,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,gallagher 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committees on the     
,budget1 ,rules1 ,oversight and ,reform1
 and ,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     
prohibit congressional recesses until   
,congress adopts a concurrent resolution
 on the budget that results in a        
balanced ,federal budget by the last    
fiscal year covered by such resolution1 
to establish a #e-year ban on           
individuals appointed to ,executive     
,schedule positions and ,members of     
,congress engaging in lobbying          
activities at the ,federal level1 to    

provide for the termination of further  
retirement coverage for ,members of     
,congress under the ,federal ,employees 
,retirement ,system1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,serve the ,people1 
,not the ,swamp ,act4  #b4 ,house and   
,senate approval of regular             
appropriation bills ,section #cab of the
 ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsections3  7g7 ,house  
and ,senate approval of regular         
appropriation bills  7#a7 ,point of     
order in the ,house of ,representatives 
against adjourning in ,august until     
,house passage of all appropriation     
bills ,it shall not be in order in the  
,house of ,representatives to consider  
any resolution providing for an         
adjournment period of more than three   
calendar days during the month of       
,august until the ,house of             
,representatives has approved annual    
appropriation bills providing new budget

 authority under the jurisdiction of all
 the subcommittees of the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives for the fiscal year    
beginning on ,october #a of such year4  
7#b7 ,points of order in the ,house of  
,representatives and ,senate against    
adjourning until ,house and ,senate     
passage of all appropriation bills      
,beginning on ,october #a of a session  
of ,congress and during the duration of 
that session1 it shall not be in order  
in the ,house of ,representatives or the
 ,senate to consider any resolution     
providing for an adjournment period of  
more than three calendar days for the   
duration of that session until the      
annual appropriation bills providing new
 budget authority under the jurisdiction
 of all the subcommittees of the        
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate for the fiscal year beginning on
 ,october #a of such year have been     
presented to the ,president under       

section #g of article ,i of the         
,constitution4  7h7 ,no congressional   
recesses ,neither the ,senate nor the   
,house of ,representatives may recess or
 stand adjourned for a period of longer 
than #bd hours during any calendar year 
unless and until ,congress has agreed to
 a concurrent resolution on the budget  
for the fiscal year beginning on        
,october #a of that calendar year which 
concurrent resolution projects a        
balanced budget for the ,government by  
the last fiscal year covered by that    
concurrent resolution4  4  #c4 #e-year  
ban on lobbying by individuals appointed
 to ,executive ,schedule positions and  
,members of ,congress  7a7 ,individuals 
appointed to ,executive ,schedule       
positions  7#a7 ,in general ,section    
#bjg7;d7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7d7 ,restrictions on very senior        
personnel of the executive branch and   
independent agencies  7#a7 ,vice        
,president  7,a7 ,restrictions ,in      

addition to the restrictions set forth  
in subsections 7a7 and 7b71 any person  
who serves in the position of ,vice     
,president of the ,united ,states and   
who1 within #b years after the          
termination of that person's service in 
that position1 knowingly makes1 with the
 intent to influence1 any communication 
to or appearance before any person      
described in subparagraph 7,b71 on      
behalf of any other person 7except the  
,united ,states71 in connection with any
 matter on which such person seeks      
official action by any officer or       
employee of the executive branch of the 
,united ,states1 shall be punished as   
provided in section #baf of this title4 
7,b7 ,persons who may not be contacted  
,a person described in this subparagraph
 is-- 7i7 any officer or employee of any
 department or agency in which the ,vice
 ,president served within a period of #a
 year before the ,vice ,president's     
service or employment with the ,united  
,states ,government terminated2 and     

7ii7 any person appointed to a position 
in the executive branch which is listed 
in section #ecab1 #ecac1 #ecad1 #ecae1  
or #ecaf of title #e4  7#b7 ,five-year  
restriction on individuals in ,executive
 schedule and equivalent positions  7,a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 and in     
addition to the restrictions set forth  
in subsections 7a7 and 7b71 any         
individual employed in a position in the
 executive branch for which the rate of 
pay is the rate of pay payable for any  
level of the ,executive ,schedule under 
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of title 
#e who1 within #e years after the       
termination of his or her service or    
employment in such position1 knowingly  
makes1 with the intent to influence1 any
 communication to or appearance before  
any officer or employee of any          
department or agency in the executive   
branch1 on behalf of any other person   
7except the ,united ,states71 in        
connection with any matter on which such

 person seeks official action by any    
officer or employee of such department  
or agency1 shall be punished as provided
 in section #baf of this title4  7,b7   
,special ,government employees          
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply to a 
special ,government employee who serves 
less than #fj days in the #a-year period
 before his or her service or employment
 as such employee terminates4  7,c7     
,waiver  7i7 ,authority ,except as      
provided in clause 7ii71 at the request 
of a department or agency1 the ,director
 of the ,office of ,government ,ethics  
may waive the restrictions under        
subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to a     
position1 or a category of positions1 if
 the ,director determines that--  7,i7  
the imposition of the restrictions with 
respect to the position1 or category of 
positions1 would create an undue        
hardship on the department or agency in 
obtaining qualified personnel to fill   
the position1 or category of positions2 
and  7,,ii7 granting the waiver would   

not create the potential for use of     
undue influence or unfair advantage4    
7ii7 ,excluded positions ,the ,director 
of the ,office of ,government ,ethics   
may not waive the restrictions under    
subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to--     
7,i7 a position in the executive branch 
7including any independent agency7 for  
which the rate of pay is the rate of pay
 payable for level ,i of the ,executive 
,schedule2 or  7,,ii7 a position in the 
,executive ,office of the ,president for
 which the rate of pay is the rate of   
pay for level ,,ii of the ,executive    
,schedule4  4  7#b7 ,technical and      
conforming amendments ,section #bjg of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c77#b7--  
7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by      
striking clauses 7i7 and 7iii72  7,,ii7 
by redesignating clauses 7ii71 7iv71 and
 7v7 as clauses 7i71 7ii71 and 7iii71   
respectively2 and  7,,iii7 in clause    
7i71 as so redesignated--  7aa7 by      
striking which is not referred to in    

clause 7i7 the first place it appears   
and inserting for which the rate of pay 
is not specified in or fixed according  
to subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of    
title #e2 and  7bb7 by striking 1 or1   
for a period of #b years and all that   
follows through the end of clause 7i7   
and inserting a comma2 and  7ii7 in     
subparagraph 7,c71 in the matter        
preceding clause 7i71 by striking clause
 7ii7 or 7iv7 and inserting clause 7i7  
or 7ii72 and  7,b7 in subsection        
7h77#b71 by striking the second         
sentence4  7b7 ,members of ,congress    
,section #bjg7;e77#a7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
#b years and inserting #e years2 and    
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by        
striking ,any person who is a ,member of
 the ,house of ,representatives or an   
elected officer of the ,house of        
,representatives and who1 within #a year
 after that person leaves office1 and   
inserting ,any person who is a ,member  

of the ,house of ,representatives and   
who1 within #e years after that person  
leaves office1 or any person who is an  
elected officer of the ,house of        
,representatives and who1 within #a year
 after that person leaves office14  7c7 
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act 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 #bjg of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 applies 7as
 amended by this ,act74  #d4            
,termination of retirement coverage of  
,members of ,congress under ,federal    
,employees ,retirement ,system  7a7 ,in 
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #hd 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by inserting after section #hdbe
 the following3  #hdbe;a4 ,termination  
of further retirement coverage of       
,members of ,congress  7a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter1 effective as of the date  
of enactment of this section--  7#a7    

subject to subsection 7f71 in the case  
of an individual who first becomes a    
,member before such date of enactment-- 
7,a7 such ,member shall not be subject  
to this chapter for any further period  
of time after such date of enactment2   
and  7,b7 no further ,government        
contributions or deductions from basic  
pay may be made with respect to such    
,member for deposit in the ,treasury of 
the ,united ,states to the credit of the
 ,fund2 and  7#b7 in the case of an     
individual who first becomes a ,member  
on or after such date of enactment--    
7,a7 such ,member shall not be subject  
to this chapter2 and  7,b7 no           
,government contributions or deductions 
from basic pay may be made with respect 
to such ,member for deposit in the      
,treasury of the ,united ,states to the 
credit of the ,fund4  7b7 ,prior rights 
not affected ,nothing in subsection 7a7 
shall be considered to nullify1 modify1 
or otherwise affect any right1          
entitlement1 or benefit under this      

chapter with respect to any ,member     
covering any period prior to the date of
 enactment of this section4  7c7 ,right 
,to participate in thrift savings plan  
not affected ,nothing in subsection 7a7 
or 7b7 shall affect the eligibility of a
 ,member to participate in the ,thrift  
,savings ,plan in accordance with       
otherwise applicable provisions of law4 
7d7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,any 
regulations necessary to carry out this 
section may-- 7,a7 except with respect  
to matters under subparagraph 7,b71 be  
prescribed by the ,director of the      
,office of ,personnel ,management2 and  
7,b7 with respect to matters relating to
 the ,thrift ,savings ,plan1 be         
prescribed by the ,executive ,director  
7as defined by section #hdja7ac774  7#b7
 ,refunds ,notwithstanding subsection   
7b71 the regulations under paragraph    
7#a77;,a7 shall1 in the case of a       
,member who has not completed at least  
#e years of civilian service as of the  
date of enactment of this section1      

provide that the lump-sum credit shall  
be payable to such ,member to the same  
extent and in the same manner as if such
 ,member satisfied paragraphs 7#a7      
through 7#d7 of section #hdbd7;a7 as of 
such date of enactment4  7e7 ,exclusions
 ,for purposes of this section1 the term
 ,member does not include the ,vice     
,president4  7f7 ,opt-,in for ,members  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of enactment of this section1 a ,member 
covered by this chapter as of such date 
may elect1 by giving notice in writing  
to the official by whom such ,member is 
paid1 to remain subject to this chapter4
  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 
#hd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #hdbe the following3
  #hdbe;a4 ,termination of further      
retirement coverage of ,members of      
,congress4  4