Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31 and section 2076(b)(6) of this title , no Commissioner or employee of the Commission shall accept travel, subsistence, or related expenses with respect to attendance by a Commissioner or employee at any meeting or similar function relating to official duties of a Commissioner or an employee, from a person— (1) seeking official action from, doing business with, or conducting activities regulated by, the Commission ; or (2) whose interests may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the Commissioner’s or employee’s official duties. ( Pub. L. 92–573, § 39 , as added Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 206(a) , Aug. 14, 2008 , 122 Stat. 3044 .) CFR Title Parts 16 1450