Section 3216 - Employment of expediters and administrative employeesAssistance shall not be provided by the Secretary under this chapter to any business unless the owners, partners, or officers of the business-
(1) certify to the Secretary the names of any attorneys, agents, and other persons engaged by or on behalf of the business for the purpose of expediting applications made to the Secretary for assistance of any kind, under this chapter, and the fees paid or to be paid to the person for expediting the applications; and(2) execute an agreement binding the business, for the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the assistance is provided by the Secretary to the business, to refrain from employing, offering any office or employment to, or retaining for professional services, any person who, on the date on which the assistance or any part of the assistance was provided, or within the 1-year period ending on that date-(A) served as an officer, attorney, agent, or employee of the Department; and(B) occupied a position or engaged in activities that the Secretary determines involved discretion with respect to the granting of assistance under this chapter. Pub. L. 89-136, title VI, §606, as added Pub. L. 105-393, title I, §102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3615.EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 3216, Pub. L. 89-136, title VII, §706, Aug. 26, 1965, 79 Stat. 573, defined terms as used in this chapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-393, §102(b)(3).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Feb. 11, 1999, see section 105 of Pub. L. 105-393 set out as a note under section 3121 of this title.
- Department
- The term "Department" means the Department of Commerce.
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,