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“Text of Senate Amendment 6432” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S5945-S5946 on Sept. 29.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
SA 6432. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. POST-EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS ON PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINTEES WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE CHINESE
COMMUNIST PARTY, AND CHINESE MILITARY
COMPANIES.
Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(m) Restrictions on Presidential Appointees With Respect to the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese Military Companies.--
``(1) In general.--In addition to the other restrictions set forth in this section, any person who serves in a position pursuant to an appointment made by the President and who knowingly, at any time after the termination of his or her service in the position--
``(A) represents an entity described in paragraph (2) before any officer or employee of any department or agency of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her official duties; or
``(B) aids or advises an entity described in paragraph (2) with the intent to influence a decision of any officer or employee of any department or agency of the United States, in carrying out his or her official duties, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
``(2) Entities.--An entity described in this paragraph is any of the following:
``(A) The Government of the People's Republic of China.
``(B) The Chinese Communist Party.
``(C) Any entity identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
``(D) An entity based in the People's Republic of China that is included on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
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