; or (B) the Vice President to a position under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 106(a)(1) of title 3, United States Code. (b) Rule of construction Any reference to a provision of Federal law, including any regulation, under this subtitle shall be construed to refer to any such provision in effect on January 20, 2021. 912. Ethics pledge Each appointee in each Executive agency appointed on or after January 20, 2021, shall sign, and upon signing shall be contractually committed to, an ethics pledge that states the following: I recognize that this pledge is part of a broader ethics in Government plan designed to restore and maintain public trust in Government, and I commit myself to conduct consistent with that plan. I commit to decision-making on the merits and exclusively in the public interest, without regard to private gain or personal benefit. I commit to conduct that upholds the independence of law enforcement and precludes improper interference with investigative or prosecutorial decisions of the Department of Justice. I commit to ethical choices of post-Government employment that do not raise the appearance that I have used my Government service for private gain, including by using confidential information acquired and relationships established for the benefit of future clients. Accordingly, as a condition, and in consideration, of my employment in the United States Government in a position invested with the public trust, I commit myself to the following obligations, which I understand are binding on me and are enforceable under law: (1) Lobbyist gift ban I will not accept any gift from any registered lobbyist or lobbying organization for the duration of my service as an appointee. (2) Revolving door ban