,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cbbh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #f1 #bjbc,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit certain members and former members of the ,armed ,forces from accepting employment with government entities of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or the ,russian ,federation4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,work with ,adversaries ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,prohibition on certain members and former members of the ,armed ,forces accepting employment with ,chinese or ,russian government entities 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,members of the ,armed ,forces gain skills1 knowledge1 and training through their service that are integral to the mission of the ,united ,states military4 7#b7 ,the specialized skillsets gained through service in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces are the product of unique ,united ,states ,government training4 7#c7 ,public reports have revealed the ,people's ,republic of ,china has employed1 or contracted through intermediaries1 former ,united ,states military personnel and former military personnel of countries that are allies of the ,united ,states to train ,chinese military personnel on specialized skills4 7#d7 ,the closest allies of the ,united ,states1 including the ,united ,kingdom1 ,australia1 and ,new ,zealand1 are taking steps to stop their former military personnel from training the ,armed ,forces of foreign adversaries1 including instituting policy and legal reviews and consideration of criminal penalties to prevent that type of post-military service activity4 7#e7 ,allowing individuals to be employed or engaged in the provision of training to foreign adversaries in specialized skillsets gained through service in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces poses a significant risk for exploitation by foreign adversaries against ,united ,states interests4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that it is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states that current and former members of the ,armed ,forces be prohibited from taking employment or holding positions that provide substantial support to the military of a foreign government that is an adversary of the ,united ,states1 such as the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 to prevent the exploitation of specialized ,united ,states military competencies and capabilities by those governments4 7c7 ,prohibition ,section #bjg of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7m7 ,prohibition on certain members and former members of the ,armed ,forces accepting employment with designated foreign government entities 7#a7 ,in general ,any person who is a member or former member of the ,armed ,forces1 who at any time occupied a covered position1 and who1 on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 knowingly accepts employment for or occupies a position with a designated entity1 shall be punished as provided in section #baf7;a77#b7 of this title4 7#b7 ,temporary waiver for former members of the ,armed ,forces 7,a7 ,in general ,on a case-by-case basis1 the ,secretary of ,defense may temporarily waive the restriction under paragraph 7#a71 and may renew any such waiver1 with respect to a former member of the ,armed ,forces only after-- 7i7 the former member submits to the ,secretary a written application for such waiver or renewal in such form and manner as the ,secretary shall prescribe2 and 7ii7 the ,secretary determines that granting such waiver or renewal would not result in a detrimental impact to current or future defense operations of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,period of waiver or renewal ,a waiver or renewal under subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply for a period not to exceed #e years4 7,c7 ,revocation ,the ,secretary may revoke a waiver or renewal under subparagraph 7,a7 for a former member of the ,armed ,forces and that revocation shall take effect on the date specified by the ,secretary but not later than #fj days after the date on which the ,secretary provides the former member written notice of such revocation4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,covered position ,the term covered position means a position in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces that provides training1 knowledge1 and experience in-- 7i7 aviation or flight operations2 7ii7 defensive or offensive cyber operations2 7iii7 operation or maintenance of-- 7,i7 military equipment2 7,,ii7 electrical or power distribution systems2 7,,iii7 weapon systems2 or 7,,iv7 munitions2 7iv7 intelligence2 7v7 logistics2 7vi7 security of military assets2 7vii7 defense acquisitions2 or 7viii7 military equipment testing and evaluation4 7,b7 ,designated entity ,the term designated entity means any entity that seeks to employ or engages in employing any member of the ,armed ,forces or former member of the ,armed ,forces for the purpose of providing material support1 including sensitive military information or capabilities1 to the military of a designated foreign government1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,defense4 7,c7 ,designated foreign government ,the term designated foreign government means a government1 at the national1 regional1 or local level1 in-- 7i7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7ii7 the ,russian ,federation4 4 7d7 ,written notice about prohibition 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense or the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 as appropriate1 shall provide written notice of the prohibition under subsection 7m7 of section #bjg of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 to any person subject to the prohibition as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 as soon as practicable after such date of enactment2 and 7,b7 to any person who becomes subject to the prohibition after such date of enactment1 as soon as practicable thereafter4 7#b7 ,impact on prohibition ,the prohibition under subsection 7m7 of section #bjg of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7c71 shall apply to a person regardless of whether the ,secretary of ,defense or the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 as appropriate1 have complied with the requirements under paragraph 7#a74