JARED Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10291 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10291 To require a background investigation and certain disclosures from covered persons representing the Federal Government before a foreign sovereign, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mr. Subramanyam (for himself and Mr. Garcia of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a background investigation and certain disclosures from covered persons representing the Federal Government before a foreign sovereign, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Justice and Accountability for Representatives Engaged in Diplomacy Act'' or the ``JARED Act''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED. (a) Requirement.--Each covered individual-- (1) shall, prior to engaging in any of the activities described in subsection (d)(1)(B), have a security clearance for accessing classified information needed to carry out such activities that is granted after an appropriate background investigation; (2) shall file annually with the Office of Government Ethics financial disclosure forms under section 13103(d) of title 5, United States Code, in such manner and to such extent as if such individual were required to file under such subsection; and (3) may not, at any time, engage in negotiations with or accept any agreement on behalf of the United States that is in the direct financial interest of a covered person from a foreign government or agent of a foreign government with whom such individual engaged in any of the activities describe