,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,sykes introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify c]ta9 conduct t 
is prohibit$ = purposes ( brib]y (      
public (ficials & witnesses1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,clos+ ,brib]y          
,loopholes ,act4  #b4 ,cl>ification (   
def9ition ( (ficial act ,section        
#bja7;a77#c7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#c7 
! t]m (ficial act--  7,a7 means any act 
)9 ! range ( (ficial duty1 & any        
decision1 recomm5dation1 or action on   
any "q1 matt]1 cause1 suit1 proce$+1 or 
controv]sy1 :i* may at any "t be p5d+1  
or :i* may by law be br\ght be=e any    
public (ficial1 9 su* public (ficial's  
(ficial capacity or 9 su* (ficial's     
place ( tru/ or pr(it2 &  7,b7 may be   
compris$ ( a s+le act1 m ?an "o act1 or 

a c\rse ( conduct to effect ! (ficial   
act1 & may occur :e!r or n x            
successfully a*ieves a desir$ outcome4  
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