Sec. 5. Revolving door restrictions on certain covered employees moving into the private sector

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Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections

(e)through

(l)as subsections

(f)through (m), respectively; and by inserting after subsection

(d)the following: In this subsection— the term covered employee has the meaning given the term in section 601 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and the terms lobbying activities and lobbyist have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1602 ). In addition to the restrictions set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), an individual who is a covered employee shall not— during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the employment of the individual as a covered employee ceases— knowingly act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person (except the United States) for compensation in any formal or informal appearance before; with the intent to influence, make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person (except the United States) to; or knowingly aid, advise, or assist in— representing any other person (except the United States) in any formal or informal appearance before; or making, with the intent to influence, any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person (except the United States) to, any court of the United States, or any officer or employee thereof, in connection with any judicial or other proceeding that was actually pending under the official responsibility of the individual as a covered employee during the 1-year period ending on the date on which the employment of the individual as a covered employee ceases or in which the individual participated personally and substantially as a covered employee; or during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the employment of the individual as a covered employee ceases— knowingly act as a lobbyist or agent for, or otherwise represent, any other person (except the United States) for compensation in any formal or informal appearance before; with the intent to influence, make any oral or written communication or conduct any lobbying activities on behalf of any other person (except the United States) to; or knowingly aid, advise, or assist in— representing any other person (except the United States) in any formal or informal appearance before; or making, with the intent to influence, any oral or written communication or conduct any lobbying activities on behalf of any other person (except the United States) to, any department or agency of the executive branch or Congress (including any committee of Congress), or any officer or employee thereof, in connection with any matter that is pending before the department, the agency, or Congress. Any person who violates paragraph

(2)shall be punished as provided in section 216. . Section 103(a) of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 ( 2 U.S.C. 4702(a) ) is amended by striking section 207(e) each place it appears and inserting section 207(f) . Section 7802(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and

(f)of section 207 and inserting and

(g)of section 207 . Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended— in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking or

(e)and inserting or

(f); in subsection (j)(1)(B), as so redesignated, by striking subsection

(f)and inserting subsection

(g); and in subsection (k), as so redesignated— in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ( and inserting 25 U.S.C. 450i(j) ) ( ; 25 U.S.C. 5323(j) ) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking and

(e)and inserting (e), and

(f); in paragraph (4), by striking and

(e)and inserting (e), and

(f); and in paragraph (7)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and

(e)and inserting (e), and

(f); and in subparagraph (B)(ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking subsections (c), (d), or

(e)and inserting subsection (c), (d), (e), or

(f). Section 106(p)(6)(I)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking and

(f)of section 207 and inserting and

(g)of section 207 . Section 141(b)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(4) ) is amended by striking section 207(f)(3) and inserting 207(g)(3) . Section 3105(c) of the USEC Privatization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2297h–3(c) ) is amended by striking and

(d)and inserting (d), and

(e).

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