[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6019 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6019

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment 
 restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officers and 
                   employees, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2010

Mr. Castle (for himself and Mr. Platts) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committees on House Administration and Rules, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment 
 restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officers and 
                   employees, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability and Transparency in 
Ethics Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. LOBBYING BAN FOR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CONGRESS AND 
              EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``One-
                Year'' and inserting ``Two-Year'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'' each place it appears; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``1-year 
                period'' and inserting ``2-year period'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``1 year'' and 
        inserting ``2 years'';
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years''; and
                    (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``1-year period'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``2-year period''; 
                and
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``1 year'' and inserting 
        ``2 years''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any individual who leaves office or employment (to which the 
restrictions in section 207 of title 18, United States apply) more than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITING PAYMENT OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY 
              MEMBERS OF CANDIDATES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(d) Restrictions on Payments to Spouses and Immediate Family 
Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act, an authorized committee of a candidate and a 
        leadership PAC of a candidate or individual holding Federal 
        office may not make any payment to the spouse or any immediate 
        family member of the candidate or individual (as the case may 
        be) for services provided to the committee or leadership PAC.
            ``(2) Exception for nominal reimbursements.--Paragraph (1) 
        does not apply to nominal amounts paid to reimburse a spouse or 
        immediate family member for supplies and equipment used by the 
        committee or leadership PAC involved, so long as the total 
        amount paid by the committee or leadership PAC for all such 
        reimbursements during a calendar year does not exceed $500.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) 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 candidate or 
                individual involved; and
                    ``(B) the term `leadership PAC' has the meaning 
                given such term in section 304(i)(8)(B)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 313(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
439a(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``for otherwise'' and inserting 
``subject to subsection (d), for otherwise''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to payments made on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ETHICS TRAINING FOR LOBBYISTS.

    (a) Training Course.--During each Congress, the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives shall 
provide an 8-hour ethics training course to persons registered as 
lobbyists under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
    (b) Contents of Course.--Training under subsection (a) shall cover 
information on the code of conduct and disclosure requirements 
applicable to Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
Representatives, including rules relating to acceptance of gifts 
(including travel and meals), and financial disclosure requirements 
under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
    (c) Penalties for Failure To Complete Training.--Any person who is 
registered or required to register as a lobbyist under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 and who fails to complete the training course 
under subsection (a) at least once during each Congress shall be 
subject to the penalties under section 7 of that Act to the same extent 
as a failure to comply with any provision of that Act.

SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
              OF THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that any changes to the duties and 
responsibilities of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) should 
strengthen, not undermine, its powers to further improve accountability 
and transparency in Congress.

SEC. 6. SUBPOENA POWER FOR THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS.

    (a) Subpoena Power.--For the purpose of carrying out its duties, 
the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics (established by House 
Resolution 895 (110th Congress)) is authorized to require, by subpoena 
or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, 
and documents as it considers necessary.
    (b) Issuance of Subpoenas.--(1) A subpoena may be issued under this 
section only by the agreement of the chairman and cochairman of the 
board of the Office of Congressional Ethics or by the affirmative vote 
of 4 members of the board.
    (2) Subpoenas issued under this section may be issued under the 
chairman of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics or any 
member designated by the majority of the board, and may be served by 
any person designated by the chairman or by a member designated by the 
majority of the board.
    (c) Administration of Oaths.--The chairman of the board of the 
Office of Congressional Ethics or a member designated by the chairman 
may administer oaths to witnesses.
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