18 U.S.C. § 219 : US Code - Section 219: Officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals

Search 18 U.S.C. § 219 : US Code - Section 219: Officers and employees acting as agents of foreign principals

(a) Whoever, being a public official, is or acts as an agent of a
foreign principal required to register under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938 or a lobbyist required to register under
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 in connection with the
representation of a foreign entity, as defined in section 3(6) of
that Act shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more
than two years, or both.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to the employment of any
agent of a foreign principal as a special Government employee in
any case in which the head of the employing agency certifies that
such employment is required in the national interest. A copy of any
certification under this paragraph shall be forwarded by the head
of such agency to the Attorney General who shall cause the same to
be filed with the registration statement and other documents filed
by such agent, and made available for public inspection in
accordance with section 6 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended.
(c) For the purpose of this section "public official" means
Member of Congress, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, either
before or after he has qualified, or an officer or employee or
person acting for or on behalf of the United States, or any
department, agency, or branch of Government thereof, including the
District of Columbia, in any official function, under or by
authority of any such department, agency, or branch of Government.