; (ii) a relative of the President; (iii) any individual who is serving or previously served as a political appointee (as defined in section 1216(f)(6) of title 5, United States Code, as added by title IX of this Act) under the President; (iv) any individual who was an employee of an authorized committee (as defined in section 301(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101(6) )) of the President for any election to the office of President; or (v) in the case of an offense motivated by a direct and significant personal or pecuniary interest of any individual described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), any person or entity; (B) an offense under section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 192 ); or (C) an offense under section 1001, 1505, 1512, or 1621 of title 18, United States Code, if the offense occurred in relation to a congressional proceeding or investigation. (3) Pardon The term pardon includes a commutation of sentence. (4) Relative The term relative , with respect to the President, means— (A) a family member (as defined in section 1635.3(a) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) of the President who is a first-degree relative, second-degree relative, or third-degree relative (as those terms are defined in such section 1635.3(a) or any successor regulation) of the President; or (B) a spouse of a family member described in subparagraph (A). 103. Bribery in connection with pardons and commutations Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , including the President and the Vice President of the United States, after or an officer or employee or person ; and (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including any pardon, commutation, or reprieve, or an offer of any such pardon, commutation, or reprieve