Extension of post-employment restrictions

(a)

Extension of restrictions

Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

(1)

Members of Congress

Any person who is a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives and who, within 5 years after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such former Senator or Member seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.

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(2)by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) and inserting the following:

(2)

Officers of the Congress

Any person who is an elected officer of the Senate or of the House of Representatives and who, within 2 years after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such former elected officer seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. (3)

Employees of the Congress

Any person who is an employee of the Senate, or an employee of the House of Representatives, to whom paragraph (5)(A) applies and who, within 2 years after the termination of that employment, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such former employee seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. (4)

Employees of other legislative offices

Any person who is an employee of any other legislative office of the Congress to whom paragraph (5)(B) applies and who, within 2 years after the termination of that employment, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such former employee seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.

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(3)by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (4)in paragraph (5), as redesignated— (A)in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and inserting paragraph (3); and (B)in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraph (6) and inserting paragraph (4); and (5)in paragraph (7)(G), as redesignated, by striking (3), (4), or (5) and inserting or (3). (b)

Conforming amendment

Section 103(a) of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 4702(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) and inserting paragraph (3).