AMENDMENTS TO RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES.

SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES.(a) Very Senior Executive Personnel.—The matter after subparagraph (C) in section 207(d)(1) of title 18, United States 121 STAT. 737 Code, is amended by striking “within 1 year” and inserting “within 2 years”.(b) Restrictions on Lobbying by Members of Congress and Employees of Congress.—Subsection (e) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9);(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;(3) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:“(1) Members of congress and elected officers of the house.—“(A) Senators.—Any person who is a Senator 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 Senator 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) Members and officers of the house of representatives.—(i) Any person who is a Member of the House of Representatives or an elected officer of the House of Representatives 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 clause (ii) or (iii), 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.“(ii) The persons referred to in clause (i) with respect to appearances or communications by a former Member of the House of Representatives are any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress and any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress.“(iii) The persons referred to in clause (i) with respect to appearances or communications by a former elected officer are any Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives.“(2) Officers and staff of the senate.—Any person who is an elected officer of the Senate, or an employee of the Senate to whom paragraph (7)(A) applies, and who, within 1 year after that person leaves office or employment, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any Senator or any officer or employee of the Senate, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such former elected officer or former employee seeks action by a Senator or an officer or employee of the Senate, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.”;121 STAT. 738(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection)—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “of a Senator or an employee of a Member of the House of Representatives” and inserting “of a Member of the House of Representatives to whom paragraph (7)(A) applies”; and(B) in subparagraph (B)—(i) in clause (i), by striking “Senator or”; and(ii) in clause (ii), by striking “Senator or”;(5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection)—(A) by striking “committee of Congress” and inserting “committee of the House of Representatives, or an employee of a joint committee of the Congress whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, to whom paragraph (7)(A) applies”; and(B) by inserting “or joint committee (as the case may be)” after “committee” each subsequent place that term appears;(6) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection)—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “or an employee on the leadership staff of the Senate” and inserting “to whom paragraph (7)(A) applies”; and(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “the following:” and all that follows through the end of clause (ii) and inserting “any Member of the leadership of the House of Representatives and any employee on the leadership staff of the House of Representatives.”;(7) in paragraph (6)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection), by inserting “to whom paragraph (7)(B) applies” after “office of the Congress”;(8) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection)—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and (4)” and inserting “(4), and (5)”; and(B) in subparagraph (B)—(i) by striking “(5)” and inserting “(6)”;(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “(or any comparable adjustment pursuant to interim authority of the President)”; and(iii) by striking “level 5 of the Senior Executive Service” and inserting “level IV of the Executive Schedule”;(9) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) the following:“(8) Exception.—This subsection shall not apply to contacts with the staff of the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives regarding compliance with lobbying disclosure requirements under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.”; and(10) in paragraph (9)(G) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection)—(A) by striking “the Copyright Royalty Tribunal,”; and(B) by striking “or (4)” and inserting “(4), or (5)”.121 STAT. 739