109 HR 4575 IH: Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-12-16
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2005
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(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Enhancing lobbying disclosure
Sec. 101. Quarterly filing of lobbying disclosure reports.
Sec. 102. Electronic filing of lobbying disclosure reports.
Sec. 103. Public database of lobbying disclosure information.
Sec. 104. Disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congressional employment.
Sec. 105. Disclosure of grassroots activities by paid lobbyists.
Sec. 106. Disclosure of lobbyist contributions and payments.
Sec. 107. Increased penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements.
Sec. 108. Disclosure of lobbying activities by certain coalitions and associations.
TITLE II—Slowing the revolving door
Sec. 201. Amendments to restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches.
Sec. 202. Additional employment rights.
Sec. 203. Public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotiations.
TITLE III—Curbing excesses in privately funded travel and lobbyist gifts
Sec. 301. Requirement of full payment and disclosure of charter flights.
Sec. 302. Increased disclosure of travel by Members.
Sec. 303. Guidelines respecting travel expenses.
Sec. 304. Valuation of tickets to sporting and entertainment events.
TITLE IV—Oversight of ethics and lobbying
Sec. 401. Comptroller General review and semiannual reports.
<enum>I</enum><header>Enhancing lobbying disclosure</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6900208377F04151A92C115D9600AF4C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Quarterly filing of lobbying disclosure reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80F3DD30F2C94DA1B78535D3008C8451"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Quarterly filing required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (in this title referred to as the <quote>Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1604">2 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BC09A8B9B4B4CBA9CD3D218DA6DDCD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC70B2D7EE54DE5B03099003B00DD7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Semiannual</quote> and inserting <quote>Quarterly</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D1638ACB2284259B3BDDE5FCAFCED28"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the semiannual period</quote> and all that follows through <quote>July of each year</quote> and insert <quote>the quarterly period beginning on the first days of January, April, July, and October of each year</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29C5B3F3EE82422CB7A7606C08324BD4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such semiannual period</quote> and insert <quote>such quarterly period</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAF92FD55E9E4A4C850051143315A2AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB22CE48836B543C0AE9FAB9024CFF228"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>semiannual report</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly report</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD61FA0D1279941A3AA11EF5E2F959E09"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>semiannual filing period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H587B4666D25C4647A482604C63A493FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>semiannual period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5898645FD5ED4B07B560725ECA463220"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>semiannual filing period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6496B5350C9E4C8C96D52F5229EA30F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78D630F2011A484297CD2E50B11E8F2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(10) of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1602">2 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>six month period</quote> and inserting <quote>three-month period</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9873056EFE4B4F47947693AE952933B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1603">2 U.S.C. 1603</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52CE9A87CB8A44C7B37BC12D3C7131B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking <quote>semiannual period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C0EDF9E60904F20BEB7C808F3E288EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking <quote>semiannual period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC43ED892905745A1B6E8643B00CC905B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(6) of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1605">2 U.S.C. 1605(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>semiannual period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF534774B7DBD4A5083FC36C12931699D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Estimates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1610">2 U.S.C. 1610</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42E864A226AA4499A8F588512030C91E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>semiannual period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8733EE6094724D7EB8F26439AE238852"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>semiannual period</quote> and inserting <quote>quarterly period</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAAFE5769463401B850018CCA402BED"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dollar amounts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E1D0A30B62F4689A2900546D653349B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1603">2 U.S.C. 1603</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10161292357B470984A3E0A3ACF00095"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,500</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCB528620147416F94AA70C66E5F9084"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>$20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5624CC0D0E16439C8328D5F50045EFC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D1B6F026E2C47D8A74948466D678E3F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(4), by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCFAD49D730942C09509EBF387DE6FC8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1604">2 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H515ABA95775A455AAB385E851B2F49C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> and <quote>$20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote> and <quote>$10,000</quote>, respectively; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0226E0D6309C4656831DEEAA128E3773"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> both places such term appears and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA78979B75DD64D82890000AA7554BD20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Electronic filing of lobbying disclosure reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1604">2 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19A30BAC6AC6479EAA4593E0640045E4" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5758E9B67571415E9E6EFD9D7CAAD901"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic filing required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A report required to be filed under this section shall be filed in electronic form, in addition to any other form that may be required by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AAF5887F4AD446EB505DCE4A47F8F1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Public database of lobbying disclosure information</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4ECD90D5E05404687A47048C33E8884"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Database required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1605">2 U.S.C. 1605</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF717897F72294F34B50069CC63BCD899"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H801C269732BE46E500078F7721C55C58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DDEFA200E3846048F035026204C1371"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F60179E0C374C46AD3730B9297FB365"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain, and make available to the public over the Internet, without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner, an electronic database that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04F6C887084543669895F3FED76EAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes the information contained in registrations and reports filed under this Act;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H611B5392608B4C4600516C29FC19FCC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">directly links the information it contains to the information disclosed in reports filed with the Federal Election Commission under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/434">2 U.S.C. 434</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DFA5F528B8B4561ADE22C0654D96952"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is searchable and sortable, at a minimum, by each of the categories of information described in section 4(b) or 5(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3570E85A082A42289C261274A8EE261B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(4) of the Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>and, in the case of a report filed in electronic form pursuant to section 5(d), shall make such report available for public inspection over the Internet not more than 48 hours after the report is filed</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4E5B24844C54214B353D7A088026BCD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (9) of section 6 of the Act, as added by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94D691E992A74BA1BC1E00047F627CE4"><enum>104.</enum><header>Disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and congressional employment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(b)(6) of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1603">2 U.S.C. 1603</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>or a covered legislative branch official</quote> and all that follows through <quote>as a lobbyist on behalf of the client,</quote> and inserting <quote>or a covered legislative branch official,</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB0604F344CC4ADC93A15E6D25FA5897"><enum>105.</enum><header>Disclosure of grassroots activities by paid lobbyists</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BF6FBD5E280469A97B2E476085715C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disclosure of grassroots activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1602">2 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1D1154997694095A56562D5430778B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>or grassroots lobbying activities</quote> after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> both places it appears; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E51D8AB4FC441729577FD67E3D16484"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new paragraphs—</text>
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<paragraph id="HAC4DABA7B3334BC2A974B3EB80CE47CF"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Grassroots lobbying</header><text>The term <term>grassroots lobbying</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD796F72B954C4E0C8CF2EB062DA56743"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any attempt to influence the general public, or segments thereof, to engage in lobbying contacts whether or not those contacts were made on behalf of a client; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H006FFE3C8A9E4F87A8B4107D66260099"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include any attempt described in subparagraph (A) by a person or entity directed to its members, employees, officers or shareholders, unless such attempt is financed with funds directly or indirectly received from or arranged by a retained registrant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5764C7D488354BA0A9CDC11CEC71C194"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Grassroots lobbyist</header><text>The term <term>grassroots lobbyist</term> means any individual who is retained by a client for financial or other compensation for services to engage in grassroots lobbying.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F0CD4A79D7C4735985EA7B8D03E54F1"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Grassroots lobbying firm</header><text>The term <term>grassroots lobbying firm</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A0EA36E520B499FA6D4F329217B4800"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a person or entity that has 1 or more employees who are grassroots lobbyists on behalf of a client other than that person or entity; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78848E3870DB41529645118C655F93D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a self-employed individual who is a grassroots lobbyist.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H351275C3402B49A2B5EF1BF3D92F4CDB"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Grassroots lobbying activities</header><text>The term <term>grassroots lobbying activities</term> means grassroots lobbying and efforts in support of grassroots lobbying, including preparation and planning activities, research and other background work that is intended, at the time it is performed, for use in grassroots lobbying, and coordination with the lobbying activities or grassroots lobbying activities of others.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC58646662DB84F4195B7DEC0895E020"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Leadership PAC</header><text>The term <quote>leadership PAC</quote> means, with respect to an individual holding Federal office, an unauthorized political committee which is associated with such individual.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA05E076BF4F42D6A3A44DD99795C572"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Registration</header><text>Section 4(a) of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1603">2 U.S.C. 1603(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H942EE91BD99B489296CE06A5B966FE09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>45</quote> and inserting <quote>20</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC1AE338DFD14A1F9BE01CAD89A2199E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FD8FBB70EE247D0958EA1494021F4CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB06B04F6601F4F4BBF32DAB20001BE8B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grassroots lobbying</header><text>Not later than 20 days after a grassroots lobbying firm first is retained by a client to engage in grassroots lobbying, such grassroots lobbying firm shall register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87AE1939D55A4D8E88CD5CDEE40D799"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA26BE0D5E42F4C469B158BCA00EBF6C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFC6112776BA4528A1D701A65C9C4C19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>and grassroots lobbying activities</quote> after <quote>lobbying activities</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E5879513DD44B44A078C29CF784135F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Separate itemization of grassroots expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(b) of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1604">2 U.S.C. 1604(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBB72755052C4983B2DDB3A331C3EE98"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F9E113380DB49D8A2615192A67431B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting after <quote>total amount of all income</quote> the following: <quote>(including a separate good faith estimate of the total amount relating specifically to grassroots lobbying activities and, within that amount, a good faith estimate of the total amount specifically relating to grassroots lobbying through paid advertising)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24589E01275A49318FA31BDEF1069690"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or a grassroots lobbying firm</quote> after <quote>lobbying firm</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C05D0D488874E3DA582D663A1ED7944"><enum>(C)</enum><text>inserting <quote>or grassroots lobbying activities</quote> after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> both places it appears; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87C3BB00AF1A47D7955729801C23FA8D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F12D7C8B7D94164AA6E8363CF25C658"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46A671E115DF4A5DB0E9164B632CEAB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting after <quote>total expenses</quote> the following: <quote>(including a separate good faith estimate of the total amount relating specifically to grassroots lobbying activities and, within that total amount, a separate good faith estimate of the total amount specifically relating to grassroots lobbying through paid advertising)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEE71686879949A080D7BB704E179044"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or grassroots lobbying activities</quote> after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> both places it appears; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4869CA89B804F509D353BE6D66B518C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H755A11D63D824C5C8D34245B4880F3EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ACDE5E1E9A44290B275A050FA75FE29"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of a grassroots lobbying firm, for each client—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF2443E0A4225490BBACBCE9570C5ECC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of the specific issues upon which the registrant engaged in grassroots lobbying activities, including, to the maximum extent practicable, a list of bill numbers and references to specific executive branch activities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B3BA90BDDA14F3BB57F53A61ECA83B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total disbursements made for grassroots lobbying activities, and a subtotal for disbursements made for grassroots lobbying through paid advertising;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC4559A243204239A59633A432814591"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identification of each person or entity who received a disbursement of funds for grassroots lobbying activities of $10,000 or more during the period and the total amount each person or entity received; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C8F0710C7B5438AB270B9E5D78B3196"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if such disbursements are made through a person or entity who serves as an intermediary or conduit, identification of each such intermediary or conduit, identification of the person or entity who receives the funds, and the total amount each such person or entity received.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H533EB3FADF9F4C6E9DACC582CC2931DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Large grassroots expenditure</header><text>Section 5(a) of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1604">2 U.S.C. 1604(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF845131C3834D2DADC525DE960925D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>No later</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF0C81790CDD403490E46591C1003629"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC63FE9BEAF4A45BCA422505EFDFA370" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H561F77781838493600003803B84B7640"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Large grassroots expenditure</header><text>A registrant that is a grassroots lobbying firm and that receives income of, or spends or agrees to spend, an aggregate amount of $250,000 or more on grassroots lobbying activities for a client, or for a group of clients for a joint effort, shall file—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5A82F959AFD47D8BD784E131F25BBD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report under this section not later than 20 days after receiving, spending, or agreeing to spend that amount; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4F7455F66D7456F8749FC1022906D03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an additional report not later than 20 days after each time such lobbyist or lobbying firm receives income of, or spends or agrees to spend, an aggregate amount of $250,000 or more on grassroots lobbying activities for a client, or for a group of clients for a joint effort.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8262A57C088F436BBE93EE00BEB4CB"><enum>106.</enum><header>Disclosure of lobbyist contributions and payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(b) of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1604">2 U.S.C. 1604(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H63D9D70A3C10454D92A802B015468D8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H208A639775B74FC39E89627F85500017"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35917F39B4C74964A4DE5F043B152EBC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3BDE05D3673404A9555B239AFAFF95D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0D3052A9C74944F89B3435148987284F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>for each registrant (and for any political committee, as defined in 301(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">2 U.S.C. 431(4)</external-xref>), affiliated with such registrant), and for each employee listed as a lobbyist by a registrant under paragraph (2)(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C5BA744F9F7403BBE063D401342E4D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of each Federal candidate or officeholder, leadership PAC, or political party committee, to whom a contribution was made, and the date and amount of such contribution; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H404ED1780A0944CB8B20CD56B0D75C74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of each Federal candidate or officeholder, or a leadership PAC of such candidate or officeholder, or political party committee for whom a fundraising event was hosted, cohosted, or otherwise sponsored, the date and location of the event, and the total amount raised by the event;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89CF632654D6446BB3DC89E11DA0C67D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the name of each covered legislative branch official or covered executive branch official for whom the registrant or employee listed as a lobbyist provided, or directed or arranged to be provided, any payment or reimbursements for travel and related expenses in connection with the duties of such covered official, including for each such official—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2AD5F1C8BEE645919F4353566F8B345B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an itemization of the payments or reimbursements provided to finance the travel and related expenses and to whom the payments or reimbursements were made, including any payment or reimbursement made with the express or implied understanding or agreement that such funds will be used for travel and related expenses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2FCDED35AECF42208D9D55D7EE40CD73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the purpose and final itinerary of the trip, including a description of all meetings, tours, events, and outings attended;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B36E857EF9946E4A1A5971F716611"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the names of any registrant or individual employed by the registrant who traveled on any such trip;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40503A249F754C5280457EAFE2711381"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the identity of official or listed sponsor of travel; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84399D86F7364BF1AFA9E6A285D09C3D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the identity of any person or entity, other than the listed sponsor of the travel, which directly or indirectly provided for payment of travel and related expenses at the request or suggestion of the registrant or the employee; </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H392A38B1E34043BAAFCC06D3A5A9F5E3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the date, recipient, and amount of funds contributed or disbursed by, or arranged by, a registrant or employee listed as a lobbyist—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00BB6E49E02E4AF49CB85B98F2E5CE56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to pay the costs of an event to honor or recognize a covered legislative branch official or covered executive branch official;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0618C7BD0176418A910061D7D32BE6B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to, or on behalf of, an entity that is named for a covered legislative branch official or covered executive branch official, or to a person or entity in recognition of such official;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD29619AAFC2A45A2B2CADA41F662408"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to an entity established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a covered legislative branch official or covered executive branch official, or an entity designated by such official; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF9CA75BD8EB4624910025D138DB0019"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to pay the costs of a meeting, retreat, conference or other similar event held by, or for the benefit of, 1 or more covered legislative branch officials or covered executive branch officials;</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">except that this paragraph shall not apply to any payment or reimbursement made from funds required to be reported under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/434">2 U.S.C. 434</external-xref>); and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H949A27DF7DAA433C80AAE54F6340005" indent="paragraph"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the date, recipient, and amount of any gift (that under the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate counts towards the one hundred dollar cumulative annual limit described in such rules) valued in excess of $20 given by a registrant or employee listed as a lobbyist to a covered legislative branch official or covered executive branch official.</text><continuation-text indent="subsection" continuation-text-level="subsection">For purposes of paragraph (9), the term <quote>gift</quote> means a gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. The term includes gifts of services, training, transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2C4A08D20E44B1EBE77DE9CBDC40126"><enum>107.</enum><header>Increased penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1606">2 U.S.C. 1606</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H9C38E416132A4B228631368FD242C144"><enum>108.</enum><header>Disclosure of lobbying activities by certain coalitions and associations</header>
<subsection id="H6D776607182145B5BD758E8E45E3C552"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1602">2 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="HFF98F3A96B9949D1A2B98BCDF96AA6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Client</header>
<subparagraph id="HF9B7E2C98B764594928B3F1D44289100"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The term <term>client</term> means any person or entity that employs or retains another person for financial or other compensation to conduct lobbying activities or grassroots lobbying activities on behalf of that person or entity. A person or entity whose employees act as lobbyists on its own behalf if both a client and an employer of such employees.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F493EF66BF04CCFA544B73400F651E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of coalitions and associations</header>
<clause id="HCB785C77B4424E989D024D5B72A7613C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), in the case of a coalition or association of 2 or more groups that retains a person to conduct lobbying activities or grassroots lobbying activities, each group whose total contribution to the coalition or association in connection with the lobbying activities or grassroots lobbying activities exceeds an aggregate of $10,000 during the reporting period is the client along with the coalition or association.</text></clause>
<clause id="H7C42150E6E0A4FB6ABA6366CCDA1C91E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception for certain tax exempt associations</header><text>In the case of an association which is described in any paragraph of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, the association (and not its members) shall be treated as the client.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE9BA3F2ACFF043F0A4B37FFC00503C08"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the disclosure of any information about the members of, or donors to, a group which is treated as a client by this provision.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Slowing the revolving door</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03655246A7894F74B646969BBB1661D7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Amendments to restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H659767ABD95E4910808D314EDD68F33E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Very senior executive personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matter after subparagraph (C) in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/207">section 207(d)(1)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>within 1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>within 2 years</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D0CA4BD1E2D4E83902FD344807778A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Members of Congress, officers, and employees of the Legislative Branch</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/207">Section 207(e)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FA771FAE4CC46239673B46F4BDB0066"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>within 1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>within 2 years</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01C46DCB91184A7B9D0559C9DC3370DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>within 1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>within 2 years</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF58CCA4EE5A47C5ACDCE89449A5DECF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>within 1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>within 2 years</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7DDB348518342CC9E8300FDCF8C6EB5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A), by striking <quote>within 1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>within 2 years</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CED5A35CDE9418E95D1D2CC403B5FB0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Additional employment rights</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2581F18324C046C100C148BD93E180A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450i">25 U.S.C. 450i</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EF7BF7FC8854BF7A041A0A5F4B19347"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Additional employment rights</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E663AC48E04B88A5F62E23361338B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/205">205</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/207">207</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, an officer or employee of the United States assigned to an Indian tribe under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3372">section 3372</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, or section 2072 of the Revised Statutes (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/48">25 U.S.C. 48</external-xref>), or an individual that was formerly an officer or employee of the United States and who is an employee of an Indian tribe employed to perform services pursuant to self-governance contracts or compacts under this Act that the individual formerly performed for the United States, may communicate with and appear before any department, agency, court, or commission on behalf of the Indian tribe with respect to any matter relating to the contract or compact, including any matter in which the United States is a party or has a direct and substantial interest.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5486EB9DB8EF45DDB302B600A6542E00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification of involvement in pending matter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An officer, employee, or former officer or employee described in paragraph (1) shall submit to the head of each appropriate department, agency, court, or commission, in writing, a notification of any personal and substantial involvement the officer, employee, or former officer or employee had as an officer or employee of the United States with respect to the pending matter.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5637069A91F746ECACA6E639FAC11EA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The effective date of the amendment made by this section shall be the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DA31FEB59D44AE683005BA08E982FDA"><enum>203.</enum><header>Public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment negotiations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4943ED2AFD7B4B6487F30DD9C63EAF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>House of Representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Code of Official Conduct set forth in rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by redesignating clause 14 as clause 15 and by inserting after clause 13 the following new clause:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48F6C9879FA7439B9C72E080F360082E" indent="up1"><enum>14.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives for public disclosure, a statement that he or she is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment if a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest may exist. Such statement shall be made within 3 days after the commencement of such negotiation or arrangement.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03093FDDB41044CF00C77FA1F33EC7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF31CA55C6DF4DC982B428B301CF1967" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F779314581D4975A726A309581EAA79" indent="up1"><enum>13.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Member shall file with the Secretary of the Senate, for public disclosure, a statement that he or she is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment if a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest may exist. Such statement shall be made within 3 days after the commencement of such negotiation or arrangement.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Curbing excesses in privately funded travel and lobbyist gifts</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF599F4E197D641CFB1B81EECDEADA3A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Requirement of full payment and disclosure of charter flights</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDBE616397CF4E098D72C0F1A364B228"><enum>(a)</enum><header>House of Representatives</header>
<paragraph id="HD6E40682233B4CDB8DA42481391F49F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Clause 5(a)(3)(A) of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F3CB29522E14645A1F27179D009D5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inserting <quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(A)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E86E27052C44A51A2B006734244768"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HD2103E8074534D61A527C503C54799B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Market value for a flight on an airplane that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire shall be the fair market value of a charter flight. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall make public information received under this subparagraph as soon as possible after it is received.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78902C6FB90942FBAB088887217FD093"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>Clause 5 of Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HE63A062CA3BD4FF1A5E607D4B583002D"><enum>(g)</enum><text>A Member, officer, or employee who takes a flight described in paragraph (a)(3)(A)(2) shall, with respect to the flight, file a report with the Clerk of the House of Representatives for public disclosure within 10 days after the flight—</text>
<paragraph id="H3393B7BBDDEF4D87B403E7F158444FD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the date of the flight;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9B04352EA864820A01DF61C36CA77D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the destination of the flight who else was on the flight, other than those operating the plane; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AF61B6382D743EF9B4436CBF5425997"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the purpose of the trip.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF10564D0FA0449B5B53F5141AA76F3CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3A00AE7F09F4A73884C9F552F26C699"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph 1(c)(1) of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6265CB228BF44F49E00009C5F6216E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(1)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02BBEC5B6D0D4373A1D605C318C84FD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C067E1EA82E4423A20073793D5B00F1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4660E711EB3414FB3A87058EE26231B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Market value for a flight on an airplane that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire shall be the fair market value of a charter flight. The Select Committee on Ethics shall make public information received under this subparagraph as soon as possible after it is received.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F1C242D508B480FB2C04DC9AEC752DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph 1 of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H257153A7943B41848270F6DBA961076D" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DBAD8ADD5DB4F4F8BED9105ED6379EF"><enum>(h)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Member, officer, or employee who takes a flight described in subparagraph (c)(1)(B) shall, with respect to the flight, file a report with the Secretary of the Senate for public disclosure within 10 days after the flight—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE822682CFD524A4C97F558DDC81878"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date of the flight;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF9DB95B4CEE47A18B39C2727DE1DE7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the destination of the flight;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B7A194FB05E4EADAA7159051E836285"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who else was on the flight, other than those operating the plane; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF668663F1E6545878DCE00001012D45C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purpose of the trip.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7FF68CC37B0472BA3C089F80AFE4E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Candidates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (B) of section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/431">42 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21A0A9F2544A403BB4B3995D1112ED4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (xiii), striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9509B81622E44F0986FC00AB91C35883"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (xiv), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC149EA49EBBF407580279E8FCC558C2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following :</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AD5B9B1F2994DABA1B28DBCB3D9390" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F7D7ACD795143538E836F341BB33587"><enum>(xv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any travel expense for a flight on an airplane that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire, but only if the candidate or the candidate's authorized committee or other political committee pays within 7 days after the date of the flight to the owner, lessee, or other person who provides the use of the airplane an amount not less than the normal and usual charter fare or rental charge for a comparable commercial airplane of appropriate size.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A4E2C4C295E41E4B89C48031EBEF2FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Increased disclosure of travel by Members</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCEB9431FD1742EB82DE61BFBD0020A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>House of representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause 5(b)(1)(A)(ii) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA4A818386C74012AE79E72928BBF00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>a detailed description and itemization of each of</quote> before <quote>the expenses</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9546488023C4B9E9F6361005F295CD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>, including a description of all meetings, tours, events, and outings attended during such travel</quote> before the period at the end thereof.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0285D6188BE04E6AA4244B44B2AC29AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph 2(c) of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE43D3E7F4BE4E25A320B16972E5E534"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A2F844E436E4B74A9E372FA9497F337"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subclause (6) as subclause (7); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46C11F76BF6B4A6FA1ACAFD692C6383"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after subclause (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABB51FBA4D93480FAF80D33E4F65BF37" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04B72FAA3D564404B3B32727D53798D3"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description and itemization of all meetings, tours, events, and outings attended during such travel; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H181BFA6B28E945ED98A17B9D1DD02F55" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>Guidelines respecting travel expenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC239439721B34DF0A3061FBA23240056"><enum>(a)</enum><header>House of representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause 5(f) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(f)</quote> and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFA532E957E045AE9F00CFD35D526C30" style="traditional">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H913C6D6459144A1287A41F89DA8EE66E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 90 days after the date of adoption of this subparagraph and at annual intervals thereafter, the Committee on Standards of official Conduct shall develop and revise, as necessary, guidelines on what constitutes <quote>reasonable expenses</quote> or <quote>reasonable expenditures</quote> for purposes of paragraph (b)(4). In developing and revising the guidelines, the committee shall take into account the maximum per diem rates for official Government travel published annually by the General Services Administration, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBE724C1B46640E0ADB64230052F81CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2CEB0161A4C4C3F8C03317F00EB5DFA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9F59284C53547E3AC4042E200207618"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of adoption of this paragraph and at annual intervals thereafter, the Select Committee on Ethics shall develop and revise, as necessary, guidelines on what constitutes <quote>reasonable expenses</quote> or <quote>reasonable expenditures</quote> for purposes of this rule. In developing and revising the guidelines, the committee shall take into account the maximum per diem rates for official Government travel published annually by the General Services Administration, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H2E41459DFC0F48BA8B312068C2C17762"><enum>304.</enum><header>Valuation of tickets to sporting and entertainment events</header>
<subsection id="HE5DB369431514B9A83E1C6EBC7FE8866"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For a covered executive branch official, a gift of a ticket to a sporting or entertainment event shall be valued at the face value of the ticket, provided that in the case of a ticket without a face value, the ticket shall be valued at the highest cost of a ticket with a face value for the event.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H035CA50D99824EFE83AA451F91773F94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senate</header><text>Paragraph 1(b)(1) of Rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="HC2BEF3F3AA5D4BAB99A6BD5EFD3BAB34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inserting <quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(1)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBAEF4196EA342FEAFD852247D4F66C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA00EC8788E194A2B98234D6138DC0010" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HAE48213A553A4AB48182F8E1697F4532"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A gift of a ticket to a sporting or entertainment event shall be valued at the face value of the ticket, provided that in the case of a ticket without a face value, the ticket shall be valued at the highest cost of a ticket with a face value for the event.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H93A1465A6CEE4F089B6254DD4C28A961"><enum>(c)</enum><header>House</header><text>Clause 5(a)(2)(A) of Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F91826813FE4090B4936E2D8075C422"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inserting <quote>(i)</quote> after <quote>(A)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1576A24446A24588B530006418137F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DE005777DDA45DF003B30F65EE6BD18" style="OLC">
<clause id="HC355DC4FB7F84EFD81F061AA1298BCD3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A gift of a ticket to a sporting or entertainment event shall be valued at the face value of the ticket, provided that in the case of a ticket without a face value, the ticket shall be valued at the highest cost of a ticket with a face value for the event.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Oversight of ethics and lobbying</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD2A4C5B398E469F9081DEEC0665EBAD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Comptroller General review and semiannual reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C2F3E9D76D9480BA7D74EADEE221F76"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ongoing review required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall review on an ongoing basis the activities carried out by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate under section 6 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1605">2 U.S.C. 1605</external-xref>). The review shall emphasize—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5296804A01E64F52BD90E4736297FCF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of those activities in securing the compliance by lobbyists with the requirements of that Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1C9E5F9635F465388AA38C8C3B5E09F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the Clerk and the Secretary have the resources and authorities needed for effective oversight and enforcement of that Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37E4DFBDA9CD4396921838D8D5AB36A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Semiannual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Twice yearly, not later than January 1 and not later than July 1 of each year, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the review required by subsection (a). The report shall include the Comptroller General’s assessment of the matters required to be emphasized by that subsection and any recommendations of the Comptroller General to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46C42FE46C344E53A9005903759C67D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the compliance by lobbyists with the requirements of that Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D5F1808435C479D88ABB4C3724B5737"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the Clerk and the Secretary with the resources and authorities needed for effective oversight and enforcement of that Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>