[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3941 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3941

   To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to tighten 
 restrictions on former executive and legislative branch officials and 
                               employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 1994

  Mr. Zimmer (for himself and Mr. Bacchus of Florida) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to tighten 
 restrictions on former executive and legislative branch officials and 
                               employees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Revolving Door Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES AND MEMBERS 
              OF CONGRESS AND HIGHLY PAID CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Executive Branch.--Section 207(d) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(3) Legislative branch restrictions.--
                    (A) High level.--Any person who--
                            ``(i) serves in the position of President 
                        or Vice President of the United States,
                            ``(ii) is employed in a position in the 
                        executive branch of the United States 
                        (including any independent agency) at a rate of 
                        pay payable for level I of the Executive 
                        Schedule or is employed in a position in the 
                        Executive Office of the President at a rate of 
                        pay payable for level II of the Executive 
                        Schedule, or
                            ``(iii) is appointed by the President to a 
                        position under section 105(a)(2)(A) of title 3 
                        or by the Vice President to a position under 
                        section 106(a)(1)(A) of title 3,
                may not, during the one-year period beginning on the 
                date of such person's termination of service or 
                employment, knowingly make, 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 Congress on behalf of any other person 
                (except the United States) in connection with any 
                matter on which such person seeks action by such a 
                Member or officer or employee acting in the Member's or 
                officer's or employee's official capacity. During such 
                one-year period such a person may not hold a 
                supervisory position over any person who is likely to 
                make such a communication or appearance.
                    ``(B) Mid level.--Any person--
                            ``(i)(I) whose position is listed under 
                        section 5312 of title 5,
                            ``(II) is employed in a full-time, 
                        noncareer position in the Executive Office of 
                        the President, or
                            ``(III) is a full-time, noncareer 
                        Presidential, Vice Presidential, or agency head 
                        appointee in an executive agency,
                            ``(ii) whose rate of basic pay is not less 
                        than $110,000 (adjusted for any COLA after the 
                        date of enactment of the Revolving Door Reform 
                        Act), and
                            ``(iii) is not an appointee of the senior 
                        foreign service or a uniformed service 
                        commissioned officer,
                may not, during the one-year period beginning on the 
                date of such person's termination of service or 
                employment, knowingly make, 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 Congress on behalf of any other person 
                (except the United States) in connection with any 
                matter on which such person seeks action by such a 
                Member or officer or employee acting in the Member's or 
                officer's or employee's official capacity on behalf of 
                any other person (except the United States) in 
                connection with any matter on which such person seeks 
                action by such a Member or officer or employee acting 
                in the Member's or officer's or employee's official 
                capacity. During such one-year period such a person may 
                not hold a supervisory position over any person who is 
                likely to make such a communication or appearance.''.
    (b) Legislative Branch.--Section 207(e) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by 
adding after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Appearances before executive branch.--Any person who 
        is--
                    ``(A) a Member of Congress,
                    ``(B) an elected officer of either House of 
                Congress, or
                    ``(C) employed in a position by the Congress at a 
                rate of pay equal to or greater than $110,000 (adjusted 
                for any COLA after the date of enactment of the 
                Revolving Door Reform Act),
        may not, during the one-year period after that person leaves 
        office or leaves employment, knowingly make, with the intent to 
        influence, any communication to or appearance before any person 
        who serves in the position of President or Vice President of 
        the United States or any officer or employee of a department or 
        agency on behalf of any other person (except the United States) 
        in connection with any matter on which such person seeks 
        official action by such a person or officer or employee. During 
        such 2-year period such a person may not hold a supervisory 
        position over any person who is likely to make such a 
        communication or appearance.''.

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