,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebhi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ad1 #bjah,mr4 ,rokita 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 amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit any individual serving as ,president or ,vice ,president or as a ,member of ,congress1 or any individual who served as an employee of the office of the ,president or ,vice ,president or the office of a ,member of ,congress1 from engaging in any lobbying activity after serving in such a position1 to amend title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,restoring ,integrity in our ,elected ,officials ,act4 #b4 ,prohibiting lobbying by former elected officials and their employees 7a7 ,prohibition ,section #bjg7;e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g7 and inserting the following3 7e7 ,restrictions on elected officials and their employees 7#a7 ,lifetime prohibition on lobbying any office of ,federal ,government 7,a7 ,in general ,any individual who holds a position described in subparagraph 7,c71 and any immediate family member of such an individual1 who1 at any time after such individual leaves such a position1 knowingly makes1 with the intent to influence1 any communication to or appearance before any officer or employee of any department1 agency1 or office of the executive branch or the legislative branch on behalf of any person 7except the ,united ,states7 in connection with any matter on which such person seeks official action by any officer or employee of such department1 agency1 or office1 shall be punished as provided in section #baf of this title4 7,b7 ,treatment of employment with lobbying firms ,any individual who holds a position described in subparagraph 7,c71 and any immediate family member of such an individual1 who1 at any time after such individual leaves such a position1 accepts a position as an officer1 director1 partner1 or employee of a lobbying firm under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7without regard to whether or not the individual engages directly in lobbying activity under such ,act71 shall be punished as provided in section #baf of this title4 7,c7 ,positions described ,the positions described in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,the ,president4 7ii7 ,the ,vice ,president4 7iii7 ,a ,member of ,congress4 7iv7 ,an employee of the office of the ,president1 the office of the ,vice ,president1 or the office of a ,member of ,congress4 7v7 ,an employee of a committee of ,congress4 7vi7 ,an employee on the leadership staff of the ,house of ,representatives4 7vii7 ,an employee on the leadership staff of the ,senate4 7viii7 ,an elected officer of the ,house of ,representatives4 7ix7 ,an elected officer of the ,senate4 7,d7 ,immediate family member defined ,in this paragraph1 an immediate family member means1 with respect to an individual1 a father1 mother1 son1 daughter1 brother1 sister1 husband1 wife1 father-in-law1 or mother-in-law4 7#b7 ,other legislative offices 7,a7 ,any person who is an employee of any other legislative office of the ,congress to whom paragraph 7#g77;,b7 applies and who1 within #a year after the termination of that person's employment in such office1 knowingly makes1 with the intent to influence1 any communication to or appearance before any of the persons described in subparagraph 7,b71 on behalf of any other person 7except the ,united ,states7 in connection with any matter on which such former employee seeks action by any officer or employee of such office1 in his or her official capacity1 shall be punished as provided in section #baf of this title4 7,b7 ,the persons referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to appearances or communications by a former employee are the employees and officers of the former legislative office of the ,congress of the former employee4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bjg7;e7 of such title is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d72 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,g7 of paragraph 7#d71 as so redesignated1 by striking paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 and inserting paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b74 7c7 ,conforming amendment relating to treatment of ,vice ,president ,section #bjg7;d77#a7 of such title is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subparagraph 7,a72 and 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74 7d7 ,effective date ,this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any individual who leaves a position described in subparagraph 7,c7 of section #bjg7;e77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code 7as amended by subsection 7a771 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,prohibition on contracts with certain former elected officials 7a7 ,prohibition on contracts with certain former elected officials 7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #dg of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #dgac4 ,prohibition on contracts with certain former elected officials 7a7 ,in general ,with respect to a contract the value of which would exceed #a1jjj1jjj in any year of the contract period1 an executive agency may not award such a contract to-- 7#a7 any former elected official of the legislative branch of the ,united ,states ,government2 7#b7 an immediate family member of such former elected official2 7#c7 a former congressional employee of such former elected official2 or 7#d7 any entity owned by an individual described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c74 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,former congressional employee ,the term former congressional employee means1 with respect to a former elected official of the legislative branch of the ,united ,states ,government1 an individual who was a paid congressional employee of such former elected official for any period of time4 7#b7 ,former elected official of the legislative branch of the ,united ,states ,government ,the term former elected official of the legislative branch of the ,united ,states ,government means each former-- 7,a7 ,member of the ,united ,states ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 ,delegate from the ,district of ,columbia1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and the ,virgin ,islands2 7,c7 ,resident ,commissioner of ,puerto ,rico2 and 7,d7 ,united ,states ,senator4 7#c7 ,immediate family member ,the term immediate family member means1 with respect to a former elected official of the legislative branch of the ,united ,states ,government-- 7,a7 the spouse of such former elected official2 7,b7 a natural or adoptive son1 daughter1 brother1 or sister of such former elected official2 7,c7 a stepson1 stepdaughter1 stepbrother1 or stepsister of such former elected official2 and 7,d7 a son-1 daughter-1 brother-1 or sister-in-law of such former elected official4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 #dgac4 ,prohibition on contracts with certain former elected officials4 4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by subsection 7a77#a7 shall apply with respect to any contract awarded on or after ,january #a1 #bjai4