1.This Act may be cited as the
Restore Public Trust
Act
.
2.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Title I—Disclosure of political intelligence
Sec. 101. Disclosure of political intelligence activities under
Lobbying Disclosure Act.
Sec. 102. Effective date.
Title II—Public corruption prosecution improvements
Sec. 201. Venue for Federal offenses.
Sec. 202. Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving
Federal financial assistance.
Sec. 203. Penalty for Section 641 violations.
Sec. 204. Bribery and graft; clarification of definition of
Official Act
; clarification of the crime of illegal
gratuities.
Sec. 205. Amendment of the sentencing guidelines relating to
certain crimes.
Sec. 206. Extension of statute of limitations for serious
public corruption offenses.
Sec. 207. Increase of maximum penalties for certain public
corruption related offenses.
Sec. 208. Additional wiretap predicates.
Sec. 209. Expanding venue for perjury and obstruction of
justice proceedings.
Sec. 210. Prohibition on undisclosed self-dealing by public
officials.
Sec. 211. Disclosure of information in complaints against
judges.
Sec. 212. Clarification of exemption in certain bribery
offenses.
Sec. 213. Certifications regarding appeals by United
States.
<enum>I</enum><header>Disclosure of
political intelligence</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC84CD8BC9B1345759E4EDA0DFED1338F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Disclosure of
political intelligence activities under Lobbying Disclosure Act</header>
<subsection id="HF601110670DF4F99BB092EE36560D96D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H91AECA21F1694A77BE0E89B5E2A6ED88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA726CEFE3294407CBD5B4A748F5D35DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>lobbying activities</quote> each place that term appears the following:
<quote>or political intelligence activities</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED834DF01A5B4201AAA6CD91494DB263"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>lobbyists</quote> the following: <quote>or political intelligence
consultants</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6758BD4C0B264D4E9A4DB7BFE18C8C17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEDA4EAEEA594B71B621E8BF113E5905" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H602BFBA978E240BF83C95489885247BC"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Political
intelligence activities</header><text>The term <term>political intelligence
activities</term> means political intelligence contacts and efforts in support
of such contacts, including preparation and planning activities, research, and
other background work that is intended, at the time it is performed, for use in
such contacts, and coordination with such contacts and efforts of
others.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC00D119F344C4AFBB567C5DFEC0349D0"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Political
intelligence contact</header>
<subparagraph id="HD11E5E22DD384B18ACF5D5C65674C48D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>political intelligence
contact</term> means any oral or written communication (including an electronic
communication) to or from a covered executive branch official or a covered
legislative branch official, the information derived from which is intended for
use in analyzing securities or commodities markets, or in informing investment
decisions, and which is made on behalf of a client with regard to—</text>
<clause id="HA4AC0DEDBC2049569FB8E5B0B5C6E59C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the formulation,
modification, or adoption of Federal legislation (including legislative
proposals);</text>
</clause><clause id="H4F9C1C78CB254D2499871880EFD6EB06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the formulation, modification, or adoption
of a Federal rule, regulation, Executive order, or any other program, policy,
or position of the United States Government; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H654DAE00741D4B06994D549ACA246B37"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
administration or execution of a Federal program or policy (including the
negotiation, award, or administration of a Federal contract, grant, loan,
permit, or license).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H250073206F9745588946B81E957D7AFA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
term <term>political intelligence contact</term> does not include a
communication that is made by or to a representative of the media if the
purpose of the communication is gathering and disseminating news and
information to the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B895A6DEFAE41428C556B5A3C52FEA5"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Political
intelligence firm</header><text>The term <term>political intelligence
firm</term> means a person or entity that has 1 or more employees who are
political intelligence consultants to a client other than that person or
entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB31CE64340DC4851960289E7A8730A74"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Political
intelligence consultant</header><text>The term <term>political intelligence
consultant</term> means any individual who is employed or retained by a client
for financial or other compensation for services that include one or more
political intelligence
contacts.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8760000C43B439FB801AE0412B768EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Registration
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H66C166C91DB5477E90347BCB3612AA36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB17F6335922B4D5D8CD9FAACA41C035C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H660327558C6647368D088D8998D43545"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>whichever is earlier,</quote> the following: <quote>or a
political intelligence consultant first makes a political intelligence
contact,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9B4B310B54940DD93E025C98FC2431B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>such lobbyist</quote> each place that term appears the
following: <quote>or consultant</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA821F8F9217B48ACAC425CAF70A30040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting after <quote>lobbyists</quote> each place that term appears the
following: <quote>or political intelligence consultants</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5478FD28DD6E4B6FB9C56291F1651E60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A)—</text>
<clause id="HA66152A90104402AA9AEE9B3844BDAD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> each place that term appears
the following: <quote>and political intelligence activities</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H713BA4971DD74ACF9A92699163C2799A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by inserting after <quote>lobbying firm</quote> the following:
<quote>or political intelligence firm</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA8A64A875C64ADE8B2CB802DFF2C258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE24A5C4E45AF43D8A086A5BE9FCBF256"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> each place that term
appears the following: <quote>or political intelligence
activities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74D8774BD9FF46B6BAC0D995F4904240"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="H26638573F6354DCF8E822D078F284B92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after <quote>lobbying
activities</quote> the following: <quote>or political intelligence
activities</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4B67B57FE55494D9970DBFD452F8DA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by inserting after <quote>lobbying activity</quote> the
following: <quote>or political intelligence activity</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7F7F875E79B4CE4A405392A3B7157AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by inserting after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> each place that term
appears the following: <quote>or political intelligence
activities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17FCEB33DE0646DAA39133911F617DD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by inserting after <quote>lobbyist</quote> each place that term appears the
following: <quote>or political intelligence consultant</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1DFCA721F044777BCDEA64CB57295A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the matter
following paragraph (6), by inserting <quote>or political intelligence
activities</quote> after <quote>such lobbying activities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC1AA7BB6FC14A58BC17E4D6A731563D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF18166854686412E8EA03201AD68F53D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting after <quote>lobbying contacts</quote> the following: <quote>or
political intelligence contacts</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H052F1DEB0EE4455AACD5D82B8FAD3E6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H941BE254A23A41C59054F0DAD49CD59B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>lobbying contact</quote> the following: <quote>or
political intelligence contact</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD29DA2CA062948198DB2CF519C71894E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>lobbying contacts</quote> the following: <quote>and
political intelligence contacts</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD92F0AED317F4372840567E28E63C2DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by inserting after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> each place that term
appears the following: <quote>or political intelligence
activities</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8876783920E41BFBA91555156DD47BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports by
registered political intelligence consultants</header><text>Section 5 of the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H92E54AA222264200AEB22E31615249E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by inserting after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> the following: <quote>and
political intelligence activities</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE58938C27B3D4A67BAC430DE8083D77C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2933F85FABF949FF8AB908B2B618658C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H271D36C9C2224B3B8EE2BFC1C140DB4F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after <quote>lobbying
activities</quote> the following: <quote>or political intelligence
activities</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEBEC70E72B0E4BA38F6B019FE684B4FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="HFD9CCDEE16C64392A06F959DF44C9843"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>lobbyist</quote> the following: <quote>or political intelligence
consultant</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFE891C95062848D9B061FA05C6EB46B5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting
after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> the following: <quote>or political
intelligence activities</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF15906C991D1488CA288C8081A117677"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by inserting after <quote>lobbyists</quote> the following:
<quote>and political intelligence consultants</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF1E8574B6E4D4E44AD638E828D4A7796"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by inserting after <quote>lobbyists</quote> the following:
<quote>or political intelligence consultants</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1845E7A742374AF5B460A49CA3F5D96D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause id="H4A517FB33175454D9A5616F87BD3AE31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>lobbying firm</quote> the following: <quote>or political
intelligence firm</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D6250584AEE457CBF6B79804BC9EA02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> each place that term appears
the following: <quote>or political intelligence activities</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF121A04A47C4B8EA95B9A3BDF5D0C1C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by inserting after <quote>lobbying activities</quote> each place that term
appears the following: <quote>or political intelligence activities</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4289350E55B485FB40DB7E85A8BF3C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or a
political intelligence consultant</quote> after <quote>a
lobbyist</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H15900DFD8E90410593DB41F813F8433F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disclosure and
enforcement</header><text>Section 6(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
(2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H576D662A725142B6BB7174484BAFDB9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by inserting after <quote>lobbying firms,</quote> the following:
<quote>political intelligence consultants, political intelligence
firms,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB296672410044A0BEEE7B5C3DBA1266"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking <quote>or lobbying firm</quote> and inserting <quote>, lobbying
firm, political intelligence consultant, or political intelligence
firm</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87477D61A7D94034AFF304952394F76D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by striking <quote>or lobbying firm</quote> and inserting <quote>, lobbying
firm, political intelligence consultant, or political intelligence
firm</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD800F1FE6AD2451386D7F826E4909A71"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rules of
construction</header><text>Section 8(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
(2 U.S.C. 1607(b)) is amended by striking <quote>or lobbying contacts</quote>
and inserting <quote>, lobbying contacts, political intelligence activities, or
political intelligence contacts</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9722B4D6F1DB4FD5ADA757F66D92CD08"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Identification
of clients and covered officials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1609) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB589F0D72F443F3AB5ACD519D4BD9A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDE114EC87D9414EA5945E77A95102D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or political
intelligence</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">lobbying</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H742611AAE4D74A58B7DA3C86D328112A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or political intelligence contact</quote> after <quote>lobbying
contact</quote> each place that term appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1352FAA905B54E938311C0ED41B246D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>or political intelligence activity, as the case may
be</quote> after <quote>lobbying activity</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8455E9D034744E1AE735AE3780EB774"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D6E65DBEB2E46419437B3D181A1D38C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or political
intelligence</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">lobbying</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC90125F4BB8343BDAF97DBDB7D16B345"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or political intelligence contact</quote> after <quote>lobbying
contact</quote> each place that term appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H705BAB67DA7C44F39E520492966F1474"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>or political intelligence activity, as the case may
be</quote> after <quote>lobbying activity</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H765C225AB3A742CCBF895ACB6F27A596"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>or
political intelligence contact</quote> after <quote>lobbying
contact</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC2A727C28DE345DDBE74A622040B1733"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Annual audits
and reports by Comptroller General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 26 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1614) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF74507D151F419F8375667B662B33AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3ECDDF7E1B294C33AEC17795B3E48830"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>political intelligence firms, political intelligence
consultants,</quote> after <quote>lobbying firms,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54BD1A1D413C4C6C98DCCA91DF3A1866"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>lobbying registrations</quote> and inserting
<quote>registrations</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97C81DFAB9A3442EBD9CA4039E4F19E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting
<quote>political intelligence firms, political intelligence
consultants,</quote> after <quote>lobbying firms,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EEFD6915307456D931378C69EB99AB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by inserting <quote>or political intelligence consultant</quote> after <quote>a
lobbyist</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H26FE4058FAEC4C98A7DC859EED40A278"><enum>102.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
this title shall apply with respect to any political intelligence contact (as
defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as added by
section 101 of this Act) that is made on or after the 45th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Public corruption
prosecution improvements</header>
<section id="H51960192068D4C37BD6B557CF69DBB00"><enum>201.</enum><header>Venue for
Federal offenses</header>
<subsection id="HE31865D107C0484A8666E5FDC5982535"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The second undesignated paragraph of section 3237(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding before the period at the end
the following: <quote>or in any district in which an act in furtherance of the
offense is committed</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H54FCC81A2EF54479AB302878116540F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Section
heading</header><text>The heading for section 3237 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FC3577CF25C4FC9A2D622EE762A18CA" style="USC">
<section id="H63231F4B5C404850A2F79528976E33C1"><enum>3237.</enum><header>Offense taking
place in more than one
district</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7648E30EA57241F6B8E1FD314D12F486"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Table of
sections</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 211 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended so that the item relating to section
3237 reads as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC161BBA527D249AAB31510667EC8BA9B" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="H63231F4B5C404850A2F79528976E33C1" level="section">3237. Offense taking place in more than one
district.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H7998428DDF11481483D50BD6E5E7D51F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Theft or
bribery concerning programs receiving Federal financial
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 666(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA0E3DD5987845BC8FF52B3EBFBD387B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>10 years</quote> and inserting <quote>20 years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A87C37D48D24F3289FA8A1F8CCC7999"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$5,000</quote> the second place and the third place it appears and
inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A47BDDD2424481880E0D780D04DED07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>anything of value</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>any
thing or things of value</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2619E464C4D74F208F58F5BC00396813"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by inserting after <quote>any thing</quote> the following: <quote>or
things</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAB8DA9CE934F4D35B73E9B760C986902"><enum>203.</enum><header>Penalty for
Section 641 violations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
641 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>ten
years</quote> and inserting <quote>15 years</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H881E2D1E24624000AAA15FD2A9D0B30D"><enum>204.</enum><header>Bribery and
graft; clarification of definition of <quote>Official Act</quote>;
clarification of the crime of illegal gratuities</header>
<subsection id="H55F3420825D04A3BA1BB9F9AD500371B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB584271FFB9B40899CB02B4A621758F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H052FAD1212ED4899B217C7F5D98AA17A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD615228F65C6473B879F559862475C42" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7DFB390ED7384BBCA923FF7DE05C27A7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>official act</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B344F1E2912424F8584BF92E6FB4FDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any act
within the range of official duty, and any decision or action on any question,
matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any time be
pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in such
public official’s official capacity or in such official’s place of trust or
profit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16B9483D49B647BF84A1717159F17A67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be a single
act, more than 1 act, or a course of conduct;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90529DFE3F0E4193A68B99FFC3E4DE64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D7DB6A3200540359F36882B45851353" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD7D6EF593A334185AE374733720A048C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>rule or regulation</term> means a Federal regulation or a rule of the
House of Representatives or the Senate, including those rules and regulations
governing the acceptance of gifts and campaign
contributions.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9457FC5501684594ADEB0F56287F6EF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>Section
201(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H587E99A2DAB64D68926A132408237BC8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF924B931A09E454F839EDF7EE56BE6CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>otherwise than as
provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty, or by rule or
regulation—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8223F63D4BC945C5BEDFCFA0AD8FAD35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>directly or
indirectly gives, offers, or promises any thing or things of value to any
public official, former public official, or person selected to be a public
official for or because of any official act performed or to be performed by
such public official, former public official, or person selected to be a public
official;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F58E0577B374F9C8E0A708C70D72354"><enum>(B)</enum><text>directly or
indirectly, knowingly gives, offers, or promises any thing or things of value
with an aggregate value of not less than $1,000 to any public official, former
public official, or person selected to be a public official for or because of
the official’s or person’s official position;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA57D503DC9EC42B9AA5C83941380EEC0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>being a public
official, former public official, or person selected to be a public official,
directly or indirectly, knowingly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees
to receive or accept any thing or things of value with an aggregate value of
not less than $1,000 for or because of the official’s or person’s official
position; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF50BE91F33954FAAB537646D281732F8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>being a public
official, former public official, or person selected to be a public official,
directly or indirectly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive
or accept any thing or things of value for or because of any official act
performed or to be performed by such official or
person;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H2DB19BB0115F42BDBD7F75EDFE8448A8"><enum>205.</enum><header>Amendment of
the sentencing guidelines relating to certain crimes</header>
<subsection id="H7E1121B8FD324B159F4A57197688362B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Directive to
sentencing commission</header><text>Pursuant to its authority under section
994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section,
the United States Sentencing Commission forthwith shall review and, if
appropriate, amend its guidelines and its policy statements applicable to
persons convicted of an offense under section 201, 641, 1346A, or 666 of title
18, United States Code, in order to reflect the intent of Congress that such
penalties meet the requirements in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H99BBE27DA74540CAA275BD33617F463C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6857A58261F14AF68D2D6366153E34B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that the
sentencing guidelines and policy statements reflect Congress’s intent that the
guidelines and policy statements reflect the serious nature of the offenses
described in paragraph (1), the incidence of such offenses, and the need for an
effective deterrent and appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD59CDE5FA9634BA69F15865018FC7BA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider the
extent to which the guidelines may or may not appropriately account for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BBAE612B94E4FD9BF006945C7266B52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the potential and
actual harm to the public and the amount of any loss resulting from the
offense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BA9818EE8034BD5BC091B82A411D130"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of
sophistication and planning involved in the offense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D00445CD8EB47EC900F018EEE8629CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the
offense was committed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial
benefit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBCBC8EAF651418DA51E2528ECE31AF1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether the
defendant acted with intent to cause either physical or property harm in
committing the offense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA44890652122411FB2AFB5E5D6633FE7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the extent to
which the offense represented an abuse of trust by the offender and was
committed in a manner that undermined public confidence in the Federal, State,
or local government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D28A1C07B6B4E058151E3FC33CAD480"><enum>(F)</enum><text>whether the
violation was intended to or had the effect of creating a threat to public
health or safety, injury to any person or even death;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAD53F8A9ED2408393ED5497376CDF7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assure reasonable
consistency with other relevant directives and with other sentencing
guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E3868A0C9FE4E63BFDAE3A2AB79CE7D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>account for any
additional aggravating or mitigating circumstances that might justify
exceptions to the generally applicable sentencing ranges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99978DF80F2C43DFBED6B59486D98924"><enum>(5)</enum><text>make any necessary
conforming changes to the sentencing guidelines; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29463762EED749E2B4F0FD522B2562DC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>assure that the
guidelines adequately meet the purposes of sentencing as set forth in section
3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5490C82E47A64BAF8689543B90B59ED2"><enum>206.</enum><header>Extension of
statute of limitations for serious public corruption offenses</header>
<subsection id="H4EDA6886357242B38040C2864FDA2AAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95199476A08048AE9459958B2E066702" style="USC">
<section id="HBCF57B8E15E54BE4875BABE61587594D"><enum>3302.</enum><header>Corruption
offenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless an indictment
is returned or the information is filed against a person within 6 years after
the commission of the offense, a person may not be prosecuted, tried, or
punished for a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate the
offense in—</text>
<paragraph id="H21D1C12B2BAB419CAC56121A69F280ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 201 or
666;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B2C793B4D934934B0920259D5A42D81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 1341 or
1343, when charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense
involves a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of
honest services of a public official;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCCBC7DAD09E4E3AAA3F0EF175AC1878"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 1951, if
the offense involves extortion under color of official right;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0BA12C6E07E48FAAA53994D76839987"><enum>(4)</enum><text>section 1952, to
the extent that the unlawful activity involves bribery; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBF0DDCFE030481692EA8301BB179BCC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>section 1962, to
the extent that the racketeering activity involves bribery chargeable under
State law, involves a violation of section 201 or 666, section 1341 or 1343,
when charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense involves a
scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest
services of a public official, or section 1951, if the offense involves
extortion under color of official
right.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBCEE685461424F4299C393375FD4384E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 213
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB05AA6976DA7499482FD48D0AC9D34FF" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="HBCF57B8E15E54BE4875BABE61587594D" level="section">3302. Corruption
offenses.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE1477585CB33482E99062334CF129D7A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of
amendment</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall not apply to
any offense committed before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5E16EB0688E94D0383768253EC76A712"><enum>207.</enum><header>Increase of
maximum penalties for certain public corruption related offenses</header>
<subsection id="H4F7CA1DD6B5B4FCEADB745EFF1E2651A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Solicitation of
political contributions</header><text>Section 602(a)(4) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>3 years</quote> and inserting
<quote>5 years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H81196B4F4BDD4D42AF34F50EE61A6E1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Promise of
employment for political activity</header><text>Section 600 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>one year</quote> and inserting
<quote>3 years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8D16DCD508C34881A632FFBDCCD30712"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deprivation of
employment for political activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>one year</quote> and inserting <quote>3
years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H703D89C89576422CBF63BD86BDE9325C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Intimidation To
secure political contributions</header><text>Section 606 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>three years</quote> and inserting
<quote>5 years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7D5EBF18BA6447A5AEE52905260FE547"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Solicitation and
acceptance of contributions in Federal offices</header><text>Section 607(a)(2)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>3 years</quote>
and inserting <quote>5 years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H409073594C8B46D5AD5F7C3E4F1433F6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coercion of
political activity by Federal employees</header><text>Section 610 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>three years</quote> and
inserting <quote>5 years</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2FA51AA69AE642C2B2EE564FEF17FC87"><enum>208.</enum><header>Additional
wiretap predicates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H196C659F20EE46B59E2B4A5E50EE2823"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>section 641 (relating to embezzlement or theft of public money,
property, or records), section 666 (relating to theft or bribery concerning
programs receiving Federal funds),</quote> after <quote>section 224 (bribery in
sporting contests),</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11145EE920FA480284B3B8E7DFAB8A87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>section 1031 (relating to major fraud against the United States)</quote>
after <quote>section 1014 (relating to loans and credit applications generally;
renewals and discounts),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H486EEA65421D49AB86632F2D1D9412A0"><enum>209.</enum><header>Expanding venue
for perjury and obstruction of justice proceedings</header>
<subsection id="HA0911AD374D04068A19D14FF7D3242E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1512(i) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADF7C2858D85426B8074FA5D086E6F74" style="OLC">
<clause id="H916CBE56E702416D9A009B4BEBEEC90F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
prosecution under section 1503, 1504, 1505, 1508, 1509, 1510, or this section
may be brought in the district in which the conduct constituting the alleged
offense occurred or in which the official proceeding (whether or not pending or
about to be instituted) was intended to be
affected.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2A9038DF0BD48E3B067AC9A49ED8951"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Perjury</header>
<paragraph id="H8F8B0F775F9A4BB0B257D18F2FE70CDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 79 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADE01AA4234349999899D2F0495D5530" style="USC">
<section id="H6D9579EE6E3949109523D67164E007A3"><enum>1624.</enum><header>Venue</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A prosecution under section 1621(1), 1622
(in regard to subornation of perjury under 1621(1)), or 1623 of this title may
be brought in the district in which the oath, declaration, certificate,
verification, or statement under penalty of perjury is made or in which a
proceeding takes place in connection with the oath, declaration, certificate,
verification, or
statement.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D93C854657740FB8DEFB3EDF8D05666"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 79 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H10A86A8BD3AF48AEA62F15B41E82EA22" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="H6D9579EE6E3949109523D67164E007A3" level="section">1624.
Venue.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3E57A7F2E941441780246AD25A9DFECC"><enum>210.</enum><header>Prohibition on
undisclosed self-dealing by public officials</header>
<subsection id="H050ED4A62C3345A19AF914AF409B68E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 1346 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2C8F4F624A64B56B0268BA4905CC9B3" style="USC">
<section id="H9469A1008B774D009BEC46DE906F2C94"><enum>1346A.</enum><header>Undisclosed
self-dealing by public officials</header>
<subsection id="H84352E685F874877B9750C0BEA79EB07"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Undisclosed
self-Dealing by public officials</header><text>For purposes of this chapter,
the term <term>scheme or artifice to defraud</term> also includes a scheme or
artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H87D5E05AF2C1491FAF17EC2B72080EB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HA14A5DB0B78F4BB3B9A29FEA80AD8AF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Official
Act</header><text>The term official act—</text>
<subparagraph id="H340D7E2AEB8F4971A0C8A49057A1B2C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any act
within the range of official duty, and any decision or action on any question,
matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any time be
pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in such
public official’s official capacity or in such official’s place of trust or
profit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB97F7BEABD614872B63F5C3F511741AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be a single
act, more than one act, or a course of conduct.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67D046D9765D426AB429443D1A284019"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
official</header><text>The term <term>public official</term> means an officer,
employee, or elected or appointed representative, or person acting for or on be
half of the United States, a State, or a subdivision of a State, or any
department, agency or branch of government thereof, in any official function,
under or by authority of any such department, agency, or branch of
government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1736FCA01CD0422C802BB4A3F56F142C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> includes a State of the United States, the District of
Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AD735F8B62A493D98ABECC6BE4EB579"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Undisclosed
self-dealing</header><text>The term <term>undisclosed self-dealing</term> means
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2239EDEAE7CC41A9980FB86203F3D81A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a public official
performs an official act for the purpose, in whole or in material part, of
furthering or benefitting a financial interest, of which the public official
has knowledge, of—</text>
<clause id="H4B528490B47042E7B5AD4321A110C75E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the public
official;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2661ABF228324051BF64FCF983079D94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the spouse or
minor child of a public official;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4F0FB65D07994E7C8360BEDD20602BE8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a general
business partner of the public official;</text>
</clause><clause id="H722BE0D7D35845788B7FE8043AEF0B2A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
business or organization in which the public official is serving as an
employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEAB45113E99647928327065883290DF9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is
negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or
financial compensation; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H14479216A1794E918B9432363574AC9D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>an individual,
business, or organization from whom the public official has received any thing
or things of value, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge
of official duty, or by rule or regulation; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9EFF446D4264564937101F09BDBFE07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the public
official knowingly falsifies, conceals, or covers up material information that
is required to be disclosed by any Federal, State, or local statute, rule,
regulation, or charter applicable to the public official, or the knowing
failure of the public official to disclose material information in a manner
that is required by any Federal, State, or local statute, rule, regulation, or
charter applicable to the public official.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3442CE1423374625AC647208A4CE14AA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Material
information</header><text>The term <term>material information</term> means
information—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B1B2987E30C44E580374F7041347320"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regarding a
financial interest of a person described in clauses (i) through (iv) paragraph
(4)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H209118C4800844A4BC01104AA780ABAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regarding the
association, connection, or dealings by a public official with an individual,
business, or organization as described in clauses (iii) through (vi) of
paragraph
(4)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDAA046E13F30439C9F838E1BA5FA4AB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1346 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="H04C0CC8BC2314233ADC6C1370E5FFB1D" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="H9469A1008B774D009BEC46DE906F2C94" level="section">1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public
officials.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD6626352B8394B1DBDB8388737DD2874"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendments made by this section apply to acts engaged in on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H249383D6B40F467C9FB88435649A34EF"><enum>211.</enum><header>Disclosure of
information in complaints against judges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 360(a) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H40619E47E10A424790DBF0CB29C5BDCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A32A4272D9645BDA9F8F87C8A9958E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end, and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF58362DFC96C4282894122B6A5B8F336"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FCBE5DBE75B4CB7BB07ABA32DC96AF3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7D95176962274274BC60A95BBD7517D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such disclosure of
information regarding a potential criminal offense is made to the Attorney
General, a Federal, State, or local grand jury, or a Federal, State, or local
law enforcement
agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB560A0F504B84321856A4BEB6C185DBE"><enum>212.</enum><header>Clarification
of exemption in certain bribery offenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 666(c) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA1B879D9110F4FF88BB5DB2EC5BCCB3D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>This section does not apply to</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H387C59DA7D944431B54E43082EBB1B59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>The term <term>any thing of value</term> that is corruptly solicited,
demanded, accepted or agreed to be accepted in subsection (a)(1)(B) or
corruptly given, offered, or agreed to be given in subsection (a)(2) shall not
include,</quote> before <quote>bona fide salary</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE0E9B6AA10824B3288E94DF6B8D1D1E8"><enum>213.</enum><header>Certifications
regarding appeals by United States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3731 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>United States attorney</quote> the
following: <quote>, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the
Attorney General</quote>.</text>
</section>