Sec. 18. WRONGFULLY INFLUENCING PRIVATE ENTITIES EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS BY LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
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## SEC. 18 WRONGFULLY INFLUENCING PRIVATE ENTITIES EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS BY LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ###
(a)In General Section 227 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in the heading of such section, by inserting after “Congress” the following: “or an officer or employee of the legislative or executive branch”; ####
(2)by striking “Whoever” and inserting “(a) Whoever”; ####
(3)by striking “a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress or an employee of either House of Congress” and inserting “a covered government person”; and ####
(4)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(b) > > In this section, the term ‘covered government person’ means— > > > #### “(1) > > a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; > > > #### “(2) > > an employee of either House of Congress; or > > > #### “(3) > > the President, Vice President, an employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, or any other executive branch employee (as such term is defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code).” > . ###
(b)Clerical Amendment The table of contents for chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section 227 to read as follows:" “227. Wrongfully influencing a private entity’s employment decisions by a Member of Congress or an officer or employee of the legislative or executive branch.” ".