‘‘(iii) An elected officer of the Senate 
or an employee of the Senate. 
‘‘(iv) An elected officer of the House 
of Representatives or an employee of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(v) An employee of any other legisla-
tive office of the Congress.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
207(e) of such title is amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (7), 
(8), and (9) as paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(4); 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
(2) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The 
restrictions contained in paragraphs (2), 
(3), (4), and (5) apply only to acts by a 
former employee’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The restrictions contained in 
paragraph (1) apply only to acts by a 
former employee of the Senate or a former 
employee of the House of Representa-
tives’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘The restrictions contained in paragraph 
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(6) apply only to acts by a former em-
ployee’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The 
restrictions contained in paragraph (1) 
apply only to acts by a former employee of 
any other legislative office of the Con-
gress’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (G) of paragraph 
(4) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘any 
other agency, entity, or office in the legis-
lative branch not covered by paragraph 
(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this subsection’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘and any other 
officer or employee of the legislative 
branch who is not an employee of the 
House of Representatives or an employee 
of the Senate’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER POST- 
EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) SWITCHING SIDES ON MATTERS UNDER OF-
FICIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Paragraph (2) of section 
207(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TWO- 
YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘5-YEAR’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘within 2 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘within 5 years’’. 
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(2) REPRESENTATIONS IN TREATY OR TRADE 
NEGOTIATIONS.—Paragraph (1) of section 207(b) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘for a period of 1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a period of 5 years’’. 
(3) REPRESENTATION OF FOREIGN ENTITIES.— 
Paragraph (1) of section 207(f) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘within 1 year’’ and inserting 
‘‘within 5 years’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any individual who, 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, leaves 
a position to which subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) of section 
207 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this 
section, applies. 
SEC. 3. LIFETIME BAN ON LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF FOR-
EIGN GOVERNMENTS FOR SENIOR EXECU-
TIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS. 
(a) LIFETIME BAN.—Section 207(f) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
VERY
SENIOR
PER-
SONNEL OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND INDE-
PENDENT AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) LIFETIME BAN.—With respect to an 
individual described in subparagraph (B), the 
restrictions described in paragraph (1) shall 
apply to representing, aiding, or advising for-
eign entities at any time after the termination 
of that individual’s service in a position de-
scribed in such subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) PERSONNEL
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual described in this subparagraph is any in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(i) serves in the position of 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 employed in a position in the 
Executive Office of the President at a rate 
of pay payable for level II of the Executive 
Schedule; or 
‘‘(iii) is appointed by the President to 
a position under section 105(a)(2)(A) of 
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title 3 or by the Vice President to a posi-
tion under section 106(a)(1)(A) of title 
3.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any individual 
who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
leaves a position to which section 207(f)(3) of title 18, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies. 
SEC. 4. REVISIONS TO TYPES OF LOBBYING SUBJECT TO 
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. 
(a) TREATMENT OF CONSULTING AND ADVISING AS 
LOBBYING ACTIVITY.—Section 3(7) of the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(7)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘preparation and planning’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
sulting and advising, preparation and planning’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR QUALIFICATION 
FOR EXEMPTION FROM LOBBYING REGISTRATION AND 
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
FOR INDIVIDUALS PRO-
VIDING LIMITED LOBBYING SERVICES FOR CLIENTS.— 
Section 3(10) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1602(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘less than 20 
percent of the time’’ and inserting ‘‘less than 10 percent 
of the time’’. 
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