PUBLIC LAW 101-280—MAY 4, 1990 104 STAT. 149 Public Law 101-280 101st Congress Joint Resolution To make technical changes in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this joint resolution to make technical corrections in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO TITLE I. (a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 207 OF TITLE 18.— Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 101 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-194), is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a)(l) is amended— (A) by inserting "(including any special Government employee) after "employee" the first place it appears; (B) by striking "Government" after "United States" each place it appears; (C) by striking "and any special Government employee"; (D) by striking "as the case may be," each place it appears; (E) by striking "(except the United States)" and inserting "(except the United States or the District of Columbia)'; and (F) in subparagraph (A) by inserting "or the District of Columbia" after "United States". (2) Subsection (a)(2) is amended— (A) by strildng "(Government" the first place it appears and inserting "or the District of Columbia"; (B) by striking "(except the United States)" and inserting "(except the United States or the District of Columbia)'; (C) in subparagraph (A) by inserting "or the District of Columbia" after "United States"; and (D) in subparagraph (B) by striking "Government". (3) Subsection (a) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) CLARIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS. — The restrictions contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply—
- (A) in the case of an officer or employee of the executive
branch of the United States (including any independent agency), only with respect to communications to or appearances before any officer or employee of any department, agency, court, or court-martial of the United States on behalf of any other person (except the United States), and only with respect to a matter in which the United States is a party or has a direct and substantial interest; and "(B) in the case of an officer or employee of the District of Columbia, only with respect to communications to or appearances before any officer or employee of any department, agency. May 4, 1990 [H.J. Res. 553] Government organization and employees. District of Columbia. 5 USC app. 101 note.
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