Sec. 4. Prohibition on participation in matter relating to previous employment
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Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 219 the following: During the 2-year period beginning on the date an individual is appointed to a covered position at an agency, any such individual who has not received a waiver under subsection (b)— who participates in any particular matter involving specific parties that is directly and substantially related to the individual’s former employer or former clients, or with respect to any such individual who was a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, or who was not a registered lobbyist under such Act but who engaged in lobbying activity as defined in subsection (c), during the 2-year period preceding the date of such appointment, who— participates in any particular matter on which the individual made a lobbying contact (in the case of a registered lobbyist under such Act), or engaged in such activity, during such 2-year period, participates in the specific issue area in which such particular matter falls, or seeks or accepts employment with any agency with respect to which the individual made a lobbying contact (in the case of a registered lobbyist under such Act), or engaged in such activity, during such 2-year period, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Counsel to the President, may waive the requirements of subsection
(a)with respect to any individual covered by such subsection if the Director certifies, in writing, to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees of jurisdiction, that it is in the public interest to grant the waiver. For purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)— the public interest includes exigent circumstances relating to public health, public safety, or national security; de minimis contact with an agency shall be cause for a waiver of subsection (a)(2); and any waiver shall take effect when the certification is published in the Federal Register, accompanied by a signed statement by the Director describing in detail the reasons for providing the waiver unless such a description would compromise national security. In this section, the term lobbying activity means, with respect to an individual, knowingly making, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any officer or employee of the Federal Government on behalf of another person as an employee of a lobbying firm or lobbying organization, in connection with any matter on which such person seeks official action by such officer or employee of the Federal Government. The previous sentence applies only with respect to an individual who spends greater than 20 percent of the individual’s time as an employee of a lobbying firm or lobbying organization engaged in such lobbying activity. In paragraph (1), the term lobbying firm means any firm, corporation, or limited liability company in which— employees of the firm in the aggregate make 2 or more lobbying contacts at any time on behalf of a particular client; and the firm receives or expects to receive from a particular client for matters related to lobbying activities at least the amount specified in section 4(a)(3)(A) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(a)(3)(A) ) in the quarterly period during which registration would be made under such Act. In paragraph (1), the term lobbying organization includes any organization in which— employees of the firm in the aggregate make 2 or more lobbying contacts at any time on its behalf; and the organization expends in connection with lobbying activities at least the amount specified in section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(a)(3)(A) ) in the quarterly period during which registration would be made under such Act. In this subsection, the term employee has the meaning given such term in section 3(5) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1602(5) ). In this section, the following definitions apply: The term agency means an Executive agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5), the Executive Office of the President, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission, but does not include the Government Accountability Office. The term covered position — means any— full-time, non-career position which requires appointment by the President or Vice President; non-career position within the Senior Executive Service or other SES-type system; or position that has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character, including positions under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and does not include any individual appointed as a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed service commissioned officer. The term directly and substantially related to former employer or former clients means matters in which the individual’s former employer or a former client is a party or represents a party. The term former client means any person for whom the individual served personally as agent, attorney, or consultant, but does include instances where the service provided was limited to a speech or similar appearance or clients of the individual’s former employer to whom the individual did not personally provide services. The term former employer means any person for whom the individual has within the 2 years prior to the date of appointment served as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner, but does not include any agency or other entity of the Federal Government, Native American tribe, or any United States territory or possession. The term lobbying contact has the meaning given such term in section 3(8) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1602(8) ). The term particular matter has the meaning given that term in section 207 and section 2635.402(b)(3) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. The term participate means to participate personally and substantially. The term particular matter involving specific parties has the meaning as set forth in section 2641.201(h) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, except that it shall also include any meeting or other communication relating to the performance of an individual’s official duties with a former employer or former client, unless the communication applies to a particular matter of general applicability and participation in the meeting or other event is open to all interested parties. . The table of sections of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 219 the following new item: 220. Prohibition on participation in matter relating to previous employment. . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall apply to any individual appointed to a covered position (as that term is defined in section 220(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as added by such subsection) after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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