,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajici  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bi1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,moore ( ,alabama introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
comp5sat$ lobby+ on behalf ( ! ,nig]ian 
gov]nm5t = ! duration ( its designation 
z a c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s 
fre$om2 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,nig]ian ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4      
,lobby+ prohibition = c\ntry ( conc]n   
7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,= ! purposes ( adm9i/]+ 
! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act (     
#aich1 z am5d$1 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et  
seq471 no p]son may act1 = comp5sation1 
z an ag5t ( ! gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia dur+   
any p]iod 9 :i* ,nig]ia is designat$ z a
 c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s    
fre$om "u section #djb7;b77#a77;,a77ii7 
( ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act
 ( #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                 
#fddb7;b77#a77;,a77ii774  7b7 ,p5alties 
7#a7 ,civil p5alty ,:oev] kn[+ly fails  

to comply ) ?is ,act2 %all1 ^u pro( (   
su* kn[+ violation by a prepond]ance ( !
 evid5ce1 be subject to a civil f9e ( n 
m ?an #bjj1jjj1 dep5d+ on ! ext5t &     
gravity ( ! violation4  7#b7 ,crim9al   
p5alty ,:oev] kn[+ly & corruptly fails  
to comply ) any provision ( ?is ,act    
%all be imprison$ = n m ?an #e ye>s or  
f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
or bo?4  7c7  ,rule ( con/ruction  ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to prev5t an
 individual f act+1 indep5d5tly & )\t   
comp5sation1 z an ag5t ( ! gov]nm5t (   
,nig]ia4  7d7 ,def9ition  7#a7 ,! t]m   
gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m gov]nm5t ( a =eign c\ntry def9$ 9   
,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich1
 z am5d$1 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 z appli$ 
to ! c\ntry ,nig]ia4  7#b7 ,! t]m ag5t--
 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ag5t ( a   
=eign pr9cipal z def9$ 9 ! ,=eign ,ag5ts
 ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich1 z am5d$1    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 z appli$ to !      
gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia2 &  7,b7 excludes !  
exemptions "u su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   

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