109 HR 5963 IH: Close the Revolving Door U.S. House of Representatives 2006-07-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5963 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2006 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Conyers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To modify certain post-employment restrictions with respect to officers and employees of the Department of Homeland Security.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Close the Revolving Door Act.

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Post-employment restrictions

(a)

Clarification

The reference, in section 207(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, to within 1 year before such termination, as applied to officers and employees of the Department of Homeland Security, means at any time during the 1-year period before such termination. (b)

Requests for waivers barred

Neither the Department of Homeland Security nor any agency thereof may request a waiver of restrictions under section 207(c)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code. (c)

Applicability to agents

The restrictions contained in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, as applied to a former officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security, and the penalties for violating those restrictions, also apply to any person who makes a communication or appearance on behalf of that former officer or employee that would be prohibited under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d), as the case may be, if made by the former officer or employee. (d)

Designations as separate agencies and bureaus barred

No agency, bureau, or other entity of the Department of Homeland Security may be designated under section 207(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as a separate agency or bureau. (e)

Effective date

(1)

In general

This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2)

Applicability to former officers and employees

Subsections (a) and (c) apply to communications and appearances made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act by or on behalf of an individual whose service as an officer or employee terminates before, on, or after such date of enactment. (3)

Applicability to designations

The following shall cease to be effective on the date of the enactment of this Act: (A)Any waiver of restrictions made under section 207(c)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, before the enactment of this Act, with respect to any position, or category of positions, in the Department of Homeland Security. (B)Any designation of an agency, bureau, or other entity in the Department of Homeland Security, before the enactment of this Act, under section 207(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as a separate agency or bureau.