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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4744 

To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for certain 

agreements relating to the 46th G7 Summit, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 18, 2019 

Ms. FRANKEL (for herself, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds 

for certain agreements relating to the 46th G7 Summit, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trump’s Heist Under5 mines the G7 Act’’ or the ‘‘THUG Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF DOCUMENTS. 

7 (a) TRANSMISSION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 

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1 dent shall transmit to the Comptroller General of the 

2 United States and to the committees listed in subsection 

3 (b) copies of each document, record, memo, correspond4 ence, or other communication that relates to the decision 

5 to host the 46th G7 Summit at the Trump National Doral 

6 Miami. 

7 (b) COMMITTEES LISTED.—The committees listed in 

8 this subsection are the following: 

9 (1) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Com10 mittee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on 

11 Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Af12 fairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives. 

14 (2) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Com15 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af16 fairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 

17 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

18 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR HOSTING 

19 THE G7 SUMMIT AT THE TRUMP NATIONAL 

20 DORAL MIAMI. 

21 (a) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds may be obli22 gated or expended to enter into any new contract, grant, 

23 or cooperative agreement for any purpose relating to the 

24 46th G7 Summit with the Trump National Doral Miami, 

25 Miami, Florida. 


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1 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition under subsection (a) 

2 may be waived if the Director of the Secret Service cer3 tifies to the committees listed in section 2(b) that an obli4 gation or expenditure is necessary to carry out the duties 

5 of the Director under section 3056 of title 18, United 

6 States Code, or any other duty under law (including Presi7 dential memorandum) to provide protection to a person. 

8 (c) G7 DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘G7’’ means 

9 the organization of leading economies commonly known as 

10 the ‘‘G7’’ that includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, 

11 Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States as 

12 members, with the European Union as an observer. 

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