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[S. 230 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 230

      To provide greater transparency in the legislative process.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 9, 2007

 Mr. Feingold (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Tester) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lobbying and 
Ethics Reform Act of 2007''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--
    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
          TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Sec. 101. Out of scope matters in conference reports.
Sec. 102. Conference report reforms.
Sec. 103. Elimination of floor privileges and other former Member 
                            benefits and privileges for former Members, 
                            Senate officers, and Speakers of the House 
                            who are lobbyists or seek financial gain.
Sec. 104. Ban on gifts from lobbyists.
Sec. 105. Travel restrictions and disclosure.
Sec. 106. Post employment restrictions.
Sec. 107. Public disclosure by Members of Congress of employment 
                            negotiations.
Sec. 108. Conflicts of interest with respect to a spouse or immediate 
                            family Member of a Member.
Sec. 109. Influencing hiring decisions.
Sec. 110. Sense of the Senate that any applicable restrictions on 
                            Congressional branch employees should apply 
                            to the Executive and Judicial branches.
Sec. 111. Requirement of notice of intent to proceed.
Sec. 112. Effective date.
           TITLE II--LOBBYING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

               Subtitle A--Enhancing Lobbying Disclosure

Sec. 211. Quarterly filing of Lobbying disclosure reports.
Sec. 212. Quarterly reports on other contributions.
Sec. 213. Public database of Lobbying disclosure information.
Sec. 214. Disclosure by registered lobbyists of all past executive and 
                            Congressional employment.
Sec. 215. Lobbying on behalf of recipients of federal funds.
Sec. 216. Disclosure of lobbying for earmarks, and other additional 
                            disclosures.
Sec. 217. Increased penalty for failure to comply with Lobbying 
                            disclosure requirements.
Sec. 218. Disclosure of Lobbying activities by certain coalitions and 
                            associations.
Sec. 219. Disclosure of enforcement for noncompliance.
Sec. 220. Electronic filing of Lobbying disclosure reports.
Sec. 221. Disclosure of paid efforts to stimulate grassroots Lobbying.
Sec. 222. Electronic filing and public database for lobbyists for 
                            foreign governments.
Sec. 223. Effective date.
              Subtitle B--Oversight of Ethics and Lobbying

Sec. 231. Comptroller General audit and annual report.
Sec. 232. Mandatory Senate ethics training for Members and staff.
Sec. 233. Sense of the Senate regarding self-regulation within the 
                            Lobbying community.
Sec. 234. Annual ethics committees reports.
                 Subtitle C--Slowing the Revolving Door

Sec. 241. Amendments to restrictions on former officers, employees, and 
                            elected officials of the executive and 
                            legislative branches.
    Subtitle D--Ban on Provision of Gifts or Travel by Lobbyists in 
                   Violation of the Rules of Congress

Sec. 251. Prohibition on provision of gifts or travel by registered 
                            lobbyists to Members of Congress and to 
                            Congressional employees.
              TITLE III--SENATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY

Sec. 301. Establishment of Senate office of public integrity.
Sec. 302. Director.
Sec. 303. Duties and powers of the office.
Sec. 304. Investigations and interaction with the Senate select 
                            committee on ethics.
Sec. 305. Procedural rules.
Sec. 306. SOPI Employees under the congressional accountability Act.
Sec. 307. Effective date.

          TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 101. OUT OF SCOPE MATTERS IN CONFERENCE REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--A point of order may be made by any Senator 
against consideration of a conference report that includes any matter 
not committed to the conferees by either House. The point of order 
shall be made and voted on separately for each item in violation of 
this section.
    (b) Disposition.--If the point of order against a conference report 
under subsection (a) is sustained, then--
            (1) the matter in such conference report shall be deemed to 
        have been struck;
            (2) when all other points of order under this section have 
        been disposed of--
                    (A) the Senate shall proceed to consider the 
                question of whether the Senate should recede from its 
                amendment to the House bill, or its disagreement to the 
                amendment of the House, and concur with a further 
                amendment, which further amendment shall consist of 
                only that portion of the conference report not deemed 
                to have been struck;
                    (B) the question shall be debatable; and
                    (C) no further amendment shall be in order; and
            (3) if the Senate agrees to the amendment, then the bill 
        and the Senate amendment thereto shall be returned to the House 
        for its concurrence in the amendment of the Senate.
    (c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or 
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of \3/5\ of the 
Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of \3/5\ of the 
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the 
Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of 
order raised under this section.

SEC. 102. CONFERENCE REPORT REFORMS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Amendment.--Rule XXVIII of all the Standing Rules of 
        the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``7. It shall not be in order to consider a conference report 
unless--
            ``(1) such report is available to all Members and made 
        available to the general public by means of the Internet for at 
        least 48 hours before its consideration; and
            ``(2) the text of such report has not been changed after 
        the Senate signatures sheets have been signed by a majority of 
        the Senate conferees.''.
            (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 60 
        days after the date of enactment of this title.
            (3) Implementation.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        of enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Senate, in 
        consultation with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
        the Government Printing Office, and the Committee on Rules and 
        Administration, shall develop a website capable of complying 
        with the requirements of paragraph 7 of rule XXVIII of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate, as added by paragraph (1).
    (b) Conference Committee Protocols.--It is the sense of Senate 
that--
            (1) conference committees should hold regular, formal 
        meetings of all conferees that are open to the public or 
        televised;
            (2) all conferees should be given adequate notice of the 
        time and place of all such meetings; and
            (3) all conferees should be afforded an opportunity to 
        participate in full and complete debates of the matters that 
        such conference committees may recommend to their respective 
        Houses.

SEC. 103. ELIMINATION OF FLOOR PRIVILEGES AND OTHER FORMER MEMBER 
              BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES FOR FORMER MEMBERS, SENATE 
              OFFICERS, AND SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE WHO ARE LOBBYISTS OR 
              SEEK FINANCIAL GAIN.

    (a) Floor Privileges.--Rule XXIII of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``1.'' before ``Other'';
            (2) inserting after ``Ex-Senators and Senators elect'' the 
        following: ``, except as provided in paragraph 2'';
            (3) inserting after ``Ex-Secretaries and ex-Sergeants at 
        Arms of the Senate'' the following: ``, except as provided in 
        paragraph 2'';
            (4) inserting after ``Ex-Speakers of the House of 
        Representatives'' the following: ``, except as provided in 
        paragraph 2''; and
            (5) adding at the end the following:
    ``2. (a) The floor privilege provided in paragraph 1 shall not 
apply when the Senate is in session to an individual covered by this 
paragraph who is--
            ``(1) a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
        principal; or
            ``(2) in the employ of or represents any party or 
        organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or 
        indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any 
        legislative proposal.
    ``(b) The Committee on Rules and Administration may promulgate 
regulations to allow individuals covered by this paragraph floor 
privileges for ceremonial functions and events designated by the 
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader.''.
    (b) Other Benefits and Privileges.--A former Member of the Senate 
may not exercise privileges to use Senate or House gym or exercise 
facilities or member-only parking spaces if such Member is--
            (1) a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; 
        or
            (2) in the employ of or represents any party or 
        organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or 
        indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any 
        legislative proposal.

SEC. 104. BAN ON GIFTS FROM LOBBYISTS.

    (a) In General.--Rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is 
amended by--
            (1) in paragraph 1(a), by--
                    (A) inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
                    (B) adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) This clause shall not apply to a gift from any person or 
entity required to register pursuant to section 4(a) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995, or any individual or entity identified as a 
lobbyist or a client in any current registration or report filed under 
such Act.''; and
            (2) in paragraph 1, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) For purposes of this paragraph, a gift of a ticket to a 
sporting or entertainment event shall be valued at the face value 
printed on the ticket, provided that in the case of a ticket without a 
face value, or in the case of a ticket to a sky box, club seat, or any 
other premium seat, the ticket shall be valued at the highest cost of a 
ticket with a face value for the event.''.
    (b) National Party Conventions.--Paragraph (1)(d) of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``5. A Member may not participate in an event honoring that Member 
at a national party convention if such event is paid for by any person 
or entity required to register pursuant to section 4(a) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995, or any individual or entity identified as a 
lobbyist or a client in any current registration or report filed under 
such Act.''.

SEC. 105. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND DISCLOSURE.

    (a) Restriction of Privately Funded Travel.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Paragraph 2(a) of rule XXXV of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate is amended--
                    (A) in clause (1), by striking ``from an 
                individual'' and all that follows through ``prohibited 
                by this rule'' and inserting ``for necessary 
                transportation, lodging, and related expenses for 
                travel to a meeting, speaking engagement, factfinding 
                trip, or similar event in connection with his duties as 
                an officeholder shall be considered as a reimbursement 
                to the Senate and not a gift prohibited by this rule 
                when it is from a private source other than a 
                registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal or 
                a private entity that retains or employs registered 
                lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal (except as 
                provided in clause (3))''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) A reimbursement (including payment in kind) to a 
        Member, officer, or employee of the Senate for any purpose 
        described in clause (1) also shall be considered as a 
        reimbursement to the Senate and not a gift prohibited by this 
        rule (without regard to whether the source retains or employs 
        registered lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal) if it 
        is, under regulations prescribed by the Select Committee on 
        Ethics to implement this provision--
                    ``(A) directly from an institution of higher 
                education within the meaning of section 101 of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965; or
                    ``(B) provided only for attendance at or 
                participation in 1-day of an event (exclusive of travel 
                time and an overnight stay).
        Regulations prescribed to implement this provision may permit a 
        2-night stay when determined by the committee on a case-by-case 
        basis to be practically required to participate in 1-day of an 
        event.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on March 1, 2007.
    (b) Lobbyist Organizations and Participation in Congressional 
Travel.--
            (1) In general.--Rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the 
        Senate is amended by redesignating paragraphs 3, 4, 5, and 6 as 
        paragraphs 5, 6, 7, and 8, respectively, and by inserting after 
        paragraph 2 the following:
    ``3. (a) A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate may not 
accept a reimbursement (including payment in kind) for transportation, 
lodging, or related expenses for a trip on which the traveler is 
accompanied on any segment by a registered lobbyist or agent of a 
foreign principal.
    ``(b) A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate may not accept a 
reimbursement (including payment in kind) for transportation, lodging, 
or related expenses under the exception in paragraph 2(a)(3)(B) of this 
rule for a trip that is financed in whole or in part by a private 
entity that retains or employs registered lobbyists or agents of a 
foreign principal unless any involvement of a registered lobbyist or 
agent of a foreign principal in the planning, organization, request, or 
arrangement of the trip is de minimis under rules prescribed by the 
Select Committee on Ethics to implement paragraph 2(a)(3).
    ``(c) A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate may not accept a 
reimbursement (including payment in kind) for transportation, lodging, 
or related expenses for a trip (other than a trip permitted under 
paragraph 2(a)(3)(B)) if such trip is in any part planned, organized, 
requested, or arranged by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
principal.
    ``4. A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall, before 
accepting travel otherwise permissible under paragraph 2(a) from any 
private source--
            ``(A) provide to the Select Committee on Ethics before such 
        trip a written certification signed by the source or (in the 
        case of a corporate person) by an officer of the source--
                    ``(i) that the trip will not be financed in any 
                part by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
                principal;
                    ``(ii) that the source either--
                            ``(I) does not retain or employ registered 
                        lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal;
                            ``(II) is an institution of higher 
                        education within the meaning of section 101 of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965; or
                            ``(III) certifies that the trip meets the 
                        requirements specified in rules prescribed by 
                        the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
                        to implement paragraph 2(a)(3)(B) and 
                        specifically details the extent of any 
                        involvement of a registered lobbyist or agent 
                        of a foreign principal in the planning, 
                        organization, request, or arrangement of the 
                        trip considered to qualify as de minimis under 
                        such rules;
                    ``(iii) that the source will not accept from 
                another source any funds earmarked directly or 
                indirectly for the purpose of financing any aspect of 
                the trip; and
                    ``(iv) that the trip will not in any part be 
                planned, organized, requested, or arranged by a 
                registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal, 
                except as otherwise may be permitted under rules 
                prescribed by the Select Committee on Ethics to 
                implement paragraph (2)(a)(3); and
                    ``(B) provide the Select Committee on Ethics (in 
                the case of an employee, from the supervising Member or 
                officer), in writing--
                            ``(i) a detailed itinerary of the trip;
                            ``(ii) a determination that the trip--
                                    ``(I) is primarily educational 
                                (either for the invited person or for 
                                the organization sponsoring the trip);
                                    ``(II) is consistent with the 
                                official duties of the Member, officer, 
                                or employee; and
                                    ``(III) does not create an 
                                appearance of use of public office for 
                                private gain; and
                            ``(iii) has a minimal or no recreational 
                        component.''.
            (2) Conforming changes in cross-references.--Rule XXXV of 
        the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph 1(c)(5), by striking ``paragraph 
                3(c)'' and inserting ``paragraph 5(c)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph 5(b) (as redesignated), by 
                striking ``paragraph 4'' and inserting ``paragraph 6''.
            (3) Timeliness of information.--Paragraph 2(a)(1)(B) of 
        rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by 
        striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``15 days''.
            (4) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph 2(c) of rule XXXV of 
        the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by striking ``of 
        expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed''.
            (5) Public availability.--Paragraph 2(e) of rule XXXV of 
        the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) The Secretary of the Senate shall make all advance 
authorizations, certifications, and disclosures filed pursuant to this 
paragraph available for public inspection as soon as possible after 
they are received.''.
            (6) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on March 1, 2007.
    (c) Expenses for Officially Connected Travel.--Paragraph 2 of rule 
XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(f) Not later than 45 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--
            ``(1) guidelines on judging the reasonableness of an 
        expense or expenditure for purposes of this clause, including 
        the factors that tend to establish--
                    ``(A) a connection between a trip and official 
                duties;
                    ``(B) the reasonableness of an amount spent by a 
                sponsor;
                    ``(C) a relationship between an event and an 
                officially connected purpose; and
                    ``(D) a direct and immediate relationship between a 
                source of funding and an event; and
            ``(2) regulations describing any additional information it 
        will require individuals subject to this clause to submit to 
        the committee in order to obtain the prior approval of the 
        committee for any travel covered by this clause, including any 
        required certifications.
    ``(g) In developing and revising guidelines under subparagraph 
(f)(1), 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.''.
    (d) Additional Disclosure.--Paragraph 2(c) of rule XXXV of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
        clause (5);
            (2) redesignating clause (6) as clause (7); and
            (3) inserting after clause (5) the following:
            ``(6) a description of meetings and events attended; and''.
    (e) Disclosure and Payment of Noncommercial Air Travel.--
            (1) Rules.--
                    (A) Disclosure and payment.--Paragraph 2 of rule 
                XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended by 
                subsection (c), is amended by adding at the end the 
                following:
    ``(h) A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall--
            ``(1) disclose a flight on an aircraft operated by a 
        carrier not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to 
        operate for compensation or hire, excluding a flight on an 
        aircraft owned, operated, or leased by a governmental entity 
        taken in connection with the duties of the Member, officer, or 
        employee as an officeholder or Senate officer or employee;
            ``(2) reimburse the owner or lessee of the aircraft for the 
        pro rata share of the fair market value of such flight (as 
        determined by dividing the fair market value of the normal and 
        usual charter fare or rental charge for a comparable plane of 
        appropriate size by the number of members, officers, or 
        employees of the Congress on the flight);
            ``(3) with respect to the flight, file a report with the 
        Secretary of the Senate, including the date, destination, and 
        owner or lessee of the aircraft, the purpose of the trip, and 
        the persons on the trip, except for any member of the crew who 
        is operating such flight; and
            ``(4) not travel on any such flight if any other passenger 
        on such flight is--
                    ``(A) a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying 
                Disclosure Act of 1995;
                    ``(B) listed as a lobbyist on a current 
                registration or report filed under that Act; or
                    ``(C) an employee of an entity that employs or 
                retains lobbyists, except that this subparagraph shall 
                not apply to any member of the crew who is operating 
                such flight.''.
                    (B) Fair market value of noncommercial air 
                travel.--Paragraph 1(c)(1) of rule XXXV of the Standing 
                Rules of the Senate is amended--
                            (i) by inserting (A) after (1); and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Fair market value for a flight on an aircraft 
        operated by a carrier not licensed by the Federal Aviation 
        Administration to operate for compensation or hire shall be the 
        fair market value of the normal and usual charter fare or 
        rental charge for a comparable plane of comparable size.''.
                    (C) Reimbursement.--Paragraph 1 of rule XXXVIII of 
                the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding 
                at the end the following:
    ``(c) Use of an aircraft operated by a carrier not licensed by the 
Federal Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire 
shall be valued for purposes of reimbursement under this rule as 
provided in paragraph 2(h)(2) of rule XXXV.''.
                    (D) Clarification of reasonable expenditures for 
                noncommercial air travel.--Rule XXXV of the Standing 
                Rules of the Senate is amended by--
                            (i) in paragraph 7(a) (as redesignated), by 
                        striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph 7(b) (as redesignated), 
                        by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(c) the term `reasonable expenditures for 
                transportation' does not include travel on an aircraft 
                operated by a carrier not licensed by the Federal 
                Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or 
                hire.''.
            (2) FECA.--
                    (A) Disclosure.--Section 304(b) of the Federal 
                Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                        paragraph (7);
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                        paragraph (8) and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new paragraph:
            ``(9) in the case of a principal campaign committee of a 
        candidate, leadership PAC, or political party committee, any 
        flight taken by the candidate during the reporting period on an 
        aircraft operated by a carrier not licensed by the Federal 
        Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire, 
        together with the following information:
                    ``(A) The date of the flight.
                    ``(B) The destination of the flight.
                    ``(C) The owner or lessee of the aircraft.
                    ``(D) The purpose of the flight.
                    ``(E) The persons on the flight, except for any 
                member of the crew who is operating such flight.''.
                    (B) Exclusion of paid flight from definition of 
                contribution.--Subparagraph (B) of section 301(8) of 
                the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
                431(8)(B)) is amended--
                            (i) in clause (xiii), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in clause (xiv), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xv) any travel expense for a flight 
                        taken by the candidate, leadership PAC, or 
                        political party committee on an aircraft 
                        operated by a carrier not licensed by the 
                        Federal Aviation Administration to operate for 
                        compensation or hire: Provided, That--
                                    ``(I) the candidate (or the 
                                authorized committee of the candidate), 
                                leadership PAC, or political party 
                                committee pays to the owner, lessee, or 
                                other individual who provides the 
                                airplane the pro rata share of the fair 
                                market value of such flight (as 
                                determined by dividing the fair market 
                                value of the normal and usual charter 
                                fare or rental charge for a comparable 
                                plane of comparable size by the number 
                                of candidates on the flight) by not 
                                later than 7 days after the date on 
                                which the flight is taken; and
                                    ``(II) no passenger on such flight 
                                is--
                                            ``(aa) a registered 
                                        lobbyist under the Lobbying 
                                        Disclosure Act of 1995;
                                            ``(bb) listed as a lobbyist 
                                        on a current registration or 
                                        report filed under that Act; or
                                            ``(cc) an employee of an 
                                        entity that employs or retains 
                                        lobbyists, except that this 
                                        paragraph shall not apply to 
                                        any member of the crew who is 
                                        operating such flight.''.
                    (C) Addtional definition.--Section 301 of the 
                Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
                amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(27) Leadership pac.--The term `leadership PAC' means 
        with respect to an individual holding Federal office, an 
        unauthorized political committee which is associated with an 
        individual holding Federal office, except that such term shall 
        not apply in the case of a political committee of a political 
        party.''.

SEC. 106. POST EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph 8 of rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate is amended to read as follows:
    ``8. A Member of the Senate shall not engage in any lobbying 
activity, as such term is defined in section 3(7) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995, in the 2 years after leaving the employment of 
the Senate.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this title.

SEC. 107. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF EMPLOYMENT 
              NEGOTIATIONS.

    Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``13. (a) A Member shall not directly negotiate or have any 
arrangement concerning prospective private employment as a lobbyist 
until after the election for his or her successor has been held.
    ``(b) An employee on the staff of a Member or on the staff of a 
committee whose rate of pay is equal to or greater than 75 percent of 
the rate of pay of a Member and employed at such rate for more than 60 
days in a calendar year shall not directly negotiate or have any 
arrangement concerning prospective private employment with an 
organization that retains or employs lobbyists, unless such employee 
provides written notification to the Select Committee on Ethics within 
3 business days after the commencement of such negotiation or 
arrangement, and obtains the advice of the committee on any actions 
that such employee should take to avoid any potential conflicts of 
interest.''.

SEC. 108. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A SPOUSE OR IMMEDIATE 
              FAMILY MEMBER OF A MEMBER.

    (a) Spouse or Immediate Family Member as Lobbyist.--Rule XXXVII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:
    ``14. (a) If a Member's spouse or immediate family member registers 
as a lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or is listed as 
a lobbyist on a current registration or report filed under that Act, or 
is employed or retained by such a registered lobbyist for the purpose 
of influencing legislation, the Member shall prohibit all staff 
employed by that Member (including staff in personal, committee and 
leadership offices) from having any lobbying contact with the Member's 
spouse or immediate family member.
    ``(b) In this paragraph, the term `immediate family member' means 
the son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, 
mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, 
brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister of the Member.''.
    (b) Payment of Campaign Funds.--
            (1) Standing rules.--Paragraph 2 of rule XXXVIII of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end 
        the following: ``In this paragraph, the term `personal use' 
        shall include use by a spouse or immediate family member as 
        defined by paragraph 10 of rule XXXVII.''
            (2) FECA.--Section 313(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
        Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) payments to a spouse or other immediate 
                family member.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `immediate 
        family member' means the son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 
        son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, stepmother, 
        stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, 
        stepbrother, or stepsister of a candidate.''.

SEC. 109. INFLUENCING HIRING DECISIONS.

    Rule XLIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``6. No Member shall, with the intent to influence on the basis of 
partisan political affiliation an employment decision or employment 
practice of any private entity--
            ``(1) take or withhold, or offer or threaten to take or 
        withhold, an official act; or
            ``(2) influence, or offer or threaten to influence the 
        official act of another.''.

SEC. 110. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ANY APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS ON 
              CONGRESSIONAL BRANCH EMPLOYEES SHOULD APPLY TO THE 
              EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES.

    It is the sense of the Senate that any applicable restrictions on 
Congressional branch employees in this title should apply to the 
Executive and Judicial branches.

SEC. 111. REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROCEED.

    (a) In General.--The majority and minority leaders of the Senate or 
their designees shall recognize a notice of intent of a Senator who is 
a member of their caucus to object to proceeding to a measure or matter 
only if the Senator--
            (1) submits the notice of intent in writing to the 
        appropriate leader or their designee; and
            (2) within 3 session days after the submission under 
        paragraph (1), submits for inclusion in the Congressional 
        Record and in the applicable calendar section described in 
        subsection (b) the following notice:
    ``I, Senator __, intend to object to proceeding to __, dated __.''.
    (b) Calendar.--The Secretary of the Senate shall establish for both 
the Senate Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar a 
separate section entitled ``Notices of Intent to Object to 
Proceeding''. Each section shall include the name of each Senator 
filing a notice under subsection (a)(2), the measure or matter covered 
by the calendar that the Senator objects to, and the date the objection 
was filed.
    (c) Removal.--A Senator may have an item with respect to the 
Senator removed from a calendar to which it was added under subsection 
(b) by submitting for inclusion in the Congressional Record the 
following notice:
    ``I, Senator __, do not object to proceeding to __, dated __.''.

SEC. 112. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this title, this title shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this title.

           TITLE II--LOBBYING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

               Subtitle A--Enhancing Lobbying Disclosure

SEC. 211. QUARTERLY FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REPORTS.

    (a) Quarterly Filing Required.--Section 5 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (in this title referred to as the ``Act'') (2 
U.S.C. 1604) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Semiannual'' and inserting ``Quarterly'';
                    (B) by striking ``the semiannual period'' and all 
                that follows through ``July of each year'' and 
                inserting ``the quarterly period beginning on the 20th 
                day of January, April, July, and October of each year, 
                or on the first business day after the 20th day if that 
                day is not a business day''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such semiannual period'' and 
                inserting ``such quarterly period''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``semiannual report'' and inserting 
                ``quarterly report'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``semiannual 
                filing period'' and inserting ``quarterly period'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``semiannual 
                period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``semiannual 
                filing period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definition.--Section 3(10) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1602) 
        is amended by striking ``six month period'' and inserting 
        ``three-month period''.
            (2) Registration.--Section 4 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1603) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking 
                ``semiannual period'' and inserting ``quarterly 
                period''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 
                ``semiannual period'' and inserting ``quarterly 
                period''.
            (3) Enforcement.--Section 6(a)(6) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
        1605(6)) is amended by striking ``semiannual period'' and 
        inserting ``quarterly period''.
            (4) Estimates.--Section 15 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1610) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``semiannual 
                period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``semiannual 
                period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''.
            (5) Dollar amounts.--
                    (A) Registration.--Section 4 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
                1603) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by striking 
                        ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$2,500'';
                            (ii) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii), by 
                        striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$10,000'';
                            (iii) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''; and
                            (iv) in subsection (b)(4), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
                    (B) Reports.--Section 5 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) 
                is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' and ``$20,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$5,000'' and ``$10,000'', respectively; and
                            (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' both places such term appears and 
                        inserting ``$5,000''.

SEC. 212. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 5 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(d) Quarterly Reports on Other Contributions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the end of 
        the quarterly period beginning on the 20th day of January, 
        April, July, and October of each year, or on the first business 
        day after the 20th if that day is not a business day, each 
        registrant under paragraphs (1) or (2) of section 4(a), and 
        each employee who is listed as a lobbyist on a current 
        registration or report filed under this Act, shall file a 
        report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the 
        House of Representatives containing--
                    ``(A) the name of the registrant or lobbyist;
                    ``(B) the employer of the lobbyist or the names of 
                all political committees associated with the 
                registrant;
                    ``(C) the name of each Federal candidate or 
                officeholder, leadership PAC, or political party 
                committee, to whom aggregate contributions equal to or 
                exceeding $200 were made by the lobbyist, the 
                registrant, or a political committee associated with 
                the registrant during the past calendar year, and the 
                date and amount of each contribution made within the 
                past quarter;
                    ``(D) the name of each Federal candidate or 
                officeholder, leadership PAC, or political party 
                committee for whom a fundraising event was hosted, co-
                hosted, or otherwise sponsored by the lobbyist, the 
                registrant, or a political committee associated with 
                the registrant within the past quarter, and the date, 
                location, and total amount raised at such event;
                    ``(E) the name of each Federal candidate or 
                officeholder, leadership PAC, or political party 
                committee for whom aggregate contributions equal to or 
                exceeding $200 were collected or arranged during the 
                past calendar year, and to the extent known the 
                aggregate amount of such contributions within the past 
                quarter for each recipient;
                    ``(F) the name of each covered legislative branch 
                official or covered executive branch official for whom 
                the lobbyist, the registrant, or a political committee 
                associated with the registrant provided, or directed or 
                caused 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--
                            ``(i) an itemization of the payments or 
                        reimbursements provided to finance the travel 
                        and related expenses, and to whom the payments 
                        or reimbursements were made with the express or 
                        implied understanding or agreement that such 
                        funds will be used for travel and related 
                        expenses;
                            ``(ii) the purpose and final itinerary of 
                        the trip, including a description of all 
                        meetings, tours, events, and outings attended;
                            ``(iii) whether the registrant or lobbyist 
                        traveled on any such travel;
                            ``(iv) the identity of the listed sponsor 
                        or sponsors of such travel; and
                            ``(v) the identity of any person or entity, 
                        other than the listed sponsor or sponsors of 
                        the travel, who directly or indirectly provided 
                        for payment of travel and related expenses at 
                        the request or suggestion of the lobbyist, the 
                        registrant, or a political committee associated 
                        with the registrant;
                    ``(G) the date, recipient, and amount of funds 
                contributed, disbursed, or arranged by the lobbyist, 
                the registrant, or a political committee associated 
                with the registrant--
                            ``(i) to pay the cost of an event to honor 
                        or recognize a covered legislative branch 
                        official or covered executive branch official;
                            ``(ii) to, or on behalf of, an entity that 
                        is named for a covered legislative branch 
                        official, or to a person or entity in 
                        recognition of such official;
                            ``(iii) 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
                            ``(iv) 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;
                    ``(H) the date, recipient, and amount of any gift 
                (that under the standing rules of the House of 
                Representatives or Senate counts towards the $100 
                cumulative annual limit described in such rules) valued 
                in excess of $20 given by the lobbyist, the registrant, 
                or a political committee associated with the registrant 
                to a covered legislative branch official or covered 
                executive branch official; and
                    ``(I) the name of each Presidential library 
                foundation and Presidential inaugural committee, to 
                whom contributions equal to or exceeding $200 were made 
                bythe lobbyist, the registrant, or a political 
                committee associated with the registrantduring the past 
                calendar year, and the date and amount of each such 
                contribution within the past quarter.
            ``(2) Rules of construction.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, contributions, donations, or other funds--
                    ``(A) are `collected by' a lobbyist, registrant, or 
                political committee associated with the registrant 
                where funds donated by a person other than the 
                lobbyist, registrant, or political committee associated 
                with the registrant are received by the lobbyist, 
                registrant, or political committee associated with the 
                registrant for, or forwarded by the lobbyist, 
                registrant, or political committee associated with the 
                registrant to, a Federal candidate or officeholder, 
                leadership PAC or political party committee, or other 
                recipient; and
                    ``(B) are `arranged by' a lobbyist, registrant, or 
                political committee associated with the registrant 
                where funds donated by a person other than the 
                lobbyist, registrant, or political committee associated 
                with the registrant are received by a Federal candidate 
                or officeholder, leadership PAC, political party 
                committee, or other recipient, and the lobbyist, 
                registrant, or political committee associated with the 
                registrant has actual knowledge that the recipient is 
                aware that the contributions were solicited, arranged, 
                or directed to the recipient by the lobbyist, 
                registrant, or political committee associated with the 
                registrant.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions shall apply:
                    ``(A) Gift.--The term `gift'--
                            ``(i) means a gratuity, favor, discount, 
                        entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, 
                        or other item having monetary value; and
                            ``(ii) includes, whether provided in kind, 
                        by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or 
                        reimbursement after the expense has been 
                        incurred--
                                    ``(I) gifts of services;
                                    ``(II) training;
                                    ``(III) transportation; and
                                    ``(IV) lodging and meals.
                    ``(B) Leadership pac.--The term `leadership PAC' 
                means with respect to an individual holding Federal 
                office, an unauthorized political committee which is 
                associated with an individual holding Federal office, 
                except that such term shall not apply in the case of a 
                political committee of a political party.''.

SEC. 213. PUBLIC DATABASE OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE INFORMATION.

    (a) Database Required.--Section 6 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1605) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) 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--
                    ``(A) includes the information contained in 
                registrations and reports filed under this Act;
                    ``(B) 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 (2 U.S.C. 434); 
                and
                    ``(C) is searchable and sortable, at a minimum, by 
                each of the categories of information described in 
                section 4(b) or 5(b).''.
    (b) Availability of Reports.--Section 6(a)(4) of the Act is amended 
by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and, in the case of 
a report filed in electronic form under section 5(e), shall make such 
report available for public inspection over the Internet not more than 
48 hours after the report is filed''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (9) 
of section 6(a) of the Act, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 214. DISCLOSURE BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS OF ALL PAST EXECUTIVE AND 
              CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT.

    Section 4(b)(6) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended by striking 
``or a covered legislative branch official'' and all that follows 
through ``as a lobbyist on behalf of the client,'' and inserting ``or a 
covered legislative branch official,''.

SEC. 215. LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

    The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 is amended by adding after 
section 5 the following:

``SEC. 5A. REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--A recipient of Federal funds shall file a report 
as required by section 5(a) containing--
            ``(1) the name of any lobbyist registered under this Act to 
        whom the recipient paid money to lobby on behalf of the Federal 
        funding received by the recipient; and
            ``(2) the amount of money paid as described in paragraph 
        (1).
    ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `recipient of Federal 
funds' means the recipient of Federal funds constituting an award, 
grant, or loan.''.

SEC. 216. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING FOR EARMARKS, AND OTHER ADDITIONAL 
              DISCLOSURES.

    (a) Additional Definitions.--Section 3 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1602) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) Earmark.--The `earmark' means a provision or report 
        language included primarily at the request of a Member or 
        Members of Congress providing, authorizing or recommending a 
        specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit 
        authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, 
        loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure 
        with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality 
        or Congressional district, other than through a statutory or 
        administrative formula-driven or competitive award process.
            ``(18) Limited tax benefit.--The term `limited tax benefit' 
        means--
                    ``(A) any revenue-losing provision that--
                            ``(i) provides a Federal tax deduction, 
                        credit, exclusion or preference to 10 or fewer 
                        beneficiaries under the Internal Revenue Code 
                        of 1986; and
                            ``(ii) contains eligibility criteria that 
                        are not uniform in application with respect to 
                        potential beneficiaries of such provision; or
                    ``(B) any Federal tax provision which provides one 
                beneficiary temporary or permanent transition relief 
                from a change to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(19) Limited tariff benefit.--The term `limited tariff 
        benefit' means a provision modifying the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States in a manner that benefits 10 or 
        fewer entities.''.
    (b) Registration Disclosures.--Section 4(b)(5)(B) of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1603(b)(5)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, including earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits'' after ``lobbying 
activities''.
    (c) Reports by Registered Lobbyists.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5(b)(2)(A) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
        1604(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) a list of the specific issues upon which a 
                lobbyist employed by the registrant engaged in lobbying 
                activities, including--
                            ``(i) to the maximum extent practicable, a 
                        list of bill numbers and references to specific 
                        executive branch actions;
                            ``(ii) each earmark, limited tax benefit, 
                        or limited tariff benefit for which the 
                        registrant engaged in lobbying activities;
                            ``(iii) the Member of Congress, if known, 
                        requesting the earmark, limited tax benefit, or 
                        limited tariff benefit; and
                            ``(iv) the legislation that contains the 
                        earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff 
                        benefit, or to which the earmark, limited tax 
                        benefit, or limited tariff benefit is being 
                        offered, including the bill number, if 
                        known;''.
            (2) Further identification of clients.--Section 5(b) of the 
        Act (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) for each client, immediately after listing the 
        client, an identification of whether the client is a public 
        entity, including a State or local government or a department, 
        agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality 
        controlled by a State or local government, or a private 
        entity.''.

SEC. 217. INCREASED PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOBBYING 
              DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 7 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1606) is amended by striking 
``$50,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.

SEC. 218. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CERTAIN COALITIONS AND 
              ASSOCIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
1603(b)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) participates in a substantial way in the 
                planning, supervision or control of such lobbying 
                activities;''.
    (b) No Donor or Membership List Disclosure.--Section 4(b) of the 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``No disclosure is required under paragraph (3)(B) if it is 
publicly available knowledge that the organization that would be 
identified is affiliated with the client or has been publicly disclosed 
to have provided funding to the client, unless the organization in 
whole or in major part plans, supervises or controls such lobbying 
activities. Nothing in paragraph (3)(B) shall be construed to require 
the disclosure of any information about individuals who are members of, 
or donors to, an entity treated as a client by this Act or an 
organization identified under that paragraph.''.

SEC. 219. DISCLOSURE OF ENFORCEMENT FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

    Section 6 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary of the 
        Senate'';
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and'';
            (4) after paragraph (9), by inserting the following:
            ``(10) provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Government Reform of the House of Representatives the aggregate 
        number of lobbyists and lobbying firms, separately accounted, 
        referred to the United States Attorney for the District of 
        Columbia for noncompliance as required by paragraph (8) on a 
        semi-annual basis''; and
            (5) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(b) Enforcement Report.--The United States Attorney for the 
District of Columbia shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives on a semi-annual basis the 
aggregate number of enforcement actions taken by the Attorney's office 
under this Act and the amount of fines, if any, by case, except that 
such report shall not include the names of individuals or personally 
identifiable information.''.

SEC. 220. ELECTRONIC FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REPORTS.

    (a) Lobbying Disclosure.--Section 5 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Electronic Filing Required.--A report required to be filed 
under this section shall be filed in electronic form, in addition to 
any other form. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives shall use the same electronic software for receipt 
and recording of filings under this Act.''.
    (b) Senate Candidates Required to File Election Reports in 
Electronic Form.--
            (1) In general.--Section 304(a)(11)(D) of the Federal 
        Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(D)) is 
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) As used in this paragraph, the terms 
                `designation', `statement', or `report' mean a 
                designation, statement, or report, respectively, 
                which--
                            ``(i) is required by this Act to be filed 
                        with the Commission; or
                            ``(ii) is required under section 302(g) to 
                        be filed with the Secretary of the Senate and 
                        forwarded by the Secretary to the 
                        Commission.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 302(g)(2) of the Federal Election 
                Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(g)(2)) is amended by 
                inserting ``or 1 working day in the case of a 
                designation, statement, or report filed 
                electronically'' after ``2 working days''.
                    (B) Section 304(a)(11)(B) of the Federal Election 
                Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(B)) is 
                amended by inserting ``or filed with the Secretary of 
                the Senate under section 302(g)(1) and forwarded to the 
                Commission'' after ``Act''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to any designation, statement, or report required 
        to be filed after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 221. DISCLOSURE OF PAID EFFORTS TO STIMULATE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1602), as amended 
by section 216, is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end of the 
        following: ``Lobbying activities include paid efforts to 
        stimulate grassroots lobbying, but do not include grassroots 
        lobbying.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of the following:
            ``(20) Grassroots lobbying.--The term `grassroots lobbying' 
        means the voluntary efforts of members of the general public to 
        communicate their own views on an issue to Federal officials or 
        to encourage other members of the general public to do the 
        same.
            ``(21) Paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `paid efforts to 
                stimulate grassroots lobbying' means any paid attempt 
                in support of lobbying contacts on behalf of a client 
                to influence the general public or segments thereof to 
                contact one or more covered legislative or executive 
                branch officials (or Congress as a whole) to urge such 
                officials (or Congress) to take specific action with 
                respect to a matter described in section 3(8)(A), 
                except that such term does not include any 
                communications by an entity directed to its members, 
                employees, officers, or shareholders.
                    ``(B) Paid attempt to influence the general public 
                or segments thereof.--The term `paid attempt to 
                influence the general public or segments thereof' does 
                not include an attempt to influence directed at less 
                than 500 members of the general public.
                    ``(C) Registrant.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                a person or entity is a member of a registrant if the 
                person or entity--
                            ``(i) pays dues or makes a contribution of 
                        more than a nominal amount to the entity;
                            ``(ii) makes a contribution of more than a 
                        nominal amount of time to the entity;
                            ``(iii) is entitled to participate in the 
                        governance of the entity;
                            ``(iv) is 1 of a limited number of honorary 
                        or life members of the entity; or
                            ``(v) is an employee, officer, director or 
                        member of the entity.
            ``(22) Grassroots lobbying firm.--The term `grassroots 
        lobbying firm' means a person or entity that--
                    ``(A) is retained by 1 or more clients to engage in 
                paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying on behalf 
                of such clients; and
                    ``(B) receives income of, or spends or agrees to 
                spend, an aggregate of $25,000 or more for such efforts 
                in any quarterly period.''.
    (b) Registration.--Section 4(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1603(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the flush matter at the end of paragraph (3)(A), by 
        adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of clauses (i) 
        and (ii), the term `lobbying activities' shall not include paid 
        efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.''; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Filing by grassroots lobbying firms.--Not later than 
        45 days after a grassroots lobbying firm first is retained by a 
        client to engage in paid efforts to stimulate grassroots 
        lobbying, such grassroots lobbying firm shall register with the 
        Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives.''.
    (c) Separate Itemization of Paid Efforts To Stimulate Grassroots 
Lobbying.--Section 5(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by--
                    (A) inserting after ``total amount of all income'' 
                the following: ``(including a separate good faith 
                estimate of the total amount of income relating 
                specifically to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots 
                lobbying and, within that amount, a good faith estimate 
                of the total amount specifically relating to paid 
                advertising)''; and
                    (B) inserting ``or a grassroots lobbying firm'' 
                after ``lobbying firm'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``total expenses'' 
        the following: ``(including a good faith estimate of the total 
        amount of expenses relating specifically to paid efforts to 
        stimulate grassroots lobbying and, within that total amount, a 
        good faith estimate of the total amount specifically relating 
        to paid advertising)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall not apply with 
respect to reports relating to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots 
lobbying activities.''.
    (d) Good Faith Estimates and De Minimis Rules for Paid Efforts To 
Stimulate Grassroots Lobbying.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5(c) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604(c)) 
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Estimates of Income or Expenses.--For purposes of this 
section, the following shall apply:
            ``(1) Estimates of income or expenses shall be made as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) Estimates of amounts in excess of $10,0000 
                shall be rounded to the nearest $20,000.
                    ``(B) In the event income or expenses do not exceed 
                $10,000, the registrant shall include a statement that 
                income or expenses totaled less than $10,000 for the 
                reporting period.
            ``(2) Estimates of income or expenses relating specifically 
        to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying shall be made 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) Estimates of amounts in excess of $25,000 
                shall be rounded to the nearest $20,000.
                    ``(B) In the event income or expenses do not exceed 
                $25,000, the registrant shall include a statement that 
                income or expenses totaled less than $25,000 for the 
                reporting period.''.
            (2) Tax reporting.--Section 15 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1610) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) in lieu of using the definition of paid efforts to 
        stimulate grassroots lobbying in section 3(18), consider as 
        paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying only those 
        activities that are grassroots expenditures as defined in 
        section 4911(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) in lieu of using the definition of paid efforts to 
        stimulate grassroots lobbying in section 3(18), consider as 
        paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying only those 
        activities that are grassroots expenditures as defined in 
        section 4911(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

SEC. 222. ELECTRONIC FILING AND PUBLIC DATABASE FOR LOBBYISTS FOR 
              FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) Electronic Filing.--Section 2 of the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act (22 U.S.C. 612) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(g) Electronic Filing of Registration Statements and Updates.--A 
registration statement or update 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 Attorney General.''.
    (b) Public Database.--Section 6 of the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act (22 U.S.C. 616) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Public Database of Registration Statements and Updates.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall 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--
                    ``(A) includes the information contained in 
                registration statements and updates filed under this 
                Act;
                    ``(B) 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 (2 U.S.C. 434); 
                and
                    ``(C) is searchable and sortable, at a minimum, by 
                each of the categories of information described in 
                section 2(a).
            ``(2) Accountability.--Each registration statement and 
        update filed in electronic form pursuant to section 2(g) shall 
        be made available for public inspection over the internet not 
        more than 48 hours after the registration statement or update 
        is filed.''.

SEC. 223. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take 
effect July 1, 2007.

              Subtitle B--Oversight of Ethics and Lobbying

SEC. 231. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Audit Required.--The Comptroller General shall audit on an 
annual basis lobbying registration and reports filed under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 to determine the extent of compliance or 
noncompliance with the requirements of that Act by lobbyists and their 
clients.
    (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than April 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--
            (1) improve the compliance by lobbyists with the 
        requirements of that Act; and
            (2) provide the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 
        the House of Representatives with the resources and authorities 
        needed for effective oversight and enforcement of that Act.

SEC. 232. MANDATORY SENATE ETHICS TRAINING FOR MEMBERS AND STAFF.

    (a) Training Program.--The Select Committee on Ethics shall conduct 
ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members of the 
Senate and Senate staff.
    (b) Requirements.--The ethics training program conducted by the 
Select Committee on Ethics shall be completed by--
            (1) new Senators or staff not later than 60 days after 
        commencing service or employment; and
            (2) Senators and Senate staff serving or employed on the 
        date of enactment of this Act not later than 120 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 233. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SELF-REGULATION WITHIN THE 
              LOBBYING COMMUNITY.

    It is the sense of the Senate that the lobbying community should 
develop proposals for multiple self-regulatory organizations which 
could provide--
            (1) for the creation of standards for the organizations 
        appropriate to the type of lobbying and individuals to be 
        served;
            (2) training for the lobbying community on law, ethics, 
        reporting requirements, and disclosure requirements;
            (3) for the development of educational materials for the 
        public on how to responsibly hire a lobbyist or lobby firm;
            (4) standards regarding reasonable fees to clients;
            (5) for the creation of a third-party certification program 
        that includes ethics training; and
            (6) for disclosure of requirements to clients regarding fee 
        schedules and conflict of interest rules.

SEC. 234. ANNUAL ETHICS COMMITTEES REPORTS.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives and the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate shall 
each issue an annual report due no later than January 31, describing 
the following:
            (1) The number of alleged violations of Senate or House 
        rules including the number received from third parties, from 
        Members or staff within each House, or inquires raised by a 
        Member or staff of the respective House or Senate committee.
            (2) A list of the number of alleged violations that were 
        dismissed--
                    (A) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; or
                    (B) because the committees failed to provide 
                sufficient facts as to any material violation of the 
                House or Senate rules beyond mere allegation or 
                assertion.
            (3) The number of complaints in which the committee staff 
        conducted a preliminary inquiry.
            (4) The number of complaints that staff presented to the 
        committee with recommendations that the complaint be dismissed.
            (5) The number of complaints that the staff presented to 
        the committee with recommendation that the investigation 
        proceed.
            (6) The number of ongoing inquiries.
            (7) The number of complaints that the committee dismissed 
        for lack of substantial merit.
            (8) The number of private letters of admonition or public 
        letters of admonition issued.
            (9) The number of matters resulting in a disciplinary 
        sanction.

                 Subtitle C--Slowing the Revolving Door

SEC. 241. AMENDMENTS TO RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND 
              ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE 
              BRANCHES.

    (a) Very Senior Executive Personnel.--The matter after subparagraph 
(C) in section 207(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``within 1 year'' and inserting ``within 2 years''.
    (b) Restrictions on Lobbying by Members of Congress and Employees 
of Congress.--Subsection (e) of section 207 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``within 1 year'' and 
        inserting ``within 2 years'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(2) Congressional staff.--
                    ``(A) Prohibition.--Any person who is an employee 
                of a House of Congress and who, within 2 years after 
                that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the 
                intent to influence, any communication to or appearance 
                before any of the persons described in subparagraph 
                (B), on behalf of any other person (except the United 
                States) in connection with any matter on which such 
                former employee seeks action by a Member, officer, or 
                employee of either House of Congress, in his or her 
                official capacity, shall be punished as provided in 
                section 216 of this title.
                    ``(B) Contact persons covered.--persons referred to 
                in subparagraph (A) with respect to appearances or 
                communications are any Member, officer, or employee of 
                the House of Congress in which the person subject to 
                subparagraph (A) was employed. This subparagraph shall 
                not apply to contacts with staff of the Secretary of 
                the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
                regarding compliance with lobbying disclosure 
                requirements under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
            ``(3) Members of congress and elected officers.--Any person 
        who is a Member of Congress or an elected officer of either 
        House of Congress and who, within 2 years after that person 
        leaves office, knowingly engages in lobbying activities on 
        behalf of any other person (except the United States) in 
        connection with any matter on which such former Member of 
        Congress or elected officer seeks action by a Member, officer, 
        or employee of either House of Congress shall be punished as 
        provided in section 216 of this title.'';
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(A)'';
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (D) by redesignating the paragraph as paragraph 
                (4); and
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (5).
    (c) Very Senior Executive Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The matter after subparagraph (C) in 
        section 207(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``and who, within 2 years after the termination of that persons 
service in that position, engages in lobbying activities directed at 
any person described in paragraph (2), on behalf of any other person 
(except the United States), shall be punished as provided in section 
216 of this title.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The first sentence of section 
        207(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
        inserting ``and subsection (d)'' after ``subsection (c)''.
    (d) Senior Executive Personnel.--Section 207(c)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``within 1 year after'' and 
inserting ``within 2 years after''.
    (e) Definition of Lobbying Activity.--Section 207(i) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the term `lobbying activities' has the same meaning 
        given such term in section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
        (2 U.S.C. 1602(7)).''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) shall 
take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

    Subtitle D--Ban on Provision of Gifts or Travel by Lobbyists in 
                   Violation of the Rules of Congress

SEC. 251. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF GIFTS OR TRAVEL BY REGISTERED 
              LOBBYISTS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO CONGRESSIONAL 
              EMPLOYEES.

    The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 25. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF GIFTS OR TRAVEL BY REGISTERED 
              LOBBYISTS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO CONGRESSIONAL 
              EMPLOYEES.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--Any person described in subsection (b) may not 
knowingly make a gift or provide travel to a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, officer, or employee of Congress, unless the gift or 
travel may be accepted under the rules of the House of Representatives 
or the Senate.
    ``(b) Person Defined.--A person subject to the prohibition 
described in subsection (a) includes any--
            ``(1) lobbyist that registers under section 4(a)(1);
            ``(2) organization that employs 1 or more lobbyists and 
        registers under section 4(a)(2);
            ``(3) employee listed as a lobbyist on a current 
        registration or report filed under this Act; and
            ``(4) entity identified as a client on a current 
        registration or report filed under this Act.
    ``(c) Penalty.--Any person who violates this section shall be 
subject to penalties provided in section 7.''.

              TITLE III--SENATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY

SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF SENATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY.

    There is established, as an office within the Senate, the Senate 
Office of Public Integrity (referred to in this title as the 
``Office'').

SEC. 302. DIRECTOR.

    (a) Appointment of Director.--
            (1) In general.--The Office shall be headed by a Director 
        who shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the 
        Senate upon the joint recommendation of the majority leader of 
        the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate. The selection 
        and appointment of the Director shall be without regard to 
        political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to 
        perform the duties of the Office.
            (2) Qualifications.--The Director shall possess 
        demonstrated integrity, independence, and public credibility 
        and shall have training or experience in law enforcement, the 
        judiciary, civil or criminal litigation, or as a member of a 
        Federal, State, or local ethics enforcement agency.
    (b) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the directorship shall be filled in the 
manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (c) Term of Office.--The Director shall serve for a term of 5 years 
and may be reappointed.
    (d) Removal.--
            (1) Authority.--The Director may be removed by the 
        President Pro Tempore of the Senate upon the joint 
        recommendation of the Senate majority and minority leaders 
        for--
                    (A) disability that substantially prevents the 
                Director from carrying out the duties of the Director;
                    (B) inefficiency;
                    (C) neglect of duty; or
                    (D) malfeasance, including a felony or conduct 
                involving moral turpitude.
            (2) Statement of reasons.--In removing the Director, a 
        statement of the reasons for removal shall be provided in 
        writing to the Director.
    (e) Compensation.--The Director shall be compensated at the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 303. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE OFFICE.

    (a) Duties.--The Office is authorized--
            (1) to investigate any alleged violation by a Member, 
        officer, or employee of the Senate, of any rule or other 
        standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, 
        officer, or employee under applicable Senate rules in the 
        performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
        responsibilities;
            (2) to present a case of probable ethics violations to the 
        Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate;
            (3) to make recommendations to the Select Committee on 
        Ethics of the Senate that it report to the appropriate Federal 
        or State authorities any substantial evidence of a violation by 
        a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate of any law 
        applicable to the performance of his duties or the discharge of 
        his responsibilities, which may have been disclosed in an 
        investigation by the Office; and
            (4) subject to review by the Select Committee on Ethics to 
        approve, or deny approval, of trips as provided for in 
        paragraph 2(f) of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the 
        Senate.
    (b) Powers.--
            (1) Obtaining information.--Upon request of the Office, the 
        head of any agency or instrumentality of the Government shall 
        furnish information deemed necessary by the Director to enable 
        the Office to carry out its duties.
            (2) Referrals to the department of justice.--Whenever the 
        Director has reason to believe that a violation of law may have 
        occurred, he shall refer that matter to the Select Committee on 
        Ethics with a recommendation as to whether the matter should be 
        referred to the Department of Justice or other appropriate 
        authority for investigation or other action.

SEC. 304. INVESTIGATIONS AND INTERACTION WITH THE SENATE SELECT 
              COMMITTEE ON ETHICS.

    (a) Initiation of Enforcement Matters.--
            (1) In general.--An investigation may be initiated by the 
        filing of a complaint with the Office by a Member of Congress 
        or an outside complainant, or by the Office on its own 
        initiative, based on any information in its possession. The 
        Director shall not accept a complaint concerning a Member of 
        Congress within 60 days of an election involving such Member.
            (2) Filed complaint.--
                    (A) Timing.--In the case of a complaint that is 
                filed, the Director shall within 30 days make an 
                initial determination as to whether the complaint 
                should be dismissed or whether there are sufficient 
                grounds to conduct an investigation. The subject of the 
                complaint shall be provided by the Director with an 
                opportunity during the 30-day period to challenge the 
                complaint.
                    (B) Dismissal.--The Director may dismiss a 
                complaint if the Director determines--
                            (i) the complaint fails to state a 
                        violation;
                            (ii) there is a lack of credible evidence 
                        of a violation; or
                            (iii) the violation is inadvertent, 
                        technical, or otherwise of a de minimis nature.
                    (C) Referral.--In any case where the Director 
                decides to dismiss a complaint, the Director may refer 
                the case to the Select Committee on Ethics of the 
                Senate under paragraph (3) to determine if the 
                complaint is frivolous.
            (3) Frivolous complaints.--If the Select Committee on 
        Ethics of the Senate determines that a complaint is frivolous, 
        the committee may notify the Director not to accept any future 
        complaint filed by that same person and the complainant may be 
        required to pay for the costs of the Office resulting from such 
        complaint. The Director may refer the matter to the Department 
        of Justice to collect such costs.
            (4) Preliminary determination.--For any investigation 
        conducted by the Office at its own initiative, the Director 
        shall make a preliminary determination of whether there are 
        sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation. Before making 
        that determination, the subject of the investigation shall be 
        provided by the Director with an opportunity to submit 
        information to the Director that there are not sufficient 
        grounds to conduct an investigation.
            (5) Notice to committee.--Whenever the Director determines 
        that there are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation--
                    (A) the Director shall notify the Select Committee 
                on Ethics of the Senate of this determination; and
                    (B) the committee may overrule the determination of 
                the Director if, within 10 legislative days--
                            (i) the committee by an affirmative, roll-
                        call vote of two-thirds of the full committee 
                        votes to overrule the determination of the 
                        Director;
                            (ii) the committee issues a public report 
                        on the matter; and
                            (iii) the vote of each member of the 
                        committee on such roll-call vote is included in 
                        the report.
    (b) Conducting Investigations.--
            (1) In general.--If the Director determines that there are 
        sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation and his 
        determination is not overruled under subsection (a)(5), the 
        Director shall conduct an investigation to determine if 
        probable cause exists that a violation occurred.
            (2) Authority.--As part of an investigation, the Director 
        may--
                    (A) administer oaths;
                    (B) issue subpoenas;
                    (C) compel the attendance of witnesses and the 
                production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and 
                testimony; and
                    (D) himself, or by delegation to Office staff, take 
                the deposition of witnesses.
            (3) Refusal to obey.--If a person disobeys or refuses to 
        comply with a subpoena, or if a witness refuses to testify to a 
        matter, he may be held in contempt of Congress.
            (4) Enforcement.--If the Director determines that the 
        Director is limited in the Director's ability to obtain 
        documents, testimony, and other information needed as part of 
        an investigation because of potential constitutional, 
        statutory, or rules restrictions, or due to lack of compliance, 
        the Director may refer the matter to the Select Committee on 
        Ethics of the Senate for consideration and appropriate action 
        by the committee. The committee shall promptly act on a request 
        under this paragraph.
    (c) Presentation of Case to Senate Select Committee on Ethics.--
            (1) Notice to committees.--If the Director determines, upon 
        conclusion of an investigation, that probable cause exists that 
        an ethics violation has occurred, the Director shall notify the 
        Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate of this determination.
            (2) Committee decision.--The Select Committee on Ethics may 
        overrule the determination of the Director if, within 30 
        legislative days--
                    (A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote 
                of two-thirds of the full committee votes to overrule 
                the determination of the Director;
                    (B) the committee issues a public report on the 
                matter; and
                    (C) the vote of each member of the committee on 
                such roll-call vote is included in the report.
            (3) Determination and ruling.--
                    (A) Referral.--If the Director determines there is 
                probable cause that an ethics violation has occurred 
                and the Director's determination is not overruled, the 
                Director shall present the case and evidence to the 
                Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate to hear and 
                make a determination pursuant to its rules.
                    (B) Final decision.--The Select Committee on Ethics 
                shall vote upon whether the individual who is the 
                subject of the investigation has violated any rules or 
                other standards of conduct applicable to that 
                individual in his official capacity. Such votes shall 
                be a roll-call vote of the full committee, a quorum 
                being present. The committee shall issue a public 
                report which shall include the vote of each member of 
                the committee on such roll-call vote.
    (d) Sanctions.--Whenever the Select Committee on Ethics of the 
Senate finds that an ethics violation has occurred, the Director shall 
recommend appropriate sanctions to the committee and whether a matter 
should be referred to the Department of Justice for investigation.

SEC. 305. PROCEDURAL RULES.

    (a) Prohibition of Certain Investigations.--No investigation shall 
be undertaken by the Office of any alleged violation of a law, rule, 
regulation, or standard of conduct not in effect at the time of the 
alleged violation.
    (b) Disclosure.--Information or testimony received, or the contents 
of a complaint or the fact of its filing, or recommendations made by 
the Director to the committee, may be publicly disclosed by the 
Director or by the staff of the Office only if authorized by the Select 
Committee on Ethics of the Senate.

SEC. 306. SOPI EMPLOYEES UNDER THE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

    Section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 3) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``or'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) the Office of Public Integrity.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and the Office of 
        Technology Assessment'' and inserting ``the Office of 
        Technology Assessment, and the Senate Office of Public 
        Integrity''.

SEC. 307. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), this title 
shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
    (b) Exception.--Section 306 shall take effect upon the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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