,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #a1        
#bjag,mr4 ,de,santis introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on ,house   
,administration1 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 establish a uniform   
#e-year post-employment ban on the      
lobbying of any officer or employee of  
the executive branch or any ,member1    
officer1 or employee of ,congress by    
former executive branch officials and   
former ,members1 officers1 and employees
 of ,congress1 to establish a lifetime  
post-employment ban on lobbying on      
behalf of foreign governments by former 
senior executive branch officials1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   

,this ,act may be cited as the ,drain   
the ,swamp ,act of #bjag4  #b4 #e-year  
post-employment ban on lobbying of      
executive and legislative branch by all 
former government officials  7a7        
#e-,year post-,employment ban on        
lobbying of executive and legislative   
branch  7#a7 ,lobbying by former        
executive branch officials  7,a7 ,in    
general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section      
#bjg7;c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7#a7 ,restrictions  7,a7 ,in general ,in
 addition to the restrictions set forth 
in subsections 7a7 and 7b71 any person  
who is an officer or employee 7including
 any special ,government employee7 of   
the executive branch of the ,united     
,states 7including an independent       
agency71 who is referred to in paragraph
 7#b71 and who1 within #e years after   
the termination of his or her service or
 employment as such officer or employee1
 knowingly makes1 with the intent to    
influence1 any communication to or      

appearance before any individual        
described in subparagraph 7,b7 on behalf
 of any other person 7except the ,united
 ,states7 in connection with any matter 
on which such other person seeks        
official action by such individual1     
shall be punished as provided in section
 #baf of this title4  7,b7 ,individuals 
described ,an individual described in   
this subparagraph is any of the         
following3 7i7 ,an officer or employee  
of the executive branch of the ,united  
,states 7including an independent       
agency74  7ii7 ,a ,member of ,congress4 
7iii7 ,an elected officer of the ,senate
 or an employee of the ,senate4  7iv7   
,an elected officer of the ,house of    
,representatives or an employee of the  
,house of ,representatives4  7v7 ,an    
employee of any other legislative office
 of the ,congress4  4  7,b7 ,description
 of former executive branch officials   
subject to ban ,subparagraph 7,a7 of    
section #bjg7;c77#b7 of such title is   
amended-- 7i7 by striking or at the end 

of clause 7iv72  7ii7 by striking the   
period at the end of clause 7v7 and     
inserting 2 or2 and  7iii7 by adding at 
the end the following new clauses3  7vi7
 serves in the position of ,vice        
,president of the ,united ,states2      
7vii7 is employed in a position in the  
executive branch of the ,united ,states 
7including any independent agency7 at a 
rate of pay payable for level ,i of the 
,executive ,schedule or employed in a   
position in the ,executive ,office of   
the ,president at a rate of pay payable 
for level ,,ii of the ,executive        
,schedule2 or  7viii7 is appointed by   
the ,president to a position under      
section #aje7;a77#b77;,a7 of title #c or
 by the ,vice ,president to a position  
under section #ajf7;a77#a77;,a7 of title
 #c4  4  7,c7 ,elimination of separate  
#b-year ban for senior executive branch 
officials ,section #bjg of such title is
 amended by striking subsection 7d74    
7,d7 ,conforming amendments ,section    
#bjg of such title is amended--  7i7 in 

subparagraph 7,a7 of subsection 7c77#b71
 by striking 7other than a person       
subject to the restrictions of          
subsection 7d772  7ii7 by amending      
paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7c7 to read
 as follows3  7#c7 ,members of the      
,independent ,payment ,advisory ,board  
,paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to a member 
of the ,independent ,payment ,advisory  
,board under section #ahii;,a of the    
,social ,security ,act4  2  7iii7 in    
paragraph 7#i7 of subsection 7e71 by    
striking ,as used in this subsection and
 inserting ,as used in this section2    
7iv7 in paragraph 7#a7 of subsection    
7f71 by striking subsection 7c71 7d71 or
 7e7 and inserting subsection 7c7 or    
7e72  7v7 in subparagraph 7,a7 of       
subsection 7i77#a71 by striking         
subsections 7a71 7c71 and 7d71 and      
inserting subsections 7a7 and 7c712     
7vi7 in subsection 7j71 by striking     
subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e7 each place
 it appears in paragraph 7#b71          
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#g71 and

 subparagraph 7,b77ii7 of paragraph     
7#g72 and  7vii7 in paragraph 7#e7 of   
subsection 7j71 by striking subsections 
7a71 7c71 and 7d7 and inserting         
subsections 7a7 and 7c74  7#b7 ,lobbying
 by former ,members and employees of    
,congress and other legislative branch  
officials  7,a7 ,in general ,section    
#bjg7;e7 of such title is amended by    
striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f7   
and inserting the following3  7#a7      
,restrictions described  7,a7 ,in       
general ,any person who is a covered    
legislative branch official and who1    
within #e years after leaving office or 
the termination of his or her service or
 employment as such an official1        
knowingly makes1 with the intent to     
influence1 any communication to or      
appearance before any individual        
described in subparagraph 7,c7 on behalf
 of any other person 7except the ,united
 ,states7 in connection with any matter 
on which such other person seeks        
official action by such individual1     

shall be punished as provided in section
 #baf of this title4  7,b7 ,covered     
legislative branch official described   
,in this paragraph1 a covered           
legislative branch official is any of   
the following individuals3 7i7 ,a       
,member of ,congress4  7ii7 ,an elected 
officer of the ,senate or an elected    
officer of the ,house of                
,representatives4  7iii7 ,an employee of
 the ,senate or an employee of the      
,house of ,representatives to whom      
paragraph 7#b77;,a7 applies4  7iv7 ,an  
employee of any other legislative office
 of the ,congress to whom paragraph     
7#b77;,b7 applies4  7,c7 ,individuals   
described ,an individual described in   
this subparagraph is any of the         
following3  7i7 ,an officer or employee 
of the executive branch of the ,united  
,states 7including an independent       
agency74  7ii7 ,a ,member of ,congress4 
7iii7 ,an elected officer of the ,senate
 or an employee of the ,senate4  7iv7   
,an elected officer of the ,house of    

,representatives or an employee of the  
,house of ,representatives4  7v7 ,an    
employee of any other legislative office
 of the ,congress4  4  7,b7 ,conforming 
amendments ,section #bjg7;e7 of such    
title is amended-- 7i7 by redesignating 
paragraphs 7#g71 7#h71 and 7#i7 as      
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d72  7ii7  
in subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#b7  
7as so redesignated71 by striking ,the  
restrictions contained in paragraphs    
7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e7 apply only to
 acts by a former employee and inserting
 the following3 ,the restrictions       
contained in paragraph 7#a7 apply only  
to acts by a former employee of the     
,senate or a former employee of the     
,house of ,representatives2  7iii7 in   
subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7 7as 
so redesignated71 by striking ,the      
restrictions contained in paragraph 7#f7
 apply only to acts by a former employee
 and inserting the following3 ,the      
restrictions contained in paragraph 7#a7
 apply only to acts by a former employee

 of any other legislative office of the 
,congress2 and  7iv7 in subparagraph    
7,g7 of paragraph 7#d7 7as so           
redesignated71 by striking any other    
agency1 entity1 or office in the        
legislative branch not covered by       
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 or    
7#e7 of this subsection and inserting   
the following3 and any other officer or 
employee of the legislative branch who  
is not an employee of the ,house of     
,representatives or an employee of the  
,senate4  7b7 ,conforming amendments to 
other post-,employment restrictions     
7#a7 ,switching sides on matters under  
official responsibility ,paragraph 7#b7 
of section #bjg7;a7 of such title is    
amended-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by       
striking ,two-year and inserting        
#e-year2 and  7,b7 by striking within #b
 years and inserting within #e years4   
7#b7 ,representations in treaty or trade
 negotiations ,paragraph 7#a7 of section
 #bjg7;b7 of such title is amended by   
striking for a period of #a year and    

inserting for a period of #e years4     
7#c7 ,representation of foreign entities
 ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #bjg7;f7 of 
such title is amended by striking within
 #a year and inserting within #e years4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply with       
respect to any individual who1 on or    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 leaves a position to which        
subsection 7a71 7b71 7c71 or 7e7 of     
section #bjg of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as amended by this       
section1 applies4  #c4 ,lifetime ban on 
lobbying on behalf of foreign           
governments for senior executive branch 
officials  7a7 ,lifetime ban ,section   
#bjg7;f7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#c7 ,special rule for very 
senior personnel of the executive branch
 and independent agencies  7,a7         

,lifetime ban ,with respect to an       
individual described in subparagraph    
7,b71 the restrictions described in     
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to           
representing1 aiding1 or advising       
foreign entities at any time after the  
termination of that individual's service
 in a position described in such        
subparagraph4  7,b7 ,personnel described
 ,an individual described in this       
subparagraph is any individual who-- 7i7
 serves in the position of ,vice        
,president of the ,united ,states2  7ii7
 is employed in a position in the       
executive branch of the ,united ,states 
7including any independent agency7 at a 
rate of pay payable for level ,i of the 
,executive ,schedule or employed in a   
position in the ,executive ,office of   
the ,president at a rate of pay payable 
for level ,,ii of the ,executive        
,schedule2 or  7iii7 is appointed by the
 ,president to a position under section 
#aje7;a77#b77;,a7 of title #c or by the 
,vice ,president to a position under    

section #ajf7;a77#a77;,a7 of title #c4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments  
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to any individual who1 on or    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 leaves a position to which section
 #bjg7;f77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 applies4  #d4 ,revisions to types  
of lobbying subject to ,lobbying        
,disclosure ,act of #aiie  7a7          
,treatment of consulting and advising as
 lobbying activity ,section #c7g7 of the
 ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7g77 is amended by      
striking preparation and planning and   
inserting consulting and advising1      
preparation and planning4  7b7 ,increase
 in threshold for qualification for     
exemption from lobbying registration and
 disclosure requirements for individuals
 providing limited lobbying services for
 clients ,section #c7aj7 of the         
,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7aj77 is amended by      

striking less than #bj percent of the   
time and inserting less than #aj percent
 of the time4  7c7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4  #e4            
,prohibiting solicitation by foreign    
nationals of campaign contributions1    
expenditures1 disbursements  7a7        
,prohibition ,section #cai7;a77#a7 of   
the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7;a77#a77 is
 amended by striking to make each place 
it appears and inserting to make or     
solicit4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to solicitations made
 on or after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4