[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10224 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10224
To require nominees for certain senior positions in the Department of
Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to publicly
disclose information about recent financial transactions with foreign
governments.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 21, 2024
Mr. Kim of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees
on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and
Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require nominees for certain senior positions in the Department of
Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to publicly
disclose information about recent financial transactions with foreign
governments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Officials' Foreign
Employment Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY PUBLIC DISCLOSURES BY NEWLY NOMINATED CIVILIANS FOR
CERTAIN SENIOR GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.
(a) Department of Defense.--
(1) In general.--Section 113(f) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(f)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Not later than 5 days after the President submits to
the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy an office
referred to in paragraph (1), such individual shall disclose,
on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense,
a full and complete statement with respect to--
``(A) the source, type, and amount or value of any
funds received by such individual from the government
of a foreign country, a foreign political party (as
such terms are defined in section 1 of the Foreign
Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611)), or a
foreign governmental entity (as defined in section
1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) during the 5-year period
immediately preceding such nomination; and
``(B) the source, duration, and type of any goods
or services provided by, or performed on behalf of or
for the benefit of, a foreign government, foreign
political party, or a foreign governmental entity
controlled by a foreign government during such 5-year
period.''.
(2) Report.--Not later than 5 days after the President
submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy
an office referred to in section 113(f)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, who has worked for, or has requested a waiver to
work for, a foreign entity referred to in section 113(f)(2) of
such title, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that--
(A) identifies such foreign entity and the work
such individual performed or requested to perform for
such entity;
(B) describes the outcome of such waiver request,
if applicable; and
(C) includes any other relevant information
regarding such foreign work, including the remuneration
received by such individual for such work.
(b) Department of the Treasury.--Section 301 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g) Not later than 5 days after the President submits to the
Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy an office authorized
under this section requiring the advice and consent of the Senate, such
individual shall disclose, on a publicly accessible website of the
Department of the Treasury, a full and complete statement with respect
to--
``(1) the source, type, and amount or value of any funds
received by such individual from the government of a foreign
country, a foreign political party (as such terms are defined
in section 1 of the Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22
U.S.C. 611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined in
section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) during the 5-year period
immediately preceding such nomination; and
``(2) the source, duration, and type of any goods or
services provided by, or performed on behalf of or for the
benefit of, a foreign government, foreign political party, or a
foreign governmental entity controlled by a foreign government
during such 5-year period.''.
(c) Department of State.--
(1) In general.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(p) Disclosure Requirement.--Not later than 5 days after the
President submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy
an office authorized under this section requiring the advice and
consent of the Senate, such individual shall disclose, on a publicly
accessible website of the Department of State, a full and complete
statement with respect to--
``(1) the source, type, and amount or value of any funds
received by such individual from the government of a foreign
country, a foreign political party (as such terms are defined
in section 1 of the Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22
U.S.C. 611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined in
section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) during the 5-year period
immediately preceding such nomination; and
``(2) the source, duration, and type of any goods or
services provided by, or performed on behalf of or for the
benefit of, a foreign government, foreign political party, or a
foreign governmental entity controlled by a foreign government
during such 5-year period.''.
(2) Report.--Not later than 5 days after the President
submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy
an office referred to in section 1 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) who has worked
for, or has requested a waiver to work for, a foreign entity
referred to in section 1(p)(1) of such Act, the Secretary of
State shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate that--
(A) identifies such foreign entity and the work
such individual performed or requested to perform for
such entity;
(B) describes the outcome of such waiver request,
if applicable; and
(C) includes any other relevant information
regarding such foreign work, including the remuneration
received by such individual for such work.
(d) Intelligence Agencies.--Title I of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
106A the following:
``SEC. 107. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.
``Not later than 5 days after the President submits to the Senate a
nomination of an individual to occupy an office authorized under this
title requiring the advice and consent of the Senate, such individual
shall disclose, on a publicly accessible website of the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence, a full and complete statement with
respect to--
``(1) the source, type, and amount or value of any funds
received by such individual from the government of a foreign
country, a foreign political party (as such terms are defined
in section 1 of the Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22
U.S.C. 611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined in
section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) during the 5-year period
immediately preceding such nomination; and
``(2) the source, duration, and type of any goods or
services provided by, or performed on behalf of or for the
benefit of, a foreign government, foreign political party, or a
foreign governmental entity controlled by a foreign government
during such 5-year period.''.
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