S.Amdt. 1004

SA 1004. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Gardner) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1088. LIFETIME BAN ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING.

(a) In General.--Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Members of congress.--Any person who is a Senator, a
Member of the House of Representatives, or an elected officer
of the Senate or the House of Representatives and who, 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,
Member, or elected official 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) Conforming Amendments.--Section 207(e)(2) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Officers and staff'' and
inserting ``Staff'';
(2) by striking ``an elected officer of the Senate, or'';
(3) by striking ``leaves office or employment'' and
inserting ``leaves employment''; and
(4) by striking ``former elected officer or''.
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