; (3) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (II), by inserting after Congress, the following: of a committee of Congress, or of a leadership office of Congress, ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (III) Political appointee The term political appointee means any individual who— (aa) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule); (bb) is 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; or (cc) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.