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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 207. Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches
(a) Restrictions on All Officers and Employees of the Executive
Branch and Certain Other Agencies. -
(1) Permanent restrictions on representation on particular
matters. - Any person who is an officer or employee (including
any special Government employee) of the executive branch of the
United States (including any independent agency of the United
States), or of the District of Columbia, and who, after the
termination of his or her service or employment with the United
States or the District of Columbia, knowingly makes, with the
intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before
any officer or employee of any department, agency, court, or
court-martial of the United States or the District of Columbia,
on behalf of any other person (except the United States or the
District of Columbia) in connection with a particular matter -
(A) in which the United States or the District of Columbia is
a party or has a direct and substantial interest,
(B) in which the person participated personally and
substantially as such officer or employee, and
(C) which involved a specific party or specific parties at
the time of such participation,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
(2) Two-year restrictions concerning particular matters under
official responsibility. - Any person subject to the restrictions
contained in paragraph (1) who, within 2 years after the
termination of his or her service or employment with the United
States or the District of Columbia, knowingly makes, with the
intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before
any officer or employee of any department, agency, court, or
court-martial of the United States or the District of Columbia,
on behalf of any other person (except the United States or the
District of Columbia), in connection with a particular matter -
(A) in which the United States or the District of Columbia is
a party or has a direct and substantial interest,
(B) which such person knows or reasonably should know was
actually pending under his or her official responsibility as
such officer or employee within a period of 1 year before the
termination of his or her service or employment with the United
States or the District of Columbia, and
(C) which involved a specific party or specific parties at
the time it was so pending,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
(3) Clarification of restrictions. - The restrictions contained
in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply -
(A) in the case of an officer or employee of the executive
branch of the United States (including any independent agency),
only with respect to communications to or appearances before
any officer or employee of any department, agency, court, or
court-martial of the United States on behalf of any other
person (except the United States), and only with respect to a
matter in which the United States is a party or has a direct
and substantial interest; and
(B) in the case of an officer or employee of the District of
Columbia, only with respect to communications to or appearances
before any officer or employee of any department, agency, or
court of the District of Columbia on behalf of any other person
(except the District of Columbia), and only with respect to a
matter in which the District of Columbia is a party or has a
direct and substantial interest.
(b) One-Year Restrictions on Aiding or Advising. -
(1) In general. - Any person who is a former officer or
employee of the executive branch of the United States (including
any independent agency) and is subject to the restrictions
contained in subsection (a)(1), or any person who is a former
officer or employee of the legislative branch or a former Member
of Congress, who personally and substantially participated in any
ongoing trade or treaty negotiation on behalf of the United
States within the 1-year period preceding the date on which his
or her service or employment with the United States terminated,
and who had access to information concerning such trade or treaty
negotiation which is exempt from disclosure under section 552 of
title 5, which is so designated by the appropriate department or
agency, and which the person knew or should have known was so
designated, shall not, on the basis of that information,
knowingly represent, aid, or advise any other person (except the
United States) concerning such ongoing trade or treaty
negotiation for a period of 1 year after his or her service or
employment with the United States terminates. Any person who
violates this subsection shall be punished as provided in section
216 of this title.
(2) Definition. - For purposes of this paragraph -
(A) the term "trade negotiation" means negotiations which the
President determines to undertake to enter into a trade
agreement pursuant to section 1102 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988, and does not include any action
taken before that determination is made; and
(B) the term "treaty" means an international agreement made
by the President that requires the advice and consent of the
Senate.
(c) One-Year Restrictions on Certain Senior Personnel of the
Executive Branch and Independent Agencies. -
(1) Restrictions. - In addition to the restrictions set forth
in subsections (a) and (b), any person who is an officer or
employee (including any special Government employee) of the
executive branch of the United States (including an independent
agency), who is referred to in paragraph (2), and who, within 1
year after the termination of his or her service or employment as
such officer or employee, knowingly makes, with the intent to
influence, any communication to or appearance before any officer
or employee of the department or agency in which such person
served within 1 year before such termination, on behalf of any
other person (except the United States), in connection with any
matter on which such person seeks official action by any officer
or employee of such department or agency, shall be punished as
provided in section 216 of this title.
(2) Persons to whom restrictions apply. - (A) Paragraph (1)
shall apply to a person (other than a person subject to the
restrictions of subsection (d)) -
(i) employed at a rate of pay specified in or fixed according
to subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5,
(ii) employed in a position which is not referred to in
clause (i) and for which that person is paid at a rate of basic
pay which is equal to or greater than 86.5 percent of the rate
of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule, or, for a
period of 2 years following the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, a person who,
on the day prior to the enactment of that Act, was employed in
a position which is not referred to in clause (i) and for which
the rate of basic pay, exclusive of any locality-based pay
adjustment under section 5304 or section 5304a of title 5, was
equal to or greater than the rate of basic pay payable for
level 5 of the Senior Executive Service on the day prior to the
enactment of that Act,
(iii) appointed by the President to a position under section
105(a)(2)(B) of title 3 or by the Vice President to a position
under section 106(a)(1)(B) of title 3,
(iv) employed in a position which is held by an active duty
commissioned officer of the uniformed services who is serving
in a grade or rank for which the pay grade (as specified in
section 201 of title 37) is pay grade O-7 or above; or
(v) assigned from a private sector organization to an agency
under chapter 37 of title 5.
(B) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a special Government
employee who serves less than 60 days in the 1-year period before
his or her service or employment as such employee terminates.
(C) At the request of a department or agency, the Director of
the Office of Government Ethics may waive the restrictions
contained in paragraph (1) with respect to any position, or
category of positions, referred to in clause (ii) or (iv) of
subparagraph (A), in such department or agency if the Director
determines that -
(i) the imposition of the restrictions with respect to such
position or positions would create an undue hardship on the
department or agency in obtaining qualified personnel to fill
such position or positions, and
(ii) granting the waiver would not create the potential for
use of undue influence or unfair advantage.
(d) Restrictions on Very Senior Personnel of the Executive Branch
and Independent Agencies. -
(1) Restrictions. - In addition to the restrictions set forth
in subsections (a) and (b), any person who -
(A) serves in the position of Vice President of the United
States,
(B) 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 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
(C) 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,
and who, within 1 year after the termination of that person's
service in that position, knowingly makes, with the intent to
influence, any communication to or appearance before any person
described in paragraph (2), on behalf of any other person (except
the United States), in connection with any matter on which such
person seeks official action by any officer or employee of the
executive branch of the United States, shall be punished as
provided in section 216 of this title.
(2) Persons who may not be contacted. - The persons referred to
in paragraph (1) with respect to appearances or communications by
a person in a position described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)
of paragraph (1) are -
(A) any officer or employee of any department or agency in
which such person served in such position within a period of 1
year before such person's service or employment with the United
States Government terminated, and
(B) any person appointed to a position in the executive
branch which is listed in section 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, or
5316 of title 5.
(e) Restrictions on Members of Congress and Officers and
Employees of the Legislative Branch. -
(1) Members of congress and elected officers. - (A) Any person
who is a Member of Congress or an elected officer of either House
of Congress and who, within 1 year after that person leaves
office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any
communication to or appearance before any of the persons
described in subparagraph (B) or (C), on behalf of any other
person (except the United States) in connection with any matter
on which such former Member of Congress or 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.
(B) The persons referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to
appearances or communications by a former Member of Congress are
any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, and
any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress.
(C) The persons referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to
appearances or communications by a former elected officer are any
Member, officer, or employee of the House of Congress in which
the elected officer served.
(2) Personal staff. - (A) Any person who is an employee of a
Senator or an employee of a Member of the House of
Representatives and who, within 1 year after the termination of
that employment, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence,
any communication to or appearance before any of the persons
described in subparagraph (B), 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.
(B) The persons referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to
appearances or communications by a person who is a former
employee are the following:
(i) the Senator or Member of the House of Representatives for
whom that person was an employee; and
(ii) any employee of that Senator or Member of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Committee staff. - Any person who is an employee of a
committee of Congress and who, within 1 year after the
termination of that person's employment on such committee,
knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication
to or appearance before any person who is a Member or an employee
of that committee or who was a Member of the committee in the
year immediately prior to the termination of such person's
employment by the committee, 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) Leadership staff. - (A) Any person who is an employee on
the leadership staff of the House of Representatives or an
employee on the leadership staff of the Senate and who, within 1
year after the termination of that person's employment on such
staff, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any
communication to or appearance before any of the persons
described in subparagraph (B), 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.
(B) The persons referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to
appearances or communications by a former employee are the
following:
(i) in the case of a former employee on the leadership staff
of the House of Representatives, those persons are any Member
of the leadership of the House of Representatives and any
employee on the leadership staff of the House of
Representatives; and
(ii) in the case of a former employee on the leadership staff
of the Senate, those persons are any Member of the leadership
of the Senate and any employee on the leadership staff of the
Senate.
(5) Other legislative offices. - (A) Any person who is an
employee of any other legislative office of the Congress and who,
within 1 year after the termination of that person's employment
in such office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence,
any communication to or appearance before any of the persons
described in subparagraph (B), on behalf of any other person
(except the United States) in connection with any matter on which
such former employee seeks action by any officer or employee of
such office, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished
as provided in section 216 of this title.
(B) The persons referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to
appearances or communications by a former employee are the
employees and officers of the former legislative office of the
Congress of the former employee.
(6) Limitation on restrictions. - (A) The restrictions
contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) apply only to acts by a
former employee who, for at least 60 days, in the aggregate,
during the 1-year period before that former employee's service as
such employee terminated, was paid a rate of basic pay equal to
or greater than an amount which is 75 percent of the basic rate
of pay payable for a Member of the House of Congress in which
such employee was employed.
(B) The restrictions contained in paragraph (5) apply only to
acts by a former employee who, for at least 60 days, in the
aggregate, during the 1-year period before that former employee's
service as such employee terminated, was employed in a position
for which the rate of basic pay, exclusive of any locality-based
pay adjustment under section 5302 of title 5 (or any comparable
adjustment pursuant to interim authority of the President), is
equal to or greater than the basic rate of pay payable for level
5 of the Senior Executive Service.
(7) Definitions. - As used in this subsection -
(A) the term "committee of Congress" includes standing
committees, joint committees, and select committees;
(B) a person is an employee of a House of Congress if that
person is an employee of the Senate or an employee of the House
of Representatives;
(C) the term "employee of the House of Representatives" means
an employee of a Member of the House of Representatives, an
employee of a committee of the House of Representatives, an
employee of a joint committee of the Congress whose pay is
disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and an
employee on the leadership staff of the House of
Representatives;
(D) the term "employee of the Senate" means an employee of a
Senator, an employee of a committee of the Senate, an employee
of a joint committee of the Congress whose pay is disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate, and an employee on the leadership
staff of the Senate;
(E) a person is an employee of a Member of the House of
Representatives if that person is an employee of a Member of
the House of Representatives under the clerk hire allowance;
(F) a person is an employee of a Senator if that person is an
employee in a position in the office of a Senator;
(G) the term "employee of any other legislative office of the
Congress" means an officer or employee of the Architect of the
Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden, the General
Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library
of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, the
Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal,
the United States Capitol Police, and any other agency, entity,
or office in the legislative branch not covered by paragraph
(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection;
(H) the term "employee on the leadership staff of the House
of Representatives" means an employee of the office of a Member
of the leadership of the House of Representatives described in
subparagraph (L), and any elected minority employee of the
House of Representatives;
(I) the term "employee on the leadership staff of the Senate"
means an employee of the office of a Member of the leadership
of the Senate described in subparagraph (M);
(J) the term "Member of Congress" means a Senator or a Member
of the House of Representatives;
(K) the term "Member of the House of Representatives" means a
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress;
(L) the term "Member of the leadership of the House of
Representatives" means the Speaker, majority leader, minority
leader, majority whip, minority whip, chief deputy majority
whip, chief deputy minority whip, chairman of the Democratic
Steering Committee, chairman and vice chairman of the
Democratic Caucus, chairman, vice chairman, and secretary of
the Republican Conference, chairman of the Republican Research
Committee, and chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, of
the House of Representatives (or any similar position created
on or after the effective date set forth in section 102(a) of
the Ethics Reform Act of 1989);
(M) the term "Member of the leadership of the Senate" means
the Vice President, and the President pro tempore, Deputy
President pro tempore, majority leader, minority leader,
majority whip, minority whip, chairman and secretary of the
Conference of the Majority, chairman and secretary of the
Conference of the Minority, chairman and co-chairman of the
Majority Policy Committee, and chairman of the Minority Policy
Committee, of the Senate (or any similar position created on or
after the effective date set forth in section 102(a) of the
Ethics Reform Act of 1989).
(f) Restrictions Relating to Foreign Entities. -
(1) Restrictions. - Any person who is subject to the
restrictions contained in subsection (c), (d), or (e) and who
knowingly, within 1 year after leaving the position, office, or
employment referred to in such subsection -
(A) represents a foreign entity before any officer or
employee of any department or agency of the United States with
the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee
in carrying out his or her official duties, or
(B) aids or advises a foreign entity with the intent to
influence a decision of any officer or employee of any
department or agency of the United States, in carrying out his
or her official duties,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
(2) Special rule for trade representative. - With respect to a
person who is the United States Trade Representative or Deputy
United States Trade Representative, the restrictions described in
paragraph (1) shall apply to representing, aiding, or advising
foreign entities at any time after the termination of that
person's service as the United States Trade Representative.
(3) Definition. - For purposes of this subsection, the term
"foreign entity" means the government of a foreign country as
defined in section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended, or a foreign political party as defined in
section 1(f) of that Act.
(g) Special Rules for Detailees. - For purposes of this section,
a person who is detailed from one department, agency, or other
entity to another department, agency, or other entity shall, during
the period such person is detailed, be deemed to be an officer or
employee of both departments, agencies, or such entities.
(h) Designations of Separate Statutory Agencies and Bureaus. -
(1) Designations. - For purposes of subsection (c) and except
as provided in paragraph (2), whenever the Director of the Office
of Government Ethics determines that an agency or bureau within a
department or agency in the executive branch exercises functions
which are distinct and separate from the remaining functions of
the department or agency and that there exists no potential for
use of undue influence or unfair advantage based on past
Government service, the Director shall by rule designate such
agency or bureau as a separate department or agency. On an annual
basis the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall
review the designations and determinations made under this
subparagraph and, in consultation with the department or agency
concerned, make such additions and deletions as are necessary.
Departments and agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent
with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics in the
exercise of his or her responsibilities under this paragraph.
(2) Inapplicability of designations. - No agency or bureau
within the Executive Office of the President may be designated
under paragraph (1) as a separate department or agency. No
designation under paragraph (1) shall apply to persons referred
to in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) or (iii).
(i) Definitions. - For purposes of this section -
(1) the term "officer or employee", when used to describe the
person to whom a communication is made or before whom an
appearance is made, with the intent to influence, shall include -
(A) in subsections (a), (c), and (d), the President and the
Vice President; and
(B) in subsection (f), the President, the Vice President, and
Members of Congress;
(2) the term "participated" means an action taken as an officer
or employee through decision, approval, disapproval,
recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or other
such action; and
(3) the term "particular matter" includes any investigation,
application, request for a ruling or determination, rulemaking,
contract, controversy, claim, charge, accusation, arrest, or
judicial or other proceeding.
(j) Exceptions. -
(1) Official government duties. - The restrictions contained in
this section shall not apply to acts done in carrying out
official duties on behalf of the United States or the District of
Columbia or as an elected official of a State or local
government.
(2) State and local governments and institutions, hospitals,
and organizations. - The restrictions contained in subsections
(c), (d), and (e) shall not apply to acts done in carrying out
official duties as an employee of -
(A) an agency or instrumentality of a State or local
government if the appearance, communication, or representation
is on behalf of such government, or
(B) an accredited, degree-granting institution of higher
education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, or a hospital or medical research organization,
exempted and defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, if the appearance, communication, or
representation is on behalf of such institution, hospital, or
organization.
(3) International organizations. - The restrictions contained
in this section shall not apply to an appearance or communication
on behalf of, or advice or aid to, an international organization
in which the United States participates, if the Secretary of
State certifies in advance that such activity is in the interests
of the United States.
(4) Special knowledge. - The restrictions contained in
subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall not prevent an individual
from making or providing a statement, which is based on the
individual's own special knowledge in the particular area that is
the subject of the statement, if no compensation is thereby
received.
(5) Exception for scientific or technological information. -
The restrictions contained in subsections (a), (c), and (d) shall
not apply with respect to the making of communications solely for
the purpose of furnishing scientific or technological
information, if such communications are made under procedures
acceptable to the department or agency concerned or if the head
of the department or agency concerned with the particular matter,
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government
Ethics, makes a certification, published in the Federal Register,
that the former officer or employee has outstanding
qualifications in a scientific, technological, or other technical
discipline, and is acting with respect to a particular matter
which requires such qualifications, and that the national
interest would be served by the participation of the former
officer or employee. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
"officer or employee" includes the Vice President.
(6) Exception for testimony. - Nothing in this section shall
prevent an individual from giving testimony under oath, or from
making statements required to be made under penalty of perjury.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence -
(A) a former officer or employee of the executive branch of
the United States (including any independent agency) who is
subject to the restrictions contained in subsection (a)(1) with
respect to a particular matter may not, except pursuant to
court order, serve as an expert witness for any other person
(except the United States) in that matter; and
(B) a former officer or employee of the District of Columbia
who is subject to the restrictions contained in subsection
(a)(1) with respect to a particular matter may not, except
pursuant to court order, serve as an expert witness for any
other person (except the District of Columbia) in that matter.
(7) Political parties and campaign committees. - (A) Except as
provided in subparagraph (B), the restrictions contained in
subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall not apply to a communication
or appearance made solely on behalf of a candidate in his or her
capacity as a candidate, an authorized committee, a national
committee, a national Federal campaign committee, a State
committee, or a political party.
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to -
(i) any communication to, or appearance before, the Federal
Election Commission by a former officer or employee of the
Federal Election Commission; or
(ii) a communication or appearance made by a person who is
subject to the restrictions contained in subsections (!1) (c),
(d), or (e) if, at the time of the communication or appearance,
the person is employed by a person or entity other than -
(I) a candidate, an authorized committee, a national
committee, a national Federal campaign committee, a State
committee, or a political party; or
(II) a person or entity who represents, aids, or advises
only persons or entities described in subclause (I).
(C) For purposes of this paragraph -
(i) the term "candidate" means any person who seeks
nomination for election, or election, to Federal or State
office or who has authorized others to explore on his or her
behalf the possibility of seeking nomination for election, or
election, to Federal or State office;
(ii) the term "authorized committee" means any political
committee designated in writing by a candidate as authorized to
receive contributions or make expenditures to promote the
nomination for election, or the election, of such candidate, or
to explore the possibility of seeking nomination for election,
or the election, of such candidate, except that a political
committee that receives contributions or makes expenditures to
promote more than 1 candidate may not be designated as an
authorized committee for purposes of subparagraph (A);
(iii) the term "national committee" means the organization
which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is
responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political
party at the national level;
(iv) the term "national Federal campaign committee" means an
organization that, by virtue of the bylaws of a political
party, is established primarily for the purpose of providing
assistance, at the national level, to candidates nominated by
that party for election to the office of Senator or
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress;
(v) the term "State committee" means the organization which,
by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible
for the day-to-day operation of such political party at the
State level;
(vi) the term "political party" means an association,
committee, or organization that nominates a candidate for
election to any Federal or State elected office whose name
appears on the election ballot as the candidate of such
association, committee, or organization; and
(vii) the term "State" means a State of the United States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
any territory or possession of the United States.
(k)(1)(A) The President may grant a waiver of a restriction
imposed by this section to any officer or employee described in
paragraph (2) if the President determines and certifies in writing
that it is in the public interest to grant the waiver and that the
services of the officer or employee are critically needed for the
benefit of the Federal Government. Not more than 25 officers and
employees currently employed by the Federal Government at any one
time may have been granted waivers under this paragraph.
(B)(i) A waiver granted under this paragraph to any person shall
apply only with respect to activities engaged in by that person
after that person's Federal Government employment is terminated and
only to that person's employment at a Government-owned, contractor
operated entity with which the person served as an officer or
employee immediately before the person's Federal Government
employment began.
(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), a waiver granted under this
paragraph to any person who was an officer or employee of Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, or
Sandia National Laboratory immediately before the person's Federal
Government employment began shall apply to that person's employment
by any such national laboratory after the person's employment by
the Federal Government is terminated.
(2) Waivers under paragraph (1) may be granted only to civilian
officers and employees of the executive branch, other than officers
and employees in the Executive Office of the President.
(3) A certification under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon
its publication in the Federal Register and shall identify -
(A) the officer or employee covered by the waiver by name and
by position, and
(B) the reasons for granting the waiver.
A copy of the certification shall also be provided to the Director
of the Office of Government Ethics.
(4) The President may not delegate the authority provided by this
subsection.
(5)(A) Each person granted a waiver under this subsection shall
prepare reports, in accordance with subparagraph (B), stating
whether the person has engaged in activities otherwise prohibited
by this section for each six-month period described in subparagraph
(B), and if so, what those activities were.
(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall cover each six-month
period beginning on the date of the termination of the person's
Federal Government employment (with respect to which the waiver
under this subsection was granted) and ending two years after that
date. Such report shall be filed with the President and the
Director of the Office of Government Ethics not later than 60 days
after the end of the six-month period covered by the report. All
reports filed with the Director under this paragraph shall be made
available for public inspection and copying.
(C) If a person fails to file any report in accordance with
subparagraphs (A) and (B), the President shall revoke the waiver
and shall notify the person of the revocation. The revocation shall
take effect upon the person's receipt of the notification and shall
remain in effect until the report is filed.
(D) Any person who is granted a waiver under this subsection
shall be ineligible for appointment in the civil service unless all
reports required of such person by subparagraphs (A) and (B) have
been filed.
(E) As used in this subsection, the term "civil service" has the
meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 5.
(l) Contract Advice by Former Details. - Whoever, being an
employee of a private sector organization assigned to an agency
under chapter 37 of title 5, within one year after the end of that
assignment, knowingly represents or aids, counsels, or assists in
representing any other person (except the United States) in
connection with any contract with that agency shall be punished as
provided in section 216 of this title.
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