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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4682 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4682

 To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and 
enforcement of ethics and lobbying laws and regulations, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2006

 Ms. Pelosi (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. George Miller of 
  California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
Obey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
   Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
 Barrow, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of 
  New York, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
 Boswell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
Cleaver, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis 
 of Alabama, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Davis 
  of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
   Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
 Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, 
  Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of 
   Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
 Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Mr. Holt, 
   Ms. Hooley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
 Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy 
of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
 Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
  McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
 Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
  Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
   Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North 
  Carolina, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
 Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
   California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of 
   Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, 
 Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, 
Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
 Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wu) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Government Reform, 
       Standards of Official Conduct, Armed Services, and House 
   Administration, 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 provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and 
enforcement of ethics and lobbying laws and regulations, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Honest Leadership 
and Open Government Act of 2006''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
                  TITLE I--CLOSING THE REVOLVING DOOR

Sec. 101. Extension of lobbying ban for former Members and employees of 
                            Congress and executive branch officials.
Sec. 102. Elimination of floor privileges and access to Members 
                            exercise facilities for former Member 
                            lobbyists.
Sec. 103. Disclosure by Members of Congress and senior congressional 
                            staff of employment negotiations.
Sec. 104. Ethics review of employment negotiations by executive branch 
                            officials.
Sec. 105. Wrongfully influencing a private entity's employment 
                            decisions or practices.
              TITLE II--FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING

Sec. 201. Quarterly filing of lobbying disclosure reports.
Sec. 202. Electronic filing of lobbying disclosure reports.
Sec. 203. Additional lobbying disclosure requirements.
Sec. 204. Disclosure of paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.
Sec. 205. Disclosure of lobbying activities by certain coalitions and 
                            associations.
Sec. 206. Disclosure by registered lobbyists of past executive and 
                            congressional employment.
Sec. 207. Public database of lobbying disclosure information.
Sec. 208. Conforming amendment.
         TITLE III--RESTRICTING CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL AND GIFTS

Sec. 301. Ban on gifts from lobbyists.
Sec. 302. Prohibition on privately funded travel.
Sec. 303. Prohibiting lobbyist organization and participation in 
                            congressional travel.
Sec. 304. Reimbursement and disclosure of noncommercial travel.
Sec. 305. Per diem expenses for congressional travel.
             TITLE IV--ENFORCEMENT OF LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS

Sec. 401. Office of public integrity.
Sec. 402. Increased civil and criminal penalties for failure to comply 
                            with lobbying disclosure requirements.
Sec. 403. Penalty for false certification in connection with 
                            congressional travel.
Sec. 404. Mandatory annual ethics training for House employees.
                        TITLE V--OPEN GOVERNMENT

Sec. 501. Fiscal responsibility.
Sec. 502. Curbing abuses of power.
Sec. 503. Ending 2-day work weeks.
Sec. 504. Knowing what the House is voting on.
Sec. 505. Full and open debate in conference.
               TITLE VI--ANTI-CRONYISM AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Sec. 601. Minimum requirements for political appointees holding public 
                            safety positions.
Sec. 602. Effective date.
            TITLE VII--ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CONTRACT CHEATERS

Sec. 701. Public availability of Federal contract awards.
Sec. 702. Prohibition on award of monopoly contracts.
Sec. 703. Competition in multiple award contracts.
Sec. 704. Suspension and debarment of unethical contractors.
Sec. 705. Criminal sanctions for cheating taxpayers and wartime fraud.
Sec. 706. Prohibition on contractor conflicts of interest.
Sec. 707. Disclosure of Government contractor overcharges.
Sec. 708. Penalties for improper sole-source contracting procedures.
Sec. 709. Stopping the revolving door.
                   TITLE VIII--PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES

Sec. 801. Presidential libraries.

                  TITLE I--CLOSING THE REVOLVING DOOR

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF LOBBYING BAN FOR FORMER MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF 
              CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS.

    Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``One-
                year'' and inserting ``Two-year'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'' in both places it appears; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``1-year 
                period'' and inserting ``2-year period;''
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``2 years''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``1-year period'' 
                and inserting ``2-year period''.

SEC. 102. ELIMINATION OF FLOOR PRIVILEGES AND ACCESS TO MEMBERS 
              EXERCISE FACILITIES FOR FORMER MEMBER LOBBYISTS.

    (a) Floor Privileges.--(1) Clause 4 of rule IV of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``4. (a) A former Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner; a 
former Parliamentarian of the House; or a former elected officer of the 
House or former minority employee nominated as an elected officer of 
the House; or a head of a department shall not be entitled to the 
privilege of admission to the Hall of the House and rooms leading 
thereto if he or she--
            ``(1) is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
        principal as those terms are defined in clause 5 of rule XXV;
            ``(2) has any direct personal or pecuniary interest in any 
        legislative measure pending before the House or reported by a 
        committee; or
            ``(3) is in the employ of or represents any party or 
        organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or 
        indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any 
        legislative proposal.
    ``(b) The Speaker may promulgate regulations that exempt ceremonial 
or educational functions from the restrictions of this clause.''.
    (2) Clause 2(a)(12) of rule IV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting ``(subject to clause 4)'' 
before the period.
    (b) Exercise Facilities.--(1) The House of Representatives may not 
provide access to any exercise facility which is made available 
exclusively to Members and former Members of the House of 
Representatives to any former Member who is a lobbyist registered under 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or any successor statute. For 
purposes of this section, the term ``Member of the House of 
Representatives'' includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
Congress.
    (2) The Committee on House Administration shall promulgate 
regulations to carry out this section.

SEC. 103. DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL 
              STAFF OF EMPLOYMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

    Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 
by redesignating clause 14 as clause 15 and by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
    ``14. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House covered by the post employment restriction 
provisions of title 18, United States Code, shall notify the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct that he or she is negotiating or has 
any arrangement concerning prospective private employment if a conflict 
of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest may exist.
    ``(b) The disclosure and notification under subparagraph (a) shall 
be made within 3 business days after the commencement of such 
negotiation or arrangement.
    ``(c) A Member or employee to whom this rule applies shall recuse 
himself or herself from any matter in which there is a conflict of 
interest for that Member or employee under this rule and notify the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of such recusal.
    ``(d)(1) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
develop guidelines concerning conduct which is covered by this 
paragraph.
    ``(2) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall maintain 
a current public record of all notifications received under 
subparagraph (a) and of all recusals under subparagraph (c).''.

SEC. 104. ETHICS REVIEW OF EMPLOYMENT NEGOTIATIONS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH 
              OFFICIALS.

    Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``the Government official 
                responsible for appointment to his or her position'' 
                the following: ``and the Office of Government Ethics''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``a written determination made by 
                such official'' and inserting ``a written determination 
                made by the Office of Government Ethics, after 
                consultation with such official,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``the official 
        responsible for the employee's appointment, after review of'' 
        and inserting ``the Office of Government Ethics, after 
        consultation with the official responsible for the employee's 
        appointment and after review of''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Upon request'' and all that 
                follows through ``Ethics in Government Act of 1978.'' 
                and inserting ``In each case in which the Office of 
                Government Ethics makes a determination granting an 
                exemption under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3) to a 
                person, the Office shall, not later than 3 business 
                days after making such determination, make available to 
                the public pursuant to the procedures set forth in 
                section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 
                and publish in the Federal Register, such determination 
                and the materials submitted by such person in 
                requesting such exemption.''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the agency may withhold'' and 
                inserting ``the Office of Government Ethics may 
                withhold''.

SEC. 105. WRONGFULLY INFLUENCING A PRIVATE ENTITY'S EMPLOYMENT 
              DECISIONS OR PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 226. Wrongfully influencing a private entity's employment 
              decisions by a Member of Congress
    ``Whoever, being a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress or an employee of either House 
of Congress, with the intent to influence on the basis of partisan 
political affiliation an employment decision or employment practice of 
any private entity--
            ``(1) takes or withholds, or offers or threatens to take or 
        withhold, an official act; or
            ``(2) influences, or offers or threatens to influence, the 
        official act of another;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 15 
years, or both, and may be disqualified from holding any office of 
honor, trust, or profit under the United States.''.
    (b) No Inference.--Nothing in section 226 of title 18, United 
States Code, as added by this section, shall be construed to create any 
inference with respect to whether the activity described in section 226 
of title 18, United States Code, was already a criminal or civil 
offense prior to the enactment of this Act, including sections 201(b), 
201(c), and 216 of title 18, United States Code.
    (c) Chapter Analysis.--The chapter analysis for chapter 11 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``226. Wrongfully influencing a private entity's employment decisions 
                            by a Member of Congress.''.
    (d) House Rules.--Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House (as amended 
by section 103) is further amended by redesignating clause 15 as clause 
16, and by inserting after clause 14 the following new clause:
    ``15. No Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall, with the 
intent to influence on the basis of partisan political affiliation an 
employment decision or employment practice of any private entity--
            ``(1) take or withhold, or offer or threaten to take or 
        withhold, an official act; or
            ``(2) influence, or offer or threaten to influence, the 
        official act of another.''.

              TITLE II--FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING

SEC. 201. QUARTERLY FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REPORTS.

    (a) Quarterly Filing Required.--Section 5 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Semiannual'' and inserting 
                ``Quarterly'';
                    (B) by striking ``the semiannual period'' and all 
                that follows through ``July of each year'' and insert 
                ``the quarterly period beginning on the first days of 
                January, April, July, and October of each year''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such semiannual period'' and 
                insert ``such quarterly period''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``semiannual report'' and inserting 
                ``quarterly report'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``semiannual 
                filing period'' and inserting ``quarterly period'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``semiannual 
                period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``semiannual 
                filing period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definition.--Section 3(10) of the Lobbying Disclosure 
        Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended by striking ``six month 
        period'' and inserting ``three-month period''.
            (2) Registration.--Section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
        of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking 
                ``semiannual period'' and inserting ``quarterly 
                period''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 
                ``semiannual period'' and inserting ``quarterly 
                period''.
            (3) Enforcement.--Section 6 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
        of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended in paragraph (6) by striking 
        ``semiannual period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''.
            (4) Estimates.--Section 15 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
        of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1610) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``semiannual 
                period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``semiannual 
                period'' and inserting ``quarterly period''.
            (5) Dollar amounts.--
                    (A) Section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
                1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by striking 
                        ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$2,500'';
                            (ii) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii), by 
                        striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$10,000'';
                            (iii) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''; and
                            (iv) in subsection (b)(4), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
                    (B) Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
                1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' and ``$20,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$5,000'' and ``$10,000'', respectively; and
                            (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
                        ``$10,000'' both places such term appears and 
                        inserting ``$5,000''.

SEC. 202. ELECTRONIC FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REPORTS.

    Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Electronic Filing Required.--A report required to be filed 
under this section shall be filed in electronic form, in addition to 
any other form that may be required by the Secretary of the Senate or 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Secretary of the Senate 
and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall provide for public 
access to such reports on the Internet.''.

SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Disclosure of Contributions and Payments.--Section 5(b) of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), as added by section 204(c), by 
        striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) for each registrant (and for any political committee, 
        as defined in section 301(4) of the Federal Election Campaign 
        Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)), affiliated with such registrant) 
        and for each employee listed as a lobbyist by a registrant 
        under paragraph 2(C)--
                    ``(A) the name of each Federal candidate or 
                officeholder, leadership PAC, or political party 
                committee, to whom a contribution was made, and the 
                amount of such contribution; and
                    ``(B) the name of each Federal candidate or 
                officeholder, or a leadership PAC of such candidate or 
                officeholder, or political party committee for whom a 
                fundraising event was hosted, cohosted, or otherwise 
                sponsored, the date and location of the event, and the 
                total amount raised by the event;
            ``(7) a certification that the lobbying firm or registrant 
        has not provided, requested, or directed a gift, including 
        travel, to a Member or employee of Congress in violation of 
        clause 5 of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives;
            ``(8) the date, recipient, and amount of funds contributed 
        or disbursed by, or arranged by, a registrant or employee 
        listed as a lobbyist--
                    ``(A) to pay the costs of an event to honor or 
                recognize a covered legislative branch official or 
                covered executive branch official;
                    ``(B) to, or on behalf of, an entity that is named 
                for a covered legislative branch official or covered 
                executive branch official, or to a person or entity in 
                recognition of such official;
                    ``(C) to an entity established, financed, 
                maintained, or controlled by a covered legislative 
                branch official or covered executive branch official, 
                or an entity designated by such official; or
                    ``(D) to pay the costs of a meeting, retreat, 
                conference or other similar event held by, or for the 
                benefit of, 1 or more covered legislative branch 
                officials or covered executive branch officials;
        except that this paragraph shall not apply to any payment or 
        reimbursement made from funds required to be reported under 
        section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
        U.S.C. 434); and
            ``(9) the name of each Member of Congress contacted by 
        lobbyists employed by the registrant on behalf of the 
        client.''.
    (b) Leadership PAC.--Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) Leadership pac.--The term `leadership PAC' means an 
        unauthorized multicandidate political committee that is 
        established, financed, maintained, and controlled by an 
        individual who is a Federal officeholder or a candidate for 
        Federal office.''.
    (c) Full and Detailed Accounting.--Section 5(c)(1) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
``shall be rounded to the nearest $20,000'' and inserting ``shall be 
rounded to the nearest $1,000''.
    (d) Notification of Members.--Section 6 of the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended in paragraph (2) by striking 
``review, and, where necessary'' and inserting ``review and--
                    ``(A) if a report states (under section 5(b)(9) or 
                otherwise) that a Member of Congress was contacted, 
                immediately notify that Member of that report; and
                    ``(B) where necessary,''.

SEC. 204. DISCLOSURE OF PAID EFFORTS TO STIMULATE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING.

    (a) Disclosure of Paid Efforts to Stimulate Grassroots Lobbying.--
Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Lobbying activities include paid efforts to stimulate 
        grassroots lobbying, but do not include grassroots lobbying.''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(18) Grassroots lobbying.--The term `grassroots lobbying' 
        means the voluntary efforts of members of the general public to 
        communicate their own views on an issue to Federal officials or 
        to encourage other members of the general public to do the 
        same.
            ``(19) Paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.--The 
        term `paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying'--
                    ``(A) means any paid attempt to influence the 
                general public, or segments thereof, to engage in 
                grassroots lobbying or lobbying contacts; and
                    ``(B) does not include any attempt described in 
                subparagraph (A) by a person or entity directed to its 
                members, employees, officers or shareholders, unless 
                such attempt is financed with funds directly or 
                indirectly received from or arranged by a lobbyist or 
                other registrant under this Act retained by another 
                person or entity.
            ``(20) Grassroots lobbying firm.--The term `grassroots 
        lobbying firm' means a person or entity that--
                    ``(A) is retained by 1 or more clients to engage in 
                paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying on behalf 
                of such clients; and
                    ``(B) receives income of, or spends or agrees to 
                spend, an aggregate of $50,000 or more for such efforts 
                in any quarterly period.''.
    (b) Registration.--Section 4(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1603(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``45'' and inserting 
        ``20'';
            (2) in the flush matter at the end of paragraph (3)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``as estimated'' and inserting ``as 
                included''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``For 
                purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) the term `lobbying 
                activities' shall not include paid efforts to stimulate 
                grassroots lobbying.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Grassroots lobbying firms.--Not later than 20 days 
        after a grassroots lobbying firm first is retained by a client 
        to engage in paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying, 
        such grassroots lobbying firm shall register with the Secretary 
        of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.''.
    (c) Separate Itemization of Paid Efforts to Stimulate Grassroots 
Lobbying.--Section 5(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by--
                    (A) inserting after ``total amount of all income'' 
                the following: ``(including a separate good faith 
                estimate of the total amount relating specifically to 
                paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying and, 
                within that amount, a good faith estimate of the total 
                amount specifically relating to paid advertising)''; 
                and
                    (B) striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by--
                    (A) inserting after ``total expenses'' the 
                following: ``(including a good faith estimate of the 
                total amount relating specifically to paid efforts to 
                stimulate grassroots lobbying and, within that total 
                amount, a good faith estimate of the total amount 
                specifically relating to paid advertising)''; and
                    (B) striking the period and inserting a semicolon;
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) in the case of a grassroots lobbying firm, for each 
        client--
                    ``(A) a good faith estimate of the total 
                disbursements made for grassroots lobbying activities, 
                and a subtotal for disbursements made for grassroots 
                lobbying through paid advertising;
                    ``(B) identification of each person or entity other 
                than an employee who received a disbursement of funds 
                for grassroots lobbying activities of $10,000 or more 
                during the period and the total amount each person or 
                entity received; and
                    ``(C) if such disbursements are made through a 
                person or entity who serves as an intermediary or 
                conduit, identification of each such intermediary or 
                conduit, identification of the person or entity who 
                receives the funds, and the total amount each such 
                person or entity received.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
``Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall not apply with 
respect to reports relating to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots 
lobbying activities.''.
    (d) Large Grassroots Expenditure.--Section 5(a) of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1604(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``No later'' and inserting:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
        later''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Large grassroots expenditure.--A registrant that is a 
        grassroots lobbying firm and that receives income of, or spends 
        or agrees to spend, an aggregate amount of $250,000 or more on 
        paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying for a client, or 
        for a group of clients for a joint effort, shall file--
                    ``(A) a report under this section not later than 20 
                days after receiving, spending, or agreeing to spend 
                that amount; and
                    ``(B) an additional report not later than 20 days 
                after each time such registrant receives income of, or 
                spends or agrees to spend, an aggregate amount of 
                $250,000 or more on paid efforts to stimulate 
                grassroots lobbying for a client, or for a group of 
                clients for a joint effort.''.

SEC. 205. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CERTAIN COALITIONS AND 
              ASSOCIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Client.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `client' means any 
                person or entity that employs or retains another person 
                for financial or other compensation to conduct lobbying 
                activities on behalf of that person or entity. A person 
                or entity whose employees act as lobbyists on its own 
                behalf is both a client and an employer of such 
                employees.
                    ``(B) Treatment of coalitions and associations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clauses (ii) and (iii), in the case of a 
                        coalition or association that employs or 
                        retains other persons to conduct lobbying 
                        activities, each of the individual members of 
                        the coalition or association (and not the 
                        coalition or association) is the client. For 
                        purposes of section 4(a)(3), the preceding 
                        sentence shall not apply, and the coalition or 
                        association shall be treated as the client.
                            ``(ii) Exception for certain tax-exempt 
                        associations.--In case of an association--
                                    ``(I) which is described in 
                                paragraph (3) of section 501(c) of the 
                                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
                                exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
                                such Code, or
                                    ``(II) which is described in any 
                                other paragraph of section 501(c) of 
                                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
                                exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
                                such Code and which has substantial 
                                exempt activities other than lobbying 
                                with respect to the specific issue for 
                                which it engaged the person filing the 
                                registration statement under section 4,
                        the association (and not its members) shall be 
                        treated as the client.
                            ``(iii) Exception for certain members.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Information on a 
                                member of a coalition or association 
                                need not be included in any 
                                registration under section 4 if the 
                                amount reasonably expected to be 
                                contributed by such member toward the 
                                activities of the coalition or 
                                association of influencing legislation 
                                is less than $500 per any quarterly 
                                period.
                                    ``(II) Exception.--Subclause (I) 
                                shall not apply with respect to any 
                                member who unexpectedly makes aggregate 
                                contributions of more than $500 in any 
                                quarterly period, and the date the 
                                aggregate of such contributions first 
                                exceeds $500 in such period shall be 
                                treated as the date of first employment 
                                or retention to make a lobbying contact 
                                for purposes of section 4.
                                    ``(III) No donor or membership list 
                                disclosure.--No disclosure is required 
                                under this Act if it is publicly 
                                available knowledge that the 
                                organization that would be identified 
                                is affiliated with the client or has 
                                been publicly disclosed to have 
                                provided funding to the client, unless 
                                the organization in whole or in major 
                                part plans, supervises or controls such 
                                lobbying activities. Nothing in this 
                                paragraph shall be construed to require 
                                the disclosure of any information about 
                                individuals who are members of, or 
                                donors to, an entity treated as a 
                                client by this Act or an organization 
                                identified under this paragraph.''.
                            ``(iv) Look-thru rules.--In the case of a 
                        coalition or association which is treated as a 
                        client under the first sentence of clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) such coalition or association 
                                shall be treated as employing or 
                                retaining other persons to conduct 
                                lobbying activities for purposes of 
                                determining whether any individual 
                                member thereof is treated as a client 
                                under clause (i), and
                                    ``(II) information on such 
                                coalition or association need not be 
                                included in any registration under 
                                section 4 of the coalition or 
                                association with respect to which it is 
                                treated as a client under clause 
                                (i).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to--
                    (A) coalitions and associations listed on 
                registration statements filed under section 4 of the 
                Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) coalitions and associations for whom any 
                lobbying contact is made after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.
            (2) Special rule.--In the case of any coalition or 
        association to which the amendments made by this Act apply by 
        reason of paragraph (1)(B), the person required by such section 
        4 to file a registration statement with respect to such 
        coalition or association shall file a new registration 
        statement within 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.

SEC. 206. DISCLOSURE BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS OF PAST EXECUTIVE AND 
              CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT.

    Section 4(b)(6) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1603(b)(6)) is amended by striking ``or a covered legislative branch 
official'' and all that follows through ``as a lobbyist on behalf of 
the client,'' and inserting ``or a covered legislative branch 
official,''.

SEC. 207. PUBLIC DATABASE OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE INFORMATION.

    (a) Database Required.--Section 6 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) maintain, and make available to the public over the 
        Internet, without a fee or other access charge, in a 
        searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner, an electronic 
        database that--
                    ``(A) includes the information contained in 
                registrations and reports filed under this Act;
                    ``(B) directly links the information it contains to 
                the information disclosed in reports filed with the 
                Federal Election Commission under section 304 of the 
                Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434); 
                and
                    ``(C) is searchable and sortable to the maximum 
                extent practicable, including searchable and sortable 
                by each of the categories of information described in 
                section 4(b) or 5(b).''.
    (b) Availability of Reports.--Section 6 of such Act is further 
amended in paragraph (4) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ``and, in the case of a report filed in electronic form 
pursuant to section 5(d), shall make such report available for public 
inspection over the Internet not more than 48 hours after the report is 
so filed''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (9) 
of section 6 of such Act, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 208. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The requirements of this Act shall not apply to the activities of 
any political committee described in section 301(4) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971.

         TITLE III--RESTRICTING CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL AND GIFTS

SEC. 301. BAN ON GIFTS FROM LOBBYISTS.

    (a) In General.--Clause 5(a)(1)(A) of rule XXV of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(A)'' 
and adding at the end the following:
    ``(ii) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House may not knowingly accept a gift from a registered 
lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal or from a nongovernmental 
organization that retains or employs registered lobbyists or agents of 
a foreign principal except as provided in subparagraphs (2)(B) or (3) 
of this paragraph.''.
    (b) Rules Committee Review.--The Committee on Rules shall review 
the present exceptions to the House gift rule and make recommendations 
to the House not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act on eliminating all but those which are absolutely necessary to 
effectuate the purpose of the rule.

SEC. 302. PROHIBITION ON PRIVATELY FUNDED TRAVEL.

    Clause 5(b)(1)(A) of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting ``or from a nongovernmental 
organization that retains or employs registered lobbyists or agents of 
a foreign principal'' after ``foreign principal''.

SEC. 303. PROHIBITING LOBBYIST ORGANIZATION AND PARTICIPATION IN 
              CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL.

    (a) In General.--Clause 5 of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by redesignating paragraphs (e) and (f) as 
paragraphs (g) and (h), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph 
(d) the following:
    ``(e) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House may not accept transportation or lodging on any 
trip that is planned, organized, requested, arranged, or financed in 
whole or in part by a lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal, or in 
which a lobbyist participates.
    ``(f) Before a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House may accept transportation or lodging otherwise 
permissible under this paragraph from any person, such individual shall 
obtain 30 days before such trip a written certification from such 
person (and provide a copy of such certification to the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct) that--
            ``(1) the trip was not planned, organized, requested, 
        arranged, or financed in whole, or in part by a registered 
        lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal and was not organized 
        at the request of a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
        principal;
            ``(2) registered lobbyists will not participate in or 
        attend the trip; and
            ``(3) the person did not accept, from any source, funds 
        specifically earmarked for the purpose of financing the travel 
        expenses.
The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall make public 
information received under this paragraph as soon as possible after it 
is received.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Clause 5(b)(3) of rule XXV of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended--
            (1) by striking ``of expenses reimbursed or to be 
        reimbursed'';
            (2) in subdivision (E), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in subdivision (F), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(G) a description of meetings and events attended during 
        such travel, except when disclosure of such information is 
        deemed by the Member or supervisor under whose direct 
        supervision the employee works to jeopardize the safety of an 
        individual or otherwise interfere with the official duties of 
        the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
        employee.''.
    (c) Public Availability.--Subparagraph (5) of rule XXV of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) The Clerk of the House shall make available to the public all 
advance authorizations, certifications, and disclosures filed pursuant 
to subparagraphs (1) and subparagraph (3)(H) as soon as possible after 
they are received.''.

SEC. 304. REIMBURSEMENT AND DISCLOSURE OF NONCOMMERCIAL TRAVEL.

    (a) Market Value.--Clause 5(a)(3) of rule XXV of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(A)'' 
and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(ii) Market value for a flight on an airplane that is not 
        licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate for 
        compensation or hire, taken in connection with the official 
        duties of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
        or employee, shall be the fair market value of a charter 
        flight. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
        make public information received under this item as soon as 
        possible after it is received.''.
    (b) Disclosure.--Clause 5 of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House who takes a flight described in paragraph 
(a)(3)(A)(ii) shall, with respect to the flight, cause to be published 
in the Congressional Record within 10 days after the flight--
            ``(1) the name of the owner or lessee of the aircraft;
            ``(2) the date of the flight;
            ``(3) the destination of the flight;
            ``(4) who else was on the flight, other than those 
        operating the plane;
            ``(5) the purpose of the trip; and
            ``(6) the reason that a commercial airline was not used.''.

SEC. 305. PER DIEM EXPENSES FOR CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL.

    Rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives (as amended 
by section 304(b) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(h) Not later than 90 days after the date of adoption of this 
paragraph and at annual intervals thereafter, the Committee on House 
Administration shall develop and revise, as necessary, guidelines on 
what constitutes `reasonable expenses' or `reasonable expenditures' for 
purposes of this rule. In developing and revising the guidelines, the 
committee shall take into account the maximum per diem rates for 
official Government travel published annually by the General Services 
Administration, the Department of State, and the Department of 
Defense.''.

             TITLE IV--ENFORCEMENT OF LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS

SEC. 401. OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Office of 
Inspector General of the House of Representatives an office to be known 
as the ``Office of Public Integrity'' (referred to in this section as 
the ``Office''), which shall be headed by a Director of Public 
Integrity (hereinafter referred to as the ``Director'').
    (b) Office.--The Office shall have access to all lobbyists' 
disclosure information received by the Clerk under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 and conduct such audits and investigations as 
are necessary to ensure compliance with the Act.
    (c) Referral Authority.--The Office shall have authority to refer 
violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct and the Department of Justice for 
disciplinary action, as appropriate.
    (d) Director.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall be appointed by the 
        Inspector General of the House. Any appointment made under this 
        subsection shall be made without regard to political 
        affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the 
        duties of the position. Any person appointed as Director shall 
        be learned in the law, a member of the bar of a State or the 
        District of Columbia, and shall not engage in any other 
        business, vocation, or employment during the term of such 
        appointment.
            (2) Staff.--The Director shall hire such additional staff 
        as are required to carry out this section, including 
        investigators and accountants.
    (e) Audits and Investigations.--
            (1) In general.--The Office shall audit lobbying 
        registrations and reports filed pursuant to the Lobbying 
        Disclosure Act of 1995 to determine the extent of compliance or 
        non-compliance with the requirements of such Act by lobbyists 
        and their clients.
            (2) Evidence of non-compliance.--If in the course an audit 
        conducted pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (1), the 
        Office obtains information indicating that a person or entity 
        may be in non-compliance with the requirements of the Lobbying 
        Disclosure Act of 1995, the Office shall refer the matter to 
        the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
    (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1607) is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated in a separate account such sums as are necessary to carry 
out this section.

SEC. 402. INCREASED CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY 
              WITH LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 7 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1606) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting `` (a) Civil Penalty.--'' before 
        ``Whoever'';
            (2) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Criminal Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whoever knowingly and wilfully fails to 
        comply with any provision of this section shall be imprisoned 
        for not more than 5 years, or fined under title 18, United 
        States Code, or both.
            ``(2) Corruptly.--Whoever knowingly, wilfully, and 
        corruptly fails to comply with any provision of this section 
        shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or fined under 
        title 18, United States Code, or both.''.

SEC. 403. PENALTY FOR FALSE CERTIFICATION IN CONNECTION WITH 
              CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL.

    (a) Civil Fine.--
            (1) In general.--Whoever makes a false certification in 
        connection with the travel of a Member, officer, or employee of 
        either House of Congress (within the meaning given those terms 
        in section 207 of title 18, United States Code), under clause 5 
        of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
        shall, upon proof of such offense by a preponderance of the 
        evidence, be subject to a civil fine depending on the extent 
        and gravity of the violation.
            (2) Maximum fine.--The maximum fine per offense under this 
        section depends on the number of separate trips in connection 
        with which the person committed an offense under this 
        subsection, as follows:
                    (A) First trip.--For each offense committed in 
                connection with the first such trip, the amount of the 
                fine shall be not more than $100,000 per offense.
                    (B) Second trip.--For each offense committed in 
                connection with the second such trip, the amount of the 
                fine shall be not more than $300,000 per offense.
                    (C) Any other trips.--For each offense committed in 
                connection with any such trip after the second, the 
                amount of the fine shall be not more than $500,000 per 
                offense.
            (3) Enforcement.--The Attorney General may bring an action 
        in United States district court to enforce this subsection.
    (b) Criminal Penalty.--
            (1) In general.--Whoever knowingly and wilfully fails to 
        comply with any provision of this section shall be imprisoned 
        for not more than 5 years, or fined under title 18, United 
        States Code, or both.
            (2) Corruptly.--Whoever knowingly, wilfully, and corruptly 
        fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be 
        imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or fined under title 18, 
        United States Code, or both.

SEC. 404. MANDATORY ANNUAL ETHICS TRAINING FOR HOUSE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Ethics Training.--
            (1) In general.--The Committee on Standards of Official 
        Conduct shall provide annual ethics training to each employee 
        of the House which shall include knowledge of the Official Code 
        of Conduct and related House rules.
            (2) New employees.--A new employee of the House shall 
        receive training under this section not later than 60 days 
        after beginning service to the House.
    (b) Certification.--Not later than January 31 of each year, each 
employee of the House shall file a certification with the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct that the employee attended ethics 
training in the last year as established by this section.

                        TITLE V--OPEN GOVERNMENT

SEC. 501. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

    (a) Reconciliation.--Clause 10 of rule XVIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(d) It shall not be in order to consider any reconciliation 
legislation which has the net effect of reducing the surplus or 
increasing the deficit compared to the most recent Congressional Budget 
Office estimate for any fiscal year.''.
    (b) Application of Points of Order Under Congressional Budget Act 
to All Bills and Joint Resolutions Considered Under Special Orders of 
Business.--Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``7. For purposes of applying section 315 of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the term `as reported' 
under such section shall be considered to include any bill or joint 
resolution considered in the House pursuant to a special order of 
business.''.

SEC. 502. CURBING ABUSES OF POWER.

    (a) Limit on Time Permitted for Recorded Electronic Votes.--Clause 
2(a) of rule XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 
by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence: ``The 
maximum time for a record vote by electronic device shall be 20 
minutes, except that the time may be extended with the consent of both 
the majority and minority floor managers of the legislation involved or 
both the majority leader and the minority leader.''.
    (b) Congressional Integrity.--Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives (the Code of Official Conduct) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause 14 as clause 16; and
            (2) by inserting after clause 13 the following new clauses:
    ``14. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall not 
condition the inclusion of language to provide funding for a district-
oriented earmark, a particular project which will be carried out in a 
Member's congressional district, in any bill or joint resolution (or an 
accompanying report thereof) or in any conference report on a bill or 
joint resolution (including an accompanying joint statement of managers 
thereto) on any vote cast by the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner in whose Congressional district the project will be 
carried out.
    ``15. (a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who 
advocates to include a district-oriented earmark in any bill or joint 
resolution (or an accompanying report) or in any conference report on a 
bill or joint resolution (including an accompanying joint statement of 
managers thereto) shall disclose in writing to the chairman and ranking 
member of the relevant committee (and in the case of the Committee on 
Appropriations to the chairman and ranking member of the full committee 
and of the relevant subcommittee)--
            ``(1) the name of the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
        Commissioner;
            ``(2) the name and address of the intended recipient of 
        such earmark;
            ``(3) the purpose of such earmark; and
            ``(4) whether the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
        Commissioner has a financial interest in such earmark.
    ``(b) Each committee shall make available to the general public the 
information transmitted to the committee under paragraph (a) for any 
earmark included in any measure reported by the committee or conference 
report filed by the chairman of the committee or any subcommittee 
thereof.
    ``(c) The Joint Committee on Taxation shall review any revenue 
measure or any reconciliation bill or joint resolution which includes 
revenue provisions before it is reported by a committee and before it 
is filed by a committee of conference of the two Houses, and shall 
identify whether such bill or joint resolution contains any limited tax 
benefits. The Joint Committee on Taxation shall prepare a statement 
identifying any such limited tax benefits, stating who the 
beneficiaries are of such benefits, and any substantially similar 
introduced measures and the sponsors of such measures. Any such 
statement shall be made available to the general public by the Joint 
Committee on Taxation.''.
    (c) Restrictions on Reporting Certain Rules.--Clause 6(c) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (2) 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(3) a rule or order for consideration of a bill or joint 
        resolution reported by a committee that makes in order as 
        original text for purposes of amendment, text which differs 
        from such bill or joint resolution as recommended by such 
        committee to be amended unless the rule or order also makes in 
        order as preferential a motion to amend that is neither 
        divisible nor amendable but, if adopted will be considered 
        original text for purposes of amendment, if requested by the 
        chairman or ranking minority member of the reporting committee, 
        and such rule or order shall waive all necessary points of 
        order against that amendment only if it restores all or part of 
        the text of the bill or joint resolution as recommended by such 
        committee or strikes some or all of the original text inserted 
        by the Committee on Rules that was not contained in the 
        recommended version;
            ``(4) a rule or order that waives any points of order 
        against consideration of a bill or joint resolution, against 
        provisions in the measure, or against consideration of 
        amendments recommended by the reporting committee unless the 
        rule or order makes in order and waives the same points of 
        order against one germane amendment if requested by the 
        minority leader or a designee;
            ``(5) a rule or order that waives clause 10(d) of rule 
        XVIII, unless the majority leader and minority leader each 
        agree to the waiver and a question of consideration of the rule 
        is adopted by a vote of two-thirds of the Members voting, a 
        quorum being present; or
            ``(6) a rule or order that waives clause 12(a) of rule 
        XXII.''.

SEC. 503. ENDING 2-DAY WORK WEEKS.

    Rule XV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``8. It shall not be in order to consider a resolution providing 
for adjournment sine die unless, during at least 20 weeks of the 
session, a quorum call or recorded vote was taken on at least 4 of the 
weekdays (excluding legal public holidays).''.

SEC. 504. KNOWING WHAT THE HOUSE IS VOTING ON.

    (a) Bills and Joint Resolutions.--
            (1) In general.--Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new clause:
    ``8. Except for motions to suspend the rules and consider 
legislation, it shall not be in order to consider in the House a bill 
or joint resolution until 24 hours after or, in the case of a bill or 
joint resolution containing a district-oriented earmark or limited tax 
benefit, until 3 days after copies of such bill or joint resolution 
(and, if the bill or joint resolution is reported, copies of the 
accompanying report) are available (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or 
legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day).''.
            (2) Prohibiting waiver.--Clause 6(c) of rule XIII of the 
        Rules of the House of Representatives, as amended by section 
        3(a), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (5);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (6) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(7) a rule or order that waives clause 8 of rule XIII or 
        clause 8(a)(1)(B) of rule XXII, unless a question of 
        consideration of the rule is adopted by a vote of two-thirds of 
        the Members voting, a quorum being present.''.
    (b) Conference Reports.--Clause 8(a)(1)(B) of rule XXII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking ``2 
hours`` and inserting ``24 hours or, in the case of a conference report 
containing a district-oriented earmark or limited tax benefit, until 3 
days after''.

SEC. 505. FULL AND OPEN DEBATE IN CONFERENCE.

    (a) Numbered Amendments.--Clause 1 of rule XXII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ``A motion to request or agree to a conference on a 
general appropriation bill is in order only if the House expresses its 
disagreements with the House in the form of numbered amendments.''.
    (b) Promoting Openness in Deliberations of Managers.--Clause 12(a) 
of rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(3) All provisions on which the two Houses disagree shall be open 
to discussion at any meeting of a conference committee. The text which 
reflects the conferees' action on all of the differences between the 
two Houses, including all matter to be included in the conference 
report and any amendments in disagreement, shall be available to any of 
the managers at least one such meeting, and shall be approved by a 
recorded vote of a majority of the House managers. Such text and, with 
respect to such vote, the total number of votes cast for and against, 
and the names of members voting for and against, shall be included in 
the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the conference 
report of such conference committee.''.
    (c) Point of Order Against Consideration of Conference Report Not 
Reflecting Resolution of Differences as Approved.--
            (1) In general.--Rule XXII of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new clause:
    ``13. It shall not be in order to consider a conference report the 
text of which differs in any material way from the text which reflects 
the conferees' action on all of the differences between the two Houses, 
as approved by a recorded vote of a majority of the House managers as 
required under clause 12(a).''.
            (2) Prohibiting waiver.--Clause 6(c)(6) of rule XIII of the 
        Rules of the House of Representatives, as added by section 
        3(c)(3), is further amended by striking ``clause 12(a)'' and 
        inserting ``clause 12(a) or clause 13''.

               TITLE VI--ANTI-CRONYISM AND PUBLIC SAFETY

SEC. 601. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR POLITICAL APPOINTEES HOLDING PUBLIC 
              SAFETY POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--A public safety position may not be held by any 
political appointee who does not meet the requirements of subsection 
(b).
    (b) Minimum Requirements.--An individual shall not, with respect to 
any position, be considered to meet the requirements of this subsection 
unless such individual--
            (1) has academic, management, and leadership credentials in 
        one or more areas relevant to such position;
            (2) has a superior record of achievement in one or more 
        areas relevant to such position;
            (3) has training and expertise in one or more areas 
        relevant to such position; and
            (4) has not, within the 2-year period ending on the date of 
        such individual's nomination for or appointment to such 
        position, been a lobbyist for any entity or other client that 
        is subject to the authority of the agency within which, if 
        appointed, such individual would serve.
    (c) Political Appointee.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``political appointee'' means any individual who--
            (1) is employed in a position listed in sections 5312 
        through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the 
        Executive Schedule);
            (2) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency 
        appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive 
        Service; or
            (3) is employed in the executive branch of the Government 
        in a position which has been excepted from the competitive 
        service by reason of its policy-determining, policy-making, or 
        policy-advocating character.
    (d) Public Safety Position.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``public safety position'' means--
            (1) the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and 
        Response, Department of Homeland Security;
            (2) the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency, Department of Homeland Security;
            (3) each regional director of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security;
            (4) the Recovery Division Director of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security;
            (5) the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security;
            (6) the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency 
        Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services;
            (7) the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and 
        Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency; and
            (8) any position (not otherwise identified under any of the 
        preceding provisions of this subsection) a primary function of 
        which involves responding to a direct threat to life or 
        property or a hazard to health, as identified by the head of 
        each employing agency in consultation with the Office of 
        Personnel Management.
Beginning not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the head of each agency shall maintain on such agency's 
public website a current list of all public safety positions within 
such agency.
    (e) Coordination With Other Requirements.--The requirements set 
forth in subsection (b) shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, 
any requirements that might otherwise apply with respect to any 
particular position.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency (as 
        defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code);
            (2) the terms ``limited term appointee'', ``limited 
        emergency appointee'', and ``noncareer appointee'' have the 
        respective meanings given them by section 3132 of such title 5;
            (3) the term ``Senior Executive Service'' has the meaning 
        given such term by section 2101a of such title 5;
            (4) the term ``competitive service'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 2102 of such title 5; and
            (5) the terms ``lobbyist'' and ``client'' have the 
        respective meanings given them by section 3 of the Lobbying 
        Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602).

SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title shall apply with respect to any appointment made after 
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

            TITLE VII--ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CONTRACT CHEATERS

SEC. 701. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL CONTRACT AWARDS.

    (a) Amendment.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 19 the 
following new section:

``SEC. 19A. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACT AWARD INFORMATION.

    ``Not later than 14 days after the award of a contract by an 
executive agency, the head of the executive agency shall make publicly 
available, including by posting on the Internet in a searchable 
database, the following information with respect to the contract:
            ``(1) The name and address of the contractor.
            ``(2) The date of award of the contract.
            ``(3) The number of offers received in response to the 
        solicitation.
            ``(4) The total amount of the contract.
            ``(5) The contract type.
            ``(6) The items, quantities, and any stated unit price of 
        items or services to be procured under the contract.
            ``(7) With respect to a procurement carried out using 
        procedures other than competitive procedures--
                    ``(A) the authority for using such procedures under 
                section 303(c) of title III of the Federal Property and 
                Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)) 
                or section 2304(c) of title 10, United States Code; and
                    ``(B) the number of sources from which bids or 
                proposals were solicited.
            ``(8) The general reasons for selecting the contractor.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in section 
1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 19 the following new item:

``Sec. 19A. Public availability of contract award information.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
contracts entered into more than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 702. PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF MONOPOLY CONTRACTS.

    (a) Civilian Agency Contracts.--
            (1) Paragraph (3) of section 303H(d) of title III of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
        U.S.C. 253h(d)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3)(A) The regulations implementing this subsection shall 
        prohibit the award of monopoly contracts.
            ``(B) In this subsection, the term `monopoly contract' 
        means a task or delivery order contract in an amount estimated 
        to exceed $10,000,000 (including all options) awarded to a 
        single contractor.
            ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a monopoly contract 
        may be awarded if the head of the agency determines in writing 
        that--
                    ``(i) for one of the reasons set forth in section 
                303(c), a single task or delivery order contract is in 
                the best interest of the Federal Government; or
                    ``(ii) the task orders expected under the contract 
                are so integrally related that only a single contractor 
                can reasonably perform the work.''.
            (2) Section 303H(d)(1) of such Act is amended by striking 
        ``The head'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (3), the 
        head''.
            (3) Subsection (e) of section 303I of such Act (41 United 
        States Code 253i) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Multiple Awards.--Section 303H(d) applies to a task or 
delivery order contract for the procurement of advisory and assistance 
services under this section.''.
    (b) Defense Contracts.--
            (1) Section 2304a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4)(A) The regulations implementing this subsection shall 
        prohibit the award of monopoly contracts.
            ``(B) In this subsection, the term `monopoly contract' 
        means a task or delivery order contract in an amount estimated 
        to exceed 10,000,000 (including all options) awarded to a 
        single contractor.
            ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a monopoly contract 
        may be awarded if the head of the agency determines in writing 
        that--
                    ``(i) for one of the reasons set forth in section 
                2304(c), a single task or delivery order contract is in 
                the best interest of the Federal Government; or
                    ``(ii) the task orders expected under the contract 
                are so integrally related that only a single contractor 
                can reasonably perform the work.''.
            (2) Section 2304a(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``The head'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4), 
        the head''.
            (3) Subsection (e) of section 2304b of such title is 
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Multiple Awards.--Section 2304a(d) of this title applies to a 
task or delivery order contract for the procurement of advisory and 
assistance services under this section.''.

SEC. 703. COMPETITION IN MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS.

    (a) Expansion of Applicability to All Government Contracts.--Title 
III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303M the 
following new section:

``SEC. 303N. COMPETITION IN MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS.

    ``(a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall be revised to require competition in the purchase of goods and 
services by each executive agency pursuant to multiple award contracts.
    ``(b) Content of Regulations.--(1) The regulations required by 
subsection (a) shall provide, at a minimum, that each individual 
purchase of goods or services in excess of $100,000 that is made under 
a multiple award contract shall be made on a competitive basis unless a 
contracting officer of the executive agency--
            ``(A) waives the requirement on the basis of a 
        determination that--
                    ``(i) one of the circumstances described in 
                paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 303J(b) applies 
                to such individual purchase; or
                    ``(ii) a statute expressly authorizes or requires 
                that the purchase be made from a specified source; and
            ``(B) justifies the determination in writing.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, an individual purchase of 
goods or services is made on a competitive basis only if it is made 
pursuant to procedures that--
            ``(A) require fair notice of the intent to make that 
        purchase (including a description of the work to be performed 
        and the basis on which the selection will be made) to be 
        provided to all contractors offering such goods or services 
        under the multiple award contract; and
            ``(B) afford all contractors responding to the notice a 
        fair opportunity to make an offer and have that offer fairly 
        considered by the official making the purchase.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), notice may be provided to 
fewer than all contractors offering such goods or services under a 
multiple award contract described in subsection (c)(2)(A) if notice is 
provided to as many contractors as practicable.
    ``(4) A purchase may not be made pursuant to a notice that is 
provided to fewer than all contractors under paragraph (3) unless--
            ``(A) offers were received from at least three qualified 
        contractors; or
            ``(B) a contracting officer of the executive agency 
        determines in writing that no additional qualified contractors 
        were able to be identified despite reasonable efforts to do so.
    ``(5) For purposes of paragraph (2), fair notice means notice of 
intent to make a purchase under a multiple award contract posted, at 
least 14 days before the purchase is made, on the website maintained by 
the General Services Administration known as FedBizOpps.gov (or any 
successor site).
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `individual purchase' means a task order, 
        delivery order, or other purchase.
            ``(2) The term `multiple award contract' means--
                    ``(A) a contract that is entered into by the 
                Administrator of General Services under the multiple 
                award schedule program referred to in section 
                309(b)(3);
                    ``(B) a multiple award task order contract that is 
                entered into under the authority of sections 2304a 
                through 2304d of title 10, United States Code, or 
                sections 303H through 303K; and
                    ``(C) any other indefinite delivery, indefinite 
                quantity contract that is entered into by the head of 
                an executive agency with two or more sources pursuant 
                to the same solicitation.
    ``(d) Applicability.--The revisions to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation pursuant to subsection (a) shall take effect not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and shall 
apply to all individual purchases of goods or services that are made 
under multiple award contracts on or after the effective date, without 
regard to whether the multiple award contracts were entered into 
before, on, or after such effective date.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to Defense Contract Provision.--Section 
803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 
(Public Law 107-107; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended as follows:
            (1) Goods covered.--
                    (A) The section heading is amended by inserting 
                ``goods or'' before ``services''.
                    (B) Subsection (a) is amended by inserting ``goods 
                and'' before ``services''.
                    (C) The following provisions are amended by 
                inserting ``goods or'' before ``services'' each place 
                it appears:
                            (i) Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
                        subsection (b).
                            (ii) Subsection (d).
                    (D) Such section is amended by adding at the end 
                the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Applicability to Goods.--The Secretary shall revise the 
regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) to cover purchases 
of goods by the Department of Defense pursuant to multiple award 
contracts. The revised regulations shall take effect in final form not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection 
and shall apply to all individual purchases of goods that are made 
under multiple award contracts on or after the effective date, without 
regard to whether the multiple award contracts were entered into 
before, on, or after such effective date.''.
            (2) Expansion of notice requirements.--Subsection (b) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) For purposes of paragraph (2), fair notice means 
        notice of intent to make a purchase under a multiple award 
        contract posted, at least 14 days before the purchase is made, 
        on the website maintained by the General Services 
        Administration known as FedBizOpps.gov (or any successor 
        site).''.

SEC. 704. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT OF UNETHICAL CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Civilian Agency Contractors.--(1) Title III of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303N, as added by section 
703, the following new section:

``SEC. 303O. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT OF UNETHICAL CONTRACTORS.

    ``(a) In General.--No prospective contractor may be awarded a 
contract with an agency unless the contracting officer for the contract 
determines that such prospective contractor has a satisfactory record 
of integrity and business ethics.
    ``(b) Definition.--No prospective contractor shall be considered to 
have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics if it--
            ``(1) has exhibited a pattern of overcharging the 
        Government under Federal contracts;
            ``(2) has exhibited a pattern of failing to comply with the 
        law, including tax, labor and employment, environmental, 
        antitrust, and consumer protection laws; or
            ``(3) has an outstanding debt with a Federal agency in a 
        delinquent status.''
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such Act is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 303N, as added by 
section 703, the following new item:

``Sec. 303O. Suspension and debarment of unethical contractors.''.
    (b) Defense Contractors.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2305a the following 
new section:
``Sec. 2305b. Suspension and debarment of unethical contractors
    ``Section 303O of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 shall apply to a prospective contractor that may be awarded 
a contract with an agency under this title in the same manner as such 
section applies to a prospective contractor that may be awarded a 
contract with an agency covered by that section.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2305a the 
following new item:

``2305b. Suspension and debarment of unethical contractors.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are issued 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 705. CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR CHEATING TAXPAYERS AND WARTIME FRAUD.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1039. Criminal sanctions for cheating taxpayers and wartime 
              fraud
    ``(a) Prohibition.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whoever, in any matter involving a 
        Federal contract or the provision of goods or services, 
        knowingly and willfully--
                    ``(A) executes or attempts to execute a scheme or 
                artifice to defraud the United States;
                    ``(B) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any 
                trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
                    ``(C) makes any materially false, fictitious, or 
                fraudulent statements or representations, or makes or 
                uses any materially false writing or document knowing 
                the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, 
                or fraudulent statement or entry; or
                    ``(D) materially overvalues any good or service 
                with the specific intent to excessively profit from 
                war, military action, or relief or reconstruction 
                activities;
        shall be fined under paragraph (2), imprisoned not more than 10 
        years, or both.
            ``(2) Fine.--A person convicted of an offense under 
        paragraph (1) may be fined the greater of--
                    ``(A) $1,000,000; or
                    ``(B) if such person derives profits or other 
                proceeds from the offense, not more than twice the 
                gross profits or other proceeds.
    ``(b) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.--There is extraterritorial 
Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section.
    ``(c) Venue.--A prosecution for an offense under this section may 
be brought--
            ``(1) as authorized by chapter 211 of this title;
            ``(2) in any district where any act in furtherance of the 
        offense took place; or
            ``(3) in any district where any party to the contract or 
        provider of goods or services is located.''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
        47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:

``1039. Criminal Sanctions for Cheating Taxpayers and Wartime Fraud.''.
    (d) Civil Forfeiture.--Section 981(a)(1)(C) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``1039,'' after ``1032,''.
    (e) Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 982(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``or 1030'' and inserting ``1030, 
or 1039''.
    (f) Money Laundering.--Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting the following: ``, section 1039 
(relating to Criminal Sanctions for Cheating Taxpayers and Wartime 
Fraud,'' after ``liquidating agent of financial institution),''.

SEC. 706. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

    (a) Prohibition.--An agency may not enter into a contract for the 
performance of a function relating to contract oversight with any 
contractor with a conflict of interest.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``function relating to contract oversight'' 
        includes the following specific functions:
                    (A) Evaluation of a contractor's performance.
                    (B) Evaluation of contract proposals.
                    (C) Development of statements of work.
                    (D) Services in support of acquisition planning.
                    (E) Contract management.
            (2) The term ``conflict of interest'' includes cases in 
        which the contractor performing the function relating to 
        contract oversight, or any related entity--
                    (A) is performing all or some of the work to be 
                overseen;
                    (B) has a separate ongoing business relationship, 
                such as a joint venture or contract, with any of the 
                contractors to be overseen;
                    (C) would be placed in a position to affect the 
                value or performance of work it or any related entity 
                is doing under any other Government contract;
                    (D) has a reverse role with the contractor to be 
                overseen under one or more separate Government 
                contracts; and
                    (E) has some other relationship with the contractor 
                to be overseen that could reasonably appear to bias the 
                contractor's judgment.
            (3) The term ``related entity'', with respect to a 
        contractor, means any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, joint 
        venture, or other entity related to the contractor.
    (c) Contracts Relating to Inherently Governmental Functions.--An 
agency may not enter into a contract for the performance of inherently 
governmental functions for contract oversight (as described in subpart 
7.5 of part 7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation).
    (d) Effective Date and Applicability.--This section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to--
            (1) contracts entered into on or after such date;
            (2) any task or delivery order issued on or after such date 
        under a contract entered into before, on, or after such date; 
        and
            (3) any decision on or after such date to exercise an 
        option or otherwise extend a contract for the performance of a 
        function relating to contract oversight regardless of whether 
        such contract was entered into before, on, or after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 707. DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR OVERCHARGES.

    (a) Quarterly Report to Congress.--
            (1) The head of each Federal agency or department shall 
        submit to the chairman and ranking member of each committee 
        described in paragraph (2) on a quarterly basis a report that 
        includes the following:
                    (A) A list of audits or other reports issued during 
                the applicable quarter that describe contractor costs 
                in excess of $1,000,000 that have been identified as 
                unjustified, unsupported, questioned, or unreasonable 
                under any contract, task or delivery order, or 
                subcontract.
                    (B) The specific amounts of costs identified as 
                unjustified, unsupported, questioned, or unreasonable 
                and the percentage of their total value of the 
                contract, task or delivery order, or subcontract.
                    (C) A list of audits or other reports issued during 
                the applicable quarter that identify significant or 
                substantial deficiencies in any business system of any 
                contractor under any contract, task or delivery order, 
                or subcontract.
            (2) The report described in paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted to the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and other committees of 
        jurisdiction.
    (b) Submission of Individual Audits.--The head of each Federal 
agency or department shall provide, within 14 days after a request in 
writing by the chairman or ranking member of any of the committees 
described in subsection (a)(2), a full and unredacted copy of any audit 
or other report described in subsection (a)(1).

SEC. 708. PENALTIES FOR IMPROPER SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTING PROCEDURES.

    (a) Civilian Agency Contracts.--Section 303 of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as 
        subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(g) Any official who knowingly and intentionally violates Federal 
procurement law in the preparation or certification of a justification 
for a sole-source contract, in the award of a sole-source contract, or 
in directing or participating in the award of a sole-source contract, 
shall be subject to administrative sanctions up to and including 
termination of employment.''.
    (b) Defense Agency Contracts.--Section 2304 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as 
        subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(g) Any official who knowingly and intentionally violates federal 
procurement law in the preparation or certification of a justification 
for a sole-source contract, in the award of a sole-source contract, or 
in directing or participating in the award of a sole-source contract, 
shall be subject to administrative sanctions up to and including 
termination of employment.''.
    (c) Regulations.--The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, 
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, shall issue regulations to implement the amendments made by 
this section.

SEC. 709. STOPPING THE REVOLVING DOOR.

    (a) Elimination of Loopholes That Allow Former Federal Officials to 
Accept Compensation From Contractors or Related Entities.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 27(d) of the Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423(d)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or consultant'' and inserting 
                ``consultant, lawyer, or lobbyist'';
                    (B) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``two 
                years''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``personally 
                made for the Federal agency--'' and inserting 
                ``participated personally and substantially in--''.
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 27(d) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 
        423(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `contractor' includes 
any division, affiliate, subsidiary, parent, joint venture, or other 
related entity of the contractor.''.
    (b) Prohibition on Award of Government Contracts to Former 
Employers.--Section 27 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 423) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Prohibition on Involvement by Certain Former Contractor 
Employees in Procurements.--A former employee of a contractor who 
becomes an employee of the Federal government shall not be personally 
and substantially involved with any Federal agency procurement 
involving the employee's former employer, including any division, 
affiliate, subsidiary, parent, joint venture, or other related entity 
of the former employer, for a period of two years beginning on the date 
on which the employee leaves the employment of the contractor.''.
    (c) Requirement for Federal Procurement Officers to Disclose Job 
Offers Made to Relatives.--Section 27(c)(1) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 
423(c)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``that official'' the 
following: ``or for a relative of that official (as defined in section 
3110 of title 5, United States Code),''.
    (d) Additional Criminal Penalties.--Paragraph (1) of section 27(e) 
of such Act (41 U.S.C. (e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Criminal penalties.--Whoever engages in conduct 
        constituting a violation of--
                    ``(A) subsection (a) or (b) for the purpose of 
                either--
                            ``(i) exchanging the information covered by 
                        such subsection for anything of value, or
                            ``(ii) obtaining or giving anyone a 
                        competitive advantage in the award of a Federal 
                        agency procurement contract; or
                    ``(B) subsection (c) or (d);
        shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or fined as 
        provided under title 18, United States Code, or both.''.
    (e) Regulations.--Section 27 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 423) is further 
amended by adding at the end of the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics, in consultation with the Administrator, shall--
            ``(1) promulgate regulations to carry out and ensure the 
        enforcement of this section; and
            ``(2) monitor and investigate individual and agency 
        compliance with this section.''.

                   TITLE VIII--PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES

SEC. 801. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) Any organization that is established for the purpose of 
raising funds for creating, maintaining, expanding, or conducting 
activities at a Presidential archival depository or any facilities 
relating to a Presidential archival depository, shall submit to the 
Administration, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate on a quarterly basis, by not later than the applicable date 
specified in paragraph (2), information with respect to every 
contributor who, during the designated period--
            ``(A) with respect to a Presidential archival depository of 
        a President who currently holds the Office of President or for 
        which the Archivist has not accepted, taken title to, or 
        entered into an agreement to use any land or facility, gave the 
        organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary 
        or in-kind) totaling $100 or more for the quarterly period; or
            ``(B) with respect to a Presidential archival depository of 
        a President who no longer holds the Office of President and for 
        which the Archivist has accepted, taken title to, or entered 
        into an agreement to use any land or facility, gave the 
        organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary 
        or in-kind) totaling $100 or more for the quarterly period.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable date--
            ``(A) with respect to information required under paragraph 
        (1)(A), shall be April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15 
        of each year and of the following year as applicable to the 
        fourth quarterly filing; and
            ``(B) with respect to information required under paragraph 
        (1)(B), shall be April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15 
        of each year and of the following year as applicable to the 
        fourth quarterly filing.
    ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `information' means the 
following:
            ``(A) The amount or value of each contribution made by a 
        contributor referred to in paragraph (1) in the quarter covered 
        by the submission.
            ``(B) The source of each such contribution, and the address 
        of the entity or individual that is the source of the 
        contribution.
            ``(C) If the source of such a contribution is an 
        individual, the occupation of the individual.
            ``(D) The date of each such contribution.
    ``(4) The Archivist shall make available to the public through the 
Internet (or a successor technology readily available to the public) as 
soon as is practicable after each quarterly filing any information that 
is submitted in accordance with paragraph (1).
    ``(5)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who makes a 
contribution described in paragraph (1) to knowingly and willfully 
submit false material information or omit material information with 
respect to the contribution to an organization described in such 
paragraph.
    ``(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation of subparagraph 
(A) in the same manner as a violation described in such section.
    ``(6)(A) It shall be unlawful for any organization described in 
paragraph (1) to knowingly and willfully submit false material 
information or omit material information under such paragraph.
    ``(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation of subparagraph 
(A) in the same manner as a violation described in such section.
    ``(7)(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly and 
willfully--
            ``(i) make a contribution described in paragraph (1) in the 
        name of another person;
            ``(ii) permit his or her name to be used to effect a 
        contribution described in paragraph (1); or
            ``(iii) accept a contribution described in paragraph (1) 
        that is made by one person in the name of another person.
    ``(B) The penalties set forth in section 309(d) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall apply to a 
violation of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as if such violation 
were a violation of section 316(b)(3) of such Act.
    ``(8) The Archivist shall promulgate regulations for the purpose of 
carrying out this subsection.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 2112(h) of title 44, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a))--
            (1) shall apply to an organization established for the 
        purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, expanding, 
        or conducting activities at a Presidential archival depository 
        or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival 
        depository before, on or after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) shall only apply with respect to contributions (whether 
        monetary or in-kind) made after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
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