[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7582 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7582

  To prohibit the President, the Vice President, an immediate family 
 member of the President or the Vice President, and certain businesses 
    from contracting with or receiving Federal funds, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2020

Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the President, the Vice President, an immediate family 
 member of the President or the Vice President, and certain businesses 
    from contracting with or receiving Federal funds, 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. PROHIBITIONS ON MAKING CERTAIN CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL 
              GOVERNMENT OR RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS.

    (a) Contracts With Federal Government.--
            (1) Prohibition.--The following may not enter into or 
        benefit from a contract or agreement with the Federal 
        Government, or any part thereof:
                    (A) The President.
                    (B) The Vice President.
                    (C) An immediate family member of the President.
                    (D) An immediate family member of the Vice 
                President.
                    (E) A covered significant business interest.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the 
        following:
                    (A) A contract or agreement with the Federal 
                Government entered into or negotiated before or after 
                the period in which the President or the Vice 
                President, as applicable, serves in office.
                    (B) A contract for employment with the Federal 
                Government or a contract for service in the Armed 
                Forces, or any benefits provided under such employment 
                or service.
    (b) Receipt of Federal Funds.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Federal Government may not obligate or expend Federal funds 
        with the President, the Vice President, or a covered 
        significant business interest.
            (2) Exceptions.--
                    (A) Entitlements.--The Federal Government may 
                obligate or expend Federal funds the President or the 
                Vice President is entitled to by law for discharging an 
                official duty, including annual salary.
                    (B) Obligations.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to 
                Federal funds obligated or expended before or after the 
                period in which the President or the Vice President, as 
                applicable, serves in office.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
limit any payment to the President, the Vice President, an immediate 
family member of the President or Vice President, or covered 
significant business interest of any Federal benefit for which the 
President, the Vice President, an immediate family member of the 
President or Vice President, or covered significant business interest 
would otherwise be eligible.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Contract or agreement with federal government.--The 
        term ``contract or agreement with the Federal Government'' 
        means a procurement contract or grant, a land use contract, or 
        a lease created, funded, or controlled by the Federal 
        Government, respectively.
            (2) Covered significant business interest.--The term 
        ``covered significant business interest'' means any 
        corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, 
        proprietorship, or any other business entity of which the 
        President, the Vice President, an immediate family member of 
        the President, or an immediate family member of the Vice 
        President is--
                    (A) a trustee;
                    (B) a partner;
                    (C) an officer;
                    (D) a director; or
                    (E) a shareholder who holds more than 10 percent of 
                any class of equity securities.
            (3) Immediate family member.--The term ``immediate family 
        member'' means a spouse, parent, sibling, child, or dependent 
        relative.
    (e) Application.--
            (1) Contract or agreement with federal government.--The 
        prohibition under subsection (a)(1) applies to contracts or 
        agreements with the Federal Government entered into, revised, 
        or renewed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Federal funds.--The prohibition under subsection (a)(2) 
        applies to Federal funds obligated after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
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