I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8940 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Mr. Gooden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit offices of Congress from appointing interns who are citizens of certain countries which exert malign foreign influences in the United States.

1. Prohibiting appointment of interns who are citizens of countries exerting malign foreign influences (a) Prohibition An office of Congress, including an office of a joint committee of Congress, may not appoint an individual as a paid or unpaid intern if the individual is a citizen of a covered foreign country. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered foreign country has the meaning given such term in section 119C(e)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3059(e)(1) ); and (2) the term intern means, with respect to an office of Congress, an individual who serves in the office for not more than 120 days in a 12-month period and whose service is primarily for the educational experience of the individual. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.