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In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (B) if an investigation relates to intelligence or counterintelligence matters, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) Covered offense The term covered offense means— (A) an offense against the United States that arises from an investigation in which the target or subject is— (i) the President; (ii) a relative of the President; (iii) a former President; (iv) any individual who is serving or has previously served as a political appointee under the President; (v) any individual who was an employee of an authorized committee (as defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101)) of the President for any election to the office of President; or (vi) 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), (iv), or (v), any person or entity; (B) an offense under section 102 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 192); or (C) an offense under section 1001, 1505, 1512, or 1621 of title 18, United States Code, provided that the offense occurred in relation to a Congressional proceeding or investigation. (3) Pardon The term pardon includes a commutation of sentence. (4) Political appointee The term political appointee — (A) means any individual, other than the President or the Vice President, employed or holding office— (i) in the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the Vice President, or any other office of the White House; or (ii) in a confidential, policy-making, policy-determining, or policy-advocating position appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (B) does not include— (i) a career employee; or (ii) an individual in the Foreign Service. (5) Relative The term relative — (A) has the meaning given the term in section 3110(a) of title 5, United States Code; and (B) includes the spouse of an individual described in section 3110(a) of title 5, United States Code.