POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

SEC. 531. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.(a) Application to Entity.—Paragraph 8 of rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by—(1) inserting after “by such a registered lobbyist” the following “or an entity that employs or retains a registered lobbyist”; and(2) striking “one year” and inserting “2 years”.(b) Prohibition.—Paragraph 9 of rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended—(1) in the first sentence, by inserting after “by such a registered lobbyist” the following: “or an entity that employs or retains a registered lobbyist”;(2) in the second sentence, by inserting after “by such a registered lobbyist” the following: “or an entity that employs or retains a registered lobbyist”;(3) by designating the first and second sentences as subparagraphs (a) and (b), respectively; and(4) by adding at the end the following:“(c) If an officer of the Senate or an employee on the staff of a Member or on the staff of a committee whose rate of pay is equal to or greater than 75 percent of the rate of pay of a Member and employed at such rate for more than 60 days in a calendar year, upon leaving that position, becomes a registered lobbyist, or is employed or retained by such a registered lobbyist or an entity that employs or retains a registered lobbyist for the 121 STAT. 765 purpose of influencing legislation, such employee may not lobby any Member, officer, or employee of the Senate for a period of 1 year after leaving that position.”.(c) Effective Date.—Paragraph 9(c) of rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate shall apply to individuals who leave office or employment to which such paragraph applies on or after the date of adjournment of the first session of the 110th Congress sine die or December 31, 2007, whichever date is earlier.