John Sarbanes

“ The term ‘covered executive branch official’ and ‘lobbyist’ have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) . “ (5) The term ‘registered lobbyist or lobbying organization’ means a lobbyist or an organization filing a registration pursuant to section 4 (a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603 (a) ) , and in the case of an organization filing such a registration, ‘registered lobbyist’ includes each of the lobbyists identified therein. ”

“ Upon receiving a written waiver under subsection (d) , the Director shall— “ (1) review the waiver to determine whether the Director has any objection to the issuance of the waiver; and “ (2) if the Director so objects— “ (A) provide reasons for the objection in writing to the head of the agency who granted the waiver not more than 15 calendar days after the waiver was granted; and “ (B) publish the written objection on the website of the Office of Government Ethics not more than 30 calendar days after the waiver was granted. ”

“ The term ‘Administration’ means all terms of office of the incumbent President serving at the time of the appointment of an appointee covered by this title. “ (14) The term ‘pledge’ means the ethics pledge set forth in section 202 of this title. “ (15) All references to provisions of law and regulations shall refer to such provisions as in effect on the date of enactment of this title. “SEC. 202. ETHICS PLEDGE. “Each appointee in every executive agency appointed on or after the date of enactment of this section shall be required to sign an ethics pledge upon appointment. ”

“ Entering Government.— ‘ (A) All Appointees Entering Government.—I will not, for a period of 2 years from the date of my appointment, participate in any particular matter involving specific party or parties that is directly and substantially related to my former employer or former clients, including regulations and contracts. ”