To ban employment negotiations to become lobbyists by Members of Congress and required recusal for senior congressional staff while in office.

1. Adds SEC. __. BAN ON IN OFFICE EMPLOYMENT NEGOTIATIONS wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. BAN ON IN OFFICE EMPLOYMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Senate.--Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "13. (a) A member of the Senate shall not negotiate or have any arrangement concerning prospective private employment if a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest might exist.

   Inserted: "(b) An employee of the Senate earning in excess of 75 percent of the salary paid to a Senator shall recuse himself or herself from working on legislation if a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest might exist as a result of negotiations for prospective private employment.

   Inserted: "(c) The Select Committee on Ethics shall develop guidelines concerning conduct which is covered by this paragraph.".

   Inserted: (b) Criminal Provision.--Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(e) Prohibition on Employment Negotiations While in Office.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--No officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States Government, an independent agency of the United States, or the Federal Reserve, who is compensated at a rate of Executive Schedule Level I, II, or III, shall negotiate or have any arrangement concerning prospective private employment if a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest might exist, as determined by the Office of Government Ethics.

   Inserted: "(2) Penalty.--A violation of this subsection shall be punished as provided in section 216.".

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