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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3941

To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to tighten restrictions

on former executive and legislative branch officials and employees.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 2, 1994

Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. BACCHUS of Florida) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to

tighten restrictions on former executive and legislative

branch officials and employees.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Revolving Door Re5 form Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE AP2 POINTEES AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND

3 HIGHLY PAID CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

4 (a) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—Section 207(d) of title 18,

5 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end

6 thereof the following:

7 ‘‘(3) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH RESTRICTIONS.—

8 (A) HIGH LEVEL.—Any person who—

9 ‘‘(i) serves in the position of President

10 or Vice President of the United States,

11 ‘‘(ii) is employed in a position in the

12 executive branch of the United States (in13 cluding any independent agency) at a rate

14 of pay payable for level I of the Executive

15 Schedule or is employed in a position in

16 the Executive Office of the President at a

17 rate of pay payable for level II of the Exec18 utive Schedule, or

19 ‘‘(iii) is appointed by the President to

20 a position under section 105(a)(2)(A) of

21 title 3 or by the Vice President to a posi22 tion under section 106(a)(1)(A) of title 3,

23 may not, during the one-year period beginning

24 on the date of such person’s termination of

25 service or employment, knowingly make, with

26 the intent to influence, any communication to
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1 or appearance before any Member, officer, or

2 employee of either House of Congress or any

3 employee of any other legislative office of Con4 gress on behalf of any other person (except the

5 United States) in connection with any matter

6 on which such person seeks action by such a

7 Member or officer or employee acting in the

8 Member’s or officer’s or employee’s official ca9 pacity. During such one-year period such a per10 son may not hold a supervisory position over

11 any person who is likely to make such a com12 munication or appearance.

13 ‘‘(B) MID LEVEL.—Any person—

14 ‘‘(i)(I) whose position is listed under

15 section 5312 of title 5,

16 ‘‘(II) is employed in a full-time, non17 career position in the Executive Office of

18 the President, or

19 ‘‘(III) is a full-time, noncareer Presi20 dential, Vice Presidential, or agency head

21 appointee in an executive agency,

22 ‘‘(ii) whose rate of basic pay is not

23 less than $110,000 (adjusted for any

24 COLA after the date of enactment of the

25 Revolving Door Reform Act), and
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1 ‘‘(iii) is not an appointee of the senior

2 foreign service or a uniformed service com3 missioned officer,

4 may not, during the one-year period beginning

5 on the date of such person’s termination of

6 service or employment, knowingly make, with

7 the intent to influence, any communication to

8 or appearance before any Member, officer, or

9 employee of either House of Congress or any

10 employee of any other legislative office of Con11 gress on behalf of any other person (except the

12 United States) in connection with any matter

13 on which such person seeks action by such a

14 Member or officer or employee acting in the

15 Member’s or officer’s or employee’s official ca16 pacity on behalf of any other person (except the

17 United States) in connection with any matter

18 on which such person seeks action by such a

19 Member or officer or employee acting in the

20 Member’s or officer’s or employee’s official ca21 pacity. During such one-year period such a per22 son may not hold a supervisory position over

23 any person who is likely to make such a com24 munication or appearance.’’.
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1 (b) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.—Section 207(e) of title

2 18, United States Code, is amended by redesignating

3 paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by adding after para4 graph (6) the following:

5 ‘‘(7) APPEARANCES BEFORE EXECUTIVE

6 BRANCH.—Any person who is—

7 ‘‘(A) a Member of Congress,

8 ‘‘(B) an elected officer of either House of

9 Congress, or

10 ‘‘(C) employed in a position by the Con11 gress at a rate of pay equal to or greater than

12 $110,000 (adjusted for any COLA after the

13 date of enactment of the Revolving Door Re14 form Act),

15 may not, during the one-year period after that per16 son leaves office or leaves employment, knowingly

17 make, with the intent to influence, any communica18 tion to or appearance before any person who serves

19 in the position of President or Vice President of the

20 United States or any officer or employee of a de21 partment or agency on behalf of any other person

22 (except the United States) in connection with any

23 matter on which such person seeks official action by

24 such a person or officer or employee. During such

25 2-year period such a person may not hold a super-
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1 visory position over any person who is likely to make

2 such a communication or appearance.’’.

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