‘‘(7) POLITICAL PARTIES AND CAMPAIGN COM-
MITTEES.—(A) Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the restrictions contained in subsections (c),
(d), and (e) shall not apply to a communication or
appearance made solely on behalf of a candidate, in
his or her capacity as a candidate, an authorized
committee, a national committee, a national Federal
campaign committee, a State committee, or a politi-
cal party.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) any communication to, or appearance
before, the Federal Election Commission by a
former officer or employee of the Federal Elec-
tion Commission;
‘‘(ii) any communication to, or appearance
before, an employee (as defined in section 2105
of title 5) of an Executive agency (as defined in
section 105 of title 5), unless the employee is—
‘‘(I) an employee of the Executive Of-
fice of the President;
‘‘(II) the head or assistant head of an
Executive department or a military depart-
ment (as such terms are defined in sec-
tions 101 and 102 of title 5); or
‘‘(III) an employee appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate;
‘‘(iii) any communication or appearance re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) that is made by
a person on any matter in which that person
also represents, as agent or attorney or other-
wise, anyone other than a person or entity de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); or
‘‘(iv) a communication or appearance that
is made by—
‘‘(I) a person who is subject to the re-
strictions of subsection (c) or (d) if the
communication or appearance is made be-
fore an officer or employee of a depart-
ment or agency, other than the Executive
Office of the President, and if that person
is also representing, aiding, or advising
anyone else (other than the United States
or a person or entity referred to in sub-
paragraph (C)) in any matter pending be-
fore that department or agency;
‘‘(II) a person who is subject to the
restrictions of subsection (e)(1)(A) and
who is also representing, aiding, or advis-
ing anyone else (other than the United
States or a person or entity referred to in
subparagraph (C)) in any matter pending
before either House of Congress or any
legislative office of the Congress;
‘‘(III) a person who is subject to the
restrictions of subsection (e)(2)(A) and
who is also representing, aiding, or advis-
ing anyone else (other than the United
States or a person or entity referred to in
subparagraph (C)) in any matter pending
before any person described in subsection
(e)(2)(B);
‘‘(IV) a person who is subject to the
restrictions of subsection (e)(3) and who is
also representing, aiding, or advising any-
one else (other than the United States or
a person or entity referred to in subpara-
graph (C)) in any matter pending before
the committee by which the former em-
ployee was employed;
‘‘(V) a person who is subject to the
restrictions of subsection (e)(5)(A) and
who is also representing, aiding, or advis-
ing anyone else (other than the United
States or a person or entity referred to in
subparagraph (C)) in any matter pending
before any person described in subsection
(e)(5)(B).
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) the term ‘candidate’ means any person
who seeks nomination for election, or election,
to Federal or State office or who has authorized
others to explore on his or her behalf the possi-
bility of seeking nomination for election, or elec-
tion, to Federal or State office;
‘‘(ii) the term ‘authorized committee’
means any political committee designated in
writing by a candidate as authorized to receive
contributions or make expenditures to promote
the nomination for election, or the election, of
such candidate, or to explore the possibility of
seeking nomination for election, or the election,
of such candidate, except that a political com-
mittee that receives contributions or makes ex-
penditures to promote more than 1 candidate
may not be designated as an authorized com-
mittee for purposes of subparagraph (A);
‘‘(iii) the term ‘national committee’ means
the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws
of a political party, is responsible for the day-
to-day operation of such political party at the
national level;
‘‘(iv) the term ‘national Federal campaign
committee’ means an organization that, by vir-
tue of the bylaws of a political party, is estab-
lished primarily for the purpose of providing as-
sistance, at the national level, to candidates
nominated by that party for election to the
office of Senator or Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress;
‘‘(v) the term ‘State committee’ means the
organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of
a political party, is responsible for the day-to-
day operation of such political party at the
State level;
‘‘(vi) the term ‘political party’ means an
association, committee, or organization that
nominates a candidate for election to any Fed-
eral or State elected office whose name appears
on the election ballot as the candidate of such
association, committee, or organization; and
‘‘(vii) the term ‘State’ means a State of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any terri-
tory or possession of the United States.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—A former officer or employee
who is subject to the prohibitions contained in section
207(c) of title 18, United States Code, as in effect before
January 1, 1991, shall, notwithstanding such prohibitions,
be permitted to make communications and appearances
solely on behalf of a candidate, in his or her capacity as
candidate, an authorized committee, a national committee,
a national Federal campaign committee, a State commit-
tee, or a political party, as though the provisions of section
207 of title 18, United States Code, in effect on or after
January 1, 1991, as amended by this section, were appli-
cable to such former officer or employee.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) SECTION 2.—The amendments made by section
2 shall be effective as of January 1, 1991.
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