[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 177 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S16923-S16926]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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  THE CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS JOINT RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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                CAMPBELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3045

  Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
Mikulski, and Mr. Glenn) proposed an amendment to the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 115) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 1996, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike title III of the resolution.
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                       SIMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 3046

  Mr. SIMPSON proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3045 proposed by 
Mr. Campbell to the joint resolution, House Joint Resolution 115, 
supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the language proposed to be stricken insert the 
     following:

                               TITLE III


 PROHIBITION ON SUBSIDIZING POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH TAXPAYER FUNDS

       Sec. 301. (a) Limitations.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any organization receiving Federal grants 
     in an amount that, in the aggregate, is greater than $125,000 
     in the most recent Federal fiscal year, shall be subject to 
     the limitations on lobbying activity expenditures under 
     section 4911(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 1986, but 
     shall not be subject to the limitation under section 
     4911(c)(2)(A), unless otherwise subject to section 
     4911(c)(2)(A) based on an election made under section 501(h) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) An organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying 
     activities during the organization's previous taxable year 
     shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds constituting a 
     taxpayer subsidized grant. This paragraph shall not apply to 
     organizations described in section 501(c)(4) with gross 
     annual revenues of less than $3,000,000 in such previous 
     taxable year, including Federal funds received as a taxpayer 
     subsidized grant.
       (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this title:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Client.--The term ``client'' means any person or entity 
     that employs or retains another person for financial or other 
     compensation to conduct lobbying activities on behalf of that 
     person or entity. A person or entity whose employees act as 
     lobbyists on its own behalf is both a client and an employer 
     of such employees. In the case of a coalition or association 
     that employs or retains other persons to conduct lobbying 
     activities, the client is the coalition or association and 
     not its individual members.
       (3) Covered executive branch official.--The term ``covered 
     executive branch official'' means--
       (A) the President;
       (B) the Vice President;
       (C) any officer or employee, or any other individual 
     functioning in the capacity of such an officer or employee, 
     in the Executive Office of the President;
       (D) any officer or employee serving in a position in level 
     I, II, III, IV, or V of the Executive Schedule, as designated 
     by statute or Executive order;
       (E) any member of the uniformed services whose pay grade is 
     at or above O-7 under section 201 of title 37, United States 
     Code; and
       (F) any officer or employee serving in a position of a 
     confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-
     advocating character described in section 7511(b)(2) of title 
     5, United States Code.
       (4) Covered legislative branch official.--The term 
     ``covered legislative branch official'' means--
       (A) a Member of Congress;
       (B) an elected officer of either House of Congress;
       (C) any employee of, or any other individual functioning in 
     the capacity of an employee of--
       (i) a Member of Congress;
       (ii) a committee of either House of Congress;
       (iii) the leadership staff of the House of Representatives 
     or the leadership staff of the Senate;
       (iv) a joint committee of Congress; and
       (v) a working group or caucus organized to provide 
     legislative services or other assistance to Members of 
     Congress; and
       (D) any other legislative branch employee serving in a 
     position described under section 109(13) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (5) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means any individual 
     who is an officer, employee, partner, director, or proprietor 
     of a person or entity, but does not include--
       (A) independent contractors; or
       (B) volunteers who receive no financial or other 
     compensation from the person or entity for their services.
       (6) Foreign entity.--The term ``foreign entity'' means a 
     foreign principal (as defined in section 1(b) of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611(b)).
       (7) Grant.--The term ``grant'' means the provision of any 
     Federal funds, appropriated under this or any other Act, to 
     carry out a public purpose of the United States, except--
       (A) the provision of funds for acquisition (by purchase, 
     lease, or barter) of property or 

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     services for the direct benefit or use of the United States;
       (B) the payments of loans, debts, or entitlements;
       (C) the provision of funds to, or distribution of funds by, 
     a Federal court established under Article I or III of the 
     Constitution of the United States;
       (D) nonmonetary assistance provided by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to organizations approved or recognized 
     under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code; and
       (E) the provision of grant and scholarship funds to 
     students for educational purposes.
       (8) Lobbying activities.--The term ``lobbying activities'' 
     means lobbying 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 contacts, and coordination 
     with the lobbying activities of others.
       (9) Lobbying contact.--
       (A) Definition.--The term ``lobbying contact'' means any 
     oral or written communication (including an electronic 
     communication) to a covered executive branch official or a 
     covered legislative branch official that is made on behalf of 
     a client with regard to--
       (i) the formulation, modification, or adoption of Federal 
     legislation (including legislative proposals);
       (ii) the formulation, modification, or adoption of a 
     Federal rule, regulation, Executive order, or any other 
     program, policy, or position of the United States Government;
       (iii) 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); or
       (iv) the nomination or confirmation of a person for a 
     position subject to confirmation by the Senate.
       (B) Exceptions.--The term ``lobbying contact'' does not 
     include a communication that is--
       (i) made by a public official acting in the public 
     official's official capacity;
       (ii) made by a representative of a media organization if 
     the purpose of the communication is gathering and 
     disseminating news and information to the public;
       (iii) made in a speech, article, publication or other 
     material that is distributed and made available to the 
     public, or through radio, television, cable television, or 
     other medium of mass communication;
       (iv) made on behalf of a government of a foreign country or 
     a foreign political party and disclosed under the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.);
       (v) a request for a meeting, a request for the status of an 
     action, or any other similar administrative request, if the 
     request does not include an attempt to influence a covered 
     executive branch official or a covered legislative branch 
     official;
       (vi) made in the course of participation in an advisory 
     committee subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act;
       (vii) testimony given before a committee, subcommittee, or 
     task force of the Congress, or submitted for inclusion in the 
     public record of a hearing conducted by such committee, 
     subcommittee, or task force;
       (viii) information provided in writing in response to an 
     oral or written request by a covered executive branch 
     official or a covered legislative branch official for 
     specific information;
       (ix) required by subpoena, civil investigative demand, or 
     otherwise compelled by statute, regulation, or other action 
     of the Congress or an agency;
       (x) made in response to a notice in the Federal Register, 
     Commerce Business Daily, or other similar publication 
     soliciting communications from the public and directed to the 
     agency official specifically designated in the notice to 
     receive such communications;
       (xi) not possible to report without disclosing information, 
     the unauthorized disclosure of which is prohibited by law;
       (xii) made to an official in an agency with regard to--

       (I) a judicial proceeding or a criminal or civil law 
     enforcement inquiry, investigation, or proceeding; or
       (II) a filing or proceeding that the Government is 
     specifically required by statute or regulation to maintain or 
     conduct on a confidential basis,

     if that agency is charged with responsibility for such 
     proceeding, inquiry, investigation, or filing;
       (xiii) made in compliance with written agency procedures 
     regarding an adjudication conducted by the agency under 
     section 554 of title 5, United States Code, or substantially 
     similar provisions;
       (xiv) a written comment filed in the course of a public 
     proceeding or any other communication that is made on the 
     record in a public proceeding;
       (xv) a petition for agency action made in writing and 
     required to be a matter of public record pursuant to 
     established agency procedures;
       (xvi) made on behalf of an individual with regard to that 
     individual's benefits, employment, or other personal matters 
     involving only that individual, except that this clause does 
     not apply to any communication with--

       (I) a covered executive branch official, or
       (II) a covered legislative branch official (other than the 
     individual's elected Members of Congress or employees who 
     work under such Members' direct supervision),

     with respect to the formulation, modification, or adoption of 
     private legislation for the relief of that individual;
       (xvii) a disclosure by an individual that is protected 
     under the amendments made by the Whistleblower Protection Act 
     of 1989, under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or under 
     another provision of law;
       (xviii) made by--

       (I) a church, its integrated auxiliary, or a convention or 
     association of churches that is exempt from filing a Federal 
     income tax return under paragraph 2(A)(i) of section 6033(a) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
       (II) a religious order that is exempt from filing a Federal 
     income tax return under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) of such section 
     6033(a); and

       (xix) between--

       (I) officials of a self-regulatory organization (as defined 
     in section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act) that is 
     registered with or established by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission as required by that Act or a similar organization 
     that is designated by or registered with the Commodities 
     Future Trading Commission as provided under the Commodity 
     Exchange Act; and
       (II) the Securities and Exchange Commission or the 
     Commodities Future Trading Commission, respectively;

     relating to the regulatory responsibilities of such 
     organization under that Act.
       (10) Lobbying firm.--The term ``lobbying firm'' means a 
     person or entity that has 1 or more employees who are 
     lobbyists on behalf of a client other than that person or 
     entity. The term also includes a self-employed individual who 
     is a lobbyist.
       (11) Lobbyist.--The term ``lobbyist'' means any individual 
     who is employed or retained by a client for financial or 
     other compensation for services that include more than one 
     lobbying contact, other than an individual whose lobbying 
     activities constitute less than 20 percent of the time 
     engaged in the services provided by such individual to that 
     client over a six month period.
       (12) Media organization.--The term ``media organization'' 
     means a person or entity engaged in disseminating information 
     to the general public through a newspaper, magazine, other 
     publication, radio, television, cable television, or other 
     medium of mass communication.
       (13) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
     means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       (14) Organization.--The term ``organization'' means a 
     person or entity other than an individual.
       (15) Person or entity.--The term ``person or entity'' means 
     any individual, corporation, company, foundation, 
     association, labor organization, firm, partnership, society, 
     joint stock company, group of organizations, or State or 
     local government.
       (16) Public official.--The term ``public official'' means 
     any elected official, appointed official, or employee of--
       (A) a Federal, State, or local unit of government in the 
     United States other than--
       (i) a college or university;
       (ii) a government-sponsored enterprise (as defined in 
     section 3(8) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974);
       (iii) a public utility that provides gas, electricity, 
     water, or communications;
       (iv) a guaranty agency (as defined in section 435(j) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(j))), including 
     any affiliate of such an agency; or
       (v) an agency of any State functioning as a student loan 
     secondary market pursuant to section 435(d)(1)(F) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(1)(F));
       (B) a Government corporation (as defined in section 9101 of 
     title 31, United States Code);
       (C) an organization of State or local elected or appointed 
     officials other than officials of an entity described in 
     clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of subparagraph (A);
       (D) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 450b(e));
       (E) a national or State political party or any 
     organizational unit thereof; or
       (F) a national, regional, or local unit of any foreign 
     government.
       (17) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.


                        disclosure requirements

       Sec. 302. (a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of 
     each year, each taxpayer subsidized grantee, except an 
     individual person, shall provide (via either electronic or 
     paper medium) to each Federal entity that awarded or 
     administered its taxpayer subsidized grant an annual report 
     for the previous Federal fiscal year, certified by the 
     taxpayer subsidized grantee's chief executive officer or 
     equivalent person of authority, setting forth--
       (1) the taxpayer subsidized grantee's name and grantee 
     identification number;
       (2) a statement that the taxpayer subsidized grantee agrees 
     that it is, and shall continue to be, contractually bound by 
     the terms of this title as a condition of the continued 
     receipt and use of Federal funds; and
       (3)(A) a statement that the taxpayer subsidized grantee 
     spent less than $25,000 on lobbying activities in the 
     grantee's most recent taxable year; or
       (B)(i) the amount or value of the taxpayer subsidized grant 
     (including all administrative and overhead costs awarded);

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       (ii) a good faith estimate of the grantee's actual expenses 
     on lobbying activities in the most recent taxable year; and
       (iii) a good faith estimate of the grantee's allowed 
     expenses on lobbying activities under section 301 of this 
     Act.


                         public accountability

       Sec. 303. (a) Public Availability of Lobbying Disclosure 
     Forms.--Any Federal entity awarding a taxpayer subsidized 
     grant shall make publicly available any taxpayer subsidized 
     grant application, and the annual report of a taxpayer 
     subsidized grantee provided under section 302 of this Act.
       (b) Accessibility to Public.--The public's access to the 
     documents identified in subsection (a) shall be facilitated 
     by placement of such documents in the Federal entity's public 
     document reading room and also by expediting any requests 
     under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the Freedom 
     of Information Act as amended, ahead of any requests for 
     other information pending at such Federal entity.
       (c) Withholding Prohibited.--Records described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be subject to withholding, except 
     under the exemption set forth in subsection (b)(7)(A) of 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
       (d) Fees Prohibited.--No fees for searching for or copying 
     such documents shall be charged to the public.
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                        CRAIG AMENDMENT NO. 3047

  Mr. CRAIG proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3046 proposed by Mr. 
Simpson to amendment No. 3045 proposed by Mr. Campbell to the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 115), supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       (e) nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the 
     application of the internal laws of the United States.
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                       SIMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 3048

  Mr. SIMPSON proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3045 proposed by 
Mr. Campbell to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115), supra; as 
follows:

       In the language proposed to be stricken, strike all after 
     the first word and insert the following:

                                  III


 PROHIBITION ON SUBSIDIZING POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH TAXPAYER FUNDS

       Sec. 301. (a) Limitations.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any organization receiving Federal grants 
     in an amount that, in the aggregate, is greater than $125,000 
     in the most recent Federal fiscal year, shall be subject to 
     the limitations on lobbying activity expenditures under 
     section 4911(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Codes of 1986, 
     except that, if exempt purpose expenditures are over 
     $17,000,000 then the organization shall also be subject to a 
     limitation on lobbying of 1 percent of the excess of the 
     exempt purpose expenditures over $17,000,000 unless otherwise 
     subject to section 4911(c)(2)(A) based on an election made 
     under section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) An organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying 
     activities during the organization's previous taxable year 
     shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds constituting a 
     taxpayer subsidized grant. This paragraph shall not apply to 
     organizations described in section 501(c)(4) with gross 
     annual revenues of less than $3,000,000 in such previous 
     taxable year, including Federal funds received as a taxpayer 
     subsidized grant.
       (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this title:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Client.--The term ``client'' means any person or entity 
     that employs or retains another person for financial or other 
     compensation to conduct lobbying activities on behalf of that 
     person or entity. A person or entity whose employees act as 
     lobbyists on its own behalf is both a client and an employer 
     of such employees. In the case of a coalition or association 
     that employs or retains other persons to conduct lobbying 
     activities, the client is the coalition or association and 
     not its individual members.
       (3) Covered executive branch official.--The term ``covered 
     executive branch official'' means--
       (A) the President;
       (B) the Vice President;
       (C) any officer or employee, or any other individual 
     functioning in the capacity of such an officer or employee, 
     in the Executive Office of the President;
       (D) any officer or employee serving in a position in level 
     I, II, III, IV, or V of the Executive Schedule, as designated 
     by statute or Executive order;
       (E) any member of the uniformed services whose pay grade is 
     at or above O-7 under section 201 of title 37, United States 
     Code; and
       (F) any officer or employee serving in a position of a 
     confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-
     advocating character described in section 7511(b)(2) of title 
     5, United States Code.
       (4) Covered legislative branch official.--The term 
     ``covered legislative branch official'' means--
       (A) a Member of Congress;
       (B) an elected officer of either House of Congress;
       (C) any employee of, or any other individual functioning in 
     the capacity of an employee of--
       (i) a Member of Congress;
       (ii) a committee of either House of Congress;
       (iii) the leadership staff of the House of Representatives 
     or the leadership staff of the Senate;
       (iv) a joint committee of Congress; and
       (v) a working group or caucus organized to provide 
     legislative services or other assistance to Members of 
     Congress; and
       (D) any other legislative branch employee serving in a 
     position described under section 109(13) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (5) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means any individual 
     who is an officer, employee, partner, director, or proprietor 
     of a person or entity, but does not include--
       (A) independent contractors; or
       (B) volunteers who receive no financial or other 
     compensation from the person or entity for their services.
       (6) Foreign entity.--The term ``foreign entity'' means a 
     foreign principal (as defined in section 1(b) of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611(b)).
       (7) Grant.--The term ``grant'' means the provision of any 
     Federal funds, appropriated under this or any other Act, to 
     carry out a public purpose of the United States, except--
       (A) the provision of funds for acquisition (by purchase, 
     lease, or barter) of property or services for the direct 
     benefit or use of the United States;
       (B) the payments of loans, debts, or entitlements;
       (C) the provision of funds to, or distribution of funds by, 
     a Federal court established under Article I or III of the 
     Constitution of the United States;
       (D) nonmonetary assistance provided by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to organizations approved or recognized 
     under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code; and
       (E) the provision of grant and scholarship funds to 
     students for educational purposes.
       (8) Lobbying activities.--The term ``lobbying activities'' 
     means lobbying 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 contacts, and coordination 
     with the lobbying activities of others.
       (9) Lobbying contact.--
       (A) Definition.--The term ``lobbying contact'' means any 
     oral or written communication (including an electronic 
     communication) to a covered executive branch official or a 
     covered legislative branch official that is made on behalf of 
     a client with regard to--
       (i) the formulation, modification, or adoption of Federal 
     legislation (including legislative proposals);
       (ii) the formulation, modification, or adoption of a 
     Federal rule, regulation, Executive order, or any other 
     program, policy, or position of the United States Government;
       (iii) 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); or
       (iv) the nomination or confirmation of a person for a 
     position subject to confirmation by the Senate.
       (B) Exceptions.--The term ``lobbying contact'' does not 
     include a communication that is--
       (i) made by a public official acting in the public 
     official's official capacity;
       (ii) made by a representative of a media organization if 
     the purpose of the communication is gathering and 
     disseminating news and information to the public;
       (iii) made in a speech, article, publication or other 
     material that is distributed and made available to the 
     public, or through radio, television, cable television, or 
     other medium of mass communication;
       (iv) made on behalf of a government of a foreign country or 
     a foreign political party and disclosed under the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.);
       (v) a request for a meeting, a request for the status of an 
     action, or any other similar administrative request, if the 
     request does not include an attempt to influence a covered 
     executive branch official or a covered legislative branch 
     official;
       (vi) made in the course of participation in an advisory 
     committee subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act;
       (vii) testimony given before a committee, subcommittee, or 
     task force of the Congress, or submitted for inclusion in the 
     public record of a hearing conducted by such committee, 
     subcommittee, or task force;
       (viii) information provided in writing in response to an 
     oral or written request by a covered executive branch 
     official or a covered legislative branch official for 
     specific information;
       (ix) required by subpoena, civil investigative demand, or 
     otherwise compelled by statute, regulation, or other action 
     of the Congress or an agency;
       (x) made in response to a notice in the Federal Register, 
     Commerce Business Daily, or other similar publication 
     soliciting communications from the public and directed to the 
     agency official specifically designated in the notice to 
     receive such communications;
       (xi) not possible to report without disclosing information, 
     the unauthorized disclosure of which is prohibited by law;

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       (xii) made to an official in an agency with regard to--

       (I) a judicial proceeding or a criminal or civil law 
     enforcement inquiry, investigation, or proceeding; or
       (II) a filing or proceeding that the Government is 
     specifically required by statute or regulation to maintain or 
     conduct on a confidential basis,

     if that agency is charged with responsibility for such 
     proceeding, inquiry, investigation, or filing;
       (xiii) made in compliance with written agency procedures 
     regarding an adjudication conducted by the agency under 
     section 554 of title 5, United States Code, or substantially 
     similar provisions;
       (xiv) a written comment filed in the course of a public 
     proceeding or any other communication that is made on the 
     record in a public proceeding;
       (xv) a petition for agency action made in writing and 
     required to be a matter of public record pursuant to 
     established agency procedures;
       (xvi) made on behalf of an individual with regard to that 
     individual's benefits, employment, or other personal matters 
     involving only that individual, except that this clause does 
     not apply to any communication with--

       (I) a covered executive branch official, or
       (II) a covered legislative branch official (other than the 
     individual's elected Members of Congress or employees who 
     work under such Members' direct supervision),

     with respect to the formulation, modification, or adoption of 
     private legislation for the relief of that individual;
       (xvii) a disclosure by an individual that is protected 
     under the amendments made by the Whistleblower Protection Act 
     of 1989, under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or under 
     another provision of law;
       (xviii) made by--

       (I) a church, its integrated auxiliary, or a convention or 
     association of churches that is exempt from filing a Federal 
     income tax return under paragraph 2(A)(i) of section 6033(a) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
       (II) a religious order that is exempt from filing a Federal 
     income tax return under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) of such section 
     6033(a); and

       (xix) between--

       (I) officials of a self-regulatory organization (as defined 
     in section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act) that is 
     registered with or established by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission as required by that Act or a similar organization 
     that is designated by or registered with the Commodities 
     Future Trading Commission as provided under the Commodity 
     Exchange Act; and
       (II) the Securities and Exchange Commission or the 
     Commodities Future Trading Commission, respectively;

     relating to the regulatory responsibilities of such 
     organization under that Act.
       (10) Lobbying firm.--The term ``lobbying firm'' means a 
     person or entity that has 1 or more employees who are 
     lobbyists on behalf of a client other than that person or 
     entity. The term also includes a self-employed individual who 
     is a lobbyist.
       (11) Lobbyist.--The term ``lobbyist'' means any individual 
     who is employed or retained by a client for financial or 
     other compensation for services that include more than one 
     lobbying contact, other than an individual whose lobbying 
     activities constitute less than 20 percent of the time 
     engaged in the services provided by such individual to that 
     client over a six month period.
       (12) Media organization.--The term ``media organization'' 
     means a person or entity engaged in disseminating information 
     to the general public through a newspaper, magazine, other 
     publication, radio, television, cable television, or other 
     medium of mass communication.
       (13) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
     means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       (14) Organization.--The term ``organization'' means a 
     person or entity other than an individual.
       (15) Person or entity.--The term ``person or entity'' means 
     any individual, corporation, company, foundation, 
     association, labor organization, firm, partnership, society, 
     joint stock company, group of organizations, or State or 
     local government.
       (16) Public official.--The term ``public official'' means 
     any elected official, appointed official, or employee of--
       (A) a Federal, State, or local unit of government in the 
     United States other than--
       (i) a college or university;
       (ii) a government-sponsored enterprise (as defined in 
     section 3(8) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974);
       (iii) a public utility that provides gas, electricity, 
     water, or communications;
       (iv) a guaranty agency (as defined in section 435(j) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(j))), including 
     any affiliate of such an agency; or
       (v) an agency of any State functioning as a student loan 
     secondary market pursuant to section 435(d)(1)(F) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(1)(F));
       (B) a Government corporation (as defined in section 9101 of 
     title 31, United States Code);
       (C) an organization of State or local elected or appointed 
     officials other than officials of an entity described in 
     clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of subparagraph (A);
       (D) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 450b(e));
       (E) a national or State political party or any 
     organizational unit thereof; or
       (F) a national, regional, or local unit of any foreign 
     government.
       (17) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.


                        disclosure requirements

       Sec. 302. (a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of 
     each year, each taxpayer subsidized grantee, except an 
     individual person, shall provide (via either electronic or 
     paper medium) to each Federal entity that awarded or 
     administered its taxpayer subsidized grant an annual report 
     for the previous Federal fiscal year, certified by the 
     taxpayer subsidized grantee's chief executive officer or 
     equivalent person of authority, setting forth--
       (1) the taxpayer subsidized grantee's name and grantee 
     identification number;
       (2) a statement that the taxpayer subsidized grantee agrees 
     that it is, and shall continue to be, contractually bound by 
     the terms of this title as a condition of the continued 
     receipt and use of Federal funds; and
       (3)(A) a statement that the taxpayer subsidized grantee 
     spent less than $25,000 on lobbying activities in the 
     grantee's most recent taxable year; or
       (B)(i) the amount or value of the taxpayer subsidized grant 
     (including all administrative and overhead costs awarded);
       (ii) a good faith estimate of the grantee's actual expenses 
     on lobbying activities in the most recent taxable year; and
       (iii) a good faith estimate of the grantee's allowed 
     expenses on lobbying activities under section 301 of this 
     Act.


                         public accountability

       Sec. 303. (a) Public Availability of Lobbying Disclosure 
     Forms.--Any Federal entity awarding a taxpayer subsidized 
     grant shall make publicly available any taxpayer subsidized 
     grant application, and the annual report of a taxpayer 
     subsidized grantee provided under section 302 of this Act.
       (b) Accessibility to Public.--The public's access to the 
     documents identified in subsection (a) shall be facilitated 
     by placement of such documents in the Federal entity's public 
     document reading room and also by expediting any requests 
     under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the Freedom 
     of Information Act as amended, ahead of any requests for 
     other information pending at such Federal entity.
       (c) Withholding Prohibited.--Records described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be subject to withholding, except 
     under the exemption set forth in subsection (b)(7)(A) of 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
       (d) Fees Prohibited.--No fees for searching for or copying 
     such documents shall be charged to the public.
       (e) The amendments made by this title shall become 
     effective January 1, 1996.

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                        CRAIG AMENDMENT NO. 3049

  Mr. CRAIG proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3048 proposed by Mr. 
Simpson to amendment No. 3045 proposed by Mr. Campbell to the joint 
resolution H.J. Res. 115, supra; as follows:

       In the pending amendment:
       Page 2, lines 1-2, strike all between ``Code'' and ``, 
     unless'', and insert ``of 1986, except that, if exempt 
     purpose expenditures are over $17,000,000 then the 
     organization shall also be subject to a limitation of the 
     exempt purpose expenditures over $17,000,000''.
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                DASCHLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3050

  Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Rockefeller) proposed 
an amendment to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 115, supra; as follows:

       On page 36, strike section 401.
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                      HATFIELD AMENDMENT NO. 3051

  Mr. HATFIELD proposed an amendment to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 
115, supra; as follows:

       In Sec. 101. (a) after Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 
     insert ``section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236),''.
       On page 10 at line 19, after the period insert the 
     following: ``Included in the apportionment for the Federal 
     Payment to the District of Columbia shall be an additional 
     $15,000,000 above the amount otherwise made available by this 
     joint resolution, for purposes of certain capital 
     construction loan repayments pursuant to Public Law 85-451, 
     as amended.''

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