,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag,mr4
 ,de,fazio 7= himself & ,ms4 ,slaught]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act (   
#aiie & ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration    
,act ( #aich to re/rict ! lobby+        
activities ( =m] political appo9tees1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,det] ,revolv+-door
 ,appo9tm5ts ,9 our ,nation2 ,/op       
,wa%+ton ,appo9tees f becom+            
,manipulative ,petition]s ,act or !     
,,dra9 ! ,,swamp ,act4  #b4 ,re/rictions
 on lobby+ activities ( =m] political   
appo9tees  7a7 #e-,ye> po/-,employm5t   
ban on s]v+ z regi/]$ lobbyi/  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #bjg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+         
subsections 7c7 & 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7c7 ,re/rictions on s5ior p]sonnel ( !
 executive bran* & indep5d5t ag5cies    
7#a7 ,re/rictions ,9 addition to !      

re/rictions set =? 9 subsections 7a7 &  
7b71 any p]son :o is a political        
appo9tee ( ! executive bran* ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 7includ+ an indep5d5t ag5cy71 &  
:o1 )9 #e ye>s aft] ! t]m9ation ( 8 or  
h] s]vice or employm5t z su* a political
 appo9tee1 kn[+ly makes1 ) ! int5t to   
influ5ce1 any communication to or       
appe>ance be=e any (fic] or employee ( !
 dep>tm5t or ag5cy 9 :i* su* p]son s]v$1
 on behalf ( any o!r p]son 7except !    
,unit$ ,/ates71 9 connection ) any matt]
 on :i* su* p]son seeks (ficial action  
by any (fic] or employee ( su* dep>tm5t 
or ag5cy1 %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9    
section #baf ( ?is title4  7#b7         
,political appo9tee ,! t]m political    
appo9tee means an individual :o is--    
7,a7 employ$ 9 a position describ$ "u   
sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+ to !        
,executive ,s*$ule72  7,b7 a limit$ t]m 
appo9tee1 limit$ em]g5cy appo9tee1 or   
nonc>e] appo9tee 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive  
,s]vice1 z def9$ "u p>agraphs 7#e71     

7#f71 & 7#g71 respectively1 ( section   
#cacb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code2 or  7,c7 employ$ 9 a position ( a
 confid5tial or policy-det]m9+ "* "u    
s*$ule ,c ( subp>t ,c ( "p #bac ( title 
#e ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4     
7#c7 ,waiv] ,at ! reque/ ( a dep>tm5t or
 ag5cy1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (        
,gov]nm5t ,e?ics may waive ! re/rictions
 conta9$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to   
any position1 or category ( positions1  
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#b7 9 su* dep>tm5t
 or ag5cy if ! ,director det]m9es t--   
7,a7 ! imposition ( ! re/rictions )     
respect to su* position or positions    
w\ld create an undue h>d%ip on !        
dep>tm5t or ag5cy 9 obta9+ qualifi$     
p]sonnel to fill su* position or        
positions2 &  7,b7 grant+ ! waiv] w\ld n
 create ! pot5tial = use ( undue        
influ5ce or unfair advantage4  4  7#b7  
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #bjg ( su*    
title is am5d$--  7,a7 9 subsection     
7f77#a71 by /rik+ subsection 7c71 7d71  
or 7e7 & ins]t+ subsection 7c7 or 7e72  

7,b7 9 subsection 7h77#b71 by /rik+     
subsection 7c77#b77;,a77i7 or 7iii7 &   
ins]t+ subsection 7c77#b77;,a7 or 7,c72 
&  7,c7 9 subsection 7i77#a77;,a71 by   
/rik+ subsections 7a71 7c71 & 7d7 &     
ins]t+ subsections 7a7 & 7c74  7b7      
,lifetime ban on s]v+ z ag5t ( =eign    
gov]nm5t  7#a7 ,regi/ration z ag5t ,!   
,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3    
#ab4 ,prohibit+ regi/ration by =m]      
political appo9tees  7a7 ,prohibition   
,no individual may regi/] "u ?is ,act or
 o!rwise s]ve z ! ag5t ( a =eign        
pr9cipal if ! individual at any "t s]v$ 
z a political appo9tee 7z def9$ 9       
subsection 7b774  7b7 ,political        
appo9tee ,! t]m political appo9tee means
 an individual :o is-- 7#a7 employ$ 9 a 
position describ$ "u sections #ecab     
?r\gh #ecaf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code 7relat+ to ! ,executive ,s*$ule72 
7#b7 a limit$ t]m appo9tee1 limit$      
em]g5cy appo9tee1 or nonc>e] appo9tee 9 

! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice1 z def9$ "u 
p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71           
respectively1 ( section #cacb7;a7 (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7#c7 
employ$ 9 a position ( a confid5tial or 
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
,c ( "p #bac ( title #e ( ! ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations4  4  7#b7 ,o!r      
repres5tation z =eign entity ,section   
#bjg7;f77#a77;,a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] )9
 #a ye> ! foll[+3 7or1 9 ! case ( a     
p]son :o is subject to ! re/rictions    
conta9$ 9 subsection 7c71 at any "t74   
7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to any individual ^: s]vice z 
a political appo9tee t]m9ates on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7  
,def9ition ,9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! t]m      
political appo9tee has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #bjg7;c77#b7 ( title #ah1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z am5d$ by         
subsection 7a77#a771 & section #ab7;b7 (
 ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act (    

#aich 7z add$ by subsection 7b77#a774