Sec. 738. Prohibition on the appointment of big donor ambassadors and chiefs of mission
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Section 304(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3944(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (3)— by inserting
(A)before Contributions ; by striking should not and inserting shall not ; and by adding at the end the following: “The President may not appoint as chief of mission any individual who has made any contribution or bundled contribution in any amount to the political campaign of the President or an authorized committee of the President (as those terms are defined in paragraph (4)(B)(ii)). An individual who would otherwise be prohibited from appointment as chief of mission under subparagraph
(A)because of one or more contributions or bundled contributions may be appointed by the President if such individual receives a full refund for each such contribution or bundled contribution prior to the President providing the report required under paragraph (4). ; and in paragraph (4)— by inserting
(A)before The President ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: The report required under subparagraph
(A)shall include— an explanation of the nominee’s knowledge, if applicable, of the principal language or dialect of the country in which the individual is to serve, and knowledge, if applicable, of the history, culture, economic and political institutions, and interests of that country and its people; and a certification of the President that the nominee, in accordance with this Act— did not make any contributions or bundled contributions in any amount to the political campaign of the President or an authorized committee of the President at any time preceding the date that the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate receives the nominee’s nomination; or has received a full refund for each such contribution or bundled contribution. In this subparagraph, the terms contribution , bundled contribution , and authorized committee have the meanings given those terms in title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.). .
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Sec. 738
Prohibition on the appointment of big donor ambassadors and chiefs of mission
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