18 U.S.C. § 206 — Exemption of retired officers of the uni-

Page 64 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 206 management relations between an agency or instrumentality of the United States or the District of Columbia and any labor organiza- tion that represents its employees. (Added Pub. L. 87–849, § 1(a), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1122; amended Pub. L. 101–194, title IV, § 404, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1750; Pub. L. 101–280, § 5(c), May 4, 1990, 104 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 104–177, § 2, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1563; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(9), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1807.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in subsec. (i)(4), is Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071. Chap- ter 10 of title I of the Act is classified generally to sub- chapter X (§ 4101 et seq.) of chapter 52 of Title 22, For- eign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3901 of Title 22 and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 205, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 692, related to the acceptance by a Member of Congress of anything of value to influence him, prior to the gen- eral amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87–849 and is substantially covered by revised section 201. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in section 283 of this title prior to the repeal of such section and the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87–849. AMENDMENTS 2002—Subsec. (d)(1)(B). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted ‘‘group’s’’ for ‘‘groups’s’’. 1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–177, § 2(a), amended sub- sec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: ‘‘Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) prevents an officer or employee, if not inconsistent with the faith- ful performance of his duties, from acting without com- pensation as agent or attorney for, or otherwise rep- resenting, any person who is the subject of disciplinary, loyalty, or other personnel administration proceedings in connection with those proceedings.’’ Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104–177, § 2(b), added subsec. (i). 1990—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101–280, § 5(c)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘civil’’ for ‘‘any civil’’. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–280, § 5(c)(2), substituted ‘‘commission’’ for ‘‘any commission’’. 1989—Pub. L. 101–194 amended section generally, re- vising and restating as subsecs. (a) to (h) provisions for- merly consisting of eight undesignated pars. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see sec- tion 4 of Pub. L. 87–849, set out as a note under section 201 of this title. EXEMPTIONS Exemptions from former section 283 of this title deemed to be exemptions from this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 87–849, set out as a note under section 203 of this title. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY Authority of President under subsec. (e) of this sec- tion to grant exemptions or approvals to individuals delegated to agency heads, see section 401 of Ex. Ord. No. 12674, Apr. 12, 1989, 54 F.R. 15159, as amended, set out as a note under section 7301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Authority of President under subsec. (e) of this sec- tion to grant exemptions or approvals for Presidential appointees to committees, commissions, boards, or similar groups established by the President, and for in- dividuals appointed pursuant to sections 105 and 107(a) of Title 3, The President, delegated to Counsel to Presi- dent, see section 402 of Ex Ord. No. 12674, Apr. 12, 1989, 54 F.R. 15159, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 7301 of Title 5. § 206. Exemption of retired officers of the uni- formed services Sections 203 and 205 of this title shall not apply to a retired officer of the uniformed serv- ices of the United States while not on active duty and not otherwise an officer or employee of the United States, or to any person specially ex- cepted by Act of Congress. (Added Pub. L. 87–849, § 1(a), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1123.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 206, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 692, related to an offer to a judge or judicial officer to influence him, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87–849 and is substantially covered by revised section 201. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, see sec- tion 4 of Pub. L. 87–849, set out as a note under section 201 of this title. § 207. Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and leg- islative branches (a) RESTRICTIONS ON ALL OFFICERS AND EM- PLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND CERTAIN OTHER AGENCIES.— (1) PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS ON REPRESENTA- TION ON PARTICULAR MATTERS.—Any person who is an officer or employee (including any special Government employee) of the execu- tive branch of the United States (including any independent agency of the United States), or of the District of Columbia, and who, after the termination of his or her service or em- ployment with the United States or the Dis- trict of Columbia, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any officer or employee of any department, agency, court, or court-mar- tial of the United States or the District of Co- lumbia, on behalf of any other person (except the United States or the District of Columbia) in connection with a particular matter— (A) in which the United States or the Dis- trict of Columbia is a party or has a direct and substantial interest, (B) in which the person participated per- sonally and substantially as such officer or employee, and (C) which involved a specific party or spe- cific parties at the time of such participa- tion, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.