1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ethics in Public Service Act . 2. Ethics pledge requirement for senior executive branch employees The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title I the following new title: II Ethics Pledge 201. Definitions For the purposes of this title, the following definitions apply: (1) The term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, and includes the Executive Office of the President, the United States Postal Service, and Postal Regulatory Commission, but does not include the Government Accountability Office. (2) The term appointee means any full-time, noncareer Presidential or Vice-Presidential appointee, noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service (or other SES-type system), or appointee to a position that has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character (Schedule C and other positions excepted under comparable criteria) in an executive agency, but does not include any individual appointed as a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed service commissioned officer. (3) The term gift — (A) has the meaning given that term in section 2635.203(b) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; (B) includes gifts that are solicited or accepted indirectly as defined at section 2635.203(f) of such title