,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjai,mr4 
,posey introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,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 provide that a former    
,member of ,congress or former senior   
,congressional employee who receives    
compensation as a lobbyist shall not be 
eligible for retirement benefits or     
certain other ,federal benefits4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,end the ,congressional ,revolving  
,door ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition relating  
to certain ,federal benefits for a      
former ,member of ,congress or former   
senior ,congressional employee who      
receives compensation as a lobbyist  7a7

 ,in general ,a covered individual who  
is a registered lobbyist shall not be   
eligible for any covered benefits for   
any month--  7#a7 which begins after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act2 and
  7#b7 in or for which such covered     
individual is--  7,a7 employed as a     
lobbyist2 and  7,b7 entitled to         
compensation as a lobbyist4  7b7        
,covered individual ,for purposes of    
this section1 the term covered          
individual means an individual who      
becomes a former ,member of ,congress or
 a former senior ,congressional employee
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7c7 ,covered benefits ,for      
purposes of this section1 the term      
covered benefits1 as used with respect  
to a covered individual1 means any      
payment or other benefit which is       
payable1 by virtue of service performed 
by such covered individual1 under any of
 the following3  7#a7 ,the ,civil       
,service ,retirement ,system1 including 
the ,thrift ,savings ,plan4  7#b7 ,the  

,federal ,employees' ,retirement        
,system1 including the ,thrift ,savings 
,plan4  7#c7 ,the ,federal ,employees'  
,health ,benefits ,program1 including   
enhanced dental benefits and enhanced   
vision benefits under chapters #hi;,a   
and #hi;,b1 respectively1 of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,the       
,federal ,employees' ,group ,life       
,insurance ,program4  7d7 ,definitions  
,for purposes of this section--  7#a7   
the term ,member of ,congress means a   
,senator1 ,member of the ,house of      
,representatives1 or ,delegate to the   
,house of ,representatives1 and the     
,resident ,commissioner from ,puerto    
,rico2  7#b7 the term senior            
,congressional employee means-- 7,a7    
each officer or employee of the         
legislative branch 7except any officer  
or employee of the ,government          
,accountability ,office7 who1 for at    
least #fj days1 occupies a position for 
which the rate of basic pay is equal to 
or greater than #abj percent of the     

minimum rate of basic pay payable for   
,,gs-#ae of the ,general ,schedule2     
7,b7 each officer or employee of the    
,government ,accountability ,office who1
 for at least #fj consecutive days1     
occupies a position for which the rate  
of basic pay1 minus the amount of       
locality pay that would have been       
authorized under section #ecjd of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7had the      
officer or employee been paid under the 
,general ,schedule7 for the locality    
within which the position of such       
officer or employee is located 7as      
determined by the ,comptroller          
,general71 is equal to or greater than  
#abj percent of the minimum rate of     
basic pay payable for ,,gs-#ae of the   
,general ,schedule2 and  7,c7 at least  
one principal assistant designated for  
purposes of this paragraph by each      
,member who does not have an employee   
who occupies a position for which the   
rate of basic pay is equal to or greater
 than #abj percent of the minimum rate  

of basic pay payable for ,,gs-#ae of the
 ,general ,schedule2  7#c7 the term     
registered lobbyist means-- 7,a7 a      
lobbyist registered or required to      
register1 or on whose behalf a          
registration is filed or required to be 
filed1 under section #d of the ,lobbying
 ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #afjc72 and  7,b7 an individual        
registered or required to register as   
the agent of a foreign principal under  
the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act 
of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa
 et seq472 and  7#d7 the term lobbyist  
has the meaning given such term by      
section #c of the ,lobbying ,disclosure 
,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb74  7e7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
section shall be considered to prevent  
the payment of-- 7#a7 any lump-sum      
credit1 as defined by section #hcca7h7  
or #hdja7ai7 of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 to which an individual is
 entitled2 or  7#b7 any amount in the   
account of an individual in the ,thrift 

,savings ,fund which1 as of the date on 
which paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of       
subsection 7a7 are first met with       
respect to such individual1 is          
nonforfeitable4  7f7 ,regulations ,any  
regulations necessary to carry out this 
section may be prescribed-- 7#a7 except 
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 by the   
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management2 and  7#b7 to the extent    
that this ,act relates to the ,thrift   
,savings ,plan1 by the ,executive       
,director 7as defined by section        
#hdja7ac7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code74