,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! aw>d+ (     
contracts & grants to companies         
b5eficially own$ by special ,gov]nm5t   
employees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no     
,f$]al ,paym5ts to ,companies ,controll$
 by ,special ,gov]nm5t ,employees ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on aw>d+ (    
contracts & grants to companies         
b5eficially own$ by special ,gov]nm5t   
employees  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an executive   
ag5cy may n aw>d a contract1 grant1 or  
coop]ative agreem5t1 or make any paym5t 
relat$ to a contract1 grant1 or         
coop]ative agreem5t1 to a company ( :i* 
any cov]$ b5eficial own] 0 a special    
,gov]nm5t employee on or aft] ,janu>y   
#a1 #bjbe1 unless ! individual :o is su*
 a b5eficial own] ( su* company         

imm$iately ceases to be a special       
,gov]nm5t employee & is n a special     
,gov]nm5t employee at any "t dur+ ! #cfe
 days foll[+ ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,company ,! t]m company means any--
 7,a7 corporation1 company1 limit$      
liability company1 limit$ p>tn]%ip1     
bus9ess tru/1 or bus9ess association2 or
  7,b7 entity t is simil> to an entity  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,cov]$ b5eficial own] ,! t]m cov]$      
b5eficial own] means an individual :o1 )
 respect to a company-- 7,a7 is a       
b5eficial own] ( ! company1 z det]m9$   
pursuant to section #bdj4ac;d-#c ( title
 #ag1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9  
effect on ,decemb] #bj1 #bjai2 &  7,b7  
owns1 directly or indirectly1 #e p]c5t  
or m ( ! equity securities ( ! company4 
7#c7 ,equity security ,! t]m equity     
security has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,securities ,ex*ange 
,act ( #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;c7a774  
7#d7 ,executive ag5cy ,! t]m executive  

ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#acc ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7#e7 ,special ,gov]nm5t employee ,! t]m 
special ,gov]nm5t employee has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bjb7;a7 ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4