[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 826 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 826

   To prohibit foreign travel by political appointees and Members of 
 Congress during certain post election periods, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 27 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit foreign travel by political appointees and Members of 
 Congress during certain post election periods, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION OF FOREIGN TRAVEL BY CERTAIN POLITICAL APPOINTEES 
              DURING POST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PERIOD.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section:
``Sec. 5710. Limitation of travel of political appointees during 
              certain post Presidential election periods
    ``(a) For purposes of this section the term--
            ``(1) `political appointee' means any individual who 
        serves--
                    ``(A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is 
                not a career appointee as defined under section 
                3132(a)(4);
                    ``(B) in a position under the Executive Schedule 
                pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 53; or
                    ``(C) in a position of a confidential or policy-
                determining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
                part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations; 
                and
            ``(2) `post Presidential election period' means any period 
        beginning on the date immediately following the date of the 
        first Tuesday following the first Monday in November on which 
        the general election of the President occurs, and ending on the 
        January 20 following such an election.
    ``(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), travel by a 
political appointee may not be paid for under the provisions of this 
subchapter or any other provision of law, if such travel--
            ``(1) is outside of the United States; and
            ``(2) occurs during a post Presidential election period in 
        which the incumbent President shall not return for another term 
        of office as President.
    ``(c)(1) The provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply to travel 
by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, or the United 
States Trade Representative.
    ``(2) The President may waive the provisions of subsection (b) with 
regard to any travel if the President makes a written determination 
that such travel--
            ``(A) cannot reasonably be postponed until after the post 
        Presidential election period; and
            ``(B) is essential to protect--
                    ``(i) vital national security interests; or
                    ``(ii) other vital national interests related to--
                            ``(I) foreign policy;
                            ``(II) trade; or
                            ``(III) the economy.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5709 the following:

``5710. Limitation of travel of political appointees during certain 
                            post Presidential election periods.''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF FOREIGN TRAVEL BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
              DURING POST ELECTION PERIODS.

    (a) Limitation.--No funds may be expended for travel by a Member of 
Congress if--
            (1) such travel is outside of the United States;
            (2) such travel occurs after the date on which an election 
        for the office held by such Member occurs; and
            (3) such Member will not serve as a Member of Congress in 
        the session following such election.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section the term ``Member of 
Congress'' includes any Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
Congress.

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