[House Report 117-205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress }                                          { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session   }                                          { 117-205

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5314) TO PROTECT OUR 
DEMOCRACY BY PREVENTING ABUSES OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER, RESTORING CHECKS 
  AND BALANCES AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT, AND 
    DEFENDING ELECTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN INTERFERENCE, AND FOR OTHER 
    PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 1605) TO 
  DESIGNATE THE NATIONAL PULSE MEMORIAL LOCATED AT 1912 SOUTH ORANGE 
 AVENUE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR 
  CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 610) TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND 
               WELL-BEING AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

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  December 7, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               Ms. Scanlon, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 838]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 838, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5314, the 
Protecting Our Democracy Act, under a structured rule. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform or their respective 
designees. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 117-20, modified by the amendment 
printed in part A of this report, shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended. The resolution provides that following 
debate, each further amendment printed in part B of this report 
not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant 
to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in 
this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question. The resolution provides 
that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform or her designee may offer amendments en 
bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of this 
report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 
a demand for division of the question. The resolution waives 
all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of 
this report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 
the resolution. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 
The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1605, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, under 
a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their 
respective designees. The resolution waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 117-21 shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended. The resolution provides one motion to 
commit. The resolution provides that the chair of the Committee 
on Armed Services may insert in the Congressional Record not 
later than December 10, 2021, such material as he may deem 
explanatory of S. 1605. The resolution further provides for 
consideration of S. 610, the Protecting Medicare and American 
Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 117-22 shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. The resolution provides one motion to commit. The 
resolution provides that at any time through the legislative 
day of Thursday, December 9, 2021, the Speaker may entertain 
motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the 
House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that 
were the object of motions to suspend the rules on November 30, 
2021, December 1, 2021, or December 8, 2021, and on which the 
yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed. 
The Chair shall put the question on any such motion without 
debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and 
nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to 
such measures is vacated.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 5314 includes a waiver of clause 12 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of a bill pursuant to a special order 
of business reported by the Committee on Rules that has not 
been reported by a committee.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 5314, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part B of this report and amendments 
en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, the Committee 
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic 
in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of S. 1605, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in S. 1605, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
S. 610 includes waivers of the following:
     Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits 
consideration of a measure that has a net effect of increasing 
the deficit or reducing the surplus over the five- or 10-year 
period; however, the budgetary effects of the bill are fully 
offset over the 10-year period.
     Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which 
prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction 
of the Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported 
by the Budget Committee.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in S. 610, as amended, the Committee is not aware of 
any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 170

    Motion by Mr. Burgess to provide for a division of the 
question for the House Amendment to S. 610. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mrs. Torres.....................................  ............  Mr. Cole..........................          Yea
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Nay   Mr. Burgess.......................          Yea
Mr. Raskin......................................          Nay   Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Yea
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Nay   Mrs. Fischbach....................          Yea
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Nay
Ms. Ross........................................          Nay
Mr. Neguse......................................          Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 171

    Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 5314 to 
make in order amendment #6, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which 
replaces Title VII Subtitle A of the bill with language to 
require a detailed rationale to be provided to Congress prior 
to the removal of an Inspector General. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mrs. Torres.....................................  ............  Mr. Cole..........................          Yea
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Nay   Mr. Burgess.......................          Yea
Mr. Raskin......................................          Nay   Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Yea
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Nay   Mrs. Fischbach....................          Yea
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Nay
Ms. Ross........................................          Nay
Mr. Neguse......................................          Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 172

    Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 5314 to 
make in order amendment #11, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), 
which requires subpoenas to have approval of both the Chair and 
Ranking Member of the relevant committees or a two-thirds 
majority of such committees. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mrs. Torres.....................................  ............  Mr. Cole..........................          Yea
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Nay   Mr. Burgess.......................          Yea
Mr. Raskin......................................          Nay   Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Yea
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Nay   Mrs. Fischbach....................          Yea
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Nay
Ms. Ross........................................          Nay
Mr. Neguse......................................          Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 173

    Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 5314 
to make in order amendment #31, offered by Rep. Bergman (MI), 
which prohibits immediate family members of the President and 
Vice President from accepting foreign emoluments. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mrs. Torres.....................................  ............  Mr. Cole..........................          Yea
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Nay   Mr. Burgess.......................          Yea
Mr. Raskin......................................          Nay   Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Yea
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Nay   Mrs. Fischbach....................          Yea
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Nay
Ms. Ross........................................          Nay
Mr. Neguse......................................          Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 174

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mrs. Torres.....................................  ............  Mr. Cole..........................          Nay
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Yea   Mr. Burgess.......................          Nay
Mr. Raskin......................................          Yea   Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Nay
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Yea   Mrs. Fischbach....................          Nay
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Yea
Ms. Ross........................................          Yea
Mr. Neguse......................................          Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Yea
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 SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5314 IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Maloney, Carolyn (NY): Strikes the bill's applicability 
to the District of Columbia government, prohibits the practice 
of candidates compensating spouses for campaign-related 
services, and makes other technical changes.

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5314 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Adams (NC): Requires the FEC to make an income tax 
return public and post online within 48 hours of receiving a 
return, including redactions. However, if an income tax return 
requires considerable, extensive, and significant time for the 
FEC to make redactions, the FEC may make the return available 
after 48 hours but not later than 30 days after receipt of 
return. (10 minutes)
    2. Aguilar (CA): Requires that each state chief's election 
official creates a database of election officials who have 
received threats against them and need their personally 
identifiable information (PII) protected to ensure safe and 
fair elections. Ensures these individuals can request their PII 
be removed from public websites. Revision removes provision 
concerning restrictions on data brokers. (10 minutes)
    3. Burgess (TX): Strikes Title II. (10 minutes)
    4. Cicilline (RI), Quigley (IL): Requires the White House 
to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes salary 
and financial disclosure information for White House employees. 
(10 minutes)
    5. Clark, Katherine (MA): Adds the President, Vice 
President, and any Cabinet member to the current statutory 
prohibition on members of Congress contracting with the federal 
government. (10 minutes)
    6. Cohen (TN): Changes the definition of a ``covered 
offense'' in Title I Sec. 102 to include pardons issued to any 
third degree relative of the President, any member or former 
member of the President's administration, any person who worked 
on the President's presidential campaign as a paid employee, or 
any person or entity when the offense at issue is motivated by 
a direct and significant personal or pecuniary interest of any 
of the described individuals. (10 minutes)
    7. Comer (KY): Strikes all sections of the bill and 
retitles as the ``Inspector General Stability Act'', but 
preserves a modified Title VII Subtitle A (Requiring Cause for 
Removal) which instead requires Congressional notification and 
a detailed rationale prior to an IG's removal, and also 
preserves Title VII Subtitle C (Congressional Notification) 
which previously passed the House as H.R. 23. (10 minutes)
    8. Connolly (VA): Protects merit system principles by 
limiting federal employee reclassifications to the five 
excepted service schedules in use prior to fiscal year 2021 
(based on the bipartisan Preventing a Patronage System Act). 
(10 minutes)
    9. Correa (CA), Issa (CA): Closes the loophole that allows 
agencies to treat requests for information from members of 
Congress as FOIA requests by clarifying that the Freedom of 
Information Act prohibits executive branch agencies from 
responding to congressional requests for information with 
records that have been subject to FOIA redactions. This 
clarification would ensure that executive branch agencies are 
not using the law's exemptions to withhold information from 
elected officials conducting oversight. (10 minutes)
    10. Correa (CA): Requires all Congressionally mandated 
reports from the executive branch to be transmitted to Congress 
in machine readable format. (10 minutes)
    11. DelBene (WA): Directs the Federal Election Commission 
(FEC), in consultation with the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology (NIST), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency (CISA), and other appropriate offices, to issue 
guidance for political committees and vendors on cybersecurity 
risks and best practices. Requires the FEC to regularly update 
this guidance. (10 minutes)
    12. Foxx (NC): Creates an Inspector General for the Office 
of Management and Budget to bring transparency and 
accountability to the agency. (10 minutes)
    13. Foxx (NC): Creates parity in enforcement for Oversight 
and Reform Committee ``Rule of 7'' requests to protect minority 
party requests for information. (10 minutes)
    14. Gallego (AZ): Requires the President-elect to report to 
Congress on individuals in an incoming administration that are 
seeking a security clearance and the status of that clearance, 
including interim clearances. Requires the President or 
relevant agency to report to Congress at any point when an 
immediate family member of the President seeks a security 
clearance and the status of that clearance, including interim 
clearances. (10 minutes)
    15. Golden (ME): Expands President and other covered 
officials' emolument disclosures to cover emoluments received 
or expected by spouses and dependent children, in line with 
other financial disclosures for spouses and dependent children 
in 5a USC 102(e). (10 minutes)
    16. Issa (CA): States that an incoming staffer in a Member 
office who already has a clearance shall not be counted against 
the two clearances per office that the current House rules 
allow. (10 minutes)
    17. Kilmer (WA), Rice, Kathleen (NY), Sarbanes (MD), Crist 
(FL): Modernizes Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosure 
requirements to ensure online political advertisements meet the 
same transparency and disclosure requirements that already 
apply to political ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite 
platforms. Also requires online platforms to take reasonable 
steps to ensure that foreign individuals and entities are not 
purchasing political advertisements in order to influence the 
American electorate, and directs the FEC to commission an 
independent study and report on media literacy with respect to 
online political content consumption among voting-age 
Americans. (10 minutes)
    18. Lynch (MA): Prohibits the use of deepfakes within 60 
days of a federal election and establishes corresponding 
criminal and civil penalties. (10 minutes)
    19. Maloney, Sean (NY): Clarifies language in the Former 
Presidents Act to state that impeachment and conviction, 
regardless of removal, makes a former president ineligible for 
benefits. Imposes a new mandate on former presidents that if 
convicted of a felony for crimes committed during or after 
office, some benefits would be forfeited. (10 minutes)
    20. McGovern (MA), Meijer (MI), DeFazio (OR): Strengthens 
safeguards in the bill against presidential abuse of emergency 
powers by prohibiting their use for purposes other than 
emergencies; providing expedited procedures for joint 
resolutions to end emergency declarations; and ending 
``permanent emergencies'' through a five-year limit. (10 
minutes)
    21. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Expands coverage of section 3110 of 
title 5 of the U.S. Code to prohibit nepotistic appointments to 
the Executive Office of the President. (10 minutes)
    22. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Lynch (MA): Codifies President 
Biden's Executive Order on ethics commitments by executive 
branch personnel. (10 minutes)
    23. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Directs the Office of Government 
Ethics to promulgate regulations establishing ethics 
requirements for the establishment or operation of legal 
expense funds for the benefit of the President, Vice President, 
or any political appointee. (10 minutes)
    24. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Scanlon (PA): Imposes disclosure 
requirements on inaugural committees, prohibits committees from 
taking money from foreign nationals; shadow entities; and 
corporations; and prohibits conversion of committee resources 
for personal use or for personal benefit. (10 minutes)
    25. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Asserts the Government 
Accountability Office's investigatory powers over the 
intelligence community. Requires the Director of National 
Intelligence to ensure that GAO personnel are provided with 
access to information in possession by the intelligence 
community that the Comptroller General determines necessary for 
analysis, evaluation, or investigation requested by the 
relevant committee of Congress. (10 minutes)
    26. Omar (MN): Ensures agency interns are covered by 
whistleblower provisions. (10 minutes)
    27. Pascrell (NJ), Quigley (IL): Amends Title X to clarify 
ability of federal officials to visit federal property prior to 
an election, requires disclosure of Hatch Act Investigations 
for certain employees, makes the Hatch Act applicable to the 
President and Vice President while conducting official duties 
on White House and White House grounds, strengthens Hatch Act 
violation penalties, grants the Office of Special Counsel 
rulemaking authority and ability to continue investigating 
certain employees, grants the Merit System Protection Board the 
ability to enforce subpoenas against certain employees, and 
conducts a GAO review of Hatch Act provisions. (10 minutes)
    28. Phillips (MN): Explicitly prohibits conventions of 
national political parties for congressional, presidential, and 
vice-presidential candidates from being held on or in any 
federal property, including the White House and surrounding 
grounds. Violations are subject to civil penalties, 
imprisonment, or both. (10 minutes)
    29. Phillips (MN), Raskin (MD): Directs the Election 
Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish a program to support 
state and local governments in the transition to ranked choice 
voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of 
preference). (10 minutes)
    30. Quigley (IL), Cicilline (RI), Ocasio-Cortez (NY): 
Requires the President to establish and periodically update a 
public database of White House visitor records, including the 
names of visitors, with whom visitors met, and the purpose of 
the visit. Allows for certain exceptions, including for 
particularly sensitive meetings and purely personal guests. (10 
minutes)
    31. Raskin (MD): Strengthens Title II of the Act to ensure 
that if a sitting President or Vice President is indicted while 
in office, a trial or other legal proceeding may only be 
delayed if it interferes with the defendant's official duties 
and ensures the burden to delay legal proceedings falls on the 
defendant. (10 minutes)
    32. Ross (NC): Prohibits the President from requiring an 
officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President to 
enter into a nondisclosure agreement that is not related to the 
protection of classified or controlled unclassified information 
as a condition of employment or upon separation from the civil 
service. (10 minutes)
    33. Ross (NC): Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to 
create an election threats task force to work with federal, 
state, and local partners to prioritize identifying, 
investigating, and prosecuting threats and acts of violence 
against election officials, workers, and their families. (10 
minutes)
    34. Scanlon (PA): Changes the frequency that the Inspector 
General of the Department of Justice must report to Congress 
improper communications between DOJ and the White House. The 
bill increases the requirement to report on the DOJ/White House 
communications logs from every six months to every three 
months. (10 minutes)

      PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5314 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 42, lines 15 through 16, strike ``executive agency or 
the District of Columbia government'' and insert ``agency''.
  Page 42, lines 19 through 20, strike ``executive agency or 
the District of Columbia government'' and insert ``agency''.
  Page 42, lines 24 through 25, strike ``executive agency or 
the District of Columbia government'' and insert ``agency''.
  Page 44, strike lines 7 through 9, and insert the following 
(renumbering accordingly):
          (1) by striking ``If'' and inserting ``(a) If'';
          (2) by inserting ``or if the Comptroller General 
        determines that an officer or employee of such entity 
        violated section 1341(a) or 1342,'' before ``the head 
        of the agency'';
  Page 45, lines 2 through 3, strike ``executive agency or 
District of Columbia government'' and insert ``entity filing 
the report''.
  Page 45, lines 7 through 8, strike ``executive agency or 
District of Columbia government, as applicable,'' and insert 
``entity filing the report''.
  Page 45, strike lines 14 through 17, and insert the following 
(renumbering accordingly):
          (1) by inserting ``or if the Comptroller General 
        determines that an officer or employee of such entity 
        violated subsection (a),'' before ``the head of the 
        executive agency'';
  Page 46, lines 9 through 10, strike ``executive agency or 
District of Columbia government'' and insert ``entity filing 
the report''.
  Page 46, lines 14 through 15, strike ``executive agency or 
District of Columbia government, as applicable,'' and insert 
``entity filing the report''.
  Page 47, lines 2 through 4, strike ``If an executive agency 
or the District of Columbia reports, under section 1351, a 
violation'' and insert ``If a report is made under section 1351 
of a violation''.
  Page 47, lines 16 through 17, strike ``executive agency and 
the District of Columbia government'' and insert ``reporting 
entity''.
  Page 47, line 25 through page 48, line 1, strike ``of the 
United States Government or of the District of Columbia 
government''.
  Page 48, lines 7 through 8, strike ``of the United States 
Government or of the District of Columbia government''.
  Page 48, lines 17 through 19, strike ``If an executive agency 
or the District of Columbia reports, under section 1517(b), a 
violation'' and insert ``If a report is made under section 
1517(b) of a violation''.
  Page 49, lines 6 through 7, strike ``executive agency and the 
District of Columbia government'' and insert ``reporting 
entity''.
  Page 49, lines 15 through 16, strike ``of the United States 
Government or of the District of Columbia government''.
  Page 49, lines 22 through 23, strike ``of the United States 
Government or of the District of Columbia government''.
  Page 74, strike line 11 and all that follows through page 75, 
line 3.
  Page 75, strike lines 8 through 19 and insert the following:
          (2) International emergency economic powers act.--
        Section 207 of the International Emergency Economic 
        Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1706) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
  ``(c) In this section, the term `National Emergencies Act' 
means the National Emergencies Act, as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of the Congressional Power of 
the Purse Act.''.
  Page 157, beginning on line 15, strike ``FOREIGN 
INTERFERENCE'' and insert ``FOREIGN INTERFERENCE; PROHIBITING 
CAMPAIGNS FROM PAYING SPOUSE OF CANDIDATE''.
  Page 175, insert after line 18 the following:

    TITLE XV--PROHIBITING CAMPAIGNS FROM PAYING SPOUSE OF CANDIDATE

SEC. 1501. PROHIBITING USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO COMPENSATE SPOUSES OF 
                    CANDIDATES; DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS MADE TO SPOUSES 
                    AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

  (a) Prohibition; Disclosure.--Section 313 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(d) Prohibiting Compensation of Spouses; Disclosure of 
Payments to Spouses and Family Members.--
          ``(1) Prohibiting compensation of spouses.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 
        authorized committee of a candidate or any other 
        political committee established, maintained, or 
        controlled by a candidate or an individual holding 
        Federal office (other than a political committee of a 
        political party) shall directly or indirectly 
        compensate the spouse of the candidate or individual 
        (as the case may be) for services provided to or on 
        behalf of the committee.
          ``(2) Disclosure of payments to spouses and immediate 
        family members.--In addition to any other information 
        included in a report submitted under section 304 by a 
        committee described in paragraph (1), the committee 
        shall include in the report a separate statement of any 
        payments, including direct or indirect compensation, 
        made to the spouse or any immediate family member of 
        the candidate or individual involved during the period 
        covered by the report.
          ``(3) Immediate family member defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `immediate family member' means 
        the son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, 
        father, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 
        or grandchild of the candidate or individual 
        involved.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 313(a)(1) of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30114(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``for otherwise'' 
and inserting ``subject to subsection (d), for otherwise''.

SEC. 1502. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY AGAINST CANDIDATE OR OFFICEHOLDER.

  (a) In General.--Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
  ``(e) In the case of a violation of section 313(d) committed 
by a committee described in such section, if the candidate or 
individual involved knew of the violation, any penalty imposed 
under this section shall be imposed on the candidate or 
individual and not on the committee.''.
  (b) Prohibiting Reimbursement by Committee.--Section 313(d) 
of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30114(d)), as added by section 1501(a), 
is amended--
          (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
        and
          (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph:
          ``(3) Prohibiting reimbursement by committee of 
        penalty paid by candidate for violations.--A committee 
        described in paragraph (1) may not make any payment to 
        reimburse the candidate or individual involved for any 
        penalty imposed for a violation of this subsection 
        which is required to be paid by the candidate or 
        individual under section 309(e).''.

SEC. 1503. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  The amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to 
compensation and payments made on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

         PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5314 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Adams of North Carolina 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 155, strike lines 10 through 19, and insert the 
following:
          (4) Treatment as a report filed under the federal 
        election campaign act of 1971.--Section 304(a)(11) of 
        the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
        30104(a)(11)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
  ``(E) An income tax return filed under the Protecting Our 
Democracy Act of 2021 shall be filed in electronic form 
accessible by computers and shall be treated as a report filed 
under and required by this Act for purposes of subparagraphs 
(B) and (C), except that if it would require considerable, 
extensive, and significant time for the Commission to make 
redactions to such a return, as required under section 
1201(b)(3) of the Protecting Our Democracy Act of 2021 or 
subparagraph (B)(ii) of section 6103(l)(23) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, the Commission may make the return 
available for public inspection more than 48 hours after 
receipt by the Commission, but in no event later than 30 days 
after receipt by the Commission.''.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Aguilar of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 175, insert after line 18 the following (and redesignate 
the succeeding provisions accordingly):

               DIVISION D--PROTECTING ELECTION OFFICIALS


 TITLE XV--PROTECTING ELECTION OFFICIALS FROM DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY 
                        IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION


SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Election Officials 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 1502. REQUIRING STATES TO MAINTAIN LIST OF ELECTION OFFICIALS 
                    PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY 
                    IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

  (a) Requirement.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 303 the following new section:

``SEC. 303A. MAINTENANCE OF LIST OF ELECTION OFFICIALS PROTECTED FROM 
                    DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

  ``(a) In General.--The office of the chief State election 
official of a State shall establish a program under which the 
office shall maintain a list of election officials whose 
personally identifiable information is protected from 
disclosure and kept confidential under the Election Officials 
Protection Act.
  ``(b) Eligibility for Participation in Program.--
          ``(1) Contents of application.--An election official 
        is eligible to be a program participant in the program 
        established under this section if the official submits 
        to the office of the chief State election official an 
        application, at such time and in such form as the 
        official may require, which contains the following 
        information and assurances:
                  ``(A) Documentation showing that the 
                applicant is to commence service as an election 
                official in the State or is currently serving 
                as an election official in the State.
                  ``(B) A sworn statement that the applicant 
                fears for his or her safety or the safety of 
                his or her family, or the safety of the minor 
                or incapacitated person on whose behalf the 
                application is made, due to his or her service 
                as an election official.
                  ``(C) Any police, court, or other government 
                agency records or files that show any 
                complaints of alleged threats or acts of 
                violence against the applicant.
                  ``(D) The signature of the applicant and of 
                any individual or representative of any office 
                designated in writing who assisted in the 
                preparation of the application, and the date on 
                which the applicant signed the application.
                  ``(E) Such other information and assurances 
                as the chief State election official may 
                require.
          ``(2) Period of participation.--Upon filing a 
        properly completed application under this subsection, 
        the chief State election official shall certify the 
        applicant as a program participant for a period of 4 
        years following the date of filing, unless the 
        applicant's participation in the program is terminated 
        before that date as provided under subsection (d).
  ``(c) Additional Notice to Program Participants.--The office 
of the chief State election official shall provide each program 
participant a notice in clear and conspicuous font that 
contains all of the following information:
          ``(1) The program participant may create a revocable 
        living trust and place his or her real property into 
        the trust to protect his or her residential street 
        address from disclosure in real property transactions.
          ``(2) The program participant may obtain a change of 
        his or her legal name to protect his or her anonymity.
          ``(3) A list of contact information for entities that 
        the program participant may contact to receive 
        information on, or receive legal services for, the 
        creation of a trust to hold real property or obtaining 
        a name change, including county bar associations, legal 
        aid societies, State and local agencies, or other 
        nonprofit organizations that may be able to assist 
        program participants.
  ``(d) Termination of Participation.--
          ``(1) Grounds for termination.--The chief State 
        election official may terminate a program participant's 
        participation in the program for any of the following 
        reasons:
                  ``(A) The program participant submits to the 
                chief State election official written 
                notification of withdrawal, in which case the 
                participation shall be terminated on the date 
                of receipt of the notification.
                  ``(B) The program participant's certification 
                term has expired and the participant did not 
                complete an application for renewal of the 
                certification.
                  ``(C) The chief State election official 
                determines that false information was used in 
                the application process to qualify as a program 
                participant or that participation in the 
                program is being used as a subterfuge to avoid 
                detection of illegal or criminal activity or 
                apprehension by law enforcement.
                  ``(D) The program participant fails to 
                disclose a change in the participant's status 
                as an election official.
          ``(2) Appeal.--Except in the case of a termination on 
        the grounds described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
        (1), the chief State election official shall send 
        written notification of the intended termination to the 
        program participant. The program participant shall have 
        30 business days in which to appeal the termination 
        under procedures developed by the chief State election 
        official.
          ``(3) Notification of local offices.--The chief State 
        election official shall notify in writing the 
        appropriate local election officials, county clerks, 
        and local recording offices of the program 
        participant's termination of participation in the 
        program. Upon receipt of this termination notification, 
        such officials, clerks, and offices--
                  ``(A) shall transmit to the chief State 
                election official all appropriate 
                administrative records pertaining to the 
                program participant; and
                  ``(B) shall no longer be responsible for 
                maintaining the confidentiality of the program 
                participant's record.
          ``(4) Treatment of records.--
                  ``(A) Confidentiality.--Upon termination of a 
                program participant's certification, the chief 
                State election official shall retain records as 
                follows:
                          ``(i) Except as provided in 
                        subparagraph (B), any records or 
                        documents pertaining to a program 
                        participant shall be held confidential.
                          ``(ii) All records or documents 
                        pertaining to a program participant 
                        shall be retained for a period of three 
                        years after termination of 
                        certification and then destroyed 
                        without further notice.
                  ``(B) Exception for termination based on 
                false information or subterfuge.--In the case 
                of a termination on the grounds described in 
                subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), the chief 
                State election official may disclose 
                information contained in the participant's 
                application.
  ``(e) Definitions.--
          ``(1) Election official.--In this section, an 
        `election official' with respect to a State is any 
        individual, including a volunteer, who is authorized by 
        the State to carry out duties relating to the 
        administration of elections for Federal office held in 
        the State.
          ``(2) Member of the immediate family.--In this 
        section, the term `member of the immediate family' 
        means, with respect to an individual, a spouse, 
        domestic partner, child, stepchild, parent, or any 
        blood relative of an individual who lives in the same 
        residence as the individual.
          ``(3) Personally identifiable information.--The term 
        `personally identifiable information' means, with 
        respect to any individual--
                  ``(A) a home address, including a primary 
                residence or vacation home address;
                  ``(B) a home, personal mobile, or direct 
                telephone line to a private office or 
                residence;
                  ``(C) a personal email address;
                  ``(D) a social security number, driver's 
                license number, or voter registration 
                information that includes a home address;
                  ``(E) a bank account or credit or debit card 
                information;
                  ``(F) property tax records or any property 
                ownership records, including a secondary 
                residence and any investment property at which 
                the individual resides for part of a year;
                  ``(G) birth and marriage records;
                  ``(H) vehicle registration information;
                  ``(I) the identification of children of the 
                individual under the age of 18;
                  ``(J) the date of birth;
                  ``(K) directions to a home of the individual 
                or a member of the immediate family of the 
                individual;
                  ``(L) a photograph of any vehicle including 
                the license plate or of a home including an 
                address of the individual or member of the 
                immediate family of the individual;
                  ``(M) the name and location of a school or 
                day care facility attended by a child of the 
                individual or by a child of a member of the 
                immediate family of the individual; or
                  ``(N) the name and location of an employer of 
                the individual or a member of the immediate 
                family of the individual.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 
401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ``and 
303'' and inserting ``303, and 303A''.
  (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the 
following:

``Sec. 303A. Maintenance of list of election officials protected from 
          disclosure of personally identifiable information.''.

  (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect September 1, 2022.

SEC. 1503. PROHIBITING PERSONS FROM MAKING INFORMATION ON PROGRAM 
                    PARTICIPANTS AVAILABLE.

  (a) Requirements for Persons Receiving Requests From Program 
Participants.--If any person, including a business or 
association and a local government or other public entity, 
receives a written request from an individual who is a program 
participant under the program established by a State under 
section 303A of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (hereafter 
referred to as a ``program participant'') or the agent of a 
program participant to not disclose the participant's 
personally identifiable information--
          (1) such person may not knowingly post or publicly 
        display the participant's personally identifiable 
        information on the Internet, including on any website 
        or subsidiary website controlled by such person;
          (2) such person may not knowingly transfer for 
        consideration the participant's personally identifiable 
        information to any other person, including a business 
        or association, through any medium;
          (3) if the participant or the agent of the 
        participant includes information in the written request 
        to indicate that the disclosure of the participant's 
        personally identifiable information would cause or 
        threaten to cause imminent great bodily harm to the 
        participant or a member of the immediate family of the 
        participant, such person may not knowingly transfer 
        without consideration the participant's personally 
        identifiable information to any other person, including 
        a business or association, through any medium; and
          (4) if, prior to receiving the request, such person 
        publicly displayed the participant's personally 
        identifiable information on the Internet on any website 
        or subsidiary website controlled by such person, such 
        person shall remove the information from such websites 
        not later than 72 hours after receiving the request.
  (b) Enforcement.--
          (1) Action for injunctive or declaratory relief.--A 
        program participant who is aggrieved by a violation of 
        subsection (a) or subsection (b) may bring an action 
        seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court 
        of competent jurisdiction. If the court grants 
        injunctive or declaratory relief, the person 
        responsible for the violation shall be required to pay 
        the participant's costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
          (2) Action for damages.--
                  (A) In general.--A program participant who is 
                aggrieved by a violation of subsection (a) or 
                subsection (b) may bring an action for damages 
                in any court of competent jurisdiction.
                  (B) Damages.--A prevailing plaintiff in an 
                action described in subparagraph (A) shall, for 
                each violation, be awarded damages in an amount 
                determined by the court, except that such 
                amount--
                          (i) may not exceed 3 times the actual 
                        damages to the plaintiff; and
                          (ii) may not be less than $10,000.
  (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``member of the 
immediate family'' and ``personally identifiable information'' 
have the meaning given such terms in section 303A of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002.
  (d) Severability.--If any provision of this section, or the 
application of a provision of this section to any person or 
circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of 
this section, and the application of the provisions of this 
section to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by 
the holding.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike title II.
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  4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cicilline of Rhode 
            Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of part 1 of subtitle B of division B the 
following new section:

SEC. 516. WHITE HOUSE EMPLOYEE INFORMATION.

  Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and updated not less frequently than annually 
thereafter, the Executive Office of the President shall make 
available on a publicly available website in an easily 
searchable and downloadable format the following information:
          (1) The annual salary of each White House employee, 
        which shall be updated quarterly, and the following:
                  (A) The number of employees who are paid at a 
                rate of basic pay equal to or greater than the 
                rate of basic pay then currently paid for level 
                V of the Executive Schedule of section 5316 of 
                title 5 and who are employed in the White House 
                Office, the Executive Residence at the White 
                House, the Office of the Vice President, the 
                Domestic Policy Staff, or the Office of 
                Administration, and the aggregate amount paid 
                to such employees.
                  (B) The number of employees employed in such 
                offices who are paid at a rate of basic pay 
                which is equal to or greater than the minimum 
                rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS-16 
                of the General Schedule of section 5332 of 
                title 5, United States Code, but which is less 
                than the rate then currently paid for level V 
                of the Executive Schedule of section 5316 of 
                such title and the aggregate amount paid to 
                such employees.
                  (C) The number of employees employed in such 
                offices who are paid at a rate of basic pay 
                which is less than the minimum rate then 
                currently paid for GS-16 of the General 
                Schedule of section 5332 of title 5, United 
                States Code, and the aggregate amount paid to 
                such employees.
                  (D) The number of individuals detailed under 
                section 112 of title 3, United States Code, for 
                more than 30 days to each such office, the 
                number of days in excess of 30 each individual 
                was detailed, and the aggregate amount of 
                reimbursement made as provided by the 
                provisions of section 112 of such title.
                  (E) The number of individuals whose services 
                as experts or consultants are procured under 
                chapter 2 title 3, United States Code, for 
                service in any such office, the total number of 
                days employed, and the aggregate amount paid to 
                procure such services.
          (2) The most recent financial disclosure statement 
        for each White House employee filed pursuant to the 
        Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), which 
        shall be updated annually.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Clark of Massachusetts 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, insert after line 12 the following:

SEC. 203. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, OR A CABINET 
                    MEMBER.

  (a) Amendment.--Section 431 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
          (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``the 
        President, the Vice President, a Cabinet Member, or a'' 
        after ``Contracts by''; and
          (2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by inserting 
        ``the President, the Vice President, or any member of 
        the Cabinet,'' after ``Whoever, being''.
  (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 431 and inserting the 
following:

``431. Contracts by the President, the Vice President, a Cabinet Member, 
          or a Member of Congress.''.
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 6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cohen of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 6, strike lines 17 through 20, and insert the following:
                  (A) an offense against the United States that 
                arises from an investigation in which the 
                target or subject is--
                          (i) the President;
                          (ii) a relative of the President;
                          (iii) any member or former member of 
                        the President's administration;
                          (iv) any person who worked on the 
                        President's presidential campaign as a 
                        paid employee; or
                          (v) in the case of an offense 
                        motivated by a direct and significant 
                        personal or pecuniary interest of any 
                        individual described in clause (i), 
                        (ii), (iii), or (iv), any person or 
                        entity;
  Page 7, beginning on line 5, strike ``has the meaning'' and 
all that follows through ``Code.'', and insert the following: 
`` means any family member, up to a third degree relation to 
the President, or a spouse thereof.''.
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 7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Comer of Kentucky or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 1, strike line 1 and all that follows and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Inspector General Stability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF INSPECTORS GENERAL; PLACEMENT ON NON-
                    DUTY STATUS.

  (a) In General.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended--
          (1) in section 3(b)--
                  (A) by inserting ``(1)(A)'' after ``(b)'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A), as so 
                        designated, in the second sentence--
                                  (I) by striking ``reasons'' 
                                and inserting the following: 
                                ``substantive rationale, 
                                including detailed and case-
                                specific reasons,''; and
                                  (II) by inserting 
                                ``(including to the Committee 
                                on Homeland Security and 
                                Governmental Affairs of the 
                                Senate, the Committee on 
                                Oversight and Reform of the 
                                House of Representatives, and 
                                any other congressional 
                                committee that has jurisdiction 
                                with respect to that Inspector 
                                General)'' after ``Houses of 
                                Congress''; and
                          (ii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:
  ``(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 
Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 
the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 
communication required under that subparagraph shall--
          ``(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or 
        that conducted, the inquiry; and
          ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain 
        the findings made during the inquiry.''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(2)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, 
only the President may place an Inspector General on non-duty 
status.
  ``(B) If the President places an Inspector General on non-
duty status, the President shall communicate in writing the 
substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific 
reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of Congress 
(including to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform of the House of Representatives, and any other 
congressional committee that has jurisdiction with respect to 
that Inspector General) not later than 15 days before the date 
on which the change in status takes effect, except that the 
President may submit that communication on the date on which 
the change in status takes effect if--
          ``(i) the President has made a determination that the 
        continued presence of the Inspector General in the 
        workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses 
        (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, 
        United States Code; and
          ``(ii) in the communication, the President includes a 
        report on the determination described in clause (i), 
        which shall include--
                  ``(I) a specification of which clause of 
                section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
                States Code, the President has determined 
                applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;
                  ``(II) the substantive rationale, including 
                detailed and case-specific reasons, for the 
                determination made under clause (i);
                  ``(III) an identification of each entity that 
                is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 
                upon which the determination under clause (i) 
                was made; and
                  ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 
                subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 
                made during that inquiry.
  ``(C) The President may not place an Inspector General on 
non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date on 
which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under 
paragraph (1)(A) unless the President--
          ``(i) has made a determination that the continued 
        presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 
        poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
        (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
        States Code; and
          ``(ii) not later than the date on which the change in 
        status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress 
        (including to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
        Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, 
        and any other congressional committee that has 
        jurisdiction with respect to that Inspector General) a 
        written communication that contains the information 
        required under subparagraph (B), including the report 
        required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.
  ``(D) For the purposes of this paragraph--
          ``(i) the term `Inspector General'--
                  ``(I) means an Inspector General who was 
                appointed by the President, without regard to 
                whether the Senate provided advice and consent 
                with respect to that appointment; and
                  ``(II) includes the Inspector General of an 
                establishment, the Special Inspector General 
                for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Special 
                Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
                Program, and the Special Inspector General for 
                Pandemic Recovery; and
          ``(ii) a reference to the removal or transfer of an 
        Inspector General under paragraph (1), or to the 
        written communication described in that paragraph, 
        shall be considered to be--
                  ``(I) in the case of the Special Inspector 
                General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a 
                reference to section 1229(c)(6) of the National 
                Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
                (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 379);
                  ``(II) in the case of the Special Inspector 
                General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, 
                a reference to section 121(b)(4) of the 
                Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
                (12 U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and
                  ``(III) in the case of the Special Inspector 
                General for Pandemic Recovery, a reference to 
                section 4018(b)(3) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
                9053(b)(3)).''; and
          (2) in section 8G(e)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or 
                placement on non-duty status'' after ``a 
                removal'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after 
                        ``(2)'';
                          (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so 
                        designated, in the first sentence--
                                  (I) by striking ``reasons'' 
                                and inserting the following: 
                                ``substantive rationale, 
                                including detailed and case-
                                specific reasons,''; and
                                  (II) by inserting 
                                ``(including to the Committee 
                                on Homeland Security and 
                                Governmental Affairs of the 
                                Senate, the Committee on 
                                Oversight and Reform of the 
                                House of Representatives, and 
                                any other congressional 
                                committee that has jurisdiction 
                                with respect to that Inspector 
                                General)'' after ``Houses of 
                                Congress''; and
                          (iii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:
  ``(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 
Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 
the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 
communication required under that subparagraph shall--
          ``(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or 
        that conducted, the inquiry; and
          ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain 
        the findings made during the inquiry.''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(3)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, 
only the head of the applicable designated Federal entity 
(referred to in this paragraph as the `covered official') may 
place an Inspector General on non-duty status.
  ``(B) If a covered official places an Inspector General on 
non-duty status, the covered official shall communicate in 
writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-
specific reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of 
Congress (including to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform of the House of Representatives, and any other 
congressional committee that has jurisdiction with respect to 
that Inspector General) not later than 15 days before the date 
on which the change in status takes effect, except that the 
covered official may submit that communication on the date on 
which the change in status takes effect if--
          ``(i) the covered official has made a determination 
        that the continued presence of the Inspector General in 
        the workplace poses a threat described in any of 
        clauses (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of 
        title 5, United States Code; and
          ``(ii) in the communication, the covered official 
        includes a report on the determination described in 
        clause (i), which shall include--
                  ``(I) a specification of which clause of 
                section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
                States Code, the covered official has 
                determined applies under clause (i) of this 
                subparagraph;
                  ``(II) the substantive rationale, including 
                detailed and case-specific reasons, for the 
                determination made under clause (i);
                  ``(III) an identification of each entity that 
                is conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry 
                upon which the determination under clause (i) 
                was made; and
                  ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in 
                subclause (III) that is completed, the findings 
                made during that inquiry.
  ``(C) A covered official may not place an Inspector General 
on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date 
on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred under 
paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered official--
          ``(i) has made a determination that the continued 
        presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 
        poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through 
        (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
        States Code; and
          ``(ii) not later than the date on which the change in 
        status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress 
        (including to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
        Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, 
        and any other congressional committee that has 
        jurisdiction with respect to that Inspector General) a 
        written communication that contains the information 
        required under subparagraph (B), including the report 
        required under clause (ii) of that subparagraph.
  ``(D) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit or 
otherwise modify--
          ``(i) any statutory protection that is afforded to an 
        Inspector General; or
          ``(ii) any other action that a covered official may 
        take under law with respect to an Inspector General.''.
  (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 12(3) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
inserting ``except as otherwise expressly provided,'' before 
``the term''.

SEC. 3. CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICES.

  (a) Change in Status of Inspector General of Office.--
Paragraph (1) of section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
          (1) by inserting ``, is placed on paid or unpaid non-
        duty status,'' after ``is removed from office'';
          (2) by inserting ``, change in status,'' after ``any 
        such removal''; and
          (3) by inserting ``, change in status,'' after 
        ``before the removal''.
  (b) Change in Status of Inspector General of Designated 
Federal Entity.--Section 8G(e)(2) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
          (1) by inserting ``, is placed on paid or unpaid non-
        duty status,'' after ``office'';
          (2) by inserting ``, change in status,'' after ``any 
        such removal''; and
          (3) by inserting ``, change in status,'' after 
        ``before the removal''.
  (c) Exception to Requirement to Submit Communication Relating 
to Certain Changes in Status.--
          (1) Communication relating to change in status of 
        inspector general of office.--Section 3(b) of the 
        Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as 
        amended by section 2(1), is further amended--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``If'' and 
                inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph 
                (4), if''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) If an Inspector General is placed on paid or 
        unpaid non-duty status, the President may submit the 
        communication described in paragraph (1) to Congress 
        later than 30 days before the Inspector General is 
        placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, but in any 
        case not later than the date on which the placement 
        takes effect, if--
                  ``(A) the President determines that a delay 
                in placing the Inspector General on paid or 
                unpaid non-duty status would--
                          ``(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
                        General or others;
                          ``(ii) result in the destruction of 
                        evidence relevant to an investigation; 
                        or
                          ``(iii) result in loss of or damage 
                        to Government property;
                  ``(B) in the communication, the President 
                includes--
                          ``(i) a specification of which clause 
                        the President relied on to make the 
                        determination under subparagraph (A);
                          ``(ii) the substantive rationale, 
                        including detailed and case-specific 
                        reasons, for such determination;
                          ``(iii) if the President relied on an 
                        inquiry to make such determination, an 
                        identification of each entity that is 
                        conducting, or that conducted, such 
                        inquiry; and
                          ``(iv) if an inquiry described in 
                        clause (iii) is completed, the findings 
                        of that inquiry.
          ``(5) The President may not place an Inspector 
        General on paid or unpaid non-duty status during the 
        30-day period preceding the date on which the Inspector 
        General is removed or transferred under paragraph (1) 
        unless the President--
                  ``(A) determines that not placing the 
                Inspector General on paid or unpaid non-duty 
                status would--
                          ``(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
                        General or others;
                          ``(ii) result in the destruction of 
                        evidence relevant to an investigation; 
                        or
                          ``(iii) result in loss of or damage 
                        to Government property; and
                  ``(B) on or before the date on which the 
                placement takes effect, submits to the 
                Committee in the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee in the Senate that has 
                jurisdiction over the Inspector General 
                involved, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
                of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs of the Senate, a written communication 
                that contains the following information--
                          ``(i) a specification of which clause 
                        under subparagraph (A) the President 
                        relied on to make the determination 
                        under such subparagraph;
                          ``(ii) the substantive rationale, 
                        including detailed and case-specific 
                        reasons, for such determination;
                          ``(iii) if the President relied on an 
                        inquiry to make such determination, an 
                        identification of each entity that is 
                        conducting, or that conducted, such 
                        inquiry; and
                          ``(iv) if an inquiry described in 
                        clause (iii) is completed, the findings 
                        of that inquiry.''.
          (2) Communication relating to change in status of 
        inspector general of designated federal entity.--
        Section 8G(e) of the Inspector General Act Inspector 
        General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by 
        section 2(2), is further amended--
                  (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``If'' and 
                inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph 
                (4), if''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) If an Inspector General is placed on paid or 
        unpaid non-duty status, the head of a designated 
        Federal entity may submit the communication described 
        in paragraph (2) to Congress later than 30 days before 
        the Inspector General is placed on paid or unpaid non-
        duty status, but in any case not later than the date on 
        which the placement takes effect, if--
                  ``(A) the head determines that a delay in 
                placing the Inspector General on paid or unpaid 
                non-duty status would--
                          ``(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
                        General or others;
                          ``(ii) result in the destruction of 
                        evidence relevant to an investigation; 
                        or
                          ``(iii) result in loss of or damage 
                        to Government property;
                  ``(B) in the communication, the head 
                includes--
                          ``(i) a specification of which clause 
                        under subparagraph (A) the head relied 
                        on to make the determination under such 
                        subparagraph;
                          ``(ii) the substantive rationale, 
                        including detailed and case-specific 
                        reasons, for such determination;
                          ``(iii) if the head relied on an 
                        inquiry to make such determination, an 
                        identification of each entity that is 
                        conducting, or that conducted, such 
                        inquiry; and
                          ``(iv) if an inquiry described in 
                        clause (iii) is completed, the findings 
                        of that inquiry.
          ``(5) The head may not place an Inspector General on 
        paid or unpaid non-duty status during the 30-day period 
        preceding the date on which the Inspector General is 
        removed or transferred under paragraph (2) unless the 
        head--
                  ``(A) determines that not placing the 
                Inspector General on paid or unpaid non-duty 
                status would--
                          ``(i) pose a threat to the Inspector 
                        General or others;
                          ``(ii) result in the destruction of 
                        evidence relevant to an investigation; 
                        or
                          ``(iii) result in loss of or damage 
                        to Government property; and
                  ``(B) on or before the date on which the 
                placement takes effect, submits to the 
                Committee in the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee in the Senate that has 
                jurisdiction over the Inspector General 
                involved, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
                of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs of the Senate, a written communication 
                that contains the following information--
                          ``(i) a specification of which clause 
                        under subparagraph (A) the head relied 
                        on to make the determination under such 
                        subparagraph;
                          ``(ii) the substantive rationale, 
                        including detailed and case-specific 
                        reasons, for such determination;
                          ``(iii) if the head relied on an 
                        inquiry to make such determination, an 
                        identification of each entity that is 
                        conducting, or that conducted, such 
                        inquiry; and
                          ``(iv) if an inquiry described in 
                        clause (iii) is completed, the findings 
                        of that inquiry.''.
  (d) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to removals, transfers, and changes of 
status occurring on or after the date that is 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR 
                    GENERAL.

  (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3349d 
the following new section:

``Sec. 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an 
                    Inspector General

  ``If the President fails to make a formal nomination for a 
vacant Inspector General position that requires a formal 
nomination by the President to be filled within the period 
beginning on the date on which the vacancy occurred and ending 
on the day that is 210 days after that date, the President 
shall communicate, within 30 days after the end of such period, 
to Congress in writing--
          ``(1) the reasons why the President has not yet made 
        a formal nomination; and
          ``(2) a target date for making a formal 
        nomination.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 33 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to 3349d the following new item:

``3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector 
          General.''.

  (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall apply to any vacancy first occurring on or after that 
date.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end the following (and update the table of 
contents accordingly):

                TITLE XVI--PREVENTING A PATRONAGE SYSTEM


SEC. 1601. LIMITATIONS ON EXCEPTION OF COMPETITIVE SERVICE POSITIONS.

  (a) In General.--No position in the competitive service (as 
defined under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may 
be excepted from the competitive service unless such position 
is placed--
          (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described 
        in section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        as in effect on September 30, 2020; and
          (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of 
        such title as in effect on such date.
  (b) Subsequent Transfers.--No position in the excepted 
service (as defined under section 2103 of title 5, United 
States Code) may be placed in any schedule other than a 
schedule described in subsection (a)(1).
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Correa of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 57, after line 19, insert the following (and update the 
table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 525. TREATMENT OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS OF 
                    CONGRESS.

  Section 552(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, or any member thereof,'' after ``Congress''.
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 10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Correa of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of part 1 of subtitle B of title V, add the 
following new section:

SEC. 516. MACHINE-READABLE FORMAT REQUIRED FOR AGENCY REPORTS.

  Any report required to be submitted to Congress by an 
executive agency shall be submitted in machine-readable format, 
unless each committee of Congress to whom the report is 
submitted waives the requirement.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DelBene of Washington 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 157, beginning on line 15, strike ``FOREIGN 
INTERFERENCE'' and insert ``FOREIGN INTERFERENCE; CYBERSECURITY 
GUIDANCE FOR CAMPAIGNS''.
  Page 175, insert after line 18 the following:

             TITLE XV--CYBERSECURITY GUIDANCE FOR CAMPAIGNS


SEC. 1501. ISSUANCE OF CYBERSECURITY GUIDANCE AND BEST PRACTICES FOR 
                    CAMPAIGNS BY FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

  (a) In General.--Section 311 of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30111) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
  ``(g) Issuance of Cybersecurity Guidance and Best 
Practices.--
          ``(1) Issuance.--In consultation with the Directory 
        of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
        the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
        Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, 
        and such other offices of the government as the 
        Commission considers appropriate, the Commission shall 
        issue--
                  ``(A) guidance for political committees and 
                vendors on cybersecurity risks, including 
                threats to the databases of such committees; 
                and
                  ``(B) best practices for political committees 
                to protect their databases from such threats.
          ``(2) Updates.--The Commission shall regularly issue 
        updated versions of the guidance and best practices 
        described in paragraph (1).''.
  (b) Deadline.--The Federal Election Commission shall issue 
the first guidance and best practices under section 311(g) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as added by 
subsection (a), not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foxx of North Carolina 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of title VII of division B the following new 
subtitle (and update the table of contents accordingly):

 Subtitle D--Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget


SEC. 731. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

  (a) Establishment of Office.--Section 12 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph, (1) by inserting ``the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget,'' after ``means'' 
        ; and
          (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the Office of 
        Management and Budget,'' after ``means''.
  (b) Special Provisions Concerning the Inspector General of 
the Office of Management and Budget.--The Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding after section 8N 
the following new section:

``SEC. 8O. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
                    OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

  ``The Inspector General of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters that 
have been specifically assigned to the Office under law.''.
  (c) Appointment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an 
individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office of 
Management and Budget in accordance with section 3(a) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foxx of North Carolina 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 25, insert after line 7 the following:

SEC. 406. ENFORCEMENT OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN 
                    COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.

  For purposes of remedying any failure to comply with a 
request under section 2954 of title 5, United States Code, 
section 1365a of title 28, United States Code (as added by 
section 403), and section 105 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (as added by section 404) shall apply to such a 
request.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gallego of Arizona or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A, insert the following:

      TITLE IV--ACCOUNTABILITY IN ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION


SEC. 401. TRANSPARENCY IN ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION DURING 
                    PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS.

  The Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) 
is amended in section 3(f) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(3) Not later than 10 days after submitting an 
        application for a security clearance for any 
        individual, and not later than 10 days after any such 
        individual is granted a security clearance (including 
        an interim clearance), each eligible candidate (as that 
        term is described in subsection (h)(4)(A)) or the 
        President-elect (as the case may be) shall submit a 
        report containing the name of such individual to the 
        Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
        Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Permanent 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the Senate.''.

SEC. 402. TRANSPARENCY IN FAMILY ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 10 days after submitting an 
application for a security clearance for any covered 
individual, and not later than 10 days after any covered 
individual is granted a security clearance (including an 
interim clearance), the President or head of the applicable 
agency shall submit a written notice of such application or 
approval (as the case may be) to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate.
  (b) Covered Individual Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered individual'' means a spouse, child, or child-in-law 
(including adult children and children-in-law) of the 
President.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Golden of Maine or his 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 14, insert after line 8 the following (and redesignate 
provisions accordingly):
  (b) Reporting Requirements Related to Spouses and Dependent 
Children.--Section 102(e)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
          (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
        inserting after ``paragraphs (1) through (5)'' the 
        following: ``and paragraphs (9) through (11)''; and
          (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
        following:
                  ``(G) In the case of items described in 
                paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a), all 
                information required to be reported under these 
                paragraphs.
                  ``(H) In the case of items described in 
                paragraph (11)(A) of subsection (a), any such 
                items received by spouse or dependant child of 
                the President other than items related to the 
                President's services as President provided for 
                by Federal law, and in the case of items 
                described in paragraph (11)(B) of subsection 
                (a), all information required to be reported 
                under that paragraph.''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Issa of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 175, insert after line 18 the following (and redesignate 
the succeeding provisions accordingly):

     DIVISION D--SECURITY CLEARANCES OF EMPLOYEES OF MEMBER OFFICES


TITLE XV--DETERMINATION OF NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WITH SECURITY CLEARANCES


SEC. 1501. EXCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES WITH EXISTING SECURITY CLEARANCES 
                    FROM DETERMINATION OF LIMIT ON NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 
                    OF HOUSE MEMBER OFFICES PERMITTED TO HAVE 
                    CLEARANCES.

  For purposes of any Rule or regulation of the House of 
Representatives which limits the number of employees of the 
office of a Member of the House (including a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress) who are permitted to 
have security clearances, an employee of the office who has a 
valid security clearance which the employee obtained prior to 
becoming an employee of the Member's office shall not be 
included in the determination of the number of employees of the 
office who have security clearances.

SEC. 1502. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

  This title is enacted by Congress--
          (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
        House of Representatives, and as such it is deemed a 
        part of the rules of the House of Representatives, and 
        it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is 
        inconsistent with such rules; and
          (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right 
        of the House of Representatives to change the rules (so 
        far as relating to the procedure of the House) at any 
        time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
        the case of any other rule of the House.
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 17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kilmer of Washington 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 157, beginning on line 15, strike ``FOREIGN 
INTERFERENCE'' and insert ``FOREIGN INTERFERENCE; HONEST ADS''.
  Page 175, insert after line 18 the following (and redesignate 
the succeeding provisions accordingly):

                          TITLE XV--HONEST ADS


SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Honest Ads Act''.

SEC. 1502. PURPOSE.

  The purpose of this title is to enhance the integrity of 
American democracy and national security by improving 
disclosure requirements for online political advertisements in 
order to uphold the Supreme Court's well-established standard 
that the electorate bears the right to be fully informed.

SEC. 1503. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

  It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) the dramatic increase in digital political 
        advertisements, and the growing centrality of online 
        platforms in the lives of Americans, requires the 
        Congress and the Federal Election Commission to take 
        meaningful action to ensure that laws and regulations 
        provide the accountability and transparency that is 
        fundamental to our democracy;
          (2) free and fair elections require both transparency 
        and accountability which give the public a right to 
        know the true sources of funding for political 
        advertisements in order to make informed political 
        choices and hold elected officials accountable; and
          (3) transparency of funding for political 
        advertisements is essential to enforce other campaign 
        finance laws, including the prohibition on campaign 
        spending by foreign nationals.

SEC. 1504. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

  (a) In General.--Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(22)) is amended 
by striking ``or satellite communication'' and inserting 
``satellite, paid internet, or paid digital communication''.
  (b) Treatment of Contributions and Expenditures.--Section 301 
of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30101) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (8)(B)(v), by striking ``on 
        broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, magazines, or 
        similar types of general public political advertising'' 
        and inserting ``in any public communication''; and
          (2) in paragraph (9)(B)--
                  (A) by amending clause (i) to read as 
                follows:
                          ``(i) any news story, commentary, or 
                        editorial distributed through the 
                        facilities of any broadcasting station 
                        or any print, online, or digital 
                        newspaper, magazine, blog, publication, 
                        or periodical, unless such 
                        broadcasting, print, online, or digital 
                        facilities are owned or controlled by 
                        any political party, political 
                        committee, or candidate;''; and
                  (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``on 
                broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, 
                magazines, or similar types of general public 
                political advertising'' and inserting ``in any 
                public communication''.
  (c) Disclosure and Disclaimer Statements.--Subsection (a) of 
section 318 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30120) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``financing any communication through 
        any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor 
        advertising facility, mailing, or any other type of 
        general public political advertising'' and inserting 
        ``financing any public communication''; and
          (2) by striking ``solicits any contribution through 
        any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor 
        advertising facility, mailing, or any other type of 
        general public political advertising'' and inserting 
        ``solicits any contribution through any public 
        communication''.

SEC. 1505. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION.

  (a) Expansion to Online Communications.--
          (1) Application to qualified internet and digital 
        communications.--
                  (A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
                304(f)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
                of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)(3)(A)) is amended 
                by striking ``or satellite communication'' each 
                place it appears in clauses (i) and (ii) and 
                inserting ``satellite, or qualified internet or 
                digital communication''.
                  (B) Qualified internet or digital 
                communication.--Paragraph (3) of section 304(f) 
                of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)) is amended by 
                adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                  ``(D) Qualified internet or digital 
                communication.--The term `qualified internet or 
                digital communication' means any communication 
                which is placed or promoted for a fee on an 
                online platform (as defined in subsection 
                (k)(3)).''.
          (2) Nonapplication of relevant electorate to online 
        communications.--Section 304(f)(3)(A)(i)(III) of such 
        Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)(3)(A)(i)(III)) is amended by 
        inserting ``any broadcast, cable, or satellite'' before 
        ``communication''.
          (3) News exemption.--Section 304(f)(3)(B)(i) of such 
        Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)(3)(B)(i)) is amended to read as 
        follows:
                          ``(i) a communication appearing in a 
                        news story, commentary, or editorial 
                        distributed through the facilities of 
                        any broadcasting station or any online 
                        or digital newspaper, magazine, blog, 
                        publication, or periodical, unless such 
                        broadcasting, online, or digital 
                        facilities are owned or controlled by 
                        any political party, political 
                        committee, or candidate;''.
  (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to communications made on or after 
January 1, 2022.

SEC. 1506. APPLICATION OF DISCLAIMER STATEMENTS TO ONLINE 
                    COMMUNICATIONS.

  (a) Clear and Conspicuous Manner Requirement.--Subsection (a) 
of section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30120(a)) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``shall clearly state'' each place it 
        appears in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting 
        ``shall state in a clear and conspicuous manner''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following flush 
        sentence: ``For purposes of this section, a 
        communication does not make a statement in a clear and 
        conspicuous manner if it is difficult to read or hear 
        or if the placement is easily overlooked.''.
  (b) Special Rules for Qualified Internet or Digital 
Communications.--
          (1) In general.--Section 318 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
        30120) is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new subsection:
  ``(e) Special Rules for Qualified Internet or Digital 
Communications.--
          ``(1) Special rules with respect to statements.--In 
        the case of any qualified internet or digital 
        communication (as defined in section 304(f)(3)(D)) 
        which is disseminated through a medium in which the 
        provision of all of the information specified in this 
        section is not possible, the communication shall, in a 
        clear and conspicuous manner--
                  ``(A) state the name of the person who paid 
                for the communication; and
                  ``(B) provide a means for the recipient of 
                the communication to obtain the remainder of 
                the information required under this section 
                with minimal effort and without receiving or 
                viewing any additional material other than such 
                required information.
          ``(2) Safe harbor for determining clear and 
        conspicuous manner.--A statement in qualified internet 
        or digital communication (as defined in section 
        304(f)(3)(D)) shall be considered to be made in a clear 
        and conspicuous manner as provided in subsection (a) if 
        the communication meets the following requirements:
                  ``(A) Text or graphic communications.--In the 
                case of a text or graphic communication, the 
                statement--
                          ``(i) appears in letters at least as 
                        large as the majority of the text in 
                        the communication; and
                          ``(ii) meets the requirements of 
                        paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
                        (c).
                  ``(B) Audio communications.--In the case of 
                an audio communication, the statement is spoken 
                in a clearly audible and intelligible manner at 
                the beginning or end of the communication and 
                lasts at least 3 seconds.
                  ``(C) Video communications.--In the case of a 
                video communication which also includes audio, 
                the statement--
                          ``(i) is included at either the 
                        beginning or the end of the 
                        communication; and
                          ``(ii) is made both in--
                                  ``(I) a written format that 
                                meets the requirements of 
                                subparagraph (A) and appears 
                                for at least 4 seconds; and
                                  ``(II) an audible format that 
                                meets the requirements of 
                                subparagraph (B).
                  ``(D) Other communications.--In the case of 
                any other type of communication, the statement 
                is at least as clear and conspicuous as the 
                statement specified in subparagraph (A), (B), 
                or (C).''.
          (2) Nonapplication of certain exceptions.--The 
        exceptions provided in section 110.11(f)(1)(i) and (ii) 
        of title 11, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
        successor to such rules, shall have no application to 
        qualified internet or digital communications (as 
        defined in section 304(f)(3)(D) of the Federal Election 
        Campaign Act of 1971).
  (c) Modification of Additional Requirements for Certain 
Communications.--Section 318(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30120(d)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                  (A) by striking ``which is transmitted 
                through radio'' and inserting ``which is in an 
                audio format''; and
                  (B) by striking ``By radio'' in the heading 
                and inserting ``Audio format'';
          (2) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                  (A) by striking ``which is transmitted 
                through television'' and inserting ``which is 
                in video format''; and
                  (B) by striking ``By television'' in the 
                heading and inserting ``Video format''; and
          (3) in paragraph (2)--
                  (A) by striking ``transmitted through radio 
                or television'' and inserting ``made in audio 
                or video format''; and
                  (B) by striking ``through television'' in the 
                second sentence and inserting ``in video 
                format''.

SEC. 1507. POLITICAL RECORD REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE PLATFORMS.

  (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104), as amended by section 
1301(a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
  ``(k) Disclosure of Certain Online Advertisements.--
          ``(1) In general.--
                  ``(A) Requirements for online platforms.--An 
                online platform shall maintain, and make 
                available for online public inspection in 
                machine readable format, a complete record of 
                any request to purchase on such online platform 
                a qualified political advertisement which is 
                made by a person whose aggregate requests to 
                purchase qualified political advertisements on 
                such online platform during the calendar year 
                exceeds $500.
                  ``(B) Requirements for advertisers.--Any 
                person who requests to purchase a qualified 
                political advertisement on an online platform 
                shall provide the online platform with such 
                information as is necessary for the online 
                platform to comply with the requirements of 
                subparagraph (A).
          ``(2) Contents of record.--A record maintained under 
        paragraph (1)(A) shall contain--
                  ``(A) a digital copy of the qualified 
                political advertisement;
                  ``(B) a description of the audience targeted 
                by the advertisement, the number of views 
                generated from the advertisement, and the date 
                and time that the advertisement is first 
                displayed and last displayed; and
                  ``(C) information regarding--
                          ``(i) the average rate charged for 
                        the advertisement;
                          ``(ii) the name of the candidate to 
                        which the advertisement refers and the 
                        office to which the candidate is 
                        seeking election, the election to which 
                        the advertisement refers, or the 
                        national legislative issue to which the 
                        advertisement refers (as applicable);
                          ``(iii) in the case of a request made 
                        by, or on behalf of, a candidate, the 
                        name of the candidate, the authorized 
                        committee of the candidate, and the 
                        treasurer of such committee; and
                          ``(iv) in the case of any request not 
                        described in clause (iii), the name of 
                        the person purchasing the 
                        advertisement, the name and address of 
                        a contact person for such person, and a 
                        list of the chief executive officers or 
                        members of the executive committee or 
                        of the board of directors of such 
                        person, and, if the person purchasing 
                        the advertisement is acting as the 
                        agent of a foreign principal under the 
                        Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
                        1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et 
                        seq.), a statement that the person is 
                        acting as the agent of a foreign 
                        principal and the identification of the 
                        foreign principal involved.
          ``(3) Online platform.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `online platform' means any 
        public-facing website, web application, or digital 
        application (including a social network, ad network, or 
        search engine) which--
                  ``(A) sells qualified political 
                advertisements; and
                  ``(B) has 50,000,000 or more unique monthly 
                United States visitors or users for a majority 
                of months during the preceding 12 months.
          ``(4) Qualified political advertisement.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
        political advertisement' means any advertisement 
        (including search engine marketing, display 
        advertisements, video advertisements, native 
        advertisements, and sponsorships) that--
                  ``(A) is made by or on behalf of a candidate; 
                or
                  ``(B) communicates a message relating to any 
                political matter of national importance, 
                including--
                          ``(i) a candidate;
                          ``(ii) any election to Federal 
                        office; or
                          ``(iii) a national legislative issue 
                        of public importance.
          ``(5) Time to maintain file.--The information 
        required under this subsection shall be made available 
        as soon as possible and shall be retained by the online 
        platform for a period of not less than 4 years.
          ``(6) Safe harbor for platforms making best efforts 
        to identify requests which are subject to record 
        maintenance requirements.--In accordance with rules 
        established by the Commission, if an online platform 
        shows that the platform used best efforts to determine 
        whether or not a request to purchase a qualified 
        political advertisement was subject to the requirements 
        of this subsection, the online platform shall not be 
        considered to be in violation of such requirements.
          ``(7) Penalties.--For penalties for failure by online 
        platforms, and persons requesting to purchase a 
        qualified political advertisement on online platforms, 
        to comply with the requirements of this subsection, see 
        section 309.''.
  (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission 
shall establish rules--
          (1) requiring common data formats for the record 
        required to be maintained under section 304(k) of the 
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by 
        subsection (a)) so that all online platforms submit and 
        maintain data online in a common, machine-readable and 
        publicly accessible format;
          (2) establishing search interface requirements 
        relating to such record, including searches by 
        candidate name, issue, purchaser, and date; and
          (3) establishing the criteria for the safe harbor 
        exception provided under paragraph (6) of section 
        304(k) of such Act (as added by subsection (a)).
  (c) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Chairman 
of the Federal Election Commission shall submit a report to 
Congress on--
          (1) matters relating to compliance with and the 
        enforcement of the requirements of section 304(k) of 
        the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as added by 
        subsection (a);
          (2) recommendations for any modifications to such 
        section to assist in carrying out its purposes; and
          (3) identifying ways to bring transparency and 
        accountability to political advertisements distributed 
        online for free.

SEC. 1508. PREVENTING CONTRIBUTIONS, EXPENDITURES, INDEPENDENT 
                    EXPENDITURES, AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR ELECTIONEERING 
                    COMMUNICATIONS BY FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE FORM OF 
                    ONLINE ADVERTISING.

  Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30121), as amended by section 1401(a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(d) Responsibilities of Broadcast Stations, Providers of 
Cable and Satellite Television, and Online Platforms.--
          ``(1) Responsibilities described.--Each television or 
        radio broadcast station, provider of cable or satellite 
        television, or online platform (as defined in section 
        304(k)(3)) shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that 
        communications described in section 318(a) and made 
        available by such station, provider, or platform are 
        not purchased by a foreign national, directly or 
        indirectly. For purposes of the previous sentence, a 
        station, provider, or online platform shall not be 
        considered to have made reasonable efforts under this 
        paragraph in the case of the availability of a 
        communication unless the station, provider, or online 
        platform directly inquires from the individual or 
        entity making such purchase whether the purchase is to 
        be made by a foreign national, directly or indirectly.
          ``(2) Special rules for disbursement paid with credit 
        card.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a television or 
        radio broadcast station, provider of cable or satellite 
        television, or online platform shall be considered to 
        have made reasonable efforts under such paragraph in 
        the case of a purchase of the availability of a 
        communication which is made with a credit card if--
                  ``(A) the individual or entity making such 
                purchase is required, at the time of making 
                such purchase, to disclose the credit 
                verification value of such credit card; and
                  ``(B) the billing address associated with 
                such credit card is located in the United 
                States or, in the case of a purchase made by an 
                individual who is a United States citizen 
                living outside of the United States, the 
                individual provides the television or radio 
                broadcast station, provider of cable or 
                satellite television, or online platform with 
                the United States mailing address the 
                individual uses for voter registration 
                purposes.''.

SEC. 1509. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON MEDIA LITERACY AND ONLINE POLITICAL 
                    CONTENT CONSUMPTION.

  (a) Independent Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall 
commission an independent study and report on media literacy 
with respect to online political content consumption among 
voting-age Americans.
  (b) Elements.--The study and report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
          (1) An evaluation of media literacy skills, such as 
        the ability to evaluate sources, synthesize multiple 
        accounts into a coherent understanding of an issue, 
        understand the context of communications, and 
        responsibly create and share information, among voting-
        age Americans.
          (2) An analysis of the effects of media literacy 
        education and particular media literacy skills on the 
        ability to critically consume online political content, 
        including political advertising.
          (3) Recommendations for improving voting-age 
        Americans' ability to critically consume online 
        political content, including political advertising.
  (c) Deadline.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the entity conducting the study and 
report under subsection (a) shall submit the report to the 
Commission.
  (d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
receiving the report under subsection (c), the Commission shall 
submit the report to the Committee on House Administration of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, together with such comments on 
the report as the Commission considers appropriate.
  (e) Definition of Media Literacy.--The term ``media 
literacy'' means the ability to--
          (1) access relevant and accurate information through 
        media;
          (2) critically analyze media content and the 
        influences of media;
          (3) evaluate the comprehensiveness, relevance, 
        credibility, authority, and accuracy of information;
          (4) make educated decisions based on information 
        obtained from media and digital sources;
          (5) operate various forms of technology and digital 
        tools; and
          (6) reflect on how the use of media and technology 
        may affect private and public life.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lynch of Massachusetts 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 157, beginning on line 15, strike ``FOREIGN 
INTERFERENCE'' and insert ``FOREIGN INTERFERENCE; PROHIBITING 
USE OF DEEPFAKES IN CAMPAIGNS''.
  Page 175, insert after line 18 the following (and redesignate 
the succeeding provisions accordingly:

      TITLE XV--PROHIBITING USE OF DEEPFAKES IN ELECTION CAMPAIGNS


SEC. 1501. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALLY DECEPTIVE AUDIO OR 
                    VISUAL MEDIA PRIOR TO ELECTION.

  (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALLY DECEPTIVE MEDIA 
                    PRIOR TO ELECTION.

  ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
(c), a person, political committee, or other entity shall not, 
within 60 days of a election for Federal office at which a 
candidate for elective office will appear on the ballot, 
distribute, with actual malice, materially deceptive audio or 
visual media of the candidate with the intent to injure the 
candidate's reputation or to deceive a voter into voting for or 
against the candidate.
  ``(b) Exception.--
          ``(1) Required language.--The prohibition in 
        subsection (a) does not apply if the audio or visual 
        media includes--
                  ``(A) a disclosure stating: ``This _____ has 
                been manipulated.''; and
                  ``(B) filled in the blank in the disclosure 
                under subparagraph (A), the term `image', 
                `video', or `audio', as most accurately 
                describes the media.
          ``(2) Visual media.--For visual media, the text of 
        the disclosure shall appear in a size that is easily 
        readable by the average viewer and no smaller than the 
        largest font size of other text appearing in the visual 
        media. If the visual media does not include any other 
        text, the disclosure shall appear in a size that is 
        easily readable by the average viewer. For visual media 
        that is video, the disclosure shall appear for the 
        duration of the video.
          ``(3) Audio-only media.--If the media consists of 
        audio only, the disclosure shall be read in a clearly 
        spoken manner and in a pitch that can be easily heard 
        by the average listener, at the beginning of the audio, 
        at the end of the audio, and, if the audio is greater 
        than 2 minutes in length, interspersed within the audio 
        at intervals of not greater than 2 minutes each.
  ``(c) Inapplicability to Certain Entities.--This section does 
not apply to the following:
          ``(1) A radio or television broadcasting station, 
        including a cable or satellite television operator, 
        programmer, or producer, that broadcasts materially 
        deceptive audio or visual media prohibited by this 
        section as part of a bona fide newscast, news 
        interview, news documentary, or on-the-spot coverage of 
        bona fide news events, if the broadcast clearly 
        acknowledges through content or a disclosure, in a 
        manner that can be easily heard or read by the average 
        listener or viewer, that there are questions about the 
        authenticity of the materially deceptive audio or 
        visual media.
          ``(2) A radio or television broadcasting station, 
        including a cable or satellite television operator, 
        programmer, or producer, when it is paid to broadcast 
        materially deceptive audio or visual media.
          ``(3) An internet website, or a regularly published 
        newspaper, magazine, or other periodical of general 
        circulation, including an internet or electronic 
        publication, that routinely carries news and commentary 
        of general interest, and that publishes materially 
        deceptive audio or visual media prohibited by this 
        section, if the publication clearly states that the 
        materially deceptive audio or visual media does not 
        accurately represent the speech or conduct of the 
        candidate.
          ``(4) Materially deceptive audio or visual media that 
        constitutes satire or parody.
  ``(d) Civil Action.--
          ``(1) Injunctive or other equitable relief.--A 
        candidate for elective office whose voice or likeness 
        appears in a materially deceptive audio or visual media 
        distributed in violation of this section may seek 
        injunctive or other equitable relief prohibiting the 
        distribution of audio or visual media in violation of 
        this section. An action under this paragraph shall be 
        entitled to precedence in accordance with the Federal 
        Rules of Civil Procedure.
          ``(2) Damages.--A candidate for elective office whose 
        voice or likeness appears in a materially deceptive 
        audio or visual media distributed in violation of this 
        section may bring an action for general or special 
        damages against the person, committee, or other entity 
        that distributed the materially deceptive audio or 
        visual media. The court may also award a prevailing 
        party reasonable attorney's fees and costs. This 
        paragraph shall not be construed to limit or preclude a 
        plaintiff from securing or recovering any other 
        available remedy.
          ``(3) Burden of proof.--In any civil action alleging 
        a violation of this section, the plaintiff shall bear 
        the burden of establishing the violation through clear 
        and convincing evidence.
  ``(e) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be 
construed to alter or negate any rights, obligations, or 
immunities of an interactive service provider under section 230 
of title 47, United States Code.
  ``(f) Materially Deceptive Audio or Visual Media Defined.--In 
this section, the term `materially deceptive audio or visual 
media' means an image or an audio or video recording of a 
candidate's appearance, speech, or conduct that has been 
intentionally manipulated in a manner such that both of the 
following conditions are met:
          ``(1) The image or audio or video recording would 
        falsely appear to a reasonable person to be authentic.
          ``(2) The image or audio or video recording would 
        cause a reasonable person to have a fundamentally 
        different understanding or impression of the expressive 
        content of the image or audio or video recording than 
        that person would have if the person were hearing or 
        seeing the unaltered, original version of the image or 
        audio or video recording.''.
  (b) Criminal Penalties.--Section 309(d)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(d)(1)), as 
amended by section 1303, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph:
  ``(G) Any person who knowingly and willfully commits a 
violation of section 325 shall be fined not more than $100,000, 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
  (c) Effect on Defamation Action.--For purposes of an action 
for defamation, a violation of section 325 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971, as added by subsection (a), 
shall constitute defamation per se.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Maloney of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert after section 202 the following:

SEC. 203. FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS CONVICTED OF A 
                    FELONY.

  The Act entitled ``An Act to provide retirement, clerical 
assistants, and free mailing privileges to former Presidents of 
the United States, and for other purposes'', approved August 
25, 1958 (commonly known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 
1958''; 3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Each former 
        President'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection (h), 
        each former President'';
          (2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting:
          ``(2) who has not been impeached by the House of 
        Representatives and convicted by the Senate pursuant to 
        the impeachment.''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
  ``(h)(1) If a former President is finally convicted of a 
felony for which every act or omission that is needed to 
satisfy the elements of the felony is committed during or after 
the period such former President holds the office of President 
of the United States of America, or was finally convicted of 
such a felony while holding such office--
          ``(A) no monetary allowance under subsection (a) may 
        be provided to such former President;
          ``(B) no funds may be obligated or expended under 
        subsection (g) with respect to such former President 
        except to the extent necessary to maintain the security 
        of such former President, as determined by the Director 
        of the Secret Service; and
          ``(C) such former President shall repay any amounts 
        received under subsection (a) during the period 
        beginning on the date on which such former President is 
        initially convicted of the felony and ending on the 
        date such former President is finally convicted of the 
        felony.
  ``(2) The term `finally convicted' means a conviction--
          ``(A) which has not been appealed and is no longer 
        appealable because the time for taking an appeal has 
        expired; or
          ``(B) which has been appealed and the appeals process 
        for which is completed.''.
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     20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McGovern of 
        Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 59, line 18, insert ``substantially'' before ``the 
same''.
  Page 60, after line 8, insert the following:
  ``(e) Limitations.--
          ``(1) In general.--Any emergency powers invoked by 
        the President pursuant to a national emergency declared 
        under this section shall relate to the nature of, and 
        may be used only to address, that emergency.
          ``(2) Authorization or funding withheld.--No 
        authority available to the President during a national 
        emergency declared under this section may be used to 
        provide authorization or funding for any program, 
        project, or activity for which Congress, on or after 
        the date of the events giving rise to the emergency 
        declaration, has withheld authorization or funding.''.
  Page 62, line 17, insert ``, including a joint resolution of 
termination defined in section 203,'' before ``terminating the 
emergency''.
  Page 62, line 17, strike ``; or'' and insert a semicolon.
  Page 62, line 19, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
or''.
  Page 62, after line 19, insert the following:
                  ``(E) the date provided for in section 
                204.''.
  Page 64, after line 3, insert the following (and redesignate 
the subsequent subsections accordingly in the matter proposed 
to be added as section 203 of the National Emergencies Act):
  ``(b) Joint Resolution of Termination Defined.--In this 
section, the term `joint resolution of termination' means a 
resolution introduced in the House or Senate to terminate--
          ``(1) a national emergency declared under this Act; 
        or
          ``(2) the exercise of any authorities pursuant to 
        that emergency.''.
  Page 64, line 5, insert ``and Joint Resolutions of 
Termination'' after ``Approval''.
  Page 64, strike lines 14 through 16 (relating to the matter 
proposed to be added as a paragraph (2)) and redesignate the 
subsequent paragraphs accordingly.
  Page 67, beginning line 17, strike ``a motion'' and insert 
``another motion''.
  Page 63, beginning line 10, through page 71, line 7, 
(relating to the matter proposed to be added as section 203 of 
the National Emergencies Act), insert ``or joint resolution of 
termination'' after ``joint resolution of approval'' each place 
it appears (except for page 68, line 2, and page 68, line 6).
  Page 71, after line 7, insert the following:

``SEC. 204. BAR ON PERMANENT EMERGENCIES.

  ``(a) In General.--Any national emergency declared by the 
President under section 201(a), and not otherwise terminated, 
shall automatically terminate on the date that is 5 years after 
the date of its declaration.
  ``(b) Emergencies Already in Effect.--Any national emergency 
declaration that remains in force as of the date of the 
enactment of this section and--
          ``(1) has been in effect for 3 years or fewer as of 
        such date, shall automatically terminate on the date 
        that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
        section; or
          ``(2) has been in effect for more than 3 years as of 
        such date, shall automatically terminate on the date 
        that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
        section.
  ``(c) Effect of Termination.--If a national emergency 
declaration terminates pursuant to this section, no emergency 
may subsequently be declared based on substantially the same 
circumstances.''.
  Page 71, line 8, strike ``Sec. 204.'' and insert ``Sec. 
205.''.
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 21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New 
             York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1003. INCLUDING EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER LIMITATION 
                    ON NEPOTISM IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.

  Section 3110(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``, including the Executive Office of the 
President'' after ``Executive agency''.
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 22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New 
             York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert after section 1002 the following:

Subtitle B--Strengthening Ethics Enforcement and Penalties for Federal 
                          Executive Employees


SEC. 1011. ETHICS PLEDGE.

  Every appointee in every executive agency appointed on or 
after January 20, 2021, shall sign, and upon signing shall be 
contractually committed to, the following pledge upon becoming 
an appointee:
  I recognize that this pledge is part of a broader ethics in 
government plan designed to restore and maintain public trust 
in government, and I commit myself to conduct consistent with 
that plan. I commit to decision-making on the merits and 
exclusively in the public interest, without regard to private 
gain or personal benefit. I commit to conduct that upholds the 
independence of law enforcement and precludes improper 
interference with investigative or prosecutorial decisions of 
the Department of Justice. I commit to ethical choices of post-
Government employment that do not raise the appearance that I 
have used my Government service for private gain, including by 
using confidential information acquired and relationships 
established for the benefit of future clients.
  Accordingly, as a condition, and in consideration, of my 
employment in the United States Government in a position 
invested with the public trust, I commit myself to the 
following obligations, which I understand are binding on me and 
are enforceable under law:
          ``(1) Lobbyist Gift Ban.--I will not accept gifts 
        from registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations for 
        the duration of my service as an appointee.
          ``(2) Revolving Door Ban; All Appointees Entering 
        Government.--I will not for a period of 2 years from 
        the date of my appointment participate in any 
        particular matter involving specific parties that is 
        directly and substantially related to my former 
        employer or former clients, including regulations and 
        contracts.
          ``(3) Revolving Door Ban; Lobbyists and Registered 
        Agents Entering Government.--If I was registered under 
        the Lobbying Disclosure Act, 2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., or 
        the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), 22 U.S.C. 
        611 et seq., within the 2 years before the date of my 
        appointment, in addition to abiding by the limitations 
        of paragraph 2, I will not for a period of 2 years 
        after the date of my appointment:
                  ``(A) participate in any particular matter on 
                which I lobbied, or engaged in registrable 
                activity under FARA, within the 2 years before 
                the date of my appointment;
                  ``(B) participate in the specific issue area 
                in which that particular matter falls; or
                  ``(C) seek or accept employment with any 
                executive agency with respect to which I 
                lobbied, or engaged in registrable activity 
                under FARA, within the 2 years before the date 
                of my appointment.
          ``(4) Revolving Door Ban; Appointees Leaving 
        Government.--If, upon my departure from the Government, 
        I am covered by the post-employment restrictions on 
        communicating with employees of my former executive 
        agency set forth in section 207(c) of title 18, United 
        States Code, and its implementing regulations, I agree 
        that I will abide by those restrictions for a period of 
        2 years following the end of my appointment. I will 
        abide by these same restrictions with respect to 
        communicating with the senior White House staff.
          ``(5) Revolving Door Ban; Senior and Very Senior 
        Appointees Leaving Government.-- If, upon my departure 
        from the Government, I am covered by the post-
        employment restrictions set forth in sections 207(c) or 
        207(d) of title 18, United States Code, and those 
        sections' implementing regulations, I agree that, in 
        addition, for a period of 1 year following the end of 
        my appointment, I will not materially assist others in 
        making communications or appearances that I am 
        prohibited from undertaking myself by--
                  ``(A) holding myself out as being available 
                to engage in lobbying activities in support of 
                any such communications or appearances; or
                  ``(B) engaging in any such lobbying 
                activities.
          ``(6) Revolving Door Ban; Appointees Leaving 
        Government to Lobby.--In addition to abiding by the 
        limitations of paragraph 4, I also agree, upon leaving 
        Government service, not to lobby any covered executive 
        branch official or non-career Senior Executive Service 
        appointee, or engage in any activity on behalf of any 
        foreign government or foreign political party which, 
        were it undertaken on January 20, 2021, would require 
        that I register under FARA, for the remainder of the 
        Administration or 2 years following the end of my 
        appointment, whichever is later.
          ``(7) Golden Parachute Ban.--I have not accepted and 
        will not accept, including after entering Government, 
        any salary or other cash payment from my former 
        employer the eligibility for and payment of which is 
        limited to individuals accepting a position in the 
        United States Government. I also have not accepted and 
        will not accept any non-cash benefit from my former 
        employer that is provided in lieu of such a prohibited 
        cash payment.
          ``(8) Employment Qualification Commitment.--I agree 
        that any hiring or other employment decisions I make 
        will be based on the candidate's qualifications, 
        competence, and experience.
          ``(9) Assent to Enforcement.--I acknowledge that 
        title XVI of the Protecting Our Democracy Act, which I 
        have read before signing this document, defines certain 
        of the terms applicable to the foregoing obligations 
        and sets forth the methods for enforcing them. I 
        expressly accept the provisions of that title as a part 
        of this agreement and as binding on me. I understand 
        that the terms of this pledge are in addition to any 
        statutory or other legal restrictions applicable to me 
        by virtue of Federal Government service.''.

SEC. 1012. DEFINITIONS.

  For purposes of this title and the pledge set forth in 
section 1101 of this title:
          (1) ``Executive agency'' shall include each 
        ``executive agency'' as defined by section 105 of title 
        5, United States Code, and shall include the Executive 
        Office of the President; provided, however, that 
        ``executive agency'' shall include the United States 
        Postal Service and Postal Regulatory Commission, but 
        shall exclude the Government Accountability Office.
          (2) ``Appointee'' shall include every full-time, non-
        career Presidential or Vice-Presidential appointee, 
        non-career appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
        (or other SES-type system), and appointee to a position 
        that has been excepted from the competitive service by 
        reason of being of a confidential or policymaking 
        character (Schedule C and other positions excepted 
        under comparable criteria) in an executive agency. It 
        does not include any person appointed as a member of 
        the Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed 
        service commissioned officer.
          (3) ``Gift''--
                  (A) shall have the definition set forth in 
                section 2635.203(b) of title 5, Code of Federal 
                Regulations;
                  (B) shall include gifts that are solicited or 
                accepted indirectly, as defined in section 
                2635.203(f) of title 5, Code of Federal 
                Regulations; and
                  (C) shall exclude those items excluded by 
                sections 2635.204(b), (c), (e)(1) and (3), and 
                (j) through (l) of title 5, Code of Federal 
                Regulations.
          (4) ``Covered executive branch official'' and 
        ``lobbyist'' shall have the definitions set forth in 
        section 1602 of title 2, United States Code.
          (5) ``Registered lobbyist or lobbying organization'' 
        shall mean a lobbyist or an organization filing a 
        registration pursuant to section 1603(a) of title 2, 
        United States Code, and in the case of an organization 
        filing such a registration, ``registered lobbyist'' 
        shall include each of the lobbyists identified therein.
          (6) ``Lobby'' and ``lobbied'' shall mean to act or 
        have acted as a registered lobbyist.
          (7) ``Lobbying activities'' shall have the definition 
        set forth in section 1602 of title 2, United States 
        Code.
          (8) ``Materially assist'' means to provide 
        substantive assistance but does not include providing 
        background or general education on a matter of law or 
        policy based upon an individual's subject matter 
        expertise, nor any conduct or assistance permitted 
        under section 207(j) of title 18, United States Code.
          (9) ``Particular matter'' shall have the same meaning 
        as set forth in section 207 of title 18, United States 
        Code, and section 2635.402(b)(3) of title 5, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
          (10) ``Particular matter involving specific parties'' 
        shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 
        2641.201(h) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        except that it shall also include any meeting or other 
        communication relating to the performance of one's 
        official duties with a former employer or former 
        client, unless the communication applies to a 
        particular matter of general applicability and 
        participation in the meeting or other event is open to 
        all interested parties.
          (11) ``Former employer'' is any person for whom the 
        appointee has within the 2 years prior to the date of 
        his or her appointment served as an employee, officer, 
        director, trustee, or general partner, except that 
        ``former employer'' does not include any executive 
        agency or other entity of the Federal Government, State 
        or local government, the District of Columbia, Native 
        American tribe, any United States territory or 
        possession, or any international organization in which 
        the United States is a member state.
          (12) ``Former client'' is any person for whom the 
        appointee served personally as agent, attorney, or 
        consultant within the 2 years prior to the date of his 
        or her appointment, but excluding instances where the 
        service provided was limited to speeches or similar 
        appearances. It does not include clients of the 
        appointee's former employer to whom the appointee did 
        not personally provide services.
          (13) ``Directly and substantially related to my 
        former employer or former clients'' shall mean matters 
        in which the appointee's former employer or a former 
        client is a party or represents a party.
          (14) ``Participate'' means to participate personally 
        and substantially.
          (15) ``Government official'' means any employee of 
        the executive branch.
          (16) ``Administration'' means all terms of office of 
        the incumbent President serving at the time of the 
        appointment of an appointee covered by this title.
          (17) ``Pledge'' means the ethics pledge set forth in 
        section 1011 of this title.
          (18) ``Senior White House staff'' means any person 
        appointed by the President to a position under sections 
        105(a)(2)(A) or (B) of title 3, United States Code, or 
        by the Vice President to a position under sections 
        106(a)(1)(A) or (B) of title 3.
          (19) All references to provisions of law and 
        regulations shall refer to such provisions as are in 
        effect on January 20, 2021.

SEC. 1013. WAIVER.

  (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), in consultation with the Counsel to the President, may 
grant to any current or former appointee a written waiver of 
any restrictions contained in the pledge signed by such 
appointee if, and to the extent that, the Director of OMB 
certifies in writing:--
          (1) that the literal application of the restriction 
        is inconsistent with the purposes of the restriction; 
        or
          (2) that it is in the public interest to grant the 
        waiver. Any such written waiver should reflect the 
        basis for the waiver and, in the case of a waiver of 
        the restrictions set forth in paragraphs (3)(B) and (C) 
        of the pledge, a discussion of the findings with 
        respect to the factors set forth in subsection (b) of 
        this section.
  (b) A waiver shall take effect when the certification is 
signed by the Director of OMB and shall be made public within 
10 days thereafter.
  (c) The public interest shall include, but not be limited to, 
exigent circumstances relating to national security, the 
economy, public health, or the environment. In determining 
whether it is in the public interest to grant a waiver of the 
restrictions contained in paragraphs (3)(B) and (C) of the 
pledge, the responsible official may consider the following 
factors--
          (1) the government's need for the individual's 
        services, including the existence of special 
        circumstances related to national security, the 
        economy, public health, or the environment;
          (2) the uniqueness of the individual's qualifications 
        to meet the government's needs;
          (3) the scope and nature of the individual's prior 
        lobbying activities, including whether such activities 
        were de minimis or rendered on behalf of a nonprofit 
        organization; and
          (4) the extent to which the purposes of the 
        restriction may be satisfied through other limitations 
        on the individual's services, such as those required by 
        paragraph (3)(A) of the pledge.

SEC. 1014. ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) The head of every executive agency shall, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, establish 
such rules or procedures (conforming as nearly as practicable 
to the agency's general ethics rules and procedures, including 
those relating to designated agency ethics officers) as are 
necessary or appropriate to ensure--
          (1) that every appointee in the agency signs the 
        pledge upon assuming the appointed office or otherwise 
        becoming an appointee;
          (2) that compliance with paragraph (3) of the pledge 
        is addressed in a written ethics agreement with each 
        appointee to whom it applies, which agreement shall 
        also be approved by the Counsel to the President prior 
        to the appointee commencing work;
          (3) that spousal employment issues and other 
        conflicts not expressly addressed by the pledge are 
        addressed in ethics agreements with appointees or, 
        where no such agreements are required, through ethics 
        counseling; and
          (4) that the agency generally complies with this 
        title.
  (b) With respect to the Executive Office of the President, 
the duties set forth in subsection (a) shall be the 
responsibility of the Counsel to the President.
  (c) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall--
          (1) ensure that the pledge and a copy of this title 
        are made available for use by agencies in fulfilling 
        their duties under subsection (a);
          (2) in consultation with the Attorney General or the 
        Counsel to the President, when appropriate, assist 
        designated agency ethics officers in providing advice 
        to current or former appointees regarding the 
        application of the pledge; and
          (3) in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
        Counsel to the President, adopt such rules or 
        procedures as are necessary or appropriate--
                  (A) to carry out the foregoing 
                responsibilities;
                  (B) to authorize limited exceptions to the 
                lobbyist gift ban for circumstances that do not 
                implicate the purposes of the ban;
                  (C) to make clear that no person shall have 
                violated the lobbyist gift ban if the person 
                properly disposes of a gift as provided by 
                section 2635.206 of title 5, Code of Federal 
                Regulations;
                  (D) to ensure that existing rules and 
                procedures for Government employees engaged in 
                negotiations for future employment with private 
                businesses that are affected by the employees' 
                official actions do not affect the integrity of 
                the Government's programs and operations; and
                  (E) to ensure, in consultation with the 
                Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
                that the requirement set forth in paragraph (6) 
                of the pledge is honored by every employee of 
                the executive branch; and
          (4) in consultation with the Director of OMB, report 
        to the President on whether full compliance is being 
        achieved with existing laws and regulations governing 
        executive branch procurement lobbying disclosure. This 
        report shall include recommendations on steps the 
        executive branch can take to expand, to the fullest 
        extent practicable, disclosure of both executive branch 
        procurement lobbying and of lobbying for Presidential 
        pardons. These recommendations shall include both 
        immediate actions the executive branch can take and, if 
        necessary, recommendations for legislation; and
          (5) provide an annual public report on the 
        administration of the pledge and this title.
  (d) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, the Counsel to the 
President, and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, report to the President on steps the executive 
branch can take to expand to the fullest extent practicable the 
revolving door ban set forth in paragraph (5) of the pledge to 
all executive branch employees who are involved in the 
procurement process such that they may not for 2 years after 
leaving Government service lobby any Government official 
regarding a Government contract that was under their official 
responsibility in the last 2 years of their Government service. 
This report shall include both immediate actions the executive 
branch can take and, if necessary, recommendations for 
legislation.
  (e) All pledges signed by appointees, and all waiver 
certifications with respect thereto, shall be filed with the 
head of the appointee's agency for permanent retention in the 
appointee's official personnel folder or equivalent folder.

SEC. 1015. ENFORCEMENT.

  (a) The contractual, fiduciary, and ethical commitments in 
the pledge provided for herein are solely enforceable by the 
United States pursuant to this section by any legally available 
means, including debarment proceedings within any affected 
executive agency or judicial civil proceedings for declaratory, 
injunctive, or monetary relief.
  (b) Any former appointee who is determined, after notice and 
hearing, by the duly designated authority within any agency, to 
have violated his or her pledge may be barred from lobbying any 
officer or employee of that agency for up to 5 years in 
addition to the time period covered by the pledge. The head of 
every executive agency shall, in consultation with the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics, establish procedures to 
implement this subsection, which procedures shall include (but 
not be limited to) providing for fact-finding and investigation 
of possible violations of this title and for referrals to the 
Attorney General for consideration pursuant to subsection (c) 
of this section.
  (c) The Attorney General is authorized--
          (1) upon receiving information regarding the possible 
        breach of any commitment in a signed pledge, to request 
        any appropriate Federal investigative authority to 
        conduct such investigations as may be appropriate; and
          (2) upon determining that there is a reasonable basis 
        to believe that a breach of a commitment has occurred 
        or will occur or continue, if not enjoined, to commence 
        a civil action against the former employee in any 
        United States District Court with jurisdiction to 
        consider the matter.
  (d) In any such civil action, the Attorney General is 
authorized to request any and all relief authorized by law, 
including but not limited to:
          (1) such temporary restraining orders and preliminary 
        and permanent injunctions as may be appropriate to 
        restrain future, recurring, or continuing conduct by 
        the former employee in breach of the commitments in the 
        pledge he or she signed; and
          (2) establishment of a constructive trust for the 
        benefit of the United States, requiring an accounting 
        and payment to the United States Treasury of all money 
        and other things of value received by, or payable to, 
        the former employee arising out of any breach or 
        attempted breach of the pledge signed by the former 
        employee.

SEC. 1016. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

  (a) If any provision of this title or the application of such 
provision is held to be invalid, the remainder of this title 
and other dissimilar applications of such provision shall not 
be affected.
  (b) Nothing in this title shall be construed to impair or 
otherwise affect--
          (1) the authority granted by law to an executive 
        department or agency, or the head thereof; or
          (2) the functions of the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget relating to budgetary, 
        administrative, or legislative proposals.
  (c) This title shall be implemented consistent with 
applicable law and subject to the availability of 
appropriations.
  (d) This title is not intended to, and does not, create any 
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law 
or in equity by any party against the United States, its 
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or 
agents, or any other person.
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 23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New 
             York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 17, insert after line 9 the following (and conform the 
table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 308. RULEMAKING FOR ETHICS REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL EXPENSE FUNDS.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics shall finalize a rule establishing ethics requirements 
for the establishment or operation of a legal expense fund for 
the benefit of the President, the Vice President, or any 
political appointee (as such term is defined in section 1216 of 
title 5, United States Code) consistent with the requirements 
of subsection (b).
  (b) Limitations on Acceptance of Certain Payments.--A legal 
expense fund described in subsection (a) may not accept any 
contribution or other payment made by--
          (1) an individual who is a registered lobbyist under 
        the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et 
        seq.); or
          (2) an agent of a foreign principal.
In the case of any such contribution being made, the legal 
expense fund shall take appropriate remedial action and the 
Director of the Office of Government Ethics may assess a fine 
against the individual or agent. For purposes of this section, 
the term ``agent of a foreign principal'' has the meaning given 
such term under section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act of 1938, as amended (2 U.S.C. 611).
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 24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New 
             York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 17, after line 9, insert the following:

SEC. 308. LIMITATIONS AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN DONATIONS TO, AND 
                    DISBURSEMENTS BY, INAUGURAL COMMITTEES.

  (a) Requirements for Inaugural Committees.--Title III of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 325. INAUGURAL COMMITTEES.

  ``(a) Prohibited Donations.--
          ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful--
                  ``(A) for an Inaugural Committee--
                          ``(i) to solicit, accept, or receive 
                        a donation from a person that is not an 
                        individual; or
                          ``(ii) to solicit, accept, or receive 
                        a donation from a foreign national;
                  ``(B) for a person--
                          ``(i) to make a donation to an 
                        Inaugural Committee in the name of 
                        another person, or to knowingly 
                        authorize his or her name to be used to 
                        effect such a donation;
                          ``(ii) to knowingly accept a donation 
                        to an Inaugural Committee made by a 
                        person in the name of another person; 
                        or
                          ``(iii) to convert a donation to an 
                        Inaugural Committee to personal use as 
                        described in paragraph (2); and
                  ``(C) for a foreign national to, directly or 
                indirectly, make a donation, or make an express 
                or implied promise to make a donation, to an 
                Inaugural Committee.
          ``(2) Conversion of donation to personal use.--For 
        purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(iii), a donation shall be 
        considered to be converted to personal use if any part 
        of the donated amount is used--
                  ``(A) to fulfill a commitment, obligation, or 
                expense of a person that would exist 
                irrespective of the responsibilities of the 
                Inaugural Committee; or
                  ``(B) to benefit the personal business 
                venture of the President or Vice President of 
                the United States, the Inaugural Committee, or 
                an immediate family member of such individuals.
          ``(3) No effect on disbursement of unused funds to 
        nonprofit organizations.--Nothing in this subsection 
        may be construed to prohibit an Inaugural Committee 
        from disbursing unused funds to an organization which 
        is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 
        section 501(a) of such Code.
  ``(b) Limitation on Donations.--
          ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for an 
        individual to make donations to an Inaugural Committee 
        which, in the aggregate, exceed $50,000.
          ``(2) Indexing.--At the beginning of each 
        Presidential election year (beginning with 2028), the 
        amount described in paragraph (1) shall be increased by 
        the cumulative percent difference determined in section 
        315(c)(1)(A) since the previous Presidential election 
        year. If any amount after such increase is not a 
        multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
        nearest multiple of $1,000.
  ``(c) Disclosure of Certain Donations and Disbursements.--
          ``(1) Donations over $1,000.--
                  ``(A) In general.--An Inaugural Committee 
                shall file with the Commission a report 
                disclosing any donation by an individual to the 
                committee in an amount of $1,000 or more not 
                later than 24 hours after the receipt of such 
                donation.
                  ``(B) Contents of report.--A report filed 
                under subparagraph (A) shall contain--
                          ``(i) the amount of the donation;
                          ``(ii) the date the donation is 
                        received; and
                          ``(iii) the name and address of the 
                        individual making the donation.
          ``(2) Final report.--Not later than the date that is 
        90 days after the date of the Presidential inaugural 
        ceremony, the Inaugural Committee shall file with the 
        Commission a report containing the following 
        information:
                  ``(A) For each donation of money or anything 
                of value made to the committee in an aggregate 
                amount equal to or greater than $200--
                          ``(i) the amount of the donation;
                          ``(ii) the date the donation is 
                        received; and
                          ``(iii) the name and address of the 
                        individual making the donation.
                  ``(B) The total amount of all disbursements, 
                and all disbursements in the following 
                categories:
                          ``(i) Disbursements made to meet 
                        committee operating expenses.
                          ``(ii) Repayment of all loans.
                          ``(iii) Donation refunds and other 
                        offsets to donations.
                          ``(iv) Any other disbursements.
                  ``(C) The name and address of each person--
                          ``(i) to whom a disbursement in an 
                        aggregate amount or value in excess of 
                        $200 is made by the committee to meet a 
                        committee operating expense, together 
                        with date, amount, and purpose of such 
                        operating expense;
                          ``(ii) who receives a loan repayment 
                        from the committee, together with the 
                        date and amount of such loan repayment;
                          ``(iii) who receives a donation 
                        refund or other offset to donations 
                        from the committee, together with the 
                        date and amount of such disbursement; 
                        and
                          ``(iv) to whom any other disbursement 
                        in an aggregate amount or value in 
                        excess of $200 is made by the 
                        committee, together with the date and 
                        amount of such disbursement.
  ``(d) Violation.--A violation of this section may be enforced 
pursuant to the practice and procedure described under section 
309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30109).
  ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to limit the authority of a Federal agency to enforce 
a Federal law with respect to an Inaugural Committee.
  ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
          ``(1)(A) The term `donation' includes--
                  ``(i) any gift, subscription, loan, advance, 
                or deposit of money or anything of value made 
                by any person to the committee; or
                  ``(ii) the payment by any person of 
                compensation for the personal services of 
                another person which are rendered to the 
                committee without charge for any purpose.
          ``(B) The term `donation' does not include the value 
        of services provided without compensation by any 
        individual who volunteers on behalf of the committee.
          ``(2) The term `foreign national' has the meaning 
        given that term by section 319(b).
          ``(3) The term `immediate family member' means a 
        parent, parent-in-law, spouse, adult child, or sibling.
          ``(4) The term `Inaugural Committee' has the meaning 
        given that term by section 501 of title 36, United 
        States Code.''.
  (b) Confirming Amendment Related to Reporting Requirements.--
Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act (52 U.S.C. 
30104) is amended--
          (1) by striking subsection (h); and
          (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
        (h).
  (c) Conforming Amendment Related to Status of Committee.--
Section 510 of title 36, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:

``Sec. 510. Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations

  ``A committee shall not be considered to be the Inaugural 
Committee for purposes of this chapter unless the committee 
agrees to, and meets, the requirements of section 325 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.''.
  (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to Inaugural Committees established 
under chapter 5 of title 36, United States Code, for 
inaugurations held in 2025 and any succeeding year.
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 25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New 
             York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle B of title VIII add the following:

SEC. 814. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS.

  (a) Amendment.--Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 513. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE ANALYSES, EVALUATIONS, AND 
                    INVESTIGATIONS.

  ``(a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence 
shall, to the extent consistent with due regard for the 
protection from unauthorized disclosure of classified 
information relating to sensitive intelligence sources and 
methods, ensure that personnel of the Government Accountability 
Office designated by the Comptroller General are provided with 
access to all information in the possession of an element of 
the intelligence community that the Comptroller General 
determines is necessary for such personnel to conduct an 
analysis, evaluation, or investigation of a program or activity 
of an element of the intelligence community that is requested 
by a committee of Congress with jurisdiction over such program 
or activity.
  ``(b) Confidentiality.--(1) The Comptroller General shall 
maintain the same level of confidentiality for information made 
available for an analysis, evaluation, or investigation 
referred to in subsection (a) as is required of the head of the 
element of the intelligence community from which such 
information is obtained. Officers and employees of the 
Government Accountability Office are subject to the same 
statutory penalties for unauthorized disclosure or use of such 
information as officers or employees of the element of the 
intelligence community that provided the Comptroller General or 
officers and employees of the Government Accountability Office 
with access to such information.
  ``(2) The Comptroller General shall establish procedures to 
protect from unauthorized disclosure all classified and other 
sensitive information furnished to the Comptroller General or 
any representative of the Comptroller General for conducting an 
analysis, evaluation, or investigation referred to in 
subsection (a). Such procedures shall be established in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the 
congressional intelligence committees.
  ``(3) Before initiating an analysis, evaluation, or 
investigation referred to in subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General shall provide the Director of National Intelligence and 
the head of each relevant element of the intelligence community 
with the name of each officer and employee of the Government 
Accountability Office who has obtained appropriate security 
clearance and to whom, upon proper identification, records and 
information of the element of the intelligence community shall 
be made available in conducting such analysis, evaluation, or 
investigation.
  ``(4) Any analysis, evaluation, or report prepared pursuant 
to this provision shall be unclassified but may include a 
classified annex, which shall be submitted to the congressional 
intelligence committees and, consistent with the protection of 
intelligence sources and methods, to the requesting committee 
with jurisdiction over the program or activity that is the 
subject of the report.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 512 the following 
new item:

``Sec. 513. Government Accountability Office analyses, evaluations, and 
          investigations.''.
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 26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Omar of Minnesota or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 122, line 23, insert before ``a commissioned officer'' 
the following: ``a fellow or intern at an agency,''.
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 27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pascrell Jr. of New 
            Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of section 1002 the following:
  (c) Criminal Penalty.--
          (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 73 of 
        title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
        section 7326 the following:

``Sec. 7328. Criminal penalty for Hatch Act violations

  ``(a) In General.--Any person who knowingly violates section 
7323 or 7324 shall be fined $50,000 (notwithstanding section 
3571(e) of title 18), or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 
or both. Notwithstanding section 3571(e) of title 18, for each 
violation after the first, the fine applicable under this 
section shall be double the amount of the fine assessed for the 
previous violation.
  ``(b) Attorney Fees.--A court may assess against the United 
States reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs 
reasonably incurred in any case under this section in which an 
employee has established, by a preponderance of the evidence, 
that a superior ordered or otherwise coerced the employee into 
taking any act that resulted in a violation of such section 
7323 or 7324.''.
          (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections of 
        such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 7326 the following:

``7328. Criminal penalty for Hatch Act violations.''.

          (3) Training.--After an individual's first violation 
        of section 7323 or 7324 of title 5, United States Code, 
        such individual shall be provided training by the 
        employing agency on how to avoid subsequent violations 
        of either such section.
  Insert after section 1002 the following:

SEC. 1003. DISCLOSURE OF HATCH ACT INVESTIGATIONS FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL 
                    EMPLOYEES.

  Section 1216 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
  ``(d)(1) With respect to any investigation of an allegation 
of prohibited activity under subsection (a)(1) against a 
political employee, not later than 14 days after the Special 
Counsel makes a final determination under such investigation 
with respect to whether a violation occurred, the Special 
Counsel shall--
          ``(A) publish, on the Office of Special Counsel's 
        website, such determination and a report on that 
        determination; and
          ``(B) submit such report to the Committee on 
        Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate.
  ``(2) In this subsection, the term `political employee' means 
any individual occupying any of the following positions in the 
executive branch of Government (including an individual 
carrying out the duties of a position described in paragraph 
(1) in an acting capacity):
          ``(A) Any position required to be filled by an 
        appointment by the President by and with the advice and 
        consent of the Senate.
          ``(B) Any position in the executive branch of the 
        Government of a confidential or policy-determining 
        character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
        title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
          ``(C) Any position in or under the Executive Office 
        of the President.
          ``(D) Any position in or under the Office of the Vice 
        President.
          ``(E) Any position in the Senior Executive Service 
        that is not a career appointee, a limited term 
        appointee, or a limited emergency appointee (as those 
        terms are defined in section 3132(a)).''.

SEC. 1004. CLARIFICATION ON CANDIDATES VISITING FEDERAL PROPERTY.

  (a) In General.--Section 7323 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(d) Nothing in this section or section 7324 shall be 
construed to prohibit an employee from allowing a Member of 
Congress or any other elected official from visiting Federal 
facilities for an official purpose, including receiving 
briefings, tours, or other official information.''.
  (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section 7323 
is further amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``his'' and 
        inserting ``the employee's''; and
          (2) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the 
                employee''; and
                  (B) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the 
                employee's''.

SEC. 1005. APPLYING HATCH ACT TO PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT WHILE ON 
                    FEDERAL PROPERTY.

  (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 73 of title 5, 
United States Code, as amended by section 1002(c), is further 
amended by redesignating section 7326 as section 7327 and by 
inserting after section 7325 the following:

``Sec. 7326. Limitations on political activity of president and vice 
                    president while on White House grounds

  ``Notwithstanding section 7322(1), the prohibitions on 
political activity under section 7323(a) and section 7324 shall 
apply to the President and Vice President while the President 
and Vice President are on or in any part of the White House and 
White House grounds that is regularly used in the discharge of 
official duties.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of such 
subchapter, as amended by section 1002(c), is fruther amended 
by striking the item relating to section 7326 and inserting the 
following:

``7326. Limitations on political activity of President and Vice 
          President while on Federal property
``7327. Penalties''.

SEC. 1006. GRANTING THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

  Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, the 
Office of Special Counsel shall have exclusive authority to 
promulgate regulations with respect to authority granted to the 
Office under the Hatch Act.

SEC. 1007. GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POLITICAL APPOINTEES.

  Section 1204(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding the previous 
sentences, in the case of contumacy or failure by an individual 
to obey a subpoena issued under subsection (b)(2)(A) or section 
1214(b) with respect to an investigation into any violation of 
section 7323 or 7324, the Board may issue an order requiring 
that individual to appear at any designated place to testify or 
to produce documentary or other evidence.''.''.

SEC. 1008. INVESTIGATING FORMER POLITICAL EMPLOYEES.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of 
Special Counsel may continue an investigation of a violation of 
section 7323 or 7324 of title 5, United States Code, of an 
individual who is a former employee but only if such 
investigation commenced while the individual was an employee. 
In this section, the term ``employee'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 7322(1) of such title.

SEC. 1009. GAO REVIEW OF REIMBURSABLE POLITICAL EVENTS.

  Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
on reimbursable political events held at the White House or on 
the White House grounds during the period beginning on January 
1, 1997, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act. Such 
report shall include the following:
          (1) Whether, during such period, the requirements in 
        annual appropriations Acts with respect to reimbursable 
        political events have been followed, including the 
        requirements under the heading ``Executive Residence At 
        the White House--Reimbursable Expenses'' in division D 
        of Public Law 116-6.
          (2) An assessment of what constitutes a political 
        event during such period.
          (3) Whether an event that was not classified as a 
        political event during such period should have been 
        classified as such an event.
          (4) A review of any payment made by a political 
        entity under the terms of such requirements.
          (5) Recommendations for Congress on--
                  (A) a definition for the term ``political 
                event''; and
                  (B) how to assess whether administrations are 
                following such requirements and how to hold 
                administrations accountable if such 
                requirements are not followed.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Phillips of Minnesota 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY FOR POLITICAL 
                    CONVENTIONS.

  (a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 611 the following:

``Sec. 612. Prohibition on use of Federal property for certain 
                    political activities

  ``(a) A convention of a national political party held to 
nominate a candidate for the office of President or Vice 
President may not be held on or in any Federal property.
  ``(b) Any candidate or the authorized committee of the 
candidate under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which 
was responsible for a convention in violation of subsection (a) 
shall be subject to an assessment of a civil penalty equal to 
the fair market value of the cost of the convention or $50,000, 
whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than five years, 
or both.
  ``(c) In this section, the term `Federal property' means any 
building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or 
occupied by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States, including the White House grounds and the White 
House (including the Old Executive Office Building, the West 
Wing, the East Wing, the Rose Garden, and the Executive 
Residence, but not including the second floor of the Executive 
Residence).''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 611 the following:

``612. Prohibition on use of Federal property for certain political 
          activities.''.

  (c) Application.--
          (1) In general.--This Act and the amendments made by 
        this Act shall apply to any convention described in 
        section 612(a) of title 18, United States Code, as 
        added by subsection (a), occurring on or after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
          (2) Travel.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments 
        made by this Act shall be construed to limit or 
        otherwise prevent the President or Vice President from 
        using vehicles (including aircraft) owned or leased by 
        the Government for travel to or from any such 
        convention.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Phillips of Minnesota 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 175, insert after line 18 the following (and redesignate 
the succeeding provisions accordingly):

                    DIVISION D--RANKED CHOICE VOTING


      TITLE XV--ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSITION TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING


SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Voter Choice Act''.

SEC. 1502. ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSITION TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING.

  (a) In General.--Title V of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 21121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

               ``Subtitle B--Ranked Choice Voting Program


``SEC. 511. RANKED CHOICE VOTING PROGRAM.

  ``(a) Definition of Ranked Choice Voting System.--For 
purposes of this subtitle, the term `ranked choice voting 
system' means a set of election methods which allow each voter 
to rank contest options in order of the voter's preference, in 
which votes are counted in rounds using a series of runoff 
tabulations to defeat contest options with the fewest votes, 
and which elects a winner with a majority of final round votes 
in a single-winner contest and provides proportional 
representation in multi-winner contests.
  ``(b) Program.--The Commission shall establish a program 
under which the Commission--
          ``(1) provides technical assistance to State and 
        local governments that are considering whether to make, 
        or that are in the process of making, a transition to a 
        ranked choice voting system for Federal, State, or 
        local elections; and
          ``(2) awards grants to States and local government to 
        support the transition to a ranked choice voting 
        system, including through the acquisition of voting 
        equipment and tabulation software, appropriate ballot 
        design, the development and publication of educational 
        materials, and voter outreach.
  ``(c) Rules for Grants.--
          ``(1) Selection of grant recipients.--To the extent 
        possible, the Commission shall award grants under 
        subsection (b)(2) to areas that represent a diversity 
        of jurisdictions with respect to geography, population 
        characteristics, and population density.
          ``(2) Award limitation.--The amount of any grant 
        awarded under subsection (b)(2) shall not exceed 50 
        percent of the cost of the activities covered by the 
        grant.

``SEC. 512. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  ``(a) In General.--In addition to any funds authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commission under section 210, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
  ``(b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization under this section shall remain available, 
without fiscal year limitation, until expended.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendments.--
          (1) Section 202(6) of the Help America Vote Act of 
        2002 (52 U.S.C. 20922) is amended by striking ``the 
        Help America Vote College Program under title V'' and 
        inserting ``the programs under title V''.
          (2) Title V of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
        U.S.C. 21121 et seq.) is amended by striking the matter 
        preceding section 501 and inserting the following:

                ``TITLE V--ELECTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS


           ``Subtitle A--Help America Vote College Program''.

          (3) Section 503 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21123) is 
        amended by striking ``title'' and inserting 
        ``subtitle''.
          (4) The table of sections of the Help America Vote 
        Act of 2002 is amended--
                  (A) by striking the item relating to title V 
                and inserting the following:

                ``TITLE V--ELECTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS


          ``Subtitle A--Help America Vote College Program and

                  (B) by inserting after the item relating to 
                section 503 the following:

               ``Subtitle B--Ranked Choice Voting Program


``Sec. 511. Ranked choice voting program.
``Sec. 512. Authorization of appropriations.''.

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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Quigley of Illinois or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end the following:

SEC. __. IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFLUENTIAL VISITOR ACCESS RECORDS.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Covered location.--The term ``covered location'' 
        means--
                  (A) the White House;
                  (B) the residence of the Vice President; and
                  (C) any other location at which the President 
                or the Vice President regularly conducts 
                official business.
          (2) Covered records.--The term ``covered records'' 
        means information relating to a visit at a covered 
        location, which shall include--
                  (A) the name of each visitor at the covered 
                location;
                  (B) the name of each individual with whom 
                each visitor described in subparagraph (A) met 
                at the covered location; and
                  (C) the purpose of the visit.
  (b) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall establish and update, every 90 days thereafter, 
a publicly available database that contains covered records for 
the preceding 90-day period, on a publicly available website in 
an easily searchable and downloadable format.
  (c) Exceptions.--
          (1) In general.--The President shall not include in 
        the database established under subsection (b) any 
        covered record--
                  (A) the posting of which would implicate 
                personal privacy or law enforcement concerns or 
                threaten national security;
                  (B) relating to a purely personal guest at a 
                covered location; or
                  (C) that reveals the social security number, 
                taxpayer identification number, birth date, 
                home address, or personal phone number of an 
                individual, the name of an individual who is 
                less than 18 years old, or a financial account 
                number.
          (2) Sensitive meetings.--With respect to a 
        particularly sensitive meeting at a covered location, 
        the President shall--
                  (A) include the number of visitors at the 
                covered location in the database established 
                under subsection (b);
                  (B) post the applicable covered records in 
                the database established under subsection (b) 
                when the President determines that release of 
                the covered records is no longer sensitive; and
                  (C) post any reasonably segregable portion 
                that is not covered by an exception described 
                in subsection (c) of any such excepted record 
                on the website described under subsection (b).
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Raskin of Maryland or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, after line 2, insert the following (and redesignate 
the following subsections accordingly):
  ``(d) Delay in Trial or Other Legal Proceedings.--In the case 
of an indictment of any person serving as President or Vice 
President of the United States, a trial or other legal 
proceeding with respect to such indictment may be delayed at 
the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction to the 
extent that ongoing criminal proceedings would interfere with 
the performance of the defendant's duties while in office.
  ``(e) Burden of Proof.--With respect to an exercise of 
discretion under subsection (d), the burden of proof shall be 
on the defendant to demonstrate that an ongoing criminal 
proceeding would pose a substantial burden on the defendant's 
ability to fulfill the duties of the defendant's office.''.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ross of North Carolina 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, insert after line 12 the following:

SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS.

  The President may not require an officer or employee of the 
Executive Office of the President to enter into a nondisclosure 
agreement that is not related to the protection of classified 
or controlled unclassified information as a condition of 
employment or upon separation from the civil service.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ross of North Carolina 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 176, insert after line 3 the following (and conform the 
table of contents accordingly):

               DIVISION E--PROTECTING ELECTION OFFICIALS


                       TITLE XVI--DOJ TASK FORCE


SEC. 1601. ELECTION OFFICIALS SECURITY TASK FORCE.

  The Attorney General shall establish a task force, to be 
headed by the head of the Civil Rights Division of the 
Department of Justice, for purposes of studying threats or acts 
of violence against the people responsible for ensuring the 
integrity of Federal and State elections in the United States, 
and their families, and to provide expertise and resources for 
the identification, investigation, and prosecution of the 
persons responsible for such threats and acts, including by 
making referrals for criminal prosecutions. The task force 
shall include representatives from the following:
          (1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
          (2) The United States Marshals Service.
          (3) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
        Agency of the Department of Homeland Security.
          (4) State and local prosecutors and election 
        officials.
          (5) The Election Assistance Commission.
          (6) Elections officials associations.
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      34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scanlon of 
         Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 86, line 12, strike ``January 30 and July 30 of each 
year'' and insert ``January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 
30 of each year''.
  Page 86, beginning on line 16, strike ``the 6-month period 
preceding that January or July'' and insert ``the 3-month 
period preceding that January, April, July, or October''.

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