         
restriction only after-- 7,i7 the       
employee or former employee submits to  
the ,director a written application for 
such waiver in such form and manner as  

the ,director determines appropriate2   
and  7,,ii7 the ,director determines    
that such waiver is necessary to advance
 the national security interests of the 
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,period of waiver
 ,a waiver issued under subparagraph    
7,a7 shall apply for a period not       
exceeding #e years4 ,the ,director may  
renew such a waiver4  7,c7 ,revocation  
,the ,director may revoke a waiver      
issued under subparagraph 7,a7 to an    
employee or former employee1 effective  
on the date that is #fj days after the  
date on which the ,director provides the
 employee or former employee written    
notice of such revocation4  7,d7        
,tolling ,the #cj-month restriction in  
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall be tolled for 
an employee or former employee during   
the period beginning on the date on     
which a waiver is issued under          
subparagraph 7,a7 and ending on the date
 on which the waiver expires or on the  
effective date of a revocation under    
subparagraph 7,c71 as the case may be4  

7,e7 ,notification ,not later than #cj  
days after the date on which the        
,director issues a waiver under         
subparagraph 7,a7 or a revocation of a  
waiver under subparagraph 7,c71 the     
,director shall submit to the           
congressional intelligence committees   
written notification of the waiver or   
revocation1 as the case may be4 ,such   
notification shall include the          
following3 7i7 ,with respect to a waiver
 issued to an employee or former        
employee-- 7,i7 the details of the      
application1 including the covered      
intelligence position held or formerly  
held by the employee or former employee2
  7,,ii7 the nature of the activities of
 the employee or former employee after  
ceasing to occupy a covered intelligence
 position2  7,,iii7 a description of the
 national security interests that will  
be advanced by reason of issuing such   
waiver2 and  7,,iv7 the specific reasons
 why the ,director determines that      
issuing such waiver will advance such   

interests4  7ii7 ,with respect to a     
revocation of a waiver issued to an     
employee or former employee-- 7,i7 the  
details of the waiver1 including any    
renewals of such waiver1 and the dates  
of such waiver and renewals2 and  7,,ii7
 the specific reasons why the ,director 
determined that such revocation is      
warranted4  7b7 ,covered post-,service  
employment reporting  7#a7 ,requirement 
,during the period described in         
paragraph 7#b71 an employee who ceases  
to occupy a covered intelligence        
position shall-- 7,a7 report covered    
post-service employment to the head of  
the element of the intelligence         
community that employed such employee in
 such covered intelligence position upon
 accepting such covered post-service    
employment2 and  7,b7 annually 7or more 
frequently if the head of such element  
considers it appropriate7 report covered
 post-service employment to the head of 
such element4  7#b7 ,period described   
,the period described in this paragraph 

is the period beginning on the date on  
which an employee ceases to occupy a    
covered intelligence position4  7#c7    
,regulations ,the head of each element  
of the intelligence community shall     
issue regulations requiring1 as a       
condition of employment1 each employee  
of such element occupying a covered     
intelligence position to sign a written 
agreement requiring the regular         
reporting of covered post-service       
employment to the head of such element  
pursuant to paragraph 7#a74  4  7b7     
,definition of designated prohibited    
foreign country ,subsection 7g7 of such 
section is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through   
7#f7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#g71   
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,designated prohibited foreign     
country ,the term designated prohibited 
foreign country means the following3    
7,a7 ,the ,people's ,republic of ,china4
  7,b7 ,the ,russian ,federation4  7,c7 

,the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of 
,korea4  7,d7 ,the ,islamic ,republic of
 ,iran4  7,e7 ,the ,republic of ,cuba4  
7,f7 ,the ,syrian ,arab ,republic4  4   
7c7 ,additional written notice  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subsection 7d7 of such section
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7#c7 ,written notice about  
restrictions ,the head of each element  
of the intelligence community shall     
provide written notice of the           
restrictions under subsection 7a7 to any
 person who may be subject to such      
restrictions on or after the date of    
enactment of the ,intelligence          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbc-- 7,a7 when the head of the       
element determines that such person may 
become subject to such covered          
intelligence position restrictions2 and 
7,b7 before the person ceases to occupy 
a covered intelligence position4  4     
7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph   
7#b7 of such subsection is amended in   
the paragraph heading by adding about   

reporting requirements after ,written   
notice4  7d7 ,revised regulations  7#a7 
,definition of covered intelligence     
position ,in this subsection1 7,a7      
,congressional intelligence committees  
and intelligence community ,the terms   
congressional intelligence committees   
and intelligence community have the     
meanings given such terms in section #c 
of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg
 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74  7,b7 ,covered  
intelligence position ,the term covered 
intelligence position has the meaning   
given such term by such section #cjd4   
7#b7 ,submission ,not later than #cj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the head of each element of  
the intelligence community shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence       
committees new or updated regulations   
issued to carry out such section #cjd1  
as amended by subsections 7a71 7b71 and 
7c7 of this section4  7#c7 ,requirements
 ,the regulations issued under paragraph
 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 include provisions   

that advise personnel of the            
intelligence community of the           
appropriate manner in which such        
personnel may opt out of positions      
that-- 7i7 have been designated as      
covered intelligence positions before   
the effective date established in       
subsection 7e7 of this section2 or  7ii7
 may be designated as covered           
intelligence provisions before such     
designation becomes final2 and  7,b7    
establish a period of not fewer than #cj
 days and not more than #fj days after  
receipt of the written notice required  
under paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7d7  
of such section #cjd1 as added by       
subsection 7c77#a7 of this section1     
within which such personnel may opt out 
of a covered intelligence position and  
the accompanying obligations imposed by 
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 of such section 
#cjd1 as amended by subsection 7a7 of   
this section4  7#d7 ,certification ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         

,director of ,national ,intelligence    
shall submit to the congressional       
intelligence committees-- 7,a7 a written
 certification for each head of an      
element of the intelligence community   
who has issued new or updated           
regulations pursuant to paragraph 7#b72 
and  7,b7 for each head of an element of
 the intelligence community who has not 
issued such new or updated regulations1 
an explanation for the failure to issue 
such new or updated regulations4  7e7   
,effective date of permanent            
restrictions ,subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 of
 such section #cjd1 as amended by       
subsection 7a7 of this section1 shall   
apply only to persons who occupy a      
covered intelligence position on or     
after the date that is #de days after   
the date on which new or updated        
regulations are issued under subsection 
7d77#b7 of this section4  7f7 ,repeal   
,section #djb of the ,intelligence      
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#aiig 7,public ,law #ajd-bic7 is hereby 

repealed4