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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4056
To prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to positions if the indi-
vidual worked, as part of that individual’s employment with the United
States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation that investigated
or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to the office of
President.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 24, 2020
Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mrs. LOEFFLER) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to posi-
tions if the individual worked, as part of that individual’s
employment with the United States, on behalf of a spe-
cial counsel investigation that investigated or prosecuted
a President or a candidate for election to the office
of President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restore Integrity of
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Special Prosecutors Act’’.
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•S 4056 IS
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN INDI-
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VIDUALS
WHO
INVESTIGATED
OR
PROS-
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ECUTED A PRESIDENT OR CANDIDATE FOR
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ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT.
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(a) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘special counsel inves-
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tigation or prosecution’’ means an investigation or pros-
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ecution conducted pursuant to part 600 of title 28, Code
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of Federal Regulations.
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(b) PROHIBITION.—The President may not appoint
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any individual to a position that requires the advice and
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consent of the Senate if, during the 7-year period ending
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on the date of the nomination, the individual worked, as
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part of that individual’s employment with the United
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States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation or pros-
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ecution, that investigated or prosecuted a President or a
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candidate for election to the office of President.
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