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Union Calendar No. 83 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1133 

[Report No. 113–118] 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors 

to Presidential library fundraising organizations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2013 

Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

JUNE 20, 2013 

Additional sponsor: Mr. CUMMINGS

JUNE 20, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising 

organizations, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Library 

5 Donation Reform Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112 of title 44, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(h) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUNDRAISING ORGA11 NIZATION REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later 

13 than 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter 

14 and until the end of the requirement period de15 scribed in paragraph (2), each Presidential library 

16 fundraising organization shall submit to the Archi17 vist information for that quarter in an electronic 

18 searchable and sortable format with respect to every 

19 contributor who gave the organization a contribution 

20 or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) total21 ing $200 or more for the quarterly period. 

22 ‘‘(2) DURATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE23 MENT.—The requirement to submit information 

24 under paragraph (1) shall continue until the later of 

25 the following occurs: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The Archivist has accepted, taken 

2 title to, or entered into an agreement to use any 

3 land or facility for the Presidential archival de4 pository for the President for whom the Presi5 dential library fundraising organization was es6 tablished. 

7 ‘‘(B) The President whose archives are 

8 contained in the deposit no longer holds the Of9 fice of President. 

10 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PUB11 LISHED.—The Archivist shall publish on the website 

12 of the National Archives and Records Administra13 tion, within 30 days after each quarterly filing, any 

14 information that is submitted under paragraph (1), 

15 without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable, 

16 sortable, and downloadable database. 

17 ‘‘(4) SUBMISSION OF FALSE MATERIAL INFOR18 MATION PROHIBITED.— 

19 ‘‘(A) INDIVIDUAL.— 

20 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw21 ful for any person who makes a contribu22 tion described in paragraph (1) to know23 ingly and willfully submit false material in24 formation or omit material information 


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1 with respect to the contribution to an orga2 nization described in such paragraph. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—The penalties de4 scribed in section 1001 of title 18, United 

5 States Code, shall apply with respect to a 

6 violation of clause (i) in the same manner 

7 as a violation described in such section. 

8 ‘‘(B) ORGANIZATION.— 

9 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw10 ful for any Presidential library fundraising 

11 organization to knowingly and willfully 

12 submit false material information or omit 

13 material information under paragraph (1). 

14 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—The penalties de15 scribed in section 1001 of title 18, United 

16 States Code, shall apply with respect to a 

17 violation of clause (i) in the same manner 

18 as a violation described in such section. 

19 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful 

21 for a person to knowingly and willfully— 

22 ‘‘(i) make a contribution described in 

23 paragraph (1) in the name of another per24 son; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) permit his or her name to be 

2 used to effect a contribution described in 

3 paragraph (1); or 

4 ‘‘(iii) accept a contribution described 

5 in paragraph (1) that is made by one per6 son in the name of another person. 

7 ‘‘(B) PENALTY.—The penalties set forth in 

8 section 309(d) of the Federal Election Cam9 paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall 

10 apply to a violation of subparagraph (A) in the 

11 same manner as if such violation were a viola12 tion of section 316(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

13 441b(b)(3)). 

14 ‘‘(6) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Archivist 

15 shall promulgate regulations for the purpose of car16 rying out this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

18 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The term ‘informa19 tion’ means the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) The amount or value of each con21 tribution made by a contributor referred to 

22 in paragraph (1) in the quarter covered by 

23 the submission. 

24 ‘‘(ii) The source of each such con25 tribution, and the address of the entity or 


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1 individual that is the source of the con2 tribution. 

3 ‘‘(iii) If the source of such a contribu4 tion is an individual, the occupation of the 

5 individual. 

6 ‘‘(iv) The date of each such contribu7 tion. 

8 ‘‘(B) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUND9 RAISING ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Presi10 dential library fundraising organization’ means 

11 an organization that is established for the pur12 pose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, 

13 expanding, or conducting activities at— 

14 ‘‘(i) a Presidential archival depository; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(ii) any facilities relating to a Presi17 dential archival depository.’’. 

18 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2112(h) of title 44, 

19 United States Code (as added by subsection (a))— 

20 (1) shall apply to an organization established 

21 for the purpose of raising funds for creating, main22 taining, expanding, or conducting activities at a 

23 Presidential archival depository or any facilities re24 lating to a Presidential archival depository before, 


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1 on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 

2 and 

3 (2) shall only apply with respect to contribu4 tions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 83 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1133 

[Report No. 113–118] 

A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require 

purposes. brary fundraising organizations, and for other information on contributors to Presidential liJUNE 20, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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