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Calendar No. 532 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2640 

[Report No. 113–245] 

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

to Presidential library fundraising organizations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 22, 2014 

Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. COBURN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

AUGUST 26, 2014 

Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5 (legislative 

day, August 1), 2014, by Mr. CARPER, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

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

organizations, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Donation Reform Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES. 

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

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(h) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUNDRAISING ORGA9 NIZATION REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

11 ‘‘(A) CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘contribu12 tion’ means a contribution or contributions 

13 made by an individual or entity to a Presi14 dential library fundraising organization totaling 

15 not less than $200 (whether monetary or in16 kind) in a single calendar quarter. 

17 ‘‘(B) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUND18 RAISING ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Presi19 dential library fundraising organization’ means 

20 an organization established to raise funds to 

21 create, maintain, expand, or conduct activities 

22 at— 

23 ‘‘(i) a Presidential archival depository; 

24 or 

25 ‘‘(ii) any facility relating to a Presi26 dential archival depository. 


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1 ‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the period be3 ginning on the date of enactment of this sub4 section, and ending on the date described in 

5 subparagraph (B), and not later than 15 days 

6 after the end of each calendar quarter, each 

7 Presidential library fundraising organization 

8 shall submit to the Archivist, in a searchable 

9 and sortable electronic format, information on 

10 each contribution made during that quarter, 

11 which shall include— 

12 ‘‘(i) the amount or value of the con13 tribution; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the source of the contribution, 

15 including the address of the individual or 

16 entity that is the source of the contribu17 tion; 

18 ‘‘(iii) if the source of the contribution 

19 is an individual, the occupation of the indi20 vidual; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) the date of the contribution. 

22 ‘‘(B) DURATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE23 MENT.—The date described in this subpara24 graph is the later of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the date on which the Archivist 

2 accepts, takes title to, or enters into an 

3 agreement to use any land or facility for 

4 the Presidential archival depository for the 

5 President for whom the Presidential li6 brary fundraising organization was estab7 lished; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the President 

9 whose archives are contained in the Presi10 dential archival depository for whom the 

11 Presidential library fundraising organiza12 tion was established no longer holds the 

13 Office of President. 

14 ‘‘(C) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PUB15 LISHED.—Not later than 30 days after each 

16 submission under subparagraph (A), the Archi17 vist shall publish the information submitted on 

18 the website of the National Archives and 

19 Records Administration, without a fee or other 

20 access charge, in a searchable, sortable, and 

21 downloadable format. 

22 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON THE SUBMISSION OF

23 FALSE MATERIAL INFORMATION.— 

24 ‘‘(A) INDIVIDUAL.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw2 ful for any person who makes a contribu3 tion to knowingly and willfully submit ma4 terially false information or omit material 

5 information with respect to the contribu6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—Any person who 

8 commits an offense described in clause (i) 

9 shall be punished as provided under section 

10 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 

11 ‘‘(B) ORGANIZATION.— 

12 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw13 ful for any Presidential library fundraising 

14 organization to knowingly and willfully 

15 submit materially false information or omit 

16 material information required to be sub17 mitted under paragraph (2)(A). 

18 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—Any Presidential li19 brary fundraising organization that com20 mits an offense described in clause (i) shall 

21 be punished as provided under section 

22 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 

23 ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRIBU24 TIONS.— 


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

2 for any person to knowingly and willfully— 

3 ‘‘(i) make a contribution in the name 

4 of another person; 

5 ‘‘(ii) allow the name of the person to 

6 be used by another person to effect a con7 tribution; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) accept a contribution that is 

9 made by 1 person in the name of another 

10 person. 

11 ‘‘(B) PENALTY.—Any person who commits 

12 an offense described in subparagraph (A) shall 

13 be punished as provided under section 309(d) of 

14 the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 

15 U.S.C. 437g(d)) in the same manner as if the 

16 offense were a violation of section 316(b)(3) of 

17 such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)). 

18 ‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Archivist shall pro19 mulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out 

20 this subsection.’’. 

21 (b) APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.— 

22 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

23 (A) CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘contribu24 tion’’ has the same meaning given that term in 


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1 section 2112(h) of title 44, United States Code 

2 (as added by subsection (a)). 

3 (B) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUNDRAISING

4 ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Presidential li5 brary fundraising organization’’ has the same 

6 meaning given that term in section 2112(h) of 

7 title 44, United States Code (as added by sub8 section (a)). 

9 (2) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2112(h) of title 

10 44, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) 

11 shall apply— 

12 (A) to a Presidential library fundraising 

13 organization established before, on, or after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act; and 

15 (B) with respect to a contribution made 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 532 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2640 

[Report No. 113–245] 

A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require 

purposes. brary fundraising organizations, and for other information on contributors to Presidential liAUGUST 26, 2014 

Reported with amendments 


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