and who offers to a covered legislative branch employee 
who is Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress, or any officer of employee of 
the House of Representatives, any gift, knowing that such 
gift violates the rules of the House of Representatives, 
shall, upon proof thereof by a preponderance of the evi-
dence, be subject to a civil fine of not more than 
$50,000.’’. 
SEC. 306. REVOLVING DOOR. 
Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITIONS.—Any person who is a cov-
ered legislative branch official and who— 
‘‘(A) within 1 year after the date on which 
that person leaves office or on which the em-
ployment of that person terminates, as the case 
may be, or 
‘‘(B) before the end of the Congress during 
which that person leaves office or on which the 
employment of that person terminates, as the 
case may be, 
whichever period is longer, knowingly makes, with 
the intent to influence, any communication to or ap-
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pearance before any of the persons described in 
paragraph (2), on behalf of any other person (except 
the United States) in connection with any matter 
which such former covered legislative branch official 
seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of ei-
ther House of Congress, in his or her official capac-
ity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) PERSONS
WHO
MAY
NOT
BE
CON-
TACTED.—The persons referred to in paragraph (1) 
with respect to appearances or communications by a 
former covered legislative branch official are any 
Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
Congress, and any employee of any other legislative 
office of the Congress. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH
OFFI-
CIAL.—For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
term ‘covered legislative branch official’ means any 
Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
Congress, and any employee of any other legislative 
office of the Congress.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (4). 
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TITLE IV—MAINTAINING SEPA-
RATION BETWEEN PERSONAL, 
CAMPAIGN, 
AND 
OFFICIAL 
FUNDS AND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 401. PROHIBITING CONVERSION OF LEADERSHIP PAC 
FUNDS TO PERSONAL USE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 313(b)(2) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a(b)(2)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection (a)’’ the following: 
‘‘or funds of a leadership PAC described in paragraph 
(3)’’. 
(b) LEADERSHIP PAC DEFINED.—Section 313(b) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 439a(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP PAC DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘leadership PAC’ means a political 
committee which is directly or indirectly established, 
maintained, or controlled by a candidate for election 
for Federal office or an individual holding Federal 
office but is not an authorized committee of the can-
didate or individual, except that such term does not 
include any political committee of a political party.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
after December 2007. 
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SEC. 402. PROHIBITING PAYMENT OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO 
IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY 
MEMBERS 
OF 
CAN-
DIDATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 313 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENTS TO SPOUSES AND 
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, an authorized committee of a 
candidate and a leadership PAC of a candidate or 
individual holding Federal office may not make any 
payment to the spouse or any immediate family 
member of the candidate or individual (as the case 
may be) for services provided to the committee or 
leadership PAC. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
NOMINAL
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to nominal 
amounts paid to reimburse a spouse or immediate 
family member for supplies and equipment used by 
the committee or leadership PAC involved, so long 
as the total amount paid by the committee or leader-
ship PAC for all such reimbursements during a cal-
endar year does not exceed $500. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
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‘‘(A) the term ‘immediate family member’ 
means the son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, 
stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father- 
in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister 
of the candidate or individual involved; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘leadership PAC’ has the 
meaning given such term in subsection (b)(3).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 313(a)(1) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 439a(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘for otherwise’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to subsection (c), 
for otherwise’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
after December 2007. 
SEC. 403. PROHIBITING INVOLVEMENT OF LOBBYISTS IN 
ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN CAMPAIGN 
COMMITTEES. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 302 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) PROHIBITING INVOLVEMENT OF LOBBYISTS IN 
ADMINISTRATION
OF
CERTAIN
POLITICAL
COMMIT-
TEES.— 
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‘‘(1) INVOLVEMENT IN ADMINISTRATION OR DI-
RECTION.—A registered lobbyist may not serve as 
the treasurer or any other officer or director of a po-
litical committee that is an authorized committee, 
leadership PAC, or political committee of a political 
party. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
LOBBYISTS
AS
CAN-
DIDATES.—In the case of a registered lobbyist who 
is a candidate for election for Federal office, para-
graph (1) shall not apply to an authorized committee 
or leadership PAC of the registered lobbyist. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘leadership PAC’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 313(b)(3); 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘registered lobbyist’ means a 
lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 or any successor statute.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
after December 2007. 
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SEC. 404. PROHIBITING OFFICIAL CONTACT BY STAFF WITH 
LOBBYIST WHO IS A SPOUSE OR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY MEMBER OF MEMBER. 
(a) HOUSE.—Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause 14 as clause 15; 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause 13 the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘14. (a) If a Member’s spouse or immediate family 
member is a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act of 1995, or is employed or retained by such 
a registered lobbyist for the purpose of influencing legisla-
tion, the Member shall prohibit all staff employed by that 
Member (including staff in personal, committee and lead-
ership offices) from having any official contact with the 
Member’s spouse or immediate family member. 
‘‘(b) In this paragraph, the term ‘immediate family 
member’ means the son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, stepmother, 
stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, 
stepbrother, or stepsister of the Member.’’. 
(b) SENATE.—Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through 
(12) as paragraphs (11) through (13); and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(10)(a) If a Member’s spouse or immediate family 
member is a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act of 1995, or is employed or retained by such 
a registered lobbyist for the purpose of influencing legisla-
tion, the Member shall prohibit all staff employed by that 
Member (including staff in personal, committee and lead-
ership offices) from having any official contact with the 
Member’s spouse or immediate family member. 
‘‘(b) In this paragraph, the term ‘immediate family 
member’ means the son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, stepmother, 
stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, 
stepbrother, or stepsister of the Member.’’. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LOBBYING BY 
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the use of a family relationship by a lobbyist 
who is an immediate family member of a Member of Con-
gress to gain special advantages over other lobbyists is in-
appropriate. 
Æ 
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