; (2) in consultation with the Attorney General or the Counsel to the President, when appropriate, assist designated agency ethics officials in providing advice to current or former appointees regarding the application of the pledge; and (3) in consultation with the Attorney General and the Counsel to the President, adopt such rules or procedures as are necessary or appropriate— (A) to carry out the foregoing responsibilities; (B) to authorize limited exceptions to the lobbyist gift ban under paragraph (1) of the pledge for circumstances that do not implicate the purposes of the ban; (C) to make clear that no individual shall have violated the lobbyist gift ban under paragraph (1) of the pledge if the individual properly disposes of a gift as provided under section 2635.206 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; (D) to ensure that existing rules and procedures for Government employees engaged in negotiations for future employment with private businesses that are affected by the official actions of the employees do not affect the integrity of the programs and operations of the Government; and (E) to ensure, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, that the requirement set forth in paragraph (6) of the pledge is honored by every employee of the executive branch; (4) in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submit a report to the President on whether full compliance is being achieved with existing Federal laws and regulations governing executive branch procurement lobbying disclosure, provided that such report shall include— (A) recommendations relating to steps the executive branch can take to expand, to the fullest extent practicable, disclosure of both executive branch procurement lobbying and of lobbying for presidential pardons; and (B) recommendations relating to both immediate actions the executive branch can take and, if necessary, recommendations for legislation