,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjai,mr4 
,huffman 7for himself and ,ms4 ,norton7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for  
restrictions on recently appointed      
,federal employees and recently         
separated ,federal employees with       
respect to lobbying activities1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,extension of      
post-employment ban on lobbying for     
certain former government employees  7a7
 ,in general ,section #bjg of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended in   
subsection 7c7-- 7#a7 in the subsection 
heading1 by striking ,one-,year and     
inserting ,two-,year2  7#b7 in paragraph
 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking within #a year 
after and inserting within #b years     
after2 and  7,b7 by striking within #a  
year before such termination2 and  7#c7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end 
the following3  7,d7 ,not later than #cj

 days after a waiver is granted under   
subparagraph 7,c71 the waiver shall be  
published in the ,federal ,register and 
accompanied by a signed statement by the
 ,director of the ,office of ,government
 ,ethics describing in detail the       
reasons for providing such waiver unless
 such a description would compromise    
national security4  4  7b7 ,application 
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall apply to any individual appointed 
to a position described in paragraph    
7#b7 of subsection 7c7 of section #bjg  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 7as
 amended by such subsection7 after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #b4
 ,five-year lobbying ban for certain    
political appointees  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bjg of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as amended by section #a1
 is further amended in subsection 7d7-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter   
following subparagraph 7,c71 by striking
 within #b years and inserting within #e
 years2 and  7#b7 in paragraph          

7#b77;,a71 by striking in such position 
and all that follows through terminated4
  7b7 ,application ,the amendment made  
by subsection 7a7 shall apply to any    
individual appointed to a position      
described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or
 7,c7 of subsection 7d77#a7 of section  
#bjg of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 7as amended by such subsection7  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,lifetime ban on             
representation of foreign entities for  
certain high-level former employees  7a7
 ,in general ,section #bjg of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by   
sections #a and #b1 is further amended  
in subsection 7f7--  7#a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by inserting 7or1 in the case of  
an individual described in paragraph    
7#b71 at any time7 after within #a year2
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking   
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting paragraphs 
7#a7 and 7#b72  7#c7 by redesignating   
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs  
7#c7 and 7#d72 and  7#d7 by inserting   

after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#b7 ,description of        
individuals subject to lifetime ban ,an 
individual described in this paragraph  
is any individual who was-- 7,a7        
employed in a position described under  
sections #ecab through #ecaf of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7relating to  
the ,executive ,schedule72  7,b7 a      
limited term appointee1 limited         
emergency appointee1 or noncareer       
appointee in the ,senior ,executive     
,service1 as defined under paragraphs   
7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g71 respectively1 of  
section #cacb7;a7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code2 or  7,c7 employed in a   
position of a confidential or           
policy-determining character under      
schedule ,c of subpart ,c of part #bac  
of title #e of the ,code of ,federal    
,regulations4  4  7b7 ,application ,the 
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply to any individual appointed to a  
position described in paragraph 7#b7 of 
section #bjg of title #ah1 ,united      

,states ,code1 7as added by such        
subsection7 after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  #d4            
,prohibition on participation in matter 
relating to previous employment  7a7 ,in
 general ,chapter #aa of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #bai the        
following3  #bbj4 ,prohibition on       
participation in matter relating to     
previous employment  7a7 ,during the    
#b-year period beginning on the date an 
individual is appointed to a covered    
position at an agency1 any such         
individual who has not received a waiver
 under subsection 7b7--  7#a7 who       
participates in any particular matter   
involving specific parties that is      
directly and substantially related to   
the individual's former employer or     
former clients1 or  7#b7 with respect to
 any such individual who was a          
registered lobbyist under the ,lobbying 
,disclosure ,act of #aiie1 or who was   
not a registered lobbyist under such    

,act but who engaged in lobbying        
activity as defined in subsection 7c71  
during the #b-year period preceding the 
date of such appointment1 who--  7,a7   
participates in any particular matter on
 which the individual made a lobbying   
contact 7in the case of a registered    
lobbyist under such ,act71 or engaged in
 such activity1 during such #b-year     
period1  7,b7 participates in the       
specific issue area in which such       
particular matter falls1 or  7,c7 seeks 
or accepts employment with any agency   
with respect to which the individual    
made a lobbying contact 7in the case of 
a registered lobbyist under such ,act71 
or engaged in such activity1 during such
 #b-year period1  shall be punished as  
provided in section #baf of this title4 
7b7  7#a7 ,the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget1 in          
consultation with the ,counsel to the   
,president1 may waive the requirements  
of subsection 7a7 with respect to any   
individual covered by such subsection if

 the ,director certifies1 in writing1 to
 the ,committee on ,oversight and       
,reform of the ,house of                
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate1 and the        
appropriate congressional committees of 
jurisdiction1 that it is in the public  
interest to grant the waiver4  7#b7 ,for
 purposes of carrying out paragraph     
7#a7-- 7,a7 the public interest includes
 exigent circumstances relating to      
public health1 public safety1 or        
national security2  7,b7 de minimis     
contact with an agency shall be cause   
for a waiver of subsection 7a77#b72 and 
7,c7 any waiver shall take effect when  
the certification is published in the   
,federal ,register1 accompanied by a    
signed statement by the ,director       
describing in detail the reasons for    
providing the waiver unless such a      
description would compromise national   
security4  7c7  7#a7 ,in this section1  
the term lobbying activity means1 with  

respect to an individual1 knowingly     
making1 with the intent to influence1   
any communication to or appearance      
before any officer or employee of the   
,federal ,government on behalf of       
another person as an employee of a      
lobbying firm or lobbying organization1 
in connection with any matter on which  
such person seeks official action by    
such officer or employee of the ,federal
 ,government4 ,the previous sentence    
applies only with respect to an         
individual who spends greater than #bj  
percent of the individual's time as an  
employee of a lobbying firm or lobbying 
organization engaged in such lobbying   
activity4  7#b7 ,in paragraph 7#a71 the 
term lobbying firm means any firm1      
corporation1 or limited liability       
company in which-- 7,a7 employees of the
 firm in the aggregate make #b or more  
lobbying contacts at any time on behalf 
of a particular client2 and  7,b7 the   
firm receives or expects to receive from
 a particular client for matters related

 to lobbying activities at least the    
amount specified in section             
#d7;a77#c77;,a7 of the ,lobbying        
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjc7;a77#c77;,a77 in the quarterly    
period during which registration would  
be made under such ,act4  7#c7 ,in      
paragraph 7#a71 the term lobbying       
organization includes any organization  
in which-- 7,a7 employees of the firm in
 the aggregate make #b or more lobbying 
contacts at any time on its behalf2 and 
7,b7 the organization expends in        
connection with lobbying activities at  
least the amount specified in section   
#d7;a77#c77;,b7 of the ,lobbying        
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjc7;a77#c77;,a77 in the quarterly    
period during which registration would  
be made under such ,act4  7#d7 ,in this 
subsection1 the term employee has the   
meaning given such term in section #c7e7
 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of   
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7e774  7d7 ,in 
this section1 the following definitions 

apply3 7#a7 ,the term agency means an   
,executive agency 7as that term is      
defined in section #aje of title #e71   
the ,executive ,office of the           
,president1 the ,united ,states ,postal 
,service1 and the ,postal ,regulatory   
,commission1 but does not include the   
,government ,accountability ,office4    
7#b7 ,the term covered position-- 7,a7  
means any--  7i7 full-time1 non-career  
position which requires appointment by  
the ,president or ,vice ,president2     
7ii7 non-career position within the     
,senior ,executive ,service or other    
,,ses-type system2 or  7iii7 position   
that has been excepted from the         
competitive service by reason of being  
of a confidential or policymaking       
character1 including positions under    
schedule ,c of subpart ,c of part #bac  
of title #e of the ,code of ,federal    
,regulations2 and  7,b7 does not include
 any individual appointed as a member of
 the ,senior ,foreign ,service or solely
 as a uniformed service commissioned    

officer4  7#c7 ,the term directly and   
substantially related to former employer
 or former clients means matters in     
which the individual's former employer  
or a former client is a party or        
represents a party4  7#d7 ,the term     
former client means any person for whom 
the individual served personally as     
agent1 attorney1 or consultant1 but does
 include instances where the service    
provided was limited to a speech or     
similar appearance or clients of the    
individual's former employer to whom the
 individual did not personally provide  
services4  7#e7 ,the term former        
employer means any person for whom the  
individual has within the #b years prior
 to the date of appointment served as an
 employee1 officer1 director1 trustee1  
or general partner1 but does not include
 any agency or other entity of the      
,federal ,government1 ,native ,american 
tribe1 or any ,united ,states territory 
or possession4  7#f7 ,the term lobbying 
contact has the meaning given such term 

in section #c7h7 of the ,lobbying       
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjb7h774  7#g7 ,the term particular   
matter has the meaning given that term  
in section #bjg and section             
#bfce4djb7;b77#c7 of title #e1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7#h7 ,the term participate 
means to participate personally and     
substantially4  7#i7 ,the term          
particular matter involving specific    
parties has the meaning as set forth in 
section #bfda4bja7;h7 of title #e1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations1 or any       
successor regulation1 except that it    
shall also include any meeting or other 
communication relating to the           
performance of an individual's official 
duties with a former employer or former 
client1 unless the communication applies
 to a particular matter of general      
applicability and participation in the  
meeting or other event is open to all   
interested parties4  4  7b7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of sections of     

chapter #aa of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #bai 
the following new item3  #bbj4          
,prohibition on participation in matter 
relating to previous employment4  4  7c7
 ,application ,the amendments made by   
subsection 7a7 shall apply to any       
individual appointed to a covered       
position 7as that term is defined in    
section #bbj7;d77#b7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 as added by such 
subsection7 after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  #e4 ,requiring 
lobbying disclosure reports to include  
names of officials contacted  7a7       
,requirement ,section #e7;b77#b7 of the 
,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;b77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking and at the end of      
subparagraph 7,c72  7#b7 by adding and  
at the end of subparagraph 7,d72 and    
7#c7 by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph3  7,e7 a list of each  
covered executive branch official with  

respect to whom the lobbyist made a     
lobbying contact2  4  7b7 ,application  
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall apply with respect to reports     
filed under section #e of the ,lobbying 
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjd7 for quarters beginning on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4