; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive order on January 28, 2017, entitled Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees , paragraph (4) of which requires executive branch appointees to contractually commit to the following: I will not, at any time after the termination of my employment in the United States Government, engage in any activity on behalf of any foreign government or foreign political party which, were it undertaken on January 20, 2017, would require me to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. . (2) To the extent that paragraph (4) of this Executive order has no time restriction, the Executive order amounts to a lifetime ban on lobbying on behalf of a foreign principal by employees of the executive branch. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) The United States intelligence community provides the backbone of security for the United States, and its members contribute daily to the safety, security, and well-being of Americans worldwide. (2) Leaders of the intelligence community, whether political or civilian appointees, should be held to the highest of ethical standards. (3) Given recent revelations regarding previous heads of elements of the intelligence community lobbying on behalf of foreign principals, Congress should codify and expand the Executive order signed by President Trump on January 28, 2017, so that it applies to the heads of elements of the intelligence community. 3. Prohibiting heads of elements of intelligence community from acting as agents of foreign principals (a) Prohibition The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), as amended is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 12. Prohibiting registration by former heads of elements of intelligence community (a) Prohibition No individual may register under this Act or otherwise serve as the agent of a foreign principal, including by engaging in lobbying activity on