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Problem:SECTION 1. 5-YEAR BAN ON LOBBYING BY INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED TO EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE POSITIONS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

(a) Individuals Appointed to Executive Schedule Positions.--
(1) In general.--Section 207(d) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
''(d) Restrictions on Very Senior Personnel of the Executive Branch
and Independent Agencies.--
''(1) Vice president.--
''(A) Restrictions.--In addition to the
restrictions set forth in subsections (a) and (b), any
person who serves in the position of Vice President of
the United States and who, within 2 years after the
termination of that person's service in that position,
knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any
communication to or appearance before any person
described in subparagraph (B), on behalf of any other
person (except the United States), in connection with
any matter on which such person seeks official action
by any officer or employee of the executive branch of
the United States, shall be punished as provided in
section 216 of this title.
''(B) Persons who may not be contacted.--A person
described in this subparagraph is--
''(i) any officer or employee of any
department or agency in which the Vice
President served within a period of 1 year
before the Vice President's service or
employment with the United States Government
terminated; and
''(ii) any person appointed to a position
in the executive branch which is listed in
section 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, or 5316 of
title 5.
''(2) Five-year restriction on individuals in executive
schedule and equivalent positions.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) and (C), and in addition to the
restrictions set forth in subsections (a) and (b), any
individual employed in a position in the executive
branch for which the rate of pay is the rate of pay
payable for any level of the Executive Schedule under
subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5 who, within 5
years after the termination of his or her service or
employment in such position, knowingly makes, with the
intent to influence, any communication to or appearance
before any officer or employee of any department or
agency in the executive branch, on behalf of any other
person (except the United States), in connection with
any matter on which such person seeks official action
by any officer or employee of such department or
agency, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of
this title.
''(B) Special government employees.--Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply to a special Government employee
who serves less than 60 days in the 1-year period
before his or her service or employment as such
employee terminates.
''(C) Waiver.--
''(i) Authority.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), at the request of a department or
agency, the Director of the Office of
Government Ethics may waive the restrictions
under subparagraph (A) with respect to a
position, or a category of positions, if the
Director determines that--
''(I) the imposition of the
restrictions with respect to the
position, or category of positions,
would create an undue hardship on the
department or agency in obtaining
qualified personnel to fill the
position, or category of positions; and
''(II) granting the waiver would
not create the potential for use of
undue influence or unfair advantage.
''(ii) Excluded positions.--The Director of
the Office of Government Ethics may not waive
the restrictions under subparagraph (A) with
respect to--
''(I) a position in the executive
branch (including any independent
agency) for which the rate of pay is
the rate of pay payable for level I of
the Executive Schedule; or
''(II) a position in the Executive
Office of the President for which the
rate of pay is the rate of pay for
level II of the Executive Schedule.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 207 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking clauses (i) and
(iii);
(II) by redesignating clauses (ii),
(iv), and (v) as clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii), respectively; and
(III) in clause (i), as so
redesignated--
(aa) by striking ''which is
not referred to in clause (i)''
the first place it appears and
inserting ''for which the rate
of pay is not specified in or
fixed according to subchapter
II of chapter 53 of title 5'';
and
(bb) by striking '', or,
for a period of 2 years'' and
all that follows through the
end of clause (i) and inserting
a comma; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking ''clause (ii)
or (iv)'' and inserting ''clause (i) or (ii)'';
and
(B) in subsection (h)(2), by striking the second
sentence.
(b) Members of Congress.--Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''2 years'' and
inserting ''5 years''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ''Any person who is
a Member of the House of Representatives or an elected officer
of the House of Representatives and who, within 1 year after
that person leaves office,'' and inserting ''Any person who is
a Member of the House of Representatives and who, within 5
years after that person leaves office, or any person who is an
elected officer of the House of Representatives and who, within
1 year after that person leaves office,''.
Solution:
This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase to five years the ban on individuals appointed to executive schedule positions (except special government employees who serve less than 60 days in a 1-year period) from engaging in lobbying activities in the executive branch. The Office of Government Ethics may waive lobbying restrictions for certain executive schedule employees if it determines that the restrictions would create an undue hardship in obtaining qualified personnel for agency positions and granting such waiver would not create the potential for use of undue influence or unfair advantage. The bill increases to five years the ban on lobbying activities by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives.