,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1      
#bjai,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit 
former ,members and elected officers of 
,congress from lobbying ,congress at any
 time after leaving office4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,banning ,lobbying ,and ,safeguarding   
,trust ,act or the ,,blast ,act4  #b4   
,prohibiting former ,members and        
officers of ,congress from lobbying     
,congress  7a7 ,prohibition ,section    
#bjg7;e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by striking paragraph 
7#a7 and inserting the following3  7#a7 
,members and elected officers of        
,congress ,any person who is a ,senator1
 a ,member of the ,house of             
,representatives1 or an elected officer 

of the ,senate or the ,house of         
,representatives and who1 after that    
person leaves office1 knowingly makes1  
with the intent to influence1 any       
communication to or appearance before   
any ,member1 officer1 or employee of    
either ,house of ,congress or any       
employee of any other legislative office
 of ,congress1 on behalf of any other   
person 7except the ,united ,states7 in  
connection with any matter on which the 
former ,senator1 ,member1 or elected    
official seeks action by a ,member1     
officer1 or employee of either ,house of
 ,congress1 in his or her official      
capacity1 shall be punished as provided 
in section #baf4  4  7b7 ,technical and 
conforming amendments ,section          
#bjg7;e77#b7 of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
heading1 by striking ,officers and staff
 and inserting ,staff2  7#b7 by striking
 an elected officer of the ,senate1 or2 
7#c7 by striking office or2 and  7#d7 by
 striking former elected officer or4    

7c7 ,applicability ,the amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect
 to an individual who leaves office on  
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act4