#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bacb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 to prevent and   
mitigate the potential for conflicts of 
interest following government service1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,conflict-free ,leaving ,employment and 
,activity ,restrictions ,path ,act or   
the ,,clear ,path ,act4  #b4 ,sense of  
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 ,congress and the executive 
branch have recognized the importance of
 preventing and mitigating the potential
 for conflicts of interest following    
,government service1 including with     
respect to senior ,united ,states       
officials working on behalf of foreign  
governments2 and  7#b7 ,congress and the
 executive branch should jointly        
evaluate the status and scope of        
post-employment restrictions4  #c4      
,post-employment restrictions on        
officials in positions subject to       
,senate confirmation  7a7 ,in general   

,section #bjg of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7m7 ,extended   
post-employment restrictions for        
officials in positions subject to       
,senate confirmation  7#a7 ,definitions 
,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,country of   
concern ,the term country of concern has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#a7m7 of the ,state ,department ,basic  
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m771 except that it   
does not include the country described  
in paragraph 7#a77;,a77vi7 of that      
section1 as in effect on the date of    
enactment of the ,conflict-free ,leaving
 ,employment and ,activity ,restrictions
 ,path ,act4  7,b7 ,foreign governmental
 entity ,the term foreign governmental  
entity has the meaning given the term in
 section #a7m7 of the ,state ,department
 ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m774  7,c7 ,represent 
,the term represent does not include    
representation by an attorney1 who is   

duly licensed and authorized to provide 
legal advice in a ,united ,states       
jurisdiction1 of a person or entity in a
 legal capacity or for the purposes of  
rendering legal advice4  7,d7           
,senate-confirmed position ,the term    
,senate-confirmed position means a      
position in a department or agency of   
the executive branch of the ,united     
,states for which appointment is        
required to be made by the ,president1  
by and with the advice and consent of   
the ,senate4  7#b7 ,agency heads1 deputy
 heads1 and other positions subject to  
,senate confirmation ,any person who    
serves in a position requiring          
appointment by the ,president as head or
 deputy head of1 or serves in any other 
,senate-confirmed position in1 a        
department or agency of the executive   
branch of the ,united ,states1 and who1 
at any time after the termination of the
 person's service in that position1     
knowingly represents1 aids1 or advises a
 foreign governmental entity of a       

country of concern before an officer or 
employee of the executive or legislative
 branch of the ,united ,states with the 
intent to influence a decision of the   
officer or employee in carrying out his 
or her official duties shall be punished
 as provided in section #baf4  7#c7     
,notice of restrictions ,any person     
subject to the restrictions under this  
subsection shall be provided notice of  
these restrictions by the relevant      
department or agency-- 7,a7 upon        
appointment by the ,president2 and  7,b7
 upon termination of service with the   
relevant department or agency4  7#d7    
,effective date  7,a7 ,in general       
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 the restrictions under this       
subsection shall apply only to persons  
who are appointed by the ,president to  
the positions referenced in this        
subsection on or after the date of      
enactment of the ,conflict-free ,leaving
 ,employment and ,activity ,restrictions
 ,path ,act4  7,b7 ,grace period for    

added countries of concern ,if the      
definition of the term country of       
concern under subsection 7m7 of section 
#a of the ,state ,department ,basic     
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7 is modified in       
accordance with paragraph 7#g7 of that  
subsection by adding a country to the   
list of countries described in paragraph
 7#a77;,a7 of that subsection1 in the   
case of any person who is appointed by  
the ,president to a position referenced 
in this subsection on or after the date 
of enactment of the ,conflict-free      
,leaving ,employment and ,activity      
,restrictions ,path ,act and who        
knowingly represents1 aids1 or advises a
 foreign governmental entity of a       
country added to the list of countries  
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of such
 subsection 7m71 the restrictions under 
this subsection shall apply to such     
person on and after the date that is #cj
 days after the date of enactment of a  
relevant joint resolution of approval as

 described in paragraph 7#g77;,c7 of    
such subsection 7m7 adding that country 
to the list of countries described in   
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of such subsection  
7m74  7#e7 ,sunset  7,a7 ,in general ,on
 and after the date that is #e years    
after the date of enactment of the      
,conflict-free ,leaving ,employment and 
,activity ,restrictions ,path ,act1 the 
restrictions under paragraph 7#b7 shall 
not apply to any person appointed by the
 ,president1 on or after such date of   
enactment1 to a position referenced in  
this subsection1 without regard to the  
date on which the service of such person
 in such position terminates4  7,b7 ,no 
effect on conduct before sunset ,nothing
 in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be construed
 to limit the applicability of paragraph
 7#b7 with respect to any conduct by a  
person appointed by the ,president to a 
position referenced in this subsection  
that occurred before the date that is #e
 years after the date of enactment of   
the ,conflict-free ,leaving ,employment 

and ,activity ,restrictions ,path ,act4 
4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section   
#a7m7 of the ,state ,department ,basic  
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m77 is amended-- 7#a7 
by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 and    
7#g7 as paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i71       
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 ,relation to government-wide       
restrictions ,this subsection shall not 
apply to a person by reason of the      
person's service in a position          
referenced in this subsection if the    
person is subject to the restrictions   
under section #bjg7m7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 by reason of the 
same service4  4  #d4 ,mechanism to     
amend definition of country of concern  
,section #a7m7 of the ,state ,department
 ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m77 is amended by     
inserting after paragraph 7#f71 as added
 by section #c7;b71 the following3  7#g7
 ,modification to definition of country 

of concern  7,a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,state may1 in            
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 propose the addition or       
deletion of countries described in      
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7,b7 ,submission  
,any proposal described in subparagraph 
7,a7 shall-- 7i7 be submitted to the    
,chairman and ,ranking ,member of the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,chairman and ,ranking 
,member of the ,committee on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7ii7 become      
effective upon enactment of a joint     
resolution of approval as described in  
subparagraph 7,c74  7,c7 ,joint         
resolution of approval  7i7 ,in general 
,for purposes of subparagraph 7,b77ii71 
the term joint resolution of approval   
means only a joint resolution-- 7,i7    
that does not have a preamble2  7,,ii7  
that includes in the matter after the   
resolving clause the following3 ,that   
,congress approves the modification of  

the definition of country of concern    
under section #a7m7 of the ,state       
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief1 as submitted by the ,secretary of
 ,state on 2 and section #a7m77#a77;,a7 
of the ,state ,department ,basic        
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m77#a77;,a77 is       
amended by 41 the blank spaces being    
appropriately filled in with the        
appropriate date and the amendatory     
language required to modify the list of 
countries in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of this
 subsection by adding or deleting #a or 
more countries2 and  7,,iii7 the title  
of which is as follows3 ,joint          
resolution approving modifications to   
definition of country of concern under  
section #a7m7 of the ,state ,department 
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief44     
7ii7 ,referral  7,i7 ,senate ,a         
resolution described in clause 7i7 that 
is introduced in the ,senate shall be   
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations of the ,senate4  7,,ii7      

,house of ,representatives ,a resolution
 described in clause 7i7 that is        
introduced in the ,house of             
,representatives shall be referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives4  4  ,passed 
the ,senate ,april #ba1 #bjbf4,secretary