PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4. 1977 



91 STAT. 595 



tion in connection with a particular matter in a scientific or tech- 

 nological field if the Secretary or the Commission, as the case may be, 

 makes a certification in writing, published in the Federal Register, 

 that the national interest would be served by such action or ap[)('arance 

 by such former supervisory employee. 

 " (b) (1) Each former supervisory employee of the Department shall Report, 

 file with the .Secretary, in such form and manner as the Secretary shall 

 prescribe, not later tl;an May 15 of the first and second calendar years 

 following the first full year in which such person ceased to be an 

 officer or employee of the Depaitment, a report describing any employ- 

 ment with any energy concern during the period to whicb such report 

 relates, including any employment as a consultant, agent, attorney, 

 or otherwi.se, e.xcept that the requirements of this subsection 

 shall not apply to any former supervisory employee who, at the time 

 such employment with the Department ceases, has any contract, prom- 

 ise, or other agreement with respect to future employment with any 

 energy concern, if (A) the former supervisory employee describes 

 such agreement in any report filed within thirty days after the indi- 

 vidual ceases to be an employee of the Department, and (B) the for- 

 mer supervisory employee amends the report by May 15 of either of 

 the next two years during which he has accepted employment with 

 another energy concern. 



(2) Each report filed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsec- Contents, 

 tion shall contain the name and address of the person filing the report, 

 the name and address of the energy concern with which he holds or 

 will hold employment during any portion of the period covered by 

 the report, a brief description of his responsibilities for the energy 

 concern, the dates of liis employment, and such other pertinent infor- 

 mation as the Secretary may require. 



PARTICIPATION PROHIBITIONS 



Sec. 606. (a) For a period of one year after terminating any 42 USC 7216. 

 employment with any energy concern, no supervisory employee shall 

 knowingly participate in any Department proceeding in which his 

 former employer is substantially, directly, or materially involved, 

 other than in a rulemaking proceeding which has a substantial effect 

 on numerous energj' concerns. 



(b) For a period of one year after commencing service in the 

 Department, no supervisory employee shall knowingly participate in 

 any Department proceeding for which, within the previous five years, 

 he had direct responsibility, or in which he participated substantially 

 or personally, while in the employment of any energy concern. 



(c) Whenever the Secretary makes a written finding as to a particu- Waiver, 

 lar supervisory employee that the application of a particular restric- 

 tion or requirement imposed by subsection (a) or (b) in a particular 

 circumstance would work an exceptional hardship upon such super- 

 visory employee or would be contrary to the national interest, the 

 Secretary may waive in writing such restriction or requirement as to 



such supervisory employee. Any waiver made by the Secretary of a 

 restriction imposed under subsection (b) shall also be filed with any 

 record of the Department proceeding as to which the waiver for pur- 

 poses of participation is granted. No such waiver shall in any instance 

 constitute a waiver of the requirements of section 207 of title 18, 

 United States Code. 



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