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Calendar No. 119 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 558 

[Report No. 114–65] 

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 

FEBRUARY 25, 2015 

Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON, Ms. AYOTTE, and Mr. BOOKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

JUNE 15, 2015 

Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 

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 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES. 

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

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(h) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUNDRAISING ORGA6 NIZATION REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

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

8 ‘‘(A) CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘contribu9 tion’ means a contribution or contributions 

10 made by an individual or entity to a Presi11 dential library fundraising organization totaling 

12 not less than $200 (whether monetary or in13 kind) in a single calendar quarter. 

14 ‘‘(B) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUND15 RAISING ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Presi16 dential library fundraising organization’ means 

17 an organization established to raise funds to 

18 create, maintain, expand, or conduct activities 

19 at— 

20 ‘‘(i) a Presidential archival depository; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(ii) any facility relating to a Presi23 dential archival depository. 

24 ‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

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1 section, and ending on the date described in 

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

3 after the end of each calendar quarter, each 

4 Presidential library fundraising organization 

5 shall submit to the Archivist, in a searchable 

6 and sortable electronic format, information on 

7 each contribution made during that quarter, 

8 which shall include— 

9 ‘‘(i) the amount or value of the con10 tribution; 

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

12 including the address of the individual or 

13 entity that is the source of the contribu14 tion; 

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

16 is an individual, the occupation of the indi17 vidual; and 

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

19 ‘‘(B) DURATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE20 MENT.—The date described in this subpara21 graph is the later of— 

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

23 accepts, takes title to, or enters into an 

24 agreement to use any land or facility for 

25 the Presidential archival depository for the 


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1 President for whom the Presidential li2 brary fundraising organization was estab3 lished; and 

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

5 whose archives are contained in the Presi6 dential archival depository for whom the 

7 Presidential library fundraising organiza8 tion was established no longer holds the 

9 Office of President. 

10 ‘‘(C) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PUB11 LISHED.—Not later than 30 days after each 

12 submission under subparagraph (A), the Archi13 vist shall publish the information submitted on 

14 the website of the National Archives and 

15 Records Administration, without a fee or other 

16 access charge, in a searchable, sortable, and 

17 downloadable format. 

18 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON THE SUBMISSION OF

19 FALSE MATERIAL INFORMATION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) INDIVIDUAL.— 

21 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw22 ful for any person who makes a contribu23 tion to knowingly and willfully submit ma24 terially false information or omit material 


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1 information with respect to the contribu2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—Any person who 

4 commits an offense described in clause (i) 

5 shall be punished as provided under section 

6 1001 of title 18. 

7 ‘‘(B) ORGANIZATION.— 

8 ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw9 ful for any Presidential library fundraising 

10 organization to knowingly and willfully 

11 submit materially false information or omit 

12 material information required to be sub13 mitted under paragraph (2)(A). 

14 ‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—Any Presidential li15 brary fundraising organization that com16 mits an offense described in clause (i) shall 

17 be punished as provided under section 

18 1001 of title 18. 

19 ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRIBU20 TIONS.— 

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

22 for any person to knowingly and willfully— 

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

24 of another person; 


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

2 be used by another person to effect a con3 tribution; or 

4 ‘‘(iii) accept a contribution that is 

5 made by 1 person in the name of another 

6 person. 

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

8 an offense described in subparagraph (A) shall 

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

10 the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 

11 U.S.C. 30109(d)) in the same manner as if the 

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

13 such Act (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(3)). 

14 ‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Archivist shall pro15 mulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out 

16 this subsection.’’. 

17 (b) APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 

19 terms ‘‘contribution’’ and ‘‘Presidential library fund20 raising organization’’ have the meanings given those 

21 terms in section 2112(h) of title 44, United States 

22 Code (as added by subsection (a)). 

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

24 44, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) 

25 shall apply— 


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1 (A) to a Presidential library fundraising 

2 organization established before, on, or after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act; and 

4 (B) with respect to a contribution made 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 119 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 558 

[Report No. 114–65] 

A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require 

purposes. brary fundraising organizations, and for other information on contributors to Presidential liJUNE 15, 2015 

Reported without amendment 


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