I 
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 informa-
tion on contributors to Presidential library fundraising 
organizations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Library 
Donation Reform Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(h) PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FUNDRAISING ORGA-
NIZATION REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter 
and until the end of the requirement period de-
scribed in paragraph (2), each Presidential library 
fundraising organization shall submit to the Archi-
vist information for that quarter in an electronic 
searchable and sortable format with respect to every 
contributor who gave the organization a contribution 
or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) total-
ing $200 or more for the quarterly period. 
‘‘(2) DURATION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The requirement to submit information 
under paragraph (1) shall continue until the later of 
the following occurs: 
‘‘(A) The Archivist has accepted, taken 
title to, or entered into an agreement to use any 
land or facility for the Presidential archival de-
pository for the President for whom the Presi-
dential library fundraising organization was es-
tablished. 
‘‘(B) The President whose archives are 
contained in the deposit no longer holds the Of-
fice of President. 
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‘‘(3) INFORMATION
REQUIRED
TO
BE
PUB-
LISHED.—The Archivist shall publish on the website 
of the National Archives and Records Administra-
tion, within 30 days after each quarterly filing, any 
information that is submitted under paragraph (1), 
without a fee or other access charge in a 
downloadable database. 
‘‘(4) SUBMISSION OF FALSE MATERIAL INFOR-
MATION PROHIBITED.— 
‘‘(A) INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person who makes a contribu-
tion described in paragraph (1) to know-
ingly and willfully submit false material in-
formation or omit material information 
with respect to the contribution to an orga-
nization described in such paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—The penalties de-
scribed in section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code, shall apply with respect to a 
violation of clause (i) in the same manner 
as a violation described in such section. 
‘‘(B) ORGANIZATION.— 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw-
ful for any Presidential library fundraising 
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organization to knowingly and willfully 
submit false material information or omit 
material information under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(ii) PENALTY.—The penalties de-
scribed in section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code, shall apply with respect to a 
violation of clause (i) in the same manner 
as a violation described in such section. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful 
for a person to knowingly and willfully— 
‘‘(i) make a contribution described in 
paragraph (1) in the name of another per-
son; 
‘‘(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 per-
son in the name of another person. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY.—The penalties set forth in 
section 309(d) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign 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 viola-
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tion of section 316(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
441b(b)(3)). 
‘‘(6) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Archivist 
shall promulgate regulations for the purpose of car-
rying out this subsection. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The term ‘informa-
tion’ means the following: 
‘‘(i) The amount or value of each con-
tribution made by a contributor referred to 
in paragraph (1) in the quarter covered by 
the submission. 
‘‘(ii) The source of each such con-
tribution, and the address of the entity or 
individual that is the source of the con-
tribution. 
‘‘(iii) If the source of such a contribu-
tion is an individual, the occupation of the 
individual. 
‘‘(iv) The date of each such contribu-
tion. 
‘‘(B) 
PRESIDENTIAL
LIBRARY
FUND-
RAISING
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Presi-
dential library fundraising organization’ means 
an organization that is established for the pur-
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pose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, 
expanding, or conducting activities at— 
‘‘(i) a Presidential archival depository; 
or 
‘‘(ii) any facilities relating to a Presi-
dential archival depository.’’. 
(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, main-
taining, expanding, or conducting activities at a 
Presidential archival depository or any facilities re-
lating 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 contribu-
tions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
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