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Cabinet Service Integrity Act

S. 3452 · 115th Congress · Sep 17, 2018 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit immediate family members of heads of certain agencies and departments from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain foreign entities.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Cabinet Service Integrity Act”.

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Close associate— The term “close associate” means, with respect to a senior foreign political figure, an individual who is widely and publicly known to maintain a close relationship with the senior foreign political figure, unless it is established that such individual is a citizen of and domiciled within the United States.
(2)
Covered foreign entity— The term “covered foreign entity” means—
(A)
a government of a foreign country;
(B)
a foreign political party; or
(C)
any entity that is owned or controlled by a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party.
(3)
Foreign political party; government of a foreign country— The terms “foreign political party” and “government of a foreign country” have the meanings given those terms in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).
(4)
Immediate family member of a head of a relevant agency or department— The term “immediate family member of a head of a relevant agency or department” means, with respect to a head of a relevant agency or department, a sibling, spouse, or child of the head of a relevant agency or department.
(5)
Immediate family member of a senior foreign political figure— The term “immediate family member of a senior foreign political figure” means, with respect to a senior foreign political figure, a sibling, spouse, or child of the senior foreign political figure, unless it is established that such sibling, spouse, or child is a citizen of and domiciled within the United States.
(6)
Relevant agency or department— The term “relevant agency or department” means—
(A)
the Environmental Protection Agency; or
(B)
an “Executive department”, as defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code.
(7)
Senior foreign political figure— The term “senior foreign political figure” means—
(A)
a senior official in any branch of the government of a foreign country; or
(B)
a senior official of a foreign political party.

Sec. 3 Prohibition

During the period in which an individual is acting as the head of a relevant agency or department, the head of a relevant agency or department or the immediate family member of that individual may not solicit or otherwise raise funds for any purpose from any—
(1)
covered foreign entity;
(2)
senior foreign political figure;
(3)
immediate family member of a senior foreign political figure;
(4)
close associate of a senior foreign political figure; or
(5)
entity that is owned or controlled by an individual described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).

Sec. 4 Penalties

Whoever knowingly fails to comply with this Act shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

Sec. 5 Effective date

This Act shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.