Appropriate Limits on Participation by a Former Agency Official in Matters Before an Agency

In its preadjournment rush, the ninety-fifth Congress granted the President\u27s request for legislation by passing the Ethics in Government Act. For the ordinary federal employee, the changes were relatively minor: the existing one-year ban on appearing before one\u27s agency with respect to any matter within one\u27s former official responsibility was extended to two years. This Article will discuss the controversy over the Act in its historical context, organize specific issues for systematic analysis, evaluate the various criticisms of postemployment activity, and propose a simpler, more direct way of regulating the truly objectionable features of such activity