; (B) in subsection (h)(2), by striking subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) or (iii) and inserting subsection (c)(2)(A) or (C) ; and (C) in subsection (i)(1)(A), by striking subsections (a), (c), and (d) and inserting subsections (a) and (c) . (b) Lifetime ban on serving as agent of foreign government (1) Registration as agent The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 12. Prohibiting registration by former political appointees (a) Prohibition No individual may register under this Act or otherwise serve as the agent of a foreign principal if the individual at any time served as a political appointee (as defined in subsection (b)). (b) Political appointee The term political appointee means an individual who is— (1) employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule); (2) a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code