; (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting ; or ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new clauses: (vi) serves in the position of Vice President of the United States; (vii) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the United States (including any independent agency) at a rate of pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule or employed in a position in the Executive Office of the President at a rate of pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule; or (viii) is appointed by the President to a position under section 105(a)(2)(A) of title 3 or by the Vice President to a position under section 106(a)(1)(A) of title 3. . (C) Elimination of separate 2-year ban for senior executive branch officials Section 207 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d). (D) Conforming amendments Section 207 of such title is amended— (i) in subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2), by striking (other than a person subject to the restrictions of subsection (d)) ; (ii) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (c) to read as follows: (3) Members of the Independent Payment Advisory Board Paragraph (1) shall apply to a member of the Independent Payment Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. ; (iii) in paragraph (9) of subsection (e), by striking As used in this subsection and inserting As used in this section ; (iv) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f), by striking subsection (c), (d), or (e) and inserting subsection (c) or (e) ; (v) in subparagraph (A) of subsection (i)(1), by striking subsections (a), (c), and (d), and inserting subsections (a) and (c), ; (vi) in subsection (j), by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) each place it appears in paragraph (2), subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), and subparagraph (B)(ii) of paragraph (7)