[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2670 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2670

   To limit the reimbursement of travel expenses of the members and 
          employees of the Federal Communications Commission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2003

  Ms. Watson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To limit the reimbursement of travel expenses of the members and 
          employees of the Federal Communications Commission.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    Section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Limitation on FCC.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, section 4111 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law in pari materia, no commissioner or employee of the 
Federal Communications Commission may accept, nor may the Federal 
Communications Commission accept, payment or reimbursement from the 
nongovernmental sponsor (or any affiliated organization) of any 
convention, conference, or meeting for expenses for travel, 
subsistence, or related expenses incurred by a commissioner or employee 
of the Commission for the purpose of enabling that commissioner or 
employee to attend and participate in any such convention, conference, 
or meeting. The Federal Communications Commission may establish a de 
minimus level of payment or value to which the preceding sentence does 
not apply.''.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT PROVISION.

    Section 4(g) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(g)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
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