[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12552]
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                  NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND THE RULES

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I hereby give notice in writing that I 
intend to offer an amendment to the Standing Rules of the Senate that 
would require any Senator to report to the Select Committee on Ethics 
any credible information available to him or her that indicates that 
any Senator may have: (1) violated the Senate Code of Office Conduct; 
(2) violated a law; or (3) violated any rule or regulation of the 
Senate relating to the conduct of individuals in the performance of 
their duties as Senators. Such allegations or information may be 
reported to the chairman, the vice chairman, a committee member, or the 
staff director of the Select Committee on Ethics.
  The material follows:

                            Amendment No. --

       On page __, after line __, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIRING SENATORS TO REPORT CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF 
                   CORRUPTION.

       The Standing Rules of the Senate are amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

                              ``RULE XLIV

   ``requiring senators to report credible information of corruption

       ``(a) A Senator shall report to the Select Committee on 
     Ethics any credible information available to him or her that 
     indicates that any Senator may have--
       ``(1) violated the Senate Code of Office Conduct;
       ``(2) violated a law; or
       ``(3) violated any rule or regulation of the Senate 
     relating to the conduct of individuals in the performance of 
     their duties as Senators.
       ``(b) Information may be reported under subsection (a) to 
     the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, a Committee member, or the 
     staff director of the Select Committee on Ethics.''.

     SEC. __. BRIBERY PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

       Section 201(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     except that, with respect to a person who violates paragraph 
     (2), the amount of the fine under this subsection shall be 
     not less than $100,000, the term of imprisonment shall be not 
     less than 1 year, and such person shall be disqualified from 
     holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 
     United States''.

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