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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5963 
To modify certain post-employment restrictions with respect to officers and 
employees of the Department of Homeland Security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. WAXMAN, and 
Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To modify certain post-employment restrictions with respect 
to officers and employees of the Department of Home-
land Security. 
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 ‘‘Close the Revolving 
Door Act’’. 
SEC. 2. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION.—The reference, in section 
207(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, to ‘‘within 1 
year before such termination’’, as applied to officers and 
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employees of the Department of Homeland Security, 
means ‘‘at any time during the 1-year period before such 
termination’’. 
(b) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS BARRED.—Neither the 
Department of Homeland Security nor any agency thereof 
may request a waiver of restrictions under section 
207(c)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
TO AGENTS.—The restrictions 
contained in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 
207 of title 18, United States Code, as applied to a former 
officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, and the penalties for violating those restrictions, also 
apply to any person who makes a communication or ap-
pearance on behalf of that former officer or employee that 
would be prohibited under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d), 
as the case may be, if made by the former officer or em-
ployee. 
(d) DESIGNATIONS AS SEPARATE AGENCIES AND BU-
REAUS BARRED.—No agency, bureau, or other entity of 
the Department of Homeland Security may be designated 
under section 207(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
as a separate agency or bureau. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) APPLICABILITY TO FORMER OFFICERS AND 
EMPLOYEES.—Subsections (a) and (c) apply to com-
munications and appearances made on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act by or on behalf of 
an individual whose service as an officer or employee 
terminates before, on, or after such date of enact-
ment. 
(3) APPLICABILITY
TO
DESIGNATIONS.—The 
following shall cease to be effective on the date of 
the enactment of this Act: 
(A) Any waiver of restrictions made under 
section 207(c)(2)(C) of title 18, United States 
Code, before the enactment of this Act, with re-
spect to any position, or category of positions, 
in the Department of Homeland Security. 
(B) Any designation of an agency, bureau, 
or other entity in the Department of Homeland 
Security, before the enactment of this Act, 
under section 207(h)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, as a separate agency or bureau. 
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