,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjag,mr4 ,posey introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
create qualifications for1 and certain  
limitations on1 staffs of special       
counsels4  #a4 ,qualifications and      
limitations on staffs of special        
counsels  7a7 ,application ,this section
 applies with respect to any ,federal   
officer or employee-- 7#a7 who is--     
7,a7 a special counsel appointed by the 
,attorney ,general under ,department of 
,justice regulations2 or  7,b7 any other
 official appointed by the ,attorney    
,general who exercises a similar degree 

of independence from the normal         
,department of ,justice chain of        
command2 and  7#b7 whose investigation  
or prosecution involves an elected      
official4  7b7 ,qualifications ,to work 
on the staff or advice  7#a7            
,contributions while serving ,it        
disqualifies a person for further       
advising or working on the staff of an  
officer or employee to whom this section
 applies that such person makes a       
contribution to a candidate for elective
 office or to a political party during  
such service4  7#b7 ,statement under    
penalty of perjury required ,before     
taking up the duties of working in the  
staff of an officer to whom this section
 applies1 a person must sign1 under     
penalty of perjury1 a statement that    
such person has not made1 within the    
#h-year period ending on the date such  
person begins such duties1 a            
contribution to a candidate for elective
 office or to a political party4  7c7   
,limitations on ,federal employment     

after working on staff ,a person who    
works on the staff of an official to    
whom this section applies shall not be  
employed1 during the #e-year period     
after that person leaves the staff1 in  
any ,federal executive branch office or 
in a position within the civil service  
other than one within the competitive   
service in the ,department of ,justice--
  7#a7 for which the compensation is    
determined under the ,general ,schedule 
pursuant to title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 and any other law applicable to  
the salary levels set forth in that     
,general ,schedule2 and  7#b7 which the 
person held immediately prior to taking 
up duties working on the staff4