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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbe,mr4   
,kean 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s*olt57        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,memb]s
 ( ,congress f conduct+ c]ta9 f9ancial  
transactions involv+ a =eign adv]s>y ( !
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,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,=eign ,adv]s>y ,inve/m5t ,prohibition  
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition ) respect to    
c]ta9 transactions by ,memb]s (         
,congress ) a =eign adv]s>y  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,a ,memb] ( ,congress may n1 dur+ 
! t]m ( s]vice ( ! ,memb] ( ,congress1  
conduct any cov]$ f9ancial transaction t
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=eign adv]s>y or an entity own$ or      

op]at$ by a =eign adv]s>y4  7b7 ,civil  
en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney    
,g5]al may br+ a civil action 9 an      
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates aga9/ any p]son :o violates1 or  
:om ! ,attorney ,g5]al has reason to    
believe is engag+ 9 conduct t violates1 
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,civil p5alty ,if 
! c\rt f9ds by a prepond]ance ( !       
evid5ce t a p]son violat$ subsection    
7a71 ! c\rt %all impose a civil p5alty (
 n m ?an-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( a fir/       
violation ( subsection 7a71 #e1jjj2     
7,b7 9 ! case ( a second violation (    
subsection 7a71 #aj1jjj2 &  7,c7 9 !    
case ( ea* violation ( subsection 7a7   
aft] a second violation "u subp>agraph  
7,b71 #ae1jjj4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ f9ancial           
transaction  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m cov]$ 
f9ancial transaction includes-- 7i7 any 
gift1 subscription1 loan1 advance1 or   
deposit ( money or any?+ ( value2  7ii7 
any inve/m5t 9-- 7,i7 a security 7z     
def9$ 9 section #c7;a7 ( ,securities    

,ex*ange ,act ( #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#gh;c7a7772  7,,ii7 a security future 7z
 def9$ 9 t section72 or  7,,iii7 a      
commodity 7z def9$ 9 section #a;a ( !   
,commodity ,ex*ange ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#a;a772 &  7iii7 any economic int]e/    
comp>able to an int]e/ describ$ 9 clause
 7i7 t is acquir$ ?r\gh syn!tic means1  
su* z ! use ( a d]ivative1 includ+ an   
option1 w>rant1 or o!r simil> means4    
7#b7 ,=eign adv]s>y ,! t]m =eign adv]s>y
 means-- 7,a7 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1  
includ+ ! ,hong ,kong ,special          
,adm9i/rative ,regions2  7,b7 !         
,republic ( ,cuba2  7,c7 ! ,islamic     
,republic ( ,iran2  7,d7 ! ,democratic  
,p's ,republic ( ,korea2  7,e7 !        
,russian ,f$]ation2 &  7,f7 ! ,boliv>ian
 ,republic ( ,v5ezuela "u ! regime (    
,nicols ,maduro ,moros4  7#c7 ,memb] (  
,congress ,! t]m ,memb] ( ,congress     
means a ,s5ator or ,repres5tative 91 or 
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to1 !
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