Summary

Prohibits former State Department or Department of Defense employees who, during the three years before leaving government, worked on any program, project, or activity related to foreign military sales from knowingly making communications or appearances intended to influence Federal determinations under the Arms Export Control Act regarding those sales before any Federal department or agency officer/employee or before Congress. The change is added as a new paragraph to the post-employment conflict-of-interest rule in 18 U.S.C. §207(f). The restriction lasts three years after separation and specifically targets efforts to influence decisions tied to foreign military sales; it does not create new agencies, appropriation changes, or explicit timelines beyond that post-employment period.

• Adds a specific post-employment ban for FMS-related influence by former State and DoD employees.
• Covers employees who participated in FMS programs, projects, or activities within the 3 years before leaving government.
• Bars knowingly making communications or appearances intended to influence decisions under the AECA chapter on foreign military sales.
• Applies to communications or appearances before federal agency officers/employees and before Congress.
• Amends existing federal conflict-of-interest law (18 U.S.C. §207(f)) by adding a new paragraph.
• Does not allocate new funding or create new agencies or programs.
• Targets the revolving-door problem for a specific subset of national security/defense-related matters.
• Effect hinges on intent to influence and the individual's recent participation in FMS activities.