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 103 STAT. 1772 PUBLIC LAW 101-194—NOV. 30, 1989 the extent permitted by written waiver granted in exceptional circumstances by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct pursuant to clause 4(e)(l)(E) of rule X.". (b) DEFINITIONS.—The last undesignated paragraph of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by striking the dash after "Conduct" and by striking "(1) The" and by inserting ", the"; (2) by striking "the person reporting" and by inserting "such Member, officer, or employee, and shall be deemed to include the fiance or fiancee of the Member, officer, or employee"; and (3) by repealing subparagraph (2). (c) Rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting after clause 11 the following: "12. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), any employee of the House of Representatives who is required to file a report pursuant to rule XLIV shall refrain from participating personally and substan- tially as an employee of the House of Representatives in any contact with any agency of the executive or judicial branch of Government with respect to non-legislative matters affecting any non-govern- mental person in which the employee has a significant financial interest. "(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply if an employee first advises his employing authority of his signijficant financial interest and obtains ^ from his employing authority a written waiver stating that the participation of the employee is necessary. A copy of each such •fc; waiver shall be filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.". (d) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFI- CIAL CONDUCT.— Clause 4(e)(l) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking "and" before "(D)" and by inserting before the period the following: "; and (E) to give consider- ation to the request of any Member, officer, or employee of the House for a written waiver in exceptional circumstances with re- spect to clause 4 of rule XLIII". 2 USC 29d note. (e) ADVISORY OPINION AMENDMENTS.— The Committee on Stand- ards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives shall amend its advisory opinions relating to the acceptance of gifts (1) to prohibit lodging received as personal hospitality in excess of 30 days in any calendar year from any individual unless a written waiver is granted by the committee and (2) to exempt gifts of food and beverages consumed not in connection with gifts of lodging from coverage under clause 4 of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1990. SEC. 802. USE OF OFFICIAL RESOURCES. • (a) QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. —Rule XLI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: "RULE XLI. "QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. Claims. "No person shall be an officer or employee of the House, or continue in its employment, who shall be an agent for the prosecu- tion of any claim against the Government or be interested in such

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