[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 299 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                     December 22, 1995.
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RULE XLVII (LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AND 
              EARNED INCOME).

    Rule XLVII of the rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
redesignating clause 3 as clause 4 and by inserting after clause 2 the following 
new clause:
    ``3. A Member, officer, or employee of the House may not--
            ``(1) receive any advance payment on copyright royalties, but this 
        paragraph does not prohibit any literary agent, researcher, or other 
        individual (other than an individual employed by the House or a relative 
        of that Member, officer, or employee) working on behalf of that Member, 
        officer, or employee with respect to a publication from receiving an 
        advance payment of a copyright royalty directly from a publisher and 
        solely for the benefit of that literary agent, researcher, or other 
        individual; or
            ``(2) receive any copyright royalties pursuant to a contract entered 
        into on or after January 1, 1996, unless that contract is first approved 
        by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct as complying with the 
        requirement of clause 4(e)(5) (that royalties are received from an 
        established publisher pursuant to usual and customary contractual 
        terms).''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.