Ineligibility based on certain prior conduct

(a) Prohibition on appointment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual may not be appointed or employed as a Federal law enforcement officer if the individual has— (1) been convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction of any offense involving— (A) abuse of official position; (B) interference with the lawful functions of the government; (C) seditious conspiracy; (D) dishonesty, breach of trust, or interference with governmental operations; or (E) falsification of records; (2) knowingly or willfully engaged in acts or activities designed to— (A) overthrow the United States Government; (B) interfere with, impede, disrupt, or obstruct the lawful functions of the United States Government, including by entering or remaining in any facility of the legislative branch of the United States Government; (C) support the overthrow of the United States Government or interfere with, impede, disrupt, or obstruct its lawful functions; or (D) harass or terrorize an individual based, in whole or in part, on the individual’s race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or gender; (3) knowingly or willfully violated a Federal ethics or integrity law; or (4) been terminated from a State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency. (b) Effect of State or local disqualification Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual may not be appointed or employed as a Federal law enforcement officer if the individual has been disqualified from possessing a firearm or serving as a law enforcement officer under State or local law. (c) Effect of pardons, expungements, and other forms of relief (1) Pardons not a basis for eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual convicted of an offense described in subsection (a)(1), a presidential, gubernatorial, or other executive pardon for the conviction shall not affect the applicability of that subsection to the individual. (2) Expungement, set-aside, or sealing In the case of an individual convicted of an offense described in subsection (a)(1), an expungement, sealing, set-aside, vacatur, or similar post-conviction relief granted with respect to the conviction for reasons other than a finding of factual innocence shall not affect the applicability of that subsection to the individual. (3) Certificates of rehabilitation and similar relief In the case of an individual convicted of an offense described in subsection (a)(1), a certificate of rehabilitation, restoration of civil rights, or comparable determination shall not affect the applicability of that subsection to the individual. (d) Application Any conviction, conduct, or disqualification described in subsection (a) or (b), or the failure to disclose any such conviction, conduct, or disqualification to the Federal law enforcement agency that seeks to appoint or employs the individual as a Federal law enforcement officer, as applicable, shall render an individual ineligible to be appointed or employed as a Federal law enforcement officer regardless of when the conviction, conduct, or disqualification occurred. (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, supersede, or otherwise affect any disqualification, suitability standard, or eligibility requirement imposed by any other provision of law, regulation, or agency policy applicable to Federal law enforcement officers.