The 1993 legislation lifted the original ban on taking “an active part in political management or in political campaigns” for most employees of the executive branch. However, it continued the ban for employees of the following law enforcement and intelligence agencies: Federal Election Commission Federal Bureau of Investigation Secret Service Central Intelligence Agency National Security Council National Security Agency Defense Intelligence Agency Merit Systems Protection Board Office of Special Counsel Office of Criminal Investigation of the Internal Revenue Service Office of Investigative Programs of the United States Customs Service Office of Law Enforcement of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 5 U.S.C. § 7323(b)(2)(B)(i). The ban is also retained for career members of the Senior Executive Service, 5 U.S.C. § 7323(b)(2)(B)(ii), and for employees of the Criminal or National Security Divisions of the Department of Justice, 5 U.S.C. § 7323(b)(3). With the foregoing exceptions, federal employees are now permitted to hold positions in political party organizations; however, they are still precluded from becoming partisan candidates in elections to public office. 5 U.S.C. § 7323(a)(3). In addition, although solicitations of the general public are still barred, the law permits, under certain circumstances, employees who are members of a union or employee organization to solicit fellow members for 113