,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjbd,mr4    
,ka9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 &   
,mr4 ,m]kley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require additional          
disclosures ) respect to nom9ees to s]ve
 z *iefs ( mission1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,integrity &          
,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress
 reg>d+ a pr(essional & nonp>tisan      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a & o!r competitor nations are       
rapidly exp&+ _! global diplomatic      
pres5ces2 &  7#b7 x is imp]ative =      
,unit$ ,/ates national security t !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate is appropriately /aff$
 by emp[]$1 nonp>tisan =eign policy     
pr(essionals & ?or\ghly qualifi$ & vett$
 political appo9tees1 :o "w toge!r to   
protect ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s & advance 

,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy int]e/s4  #c4
 ,enhanc+ ! pr(essionalism ( ,assi/ant  
,secret>ies ( ,/ate  7a7 ,disclosure    
requirem5ts ,section #cjd7;a77#d7 ( !   
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #cidd7;a77#d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by ins]t+ or z an assi/ant secret>y    
aft] *ief ( mission2 &  7#b7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3 ,ea* su* report %all    
expla9 ! s\rce & ext5t ( su* nom9ee's k 
( ! pr9cipal language or dialect ( !    
c\ntry1 region1 or in/itution1 z        
applicable1 9 :i* ! nom9ee has be5      
nom9at$ to s]ve z *ief ( mission or     
assi/ant secret>y & ! mann] & ext5t to  
:i* su* nom9ee meets ! crit]ia describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a71 p>ticul>ly ) respect to
 ! s\rce & ext5t ( su* individual's k & 
und]/&+ ( ! hi/ory1 culture1 economics1 
politics1 & int]e/s ( ! p ( su* c\ntry1 
region1 or in/itution44  7b7 ,hir+      
requirem5t ,section #a7;c77#a7 ( ! ,/ate
 ,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (    
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7c77#a77 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 1 ,unit$ ,/ates  

,code aft] title #e2 &  7#b7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3 ,n few] ?an #ge p]c5t ( 
! ,assi/ant ,secret>ies 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate %all h s]v$ 9 ! ,s5ior ,=eign     
,s]vice or ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice44
  #d4 ,additional disclosures requir$ ) 
respect to nom9ees ,section #cjd7;b77#c7
 ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cidd7;b77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by /rik+ ,ea* & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 87,a7 
,9 ?is p>agraph--  7i7 ! t]m bundl$     
contribution has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #cjd7;i77#h77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al    
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;i77#h77;,a772  7ii7 ! 
t]m contribution has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m 9 section #cja7h7 ( ! ,f$]al        
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7h772 &  7iii7 ! t]m    
imm$iate family means-- 7,i7 ! sp\se ( !
 nom9ee2  7,,ii7 any *ild1 p>5t1        
gr&p>5t1 bro!r1 or si/] ( ! nom9ee2 &   
7,,iii7 ! sp\se ( any ( ! individuals   
describ$ 9 subclause 7,,ii74  7,b7 ,ea* 
2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 z           

r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ,! report & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7,c7 ,! report %all include !
 disclosure ( all bundl$ contributions  
facilitat$ by ! nom9ee dur+ ! p]iod     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 9          
accordance ) section #cjd7;i7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;i771 &  2  7#c7 by    
/rik+ ,! *airman & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,d7 ,! *airman  2 &  7#d7 9 subp>agraph
 7,d71 z r$esignat$1 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all publi%
 ea* su* report & ea* ,c]tificate (     
,compet5cy issu$ pursuant to subsection 
7a77#d7 on a publicly available website 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate44  #e4            
,c]tification ( compliance ) ! ,=eign   
,s]vice ,act ( #aihj ,section #cjd7;a7 (
 ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj1 z am5d$ 
by section #c7;a71 is fur!r am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,!        
,presid5t %all c]tify to ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7,a7  
any individual nom9at$ to be a *ief (   
mission meets ! qualifications requir$  

"u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 any           
contributions made by any su* individual
 or family memb]1 :e!r or n includ$ 9 ! 
report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 play$  
no role 9 su* nom9ation4  4  #f4        
,limitations on ov]seas placem5t (      
special appo9tm5t positions t d n       
ex]cise significant au?ority  7a7 ,s5se 
( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t  
all (ficials ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 (f]$ to receive diplomatic accr$itation
 f a =eign nation %\ld be ?or\ghly vett$
 & review$ = qualification be=e-- 7#a7  
be+ au?oriz$ to repres5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t at s5sitive po/+s ov]seas2 or
  7#b7 receiv+ taxpay]-fund$ sal>ies1   
all[ances1 & employm5t b5efits 9        
connection ) su* a po/+4  7b7           
,limitations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#a7;j77#b7 ( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic   
,au?orities ,act ( #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bfea;a7j77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by          
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 &   
7,c7 z clauses 7i71 7ii71 & 7iii71      
respectively1 & mov+ su* clauses1 z     

r$esignat$1 #b ems to ! "r2  7,b7 by    
/rik+ ,! ,presid5t2 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t  2 &  7,c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7          
,limitations ,all special appo9tm5ts "u 
subp>agraph 7,a71 & all positions       
describ$ 9 s*$ule ,b or s*$ule ,c (     
subp>t ,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 to a ,unit$ ,/ates 
diplomatic mission may n exce$ #ij days4
 ,an individual may n be appo9t$ to m   
?an #a position describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph 
dur+ a s+le cal5d> ye>4  4  7#b7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
subsection %all take effect on ,janu>y  
#a1 #bjbe4