,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4 
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #cg1       
,united ,states ,code1 to strengthen and
 expand restrictions on retired members 
and members of reserve components of the
 uniformed services accepting employment
 and compensation from foreign          
governments1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title2 table of contents  7a7
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,retired ,officers ,conflict of    
,interest ,act of #bjbc4  7b7 ,table of 
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4      
,approval process for employment and    
compensation4,sec4 #c4 ,prohibition on  
members of the ,armed ,forces           
negotiating employment with foreign     

governments while on active duty4,sec4  
#d4 #cj-month prohibition on retired    
members of the ,armed ,forces eligible  
for access to classified information    
seeking approval for employment by      
foreign governments4,sec4 #e4           
,notification of obligations4,sec4 #f4  
,post-retirement employment             
reporting4,sec4 #g4 ,penalties4,sec4 #h4
 ,guidance4,sec4 #i4 ,public            
reporting4,sec4 #aj4 ,database of       
employment approvals4,sec4 #aa4         
,definitions4,sec4 #ab4 ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states         
review4,sec4 #ac4 ,effective date2      
applicability4  #b4 ,approval process   
for employment and compensation ,section
 #ijh of title #cg1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs  
7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 as subparagraphs   
7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 respectively1 and 
by moving such subparagraphs1 as so     
redesignated1 #b ems to the right2  7,b7
 by striking ,subject to and inserting  

the following3  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to  2  7,c7 in subparagraph    
7,c71 as redesignated1 by striking      
,commissioned ,reserve ,corps and       
inserting ,ready ,reserve ,corps2 and   
7,d7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#b7 ,application to    
private entities ,the acceptance by a   
person described in paragraph 7#a7 of   
employment 7and compensation related to 
that employment7 or payments or awards  
indirectly from a foreign government    
through a private entity shall be       
subject to the provisions of this       
section to the same extent and in the   
same manner as such provisions apply to 
employment 7and compensation related to 
that employment7 and payments and awards
 described in paragraph 7#a74  2  7#b7  
in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by inserting   
7#a7 before ,a person2 and  7,b7 by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#b7 ,before approving under
 paragraph 7#a7 the employment of a     
person described in subsection 7a71 the 

,secretary concerned and the ,secretary 
of ,state shall-- 7,a7 review the offer 
of employment1 including the full text  
of the contract or other agreement and  
any annexes or statements of work2 and  
7,b7 determine that the employment will 
not harm the national security of the   
,united ,states1 including with respect 
to complying with requirements under the
 ,international ,traffic in ,arms       
,regulations under subchapter ,m of     
chapter ,i of title #bb1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations4  2  7#c7 by      
redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as
 subsections 7k7 and 7m71 respectively2 
and  7#d7 by inserting after subsection 
7c7 the following new subsection 7d73   
7d7 ,terms of approval ,an approval     
provided to a person described in       
subsection 7a7 for employment or        
compensation under subsection 7b7 or for
 a payment or award under subsection 7c7
 shall cease to be effective if the     
person-- 7#a7 fails to notify the       
,secretary concerned in writing of any  

material change in the nature of the    
employment or payment or award not later
 than #cj days after the change is made2
 or  7#b7 provides inaccurate or        
incomplete information in a written     
notification submitted under paragraph  
7#a74  4  #c4 ,prohibition on members of
 the ,armed ,forces negotiating         
employment with foreign governments     
while on active duty ,section #ijh of   
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
amended by section #b1 is further       
amended by inserting after subsection   
7d7 the following new subsection3  7e7  
,prohibition on negotiation of          
employment by foreign governments while 
on active duty ,a member of the armed   
forces is prohibited from negotiating or
 having in effect an agreement for      
future employment or compensation1 or   
payment or award1 described in          
subsection 7a7 while serving on active  
duty4  4  #d4 #cj-month prohibition on  
retired members of the ,armed ,forces   
eligible for access to classified       

information seeking approval for        
employment by foreign governments       
,section #ijh of title #cg1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as amended by section #c1
 is further amended by inserting after  
subsection 7e7 the following new        
subsection3  7f7 ,prohibition for       
retired members of armed forces eligible
 for access to classified information   
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided by 
paragraph 7#b71 a retired member of the 
armed forces who is eligible for access 
to classified information is prohibited 
from seeking approval under subsection  
7b7 for employment or compensation      
described in subsection 7a7 during the  
#cj-month period beginning on the date  
on which the person retires from the    
armed forces4  7#b7 ,exception for      
allied governments ,a person described  
in paragraph 7#a7 may accept employment 
or compensation from the ,government of 
the ,united ,kingdom1 ,canada1          
,australia1 or ,new ,zealand if the     
,secretary concerned and ,secretary of  

,state approve the employment as        
provided by subsection 7b74  4  #e4     
,notification of obligations ,section   
#ijh of title #cg1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as amended by section #d1 is     
further amended by inserting after      
subsection 7f7 the following new        
subsection3  7g7 ,notification of       
obligations ,the ,secretary concerned   
shall ensure that each person described 
in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 is notified of 
the obligations of the person under this
 section2 and  7#b7 certifies to the    
,secretary that the person understands  
such obligations4  4  #f4               
,post-retirement employment reporting   
,section #ijh of title #cg1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as amended by section #e1
 is further amended by inserting after  
subsection 7g7 the following new        
subsection3  7h7 ,post-,retirement      
employment reporting  7#a7 ,in general  
,during the #e-year period beginning on 
the date on which a member of the armed 
forces retires1 that member shall-- 7,a7

 report employment described in         
subsection 7a7 to the ,secretary        
concerned upon accepting such           
employment2 and  7,b7 annually 7or more 
frequently if the ,secretary concerned  
considers it appropriate7 report such   
employment to the ,secretary concerned4 
7#b7 ,regulations ,the ,under ,secretary
 of ,defense for ,personnel and         
,readiness1 in consultation with the    
,department of ,defense ,standards of   
,conduct ,office and the ,secretaries of
 the military departments1 shall issue  
regulations requiring1 as a condition of
 service1 each member of the armed      
forces to sign a written agreement      
requiring the regular reporting of      
employment described in subsection 7a7  
to the ,secretary concerned under       
paragraph 7#a74  4  #g4 ,penalties      
,section #ijh of title #cg1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as amended by section #f1
 is further amended by inserting after  
subsection 7h7 the following new        
subsection3  7i7 ,civil penalties  7#a7 

,in general ,a person who violates      
subsection 7b71 7c71 7e71 7f71 or 7h7   
shall be liable to the ,united ,states  
for a civil penalty in an amount that is
 not more than the greater of-- 7,a7    
#ajj1jjj2 or  7,b7 the amount of        
compensation that the person received or
 was offered for the conduct in         
violation of subsection 7b71 7c71 7e71  
or 7f71 or the employment described in  
subsection 7h71 as the case may be4     
7#b7 ,additional penalties ,in addition 
to the penalty provided for under       
paragraph 7#a71 a person who violates   
subsection 7b71 7c71 7e71 or 7f7 shall1 
for a period of not longer than five    
years-- 7,a7 be prohibited from         
accepting employment or compensation or 
a payment or award from any foreign     
government2  7,b7 be prohibited from--  
7i7 accepting employment with the       
,federal ,government2  7ii7 providing   
services under a contract awarded by the
 ,federal ,government2 or  7iii7 serving
 on a ,federal advisory committee or in 

any other advisory capacity to the      
,federal ,government2 and  7,c7 not be  
eligible for access to classified       
information4  7#c7 ,appeal  7,a7 ,in    
general ,a person assessed a penalty    
under paragraph 7#a7 for a violation of 
subsection 7b71 7c71 7e71 7f71 or 7h7   
may appeal the penalty to the           
,president4  7,b7 ,determinations on    
appeal ,a determination by the          
,president to rescind or waive part or  
all of a penalty for a violation of     
subsection 7b71 7c71 7e71 7f71 or 7h7   
shall be made in writing1 submitted to  
,congress1 and made publicly available  
by the ,president through publication in
 the ,federal ,register4  7#d7 ,savings 
provision ,the imposition of a penalty  
under this subsection does not preclude 
the application of any other criminal or
 civil statutory1 common law1 or        
administrative remedy that is available 
by law to the ,united ,states or any    
other person4  4  #h4 ,guidance ,section
 #ijh of title #cg1 ,united ,states     

,code1 as amended by section #g1 is     
further amended by inserting after      
subsection 7i7 the following new        
subsection3  7j7 ,guidance ,not later   
than #abj days after the enactment of   
the ,retired ,officers ,conflict of     
,interest ,act of #bjbc1 the ,secretary 
of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,state
 shall issue and make available to the  
public guidance with respect to         
complying with this section4  4  #i4    
,public reporting ,subsection 7k7 of    
section #ijh of title #cg1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as redesignated by       
section #b7b71 is further amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end
 the following new subparagraph3  7,d7  
,the value of any travel1 meals1        
lodging1 or registration fees provided  
by the foreign government in connection 
with the employment or compensation or  
payment or award4  2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following new paragraph3
  7#c7 ,each report required by         
paragraph 7#a71 and all of the contents 

of the report1 without redaction1 shall 
be made available by the ,secretary of  
,defense on a publicly accessible       
internet website not later than #fj days
 after the report is submitted under    
paragraph 7#a74  4  #aj4 ,database of   
employment approvals ,section #ijh of   
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after subsection   
7k71 as redesignated by section #b7b71  
the following new subsection3  7l7      
,database of employment approvals  7#a7 
,establishment ,not later than #a year  
after the date of the enactment of the  
,retired ,officers ,conflict of         
,interest ,act of #bjbc1 the ,secretary 
of ,defense shall establish and maintain
 an online portal accessible by the     
public that allows a member of the      
public1 at no cost to the member1 to    
search1 sort1 and download information  
on approvals of employment provided     
under subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,elements   
,the portal required by paragraph 7#a7  
shall be designed to provide a member of

 the public with the ability to retrieve
 information on an approval of          
employment provided under subsection 7b7
 to a person described in subsection 7a7
 through searches based on each1 and any
 combination1 of the following3 7,a7    
,the name of the person4  7,b7 ,the     
armed force of the person4  7,c7 ,the   
position the person held or holds in the
 armed forces1 including rank1 and in   
any other former employing ,federal     
office4  7,d7 ,the foreign government   
involved4  7,e7 ,the amount of          
compensation expected or provided for   
the employment4  7,f7 ,the details of   
the person's application for approval of
 the employment4  7,g7 ,in the case of a
 retired member of the armed forces1 the
 nature of the activities of the member 
since retirement4  7,h7 ,other          
information relating to the employment4 
7,i7 ,except as provided by paragraph   
7#c71 any other information the         
,director considers relevant4  7#c7     
,information prohibited from disclosure 

,the portal required by paragraph 7#a7  
may not include an individual's date of 
birth1 social security number1 home     
address1 phone number1 or any other     
personal identifier other than those    
specifically required to be included    
under paragraph 7#b74  7#d7             
,availability of information ,the       
,director shall design the portal       
required by paragraph 7#a7 so that the  
contents of the portal may be downloaded
 in bulk and retrieved by an application
 programming interface4  7#e7 ,duration 
of retention of information ,the portal 
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall retain 
information with respect to an approval 
of employment provided under subsection 
7b7 for not less than #aj years after   
the expiration or other termination of  
the approval4  7#f7 ,updates required   
,the portal required by paragraph 7#a7  
and the application programming         
interface referred to in paragraph 7#d7 
shall be enhanced and updated as        
necessary to carry out the purposes of  

this section4  4  #aa4 ,definitions     
,section #ijh of title #cg1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after subsection 7m71 as redesignated by
 section #b7b71 the following new       
subsection3  7n7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,classified information   
,the term classified information means  
any information or material that has    
been determined by the ,united ,states  
,government pursuant to an ,executive   
order1 statute1 or regulation1 to       
require protection against unauthorized 
disclosure for reasons of national      
security4  7#b7 ,eligible for access to 
classified information ,the term        
eligible for access to classified       
information has the meaning given that  
term in the procedures established      
pursuant to section #hja7;a7 of the     
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafa74  7#c7 ,foreign        
government ,the term foreign government 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #gcdb7;a77#b7 of title #e4  4   

#ab4 ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states review  7a7 ,report     
required ,not later than #b years after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and 
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the employment by foreign governments
 of former officers of the ,armed       
,forces covered by section #ijh of title
 #cg1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7       
,elements ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall include an         
assessment of-- 7#a7 the processes in   
place at the ,department of ,state and  
the ,department of ,defense-- 7,a7 to   
identify-- 7i7 the extent to which      
former officers described in subsection 
7a7 were provided compensation directly 
or indirectly by foreign governments    
during the #e-year period preceding     
submission of the report2 and  7ii7 the 
extent to which such former officers who
 receive compensation from foreign      

governments work on contracts or        
programs of the ,department of ,defense1
 the ,department of ,state1 or the      
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services-- 7,i7 for which such former  
officials personally had program        
oversight responsibility or             
decision-making authority when they     
served in the ,armed ,forces2 or  7,,ii7
 that are the responsibility of the     
agency1 office1 or command in which such
 former officers served2 and  7,b7 to   
review and approve employment by foreign
 governments of such former officers in 
accordance with section #ijh of title   
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended  
by this ,act2 and  7#b7 what is known   
about the effectiveness of existing     
statutes and regulations governing the  
employment of former officers of the    
,armed ,forces1 including-- 7,a7 section
 #bjg of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code2  7,b7 section #ijh of title #cg1 
,united ,states ,code1 as in effect on  
the day before the date of the enactment

 of this ,act2 and  7,c7 the ,foreign   
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 
amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq474   
7c7 ,access to information ,in          
accordance with the contract clause     
required pursuant to section #chda7;d7  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and
 section #dgjf7;d7 of title #da1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 contractors shall       
provide the ,comptroller ,general with  
access to information requested by the  
,comptroller ,general for the purpose of
 preparing the report required by       
subsection 7a74  #ac4 ,effective date2  
applicability ,the amendments made by   
this ,act-- 7#a7 take effect on the date
 of the enactment of this ,act2 and     
7#b7 apply with respect to-- 7,a7 offers
 of employment or compensation described
 in subsection 7a7 of section #ijh of   
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
amended by this ,act1 made on or after  
the date that is #abj days after such   
date of enactment2  7,b7 the provision  
of any payment1 item1 or award described

 in that subsection on or after that    
date2  7,c7 negotiations for employment 
described in subsection 7e7 of that     
section on or after that date2 and  7,d7
 agreements described in that subsection
 in effect on or after that date4