,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eajb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjbf,mr4   
,s*iff introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & 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 
7,a7 ! t]m (ficial act 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(it1 includ+ any      
p>don1 commutation1 or reprieve1 or an  

(f] ( any su* p>don1 commutation1 or    
reprieve2 &  7,b7 = purposes (          
subp>agraph 7,a71 an (ficial act-- 7i7  
may be compris$ ( a s+le act1 m ?an "o  
act1 or a c\rse ( conduct to effect !   
(ficial act2 &  7ii7 may occur :e!r or n
 x successfully a*ieves a desir$        
outcome4  4