; and (B) regarding the association, connection, or dealings by a public official with an individual, business, or organization described in clauses (iii) through (vi) of paragraph (5)(A). (2) Official act The term official act has the meaning given the term in section 201(a). (3) Public official The term public official means an officer, employee, or elected or appointed representative, or person acting for or on behalf of the United States, a State, or a subdivision of a State, or any department, agency, or branch of government thereof, in any official function, under or by authority of any such department, agency, or branch of government. (4) State The term State includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (5) Undisclosed self-dealing The term undisclosed self-dealing means— (A) an official act by a public official for the purpose, in whole or in material part, of furthering or benefitting a financial interest, of which the public official has knowledge, of— (i) the public official; (ii) the spouse or minor child of a public official; (iii) a general business partner of the public official; (iv) a business or organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner; (v) an individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation; or (vi) an individual, business, or organization from whom the public official has received any thing or things of value, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty, or by rule or regulation; (B) the knowing falsification, concealment, or covering up of material information by a public official that is required to be disclosed by any Federal, State, or local statute, rule, regulation, or charter applicable to the public official