I
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Revolving Door Re-
form Act’’.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE AP-
POINTEES AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND
HIGHLY PAID CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—Section 207(d) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
‘‘(3) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH RESTRICTIONS.—
(A) HIGH LEVEL.—Any person who—
‘‘(i) serves in the position of President
or Vice President of the United States,
‘‘(ii) is employed in a position in the
executive branch of the United States (in-
cluding any independent agency) at a rate
of pay payable for level I of the Executive
Schedule or is employed in a position in
the Executive Office of the President at a
rate of pay payable for level II of the Exec-
utive Schedule, or
‘‘(iii) is appointed by the President to
a position under section 105(a)(2)(A) of
title 3 or by the Vice President to a posi-
tion under section 106(a)(1)(A) of title 3,
may not, during the one-year period beginning
on the date of such person’s termination of
service or employment, knowingly make, with
the intent to influence, any communication to
or appearance before any Member, officer, or
employee of either House of Congress or any
employee of any other legislative office of Con-
gress on behalf of any other person (except the
United States) in connection with any matter
on which such person seeks action by such a
Member or officer or employee acting in the
Member’s or officer’s or employee’s official ca-
pacity. During such one-year period such a per-
son may not hold a supervisory position over
any person who is likely to make such a com-
munication or appearance.
‘‘(B) MID LEVEL.—Any person—
‘‘(i)(I) whose position is listed under
section 5312 of title 5,
‘‘(II) is employed in a full-time, non-
career position in the Executive Office of
the President, or
‘‘(III) is a full-time, noncareer Presi-
dential, Vice Presidential, or agency head
appointee in an executive agency,
‘‘(ii) whose rate of basic pay is not
less than $110,000 (adjusted for any
COLA after the date of enactment of the
Revolving Door Reform Act), and
‘‘(iii) is not an appointee of the senior
foreign service or a uniformed service com-
missioned officer,
may not, during the one-year period beginning
on the date of such person’s termination of
service or employment, knowingly make, with
the intent to influence, any communication to
or appearance before any Member, officer, or
employee of either House of Congress or any
employee of any other legislative office of Con-
gress on behalf of any other person (except the
United States) in connection with any matter
on which such person seeks action by such a
Member or officer or employee acting in the
Member’s or officer’s or employee’s official ca-
pacity on behalf of any other person (except the
United States) in connection with any matter
on which such person seeks action by such a
Member or officer or employee acting in the
Member’s or officer’s or employee’s official ca-
pacity. During such one-year period such a per-
son may not hold a supervisory position over
any person who is likely to make such a com-
munication or appearance.’’.
(b) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.—Section 207(e) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by adding after para-
graph (6) the following:
‘‘(7) 
APPEARANCES
BEFORE
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.—Any person who is—
‘‘(A) a Member of Congress,
‘‘(B) an elected officer of either House of
Congress, or
‘‘(C) employed in a position by the Con-
gress at a rate of pay equal to or greater than
$110,000 (adjusted for any COLA after the
date of enactment of the Revolving Door Re-
form Act),
may not, during the one-year period after that per-
son leaves office or leaves employment, knowingly
make, with the intent to influence, any communica-
tion to or appearance before any person who serves
in the position of President or Vice President of the
United States or any officer or employee of a de-
partment or agency on behalf of any other person
(except the United States) in connection with any
matter on which such person seeks official action by
such a person or officer or employee. During such
2-year period such a person may not hold a super-