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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 73 

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 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. CUMMINGS) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Donation Reform Act of 2017’’. 

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: 


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1 ‘‘(h) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUNDRAISING ORGA2 NIZATION REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

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

4 than 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter 

5 and until the end of the requirement period de6 scribed in paragraph (2), each Presidential library 

7 fundraising organization shall submit to the Archi8 vist information for that quarter in an electronic 

9 searchable and sortable format with respect to every 

10 contributor who gave the organization a contribution 

11 or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) total12 ing $200 or more for the quarterly period. 

13 ‘‘(2) DURATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE14 MENT.—The requirement to submit information 

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

16 the following occurs: 

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

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

19 land or facility for the Presidential archival de20 pository for the President for whom the Presi21 dential library fundraising organization was es22 tablished. 

23 ‘‘(B) The President whose archives are 

24 contained in the deposit no longer holds the Of25 fice of President. 


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1 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PUB2 LISHED.—The Archivist shall publish on the website 

3 of the National Archives and Records Administra4 tion, within 30 days after each quarterly filing, any 

5 information that is submitted under paragraph (1), 

6 without a fee or other access charge in a 

7 downloadable database. 

8 ‘‘(4) SUBMISSION OF FALSE MATERIAL INFOR9 MATION PROHIBITED.— 

10 ‘‘(A) INDIVIDUAL.— 

11 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw12 ful for any person who makes a contribu13 tion described in paragraph (1) to know14 ingly and willfully submit false material in15 formation or omit material information 

16 with respect to the contribution to an orga17 nization described in such paragraph. 

18 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—The penalties de19 scribed in section 1001 of title 18, United 

20 States Code, shall apply with respect to a 

21 violation of clause (i) in the same manner 

22 as a violation described in such section. 

23 ‘‘(B) ORGANIZATION.— 

24 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw25 ful for any Presidential library fundraising 


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1 organization to knowingly and willfully 

2 submit false material information or omit 

3 material information under paragraph (1). 

4 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—The penalties de5 scribed in section 1001 of title 18, United 

6 States Code, shall apply with respect to a 

7 violation of clause (i) in the same manner 

8 as a violation described in such section. 

9 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTION.— 

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

11 for a person to knowingly and willfully— 

12 ‘‘(i) make a contribution described in 

13 paragraph (1) in the name of another per14 son; 

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

16 used to effect a contribution described in 

17 paragraph (1); or 

18 ‘‘(iii) accept a contribution described 

19 in paragraph (1) that is made by one per20 son in the name of another person. 

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

22 section 309(d) of the Federal Election Cam23 paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall 

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

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1 tion of section 316(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

2 441b(b)(3)). 

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

4 shall promulgate regulations for the purpose of car5 rying out this subsection. 

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

7 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The term ‘informa8 tion’ means the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) The amount or value of each con10 tribution made by a contributor referred to 

11 in paragraph (1) in the quarter covered by 

12 the submission. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The source of each such con14 tribution, and the address of the entity or 

15 individual that is the source of the con16 tribution. 

17 ‘‘(iii) If the source of such a contribu18 tion is an individual, the occupation of the 

19 individual. 

20 ‘‘(iv) The date of each such contribu21 tion. 

22 ‘‘(B) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUND23 RAISING ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Presi24 dential library fundraising organization’ means 

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1 pose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, 

2 expanding, or conducting activities at— 

3 ‘‘(i) a Presidential archival depository; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(ii) any facilities relating to a Presi6 dential archival depository.’’. 

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

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

9 (1) shall apply to an organization established 

10 for the purpose of raising funds for creating, main11 taining, expanding, or conducting activities at a 

12 Presidential archival depository or any facilities re13 lating to a Presidential archival depository before, 

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

15 and 

16 (2) shall only apply with respect to contribu17 tions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 

20 No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 

21 requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 

22 this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 

23 amounts otherwise authorized. 

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