Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/787

 121 STAT. 766

PUBLIC LAW 110–81—SEPT. 14, 2007

(4) inserting after ‘‘Ex-Speakers of the House of Representatives’’ the following: ‘‘, except as provided in paragraph 2’’; and (5) adding at the end the following: ‘‘2.(a) The floor privilege provided in paragraph 1 shall not apply, when the Senate is in session, to an individual covered by this paragraph who is— ‘‘(1) a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; or ‘‘(2) in the employ of or represents any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any Federal legislative proposal. ‘‘(b) The Committee on Rules and Administration may promulgate regulations to allow individuals covered by this paragraph floor privileges for ceremonial functions and events designated by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. ‘‘3. A former Member of the Senate may not exercise privileges to use Senate athletic facilities or Member-only parking spaces if such Member is— ‘‘(a) a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; or ‘‘(b) in the employ of or represents any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any Federal legislative proposal.’’. SEC. 534. INFLUENCING HIRING DECISIONS.

Rule XLIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘6. No Member, with the intent to influence solely on the basis of partisan political affiliation an employment decision or employment practice of any private entity, shall— ‘‘(a) take or withhold, or offer or threaten to take or withhold, an official act; or ‘‘(b) influence, or offer or threaten to influence the official act of another.’’. 2 USC 104f.

SEC. 535. NOTIFICATION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—After a Senator or an elected officer of the Senate leaves office or after the termination of employment with the Senate of an employee of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall notify the Member, officer, or employee of the beginning and ending date of the prohibitions that apply to the Member, officer, or employee under rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Subtitle D—Gift and Travel Reform SEC. 541. BAN ON GIFTS FROM REGISTERED LOBBYISTS AND ENTITIES THAT HIRE REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.

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Paragraph 1(a)(2) of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by— (1) inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and (2) adding at the end the following:

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