,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajici  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,october #bi1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit compensated        
lobbying on behalf of the ,nigerian     
government for the duration of its      
designation as a country of particular  
concern for religious freedom2 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,nigerian     
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,lobbying    
prohibition for country of concern  7a7 
,in general  ,for the purposes of       
administering the ,foreign ,agents      
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended1
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq471 no person
 may act1 for compensation1 as an agent 
of the government of ,nigeria during any
 period in which ,nigeria is designated 
as a country of particular concern for  
religious freedom under section         
#djb7;b77#a77;,a77ii7 of the            

,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                 
#fddb7;b77#a77;,a77ii774  7b7 ,penalties
  7#a7 ,civil penalty ,whoever knowingly
 fails to comply with this ,act2 shall1 
upon proof of such knowing violation by 
a preponderance of the evidence1 be     
subject to a civil fine of not more than
 #bjj1jjj1 depending on the extent and  
gravity of the violation4  7#b7         
,criminal penalty ,whoever knowingly and
 corruptly fails to comply with any     
provision of this ,act shall be         
imprisoned for not more than #e years or
 fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 or both4  7c7  ,rule of          
construction  ,nothing in this ,act     
shall be construed to prevent an        
individual from acting1 independently   
and without compensation1 as an agent of
 the government of ,nigeria4  7d7       
,definition  7#a7 ,the term government  
of ,nigeria has the meaning given the   
term government of a foreign country    
defined in ,foreign ,agents             

,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended1
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 as applied to the 
country ,nigeria4  7#b7 ,the term       
agent-- 7,a7 has the meaning given the  
term agent of a foreign principal as    
defined in the ,foreign ,agents         
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended1
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 as applied to the 
government of ,nigeria2 and  7,b7       
excludes the exemptions under such ,act 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fac74