113 S2640 IS: Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-07-22
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1.
This Act may be cited as the
Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2014
.
2.
(a)
Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
(h)
Presidential
library fundraising organization reporting requirement
(1)
In
this subsection:
(A)
The
term contribution means a contribution or contributions made by an
individual or entity to a Presidential library fundraising
organization
totaling not less than $200 (whether monetary or in-kind) in a
single calendar
quarter.
(B)
Presidential
library fundraising organization
The term Presidential
library fundraising organization means an organization established to
raise funds to create, maintain, expand, or conduct activities at—
(i)
a
Presidential archival depository; or
(ii)
any facility
relating to a Presidential archival depository.
(2)
(A)
During the period
beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, and ending
on the date
described in subparagraph (B), and not later than 15 days after the
end of each
calendar quarter, each Presidential library fundraising
organization shall
submit to the Archivist, in a searchable and sortable electronic
format,
information on each contribution made during that quarter, which
shall
include—
(i)
the amount or value of the
contribution;
(ii)
the source of
the contribution, including the address of the individual or entity
that is the
source of the contribution;
(iii)
if the source
of the contribution is an individual, the occupation of the
individual;
and
(iv)
the date of the
contribution.
(B)
Duration of
reporting requirement
The
date described in this subparagraph is the later of—
(i)
the date on which
the Archivist accepts, takes title to, or enters into an agreement
to use any
land or facility for the Presidential archival depository for the
President for
whom the Presidential library fundraising organization was
established;
and
(ii)
the date on which
the President whose archives are contained in the Presidential
archival
depository for whom the Presidential library fundraising
organization was
established no longer holds the Office of President.
(C)
Information
required to be published
Not later than 30 days after each
submission under subparagraph (A), the Archivist shall publish the
information
submitted on the website of the National Archives and Records
Administration,
without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable, sortable,
and
downloadable format.
(3)
Prohibition on
the submission of false material information
(A)
(i)
It shall be unlawful for any person who
makes a contribution to knowingly and willfully submit materially
false
information or omit material information with respect to the
contribution.
(ii)
Any
person who commits an offense described in clause (i) shall be
punished as
provided under section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.
(B)
(i)
It shall be unlawful for any Presidential
library fundraising organization to knowingly and willfully submit
materially
false information or omit material information required to be
submitted under
paragraph (2)(A).
(ii)
Any Presidential library fundraising
organization that commits an offense described in clause (i) shall
be punished
as provided under section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.
(4)
Prohibition on
certain contributions
(A)
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and
willfully—
(i)
make a
contribution in the name of another person;
(ii)
allow the name of
the person to be used by another person to effect a contribution;
or
(iii)
accept a
contribution that is made by 1 person in the name of another
person.
(B)
Any
person who commits an offense described in subparagraph (A) shall
be punished
as provided under section 309(d) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) in the same manner as if the offense were a
violation of
section 316(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)).
(5)
The Archivist shall promulgate regulations
for the purpose of carrying out this
subsection.
.
(b)
Applicability of
amendments
(1)
In
this subsection:
(A)
The
term contribution has the same meaning given that term in section
2112(h) of title 44, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
(B)
Presidential
library fundraising organization
The term Presidential
library fundraising organization has the same meaning given that term in
section 2112(h) of title 44, United States Code (as added by subsection
(a)).
(2)
Section
2112(h) of title 44, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) shall
apply—
(A)
to Presidential
library fundraising organization established before, on, or after the date
of
enactment of this Act; and
(B)
with respect to a
contribution made after the date of enactment of this Act.